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Holiday Bowl Pick’em Contest WINNERS

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by Craig on December 30, 2009

It came down to the final day.  In the final day, it came down to the last game.  But when the dust had settled and all ten results were in from the pro and college games we asked you to pick for our 619 Sports Holiday Bowl Pick’em Contest, there were two winners standing alone.

Congrats to Chuck D and TruAztec, the winners of our pick’em contest!  Chuck made the bold move to split away from the pack on Tuesday and pick UCLA and Wisconsin, taking a shot at solo glory over the chance to be pulled from a tiebreaker random drawing.  The gamble worked, and Chuck finished in a clear first place with a 7-3 record.

TruAztec finished 6-4, and nobody else who participated managed to fashion a better-than-.500 record.  I guess I chose some tough games to predict!  In particular, UCLA dumping Temple was a major shift in the game.

Guys, the tickets are waiting for you tonight at will call…enjoy the Holiday Bowl, courtesy of your prognosticating ability, the good people in the Holiday Bowl front office, and 619Sports.Net!

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3 Questions For: Shaun Phillips

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by Craig on August 31, 2009

Shaun is giving away two tickets to Friday’s game on his Twitter feed.  Today he gives away three answers to 619 Sports.  The questions: Merriman’s return, his performance in ‘08, and his struggles in dominoes:

(due to NFL rules we had to take down the audio of Phillips’ 3 Q’s after 24 hours.  The transcript is below)

Are you happy to have Shawne Merriman back on your side this year?  Is that a silly question?

“That is a silly question.  Of course I’m happy to have my partner in crime back.  When you have a guy who’s one of the best players in the NFL if not THE best in the NFL, to have him back on the field will be a major boost for us.”

Do you ever get frustrated when people say, “well, Shaun Phillips gets his job done because Shawne Merriman’s out there”?

“I’ve never heard anyone say that, but the proof’s in the pudding.  You can put the film on and you can pull the stat book out, and it is what it is.   As long as we win, everyone else can have all the credit, except for me.”

How would you rate your performance last season, and what are you looking at personally this season to try and take your game to another level, or the defense to another level?

“My performance last year was definitely one of my best.  People look at statistics, and statistically it wasn’t one of my best.  But, I was up in a lot of categories other than sacks.  Everything else I was up in, and…I don’t give myself personal goals.  Football’s the only sport you can’t give personal goals, because it’s such a team sport.  It’s not basketball, it’s not boxing, it’s 11 men who have to be on the same page at the same time.  So, if I had to give a personal goal, it would be to do what I can to help the team win football games.”

Can Eric Bakhtiari beat you in dominoes?

“Eric Bakhtiari performs massive amounts of…(Eric: Yes!)…Yes, he can beat me in dominoes, but…(Eric, laughing: $500!)…3 to 1!  3 to 1!”

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