The Schnoz Report’s coming back with another game by game breakdown of Week 13 in the NFL, with a few random thoughts thrown in.

The Thanksgiving Day Specials

Tennessee @ Detroit – If the turkey doesn’t put you to sleep, the second half of this game just might. Prediction: Titans 27, Lions 10.

Seattle @ Dallas – Things you will see on the Dallas sideline: 78 Tony Romo smiles, 29 T.O. smiles, an early 3rd quarter Jerry Jones appearance in which he makes facial expressions that may or may not be a smile, and Wade Phillips drinking gravy out of a Riptide Rush Gatorade bottle. Prediction: Cowboys 47, Seahawks 17.

Arizona @ Philadelphia - I feel like this game will be decided in the first 10 minutes. If the Eagles start slow, McNabb might puke Chunky soup all over the field and get himself pulled. We can always hope. Prediction: Cardinals 34, Eagles 24.

Random Thought #1 – It’s an interesting crop of QBs that will potentially be on the market in the off-season. You could have McNabb, Cassell, and Derek Anderson all looking for jobs with new teams. Potential suitors will probably include the Lions, Vikings, Niners, and Eagles. I could see Matt Cassell in Philly, Derek Anderson in San Fran, and Donovan McNabb reunited with Brad Childress up in Minnesota where they could have fun underachieving together for years to come.

Sunday’s Early Games

Indianapolis @ Cleveland - Once again the Colts win a game in which they were down 7 points. Like the Sports Guy mentioned in this week’s podcast, Indy could be going into Denver or San Diego in the first week of the playoffs as a 3 point favorite or more. And you know what, I’d take the Colts and give the points. Prediction: Colts 30, Browns 14

Baltimore @ Cincinnati – I’ve been high on this Ravens team for a while now. The thing about their defense is they are good for at least 1 defensive TD per game. Look at Ed Reed’s pick-6 in the end zone last week. That’s a 14-point swing in 1 play. This team is buying whatever newbie head coach John Harbaugh’s selling, and so am I. Prediction: Ravens 34, Bengals 13

Miami @ St. Louis – No team has scored fewer points than the Rams this year, and only the Lions have given up more. They’re being outscored by a league-worst 18 ppg, and they’re playing a Miami team desperate for a win to stay in the AFC Playoff picture. Tony Sparano, if your Dolphins can’t take care of business in this one, Principal Parcells is going to give you detention and smack you around with a big tuna. Prediction: Dolphins 28, Rams 17

Carolina @ Green Bay – 30-degrees with a chance of snow showers. 30 total points scored with a chance of Jake Delhomme interception showers. Prediction: Packers 24, Panthers 6.

Random Thought #2 – Crazy to think that of these 4 teams – Colts, Jets, Patriots, and Ravens – only 3 are getting into the playoffs. Who’s the odd man out? Right now I’d say New England, despite their cake schedule the rest of the way. If Cassell can do it against that Steeler D this week, I’ll become a believer. But more on that in a minute…

San Francisco @ Buffalo – 40-degree forecast with a chance of snow showers (though I don’t even know how that’s possible). 40 total points scored with a chance of blood showers from Mike Singletary’s head exploding when his team fails to score a touchdown on all 6 red zone possessions. Prediction: Bills 28, 49ers 12.

New Orleans @ Tampa Bay – Never thought I’d see the day where I got excited about every NFC Intra-Division game. Late Drew Brees pick seals this one for my new Super Bowl sleeper. Prediction: Bucs 31, Saints 27.

New York Giants @ Washington – They’ll be honoring Sean Taylor on Sunday, but the Skins will still fall short to the best team in the league. Prediction: Giants 34, Redskins 21.

Denver @ New York Jets – Just remember Jets fans, Favre is always a difference-maker…it’s just that it’s not always in a positive way. I can picture Baltimore going into New York in the first week of the playoffs and picking him off 3 times to stun the J-E-T-S. Not saying it’s going to happen, just throwing it out there. As for this game, Shanny keeps it close, but not close enough. Prediction: Jets 33, Broncos 27.

Sunday’s Late Games

Atlanta @ San Diego – Just when you’re convinced San Diego really does suck, they pull one out in the closing minutes to stun the Falcons. Prediction: Chargers 27, Falcons 24.

Random Thought #3 – If I made a list of jobs I would NOT want to have under any circumstances, “NFL Punt Returner” would easily make the top ten. Every time there’s a punt in the air I’m watching the descent of the ball with one eye, the oncoming defenders with the other eye, and trying to calculate if someone is about to die. Frightening job, I tell you.

Kansas City @ Oakland – Oakland’s just not good enough to win two in a row. It’s that simple. Prediction: Chiefs 30, Raiders 16

Pittsburgh @ New England – Like I said earlier, this is a huge test for Cassel. Flacco had a similar test in week 11 against the Giants Defense and failed. Aaron Rodgers threw for over 300 yards in Week 9 against Tennessee’s Defense, but couldn’t get the win. I see Cassell having similar problems in this one, with Lamar Woodley picking off 2 of the 3 INTs that Cassell throws. Despite Pittsburgh’s O-line issues, I see them holding on in a great game on Sunday in Foxboro. Prediction: Steelers 23, Patriots 20

Sunday Night and Monday Night Games

Chicago @ Minnesota – I say instead of 11 on 11, we just line up Adrian Peterson 2 yards behind the line of scrimmage on one side and line up Brian Urlacher on the other and let them go at it. You’re telling me you wouldn’t stop what you were doing to watch that? Prediction: Bears 31, Vikings 24

Jacksonville @ Houston – Do any of the Texans go to Joel Osteen’s church in Houston? These are the things I wonder about when I am completely bored at the thought of watching one snap of this game. Prediction: Texans 21, Jaguars 17

Random Thought #4 – Is Thanksgiving dinner overrated? Not the holiday, just the dinner itself. I’m not saying it’s not great year after year, it’s just that the hype is so big at this point, maybe it’s not quite as good as we think. Discuss…

If Betting were Legal

Last Week: 8-8
Year to Date: 90-87

Here’s my picks for Wk 13:

Enjoy Thanksgiving and Week 13 everyone!

-The Schnoz

Since I won’t have a chance to post this tomorrow or Friday, here we go…….

You didn’t hear much about Shaun Alexander’s return to Seattle on Sunday because, well, he didn’t play. In the 4 games he suited up for with the Redskins, Alexander carried the ball 11 times for a total of 24 yards. Today, Alexander was cut by the team.

When I saw Alexander deliver an impromptu sermonette at the Wave Conference last month, he talked about the circumstances that led him to come to Washington. How it seemed like all the signs in his life were pointing to it happening, and then the Redskins called. If you remember from that post, he was there at the conference with Clinton Portis, who apparently responded to the message preached by Judah Smith that night and met with Pastor Steve Kelly after the service.

I spoke with a pastor from Wave Church a few weeks later who confirmed that Portis and Pastor Kelly did meet after the service and that Portis was serious about connecting with God on a deeper level. Not sure how that’s working out for Clinton…I truly hope it is.

And now Shaun’s gone from Washington. I’m not surprised. For the past two seasons he hasn’t done much to impress. Seems like he became wary of taking a big hit, and was always backing his way into contact instead of trying to get by it or through it. (Not that I can blame him, they do hit pretty hard in the NFL.) Maybe he was wrong about God wanting him to play for the Redskins? Or maybe God brought him there for a few games to help Clinton Portis make some spiritual connections? Or maybe God wasn’t really involved at all?

Either way, I’m sure Shaun will land on his feet. And whether those feet are wearing cleats for another NFL team or wearing dress shoes as he talks at speaking engagements he will surely book upon eventually retiring, I’m betting you’ll hear nothing but positive things coming out of his mouth. He just seems like that type of guy.

So, if you’re an NFL GM, do you hire Alexander on the cheap? Or do you think he’s done?

In his weekly power poll column at Deadspin, Will Leitch (the former editor of the site) references pastor Ed Young and his recent sermon that encouraged every married couple in the church to have sex for 7 days straight. (Well, actually I think it was sex once a day for seven straight days…sex for seven days straight might be physically impossible without a Cialis IV in one arm and a Red Bull IV in the other.)

In the story Leitch mentions spending “the first 17 years of his life as a rather devoted churchgoer” and admits to having seen D.C. Talk in concert more than any other band. He also admits that he’s rambling a bit, saying, “I’m not sure where I’m going with this; it’s almost Thanksgiving, and holidays always get me thinking about being all religious as a kid. It lasted longer than I think it did.”

There’s really no point to this post other than the fact that I’m a big fan of Will’s writing and I find it interesting that he spent most of his formative years in church. Perhaps if I can dig up some photos of him at a Carman concert I can convince him to do an interview with PFB?

Happy Thanksgiving Will, and remember: Love is a Verb!

(Deadspin.com)

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I watched a lot of football yesterday. Not a record-breaking amount, or anything like that. Just a nice heaping, healthy dose of it. But around 7:30pm last night I was done, so we DVRed the AMAs and watched them instead of the Colts-Chargers game.

Despite going only 7-7 in my picks yesterday, my predictions from Friday’s Schnoz Report weren’t too bad. In some cases, they were actually pretty good. Between the football games and the AMAs, I had enough thoughts going through my noggin that I figured we needed a recap of what went down yesterday.

So here’s a combination NFL Week 12 / AMAs Wrap-Up…

Bonus Prediction: Buckeyes 42, Wolverines 17. Actual: Buckeyes 42, Mich. 7. – Right around the time this game was ending I was waiting in line at Steve and Barry’s to buy Starbury warm-up pants for $8.98. Happy to report they are comfortable. In other words, I didn’t watch a single snap of this game. I’m sorry. But hey, I nailed the Buckeyes score and missed Michigan by 10 points.

Bonus Prediction: Sooners 37, Red Raiders 27. Actual: Sooners 65, T Tech 21. – Not really close on this one, though I did have the right side winning. Speaking of confident teams winning, that Kanye West has enough confidence for all of us. He was presented with 2 awards last night and performed near the end of the show. I think his new CD comes out tomorrow too. Be prepared for an onslaught of people telling you they love his new CD, when in fact they bought it and only listened to it twice.

Prediction: Browns 24, Texans 13 Actual: Browns 6, Texans 16 – Not a good prediction. I didn’t see the Texans scoring a lot of points…and they didn’t. But what I failed to see was Romeo Crennel benching a struggling Brady Quinn for Derek Anderson. That didn’t turn out so well. Speaking of failing to see things. I fail to see what’s going on with Pink. Her duet with Sarah McLachlan showed that she has some singing talent…but, I don’t know, who’s buying her records? Do teenage boys want her? Do teenage girls want to be like her? I mean, her new song on the radio is about how she is going to go have more fun now that she’s divorced because she’s a rock star and has the right moves. I guess there’s just some things I’ll never figure out the allure of, like binge drinking and Color Me Badd.

Prediction: Chiefs 27, Bills 20. Actual: Chiefs 31, Bills 54 – Another not so good pick. Did anyone see the Bills breaking out like that? Speaking of did anyone see…did anyone see Beyoncee perform that “Single Ladies” song? There was so much jiggling going on during that song that lawyers for Jell-O filed 7 different lawsuits for copyright infringement before she was finished. Not to mention the fact she was basically dancing in her underwear, or a bathing suit, or whatever that was she was dancing in. I’m no prude, but geesh. After 10 seconds I had seen enough. Seemed like a good time for a drink refill anyway.

Prediction: Ravens 38, Eagles 9. Actual: Ravens 36, Eagles 7. – I basically nailed this one, right down to my call that Andy Reid would “eat Donovan McNabb”. He actually did something worse. He benched him at halftime, but he didn’t even do it himself. He sent his assistant coach over to tell him. Shame on you Andy! Not that he didn’t deserve it, but Donovan would probably have preferred to spend the second half traveling through Andy Reid’s duodenum than on the sideline in a parka.

Prediction: Dolphins 31, Patriots 27. Actual: Dolphins 28, Patriots 48. – It was a shootout like I thought it might be, but it was Matt Cassell, and not Chad Pennington, who proved to be the difference. What’s Bill Belicheck doing up there in Foxboro? He works Cassell into the offense slowly for the first 8 weeks and doesn’t allow him to throw deep…now he’s had back to back 400 yard passing games? I really hope these Patriots get another shot at the Jets in the playoffs…that would be a phenomenal game.

Prediction: Bucs 40, Lions 24. Actual: Bucs 38, Lions 20. – I have to admit, when the Lions went up 17-0 I thought I was going to look like a fool for picking TB as my Super Bowl sleeper pick on Friday. Then I remembered that the Lions are starting Daunte Culpepper as their QB, and next thing I know the Bucs were on top. The only thing more predictable than that Buccaneer comeback was the inevitable Jonas Brothers-virginity joke from AMA host Jimmy Kimmel last night. Is that going to be a running joke at every music awards show until one of them gets married or has a child? Yawn.

Prediction: Bears 16, Rams 3. Actual: Prediction: Bears 27, Rams 3 – I nailed the ineptitude of the Rams offense…the only problem was I underestimated the ineptitude of their defense.

Prediction: Cowboys 35, 49ers 11. Actual: Cowboys 35, 49ers 22 – Another nice guess. Random thought on the Cowboys: last year the Cowboys peaked too early, but this year they are set up to peak when it matters most. I’m not saying they will, only that they’re set up to do so. Speaking of peaking too early, Miley Cyrus turned sweet 16 yesterday. Not a bad way to spend your 16th birthday, performing at the AMAs. She’s really good at what she does, I only hope we’ve learned from the countless other young stars who’ve gone before that it’s hard to stay on top of this industry while keeping your sanity. I hope she pulls it off.

Prediction: Vikings 30, Jags 17. Actual: Vikings 30, Jags 12 – Again I picked the winning team’s score on the dot. I’m beginning to feel a little bit like Kanye West. Maybe I should wear some ridiculous sunglasses as I walk around work today. (I won’t even get into the bedazzled eye patch Rihanna was wearing)

Prediction: Jets 20, Titans 14. Actual: Jets 34, Titans 13 – This just felt like the right time for the Titans to lose. I bet deep down, Jeff Fisher’s not even mad about it. Too difficult to carry the “undefeated baggage” all season long. Now they can worry about winning just 1 game at a time. And I’ll tell you one thing: despite how dominant the Jets were in this one, if these teams meet again in January, I like the Titans’ chances.

Prediction: Broncos 31, Raiders 13 Actual: Broncos 10, Raiders 31 – Here’s the first of the two backwards games that I almost predicted perfectly, only I had the teams flipped. Who’s feeling worse this morning? Mike Shanahan because his team got spanked by Al Davis in Denver, or Scott Weiland, who did not seem fit for operating heavy machinery as he (ironically) introduced Pink to sing her song “sober”?

Prediction: Panthers 42, Falcons 28 Actual: Panthers 28, Falcons 45 – Here’s the second of the backwards games. I blame both of them on last week’s Broncos-Falcons game, which convinced me that the Falcons were on a slide and the Broncos were going to make this thing work. Wrong and wrong.

Prediction: Giants 28. Cardinals 27. Actual: Giants 37. Cardinals 29 – The Giants are the best team in football. Before yesterday about 95% of everyone knew that. Now everyone probably knows. They can beat with you offense or defense. They can beat you by being disciplined AND they can beat you when their play is sloppy. They can beat you with 3 RBs, and they can beat you when their best RB is out. Are you ready for Eli Manning to be a back-to-back Super Bowl champion? You might want to start thinking about the idea.

Prediction: Redskins 24, Seahawks 17. Actual: Redskins 20, Seahawks 17 – We’ll finish up with the most frustrating of all the finishes yesterday. I had the Redskins (-3.5). I also had predicted a 24-17 finish. The Skins were inside the 10-yard line with a 3rd and short and Jason Campbell hit Mike Sellers on the hands with what would have probably been a touchdown. If Sellers catches it, I probably cover the spread, and absolutely nail the prediction. But…he drops it. Redksins settle for 3, and then fumble the ball minutes later when they had another chance to tack on more points, and 20-17 is your final score. This is why I don’t bet big money on NFL games.

Let me know if I missed anything…

The Schnoz Report’s going game by game to take on Week 12 in the NFL. All football this week, folks.

Grab a pen and a post-it note. When you come to a prediction you think is idioticly wrong, write it down. At the end of the post, let me know which pick is the wrongest in the comments. Yeah, wrongest.

The Thursday Night Game

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh – I see the Bengals opening up an early lead, but the Steelers defense taking over the game and helping them to win comfortably. Prediction: Steelers 27, Bengals 10. (For some reason I feel really good about this one)

Bonus Saturday College Picks

Michigan @ Ohio State – I see PFB Reader Buddy Watts dancing with glee around his Dallas, Texas abode when the Buckeyes go up 35-10 on their opening drive of the 3rd quarter. I see Terrelle Pryor earning a few more marijuana leaf stickers for his helmet. I see Rich Rodriguez looking embarassed. Prediction: Buckeyes 42, Wolverines 17.

Texas Tech @ Oklahoma – The Red Raiders haven’t been getting much love from the talking heads this week. Most of the media seems to be on the Sooner bandwagon on this one. Lots of talk about “Mike Leach can’t win the big game” and “Oklahoma’s bad wins look much better than Texas Tech’s bad wins”. As tough as it will be for Texas Tech playing in Norman, I don’t think you can count them out because of the big play potential of their offense. I’d like to pick the Red Raiders here so I could say I told you so, but you have to admit, it is prety tough to win on the road.  Prediction: Sooners 37, Red Raiders 27.

Sunday’s Early Games

Houston @ Cleveland - I like what I’ve seen from the Matt Schaub Texans this year. I have not liked what I’ve seen from the Sage Rosenfels Texans at all. If Schaub and the rest of the team come back healthy next year, I think they’re going to be a playoff team. Slaton and Andre Johnson are huge weapons. And that young defense keeps getting better.  Unfortunately for them, this week is a Sage game. Prediction: Browns 24, Texans 13

Buffalo @ Kansas City – I’m a believer in Tyler Thigpen. Not as the savior of the world, but as the future of the Kansas City QB situation. I used to feel the same about Trent Edwards in Buffalo, but he’s regressing faster than the DOW Jones. Prediction: Chiefs 27, Bills 20.

Philadelphia @ Baltimore – Here’s how this one plays out in my head: The Eagles offense can’t get anything going, the Eagles Defense sacks Flacco 7 times, the Ravens Defense scores 3 touchdowns, and Andy Reid eats Donovan McNabb. Prediction: Ravens 38, Eagles 9.

New England @ Miami – The under/over for amount of times the word “wildcat” is uttered in this game is 19.5 and I’m taking the over. Also, I’d tell you this was an important game in the Bill Belicheck era, and that the Patriots might not make the playoffs if they lose, but have you seen the rest of their schedule? PIT at home, @SEA, @OAK, ARI at home in a game that won’t mean anything to the Cards, and @BUF. They’re almost a lock to get to 10 wins, right? Prediction: Dolphins 31, Patriots 27.

Tampa Bay @ Detroit – Looking for a team to be this year’s Giants? A team that sneaks into the playoffs as a Wild Card and gets hot at the right time? May I submit to you the Tampa Bay Bucs. I had a chance to watch their game against Minnesota on DirecTV Shortcuts this week (every play of the game condensed into 30 minutes…as AMAZING as it sounds) and I was very impressed. Their defense is feisty, and Jeff Garcia is feistier. Just keep an eye on them, that’s all I’m saying. Prediction: Bucs 40, Lions 24.

Chicago @ St. Louis – Wow, this game stinks. Prediction: Bears 16, Rams 3.

San Francisco @ Dallas – I’ll be honest: I’m already tired of Mike Singletary. He came out so strong in the first week of his tenure, that he’s got nowhere to go from here. (can’t remember who said this first, it might have been the Sports Guy on a podcast last month). Now it just feels like he has to be mad and intense all the time or else people are going to asking, “What’s wrong with Singeltary?” or “Is Mike Singletary losing his edge?”. Try being happy buddy, or at least growing a nice Jeff Fisher mustache. Prediction: Cowboys 35, 49ers 11.

Minnesota @ Jacksonville – I’m evoking the “whichever team has more to play for will win” theorem for this game. The Vikings are tied for first in their division. The Jags are done. Adrian Peterson rushes for 200 yards and the Vikings pull off the upset. Prediction: Vikings 30, Jags 17.

NY Jets @ Tennessee – The Game of the Week? I guess it is. I’ve been hearing all week how the Jets match up great with the Titans.  I’ll be honest, I’m starting to believe it. I don’t believe the Titans will go undefeated this year, so maybe, just maybe, they’re looking ahead to playing on National TV on Thanksgiving Day next week against the Lions? Brett Favre is the storyline here, like it or not. More than 1 interception and they lose. 1 or less and I think the Jets shock the world. Prediction: Jets 20, Titans 14.

Sunday’s Late Games

Oakland @ Denver – Am I the only one who really enjoys the “Mike Shanahan detests Al Davis” angle? In a world where sports have become a business more than anything else, and rivalries don’t have the oomph they used to, it’s good to see a coach making it personal. Bravo, Shanny! Let that anger burn as bright as your angry red face! Prediction: Broncos 31, Raiders 13

Carolina @ Atlanta – I realize the Panthers 8-2 record might not be the prettiest 8-2 you’ve ever seen, but I’m having trouble getting past the fact that the Falcons couldn’t take care of the Broncos at home last week. Let’s put the Matt Ryan lovefest on hold for a week and see what he can do with the team’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Prediction: Panthers 42, Falcons 28

NY Giants @ Arizona – The Cardinals have a comfortable lead in their division, they’re facing the best pass rush in the game, and their quarterback is older than everyone reading this. If I’m Ken Whisenhunt, I’m throwing Matty Leinart out there and giving Kurt the week off. Prediction: Giants 28. Cardinals 27.

Washington @ Seattle – It’s the return of Zorn to Seattle! And the return of Shaun Alexander to Seattle! And the return of the Seahawks to NFL irrelevance! Can’t wait to watch this one. Prediction: Redskins 24, Seahawks 17.

Sunday Night and Monday Night Games

Indianapolis @ San Diego – It’s remarkable that the Colts are 6-4. Of their 6 wins, the only game they haven’t trailed in was the 31-3 stomping of Baltimore. In their other 5 wins they have trailed by 7 pts, 10 pts, 5 pts, 17 pts, and 15 pts. If they can make the playoffs as a Wild Card and make a run to the Super Bowl, I think it will be Peyton Manning’s finest work yet. Prediction: Colts 34, Chargers 17

Green Bay @ New Orleans – When it’s all said and done, I think the Saints might be the worst team in the NFC South. Who would have predicted that before the season? (Chad Gibbs did! Oh wait, he predicted they would play in the NFC Championship game…nevermind). Prediction: Packers 30, Saints 20

If Betting were Legal

Last Week: 5-11(The Schnoz’s first losing Week in 2008! Boo!!!!!!)
Year to Date: 82-79

Here’s my picks for Wk 12 (as you can see, I had the right side in last night’s game):

Enjoy Week 12 everyone!

-The Schnoz

Here at Prayers For Blowouts we love to let our members spout off their opinions on anything and everything.

Recently we asked them to tell us about the most expensive sports ticket they had ever purchased.

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I paid $500 for a ticket to the infamous Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS at Wrigley. Better known as The Bartman Game. I was there, but I was on the same side of the field (3rd/LF) and could only tell that the ball went down the line and then there was a lot of booing and beer flying through the air. I had to call my brother at home to find out what was going on. Then, the rest of that awful inning happened and it was like Wrigley was in a bubble that had no oxygen.

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My sophomore year of college (97)- My dad, four friends and I paid twice face value (roughly $150) a ticket to travel to Pittsburgh to watch the Badgers get demolished in the first round of the Tournament. It was a magical season that took beating #2 Minnesota on the day before the brackets were announced just to get in. Looking back it was an absolute waste of money but absolutely worth it!

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I don’t like to shell out a lot of money on sporting events or musical events. (I have been lucky enough to score free tickets to see the Titans play twice already this year though!)However, on the flip side, my cheapest ticket ever was to see the Texas Rangers play for $5…it was a double header AND the guys and I got to be on Fox Sports for taunting Pedro Martinez from the upper deck without shirts on. Priceless.

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I think the most I ever paid for a sporting event was $130 for the Final Four a couple years ago. Totally worth it. Three games over two days and a whole lot of fun.

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$40 to the Bobcats game.

Probably wouldn’t do it again, but it was with my son so it was worth it.

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I paid probably $30 to see the Dallas Stars face off against the St. Louis Blues in a Stanley Cup playoff game back in ‘94 or so. My first live hockey game. Completely worth the money.

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Sadly, I don’t get to see many sporting events live, mostly because I’m a poor freelance writer who can’t afford pro-level tickets. However, as a Twins fan from Texas, I do plan to make my way up to Minnesota during the 2009 season for a long weekend/3-game series to pay my fond respects to the Metrodome (and its glorious blue baggie) before they tear it down. I have no clue how much this endeavor might cost me, but it will be worth it!

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The most I ever paid for a ticket to a sporting event was $50 to go see Maryland play Tennessee in the Peach Bowl (now the Chick-fil-a Bowl), Maryland won 30-3 so it was definitely worth it; especially getting to heckle all the UT fans and their horrible fight song.

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Romo

Oh that Tony Romo. A few weeks ago he was changing the tire of a broken down couple. This week he took a homeless man to the movies. “I haven’t showered in days,” the man said. “Don’t worry about that,” Romo allegedly replied. “I’m used to locker rooms.”

Is he a genuinely good guy or is he pulling these stunts for publicity? Personally, I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt. After all, if he was that worried about his public image, he would have dumped Jess Simpson a while ago.

What do you think? As these stories keep coming out, do you nod your head in approval, or roll your eyes in annoyance?

What will some Redskins be doing on their trip to Seattle? Backup RB Shaun Alexander will be visiting his old church. Punter Ryan Plackemeier will be performing for Jesus when he comes out to punt. (WashingtonPost.com)