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Brian Edwards - About Me

Brian Edwards covers football, basketball and baseball for VI with a special emphasis on SEC football and SEC hoops. He has handicapped for VI since 2002.

Brian is a 1998 graduate of the University of Florida. After working as a sports writer in the Atlanta area for nearly two years, Edwards joined Vegas Insider in March of 2000. He left the friendly confines of the VI offices in January of '03 and worked from his Buckhead residence north of Atlanta until July of '09. Brian has recently returned to the Sunshine State and set up shop in Sea Grove, a coastal town between Destin and Panama City Beach.  

Brian is a regular guest on radio shows all across the country. He is a weekly guest on the The Paul Finebaum Show in Birmingham, Out of Bounds on ESPN Radio in Jackson, MS., Gators and More in Jacksonville, 1620 The Zone in Omaha and The Red Zone in Ft. Myers/Naples. Brian also appears on various shows in Miami, including The Sid Rosenberg Show, and is also on in markets like Las Vegas, Tampa, Chicago and Charleston, WV.

During the 2005 football season, Brian began hosting VI's new radio show, The Power Hours, on Thursday nights from 6-8 p.m. Eastern. During the summer of 2009, Kevin Rogers became Brian's co-host. Brian is a life-long fan of the Florida Gators, Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks and the Atlanta Falcons.

Brian is also a big fan of Steve Spurrier, Charles Barkley, the Van Gundys, Bill Raftery, Hannah Storm and Erin Andrews (but not necessarily in that order). On the flip side, Brian is not a big fan of Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez, Kobe Bryant, Kobe fans and ass-kissers, Bobby Bowden and all Dookies including Coach K.

Feel free to shoot any sports gambling questions to Brian at this address: briane@vegasinsider.com

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NEW BLOG UPDATE

By Brian Edwards
Posted 11/12/2009 at 10:35 AM

Three University of Tennessee football players were arrested early this morning for attempted armed robbery in Knoxville. The trio of freshmen are Nu'Keese Richardson, Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards.

You may remember that Richardson was initially a verbal committment to Florida throughout the recruiting process. In fact, it was Richardson's visit to UT that prompted the first round of verbal jousting between Urban Meyer and Lame Chafin'.

While Richardson was visting Knoxville, Meyer called him. On signing day when Richardson inked his letter of intent with the Vols, Chafin' incorrectly accused Meyer of cheating, incorrectly (again) thinking that Meyer was violating an NCAA rule by calling Richardson while he was on an official visit to another campus. This prompted SEC Commish Mike Slive to publicly scold Chafin'.

The big story here, however, is Jackson, who was originally an LSU commit. The Lake Charles, LA., product was ranked as the No. 2 cornerback in the nation by most recruitniks in the 2009 class. Those in the know at UT were thinking Jackson could become the school's next Eric Berry.

Instead, this entire threesome looks like the second coming of that dude that went to Ohio St. You know, the one (Maurice Clarett) that's in jail right now.

FULL STORY

NEW BLOG UPDATE

By Brian Edwards
Posted 11/10/2009 at 12:59 PM

Ok, folks. I've recently moved from Atlanta to Sea Grove Beach between Panama City and Destin in the Florida panhandle. Therefore, I've been run out of my house by Tropical Storm Ida and I'm currently at a location having issues with my outgoing e-mail. Therefore, I can't respond to the dozens of e-mailers responding to my Week 10 Rewind, so I'll do so on this page here.

Allright, this is what I initially wrote: Clemson fans are a complete joke. What a disgrace for them to rush the field after beating a five-loss FSU team. Seriously? On the other hand, C.J. Spiller is a total stud whose going to score a lot of touchdowns and make a bunch of cash at the next level.

A number of Clemson fans have e-mailed me to inform me that it's a Clemson tradition for fans to rush the field (win or lose) and go to midfield to sing the alma mater.

After a few rather angry e-mails, my thinking was, "Still lame!" After all, Clemson had to rally after trailing for most of the game to beat FSU's worst team in three decades. The Tigers were 9 1/2-point home favorites and they are hoping to FINALLY get to the ACC Championship Game for the first time. And for three quarters, they appeared to be laying their typical egg (think the BC home game Matt Ryan's senior year) when seemingly on the cusp of a special season.

However, after a few cordial Clemson e-mailers who actually complimented me on my (previous) work, I've had a change of heart. I guess that is a cool tradition, allowing the fans to interact with the players and all that jazz.

With that said, if I were a Clemson fan, I'd be a little more miffed at how my team didn't come out ready to play. And I don't think I would've made it on the field this past Saturday night.

But I'm not a Clemson fan (and I'll refrain from making a sarcastic remark here). So to all Clemson fans: Rush the field and have a good time -- do your thing. And hey, if/when you beat Virginia at home in a few weeks to clinch your first trip to the ACC title game, then you will undoubtedly have my blessings to rush the field and raise hell.

FULL STORY

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9-0 all-time record in BCS Championship Games.
2008-2009 NCAA BK #2 Over-Under Leader: +995
2007-2008 NCAA BK Over-Under Leader: +1,405
2006-2007 NFL Over-Under Leader: +1,120
2006-2007 NFL Member Leader: +1,155
2006-2007 NBA #2 Money Leader: +1,415
2006-2007 NBA #2 Percentage Leader: 54%
2004 MLB Money Leader: +5,760
2004-2005 NCAA FB #3 Percentage Leader: 57%
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