{"id":1115,"date":"2007-01-13T13:28:48","date_gmt":"2007-01-13T18:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/advanced-bowl-news-and-notes-2\/"},"modified":"2007-01-13T13:28:48","modified_gmt":"2007-01-13T18:28:48","slug":"advanced-bowl-news-and-notes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeduffy.net\/blog\/2007\/01\/advanced-bowl-news-and-notes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Bowl News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><\/p>\n<div class=Section1>\n<p class=MsoDate><st1:date Year=\"2006\" Day=\"14\" Month=\"1\">Sunday, January 14,<br \/>\n2006<\/st1:date><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:\n12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'>Approved sportsbooks are at <\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt;\ncolor:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linetrackers.com\/\"><span style='text-decoration:\nnone;text-underline:none'>www.linetrackers.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span\nclass=bodytext1><span style='mso-ansi-font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt'><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>Please be aware of all laws pertaining to online gambling in the<br \/>\ncountry in which you live. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The bowls are here.&nbsp; I have used a lot of sportsbooks<br \/>\nand so do most of my clients. 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BetUS.com offers top quality sports betting,<br \/>\ncasino games, and poker.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>To get the endorsement of <a\nhref=\"http:\/\/p6.hostingprod.com\/@joeduffy.net\/\">JoeDuffy.net<\/a> or <b><span\nstyle='color:blue'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.offshoreinsiders.com\/\">OffshoreInsiders.com<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/b>&nbsp;a sportsbook must have passed with flying colors ALL of the<br \/>\nfollowing criterion: our own positive first-hand experience, affirmative<br \/>\nfeedback from our valued clients, high marks from the respected watchdog groups.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.betus.com\/ats\/10499\/sportsbook\/default.aspx\">BetUs is<br \/>\nhitting 100 percent<\/a>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Temple-<span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Coming off a tremendous 91-84 win over defending A-10<br \/>\nregular-season champion George Washington on Wednesday, the Minutemen host<br \/>\narch-rival <st1:City><st1:place>Temple<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> on Saturday at <st1:time\nMinute=\"0\" Hour=\"12\">Noon<\/st1:time> at the <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Mullins<\/st1:PlaceName><br \/>\n<st1:PlaceType>Center<\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place>. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span><br \/>\ncomes into the game with a 12-4 record and a perfect 2-0 mark in A-10 play. The<br \/>\nMinutemen are off the best start since the 1995-96 <span class=GramE>season<\/span><br \/>\nwhen they won the first 26 games of the season and were ranked No. 1 most of<br \/>\nthe year. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span> is seeking its first 3-0 start in<br \/>\nA-10 play since 1997-98 when they started 8-0. The <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span>-Temple<br \/>\nrivalry opens a new chapter as the Owls come to <st1:City><st1:place>Amherst<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nwithout their longtime Hall of Fame Coach John Chaney, for the first time in<br \/>\nhistory. Under new coach Fran <span class=SpellE>Dunphy<\/span>, the Owls are<br \/>\n6-8 overall and 0-2 in the league, riding a four-game losing streak. The<br \/>\nMinutemen reached the 10-win mark earlier than any point in a season since that<br \/>\nyear, when they were 10-0. <span class=SpellE><span style='color:black'>UMass<\/span><\/span><span\nstyle='color:black'> has been stellar away from the <\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='color:black'>Mullins<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span style='color:black'> <\/span><st1:PlaceType><span\nstyle='color:black'>Center<\/span><\/st1:PlaceType><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='color:black'> this season with an 8-2 record. Those eight road\/neutral<br \/>\nwins are tied for the most in the nation among all teams. No. 12 Butler is 8-1<br \/>\naway from <\/span><st1:City><st1:place><span style='color:black'>Indianapolis<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='color:black'> and <\/span><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><span\nstyle='color:black'>Virginia<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><span style='color:black'><br \/>\n<\/span><st1:PlaceName><span style='color:black'>Commonwealth<\/span><\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place><span\nstyle='color:black'> has an 8-2 mark like <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span>. It<br \/>\nis huge improvement for <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span>, which was just 3-13<br \/>\naway from home in 2005-06. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span> has won eight of the<br \/>\n10 games away from home in the first two months. That includes a stretch of<br \/>\nfive wins in a row away from Mullins. <span class=SpellE>UMass<\/span> has won<br \/>\n14 of its last 18 at home.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Cincinnati-South <\/span><st1:State><st1:place><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'>Florida<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Press Notes <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>The <st1:place><st1:PlaceType>University<\/st1:PlaceType><br \/>\nof <st1:PlaceName>Cincinnati<\/st1:PlaceName><\/st1:place> will seek its first<br \/>\nBIG EAST Conference victory of the season and an end to a three-game losing<br \/>\nstreak when the Bearcats visit <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> on Sunday, Jan.<br \/>\n14. Game time at the <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> Sun Dome is <st1:time\nMinute=\"0\" Hour=\"14\">2 p.m.<\/st1:time> <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> enters the<br \/>\ncontest with a 9-6 record but has been idle since its 54-42 loss to <st1:place>Rutgers<\/st1:place><br \/>\non Jan. 7 in its league opener. <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> is 9-8 overall<br \/>\nand 0-3 in BIG EAST play. The Bulls lost to <st1:City><st1:place>Louisville<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>,<br \/>\n81-55, on Wednesday. <st1:City><st1:place>Cincinnati<\/st1:place><\/st1:City> and<br \/>\n<span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> have played one common opponent. Both have lost<br \/>\nto <span class=SpellE>UAB<\/span>. <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> incurred a 59-57<br \/>\nsetback to the Blazers on Dec. 4 while <span class=SpellE>USF<\/span> fell,<br \/>\n78-62, on Dec. 27. The Bearcats will be out to avert their longest losing<br \/>\nstreak in 19 seasons. <span class=SpellE>UC<\/span> last dropped four in a row<br \/>\nin February of the 1987-88 <span class=GramE>season<\/span>.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h3><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>NFL<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h3>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Seahawks-Bears<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:City><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Boston<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:City><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Globe<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><span class=SpellE>WR<\/span> Darrell Jackson (left toe)<br \/>\nwas forced out in the third quarter of the Seahawks\u2019 21-20 wild-card win. Coach<br \/>\nMike <span class=SpellE>Holmgren<\/span> didn\u2019t expect <span class=SpellE>D.J<\/span>.<br \/>\nHackett (sprained right ankle) to even play vs. Dallas, but he contributed two<br \/>\ncatches for 8 yards .<span class=SpellE>WR<\/span> Deion Branch has four 100-yard<br \/>\nreceiving games in the postseason, all with New England . In QB Matt <span\nclass=SpellE>Hasselbeck\u2019s<\/span> seven games since returning from a right knee<br \/>\ninjury, the BC product has topped out at 243 yards passing. The Bears allowed<br \/>\nmore than 300 yards in each of their final six regular-season games. CB Marcus <span\nclass=SpellE>Trufant<\/span> (ankle) is out .The Seattle run defense, which<br \/>\nallowed an average of 152.7 yards the last six games, was ranked 22d. <span\nclass=SpellE>Holmgren<\/span> has a 12-9 playoff record and is 14-3 vs. the<br \/>\nBears.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Courier News<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>At least on paper, the Seattle Seahawks look like the<br \/>\nideal opponent for the Bears\u2019 running game. That\u2019s because <st1:City><st1:place>Seattle<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>\u2019s<br \/>\nrun defense has been paper thin. The greatest obstacle for the Bears\u2019 running<br \/>\nattack may have been removed Friday when fullback Jason <span class=SpellE>McKie<\/span><br \/>\nwas given clearance to play by <span class=GramE>coach<\/span> <span\nclass=SpellE>Lovie<\/span> Smith in Sunday\u2019s playoff game after missing most of<br \/>\ntwo games with a sprained ankle. <o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Patriots-Chargers<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h1>\n<h2><st1:State><st1:place><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Victoria<\/span><\/st1:place><\/st1:State><span\nstyle='font-size:12.0pt'> Times Columnist<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText>Tom Brady is 11-1 in playoff games as a starting<br \/>\nquarterback. Philip Rivers is starting his first.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<h2><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>SF Gate<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=MsoBodyText><st1:City><st1:place>San Diego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nscored an NFL-high 492 points behind Tomlinson and first-year starting <span\nclass=GramE>quarterback<\/span> Philip Rivers. <st1:place>New England<\/st1:place><br \/>\nheld its opponents to 237, second-lowest in the league. Defensive-minded coach<br \/>\nBill Belichick no doubt will throw something at Rivers that the QB hasn\u2019t seen.<br \/>\nWhile the Patriots will try to keep marching toward their fourth Super Bowl<br \/>\nappearance in six seasons, the Chargers and their coach, Marty Schottenheimer,<br \/>\nwill try to erase some brutal playoff history. The Chargers haven\u2019t won in the<br \/>\nplayoffs since stunning <st1:City><st1:place>Pittsburgh<\/st1:place><\/st1:City><br \/>\nin the AFC championship game on <st1:date Year=\"1995\" Day=\"15\" Month=\"1\">Jan.<br \/>\n15, 1995<\/st1:date>. Counting the Super Bowl wipeout that followed, they\u2019ve<br \/>\nlost three straight in the postseason. And of course, Schottenheimer is 5-12 in<br \/>\nthe playoffs, with <st1:place><st1:City>Cleveland<\/st1:City>, <st1:State>Kansas<\/st1:State><\/st1:place><br \/>\nCity and <st1:City><st1:place>San Diego<\/st1:place><\/st1:City>. Should the loss<br \/>\ncolumn hit 13 short of the Super Bowl, he could be fired by general manager <span\nclass=SpellE>A.J<\/span>. <span class=SpellE>Smith.The<\/span> Chargers, who won<br \/>\ntheir last 10 games to finish an NFL-best 14-2, are well aware of the Patriots\u2019<br \/>\nmystique.<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><br \/>\n<\/html><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday, January 14, 2006 Approved sportsbooks are at www.linetrackers.com Please be aware of all laws pertaining to online gambling in the country in which you live. The bowls are here.&nbsp; I have used a lot of sportsbooks and so do most of my clients. 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