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UFC 108: Thiago Silva Silverstar Walk-Out Shirt

A lot of people are bashing UFC 108. They call it a cursed card, but while we may have been through five main events already, I would like to call peoples attention to another card that people thought was going to suck: UFC 95. One remarkable upset and some great fights later, it was one of the best cards of 2008.

There is a chance that this card could turn into MMA’s versions of the little card that could. If it is going to be any good, than the main event between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva needs to steal the show. Silva is coming off of a victory against fellow Evans’ Greg Jackson team member Keith Jardine, in which he did some taunting that Evans didn’t appriciate.

Here’s the shirt Silva will wear to the cage on Saturday:


Quite different than his last shirt from UFC 102. That was practically a Brazilian flag, and this one is much darker and grittier. That seems to be the new trend with Silver Star.

MMA Warehouse has it for 39.99.

For Evans’ walkout and other UFC gear, check out The 3rd String Store.

NCAAB

The Late Game Situation: Fantasy Shots Week 4

As a reader of 3rd String Safety you know that all of us are in some way affiliated with WCWPSports, telling you why you should not be surprised if Tampa Bay drops a 40 burger on the Jets or why Spags took the Rams job just to get his coaching experience for when Coughlin leaves, or even the simpler things like how to pronounce Oshmigo Atogwe?

No matter the reason you tune in, two members of the 3rd String Family, Brandon Steinberger and myself, have provided you with another incentive to check us out. I present to you, College Basketball 2Nite: The Late Game Situation. We want you, our loyal readers, to help track a segment that Stein and I have created called The Late Game Situation Fantasy Shots (SHOTS! SHOTS! SHOTS! Ah Damnit, it doesn’t have the same effect when written, just watch the video on YouTube.)

Anyways this is what the segment consists of. Each week, Stein and I pick 5 players (3 guards, 2 forwards). The players can only be chosen once throughout the season and you select one of their games throughout the week (Sat-Thu) to which they will play. We accumulate their stats for the selected game and see at the week’s end which team performed at a higher level. The statistics are your basics: Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals and Blocks. Finally, we choose two teams to win one game during the week. The team can only be chosen once and each game is considered to be another category. This is our 4th week of fantasy shots and I am off to an ass-kicking 3-0 start.

Without further ado, here are the picks for Week 4:

Stein’s Team:

G – Xavier Henry, Kansas (17.2 ppg 4 asts) 12/29 vs. Belmont
G – Ronald Moore, Siena (8.5 ppg 8.4 asts) 12/31 vs. St. Peter’s
G – Damion James, Texas (17 ppg 10 reb) 12/29 vs. Gardner Webb
F – Kyle Singler, Duke (15.7 ppg 7 reb) 12/29 vs. Long Beach St.
F – Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest 12/28 (23 pts, 17 reb, 6 blks)

Xavier over LSU (12/29)
Mississippi over Jacksonville St. (12/29)

Soldano’s Team:

G – Rotnei Clarke, Arkansas (20 ppg 3 reb) 12/30 vs. Baylor
G – D.J. Kennedy, St. Johns (16.7 ppg 6 reb) 12/31 vs. Georgetown
G – Dominique Jones, South Florida (18.6 ppg, 6 reb) 12/30 vs. Louisville
F – Wesley Johnson, Syracuse (16.8 ppg 8 reb) 12/29 vs. Seton Hall
F – Storm Warren, LSU (14 ppg 10.7 reb) 12/29 vs. Xavier

UCLA over Delaware State (66-49) 12/27
Oklahoma State over Pacific (12/29)

Make sure you listen to College Basketball 2Nite: The Late Game Situation every Friday night at 11 PM (EST) on WCWPSports.

NCAAF

Bowl Mania Day 9

Record- 7-4

EagleBank Bowl- UCLA v. Temple.

Don’t look now, but the Temple Owls are relevant again. It’s never a good thing when your most famous alum is comedian Bill Cosby. Temple, which is more famous for jokes then wins, find themselves in a bowl game for the first time in thirty years. How bad has that thirty years been? How about only four winning seasons during that time-span.

After loosing their first two games, the Owls rattled off nine consecutive victories, only to fall to Ohio in the final game of the season. The Ohio loss was the only conference defeat they suffered and kept them out of a MAC championship game match-up with Central Michigan. Not bad for a team that provided more yucks then wins over the last half-century.

Running back Bernard Pierce ran for over 1000 yards and 15 touchdowns this season. Although he suffered a shoulder injury late in the year, Pierce is expected to play in the bowl game. UCLA will have to focus on stopping this dynamic rusher. Before getting hurt, Pierce had ran for over 100 yards six times and over 200 yards twice.

UCLA barely achieved bowl eligibility in the Pac-10. They lost five in a row in the middle of the season, but did defeat a Washington team that beat USC, Arizona, and Cal. UCLA’s offense has struggled this year. They have been held to under 20 points six times. Quarterback Kevin Price has a horrible 6-7 touchdown to interception ratio and completed only 57 percent of his passes.

The Bruins have a good defense, but I don’t think UCLA will be able to keep up with Temple offensively. The Owls have outscored the Bruins by over 100 points this season.

The Pick: Temple

Champs Sports Bowl: #15 Miami v #25 Wisconsin

I’m not quite sure why Miami is ranked so much higher then Wisconsin. Statistically, they have virtually the same defense and Wisconsin outscored Miami over the course of the entire season. They both finished the season at 9-3. Two reasons why I think this happened.

One is that Miami is one of those schools that America loves to see do well. This isn’t 1980 anymore. They aren’t the bad boys who old college football writers loved to shoot down. College football is more intriguing when Miami is relevant, or at least that’s what conventional thought appears to be. Two, Wisconsin doesn’t have any standout wins. They lost to the two ranked teams they played and fell to Northwestern in the final conference game of the year.

Despite all this, I like the Badgers. They ran for over 200 yards a game this season, staying true to the schools offensive philosophy. John Clay ran for over 1000 yards and 16 touchdowns.

They key for the Wisconsin is obviously stopping Jacory Harris. The Miami quarterback threw for over 3000 yards this season and 23 touchdowns. But Harris will be playing with a right thumb injury. With not much of a running game to speak of, I think Miami will struggle offensively if Harris isn’t right. He clearly isn’t. Take away your major offensive weapon and Wisconsin is suddenly a much scarier team.

The Pick: Wisconsin

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