• Week 3 NCAA Football Fan Picks

    September 12th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in InGameNow, NCAA FB, Picks & Odds

    This week we have a great deal of fans that believe that they can be an expert and pick the result of a game. The problem for them is that there are only 3 undefeated users up until week 3 that have qualified to win the InGameNow t-shirt, so some of these fans have some catching up to do. So let’s take a look at this week’s picks!

    echinsuocha1 - Ohio State at USC - I think USC wins this. I love the Big Ten, but seriously, OSU looked god awful this past weekend!

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    LakerRaider - UCLA at BYU - My pick is UCLA with another HUGE upset win, but this time in Salt Lake City over the BYU Cougars, who didn’t look so great against UW. Don’t ask me why, don’t ask me how. Just UCLA winning by 3, that’s all I can tell you.

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    shankle11 - Wisconsin at Fresno State - Wisconsin will pound the ball the whole game and defeat Fresno State.

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    GatorGod15 - Oklahoma at Washington - I went with a pretty close game last week and it worried me, so I’m gonna take an easy one this week. OU over Washington 38-7.

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    athletics68 - California at Maryland - I’m officially taking Cal over Maryland for this weekend’s match-ups. First ranked team I’m not only picking, but favoring to win personally.

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    jamar78 - Georgia at South Carolina - Georgia should bring their A game and demolish SC this Saturday despite the past few years of having close, hard-fought games. Dawgs are too good this year!

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    yakkerator - Kansas at South Florida - I took a lot of crap for my pick of Nebraska last week, so I am going against the favored Big 12 in this one - The Bulls will pull off a mild upset. South Florida 34 - Kansas 24.

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    milehighsalute - Stanford at TCU - I think the Cardinal, or the Trees, or whatever they are called, will go in and put up a fight against TCU. Heck, let’s just give it to them - Stanford wins by 10!

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    rdhogan7713 - Hawaii at Oregon State - Oregon State 24 - Hawaii 17

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    So, you think you know better than these fans? Log onto the link below and tell us what you think. You can even join the InGameNow NCAA Football Game in Week 4!

  • David Stern Apparently HATES Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur

    September 4th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in NBA

    Yesterday we wrote about how Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur, former Kansas basketball stars, were caught with marijuana at the NBA Rookie Camp… and marveled at the audacity that these guys have (is there a worse place to do it?!)… Well more news has come to light that shows that the tandem is in far worse condition:

    1) David Stern threw them out of camp and publicly humiliated them
    2) they were caught with “at least two women” and flushing things down the toilet while security banged on the door

    More from ESPN:

    Management then left to get security, which used its own key to enter the room minutes later. Once inside, security found Chalmers, Arthur and at least two women. There was a strong stench of marijuana in the room, and one person was in the bathroom with the door locked, repeatedly flushing the toilet, sources said.

    The police were called to room, which they searched, but neither marijuana nor drug paraphernalia was found. Representatives from the players’ association were also on the scene by that time.

    The commissioner’s anger was apparently evident when he began his speech; he mentioned Chalmers and Arthur by name and told the 67 rookies in attendance that the two would be thrown out of the program and forced to attend the 2009 session.

  • Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur Caught With Marijuna at NBA Rookie Camp

    September 3rd, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in NBA

    Poor Kansas University.
    Poor Pat Riley (who is about to be inducted to the Hall of Fame).
    Poor David Stern.
    And lucky Roy Williams (who is probably laughing hysterically).

    Former Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Darrell Arthur were thrown out of the NBA Rookie Camp after being caught with marijuana together… probably the stupidest place ever to smoke up no matter who much of a fiend you really are. And apparently Chalmers and Arthur really are that kind of fiend.

    “They were sent home for violating program rules,” NBA spokesman Brian McIntyre said.

    Sources said Chalmers and Arthur were also fined $20,000 apiece and could start the regular season on the suspended list… the question is how many games with Mr. David Stern dole out.

    “We’re still looking into it,” McIntyre said. “Once we have all the details, appropriate sanctions will be taken.”

  • Opening Saturday NCAA Football Picks from Fans

    August 30th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in InGameNow, NCAA FB

    It’s the first Saturday, and we’ve added to our user NCAA Pick’em game. We have holdovers from Thursday like milehighsalute, oflarity, and steelydaniel. And new users have stepped up to challenge them.

    This week should be interesting, it has already started with the Appalachian State Mountaineers, not only battling the Tigers of LSU, but also racing the incoming Hurricane Gustav, which is currently over Cuba.

    So, in honor of the Tigers moving up their game, I won’t delay any longer. Here are the picks:

    milehighsalute (1-0) - Colorado State at Colorado (Sunday) - “I’ll take the Rocky Mountain Showdown. I feel kind of at risk picking a team with 73 out of 107 players being Frosh and Sophs, but I do like Ralphie! So I am getting behind the big buffalo, no matter which Ralphie it is, CU will win it!”

    phillyphanatic (0-0) - Appalachian State at LSU - “LSU to Appalachian State: Ain’t going to happen. LSU won’t get caught with their pants down like the Wolverines last year & covers the spread 42-17.”

    GatorGod15 (0-0) - Hawaii at Florida - “Florida beats Hawaii 49-13.”

    derekfitness (0-0) - Florida International at Kansas - “KANSAS 51 - FIU 13… Todd Reesing warms up and throws for 3 TD’s. Jake Sharp runs for 100 yards and a score, as doe Jocques Crawford.”

    oflarity (1-0) - Chattanooga at Oklahoma - “I’ll take Oklahoma over Chattanooga. Playing it safe, while the rest of you suckers try to over-compensate.”

    LakerRaider (0-0) - Tennessee at UCLA (Monday) - “I think it’s UCLA because that’s how they’ll begin the Neuheisel Era: They will play tough against all the better teams.

    KanyeWest (0-0) - Syracuse at Northwestern - “Northwestern 38, Syracuse 24″

    steelydaniel (1-0) - Alabama at Clemson - Alabama over Clemson by at least 2 touchdowns. Their rankings will be reversed by next week.

    athletics68 (0-1) - Michigan State at California - “Michigan State’s lack of WR and horrible O line will be too much for them to overcome versus Cal’s D!”

    So, as you can see there are different styles: Some users pick the safe bets with the extreme being oflarity, which should be specifically barraded. Not only is picking Oklahoma over a Southern Conference team safe, it is down-right boring! Com’on, man, you can do better than that! Then milehighsalute picks Colorado, seemingly because he doesn’t want to be opposite a 2,000 pound animal, which is a fair sentiment. And last we have the reacher in steelydaniel, who picks the underdog on the road, and this will be honored if it happens! So, be sure to look for the Results Blog Tuesday morning, where we will see how it turns out, and one of the winners will get to gloat!

    So come to InGameNow and watch the winners gloat and the losers try to explain their decisions. And, if you have the personality to rub it someone’s face when you win, join the site and post your pick for Week 2, here’s how:

    1. Log onto InGameNow, and set up a user name, if you don’t have one already.

    2. Go to the page of the team you want to pick, and find the next week’s game. Post your pick on the game page. Remember only your first pick and the first pick on that game will be recorded in this game.

    3. The winner at the end of the season will receive an InGameNow t-shirt and be measured by winning percentage (eligibility is based upon 60% of the user with the most picks). We might also add other divisions, such as a “PeeWee Division” and stick oflarity and his boring picks there!

    4. Talk a little trash with your opponents or talk other sports with the fans of InGameNow.

  • 2008 College Football Rankings - AP Top 25 Poll, Georgia Bulldogs #1

    August 16th, 2008 | By InGameNow Posted in NCAA FB

    The NCAA Football season is weeks away and five teams received first place votes:
    George Bulldogs, Ohio State Buckeyes, USC Trojans, Oklahoma Sooners and the Florida Gators

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    AP Top 25
    RANK TEAM
    1. Georgia (22)
    2. Ohio State (21)
    3. USC (12)
    4. Oklahoma (4)
    5. Florida (6)
    6. Missouri
    7. LSU
    8. West Virginia
    9. Clemson
    10. Auburn
    11. Texas
    12. Texas Tech
    13. Wisconsin
    14. Kansas
    15. Arizona State
    16. Brigham Young
    17. Virginia Tech
    18. Tennessee
    19. South Florida
    20. Illinois
    21. Oregon
    22. Penn State
    23. Wake Forest
    24. Alabama
    25. Pittsburgh
    Others Receiving Votes
    South Carolina 84, Fresno State 83, California 59, Utah 53, Cincinnati 44, Florida State 41, Michigan 36, Boston College 32, Rutgers 32, Michigan State 21, Boise State 17, Arkansas 14, North Carolina 14, Connecticut 10, Tulsa 7, UCLA 6, Oregon State 5, Mississippi State 4, Virginia 4, Arizona 3, Nebraska 2, Notre Dame 2, Hawaii 1, Washington 1.