Connelly's Top Ten - Bill's Choices / Sox Management Get Lunch Money Taken / Pricey Cars

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1. My suggestion for Bill's next coaching job in order - team salary cap space and quarterback on cap in 2025

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1. Chicago.........$82 million / Williams $9 million?

2. Bengals.........$65 million / Burrows $46 million

3. Jaguars..........$58 million / Lawrence $17 million

4.?Raiders.........$107 million / Minshew $14 million

5.?Giants............$45 million / Jones $42 million?

6. Jets................$31 million / Rodgers $24 million?

7. Cowboys.......$25 million / Prescott $90 million

8. Browns.........(-$12 million) / Watson $73 million

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2. In a five-year period - the Red Sox traded away an MVP, a Cy Young award winner AND $14 million in exchange for Jeter Downs, Alex Verdugo, Connor Wong, Vaughn Grissom.

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3. Strength of Schedule ranking of 12 teams currently slotted for NCAA playoffs:

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8. Georgia

12. Alabama

14. Texas

18. Ohio State

32. Penn State

39. Oregon

50. Ole Miss

52. Notre Dame

59. BYU

64. Miami?

66. Indiana

77. Boise State

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4. Patriot two highest cap hits in 2026 Mike Onwenu and Christian Barmore = $42,100,000 and 665 lbs.

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5. Players I loved getting beat up

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* Claude Lemieux (Globe sign on boards)

* Keith Magnuson

* Dave Shultz

* Paul Holmgren

* Eddie Shack

* Willi Plett

* PK Subban

(* Bill Laimbeer)

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6. Best #6's - Bill Russell then Johnny Pesky then Joe Thornton then Rico Petrocelli then Nick Folk then Bill Buckner then Christian Gonzalez?

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7. Old School - Tony "Boston Bomber" Demarco - record 58-12-1 - Fought 8 times in 1952, 1953, 1954 each - Boston fight locations

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* Boston Garden...28

* Mechanics Building....13

* Fenway Park.....2

* Boston Arena.....4

* Braves Field......1

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8. Amazing Stats - Jackie Bradley was intentionally walked 17 times (why?)

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9. Just a Little Bit Outside - Most expensive TV / Movie cars (newatlas)

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1. 1961 Ferrari - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow...$17,160,000

2. 1970 Porsche - Lemans................................$14,080,000

3. 1968 Ford Gulf - Lemans..............................$11,000,000

4. 1961 Ferrari Spyder - Ferris Bueller..............$10,894,000

5. 1965 Shelby Cobra - Redline 7000...............$7,865,000

6. 1956 Ferrari Berlinetta - Love Bug................$6,710,000

7. 1966 Original Bat Mobile...............................$4,620,000

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10. Randomocity

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* Barcelona makes $188 million a year on shirt/merchandise sales (ESPN)

* Youtube Austin Peay's one armed forward Hansel Emmanuel who is averaging 5 points / 5 rebounds?

* U Mass Football coach Don Brown was fired - $4,000,000 for 6-28 record or $666,666 a win

* I miss the Bruins - Canadiens rivalry

* What's up with this rain - I thought it would be sunny forever

* Jim Montgomery ends his Bruins career with the third highest winning % in Bruins history? (120-41-23) = .745