Ive never seen a BCS conference be this bad

It seemed like nothing could get by him.He was a top five goalie in save percentage and goals against average for much of October. Saints head coach Sean Payton has transformed himself this season from being a coach with a great offensive mind to simply a great head coach.He has realized that he needs to have balance in his offensive attack even with Drew Brees as his quarterback. The Steelers put themselves in a jam by low balling Jeff Reed. "I want to thank Showtime Sports for everything and I wish the best for my 5 counterparts who will continue on in the Super Six tournament. 5 in the country and rolling through the ACC without him? Because I don?t think so.And while his numbers might be down a bit, let?s look at this thing logically. In fact, his entire trip with the Canadiens hasn’t been quite the tale of a lifetime, which is a surprise given to the hype surrounding his arrival.Coming out of the 2008 playoffs, the Canadiens were bruised and hurt after two playoffs rounds against the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers.Despite a few courageous tries by Mike Komisarek and Tom Kostopoulos, the team was in need of an official enforcer.General Manager Bob Gainey responded by proposing a three-year, $4.5 million contract to the ultimate enforcer, Laraque, who just became a free agent that summer.Even on Wikipedia, it says “currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League as an enforcer.”Prior to the Habs, he totaled 1,037 penalty minutes in 634 games. While drafting stars is certainly important, it's the value plays and the late-round draft picks that put owners over the top.This slideshow focuses on five hitters that will most certainly come at a much lower price than guys they may equal or outproduce.

Rob Sims: BVery good player at times and should be around next year. Eventually the Redskins' dynamic duo landed on Zorn, whom they had hired as an offensive coordinator, despite not having a head coach. Compared to 2008, the groupof primary dealers will not include Lehman Brothers and ABN Amrobut will add Royal Bank of Scotland. article originally published on MassholeSports A new MLB committee is meeting today to discuss expanding the first round of the playoffs to best of seven.Considering some of the changes MLB has made with Bud Selig at the helm, corporate greed will trump any sort of attempt to preserve the integrity of the game, so get ready for longer playoffs.Expanding the first round of the playoffs will guarantee MLB at least four additional playoff games per year (considering the clinching team will have to win four games as opposed to three games) and at most eight (if all series go seven games).article originally published on MassholeSports .

The Blue Bull dominated Super Rugby and Currie Cup this year and was without doubt the best provincial outfit in World Rugby for 2009.2010 is going to be a massive year for every single South African living in the fantastic country. A defense that can hold Baylor to 58 points in regulation should fare well in the MAAC. 5 St. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ AirTran Airways, a subsidiaryof AirTran Holdings, Inc. Most people knew this would be a bad year for the Pac-10.However, no one predicted the conference?s performance would be this bad.I?ve never seen a BCS conference be this bad.What compounds the problem is the Pac-10?s best team may be USC, and it has self-imposed sanctions that makes it ineligible for the NCAA Tournament.Washington was the preseason favorite and it has started 0-3 in league play.The Huskies just wrapped up a weekend in the desert where they lost to Arizona and Arizona St by 17 points each.Oregon looked like a team that was on the way up until it lost at home to Oregon St, a team that lost by 51 to Seattle (not the Supersonics?they're in Oklahoma City now).Cal started slow due to the absence of Theo Robertson.The Bears have picked up their play since he?s returned and I expect them to be the team people expected them to be in the preseason. The Razorbacks proved that the wealth can be shared, and Wright will be willing to contribute to that once again as he looks to build off an impressive sophomore campaign. Another Arkansas receiver And here's a hint: we aren't done yet. The former Oklahoma quarterback is coming off a serious shoulder injury for one, and is a big risk for any team that is willing to take him in the early first round.