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The Most Overhyped Award in Sports

Thursday, December 19th, 2019

by Gus Griffin

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LSU QB Joe Burrow is the 2019 Heisman Trophy winner.

WHO CARES!

For years, I have felt that the college football Heisman Trophy award is the most overhyped award in sports for many reasons, to include the following:

IT ISN’T REALLY FOR THE BEST PLAYER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL.

It’s the best quarterback or running back in college football. Tim Brown and Desmond Howard won as primarily receivers. Charles Woodson, who also was a return man, is the only primary defensive player to ever win the award. How can we take any award seriously that espouses that the best player in college football has never been an offensive or defensive lineman, or a linebacker? I realize that there are various awards for various positions. The others are appropriately named. The Bednarik award goes to the best defensive player. The Outland award goes to the best lineman. They are what they purport to be. The only one of these awards that purports to be something it clearly is not on all too many occasions is the Heisman. This is a serious insult to defensive players, and especially lineman on either side of the ball. If games are won and loss in the trenches, why aren’t the players in those trenches considered to be the best?

HOW CAN THE BEST COLLEGE PLAYER AWARD BE SUCH AN UNPREDICTABLE GAUGE OF NFL SUCCESS?

Over 95% of NFL players come from the American College ranks. And yet, since the first Black Heisman winner in 1961, only 56% of its winners have been able to produce an NFL career of any note. That 56% does not include the only 2-time winner, which is Archie Griffin. That is to say that they either were a Pro-Bowl selection or won Rookie of the Year…something to say that the award was warranted as a predictor of NFL success. This is not mere hindsight analysis. At the time of many awards, clear superior players have been omitted in favor of the winner. In 1992, anyone with the slightest football acumen knew that Miami QB Gino Torretta was not better than Nebraska offensive lineman Will Shields. History barred that out as Torretta was a mere footnote in NFL history while Shields was recently inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Florida QB Danny Wuerffel wins in 1996 instead of the great Ohio State Tackle Orlando Pace. Pace is a Hall of Famer while Wuerffel was a hood ornament on the Steve Spurrier (another Heisman winner that amounted to nothing in the NFL) football Cadillac. Finally, Ohio State QB Troy Smith wins in 2006 instead of the great Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas. Thomas will be in the Hall of Fame soon. Smith will not, nor ever had a case to be. Maybe history will validate that Burrow is better than Defensive End Chase Young, his former teammate at Ohio State. But who among us can say you are convinced of that today?

This is not to say that the award has always been a wild card for NFL success. Its golden era in this regard were the winners from 1977 (Tony Dorsett) through 1988 (Barry Sanders). Others in this group included Marcus Allen, Billy Sims, Earl Campbell, Herschel Walker, Bo Jackson, and Tim Brown. To show that white winners did not have the market cornered on being flops, it was Andre Ware in 1989 that stopped the streak of greatness.

GATH 1/88:  Football player Paul Hornung poses with the Heisman Trophy, December 1956. GNEG Heisman notebook (no number)

GATH 1/88: Football player Paul Hornung poses with the Heisman Trophy, December 1956.
GNEG Heisman notebook (no number)

Speaking of race, THE 3RD PROBLEMATIC ASPECT OF THE HEISMAN IS ITS HISTORY ROOTED IN JIM CROW SEGREGATION. The late great sports writer Dick Schapp gave up his Heisman vote in protest of the committee refusing to recognize the obvious best player in the country in 1956. The winner was Notre Dame QB Paul Hornung.

It was not because of how good Notre Dame was that year. They were 2-8.

It wasn’t because of his individual stats: He threw 3 TD passes against 13 interceptions.

It was because Schapp’s all white colleagues refused to vote for the “other guy”, who was a running back at Syracuse named Jim Brown.

In this case, Hornung would go on to be a Hall of Famer with the Packers and league MVP in 1960. The issue is that the racist attitudes of the times gave him a public relations head start, via winning a Heisman that he never should have won.

Why is any of this important? Within the context of sports, if independent thinking is not relevant to you, perhaps it is not. Both within and beyond sports, the “prestige” of the Heisman Trophy is yet another example of how all too often, folks in America are told what to think and value rather than engaging in the process of coming to conclusions for themselves. There is an intellectual herd mentality that too many follow for one of two reasons: either they are too lazy to actually do the work to vet the ideas being promoted as “gospel”, or they actually know that they are being fed BS, but simply don’t care to pay the price for calling it what it is.

I do not subscribe to the notion that the enjoyment of sports requires blind acceptance of traditional ideas. After all, tradition merely for the sake of tradition is often propaganda. To that end, I cannot think of a better place to intertwine the critical second guessing of traditions in sports than the prestige of the Heisman Trophy.

 

Gus Griffin, for War Room Sports

Chicken Little and the SB-206 Victory

Friday, October 4th, 2019

by Gus Griffin

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By now, most of you are aware of SB 206, the California bill which allows college athletes in that state to profit off THEIR image without risking losing their scholarships or eligibility. Foreseeably, the entire NCAA industrial complex opposed this and insist a protracted fight, likely to the Supreme Court. The defenders of the current NCAA model always go into their Chicken Little act when anything is remotely suggested to bring about a more just system. I call them Chicken Little because their response is very similar to those who resist raising the minimum wage with baseless scare tactics.

The following are their most common fear-mongering tropes and why they are ridiculous:

THEY GET PAID IN THE FORM OF A SCHOLARSHIP

First of all, the data has been clear for years and indicates that a college degree is declining in value. More college graduates are unemployed than at any other time in American history. It just is not what it once was, but even if it were, this response implies as if it is largess on the part of the college. Let’s be clear; be it community college, division 2 or 3, or the big-time revenue-generating programs, being a college athlete is a job that requires, between practice, games, and travel, in excess of 40 hours per week. As college athletic advisers, I can tell you that we would NEVER advise a full-time student to work that much and yet the defenders pat themselves on the back as if the scholarship is a handout for which the athletes should be grateful. They earned their scholarship and more.

IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO OTHER COLLEGE STUDENTS

Why? Does the college marching band generate millions for the college? How about the gaming team? If they do and have commercial appeal, they should not be hindered either. But the honest truth is that neither gaming, though growing very fast, nor the marching band are generating the kind of revenue that big-time football and basketball generate. In fact, the revenues generated by football and basketball routinely fund the entire athletic department.

IT WOULD UNDERMINE TITLE 9

Title 9 is the 1972 amendment that requires gender equity on college campuses and is often used as a scapegoat by reactionary defenders of the status quo, to pit the genders against one another.  Payment would come from what athletes can independently negotiate. College-based budgets would not be affected at all. In fact, female athletes with commercial appeal could profit off their likeness, just as the males could. The great WNBA star and former UConn Huskie, Diana Taurasi, talks about how her alma mater still makes money off her and she has been gone for 15 years now.

IF THEY ARE PAID, THEY WON’T BE MOTIVATED TO STUDY AND ARE MORE LIKELY TO DROP OUT OF COLLEGE

BS! The data is clear. The number one reason students drop out of school is not a lack of motivation and it is certainly not having too much money. To the contrary, the number one reason students drop out is cost. So, how is paying them going to dull their interests? The student athlete who only came to make it to the pros is unlikely to graduate whether he/she is paid or not. And still yet, he/she will be enhanced by merely being exposed to the college environment.

NCAA Basketball: NCAA Tournament-Harvard PracticeOf course the ultimate issue is the non-profit industrial complex of college athletics. Like big time organized religion, it is structured in such a way that allows it to have the protection of being tax exempt while raking in millions of dollars. It is a thinly veiled derivative of the capitalist model and thus inherently prone to such exploitation. Until that is replaced, college athletes ought to be able to do what those who endorse the “free market” system say they believe in, which is to profit off their talents. College sports in America generates revenues in excess of $1 billion annually. The charade of amateurism will no longer be allowed to keep a portion of those revenues away from the primary generators of them, which are the athletic labor.

The cries of the status quo defenders are falling on deaf ears. The reality will soon be that the 5-star football recruit pondering Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, or USC will likely go to sunny Southern Cal, but not just for the sun. That basketball recruit pondering Kentucky, Duke, Carolina, or UCLA will do the same. They won’t be able to beat them so they will have to join them. If they need a nudge, it may come in the way of federal legislation, which is already being crafted by former Ohio State and NFL receiver Anthony Gonzales, who is now an Ohio Congressmen.

This victory did not happen in a vacuum. It is a result of a movement all around the country from graduate students to Walmart and fast food employees to unite against an increasingly oppressive work place. The sleeping giant of exploited labor is waking up. For college athletics as well as other aspects of the the dying capitalist model, the message is clear: the gig is up!

 

Gus Griffin, for War Room Sports

A TALE OF TWO COLLEGE SPORTS SCANDALS

Friday, March 29th, 2019

by Gus Griffin

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Once upon a time, there was an NBA player named Chuck Person. He was a very good NBA player. He was the 1987 NBA Rookie of the Year and averaged over 14 points per game over a 13-year career. They called him the “Rifleman” because he could flat out shoot. He was one of the great 3-point shooters of his era. Many remember the classic duel between Larry Bird and Dominique Wilkins in the 1988 playoffs. Person had his own, less celebrated, showdown with Bird during the 1991 playoffs, during which Person averaged over 26 points per game, clearing 30 in 3 of the 5 games.

Chuck Person had a very good career.

Chuck Person is going to jail!

The “crime” is that he received over $91 thousand to steer players with NBA potential to a Pittsburgh financial advisor without revealing his relationship with the business to the recruits. Part of his plea deal will require him to forfeit that amount. While he has not actually been sentenced…that comes in July…it will be a mere formality. The sentencing guideline recommendation is for 2-2.5 years in federal prison. One typically does at least 90% of his/her federal time. He has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a Manhattan federal court. Person is one of four former college basketball assistant coaches to plead guilty to similar charges. They all most certainly will go to jail!

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More recently, yet another college sport scandal has been exposed, which alleges that some very wealthy parents have been paying bribes to coaches, admissions employees, and even to imposter test-takers to ensure that their kids get into such elite colleges as the University of

Southern California (USC), Stanford, Georgetown, and Yale. The parents apparently paid $200 thousand and up to $6.5 million to have, their children admitted. In the case of Yale, the allegation is that the soccer coach accepted a $400 thousand bribe to accept an applicant who did not even play soccer.

According to court documents, over 50 have been implicated, among those are the following:

  • Current Stanford sailing coach John Vandemoer
    • Former Yale women’s soccer coach Rudy Meredith
    • Former Georgetown tennis coach Gordie Ernst, now at Rhode Island
    • Current UCLA men’s soccer coach Jorge Salcedo
    • Current Texas men’s tennis coach Michael Center
    • Current Wake Forest women’s volleyball coach William “Bill” Ferguson
    • Former USC women’s soccer head coach Ali Khosroshahin
    • Former USC women’s soccer assistant coach Laura Janke
    • Current USC Senior Associate Athletic Director Donna Heinel
    • Current USC water polo head coach Jovan Vavic

Other implicated individuals of note include:

  • Mark Riddell, the Director of College Entrance Exam Preparation at IMG Academy, a private college preparatory school and sports academy in Bradenton, Fla.
    • Igor Dvorskiy, the Director of West Hollywood College Prep School
    • Actress Lori Loughlin, of Full House fame
    • Desperate Housewives actress Felicity Huffman, and…
  • William “Rick” Singer, CEO of the Edge College and Career Network

The charges could add up to 20 years’ incarceration and a fine of up to $239 thousand, although federal prosecutors have said they will recommend punishment “at the low end of the scale!”

Other than Singer, the alleged mastermind, who has already pleaded guilty to a number of charges to include racketeering, conspiracy, and money laundering, very few of these folks will go to jail.

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There are several distinctions to take away from comparing and contrasting these two scandals.

One is more evidence to debunk the myth that merit is the primary ingredient in upward mobility in America. There is a largely false narrative in America that says the haves achieved due to hard work and sacrifice. Subsequently, those who do not achieve have no one to blame but themselves and their own lack of initiative and work ethic. This scandal shows that even those who promote this narrative do not believe it themselves or are acknowledging through their wallet that their kid is a slacker. Or maybe they just feel that all in life should go their way by both birthright and bank account. Their children are born with all the advantages necessary for them to build an academic and life resume that would get them into the schools they want to attend. That was not good enough for their parents. They want it guaranteed or as the political right in America often call an ENTITLEMENT!

Simply put, to use a baseball analogy, even though they have been “born on third base”, they still want to cheat to get home.

Some of these same parents will rail against race-based affirmative action in college admissions, even though it has NEVER been a guarantee.

On the contrary, the student athletes from the first scandal are overwhelmingly from poor backgrounds and participate in the largest revenue generating college sports: football and men’s basketball. Football and basketball athletes, overwhelmingly Black, generate the revenue, which funds the tennis, golf, crew, and lacrosse athletic scholarships, which overwhelmingly go to white students. What that means is that this completely sorry episode is a form of income redistribution.

A silver lining to this all may be a class action suit filed by several students seeking over $5 million in damages and accusing the schools of negligence in guaranteeing the fairness in their admissions processes.

I hope that the Asian students who have joined white student grievances about race-based affirmative action in admissions now realize that Black and Brown folks are not getting the spot at Yale to which they feel entitled.

 

Gus Griffin, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#756)

Monday, October 26th, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #756 SHOUTOUT to you LAWRENCE TAYLOR ((NFL))….week 7 SEAHAWKS 20 NINERS 3(tnf)….JAGUARS 34 BILLS 31(london)….WASHINGTON 31 BUCCANEERS 30….FALCONS 10 TITANS 7….SAINTS 27 COLTS 21….VIKINGS 28 LIONS 19….CHIEFS 23 STEELERS 13….RAMS 24 BROWNS 6….DOLPHINS 44 TEXANS 26….PATRIOTS 30 JETS 23….RAIDERS 37 CHARGERS 29….GIANTS 27 COWBOYS 20….PANTHERS 27 EAGLES 16(snf)….tonight—->BALTIMORE RAVENS v ARIZONA CARDINALS……((((bye week—BEARS…BENGALS…BRONCOS…PACKERS))))…..which team is actually best in NFCE ??….who wants AFCS ??…..looks like those NFCE teams might wanna make up their minds before DALLAS returns to full strength…INDIANAPOLIS (super bowl pick) looking really regular right now….ANDREW LUCK is starting to look like his pops OLIVER LUCK (remember him…..sheeeeeesh)…..JACKSONVILLE…especially BLAKE BORTLES looking like they trying to be serious right now….NEW YORK JETS still the same……TAMPA BAY aint nothin changed….discussed another terrible loss with SUPER BOWL CHAMPION DERRICK DEESE last night…..looked at season from NFL perspective….hmmmmmminah…PITTSBURGH picked their poison ….has MIAMI finally awakened ??..we will find out on thursday night (v.NEW ENGLAND)…..TODD GURLEY is the ST LOUIS offense…..is this JEFF FISHERs dream team ((running and defense)) ??……ATLANTA yeah okay ….better keep your eye on OAKLAND…..who besides CAROLINA fans truly believe in that team ???….. ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW TOP 15 rankings 1.TCU bye 2.BAYLOR 45 IOWA STATE 27 3.OHIO STATE 49 RUTGERS 7 4.MICHIGAN STATE 52 INDIANA 26 5.LOUISIANA STATE 48 WESTERN KENTUCKY 20 6.ALABAMA 19 TENNESSEE 14 7.CLEMSON 58 MIAMI 0 8.STANFORD 31 WASHINGTON 14 9.NOTRE DAME bye 10.OKLAHOMA 63 TEXAS TECH 27 11.OKLAHOMA STATE 58 KANSAS 10 12.TOLEDO 51 MASSACHUSETTS 35 13.TEMPLE 24 EAST CAROLINA 14 14.MEMPHIS 66 TULSA 42 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 42 15.UTAH 24 who YOU got ?????? ****SHOW PICKS**** FLORIDA STATE over GEORGIA TECH (l) UTAH over SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (l) TOLEDO over MASSACHUSETTS (w)…((lw 1-2 season 14-10)) ((CFL)) WEEK 18 MONTREAL ALOUETTES 34 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 2 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 40 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 13 OTTAWA RED BLACKS 27 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 20 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 35 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 24 CALGARY STAMPEDERS bye ((NHL)) JETS 5 WILD 4…RANGERS 4 FLAMES 1…KINGS 3 OILERS 2…. division leaders—–> ATLANTIC ((montreal 18pts))..METROPOLITAN ((new york r 14pts))…CENTRAL ((nashville 13 pts))…PACIFIC ((los angeles/san jose 10 pts)) ((MLB)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW 2.0 MLB POST SEASON AWARDS **AMERICAN LEAGUE** MVP JOSH DONALDSON (toronto) CY YOUNG DALLAS KEUCHEL (houston) ROOKIE OF YEAR CARLOS CORREA (houston) MANAGER OF YEAR PAUL MOLITOR (minnesota) **NATIONAL LEAGUE** MVP PAUL GOLDSCHMIDT (arizona) CY YOUNG JAKE ARRIETA (chicago) ROOKIE OF YEAR KRIS BRYANT (chicago) MANAGER OF YEAR TERRY COLLINS (new york) who YOU got ??? ((NBA)) SEASON tips off tomorrow night……….who you got ??…who you like ??…dinnt see a lot of previews from you so called “NBA heads”…guess you waiting to see who starts winning…..you KNOW thats how you do….. RIP FLIP SAUNDERS (minnesota)…. ———————————————- NHL GAME of the day CALGARY FLAMES v NEW YORK ISLANDERS TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “HOLE IN THE HEAD” – CYPRESS HILL its MONDAY…..you already know what it is…make sure everyone is bundled up and warm……..the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!…..AFR.

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#754)

Wednesday, October 21st, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #754 SHOUTOUT to you RICH GOSSAGE ((MLB)) ALCS——-> ROYALS 14 BLUE JAYS 2 (KANSAS CITY leads series 3-1) NLCS——-> METS 5 CUBS 2 (NEW YORK leads 3-0) …can we say its over now in ALCS….dont see any situation that has TORONTO overcoming this deficit…KANSAS CITY is just too strong..they are on a mission to defend their AMERICAN LEAGUE title…..and take the next step…..in NATIONAL LEAGUE….NEW YORK has just taken advantage of CHICAGO miscues and foul ups to snatch a commanding lead in series…..will be interesting to see how CHICAGO will show some kind of fight of pride for the great season they had….. ((NBA)) practice….. BULLS 103(brooks 22) PACERS 94(george 26/13) BUCKS 106(middleton 17) WOLVES 88(muhammad 18) SUNS 104(morris 17) SPURS 84(leonard 14) THUNDER 113(durant 29/10/10) JAZZ 102(hood 23) CLIPPERS 130(griffin 29) WARRIORS 95(thompson 21) 2015-16 NBA PREVIEW IS COMING……and we dooin it AFTER FURTHER REVIEW style——> division picks…..ALL STAR teams……EAST/WEST top 8…..NBA FINALS picks……we gonna do it like that….knaaaaaaaaaaawimeen ???!!! ((NHL)) DEVILS 3 COYOTES 2(ot)……PENGUINS 3 PANTHERS 2(ot)…..ISLANDERS 4 BLUE JACKETS 0….STARS 2 FLYERS 1….CANADIENS 3 BLUES 0….PREDATORS 5 LIGHTNING 4(so)….CAPITALS 6 FLAMES 2……ALEX OVECHKIN (capitals) scores his 900th point career point…….479 goals most in league since 2001-02….but he dinnt start in league until 2005….crazy right !!!!…..CAREY PRICE (canadiens) comes thru with 2nd SHUTOUT in 3 games…. ((NCAAF)) *****SHOW PICKS***** FLORIDA STATE over GEORGIA TECH UTAH over SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOLEDO over MASSACHUSETTS …..((season 13-8 lw 2-1)) MLB LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES game of the day NEW YORK METS(matz) v CHICAGO CUBS(hammel) NHL GAME of the day DETROIT RED WINGS v EDMONTON OILERS TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “DEFINITION” -BLACKSTAR (MOS DEF & TALIB KWELI) its hump day……make it happen for yourself……enjoy the sunshine….but dont get caught slippin…..the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#752)

Monday, October 19th, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #752 SHOUTOUT to you GREG ODEN…. ((MLB)) NLCS—-> METS 4 CUBS 1 ((NEW YORK leads 2-0)) ALCS—-> KANSAS CITY leads TORONTO 2-0 it looks as if CHICAGO has not gotten the memo yet regarding NLCS….NY has defeated JON LESTER/JAKE ARRIETA ….putting CUBS behind the APPLE and all that….may be a different story at WRIGLEY FIELD for games 3/4/5…..we will see…..it also looks as if TORONTO is being exposed a little bit by the “rally kings” of KANSAS CITY…its not time to make mental errors on the field and ROYALS have now beaten DAVID PRICE and now halfway towards WORLD SERIES…GAME ONE of 2015 WORLD SERIES will be OCTOBER 27 at either KAUFMAN STADIUM (KC) / ROGERS CENTER (TOR.CA)… ((NFL))..WEEK 6 SAINTS 31 FALCONS 21(tnf)….JETS 34 WASHINGTON 20….STEELERS 25 CARDINALS 13….VIKINGS 16 CHIEFS 10….BENGALS 34 BILLS 21….LIONS 37 BEARS 34(ot)….BRONCOS 26 BROWNS 23(ot)….TEXANS 31 JAGUARS 20….DOLPHINS 38 TITANS 10….PANTHERS 27 SEAHAWKS 23….PACKERS 27 CHARGERS 20….NINERS 25 RAVENS 20….PATRIOTS 34 COLTS 27(snf)….tonight—-> NEW YORK GIANTS v PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (830/ESPN)…..ummm..big moment for CAM NEWTON (car)…not so big for LEGION OF BOOM ((ish happens…right RICHARD SHERMAN ??))….somebody might wanna start paying attention to CINCINNATI offensive line…..they are good !!!…..yall stil waiting for PEYTON MANNING (den) to make some spectacular comeback………yall been waiting three years…..dont think ADRIAN PETERSON (min) is gonna get anywhere near 2000 yards rushing this season….ummm….LANDRY JONES (pitt)….BENGALS…BRONCOS…PACKERS…PANTHERS…PATRIOTS… are still holding on to their EGGOS……DOLPHINS showed up…..think we might have mention SEATTLE SEAHAWKS and their downfall this season….they have NOT gotten past SUPER BOWL loss….. ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW TOP 15 rankings 1.TCU 45 IOWA STATE 21 2.BAYLOR 62 WEST VIRGINIA 38 3.OHIO STATE 38 PENN STATE 10 4.MICHIGAN STATE 27 MICHIGAN 23 5.FLORIDA STATE 41 LOUISVILLE 21 6.ALABAMA 41 TEXAS A&M 23 7.LOUISIANA STATE 35 FLORIDA 28 8.CLEMSON 34 BOSTON COLLEGE 17 9.STANFORD 56 UCLA 35 10.NOTRE DAME 41 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 31 11.UTAH 34 ARIZONA STATE 18 12.IOWA 40 NORTHWESTERN 10 13.OKLAHOMA 55 KANSAS STATE 0 14.TOLEDO 63 EASTERN MICHIGAN 20 15.OKLAHOMA STATE bye who YOU got ??????….. ***SHOW PICKS*** MISSISSIPPI over MEMPHIS(l) OHIO STATE over PENN STATE(w) UTAH STATE over BOISE STATE(w)….((season 13-8 lw 2-1)) ((CFL)) WEEK 17 xe-OTTAWA REDBLACKS 27 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 24 xw-CALGARY STAMPEDERS 27 xe-TORONTO ARGONAUTS 15 xw-EDMONTON ESKIMOS 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 23 xe-HAMILTON TIGER CATS 23 MONTREAL ALOUETTES 11 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS bye xe-clinched playoffs east xw-clinched playoffs west ((NHL)) DEVILS 2 RANGERS 1(ot)…BLUES 4 JETS 2….DUCKS 4 WILD 1….OILERS 2 CANUCKS 1(ot)….KINGS 2 AVALANCHE 1…. LONG STREAK ((canadiens 6)) WRONG STREAK ((blue jackets 6)) ((BOXING)) GENADY GOLOVKIN (champ) defeats DANIEL LEMIEUX by EIGHTH round TKO…..HE IS NOW THE UNIFIED(wbc interim) MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLLLLLLLLLLLD (michael buffer voice)…..watched the fight and it was a technical beatdown that ol DAVE jumped up for….it was the jab that kept ol DAVE at bay…then GGG opened up the bottle/can of whoop ass…earning a PPV TKO…..whole card was decent….so lets hope we can get GGG inside v ANDRE WARD / COTTO-ALVAREZ winner / ERISLANDY LARA……..and not for nothing what do you think of a TERENCE CRAWFORD v ADRIAN BRONER (jr welterweight) matchup ??? MLB LCS GAME of the day ROYALS (cueto) v BLUE JAYS (stroman)—–> ((8pm/FS1)) NHL GAME of the day SHARKS v RANGERS TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “NIGHTS ON BROADWAY” – BEE GEES its MONDAY……and its BRISKO COUNTY….NIPSEY RUSSELL…COLD AS ISHKABIBBLE out this piece……make sure the shorties are wrapped up tight……its HOODIE and OATMEAL season !!!!!!!!…….the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!!!……AFR.

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#749)

Monday, October 12th, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #749 SHOUTOUT to you SHANDON ANDERSON ((MLB)) ALDS—> ASTROS 4 ROYALS 2…..((HOUSTON leads series 2-1)) BLUE JAYS 5 RANGERS 1….((TEXAS leads series 2-1)) NLDS—>((METS/DODGERS tied 1-1)) ((CUBS/CARDINALS tied 1-1)) ….it seems as if people talk and then do an entire 180 degree scenario…..the same ones that “dont like” baseball in APRIL and MAY….talkin kinda different maybe cause they realize that MLB is a little bit better than they would have you believe…..hmmmm….dont talk baseball with a baseball head…..you might get upended like RUBEN TEJADA (mets)……gonna be very interesting moving forward…….. ((NFL)) COLTS 27 TEXANS 20(tnf)…BEARS 18 CHIEFS 17…BENGALS 27 SEAHAWKS 24 (ot)…FALCONS 25 REDSKINS 19 (ot)…BUCCANEERS 38 JAGUARS 31…EAGLES 39 SAINTS 17…BROWNS 33 RAVENS 30 (ot)…PACKERS 24 RAMS 10…BILLS 14 TITANS 13…CARDINALS 42 LIONS 17…PATRIOTS 30 COWBOYS 6…BRONCOS 16 RAIDERS 10…GIANTS 30 NINERS 27(snf)…——> TONIGHT STEELERS v CHARGERS (830-ESPN)……bye weeks ((CAROLINA..MIAMI…MINNESOTA…NY JETS))…….umm…some teams are “super bowl” contenders again…..such craziness….indeed…but oh well….whats old is new again…allegedly….. ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW NCAAF top 15 1.TCU 52 KANSAS STATE 45 2.BAYLOR 66 KANSAS 7 3.OHIO STATE 49 MARYLAND 28 4.MICHIGAN STATE 31 RUTGERS 24 5.LOUISIANA STATE 45 SOUTH CAROLINA 24 6.FLORIDA STATE 29 MIAMI 24 7.TEXAS A&M bye 8.ALABAMA 27 ARKANSAS 14 9.CLEMSON 43 GEORGIA TECH 24 10.NOTRE DAME 41 NAVY 24 11.IOWA 29 ILLINOIS 20 12.UTAH 30 CALIFORNIA 24 13.OKLAHOMA STATE 33 WEST VIRGINIA 26 (ot) 14.MISSISSIPPI 52 NEW MEXICO 3 15.FLORIDA 21 MISSOURI 3 who YOU got ?????…… ***SHOW PICKS*** NORTHWESTERN over MICHIGAN (l) MIAMI over FLORIDA STATE (l) UTAH over CALIFORNIA (w)……(lw 1-2…season 11-7) ((NHL)) CANADIENS 3 SENATORS 1…… still with the EGGO——-> MONTREAL…DETROIT…..TAMPA BAY…FLORIDA…NY RANGERS…WASHINGTON…WINNIPEG…NASHVILLE…MINNESOTA…SAN JOSE…ARIZONA…VANCOUVER… cant let go of it—–>TORONTO…BUFFALO…BOSTON…NY ISLANDERS…PHILADELPHIA…CAROLINA…NJ DEVILS…PITTSBURGH…COLUMBUS…ANAHEIM…EDMONTON…LOS ANGELES…. ((WNBA)) ***THE FINALS*** FEVER 75(johnson 15) LYNX 69(moore 20)—-> series tied 2-2 INDIANA plays like they are NOT going away…setting up decisive GAME 5 to decide WNBA CHAMPION….(((INDIANA is 5-0 in elimination games this season))…… ((NBA)) practice games……. HORNETS 106(zeller 16/10) CLIPPERS 94(redick 23) WIZARDS 134(gortat 19) PASCHOALOTTO BAURU 100(day/meindl 17) MAGIC 123(marble 21) ROCKETS 119(brewer 20) LAKERS 126(bryant 21) MACCABI HAIFA 83(buckner 20) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW 2015-16 NBA PREVIEW being worked on……watch for it !!!!!!! ((CFL)) ***WEEK 16*** TORONTO ARGONAUTS 38 OTTAWA REDBLACKS 35 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 30 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 15 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 15 CALGARY STAMPEDERS 11 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 29 BRITISH COLUMBIA 26 —–>TODAY TORONTO ARGONAUTS(8-5) v MONTREAL ALOUETTES(5-8) MLB PLAYOFF GAME of the day LOS ANGELES DODGERS(anderson) v NEW YORK METS(harvey) NHL GAME of the day COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS v BUFFALO SABRES TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “I SEE YALL” — DE LA SOUL featuring BUSTA RHYMES its MONDAY…….get those skullies out…dont let the smooth taste of the sunshine fool ya …the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!……AFR.

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#743)

Monday, September 28th, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #743 SHOUTOUT to you RICHARD PETTY ((NFL)) giants 32 washington 21(tnf)…eagles 24 jets 17…falcons 39 cowboys 28…panthers 27 saints 22…texans 19 buccaneers 9…vikings 31 chargers 14…steelers 12 rams 6…patriots 51 jaguars 17…bengals 28 ravens 24…raiders 27 browns 20…colts 35 titans 33…cardinals 47 niners 7…seahawks 26 bears 0…bills 41 dolphins 14…broncos 24 lions 12(snf)….TONIGHT—–> CHIEFS v PACKERS (830/ESPN)…..okay we are three weeks in (kinda)….and what do we know ????….we know alot of ya change your vibes like the weather regarding your NFL squad….and thats not a good look…..nobody is WINNING/LOSING SUPER BOWL XL after two weeks….knock it off !!!!……MIAMI is not getting the “good team” thing yet…PITTSBURGH is forced to go to MICHAEL VICK …wonder how “real” fans of the team feel about that….BALTIMORE is not as bad as they look…..or are they ???…ohhh wait heres one…..JACKSONVILLE is in first place wit an 1-2 record….how you ask ??….gotta talk to ANDREW LUCK about that one….OAKLAND is 2-1 ….so what ??…..DALLAS is still in first place after their season was put thru incinerator….DETROIT…..same ish different toilet…..ATLANTA and CAROLINA are best of a bad lot in NFCS….SEATTLE is 1-2…..still dont believe in them….holla back on it after WEEK 8 ((MLB)) YANKEES 6 WHITE SOX 1….BLUE JAYS 5 RAYS 4….TWINS 7 TIGERS 1….MARLINS 9 BRAVES 5….METS 8 REDS 1….RED SOX 2 ORIOLES 0….PHILLIES 12 NATIONALS 5….ROYALS 3 CLEVELAND 0….ASTROS 4 RANGERS 2….BREWERS 8 CARDINALS 4….ANGELS 3 MARINERS 2….GIANTS 5 ATHLETICS 4….DIAMONDBACKS 4 PADRES 2….ROCKIES 12 DODGERS 5….CUBS 4 PIRATES 0…gettin ready for POSTSEASON……..CONGRATULATIONS to teams who have clinched———> KANSAS CITY ROYALS (al central champions)…..NEW YORK METS (nl east champions)…..TORONTO BLUE JAYS….PITTSBURGH PIRATES….CHICAGO CUBS……here is THIRD EDITION of………… ****MAGIC NUMBERS**** BLUE JAYS -4 (+4) RANGERS -2.5 (+5) ———————————————————————– CARDINALS -4 (+3) DODGERS -2 (+6) *********************************************************************** ((NCAAF)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW top 15 1-TCU 55 TEXAS TECH 52 (did ya see end of that one !!?!!) 2-OHIO STATE 38 WESTERN MICHIGAN 12 3-BAYLOR 70 RICE 17 4-MICHIGAN STATE 30 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 10 5-GEORGIA 48 SOUTHERN 6 6-NOTRE DAME 62 UMASS 27 7-UCLA 56 ARIZONA 30 8-LSU 34 SYRACUSE 24 9-FLORIDA STATE (bye) 10-TEXAS A&M 28 ARKANSAS 21 (ot) 11-MISSISSIPPI 27 VANDERBILT 16 12-ALABAMA 34 LOUISIANA MONROE 0 13-NORTHWESTERN 24 BALL STATE 19 14-UTAH 62 15-OREGON 20 SHOW PICKS NOTRE DAME over UMASS (w) NORTHWESTERN over BALL STATE (w) NEBRASKA over SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI (w)——>THE MAYOR 9-3 (lw 3-0) ((WNBA)) ***PLAYOFFS*** EAST conf finals FEVER 70(catchings 25) LIBERTY 64(charles 25)..series tied 1-1 WEST conf finals LYNX 72(moore 40) MERCURY 71(dupree 16)..MINNESOTA wins series 2-0 2015 WNBA FINALS ——-> MINESOTA LYNX v NEW YORK/INDIANA winner(((why does that sound familiar??)) ((CFL)) CALGARY STAMPEDERS 25 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 22 EDMONTON ESKIOMOS 29 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 23 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 35 OTTAWA REDBLACKS 26 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 33 MONTREAL ALOUETTES 21 HAMILTON TIGER CATS—–>bye EAST leader(((HAMILTON 8-4))) WEST leader(((CALGARY 10-3)) ((SOCCER)) ***MLS*** SPORTING KANSAS CITY 1 SEATTLE SOUNDERS 1 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 1 REAL SALT LAKE 0 LA GALAXY 3 FC DALLAS 2 EAST leaders ((NEW YORK RED BULLS 47pts)) WEST leaders((LA GALAXY 50pts)) MLB GAME of the day ROYALS (ventura) v CUBS (hendricks) TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “FLY ROBIN FLY” – SILVER CONVENTION its MONDAY……make it happen for yourself……..and hope you gotcha HOODIES ready…………the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!……AFR.

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#738)

Monday, September 14th, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #738 SHOUTOUT to you HOMER BUSH…. ((NFL)) PATRIOTS 28 STEELERS 21(t)….TITANS 42 BUCCANEERS 14….PACKERS 31 BEARS 23….RAMS 34 SEAHAWKS 31….PANTHERS 20 JAGUARS 9…..DOLPHINS 17 WASHINGTON 10….BILLS 27 COLTS 14….JETS 31 BROWNS 10….CHIEFS 27 TEXANS 20…..CARDINALS 31 SAINTS 19…..CHARGERS 33 LIONS 28….BRONCOS 19 RAVENS 13….BENGALS 33 RAIDERS 13….COWBOYS 27 GIANTS 26(snf)…….TONIGHT——> EAGLES V FALCONS (7pm/ESPN)…VIKINGS v NINERS (1015pm/ESPN)……it never fails……fickle fans ready to jump out the window after first game…….shame on you…..but on the real to real….its whats to be expected from people who really just wanna be able to boast and brag about “their” team….which is a bunch of GAH-BAGE (nyc vernacular)……there is a ENTIRE season to play…..knock it off….why dontcha !!!!!!…. ((MLB)) YANKEES 5 BLUE JAYS 0….CARDINALS 9 REDS 2….NATIONALS 5 MARLINS 0….RED SOX 2 RAYS 0(13)….CLEVELAND 7 TIGERS 2….METS 10 BRAVES 7(10)….PHILLIES 7 CUBS 4….PIRATES 7 BREWERS 6(11)….TWINS 7 WHITE SOX 0….RANGERS 12 ATHLETICS 4….ASTROS 5 ANGELS 3….GIANTS 10 PADRES 3….ROCKIES 3 MARINERS 2….DODGERS 4 DIAMONDBACKS 3….TIGERS 9 CLEVELAND 2(dh)….ORIOLES 8 ROYALS 2……long streak (METS 7) wrong streak (BRAVES..PADRES 4)…….AFR says NO MVP for YOENIS CESPEDES (mets)…..he is just being who he is…..a dope ball player who brings enthusiasm and a winning vibe….look at teams that he left ((ATHLETICS…TIGERS…RED SOX))…and where they are right now…BONG ..BONG !!!!!…..you ready for the FIRST EDITION of……….. ****MAGIC NUMBERS**** BLUE JAYS -17 (+3.5) ROYALS -11 (+10) ASTROS – 19 (+1.5) ———————— METS – 11 (+9.5) CARDINALS – 18 (+2.5) DODGERS- 13 (+7.5) ****************************** ((NCAA)) AFTER FURTHER REVIEW top 15 1-TCU 70 STEPHEN F AUSTIN 7 2-OHIO STATE 38 HAWAII 0 3-ALABAMA 37 MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 10 4-AUBURN 27 JACKSONVILLE STATE 20 (ot) 5-BAYLOR 66 LAMAR 21 6-MICHIGAN STATE 31 7-OREGON 28 8-CLEMSON 41 APPALACHIAN STATE 10 9-SOUTHERN CAL 59 IDAHO 9 10-FLORIDA STATE 34 SOUTH FLORIDA 14 11-NOTRE DAME 34 VIRGINIA 27 12-GEORGIA 31 VANDERBILT 14 13-OKLAHOMA 31 TENNESSEE 24(2ot) 14-LSU 21 MISSISSIPPI STATE 19 15-GEORGIA TECH 65 TULANE 10 SHOW PICKS TEMPLE 34 CINNCY 26(l) MICHIGAN STATE 31OREGON 28(l) UTAH 24 UTAH STATE 14(w) MAYOR 4-2 BOB 3-0 KIA 2-1 SLATE 1-2 ((BOXING)) RESPECT TO FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR for a great career and being able to prepare yourself for life after boxing…..you are a great champion and 49-0 is not an easy achievement but you did it with ease and at your own pace….SALUTE and hope that your uncle ROGER MAYWEATHER continues to progress and get better……just wanted to say that….peace. ((CFL)) week 12 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 35 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 27 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 22 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 7 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 27 CALGARY STAMPEDERS 16 OTTAWA RED BLACKS 31 BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS 18 MONTREAL ALOUETTES——>off week. EAST leader HAMILTON (8-3) WEST leader CALGARY (8-3) ((WNBA)) SUN 86(bone 31) SKY 75(delle donne 28) DREAM 73(mccoughtry 24) MYSTICS 71(latta 14) SHOCK 91(kiesel 28) MERCURY 87(currie 26) FEVER 81(zellous 22) LIBERTY 76(rodgers 15) STARS 59(hanby 15) STORM 58(mosqueda-lewis 19) ELENA DELLE DONNE(sky) wins SCORING TITLE (23.4) MLB GAME of the day ASTROS (kazmir) v RANGERS (hamels) TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “HERE I COME” – BARRINGTON LEVY its monday and its crispy outside….my old school heads know what it is…..enjoy the days….the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!!!……AFR.

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports

After Further Review (#734)

Monday, August 31st, 2015

by Christopher Dinkins

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AFTER FURTHER REVIEW #734 SHOUTOUT to you FERNANDO VALENZUELA…. ((MLB)) YANKEES 20 BRAVES 6….BLUE JAYS 9 TIGERS 2….METS 5 RED SOX 4….RAYS 3 ROYALS 2…..CLEVELAND 9 ANGELS 2….ROCKIES 5 PIRATES 0…..NATIONALS 7 MARLINS 4….PADRES 9 PHILLIES 4….BREWERS 4 REDS 1…..TWINS 7 ASTROS 5….WHITE SOX 6 MARINERS 5(11)….RANGERS 6 ORIOLES 0….CARDINALS 7 GIANTS 5….ATHLETICS 7 DIAMONDBACKS 4(11)….CUBS 2 DODGERS 0….. JAKE ARRIETA no hits DODGERS…nice game saved by the E4 on STARLIN CASTRO….switch pitcher guy PAT VERDITTE(athletics) wins first career game….BLUE JAYS sweep TIGERS…..hahahahahaha…..YANKEES sweep BRAVES…..still work to do !!!!….RANGERS sweep ORIOLES…FIRST PLACE TEAMS——> ALE..BLUE JAYS–ALC..ROYALS–ALW..ASTROS—WC..YANKEES/RANGERS………NLE..METS–NLC..CARDINALS–NLW..DODGERS—WC..PIRATES/CUBS ((LLWS)) **CHAMPIONSHIP GAME** JAPAN 18 PENNSYLVANIA 11….highest scoring game in LLWS history….7 homeruns….and a 10 run first inning dinnt help team from PA….this is JAPANS fourth title in six years…. ((NFL)) PRESEASON WEEK 3….hmmm…JAMEIS WINSTON (buccaneers) took a step backwards in progression…..6-15 for 90 yards…sacked four times…..O LINE dint help…..that unit MUST step up…..TYROD TAYLOR (bills) did his numbers…..so did EJ MANUEL …which means REX RYAN made his selection yesterday (allegedly)…PEYTON MANNING (broncos) still looking like shakiest gun in the west KIRK COUSINS (washingotn) looked effective in audition for QB job…..GIANTS looked like they were ready to watch something else instead of JETS…..sheeeesh !!!!….those extra long extra points gonna be something to watch……CORDARRELLE PATTERSON (vikings) ran that kick return back nicely !!!!…like TYLER LOCKETTE (seahawks)……still waiting for MELVIN GORDON (chargers)…..STEVE SMITH (ravens) ejected from preseason game….so you know season is not far away….MATT RYAN (falcons) sacked four times in first half…psst watch NDAMUKONG SUH (dolphins) this season….NICK FOLES (rams) needs better protection and more disciplined line…..ummm..which team is TIM TEBOW (eagles) gonna be on next ????….STEELERS need to work somethings out….MICHAEL VICK looked decent …needs more time with playbook…..BRONCOS need to work on O LINE…..JAY CUTLER (bears) dooin work this preseason……keep that on the low…cause he sure is…ZERO POINTS for BEARS starters on offense…….will discuss tomorrow on AFTER FURTHER REVIEW 2.0 aka THE SIDELINE PASS (8-10pm/WACKO BOB NETWORK….646-478-5337)……come thru cause its NFL PREVIEW SHOW time——->AFC preview tomorrow….NFC preview next week….. PHI 39 GB 26….CLE 31 TB 7….NE 17 CAR 16….DET 22 JAX 17….KC 34 TEN 10….BUF 43 PIT 19….MIN 28 DAL 14….MIA 13 ATL 9….NYJ 28 NYG 18….WAS 31 BAL 13….CIN 21 CHI 10….IND 24 STL 14….SEA 16 SD 15….DEN 19 SF 12….HOU 27 NO 13….ARI 30 OAK 23…. ((NCAAF)) MONTANA 38 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 35….one yard TD run by JOEY COUNTS ON fourth/goal with 2 seconds left to knock off defending four TIME champion NORTH DAKOTA STATE…..college football got off to a very exciting start.. ((WNBA)) SHOCK 76(sims 30) FEVER 70(catchings 22/13)….SPARKS 60(lavender 24) STARS 52(perkins 15)….SUN 72(bone 25) SKY 68(vandersloot 18)….LYNX 71(moore 28) MERCURY 61(bonner 15)….STORM 69(loyd 18) MYSTICS 59(latta 12)……PLAYOFF TEAMS….EAST ((LIBERTY…SKY)) two spots left…..WEST ((LYNX…MERCURY…SHOCK)) one spot left…… ((CFL)) MONTREAL ALOUETTES 26 HAMILTON TIGER CATS 23 EDMONTON ESKIMOS 38 TORONTO ARGONAUTS 15 CALGARY STAMPEDERS 36 WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS 8 OTTAWA RED BLACKS 35 SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS 13 ((BOXING)) SHANE MOSELY over RICARDO MAYORGA (6th round KO)……yawn !!! LEO SANTA CRUZ(champ) over ABNER MARES in a very good fight..and it is worthy of a rematch….and it looks as if LSC maybe a fixture in featherweight division…..FIGHT OF YEAR candidate….we shall see !!!! ((SOCCER)) MLS SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 2 PORTLAND TIMBERS 1 NEW YORK RED BULLS 3 DC UNITED 0 EAST leaders—–DC UNITED (44pts) WEST leaders—–LA GALAXY (46pts) MLB GAME of the day GIANTS (peavy) v DODGERS (anderson) TRUE SCHOOL JAM of the day “DWYCK” – GANGSTARR feat NICE and SMOOTH its MONDAY…..you already know what it is !!!!!!! the BALLISTICS have been kicked !!!!!!…….AFR.

 

Christopher “The Mayor” Dinkins of the After Further Review Podcast, for War Room Sports