Thomas L. Shaffer

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Dook Loses To WVU Top Ten Excuses Why They Lost

March 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

West Virginia just finished waxing dook in the NCAA tournament. Here are the top ten excuses or statements that will be overheard as to why they lost

WVU is more of a 3 seed
coach k had the flu
dook is a young team
dook overachieved this year anyway
dook doesn’t have the talent they used to. *note: dook has 8 […]

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Tags: sports

2008 ACC Tournament ESPN and Opera Steve

March 15th, 2008 · 10 Comments

This is my open letter to ESPN
To whom it may concern - I tuned in to your channel(s) to watch the ACC Tournament. I was shocked to witness what I think is the most appalling, ludicrous, and idiotic marketing in the history of the world. This goes beyond the New Coke fiasco of the 1980s. It […]

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Tags: marketing · sports

Ask Thomas Series: Left Coast Sports

March 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m sure you are sitting back asking yourself “How does Thomas handle watching sports on the left coast?” all the time. Well, I’ll tell you - I don’t. Working on 3 years out here and I still can’t figure it out. I miss games constantly. It’s not by choice either, I just can’t consistently get […]

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Tags: ask thomas · sports

11 Things I’d Rather Have Congress Working On Besides Sports

February 13th, 2008 · 1 Comment

You know, I have come to grips with the reality that sports have been tainted for the past 10 years by steroids, HGH, and whatever other performance enhancing drugs there are. What kills me is that Congress is involved. What do they care that Barry Bonds reached the home run record by doping, or that […]

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Tags: politics · sports

2008 BCS Championship Prediction

January 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Tonight is the big matchup between the Ohio State  Buckeyes and the LSU Tigers. Sheridan odds have the Tigers as a 3.5 point favorite and the over/under at 48. I’m going with LSU to whip up on the Buckeyes? Why you may ask - well, I just don’t like OSU. I also think that LSU’s […]

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Tags: sports