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Monday Reset: 05-NOV-07

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Monday Reset is a weekly feature that obviously runs on mondays, but only if we have time to bother with it. It contains no references to the writer’s strike, no commentary on Ron Paul or Paul Ron, and no thoughts on NBC’s green peacock logo.

THE CARNAGE OF YESTERWEEK - making sense of the last seven days

Last week we saw…

…Joe Torre return to the National League with the L.A. Dodgers. Does he realize that the double switches are going to seriously cut into his in-game napping?

…The NBA Season kick off with the new look Boston Celtics grabbing most of the headlines…and 2 early wins.

…6 Top-25 Teams lost on saturday, although 4 of those losses were to higher ranked opponents. (#2)BC and (#18)South Florida lost to unranked teams, setting up Ohio St./LSU/Oregon as the 1-2-3 BCS teams headed into the home stretch.

…Darren McFadden ran for 323 321 yards for Arkansas on saturday. With the Rams and Dolphins headed for the first pick in the draft, will they select him to back up their own studs or trade the pick away?

…Adrian “All Day” Peterson goes for 296 in one day. (not sure that i’m down with calling him the “Purple Jesus” as some have decided to do. Mostly for the blasphemy aspect, but also because in this day and age I don’t think any athlete should get a nickname based on the team he is on. What happens if he signed with the Jaguars in 4 years, does he become the Teal Jesus?)

…Antonio Cromartie goes for 109 in one play. seems like a 110-yard play should be possible, but i guess they’re saying 109 is the most you can ever get.

…The Eagles and Bengals might be worse than we thought. The Saints, Bucs, Packers, and Lions win again. The Jets and 49ers couldn’t even win Bud Bowl right now.

…Tony Romo signs a 6-yr, $67.5 million dollar contract in the same week he is reportedly seen hanging out with Britney Spears. Take the money and run, Tony.

…The Patriots stun the Colts with a 4th quarter comeback to win 24-20. On the field, Reggie Wayne dropped a key pass late in the game, while Brady hit Moss and Stallworth on huge late strikes…The pass interference calls seemed a little lopsided to most impartial observers…According to Belicheck, the radio between Brady and the coaching staff wasn’t working for most of the game on Sunday…Also, here’s some interesting audio evidence of a possible fake crowd noise glitch (I remember hearing this during the game and wondering what it was).

THE BIG THREE - if you only watch three things this week, make it these:

1. Ravens @ Steelers, MON, 8:30pm (ESPN) - The Ravens look to extend their streak of “ugly” games to 41 in a row.

2. (18) Auburn @ (10) Georgia - SAT, 3:30pm (CBS) … cats and dogs fighting between shrubs.

3. Colts at Chargers - SUN, 800pm (NBC) … Can Joe Addai run for 297 against Ted Cottrell’s defense?

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