Place Your Bets – Football VI

Last week Septimus “The Rookie” Rex murdered in the NFL.  Septimus was a perfect 3 for 3 in the NFL, with an overall return on the week of 53.58%.  Last week was my first losing week.  I went a pitiful 3 for 7, losing 8% on the week.  Big Hitter even got in on the [...]

FaF Opponent Essentials: Southern Miss

Each week we’ll dig deep to find the best dirt on the next opponent of the Houston Cougars. If you have any suggestions e-mail them to us (admin@fourthandfifty.com) and we’ll make sure to include them. Generic shit-talk is completely acceptable if not preferable. It’s been a long wild ride so far, amirite, Coog fans? Here [...]

October 30th Houston Sports FAF Smear

You used to call my name every hour of every day, how I lived to hear that sound, but every sound gets washed away, we wash away Undoubtably you heard that prominent Houston attorney John O’Quinn was killed in a car accident yesterday. This is a sad time for his family, the city, the community, [...]

Daryl Morey Needs a Twitter Lesson (UPDATE)

Daryl Morey, master GM and apostle of the +/- may need a quick lesson in social media. Twitter, when in the right hands, is a great place to get information, connect with people and reach out to the masses. But there are times when it can prove to be debilitating…. Like when you tell people [...]

Fourth and a Furry Lip

We’re quite fond of our name around here. You can probably tell that from the ways that we manage to throw it into the headlines of our posts. “FaF This” and “FaF That”… “Fourth and Farewell,” “Fourth and [insert word that begins with 'F']“… You get the point. It took us a damn long time [...]

October 28th Houston Sports FaF Smear

Song of the Day: Modest Mouse – “The Whale Song” Meet your new manager of the Houston Astros, John McCain. Fresh off a defeat in the election of 2008, John’s been searching for an outlet for his unfounded scorn and totalitarian regime. The Vietnam vet has come to the game of baseball to get some [...]

This week in FaF

It’s a slow news day, so here is what is on the horizon. This weekend, the media decided to distract New Yorkers from the fact that the Jets won and the Giants lost by making a huge deal about Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the bench. It was such a big deal that [...]

October 27th Houston Sports FaF Smear

Song of the Day: Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang” Ah, the Eagles. Those of winged helmets, battery throwing fans and Kevin Kolb’s contract. I love you more this week than I did last. Not because of my hometown bias, but because you continue to make me money. Long live the fickle Philly game plan. [...]

October 26 Houston Sports FaF Smear

There is a lot going on. But isn’t there always? A lot going on… This time of the sports year is almost overwhelming in the sheer amount of stuff that is going on. Coogs and Texans play (and win) on consecutive days, nullifying anything else that was possibly going to happen this weekend. Like mowing [...]

Place Your Bets – Football: V

Last week was a historic week for picking winners.  I went a PERFECT 6 for 6 making an overall return on the week of 125%.  Pipez went a stellar 4 for 7 on the week for a return of 66%.  Why throw away money in the stock market when you can make your wildest dreams [...]