We will not have a DITCOW podcast tonight, but we return Monday, February 1st for SUPER BOWL WEEK!
Entries from January 2016
No DITCOW Podcast Tonight, Returning Monday 2/1
January 27th, 2016 · Comments
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Podcast: NFL Conference Championships 2015; Random Q’s (01-21-16)
January 21st, 2016 · Comments
This week -- we preview the Conference Championship Games in the AFC and the NFC. What do the Broncos have left after a lackluster performance in their divisional round win? Will the Patriots pull away or will it be a close game for the AFC title? In the NFC, the Carolina Panthers host their first ever NFC title home game against the very capable Arizona Cardinals. Can Carson Palmer improve upon his shaky performance last week and lead the Cardinals to another postseason win in Carolina? Will Cam Newton show his potential MVP mettle with another big win in Charlotte? We look at all the matchups plus some "Random Q's".
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This Week’s DITCOW Podcast Postponed
January 19th, 2016 · Comments
This week's DITCOW Podcast episode is postponed to from Wednesday to Thursday night, due to other commitments and possible company at the home studio. We hope to re-join you then, but if not, we'll see you back here next week at our usual time.
Take care for now, and enjoy the games!
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Podcast: Rams Return to LA; Lakers Update w/ Corey Hansford; NFL; Random Q’s (01-13-16)
January 13th, 2016 · Comments
The Rams return to LA following a Owners approval vote in Houston. Dave looks at the new era of football in Los Angeles: can it succeed, and will it get the fan support the NFL expects? We cover how the NFL works in LA PLUS -- Lakers Nation's Senior Writer Corey Hansford joins Dave to give us the latest on the Lakers, including a solid win last night against the Pelicans. Who of the new Lakers are playing the best this year? Will Julius Randle, DeAngelo Russell, Jordan Clarkson, Larry Nance Jr., and others be the future of the Lakers after Kobe calls it quits? Plus, an NFL Divisional Round Preview plus Random Questions in Hour 2, hopefully with the return of Kevin on the Cape.
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Podcast: CFP National Championship Preview, Alabama vs Clemson, Lakers in Transition, Random Q’s (01-06-16)
January 6th, 2016 · Comments
Lakers Nation.com's Senior Writer Corey Hansford (scheduled) joins Dave to chat about Kobe's ongoing Farewell Tour and the Lakers in Transition -- young players that could be the foundation for the Lake Show's future. We chat up Jordan Clarkson, Julius Randle, Larry Nance, Jr., and #2 Draft Pick DeAngelo Russell. What do they bring to the table and where can they improve to make the Lakers competitive again? At the 30 minute mark, the Kids Club (Ron, Andy, John) joins Dave to preview Alabama vs Clemson, the CFP Championship Game from University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Will Alabama steamroll to the title or will Clemson's spread offense and the dynamic Deshaun Watson pull off the win? PLUS: NFL coach firings and an NFL Wild Card Preview.
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The $30 Prime Rib Dinner for 4 at Safeway
January 5th, 2016 · Comments
Do I do it? A 30 dollar prime rib dinner? Not for me... for a group of 4-6 people! I saw the sign for it yesterday at Pavilions, a division of Vons, which is a division of Safeway, which NOW is a division of Albertsons. The grocery industry is nuts folks. However, this deal looks outstanding, but I will have to pass......... for now. The fight to eat and live healthier marches on.
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Kids Club Picks: Week 16 and Final Results
January 4th, 2016 · Comments
Friends, the contest is over, and Week 16 had these outcomes for the Kids Club Picks:
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Bowl Pick’em Favorites - By the Numbers
January 1st, 2016 · Comments
I had a lot of free time on this New Year's day so I compiled a listing of all the favorites in Bowl Games this year. Bowl favorites have had an extraordinarily good year this season. So much so that I looked at what would happen if we weighted all the bowl favorites and gave the biggest Vegas favorites the most confidence points and so on. I have the findings here with one exception -- for the purpose of the pickem I allocated one 30 point entry for the Championship Game. The entry could be used for the favorite (or what most people would select) when ahead... if behind, this entry could be used for the underdog to catch up. However looking at this list it doesn't seem like it would come to that. Picking big favorites with high confidence points would put you either at or near the lead in virtually all Bowl Pick'em Pools w/ confidence points. Here is the listing as of 6pm ET on 1/1/16.
If I picked all big favorites with big confidence points:
Virginia Tech (-13.5): 41
Arkansas (-12.5): 40* (pending)
Alabama (-9.5): 39
Arizona (-9): 38
Boise St (-9): 37
Washington (-8.5): 36
Tennessee (-8): 35
App St (-7.5): 34
Utah St (-7.5): [33]
Bowling Green (-7): [32]
Cal (-7): 31
CFP Championship: 30*
LSU (-7): 29
FSU (-7): [28]
Ole Miss (-7): 27*
Ohio St (-6.5): 26
Stanford (-6.5): 25*
UCLA (-6.5): [24]
Georgia (-6.5): 23*
Minnesota (-6): 22
Miss St (-5): 21
Marshall (-5): 20
Western Mich. (-5): 19
Louisville (-4.5): 18
Michigan (-4): 17
Oklahoma (-3.5): [16]
WKU (-3): 15
WSU (-3): 14
Navy (-3): 13
USC (-3): [12]
Col. St. (-3): [11]
Utah (-2.5): 10
Temple (-2.5): [9]
UNC (-2.5): [8]
Auburn (-2.5): [7]
Indiana (-2): [6]
SDSU (-1.5): 5
SJSU (-1): 4
WVU (-1): 3*
La. Tech. (-1): 2
TCU (PK): 1*
Total points as of 1/1 (at 6pm ET): 554
111 points pending (editors note: Stanford ahead 28-0 in 2nd qtr as of this writing)
It's an incredible study! However, I don't think this pattern would hold most years -- it just so happens that favorites were very successful, more than anyone could predict. Nonetheless, an interesting study and hope you find some good details within. Enjoy the remainder of bowl season!
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