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Athlon sports releases 2023 college football preseason top 25

Who is your most overrated and underrated on this list?

I don’t know the exact date that it officially stops being “too early” when ranking college football teams ahead of a season but if I was college football’s commissioner that day would be whenever preseason preview magazines go on news stands.

Well, what do you know, Athlon Sports has released their preseason magazine for the 2023 season which is available for your purchase now. They do a fantastic job of breaking down key returnees and losses for each squad and give great insight as to why it’ll be a season to remember or to forget for each time nationally this fall.

Without spilling the beans of the entire magazine and their details to each team, I’ll instead share their top 25.

For your information, you can order a copy of their magazine here.

67-pound sturgeon top catch in ‘season’ that lasts only minutes

If Michigan anglers eagerly anticipated this year’s Black Lake sturgeon season, it appears to have come and gone in the blink of an eye.

For Michiganders who eagerly anticipated this year’s Black Lake sturgeon-fishing season, it appears to have come and gone in the blink of an eye.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that the entire season closed after only 36 minutes Saturday, after a six-fish quota was reached.

“That’s how long Michigan’s shortest fishing season lasted this year,” the MDNR stated on Facebook.

The six-fish quota was designed to allow some harvest while ensuring the continued good health of the lake sturgeon fishery in the Cheboygan River watershed. But it’s unclear if participants expected the quota to be filled so quickly, despite a registered field of 565 fishermen and women.

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According to the MDNR, the season began at 8 a.m. and closed at 8:36 a.m.

Harvested fish included a 67-pound male sturgeon (the largest), a 48-pound female sturgeon (the day’s first catch), and four male sturgeon that weighed between 23 and 45 pounds.

Spearing and hook-and-line angling were allowed.

To prevent going over the quota, the MDNR utilized text messages and staff visits to ice-fishing shanties to announce the end of fishing.

All six fish had been captured and released previously by researchers conducting surveys during Black River spawning runs, or on Black Lake.

Alabama Softball 2022 team roster

Team 26 is fixing to be something special!

Alabama’s 2022 softball season will soon begin, as the Crimson Tide will take on Southern Utah on Friday, Feb. 11 in Tuscon, Arizona at the Candrea Classic.

The 2021 season ended in disappointing fashion, concluding in a losing series to Florida State in the Women’s College World Series. However, the team did finish with an extremely impressive 52-9 record.

Head coach Patrick Murphy will be without a few star players like Elissa Brown, Bailey Hemphill, Sarah Cornell, KB Sides and others this season, but the team is still expected to make a run for it all.

Here’s the roster for the 2022 Crimson Tide softball team

Saints eliminated from playoff contention after Rams lose to 49ers

The Saints left with a win against Atlanta, but got no help from the Rams, whose loss to the 49ers eliminated them from playoff contention:

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Well that’s disappointing. The New Orleans Saints took care of their business against the Atlanta Falcons, beating their little-brother rivals by a couple of scores (a 30-20 victory, to be clear), but they didn’t get any help from the drama queens out west.

It wasn’t enough to crush the Falcons. The Saints needed a Los Angeles Rams win over the San Francisco 49ers to qualify for the playoffs. And L.A. responded by blowing a 17-point lead and allowing the 49ers to take them to overtime. Matthew Stafford sealed it with an interception in their 27-24 loss.

You know, it was kind of on-brand for the Saints this year. They did enough to win and still lost due to factors outside their control — injuries, COVID-19 outbreaks, and another team’s shortcomings in tiebreaking procedures.

We don’t know for sure yet where the Saints will pick in the 2022 NFL draft (it could be as high as 16th, depending on which teams qualify for the AFC bracket). But that’s obviously not as pressing a concern. The fact that the Saints were able to end their season with a winning record and a comfortable victory over their oldest rival is impressive in its own right. Let’s see where they go next.

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NFC East Advanced Stat Roundup: Inside the Cowboys EPA, CPOE, success advantages

The records give the what, stats give the how Dallas has zoomed to an early division lead. @ProfessorO_NFL breaks down the ones that show not only how Dallas leads the East, but earns their place as NFL elite.

Week 5 of the 2021 NFL Season is in the books with the NFC compiling a record 2-2. In the early games, the Washington Football Team fell to the 3-2 New Orleans Saints, 33-22, while the Philadelphia Eagles eeked out a 21-18 win over the Carolina Panthers. The late game saw the Dallas Cowboys take on their divisional rival, New York Giants, in a game that was close through halftime but ended in a 44-20 blowout in favor of the Cowboys.

The Cowboys now enjoy a two-game lead within the division over Washington and Philadelphia and have a three-game cushion over the Giants. With head-to-head victories over the latter two, the race has a clear leader through the first stanza of the season. How much is real and how much is circumstance? The advanced stats give additional insight than records alone.

Saints 2021 schedule previews: Washington Football Team

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The New Orleans Saints are back on the road in Week 5, and our 2021 opponent preview continues with the Washington Football Team. For fans sorely missing Drew Brees, this game should invoke some good nostalgia; it was against Washington on Monday Night Football where Brees broke Peyton Manning’s record as the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards.

The team will face off against longtime NFC South rival head coach Ron Rivera for the first time since joining the organization last season. They’ll have another friendly face under center in Ryan Fitzpatrick, who led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an upset against New Orleans in Week 1 of the 2018 season. Both teams are formidable in the trenches, and this may come down to whichever offensive line can hold up under constant pressure.

Saints 2021 schedule previews: Week 1 vs. Green Bay Packers

New Orleans Saints 2021 schedule previews: Week 1 vs. Green Bay Packers

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The New Orleans Saints are set to open the 2021 NFL season with a highly anticipated Week 1 matchup against the Green Bay Packers, with or without Aaron Rodgers. A year ago, this would have been a classic battle of two future Hall of Future quarterbacks in Rodgers versus Drew Brees. The spotlight, however, remains firmly on the question marks under center for both teams in this meeting.

No opening game better allegorizes the defining theme of this offseason: quarterback controversy. Rodgers is still away from Green Bay, putting his backup Jordan Love front and center. And Brees will be replaced by either Jameis Winston or Taysom Hill. It remains to be seen who will headline the opener, but the true mystery, no matter the Saints’ Week 1 starter, will be their dueling opponent.

New Orleans will be seeking vindication for their 37-30 loss to Green Bay in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome last season; the crucial tiebreaker cost the Saints a first-round bye that may have been the difference-maker in their playoff run.

6 most important games on the Saints’ schedule in 2021

The New Orleans Saints will play their most important games in 2021 against the Packers, Seahawks, Cowboys, Bills, and Buccaneers (twice).

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We’ve made our picks for the games we’re most excited to watch in 2021, but which contests will be most pivotal for the New Orleans Saints? The Saints are looking to not just defend their NFC South title (which they’ve owned for an unprecedented four consecutive years), but to prove their roster is bigger than Drew Brees, and that they can make a splash in the playoffs without the Hall of Fame-bound quarterback.

So check this link for the full 2021 Saints schedule, and check out my picks for the most important games below:

Saints Wire staff picks: Games we’re most excited about in 2021

The New Orleans Saints have some exciting matchups ahead of them in the 2021 season, including games with the Packers, Cowboys, and Patriots

Which Saints games are you most looking forward to this season? With five prime time contests lined up and many of last year’s playoff teams ready to take on New Orleans, it’s shaping up for an exciting 2021 campaign.

So our staff at Saints Wire got together and made our picks for the games we’re most excited for in 2021. These aren’t necessarily the best matchups or the most difficult challenges, but they are each compelling in different ways. Let’s dive in:

2021 New Orleans Saints schedule: Ranking each game

The New Orleans Saints have a loaded 2021 schedule featuring big-time games with Derrick Henry and the Titans, plus Tom Brady and the Bucs.

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The New Orleans Saints 2021 NFL season schedule has just been released and there are plenty of enticing marquee matchups. Once again, the Saints will host a Thanksgiving Day game, but this time the Buffalo Bills will come to town. Additionally, despite the retirement of quarterback Drew Brees, New Orleans has drawn five primetime games, two of which are fall on Thursdays in subsequent weeks. The intrigue of Jameis Winston possibly taking the helm of one of the most prominent teams in the NFL will have everyone watching. Here are some thoughts on each of the matchups this season, ranked from best to, well, last: