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Baily's March Madness Picks 2010
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Looks like another great year of March Madness! Match-ups like Cal-Louisville, Richmond-St. Mary's, and Temple-Cornell lead us into the field. Below are my picks.
Baily -- You are smart to pick Duke. Don't be held back by your old man. He's pretty smart, but since you also have half your genes from your Mom, that makes you better. Aim high -- Duke in the tourney followed by your freshman year at Duke in 2017 (or somewhere around that time). -- Joe (Duke 87)
Prior to the 2009 season, Cal fans said the Sun Bowl was "unacceptable". At this time, apparently they can accept it. With a win over Washington on Saturday, Cal has almost a guaranteed Sun Bowl berth. If Cal and USC win, the Bears can book flights to El Paso. If Arizona upsets USC and Cal wins, Cal might get picked over Arizona to go to the Holiday Bowl. If not, the Sun Bowl would pick them for a New Year's Day game versus probably Oklahoma. The Bears are the only team that has never been to the Sun Bowl, but Cal fans shouldn't get too excited. Their next opponent, Washington, beat USC and Arizona at home and they are coming off of a win over Washington State in the Apple Cup. I think Kevin Riley outplays Jake Locker and Shane Vereen has a big day and Cal will take the Huskies 37-17. Sun Bowl scouts and officials are very interested in bringing Cal to the game vs. a quality Big 12 opponent on New Year's Eve. Sun Bowl Pick: Cal 23, Oklahoma 17
I'll try to keep this short - the NFL experience is calling my name. There are field goals to be kicked, mock broadcasts with ex-NFL quarterbacks for me to get to, NFL facts to memorize, and revenge on my mother, to be had. She beat me in the QB target competition yesterday, although all 3 of mine were inches away and she just happened to hit one of them even with terrible form, so I'm not too pressed about it or emasculated by it. I write this post short walk away from Allegiant Stadium, home of Super Bowl 58. I've spent my week immersing myself in the history of this beautiful game, getting more juiced than ever for my 19th Super Bowl (that I've watched live). After many many many hours of a Wikipedia / NFL Throwback / Sporcle diet when I was supposed to be at work (and many more instances of this throughout childhood / adulthood), I think I can name every Super Bowl score, location, first play safety against the Broncos, MVP, power outage, quarterback, nip slip, coac...
I'm gonna start with Baltimore and Kansas City, because I actually might have more to say on this topic than on my beloved 49ers. There are a number of nerd nuggets (thanks to Jake Marsh from Pardon My Take) that absolutely astound me when it comes to this game. Theme 1: Patrick Mahomes Mahomes has more playoff wins than Aaron Rodgers. He has as many as Brett Favre and Big Ben. If he wins Super Bowl 58, he will not only break the curse of the Super Bowl logo, but he will also pass the likes of Peyton Manning and Steve Young to reach 3rd all time in playoff wins. He's 28! This is the first time Kansas City hasn't hosted the AFC Championship Game since 2017! The Chiefs will have played five opponents - New England, Tennessee, Buffalo, Cincinnati, and now Baltimore, in those six years. New England rattled off seven straight appearances from 2011-2017 and won four. Mahomes has already won three. Mahomes, as a starter, has never not been to the AFC Championship Game before. Sinc...
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