Sunday, April 27, 2014

Former Clemson player Groover dies

In a sad bit of news today, former Clemson football player Cory Groover has died. Groover was a former Hannah-Pamplico player who played DT for Clemson back in 2004 and 2005. Groover started 5 games in his Clemson career.

At Hannah-Pamplico, he was a Defensive Player-of-the-Year as a senior, and was named a USA Today preseason All-American. He had 152 tackles and eight sacks as a senior, rushed for 1,002 yards on 110 carries; and also had nine catches for 284 yards, also adding 307 yards on kickoff returns, and scored 27 touchdowns as a senior. He played for Stan Drawdy at Hannah-Pamplico High.

He was on life support after getting hit by a dump truck earlier this week.


Prayers to him and his family.

Wednesday, April 23, 2014

2014 NFL schedule

I will keep track of the 2014 NFL regular season schedule here.

From CBS:

Week 1
Packers at Seahawks -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Thursday Night Football Opener
Saints at Falcons -- 1 p.m. FOX
Vikings at Rams -- 1 p.m. FOX
Browns at Steelers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jaguars at Eagles -- 1 p.m. CBS
Raiders at Jets -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bengals at Ravens -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bills at Bears -- 1 p.m. FOX
Redskins at Texans -- 1 p.m. FOX
Titans at Chiefs -- 1 p.m. CBS
Patriots at Dolphins -- 1 p.m. CBS
Panthers at Buccaneers -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
49ers at Cowboys -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Colts at Broncos -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Giants at Lions -- 7:10 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Chargers at Cardinals -- 10:20 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 2
Steelers at Ravens -- 8:25 p.m. -- CBS/NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Dolphins at Bills --1 p.m. CBS
Jaguars at Redskins --1 p.m. CBS
Cowboys at Titans -- 1 p.m. FOX
Cardinals at Giants -- 1 p.m. FOX
Patriots at Vikings -- 1 p.m. CBS
Saints at Browns -- 1 p.m. FOX
Falcons at Bengals -- 1 p.m. CBS
Lions at Panthers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Rams at Buccaneers -- 4:05 p.m. FOX
Seahawks at Chargers -- 4:05 p.m. FOX
Texans at Raiders -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Jets at Packers -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Chiefs at Broncos -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Bears at 49ers -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Eagles at Colts -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 3
Buccaneers at Falcons -- 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Chargers at Bills -- 1 p.m. CBS
Cowboys at Rams -- 1 p.m. FOX
Redskins at Eagles -- 1 pm. FOX
Texans at Giants -- 1 p.m. CBS
Vikings at Saints -- 1 p.m. FOX
Titans at Bengals -- 1 p.m. CBS
Ravens at Browns -- 1 p.m. CBS
Packers at Lions -- 1 p.m. FOX
Colts at Jaguars -- 1 p.m. CBS
Raiders at Patriots -- 1 p.m. CBS
49ers at Cardinals -- 4:05 pm. FOX
Broncos at Seahawks -- 4:25 pm. CBS
Chiefs at Dolphins -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Steelers at Panthers -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Bears at Jets -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 4
Giants at Redskins -- 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Packers at Bears -- 1 p.m. Fox
Bills at Texans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Titans at Colts -- 1 p.m. CBS
Falcons at Vikings -- 1 p.m. Fox
Panthers at Ravens -- 1 p.m. CBS
Lions at Jets -- 1 p.m. Fox
Buccaneers at Steelers -- 1 p.m. Fox
Dolphins at Raiders (London) -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jaguars at Chargers -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Eagles at 49ers -- 4:25 p.m. Fox
Saints at Cowboys -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Patriots at Chiefs -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Bengals, Browns, Broncos, Cardinals, Seahawks, Rams
 
Week 5
Vikings at Packers -- 8:25 p.m. NFLN/CBS -- Thursday Night Football
Bears at Panthers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Browns at Titans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Rams at Eagles -- 1 p.m. FOX
Falcons at Giants -- 1 p.m. FOX
Buccaneers at Saints -- 1 p.m. FOX
Texans at Cowboys -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bills at Lions -- 1 p.m. FOX
Ravens at Colts -- 1 p.m. CBS
Steelers at Jaguars -- 1 p.m. CBS
Cardinals at Broncos -- 4:05 p.m. FOX
Chiefs at 49ers -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Jets at Chargers -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Bengals at Patriots -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Seahawks at Redskins -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Dolphins, Raiders
 
Week 6
Colts at Texans, 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Bears at Falcons -- 1 p.m. FOX
Jaguars at Titans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Ravens at Buccaneers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Broncos at Jets -- 1 p.m. CBS
Lions at Vikings -- 1 p.m. FOX
Patriots at Bills -- 1 p.m. CBS
Panthers at Bengals -- 1 p.m. FOX
Steelers at Browns -- 1 p.m. CBS
Packers at Dolphins -- 1 p.m. FOX
Chargers at Raiders -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Cowboys at Seahawks -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Redskins at Cardinals -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Giants at Eagles -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
49ers at Rams -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Chiefs, Saints

Week 7
Jets at Patriots -- 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Falcons at Ravens -- 1 p.m. FOX
Titans at Redskins -- 1 p.m. CBS
Seahawks at Rams -- 1 pm. FOX
Browns at Jaguars -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bengals at Colts -- 1 p.m. CBS
Vikings at Bills -- 1 p.m. FOX
Dolphins at Bears -- 1 p.m. FOX
Saints at Lions-- 1 p.m. FOX
Panthers at Packers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Chiefs at Chargers -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Cardinals at Raiders -- 4:25 pm. FOX
Giants at Cowboys -- 4:25 pm. FOX
49ers at Broncos -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Texans at Steelers -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Eagles, Buccaneers
 
Week 8
Chargers at Broncos -- 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFL Network -- Thursday Night Football
Lions at Falcons (London) -- 9:30 a.m. Fox
Rams at Chiefs -- 1 p.m. Fox
Vikings at Buccaneers -- 1 p.m. Fox
Seahawks at Panthers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Ravens at Bengals -- 1 p.m. CBS
Dolphins at Jaguars -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bears at Patriots -- 1 p.m. Fox
Bills at Jets -- 1 p.m. CBS
Eagles at Cardinals -- 4:05 p.m. Fox
Raiders at Browns -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Colts at Steelers -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Packers at Saints -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Redskins at Cowboys -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Giants, 49ers
 
Week 9
Saints at Panthers -- 8:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Buccaneers at Browns -- 1 p.m. FOX
Cardinals at Cowboys -- 1 p.m. FOX
Eagles at Texans -- 1 p.m. FOX
Jets at Chiefs -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jaguars at Bengals -- 1 p.m. CBS
Chargers at Dolphins -- 1 p.m. CBS
Redskins at Vikings -- 1 p.m. FOX
Rams at 49ers -- 4:05 p.m. FOX
Broncos at Patriots -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Raiders at Seahawks -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Ravens at Steelers -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Colts at Giants -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Falcons, Bills, Bears, Lions, Packers, Titans
 
Week 10
Browns at Bengals -- 8:25 p.m. NFL Network -- Thursday Night Football
Chiefs at Bills -- 1 p.m. CBS
Dolphins at Lions -- 1 p.m. CBS
Cowboys at Jaguars (London) -- 1 p.m. FOX
49ers at Saints -- 1 p.m. FOX
Titans at Ravens -- 1 p.m. CBS
Steelers at Jets -- 1 p.m. CBS
Falcons at Buccaneers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Broncos at Raiders -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Rams at Cardinals -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Giants at Seahawks -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Bears at Packers -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Panthers at Eagles -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Texans, Colts, Vikings, Patriots, Chargers, Redskins
 
Week 11
Bills at Dolphins -- 8:25 p.m. NFL Network -- Thursday Night Football
Vikings at Bears -- 1 p.m. FOX
Texans at Browns -- 1 p.m. CBS
Eagles at Packers -- 1 pm. FOX
Seahawks at Chiefs -- 1 p.m. FOX
Falcons at Panthers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Bengals at Saints -- 1 p.m. FOX
Buccaneers at Redskins -- 1 p.m. FOX
Broncos at Rams -- 1 p.m. CBS
49ers at Giants -- 1 p.m. FOX
Raiders at Chargers -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Lions at Cardinals -- 4:25 pm. FOX
Patriots at Colts -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Steelers at Titans -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Ravens, Cowboys, Jaguars, Jets
 
Week 12
Chiefs at Raiders -- 8:25 p.m. NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Browns at Falcons -- 1 p.m. CBS
Titans at Eagles -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jaguars at Colts -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bengals at Texans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jets at Bills -- 1 p.m. CBS
Lions at Patriots -- 1 p.m. Fox
Packers at Vikings -- 1 p.m. Fox
Buccaneers at Bears -- 1 p.m. Fox
Cardinals at Seahawks -- 4:05 p.m. Fox
Rams at Chargers -- 4:05 p.m. Fox
Dolphins at Broncos -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Redskins at 49ers -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Cowboys at Giants -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Ravens at Saints -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
Byes: Panthers, Steelers
 
Week 13
Bears at Lions -- 12:30 p.m. CBS -- Thanksgiving
Eagles at Cowboys -- 4:30 p.m. FOX -- Thanksgiving
Seahawks at 49ers -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Thanksgiving
Redskins at Colts -- 1 p.m. FOX
Titans at Texans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Browns at Bills -- 1 p.m. CBS
Chargers at Ravens -- 1 p.m. CBS
Giants at Jaguars -- 1 p.m. FOX
Bengals at Buccaneers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Raiders at Rams -- 1 p.m. CBS
Saints at Steelers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Panthers at Vikings -- 1 p.m. FOX
Cardinals at Falcons -- 4:05 p.m. FOX
Patriots at Packers -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Broncos at Chiefs -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Dolphins at Jets -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 14
Cowboys at Bears -- 8:25 p.m. NFL Network -- Thursday Night Football
Steelers at Bengals -- 1 p.m. CBS
Rams at Redskins -- 1 p.m. FOX
Giants at Titans -- 1 p.m. FOX
Panthers at Saints -- 1 p.m. FOX
Jets at Vikings -- 1 p.m. CBS
Ravens at Dolphins -- 1 p.m. CBS
Colts at Browns -- 1 p.m. CBS
Buccaneers at Lions -- 1 p.m. FOX
Texans at Jaguars -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bills at Broncos -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Chiefs at Cardinals -- 4:05 p.m. CBS
Seahawks at Eagles -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
49ers at Raiders -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Patriots at Chargers -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Falcons at Packers -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 15
Cardinals at Rams -- 8:25 p.m. NFL Network -- Thursday Night Football
Steelers at Falcons -- 1 p.m. CBS
Redskins at Giants -- 1 p.m. FOX
Dolphins at Patriots -- 1 pm. CBS
Raiders at Chiefs -- 1 p.m. CBS
Texans at Colts -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jaguars at Ravens -- 1 p.m. CBS
Packers at Bills -- 1 p.m. FOX
Buccaneers at Panthers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Bengals at Browns -- 1 p.m. CBS
Vikings at Lions -- 1 p.m. FOX
Jets at Titans -- 4:05 pm. CBS
Broncos at Chargers -- 4:05 pm. CBS
49ers at Seahawks -- 4:25 pm. FOX
Cowboys at Eagles -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Saints at Bears -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 16
Titans at Jaguars -- 8:25 p.m. NFLN -- Thursday Night Football
Chargers at 49ers -- 4:30 p.m./8 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Saturday Night Football
Eagles at Redskins -- 4:30 p.m./8 p.m. CBS/NFLN -- Saturday Night Football
Vikings at Dolphins -- 1 p.m. Fox
Lions at Bears -- 1 p.m. Fox
Falcons at Saints -- 1 p.m. Fox
Packers at Buccaneers -- 1 p.m. Fox
Ravens at Texans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Browns at Panthers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Chiefs at Steelers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Patriots at Jets -- 1 p.m. CBS
Giants at Rams -- 4:05 p.m. Fox
Bills at Raiders -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Colts at Cowboys -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Seahawks at Cardinals -- 8:30 p.m. NBC -- Sunday Night Football
Broncos at Bengals -- 8:30 p.m. ESPN -- Monday Night Football
 
Week 16 note: CBS will televise the 8 p.m. game on Saturday, Dec. 20, while NFL Network will televise the 4:30 p.m. game. The NFL will determine at a later date which game will go in which time slot.
 
Week 17
Panthers at Falcons -- 1 p.m. FOX
Browns at Ravens -- 1 p.m. CBS
Cowboys at Redskins -- 1 p.m. FOX
Colts at Titans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Lions at Packers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Jaguars at Texans -- 1 p.m. CBS
Chargers at Chiefs -- 1 p.m. CBS
Jets at Dolphins -- 1 p.m. CBS
Bears at Vikings -- 1 p.m. FOX
Bills at Patriots -- 1 p.m. CBS
Eagles at Giants -- 1 p.m. FOX
Bengals at Steelers -- 1 p.m. CBS
Saints at Buccaneers -- 1 p.m. FOX
Raiders at Broncos -- 4:25 p.m. CBS
Cardinals at 49ers -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
Rams at Seahawks -- 4:25 p.m. FOX
*Sunday night game in Week 17 is TBD

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

1984 NBA Playoffs sim

The NBA has gone through many iterations of popularity. In 1984, the NBA was growing in popularity. Magic and Kareem's Lakers were batting with Larry Bird's Celtics for league supremacy, and there were many stories throughout the league that made it more interesting. However, only twelve teams made the playoffs.

In 1983, the 45 win Kansas City Kings did not make the playoffs in the Western Conference, while 43 win Atlanta did. A new commissioner by the name of David Stern wants to increase interest in the league. The NBA has increased the amount of playoff teams from twelve to sixteen. This will increase the interest in four more cities during April, a time when the league's playoffs often has been forgotten with baseball and hockey playoffs going on.

The NBA hopes that better television coverage will occur as well. CBS has tape-delayed many playoff games over the past few seasons, including several championship games, which have irritated fans to no end. Other games have been aired at 11:30 at night on the East Coast, causing young fans to be unable to watch many of these games.

The Eastern and Western Conference will only be a regular-season deal this season. The top 16 teams, regardless of conference, will play in the NBA playoffs. The race for the 16 spots has been tight all season. All but 3 teams were in the running at the All-Star break.

However, the Western Conference proved to be the dominant league over the rest of the season. 10 of the conference's 12 teams made the playoffs. The Spurs and the Warriors clinched playoff spots. San Antonio hadn't missed the playoffs since they joined the NBA; on the other hand, the Bay Area hadn't tasted playoff basketball since 1977.

The playoffs will begin April 17 and 18 with eight five game first round series, a first in the NBA, wanting to emulate the NHL who has had this since the 1979-80 season.

Here are the pairings:

(16) Golden State vs. (1) Boston
(9) Utah vs. (8) New Jersey
(15) Kansas City vs. (2) LA Lakers
(10) Dallas vs. (7) New York
(14) Denver vs. (3) Philadelphia
(11) Seattle vs. (6) Portland
(13) Atlanta vs. (4) Milwaukee
(12) Phoenix vs. (5) Detroit

Golden State won the tiebreak over the San Antonio Spurs to make the playoffs by winning the season series over the Spurs. Two of these series happened in real life (Kings-Lakers and Hawks-Bucks), but the rest of the series will be played out.

Here is the schedule:

4/17. All games will air with local announcers, all times Eastern- Golden State Warriors at Boston Celtics, 8:05pm, ESPN, Jim Simpson, Dick Vitale. Also on WBZ, Boston (Gil Santos, Bob Cousy) and KICU San Jose/San Francisco with local announcers. '
 
Phoenix Suns at Detroit Pistons, 8:10pm, KNXV Phoenix, blacked out in Detroit.
Atlanta Hawks at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:10pm, Sportsvue (Milwaukee)
Dallas Mavericks at New York Knicks, 8:20pm, MSG Network, KTVT Fort Worth.
Seattle Supersonics at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:30pm, KSTW Seattle, KOIN Portland.

The four early-evening games will be covered like the NCAA Tournament is on ESPN. Coverage will be hosted in the studio by Bob Ley, who will send viewers across the country getting viewers to the most compelling game. The other 3 game 1s will be Wednesday night, also covered by ESPN.

Monday, April 14, 2014

Chad Kelly escorted out of Clemson facilities

Clemson QB Chad Kelly is reportedly in deep trouble. Today, he was escorted out of the West End Zone facility by Clemson police, and there was a Saturday night incident. This is reported by Roy Philpott of CUtigers.com.

Clemson Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney announced Monday that he has dismissed quarterback Chad Kelly from the school's football team.

"I have dismissed Chad Kelly for conduct detrimental to our program," said Swinney. "He has had a pattern of behavior that is not consistent with the values of our program. I hope he will mature and grow from this and become the man and player I know he can be. I wish him nothing but the best in the future academically and athletically."

Kelly just tweeted: Thats Crazy Someone Would Lie Like That? Wow Is All Imma Say. Good Thing I Got A Great Family And Close Friends.

Apparently, he got into an altercation in the West Zone, and his car ran into former Miss South Carolina Ali Rogers' car, and told her not to file a report. That is the report from a Clemson insider sight. 

(Greenville sportscaster): Multiple sources now, Chad Kelly escorted out of West End Zone by CU Police, waiting to hear if he is still on team.