October 15, 2007 Table Of Contents
SI Fantasy Plus
When setting your lineup, fear not these formerly ferocious D's
By David Sabino
WE DON'T LIKE THE MATCHUP
By Peter King
SI Players: LIFE ON AND OFF THE FIELD
With LSU ahead in all the polls, a famous fan reflects
Tony Romo ... Earning His Spurs
As told to Ben Reiter
By Tim Layden
Remembering a walkout that helped create today's NFL
By Peter King
The Rockies are loaded with ex-QBs
By Ben Reiter
Tony Gwynn
A once-passé puzzle stars at its own world championship
Coolbaughs Carry On
By S.L. Price
What to watch and watch for
By Sarah Kwak
PRO FOOTBALL
In making the leap to the NFL, 20-year-old Texans rookie Amobi Okoye and other marquee 2007 first-round draft picks are discovering the value of hard work, intense study and a few good friends
By Lee Jenkins
For the Vikings' Adrian Peterson, the toughest rookie lesson is learning how not to go full speed ahead
By Damon Hack
T, BROWNS
By Peter King
MLB, 49ERS
By Jim Trotter
WR, CHIEFS
CB, JETS
BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
Out of thin air the Rockies have become more than a Cinderella story. They're a multidimensional juggernaut that's suddenly four wins from the World Series
By Nate Silver, Baseball Prospectus
Young power pitchers, from Fausto Carmona to Josh Beckett, have taken the postseason by swarm
By Tom Verducci
By Joe Sheehan, Baseball Prospectus
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Coach Les Miles gambled—and won—five times on fourth down as LSU rallied over Florida, while the Tigers' West Coast rivals went belly up
BRUCE PEARL
The purposely annoying Bruce Pearl made Tennessee men's basketball relevant again, using a freewheeling offense, pressing defense and uninhibited school spirit
By Grant Wahl
Inside
By Jim Trotter
By Peter King
By Mark Beech
By Joe Lemire
Pierre McGuire's In the Crease
Life of Reilly
By Rick Reilly