GrandmasterB is used to having Mrs. GMB beat him down, but after this weeks action…I received a beatdown from another woman. This week Apryl from Women Like Sports tallied up an impressive 14-2 record and took the weekly prize in the Pigskin Picks contest. What surprises me the most is she was 14-1 after the Sunday games, and the one game she missed was the Tennessee Titans v. Jacksonville Jags game.

While I contemplated picking the Jags over the Titans, I thought twice about it and went with the Titans. Once again the Denver Broncos managed to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. That’s the second week in a row that I’ve picked against them and they won. I’m going to pick them this week over the Raiders; they better not let the Raiders win. If they do…Mike Shanahan is going to get a visit from GrandmasterB and it won’t be pretty. I know where your team practices Mike…BEWARE OF MY WRATH.

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How much would you spend to find a mate? Well, if you’re a never-married, forty-something, mensa member from New York…you might be inclined to spend Three Million Dollars! I first heard this story on Mike & Mike in the Morning today on the radio and I just had to research it to be certain of it’s validity…well, it’s real.

Forty-something New Yorker Amy Borkowsky is fed up with the dating game and is looking for a ring…and I don’t mean a Super Bowl ring. Amy wants a husband and rather than spend time on dating sites, or going to speed dating meetings she wants to sink Three Million Dollars into a 30-second Super Bowl spot. If she’s successful in raising the money (oh yeah…she needs your help) it will be the world’s most expensive personal ad. When I mention she needs your help, she’s asking for donations to get her to her goal. When I first heard the story I thought oh she must have like half in the bank…oh no! I checked her website SuperBowlSingleGirl.com and she’s WAAY OFF the mark. As of this post she is sitting at $2,170 with $2,997,830 to go!

In this time of economic hardship, that three million bucks could be better served investing in something more stable than a marriage to a desperate forty year-old. I’m thinking some better photos might help her cause, maybe a trip to Glamour Shots? I guess a $20 investment to her cause wouldn’t be any more risky than putting it into my 401(k), but I’d rather stick it under my matress for safe keeping. Will you help our poor Amy Borkowsky? Will she make her goal before all of the spots for the Super Bowl are sold out? Oh the suspense is killing me…we’ll find out in 96 days!

~ GrandmasterB

We are now close to halfway through the 2008 NFL season, and the divisions are starting to shape up. The big surprise this season has to be the Indianapolis Colts at 3-4. There are rumors throughout the sports world that Peyton Manning is injured and his knee isn’t 100%. I for one would have to agree with that analysis. There has to be something wrong with that knee injury still.

Last night’s Monday Night Football game showed just how tough the Tennessee Titans are, and in my personal opinion they are the class of the league right now. Sitting atop the league with a 7-0 record in one of the tougher divisions in past seasons the Titans have to be the favorite to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. The biggest competition for the Titans would have to be the Steelers or the Patriots, but Buffalo and Miami might have something to say about that.

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It’s almost that time of year again! Can you feel it football fans? I’ve been gearing up for the kickoff of the 2008-09 season for the past month at work and one week after our college season is off, it will be time for the big boys to hit the field. To celebrate this joyous occasion the proprietor of Cuzoogle.com (Cuzzy) has decided to hold a little friendly competition between bloggers…aptly named Cuzoogle’s Pigskin Picks.

Each week a group of twenty-five bloggers will put together their picks to win. Whoever should happen to win for that week will have their 125×125 advertisement posted on Cuzoogle.com, and this will continue throughout the season. At the end of the season the overall winner will get a cash prize and their 125×125 ad placed on the front page for the duration of the NFL postseason.

Yours truly GrandmasterB has entered and has every intention of taking home the big prize. I plan on fielding some great picks each week and personally cannot wait to show off my skills in this pick ‘em challenge. I personally don’t think Cuzzy (he’s entered under ChocolateDogBlog) has a chance, since his forté is basketball. Y’all will be seeing a lot of this image throughout the season…

Here are the blogs we are competing against…doesn’t appear to be too much competition.

Yep Yep
The Sports Dungeon
Waiting for Next Year
The Sports Lounge
Tailgating Ideas
NESW Sports
The Blue Workhorse
My Sports Rumors
Inside Plays
Juiced Sports Blog
Buzz Pirates
Busted Coverage
The Chocolate Dog Blog
NE Patriots Draft
The Sports Dollar
Brahsome
Women Like Sports
Don Chavez
Banned in Hollywood
Mac Gs World
Macho Chip
Zoner Sports
CoverTwo
Sports Opinion

In the honor of good sportsmanship, I would like to wish everyone involved “good luck” during this season…you’re going to need it.

~ GrandmasterB