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TBNL Episode #21: October 23, 2008
Download it here: (right click the link, then click “save as) TBNL Episode #21: October 23, 2008
Running Time: 1 hour, 3 minutes
Intro: Economy reference
Will: Official Show announcment
Eight in the Box
Rays avoid epic collpase…reach World Series…so could it happen? Could the Rays win pizza for the WORLD?
Bud Selig wants to shorten the postseason next year by 2 or 3 days by eliminating off days
Tim Tebow endorses someone else (gasp!) for the Heisman: Texas QB Colt McCoy
49ers fire Mike Nolan, making him the third coach fired during the season…but even better, Mike Singeltary takes over! Nice!
Chiefs sign QB Quinn Gray after losing not one, but TWO QB’s for the entire season
QB Tom Brady has more surgery on his knee to battle infection
Chad Ocho Cinco stuck with Johnson jersey the rest of ‘08
Apparently ProElite didn’t fix the fight with Kimbo Slice
Last week’s Dumbass of the Week: Dallas Cowboys CB Adam Jones (100% of the vote)
Nominations for Dumbass of the week
-Kansas City Chiefs RB Larry Johnson Decided to spit his drink at a girl that shot him down the previous week…sounds like a good idea to me!
-Florida State Seminoles WR Bert Reed Apparently didn’t get the memo about the new academic policy, decided to skip class, promptly got suspended for the Va. Tech game
-Baltimore Ravens LB Terrell Suggs Says there’s a bounty out on WR Hines Ward…probably not the smartest thing to say on the radio
-New York Jets QB Brett Favre Decided to talk to Matt Millen about the Packers (or not, depending on who you believe)…don’t you know what happens when you talk to Matt Millen???
-Cleveland Browns TE Kellen Winslow Jr. Critical of how the Browns handled his staph infection…was upset about GM Phil Savage not calling him while he was sick…awww poor baby!!
College Football Games of the Week
-Charlotte: (2) Alabama at Tennessee
Pick: Alabama
-Bryan: (7) Georgia at (13) LSU
Pick: Georgia
-Will: (6) Oklahoma St. at (1) Texas
Pick: Texas
Drawing Dead
Miami is favored over Wake Forest? (by 2.5)
The Cowboys are favored over the Bucs? (by 1.5)
NFL Top 3 Matchups of the Week
(5-2) Tampa Bay Bucs at (4-3) Dallas Cowboys (Cowboys favored by 1.5)
Charlotte: Bucs
Bryan: Bucs
Will: Bucs
(4-2) Arizona Cardinals at (5-2) Carolina Panthers (Panthers by 4)
Charlotte: Panthers
Bryan: Panthers
Will: Panthers
(5-1) New York Giants at (5-1) Pittsburgh Steelers (Steelers by 3)
Charlotte: Giants
Bryan: Steelers
Will: Steelers
Fantasy Minute
-Good matchup: Eagles QB Donovan McNabb vs. Falcons, Jets RB Thomas Jones vs. Chiefs
-Bad matchup: Giants QB Eli Manning vs. Steelers, Browns RB Jamal Lewis vs. Jaguars
Two Minute Drill
Charlotte: For the love of the game…Division II Mesa State College’s Senior RG Trevor Wikre sacrifices pinkie finger for football
Will: Jose Canseco says his book “Juiced” was a mistake…gee you think?
Bryan: The QB was just tackled by…who?? The ref? Seriously?
