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Why Duke Will Fall Tonight at Wake Forest

2009-01-28T08:19:00.000-08:00

Tonight's game between Duke and Wake Forest will go down as follows. Wake goes up early, Duke makes a run and cuts the deficit, Wake makes their own run and wins by 8.
Wake just has to much talent and to much athleticism to not make a statement tonight against the number one ranked Blue Devils. Yea, they fell asleep in their last contest and lost to a mediocre at best Virginia Tech team. Shit happens. Now, everyone's watching, and last time the Deacons played a game with anywhere near this much publicity they smashed the Tarheels at UNC.

Its going to begin and end with Jeff Teague. Arguably the most talented player in the ACC, Teague will run circles around Nolan Smith and future Duke assistant coach Greg Paulus. He shoots over 50 percent from the outside and is amazing off the dribble drive. I guess Duke does have great help defense which should slow Teague down. That is until he decides to show off his passing ability. More bad news for whoever decides to leave there man to provide Smith or Paulus with help. The toughest part of tonight's game for Teague may be in deciding who to pass the ball to (Aminu 12.6 ppg, Johnson 13.6 ppg, McFarland 9.9 ppg).

On the other hand, Duke has something that Wake doesn't have. Coach K. He always seems to figure out a way to keep them in the game. Whether it is a well planned timeout to stop momentum or a defensive scheme change, you can always count on Duke to make a late game run. Unfortunately, with their considerable rebounding edge and Jeff Teague at the helm, Wake will just be too much for Coach K and the Dookies.

Mark "McLiar" McGwire

2009-01-22T19:56:00.000-08:00

So Mark McGwire is again being accused of steroid use. This time by his estranged brother Jay McGwire in an attempt to boost publicity for his book. The only thing that comes to mind is NO SHIT. Anyone who has has seen pictures of the guy is fully aware of the fact he had some sort of chemical help. With forearms the size of an average mans' hamstrings Mark McGwire looked like a red headed Popeye in a Cardinals uniform. I once took batting practice with a bat modeled after the McGwire stick (38 inches and 35 ounces). Swinging it isn't the problem, stopping it, however, is another story. After picking myself up and dusting myself I put another tally mark under the Mark McGwire is full of shit and roided out of his mind column. The only reason this is a story is because of McGwire's failure to answer questions regarding his steroid use while testifying before Congress. He pretty much made a fool of himself during the hearing and would have been better off just saying "You know what? I did use steroids, but everybody's doing it". Which I remind you everyone was. Clemens, Sosa, Giambi, etc.

No worries though McGwire. Atleast you had your moment in the sun. Oh yea, and your rich.

Welcome all

2009-01-22T18:06:00.001-08:00

Welcome viewers to Beck's Blog!! Addressing the most controversial sports issues since.....well since today. Through reading this blog you will discover a few things about Christopher Beck a.k.a umm ME. Numero uno, I'm highly opinionated. Numero dos, I have way to much free time on my hands.