but one that I think is not at all far-fetched:

Divisional round:
New York over Dallas
Green Bay over Seattle
Jacksonville over New England
Indianapolis over San Diego

Conference championships:
Green Bay over New York
Jacksonville over Indianapolis

Super Bowl:
Green Bay over Jacksonville

The biggest reach is Jacksonville prevailing over NE. But they can play, and NE seems a bit one-dimensional (but what a dimension!), and might suffer a letdown after that 16-0.

As for Dallas, I'm not sure they can beat the Giants, especially if TO is still bothered by his high-ankle sprain.

Hey, probably completely wrong, but fun! Let the games begin!!!

There may be a false assumption here. Just because someone downloaded the album doesn't mean that it's on their iPod. My shelves are littered with CDs that I never listen to because the music disappointed me after I plunked $17 down on the counter for it. If I saw a Saul Williams album in the music store I'd probably pass on it, as I've never heard of him. With this new model I can try before I buy and wouldn't hesitate to download the album. That doesn't mean I'll like it, and if I don't I shouldn't have to pay for it. Because of this one cannot conclude that because 126,127 downloaders didn't pay the experiment was a failure.

Yup, this is reform-BCS-season. Just a couple of thoughts though. First, the BCS system may be a failure at picking a college football "champion", but from the standpoint of the participants (the colleges), it is a success inasmuch as it brings in the cash. If a tournament would make better sense financially we likely would already have one.

Second, that 7 week period gives fans and colleges that much time to make reservations, travel arrangements, etc. to the Big Game. With a tournament they would not have that time--unless fans decide to go to the final regardless of the participants. And how many will care enough to shell out big bucks for tickets and accommodations if their team many not be there at the end?

...then we're wrong. It means we are practically in their backyard. Imagine what we would do or how we would feel if a foreign power routinely stationed task forces of nuclear armed warships just beyond our territorial waters. The USS Vincennes episode demonstrates exactly why stationing naval forces just outside someone else's home waters is so provocative and dangerous.

W.E.S, good one! Poor Tony R. will never hear the end of it for his little tryst, even though I thought he did a decent job and wasn't really responsible for the Cowboys loss.

I have a question about how the refs spot a ball after a play. Midway through the first half at Lambeau a Packers receiver caught the ball for close to first down yardage, then got popped hard. As he involuntarily sprawled backwards he was mobbed by two or three Seahawks defenders. The officials spotted the ball there, nearly 5 yards behind where the catch was made, and did not give him credit for forward progress! I thought this a very curious call. What is the rule on this?

I don't see anything wrong with Buchanan's actions. He was working on behalf of his favorite candidate reaching out to voters who can legally participate in the caucuses. If he finds voters who don't like Hillary Clinton, then that's her problem.

As far as "the Democratic Party or Democratic values" goes, these guys need a kick in the pants. What has the Democratic Party done for us in Congress? Have they (including Obama and Clinton, who are both sitting Senators) done anything to stop the war? To derail the road to authoritarianism? To protect the interests of the workers of this country? What values can they possibly be talking about???

That day may soon arrive, but it's not here yet.

It doesn't matter how cool the end-user device is: iPhone, iTouch, the new thin notebook, the Nokia N810 I want for my birthday. The simple fact is that our wireless infrastructure in this country sucks, pure and simple, so I don't see that day arriving any time soon. It may be so in Europe or in Japan. Not here. As long as this is so the beautiful gadgets that Jobs and others may bring to us are no more than statues with clay feet.

Though nothing tangible was on the line that night, it may have been the most exciting game of the year.

The impressive thing about that game is that nothing was on the line for the Giants. For the Pats, their perfect season was on the line. The Super Bowl will repeat this story line, except that now something is on the line for the Giants. One wonders if this will help or hurt. Perhaps they played extraordinarily well that day because they had nothing to lose.

The problem for San Diego was poor offensive play calling, particularly in their three trips inside the Pats 10 yard line. Every time they got a first down we all knew what was coming: a run by Michael Turner. Once they had established this pattern, why not give a play-action a try? But No! Three trips inside the opponents 10 without a TD shows that you are beating yourself. New England was somewhat fortunate that Norv Turner and his staff weren't a little more imaginative.

How? Are they refusing to help further in warrantless surveillance? If so, that is good: They are not supposed to be breaking the law in the first place.

But if they are refusing to help when a warrant is issued then they are in violation of the law and are continuing to act in a lawless manner. Thus Calabresi's argument is disingenuous. One of the points of a warrant is to compel this help. We cannot rely on the goodwill of these large corporations; we must rely on their obedience to the law.