SPORTS TIME: 12/1/09 Recap

Segment 1

Russell, Craig, and Eli           

The boys sang the praises of Drew Brees and the Saints. They added their comments on the Tiger Woods story.

Greg update

Russell discusses his beloved Panthers. Could the Thanksgiving games change? Will there be more games? The Giants defense isn’t very good anymore. Joe Girardi is teaching Mark Sanchez how to slide. Browns outscored the Panthers, Russell not happy about it.

Phoenix Time

Talked about the Football game, discussed about how the team lost at the end.  They then talked about the basketball team and how even though they aren’t playing well right now, they have shown signs of good things to come. The women’s team is off to a good start. Terrell Hudgins is going to get drafted.

Break

Matt and Greg join Russell

All the guys agree that Notre Dame was right to fire Charlie Weis. The rest of the coaching carousel is discussed from Bowden to Paterno, to who will replace Charlie Weis. Boys pick

Picks

Matt   ORE-CIN-GT-TEX-FLA              NYG-MIN-TEN

Greg  ORE-CIN-GT-TEX-FLA               DAL-MIN-IND

Russell  ORE-CIN-GT-TEX-ALA           DAL-MIN-TEN

Craig   ORE-CIN-GT-TEX-FLA              DAL-MIN-IND

Contact Information:
David Aneser
WSOE Sports
daneser@elon.edu

No Sports Time and 4th and 15 this week

Due to Thanksgiving Break, there will not be Sports Time on Tuesday and 4th and 15 on Thursday.  Next week will be the last week of the weekly sports talk shows for this fall.  Shows will resume for winter term.

Sports Time – last show on Tuesday, December 1 from 4:10-6:00pm

4th and 15 – last show on Thursday, December 3 from 4:15-5:00pm

Smacktalk Sports- last show on Sunday, December 6 from 8:00-10:00pm

Contact Information:
Craig Filazzola
WSOE Sports Director
cfilazzola@elon.edu

SPORTS TIME: 11/10 Show Recap

By Matt Curry, WSOE Sports

David Craig and Eli started it off by recapping some key NFL games this weekend:

Steelers vs Broncos

-The steelers are coming on strong and it was a great all around victory as the defense kept the broncos offense off the field. “They always seem to find a way to win” as David said.
-The Broncos offense struggled while the defense couldn’t contain the Steelers offense as they scored three touchdowns in the second half of the game.
-Orton had a rating of 43.9, which is horrible. Are the broncos going to lose it as the season goes on as they did last year?

Cowboys vs Eagles
-the cowboys spread the ball out more without T.O.  The offense found a way to win and Romo played well to give his team a chance.
- Eagles shot themselves in the foot and they kicked a field goal down seven.
-The cowboys defense “bullied” the Eagles offense without Westbrook.
-0/5 in 1 yard third down situations by the Eagles,,, How does that happen with McNabb at QB!

UPDATE by Greg Brozowski
-Brady Quinn is supposed to start for the Browns this weekend
-court ruled in Michael Vick’s favor to keep $16 million because it happened before the dog fighting incident
- KC Chiefs released Larry Johnson

Colts vs Texans
-the Colts continue to find ways to win even though they struggled
-“Houston should have put that game in overtime” – Eli Kaufman, as they missed a field goal as time expired
-Houston came back even after being down 10-0

The Colts wont go undefeated as well as the Saints according to Craig

David believes that the Saints must worry about three games if they want to go undefeated :at home vs Pats, at Atlanta, at home vs Dallas

Giants vs Chargers
-Giants are struggling and at a huge point in their season and with the loss of Burress they need to find a way to give Manning a new target. They have lost four straight games.
-Chargers still won even though Rivers had an off game throwing three touchdowns with two interceptions
- The key third down run play was a mistake according to the guys, why sweep rather than run it up the gut with Jacobs?
-playoffs are not out of reach for the Giants but they must pick up the slack especially with the rough remaining schedule

Some quick predictions by Dave: Cardinals will win and the chargers/ broncos will win their division.

UPDATE 2 by Greg Browzowski

Kareem Abdul Jabar has a form of leukemia: he is one of the greatest NBA players of all time.
The AL gold glove winners were announced with two being Yankee players: Jeter and Texiera

ELON SPORTS:

-Mens and women tennis start in February and the schedules are now online at elonphoenix.com

Men’s Basketball
-The exhibition game was won, they had a huge effort by all the players and as the fouls came in earlier in the half giving some players who never got time some huge playing time.

Women’s Basketball
-100-32 win, huge effort by the team as they completely dominated the opponent all night
-the key to the season for the Phoenix is to not allow those late runs

Women’s Volleyball
-they have a game tonight, big game vs App State on staurday
-Phoenix need to win out to get into the SoCon Tournament
-Furman has already rapped up their division

Football against App State:
-Huge game for the regular season SoCon Championship
-Will Edwards be able to get back to his old form in this game against the tough defense of the Phoenix?
-Will Riddle and Hudgins be able to get things going and put up points to relieve pressure off the defense?
-should be a close game and not a blowout like most of the other games this year

NCAA Football Picks:

Iowa @ Ohio State:      Matt: Iowa, Craig: Iowa, David: Ohio State

Pitt @ Notre Dame:       Matt: Pitt, Craig: Pitt, David: Notre Dame

West Virginia @ Cincinnati:      Matt: Cincinnati, Craig: Cincinnati, David: West Virginia

Utah @ TCU:      Matt: TCU, Craig: TCU, David: TCU

Miami @ North Carolina:      Matt: Miami, Craig: Miami, David: Miami

NFL Picks:

Cincinnati @ Pittsburgh:      Matt: Pitt, Craig: Pitt, David: Cincinnati

Atlanta @ Carolina:      Matt: Panthers, Craig: Atlanta, David: Atlanta

Dallas @ Green Bay:      Matt: Dallas, Craig: Dallas, David: Dallas

Philadelphia @ San Diego:      Matt: San Diego, Craig: Philadelphia, David: San Diego

New England @ Indianapolis:      Matt: New England, Craig: Indy, David: Indy

Listen to Sports Time every Tuesday from 4:10-6:00pm on WSOE 89.3 FM.

Contact Information:
Matt Curry
WSOE Sports
mcurry3@elon.edu

SPORTS TIME: 11/3 Show Recap

By Eli Kaufman, WSOE Sports

Sports time on Tuesdays is always an interesting experience.  Craig Filazzola, David Aneser, Matt Curry, and Russell Varner talked about the wide world of sports.  The topic of choice was the World Series, as it’s getting interesting with the New York Yankees up three games to two on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Panelists discussed both bullpens and come to the conclusion that neither bullpen has been sharp.  Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain have struggled for the Yanks, while Brad Lidge and Mike Madson have struggled for the Phillies.  Mark Texiera has clearly been having some offensive problems this series.  His numbers are way down as compared to his numbers earlier this postseason.  Chase Utley has been unstoppable, tying a man they called Mr. October, Reggie Jackson, for the most homeruns in a world series.  All three panelists picked the Yankees to win it, we’ll see as this series begins to get intense.

NFL was the next topic discussed.  Monday Night Football was interesting this week as usual.  The undefeated New Orleans Saints beat a good Atlanta Falcons team, which begs the question; will they have an undefeated season?  The Saints have a few tough games left, including a tough one at Atlanta, and a difficult game against the New England Patriots.  The Colts are the only other undefeated team in the NFL.  Possibly a potential Super Bowl matchup? We’ll see.  Brett Favre came back to Lambeau Field, with the Minnesota Vikings for the first time since leaving the Green Bay Packers. Favre was greeted with boo’s from the Lambeau crowd, but was able to carry the Vikings to the win with his four touchdown passes against a pretty good Packers defense.

Elon football traveled to Wofford to take on the Wofford Terriers.  The Terriers crushed the Phoenix last year and Elon returned the favor this year with a 34-6 crushing.   The football team will take on the struggling Western Carolina Catamounts who have a 1-7 record so far this season

The Elon basketball team beat Washington & Lee, 87-62 in an exhibition game last night.  Russell Varner joined the show and he was naturally pumped at this good showing, as he seems to have taken quite a liking to Adam Constantine who was able to contribute 17 points in the win.  The basketball team will host Greensboro College on Monday, November 9, in what will be their final exhibition game.

College Football Picks:
Army at Air Force     Russell: Air Force   David: Air Force   Craig: Air Force
LSU at Alabama     Russell: Alabama   David: Alabama   Craig: Alabama
Ohio State at Penn State   Russell: Penn State   David: Penn State   Craig: Penn State
USC at Arizona State   Russell: USC   David: USC   Craig: USC
Oklahoma at Nebraska   Russell: Nebraska   David: Oklahoma   Craig: Nebraska

NFL Picks
Arizona at Chicago     Russell: Arizona   David: Chicago   Craig: Chicago
Baltimore at Cincinnati     Russell: Baltimore   David: Baltimore   Craig: Baltimore
San Diego at New York Giants     Russell: San Diego   David: San Diego   Craig: New York
Dallas at Philadelphia     Russell: Philadelphia   David: Dallas   Craig: Philadelphia
Pittsburgh at Denver     Russell: Denver   David: Denver   Craig: Pittsburgh

Contact Information:
Eli Kaufman
WSOE Sports
ekaufman@elon.edu

SPORTS TIME: 10/27 Show Recap

By Eli Kaufman, WSOE Sports

Sports Time is always an eventful and humorous occasion, but even more so today, as Craig Filazzola, David Aneser, and Russell Varner talked sports.   Baseball was naturally the first topic discussed as the World Series starts tomorrow pitting the New York Yankees against the Philadelphia Phillies.  It should be an interesting series, as Alex Rodriguez has been knocking the cover off the ball and Pedro Martinez will start game 2 for the Phillies at Yankee Stadium.

World Series Picks:
Craig – Yankees in 5 games
David – Yankees in 6 games
Russell – Yankees in 7 games

NFL was the second topic of choice.  As we are in North Carolina, the Panthers were discussed.  After Russell announced he was at the Panthers game in which they lost to the Bills, David replied, “Did you catch any Delhomme interceptions?”  Delhomme has been struggling but one has to remember, he’s playing with a horrible team.  Other football games that were discussed was the exciting Saints vs. Dolphins game in which the Saints came from behind to win it.

The Elon Phoenix has been playing some incredible football.  They moved up to 6^th in the country from their previous spot of 7^th after a whooping of the Chattanooga Mocs this past weekend.  Kick returner and defensive back Karlos Sullivan earned defensive player of the week and Senior AJ Harris earned special teams player of the week.  The team is in position to make the playoffs and to possibly host a playoff game.

NCAA Football Picks:

West Virginia @ South Florida     Matt: South Florida   Russell: West Virginia   Craig: West Virginia

Georgia @ Florida     Matt: Florida   Russell: Florida   Craig: Florida

Texas @ Oklahoma State     Matt: Texas   Russell: Texas   Craig: Texas

USC @ Oregon     Matt: USC   Russell: USC   Craig: USC

Ole Miss @ Auburn     Matt: Auburn   Russell: Ole Miss   Craig: Auburn

NFL Picks:

New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles     Matt: Giants   Russell: Eagles   Craig: Giants

Denver Broncos @ Baltimore Ravens     Matt: Ravens   Russell: Broncos   Craig: Ravens

San Francisco 49ers @ Indianapolis Colts     Matt: Colts   Russell: Colts   Craig: Colts

Atlanta Falcons @ New Orleans Saints     Matt: Saints   Russell: Saints   Craig: Saints

Minnesota Vikings @ Green Bay Packers     Matt: Vikings   Russell: Vikings   Craig: Vikings

Join us again next Tuesday at 4:10 p.m. on the radio at 89.3 FM or here by clicking the “Listen Live” page.

Contact Information:
Eli Kaufman
WSOE Sports
ekaufman@elon.edu