East Region Breakdown: Can the Mountaineers Rise Above the Wildcats?
by Mr. T | March 16, 2010 at 12:01 p.m.
Mr. T's 22 Gambling Picks for Super Bowl 44
by Mr. T | February 5, 2010 at 12:52 p.m.
NFL Picks: The Best Football Weekend of The Year
by Mr. T | January 22, 2010 at 4:47 p.m.
Late Night TV Isn't So Disimilar to NFL Football, Plus Playoff Week 2 Picks
by Mr. T | January 15, 2010 at 6:25 p.m.
A New Year Brings Opportunity and Week 1 of the NFL Playoffs
by Mr. T | January 8, 2010 at 3:42 p.m.UPDATED: Taking The Gloves Off For The Week 16 NFL Picks
by Mr. T | December 23, 2009 at 4:22 p.m.
You'll find very few people who like a great pay-per-view boxing fight more than me, so I was incredibly disappointed last night when I heard that the highly anticipated Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight may be off. Neither fighter got injured, the promoters agreed to get along, and distribution of the purse wasn't the issue here. Usually those are the only things that prevent fights from happening. This time it's drug testing. Floyd Mayweather's camp wants Olympic-style drug testing leading up to the fight with blood samples as opposed to the standard urinary samples that would occur regularly. There is some skepticism in the Mayweather camp that Pacquiao was only able to successfully move up in weight because he had been getting steroid shipments from a "Ronnie" located in Seaside Heights, N.J. Pacquiao refused to take blood tests because he's very superstitious and doesn't want to change his pre-fight training with blood testing. In his public statement, Mayweather admits that no one wants to take blood with a needle, but he feels as if the sport deserves the best sportsmanship the fighters can provide. Keep Reading »
Go Big Or Go Home With 'Avatar' and the Week 15 NFL Picks
by Mr. T | December 18, 2009 at 3:34 p.m.
Will the Colts or the Saints Make Bids for Perfection?
by Mr. T | December 17, 2009 at 4:10 p.m.
The prospect of an undefeated season has arisen for two NFL teams after 14 weeks. Both the Colts and Saints sit without a loss, but the paths they take from here will be vastly different. The Saints seem to care about remaining undefeated. They still have something to play for this week (against the Cowboys) and possibly next week as well (against the Buccaneers) if the Vikings can beat Carolina on Sunday night. New Orleans could follow the path of the 2007 Patriots with the added luck that they won't be playing a possible Super Bowl foe at the end of the regular season. Even if they give a 75% effort in Week 17 against the Panthers, their offense should be firing on all cylinders even with an extra week of rest. Keep Reading »
The Perfect Holiday Party Recovery Strategy: Week 14 of the NFL
by Mr. T | December 11, 2009 at 5:05 p.m.
The holiday season brings many a party. You've got your office holiday party, your friends' holiday parties, and Christmas-themed bar crawls. (Sidenote: We have our 12 Bars of Christmas charity bar crawl in New York City this weekend, which should have about 700 people. I highly suggest you look to participate in your city's 12 Bars of Christmas next year. They exist in most major cities like New York, Boston, Chicago, Tampa, and Seattle to name a few. It's the kind of shit show that your body can only handle once a year. It's a barrel of fun.) I read an article a couple weeks ago saying that people weren't as interested in having office flings as they were in previous years. People must be worried about losing their job in this economy if the situation with a co-worker gets a little sticky. What you should really be worried about is sloppily making out with an ugly co-worker in the back corner or letting loose on the dance floor like you're Elaine Benes. Making a good score can't hurt you too badly, but being the topic of water cooler talk on Monday morning because you disappeared into the janitor's closet with the ugly intern whose propensity for body hair earned her the nicknamed of Mufasa will never go away. Shitting Your Pants Gets You a Promotion in the NFL, Plus Thursday Night's NFL Pick
by Mr. T | December 10, 2009 at 4:04 p.m.
America is a wonderful place. Only in American can you be unproductive in your job and still get promoted. Meanwhile, more productive people sit around in anguish as they get passed up for the opportunity. What does this have to do an NFL picks column? The answer is Joe Burnett. After Sanchez's Botched Slide, the Rest of the Week 13 NFL Picks
by Mr. T | December 4, 2009 at 4:36 p.m.
After Mark Sanchez injured his left knee last week, the Jets brought in Joe Girardi to teach him how to slide on Tuesday. Then the young lad goes out and dives head first for a first down last night and injures his right knee. The Jets must not have shaded that part red in his playbook. Maybe if Rex Ryan holds his hand while he's in the huddle, he'll get the point. First the hot dog, then coming to the podium with prepared cue cards, and now this. It's been an interesting rookie season for the Trojan man. I brought in Danny Sheridan to help me make this week's picks. If they go downhill, the blame is on him. The NFL Network Has Got to Do Better Than Bills-Jets
by Mr. T | December 3, 2009 at 5:03 p.m.
After sweeping the games on Thanksgiving last week, I slipped into a tryptophan-induced coma feeling good about life. Unfortunately when I came back to life late Sunday, the rest of my picks were faring as well as Tiger Woods' marriage. The only things more disappointing than my picks from last week are the quality of women that Tiger is associating with and his ability to cover his tracks. Why is Tiger settling for some trashy leftover from "Tool Academy" when he should be crushing the best looking broads in the world? He's Tiger fucking Woods! I think going to Stanford and playing golf his whole life turned him into the same dork who Bill Simmons didn't feel like watching at the poker table in Vegas. Serving Up a Heaping Helping of NFL Week 12 Picks
by Mr. T | November 25, 2009 at 2:47 p.m.
Cutting to the Chase for Week 11 NFL Picks
by Mr. T | November 20, 2009 at 2:18 p.m.
I tried to come up with a catchy opening to the Friday NFL picks column this week, but I think I blew my load in yesterday's Thursday preview. In reality, the opening doesn't matter if you're not delivering winners, so I'm taking a business-like approach this week. Mike Singletary wants winners and so do I. Let's cut the shit and get right to the picks. WEEK 11 PICKS: Here's Hoping This Week's Thursday Night Game is More Entertaining
by Mr. T | November 19, 2009 at 5:04 p.m.
The bye weeks are over in the NFL and it's nice to get back to a full slate of football. It'll also be nice to get away from the Patriots/Colts post-game conversation since Belichick's decision to go for it on 4th and 2 on his own 28 has been discussed ad nauseum. While it was interesting for the 24 hours after the game, the media typically didn't let the conversation die. It seemed as if Belichick's decision to go for it was gaining steam because everyone was falling on the side of he's a genius and he had his best players on the field. I'm sure that was really good for team morale. The defense must be happy the coach has their back. I thought it was a bad decision at the time and my stance hasn't changed. Belichick is a cocky and arrogant shitbag, so I'm glad it didn't work out for him. If Jim Zorn or Norv Turner makes this coaching move, we're not even having this conversation. Belichick's legacy shouldn't shield him from taking the blame for this stupidity. Keep Reading »