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The winner of the “Living with Sportz” Fan of the Day for November 8th is Cornelius Green. Cornelius was the 1974 Rose Bowl MVP as QB of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Cornelius has been a guest on Living with Sportz Radio and I am proud to call him a friend. Cornelius is definitely “Living with Sportz.” Congrats Cornelius!!!

Living with Sportz Radio is Tuesday Night. The radio show will be on at 8ET/7CT/ 6MT/ 5PT every Tuesday and what a great show I have planned for Tuesday night: special guest Aaron Knox will join me. Knox is the online sports editor of the Tampa Tribune. He also is a huge Oregon Ducks fan and we will discuss the NFL, college football and even some NBA memories. We will also have our weekly visit from Cool Mike. I will have my opinions on the NFL and college football seasons and the beloved BCS. There may be a surprise or two along the way.

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Coryell Factor: In 1978, when Don Coryell began coaching the San Diego Chargers, the Chargers had a win-loss record of 1-4 for that season. The team broke their losing streak with eight additional wins and three losses that season after Coryell became head coach. Don Coryell, Hall of Fame 2011

Today’s Article: A Few Notes from yesterday in the NFL

1. Biggest Surprise–1-Cleveland Browns
2. Biggest Disappointment–1-NE Patriots 2-Dallas Cowboys 3-Cardinals 4th Quarter
3. Most Impressive Team–1-NY Giants
4. I am not a Kicker–Ndamokung Suh
5. I missed my first XP after 321 straight–Rian Lindell
6. Remember me, Belichick–Eric Mangini
7. We have beaten the Saints and Patriots in Back to Back Games–Cleveland Browns
8. I Took the Day Off–Ravens Punter, Sam Koch
9. It was GETTING CHILLY in Minnesota for 3 1/2 quarters–Viking Fans
10. Totally Unpredictable–The NFL
11. I only got sacked once this week–Jay Cutler
12. Our Demise has been Greatly Exaggerated–Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers
13. 293 and still counting–#4
14. Another miraculous comeback–#4
15. A Career High, 446 yards passing–#4
16. “I Need a Hug”–Brad Childress
17. May be the best Mathews Ever–Clay Mathews Jr
18. Unbelievable and Humble also–Clay Mathews Jr
19. What a difference a Year makes–Michael Jenkins
20. We Quickly changed from “Fire Childress” to “Lets Go Vikings”–Viking fans
21. The Emmy for the “Most Dramatic Series’ goes to–The Minnesota Vikings
22. 17/23, 295 yards and 4 Touchdowns–Phillip Rivers
23. One Pass Dropped and One Ruled a Drop Cost us the Game–Houston Texans
24. Please Change the Reception Rule in the NFL–Calvin Johnson & Arian Foster
25. I Talked to Les Miles about Clock Management–Jim Schwartz
26. We are used to Losing, Cant Change Now–Detroit Lions
27. We Found a Way to Win–Jets & Vikings
28. We, “Just Win Baby”–Oakland Raiders
29. 4th and inches, I should have PUNCHED it in–LeGarrette Blount
30. Whew, we still have a shot at the #1 pick–Buffalo Bills
31. We would pay more than $200,000 for Cam Newton–Buffalo Bills
32. Can I Pay Reggie Bush to play in Seattle?–Pete Carroll
33. We are Not the Best Team in the NFC–TB Bucs
34. I Need Monster.com –Gary Kubiak
35. Can it get any worse?–Wade Phillips
36. Buffalo vs. Dallas–Nobody Wins
37. I can screw up a Super Bowl contender–Wade Phillips
38. I believe in Wade Phillips, The Easter Bunny and Santa Claus–Jerry Jones
39. I am the General Manager of the Cowboys, Who can I blame?–Jerry Jones
40. Maybe we should chug on over to Mamby Pamby Land–Dallas Cowboys
41. Please don’t fire Brad Childress–Arizona Cardinals secondary
42. We saved Brad Childress–Arizona Cardinal secondary
43. Please don’t fire Wade Phillips–The entire NFL Fan Base outside of Dallas
44. Can I Stay Healthy?–Mathew Stafford
45. 184 yards, 2TD’s and Denver traded me–Peyton Hillis
46. I Was the Best Player on the Field–Peyton Hillis
47. I am 82 years old and caught a Touchdown Pass–Derrick Mason
48. Best Tandem in the NFL Sunday–Joe Flacco & Ray Rice
49. For one day, I was Better than Peyton Manning–Michael Vick
50. The Catch of The Day–Jacoby Ford
51. No Drama, Only Wins–NY Giants
52. 5 Wins in a row, Nobody is talking about us–NY Giants
53. We ARE the Best Team in New York City–NY Giants
54. We may be the Best Team in the NFL–NY Giants
55. Best Head Coaching Prospect–Perry Fewell
56. UGH–Carolina Panthers
57. UGH, 68 total Passing Yards–Carolina Panthers
58. We are Bad on Both Sides of the Border–Buffalo Bills
59. The Road Show Ends–Miami Dolphins
60. Totally Dominated–Miami Dolphins
61. Totally Dominated II–NE Patriots
62. Totally Dominated III–Seattle Seahawks
63. Totally Dominated IV–Carolina Panthers
64. Money–Sebastian Janikowski
65. Flashback to 1980–Raiders Win 3 in a Row
66. Why aren’t we in the NFC?–Baltimore Ravens
67. 6 catches and a 94 yard kick return for a TD–Jacoby Ford
68. Welcome back to reality–New England Patriots
69. The NFL Did Not Miss You This Week–Randy Moss
70. Who is Jacoby Ford?–KC Chiefs
71. Living with Sportz penalized again for piling on–Dallas Cowboys
72. No Longer the Laughing Stock–TB Bucs
73. I threw for under 200 yards and we won–Jay Cutler, Colt McCoy
74. Do I have to start again, EVER–Charlie Whitehurst
75. We are still tied for 1st Place in the NFC West–Seattle Seahawks
76. We had the week off and move into 1st Place–St Louis Rams
77. Worst Division EVER–NFC West
78. Can we play every game in Toronto?–Chicago Bears
79. This is not a misprint–Ndamukong Suh attempted an extra point
80. This is not a misprint II–Browns 34 Patriots 14
81. This is not a misprint III-Jimmy Claussen, 8/18, 47 yards
82. So, that’s what almost winning feels like again–Buffalo Bills
83. You never heard of me until yesterday–Jacoby Ford

This weeks “Living with Sportz” 2010 NCAA College Football Rankings: Nov 8th, 2010

1. Oregon: Play poorly and still win by 37
2. TCU: They have allowed 23 total points in the last 6 games
3. Auburn: Buried Chattanooga, have Georgia this week
4. Boise State: WAC=Weak A** Conference
5. Stanford: May be 2nd best team in college football
6. LSU: Miles takes down Saban
7. Wisconsin: Struggled early but take down Purdue
8. Ohio State: Hosts Joe Pa and Penn State this week
9. Nebraska: Went to overtime at Iowa State
10. Michigan State: They win out and win the Big Ten
11. Oklahoma State: Destroyed Baylor
12. Alabama: 2 Losses, will Bama fans survive?
13. Arkansas: Light up the old ball, Coach
14. Iowa: Struggled with Indiana
15. Utah: 68 points at Iowa State, 7 against TCU
16. Virginia Tech: Moving on up
17. Mississippi State: Dan Mullen has done an outstanding job
18. Arizona: Got clobbered by Stanford
19. Oklahoma: Lost at A&M, OMG!!!
20. Nevada: Their only loss is to Hawaii
21. South Carolina: Not as good as they thought
22. Texas A&M: Can they stay consistent at Baylor this week?
23. Central Florida: George O’Leary is happy he isn’t at Notre Dame
24. Missouri: Beat Oklahoma and now back on planet earth
25. San Diego State: Welcome to the poll, Aztecs

Where is USC? At “Living with Sportz“, you are not eligible for the polls if you are on probation. Sorry Trojan fans.

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