Archive for February, 2014

Tuesday = Lots of Links

It’s Tuesday so bring on the links!


Welcome back battleship. Photo by Matt Slocum/AP

First Quarter: Starter Links

1) Poll Attacks: 02-03-14
2) Saban-Kiffin union
3) Mad Chatter from Dirk Chatelain of the Omaha World Herald
4) Sam Mellinger of the Kansas City Star and his Twitter Tuesday

Second Quarter: NFL

1) What about Russell?
2) Don Banks snap judgements
3) Power Rankings
4) The battleship

Third Quarter: NBA/NHL

1) NBA – Scoreboard
2) Matt Dollinger’s NBA Power Rankings
3) NHL – Scoreboard
4) Attack of the NHL twitter accounts

Fourth Quarter: 4Q Potpourri

1) Forde Minutes 02-04-14
2) Droughts! And wait a parity article!
3) Martin Rogers on the Sochi curtain in part one of seven parts in the series
4) Hot Stove tracker

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Monday Edition

Here are you four Monday topics for you to start the week

Must-See Photo
Seattle has its Super Bowl after dispatching Denver 43-8 on Sunday night. Photo by Matt Slocum/AP

First Quarter: NBA/NHL 4Q Games of the Night

1. NBA scoreboard
2. 4Q Game of the Night: Memphis Grizzlies (26-20) @ Oklahoma City Thunder (38-11), 7 pm
3. NHL scoreboard
4. 4Q Game of the Night: Chicago Blackhawks (33-10-14, 80 pts) @ Los Angeles Kings (30-21-6, 66 pts), 9:30 pm

Second Quarter: Super Bowl XLVIII

1. Super Bowl XLVIII (MetLife Stadium/East Rutherford, NJ): Seattle Seahawks 43 v. Denver Broncos 8
2. Malcolm Smith (SEA) earned MVP honors, he had the first INT of Manning in the game, third linebackers to win SB MVP
3. The NFC now holds a 26-22 advantage against the AFC
4. If the season opener isn’t San Francisco at CenturyLink on that Thursday night it’ll be a bummer

Third Quarter: College Basketball

1. Men’s and Women’s scoreboard
2. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-10, 3-6 ACC) @ 1 Syracuse Orange (21-0, 8-0 ACC), 6 pm/ESPN
3. Xavier Musketeers (15-6, 5-3 Big East) @ 9 Villanova Wildcats (19-2, 7-1 Big East), 6 pm/FS1
4. 16 Iowa State Cyclones (16-4, 4-4 Big XII) @ 8 Oklahoma State Cowboys (16-5, 4-4 Big XII), 8 pm/ESPN

Fourth Quarter: Weekend Links

1. Super Bowl MMQB
2. Media Circus
3. Nebraska adds some salt to Peyton Manning, all he does is talk unless he’s wrong
4. One more Seattle article (ok more tomorrow)

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Super Bowl, Sunday, Sunday Sunday!


Super Bowl Sunday is here once again and it’ll be the first Super Bowl meeting between Denver and Seattle. The Broncos lead the all-time series 34-18 but the Seahawks are 1-0 in the postseason when the teams were both in the AFC

First Quarter: Super Bowl MVP’s

I: Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers, II: Bart Starr QB (2) Green Bay Packers, III: Joe Namath QB New York Jets, IV: Len Dawson QB Kansas City Chiefs, V: Chuck Howley LB Dallas Cowboys, VI: Roger Staubach QB Dallas Cowboys, VII: Jake Scott S Miami Dolphins, VIII: Larry Csonka RB Miami Dolphins, IX: Franco Harris RB Pittsburgh Steelers, X: Lynn Swan WR Pittsburgh Steelers, XI: Fred Biletnikoff Oakland Raiders, XII: Harvey Martin DE/Randy White DT Dallas Cowboys, XIII: Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers, XIV: Terry Bradshaw QB (2) Pittsburgh Steelers, XV: Jim Plunkett QB Oakland Raiders, XVI: Joe Mantana QB San Francisco 49ers, XVII: John Riggins RB Washington Redskins, XVIII: Marcus Allen RB Los Angeles Raiders, XIX: Joe Mantana QB (2) San Francisco 49ers, XX: Richard Dent DE Chicago Bears, XXI: Phil Simms QB New York Giants, XXII: Doug Williams QB Washington Redskins, XXIII: Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers, XXIV: Joe Mantana QB (3) San Francisco 49ers, XXV: Ottis Anderson RB New York Giants, XXVI: Mark Rypien QB Washington Redskins, XXVII: Troy Aikman QB Dallas Cowboys, XXVIII: Emmitt Smith RB Dallas Cowboys, XXIX: Steve Young QB San Francisco 49ers, XXX: Larry Brown CB Dallas Cowboys, XXXI: Desmond Howard WR Green Bay Packers, XXXII: Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos, XXXIII: John Elway QB Denver Broncos, XXXIV: Kurt Warner QB St. Louis Rams, XXXV: Ray Lewis LB Baltimore Ravens, XXXVI: Tom Brady QB New England Patriots, XXXVII: Dexter Jackson S Tampa Bay Buccaneers, XXXVIII: Tom Brady QB (2) New England Patriots, XXXIX: Deion Branch WR New England Patriots, XL: Hines Ward WR Pittsburgh Steelers, XLI: Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts, XLII: Eli Manning QB New York Giants, XLIII: Santonio Holmes WR Pittsburgh Steelers, XLIV: Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints, XLV: Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers, XLVI: Eli Manning QB New York Giants, XLVII: Joe Flacco QB Baltimore Ravens

Second Quarter: AFC Champions

I: Kansas City Chiefs (1967), II: Oakland Raiders (’68), III: New York Jets (’69), IV: Kansas City Chiefs (1970), V: Baltimore Colts (’71), VI: Miami Dolphins (’72), VII: Miami Dolphins (’73), VIII: Miami Dolphins (’74), IX: Pittsburgh Steelers (’75), X: Pittsburgh Steelers (’76), XI: Oakland Raiders (’77), XII: Denver Broncos (’78), XII: Pittsburgh Steelers (’79), XIV: Pittsburgh Steelers (1980), XV: Oakand Raiders (’81), XVI: Cincinnati Bengals (’82), XVII: Miami Dolphins (’83), XVIII: Los Angeles Raiders (’84), XIX: Miami Dolphins (’85), XX: New England Patriots (’86), XXI: Denver Broncos (’87), XXII: Denver Broncos (’88), XXIII: Cincinnati Bengals (’89), XXIV: Denver Broncos (1990), XXV: Buffalo Bills (’91), XXVI: Buffalo Bills (’92), XXVII: Buffalo Bills (’93), XXVIII: Buffalo Bills (’94), XXIX: San Diego Chargers (’95), XXX: Pittsburgh Steelers (’96), XXXI: New England Patriots (’97), XXXII: Denver Broncos (’98), XXXIII: Denver Broncos (’99),  XXXIV: Tennessee Titans (2000), XXXV: Baltimore Ravens (’01), XXXVI: New England Patriots (’02), XXXVII: Oakland Raiders (’03), XXXVIII: New England Patriots (’04), XXXIX: New England Patriots (’05), XL: Pittsburgh Steelers (’06), XLI: Indianapolis Colts (’07), XLII: New England Patriots (’08), XLIII: Pittsburgh Penguins (’09), XLIV: Indianapolis Colts (2010), XLV: Pittsburgh Steelers (’11), XLVI: New England Patriots (’12), XLVII: Baltimore Ravens (’13), XLVIII: Denver Broncos (’14)

Third Quarter: NFC Champions

I: Green Bay Packers (1967), II: Green Bay Packers (’68), III: Baltimore Colts (’69), IV: Minnesota Vikings (1970), V: Dallas Cowboys (’71), VI: Dallas Cowboys (’72), VII: Washington Redskins (’73), VIII: Minnesota Vikings (’74), IX: Minnesota Vikings (’75), X: Dallas Cowboys (’76), XI: Minnesota Vikings (’77), XII: Dallas Cowboys (’78), XIII: Dallas Cowboys (’79), XIV: Los Angeles Rams (1980), XV: Philadelphia Eagles (’81), XVI: San Francisco 49ers (’82), XVII: Washington Redskins (’83), XVIII: Washington Redskins (’84), XIX: San Francisco 49ers (’85), XX: Chicago Bears (’86), XXI: New York Giants (’87), XXII: Washington Redskins (’88), XXIII: San Francisco 49ers (’89), XXIV: San Francisco 49ers (1990), XXV: New York Giants (’91), XXVI: Washington Redskins (’92), XXVII: Dallas Cowboys (’93), XXVIII: Dallas Cowboys (’94), XXXIX: San Francisco 49ers (’95), XXX: Dallas Cowboys (’96), XXXI: Green Bay Packers (’97), XXXII: Green Bay Packers (’98), XXXIII: Atlanta Falcons (’99), XXXIV: St. Louis Rams (2000), XXXV: New York Giants (’01), XXXVI: St. Louis Rams (’02), XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers (’03), XXXVIII: Carolina Panthers (’04), XXXIX: Philadelphia Eagles (’05), XL: Seattle Seahawks (’06), XLI: Chicago Bears (’07), XLII: New York Giants (’08), XLIII: Arizona Cardinals (’09), XLIV: New Orleans Saints (2010), XLV: Green Bay Packers (’11), XLVI: New York Giants (’12), XLVII: San Francisco 49ers (’13), XLVIII: Seattle Seahawks (’14)


MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. will host its first Super Bowl on Groundhogs Day

Fourth Quarter: Super Bowl Results I-XLVII

I (Los Angeles Coliseum/Los Angeles, CA): Green Bay Packers (NFL) 35 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 10
II (Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): Green Bay Packers (NFL) 33 Oakland Raiders (AFL) 14
III (Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): New York Jets (AFL) 16 Baltimore Colts (NFL) 7
IV (Tulane Stadium/New Orleans, LA): Kansas City Chiefs (AFL) 23 Minnesota Vikings (NFL) 7
V (Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): Baltimore Colts (AFC) 16 Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 13
VI (Tulane Stadium/New Orleans, LA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 24 Miami Dolphins (AFC) 3
VII (Los Angeles Coliseum/Los Angeles, CA): Miami Dolphins (AFC) 14 Washington Redskins (NFC) 7
VIII (Rice Stadium/Houston, TX): Miami Dolphins (AFC) 24 Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 7
IX (Tulane Stadium/New Orleans, LA): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 16 Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 6
X (Orange Bowl/Miami, FL): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 21 Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 17
XI (Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Oakland Raiders (AFC) 32 Minnesota Vikings (NFC) 14
XII (Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 27 Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
XIII (Orange Bowl/Miami, Florida): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 35 Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 31
XIV (Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 34 Los Angeles Rams (NFC) 19
XV (Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Oakland Raiders (AFC) 27 Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 10
XVI (Pontiac Silverdome/Pontiac, MI): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 26 Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 21
XVII (Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Washington Redskins (NFC) 27 Miami Dolphins (AFC) 17
XVIII (Tampa Stadium/Tampa, FL): Los Angeles Raiders (AFC) 38 Washington Redskins (NFC) 9
XIX (Stanford Stadium/Palo Alto, CA): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 38 Miami Dolphins (AFC) 16
XX (Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Chicago Bears (NFC) 46 New England Patriots (AFC) 10
XXI (Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): New York Giants (NFC) 39 Denver Broncos (AFC) 20
XXII (Jack Murphy Stadium/San Diego, CA): Washington Redskins (NFC) 42 Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
XXIII (Joe Robbie Stadium/Miami, FL): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 20 Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) 16
XXIV (Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): San Francisco (NFC) 55 Denver Broncos (AFC) 10
XXV (Tampa Stadium/Tampa, FL): New York Giants (NFC) 20 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 19
XXVI (Metrodome/Minneapolis, MN): Washington Redskins (NFC) 37 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 24
XXVII (Rose Bowl/Pasadena, CA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 52 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 17
XXVIII (GeorgiaDome/Atlanta, GA): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 30 Buffalo Bills (AFC) 13
XXIX (Joe Robbie Stadium/Miami, FL): San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 49 San Diego Chargers (AFC) 26
XXX (Sun Devil Stadium/Tempe, AZ): Dallas Cowboys (NFC) 27 Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 17
XXXI (Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Green Bay Packers (NFC) 35 New England Patriots (AFC) 21
XXXII (Qualcomm Stadium/San Diego, CA): Denver Broncos (AFC) 31 Green Bay Packers (NFC) 24
XXXIII (Pro Player Stadium/Miami, FL): Denver Broncos (AFC) 34 Atlanta Falcons (NFC) 19
XXXIV (GeorgiaDome/Atlanta, GA): St. Louis Rams (NFC) 23 Tennessee Titans (AFC) 16
XXXV (Raymond James Stadium/Tampa, FL): Baltimore Ravens (AFC) 34 New York Giants (NFC) 7
XXXVI (Louisiana Superdome/New Orleans, LA): New England Patriots (AFC) 20 St. Louis Rams (NFC) 17
XXXVII (Qualcomm Stadium/San Diego, CA): Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC) 48 Oakland Raiders (NFC) 21
XXXVIII (Reliant Stadium/Houston, TX): New England Patriots (AFC) 32 Carolina Panthers (NFC) 29
XXXIX (ALLTEL Stadium/Jacksonville, FL): New England Patriots (AFC) 24 Philadelphia Eagles (NFC) 21
XL (Ford Field/Detroit, MI): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 21 Seattle Seahawks (NFC) 10
XLI (Dolphin Stadium/Miami, FL): Indianapolis Colts (AFC) 29 Chicago Bears (NFC) 17
XLII (University of Phoenix Stadium/Glendale, AZ): New York Giants (NFC) 17 New England Patriots (AFC) 14
XLIII (Raymond James Stadium/Tampa, FL): Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 27 Arizona Cardinals (NFC) 23
XLIV (Sun Life Stadium/Miami, FL): New Orleans Saints (NFC) 31 Indianapolis Colts (AFC) 17
XLV (Cowboys Stadium/Arlington, TX): Green Bay Packers (NFC) 31 Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC) 25
XLVI (Lucas Oil Stadium/Indianapolis, IN): New York Giants (NFC) 21 New England Patriots (AFC) 17
XLVII (Mercedes-Benz Superdome/New Orleans, LA): Baltimore Ravens (AFC) 34 San Francisco 49ers (NFC) 31


Will Denver claim their third Lombardi trophy or will Seattle claim the franchises first one?

Overtime: Other Super Bowl information

Most Super Bowl titles: 6 – Pittsburgh Steelers, 5 – Dallas Cowboys/San Francisco 49ers, 4 – Green Bay Packers/New York Giants, 3 – Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders/Washington Redskins/New England Patriots, 2 – Denver Broncos/Baltimore-Indianapolis Colts/Baltimore Ravens/Miami Dolphins, 1 –  Kansas City Chiefs/Chicago Bears/Los Angeles-St. Louis Rams/Tampa Bay Buccaneers/New Orleans Saints/New York Jets

Franchises Super Bowl records listed with appearances listed first: (8) Pittsburgh Steelers 6-2, Dallas Cowboys 5-3, (7) New England Patriots 3-4, (6) San Francisco 49ers 5-1, Denver Broncos 2-4, (5) Green Bay Packers 4-1, New York Giants 4-1, Washington Redskins 3-2, Los Angeles-Oakland Raiders 3-2, Miami Dolphins 2-3, (4) Baltimore-Indianapolis Colts 2-2, Minnesota Vikings 0-4, Buffalo Bills 0-4, (3) Los Angeles-St. Louis Rams 1-2,  (2) Baltimore Ravens 2-0, Kansas City Chiefs 1-1, Chicago Bears 1-1, Cincinnati Bengals 0-2, Philadelphia Eagles 0-2, (1) New York Jets 1-0, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-0, New Orleans Saints 1-0, San Diego Chargers 0-1, Atlanta Falcons 0-1, Tennessee Titans 0-1, Carolina Panthers 0-1, Seattle Seahawks 0-1, Arizona Cardinals 0-1

Teams that have not made the Super Bowl: Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans

Franchises Super Bowl droughts:

New York Jets Super Bowl III (1969), Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl IV (1970), Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl XI (1977), Miami Dolphins Super Bowl XIX (1985), Cincinnati Bengals Super Bowl XXIII (1989), Washington Redskins Super Bowl XXVI (1992), Buffalo Bills Super Bowl XXVIII (1994), San Diego Chargers XXIX (1995), Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXX (1996), Atlanta Falcons (1999), Tennessee Titans Super Bowl XXXIV (2000), St. Louis Rams Super Bowl XXXVI (2002), Oakland Raiders Super Bowl XXXVII (2003), Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl XXXVII (2003), Carolina Panthers XXXVIII (2004), Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl XXXIX (2005), Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl XL (2006), Chicago Bears Super Bowl XLI (2007), Arizona Cardinals Super Bowl XLIII (2009), New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV (2010), Indianapolis Colts XLIV (2010), Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV (2011), Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl XLV (2011), New York Giants Super Bowl XLVI (2012), New England Patriots Super Bowl XLVI (2012), Baltimore Ravens Super Bowl XLVII (2013), San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XLVII (2013). Cleveland Browns/Detroit Lions 47 years without a Super Bowl, Jacksonville Jaguars entered league in 1995 which Super Bowl XXX was played and Houston Texans 2002 with Super Bowl XXXVII. The Denver Broncos last played for the Lombardi trophy in 1999 when they were in Super Bowl XXXIII while the Seattle Seahawks played in Super Bowl XL which was in 2006.

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FOX will have coverage from MetLife Stadium

Super Bowl XLVIII prediction is the Seattle Seahawks over the Denver Broncos (and look who I had winning back in September in my NFL Predictions Sure to go Wrong)

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Friday’s Weekend Primer

Getting you set for the Weekend


Finally almost ready for the big game on Sunday

First Quarter: NBA/NHL

1) NBA scores
2) 4Q Game of the Night – Toronto Raptors (24-21) @ Denver Nuggets (22-22), 8 pm
3) NHL scores
4) 4Q Game of the Night – Vancouver Canucks (27-19-9, 63 pts) @ Winnipeg Jets (25-25-8, 55 pts), 7:30 pm

Second Quarter: College Basketball

Saturday –
1) 23 Oklahoma Sooners (17-4, 6-2 Big XII) @ 16 Iowa State Cyclones (15-4, 3-4 Big XII), 3 pm/ESPN3
2) 6 Kansas Jayhawks (16-4, 7-0 Big XII) @ 25 Texas Longhorns (16-4, 5-2 Big XII), 3 pm/ESPN
3) 17 Duke Blue Devils (17-4, 6-2 ACC) @ 2 Syracuse Orange (20-0, 7-0 ACC), 5:30 pm/ESPN
4) 1 Arizona Wildcats (20-0, 8-0 PAC-12) @ California Golden Bears (14-7, 5-3 PAC-12), 9:30 pm/PAC-12 Network

Third Quarter: Super Bowl XLVIII

1) Super Bowl XLVIII (MetLife Stadium): Seattle Seahawks (13-3) v. Denver Broncos (13-3), 5:25 pm/FOX
2) Super Bowl Records: Broncos (2-4) Seahawks (0-1)
3) Denver is favored by two points if you’re into that as of Friday
4) My prediction: Seahawks 21 Broncos 17

Fourth Quarter: Weekend Links

1) Corporate Super Bowl showdown
2) Changing of the guard in the NBA league office
3) Neutral site World Series?
4) Zach Lowe on the NBA All-Star selections

See you on Monday and enjoy your weekend! Thanks for reading Four Quarters! Follow me on twitter @MikeVmos

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