http://sportinggurus.com Fortunately for Mark Hamburger, he was not traded to the Brewers. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:37:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here's what we've learned, or should have learned, in the first five weeks of the season. In order to maintain some sense of organization, I'll do this on a division-by-division basis. NFC East The Cowboys, as we knew before training camp even opened up, are loaded for an all-or-nothing campaign. Unfortunately, with ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/10/08/2008-nfl-season-nfc-first-quarter-report/ OK, so yesterday and last night we're extremely screwy. I'm very late here, but getting the picks in just before the games start: $150 on Patriots (-3.5) over 49ERS Yeah, sure, it's Matt Cassel. But I can't see how almost any team outside the AFC North should be less than a 6 ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/10/05/week-5-nfl-investments/ Balance entering Week 5: $1,450 Redskins (+6.5) at Eagles You know how all of college football media is enslaved to the SEC? Yeah, the NFC East is like that this year, but unlike the 14-10 snorefests down in backwoods Mississippi, this hype is deserved. It's very, very clear that this is the ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/10/04/bryans-nfl-picks-week-5/ Looks like I have some catching up to do. It's still early in the season, but no risk = no reward. So let's get started. Balance after week 1 remains at $1000. Browns (+3.5) at Bengals I don't like either team, frankly, but at least the Browns have a couple of pieces ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/26/bryans-nfl-picks-week-4/ October 7th, 2026 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State coach Joe Paterno, on life support at a local medical facility, has expressed through a medium his desire to coach this weekend's game at Wisconsin. The medium, who, given her physique, should really be called an XXL, was quoted as saying that Joe ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/23/report-paterno-still-wants-to-coach/ Here's a quick rundown of the money I'm investing this week, after another break-even performance last weekend kept me at the $1000 I started with: $50 on Chiefs (+5.5) over FALCONS The Chiefs might be really terrible, but usually Herm fields at least competent teams. The Falcons are bad. I don't see ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/21/week-3s-nfl-investments/ Yeah, so it's been like 8 years since I last posted here. So shoot me. I got better things to do. But, as you know, I'm allergic to pure distilled freeze-dried stupidity, so from time to time I just get sucked in. Now, this here vat of venom is going ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/18/you-gotta-unleash-the-dragon-quarterback-freakin-insanity/ My general strategy is going to be to make only small investments for the first 3 weeks at least (probably the first 4 weeks) while we figure out how good teams really are. Here's a short list of things I suspect based on week 1, but I guarantee you no ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/14/week-2s-nfl-investments/ It's easy.  Gimme the Trojans for 31 and the Bucks for about 10. Why? Todd Boeckman can't beat a good team.  The Trojans are faster than the speed of light on defense.  Mark Sanchez is good, not great, but that's okay.  Joe McKnight is a monster.  Beanie Wells wouldn't make a difference. My ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/13/adams-quick-ohio-state-southern-california-pick/ -I am very excited for the Ohio State-USC game.  I'll give Senator Tressel credit; even though he does play such luminaries as Youngstown State, Ohio U and Troy, scheduling those feisty Trojans of LA is nothing to sneer at.  I believe the Bucks play USC at the Shoe next year, ... http://sportinggurus.com/2008/09/06/adams-college-football-notes-and-other-assorted-idioms/