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I was just looking over some old posts and I was re-reading a post by Gator 28037.  He was talking about a bunch of stadiums he had visited in the SEC conference to watch the Gators and others play college football.  I added a comment about a game I had watched in Eugene, Oregon at Autzen Stadium.  Anyway it got me thinking back to a moment I will always remember.  It was baseball though, not football.  I had enlisted in the army in March of 1975 and after basic training at Fort Ord in California, I was sent to Fort Devens in Massachusetts for my advanced training at the ASA school there.  I was a baseball fan, but really didn't follow any one team at the time.  There were no teams really close to home in Oregon.  My training company commander got tickets to a Red Sox game at Fenway against Baltimore and any of us that wanted to go got a bus trip into Boston for the game. 

When I walked into that stadium and saw for the first time a major league ball park, it was almost unreal.  The place was almost too perfect.  The grass was so green and all.  The players were people that I had only seen on TV or baseball cards, but there they were.  Fred Lynn, Jim Rice, Carl Yaztremski, Carlton Fisk, Dwight Evans and on and on.  Brooks Robinson was still playing for Baltimore.  Anyway from that moment on I became a BIG Red Sox fan.  By the way, I was fortunate enough to get tickets to the World Series that year too. I got to go to the first game, which Boston won, and I had tickets for game six, but wouldn't you know it. A guy in my company  talked me into selling those to him (he was just married) so he could take his new wife to the game.  I guess that's the way it goes, but a great memory just the same.

The Oregon defense just couldn't stop the power running of Stanford yesterday.  The offense did their part by scoring 42 points, but couldn't keep up with Stanford.  Very dissappointing game for Duck fans but more so for the team.  The Ducks still control thier own destinay in the Pac 10 though.  If they win out they still win the Pac 10 and go to the Rose Bowl.  Go Ducks!!!

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Ravens 4-3 @ Bengals 5-2 Even though it seems as if the Ravens are improving some, I do not think they are as good as the Bengals.I will pick the Bengals to win this game. Bengals by 7.

Texans 5-3 @ Colts 7-0 I think this is the upset of the week. Texans win by 10.

Packers 4-3 @ Buccaneers 0-7 Packers win by 17.

Cardinals 4-3 @ Bears 4-3 Cardinals beat those bears. Cardinals by 14.

Chiefs 1-6 @ Jaguars 3-4 Jaguars win one more here. Jaguars by 3.

Dolphins 3-4 @ Patriots 5-2 It would not surprise me to see the Dolphins win this one. But I'll go with Tom Brady and the Patriots and see if they can hold off the Dolphins. Patriots by 10.

Redskins 2-5 @ Falcons 4-3 Redskins had a week off to get it together. Did they? I'll stick with the Falcons and hope they are not on the decline. Falcons by 7.

Panthers 3-4 @ Saints 7-0 I just really do not think the Panthers are in the same class as the Saints. Tho the Saints had a really bad week last week. I don't see them having two bad weeks in a row. Saints win by 14.

Lions 1-6 @ Seahawks 2-5 I think the Lions will upset the Seahawks and have their second win here. Lions win by 12.

Titans 1-6 @ 49ers 3-4 49ers win another here. 49ers by 10.

Chargers 4-3 @ Giants 5-3 Chargers stop the Giants. Chargers win by 7.

Cowboys 5-2 @ Eagles 5-2 This should be a really tough game. Both teams want this win bad to claim soul possesion of first place. But I think the Cowboys will come out on top. Cowboys win by 3.

Monday Night Football

Steelers 5-2 @ Broncos 6-1 Tough game. Steelers defense is at question now as two of their key players are out due to injuries. Can the reserves play well enough to hold back the Broncos? Personally I believe they can. Note (Ben Roethlisberger has been sacked 20 times this season, I expect him to be sacked in this game as well. Roethlisberger has been sacked more than anyone else in the NFL sinse he started in 2004. An NFL high 212 times. No other quarterback has been sacked more than 174 times. So how many times will the Broncos get to him this week?) I'll pick the Steelers to win by 10.


Results through Week 8:

118 Regular season games played thus far this year.

Ron -- 79 wins, 38 losses

Dan -- 28 wins, 10 losses

Jason -- 3 wins, 10 losses

Bryan P -- 26 wins, 14 losses

Come on guys, Post your picks! It is all for fun. Get involved and have fun!

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Thanks Ron