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2006 NFL Week 7 Picks

Last week was a tough week for everyone. Trevor and Ryan went 8-5 and RJ and Vin went 7-6. Overall, only 58% right. All the upsets last week meant you could win your pool with 9 or 10 correct. This week, we attempt to right the ship.

The featured games this week are Carolina @ Cincinnati, Pittsburgh @ Atlanta, Arizona @ Oakland, Minnesota @ Seattle, and NY Giants @ Dallas. You can download the podcast directly (running time 45 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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2006 NFL Week 6 Picks

Last week we went a combined 50-6, a win percentage of .893. But Trevor stole the show by getting every single one of his picks correct. This is the first that has ever happened on Sportscolumn’s Weekly NFL Picks. The Pick ‘Em Contest winner also had all his picks correct. Congrats to stevemc for winning the week 5 contest. Want to win your office nfl pool? Check out the picks below.

The featured games this week are NY Giants @ Atlanta, Philly @ New Orleans, Kansas City @ Pittsburgh, and Chicago @ Arizona. You can download the podcast directly (running time 42 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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2006 NFL Week 5 Picks

Last week we went a combined 35-21, a win percentage of .625. For the first time all season, we did not beat the ESPN experts who got a combined .641. The top scorer for the fourth straight week was Vegas Vinny with 10 correct.

We’re also going to let the weekly winner of the Sportscolumn pickem contest pick the games as well. Week 3’s winner was PMD with 12 correct and his picks for this week are included below.

There is no podcast this week but we’ll return next week.

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2006 NFL Week 4 Picks

Last week we went a combined 33-23, a win percentage of .589. While this a big dropoff since the previous week, it was a tough week all around for pigskin prognosticators — the ESPN “experts” only went .541. The top scorer for the third straight week was Vegas Vinny going 10-4. We’re also going to let the weekly winner of the Sportscolumn pickem contest pick the games as well. Week 3’s winner was Jackson with 12 correct and his picks for this week are included below.

The featured games this week are Minnesota @ Buffalo, San Diego @ Baltimore, New England @ Cincinnati, and Seattle @ Chicago. You can download the podcast directly (running time 35 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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2006 NFL Week 3 Picks

Last week we went a combined 49-15, a win percentage of .766 compared to the ESPN crew’s 95-32 record (.748). The top scorer for the second straight week was Vegas Vinny with 14correct. We’re also going to let the weekly winner of the Sportscolumn pickem contest pick the games as well. Week 2’s winner was Crumb Snatcha with 13 correct and his picks for this week are included below.

The featured games this week are Chicago @ Minnesota, Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh, Jacksonville @ Indianapolis, NY Giants @ Seattle and Philly @ San Francisco. You can download the podcast directly (running time 34 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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2006 NFL Week 2 Picks

Last week the Sportscolumn crew went a combined 39-25, a win percentage of .609 compared to the ESPN “experts” 68-59 record (.535). If you want to win your office pool, you’re better off going with us. The top scorer among the four regulars was Vegas Vinny with 11 correct.

We’re also going to let the weekly winner of the Sportscolumn pickem contest pick the games as well. Week 1’s winner was Bamabird with 14 correct and his picks for this week are included below.

The featured games for week 2 are Buffalo @ Miami, NY Giants @ Philadelphia, Washington @ Dallas, and Pittsburgh @ Jacksonville. You can download the NFL Weekly Picks podcast directly (running time 38 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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2006 NFL Week 1 Picks

Welcome back football fans! We’re back for the 2006 NFL season. Every week, we pick all games straight up and then give you our Lock of the Week against the spread. This year, we’re throwing a little wrinkle into the Locks of the Week by telling you how much we’d put on each game. This will give you a sense of how good we feel about each Lock.

As with last year, we have an associated podcast where we discuss a bunch of games in depth. The featured games this week are Miami @ Pittsburgh, Atlanta @ Carolina, Cincinnati @ Kansas City, Dallas @ Jacksonville, and Indianapolis @ NY Giants. You can download the podcast directly (running time 38 mins) or subscribe to the feed.

If you use iTunes, just click here and then click subscribe and iTunes will take care of the rest.

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Help Wanted: NFL Picks Podcast

Hello Everyone,

We need a fourth member for our NFL Picks Podcast. You must know your football, be available every week on Wed night around 9 PM EST, and be comfortable arguing points and picks.

Technical requirements:  broadband, skype (free software www.skype.com), and a headset.

If you want to hear what last year’s picks sounded like, check out this story.

If you’re interested, drop me a line at [email protected].  We’re holding open auditions by having people guest on Poor Man’s PTI and then we’ll pick one person to permanently join on on the Weekly NFL Picks Podcast.

Thanks,

Vin

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College Basketball

Book Review: Last Dance by John Feinstein

If you think that the four days that make up the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament are the greatest days on the calendar — like Christmas, New Years, Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving rolled up into one, then Last Dance is right up your alley.

Last Dance centers around the 2005 NCAA tournament which culminated in the championship game between UNC and Illinois.  It’s not a perfect book; hell, no sports books are, but it’s a good read and will show you a side of the NCAA tourney you haven’t seen before.  The most interesting parts of the book are the history lessons it gives.

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Super Bowl XL Picks

After nearly two weeks of waiting, the Super Bowl is almost here. And still there’s compelling reasons to pick both teams. Here are your (slightly less than scientific) picks for the Superbowl.

You can listen to accompanying podcast here.