2019 PGA Golf Colin 'Mulligan' McShank's Start'em or Sit'em Week 3 Review.

                The Irish Highwayman's Start or Sit Selections

                          Week  3 The 2019 Waste Management Phoenix Open

                                                           At TPC, Scottsdale AZ • Purse: $7,100,000

2018 Top 5 Players Last Year:

1. Woodland -18
2. Reavie -18
3. Schiederjans -15
   3. Steele -15
   5. DeChambeau -14
   5. Hadley -14
   5. Kuchar -14
   5. Mickelson -14

1. 
   Recap of Last Week's Starts or Sits at the Farmers Open

Starts- Tiger Woods -10 (20^th Place), Justin Rose -21 (1^st Place), Jon Rahm -14 (5th Place), Patrick Reed -11 (13^th Place) and Brandt Snedeker -3 (62^nd Place)

Week 2 Average: -11.9 Strokes, (20 th Place), 5 for 5 Make Cut and 2 Top Ten Finishes.

Long Shots: The San Diego State Alum Box Play garnered a from Charley Hoffman +3 (77 th Place), J.J. Spaun (Missed Cut) and Xander Schauffele -9 (25^th Place)

Sit: Way off on fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy -14 (5^th Place) as I do not hope St. Patrick curse me out of the Emerald Isle. My own fantasy golfer Jordan Speith puked all over himself as he shot a -7 for a 35^th place finish. Long, failed to make the cut after winning last week's Desert Classic.

Week 2 Average: -21 (10.5), (20^th Place) and 2 of 3 Make Cut.

Totals for the Season:

Start Average: -175 (15.9), (16^th Place), 11 for 11 Make Cut, 1 Win and 6 (3.0) Top Ten Finishes.

Sit Average: -36 (12.0), (24^th Place) and 4 of 6 Make Cut.

                           The Facts About This Week's Open:

Another huge golf event this week at the Waste Management/Phoenix Open in Scottsdale Arizona.

It seems every week we discuss a few select handful of golfers. Do not get me wrong when I write that they all deserve the ink. It just shows you what a deep pool of talent exists in this year's talent pool, because when I say a few, I mean to mention at least twelve to fourteen players. Now, that is depth for the fantasy golf player in a 8 to 10 team league.

This week we will again discuss the favorites to start with some details for you to absorb before your selections on Thursday. So, without much further idle banter from me, here are this week's starts and sits.

Starts: Jon Rahm, all he does each week place in the Top Ten, no surprise indeed. Justin Thomas, a total stud that has only played a few tournaments so far in 2019. The possibly healed Hideki Matsuyama, a two-time champion of this event and a heavy favorite to win on Sunday, must prove he is back for good.

Okay for another pick it is a show me moment, let's take last year's cahmpion, Gary Woodland who may run away with the title if he can reclaim some of his steady play from last season. He now is in the Top 12 in these PGA categories: greens in regulation percentage (77.78), birdie average (5.22) and scoring average (69.853). All nice places to be coming into Arizona. Watch Xander Schauffele have a good rebound week as well...

Long shots: Phil Mickelson, Lefty has had some success on this course during his career.

Sits: It always pains me to write the name Tiger Woods for a sit. Rickie Fowler and Webb Simpson should also stay on the pine this week.

2018 NFL Predictions for the Super Bowl

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Rating (1-5 Star)/Team/Points/W/L

Wild Card Round

4 Philly/Chicago Under 41 W

4 Houston -2 L

3 Chicago -6 L

3 LAC +2 ½ W

3 Seattle +1 ½ L

Divisional Round

5 NE -4 W

3 Philly +8 W

3 Phil/NO Under 50 ½ W

2 Indy +5 ½ L

2 LAR -7 W

Championship Weekend

5 LAR/NO Under 57 W

4 New Orleans -4 ½ L

3 New England +3 W

Superbowl

5 New England -2 ½

5 NE/LAR Over 56 1/2

Game Value Points:

YTD: 1046 (61.5)

Record ATS

Week 5 4 3 2 1 Overall

1 0-0-1 1-0-0 3-1-0 1-2-0 3-4-0 8-7-1

2 0-1-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-3-0 3-3-1 7-7-1

3 0-1-0 0-0-0 3-2-0 2-4-0 2-2-0 7-9-0

4 1-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 3-0-0 0-2-1 8-6-1

5 0-1-0 1-4-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 5-0-0 8-7-0

6 0-3-0 0-2-0 1-0-1 1-3-0 1-3-0 3-11-1

7 1-0-0 1-1-0 3-0-1 2-1-0 4-0-0 11-2-1

8. 2-0-0 2-2-0 4-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 10-4-0

9. 1-1-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 6-7-0

10. 1-2-0 0-1-0 3-2-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 6-7-1

11. 1-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 7-6-0

12. 1-0-0 0-3-0 2-2-0 3-1-0 1-2-0 7-8-0

13. 2-0-0 3-0-0 1-2-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 11-4-0

14. 1-0-0 0-2-0 3-1-0 2-3-0 3-1-0 9-7-0

15. 2-0-0 1-3-0 2-0-0 2-3-0 1-1-1 8-7-1

16 1-1-1 2-1-0 2-2-0 3-0-0 0-3-0 8-7-1

17. 2-0-0 2-2-0 2-0-0 3-3-0 2-0-0 11-5-0

WCWE X 0-1-0 1-2-0 X X 1-3-0

DIPO 1-0-0 X 1-0-0 1-1-0 X 3-1-0

CONF X 0-1-0 1-0-0 X X 1-1-0

Record O/U

Week 5 4 3 2 1 Overall

1 x x x 0-1-0 x 0-1-0

2 x 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-1-0

3 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 4-1-0

4 x x 1-1-0 1-0-0 x 2-1-0

5 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 x x 5-0-0

6 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 2-4-0

7 x x x x x x

8. 0-2-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 x x 1-5-0

9. 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 x x 3-2-0

10. x 1-1-0 1-1-0 0-0-1 x 3-2-0

11. 2-0-0 x 1-0-0 0-0-1 x 3-0-1

12. 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 x 0-5-0

13. 0-2-0 0-2-0 2-0-0 0-2-0 x 2-6-0

14.x x 2-0-0 1-1-0 x 3-1-0

15.0-1-0 x 3-0-0 1-0-0 x 4-1-0

16.0-1-0 x 0-1-0 x x 0-2-0

17. x 0-1-0 2-0-0 x x 2-1-0

WCWE x 1-0-0 x x x 1-0-0

DIPO x x 1-0-0 x x 1-0-0

CONF 1-0-0 x x x x 1-0-0

Overall Total for Season

Week 5 4 3 2 1 Overall

1 0-0-1 1-0-0 3-1-0 1-3-0 3-4-0 8--8-1

2 0-1-0 1-1-0 4-0-0 2-3-0 4-3-1 11-8-1

3 1-1-0 0-1-0 4-2-0 3-4-0 3-2-0 11-10-0

4 1-1-0 1-1-0 4-3-0 4-0-0 0-2-1 10-7-1

5 1-1-0 2-4-0 4-1-0 1-1-0 5-0-0 13-7-0

6 0-4-0 1-3-0 1-1-1 1-4-0 2-3-0 5-15-1

7 1-0-0 1-1-0 3-0-1 2-1-0 4-0-0 11-2-1

8. 2-2-0 3-3-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 11-9-0

9 2-2-0 2-2-0 4-1-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 9-9-0

10. 1-2-0 1-2-0 4-3-0 2-1-1 1-1-0 9-9-1

11. 3-1-0 2-1-0 3-2-0 1-1-1 1-1-0 10-6-1

12. 1-1-0 0-4-0 2-3-0 3-3-0 1-2-0 7-13-0

13. 2-2-0 3-2-0 3-2-0 3-3-0 2-1-0 13-10-0

14. 1-0-0 0-2-0 5-1-0 3-4-0 3-1-0 12-8-0

15.2-1-0 1-3-0 5-0-0 3-3-0 1-1-1 12-8-1

16.1-2-1 2-1-0 2-3-0 3-0-0 0-3-0 8-9-1

17. 2-0-0 2-3-0 4-0-0 3-3-0 2-0-0 13-6-0

WCWE x 1-1-0 1-2-0 x x 2-3-0

DIPO 1-0-0 x 2-0-0 1-1-0 x 4-1-0

CONF 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 x x 2-1-0

------ ------- ------- ------- -------- ---------

21-21-2 23-34-0 59-25-2 37-36-2 34-33-3 172-144-9

 Playoffs 2-0-0 1-2-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 x 8-5-0

.2018-2019 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Top 10 Poll Week 12

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                   2018-19 NCAA Top 10 Basketball Polls-Week 12

                                                   MEN

Rank/Team/Record/LR

1. Tennessee 17-1 4
2. Gonzaga 19-2 5
3. Michigan State 18-2 7
4. Nevada 19-1 9
5. UVA 18-1 1
6. Michigan 19-1 2
7. Duke 17-2 3
8. Kansas 16-3 8
9. Kentucky 15-3 NR
10. Buffalo 18-1 NR
    Gone: VT 14-1, and Texas Tech 15-4.

                    Honorable Mentions: Houston 19-1, Marquette 18-3, UNC 15-4, and Villanov a 15-4.

                                               WOMEN

Rank/Team/Record/LR

1. Baylor 14-1 2
2. UCONN 15-1 3
3. Notre Dame 17-1 4
4. NC State 17-0 5
5. Louisville 16-1 1
6. Stanford 14-1 6
7. Oregon 15-1 8
8. Mississippi State 17-1 9
9. Texas 17-3 NR
10. Utah 17-1 NR

                   Gone:: Oregon State 16-3 and Syracuse 15-4.

                   Honorable Mentions: Maryland 17-2, Gonzaga 18-2. Kentucky 16-3 and Rutgers 15-4.

2018-19 Men's and Women's College Hockey Top 5 Polls-Week 15

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                           NCAA Top 5 Hockey Polls-Week 15

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Rank/Team/Record/LR

1. Denver 14-4-3 1
2. Minnesota State 19-5-1 3
3. St. Cloud State 17-3-2 4
4. Ohio State 15-5-4 5
5. UMASS 18-4-0 2

     Gone: None

     Honorable Mentions: Union 11-6-4, Minnesota Duluth 14-6-2 Northeastern 15-5-1, Quinnipiac         17-5-1, Lake Superior St. 15-7-2 and Clarkson 16-6-0.

                                               WOMEN

Rank/Team/Record/LR

1. Minnesota 22-3-1 1
2. Wisconsin 21-3-0 2
3. Clarkson 18-5-1 3
4. Cornell 11-2-5 4
5. Princeton 13-2-5 5
   Gone: None

          Honorable Mentions: Northeastern 17-3-3, C olgate 14-6-3, and BC 16-9-0. .

2019 PGA Golf Colin 'Mulligan' McShank's Start'em or Sit'em Week 2 Review.

                The Irish Highwayman's Start or Sit Selections

                             

                                 Week 2 The 2019 Farmer's Insurance Open

                                                 At historic Torrey Pines GC (South),San Diego, CA • Purse: $7,100,000

2018 Top 5 Players Last Year:

1. Jason Day -10
2. T2 Alex Noren -10
3. T2 Ryan Palmer -10
4. 4. J.B. Holmes -9
5. Bradley Keegan -8     

        Recap of Last Week's Starts or Sits at the Desert Classic

Not a bad first week of selections as the writer of this post, had two of these players on his team. Overall four of the six starts finished in the top ten last week. More than likely a let down in the cards...

Starts-

John Rahm -21 (6^th place), Justin Rose -14 (34^th Place), Patrick Cantlay -18 (9^th Place), Adam Hadwin, -25 (T2 Place0 Chez Reavie -15 (28^th Place) and Phil Mickelson -25 (T2 Place).

Average: -19.7, (13^th Place), 6 for 6 Make Cut and 4 Top Ten Finishes.

Long Shot: Ryan Palmer -Did not finish in the top 51 golfers.

Sits-

Of the four players selected only one-Andrew Landry -15 (28^th Place) finished in the top 51 golfers.

                       The Facts About This Week's Open:

Instead of boring you with the details of who is in the Event this week, let's go right for the starts and sits section of this report with a description of each player. Sound good mate?

Start- Tiger Woods, has won this tournament seven times (His last one in 2008), a natural fan favorite, and a must see on NBC TV this weekend.

Justin Rose, a class act all the way, hopes to recoup from last week's less than stellar finish. In this same category of golfer at Torrey Pines, consistent Jon Rahm, and like wise as dangerous to win Jason Day defends last year's title.

It gets kind of crazy with the selection options, so, here's two more for you to ponder this week: Patrick Reed, last year's Master's Champion, and a player I have always liked, Brandt Snedeker, who won this tournament in 2012 and then again in 2016.

Long Shots:Since the Farmer's is in San Diego this week, let's box three players, all SD State Aztec Alum former players:Charley Hoffman, J.J. Spaun and Xander Schauffele

Sit: It pains me to write that fellow Irish player the sensational Rory McIlroy, first Torrey Pines event might be a tough one. Jordan Speith (on my team and will start) looking to get it together after a three year hiatus from the Farmer's.Adam Long, won last week, don't believe the hype. Also, he cost my team extra points as he beat Lefty by one stroke. So revenge on my mind with this pick.

Have fun at this fan favorite event that will be watched by millions of Tiger fans this weekend. Remember it's all the way, go PGA!

The Commish.

2018-2019 NCAA Men's and Women's Basketball Top 10 Poll Week 11

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                     2018-19 NCAA Top 10 Basketball Polls-Week 11

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Rank/Team/Record/LR

1. UVA 15-0 1
2. Michigan 17-0 2
3. Duke 14-1 3
4. Tennessee 14-1 4
5. Gonzaga 16-2 5
6. VT 14-1 6
7. Michigan State 15-2 7
8. Kansas 14-2 8
9. Nevada 16-1 9
10. Texas Tech 15-1 NR
    Gone: Auburn 12-3.

                   Honorable Mentions: Houston 16-1, Kentucky 12-3, Buffalo 15-1, NC State 14-2, and                       Ole Miss 13-2.

                                               WOMEN

Rank/Team/Record/LR

1. Baylor 14-1 2
2. UCONN 15-1 3
3. Notre Dame 17-1 4
4. NC State 17-0 5
5. Louisville 16-1 1
6. Stanford 14-1 6
7. Oregon 15-1 8
8. Mississippi State 17-1 9
9. Oregon State 14-2 NR
10. Syracuse 15-2 NR

                 Gone: Maryland 15-2 and Gonzaga 16-2

                 Honorable Mentions: Texas 14-3, Indiana 15-3. Kentucky 16-3 and Rutgers 14-3.