RIVERSIDE REBOOT – PROP 37 AFTERMATH

THE ‘28’ WHO WOULD BE THURSDAY*

Downtown Riverside, Christmastime

Riverside, CA – In 1972, after living in Indianapolis for a year, I hooked up with a neighborhood activist group and joined the movement against King Richard aka ‘Tricky Dick’, or Richard Milhous Nixon, who was President at the time. Up until that election time, this political adventure enabled me to see the rest of the state through events in cities like Muncie, Fort Wayne, South Bend, Anderson, and Gary, where I heard Jessie Jackson, who was still wearing his bibs back then. Politics, like travel, broadens one.

 Occupy LA allowed me to become familiar with Los Angeles and now Prop 37 appears to be continuing my political scenic route in the state. First stop, Riverside and the next meeting of the 28ers, an organization designed to get the money out of politics through the 28^th Amendment which [will] bans corporations as people [Citizens United, 2008], money as speech, [1976], and requires ALL elections to be publicly funded.

Riverside is known as being one of the top ten places for ‘bad air’ so since moving to Southern California, I’ve wondered what the attraction was about the place. There is noriver much less one that it’s beside, lol, and the ‘91’ is atrocious but necessary to drive on. Well, last night I discovered the magic in Riverside and it evidenced itself in the full house in the ‘downstairs’ section of the grand old coffeehouse called Back To The Grind, 3575 University Ave in the heart of a hipster section of town.

Riverside, like LA, is old, and so the coffeehouse structure is made from wood beams stouter than Mitt Romney’s ego. The coffeehouse itself is bigger and longer than some bus station waiting rooms with old comfortable couches for longing on, as many people were doing. A full service kitchen serves tasty bites like BBQ meatball sliders and tuna sandwiches and sometimes a fabled soup dish. Tonight however, besides a Red Velvet cup cake and a couple of Bob Marleys, The 3 AmigMos of Prop 37, John Diaz, [my ‘Big Bang’ Indian friend] Raj, and I were there for business, not pleasure.

That business started with an ‘opener’ as we say in the music tour scene. Food Co-op, an activist food group connected with the local R-side Time Bank marketing faction. Working to develop a community land trust the group seeks to counterbalance the mainstream brands, see the story, Meet The Bad Guys, and allow local systems to sustain the local needs. The group passed out surveys to gauge a group opinion.

Filling up the downstairs area, roughly the same floor space as the first floor coffee shop above but with table/chairs, a raised stage, artwork for sale, and a pool table in back, the audience made up of mostly 30-somethings came to learn about the ‘killing of Proposition 37’, hosted by the 28ers, an outreach assimilation of #OccupyRiverside, in solidarity with OWS.

For approximately 2 and half hours, through tag-team exposition and a Q&A, John and Raj, spoke to how being outspent by a ratio of ten to one and having the general voting public bombarded by false FDA** endorsed blatant lies and over-exaggeration stole the electorate’s good sense, what GMOs are, the role of GMOs in the food chain, and the latest unexposed threat to humanity through Monsanto’s evil manipulation of DNA found in nature.

That’s a lot to feast on in a single sitting but perhaps the magic of this place made their appetite insatiable, as many stayed long after the applause had died in the echoless finished brick basement to discuss the finer points of the challenge, including what lay in the future. Stay tuned as this is a developing story. Coming before Christmas, The 3 AmigMos*** of Prop 37/The Tour Opens ‘On The Road Again’

You can catch up to the 28ers on December 28, 2012 for the movie screening, Mr. Schneider Goes to Washington, 7PM, Quaker Meeting House, 4061 Mission Inn Ave [across from the Taco Station].

(* - A reference to the metaphysical thriller by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908, inspired by 28er invite “We meet every Sunday at 7PM, please call 951-xxx-xxxx for location”; ** - an FBI investigation has been launched into improper use of the FDA logo without permission. Of course even if found guilty, the damage has already been done in derailing the vote; *** - pronounced Ah, meeg, gi [the second ‘i’, a vowel, is silent and unseen, like the vowels in the Hebrew language] Moes, hence The 3 Amig[i]Mos.)

A SEVEN YEAR OLD REASON TO INGEST POT

CALIFORNIA TEARS GIVE OREGON YOUTH YEARS

Temecula, CA – Appearing today just a few hours ago on MSN is a story that ties in to the two main points of Memoirs of Mr. Pete & Mary Jane Green, soon to be released, and backs up a story posted a few years back about a guy, a Canadian named Rick Simpson.

“A 7-year-old [Portland] girl suffering from leukemia has become one of Oregon's youngest medical marijuana patients. Mykayla Comstock's mother credits the drug with helping put the cancer into remission. Mykayla was diagnosed with leukemia last spring and the marijuana eases the effects of chemotherapy, according to her mother. The girl takes a gram of cannabis oil daily. Her mother, Erin Purchase, 25, administers Mykayla's cannabis with the help of her boyfriend. Mykayla's mother credits the drug for the leukemia's remission.” (full original article here)

The reason that I even know this story is because her father, who is divorced from the mom and lives in another [non-MMJ] state contacted child welfare officials, police and her oncologist. The ex said his concerns were prompted by a visit with Mykayla in August. The ex-husband pays child support to Purchase and covers Mykayla's health insurance

"She was stoned out of her mind," said ex-husband Comstock, 26. "All she wanted to do was lay on the bed and play video games."

Now let us examine this breaking story. First off, what teen or pre-teen doesn’t just lie on the bed playing video games today? Second, what real dad wouldn’t want his daughter helped by something that he has admitted that he ‘smoked ‘in the past’? Doesn’t smell like teen spirit to me, more like sour grapes from a spoiled relationship.

The remission of cancer, rather than just the appetite stimulus provided to cancer/aids victims, has been suppressed by the government, and the reason for that suppression is given in Memoirs. The story of Rick Simpson was reported here in the Calendar back when the news blog was still known as Full Value Review. Simply put, Rick lives or used to live in a small town up in Canada. Over the course of years, Rick discovered that a gram of properly prepared hemp oil ingested over a period of 60 days will rid a body of cancer. This information brought the Canadian federal authorities into the picture because the local police saw the results. While Rick was out of the country attending the Amsterdam Cannabis Cup festival and giving out information about his cancer cure*, his private property was invaded and he was exiled on threat of deportation to the US for federal detention. Subsequent visits to MMJ meetings and gatherings yielded little info, plus I forgot to ask, cough, cough.

As Memoirs says, the feds and the CIA suppressed the study but news of the study and its suppression were known to the medical marijuana community. Jack Herer was one of the first to call attention to the Rick Simpson study [village people who had been cured of cancer duly documented]. The oil, known as California Tears, is now part of the appeal process to rescind the DEA’s Schedule 1 classification. For the latest on that front, click here.

After reading that latest posts and maybe scanning down a few, you may wonder just why the feds don’t give in. perhaps it is the money from the various industries that oppose pot or hemp, but truthfully, you couldn’t be farther from the truth. That ‘secret’ motive for prohibiting marijuana use since 1937 is also revealed [possibly] for the very first time in the book Memoirs, officially available on 12/21/12. Big reading – no Zombies.

 

FOOTBALL NEWS AFTER WEEK #11

‏THE “FUGITIVE” COMMISSIONER

Hello Football Fans, HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

College football is in turmoil after last weekend, and Irish fans have crawled out from various cracks and crevices.  And, this upcoming week has some great games as the regular season winds down.

In the NFL, each team has now played 10 games and all teams have had their bye week.

Once again, I had to cut this short and left out summaries on some pretty good games last weekend.  Hope you saw some of the action.

Enjoy,

The Fugitive Commissioner of the FFHL

PS I have a quiz question this week, but it's not football.

Check out the shake-up in college football this week.

 

November 21, 2012

FANTASTIC FOOTBALL HANDICAPPER LEAGUE (FFHL)

FOOTBALL NEWS AFTER WEEK ELEVEN

FROM THE DESK OF THE “FUGITIVE” COMMISSIONER

Check out the shake-up in college football this week.

The Luck ‘O the Irish is in full bloom, and their next and final regular season opponent will not be playing its injured starting QB.  USC’s Matt Barkley has a sprained shoulder. The Irish have a date in Southern California against the Trojans this Saturday, and with a win will be unbeaten in the regular season.

There were four undefeated teams in the FBS heading into last weekend’s games, but two went down in flames - #1 Kansas State and #2 Oregon State.  The ONLY remaining unbeaten team eligible for post-season play is Notre Dame – unbelievable.  It was the second week in a row in which the top-ranked team lost.  And, I’m told it was the first time since 2007 that both the #1 and #2 teams lost in the same weekend.

BCS RANKINGS

The first column is the updated Bowl Championship Subdivision rankings (games through November 17th).  The second column is the current Associated Press Poll, the third column is the computer rankings component of the BCS rankings (average of six), and the fourth column is last week’s BCS rankings.           

                                       Current         Current BCS   BCS Rankings

BCS TOP 25              BCS    AP       Computers      Last Week      

           

Notre Dame    11-0     1          1          1                      3          Irish at USC on Saturday

Alabama         10-1     2          2          3                      4          Hosts Auburn on Saturday

Georgia           10-1     3          3          6                      5          Hosts GA Tech on Sat.

Florida            10-1     4          6          2                      6          at FSU on Saturday

Oregon           10-1     5          5          7                      2          at Oregon St. on Saturday

Kansas State   10-1     6          7          4                      1          Home vs. Texas Dec. 1st

LSU                9-2       7          8          8                      7          at Arkansas on Friday

Stanford          9-2       8          11        5                      13        Plays at UCLA on Saturday

Texas A&M    9-2       9          9          10                    8          Hosts Mizzu on Saturday

Florida State   10-1     10        10        17                    10        ‘Noles host Gators on Sat.

Clemson         10-1     11        12        15                    11        Tigers host Gamecocks Sat.

South Carolina 9-2      12        13        11                    9          at Clemson on Saturday

Oklahoma        8-2      13        14        9                      12        Hosts OK.St, then at TCU

Nebraska         9-2      14        17        T12                  14        Finishes at Iowa

Oregon State   8-2       15        16        T12                  16        Hosts Oregon on Saturday

Texas               8-2       16        18        14                    15        Finishes vs. TCU & at KSU

UCLA             9-2       17        15        16                    17        Hosts Stanford on Saturday

Rutgers            9-1       18        21        21                    22        Hosts Louisville Thu.-11/29

Michigan          8-3       19        20        19                    21        at Ohio State on Saturday

Louisville          9-1       20        19        26                    19        at Rutgers on Thursday 11/29

Oklahoma St    7-3       21        22        18                    24        at OKL Sat., then at Baylor

Boise St           9-2       22        NR       30                    NR

Kent State       10-1      23        23        22                    NR

Arizona             7-4       24       NR       20                    NR

Washington       7-4       25        NR       23                    25       

Others:

Northern ILL               NR       24        NR                   NR

Utah State                   NR       25        NR                   NR

Ohio State       11-0     NE       4          NE                   NE       Moved from #6 to #4 in AP;

                                                                                                Hosts Michigan on Sat.

USC                7-4       NR       NR       T17                  18        Hosts #1 Notre Dame on Sat.

LA Tech          9-2       NR       NR       23                    20       

Texas Tech      7-4       NR       NR       T20                  23       

Mississippi St. 8-3       NR       NR       NR                   NR      

OBSERVATIONS on RANKINGS:

Notre Dame is the near-unanimous #1.  All six BCS computers rank the Irish at the top, and all of the human polls rank the Golden Domers #1 (although some voters within the human polls rank other teams #1; see below).

The computers have Florida at #2, but the Gators have a tough road game at Florida State this weekend.  Five of the six metal midgets have FL #2, with the other computer ranking them #6.

The computers are giving very little credit to once-beaten BCS #10 Florida State, as the Seminoles are ranked #17, with the best computer ranking them #15, and one computer not even ranking them in the Top 25 (wow, that’s harsh on the ACC).  FSU beat ACC’s Clemson, who is ranked #15 by the computers (best ranking #11, worst ranking #23).  The ACC is playing for respectability, and the rankings will change dramatically if FSU can get a win in The Swamp over its in-state rival Florida and Clemson can beat SEC’s South Carolina.

The results of last week have created a shake-up that really stinks, as now an SEC team is likely to get into the NCAA title game, and it will be the winner of the SEC Championship game between Alabama and Georgia.  And if Notre Dame loses at USC, it could be another disastrous year in which two SEC teams play for the championship.  That would be disgusting, just as it was disgusting last year.

I can barely wait until the 2014 season, when we will finally have a four-team playoff.

The human polls all have the same Top 3 rankings (with the #1 votes in parentheses):

                                    AP Poll           USA Today     Harris

NOTRE DAME          #1 (60)            #1 (56)            #1 (107)

ALABAMA                #2 (0)              #2 (2)              #2 ( 8 )

GEORGIA                   #3 (0)              #3 (1)              #3 ( 0 )

OHIO ST                     #4                    NE                   NE

OREGON                    #5                    #4                    #4

FLORIDA                   #6                    #6                    #5                   

KANSAS ST               #7                    #8                    #7

FLORIDA ST              #10                  #5                    #6

COLLEGE ACTION – UNDERDOG WINNERS

In college games this week, 15 underdogs won their games outright out of 54 games, or 27.8%.

On Friday night, Florida International +2 won at Florida Atlantic, 34-24.

Rutgers +6 won at Cincinnati, 10-3, to remain in the Top 25.

Memphis+9h won handily at UAB, 46-9.

Eastern Michigan +13h surprisingly won at Western Michigan, 29-23.

UCLA +3h beat USC at the Rose Bowl, 38-28.  With the win the Bruins clinched the PAC-12 South division.  It was the first win over the Trojans since 2006.

Temple+3h won at Army, 63-32.

KentState +2h won at Bowling Green, 31-24, to remain in the Top 25 and clinch the MAC East division.

Rice +4 beat visiting SMU, 36-14.

San Jose State+3 beat visiting BYU, 20-14.

Arizona+3 won at Utah, 34-24, as the Wildcats scored 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.

Syracuse+5h won at Missouri, 31-27.

OhioState +2h won at Wisconsin, 21-14 in overtime, to stay undefeated for the year.

Northwestern +7 won at Michigan State, 23-20.

SHAKE-UP SHOCKERS of the WEEK:

Baylor +13 beat visiting #1 Kansas State going away, 52-24.

Stanford +20h won in overtime at #2 Oregon, 17-14.

COLLEGE CONFERENCE STANDINGS

BCS Automatic Qualifier “AQ” Conferences

PAC-12

SOUTH           UCLA clinched division title with win over USC last Saturday

NORTH           Stanford clinches division title with win at UCLA next weekend; Oregon still lurks after home loss to the Cardinal last Saturday, but must win at Oregon State on Saturday to have a chance.

SEC

EAST  GEORGIAhas clinched the division title

WEST Alabama (6-1) just needs to beat Auburn at home Nov. 24th to clinch.

            Texas A&M (5-2) would win tiebreaker if the Tide loses to cupcake. 

BIG XII          Kansas State (7-1) holds tiebreaker over Oklahoma (6-1) and Texas and Oklahoma State are 5-2.  KSU plays the UT ‘Horns Dec 1^st; the OU Sooners host rival Okie State on Saturday and play at TCU Dec 1^st.

BIG EAST      Rutgers (5-0) remained unbeaten in the conference after winning at Cincinnati (3-2).  Louisville is 4-1 and meets up with Rutgers on Thursday, November 29^th to determine the conference champion and the automatic qualifier for a BCS Bowl.

BIG TEN

LEGENDS      Nebraska just needs to beat Iowa to reach the title game

LEADERS      Undefeated Ohio State (6-0) has clinched the division title, which I understand they are eligible to win.  However, the Buckeyes cannot advance to the conference championship game, since they are ineligible for post-season play.  WISCONSIN at 4-3 in the division will go to Indianapolis to play for the B1G title.  Penn State is 4-2 in the division, but is also ineligible for participation beyond the regular season.

ACC

ATLANTIC     FLORIDA STATE (7-1) clinched a berth in the title game with a win at Maryland last Saturday, 41-14.  The Seminoles hold the tiebreaker over Clemson (7-1).

COASTAL      Still up for grabs; GA.Tech is 5-3, MIA.FL and UNC are 4-3.

NON-AUTOMATIC BCS QUALIFIER CONFERENCES (“Non-AQ”)

WAC   UTAH STATE won at LA Tech last Saturday, 48-41 in overtime, to become the conference champion.  The Aggies could get into a BCS bowl game, but are only eligible if they are ranked in the Top 16 of the final BCS standings.

SUN BELT     Arkansas State (6-1) hosts Middle Tennessee State (5-1) on Dec 1^st

C-USA           

EAST  Central Florida (6-1) holds the tiebreaker over East Carolina (6-1), beating the Pirates earlier in the year 40-20

WEST TULSA(7-0) clinched the division title with a 23-21 win over UCF last Saturday

MAC              

EAST  KENT STATE clinched the division title with a 31-24 win at Bowling Green last Saturday

WEST NORTHERN ILLINOIS has clinched the division title

MW     SDSU (6-1), Fresno State (6-1), and Boise State (6-1) have all beaten each other, so I haven’t figured out the tiebreaker yet.  Let’s see how the last few games shake out.

NFL ACTION – UNDERDOG WINNERS

In the pro games this week, only ONE underdog won outright (straight up) out of 14 games, or 7.1%. 

The NY J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets won at St. Louis, 27-13, as a 3½ point underdog.

NOT QUITE

Three favorites won in overtime:

Dallas-7 beat visiting Cleveland, 23-20.

TampaBay -1 won at Carolina, 27-21, after being down 21-10 in the 4^th quarter.

Houston-14h beat visiting Jacksonville, 43-37.

ATS

Green Bay -3h finally took the lead with a TD late in the 4^th quarter, 21-20 (not covering ATS), but then got the ball back and kicked a late “insurance” FG to win 24-20 and cover by ½ point in Detroit.

Baltimore-3h was ahead at Pittsburgh 13-7, but allowed a 4^thquarter Steelers’ FG to win only 13-10 and not cover ATS by the hook.

Denver -7 was ahead of visiting San Diego 24-9 in mid-3^rd quarter and 30-16 after kicking a FG with 4 minutes remaining in the game, but the Chargers scored a TD with 1:20 on the clock to only lose by seven and got a “tie” ATS.

NFL DIVISION RACES

There are six weeks remaining in the NFL regular season.  All teams have now played 10 games.

Of the eight divisions in the NFL, FOUR of the division leaders are ahead by threegames over their closest foes.  Unless something amazing happens, those 4 teams will win their division and make the playoffs [NE, HOU, DEN, ATL].

NFC WEST                 SAN FRANCISCO (7-2-1) has a 1 ½ game lead over Seattle (6-4)

NFC NORTH  CHICAGO and GREEN BAY (7-3) are one game ahead of Minnesota (6-4)

NFC SOUTH              ATLANTA (9-1) has a 3-game lead over Tampa Bay (6-4)

NFC EAST                  NY GIANTS (6-4) have a 1-game lead over Dallas (5-5)

AFC WEST                 DENVER (7-3) is up three games on San Diego (4-6)

AFC NORTH              BALTIMORE (8-2) has a 2-game lead over Pittsburgh (6-4)

AFC SOUTH              HOUSTON (9-1) has a 3-game lead over Indianapolis (6-4)

AFC EAST      NEW ENGLAND (7-3) has a 3-game lead over the other three contenders in the division – NYJ, MIA, BUF at 4-6.

Assuming the division leaders win their respective divisions by year end, following are the most likely potential Wild Card playoff teams (only two teams get into the playoffs in each conference):

NFC

Either Chicago or Green Bay, the one not winning the NFC North division title

Minnesota, Tampa Bay, and Seattle at 6-4

Dallas and New Orleans at 5-5

AFC

Pittsburgh and Indianapolis at 6-4

Cincinnati at 5-5

Five teams at 4-6: NYJ, MIA, BUF, TEN, SD

FFHL RESULTS – WEEK ELEVEN

Overall, we FFHL’ers got beat up by the college upsets and posted a mediocre record of 39-41-4 (48.8%) ATS this week.  In college, we were a soft 21-27-1 ATS (43.9%) but in the NFL we were a decent 18-14-3 ATS (55.7%).

Out of our 84 picks, we collectively selected only 11 underdogs.  In the NFL, we selected only two underdogs out of 35 picks, going 1-1 ATS.  Out of our 49 college picks, we selected only 9 underdogs, going 6-3-0 ATS (66.7%).

After our horrendous start to the season, we FFHL’ers have rebounded and are now after 12 weeks cumulatively 48.0% ATS with 484 wins out of 1008 picks (1/2 win for a tie ATS).  In college, we have 278.5 wins ATS out of 597 picks, or  46.6%; and, in the NFL we have 205.5 wins ATS out of 411 picks, or exactly 50.0%.

We also rank our picks from #1 (“strongest”) to #7 (“weakest”) each week.  Cumulatively, our Pick #1 and Pick #6 are the worst at 44.1% ATS, while our #7 pick is the best at 52.1% ATS.

FFHL LOP-SIDED and CONTESTED PICKS AGAINST THE SPREAD (ATS)

Listed below is a breakdown of some of our significant picks. 

                                    ATS Picks

Team                           For-Against    Result / Unsolicited comments

GB Pack -3h at Detroit           6-0       WIN, lucky cover by ½ pt with 24-20 win

CIN Bengals -3h at KC           4-0       WIN, Bengals win easily 28-6

STL Rams -3h vs. NYJ           4-0       LOSS, Jets upset Lambs 27-13

DAL Cowboys -7 vs. CLE      4-0       LOSS, ‘Boys just lucky to win OT game, 23-20

NOR Saints -5 at OAK           3-0       WIN, New Orleans wins easily 38-17

DEN Broncos -7 vs. SD          3-0       TIE, Chargers score late to lose only 30-23

HOU Texans -14h vs. JAX     2-1       LOSS, Houston lucky to win, prevail in OT 43-37

Kansas St -13 at Baylor          7-0       LOSS, Bears crush #1 KSU, 52-24

OKLA St -10 vs. TX Tech      3-0       WIN, Cowboys win easily, 59-21

UW Huskies -20h at COL      3-0       WIN, U-Dub drubs Buffs, 38-3

NEB ‘Huskers -20 vs MINN  3-0       WIN, Big Red wins 38-14, covers by 4

OREG Ducks -20h vs STAN  3-1       LOSS, Stanford upsets host OU, 17-14 in OT

OH.St +2h at WISC -2h          2-2       OHIO ST wins 21-14 in OT to stay unbeaten

COLLEGE – ALL GAMES

In the 12th week of college games:

                                                                                   

                                                ATS Record               

FAVORITES               23-30-1  (43.5%)       

HOME TEAMS          27-26-1  (50.9%)       

            TOP 25                        8-9-0     (47.1%)        

            TOP 10                        1-4-0     (20.0%)        

COLLEGE

Cumulative percentages through 12 weeks:

                                                                                   

                                                ATS Record

                       

FAVORITES               295-311-6  (48.7%)   

HOME TEAMS          290-310-1  (48.3%)   

TOP 25                        114-133-4  (46.2%)   

TOP 10                        44-46-2  (48.9%)       

NFL ALL GAMES – for the 11th week:

ATS                             STRAIGHT-UP

                                                Record                        Record

FAVORITES               8-5-1  (60.7%)            13-1  (92.9%)

            HOME TEAMS          5-8-1  (39.3%)                        8-6-0  (57.1%)

NFL

Cumulative percentages through 11 weeks:

ATS                             STRAIGHT-UP

                                                Record                        Record

FAVORITES               70-85-4  (45.3%)        103-55-1  (65.1%)

            HOME TEAMS          67-87-4  (43.7%)        91-66-1  (57.9%)

LOOKING AHEAD – selected games, not the full slate

COLLEGE FOOTBALL - FFHL WEEK #12

IT’S “RIVALRY” WEEK, with some other GREAT MATCHUPS mixed in

Tuesday          Akron +18h at Toledo                        FINAL: TOL 35, AKR 23

Thursday         TCU +7h at Texas

Thanksgiving

Friday             Ohio U. +9h at #23 Kent State

                        #7 LSU -12 at Arkansas

                        #14 Nebraska -15h at Iowa

                        West Virginia -1h at Iowa State

                        Washington -12h at Washington State

                        Ball State -7 at Miami of Ohio

                        Syracuse -7 at Temple

Saturday          BIG GAMES

                        #1 Notre Dame -5 at USC      (Trojan QB Redshirt Fr. Max Wittek)

                        #19 Michigan +3h at AP#4 Ohio State                     

                        #5 Oregon -9h at #15 Oregon State

                        #8 Stanford -2 at #17 UCLA

                        #21 Oklahoma State +7 at #13 Oklahoma

                        #4 Florida +7h at #10 Florida State   SEC higher ranked team is ‘dog

                        #12 South Carolina +3h at #11 Clemson

                        OTHER RIVALRY GAMES:

                        Mississippi State +1 at Mississippi

                        Illinois +19 at Northwestern

                        Virginia +9h at Virginia Tech

                        Georgia Tech +13h at Georgia

                        Texas Tech +3 at Baylor

                        Auburn +31 at #2 Alabama

                        Indiana +6 at Purdue

                        #18 Rutgers +2 at Pittsburgh

                        Kentucky +13 at Tennessee

                                               

NFL WEEK #12 – SELECTED GAMES

BYE WEEKS:            NONE; no more bye weeks this year

                                    Sixteen-game slates for the final six weeks

Thursday -                  Houston -3h at Detroit

Thanksgiving              Washington +3h at Dallas

                                    New England -7 at NY Jets

Sunday            Divisional Matchups:

Pittsburgh at Cleveland

Tennessee -3h at Jacksonville

Denver -10 at Kansas City

Minnesota at Chicago

Atlanta -1 at Tampa Bay

St. Louis +2h at Arizona

Others:

San Francisco at New Orleans

Green Bay +3 at NY Giants

Monday          Carolina at Philadelphia                     (can’t wait)

QUIZ QUESTION

Who holds the NCAA Basketball all-time single-game scoring record?

Hint: It happened last night in Division III.

ANSWER:

Jack Taylor of Grinnell College, in Grinnell, Iowa, a school with about 1,600 students.  He scored 138 points in a 40-minute regulation college game in which he played 36 minutes.  I’ll do the math… that’s over 3.8 points every minute he was in the game.  He was 52 of 108 from the floor (27 of 71 from 3-point range) and made 7 of 10 free throws.  He scored 80 of his points in the 2^nd half – whoa!

Grinnell’s opponent was Faith Baptist Bible College, and their David Larson scored a measly 70 points on 34 of 44 shooting.  The final score was 179-104.

The previous record was held by Rio Grande’s Bevo Francis in 1954 [113 points].

The only other player to hit the century mark was Furman’s Frank Selvy [100 points], also in 1954.

And in the NBA, you probably already know that only one person has scored 100 points in a single game, and that was Wilt Chamberlain in 1962 (before the 3-point shot, which he wouldn’t have been able to make anyway).

So why and how did this record get obliterated?

Grinnell’s basketball players were not doing well on the court with a conventional system, and the attendance was horrific. So 22 years ago, Coach David Arseneault created his Grinnell System, a pumped-up version of the more famous Paul Westphal’s Loyola Marymount offense.

The system has thrived under several basic tenets:

1.  The first shot is the best shot, no matter if it’s from 5 or 25 feet (preferably 25 feet)

2.  Take as many 3-pointers as possible

3.  Defensively, giving up an uncontested layup is better than forcing a shot-clock

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4.The ball-handler is double-teamed at all times.

In order to operate this system effectively, the players get exhausted quickly and bench substitutions are more similar to hockey substitutions – five in, five out, every few minutes.  But in last night’s victory, Jack Taylor stayed in most of the game, while the substitutes were more like “four in, four out”.