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[NFL] Week 5 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

Last week was lousy with upsets. We'll see if the favorites return to form this week as we start the second quarter of the NFL season. The featured games this week are Titans @ Ravens, Redskins @ Eagles, Bucs @ Broncos, and Steelers @ Jagars, which we pick against the spread. Good luck in your office pools.

You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 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.

[NFL] Week 4 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

We're nearing the quarter pole of a very entertaining NFL season. However, the schedule makers must have needed a break as this is one of the worst slate of games we've seen in a while. Nevertheless we trudge on and pick the week 4 games. The featured games this week are Cardinals @ Jets, Vikings @ Titans, Redskins @ Cowboys, and Ravens at Steelers, which we pick against the spread. Good luck in your office pools.

You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 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.

[NFL] Week 3 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

The underdogs had their way last week, covering 8 out of 12 games (3 were pushes). Will this week be the revenge of the favorites? We'll see. Game by game breakdown as well as betting tips in the week 3 podcast.

You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 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.

[NFL] Week 2 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

Ryan and RJ lead the way, going 11-5 last week, followed by Vin at 10-6 and Trevor at 9-7. We hope to do better this week as week 1 is always tough to predict. Plenty of gambling advice for you degenerate gamblers on the podcast.

You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 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.

[NFL] Week 1 2008 NFL Picks and Podcast

Football is back! And we're running down all week 1 picks on the podcast or you can check our picks here. We'll be heavy on the gambling advice this year so check back to see how we're doing with our betting accounts.

You can download the podcast directly (running time 90 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.

[Site related] August 2008 Writing Contest and July Winner

First off, congratulations to ScubaSteve for this article Past and Present. Steve wins a $100 gift certificate to Amazon. Runner up was Sportsfan22's column Gone 4-ever? Not so Favre.

The August contest is already underway. Everyone who has an article published is eligible for the contest. Please make sure you vote for your favorite articles at the end of the article by giving it a rating of 1 to 5.

Please read all the details and rules after the jump.)

[Journals] 2008 Sportscolumn Fantasy Football League Info

It's about that time to set up the Sportscolumn league. $15 entry. The password is "football".

East Division:
League ID#:    276409
League Name:    Sportscolumn East
Custom League URL:    SC East League
Draft Type:    Live Draft
Draft Time:    Sun Aug 31 5:30pm PACIFIC (8:30 eastern)

West Division:
League ID#:    276419
League Name:    Sportscolumn West
Custom League URL:    SC West League
Draft Type:    Live Draft
Draft Time:    Sat Aug 30 4:00pm PACIFIC

[Site related] July Writing Contest and New Featured Writer

Hey folks, please congratulate Diane Grassi on becoming our latest featured writer. Diane has been contributing to the site for a while now, won a couple of writing contests, and provides a much needed serious viewpoint on sports on this site. You can check out Diane's archive of stories here. Congrats Diane!

Second, I see a bunch of new writers on the site so it's time for another monthly writing contest. Every story submitted (except Journals) will be eligible for the Monthly Writing Contest. Every member can give each story up to 5 points. (You can find the voting console in the right column of the story page) The winner for the month is the article with the most points at the end of the Voting Period. That's it! And no waiting around for updates form me, you can find the current standings here.

Please read all the details and rules after the jump.)

[Site related] March Writing Contest and New Featured Writer

She's been a featured writer for a couple of months now but I've never formally announced it. Please welcome Kris Pollina aka YankTank as our newest featured writer. Despite being a Yankee fan, her columns were consistently great and she definitely deserves it.

Second, it's been a while since we've had an official writing contest so I am officially kicking off the March writing contest. Every story submitted (except Journals) will be eligible for the Monthly Writing Contest. Every member can give each story up to 5 points. (You can find the voting console in the right column of the story page) The winner for the month is the article with the most points at the end of the Voting Period. That's it! And no waiting around for updates form me, you can find the current standings here.

Please read all the details below including prize information.

[Site related] Poor Man's PTI is back

After a one week break to allow Ryan to digest the absolute failure that is the 2007-2008 New England Patriots, we're back with Poor Man's PTI. This week Ryan and Vin recap the Super Bowl, talk steroids and Roger Clemens and piss and moan about the lack of sports events in the near future.

You can download this week's podcast directly. (Running time 60 minutes). or subscribe to the feed.

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