Thanks to a great Missouri comeback. Today there are 3 more bowl games, but 1 has already started and I don't like it anyway. But I do have picks on the other 2 games, including my 2nd 5* of the bowl season. I will only have 3 more 5 stars, and so far I am 0-1, so the pressure is on.
5* Iowa St +2 Over TCU - This is the same old song and dance that we have seen in other games such as Kansas and BC. There is a lot more talent and skill on one side over the other. I will also take Coach McCarney in this one, and Iowa St goes on to a fairly easy win, by at least a TD.
1* Tulsa\Fresno UNDER 62 - Two solid offenses, but two very good defenses team up in this game. Tulsa has been great away from home this year, and Fresno is probably disappointed in playing Tulsa. These two teams played each other every year in the WAC, so Fresno may take them lightly. I'm close to a Tulsa lean because of this, but Fresno has too much talent. Anyway, the defenses should rule in this game, giving us an Under lean.
Good Luck! More by Monday morning. By the way, I also love the Giants-Raiders Over 40` today. The Giants should put up 30 on their own, so the Raiders just need to score a couple TD's to cover the Over.
Saturday, December 31, 2005
Friday, December 30, 2005
2 more good picks last night
That one puts me at 4-2 so far. That Utah pick ended up being an easy one, as they won by 28. Oklahoma looked like it was going to be easy until late, and they needed an interception to hold off Oregon with 30 seconds. It's nice picking 2 underdogs and then having both of them win straight up! Today there are 4 games, and I don't love any of them, though I do have 2 picks for today...
2* Minnesota -6 Over Virginia - Virginia is a mess right now. They lost 3 of their coaches to other jobs, and have struggled mightily late in the year. They have some trouble stopping the run, and that will mean doom against the #1 rush offense in the country, who incidentally has the best offensive line in the country. I see Minnesota controlling the ball in this game, and take a close game into half time, but by the late 3rd quarter will wear down the Virginia defense and wins this game handily.
1* Missouri Over South Carolina - All the hype is on Spurrier in this game. But Brad Smith is the player with all the talent. He will be the best player on the field in this game, and will show it. The one worry is the Missouri defense, but I think they keep Mizzou in the game, and Brad Smith wins this in his final game.
There are others that I like today, but won't be rated as picks for me - I also like the Overs in the Minnesota (59) and Northwestern (74`) games, along with the Under in the LSU game (41).
Good Luck, and many more picks to come!
2* Minnesota -6 Over Virginia - Virginia is a mess right now. They lost 3 of their coaches to other jobs, and have struggled mightily late in the year. They have some trouble stopping the run, and that will mean doom against the #1 rush offense in the country, who incidentally has the best offensive line in the country. I see Minnesota controlling the ball in this game, and take a close game into half time, but by the late 3rd quarter will wear down the Virginia defense and wins this game handily.
1* Missouri Over South Carolina - All the hype is on Spurrier in this game. But Brad Smith is the player with all the talent. He will be the best player on the field in this game, and will show it. The one worry is the Missouri defense, but I think they keep Mizzou in the game, and Brad Smith wins this in his final game.
There are others that I like today, but won't be rated as picks for me - I also like the Overs in the Minnesota (59) and Northwestern (74`) games, along with the Under in the LSU game (41).
Good Luck, and many more picks to come!
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Make the Alamo Bowl a BCS game!
Wow, what a win last night for the Huskers. Zac Taylor is a stud, he took so many hits and came right back at them. There was quite a scare at the end, but that's all it was. I just wish I would have used a pick on Nebraska! But BC covered as well, so that puts me at 2-2.
Tonight there are 2 games. First is the Emerald Bowl with Georgia Tech against Utah, the other is the Holiday Bowl, featuring Oregon against Oklahoma. I will use picks on both of them...
3* - Utah +8 Over Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech has been up and down all season long, pretty much like they always have been under Gailey. Utah is a very deceiving 6-5 on the season. These teams are very close talent-wise, and I like the underedog in a game with teams of equal talent, so I'll pick a very close game with Utah winning straight up.
2* - Oklahoma +3 Over Oregon - The last time Oregon got screwed out of a bowl they came out and killed Colorado. This time they get screwed out of a BCS, but won't have the same results. That Oregon team was far better than this one. Oklahoma started the season slowly because of Adrian Petersen's injury, but he is now full strength and QB Bomar has come on strong. Oklahoma is far more talented, especially on defense, should not be an underdog, and I think Oklahoma wins this one by 2 TD's or more. One concern would be Oklahoma playing in such a low bowl after playing so many national championship games of late, but they have a lot to prove in this game after the bowl game last year.
Tonight there are 2 games. First is the Emerald Bowl with Georgia Tech against Utah, the other is the Holiday Bowl, featuring Oregon against Oklahoma. I will use picks on both of them...
3* - Utah +8 Over Georgia Tech - Georgia Tech has been up and down all season long, pretty much like they always have been under Gailey. Utah is a very deceiving 6-5 on the season. These teams are very close talent-wise, and I like the underedog in a game with teams of equal talent, so I'll pick a very close game with Utah winning straight up.
2* - Oklahoma +3 Over Oregon - The last time Oregon got screwed out of a bowl they came out and killed Colorado. This time they get screwed out of a BCS, but won't have the same results. That Oregon team was far better than this one. Oklahoma started the season slowly because of Adrian Petersen's injury, but he is now full strength and QB Bomar has come on strong. Oklahoma is far more talented, especially on defense, should not be an underdog, and I think Oklahoma wins this one by 2 TD's or more. One concern would be Oklahoma playing in such a low bowl after playing so many national championship games of late, but they have a lot to prove in this game after the bowl game last year.
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Pick for today and HUSKER GAME!
Let's start with some venting from the other night, Christmas Eve. Nevada was favored by 3 over UCF. Nevada went up 10 with about 3 minutes remaining. UCF goes down field, gets stopped, then kicks a long field goal to cut the lead to 7. I'm thinking all is well, just recover the onside, and the cover is in. Nope. UCF recovers, goes down field, ties the game with a TD. I'm still thinking it's all right, someone is going to win by at least 3, more than likely. So immediately Nevada scores a TD. UCF recovers quickly, scoring on 2 plays. But no problem, make the extra point, go to OT 2. Nope. One of the best kickers in the country for UCF misses the damn extra point, and my 5* goes out the window. Some picks are bad picks and some picks are good. UTEP the other night was a horrible pick. But Nevada was the correct pick and they did not cover, which is why they call it gambling! This bullshit loss puts me at 1-2 on the bowl season.
Anyway, on to tonight's pick. We'll get to the Huskers last. My pick for tonight comes from Boise St vs Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl:
3* BC -1` Over Boise - This game is played on Boise's home blue ugly field, so there will be a serious home field advantage. One problem for Boise is they just don't have the "horses" to get the job done. BC is much more talented, much more physical, and should dominate the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. In addition the weather is going to be nasty, giving BC an even bigger advantage because they are such a physical football team. There will be no letdown for BC playing in such a weak bowl, as they went into a weak bowl a couple of years ago and simply rolled a less talented team in the Motor City Bowl. Same thing here, I'll take talent and physical ability from a huge conference over a less talented team from a small conference almost every time. BC by 10.
Now to the Alamo Bowl for the Nebraska - Michigan showdown. The spread opened at around 14, but is down to 10, so I am not picking the game, though I do love the Huskers plus the points. In fact I think Nebraska will feed off the momentum of that Colorado blowout, the offesne will come out with a nice flow, getting off to a fast start, and will win by 3. Remember during the season that slow starts killed NU in most of the games, but they fought back every time. The games where they did not start slow all turned out to be victories, and I expect the same here. GO BIG RED!
Anyway, on to tonight's pick. We'll get to the Huskers last. My pick for tonight comes from Boise St vs Boston College in the MPC Computers Bowl:
3* BC -1` Over Boise - This game is played on Boise's home blue ugly field, so there will be a serious home field advantage. One problem for Boise is they just don't have the "horses" to get the job done. BC is much more talented, much more physical, and should dominate the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. In addition the weather is going to be nasty, giving BC an even bigger advantage because they are such a physical football team. There will be no letdown for BC playing in such a weak bowl, as they went into a weak bowl a couple of years ago and simply rolled a less talented team in the Motor City Bowl. Same thing here, I'll take talent and physical ability from a huge conference over a less talented team from a small conference almost every time. BC by 10.
Now to the Alamo Bowl for the Nebraska - Michigan showdown. The spread opened at around 14, but is down to 10, so I am not picking the game, though I do love the Huskers plus the points. In fact I think Nebraska will feed off the momentum of that Colorado blowout, the offesne will come out with a nice flow, getting off to a fast start, and will win by 3. Remember during the season that slow starts killed NU in most of the games, but they fought back every time. The games where they did not start slow all turned out to be victories, and I expect the same here. GO BIG RED!
Friday, December 23, 2005
That was a little better
But it was a close one last night. BYU lost by 7, and so barely covered the game fur me. That puts me at 1-1 so far on the bowl season. Hopefully we can continue. I am going to post games for both today (12/23) and Christmas Eve. I will probably have only 1-3 5*'s during the bowl season, and it happens Christmas Eve. Here we go...
Fort Worth Bowl
1* Kansas -3 Over Houston - This is practically a home game for Houston, but it does not matter in this one, as it won't be much of an advantage. Houston is a flashier team, but KU gets the job done with defense and special teams, which will dominate this Houston team physically, winning by at least a TD.
Hawaii Bowl
5* Nevada -2` Over UCF - Nevada has been playing so well over the last few weeks, and UCF has begun to show some of its flaws after an 0-11 season of 2004. Nevada should be able to move the ball at will, and will win this game by at least 2 TD's.
Fort Worth Bowl
1* Kansas -3 Over Houston - This is practically a home game for Houston, but it does not matter in this one, as it won't be much of an advantage. Houston is a flashier team, but KU gets the job done with defense and special teams, which will dominate this Houston team physically, winning by at least a TD.
Hawaii Bowl
5* Nevada -2` Over UCF - Nevada has been playing so well over the last few weeks, and UCF has begun to show some of its flaws after an 0-11 season of 2004. Nevada should be able to move the ball at will, and will win this game by at least 2 TD's.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Sorry about that pick last night
It happens, but really that was a horrible pick. Tonight hopefully we can turn it around. Navy plays Colorado St, and I really don't like that game. The game I do like is BYU vs. Cal in the Las Vegas Bowl...
2* BYU +8 Over Cal - The Vegas Bowl is sold out for the first time ever. It isn't sold out because of Vegas fans or Cal fans - they are BYU fans making the trip. So this should be a home field type atmosphere, and BYU has already played there this year, putting up 55 points at UNLV. BYU has an outstanding, balanced offense that will be tough to stop. Cal is disappointed to be there, and still don't have a QB that can play, so I'll take those 8 points, and pick an outright win for BYU.
2* BYU +8 Over Cal - The Vegas Bowl is sold out for the first time ever. It isn't sold out because of Vegas fans or Cal fans - they are BYU fans making the trip. So this should be a home field type atmosphere, and BYU has already played there this year, putting up 55 points at UNLV. BYU has an outstanding, balanced offense that will be tough to stop. Cal is disappointed to be there, and still don't have a QB that can play, so I'll take those 8 points, and pick an outright win for BYU.
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Bowl Picks
Let the Bowl picks begin! I will post the day of the games if I like them. Last night Arkansas St played So Miss, and I kind of liked Ark St, but not enough to take it, especially after the spread went down to 14. My picks will have a rating of between 1 and 5 stars, 5 being highest. Tonight Toledo is favored by 2` over UTEP. I like the underdog in this game, UTEP. This is the FIRST time UTEP has been an underdog this season! I think this should be a well played game for UTEP, who has been bothered by injuries but are much healthier now after a late season slide. UTEP gets some good line value here, and wins by 2 TD's.
4* UTEP +2` Over Toledo
Good Luck!
4* UTEP +2` Over Toledo
Good Luck!
Saturday, December 10, 2005
NFL Picks Week 14
Last week was yet another winning week, going 3-2. I believe I've only had one or two losing weeks all year on this board. 55% is the number that professional handicappers need to hit, and I'll need to compile my numbers, but I only had one or two weeks less than that, so I hope you stuck with my picks. No college games is brutal, but I have some NFL games I really like, so here they are...
1 Titans Over 44 - The Titans defense has been terrible all year, as have the Texans, and I expect a serious shootout here. This one will go over before the 4th quarter.
2 Vikings -7 Over Rams - The Rams have a rookie QB in his first road start, up against a very underrated defense that is the reason the Vikings are one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now. St Louis can't stop anyone, and definitely won't stop the Vikes at home, and the Vikings win this one by at least 2 TD's.
3 Panthers -5` Over Bucs - The Bucs are as overrated a team as it gets, and have a banged up offensive line and a very weak QB, going up against a great defense that is finally healthy, and as a result highly undervalued, and the Bucs won't score more than 10 points, causing an easy cover for the Panthers.
4 Chargers Over 44` - Simply put the Chargers have one of the best offenses in the league, especially at home. I expect the Chargers to come within a TD or 10 points of the over themselves, so if the Dolphins score 10 or more, which they will, this over is in.
5 Patriots Under 36 - This will be a rough weather situation with a hapless Bills offense going against a Pats defense that is starting to play better. I see the Pats winning this game 17-10, meaning this under comes in easily.
Good Luck!!! Go Chiefs!!!
1 Titans Over 44 - The Titans defense has been terrible all year, as have the Texans, and I expect a serious shootout here. This one will go over before the 4th quarter.
2 Vikings -7 Over Rams - The Rams have a rookie QB in his first road start, up against a very underrated defense that is the reason the Vikings are one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now. St Louis can't stop anyone, and definitely won't stop the Vikes at home, and the Vikings win this one by at least 2 TD's.
3 Panthers -5` Over Bucs - The Bucs are as overrated a team as it gets, and have a banged up offensive line and a very weak QB, going up against a great defense that is finally healthy, and as a result highly undervalued, and the Bucs won't score more than 10 points, causing an easy cover for the Panthers.
4 Chargers Over 44` - Simply put the Chargers have one of the best offenses in the league, especially at home. I expect the Chargers to come within a TD or 10 points of the over themselves, so if the Dolphins score 10 or more, which they will, this over is in.
5 Patriots Under 36 - This will be a rough weather situation with a hapless Bills offense going against a Pats defense that is starting to play better. I see the Pats winning this game 17-10, meaning this under comes in easily.
Good Luck!!! Go Chiefs!!!
Friday, December 09, 2005
War On Christmas and a Happy Friday!
It's Friday, everyone. As I said in a rare post yesterday, today's funnies would cover the "War On Christmas" that some "journalists" are creating. They (OK, Bill O'Reilly mostly) are claiming that Liberals are trying to rid the country of Christmas but using Holiday instead of Christmas. What a bunch of shit. Below you will find a lot of links, all to Media Matters, most of which has both text and video - I highly suggest watching the video of all of it to get the full effect. Here we go!!!
First I will link you to a page on Media Matters that deals with all items related to this "War on Christmas". Below I will point out the highlights of this page.
We'll start in the middle. Bill O'Reilly swept Keith Olberman's Countdown of Worse, Worser, and Worst person in the world. You'll see that O'Reilly attacks people that call it "Holidays" instead of "Christmas", yet sells his products under the description of "Holidays" himself! They have since changed the name, but this proves O'Reilly's hypocrisy.
But here is where it started with O'Reilly, of course the icon of all Christians (note sarcasm, if you can't figure that out), saying that the phrases "Season's Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" absolutely offends Christians, and he knows it for a fact. Are there any practicing Christians reading this? Are you offended?
O'Reilly went on to attack, of all things, the Daily Show. He called Comedy Central "Secular Central", specifically Jon Stewart's Daily Show. O'Reilly went on to play a clip that aired "last night", although the clip aired a year ago!
Of course the fantastic Daily Show was quick with a response(for some reason, the video is at the bottom of the page, so scroll all the way down to see it). The Daily Show responded with the excerpt below:
"To demonstrate O'Reilly's deception, Stewart invited Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee, who was featured in the December 2004 segment O'Reilly excerpted, onto the show. Bee, who is pregnant, and according to a November 13 New York Times article (subscription only), is due in January, compared her current appearance with the one shown in the clip, pronouncing it "unmistakable" that the clip was in fact "from last December". She cited as evidence "[m]y highlights." Bee then excused herself, saying "my water just broke."
Following Bee's departure from the stage, Stewart stated satirically: "[A]pparently, we liberal secular fags here at Comedy Central ... have fired a devastating year-old six-second-long joke that doesn't barely even make any sense to us anymore across the bow of Christianity."
Well, that's it. Hope everyone enjoys this one. Have a great Friday. If you are looking for football picks, there are no college games yet, just NFL. My NFL picks will be out here by Sunday morning at the latest. Have a great weekend!
First I will link you to a page on Media Matters that deals with all items related to this "War on Christmas". Below I will point out the highlights of this page.
We'll start in the middle. Bill O'Reilly swept Keith Olberman's Countdown of Worse, Worser, and Worst person in the world. You'll see that O'Reilly attacks people that call it "Holidays" instead of "Christmas", yet sells his products under the description of "Holidays" himself! They have since changed the name, but this proves O'Reilly's hypocrisy.
But here is where it started with O'Reilly, of course the icon of all Christians (note sarcasm, if you can't figure that out), saying that the phrases "Season's Greetings" and "Happy Holidays" absolutely offends Christians, and he knows it for a fact. Are there any practicing Christians reading this? Are you offended?
O'Reilly went on to attack, of all things, the Daily Show. He called Comedy Central "Secular Central", specifically Jon Stewart's Daily Show. O'Reilly went on to play a clip that aired "last night", although the clip aired a year ago!
Of course the fantastic Daily Show was quick with a response(for some reason, the video is at the bottom of the page, so scroll all the way down to see it). The Daily Show responded with the excerpt below:
"To demonstrate O'Reilly's deception, Stewart invited Daily Show correspondent Samantha Bee, who was featured in the December 2004 segment O'Reilly excerpted, onto the show. Bee, who is pregnant, and according to a November 13 New York Times article (subscription only), is due in January, compared her current appearance with the one shown in the clip, pronouncing it "unmistakable" that the clip was in fact "from last December". She cited as evidence "[m]y highlights." Bee then excused herself, saying "my water just broke."
Following Bee's departure from the stage, Stewart stated satirically: "[A]pparently, we liberal secular fags here at Comedy Central ... have fired a devastating year-old six-second-long joke that doesn't barely even make any sense to us anymore across the bow of Christianity."
Well, that's it. Hope everyone enjoys this one. Have a great Friday. If you are looking for football picks, there are no college games yet, just NFL. My NFL picks will be out here by Sunday morning at the latest. Have a great weekend!
Thursday, December 08, 2005
Does anyone really like Ann Coulter?
She is disgusting, and terrible, and an absolute joke. She thinks she is the smartest person in the world. I won't say she isn't smart, but she's definitely not as smart as she thinks she is. Justin Kozisek thinks she's the devil, and I tend to agree. Apparently students at UConn agree as well. There were many protestors for a speech she was giving and as a result she told them that "You're stupider than I am". Yeah, real intelligent comment, Ann. Media Matters loves to pick out all of her insane rants. I highly suggest checking it out.
Tomorrow, we'll have some serious comedy, where people are being serious but it comes out sounding like a huge joke. I'm sure you've heard about this "War on Christmas" that conservatives are discussing. They are attacking liberals for trying to demolish Christmas. It will be a large post of Bill O'Reilly and the like making asses of them selves! I can't wait!
Tomorrow, we'll have some serious comedy, where people are being serious but it comes out sounding like a huge joke. I'm sure you've heard about this "War on Christmas" that conservatives are discussing. They are attacking liberals for trying to demolish Christmas. It will be a large post of Bill O'Reilly and the like making asses of them selves! I can't wait!
Saturday, December 03, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 12/3
Last week was a decent week, going 3-2. This is a short week in college football, and thus I have 2 NFL games in my top 5 for this week. Here they are...
1 Tulsa -1 Over UCF - This CUSA Championship game is being played at UCF's home field, however Tulsa is a road team, as they average over 100 ypg offense on the road. Tulsa is simply a better team, is better on the road (and as a result we get line value because the line assumes the home team has the advantage), so I love Tulsa.
2 SDSU +3 Over Hawaii - Another road team here, but it doesn't matter where SDSU plays. They were an underachieving team early on, but have really come on lately as I expected them to do. They win this one because of the huge edge on the defensive side of the ball, winning this one by at least 10.
3 Jags -3 Over Browns - My one worry here is the warm weather team going into cold Cleveland, but it doesn't worry me enough. It won't bother one of the best defenses in the league. The Browns have some QB issues right now, and that is a very bad thing going against such a great defense, and the Jags win by at least 2 TD's.
4 Army +6` Over Navy - In one of the biggest, most respected rivalries in college football, this one should be a good game. Navy has won the last few games against Army, but Army has been playing good football lately, and I expect this to be a hard fought battle with Navy winning but by less than the points.
5 Florida St +14` Over Virginia Tech - This one is being played on a neutral field in the first ever ACC Championship game. My big pick last week was Florida over Florida St and it came in easy, and as a result we get good line value. Even more line value comes from VA Tech's misleading win over North Carolina. I like FSU's defense, and were looking past a meaningless Florida game to this big one against VT, and FSU has a chance to turn around their season in this one game. With their backs against the wall, I love FSU.
Good Luck!!!
1 Tulsa -1 Over UCF - This CUSA Championship game is being played at UCF's home field, however Tulsa is a road team, as they average over 100 ypg offense on the road. Tulsa is simply a better team, is better on the road (and as a result we get line value because the line assumes the home team has the advantage), so I love Tulsa.
2 SDSU +3 Over Hawaii - Another road team here, but it doesn't matter where SDSU plays. They were an underachieving team early on, but have really come on lately as I expected them to do. They win this one because of the huge edge on the defensive side of the ball, winning this one by at least 10.
3 Jags -3 Over Browns - My one worry here is the warm weather team going into cold Cleveland, but it doesn't worry me enough. It won't bother one of the best defenses in the league. The Browns have some QB issues right now, and that is a very bad thing going against such a great defense, and the Jags win by at least 2 TD's.
4 Army +6` Over Navy - In one of the biggest, most respected rivalries in college football, this one should be a good game. Navy has won the last few games against Army, but Army has been playing good football lately, and I expect this to be a hard fought battle with Navy winning but by less than the points.
5 Florida St +14` Over Virginia Tech - This one is being played on a neutral field in the first ever ACC Championship game. My big pick last week was Florida over Florida St and it came in easy, and as a result we get good line value. Even more line value comes from VA Tech's misleading win over North Carolina. I like FSU's defense, and were looking past a meaningless Florida game to this big one against VT, and FSU has a chance to turn around their season in this one game. With their backs against the wall, I love FSU.
Good Luck!!!
Friday, December 02, 2005
Oh yeah, I have a blog
I just never post to it. I did promise posting funny stuff on Fridays, but last Friday I didn't even think about it. Let's hit The Onion, which has become standard I guess. My favorite headlines this week are:
CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years
Terrorist Has No Idea What To Do With All This Plutonium
And from the Sports section...
Nation's Cowboys Fans Deeply Nostalgic Following Michael Irvin's Latest Drug-Related Arrest
The college football season is winding down, but I will continue to make picks. I will have 5 picks for the weekend, which will be a combination of college and NFL, and I will post them tomorrow morning. As the bowl season kicks in, I will post on all bowl games that I like, and will have all those picks out there at least an hour before game time.
Everyone have a great weekend!
CIA Realizes It's Been Using Black Highlighters All These Years
Terrorist Has No Idea What To Do With All This Plutonium
And from the Sports section...
Nation's Cowboys Fans Deeply Nostalgic Following Michael Irvin's Latest Drug-Related Arrest
The college football season is winding down, but I will continue to make picks. I will have 5 picks for the weekend, which will be a combination of college and NFL, and I will post them tomorrow morning. As the bowl season kicks in, I will post on all bowl games that I like, and will have all those picks out there at least an hour before game time.
Everyone have a great weekend!
Saturday, November 26, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 11/26
Sorry I haven't been posting but I haven't really felt like it. But as always, I have my college picks for you. Last week was solid at 4-3. It could have been better with some flukey covers against me, but it could have been worse too as lots of the games were very close. How about those Huskers yesterday? They played their best game under Callahan. Now I am much more excited for the bowl, hopefully they can continue. Below will be my top 5 picks, and a BET THIS GAME goes on each one of them. There are a few others I like too which I'll mention at the end. Here we go...
1 Florida -4 Over Florida St - Florida is a far better team right now, with a better QB, better offense, better defense, and will simply dominate this game. They will be a pissed off bunch off a loss to Spurrier and FSU's inept offense won't score at all against a very good defense.
2 Memphis -10 Over Marshall - Marshall is still overvalued on name only. They are a bad football team. Memphis has been up and down all year, but clearly have a giant edge in talent. Their young O-line has really come around lately and I expect more improvement in this game. DeAngelo Williams in his last game at home gets the job done, running for well over 150 and Memphis wins by 3 TD's or more.
3 Idaho +7 Over San Jose - Talent-wise Idaho has a big edge, and this will be a hard fought game between 2 bad teams. San Jose is overvalued after rolling to an easy win last week over a team that simply gave up (New Mexico St). I'll side with the better team in this one and Idaho wins straight up on the road.
4 Mississippi St +2 Over Mississippi - Two very equal teams on St's home field. Home field is where this game gives the big advantage, and Miss St wins a close one.
5 LA Tech +7 Over Boise St - Boise is not a very good football team on the road, and LA Tech loves the home field. LA Tech will be able to move the ball easily and I expect LA Tech's defense to step up and play well, and LA Tech wins this one by a TD.
Other games I like are Notre Dame, Kansas, North Carolina, Maryland, Louisville, and for tomorrow take the Titans. Good luck!!!
1 Florida -4 Over Florida St - Florida is a far better team right now, with a better QB, better offense, better defense, and will simply dominate this game. They will be a pissed off bunch off a loss to Spurrier and FSU's inept offense won't score at all against a very good defense.
2 Memphis -10 Over Marshall - Marshall is still overvalued on name only. They are a bad football team. Memphis has been up and down all year, but clearly have a giant edge in talent. Their young O-line has really come around lately and I expect more improvement in this game. DeAngelo Williams in his last game at home gets the job done, running for well over 150 and Memphis wins by 3 TD's or more.
3 Idaho +7 Over San Jose - Talent-wise Idaho has a big edge, and this will be a hard fought game between 2 bad teams. San Jose is overvalued after rolling to an easy win last week over a team that simply gave up (New Mexico St). I'll side with the better team in this one and Idaho wins straight up on the road.
4 Mississippi St +2 Over Mississippi - Two very equal teams on St's home field. Home field is where this game gives the big advantage, and Miss St wins a close one.
5 LA Tech +7 Over Boise St - Boise is not a very good football team on the road, and LA Tech loves the home field. LA Tech will be able to move the ball easily and I expect LA Tech's defense to step up and play well, and LA Tech wins this one by a TD.
Other games I like are Notre Dame, Kansas, North Carolina, Maryland, Louisville, and for tomorrow take the Titans. Good luck!!!
Monday, November 21, 2005
Larry David, Environmentalist
I was just doing some Web surfing and came across an article on Larry David. Last night he did a show on TBS about Global Warming. Apparently his wife is a huge environmentalist. The show is described as: "They promise it will be an upbeat, non-preachy, gut-splitting TV special on one of the least funny issues on the planet." It looks like the show was great, and if I find a re-airing of it I will post it. But here is the article I found, at salon.com
Curb your greenhouse gases
Larry David talks about his eco-activist wife secretly giving away his car, the painful switch to non-virgin toilet paper -- and why he joined the fight against global warming.
By Amanda Griscom Little
Nov. 18, 2005 | This Sunday night you may find yourself crying over global warming -- in conniptions of laughter -- thanks to Larry David, co-creator of "Seinfeld" and creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and his eco-activist wife, Laurie David. At 8 p.m. (7 p.m. central) on Nov. 20, TBS will air "Earth to America," a two-hour comedy extravaganza produced by Laurie and starring Larry that is designed to get America laughing -- and, more to the point, learning -- about global warming. They promise it will be an upbeat, non-preachy, gut-splitting TV special on one of the least funny issues on the planet.
The global warming yuk-fest has an all-star roster, featuring Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin and Ben Stiller, among many others. Writers from "The Daily Show," "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" conspired to help with the event, which will be staged live at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
Earlier this week, America's favorite curmudgeon, Larry David, talked by phone from his home in Los Angeles, with some inside dish on the show.
What's your 20-second pitch for "Earth to America"?
A 20-second pitch?
Yeah, why should America watch this?
Well ... [Disgruntled laughter.] I'm not used to being a salesman. This is why I don't do media. I don't even sell my own show. I wouldn't be doing this in a zillion years if it weren't for my wife.
Ten seconds?
You should watch it because if you don't really know much about this subject, this is a very easy, painless and entertaining way to get some information about global warming -- and also see great comedy. There's a lot of different comedy in the show, some of it is stand-up, some of it is sketches, some of it is taped pieces. Most of it is on subject, and all the contributors have found ways into this issue that are entertaining and provocative and stimulating.
What --
Did I answer that question? I'm trying to turn up the bullshit machine here.
"Provocative, entertaining, stimulating." I'm already sold.
Really, though, there's a lot of great stuff in the show. Even if they didn't introduce it as a show about global warming, it would be funny enough on its own, just as a comedy special.
"Seinfeld" and "Curb" are famously shows "about nothing" -- or about minutiae, the tiny indignities of modern life. But global warming is so huge that people can't get their minds around it. How are you going to make it funny?
Well, global warming is a -- it is the -- big indignity of modern life. People have used humor since the beginning of time to cope with tragedy. There are always angles in every subject to find the comedy in it, and in "Earth to America" all the contributors succeeded at that.
How do you walk the fine line between using comedy to make this scary issue feel manageable and accessible on the one hand, and on the other mocking or trivializing it?
Walking the fine line is what good comedy is all about. You want the subject to be provocative enough that the finer the line, the funnier it will be -- without actually going over it. You walk up to the ledge. That's where you should take an audience: right to the ledge.
Could you give an example of a skit that goes to the ledge on global warming?
No, you've got to watch it.
Just one teaser?
OK, here's one that didn't fly: Initially, I was going to open the show with me sitting around a campfire talking to a bunch of little kids. It would be at night, they would be roasting marshmallows, and I'd be telling the proverbial ghost story. But mine would be about global warming: "The earth is going to get so hot you'll have to wear 12-inch rubber soles on your sneakers so it doesn't burn a hole through them." And I would scare the pants off every single one of them. And they'd all start screaming and crying and the parents would come and yell at me, and that's how the show was going to open.
[Laughter.] What happened?
For one thing, it actually came true with Katrina. Because part of that story was going to be hurricanes, you know, the kids having to live in underwater homes. So I couldn't do it. In that case, I would have been over the line.
I remember a scene in "Seinfeld" where Russell Dalrymple, an obnoxious TV exec, becomes so infatuated with Elaine that he joins Greenpeace in a ridiculous effort to win her heart. He goes aboard a dinghy that's chasing a whaling ship and then gets struck by a stray harpoon and dies. It's a tragicomic portrait of the eco-warrior, in which Dalrymple is not only disingenuous but his acts are ultimately pretty futile. What percentage of the environmental movement, would you say, is made up of Russell Dalrymples?
I think that anyone who devotes their time to this issue has got to be sincere. I mean, I can't imagine spending my life doing something that wasn't even paying me any money without being passionate about it. [Laughter.] That just seems insane! So I can't very well say that there are people in this movement who aren't sincere.
Yeah, I suppose environmental advocates have a reputation for taking themselves too seriously, actually -- they're wracked with save-the-world complexes and riddled with paranoia about the consequences of their every action. I guess that makes them rich fodder for satire.
Of course they're rich fodder for satire! That's just the price they have to pay for being out there. But we need them.
If only you could start some kind of funny camp for activists, so they would annoy everyone less.
On the other hand, if they weren't annoying people, the public wouldn't really know about the problem. I don't mind them being, you know, annoying -- which is your term -- but the fact is we need those people. I'm the first to admit I'm not the one who's out there at the rallies and in the courtrooms forcing change.
I loved your "Why I Am Marching" post on the StopGlobalWarming.org Web site, where Laurie is organizing a virtual march on Washington to protest climate change.
What it says is: "The virtual march is a perfect opportunity for the lazy man to do something good without having to expend any effort. This thing was made for me."
It seems you've been dragged kicking and screaming -- or at least protesting -- into the role of environmental advocate by your wife. Is it safe to say that you wouldn't be discussing this issue if it weren't for her?
I started out doing this to support my wife, but you'd be surprised: The more you're around a subject, the more it starts sinking in. You can't help it, it's just by osmosis. It's discussed in my house 24 hours a day. So, I'm becoming educated about this issue just by living in this house, as are my kids. And it's become impossible now that I'm educated about it to completely turn my back on it, the way I do about most things.
What are some of your environmental concerns -- or neuroses?
Well, my toilet paper's been changed. That's been a hell of a struggle. Laurie switched brands on me so it doesn't use the virgin trees.
You prefer the fully quilted variety?
Yeah. I'm finding [the other kind] a little rough.
Tell us how your "Curb Global Warming" campaign came to be. I've seen the commercials where MTV is hauling away your car, and you find out Laurie gave it away without telling you. True story?
True story. I came into my office one day and my assistant asked what I was going to do for a new car. And I said, "What are you talking about?" She said, "Your wife gave away your car." MTV is working with Laurie to promote the "Stop Global Warming" campaign, so my car is the prize in a sweepstakes for MTV viewers who sign people up for the march.
Sounds like a scene plucked from an episode of "Curb." I'm assuming this sort of trick isn't out of character for your wife.
Let's just say I was surprised, but not shocked.
When your wife starts getting attacked by right-wing radio hosts, is it going to piss you off, or give you great material?
Well, anything I hear on right-wing radio pisses me off, but I guess that would piss me off just a little bit more. But you know what? Conservatives really like my show! Tony Blankley and Ann Coulter and others have said some nice things, I guess because the humor is not politically correct. Because of the show, they can't believe I'm liberal. They don't think liberals have a sense of humor.
Laurie has been known to flip off Hummer drivers on the highway and take people directly to task for their bad eco-habits, with the idea that this kind of peer pressure is a critical part of the solution. What is the best way to get America to wake up and demand change?
Well, if you're talking about changing policy, I guess the examples of the '60s -- sit-ins and protests and taking over buildings -- certainly got people's attention and helped change the government's policy on the war. But people have to recognize that there's a problem in the first place. You need to make people aware that a problem exists, but without talking down to them. Without being preachy. I refuse to be a part of being preached to. That's what "Earth to America" is all about.
Curb your greenhouse gases
Larry David talks about his eco-activist wife secretly giving away his car, the painful switch to non-virgin toilet paper -- and why he joined the fight against global warming.
By Amanda Griscom Little
Nov. 18, 2005 | This Sunday night you may find yourself crying over global warming -- in conniptions of laughter -- thanks to Larry David, co-creator of "Seinfeld" and creator and star of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and his eco-activist wife, Laurie David. At 8 p.m. (7 p.m. central) on Nov. 20, TBS will air "Earth to America," a two-hour comedy extravaganza produced by Laurie and starring Larry that is designed to get America laughing -- and, more to the point, learning -- about global warming. They promise it will be an upbeat, non-preachy, gut-splitting TV special on one of the least funny issues on the planet.
The global warming yuk-fest has an all-star roster, featuring Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin and Ben Stiller, among many others. Writers from "The Daily Show," "The Simpsons," "King of the Hill" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" conspired to help with the event, which will be staged live at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.
Earlier this week, America's favorite curmudgeon, Larry David, talked by phone from his home in Los Angeles, with some inside dish on the show.
What's your 20-second pitch for "Earth to America"?
A 20-second pitch?
Yeah, why should America watch this?
Well ... [Disgruntled laughter.] I'm not used to being a salesman. This is why I don't do media. I don't even sell my own show. I wouldn't be doing this in a zillion years if it weren't for my wife.
Ten seconds?
You should watch it because if you don't really know much about this subject, this is a very easy, painless and entertaining way to get some information about global warming -- and also see great comedy. There's a lot of different comedy in the show, some of it is stand-up, some of it is sketches, some of it is taped pieces. Most of it is on subject, and all the contributors have found ways into this issue that are entertaining and provocative and stimulating.
What --
Did I answer that question? I'm trying to turn up the bullshit machine here.
"Provocative, entertaining, stimulating." I'm already sold.
Really, though, there's a lot of great stuff in the show. Even if they didn't introduce it as a show about global warming, it would be funny enough on its own, just as a comedy special.
"Seinfeld" and "Curb" are famously shows "about nothing" -- or about minutiae, the tiny indignities of modern life. But global warming is so huge that people can't get their minds around it. How are you going to make it funny?
Well, global warming is a -- it is the -- big indignity of modern life. People have used humor since the beginning of time to cope with tragedy. There are always angles in every subject to find the comedy in it, and in "Earth to America" all the contributors succeeded at that.
How do you walk the fine line between using comedy to make this scary issue feel manageable and accessible on the one hand, and on the other mocking or trivializing it?
Walking the fine line is what good comedy is all about. You want the subject to be provocative enough that the finer the line, the funnier it will be -- without actually going over it. You walk up to the ledge. That's where you should take an audience: right to the ledge.
Could you give an example of a skit that goes to the ledge on global warming?
No, you've got to watch it.
Just one teaser?
OK, here's one that didn't fly: Initially, I was going to open the show with me sitting around a campfire talking to a bunch of little kids. It would be at night, they would be roasting marshmallows, and I'd be telling the proverbial ghost story. But mine would be about global warming: "The earth is going to get so hot you'll have to wear 12-inch rubber soles on your sneakers so it doesn't burn a hole through them." And I would scare the pants off every single one of them. And they'd all start screaming and crying and the parents would come and yell at me, and that's how the show was going to open.
[Laughter.] What happened?
For one thing, it actually came true with Katrina. Because part of that story was going to be hurricanes, you know, the kids having to live in underwater homes. So I couldn't do it. In that case, I would have been over the line.
I remember a scene in "Seinfeld" where Russell Dalrymple, an obnoxious TV exec, becomes so infatuated with Elaine that he joins Greenpeace in a ridiculous effort to win her heart. He goes aboard a dinghy that's chasing a whaling ship and then gets struck by a stray harpoon and dies. It's a tragicomic portrait of the eco-warrior, in which Dalrymple is not only disingenuous but his acts are ultimately pretty futile. What percentage of the environmental movement, would you say, is made up of Russell Dalrymples?
I think that anyone who devotes their time to this issue has got to be sincere. I mean, I can't imagine spending my life doing something that wasn't even paying me any money without being passionate about it. [Laughter.] That just seems insane! So I can't very well say that there are people in this movement who aren't sincere.
Yeah, I suppose environmental advocates have a reputation for taking themselves too seriously, actually -- they're wracked with save-the-world complexes and riddled with paranoia about the consequences of their every action. I guess that makes them rich fodder for satire.
Of course they're rich fodder for satire! That's just the price they have to pay for being out there. But we need them.
If only you could start some kind of funny camp for activists, so they would annoy everyone less.
On the other hand, if they weren't annoying people, the public wouldn't really know about the problem. I don't mind them being, you know, annoying -- which is your term -- but the fact is we need those people. I'm the first to admit I'm not the one who's out there at the rallies and in the courtrooms forcing change.
I loved your "Why I Am Marching" post on the StopGlobalWarming.org Web site, where Laurie is organizing a virtual march on Washington to protest climate change.
What it says is: "The virtual march is a perfect opportunity for the lazy man to do something good without having to expend any effort. This thing was made for me."
It seems you've been dragged kicking and screaming -- or at least protesting -- into the role of environmental advocate by your wife. Is it safe to say that you wouldn't be discussing this issue if it weren't for her?
I started out doing this to support my wife, but you'd be surprised: The more you're around a subject, the more it starts sinking in. You can't help it, it's just by osmosis. It's discussed in my house 24 hours a day. So, I'm becoming educated about this issue just by living in this house, as are my kids. And it's become impossible now that I'm educated about it to completely turn my back on it, the way I do about most things.
What are some of your environmental concerns -- or neuroses?
Well, my toilet paper's been changed. That's been a hell of a struggle. Laurie switched brands on me so it doesn't use the virgin trees.
You prefer the fully quilted variety?
Yeah. I'm finding [the other kind] a little rough.
Tell us how your "Curb Global Warming" campaign came to be. I've seen the commercials where MTV is hauling away your car, and you find out Laurie gave it away without telling you. True story?
True story. I came into my office one day and my assistant asked what I was going to do for a new car. And I said, "What are you talking about?" She said, "Your wife gave away your car." MTV is working with Laurie to promote the "Stop Global Warming" campaign, so my car is the prize in a sweepstakes for MTV viewers who sign people up for the march.
Sounds like a scene plucked from an episode of "Curb." I'm assuming this sort of trick isn't out of character for your wife.
Let's just say I was surprised, but not shocked.
When your wife starts getting attacked by right-wing radio hosts, is it going to piss you off, or give you great material?
Well, anything I hear on right-wing radio pisses me off, but I guess that would piss me off just a little bit more. But you know what? Conservatives really like my show! Tony Blankley and Ann Coulter and others have said some nice things, I guess because the humor is not politically correct. Because of the show, they can't believe I'm liberal. They don't think liberals have a sense of humor.
Laurie has been known to flip off Hummer drivers on the highway and take people directly to task for their bad eco-habits, with the idea that this kind of peer pressure is a critical part of the solution. What is the best way to get America to wake up and demand change?
Well, if you're talking about changing policy, I guess the examples of the '60s -- sit-ins and protests and taking over buildings -- certainly got people's attention and helped change the government's policy on the war. But people have to recognize that there's a problem in the first place. You need to make people aware that a problem exists, but without talking down to them. Without being preachy. I refuse to be a part of being preached to. That's what "Earth to America" is all about.
Saturday, November 19, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 11/19
4-1 the last 2 weeks, I'm starting to feel a little pressure. I'm not going to go 80% this week, but if I do it will be a great day. Normally I put 3 or 5 games out here but I couldn't decide on a 5th game. So we'll go with 7 games and put a BET THIS GAME on all of them. Here we go...
1 Maryland +2` Over BC - Maryland is doing what they do every year. The start off slow, and at the end of the year start playing their best football. Maryland has played far better this year than their scores indicate, BC doesn't play quite as well on the road as they do at home, and Maryland gets it done by 2 TD's as a dog.
2 Kansas St -1` Over Mizzou - I put 1` because that's the line I had. But I've seen the line at 3 this AM. Which means I'm not the only one on KSU's side here, which more often than not is a good thing. Coach Snyder's last game will be a big boost for his team, and a Mizzou team that is terrible on the road will struggle, with KSU winning by at least a TD.
3 Baylor -2` Over OK St - There is not a more overvalued team in the country than OK St. They have played well the last 2 games, but they are not over the hump yet. Baylor has played a backup QB the last 2 weeks as an experiment, and it hasn't worked, getting their asses kicked in both. Late in the game last week they brought in their real QB, Bell, in the 2nd half and they scored 16, and Bell is starting today. I take Baylor's defense, home field, and great line values because of OSU being overrated and Baylor underrated because of the QB.
4 Utah St +9` Over Nevada - I expect a straight up win by a near DD home dog. Nevada is simply terrible on the road, despite winning last week. Utah St has been up and down but has been mostly solid at home.
5 North Carolina -21` Over Duke - Duke is somewhere around 110th in the country. They never even cover. NC has been so good all year with a couple exceptions, delivering us some great covers. This line was 24 earlier in the week, and Phil Steele (top Handicapper) said Monday to get this one early before it goes to 4 TD's. Somehow it went down to 21`, so I jump all over that.
6 Oklahoma +7` Over Tex Tech - Has OU dropped this far? 2 months ago yes. Now, no. TT can be stopped, and Stoops always does. Adrian Peterson will have a field day, shortening the game with the run game, and wearing down TT in a straight up road win for OU.
7 Alabama +7 Over Auburn - The Iron Bowl, one of the best rivalries in college football. This top rivalries is always close, and these points are too high. Alabama lost last week for the first time and Auburn got a great win at Georgia. Alabama will not have a letdown after seeing the National Title chance go out the window because of this rivalry, and I think Alabama is a better team, uses their top 5 defense to grind out a tough win at Auburn. This should be a fantastic game.
There it is, everyone. Let's see how we do. Go JAYS!
1 Maryland +2` Over BC - Maryland is doing what they do every year. The start off slow, and at the end of the year start playing their best football. Maryland has played far better this year than their scores indicate, BC doesn't play quite as well on the road as they do at home, and Maryland gets it done by 2 TD's as a dog.
2 Kansas St -1` Over Mizzou - I put 1` because that's the line I had. But I've seen the line at 3 this AM. Which means I'm not the only one on KSU's side here, which more often than not is a good thing. Coach Snyder's last game will be a big boost for his team, and a Mizzou team that is terrible on the road will struggle, with KSU winning by at least a TD.
3 Baylor -2` Over OK St - There is not a more overvalued team in the country than OK St. They have played well the last 2 games, but they are not over the hump yet. Baylor has played a backup QB the last 2 weeks as an experiment, and it hasn't worked, getting their asses kicked in both. Late in the game last week they brought in their real QB, Bell, in the 2nd half and they scored 16, and Bell is starting today. I take Baylor's defense, home field, and great line values because of OSU being overrated and Baylor underrated because of the QB.
4 Utah St +9` Over Nevada - I expect a straight up win by a near DD home dog. Nevada is simply terrible on the road, despite winning last week. Utah St has been up and down but has been mostly solid at home.
5 North Carolina -21` Over Duke - Duke is somewhere around 110th in the country. They never even cover. NC has been so good all year with a couple exceptions, delivering us some great covers. This line was 24 earlier in the week, and Phil Steele (top Handicapper) said Monday to get this one early before it goes to 4 TD's. Somehow it went down to 21`, so I jump all over that.
6 Oklahoma +7` Over Tex Tech - Has OU dropped this far? 2 months ago yes. Now, no. TT can be stopped, and Stoops always does. Adrian Peterson will have a field day, shortening the game with the run game, and wearing down TT in a straight up road win for OU.
7 Alabama +7 Over Auburn - The Iron Bowl, one of the best rivalries in college football. This top rivalries is always close, and these points are too high. Alabama lost last week for the first time and Auburn got a great win at Georgia. Alabama will not have a letdown after seeing the National Title chance go out the window because of this rivalry, and I think Alabama is a better team, uses their top 5 defense to grind out a tough win at Auburn. This should be a fantastic game.
There it is, everyone. Let's see how we do. Go JAYS!
Friday, November 18, 2005
Shit, 6 days - but it's Friday
Sorry I haven't been posting, I haven't had much time. So this will be quick. I promised funny stuff on Fridays, so I have to continue that.
We'll just go straight to the Onion. My favorites from this week include:
Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward, Voter Reports
My Daughter, Who Lives At 152 East Medgar St. Apt. 4, Can't Keep Her Damn Legs Crossed
And holy shit the sports entries are hilarious this week. Check all of them out:
Onion Sports
I expect a quiet weekend this week, unlike the last one. Creighton's first regular season game is tomorrow. I can't wait for that. I'm on call so I will be taking it easy. As always, my football picks will be out here tomorrow morning. The last two weeks I've gone 4-1, so 8-2, 80% the last 2 weeks!
Everyone have a great Friday and an even better weekend.
We'll just go straight to the Onion. My favorites from this week include:
Long-Awaited Beer With Bush Really Awkward, Voter Reports
My Daughter, Who Lives At 152 East Medgar St. Apt. 4, Can't Keep Her Damn Legs Crossed
And holy shit the sports entries are hilarious this week. Check all of them out:
Onion Sports
I expect a quiet weekend this week, unlike the last one. Creighton's first regular season game is tomorrow. I can't wait for that. I'm on call so I will be taking it easy. As always, my football picks will be out here tomorrow morning. The last two weeks I've gone 4-1, so 8-2, 80% the last 2 weeks!
Everyone have a great Friday and an even better weekend.
Saturday, November 12, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 11/12
For those of you who missed the show last night, too bad for you. It was probably the best show I've ever seen in Omaha. All the bands were great, though we missed Willy Mason. Anyway, here are my picks for today. I feel really strong about all of these games and put a BET THIS GAME on all 5. Hopefully I can continue where I left off last week. Here they are...
1 - Georgia -3 Over Auburn - Georgia is so undervalued right now because of that loss to Florida. However that loss was without their star QB Shockley. With Shockley Georgia is a top 5 team. Auburn isn't even close to this. Georgia has the advantage on both offense and defense, plus home field, and I love this one.
2 - Arkansas St -3 Over Troy St - These small college games get overlooked by everyone, including Vegas sometimes. Ark St got blown away last week, but are a far better team than that, and as a result we get serious line value.
3 - Idaho +9` Over LA Tech - Idaho has only won 2 games this year, but have decent talent and a lot of heart. LA Tech has been outstanding at home, but not too great on the road, and I'll take the large point home dog.
4 - Purdue -22 Over Illinois - Purdue in the preseason was one of the best defenses on paper, but didn't show it on the field. A few weeks ago they basically quit. But they got a spark last week holding Mich St to their lowest yards of the season, and there is new life in the minds of the Purdue players. Illinois has one of the worst defenses in the country. Purdue is now settled on a QB, and he is very mobile, which Illinois has struggled against this year. Purdue wins by 4 TD's at least.
5 - BYU -4` Over Wyoming - I've been taking BYU a lot this year, and for good reason. Their passing offense is unstoppable. Wyoming has a tough defense, but will not be able to stop the fired up passing attack of BYU, and home field will not do Wyoming one ounce of good.
Good Luck everyone!
1 - Georgia -3 Over Auburn - Georgia is so undervalued right now because of that loss to Florida. However that loss was without their star QB Shockley. With Shockley Georgia is a top 5 team. Auburn isn't even close to this. Georgia has the advantage on both offense and defense, plus home field, and I love this one.
2 - Arkansas St -3 Over Troy St - These small college games get overlooked by everyone, including Vegas sometimes. Ark St got blown away last week, but are a far better team than that, and as a result we get serious line value.
3 - Idaho +9` Over LA Tech - Idaho has only won 2 games this year, but have decent talent and a lot of heart. LA Tech has been outstanding at home, but not too great on the road, and I'll take the large point home dog.
4 - Purdue -22 Over Illinois - Purdue in the preseason was one of the best defenses on paper, but didn't show it on the field. A few weeks ago they basically quit. But they got a spark last week holding Mich St to their lowest yards of the season, and there is new life in the minds of the Purdue players. Illinois has one of the worst defenses in the country. Purdue is now settled on a QB, and he is very mobile, which Illinois has struggled against this year. Purdue wins by 4 TD's at least.
5 - BYU -4` Over Wyoming - I've been taking BYU a lot this year, and for good reason. Their passing offense is unstoppable. Wyoming has a tough defense, but will not be able to stop the fired up passing attack of BYU, and home field will not do Wyoming one ounce of good.
Good Luck everyone!
Friday, November 11, 2005
FRIDAY
It's Friday and I know I am ready for the weekend. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Tonight is the big Bright Eyes - Spoon - Dave Dondero - Willy Mason show at the Orpheum. I can't wait. I believe we are going to La Buvette beforehand if anyone wants to meet up there.
It's funny time. We're going to the Daily Show for this one. For those that don't watch it, you need to - it's on Comedy Central and new episodes are weeknights at 10. Reruns are on all the time too and it is hilarious. Here is an open letter from the Daily Show to Scooter Libby:
Dear Libby
On Friday, ending days of speculation in the media and mild confusion in the public, the Vice President's Chief of Staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby was indicted on five felony counts in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. It's believed to be the worst thing to happen to him since he was given the nickname "Scooter."
President Bush took to the White House lawn to address the Libby indictment, saying, "Today I accepted the resignation of Scooter Libby. Scooter's worked tirelessly on behalf of the American people and sacrificed much in the service of this country." He added, "Not least of all his morals, his integrity and his pants. 'Cause they're on fire. Had to be sacrificed. Sacrificial pants."
The president spoke for less than a minute, devoting just a few sentences to the Libby affair before moving on to more optimistic matters, like, "I got a job to do and so do the people in the White House. We got to protect the American people and that's what we'll continue working hard to do." He continued, "For one thing, I have a feeling the terror threat's gonna rise in the next few days. You guys are gonna need some help."
Other Republicans chimed as well, also attempting to remain upbeat. When that failed, they attempted to refocus the indictment, as Newt Gingrich did saying, "Well I think it's a serious challenge to our whole system. It really makes it harder to recruit good people to come to Washington." Even worse is its effect on bad people coming to Washington. They're completely demoralized... Or rather, "moralized."
The Website also has video links. In a post earlier I talked about the White House going to Ethics training. Visit the link above and go to Ethics Class to see what the Daily Show has to say about it. Really, go to all the Daily Show videos, they are all hilarious.
Hopefully I will see a lot of you tonight. If not everyone have a great weekend, and of course my football picks will be posted tonight or tomorrow.
It's funny time. We're going to the Daily Show for this one. For those that don't watch it, you need to - it's on Comedy Central and new episodes are weeknights at 10. Reruns are on all the time too and it is hilarious. Here is an open letter from the Daily Show to Scooter Libby:
Dear Libby
On Friday, ending days of speculation in the media and mild confusion in the public, the Vice President's Chief of Staff Lewis "Scooter" Libby was indicted on five felony counts in the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal. It's believed to be the worst thing to happen to him since he was given the nickname "Scooter."
President Bush took to the White House lawn to address the Libby indictment, saying, "Today I accepted the resignation of Scooter Libby. Scooter's worked tirelessly on behalf of the American people and sacrificed much in the service of this country." He added, "Not least of all his morals, his integrity and his pants. 'Cause they're on fire. Had to be sacrificed. Sacrificial pants."
The president spoke for less than a minute, devoting just a few sentences to the Libby affair before moving on to more optimistic matters, like, "I got a job to do and so do the people in the White House. We got to protect the American people and that's what we'll continue working hard to do." He continued, "For one thing, I have a feeling the terror threat's gonna rise in the next few days. You guys are gonna need some help."
Other Republicans chimed as well, also attempting to remain upbeat. When that failed, they attempted to refocus the indictment, as Newt Gingrich did saying, "Well I think it's a serious challenge to our whole system. It really makes it harder to recruit good people to come to Washington." Even worse is its effect on bad people coming to Washington. They're completely demoralized... Or rather, "moralized."
The Website also has video links. In a post earlier I talked about the White House going to Ethics training. Visit the link above and go to Ethics Class to see what the Daily Show has to say about it. Really, go to all the Daily Show videos, they are all hilarious.
Hopefully I will see a lot of you tonight. If not everyone have a great weekend, and of course my football picks will be posted tonight or tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
White House Ethics 101
Did everyone see this? Bush is sending his staff to Ethics training. Are you serious? Too little too late, Bush. The White House is a business as any other, and the need to send everyone back to an Ethics class speaks volumes. It tells me it wasn't just Rove and Libby who need this. Really what are they going to learn now anyway? You take a couple Ethics courses in college, use common sense, and you're good to go. Not these guys I guess.
Haven't Posted in a while
Hope everyone had a great weekend. If you took my games you did - 4-1! The one that lost, Arkansas, should have covered as they dominated South Carolina. Creighton played their first exhibition game Sunday night, beating EA Sports. It was a pretty good win considering EA beat 23rd ranked Iowa St the night before. Cursive played Friday and Saturday night, I went Saturday, and they were amazing. Hmmm, what else happened Saturday? Oh yeah, the Huskers suck.
There is an article on CNN today about governor elections and how Elections could reflect Bush woes. Hopefully they do. Bush has an interesting quote about the Republican governor candidate from Virginia: "The thing I like about this fellow is he grew up on a farm," Bush said in a brief stop on his return from a South American trade mission. "He doesn't have a lot of fancy airs." So what should we say about you, Bush? I know. "The thing I like about this fellow Bush is he grew up in a wealthy family, where everything was handed to him on a silver platter. He drank, did drugs, and let Daddy take care of everything for him."
Everyone have a great week. In the next couple of weeks you will see my college basketball previews. Hopefully those predictions go a little better than my college football predictions did!
There is an article on CNN today about governor elections and how Elections could reflect Bush woes. Hopefully they do. Bush has an interesting quote about the Republican governor candidate from Virginia: "The thing I like about this fellow is he grew up on a farm," Bush said in a brief stop on his return from a South American trade mission. "He doesn't have a lot of fancy airs." So what should we say about you, Bush? I know. "The thing I like about this fellow Bush is he grew up in a wealthy family, where everything was handed to him on a silver platter. He drank, did drugs, and let Daddy take care of everything for him."
Everyone have a great week. In the next couple of weeks you will see my college basketball previews. Hopefully those predictions go a little better than my college football predictions did!
Saturday, November 05, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 11/5
I promised everyone a big pick today. Actually I am calling the top pick a very big pick, and my last 4 I really love as well. So just like last week (though the games only went 2-2-1), I put a big BET THIS GAME on all 5. Here they are...
1 North Carolina +5 Over BC - This is my favorite Handicapper's Game Of The Year. And I already loved this game. North Carolina played well last week, and are probably the best 3-4 team in the country. I expect a straight up win.
2 Arkansas -4 Over South Carolina - South Carolina won AT Tennessee last week. Arkansas has the top rushing offense in the country, and SC's defense is very average. SC winning at UT last week gives us great line value, and I see a big let down after that huge win.
3 Miami (FL) +6` Over Virginia Tech - This is a huge game for both teams, and probably the biggest game of the year nationally at this point in the season. VT needs a win to stay unbeaten, Miami needs a win to take control in the ACC. This should be a hard fought battle, and I see Miami pulling the upset.
4 NC St +12` Over Florida St - FSU is way overrated this season. NC St was my big pick last week, and they disappointed despite completely dominating the game. NC St always plays great as an underdog, and I expect the same here. NC St goes on the road and hangs in, possibly even winning this game.
5 Penn St -11 Over Wisconsin - The battle for Big 10 supremacy in this game. Unfortunately for Wisky they have no defense. Penn St has one of the top D's in the country. Penn St has been unstoppable on offense and amazing on defense all year, and I expect a minimum of a 3 TD victory.
GOOD LUCK!
1 North Carolina +5 Over BC - This is my favorite Handicapper's Game Of The Year. And I already loved this game. North Carolina played well last week, and are probably the best 3-4 team in the country. I expect a straight up win.
2 Arkansas -4 Over South Carolina - South Carolina won AT Tennessee last week. Arkansas has the top rushing offense in the country, and SC's defense is very average. SC winning at UT last week gives us great line value, and I see a big let down after that huge win.
3 Miami (FL) +6` Over Virginia Tech - This is a huge game for both teams, and probably the biggest game of the year nationally at this point in the season. VT needs a win to stay unbeaten, Miami needs a win to take control in the ACC. This should be a hard fought battle, and I see Miami pulling the upset.
4 NC St +12` Over Florida St - FSU is way overrated this season. NC St was my big pick last week, and they disappointed despite completely dominating the game. NC St always plays great as an underdog, and I expect the same here. NC St goes on the road and hangs in, possibly even winning this game.
5 Penn St -11 Over Wisconsin - The battle for Big 10 supremacy in this game. Unfortunately for Wisky they have no defense. Penn St has one of the top D's in the country. Penn St has been unstoppable on offense and amazing on defense all year, and I expect a minimum of a 3 TD victory.
GOOD LUCK!
Friday, November 04, 2005
Happy Friday To You
Yesterday was really my Friday. I'm sitting at home drinking coffee and surfing the Web. I am going golfing at Quarry Oaks at 1:00 so I'm just waiting for that. Since it's Friday, we're gettin' funny. We're just going to stick with the good old Onion. My favorite headlines this week are:
"Iraqi Constitution Ratified, Burned"
"'Scooter' Libby Wishes He'd Ditched Nickname Before Media Coverage"
"Bush Orders Mass Bald Eagle Slaughter To Stop Spread Of Bird Flu"
"I Plan To Take Full Advantage Of The Upcoming Q&A With Howie Mandel"
And from the Sports Section...
"NFL Discontinues ‘Take Your Daughter To Work Day’"
Isn't Photoshop great!?
That's all for today. Hope everyone enjoys your Friday. One more thing for people looking for my shitty picks. Tomorrow morning at about 10:45 I will have a giant pick for you. So if you want to win money tomorrow, check out my blog then for the pick. Have a great weekend!
"Iraqi Constitution Ratified, Burned"
"'Scooter' Libby Wishes He'd Ditched Nickname Before Media Coverage"
"Bush Orders Mass Bald Eagle Slaughter To Stop Spread Of Bird Flu"
"I Plan To Take Full Advantage Of The Upcoming Q&A With Howie Mandel"
And from the Sports Section...
"NFL Discontinues ‘Take Your Daughter To Work Day’"
Isn't Photoshop great!?
That's all for today. Hope everyone enjoys your Friday. One more thing for people looking for my shitty picks. Tomorrow morning at about 10:45 I will have a giant pick for you. So if you want to win money tomorrow, check out my blog then for the pick. Have a great weekend!
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Democrats and Republicans Behind Closed Doors
No, not like that. Much better. The Democrats are finally trying to get to the bottom of the reasons for the Iraq war. Where they get in this matter is hard to say, but it's nice that Harry Reid had the balls to do something. Bill Frist claimed it was a political stunt - maybe they should ask Dr. Frist about his beliefs on AIDS contraction (sweat, saliva?, you're a freaking doctor!!!), or for his advice on insider stock trading. Good Luck, Senators.
Bush's Plan to Give You the Flu
President Bush today announced a $7.1 Billion plan to prepare for a flu pandemic. At first glance you might think that it's great, that he's acutally looking ahead to a potentially serious problem. But as it turns out, this is not completely true. This time it is Donald Rumsfeld who will profit from this decision. Gilead Sciences is the company that owns the Tamiflu drug. Rumsfeld served as Gilead (Research)'s chairman from 1997 until he joined the Bush administration in 2001, and he still holds a Gilead stake valued at between $5 million and $25 million, according to federal financial disclosures filed by Rumsfeld. According to the company, they expect 2005 sales for Tamiflu to be about $1 billion, compared with $258 million in 2004. The stock has already gone from $35 a share to $47 in the past 6 months. As with many other decisions Bush has made, this is in effect like giving Halliburton no-bid contracts in Iraq, New Orleans, and elsewhere to line Cheney's pockets yet even more, but this time it's Rummy.
Monday, October 31, 2005
The Presidential Divide
He's at it again. As everyone knows by now, judge Samuel Alito has been nominated for the Supreme Court. Of course before this morning I had never heard of the guy, but have read quite a bit on the matter today. Here are a couple of quotes that really point out that this is not the man for the job:
"The president has made an excellent choice today which reflects his commitment to appoint judges in the mold of (Antonin) Scalia and (Clarence) Thomas. Sam Alito, a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals judge, has consistently embraced the original intent of the Constitution." — Kay Daly, president of the conservative Coalition for a Fair Judiciary.
That is just plain scary. If they really want this guy to get confirmed, why would a conservative even say that?
"Perhaps the most encouraging early indication that Judge Alito will make a great justice is that liberal senators such as Harry Reid and Charles Schumer and leftist pressure groups such as People for the American Way and Planned Parenthood have been lining up all day to scream that the sky is falling. Any nominee who so worries the radical left is worthy of serious consideration." -- James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family
I shivered when I read that one. Maybe we should have confirmed Miers when we had the chance? I just shivered again. Do any of you know who James Dobson is? He may sound familiar, but I had to check him out for myself. As you see in his quote above he is the head of Focus on the Family. Check out that link. This Website and group has to be the Whitest, most Christian, farthest Right Wing Website I have ever seen. The topic of his radio show today was Overcoming Sexual Sin in Marriage: Jennifer Ridgway talks about how her husband's sexual addiction affected their marriage and how God's grace has helped them recover. Fun stuff there. I have no problem with any of the topics discussed, but it's obvious from the Website that they are correct and everyone else is wrong. Think they care about Civil Rights? If by Civil Rights you mean the rights White America, then yes they do!
Sorry, got off on a tangent there, but that site got to me. Anyway, this is going to be quite a battle, and should be very interesting. There is no doubt that Alito is qualified for the post, but there are serious questions about him. Let the scrutiny begin. As of right now, since what I'm hearing that he is in the mold of Scalia and Thomas, I stand strongly opposed.
...As if my opinion matters.
"The president has made an excellent choice today which reflects his commitment to appoint judges in the mold of (Antonin) Scalia and (Clarence) Thomas. Sam Alito, a 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals judge, has consistently embraced the original intent of the Constitution." — Kay Daly, president of the conservative Coalition for a Fair Judiciary.
That is just plain scary. If they really want this guy to get confirmed, why would a conservative even say that?
"Perhaps the most encouraging early indication that Judge Alito will make a great justice is that liberal senators such as Harry Reid and Charles Schumer and leftist pressure groups such as People for the American Way and Planned Parenthood have been lining up all day to scream that the sky is falling. Any nominee who so worries the radical left is worthy of serious consideration." -- James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family
I shivered when I read that one. Maybe we should have confirmed Miers when we had the chance? I just shivered again. Do any of you know who James Dobson is? He may sound familiar, but I had to check him out for myself. As you see in his quote above he is the head of Focus on the Family. Check out that link. This Website and group has to be the Whitest, most Christian, farthest Right Wing Website I have ever seen. The topic of his radio show today was Overcoming Sexual Sin in Marriage: Jennifer Ridgway talks about how her husband's sexual addiction affected their marriage and how God's grace has helped them recover. Fun stuff there. I have no problem with any of the topics discussed, but it's obvious from the Website that they are correct and everyone else is wrong. Think they care about Civil Rights? If by Civil Rights you mean the rights White America, then yes they do!
Sorry, got off on a tangent there, but that site got to me. Anyway, this is going to be quite a battle, and should be very interesting. There is no doubt that Alito is qualified for the post, but there are serious questions about him. Let the scrutiny begin. As of right now, since what I'm hearing that he is in the mold of Scalia and Thomas, I stand strongly opposed.
...As if my opinion matters.
Saturday, October 29, 2005
Picks for College Football Saturday, 10/29
This is going to be quick - on my way out the door to Lincoln to watch the Huskers kick Sooner ass!!!
1 NC St -7 Over So Miss - New QB will bring new life to NC St, and there is a big talent gap here.
2 BYU -7 Over Air Force - Battle of racists, but BYU rolls
3 Ohio St -4 Over Minnesota - OSU rolls easy
4 Tulane E Over Marshall - Marshall just plain sucks
5 Georgia +4 Over Florida - Georgia wins this outright.
I'm putting a big BET THIS GAME on all 5 of these. At least 3 of them will hit - GO BIG RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 NC St -7 Over So Miss - New QB will bring new life to NC St, and there is a big talent gap here.
2 BYU -7 Over Air Force - Battle of racists, but BYU rolls
3 Ohio St -4 Over Minnesota - OSU rolls easy
4 Tulane E Over Marshall - Marshall just plain sucks
5 Georgia +4 Over Florida - Georgia wins this outright.
I'm putting a big BET THIS GAME on all 5 of these. At least 3 of them will hit - GO BIG RED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, October 28, 2005
Friday
Ah, finally. Tomorrow is Nebraska-Oklahoma! It's not as exciting as it usually is, but I'm still very excited. This is the first time since 1961 that both teams have gone into this game unranked.
It looks like Rove is going to avoid indictments, but he is not out of the woods yet. But Scooter Libby will be indicted, as that is definitely a start. Indicting the VP's Chief of Staff is a pretty big deal, and hopefully is just the start of a huge shake up in the Administration. The only problem with all this is that they were doing such a terrible job before, how bad will the Administration be with these distractions?
OK, it's Friday, now some funnies. I'm just going to direct everyone to the entire Onion Website. My favorite headlines today are "Breaking News: Bush to Nominate Next Person Who Walks Through Door", "Trick-Or-Treaters To Be Subject To Random Bag Searches", "NASA Chief Under Fire For Personal Shuttle Use", and in the Sports Section, "Attempt to delay ejaculation by thinking about baseball ruined by crush on Johnny Damon", "WNBA Draft To Double As Bahcelorette Auction", and "MLB Introduces Todd Zeile Award For Participation".
Last week on my college picks I went 2-1, finally delivering a winning week. However, I still lost money because of my other games. It was the first time I had lost in 5 weeks. Oh well, it happens. Picks will be out here late tonight or early tomorrow, as usual.
It's Halloween weekend. I know what I am going to dress up as, but don't want to spoil it. Ryan Palmer is having a party tomorrow night. He said to invite anyone that knows him. So if you know him, come to his party!
Have a great Friday and a great weekend!
It looks like Rove is going to avoid indictments, but he is not out of the woods yet. But Scooter Libby will be indicted, as that is definitely a start. Indicting the VP's Chief of Staff is a pretty big deal, and hopefully is just the start of a huge shake up in the Administration. The only problem with all this is that they were doing such a terrible job before, how bad will the Administration be with these distractions?
OK, it's Friday, now some funnies. I'm just going to direct everyone to the entire Onion Website. My favorite headlines today are "Breaking News: Bush to Nominate Next Person Who Walks Through Door", "Trick-Or-Treaters To Be Subject To Random Bag Searches", "NASA Chief Under Fire For Personal Shuttle Use", and in the Sports Section, "Attempt to delay ejaculation by thinking about baseball ruined by crush on Johnny Damon", "WNBA Draft To Double As Bahcelorette Auction", and "MLB Introduces Todd Zeile Award For Participation".
Last week on my college picks I went 2-1, finally delivering a winning week. However, I still lost money because of my other games. It was the first time I had lost in 5 weeks. Oh well, it happens. Picks will be out here late tonight or early tomorrow, as usual.
It's Halloween weekend. I know what I am going to dress up as, but don't want to spoil it. Ryan Palmer is having a party tomorrow night. He said to invite anyone that knows him. So if you know him, come to his party!
Have a great Friday and a great weekend!
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
The Onion v White House
Hilarious. The White House is demanding that the Onion take down it's mock Presidential Seal. Can't get much better publicity than that, so good for the Onion! Something tells me the White House has a few more pressing issues than this.
Glad I'm NOT a Republican
I stumbled across an interesting Website the other day, while looking for information on MBNA and their political campaign contributions (by the way, they give about 80% to Republicans). The site is called Open Secrets and it has tons of information, including every business and industry that contributes money to political campaigns. If you go to the site and click on Who Gives - Industries, you can find all industries that have contributed money. Here is one glaring problem that shows just how badly Republicans only care about themselves, and don't give two shits about anyone else. We'll use the 2004 Elections as an example year:
EDUCATION Industry gave $28,802,497 to Dems, and gave $7,966,429 to Repubs, which means they gave 78% to Dems, 22% to Repubs.
TOBACCO Industry gave $941,672 to Dems, and $2,707,805 to Repubs. That is 74% to Repubs and 26% to Dems.
Even more interesting in the 1992 Elections, TOBACCO gave 56% to Repubs, and 44% to Dems. But by the 1996 Elections it was up to 81% to Repubs and 19% to Dems. Obviously this means that Bill Clinton took a very large stand against the Tobacco Industry. But the Republicans, they sure as hell will take their money and will continue to let the Tobacco Industry go, without being responsible for killing people. In other words, Republicans don't care about the Education of America, they only care about what will put money in their pockets and what will help them and all their friends benefit.
I don't know about you, but I care about the education of American people, far more than I care about the desire of Americans to smoke cigarettes.
EDUCATION Industry gave $28,802,497 to Dems, and gave $7,966,429 to Repubs, which means they gave 78% to Dems, 22% to Repubs.
TOBACCO Industry gave $941,672 to Dems, and $2,707,805 to Repubs. That is 74% to Repubs and 26% to Dems.
Even more interesting in the 1992 Elections, TOBACCO gave 56% to Repubs, and 44% to Dems. But by the 1996 Elections it was up to 81% to Repubs and 19% to Dems. Obviously this means that Bill Clinton took a very large stand against the Tobacco Industry. But the Republicans, they sure as hell will take their money and will continue to let the Tobacco Industry go, without being responsible for killing people. In other words, Republicans don't care about the Education of America, they only care about what will put money in their pockets and what will help them and all their friends benefit.
I don't know about you, but I care about the education of American people, far more than I care about the desire of Americans to smoke cigarettes.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Over the Weekend\Gore Vidal
Hope everyone had a good weekend. The Huskers sure sucked. I did have a fun day however, and the Decemberists show was very good. For those who haven't heard, Jenn Bernard and Scott Zimmerman got engaged while in NYC on Saturday!
Does anyone enjoy reading Gore Vidal? I only recently (about a year ago) have begun reading his stuff, and he is amazing. He is without a doubt one of the smartest historians\political minds. He has been around forever, fought in WWII, and his viewpoints are very insightful. Many times he goes right over my head, but that's OK because his writings that I do understand I love. It is definitely beyond the mainstream, and sometimes goes a little far, but always explains his viewpoints. He recently finished a trilogy of books - first was Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace, second was Dreaming War, and the third just came out recently called Imerial America. I had been meaning to put a post on him the last few weeks but kept forgetting. But there is an interview in The Nation with him this week - definitely check it out. You may need to create an account to read it, but you should have an account on the site anyway, they have great writers. The reason I wanted to bring up Vidal is because I am currently reading Imperial America right now, and one thing stuck out to me. Here is a brilliant excerpt from the book, which is a perfect example of Vidal...
Between the first and second States of the Union, Bush confessed, on January 29, 2002, "As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. Yet the state of our union has never been stronger." Perhaps the greatest coup of the unelected president and his handlers was, as usual, a dubious metaphor. All on his own he has declared a war on terrorism, a nonsensical notion like a war on dandruff. To resist terrorism is the norm for any government, a response best accomplished by international police and intelligence services. So why was the inappropriate word "war" used? Because only in wartime can the executive gain maximum power over the American people by replacing the checks and balances of the Constitution with an emergency apparatus currently called "Homeland Security". Relying upon ad hoc bits of incoherent legislation, much of the Bill of Rights can be suspended because This Is War, which it is not: at this point, the victims of 9-11 are invariably exploited, but 9-11 was the work of religious zealots and not of a country, and there can be no actual war without a country, particularly when we are faced with criminal gangs given to suicide. To assume wartime powers without a war is something new under the American sun, requiring a blizzard of lies.
Keep in mind he did not write this recently, 3 years after the speech. He wrote this very soon after the speech. In fact, he breaks down the State of the Union every year, and has done so for over 30 years. If you like that little paragraph, you will love his books.
Does anyone enjoy reading Gore Vidal? I only recently (about a year ago) have begun reading his stuff, and he is amazing. He is without a doubt one of the smartest historians\political minds. He has been around forever, fought in WWII, and his viewpoints are very insightful. Many times he goes right over my head, but that's OK because his writings that I do understand I love. It is definitely beyond the mainstream, and sometimes goes a little far, but always explains his viewpoints. He recently finished a trilogy of books - first was Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace, second was Dreaming War, and the third just came out recently called Imerial America. I had been meaning to put a post on him the last few weeks but kept forgetting. But there is an interview in The Nation with him this week - definitely check it out. You may need to create an account to read it, but you should have an account on the site anyway, they have great writers. The reason I wanted to bring up Vidal is because I am currently reading Imperial America right now, and one thing stuck out to me. Here is a brilliant excerpt from the book, which is a perfect example of Vidal...
Between the first and second States of the Union, Bush confessed, on January 29, 2002, "As we gather tonight, our nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. Yet the state of our union has never been stronger." Perhaps the greatest coup of the unelected president and his handlers was, as usual, a dubious metaphor. All on his own he has declared a war on terrorism, a nonsensical notion like a war on dandruff. To resist terrorism is the norm for any government, a response best accomplished by international police and intelligence services. So why was the inappropriate word "war" used? Because only in wartime can the executive gain maximum power over the American people by replacing the checks and balances of the Constitution with an emergency apparatus currently called "Homeland Security". Relying upon ad hoc bits of incoherent legislation, much of the Bill of Rights can be suspended because This Is War, which it is not: at this point, the victims of 9-11 are invariably exploited, but 9-11 was the work of religious zealots and not of a country, and there can be no actual war without a country, particularly when we are faced with criminal gangs given to suicide. To assume wartime powers without a war is something new under the American sun, requiring a blizzard of lies.
Keep in mind he did not write this recently, 3 years after the speech. He wrote this very soon after the speech. In fact, he breaks down the State of the Union every year, and has done so for over 30 years. If you like that little paragraph, you will love his books.
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Quick Picks for Saturday 10/22
This needs to be quick. I'm only taking 3 games because I love 3 games, and like a bunch of others.
1 North Carolina -1 Over Virginia - Love the home team in this game, better defense, and it is the Game of the Month for my favorite betting publication.
2 LSU -6 Over Auburn - Auburn still isn't at the LSU - they are flying in 3 hours before the game, making me love the fact that LSU has a better offense, defense, and home field. LSU rolls by 3 TD's.
3 Louisville -22 Over Cincy - Louisville lost last week and will bounce back in a big way today over a terrible Cincy team.
1 North Carolina -1 Over Virginia - Love the home team in this game, better defense, and it is the Game of the Month for my favorite betting publication.
2 LSU -6 Over Auburn - Auburn still isn't at the LSU - they are flying in 3 hours before the game, making me love the fact that LSU has a better offense, defense, and home field. LSU rolls by 3 TD's.
3 Louisville -22 Over Cincy - Louisville lost last week and will bounce back in a big way today over a terrible Cincy team.
Friday, October 21, 2005
It's Friday, Laugh!
We'll go funny at the end of this post. First I want to mention DeLay. How sweet is this? He just keeps playing it off like it's nothing. You know what they say, the one who is guilty is the one who is not nervous. That is DeLay. Just check out his booking photo. Who the hell smiles for that? Prick.
OK, that was funny. But this is better. This is a bit done by Andy Dick and is a hilarious video. It is a spoof on how Bush doesn't exactly have a grasp on the English language. Dick pretends to be a speechwriter\adviser for Bush. This is absolutely hilarious.
Ahhh, the weekend is almost here. I'm going to see Everything is Illuminated at Dundee tonight - it looks very good. Tomorrow morning the Huskers play at 11:30 - we'll be at Barrett's if anyone wants to come watch. Tomorrow night the Decemberists play at Sokol - I'm really looking forward to that show. Everyone have a great weekend!
For those interested, I promise to do better than 2-3 for you on my college picks this week. The crazy thing is I've been on fire with my other picks. I took 13 games Saturday and the only 3 I missed were the ones I posted. Let's do a little better tomorrow.
OK, that was funny. But this is better. This is a bit done by Andy Dick and is a hilarious video. It is a spoof on how Bush doesn't exactly have a grasp on the English language. Dick pretends to be a speechwriter\adviser for Bush. This is absolutely hilarious.
Ahhh, the weekend is almost here. I'm going to see Everything is Illuminated at Dundee tonight - it looks very good. Tomorrow morning the Huskers play at 11:30 - we'll be at Barrett's if anyone wants to come watch. Tomorrow night the Decemberists play at Sokol - I'm really looking forward to that show. Everyone have a great weekend!
For those interested, I promise to do better than 2-3 for you on my college picks this week. The crazy thing is I've been on fire with my other picks. I took 13 games Saturday and the only 3 I missed were the ones I posted. Let's do a little better tomorrow.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
An Insider View of the Bush Administration
There was a recent interview in which Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, chief of staff to Colin Powell until last January, made harsh comments about Cheney, Rumsfeld, and many others in the Bush Administration. Unfortunately it's too little too late. Although the American public probably will not pay any attention to it anyway - if they didn't pay any attention to Richard Clarke, why would they pay attention to this?
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Saddam on Trial
The Hussein trial began yesterday, and was just as quickly continued until late November. What I find interesting is the reason for the trial - he is charged with ordering the killings of more than 140 Iraqis in Dujail in 1982 following an attempt to assassinate Hussein when he was visiting the town.
OK, so Hussein is charged with killing 140 Iraqis. 140? Let's look at someone else - President Bush. This is his war in Iraq...
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq = 1979
Iraqi Civilian Deaths = 26,661
Total = 28,640!
So Bush is responsible for 28,640 while Hussein 140 (yes, I know he may have killed more, but I'm making a point). When does the Bush trial begin? I'd like to see this.
OK, so Hussein is charged with killing 140 Iraqis. 140? Let's look at someone else - President Bush. This is his war in Iraq...
U.S. Military Deaths in Iraq = 1979
Iraqi Civilian Deaths = 26,661
Total = 28,640!
So Bush is responsible for 28,640 while Hussein 140 (yes, I know he may have killed more, but I'm making a point). When does the Bush trial begin? I'd like to see this.
Saturday, October 15, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 10/15
OK, I need to hit at least 3 of these, otherwise I suck. My goal is 4. Could I possibly have the same top pick 3 weeks in a row???
Tomorrow I am going to the Chiefs game! So I will try to get up early enough to get my NFL picks posted, but can't promise anything. Here we go with my top picks for today. You'll see the ones I truly advise betting...
1 Colorado +17 Over Texas - Yes, they made my top pick 3 straight weeks! I've never had this happen, but I can't believe CU is not getting any respect. They have the athletes, experience, and coaching to hang in this game, and they will NOT be intimidated one bit. I expect a very close game in Austin today. BET THIS GAME!
2 UL-Monroe +1` Over Troy St - I was trying to decide between CU and this one which would be my top game. The only reason CU won is because they worked for me as top pick the last 2 weeks. UL-M has played great within conference this year. Troy has a solid defense but their offense is horrible. Monroe wins easily at home. BET THIS GAME!
3 Arizona -4` Over Stanford - Stanford has been a very bad football team this year, and Arizona has played well at times, especially at home. The last 2 weeks AZ has seen Cal and USC, and this step down in talent they are facing translates into an easy win. BET THIS GAME!
4 UAB -3 Over Marshall - Marshall is one of the least talented teams in the conference this year, UAB is the most talented. We get serious line value because UAB lost at home to SMU on a hail mary, and Marshall posted a somewhat respectable score despite getting destroyed statistically at VT. Remember, UAB damn near won at Tennesse earlier this year, and this team will come out hungry and play up to their talent level, rolling by 2 TD's or more.
5 BYU +1 Over Colorado St - Last week BYU got a nice win, taking the lead late, at New Mexico last week. CSU got a nice win over Utah. This one I like the amazing BYU passing game, the home field, and the slight underdog, sending CSU home with a loss.
Well, those are my picks. I advise betting all 5, but highly advise betting the top 3. Good Luck!
Tomorrow I am going to the Chiefs game! So I will try to get up early enough to get my NFL picks posted, but can't promise anything. Here we go with my top picks for today. You'll see the ones I truly advise betting...
1 Colorado +17 Over Texas - Yes, they made my top pick 3 straight weeks! I've never had this happen, but I can't believe CU is not getting any respect. They have the athletes, experience, and coaching to hang in this game, and they will NOT be intimidated one bit. I expect a very close game in Austin today. BET THIS GAME!
2 UL-Monroe +1` Over Troy St - I was trying to decide between CU and this one which would be my top game. The only reason CU won is because they worked for me as top pick the last 2 weeks. UL-M has played great within conference this year. Troy has a solid defense but their offense is horrible. Monroe wins easily at home. BET THIS GAME!
3 Arizona -4` Over Stanford - Stanford has been a very bad football team this year, and Arizona has played well at times, especially at home. The last 2 weeks AZ has seen Cal and USC, and this step down in talent they are facing translates into an easy win. BET THIS GAME!
4 UAB -3 Over Marshall - Marshall is one of the least talented teams in the conference this year, UAB is the most talented. We get serious line value because UAB lost at home to SMU on a hail mary, and Marshall posted a somewhat respectable score despite getting destroyed statistically at VT. Remember, UAB damn near won at Tennesse earlier this year, and this team will come out hungry and play up to their talent level, rolling by 2 TD's or more.
5 BYU +1 Over Colorado St - Last week BYU got a nice win, taking the lead late, at New Mexico last week. CSU got a nice win over Utah. This one I like the amazing BYU passing game, the home field, and the slight underdog, sending CSU home with a loss.
Well, those are my picks. I advise betting all 5, but highly advise betting the top 3. Good Luck!
Friday, October 14, 2005
Friday's Funny
Happy Friday to all! Not a whole lot going on this weekend. Of course there is a Husker game and that is all I really care about. As always, my top picks will be posted.
Now to comedy. We are going to once again turn to the Onion. On this day in Onion History in 1991, Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas claimed: "The Ass-Slapping Was Never Done In An Inappropriate Manner". Funny shit.
Everyone have a great weekend!
Now to comedy. We are going to once again turn to the Onion. On this day in Onion History in 1991, Supreme Court Nominee Clarence Thomas claimed: "The Ass-Slapping Was Never Done In An Inappropriate Manner". Funny shit.
Everyone have a great weekend!
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
The Weekend and a Must Read Article
This last weekend was very good. It's rare that I've even been in Omaha on the weekends lately it seems. Friday my brother came over and we caught up on Family Guys and Arrested Developments. Saturday morning we went over my dad's to help with yardwork - more like replacing his yard. We pulled the sod, layed dirt, and layed new sod. It was tough, but it made the beer later taste even better. How brutal was that Husker game? I don't want to talk about it though. We did have a blast over at Clint's house. Sunday I recovered and watched football. Oh yeah, we had a poker game over at Joel Kozisek's - I was 2nd out, so it wasn't much fun. Justin Kozisek pulled a card on 4th street for 2 pair to beat my Kings.
As for my games, Sunday I went 2-3 again, but worse my top pick missed. Luckily when I win on Saturday, I throw some crazy NFL Parlays out there. I had a $5 7-teamer that pays $475. There were 6 Noon games and 1 3:00 game in it. Well, all 6 Noon games hit. The 7th was the Broncos -6`. So I hedged my bet, taking the Redskins +7. Good thing I did because the Redskins covered, so I ended up around even for Sunday.
Now to that must read article. I'm sure all of you know the story of Pat Tillman. There was an interesting twist this week, and there is an article in The Nation discussing it. Since you need a login for thenation.com I will copy and paste it for those of you that don't have a logon - if you don't, you should anyway because they really have some great articles. This one doesn't come out in the magazine until next week, but they have it on-line now...
Pat Tillman, Our Hero
by DAVE ZIRIN
[from the October 24, 2005 issue]
"I don't believe it," seethed Ann Coulter.
Her contempt was directed at a September 25 San Francisco Chronicle story reporting that former NFL star and Army Ranger war hero Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, believed the US war on Iraq was "f***ing illegal" and counted Noam Chomsky among his favorite authors. It must have been quite a moment for Coulter, who upon Tillman's death described him in her inimitably creepy fashion as "an American original--virtuous, pure and masculine like only an American male can be." She tried to discredit the story as San Francisco agitprop, but this approach ran into a slight problem: The article's source was Pat Tillman's mother, Mary.
Mary and the Tillman family are relentlessly pushing for answers to the questions surrounding Pat's death in Afghanistan. They want to know why it took the Pentagon five weeks to tell them he died in a tragic case of friendly fire. They want to know why they were unwitting props at Pat's funeral, weeping while lies were told by eulogizing politicians. Mary is now hoping that a new Pentagon inquiry will bring closure. "There have been so many discrepancies so far that it's hard to know what to believe," she said to the Chronicle. "There are too many murky details."
The very private Tillmans have revealed a picture of Pat profoundly at odds with the GI Joe image created by Pentagon spinmeisters and their media stenographers. As the Chronicle put it, family and friends are now unveiling "a side of Pat Tillman not widely known--a fiercely independent thinker who enlisted, fought and died in service to his country yet was critical of President Bush and opposed the war in Iraq, where he served a tour of duty. He was an avid reader whose interests ranged from history books...to works of leftist Noam Chomsky, a favorite author." Tillman had very unembedded feelings about the Iraq War. His close friend Army Spec. Russell Baer remembered, "I can see it like a movie screen. We were outside of [an Iraqi city] watching as bombs were dropping on the town.... We were talking. And Pat said, 'You know, this war is so f***ing illegal.' And we all said, 'Yeah.' That's who he was. He totally was against Bush." With these revelations, Pat Tillman the PR icon joins WMD and Al Qaeda connections on the heap of lies used to sell the Iraq War.
Tillman's transition from one-dimensional caricature to critically thinking human being is a long time coming. The fact is that in death he was far more useful to the armchair warriors than he had ever been in life. When the Pro Bowler joined the Army Rangers, the Pentagon brass needed a loofah to wipe their drool: He was white, handsome and played in the NFL. For a chicken-hawk Administration led by a President who loves the affectations of machismo but runs from protesting military moms, this testosterone cocktail was impossible to resist. The problem was that Tillman wouldn't play their game. To the Pentagon's chagrin, he turned down numerous offers to be its recruitment poster child.
But when Tillman fell in Afghanistan the wheels once again started to turn. Now the narrative was perfect: "War hero and football star dies fighting terror." The Abu Ghraib scandal was about to hit the press, so the President found it especially useful to praise Tillman as "an inspiration on and off the football field, as with all who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror." His funeral was nationally televised. Bush even went back to the bloody well during the presidential campaign, addressing his team's fans on the Arizona Cardinals' stadium Jumbotron.
We now know, of course, that this was all a brutal charade. Such callous manipulation is fueling the Tillman family's anger. As Mary Tillman said this past May, "They could have told us up front that they were suspicious that [his death] was a fratricide, but they didn't. They wanted to use him for their purposes.... They needed something that looked good, and it was appalling that they would use him like that." A growing number of military families, similarly angered, are criticizing the war in Iraq through organizations like Military Families Speak Out.
As for Chomsky, whom Ann Coulter would undoubtedly label "treasonous," Mary Tillman says a private meeting was planned between him and Pat after Pat's return--a meeting that never took place, of course. Chomsky confirms this scenario. This was the real Pat Tillman: someone who, like the majority of this country, was doubting the rationale for war, distrusting his Commander in Chief and looking for answers. The real Pat Tillman, the one with three dimensions, must stick in the throat of the Bush-Coulter gang, a pit in the cherry atop their bloody sundae.
As for my games, Sunday I went 2-3 again, but worse my top pick missed. Luckily when I win on Saturday, I throw some crazy NFL Parlays out there. I had a $5 7-teamer that pays $475. There were 6 Noon games and 1 3:00 game in it. Well, all 6 Noon games hit. The 7th was the Broncos -6`. So I hedged my bet, taking the Redskins +7. Good thing I did because the Redskins covered, so I ended up around even for Sunday.
Now to that must read article. I'm sure all of you know the story of Pat Tillman. There was an interesting twist this week, and there is an article in The Nation discussing it. Since you need a login for thenation.com I will copy and paste it for those of you that don't have a logon - if you don't, you should anyway because they really have some great articles. This one doesn't come out in the magazine until next week, but they have it on-line now...
Pat Tillman, Our Hero
by DAVE ZIRIN
[from the October 24, 2005 issue]
"I don't believe it," seethed Ann Coulter.
Her contempt was directed at a September 25 San Francisco Chronicle story reporting that former NFL star and Army Ranger war hero Pat Tillman, who was killed in Afghanistan last year, believed the US war on Iraq was "f***ing illegal" and counted Noam Chomsky among his favorite authors. It must have been quite a moment for Coulter, who upon Tillman's death described him in her inimitably creepy fashion as "an American original--virtuous, pure and masculine like only an American male can be." She tried to discredit the story as San Francisco agitprop, but this approach ran into a slight problem: The article's source was Pat Tillman's mother, Mary.
Mary and the Tillman family are relentlessly pushing for answers to the questions surrounding Pat's death in Afghanistan. They want to know why it took the Pentagon five weeks to tell them he died in a tragic case of friendly fire. They want to know why they were unwitting props at Pat's funeral, weeping while lies were told by eulogizing politicians. Mary is now hoping that a new Pentagon inquiry will bring closure. "There have been so many discrepancies so far that it's hard to know what to believe," she said to the Chronicle. "There are too many murky details."
The very private Tillmans have revealed a picture of Pat profoundly at odds with the GI Joe image created by Pentagon spinmeisters and their media stenographers. As the Chronicle put it, family and friends are now unveiling "a side of Pat Tillman not widely known--a fiercely independent thinker who enlisted, fought and died in service to his country yet was critical of President Bush and opposed the war in Iraq, where he served a tour of duty. He was an avid reader whose interests ranged from history books...to works of leftist Noam Chomsky, a favorite author." Tillman had very unembedded feelings about the Iraq War. His close friend Army Spec. Russell Baer remembered, "I can see it like a movie screen. We were outside of [an Iraqi city] watching as bombs were dropping on the town.... We were talking. And Pat said, 'You know, this war is so f***ing illegal.' And we all said, 'Yeah.' That's who he was. He totally was against Bush." With these revelations, Pat Tillman the PR icon joins WMD and Al Qaeda connections on the heap of lies used to sell the Iraq War.
Tillman's transition from one-dimensional caricature to critically thinking human being is a long time coming. The fact is that in death he was far more useful to the armchair warriors than he had ever been in life. When the Pro Bowler joined the Army Rangers, the Pentagon brass needed a loofah to wipe their drool: He was white, handsome and played in the NFL. For a chicken-hawk Administration led by a President who loves the affectations of machismo but runs from protesting military moms, this testosterone cocktail was impossible to resist. The problem was that Tillman wouldn't play their game. To the Pentagon's chagrin, he turned down numerous offers to be its recruitment poster child.
But when Tillman fell in Afghanistan the wheels once again started to turn. Now the narrative was perfect: "War hero and football star dies fighting terror." The Abu Ghraib scandal was about to hit the press, so the President found it especially useful to praise Tillman as "an inspiration on and off the football field, as with all who made the ultimate sacrifice in the war on terror." His funeral was nationally televised. Bush even went back to the bloody well during the presidential campaign, addressing his team's fans on the Arizona Cardinals' stadium Jumbotron.
We now know, of course, that this was all a brutal charade. Such callous manipulation is fueling the Tillman family's anger. As Mary Tillman said this past May, "They could have told us up front that they were suspicious that [his death] was a fratricide, but they didn't. They wanted to use him for their purposes.... They needed something that looked good, and it was appalling that they would use him like that." A growing number of military families, similarly angered, are criticizing the war in Iraq through organizations like Military Families Speak Out.
As for Chomsky, whom Ann Coulter would undoubtedly label "treasonous," Mary Tillman says a private meeting was planned between him and Pat after Pat's return--a meeting that never took place, of course. Chomsky confirms this scenario. This was the real Pat Tillman: someone who, like the majority of this country, was doubting the rationale for war, distrusting his Commander in Chief and looking for answers. The real Pat Tillman, the one with three dimensions, must stick in the throat of the Bush-Coulter gang, a pit in the cherry atop their bloody sundae.
Sunday, October 09, 2005
NFL Picks Week 5
Another rough 5 picks for me yesterday, but hopefully you listened to me on the Buffs, as they rolled again. My picks were 2-3, but amazingly enough in games I bet yesterday I went 10-3. Nice profit, obviously. Once again there is really only one NFL game I really like, and suggest betting it. There are a couple other games I kind of like.
RAMS -3 Over Seahawks. I love this game. The Hawks are missing their top 2 receivers, and the Rams simply have Seattle's number. Rams will win this one by 2 TD's. BET THIS GAME
Other games I like are the Cardinals, Ravens, the Packers Over, and the Browns Under.
Good Luck!
RAMS -3 Over Seahawks. I love this game. The Hawks are missing their top 2 receivers, and the Rams simply have Seattle's number. Rams will win this one by 2 TD's. BET THIS GAME
Other games I like are the Cardinals, Ravens, the Packers Over, and the Browns Under.
Good Luck!
Friday, October 07, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 10/8
Last week I hit exactly 50% in my picks, but I emphasized only 2 games and I hope you took those. This week I have 5 college picks, all of which I love. The first game is very familiar, the second not many people will like to see. But here they are...
1 Colorado -3 Over Texas A&M - Back to back weeks the Buffs are my top pick of the weekend. They are a better team than A&M, A&M is not good on the road, and it is tough going into that home field of CU, especially with that altitude. CU showed just how good they were last week, and I truly don't understand this line. If the line was 8 I would still love CU as my top pick. At 3 I love it even more. I said it last week and I'll say it again, as they are my favorite game of the day. BET THIS GAME!
2 TEXAS TECH -4 Over Nebraska - Sorry. I'm a huge Husker fan, but reality takes precedent. I will absolutely be cheering my ass off to lose money in this one, but here is my take. The only weak spot on the NU defense is the secondary, which has not been tested this season. Last week ISU passed for over 300, and that was a bad pass offense. TT has a great pass offense. NU has 3 decent cover DB's. Well, what will happen when TT goes 5 wide and our 5th DB has to go man to man? Getting a pass rush on TT is tough, and though we have some of the best pass rushers in the country, the coverage by the DB's will not be good enough so there won't be much pressure. I see TT scoring a lot of points, winning this one 48-30. Hate saying it, but that's how I see it.
3 Air Force +1` Over Navy - Navy has won the last few games against AF and have the home field. However Navy has struggled somewhat this season, losing most of their good players from last year, and haven't found the key components yet. AF has been tested all year and has been very solid, but very underrated. The talent differential is huge here leaning towards AF, and they will be hungry to beat another Military Academy, especially since they haven't in a few years, winning this one by 10.
4 SDSU -9` Over UNLV - UNLV has one of the worst teams in the country this year. Their defense is terrible, offense terrible, special teams terrible. SDSU has very few weaknesses, has played one of the toughest schedules in the country (and competed well), with an outstanding defense and balanced offense. SDSU is one of the most underrated teams in the country and should put up 40 points easily, and despite laying almost 10 on the road, I love this game.
5 Missouri -5` over Oklahoma St - I told you last week how bad OSU is, and I think you believe me after that game. OSU has no offense at all, which bodes well because Mizzou's defense is weak. However, Mizzou's offense has been very good, and with Brad Smith going from a Texas defense last week to an OSU defense this week, I see them bouncing back in a big way, winning this game by 2 TD's.
Those are my picks. There are other games I really like - Wyoming, Kansas St, Washington St, Pitt, Louisville, and Tulsa to name a few. Keep an eye out for Sunday. As of right now there is only one game I really like but have my eye on a few others and will decide on them Sunday morning.
Good Luck!!!
1 Colorado -3 Over Texas A&M - Back to back weeks the Buffs are my top pick of the weekend. They are a better team than A&M, A&M is not good on the road, and it is tough going into that home field of CU, especially with that altitude. CU showed just how good they were last week, and I truly don't understand this line. If the line was 8 I would still love CU as my top pick. At 3 I love it even more. I said it last week and I'll say it again, as they are my favorite game of the day. BET THIS GAME!
2 TEXAS TECH -4 Over Nebraska - Sorry. I'm a huge Husker fan, but reality takes precedent. I will absolutely be cheering my ass off to lose money in this one, but here is my take. The only weak spot on the NU defense is the secondary, which has not been tested this season. Last week ISU passed for over 300, and that was a bad pass offense. TT has a great pass offense. NU has 3 decent cover DB's. Well, what will happen when TT goes 5 wide and our 5th DB has to go man to man? Getting a pass rush on TT is tough, and though we have some of the best pass rushers in the country, the coverage by the DB's will not be good enough so there won't be much pressure. I see TT scoring a lot of points, winning this one 48-30. Hate saying it, but that's how I see it.
3 Air Force +1` Over Navy - Navy has won the last few games against AF and have the home field. However Navy has struggled somewhat this season, losing most of their good players from last year, and haven't found the key components yet. AF has been tested all year and has been very solid, but very underrated. The talent differential is huge here leaning towards AF, and they will be hungry to beat another Military Academy, especially since they haven't in a few years, winning this one by 10.
4 SDSU -9` Over UNLV - UNLV has one of the worst teams in the country this year. Their defense is terrible, offense terrible, special teams terrible. SDSU has very few weaknesses, has played one of the toughest schedules in the country (and competed well), with an outstanding defense and balanced offense. SDSU is one of the most underrated teams in the country and should put up 40 points easily, and despite laying almost 10 on the road, I love this game.
5 Missouri -5` over Oklahoma St - I told you last week how bad OSU is, and I think you believe me after that game. OSU has no offense at all, which bodes well because Mizzou's defense is weak. However, Mizzou's offense has been very good, and with Brad Smith going from a Texas defense last week to an OSU defense this week, I see them bouncing back in a big way, winning this game by 2 TD's.
Those are my picks. There are other games I really like - Wyoming, Kansas St, Washington St, Pitt, Louisville, and Tulsa to name a few. Keep an eye out for Sunday. As of right now there is only one game I really like but have my eye on a few others and will decide on them Sunday morning.
Good Luck!!!
Today is Friday
Happy Friday, all. What's going on this weekend? I'll take it easy tonight. I'm going to help my dad with some yardwork early tomorrow morning. After that is NU - Texas Tech, which will be a brutal game. But it will be fun because I'm going to Clint's, who is finally off probation and now drinking again, to watch the game. Plus Justin and Mackenzie are in town so they will be there too. So if you are looking for somewhere to watch and want to go let me know.
All right, I promised something funny on Fridays. The Onion now has a Sports Section! Here it is. I think my favorite headline this week is "Joe Namath Guarantees He'll Lose Battle With Alcoholism".
If you're not a sports fan, that may not be that funny though, so here's one for you non-sports fans. Our good friend Tom DeLay really knows how to make idiotic, implicating quotes. Here are a few...
From Daniel Kurtzman, Your Guide to Political Humor--
10 Mind-Numbingly Stupid Quotes by Tom DeLay:
1) "So many minority youths had volunteered.that there was literally no
room
for patriotic folks like myself." --Tom DeLay, explaining at the 1988
GOP
convention why he and vice presidential nominee Dan Quayle did not fight
in
the Vietnam War
2) "Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?" -Tom Delay, to
three
young hurricane evacuees from New Orleans at the Astrodome in Houston,
Sept.
9, 2005
3) "I AM the federal government." -Tom DeLay, to the owner of Ruth's
Chris
Steak House, after being told to put out his cigar because of federal
government regulations banning smoking in the building, May 14, 2003
4) "We're no longer a superpower. We're a super-duper power." -Tom
DeLay,
explaining why America must topple Saddam Hussein in 2002 interview with
Fox
News
5) "Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes."
-Tom
DeLay, March 12, 2003
6) "Guns have little or nothing to do with juvenile violence. The causes
of
youth violence are working parents who put their kids into daycare, the
teaching of evolution in the schools, and working mothers who take birth
control pills." -Tom DeLay, on causes of the Columbine High School
massacre,
1999
7) "A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide
structure.
To provide stability. Not that a woman can't provide stability, I'm not
saying that... It does take a father, though." -Tom DeLay, in a radio
interview, Feb. 10, 2004
8) "I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think
the
Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not
be a
government church." -Tom DeLay
9) "Emotional appeals about working families trying to get by on $4.25
an
hour [the minimum wage in 1996] are hard to resist. Fortunately, such
families do not exist." -Tom DeLay, during a debate in Congress on
increasing
the minimum wage, April 23, 1996
10) "I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job
is
the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I
am
in the Constitution." -Tom DeLay, in a CNN interview, Dec. 19, 1995
Again, my top 5 games will be out here late tonight or early Saturday. Everyone have a great weekend!
All right, I promised something funny on Fridays. The Onion now has a Sports Section! Here it is. I think my favorite headline this week is "Joe Namath Guarantees He'll Lose Battle With Alcoholism".
If you're not a sports fan, that may not be that funny though, so here's one for you non-sports fans. Our good friend Tom DeLay really knows how to make idiotic, implicating quotes. Here are a few...
From Daniel Kurtzman, Your Guide to Political Humor--
10 Mind-Numbingly Stupid Quotes by Tom DeLay:
1) "So many minority youths had volunteered.that there was literally no
room
for patriotic folks like myself." --Tom DeLay, explaining at the 1988
GOP
convention why he and vice presidential nominee Dan Quayle did not fight
in
the Vietnam War
2) "Now tell me the truth boys, is this kind of fun?" -Tom Delay, to
three
young hurricane evacuees from New Orleans at the Astrodome in Houston,
Sept.
9, 2005
3) "I AM the federal government." -Tom DeLay, to the owner of Ruth's
Chris
Steak House, after being told to put out his cigar because of federal
government regulations banning smoking in the building, May 14, 2003
4) "We're no longer a superpower. We're a super-duper power." -Tom
DeLay,
explaining why America must topple Saddam Hussein in 2002 interview with
Fox
News
5) "Nothing is more important in the face of a war than cutting taxes."
-Tom
DeLay, March 12, 2003
6) "Guns have little or nothing to do with juvenile violence. The causes
of
youth violence are working parents who put their kids into daycare, the
teaching of evolution in the schools, and working mothers who take birth
control pills." -Tom DeLay, on causes of the Columbine High School
massacre,
1999
7) "A woman can take care of the family. It takes a man to provide
structure.
To provide stability. Not that a woman can't provide stability, I'm not
saying that... It does take a father, though." -Tom DeLay, in a radio
interview, Feb. 10, 2004
8) "I don't believe there is a separation of church and state. I think
the
Constitution is very clear. The only separation is that there will not
be a
government church." -Tom DeLay
9) "Emotional appeals about working families trying to get by on $4.25
an
hour [the minimum wage in 1996] are hard to resist. Fortunately, such
families do not exist." -Tom DeLay, during a debate in Congress on
increasing
the minimum wage, April 23, 1996
10) "I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job
is
the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I
am
in the Constitution." -Tom DeLay, in a CNN interview, Dec. 19, 1995
Again, my top 5 games will be out here late tonight or early Saturday. Everyone have a great weekend!
Monday, October 03, 2005
Good Weekend
I hope everyone had a good weekend. Friday night was fun - I went to La Buvette and then went to the 2 Gallants show at Sokol, which was very impressive. There were even some famous people hanging out with us (well, somewhat famous) - Dave Foley (Kids in the Hall, Celebrity Poker host) and Leah Thompson (Caroline in the City, Back To The Future - MJ Fox's mother). Leah sure seemed to like Denver, she was all over him. Pretty funny.
Saturday we had people over for the Husker game, which was great. It was nice to see the offense finally show up. Next week they better put a few more in the end zone. After the game I went over to Dave Mullin's to watch the Irish game on his new HD TV - the problem I have with HD is that every time I watch a game on it I feel like I need to buy one. After the Irish game I went to the ODB then over to Jenna's for after hours. Up the street from her house there was a huge fight and 3 cop cars showed up, but of course not until the fight was over. Really it was just a bunch of drunk idiots screaming back and forth at each other - but there were a good 25-30 people involved.
I hope you took my advice over the weekend on my 2 favorite picks. Colorado shut out Oklahoma St, and last night Arizona dominated the 49ers, throwing for almost 400 yards. SF had 2 TD's, but both were by the defense, but despite that the game still came in easily. Tonight I see the game as a toss up, but in the NFL the teams that are down always seem to come back up, so I kind of like Green Bay +7 at Carolina.
The baseball playoffs start tomorrow, the Cardinals play at Noon! I'd love to see a rematch with the Red Sox in the World Series!!!
Everyone have a great week.
Saturday we had people over for the Husker game, which was great. It was nice to see the offense finally show up. Next week they better put a few more in the end zone. After the game I went over to Dave Mullin's to watch the Irish game on his new HD TV - the problem I have with HD is that every time I watch a game on it I feel like I need to buy one. After the Irish game I went to the ODB then over to Jenna's for after hours. Up the street from her house there was a huge fight and 3 cop cars showed up, but of course not until the fight was over. Really it was just a bunch of drunk idiots screaming back and forth at each other - but there were a good 25-30 people involved.
I hope you took my advice over the weekend on my 2 favorite picks. Colorado shut out Oklahoma St, and last night Arizona dominated the 49ers, throwing for almost 400 yards. SF had 2 TD's, but both were by the defense, but despite that the game still came in easily. Tonight I see the game as a toss up, but in the NFL the teams that are down always seem to come back up, so I kind of like Green Bay +7 at Carolina.
The baseball playoffs start tomorrow, the Cardinals play at Noon! I'd love to see a rematch with the Red Sox in the World Series!!!
Everyone have a great week.
Sunday, October 02, 2005
Sunday Night Game
Well, I went 2-3 yesterday, not so good. But if you listened to me and bet Colorado you bet the easiest win of the year so far. I didn't like many NFL games today, just the Redskins, which I wish I had posted earlier - they did get lucky covering today.
Tonight is the NFL game I love. This is my favorite NFL game of the season so far - so nice weekend with my favorite college and pro games to this point. Here it is:
Take Arizona -2 Over the 49ers. The 49ers have 2 starters in the secondary out, the Cardinals are far better than their 0-3 record to this point, and are a better all around team.
Tonight is the NFL game I love. This is my favorite NFL game of the season so far - so nice weekend with my favorite college and pro games to this point. Here it is:
Take Arizona -2 Over the 49ers. The 49ers have 2 starters in the secondary out, the Cardinals are far better than their 0-3 record to this point, and are a better all around team.
Saturday, October 01, 2005
College Picks for Saturday, 10/1
I've gone 3-2 in my picks each week. This week was tough, there are so many games I like, but only one that I love. Here they are...
1 Colorado -3 Over Oklahoma St - OK St has played one of the easiest schedules in the country and they still have had trouble moving the ball. Colorado has more talent, better coaching, and have played a tough schedule and they are tested and ready to go. There is some revenge for last year where OK St rolled in Boulder, thanks to numerous CU turnovers. BET THIS GAME
2 Texas Tech -18 Over Kansas - TT is playing their first real game of the year, but KU hasn't exactly played great teams. KU has struggled somewhat in those easy games, and TT has one of the best passing games in the country. The TT defense is improved this season as well, and I love how Leach likes to run it up.
3 Army +11 Over UConn - UConn is a pretty good team, but I like an Army team that should be able to move the ball on an average defense, and I'll take those double digit home points.
4 Penn St +2 Over Minnesota - I've liked Penn St all year. This is going to be a tough test for the defense with a fantastic Minnesota rushing offense, but I think that the defense will be up to the task. Penn St has so many athletes on offense, that even if Minnesota controls the clock, Penn St will get stops and score often, winning this game by a TD.
5 West VA +10 Over VA Tech - Tech has struggled in the past against WV. WV has a very good defense and a balanced offense. Vick hasn't gone into an atmosphere like this yet. We also get great line value with WV struggling last week against East Carolina, while VT rolled over an injury ridden Georgia Tech last week. Again, give me those 10 points at home.
Other games I like are Arizona St, Alabama, Hawaii, and Wyoming.
GOOD LUCK!
Oh, and go Arizona St!
1 Colorado -3 Over Oklahoma St - OK St has played one of the easiest schedules in the country and they still have had trouble moving the ball. Colorado has more talent, better coaching, and have played a tough schedule and they are tested and ready to go. There is some revenge for last year where OK St rolled in Boulder, thanks to numerous CU turnovers. BET THIS GAME
2 Texas Tech -18 Over Kansas - TT is playing their first real game of the year, but KU hasn't exactly played great teams. KU has struggled somewhat in those easy games, and TT has one of the best passing games in the country. The TT defense is improved this season as well, and I love how Leach likes to run it up.
3 Army +11 Over UConn - UConn is a pretty good team, but I like an Army team that should be able to move the ball on an average defense, and I'll take those double digit home points.
4 Penn St +2 Over Minnesota - I've liked Penn St all year. This is going to be a tough test for the defense with a fantastic Minnesota rushing offense, but I think that the defense will be up to the task. Penn St has so many athletes on offense, that even if Minnesota controls the clock, Penn St will get stops and score often, winning this game by a TD.
5 West VA +10 Over VA Tech - Tech has struggled in the past against WV. WV has a very good defense and a balanced offense. Vick hasn't gone into an atmosphere like this yet. We also get great line value with WV struggling last week against East Carolina, while VT rolled over an injury ridden Georgia Tech last week. Again, give me those 10 points at home.
Other games I like are Arizona St, Alabama, Hawaii, and Wyoming.
GOOD LUCK!
Oh, and go Arizona St!
Friday, September 30, 2005
Are you a racist? If your name is William Bennett you are
Did you see this? Former Education Secretary William Bennett said that aborting every black baby in this country would reduce the crime rate. Seriously, he said that. He defends himself in the article above, but really you can't defend yourself from even thinking an idea like that. It is kind of like the psychology test where there is some scenario and there is only one right answer and if you get it you are insane - the answer has to do with killing someone to get what you need. Well, this is the same thing I think.
Speaking of insane, are you? I was looking for the test online and found this. Open the Website below and turn up your speakers. If you stare at the race car and laugh before 60 seconds is up, you are insane. I must be insane because I laughed my ass off.
Well, that's it. Everyone have a great Friday. I will have my top 5 college picks out here late tonight or early tomorrow morning. And there are some NFL picks I like too for Sunday, which I will either post with my college picks or will post late Saturday or early Sunday.
Have a great weekend!
Speaking of insane, are you? I was looking for the test online and found this. Open the Website below and turn up your speakers. If you stare at the race car and laugh before 60 seconds is up, you are insane. I must be insane because I laughed my ass off.
Well, that's it. Everyone have a great Friday. I will have my top 5 college picks out here late tonight or early tomorrow morning. And there are some NFL picks I like too for Sunday, which I will either post with my college picks or will post late Saturday or early Sunday.
Have a great weekend!
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
DeLay finally gets his
Though he has still gotten away with so much. But it looks like he is hopefully going to jail as he was indicted and will step aside as majority leader.
I think it's funny that the White House defends him: "Congressman DeLay is a good ally, a leader who we have worked closely with to get things done for the American people," McClellan said. "I think the president's view is that we need to let the legal process work."
A good leader, a good ally? Yeah, a good ally if you want someone on your side that cheats and steals. I would want him as a friend and leader as much as I would want Michael Jackson for a babysitter.
In reality: "The criminal indictment of Majority Leader Tom Delay is the latest example that Republicans in Congress are plagued by a culture of corruption at the expense of the American people," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California.
Well said.
I think it's funny that the White House defends him: "Congressman DeLay is a good ally, a leader who we have worked closely with to get things done for the American people," McClellan said. "I think the president's view is that we need to let the legal process work."
A good leader, a good ally? Yeah, a good ally if you want someone on your side that cheats and steals. I would want him as a friend and leader as much as I would want Michael Jackson for a babysitter.
In reality: "The criminal indictment of Majority Leader Tom Delay is the latest example that Republicans in Congress are plagued by a culture of corruption at the expense of the American people," said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California.
Well said.
Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Dumb and Dumber
OK, who is dumber? Laura or W? Apparently after Hurricane Katrina, Laura Bush didn't know the name of the hurricane. Scroll down to "Laura Bush: Hurricane Corrina" to watch Laura call Hurricane Katrina, Corrina!
And then there's the husband, good old W. Here is a very funny Website of Political Humor, you should check it out. But here are the top 10 dumbest things Bush said during his first term according the site (you can watch many of the videos of these quotes on the site)...
10. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002
9. "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004
8. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." —speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003
7. “We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories … And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." —Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003
6. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" —President George W. Bush, joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004
5. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000
4. "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)
3. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video)
2. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)
1. "My answer is bring them on." —on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
And then there's the husband, good old W. Here is a very funny Website of Political Humor, you should check it out. But here are the top 10 dumbest things Bush said during his first term according the site (you can watch many of the videos of these quotes on the site)...
10. "I just want you to know that, when we talk about war, we're really talking about peace." —Washington, D.C. June 18, 2002
9. "I trust God speaks through me. Without that, I couldn't do my job." —to a group of Amish he met with privately, July 9, 2004
8. "Major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." —speaking underneath a "Mission Accomplished" banner aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, May 1, 2003
7. “We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories … And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." —Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003
6. "Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" —President George W. Bush, joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004
5. "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator." —Washington, D.C., Dec. 19, 2000
4. "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again." —Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 17, 2002 (Watch video)
3. "Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." —Poplar Bluff, Mo., Sept. 6, 2004 (Watch video)
2. "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we." —Washington, D.C., Aug. 5, 2004 (Watch video)
1. "My answer is bring them on." —on Iraqi insurgents attacking U.S. forces, Washington, D.C., July 3, 2003
Monday, September 26, 2005
A Monday Morning Joke
A driver is stuck in a traffic jam on the highway.Nothing is
moving.Suddenly a man knocks on the window,the driver rolls down his window
and asks,"What happened?"
"Terrorists kidnapped President Bush and are asking for a $10 million ransom
otherwise they are going to douse him with gasoline and set him on fire.We
are going from car to car to take up a collection.
The driver asks,"How much is everyone giving on average?"
The man answers,"About a gallon!"
moving.Suddenly a man knocks on the window,the driver rolls down his window
and asks,"What happened?"
"Terrorists kidnapped President Bush and are asking for a $10 million ransom
otherwise they are going to douse him with gasoline and set him on fire.We
are going from car to car to take up a collection.
The driver asks,"How much is everyone giving on average?"
The man answers,"About a gallon!"
Friday, September 23, 2005
Picks for College Football Saturday, 9/24
Quick post here for my college picks Saturday. My NFL picks will come out here before the games start. #1 is my top pick, #5 is my 5th pick. Last week I went 3-2, hopefully I can get to 4-1 this week...
1 Kansas St -24` over North Texas
2 NC St -10 over North Carolina
3 Virginia -24` over Duke
4 Oregon +21 over USC
5 San Diego St -14 over San Jose
Good Luck!
1 Kansas St -24` over North Texas
2 NC St -10 over North Carolina
3 Virginia -24` over Duke
4 Oregon +21 over USC
5 San Diego St -14 over San Jose
Good Luck!
Friday is here
And I only have a half day. Sweet. I leave for Chicago in a few short hours. We are going to the Cubs-Astros game tomorrow and Clemens is pitching!
OK, I promised some funny or good stuff here. We'll start with this thing on MTV Online, that has a fun interview with Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis along with a performance of "Let's not shit ourselves" and all of the Bright Eyes music videos. It is online at MTV Uber.
Now for something funny, or at least interesting. For those of you that don't visit Media Matters, you really should. It is a Website that basically watches out for all the liars on TV and radio like O'Reilly, Hannity, Rush, Coulter, etc., along with watching politicians and fact checking all of them. They have video and audio and it is great. Some of you may remember last year a guy named Jeremy Glick was on the O'Reilly TV show. O'Reilly completely distorted his words, as he always does, and accuses him of claiming that Bush orchestrated 9-11. You can check out the video on this direct link to the Media Matters story.
Oh, one more thing. Cursive tickets for the 2 shows November 4-5 at Sokol Underground go on sale Saturday morning, I believe at 10 AM. You should be able to get them at Etix or One Percent. Tickets are only $2 with a $1 service charge!!!
Well, that's it. Remember if you want to win some money this weekend to check back late tonight (after midnight) or tomorrow morning. And guess what. The Nebraska offense will not suck this weekend because they don't play! Everyone have a great weekend!
OK, I promised some funny or good stuff here. We'll start with this thing on MTV Online, that has a fun interview with Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis along with a performance of "Let's not shit ourselves" and all of the Bright Eyes music videos. It is online at MTV Uber.
Now for something funny, or at least interesting. For those of you that don't visit Media Matters, you really should. It is a Website that basically watches out for all the liars on TV and radio like O'Reilly, Hannity, Rush, Coulter, etc., along with watching politicians and fact checking all of them. They have video and audio and it is great. Some of you may remember last year a guy named Jeremy Glick was on the O'Reilly TV show. O'Reilly completely distorted his words, as he always does, and accuses him of claiming that Bush orchestrated 9-11. You can check out the video on this direct link to the Media Matters story.
Oh, one more thing. Cursive tickets for the 2 shows November 4-5 at Sokol Underground go on sale Saturday morning, I believe at 10 AM. You should be able to get them at Etix or One Percent. Tickets are only $2 with a $1 service charge!!!
Well, that's it. Remember if you want to win some money this weekend to check back late tonight (after midnight) or tomorrow morning. And guess what. The Nebraska offense will not suck this weekend because they don't play! Everyone have a great weekend!
Thursday, September 22, 2005
Some quick ramblings
Sorry I haven't been posting much. Ever since I've returned from my trip I've been so busy with work and football games. I may have mentioned this before, but I've now been to 2 football games this year - and I have yet to see a team score 10 points! How is that possible? The Redskins beat the Bears 9-7, and then I saw NU beat Pitt 7-6. In two games I've seen more missed field goals than TD's, more turnovers than TD's, and more penalties than points. Incredible.
So I will be out of town again this weekend, this time a quick trip to Chicago. My dad, brother, great uncle, and I are driving up there. We will get in late Friday, going to the Cubs-Astros game Saturday (Clemens is scheduled to pitch!), then come back Sunday. It should be a nice relaxing weekend.
No picks for you tonight, I don't really like either game. I do lean towards the two favorites though, Utah and FAU (both favored by 7), but those aren't picks. I also don't like either game Friday night. I will have high speed Internet at the hotel, so I will post my picks late Friday night or early Saturday morning for the weekend.
Check back tomorrow, I plan on posting again before I leave and hope to have something funny, as I've been slacking. Also I want to get back into that Friday habit of funny posts. Soon I will start being an asshole to Bush and friends again, I apologize if you miss that, but it will be back.
So I will be out of town again this weekend, this time a quick trip to Chicago. My dad, brother, great uncle, and I are driving up there. We will get in late Friday, going to the Cubs-Astros game Saturday (Clemens is scheduled to pitch!), then come back Sunday. It should be a nice relaxing weekend.
No picks for you tonight, I don't really like either game. I do lean towards the two favorites though, Utah and FAU (both favored by 7), but those aren't picks. I also don't like either game Friday night. I will have high speed Internet at the hotel, so I will post my picks late Friday night or early Saturday morning for the weekend.
Check back tomorrow, I plan on posting again before I leave and hope to have something funny, as I've been slacking. Also I want to get back into that Friday habit of funny posts. Soon I will start being an asshole to Bush and friends again, I apologize if you miss that, but it will be back.
Monday, September 19, 2005
Hope you took my picks!!!
For those of you who missed out on some easy money, too bad. My college games on Saturday went 3-2. If damn Miami would have made the last 2 point conversion they would have covered, but those are the breaks. The NFL was where I found real success with a 4-0 Sunday!!! The Bucs rolled, the Seahawks, Chiefs, and Jets all pulled it off. So I hope you rolled along with me! Here's to more luck next weekend.
There are 2 Monday night games, but I do not have a pick for either game. If I had to pick them, I'd take the Saints getting 3.5 and the Cowboys giving 5.5. But remember, those aren't pick, I just lean towards those two. More picks coming later in the week.
There are 2 Monday night games, but I do not have a pick for either game. If I had to pick them, I'd take the Saints getting 3.5 and the Cowboys giving 5.5. But remember, those aren't pick, I just lean towards those two. More picks coming later in the week.
Sunday, September 18, 2005
Saddle Creek Support of Katrina Victims
Saddle Creek records has put out an album whose proceeds go to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Order it at the Saddle Creek Store.
Lagniappe (the name of the CD) was born on September 2nd, 2005; the result of our watching the surreal events unfolding in New Orleans and the greater Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
Old favorites, new faces, and friends of Saddle Creek recorded these 13 tracks in bedrooms, basements, kitchens, living rooms, and even in a couple of studios. The album was put together in one week. It’s a menagerie of mostly new songs, a few tracks that should have made it onto albums but for whatever reason didn’t, a couple of B-sides, a demo song – whatever people could contribute.
All of Saddle Creek and its artists’ profits from the sale of Lagniappe are being donated to the Red Cross for their relief efforts.
Track listing:
1. Cursive – “Ten Percent to the Ten Percent”
2. Maria Taylor and Andy LeMaster (Now It’s Overhead) – “Breathe”
3. Criteria – “Booketa”
4. The Elected – “San Francisco Via Chicago Blues”
5. Broken Spindles – “Move Away (Broken Spindles Remix)”
6. Cocoon (Jake Bellows of Neva Dinova and Todd Fink of the Faint) – “She’s a Ghost”
7. Bright Eyes – “Napoleon’s Hat”
8. The Faint – “Hypnotised”
9. Orenda Fink – “No Evolution (acoustic)”
10. Mayday – “Footprints”
11. Sorry About Dresden – “Sunrise: Norfolk, Virginia”
12. Two Gallants – “All Your Faithless Loyalties”
13. The Good Life – “New Year’s Retribution”
Lagniappe (the name of the CD) was born on September 2nd, 2005; the result of our watching the surreal events unfolding in New Orleans and the greater Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina.
Old favorites, new faces, and friends of Saddle Creek recorded these 13 tracks in bedrooms, basements, kitchens, living rooms, and even in a couple of studios. The album was put together in one week. It’s a menagerie of mostly new songs, a few tracks that should have made it onto albums but for whatever reason didn’t, a couple of B-sides, a demo song – whatever people could contribute.
All of Saddle Creek and its artists’ profits from the sale of Lagniappe are being donated to the Red Cross for their relief efforts.
Track listing:
1. Cursive – “Ten Percent to the Ten Percent”
2. Maria Taylor and Andy LeMaster (Now It’s Overhead) – “Breathe”
3. Criteria – “Booketa”
4. The Elected – “San Francisco Via Chicago Blues”
5. Broken Spindles – “Move Away (Broken Spindles Remix)”
6. Cocoon (Jake Bellows of Neva Dinova and Todd Fink of the Faint) – “She’s a Ghost”
7. Bright Eyes – “Napoleon’s Hat”
8. The Faint – “Hypnotised”
9. Orenda Fink – “No Evolution (acoustic)”
10. Mayday – “Footprints”
11. Sorry About Dresden – “Sunrise: Norfolk, Virginia”
12. Two Gallants – “All Your Faithless Loyalties”
13. The Good Life – “New Year’s Retribution”
More Week 2 Picks
You may see this often throughout the season. On Sunday mornings I do some more research, trying to find good picks. I have 2 more games to pick on the NFL for today, giving me 9 total picks for the week on this blog. I went 3 of 5 on the blog yesterday. I don't bet parlays generally, but once in a while I'll throw together some big teamer of a bunch of games I like, but only put $5 or less on it. Well, I hit a 6 teamer yesterday - Alabama, Miss St, Oregon, Arizona St, Purdue, and Indiana. So that paid me $237, and I ended up winning around $300 yesterday. Very nice. Anyway, here are the picks I'd like to add to my list of favorites today...
Bucs -2 over Bills - The Bucs defense was amazing in Week 1 at Minnesota, and I think that defense is back to where it was (almost anyway) 2 years ago, allowing only 26 yards rushing. The Bills have a young QB, going into a hot, hostile environment, and I see the Bucs holding onto this one.
Seahawks -1 over Falcons - The Falcons are my Super Bowl pick in the AFC, but that is a long time from now. The Seahawks travelled across the country last week, losing to a very good Jags team. This week they have the comfort of their own home. Last week the Falcons won a brutal home game on Monday night beating the Eagles, and this week travel across the country to play a Seahawks team that needs a good win. They get it in this one easy.
Good Luck!
Bucs -2 over Bills - The Bucs defense was amazing in Week 1 at Minnesota, and I think that defense is back to where it was (almost anyway) 2 years ago, allowing only 26 yards rushing. The Bills have a young QB, going into a hot, hostile environment, and I see the Bucs holding onto this one.
Seahawks -1 over Falcons - The Falcons are my Super Bowl pick in the AFC, but that is a long time from now. The Seahawks travelled across the country last week, losing to a very good Jags team. This week they have the comfort of their own home. Last week the Falcons won a brutal home game on Monday night beating the Eagles, and this week travel across the country to play a Seahawks team that needs a good win. They get it in this one easy.
Good Luck!
Saturday, September 17, 2005
Week 2 Picks
Sorry for that bad pick Thursday night, but it happens. So we'll move right along to this weekend's picks. I am in a big Prognosticator Pool where we pick 10 games. I'm going to condense that down each week to my favorite 5 games every week. One is my top game, 5 is my 5th favorite game. Also at the bottom I will give my favorite NFL games. I rarely like more than 2-3 NFL games during the week. Here they are...
1 Miami -7 over Clemson. They dominated FSU two weeks ago, and Clemson won one game on a last second field goal, and the second game were down 10 with 8:30 left only to come back and win. Miami has one of the best defenses in the country, as they showed against FSU allowing only 9 first downs. Miami will be up for this one as they don't want to start 0-2 in the ACC, and should roll.
2 Mississippi St -2 over Tulane. Tulane is playing their first game, MSU their 3rd. Tulane has missed practice time, moved all over the south, and this game is at a neutral site. The teams are fairly close talent wise, but I see MSU winning because of all the factors above.
3 Alabama -1` over South Carolina. As far as talent goes, Alabama is far superior. South Carolina owns the coaching edge. SC comes off a heartbreaking loss at Georgia which was very impressive, while Alabama dominated So Miss in a game that was not as close as the score indicated. In this one Alabama has edges at QB with a very experienced Brady Croyle, a tremendous defense, and should dominate the line of scrimmage on both sides, and I think they win a close one here.
2 Penn St -21` over Central Michigan. Central Michigan has played 2 good games this year, but that simply helps this line. Penn St has one of the best defenses in the game, and have found offensive success early on this season. I see the PSU defense posting a near shutout, so I see PSU rolling in this game.
1 Maryland -3 over West Va. Maryland had no business losing last week to Clemson, giving up 14 in the last 8:30. Maryland's offense has come on very quickly, and the losses by West Va from last season are going to really hurt them in a tough road matchup. Additionally Maryland has West Va's number lately, and I see them winning this one easily.
NFL Games
1 Chiefs -1` over Oakland. The Chiefs dominated the Jets last week, showing that the defense that I predicted would be highly improved is just that. Oakland is a much better offense, but they can't keep up with a Chiefs offense because the Raiders defense is possibly the worst in the NFL. Chiefs roll.
2 Jets -6 over Miami. Great line value in this game with Miami rolling last week and the Jets getting rolled. We're getting 2-4 points here because of those games, and the Jets have a nice defense that will hold Miami in check, and I see them winning by at least 10.
That's it for this week. I gave 7 games here, hopefully I can hit at least 4 of them!
1 Miami -7 over Clemson. They dominated FSU two weeks ago, and Clemson won one game on a last second field goal, and the second game were down 10 with 8:30 left only to come back and win. Miami has one of the best defenses in the country, as they showed against FSU allowing only 9 first downs. Miami will be up for this one as they don't want to start 0-2 in the ACC, and should roll.
2 Mississippi St -2 over Tulane. Tulane is playing their first game, MSU their 3rd. Tulane has missed practice time, moved all over the south, and this game is at a neutral site. The teams are fairly close talent wise, but I see MSU winning because of all the factors above.
3 Alabama -1` over South Carolina. As far as talent goes, Alabama is far superior. South Carolina owns the coaching edge. SC comes off a heartbreaking loss at Georgia which was very impressive, while Alabama dominated So Miss in a game that was not as close as the score indicated. In this one Alabama has edges at QB with a very experienced Brady Croyle, a tremendous defense, and should dominate the line of scrimmage on both sides, and I think they win a close one here.
2 Penn St -21` over Central Michigan. Central Michigan has played 2 good games this year, but that simply helps this line. Penn St has one of the best defenses in the game, and have found offensive success early on this season. I see the PSU defense posting a near shutout, so I see PSU rolling in this game.
1 Maryland -3 over West Va. Maryland had no business losing last week to Clemson, giving up 14 in the last 8:30. Maryland's offense has come on very quickly, and the losses by West Va from last season are going to really hurt them in a tough road matchup. Additionally Maryland has West Va's number lately, and I see them winning this one easily.
NFL Games
1 Chiefs -1` over Oakland. The Chiefs dominated the Jets last week, showing that the defense that I predicted would be highly improved is just that. Oakland is a much better offense, but they can't keep up with a Chiefs offense because the Raiders defense is possibly the worst in the NFL. Chiefs roll.
2 Jets -6 over Miami. Great line value in this game with Miami rolling last week and the Jets getting rolled. We're getting 2-4 points here because of those games, and the Jets have a nice defense that will hold Miami in check, and I see them winning by at least 10.
That's it for this week. I gave 7 games here, hopefully I can hit at least 4 of them!
Thursday, September 15, 2005
Thursday\Friday Games
I do not like the Friday game this week between Houston and UTEP (-11`). However the Thursday game I love. Utah is favored by 2` at TCU. TCU sure had an impressive first game, getting the win at Oklahoma. But last week they faltered, getting dominated in a game at lowly SMU, scoring no offensive TD's against a terrible defense. Tonight they will go up against a much better defense. Utah has continued on it's roll from last season, and I see more of the same tonight. Utah has far more talent and despite a road night game, I think they win this game easy, so take Utah minus the 2` (` means half a point).
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Monday, September 12, 2005
Football, Week 1
I apologize for not putting any football picks out for week 1. I got my ass handed to me on Saturday, though did very well on the NFL Sunday. A few comments...
As I said I got my ass handed to me, most visibly by my National Champion pick, Michigan. They lost to the Irish at home somehow, and are out of it. Luckily my NFL picks for the season look a little better. The Colts and Chiefs both looked great yesterday, my top 2 AFC teams. It's only 1 game, but I think both defenses proved they are vastly improved, giving up 7 points each (though each TD scored by their opponents were with under :30 left, so I consider them technical shutouts). My top 2 NFC teams are playing right now on MNF, and both look pretty good. My NFC Super Bowl pick, Atlanta, is up 14-0 right now, so hopefully it continues.
Now that I am back in town keep an eye out for regular blog updates. I will also try getting football picks each week out here, but unfortunately because of a certain pool look for them around 11:00 on Saturdays. So some college picks may be late, but my NFL picks will always be out before Sunday. If I like the Thursday and Friday night games my picks will be here as well.
As I said I got my ass handed to me, most visibly by my National Champion pick, Michigan. They lost to the Irish at home somehow, and are out of it. Luckily my NFL picks for the season look a little better. The Colts and Chiefs both looked great yesterday, my top 2 AFC teams. It's only 1 game, but I think both defenses proved they are vastly improved, giving up 7 points each (though each TD scored by their opponents were with under :30 left, so I consider them technical shutouts). My top 2 NFC teams are playing right now on MNF, and both look pretty good. My NFC Super Bowl pick, Atlanta, is up 14-0 right now, so hopefully it continues.
Now that I am back in town keep an eye out for regular blog updates. I will also try getting football picks each week out here, but unfortunately because of a certain pool look for them around 11:00 on Saturdays. So some college picks may be late, but my NFL picks will always be out before Sunday. If I like the Thursday and Friday night games my picks will be here as well.
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