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Bucs beat 49ers as Winston plays clean game

November 26, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They didn’t reach the playoffs, okay? They didn’t guarantee themselves a winning season, or a break-even one. They didn’t end their misery, and they didn’t cure their defense. They didn’t change their season. All they did was win. And for now, that’s enough. They didn’t put the Pro Bowl on alert. They […]

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Random Thoughts: Florida picked the better coach

November 25, 2018 general

Random thoughts: Maybe it’s just me, but I’m watching the Florida-FSU game, and this occurs to me. would the result have been different if Dan Mullen went to FSU and Willie Taggart to Florida? I think it would have been. — Phil Mickelson, old guy, beating Tiger Woods, old guy, was the biggest farce since […]

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Where were you at Winston’s age?

November 23, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The latest last chance has arrived for Jameis Winston. He has tried to play his way into your hearts. He has tried to play his way out of town. And now, with a huge payday in front of him, with a faltering football team around him, it is time to decide. Should […]

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The world is full of things that make us thankful

November 22, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Thursday, 4 a.m. I am thankful I live in warm weather. You don’t have to shovel grass. I am thankful for bacon. I intend on giving its discoverer a high-five in the afterlife. I am thankful for a nice mist of rain on a hot day. I am thankful for Bruce Springsteen, especially when he […]

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Can Bucs’ secondary make a star out of Mullens?

November 22, 2018 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. The name alone is enough to strike terror into the hearts of a Tampa Bay Bucs defense game. The arm is good. The aim is good. And can the Bucs possibly slow down … Nick Mullens? Yeah, him. Mullens is the latest quarterback to get a crack at the leaky secondary of […]

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Looking back on the Bucs’ loss to the Giants

November 20, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Ladies and gentlemen, start your mock drafts. It’s the only pleasure left from this season, and while you’re at it, you can discuss whether you thought this team might have a higher draft choice (and a worse record) than last year. 2. The thing that Ryan Fitzmagic reminds you […]

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Bucs follow familiar script in loss to Giants

November 19, 2018 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Yeah, that figures. If you have watched the Bucs this season, there was nothing that should have surprised you about their latest disappointment. Tampa Bay didn’t protect the ball, didn’t rush the quarterback, didn’t stop the opponent. And for the sixth time in their last seven games, they lost. It was the […]

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Random thoughts: Bucs face Giants’ broken line?

November 18, 2018 College Sports in Florida

Sunday, 4 a.m. Peyton Manning says that a lot of little brother Eli’s problems are because of the constant flux of the Giants’ offensive line. Well, won’t Eli be happy about facing the Bucs’ pass rush today. From a distance. –The Ohio State Buckeyes certainly looked like an NFL team Saturday. Sadly, it was the […]

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Manning hopes to show Bucs that he still has it

November 16, 2018 general

Friday, 3 a.m. In the Big Apple, a lot fans aren’t so crazy about the little Manning these days. Manning, who has won two Super Bowls, has dared to turn 37, and he represents a franchise that has struggled lately. The Giants have won just five games over the last two years, and so a […]

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Looking back on the Bucs loss to the Redskins

November 13, 2018 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. 5 Observations 1. Have the Bucs officially given up on quarterback Jameis Winston? That was the first thing that entered my mind when the Bucs said they were sticking with Ryan Fitzpatrick, who had three turnovers Sunday. There is a lot of season left, and Winston could still play. But the Bucs […]

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