§ NFL Power Rankings

R.I.P. #21

1. Patriots - Their passing assault went from SUCK to SICK with the new additions
2. Colts - losing Freeney was a major blow, but the Champs are likely to bounce back
   
3. Cowboys - Most complete team in the NFC, should have no trouble in playoffs
   
4. Steelers - They have what it takes to win it all this year, but first must fend off the Browns
   
5. Packers - I remember the exact moment I jumped on the Pack's bandwagon this year: Tracy White's TD a minute into the season
6. Chargers - Rivers is this year what un-Sexy Rexy was last year: wide QB-rating range
   
7. Jaguars - a road matchup with the Colts will mean everything to this team, let's see if they show up
   
8. Seahawks - let's see if Holmgren is just using the Tony Dungy method: resting his perennial Pro Bowler
   
9. Saints - Reggie Bush is now the primary back, let's see if #25 can handle the load
10. Giants - very similar to the Jaguars: great D-line, solid offense, and need new coach
11. Eagles
12. Browns
    
13. Lions
14. Bears
    
15. Buccaneers
16. Titans
17. Redskins
18. Broncos
19. Texans
20. Bills
21. Vikings
22. Panthers
23. Chiefs
24. Bengals
25. Cardinals
26. Rams
27. Raiders
28. Ravens
    
29. 49ers
30. Falcons
31. Jets
32. Dolphins

IU's James Hardy and Greg Middleton named 2nd Team All-Americans

Sophomore Greg Middleton leads the nation with a school-record 16 sacks and has recorded multiple sacks in six games this season. Middleton's sack total is tied for the fourth-highest in Big Ten history.
Middleton and Junior James Hardy also earned 1st team All-Conference honors, while sophomore QB Kellen Lewis, K Austin Starr and DB Tracy Porter were chosen on the 2nd team.

Everyone's thankful we're Hoosiers

A.Starr and EJ respectively earn Players of the Week, celebrating THE greatest weekend in Bloomington of 2007. The football team will be playing their first Bowl game since '93, the basketball team is undefeated and atop the BigTen, and the Men's Soccer squad is ranked #4 overall headed into the Sweet16.
Non-Btown News: The Indiana Pacers, Notre Dame Irish AND Superbowl Champion Indianapolis Colts all halted their 2-week (too weak?) losing streaks. The problem is the Irish are on a good note, at 2-and-whatever. With Freeney done for the year and more nagging injuries for Jim O'Brien's frontcourt, it's still amateurs over pros (...amateur's overprose!).