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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.
Diss by That Channel Your Cat Watches Draws Our Ire
After the enduring the War of Secession, a tumultuous Civil Rights era, Hurricane Katrina, the reputation of being first in everything bad and even being compared in unflattering terms to the eighth month of the year, Mississippians have developed a thicker skin than denizens of most other states. We expect …
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 …
the first 15 and other musings on Jackson
http://jacksonfreepress.com/users/photos/2012/aug/22/7816/ Since starting at the Jackson Free Press in May, I have been involved in producing 15 issues. For some of them I didn't do a lot, but others I can flip through and see the work I put in on most of the pages inside. It's very cool having …
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 …
Nunnelee Wants Rape Definition Changed; Says Planned Parenthood Protects Rapists
In light of Rep. Todd Akin's lunatic comments this weekend about "legitimate rape," other extremist statements about women's health issues are emerging from members of Congress. Take this video of Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss., slamming Planned Parenthood in support of an effort to de-fund the organization. In it, Nunnelee states: …
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 …
Reps. Akin, Ryan, et al, worked together to try to redefine rape
As if it's not bad enough that Rep. Todd Akin believes that women who are legitimately raped (I cringe to put those two words together), he was also part of a House Republican effort to redefine rape. The point, Mother Jones reports, was to keep federal funding for abortion away …
Are Republicans really trying to redefine rape? Seriously?
The news exploded today that a Republican senatorial candidate in Missouri, Rep. Todd Akin, has declared that women can't get pregnant from "legitimate rapes." This idiot was defending his anti-abortion stance (including rape and incest, of course): “It seems to me, first of all, what I understand from doctors is …
Grassroots Fundraiser for Soul Wired Cafe
Stacey “Soul” Winters is holding a special benefit for Soul Wired Café tonight late into the night. There will be five bands including Smooth Funk Band and Polycanon. Not only will there be awesome live music there will be poets spitting their talents. This is a grassroots endeavor and the …
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 …
Rage Against the Machine Guitarist Rages Against Paul Ryan
Ouch. After GOP vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan cited Rage Against the Machine as on eof his favoriate bands, Rage's guitarist Tom Morello responded in an op-ed on the Rolling Stone webiste.. Morello started with the money quote: "Paul Ryan's love of Rage Against the Machine is amusing, because he …
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 …
What's the Tea Party Sending JFP?
Here at the Jackson Free Press, we get a lot of mail. Much of it is legitimate correspondence in the form of helpful news tips and provocative letters to the editors. Some of it is comprised of the off-the-wall brain leakings of people who clearly have more free time on …