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Entries for August, 2012

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Week One College Football Winners

So, do you want winners? Do you want to know who is going to win? Do you just want reasons to tweet me or comment on this post about how wrong I am?

Non-BCS Conferences Predictions and One Bold, Major, Crazy, Prediction for 2012

Early today, I posted my predictions for the BCS conferences. Now I will look into my crystal ball and see if I can figure out the conferences on the outside looking in as far as the BCS is concerned. I'm adding BCS Buster potential in this post. Not every conference will have a potential BCS Buster. Since there are four FBS Independents I will just post what I think their win/loss record will be this year. Also, my biggest bold prediction of the year. Are you ready for it?

USM Golden Eagles Now in Massachusetts According to ESPN

This week, Mississippians got in an up roar when several news outlets referred to our state as the "Landmass" between New Orleans, LA. and Mobile, AL. It has made the rounds on Facebook and Twitter with a post even of the JFP site.

College Football Predictions for BCS Conferences

Last week the JFP College Football preview broke down the hopes and dreams of the colleges and universities in Mississippi. An entertaining issue that you should check out if you haven't yet. Before college football starts on Thursday night, let's look at each conference with some predictions. Enjoy.

What to Watch for Saturday Night in Saints vs Houston Texans Game

Being right or ahead of the curve is one thing you want in this job. Sometimes though you wish you were wrong even though you are right. Last week before the New Orleans Saints played the Jacksonville Jaguars at home, I mentioned the Saints had to do a better job ...

Aaron Kromer Takes Over Saints Head Coaching Duties When Joe Vitt's Suspension Starts

Aaron Kromer will take over as New Orleans Saints head coach when Joe Vitt begins his six game suspension (begins Sept 3), starts at the beginning of the NFL season. Kromer is the offensive line and running game coach. This is the fifth season the 45-year old coach has been ...

Atlanta Braves to Play Exhibition Game at Trustmark Park

This Tuesday (Aug 21) the Mississippi Braves announced that the big club will come to Trustmark Park. The Atlanta Braves will play an All-Star roster of the organization’s future stars on March 30, 2013 (Saturday) in an exhibition game. The game is tentatively scheduled to start with a 2p.m. first ...

Giants Should Punish Pierre-Paul Harshly for Stupid Prank

Video emerged this weekend from New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford (warning there is some bad language in the video) showing defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul throwing cornerback Prince Amukamara into an ice bath. Hazing has long been a part of life of sports. The problem of hazing is not confided ...

Home of The Masters, Augusta National, Finally Lets Women Join the Club

File this under the finally, about time file. Augusta National Golf Club announced today that the club will welcome its first two female members when the club opens for its new season in October. For years, the home of The Masters has resisted allowing women to join the private all-male ...

Former Madison Central Star Tobias Singleton Leaves Ole Miss For Jackson State

On Wednesday of last week (Aug 15) Ole Miss announced sophomore wide receiver Tobias Singleton had left the program. The former four star recruit from Madison Central was one of the big pieces of former Ole Miss Houston Nutt’s last recruiting class. The Rebels have lost Singleton and highly sought ...

Jaguars Nip Saints, 27-24, in a Wild Finish

It was not a good night for the New Orleans Saints or the replacement officials calling the game tonight. The Saints defense struggled against second year quarterback Blaine Gabbert and the Jacksonville Jaguars first string offense. Jacksonville won the coin toss and elected to receive. The Jaguars opened the game ...

What to Watch for Tonight in Saints and Jaguars Game

Tonight, WUFX (local station known as “My 35”) will carry the New Orleans Saints against the Jacksonville Jaguars with a pregame show starting a 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7 p.m. The Saints come into the game with a 1-1 record in the preseason. New Orleans defeated the Arizona Cardinals ...

U.S. Leads the World in Total Medals & Gold Medals After London Games End

The Summer Olympics are over for the next four years. In two years, the Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi, Russia. We won’t see the summer games against until 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Every nation will have to wait four more years to catch up to the United ...

Friday Night Lights Help From JFP Nation

I woke up this morning with cool breeze in the air and I couldn’t help but reminded of how close high school football is to starting. Several teams are traveling across the state tonight to participate in jamborees before the season kicks off next week. Since the other local paper ...

Saints Fall 7-6 to Patriots as Defense Rules the Night

After the Hall of Fame game, the New Orleans Saints spent the week holding joint practices with the New England Patriots before their preseason game. Those joint practices might have allowed both teams’ defense to dominate during the game. The game started with the Saints losing the coin toss and ...

History will be made Thursday Night in Green Bay vs San Diego Preseason Game

The NFL confirmed today that for the first time in history a woman will officiate a NFL game. On Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers meet the San Diego Chargers, Shannon Eastin will make history. Eastin has officiated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference games in the past. She has won six ...

Saints defeat Cardinals 17-10 in the Hall of Fame Game

Football is back. After an offseason where player activity has made more news than player signings, the New Orleans Saints getting back on the playing field meant more -- after one of harshest punishments ever given to an NFL franchise in the wake of "bounty gate." In the NFL Hall ...

Five Key Saints Questions to Watch During the Hall of Fame Game

Football returns on Sunday with the Hall of Fame game between the Arizona Cardinals and New Orleans Saints. The Saints finally get to play football after a tremulous offseason that included a prolonged contract dispute with quarterback Drew Brees and the bounty gate scandal. This game will be the first ...

USA Leads the Medal Count as Olympics Round the Turn into the Final Week

As the Olympics round the turn into the final week; this mega two week spectacle finally moves to track and field. The United States finally moved to the top of the leaderboard in overall medals as well. U.S. swimmers, American’s first gold in Judo for a man or woman, women’s ...

To Tweet or Not to Tweet is the Question for London 2012

There might not be a bigger lasting complaint about the London 2012 Olympics than results getting posted early for events NBC is delaying to show later in the night. Tape delay in 2012 seems laughable if you cover sports all day like I do. London is the first Olympics where ...