COACH K-7/31

MLB
3* Cards -175, Cubs -125
2* Rays RL -115, Tigers -145
1* Cards RL +110, Braves RL +120, Twins/Angels over 10 (-110), Cubs/Cards/Rays parlay +295

COACH K-7/30

MLB
2* Giants +110, WSox +110
1* Marlins +140

COACH K-7/28

MLB
3* Braves -121
2* Cards -116, Reds -139, BoSox/Angels parlay +106

AFC EAST-DR. DONOVAN

Its about that time for teams to get to work. It's time for rookie hazings, two-a-days, blistering heat combined with horrific humidity and fights between offensive and defensive players. Its time for training camp. I will be previewing some things to watch in each conference and any big news that comes out of camp.

Lets start with the AFC East:

Buffalo Bills

Will the WR Terrell Owens experiment succeed? - Terrell Owens has always put up big numbers and is usually an asset to a team in the first year; but are Bills fans expecting too much from him? He did go to SB contenders in the Eagles and Cowboys and the Bills are no where near a contender. Can Owens' presence elevate the entirety of the offense, or will his dropped passes and pouting be the nail in Dick Jauron's coffin?

How large a role will RB Fred Jackson have in the backfield? - Marshawn Lynch remains the starter but is suspended to open the season, which will give Fred Jackson and newly acquired Dominic Rhodes a chance to show off their talents. With the coaches gushing over Jackson's work ethic and receiving ability, could he work his way into a full-fledged RB tandem

Miami Dolphins

Is RB Ronnie Brown healthy and ready to be the Wildcat? - Ronnie Brown lit the league up as the centerpiece of the Dolphins Wildcat formation, but it will be interesting to see if these shananigans will continue in the NFL. Can Brown finally live up to his immense talent and produce for a full 16-game season? Does Ricky Williams pose any threat to his playing time? Can rookie Pat White bring a new twist to the Wildcat?

What can QB Chad Pennington do for an encore? - Chad Pennington shocked the world last year with a Top 10 fantasy season, setting a career high for completions and yards. Can Pennington continue his Top 10 success?

New England Patriots

Is QB Tom Brady back? - This is one of the biggest questions facing NFL fans for obvious reasons. If Brady is 100% healthy, which reports say he will be the Pats could will be the team to beat. If not, well, we all know I can't get that lucky 2 years in a row.

Who is the starting HB? - Bill Belichick isn't one to disclose anything he doesn't have to, which means training camp may not give us much insight into the team's intentions at running back. That said, the Patriots offense has been using a number of RBs over the last few years. Will Fred Taylor be given a chance to play the role of Corey Dillon? Will Laurence Maroney, now allegedly healthy, surprise everyone by reclaiming the main role? What about Kevin Faulk, who quietly catches a ton of passes in 3rd down formations each and every year?

New York Jets

Can Rex Ryan and Mike Pettine implement the Ravens schemes in NY? - Ryan and DC Pettine are bringing the blitz-happy 3-4 system from Baltimore to New York, and also brought along SS Jim Leonhard, DE Marques Douglas and ILB Bart Scott to begin the makeover.

Will QB Dirty Sanchez win the job? - Sanchez is being paid to be the team's future franchise passer, but that doesn't mean they'll hand him the job. Kellen Clemens has as good a chance to start in 2009, and this will be THE camp battle to watch.

Let the games begin!

COACH K-7/27

MLB
3* Cubs -155
2* Rangers -155, Rays +102, Orioles -164, Angels/Indians under 10 (+100), Giants/Cubs parlay +130
1* Rangers/Cubs/Orioles/Giants parlay +510

COACH K-7/24

Gentlemen, I want to apologize for not showing up last night but I had a family emergency and that clearly takes precedence over anything else. Tonight I have 3 wonderful BOMBS to drop that I have received some really good info on. Word is the 5* might jump to 9.5, and if it does I suggest to take it back down to a 3* play. We've got quite a few units in play tonight and I'm looking for a big evening! Again, sorry for last night guys. We'll make it up tonight!

MLB
5* Phils/Cards over 9 (-125)
3* Pirates +110, Giants/Rockies over 9
2* Phils -135
1* Mets -135

#2-DREW TATE

We've entered the top 2 in our countdown and we find QB Drew Tate. In high school, Tate set many Texas passing records and did not redshit his first fall in Iowa City during the 2003 season. Backing up Nathan Chandler, he saw very little action.

2004 was the season that the legend of Drew Tate began. With the top 4 running backs injured, Iowa turned to their sophmore QB to carry the offense. Tate led the Hawks to a 10 win season, was named first team All-Big Ten and Big Ten offensive player of the year. The final pass of Tate's sophmore season will forever be the most famous throw in Iowa football history when he found Warren Hollway for a 65 yard touchdown pass as time expired to defeat LSU in the Capital One Bowl.

Tate's junior and senior seasons were derailed by injuries and a group of thugs from Detroit that ruined team chemistry. He finished his career second in most major Iowa passing catagories behind Chuck Long. Tate will forever be remembered for his incredible scrambling ability and strong desire to win.

COACH K-7/22

Hope you all checked the comments thread for our early BOMB on the A's!! Easy winner helping us go 2-0 this afternoon and picking up 6 units. Got a few more for ya this evening. Good Luck!!

MLB
2* Royals +105, Rays -135
1* Braves -102, Cards/Stros under 7 (-105)

Afternoon MLB
4* A's -11
2* Marlins -140

DADDY FAT SACKS-7/22

2-4 last night, -2.00 units

31-24 overall, +3.47 units

New York Yankees -310

Cleveland Indians +140

COACH K-7/21

Now that's how you start a week! 4-0 SWEEP last night! Time is short so here's the card for this evening. Good Luck!!

MLB
2* A's -130, Rays -124, Angels/Royals gm #2 under 9.5 (-105), BoSox/Rangers over 9 (-125)
1* O's/Yanks over 10.5 (-120), Yanks/Nationals parlay +165

DFS-7/21

2-0 last night, +2.16 units
31-22 overall, +5.47 units

Atlanta Braves -185, San Diego Padres +115, Cincinnati Reds +190,Seattle Mariners +147
New York Yankees -180,Chicago White Sox +125

TONIGHT IN PHOENIX!

The greatest band in the world invades America West Arena!

COACH K-7/20

We finished another week in the black boys going 10-8 for +4.53 units. Not all that spectacular, but a profit is a profit. The good news is....7 out of our last 8 weeks we've collected from the book. Let's make it 9/10 and look for our 4th winning day in a row. The board is another tough one, so rather than press we'll keep it light and look to drop some bombs later this week. Good Luck!!

MLB
2* Rangers -106
1* Marlins -111, Astros -105, Reds/Dodgers over 9 (-110)

DFS-7/20

29-22 overall, +3.31 units

New York Yankees -200

Oakland A’s +116

#3-BOB SANDERS

#3 on our list of great Hawkeyes since 1990 is Bob Sanders, who debuted in the black and gold in 2001 as a freshman. During the first half of the season, Sanders made his impact on special teams before finally getting the starting nod against Wisconsin and recording 12 tackles.

In 2002 and 2003, Sanders led 10+ win Iowa teams with his violent hits and ability to stuff the run. As a junior, Bob Sanders was named First-Team All-Big Ten and a Fourth-Team All-American.

Sanders was hampered early in his senior season by a foot injury. He returned to score his first career touchdown against Illinois on a fumble return. In his final home game against Minnesota, Sanders recorded 16 tackles and forced three fumbles as he was named the Big Ten defensive player of the week. Again Sanders earned First-Team All-Big Ten honors and was Second-Team All-America.

The Colts selected Bob in the 2nd round of the NFL draft and Iowa fans across the coutry knew what a steal he would prove to be. Already in his young career Sanders has been to multiple Pro Bowls and was named the 2007 NFL Defensive MVP.

The argument can be made that the day the Iowa football program turned around was the day Bob Sanders stepped foot in Iowa City.

COACH K-7/19

Cashed our 5* BOMB yesterday!! Let's keep adding to our bank roll today with a few more plays and end another week in the black. I don't really like the board today so we are going to keep it fairly light on the units today. Good Luck!!

MLB
1* Twins +101, Yanks -140, WSox -140, O's/WSox over 9.5 (-105), Angels/A's under 8.5 (-110), Braves/Cards parlay +100

COACH K-7/18

Got back on track last night and I'm looking to drop some BOMBS today!! Going for 1st 5* BOMB of the 2nd half today along with a couple other 3* BOMBS that I feel really strong about. Let's get after the book today boys! Good Luck!!

MLB
5* O's/WSox under 9 (+105)
3* Angels -125, Rockies/Padres over 7.5 (-110)

COACH K-7/16

Nice little break from the action but it's time to get right back into it and start our 2nd half off right. Good Luck!!

MLB
2* Reds -122, Rockies -128, Phils +108, Cubs/Nats over 9 (+100), Mariners/Indians over 9 (-110)
1* Mariners +175

POST ALL-STAR PREDICTIONS

By Mr. Thursday Night

As we head into the unofficial 2nd half of the baseball season, more than two thirds of the teams have a legit shot at a post season birth. Here is how Mr. Thursday Night sees it shaking out:

AL EAST-YANKEES
AL CENTRAL-TIGERS
AL WEST-ANGELS
WILD CARD-RED SOX

NL EAST-PHILLIES
NL CENTRAL-CUBS
NL WEST-DODGERS
WILD CARD-CARDINALS

AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES-YANKEES OVER TIGERS
NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES-DODGERS OVER PHILLIES

WORLD SERIES-YANKEES OVER DODGERS

LEAGUE DTI 2009 DRAFT LOTTERY

Last Saturday we held the annual League DTI draft lottery to determine the picking order for our fantasy football draft. The first minute or two are NFL highlights and then the lottery at our house. Yours truly, Mr. Thursday Night landed the first pick!

#4-DALLAS CLARK

Continuing our countdown of the greatest Iowa Hawkeye football players since 1990, #4 brings us to Dallas Clark.

Clark arrived on campus in 1998 as walk-on linebacker recruit from Livermore, IA. He didn't see the field until 2000, primarily on special teams. Before the 2001 season the Iowa coaching staff decided to switch Clark to TE and the rest as they say is history.

After a successful 2001 season which earned Clark honorable mention All-Big Ten honors, Clark was awarded a scholarship. In 2002, Clark made his case for being the greatest tight end in Iowa history. He earned spots on both the 1st team All-Big Ten squad and All-America team along with winning the Mackey award given to the nations top tight end. Clark will be best remembered for his performance in a comeback victory against Purude in which he had a 95 yard TD catch and the game winning catch with 1 minute left. Although he had one year left of eligibility, Clark decided to skip his senior year and enter the NFL draft.

With the 24th pick in the 2003 NFL draft the Indianapolis Colts selected Dallas Clark. During his time in the NFL, Clark has already won a Super Bowl and been named to the Pro Bowl. Last season he broke John Mackey's record for receiving yards in a season for Colts tight ends. Dallas Clark was one of the key components in Iowa's magical 2002 season and in getting the program back on track.

COACH K-7/11

Well we split our 3* bombs yesterday and did not fair too well all around as our 5 day winning streak came to an end. We are still up over 7 units this week and with a situation I've been eying since early this week upon us, I feel we really need to keep the pressure on the book. I realize the BOMBS haven't been able to cash like we would have expected them to the past week or so, but like I said before; we are still up over 7 units this week so I'm going to let our first 5* BOMB of July fly!! Some would consider this chasing after last night, but trust me this is far from a chase. The easy thing to do would be to sit back and take our 7 units, make a few small plays today and head into the All-Star break winning 6 weeks in a row. Now if we were down units heading into today and I threw this 5* BOMB at you, by all means I would be skeptical. But we are up enough units that we can afford to treat this play like it's worth....and that is a FULL 5*, or 5% of your bank roll.

Sorry for the delay fellas, got caught up with some personal stuff that needed my attention. Here is the final card. It's a big one with well over 20 units in play for the evening. If you don't have the bank roll to play along, lower your betting amount or just play on the few you agree with. As for our 5*, living here in Denver and knowing these Rockies and also knowing that Jurrjens has started to slip a bit recently I was just hoping the line wasn't 11. When I saw we were under that key # and well under it there's only 1 thing I could do....LET'S GO!!! Good Luck!!

MLB
5* Rockies/Braves over 9.5 (-110)
3* Pirates/Phils over 9 (-110)
2* Braves +105, Mariners -112, Twins -112, Astros/Nationals under 9.5 (-115), BoSox/Royals over 9 (-110), Jays/O's under 9.5 (-110), Twins/WSox over 9 (-110)
1* Royals +156, Jays -123, Tigers -124, Marlins +113

COACH K-7/10

Thanks to the DBags bullpen, and a blown 7-0 lead we were unable to sweep the evening board. However, we have ran our current winning streak to 5 days in a row and now sit at 22-17 +7.05 units for July. This is truly grinding at it's best fellas. Even though we have had some bad beats and really big bombs miss their mark, we are still able to grind out a profit each night. And when the tides turn and we do start to cash our bombs, oh and we will, we are going to have a HUGE run! I'm hoping that run starts tonight with our 2 NL West 3* BOMBS! Here's to 6 straight...Good Luck!!

MLB
3* Dodgers -130, Rockies -142
2* Yanks -127, BoSox RL -130, Tigers/Indians over 8.5 (-115), Jays/O's under 10 (-105)
1* Astros/Rays parlay +153

COACH K-7/9

MLB
2* DBags -109, RSox/Royals over 9.5 (-110), Rockies/Braves over 9 (-120)
1* Astros -115, Mariners/Dodgers parlay +152

COACH K-7/8

We nailed both of our 3* BOMBS yesterday going 5-2 +9.22 units. I've got 2 more 3* BOMBS for ya this evening. Good Luck!!

MLB
3* WSox -140, Yanks/Twins over 9.5 (-105)
2* Jays/Rays over 9 (+100)
1* Royals -130

COACH K-7/7

MLB
3* Dodgers -135, Rays/Jays under 8.5 (-110)
2* Jays +175, Reds +130
1* Mariners -138, Angels/Rangers over 9.5 (-110), Tigers RL -115\

DADDY FAT SACKS-JULY 7TH, 2009

Happy Late Birthday Coach K!

1-1 yesterday, -0.55 units
29-20 overall, net +5.86 units

Philadelphia Phillies -155

Kansas City Royals +210

#5-NICK BELL

We've now entered the top 5 in our countdown of the greatest Iowa Hawkeye football players since 1990. Checking in at number 5 on our list is former Hawkeye running back, Nick Bell aka the 6'5", 250 pound monster from Las Vegas, Nevada.

While Bell arrvied on campus in the 80s, he made his biggest impact during the 1990 Rose Bowl season. Despite splitting time with Tony Stewart, Bell rushed for over 1000 yards, was named first team All-Big Ten, a Doak Walker finalist and Co-Big Ten Offensive player of the year. For good measure, Bell added over 300 yards receiving and 12 touchdowns.

In Iowa's biggest win of the season (at #4 Illinois, 54-28), Bell ran for 168 yards and two touchdowns. During the Rose Bowl loss against Washington Bell had over 130 yards of total offense including a 66 yard catch during a frantic comeback that saw the Hawks pull within a score of the Huskies.

Bell would go on to be a second round pick of the Oakland Raiders however injuries never allowed his pro career to get on track. Bell will forever be a Hawkeye fan favorite for his running style and contributions during the last Rose Bowl season for Iowa.

IT'S COMING...........

HAPPY B-DAY TO COACH K!

Hope everyone had a wonderful 4th! Let's get the money train rollin again tonight. I'm celebrating my B'Day so hopefully the Baseball God's show some mercy this evening! Good Luck!!

MLB
2* Angels -150, Angels/Rangers under 8.5 (+100), Braves/Cubs over 8 (-120)
1* Royals +130, Reds/Phils over 9 (+105), DBags/Giants parlay +160

VOTE FOR THE SHERIFF!

Please go to the link below and vote for Mark Reynolds as the "final vote" player for the 2009 MLB All-Star game. Reynolds is 2nd in the NL with 24 homers, has 61 RBIs, 53 runs and 13 steals.

Reynolds also deserves credit for ripping his sorry, half assed team on Friday and backing it up with big home runs in wins on Saturday and Sunday in Colorado. Just go to www.dbacks.com and cast your vote for the Sheriff!

DFS-JULY 6TH, 2009

1-1 on last post , - 2.00 units

28-19 overall, net +6.41 units

Houston Astros -160

New York Yankees -155

EVENING COACH K-7/2

Evening MLB
2* Braves -135, Giants/Cards over 9 (+105)
1* Orioles +142, Royals RL (-130), Orioles/Angels under 9.5 (-120)

JULY POWER RANKINGS

1. Mr. Thursday Night-Long live the King.

2. Coach K-Red hot June in baseball moves him up.

3. Daddy Fat Sacks-Newcomer has proven to be a strong addition to HC&P.

4. Pointspread Pete-Was doing well until he ran into that bus mirror.

5. Slapshot Bob-Fraud has gone into hibernation for the summer.

6. Chicago Creepshow-No coincidence site traffic has increased since he left.

7. Cooby L-The only thing worse than his picks is his name.

COACH K LOOKS TO REBOUND-7/2

Not the way I wanted to start July yesterday fellas and I'm sorry about that. The good news is we are still up for the week and since I will be out of town for the weekend, today is likely the last day of the week for us. Here are a few early plays for today to get us started. I'll be back later for tonight's card. Good Luck!

Early MLB
2* Reds -130, DBags/Reds under 8.5 (-115)
1* Pirates -140, Mets/Pirates under 8.5 (-120)

DFS-7/2

1-2 on 6/30, for – 0.85 units

27-18 overall, +8.41 units

Atlanta Braves -135

New York Yankees -300

EVENING PLAYS-7/1-COACH K

MLB
3* Angels -108
2* Indians -120, Cards/Giants under 7.5 (-115)
1* Braves +108

JULY 1, 2009-COACH K

We absolutely DESTROYED the month of June!! 69-41-2 record for a profit of 46.19 units!! And the best part of it all..........Every single play was available to you for FREE! Hop on board for another amazing ride through July and look out for some MAJOR BOMBS to be dropped! Here is the early card for today. I'll be back later with a potential 3* play this evening. Good Luck!!

Early MLB
1* Rays -120, Rockies +135, BoSox/O's under 9 (-115)