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| Name: | Oliver Willis |
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| Homepage URL: | http://www.oliverwillis.com |
| Location: | Boston, MA |
| ZIP Code: | 02472 |
| Gender: | Male |
| AIM: | oliverwill |
| Member since: | January 23, 2002 |
| Last visit: | May 02, 2007 |
owillis has posted 74 links and 180 comments to SportsFilter and 3 links and 16 comments to the Locker Room and has written 9 columns.
NFL Arbitrator who ruled for Redskins... is a 'Skins season ticket holder. The Redskins were surprisingly awarded KR Chad Morton, the fourth Jets player to be picked up by the Redskins this offseason. The Jets are not happy. The first game of the season is Washington vs. NYJ.
posted on April 08, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Junior Seau Out In San Diego? "While refusing to say if the team was unhappy with the 34-year-old Seau, coach Marty Schottenheimer said Friday that letting the player and his agent pursue a trade was best for both sides." I know that the Chargers defense wasn't hot, but when they went 1-15 one of the only bright spots was Say-Ow and it doesn't even look like salary cap was the issue at hand here.
posted on March 14, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
NASCAR's Rise "Consider, 4 out of 5 NBA players are African American, 67 percent of NFL players are minorities, and last season, 23 percent of major league baseball players were born in Spanish-speaking countries (an increase of 40 percent from 1989). All of those sports, except football, are experiencing a dip in popularity. Meanwhile, the conspicuously white NASCAR is on an unprecedented run up the profit chart."
posted on March 09, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
NFL flirts with L.A. again. Seems like the Chargers exercised their escape clause with Qualcomm Stadium, and the same old folks in L.A. are trying to woo them north. Never mind that people in Los Angeles could either care less about NFL football or root for an out-of-town team.
posted on March 04, 2003 - Go to the detail view for this result
Is LeBron James doomed to fail? I think it's kind of ridiculous for a high school basketball player to be featured on national television, with the sort of hype he's generating. What next - televised one on one from the playground of St. Francis Pre-School?
posted on December 12, 2002 - Go to the detail view for this result
According to former player Bimbo Coles, the Cleveland Cavaliers are tanking games in order to increase their chances of getting the #1 overall draft choice (which will definitely be LeBron James).
posted by kickerofelves at 07:18 PM on March 04
Smells like ... Smells like "bullcrap" to me. The SF 49ers announced the hiring of Dennis Erickson as their next head coach. Were interviews with Ted Cottrell and Greg Blache purely ploys by the Niners to satisfy the NFL's minority hiring initiative? I sure think Cottrell has the right to think so...just another bullcrap session. A white coach gets picked over a black coach, AGAIN. (more ranting inside)
posted by msacheson at 04:31 PM on February 12
Can anyone tell me how come Dennis Green wasn't in the running? He seems like a lock for a situation like this. Still, Dennis Erickson? Weird.
posted at 03:26 AM on February 12
Hell freezes over! Tampa Bay punked out Oakland today in Super Bowl XXXVII. Brad Johnson played a solid game, and Michael Pittman shined at running back as well. Meanwhile, Derrick Brooks and company ripped the vaunted Raiders offence apart. Who knows: one day the Bengals might actually win the Super Bowl themselves!
posted by jasonbondshow at 09:43 PM on January 26
Note to Bill Callahan: You might want to throw to Jerry Rice sometime. Congrats to the Bucs for bringing the Lombardi back to its proper home in the NFC.
posted at 09:55 PM on January 26
NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka ... NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka That's Why They Play The Game Week)
Welcome to the alternate universe. Up is down and down is up. The madness just never stops - thank you parity.
Danny Freaking Wuerffel over Kurt (I'm Not Marc Bulger) Warner (even weirder: Mike Martz admits mortality, what next, Brian Billick? Nah.)
Ricky "Remember Me?" Williams piles 30 on the slipping Chargers
Here's a note for Mike Sherman: I understand you're unhappy about losing to the Bucs. But if you're going to pick a fight... why would you pick one of the scariest men in football? Next time, pick a kicker (not Todd Sauerbrun, though). I thought Sapp's shot was perfectly legal, by the way.
The Fire Morhinweg movement got ample fodder today, with the Lions braintrust choosing to kick the ball in overtime. Never mind that the receiving team almost always wins. These are the Lions, and they don't make much sense.
The Texans get another notch on their belt against the G-Men (Anybody ready to join the Shut The Hell Up, Jeremy Shockey club?)
Do you remember when the Panthers were 3-0? That was a long time ago.
Uh-oh, the Jets aren't dead yet. Please, don't allow that silly cheer into the postseason. ("I can spell! S-P-E-L-L! SPELL SPELL SPELL!")
There's this team named the Browns. I never see them on tv, but word is they beat the Saints. Good for them.
When you go 15-1 and miss the Superbowl, there is hell to pay. Welcome to purgatory, Vikings fans.
No guarantee from the Bungles Bengals?
Dallas won, Emmett carried the ball. Jerry Jones logic: Bench Him!
Cardinals vs. Raiders: New division, same Cardinals.
The Seahawks will be just fine as long as Jeff George keeps his hands tightly gripped onto that clipboard.
Baseball score 13-12 as Titans drop to the Ravens. Brian Billick polishes "offensive genius" award every night before bed.
Currently: Broncos are up vs. Colts (on the frozen tundra of Mile High Stadium)
Monday: Donovan "Franchise" McNabb to Koy "Mountain Man" Detmer? NFC East may be wide open...
Inside: A Turkey Day Letter from Owillis to Steve Spurrier
posted by owillis at 10:02 PM on November 26
NFL issues warning on heels of Beightol comments. Man, what's wrong with the Packers' coaching staff? Whine, whine...
posted at 08:34 PM on November 26
NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka ... NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka That's Why They Play The Game Week)
Welcome to the alternate universe. Up is down and down is up. The madness just never stops - thank you parity.
Danny Freaking Wuerffel over Kurt (I'm Not Marc Bulger) Warner (even weirder: Mike Martz admits mortality, what next, Brian Billick? Nah.)
Ricky "Remember Me?" Williams piles 30 on the slipping Chargers
Here's a note for Mike Sherman: I understand you're unhappy about losing to the Bucs. But if you're going to pick a fight... why would you pick one of the scariest men in football? Next time, pick a kicker (not Todd Sauerbrun, though). I thought Sapp's shot was perfectly legal, by the way.
The Fire Morhinweg movement got ample fodder today, with the Lions braintrust choosing to kick the ball in overtime. Never mind that the receiving team almost always wins. These are the Lions, and they don't make much sense.
The Texans get another notch on their belt against the G-Men (Anybody ready to join the Shut The Hell Up, Jeremy Shockey club?)
Do you remember when the Panthers were 3-0? That was a long time ago.
Uh-oh, the Jets aren't dead yet. Please, don't allow that silly cheer into the postseason. ("I can spell! S-P-E-L-L! SPELL SPELL SPELL!")
There's this team named the Browns. I never see them on tv, but word is they beat the Saints. Good for them.
When you go 15-1 and miss the Superbowl, there is hell to pay. Welcome to purgatory, Vikings fans.
No guarantee from the Bungles Bengals?
Dallas won, Emmett carried the ball. Jerry Jones logic: Bench Him!
Cardinals vs. Raiders: New division, same Cardinals.
The Seahawks will be just fine as long as Jeff George keeps his hands tightly gripped onto that clipboard.
Baseball score 13-12 as Titans drop to the Ravens. Brian Billick polishes "offensive genius" award every night before bed.
Currently: Broncos are up vs. Colts (on the frozen tundra of Mile High Stadium)
Monday: Donovan "Franchise" McNabb to Koy "Mountain Man" Detmer? NFC East may be wide open...
Inside: A Turkey Day Letter from Owillis to Steve Spurrier
posted by owillis at 10:02 PM on November 25
Sapp didn't need to level the guy Don't want to get hit - don't play football
posted at 04:33 PM on November 25
NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka ... NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka That's Why They Play The Game Week)
Welcome to the alternate universe. Up is down and down is up. The madness just never stops - thank you parity.
Danny Freaking Wuerffel over Kurt (I'm Not Marc Bulger) Warner (even weirder: Mike Martz admits mortality, what next, Brian Billick? Nah.)
Ricky "Remember Me?" Williams piles 30 on the slipping Chargers
Here's a note for Mike Sherman: I understand you're unhappy about losing to the Bucs. But if you're going to pick a fight... why would you pick one of the scariest men in football? Next time, pick a kicker (not Todd Sauerbrun, though). I thought Sapp's shot was perfectly legal, by the way.
The Fire Morhinweg movement got ample fodder today, with the Lions braintrust choosing to kick the ball in overtime. Never mind that the receiving team almost always wins. These are the Lions, and they don't make much sense.
The Texans get another notch on their belt against the G-Men (Anybody ready to join the Shut The Hell Up, Jeremy Shockey club?)
Do you remember when the Panthers were 3-0? That was a long time ago.
Uh-oh, the Jets aren't dead yet. Please, don't allow that silly cheer into the postseason. ("I can spell! S-P-E-L-L! SPELL SPELL SPELL!")
There's this team named the Browns. I never see them on tv, but word is they beat the Saints. Good for them.
When you go 15-1 and miss the Superbowl, there is hell to pay. Welcome to purgatory, Vikings fans.
No guarantee from the Bungles Bengals?
Dallas won, Emmett carried the ball. Jerry Jones logic: Bench Him!
Cardinals vs. Raiders: New division, same Cardinals.
The Seahawks will be just fine as long as Jeff George keeps his hands tightly gripped onto that clipboard.
Baseball score 13-12 as Titans drop to the Ravens. Brian Billick polishes "offensive genius" award every night before bed.
Currently: Broncos are up vs. Colts (on the frozen tundra of Mile High Stadium)
Monday: Donovan "Franchise" McNabb to Koy "Mountain Man" Detmer? NFC East may be wide open...
Inside: A Turkey Day Letter from Owillis to Steve Spurrier
posted by owillis at 10:02 PM on November 25
I wrote it after the first kick. The second kick warranted a: Holy. Freaking. Crap. Mike Sherman thing, hats off for picking a fight with Sapp Gimme a break. When the ball changes hands, the offense is now the defense. If you're a quarterback, you're going to get nailed - much less an offensive lineman. Sapp's move was totally legal, and its a sissy move for a coach to bitch out an opposing player - especially in the manner Sherman did it.
posted at 01:48 PM on November 25
NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka ... NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka That's Why They Play The Game Week)
Welcome to the alternate universe. Up is down and down is up. The madness just never stops - thank you parity.
Danny Freaking Wuerffel over Kurt (I'm Not Marc Bulger) Warner (even weirder: Mike Martz admits mortality, what next, Brian Billick? Nah.)
Ricky "Remember Me?" Williams piles 30 on the slipping Chargers
Here's a note for Mike Sherman: I understand you're unhappy about losing to the Bucs. But if you're going to pick a fight... why would you pick one of the scariest men in football? Next time, pick a kicker (not Todd Sauerbrun, though). I thought Sapp's shot was perfectly legal, by the way.
The Fire Morhinweg movement got ample fodder today, with the Lions braintrust choosing to kick the ball in overtime. Never mind that the receiving team almost always wins. These are the Lions, and they don't make much sense.
The Texans get another notch on their belt against the G-Men (Anybody ready to join the Shut The Hell Up, Jeremy Shockey club?)
Do you remember when the Panthers were 3-0? That was a long time ago.
Uh-oh, the Jets aren't dead yet. Please, don't allow that silly cheer into the postseason. ("I can spell! S-P-E-L-L! SPELL SPELL SPELL!")
There's this team named the Browns. I never see them on tv, but word is they beat the Saints. Good for them.
When you go 15-1 and miss the Superbowl, there is hell to pay. Welcome to purgatory, Vikings fans.
No guarantee from the Bungles Bengals?
Dallas won, Emmett carried the ball. Jerry Jones logic: Bench Him!
Cardinals vs. Raiders: New division, same Cardinals.
The Seahawks will be just fine as long as Jeff George keeps his hands tightly gripped onto that clipboard.
Baseball score 13-12 as Titans drop to the Ravens. Brian Billick polishes "offensive genius" award every night before bed.
Currently: Broncos are up vs. Colts (on the frozen tundra of Mile High Stadium)
Monday: Donovan "Franchise" McNabb to Koy "Mountain Man" Detmer? NFC East may be wide open...
Inside: A Turkey Day Letter from Owillis to Steve Spurrier
posted by owillis at 10:02 PM on November 24
For the record, I would just like to add... Mike Vanderjagt: Holy. Crap.
posted at 10:40 PM on November 24
NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka ... NFL Week 12 RoundUp (aka That's Why They Play The Game Week)
Welcome to the alternate universe. Up is down and down is up. The madness just never stops - thank you parity.
Danny Freaking Wuerffel over Kurt (I'm Not Marc Bulger) Warner (even weirder: Mike Martz admits mortality, what next, Brian Billick? Nah.)
Ricky "Remember Me?" Williams piles 30 on the slipping Chargers
Here's a note for Mike Sherman: I understand you're unhappy about losing to the Bucs. But if you're going to pick a fight... why would you pick one of the scariest men in football? Next time, pick a kicker (not Todd Sauerbrun, though). I thought Sapp's shot was perfectly legal, by the way.
The Fire Morhinweg movement got ample fodder today, with the Lions braintrust choosing to kick the ball in overtime. Never mind that the receiving team almost always wins. These are the Lions, and they don't make much sense.
The Texans get another notch on their belt against the G-Men (Anybody ready to join the Shut The Hell Up, Jeremy Shockey club?)
Do you remember when the Panthers were 3-0? That was a long time ago.
Uh-oh, the Jets aren't dead yet. Please, don't allow that silly cheer into the postseason. ("I can spell! S-P-E-L-L! SPELL SPELL SPELL!")
There's this team named the Browns. I never see them on tv, but word is they beat the Saints. Good for them.
When you go 15-1 and miss the Superbowl, there is hell to pay. Welcome to purgatory, Vikings fans.
No guarantee from the Bungles Bengals?
Dallas won, Emmett carried the ball. Jerry Jones logic: Bench Him!
Cardinals vs. Raiders: New division, same Cardinals.
The Seahawks will be just fine as long as Jeff George keeps his hands tightly gripped onto that clipboard.
Baseball score 13-12 as Titans drop to the Ravens. Brian Billick polishes "offensive genius" award every night before bed.
Currently: Broncos are up vs. Colts (on the frozen tundra of Mile High Stadium)
Monday: Donovan "Franchise" McNabb to Koy "Mountain Man" Detmer? NFC East may be wide open...
Inside: A Turkey Day Letter from Owillis to Steve Spurrier
posted by owillis at 10:02 PM on November 24
Dear Ballcoach, I know you're happy. That was a great win. I lost my voice during the game. I'm sure you threw out a wrinkle or two with all that grimacing - hazard of the job and all. Look, I understand you like to throw the ball. Your sense of disappointment oozes right down from the Direct TV satellite and into my house. But we don't have the guys for it. Not the quarterback, not the wide receivers. But we have one of the best running backs in the league. He ran for three touchdowns on Sunday. I'm asking you this. Don't abandon the run. You have to beat Dallas. It has been nine games since the Redskins beat the Cowboys - Emmitt Smith's shoes often turn red from the way he runs all over the Skins. If you beat Dallas, you will be crowned King of D.C. We might even allow you to launch a missile or two at Bobby Bowden (as long as you save the big one for Jerry Jones). Do this for me, and then you can throw the ball to your heart's content. I beg of you. Happy Turkey Day, owillis
posted at 10:08 PM on November 24
Quarterback Drought? Mike Celzic says the superstar list is short: Favre, Warner, McNabb, Gannon. It's all downhill from there. Are you okay with a "manager" QB for your team - winning by using defense and minimizing offensive mistakes, or would you prefer a gunslinger who straps the team to his back and wins the big one?
posted by owillis at 12:55 PM on November 23
I think the '91 Redskins offense was a little more than just competent, outscoring teams 485-224. during the regular season
posted at 02:02 PM on November 23
NFL Week 11 Wrap Up Did the ... NFL Week 11 Wrap Up
Did the Raiders shed the demons of last year's "tuck"?
There seems to be a Campbell's Soup curse - Terrell Davis, Kurt Warner, and now Mr. McNabb. Maybe the victorious Strahan & Co. should put out insurance before their playoff run.
Maddox went down, ditto Griese. Peter King thinks the backup QBs aren't looking so bad. (witness Marc Bulger auditioning for a big time contract tonight) -- but weren't we lamenting the decline of QB talent just a year ago and the rise of the "QB as manager"?
Can someone tell me what happened to the Packers?
In the "no shock" category: Dolphins swoon in fall, Christie kicks a winner (that guy covering T.O. got torched though!), Bucs win with defense (AND Crybaby Keyshawn got the ball), Colts stomp "America's (Bad) Team".
Vick may start something special, is Bledsoe still an MVP candidate?
In the "-tons" category: Pennington edges out Harrington
Someone tell the Bungles to stop guaranteeing wins and learn some football.
posted by owillis at 10:26 AM on November 18
10 Things Owillis Screamed At The Top Of His Lungs While The Giants Beat The Redskins 1. Joe Gibbs would never have done that! 2. Run the ball 3. Run the ball 4. Run the g-d ball 5. Mr. Matthews, your time is up. Please return the quaterback position to its locked and upright position and grab that clipboard 6. Michael Strahan's sack record is still a big, stinky fraud! 7. Jerome Shockey should team with the Iron Sheik in a cage match 8. Jerome Shockey is my enemy 9. Marvin Lewis, why aren't we covering Jerome Shockey? 10. At least Dallas lost too. (two weeks to go, sucka!)
posted at 10:30 AM on November 18
What does everyone think ... What does everyone think about having weekly reports of the NBA, NFL, NHL, etc.? Someone could post an initial link that highlights the week, and others could comment and post other links within the thread. Would it function too much like a discussion board? Is there room for this kind of post, since SportsFilter only covers sports? As others have mentioned before, it may be too much to ask that members find original sports content on the web. How can we enhance this site to make it a sports connoisseurs dream? If we had weekly threads that provided links within the thread (pointing to the best net coverage of a particular sport) as well as discussion, would it be annoying or beneficial?
posted by jacknose at 03:52 PM on November 15
Methinks Sunday nite/monday is the best time for an NFL update - since everything more or less happens on Sundays unlike the other sports...
posted at 07:01 PM on November 15
What does everyone think ... What does everyone think about having weekly reports of the NBA, NFL, NHL, etc.? Someone could post an initial link that highlights the week, and others could comment and post other links within the thread. Would it function too much like a discussion board? Is there room for this kind of post, since SportsFilter only covers sports? As others have mentioned before, it may be too much to ask that members find original sports content on the web. How can we enhance this site to make it a sports connoisseurs dream? If we had weekly threads that provided links within the thread (pointing to the best net coverage of a particular sport) as well as discussion, would it be annoying or beneficial?
posted by jacknose at 03:52 PM on November 14
I'll take the NFL beat...
posted at 12:53 PM on November 14
Dear Seahawks Fans: Your team ... Dear Seahawks Fans: Your team is in trouble. You signed Jeff George. That Jeff George. Yeah, him. That guy. There he goes again. I like to call him "cancer man". Is the Walrus experiment over with? Continued proof that coaches shouldn't be GMs?
posted by owillis at 05:11 PM on October 31
Yeah, and let me guess ... Marty Shottenheimer is a lousy coach and the Chargers will go nowhere with him. Afterall, that is the reason the Skins sucked last year. ;) Actually, Marty is a good coach. But he is an abysmal GM, which is why Snyder fired him. Don't let the facts get in the way.
posted at 01:29 PM on October 31
The NBA season starts ... The NBA season starts tonight. Who you got this year?
posted by corpse at 10:49 AM on October 29
Wizards. Because I believe in 23.
posted at 05:14 PM on October 29
Dallas Cowboys First Round Draft Pick?
After being busted with 7 1/2 pounds of pot and over $16,000 in cash he is uniquely qualified to step into a veterans role on America's Team . . .
posted by geekyguy at 01:02 PM on October 24
He just moved up Jerry's draft board.
posted at 07:24 PM on October 24
This explains the Bengals.