Category Archives: Nicholas Cicale

NCAA Football: 2013 Preseason Top 25 Deli Poll

There’s the USA Today Coaches Poll, The Harris Poll, The Legends Poll, and now, one week before the start of college football, I would like to introduce The Deli Poll, the newest measure of college football success. 1)   Alabama 2)   Ohio State 3)   Stanford 4)   Georgia 5)   Texas A&M

Kicking Off the Preseason the Right Way: Five reasons the Pro Bowl should be moved to the NFL preseason.

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Two weeks into the preseason and I’ve already watch more sports over the last two weeks than I did almost all summer.  The games are meaningless and might not even feature everyone’s favorite teams, yet millions are tuning in to see whatever game their local cable provider decided to air because,Continue reading “Kicking Off the Preseason the Right Way: Five reasons the Pro Bowl should be moved to the NFL preseason.”

MLB’s Not-So-Instant Replay

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) So baseball,  you finally decided to use instant replay to your advantage. Just like everyone’s been saying you should for the last 10 years. Oh wait; you can only challenge certain plays? Oh, a coach only has restrictions on what inning and how many times he can challenge a play?

2013 Predicted NFL Standings

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) Step 1. Print out the 2013-14 NFL schedule. Step 2. Grab a pen and circle the teams you think will win each week. Step 3. Tally up the results. (D) Marks division winners while marks the wild cards.  It’s that simple. NFC AFC Preseason Power Rankings will come in the nextContinue reading “2013 Predicted NFL Standings”

What a Quarterback’s Worth

by Nicholas Cicale (@nickcicale) With all of the contract extensions given out this off season to big time quarterbacks, like Tony Romo, Joe Flacco, Matt Stafford, Aaron Rodgers  and now Matt Ryan, I decided to compare how much the QBs around the league are worth.   (I didn’t taking the rookie wage scale into account)Continue reading “What a Quarterback’s Worth”

2013 NFL Offensive Free Agency Preview

Players that will get big money and deserve it: Jake Long Position: Left Offensive Tackle Age: 27 Possible Suitors: St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals Expected Contract: $50 million/ 5 years The first overall pick from the 2008 draft, Jake Long has made it to 4 pro bowls in his first 5 seasons inContinue reading “2013 NFL Offensive Free Agency Preview”