Has the Kimbo Slice era finally come to a close? The biggest fraud in the ring since Mike Tyson is now dealing with a stunning, 14-second beatdown. We’ll talk about that with local MMA promoter, Doug Muhle (7:45).
The BCS Standings are coming fast, and that means weekly conversations with Jerry Palm to sort it out (8:10). Plus, we’ll rank the ACC, contemplate the demise of the Chicago Cubs and look back on Week 5 of the NFL.
We’ve got tickets to give away to the UNC-Boston College game, we’ll award the Top 25 prize and two pair of tickets to the Canes’ season-opener Friday against Florida.
Those are some sweet haircuts on Herm Edwards and John Fox back in their San Diego State days. Although I shouldn’t talk, because my freshman year fro was horrendous.
DeAngelo Williams probably has an embarrassing photo somewhere as well, but his 123 yards rushing and 3 touchdowns (2 rushing & 1 receiving) would keep everyone for saying a word about it. The Panthers ended up shutting out Kansas City 34-0, handing the Chiefs their first doughnut in nearly 6 years. Carolina is looking very much like a playoff team this season at 4-1, which matches a similar start to the 2003 campaign that took the Panthers to the Super Bowl. Or, it could be that the Chiefs absolutely stink and all the numbers put up by Carolina are inflated. 441 total yards of offense, with 205 of those yards on the ground. Jake Delhomme was 14-22 passing for 236 yards and 2 TD’s. Steve Smith had close to 100 yards receiving, while Muhsin Muhammad had a 47-yard touchdown catch. All of this despite Carolina missing offensive tackles Jordan Gross and Jeff Otah. But you know what, we’ve done enough second guessing of the local teams this morning. The Panthers have won home games against teams they should be beating in dominating fashion rather than losing those head-scratchers.
Elsewhere, can anyone think of a defending Super Bowl champ that has been less talked about than the New York Giants? Everyone who covers the NFL seems distracted by shiny objects in the league, whether it’s Brett Favre/Aaron Rodgers silliness, New England losing Tom Brady or Terrell Owens wanting more touches. New York improved to 4-and-0 with a 44-6 beat-down of Seattle, with Eli Manning looking in control thanks to a pair of touchdowns. Washington’s start under Jim Zorn has DC all in a tizzy, the Tennessee Titans with Kerry Collins at QB are impressive, and even the Dolphins and their single wing dominance are fun to watch. But at the end of the Giants are still the team to beat.
Where’s Dawn Bunting? Somebody call her and that voodoo friend of hers to light up a couple of those good vibe herbs, if you know what I mean. Carolina Hurricanes forward Scott Walker underwent successful surgery on his left hand this morning. The procedure was to repair a torn ligament in Walker’s hand, and the Hurricanes’ winger is expected to miss six weeks of action.
Stay tuned, later today, we’ll unveil our first Top 25. Our staff will vote, and you are all invited to participate. Just e-mail your ranking to adamgold@850thebuzz.com to be involved. Each entry is also eligible to win a semi-valuable prize — this week, a $50 gift card to Bin 54 in Chapel Hill…
No, we’re not talking about my board operating skills behind the mic. It’s Ray Whitney of the Carolina Hurricanes, who dropped by the 850 The Buzz studios at 7am to discuss a number of topics.
Carolina beat Nashville 2-0 in the RBC Center this afternoon. Better late then never, as both the captain, Rod Brind’Amour and Ray Whitney suited up for their first preseason appearances in the preseason finale. The Wizard had the lone goal — non empty net division — putting home a rebound off of a Patrick Eaves’ shot, and Rod the bod says the knee feels ok. More importantly, it’s now decision time for Jim Rutherford and Peter Laviolette… Who stays? Who goes? I’m most interested in seeing how it shakes out on the blueline. My top 7 defenseman: Pitkanen/Gleason, Corvo/Kaberle, Seidenberg/Wallin/Babchuk. Everyone, including myself, thought that Kaberle would be gone prior to the start of the regular season, but Peter Laviolette thinks he is the best defenseman he’s got in camp.
4 hours, yes, 4 hours is how long it took for UNC to beat #24 Uconn last night 38-12(22 minutes for a power outage in the 3rd Quarter)… It wasn’t always pretty on offense for the Heels but when Bruce Carter blocks 3 punts in the first half it makes things a little bit easier. Shaun Draughn might have become the #1 back now for the Heels as he ran for a career high of 109 yards, becoming the first back to run for over 100 yards this season.
Russell Wilson “willed” in the tying 2-yard score with 3:33 left as NC State fought back from a 31-17 against Boston College. Chris Crane did some of his own heroics for the Eagles to come away with the 38-31 victory, running around the left side for a 13-yard touchdown with 22.8 seconds left. The Pack couldn’t stop Crane all day as he racked up 428 yards in the air, 42 yards on the ground and 5 touchdowns. We’d all love to know what Steve Logan told Crane this past week after the QB was yanked in favor of Dominique Davis after only throwing for 32 yards in the 1st quarter against Rhode Island. Call it a hunch, but the kidney jab was likely used in practice.
NC State’s offense could use a Logan pep talk. Jamelle Eugene and Andre Brown carried the ball a combined 7 times for 31 yards. Wilson was sacked 5 times by the BC defense. It was TJ Graham that sparked life into the Wolfpack with his kick returns, including one taken back 100 yards for the TD.
Duke hysteria got shut down by Georgia Tech’s defense and one wide receiver. All QB Jaybo Shaw did was throw to Demaryius Thomas. Go with what works, right? Thomas caught all 9 completions for 230 yards and scored 1 touchdown. Jonathan Dwyer did the rest of the damage, running for a career-best 159 yards. Duke’s offense, a big part of their 3-1 start, reverted back to the bad Blue Devil days. Every series from the 1st quarter through midway of the 4th quarter ended in a punt, with Duke only getting into Georgia Tech territory twice in the entire game. Thad Lewis wrapped up the day with 97 yards on 15-28 passing and one INT.
Those are some sweet haircuts on Herm Edwards and John Fox back in their San Diego State days. Although I shouldn’t talk, because my freshman year fro was horrendous.
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