VIRGINIA UPSETS MICHIGAN

The Virginia Cavaliers basketball team upset the Michigan Wolverines last night 70-58 at JPJA to improve to 6-1 on the season the Cavs Longwood on Saturday.  Speaking of the University of Virginia Mike London was named the ACC football coach of the year yesterday.  The VCU Rams basketball team return home tonight to face the South Florida Bulls, this will be another very tough task for the Rams.  The Colonial Heights boys basketball team lost on the road at Matoaca last night 69-56, they will be at home tonight against the ARGS.  The Colonial Heights girls basketball team won its opener against Matoaca last night 38-30.  The picks for this weeks contest have been very slow coming in this week.  MICKEY

MICHIGAN AT VIRGINIA

The Virginia Cavaliers basketball team will face the Michigan Wolverines tonight at the JPJA, both Michigan and Virginia will enter tonight's game at 5-1 and this will be Michigan's first road game of the year.  The Colonial Heights boys and girls basketball teams open there season up tonight against Matoaca, the boys are at Matoaca while the girls team will be at home.  Well it was suppose to be raining right now but the rain is still off to the west this morning, it is still going to rain but we may not get as much.  MICKEY

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REDSKINS WIN, VCU FALLS

The Redskins ended there losing streak on the road at Seattle with 23-17 win over the Seahawks.  The Skins actually trailed this game in the 4th quarter before they were able to pull out the win.  The Packers now have a 4 game lead over both the Lions and the Bears after the Bears lost to Oakland on Sunday, the Packers will try to remain undefeated next Sunday when they travel to New York to face the Giants.  In college basketball action last night the VCU Rams lost on the road  to Alabama 72-64, Alabama is coached by former Rams coach Anthony Grant.  If you like the warm weather we have been having lately you had better enjoy today because some rain will be moving in tonight along with some much colder temps, highs will be in the lower 50's the rest of the week.  MICKEY

BOBBY AND MURPH LEAD AFTER 13 WEEKS

Well after 13 weeks of this years pick-em contest Bobby and Murph are all tied up with The Chief  1 game back and Julianne lurking just 2 games back.  There are 5 other players within 9 games of the lead and everybody else is at least 10 games back.  This past week Erik, Tom and Jonathan had the best week going 21-4 while Amanda had the roughest week 12-13.  Also 11th through 20th place are only separated by 5 games so there are allot of positions that could be made up there.  This upcoming week with be the final week of picks before there bowl season and there are only 16 games this week.  Well here are the updated standings and this weeks games.  Also in the standings I have highlighted past champions of the contest in light pink. MICKEY


WEEK 14 GAMES
WEST VIRGINIA AT SOUTH FLORIDA
OHIO VS NORTHERN ILLINOIS
UCLA VS OREGON
SOUTHERN MISS AT HOUSTON
SYRACUSE AT PITTSBURGH
UCONN AT CINCINNATI
IOWA STATE AT KANSAS STATE
TEXAS AT BAYLOR
GEORGIA VS LSU
OKLAHOMA AT OKLAHOMA STATE
CLEMSON VS VIRGINIA TECH
BYU AT HAWAII
FRESNO STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE
WISCONSIN VS MICHIGAN STATE
JAMES MADISON AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE
OLD DOMINION AT GEORGIA SOUTHERN


STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 13
1. BOBBY 200-103---
2. MURPH 200-103---
3. THE CHIEF 198-105 -2
4. JULIANNE 198-105 -2
5. GUY 194-109 -6
6. ERIK 193-110 -7
7. CHIZ 192-111 -8
8. TOM 192-111 -8
9. SCOTT 191-112 -9
10. DUSTY 190-113 -10
11. BIFF 187-116 -13
12. GLEN 186-117 -14
13. MICKEY 185-118 -15
14. LEE 185-118 -15
15. ANDREW 185-118 -15
16. JOHN 184-119 -16
17. RICK 184-119 -16
18. JONATHAN 184-119 -16
19. KEITH 183-120 -17
20. GEORGE 182-21-18
21. JOY 180-123 -20
22. AMANDA 168-135 -32
23. PHILLIPS 165-138 -35

TIE BREAKER STANDINGS
JULIANNE 3
GUY 3
MICKEY 2
THE CHIEF 2
BIFF 2
JOHN 2
BOBBY 2
ERIK 2
TOM 2
JONATHAN 2
CHIZ 1
GLEN 1
MURPH 1
SCOTT 1
LEE 1
KEITH 1

VIRGINIA TECH TO MUCH FOR VIRGINIA

The Virginia Tech Hokies were simply the better than Virginia in every aspect of the game yesterday.  On offense Virginia Tech kept the Virginia defense off balance all day despite Tech's poor field position, they just seemed to call the right play when they needed too.  On defense the they just shut down the Virginia running game all together and the QB scrambling on every play and they were knocking him around pretty good as well.  Virginia just simply just has to forget about this game and get ready for there bowl game, they exceeded the expectation of most everybody in the conference and just have to keep building the program to make it better.  I am still tallying up everything from this weeks contest but I have a feeling we might have a new leader. The Washington Redskins will be on the road at Seattle this afternoon, I would like to think the Skins would have a shot to win this game but the way they have been playing lately I don't think they do and since the Packers played on Thanksgiving they are getting a few extra days rest.  MICKEY

VIRGINIA TECH AT VIRGINIA

Well I won't be going to today's Virginia Tech at Virginia game but I will be watching it on TV and rooting for the Cavs.  Today's game has much more importance than just the bragging right of the state which recently has been dominated by Tech but the winner of today's game will play in the ACC Championship game agains Clemson next week.  The Cavs are going to have to play at very high level today if they want to have a shot to win and I don't think they can fall behind early and have a shot to win.  n college basketball action last night the Virginia Cavaliers beat Wisconsin Green Bay 68-42, the Cavs are now 5-1 on the hardwood and will face Michigan next.  In a high school football action at the beach Manteo's bid to win a state championship this year came to an end at the hands of Jones County 14-12.  It is going to continue to feel like spring the next few days around here with temps in the upper 60's today & tomorrow and in the low 60's on Monday.  GO CAVS, MICKEY

GREEN BAY WINS AGAIN

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Detroit Lions yesterday 27-15 to improve to 11-0 on the season.  The Packers got off to a very slow start but got a late turnover in the 1st half to go up 7-0 at the half and then never looked back.  I have to say the Lions were there own worst enemy for most of the game with all there penalties and turnovers.  The Packers will have another tough game on the road next Sunday against the New York football Giants.  Well by the sounds of things on the scanner there were allot of people down at Southpark last night for the specials retailers offering and I am sure that it will continue today, I might have to Wal-Mart at 5am instead of 5:30am tomorrow.  I have to say having a day off during the work week makes the week go by much faster.  My sinuses are really bothering me this morning, my eyes are itching and my right ear is very clogged up.  MICKEY

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, GO PACKERS

Well I want to wish everybody who stops by and visits Mickey's Place today a very Happy Thanksgiving and I hope that you don't eat to much today.  The Green Bay Packers will looking stay undefeated this afternoon when the travel top Detroit to play the Lions, the Packers are 10-0 and if they want to go to 11-0 they are going to need to play much better than they did lat week.  Well it looks like I will be watching the Virginia vs Virginia Tech game this weekend from the house, all my ticket options have come up empty and I am not going to pay what the scalpers want for a ticket.  The VCU Rams basketball team picked up a road win at Western Kentucky last night beating the Hilltoppers 68-45 and with the win the Rams are now 3-2.  It sure is good to have a day off during the week.  MICKEY

A COOL RAINY MORNING HERE IN THE HEIGHTS

Well its a cool rainy morning here in Colonial Heights and some more rain is on the way.  It looks like it is going to rain this morning and then stop for a little while before returning tonight an tomorrow and we might catch a t-storm as well before it all stops tomorrow.  My right ear is a clogged up again, I don't know if I got water in there again or my sinuses are just causing the problem.  The Virginia basketball team beat Drake yesterday 60-52 and with the win the Cavs are now 4-1.  I sure like having short work weeks, I feel much better when I only have to work 4 days a week.  MICKEY

PACKERS 10-0, STEWART WINS CHAMPIONSHIP

The Green Bay Packers didn't play all that well against Tampa yesterday but they did play well enough to pick up a 35-26 win over the Buccaneers and improve to 10-0.  Some times I think the Packers get a bit complacent and just play to there level of there competition.  I think the Packers will face there toughest contest of this year this week when they face the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day, they will have to play better than they did yesterday if they want to stay undefeated.  The Washington Redskins lost another game yesterday falling in overtime to the Dallas Cowboys 27-24, the Skins played well enough to win but just cant seem to get back over the hump and pick up another win.  Tony Stewart won the race and the championship yesterday to Homestead and Carl Edwards finished 2nd in both the race and championship.  This was Tony Stewart's 3rd championship but his 1st as the cars owner.  MICKEY

THE CHIEF AND BOBBY ARE TIED AFTER 12 WEEKS

Well after 12 weeks of this years contest The Chief and Bobby are all tied up with a record of 165-89 while Murph is just 1 game back heading into week 13 and Julianne and Guy 3 games out.  Scott leads the next group 7 games back while position 6-13 are only separated by 5 games.  Keith had the best week going 19-5 followed by Buy and Rick who went 18-6, Scott and me had the worst week going 13-11.  With Keith's win at least 16 people have won at least 1 week of the contest which is pretty good, Julianne and Guy continue to lead the tie-breaker with 3 wins.  It looks like we will have 1 more full week of games and then a week with the championship games and then the bowl games.  Next weeks schedule of games looks to be the toughest of the year.  Here are the updated standings and next weeks games.  MICKEY


WEEK 13 GAMES
TEXAS AT TEXAS A&M
LOUISVILLE AT SOUTH FLORIDA
IOWA AT NEBRASKA
HOUSTON AT TULSA
ARKANSAS AT LSU
PITTSBURGH AT WEST VIRGINIA
UTEP AT CENTRAL FLORIDA
CALIFORNIA AT ARIZONA STATE
RUTGERS AT UCONN
GEORGIA AT GEORGIA TECH
OHIO STATE AT MICHIGAN
CINCINNATI AT SYRACUSE
TENNESSEE AT KENTUCKY
ALABAMA AT AUBURN
DUKE AT NORTH CAROLINA
VANDERBILT AT WAKE FOREST
TEXAS TECH AT BAYLOR
VIRGINIA TECH AT VIRGINIA
PENN STATE AT WISCONSIN
EAST CAROLINA AT MARSHALL
AIR FORCE AT COLORADO STATE
FLORIDA STATE AT FLORIDA
CLEMSON AT SOUTH CAROLINA
NOTRE DAME AT STANFORD
NORFOLK STATE AT OLD DOMINION

STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 12
1. THE CHIEF 181-97---
2. BOBBY 181-97---
3. MURPH 180-98 -1
4. JULIANNE 178-100 -3
5. GUY 178-100 -3
6. SCOTT 174-104 -7
7. CHIZ 174-104 -7
8. ERIK 172-106 -9
9. DUSTY 172-106 -9
10. TOM 171-107 -10
11. MICKEY 170-108 -11
12. BIFF 170-108 -11
13. LEE 169-109 -12
14. JOHN 167-111 -14
15. GLEN 167-111 -14
16. ANDREW 166-112 -15
17. RICK 166-112 -15
18. JONATHAN 163-115 -18
19. GEORGE 163-115 -18
20. KEITH 163-115 -18
21. JOY 162-116 -19
22. AMANDA 156-122 -25
23. PHILLIPS 149-129 -32

TIE BREAKER STANDINGS
JULIANNE 3
GUY 3
MICKEY 2
THE CHIEF 2
BIFF 2
JOHN 2
BOBBY 2
ERIK 1
CHIZ 1
TOM 1
JONATHAN 1
GLEN 1
MURPH 1
SCOTT 1
LEE 1
KEITH 1

VIRGINIA STUNS FLORIDA STATE, GREEN BAY LOOKS FOR ANOTHER WIN

The Virginia Cavaliers upset the Florida State Seminoles last night 14-13 setting up a showdown with Virginia Tech next Saturday afternoon with winner advancing to the ACC Championship game against Clemson.  The Cavs jumped out to a 7-0 lead only to have Florida State score the next 13 points before the Cavs rallied to take the lead in the final 2 minutes of the game 14-13 and hold on to the win.  It appeared the Cavs won the game when the they stopped FSU on a 4th and 2 only to get called for 15 yard face-mask penalty, they it appeared they won it again when the clock ran out when the FSU receiver didn't get out of bounds but hold the phone because instant replay ruled the FSU receiver never caught the pass giving FSU one last shot a field goal.  So with about 10 seconds left in the game FSU lines up for about a 47 yard filed goal only to have UVA jump off sides to make the FG attempt a 42 yard kick and the FSU kicker comes and misses wide left to give the Cavs a big win.  Who would have ever thought the Cavs would 8-3 at this point of the season.  The Green Bay Packers will be looking to improve to 10-0 with a win over Tampa today in Green Bay, the Redskins will be at home against the hated Dallas Cowboys.  If there was game that the Skins that would make there fans feel better about there rough season it would be a win over the Cowboys.  Carl Edwards captured the pole for today's season ending Nascar race at Homestead, Tony Stewart will start 15th.  Also yesterday the Virginia basketball team picked up another win beating Drexel 49-35.  MICKEY

VIRGINIA AT FLORIDA STATE

The Virginia Cavaliers football team will be on the road tonight at Florida State in a must win game if the want to have chance at winning the Coastal Division of the ACC next week at home against Virginia Tech.  The Cavs are heavy underdogs against the Seminoles and with have to play there best game of the year if they want to have a shot at beating Florida State.  There was a big upset last night in college football with Iowa State upsetting Oklahoma State 37-31 in 2OT, the BCS could really be mess now which is a good reason there should be a playoff.  In high school football at the beach last night Manteo beat Plymouth 40-12 to advance to the next round of the playoffs.  In college basketball action last night it was a tough night for both the Virginia Cavaliers and the VCU Rams, Virginia lost to TCU 57-55 and VCU lost to Georgia Tech 73-60.  Hopefully the rain will stop in Homestead today so they will be able qualify for tomorrows Nascar's season finale shich will decide this years championship.  I have to say it was a very cold morning when I went down to Wal-Mart this morning and yes the donuts I got this morning where very good.  MICKEY

IT IS COLD THIS MORNING

BRRR, I went out to get the paper this morning and it was very cold 27 degrees here in Colonial Heights, it feels like it is in the middle January but it's only November.  The VCU Rams had a tough time last night falling to Seton Hall 69-54, the Rams will face Georgia Tech tonight.  The Virginia Cavaliers basketball team will face TCU tonight in the Virgin Islands.  This week Nascar will hold its final race of the season in Homestead, Florida with this years championship to be decided between Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart and I have to say that I will be rooting for Stewart.  Well it's my favorite day of the week again, it's Friday.  MICKEY

A COLD RAINY MORNING HERE IN COLONIAL HEIGHTS

What a difference a couple of days make, on Tuesday it was in the upper 60's in the morning and today it is in the low 50's and raining and tomorrow morning it is going to be below freezing.  Well I do have all the picks in for this weeks contest now after a couple of procrastinaters got there entry's in.  There is one game in the contest tonight when North Carolina visits Virginia Tech.  In college basketball action tonight the VCU Rams will be on the road playing in the Charleston Classic against Seton Hall, the Rams are 1-0 on the season.  Well I am off to work.  MICKEY

SOME RAIN ON THE WAY TODAY

Well it looks like some rain is on the way today and tonight before a cold front comes through drops the temps tomorrow into the 50's tomorrow before it warms back into the 60's again by Sunday.  We are going to start baseball conditioning tonight at the high school getting ready for this upcoming baseball season.  I am missing about 6 peoples picks for this weeks contest, hopefully they will get them in today.  The New York Rangers won there 8th straight game last night, the Rangers will go for the 9th straight win on the road at Montreal Saturday.  The Virginia basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season last night beating Winthrop 69-48, next up for the Cavs is TCU in the Virgin Islands Classic.  MICKEY

PACKERS WIN AGAIN

The Green Bay Packers crushed the Minnesota Vikings last night 45-7 in Green Bay and with the win the Packers are now 9-0 heading into next weeks game at home against Tampa.  The Packers jumped on the Vikings early and often and the defense played very well in the route of the Vikings.  Well it is going to feel like a Spring day here in Colonial Heights again today with highs in the upper 70's before a cold front comes through later tonight bringing some rain and cooler temps for tomorrow.  Well it appears that the NBA may not have a season this year after the players rejected the latest deal by the owners and players union may vote to disband which could end the season.  The NBA commissioner says that if no deal is in place by the weekend the season may be cancelled.  As far as I am concerned they can cancel the season.  MICKEY

PACKERS LOOK TO STAY UNDEFEATED, REDSKINS LOSE AGAIN

The Green Bay Packers will look to improve to 9-0 tonight when they face the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.  The Packers now have a 3 game lead in there division over both the Bears and the Lions after Bears the Lions yesterday.  The Washington Redskins lost again yesterday on the road at Miami falling to the Dolphins 20-9, the Redskins offensive woes continued yesterday in the loss.  Kasey Kahne ended his 81 race winless streak at Phoenix yesterday holding off Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart for the win.  Carl Edwards will have a 3 point lead in point standings over Tony Stewart heading into the final race of the season at Homestead next Sunday.  MICKEY

CELERY

Mark Houston, a physician and medical director of the Hypertension Institute of Nashville at Saint Thomas Hospital, recommends celery to patients as a natural remedy for lowering blood pressure. This recommendation isn't anything new: Doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) have been prescribing celery or celery root to patients with high blood pressure for more than a century. Studies have shown benefit in animals as well as humans.

How it works: Celery contains phytochemicals known as phthalides, which relax the muscle tissue in the artery walls, enabling increased blood flow and, in turn, lowering blood pressure.

How much: Research suggests that eating four stalks of celery per day may be helpful in lowering blood pressure. For a boost of protein, add a tablespoon of unsalted peanut butter or almond butter; both are high in monounsaturated fat (the heart-healthy kind). 

THERE IS A 3 WAY TIE AT THE TOP

Well after 11 weeks of this years contest there is a 3 way tie at the top of the standings between The Chief, Murph and Bobby.  Julianne is still 3 games back with hard charging Scott just 4 games back and then Guy and Chiz 5 games back.  It looks like the this years contest is going to be decided between those 7 contestants.  Bobby and John had the best week going 17-7 while Dusty, Tom and Keith had the roughest week going 12-12.  Also there is a pretty big log jam from 8 to 15 place with only 5 games separating that group and between 16 to 20 place there is a only a 3 game separation.  If Andrew doesn't want to finish last this year he is going to have to make up 10 games in a very short period.  Here the updated standings and this weeks games.  MICKEY


WEEK 12 GAMES
NORTH CAROLINA AT VIRGINIA TECH
LOUISVILLE AT UCONN
NEBRASKA AT MICHIGAN
CINCINNATI AT RUTGERS
WISCONSIN AT ILLINOIS
GEORGIA TECH AT DUKE
MIAMI AT SOUTH FLORIDA
MARYLAND AT WAKE FOREST
MINNESOTA AT NORTHWESTERN
IOWA AT PURDUE
TEXAS TECH AT MISSOURI
BOISE STATE AT SAN DIEGO STATE
USC AT OREGON
PENN STATE AT OHIO STATE
TULANE AT RICE
NAVY AT SAN JOSE STATE
LOUISIANA TECH AT NEVADA
CENTRAL FLORIDA AT EAST CAROLINA
VANDERBILT AT TENNESSEE
VIRGINIA AT FLORIDA STATE
TULSA AT UTEP
KANSAS STATE AT TEXAS
UTAH AT WASHINGTON STATE
WILLIAM & MARY AT RICHMOND

STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 11


1. THE CHIEF 165-89---
2. MURPH 165-89---
3. BOBBY 165-89---
4. JULIANNE 162-92 -3
5. SCOTT 161-93 -4
6. GUY 160-94 -5
7. CHIZ 160-94 -5
8. MICKEY 157-97 -8
9. ERIK 157-97 -8
10. DUSTY 156-98 -9
11. LEE 155-99 -10
12. TOM 154-100 -11
13. BIFF 154-100 -11
14. JOHN 153-101 -12
15. GLEN 152-102 -13
16. ANDREW 150-104 -15
17. JONATHAN 149-105 -16
18. RICK 148-106 -17
19. GEORGE 147-107 -18
20. JOY 147-107 -18
21. KEITH 144-110 -21
22. AMANDA 142-112 -23
23. PHILLIPS 132-122 -33

TIE BREAKER STANDINGS
JULIANNE 3
GUY 3
MICKEY 2
THE CHIEF 2
BIFF 2
JOHN 2
BOBBY 2
ERIK 1
CHIZ 1
TOM 1
JONATHAN 1
GLEN 1
MURPH 1
SCOTT 1
LEE 1

VIRGINIA BEATS DUKE, REDSKINS AT MAIMI

The Virginia Cavaliers are now 7-3 after beating Duke yesterday 31-21 in Charlottesville.  I don't think anybody would have predicted that the Cavs record would be as good as it is and they have 2 games left to improve on that in games that they will be heave underdogs.  The Cavs really didn't play that well on offense or defense yesterday but were still able to come away with the W, however if they want any shot at beating Florida State next week they are going to have to play much better.  Next weeks game with Florida State will be played on Saturday night at 7:30pm on ESPN2.  In the NFL today if there was ever a chance for the Redskins to win another game this it will be today when the Skins travel down to Miami, but I would not bet anybody that they were going to win.  The Packers don't play until tomorrow night at home against the Minnesota Vikings.  Matt Kenseth capture the pole for today race at Phoenix edging out A.J. Almendinger for the top spot, Tony Stewart qualified 8th while Edwards will start 9th.  Did you know there are only 41 days until Christmas and I am only about half way through all my shopping.  MICKEY

VIRGINIA LOOKS TO MAKE IT 3 IN A ROW

The Virginia Cavaliers return home this afternoon looking for there 3rd straight win when the Duke Blue Devils come to town.  The Cavs have had there problems against Duke the last few years so hopefully this team will get over the hump and take out the Blue Devils.  I am not going to the game today but I will be watching it on TV.  In high school football action the Colonials ended there season with a 48-0 loss at Thomas Dale, it has been a very tough season for the Colonials who have just been undermanned this season only dressing 20 players for some games.  Down at the beach Manteo picked up another win in the playoffs beating Southside 47-6, next Manteo will place Plymouth.  They will qualify today at Phoenix for tomorrow race and I am predicting an upset winner on Sunday, I am not going to tell you who it is because that would take the fun out of it.  My picks haven't gone so well so far this week, there have been 2 games and I am already 0-2.  MICKEY

VETERANS DAY

COLONIALS SEASON COMES TO END TONIGHT

The Colonial Heights Colonials football season will come to an end tonight on the road at Thomas Dale ans because I am still fighting a cold I will not be making the trip.  Also tonight is the final night of the regular season for all of the high school football teams in the area with playoffs starting next week.  College basketball season kicks off tonight for most tams in the country with over 100 games scheduled for tonight.  This weekend the Sprint Cup Series will be at the Phoenix International Raceway.  In college football last night Virginia Tech moved one step close winning the Coastal Division again with a 37-26 win over Georgia Tech.  I sure am gals today is Friday because it sure has been a long week.  MICKEY

A COUPLE OF COOL DAYS

Well it looks like we are going to have a couple of cool days with temps in the 50's before returning into the 60's by Saturday and there is a slight chance of rain this afternoon as well.  I am continuing to battle a cold/laryngitis, it fells like I am getting better but no where near 100%.  There is a big game in the ACC tonight when Virginia Tech travels down to Atlanta to face Georgia Tech, it is a must win game for Georgia Tech if it want to win the Coastal Division of the ACC.  I did get everybody's picks in on time this week but I did have to twist a few arms to get them all in.  MICKEY

STILL CONGESTED

Well my laryngitis is still about the same and I am still pretty congested.  I ma still doing allot of coughing and now my right ear seems to be clogged up again as well.  Hopefully it wont be long now until my voice completely returns.  MICKEY

LARYNGITIS GETTING BETTER

Well after not being able to talk for the better part of the last 2 days my laryngitis does appear to be getting a bit better.  It is not 100% by no means but it is better than it was for sure.  My biggest problem now is that I am very sore from coughing so much over the last few days.  Well it looks like it is going to make into the 70's the next 2 days before cooling off a little bit before the weekend, there is slight chance of rain on Thursday but besides that it should be a nice few days.  MICKEY

PACKERS 8-0, STEWART WINS AT TEXAS

The Green Bay Packers improved to 8-0 on the season with 45-38 win over the San Diego Chargers yesterday.  Even though the Packers scored 45 points it sure wasn't there best effort for sure, several times in the 2nd half the Packers had blown coverage where the Chargers had receivers running wide open in the end-zone.  Next week the Packers return home to face the Vikings.  The Washington Redskins offensive struggles continued yesterday as the Skins fell to the 49ers 19-11, the Skins defense played well but the offense was pretty inept all day besides scoring a late TD.  Tony Stewart won yesterday Nascar race at Texas and Carl Edwards finished 2nd and still leads the point standings but his lead is down to 3 points over Stewart.  Next week the Sprint Cup Series heads to Phoenix.  My laryngitis is about the same, it is better in the morning but gets much worst as the day goes on.  MICKEY

THE CHIEF HOLDS ON TO THE LEAD

The Chief holds on to a 1 game lead after 10 weeks of the contest but Murph has made a run to the top of the standings and is just 1 game back with Bobby just 2 games back.  Julianne & Guy are just 3 games back and Scott is within striking distance as well just 4 games back.  Guy & Biff had the best weeks going 17-7 while John had the toughest week going just 10-14, with Guy's weekly win he is now tied with Julianne in the tiebreaker standings with 3 wins.  The top 12 players are within 8 games of the top but time is running out for those 8 games back.  There are some very interesting games this week which shake up things again next week.  Here are the complete updated standings and next weeks games.  MICKEY


WEEK 11 GAMES
VIRGINIA TECH AT GEORGIA TECH
SOUTH FLORIDA AT SYRACUSE
MIAMI AT FLORIDA STATE
AUBURN AT GEORGIA
NEBRASKA AT PENN STATE
WAKE FOREST AT CLEMSON
MICHIGAN AT ILLINOIS
WEST VIRGINIA AT CINCINNATI
MICHIGAN STATE AT IOWA
TEXAS A&M AT KANSAS STATE
FLORIDA AT SOUTH CAROLINA
PITTSBURGH AT LOUISVILLE
TEXAS AT MISSOURI
KENTUCKY AT VANDERBILT
N.C. STATE AT BOSTON COLLEGE
DUKE AT VIRGINIA
WYOMING AT AIR FORCE
TCU AT BOISE STATE
UCLA AT UTAH
OKLAHOMA STATE AT TEXAS TECH
LOUISIANA TECH AT OLE MISS
WASHINGTON AT USC
OREGON AT STANFORD
EAST CAROLINA AT UTEP


STANDINGS AFTER WEEK 10
1. THE CHIEF 150-80---
2. MURPH 149-81 -1
3. BOBBY 148-82 -2
4. JULIANNE 147-83 -3
5. GUY 147-83 -3
6. SCOTT 146-84 -4
7. CHIZ 145-85 -5
8. DUSTY 144-86 -6
9. MICKEY 143-87 -7
10. TOM 142-88 -8
11. ERIK 142-88 -8
12. LEE 142-88 -8
13. BIFF 139-91 -11
14. GLEN 138-92 -12
15. JOHN 136-94 -14
16. ANDREW 136-94 -14
17. JONATHAN 134-96 -16
18. GEORGE 133-97 -17
19. RICK 133-97 -17
20. JOY 132-98 -18
21. KEITH 132-98 -18
22. AMANDA 127-103 -23
23. PHILLIPS 118-112 -32

TIE BREAKER STANDINGS
JULIANNE 3
GUY 3
MICKEY 2
THE CHIEF 2
BIFF 2
ERIK 1
CHIZ 1
JOHN 1
TOM 1
JONATHAN 1
GLEN 1
BOBBY 1
MURPH 1
SCOTT 1
LEE 1

VIRGINIA BEATS MARYLAND, GREEN BAY AT SAN DIEGO

The Virginia Cavaliers beat the Maryland Terrapins yesterday afternoon in College Park, Maryland 31-13.  The Cavaliers threw for over 300 yards and for another 200 in the win, the Cavs defense also played very well in the win.  The Cavs are now 6-3 and are now bowl eligible for the 1st time in 4 years, the Cavs will return home next Saturday to face the Duke Blue Devils.  Well I went down to Greenville, North Carolina to watch the East Carolina Pirates for the 2nd time this season and I have to say things started off pretty well for the Pirates but went down hill from there.  The Pirates scored on the 2nd play from scrimmage and that was the only lead the had in the game as the Golden Eagles took over the game and beat the Pirates 48-28.  The Green Bay Packers will be looking to stay undefeated on the road San Diego, this game will be tough road test for the Packers.  The Redskins will at home to face the 49ers's, it could be another long afternoon for the Redskins.  Kyle Busch will not be racing at Texas in today's Sprint Cup race because he has been parked by Nascar after Friday nights incident in the truck series when he took out Ron Hornaday under caution, he also had to miss yesterdays Nationwide race as well.  Maybe he will get the message after this incident but I doubt it.  Well I hope everybody set there clocks back an hour last night before you went to bed because if not you are up an hour earlier than you need to be.  Also I know have laryngitis so I will have to be quiet for the next few days.  MICKEY

DIDN'T SLEEP VERY WELL AGAIN LAST NIGHT, VIRGINIA AT MARYLAND

Well I have to say that I didn't sleep very well again last night, for the 2nd night in a row I have been extremely congested and I just cant sleep very well.  Also my throat is a bit sore and my temperature is a bit higher than it normally is as well but still below 100.  Well me & dad went up to watch the Colonials play there final home game of the year against Meadowbrook and it was a very tough night for the Colonials falling 47-3, the Colonials will finish out the season at Thomas Dale next Friday night.  The only highlight of the night occurred when AL was run over by an official while taking pictures, neither one saw each other.  Down at the beach last night Manteo opened with a win in the 1A NC Playoffs beating Mattumiskeet 61-0.  The Virginia Cavaliers football team looks to pick another win today on the road at Maryland, I think the Cavs should just run it down the Terrapins throat.  Despite being under the weather I am going to head down to East Carolina to watch the Pirates face the Golden Eagles of Southern Mississippi, the Pirates will need to play a pretty much perfect game today to have a shot at the win.  Greg Biffle captured the pole for this weeks Sprint Cup race at Texas edging his teamate David Ragan for the top spot.  Since I didn't sleep very well I went down to Wal-Mart at about 5:15am.  MICKEY

WHY CANT THEY GET MY SALAD TO ME ON TIME

I cannot understand why Cracker Barrel cannot get my salad to me on time.  The last three times that I have been out there my salad seems to arrive with my meal and each time I have told the waitress that I wanted by salad early but apparently that doesn't matter.  This has not been a problem in the past but lately it sure has been one and they can't get the problem straight I am not going to continue to go there.  I might as well not went to bed last night because I don't think I slept for more than hour at a time, I just tossed and turned all night long.  The Colonial Heights Colonials football team will play its final home game of the season tonight against Meadowbrook and I don't think that they are going to be in a good mood at all since Thomas Dale pretty much knocked them out of the playoffs last week.  This weeks Nascar race is at the Texas Motor Speedway.  MICKEY

THE PICKS ARE ALL IN

Well I did get all the picks in for this weeks contest just under the deadline last night, I did have to remind a few people during the day yesterday bu I got them all in.  It looks like there are 3 or 4 games where everybody picked the same team so it doesn't look like there is going to be as much movement in the standings this week as there was last week.  There is 1 game in the contest and that is the Tulsa at Central Florida game.  My sinuses are still bothering me this morning but they don't seem to be quite as bad this morning, yesterday I had sinus headache most of the day.  Well I am off to work.  MICKEY

PICKS VERY SLOW COMING IN

For some reason this week has been the slowest week of the year for people getting there picks in for Mickey College Football Pick-Em Contest.  I still need 10 peoples picks for this weeks games and usually I only need about 6 or 7 peoples and I have already received the picks of a couple peoples picks who are always late getting them in.  It sure makes it easier to run the contest when people can get there picks in a little quicker.  Don't forget in a few more days you will gain an hour of sleep.  MICKEY

Tomorrow is the only day in the year that appeals to a lazy man. ~  Jimmy Lyons

A RAINY HALLOWEEN

Well I have to say that I am glad that I wasn't out Trick-Or-Treating last night, it seemed the rain started picking up as soon as the little ones hit the streets.  I can remember a couple of years when I did go out when I was younger when it rained or was extremely cold which made is miserable out there.  Well today is November 1 and I am well behind in my Christmas shopping this year, for some reason I just lagging behind.  I guess all the stores are about to start there Christmas Blitz with adds and sales.  MICKEY