 |  |
|
507 PACERS
508 HEAT
5/24/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+7
-7
181
|
+7½
-7½
181½
|
+7
-7
180½
|
+7
-7
180½
|
|
|
|
509 SPURS
510 GRIZZLIES
5/25/2013 9:00 PM(et)
|
+4½
-4½
178
|
+5½
-5½
177½
|
+5
-5
178½
|
+5
-5
178½
|
|
|
|
951 PHILLIES
952 NATIONALS
5/24/2013 7:05 PM(et)
|
+165
-165
7u
|
+155
-165
6½p
|
+155
-175
6½p
|
+155
-175
6½p
|
|
|
|
953 BRAVES
954 METS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
-160
+160
7½p
|
-161
+151
7½u
|
-170
+150
7½u
|
-170
+150
7½u
|
|
|
|
955 CUBS
956 REDS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+160
-160
8p
|
+140
-150
8o
|
+135
-155
8o
|
+135
-155
8o
|
|
|
|
957 PIRATES
958 BREWERS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-120
+120
8p
|
-101
-109
7½p
|
-105
-115
7½o
|
-105
-115
7½o
|
|
|
|
959 PADRES
960 DIAMONDBACKS
5/24/2013 9:40 PM(et)
|
+140
-140
9p
|
+121
-131
9p
|
+120
-140
9u
|
+120
-140
9u
|
|
|
|
961 CARDINALS
962 DODGERS
5/24/2013 10:10 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
7½u
|
-118
+108
7½u
|
-125
+105
7½u
|
-125
+105
7½u
|
|
|
|
963 ROCKIES
964 GIANTS
5/24/2013 10:15 PM(et)
|
+150
-150
7½p
|
+139
-149
8u
|
+135
-155
8u
|
+135
-155
8u
|
|
|
|
965 ORIOLES
966 BLUEJAYS
5/24/2013 7:07 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
9½p
|
-105
-105
9o
|
-120
EVEN
9o
|
-120
EVEN
9o
|
|
|
|
967 TWINS
968 TIGERS
5/24/2013 7:08 PM(et)
|
+250
-250
9p
|
+200
-220
8½p
|
+200
-240
9u
|
+200
-240
9u
|
|
|
|
969 YANKEES
970 RAYS
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+110
-110
8½p
|
-101
-109
8½u
|
-105
-115
8½p
|
-105
-115
8½p
|
|
|
|
971 INDIANS
972 REDSOX
5/24/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+125
-125
9p
|
EVEN
-110
9p
|
EVEN
-120
9p
|
EVEN
-120
9p
|
|
|
|
973 ATHLETICS
974 ASTROS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-170
+170
9u
|
-158
+148
8½u
|
-165
+145
8½u
|
-165
+145
8½u
|
|
|
|
975 ANGELS
976 ROYALS
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
-120
+120
9p
|
-112
+102
8½o
|
-120
EVEN
9u
|
-120
EVEN
9u
|
|
|
|
977 RANGERS
978 MARINERS
5/24/2013 10:10 PM(et)
|
-130
+130
8u
|
-109
-101
8u
|
-125
+105
8p
|
-125
+105
8p
|
|
|
|
979 MARLINS
980 WHITESOX
5/24/2013 8:10 PM(et)
|
+180
-180
8p
|
-164
+174
7½p
|
+160
-180
7½p
|
+160
-180
7½p
|
|
|
|
451 RAVENS
452 BRONCOS
9/5/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+7
-7
|
+9½
-9½
49½
|
|
|
|
|
|
453 PATRIOTS
454 BILLS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-5½
+5½
|
-7½
+7½
52½
|
|
|
|
|
|
455 TITANS
456 STEELERS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+6
-6
|
+7
-7
43½
|
|
|
|
|
|
457 FALCONS
458 SAINTS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+1½
-1½
|
+1½
-1½
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
459 BUCCANEERS
460 JETS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+1½
-1½
|
-1
+1
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
461 CHIEFS
462 JAGUARS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-
pick
|
-1½
+1½
39½
|
|
|
|
|
|
463 BENGALS
464 BEARS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+3½
-3½
|
+3½
-3½
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
465 DOLPHINS
466 BROWNS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-2
+2
|
-
pick
39½
|
|
|
|
|
|
467 SEAHAWKS
468 PANTHERS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
-4
+4
|
-3½
+3½
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
469 VIKINGS
470 LIONS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+2½
-2½
|
+3
-3
47
|
|
|
|
|
|
471 RAIDERS
472 COLTS
9/8/2013 1:00 PM(et)
|
+8
-8
|
+7½
-7½
48½
|
|
|
|
|
|
473 CARDINALS
474 RAMS
9/8/2013 4:25 PM(et)
|
+5½
-5½
|
+5½
-5½
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
475 PACKERS
476 49ERS
9/8/2013 4:25 PM(et)
|
+4
-4
|
+5
-5
50
|
|
|
|
|
|
477 GIANTS
478 COWBOYS
9/8/2013 8:30 PM(et)
|
+2½
-2½
|
+3
-3
49
|
|
|
|
|
|
479 EAGLES
480 REDSKINS
9/9/2013 7:10 PM(et)
|
+5½
-5½
|
+5
-5
50½
|
|
|
|
|
|
481 TEXANS
482 CHARGERS
9/9/2013 10:20 PM(et)
|
-2½
+2½
|
-3
+3
46
|
|
|
|
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Around FCS: Mickey being Mickey
Philadelphia, PA. (Sports Network) - Those of us who are baseball fans, particularly in Boston, Cleveland and now Los Angeles, are well aware of the saying "Manny being Manny," in regards to Dodger slugger Manny Ramirez.But in FCS, we have our equivalent to Manny Ramirez. The phrase around here is "Mickey being Mickey," in reference to James Madison coach Mickey Matthews.
For those of you who have never met the sometimes gregarious, often-times tempestuous Dukes headmaster, first let me say that Mickey Matthews is one of those characters that you love to have around.
If writer Damon Runyon was still spinning his yarns and covering FCS, he would have created a character just like Matthews. In our case, no one had to make this loveable guy up. Mickey is there for all to see and hear and is glad to grab all of the attention he can get.
If I could trade jobs with any beat writer in FCS for a week, it would be Mike Barber of the Harrisonburg (VA) Daily News Record. Barber has the fortune of getting to cover Matthews at his colorful best...and worst, every week as the James Madison sports reporter for the DNR.
Matthews has been getting plenty of attention in the past few weeks as his JMU squad has ascended to the No.1 spot in The Sports Network Top-25 poll for the first time since winning the 2004 national championship and retaining that ranking early into the 2005 season.
Attention is something that Mickey loves in bunches. But he might have gotten carried away a bit by his comments to Barber which were released in Tuesdays DNR.
Basking in the afterglow of Saturdays dramatic 38-31 victory over Richmond, Matthews was ready to cast anyone other than JMU into the role of FCS title favorites during his weekly press conference.
Among his juiciest comments:
"Appalachians got the schedule to win it," Matthews said of a team his Dukes beat 35-32 last month. "Their leagues not that good. They're going to walk through their league and be well-rested for the playoffs and have everyone (of their postseason games) in Boone again, so that makes them the favorite. Until somebody makes them play a road playoff game, I think you've got to say Appalachians the favorite."
Appalachian State coach Jerry Moore, who recruited Matthews as a prep player in Texas when Moore was a member of Hayden Frys staff at SMU, is one of Matthews closest friends in coaching, so you know that Moore and his Mountaineers were getting some good snickers out of those comments on Tuesday afternoon in Boone.
It didn't play so funny in other part of the Southern Conference.
One sports information director at a SoCon school said of ASU: "Their only two losses the entire season last year were in our league. They were undefeated against everyone else pre-conference and post-conference, including Michigan."
Matthews also must not have noticed that the SoCon had three teams ranked in the top four of this weeks Sports Network poll, Appalachian State at No.2, Elon at No.3 and Wofford at No.4. Only JMU stands in the way of a clean SoCon sweep.
Closer to his home in the Colonial Athletic Association, Matthews said he is worried about No.7-ranked Villanova, which the Dukes play on the road on October 25th.
The Wildcats caught Matthews eyes when he was studying game film in preparation for last Saturdays Richmond contest.
"I would say Villanovas probably more of a favorite to win the national championship than us," said Matthews. "Those guys are good. They're pretty good now. You haven't watched the tape. Its like watching horror movies, now, how good they are."
There was still more from Matthews about Villanova.
"They whipped Richmond very soundly. They should have beaten them by three or four scores. Villanova is Appalachian good. They're good. They will beat Rhode Island (this Saturdays opponent) very badly. ... They're a top-five football team. They're national-championship caliber."
With two whole weeks to prepare for the Wildcats, Matthews is still concerned about his next opponent.
"We're going to worry about the Villanova Wildcats," Matthews said, as he cautioned about his team looking down the schedule towards the playoffs. "They've been very good about listening to us. They really are. We can't get ahead of ourselves."
Andy Talley, the veteran coach at Villanova, laughed and shook his head when he learned of Matthews laudatory remarks.
"They've got that senior quarterback (Walter Payton Award candidate Rodney Landers) and we've got a kid playing quarterback (sophomore Chris Whitney) who barely shaves," Talley said. "Mickeys just trying to build us up before we play them next week."
Whatever happens with the Dukes the rest of the season, you can count on Mickey to keep delivering those classic quotes, win or lose, the rest of this season and in years to come.
SORTING THINGS OUT
After a wild weekend of upsets, this Saturdays schedule will go a step further to separating the contenders from the pretenders as teams continue their push for FCS playoff berths.
We watched last week as Eastern Washington, a top-10 team on most preseason poll ballots, was eliminated from any serious playoff consideration with a 19-3 loss to Montana, which kept its hopes of a 16th consecutive playoff bid and 11th Big Sky Conference title alive.
Teams like The Citadel (3-3), North Dakota State (3-3) and Richmond (4-3) went on life support following losses to Elon, Western Illinois and James Madison.
More teams are likely to find themselves in a similar position following this weekends games.
No.9 Richmond, a top-four team at the beginning of the season and the No.1 ranked team nationally for one week, needs a victory at No.10 Massachusetts (5-2) to stay in the playoff hunt, while the Minutemen know they better come away victorious with a tough slate of CAA games remaining, including one at No.11 New Hampshire.
The Citadel, ranked 24th this week, is another team that has to win out to have any shot at the playoffs and the Bulldogs have to go on the road against nemesis Furman, the 19th-ranked team. Even if The Citadel beats Furman, the Bulldogs must get past Wofford and Florida on the road to stay in the hunt.
Furman is desperate in its own right with a schedule that includes trips to Appalachian State and Wofford on the horizon.
The Southland Conference is just getting up to speed, but a pair of matchups this Saturday should clarify an early favorite as No.13 Central Arkansas travels to Texas State - fresh off an upset of McNeese State - and No.12 McNeese State visits Sam Houston State.
Sam Houston State, just outside the top-25, almost toppled Central Arkansas last Saturday before losing 48-46 in an aerial circus featuring UCAs Nathan Brown (20-of-28, 269 yards and three TDs) and the Bearkats Rhett Bomar (29- of-47, 361 yards and three TDs).
Don't be surprised if you find a playoff-type atmosphere in Lynchburg, VA when Lafayette and No.15 Liberty meet. Lafayette has one of the top defenses in FCS and is looking like a team that could challenge for the Patriot League title, while Liberty will be looking to prove its high ranking again against a quality, playoff-caliber opponent.
And for those who enjoy tradition, there is the always entertaining series between Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.
Georgia Southern and 2007 Payton Award winner Jayson Foster snapped ASUs 30- game home winning streak last year in Boone, NC and the Mountaineers will be looking to return the favor in Statesboro, GA this Saturday, a place where ASU has won only twice in the past 13 years.
Georgia Southern is another team with fading playoff hopes with a 3-3 record and tough games at The Citadel and Furman still remaining. But Eagle- Mountaineer games always seem to come down to the final play, no matter what else is on the line.
All in all, it should make for another great FCS weekend.
10/15/2008 4:58:58 PM
