Miami Hurricanes and Ohio St Buckeyes College Football Betting Predictions

Miami Hurricanes and Ohio St Buckeyes College Football Betting Predictions: A lot of the luster was taken off this match-up by some off the field issues for both teams that led to suspensions of key players on both sides. In fact, some people are sarcastically calling this the “Ineligi-Bowl.” Ohio St has definitely been hit the hardest by the scandals so far as former coach Jim Tressel was forced to resign and quarterback Terrelle Pryor left the program when additional violations surfaced that would have cost him his eligibility. Both were originally suspended for the first 5 games of this season along with several other key Buckeye players. Miami has their own problems as former booster Nevin Shapiro, a convicted felon, admitted he gave improper benefits to Hurricane players since the early ’90′s, including to 8 current Miami players. The university and the NCAA gave the 8 players staggered suspensions. Five players were suspended for the season opener against Maryland, including quarterbacks Jacory Harris, but will return this week after the Hurricanes had a bye last week. Four other Hurricane players are suspended until at least October. Ohio St, under interim coach Luke Fickell, has weathered the storm so far with 2 wins over Akron 42-0 and Toledo 27-22. Now the #17 Buckeyes go on the road for the first time as the take on the 0-1 Hurricanes. Miami, under first year coach Al Golden, lost 32-24 at Maryland to open the season. Ohio St and Miami are playing for the 5th time in history. Ohio St leads the series officially 2-1 as last year’s 36-24 win in Columbus was vacated by the university. The two schools played a memorable game in the 2003 National Championship with Ohio St winning 31-24 in double overtime. Coming into last week’s game against the Toledo Rockets, Ohio St hadn’t lost to another team from Ohio since 1921. That streak almost came to a crashing halt as Toledo took a 22-21 lead early in the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes scored with 3:17 to go and then held the Rockets to avoid the upset and survive 27-22. The Buckeyes had only 301 total yards including 112 rushing yards. They had 17 first downs and were 3/13 on third and fourth downs. Ohio St held Toledo to 338 total yards including 46 rushing yards. The Rockets had 14 penalties and a turnover and still almost pulled off the upset. Toledo had 16 first downs and was 6/21 on third and fourth down conversions. Ohio St is averaging 409 total yards and 34.5 points a game. The Buckeyes are averaging 241 passing yards a game. Ohio St has 2 turnovers and no sacks. The Buckeyes are 12/30 on third and fourth down conversions. Ohio St is 0/2 on field goals this year. The Buckeyes are allowing 214 yards a game on defense and 11 points. They are allowing only 40.5 rushing yards a game. They have forced 2 turnovers and 9 sacks a game. Buckeye opponents are 9/35 on third and fourth down conversions. Buckeye quarterback Joe Bauserman has done well this season. He is 28/46 passing with 352 passing yards, 4 touchdowns, and no interceptions. He also has 8 carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. Running back Carlos Hyde 39 carries for 169 yards, and 2 touchdowns, along with 5 catches for 39 yards. Rod Smith has 25 carries for 98 yards and a touchdown. Receiver Devin Smith has 5 catches for 119 yards and a touchdown. Jake Stoneburner had 8 catches for 93 yards and 4 touchdowns. Kicker Drew Basil is 9/9 on extra points but 0/2 on field goals. Three Buckeye players return from a 2 game suspensions for this game including OL Corey Linsley, RB Jordan Hall, and DB Travis Howard. However, Rb Dan Herron, WR Devier Posey, OL Mike Adams, and DE Solomon Thomas won’t return until October 8. Despite the suspensions Miami took a 24-23 lead with 4 minutes to go in the game against Maryland. Maryland scored 9 points in the last 1:39 of the game to win 32-24. Miami had 367 total yards including 172 rushing yards. Ten penalties and 4 turnovers doomed the Hurricanes, including two defensive touchdowns. The last one occurred with 39 second left, a 54 yard interception return, allowed Maryland to cover the 4 point college football betting line. Miami had 18 first downs and was 7/16 on third and fourth down conversions. The Hurricanes allowed 499 total yards including 348 passing yards. Maryland had 28 first downs and was 8/16 on third and fourth down conversions. Quarterback Stephen Morris struggled as he replaced the suspended Jacory Harris. Morris was 19/28 passing with 195 yards and 2 interceptions with no touchdowns. He did have a rushing touchdown though. Harris returns for this game. Harris threw for 1,793 yards, 14 touchdowns and 15 interceptions, and added 2 rushing touchdowns as well last year. Running back Lamar Miller had 18 carries for 119 yards and a touchdown, along with 2 catches for 3 yards. Mike James had only 34 yards rushing but did have a rushing touchdown.  Allen Hurns and Tommy Streeter each had 4 catches for the Hurricanes. Kicker Jake Wieclaw made all 3 extra points he tried along with a 30 yard field goal. Miami is 0-1 against the spread and the game went over the total. Ohio St is 1-1 ATS this season and both games went under. Ohio St is 18-6 ATS on Saturday in the last 3 seasons, 15-5 ATS with 6 days of rest in the same span, and 10-2 ATS in non-conference games in the last 3 seasons. The Buckeyes are 11-3 ATS in all games the last two seasons, including 9-1 on grass. Miami is 1-4 ATS in the last 5 as a favorite, as a favorite of less than 3 points, against a team with a winning record, in con-conference games, against Big Ten teams, and 1-5 in the last 6 on grass. Miami is 3-12 ATS in the last 15 games after a bye week. We don’t know how these teams will deal with the suspensions. Miami shot themselves in the foot two weeks ago with penalties and turnovers but should be better as they get 5 players back from suspension. Ohio St almost stumbled against Toledo last week. This should be a close game, but I think Miami pulls it out at the end. Take it to the bank, our college football handicappers are the best in the business. Shop and compare the best lines on our college football odds page which updates line moves in real time.

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The Warren Zevon, 180 Gram Vinyl

The Warren Zevon, 180 Gram Vinyl: Warren Zevon has been checked out of the Terran Hotel for nearly eight years now. Yet despite an at times callous neglect by the survivors back here on Earth, his recorded output has had numerous reevaluations, both before and after his death.  With Rhino Records massive reissue campaign of the Elektra Asylum catalog on both double CD collections, complete with demos and bonus outtakes, and on high quality 180-gram vinyl, we’re able to take one more look at Zevon’s underrated material.  I’m taking a look at his Asylum-issued, self-titled record today and asking myself how it wasn’t the enormous hit that it should have been. Warren Zevon is actually the singer’s second album.  His first, Wanted Dead or Alive, hit the shelves in 1969, seven years before the follow-up and too little fanfare.  What made his self-titled release different is that he was able to call upon the talents of numerous musicians with which he’d acquainted himself in his ten years in the music business.  Chief among them is the record’s producer, Jackson Browne, and he’s followed closely by a who’s who of Los Angeles’ Mellow Mafia.  Zevon had worked up a great deal of material and all of the songs on the record bear his name on the songwriting credits.  While Zevon would become well known for his use of satire and the way he deployed it in biting political and social commentary, the songs here also contain autobiographical elements which must have required him to dig deeply in order to boldly lay his soul bare to the listener.  In all, it’s a very strong piece of work and there are several moments which demand further discussion. Side 1’s “Mama Couldn’t Be Persuaded” is pure autobiography.  It’s the tale of a family warning their daughter “don’t marry that gambling man” and how the daughter’s ignorance of the warning led to a chaotic and unsettled life for the daughter’s son with the gambler.  You see, Zevon’s father was in fact a professional gambler.  The need for a man with that kind of “job” to go where the action was hot and also flee to where the heat was not so hot caused the young Zevon’s family to relocate frequently.  His parents did eventually divorce when Zevon was sixteen, but by then his formative years had already left him with a skewed worldview.  To augment Zevon’s voice and piano on the song, Browne and JD Souther added harmony vocals, while Browne hired Waddy Wachtel for guitar duties and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley to play fiddle. Wachtel’s lines are especially funky and really serve the upbeat approach of what could have been a song wallowing in lament.  Zevon’s casual display is just one example of how he fearlessly discussed any topic he felt was deserving of a good song. Side one closes with “The French Inhaler,” which discarded Lindley, Browne, and Souther in favor of harmony vocals delivered by Glenn Frey and Don Henley.  Zevon’s almost baroque piano provides a mock elegance to this song discussing a woman who’s run out of luck and options in her pursuit of an acting career.  Now reduced to a junkie/wino/prostitute, her persistent allure is celebrated by Zevon, even though he “drank up all the money” during their relationship.  Though she’s sliding out the door of the bar straight into skid row, Zevon seems very aware that, for the turn of more fortunate cards, he could very easily be following right behind her.  The song, like many from Zevon, seems to be the skeleton of a screenplay for a heart wrenching movie that’s yet to be filmed.  Sweetening the dimly lit affair are the background vocals, which are as beautiful as any delivered by the duo while recording with The Eagles. Side 2 has its own surprises, including the seeming forecast called “I’ll Sleep When I’m dead.”  Zevon is on piano once more and he’s also playing some wicked harmonica.  He’s joined by Wachtel and the legendary Jim Kewskin Jug Band member Fritz Richmond on, what else, jug.  Browne also employed renowned studio drummer Gary Mallaber (Eddie Money, Steve Miller, Van Morrison, and Bruce Springsteen) and longtime Zevon associate Jorge Calderon on harmony vocals.  The song’s protagonist likes to “raise a little harm” while “drinking heartbreak motor oil and Bombay gin” as prescribed medicine.  He’s describing himself of course, and the life he’d been leading which dictated the nickname F. Scott Fitzevon.  He did escape the clutches of alcoholism later in life, but in the mid-70s he had no intention of slowing his pace and he was frank about that fact. “Join Me in L.A.,” a lyrically sparse piece, is Zevon’s praise to the city he called home at the time.  With the singer switching to guitar on the song, Browne took up piano duties and left the harmony background vocals to Bonnie Raitt and Rosemary Butler.  Legendary saxophonist Bobby Keys (misspelled as “Keyes” on the jacket), famous for his work with The Rolling Stones, Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Who, Harry Nilsson, and Joe Cocker, among others, gives a fiery performance.   The grande finale, “Desperadoes under the Eaves” followed; complete with a string section and lush harmony vocals by Carl Wilson, Browne, and a mysterious outfit called “The Gentlemen Boys” (my guess is this is really The Beach Boys).  Zevon is drinking again and reflecting that California will slide into the ocean, but not until after he’s paid his bar tab.  There’s a brilliant verse – “Don’t the sun look angry through the trees/Don’t the trees look like crucified thieves/Don’t you feel like desperadoes under the eaves/Heaven helps the one who leaves” –that serves as one more reminder that, despite the ugliness and loneliness, L.A. is where Zevon planned to stay until he was done in by either his drinking or the San Andreas Fault Line. Warren Zevon is a record that exemplifies all that was indicative of album rock and soft rock radio in 1976.  Yet he’d have to wait for the follow-up, Excitable Boy, two years later to gain any success.  He took more chances as his career continued, penning wilder lyrics and employing allegory to a greater degree.  Although listeners didn’t embrace the record as expected, it’s not because Zevon lacked talent, identity, or bravery.  He should have been famous right out of the starting blocks, but perhaps we remember him better as the man who stumbled first.

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Ontario vs. Quebec Cross-Province Boxing Rivalry: McGuinness- Gaudet on October 22

Ontario vs. Quebec Cross-Province Boxing Rivalry: McGuinness- Gaudet on October 22:TORONTO “September 15, 2011” With all due respect to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadians, the long, rich arch-rivalry in sports between Ontario and Quebec is, perhaps more prevalent today in boxing than even hockey. The aforementioned rivalry heats up October 22 at The Hersey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, when unbeaten World Boxing Association “WBA” No. 11-rated Logan Cotton McGuinness, of Ontario, takes on and former world title challenger Benoit Gaudet, of Quebec, in the 10-round main event on a card presented by Hennessy Sports in association with Interbox and United Promotions. The adversarial provincial competition continues November 5 at Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec as two-time world champion Steve “The Canadian Kid” Molitor (33-2, 12 KOs), of Ontario, faces Sebastian Gauthier “21-2, 13 Kos” of Quebec, in the co-feature on the Lucian Bute-Glen Johnson card, presented by Interbox. “The cross-provincial rivalry between Ontario and Quebec is intense in all sports,” promoter Adam Harris “Hennessy Sports” said. “Canada’s rich boxing history is keeping this rivalry going strong today. From Ontario’s Lennox Lewis, George Chuvalo and Tommy Burns, to Quebec’s Arturo Gatti, Lucan Bute and Jean Pascal, both provinces have had so many great boxers over the years, right up to now. We’re proud to be continuing this heated boxing rivalry with McGuiness fighting Gaudet.” Red-hot prospect McGuinness (15-0-1, 7 KOs), fighting out of Orangeville, Ontario, captured the North American Boxing Association “NABA” Lightweight Champion for the past 13 months, but the Irish-Canadian will abdicate his belt in order to challenge Gaudet for the vacant NABA super featherweight title. The 24-year-old McGuiness forced Buzz Grant to retire on the stool after two rounds in their Sept. 29, 2010 NABA lightweight title fight. He successfully defended his crown this past February, knocking out Hector Julio Avila, and in his last action June 24 via a 10-round decision Daniel Ruiz. The 31-year-old Gaudet “24-2, 10 Kos”, of Drummondville, Quebec, was the Canadian lightweight champion in 2005, as well as the NABA super featherweight champion crown in 2007-2008. Gaudet was stopped by defending champion Humberto Soto in their 2009 WBC super featherweight title fight. Another rivalry match on the Oct. 22 card pits unbeaten Columbian welterweight Samuel Vargas “7-0-1, 1 KO”, fighting out of Mississauga, Ontario, against outspoken Montreal favorite Ahmad Cheikho “6-3-2, 5 Kos”in the 8/10-round co-feature. The relentless, pressuring Vargas has been inactive since February due to an injury and recovery, while Cheikho finds himself in a crossroads fight. Tickets, starting at $35.00, may be purchased at The Hersey Centre Box Office, through Ticketmaster at 416.872.5000 or ticketmaster.ca. Go on line at www.HennessySports.comfor more information McGuinness and the Oct. 22 showOntario vs. Quebec Cross-Province Boxing Rivalry: McGuinness- Gaudet on October 22

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Florida State, Clemson kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Saturday

Florida State, Clemson kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Saturday"Tallahassee After back-to-back evening kickoffs, Florida State will play an afternoon game next Saturday when it travels to Clemson, S.C. for its conference opener. The ACC announced late Sunday morning that the Seminoles will take on Clemson in a 3:30 p.m. game at Clemson's Memorial Stadium. The game will be televised by ESPN. Last weekend, the conference announced it was putting that game under a six-day option, presumably to see what happened in the teams' big games this past Saturday. Clemson “3-0”beat No. 21 Auburn 38-24, snapping the defending national champions' 17-game winning streak.No. 5 FSU lost to No. 1 Oklahoma 23-13 in a nationally televised game Saturday night. Last season, the Seminoles and Tigers had one of the most dramatic finishes in Doak Campbell Stadium history, when FSU placekicker Dustin Hopkins drove in a game-winning, 55-yard field goal as time expired. The Seminoles won 16-13, setting up their dramatic run to the ACC Championship game.Florida State, Clemson kickoff at 3:30 p.m. Saturday

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Book Giveaway September 11: A Memorial

Book Giveaway September 11: A Memorial :As the road continues to read a book a week long tribute marking 10 years 9.11 attacks, we offer the "Day of Remembrance Place," the official book of the National September 11 Memorial. Book, National Geographic, ninja attacks and years of building a memorial in New York, There are a lot of interesting images of what else you expect NatGeo? And memorable fold-out, listing the names of the honor of the memorial, you get the chance to win a book, leave a comment below answering this question: Have you been to Ground Zero in New York, or any of the other places that the terrorists struck? Are you going?

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Sons Of Anarchy Season 4

Sons Of Anarchy Season 4: View Sons of Anarchy Season 4 Episodes 1  offline. A brief description of this series show! Sons of Anarchy is an American television drama created by Kurt Sutter about the life of a club operating outlaw motorcycle charm point, a fictional town in Northern California. The program focuses on the protagonist of Jackson "Jax" Teller “Charlie Hunnam” the vice-president of the club that begins by questioning the club and himself. Sons of Anarchy early September 3, 2008 the cable network FX. Its second season debuted on September 8, 2009, and its third season began on September 7, 2010. The third season of the series attracted an average of 4.9 million viewers per week, making it FX’s highest rated series ever; surpassing FX’s other hits The Shield, Nip/Tuck, and Rescue Me. On October 7, 2010, Sons of Anarchy was renewed for a fourth season set to air on September 6, 2011. Out expected storyline! 14 months after going to prison on federal weapons charges Jax, Clay and the other SAMCRO members are released and return to Charming where they encounter new enemies in the form of a no nonsense sheriff and an Assistant U.S. Admitted to the nail in the club for their contacts with the Russian arms dealer Putlova. Jax also made a promise to Tara and Opie and Lyla married. Watch Sons of Anarchy Season 4 Part 1 - Offline below. Enjoy viewing and have a great day

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Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong; Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight on Thursday because of having saggy pants, agreeing to reports. The lead vocalist/guitarist for the USA punk rock band thought it was going to be only a different everyday flight from Oakland to Burbank, but things went sour when a stewardess told Armstrong that he needed to hike his pants higher prior to flight takeoff. Cindy Qiu, an ABC7 San Francisco producer who was on the flight, noted that Armstrong initially said that he was only trying to get his “f-king seat” and asked if there were “better things [for the stewardess] to do than worry about [his pants]. That did not scare the stewardess away, however, as she told him that if he did not comply, he could be ejected from the flight, but Armstrong did not listen and he and his partner who was on the same flight were then removed from the flight. Naturally, he took to his Twitter account to talk about the mishap. “Just got kicked off a southwest flight because my pants sagged too low! What the f──? No joke!” he composed. Southwest, seeing the negative promotion that it was generating, then issued a argument saying that Armstrong would be allowed to board the next flight to Burbank. “As soon as we became aware of what had happened, we reached out to excuse for this Customer’s experience,” the argument by Southwest spokesman Brad Hawkins said. “He elected to take the next flight. We followed up with this Customer and involved Employees to acquire a lot of details and, in our latest conversations, understand from the Customer the situation was resolved to his satisfaction.”

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Daryl Hannah Arrested

Daryl Hannah Arrested: Daryl Hannah has donned a familiar accessory in front of the White House today - Handcuffs - after being arrested during a protest pipeline.

The actress turned activist has been dismantled with several other protesters - as they sat on the sidewalk in front of the White House and has ignored three requests from police to move.

Daryl is an old pro when it comes to being arrested - the saying ".

It is sometimes necessary to sacrifice the freedom to greater freedom and we want to be free from a terrible death and destruction, that fossil fuels are causing, and have a future of clean energy Hannah was arrested after the famous decree of traffic in West Virginia in 2009 - to block a busy street during a protest against mining practices.Daryl Hannah Arrested

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Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva: Anderson Silva is the best. That's really all you can say about the guy. It is the best MMA fighter of all time, and after tonight, there is no real challengers for him at 185 for Chael Sonnen, however, he must defeat Brian Stann at UFC Fighting against Brian Stann 136th, Mark Munoz, and Chris Leben does not really seem all that interesting and it fights the most worried that someone will win because he was old and not because they were fighting top. Editorial I am that aside, tonight's performance is best described as Anderson Silva being Anderson Silva. He took his time in the first round as he often does in order to get Yushin Okami's timing. When Okami win against the cage, he was beaten with a few knees to the body, causing his ribs to break a shade of pink, shows the damage that may be Anderson. He took his time, perhaps savoring the moment to have an arena filled with joy of the Brazilians and sing for him. I felt like a football game.  The round ended with him almost finishing the fight with a head kick.  In the second, we saw what makes Anderson the best fighter of all time. His ability to slip punches is stuff of legend with his head movement keeping Okami at a distance. He dropped Yushin with what looked to be a jab but let the Japanese fighter back to his feet. He then dropped Okami again and this time he didn't give Thunder any time to recover. Battering him with punches, knees, and elbows to the body, the referee was forced to stop the fight for the sake of fighter safety.  There's not much else to say really. Anderson is the greatest UFC fighter in the history of the organization. He's the most decorated champion and the winningest fighter. He's undefeated in the promotion with a record of 14-0. His overall fight record is 31-4. He's defended the middleweight belt nine times. Yushin Okami was supposed to be a legitimate challenger for Anderson. Massive for the middle class, had the tools to make an interesting battle tis, unfortunately for him, simply do not have the same level of Brazilian fighter. To 03/10 in the company, is one of the hardest sports middleweights. Losing him downs the stairs, and he needs to build its way to the top flight
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Mayweather Vs Ortiz

Mayweather Vs Ortiz:Tonight at 10 EDT on HBO, the new "Ortiz vs. Mayweather 24 / 7" series will debut, Bad and left hook will be there to talk about life half-hour episode with other boxing fans who do not see UFC 134 tonight. (If you look at the UFC 134 Joe says Pawel Wolak vs. Delvin Rodriguez fight. He has also degrades vs Pacquiao . Marquez and Mayweather vs. Ortiz. We also discuss the NJ judge suspensions that took place after the Paul Williams Vs Erislandy Lara fight. IS Floyd Mayweather Jr., at age 34, a fading ring veteran? We will know after his Sept. 17 title fight with Victor Ortiz. Is Manny Pacquiao, it is. Ortiz vs Mayweather Live, see Victor Ortiz vs Floyd Mayweather boxing fight live September 17, 2011 Latest Order Soccer Videos, photos, press conferences, weigh-in the struggle of repeats and updates. Is Floyd Mayweather Jr., 34, a veteran of the discoloration ring? We'll know after his fight against the title on September 17 with Victor Ortiz. Is Manny Pacquiao, it is.

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