I've basically been doing nothing but sitting on my ass watching DVD's the last couple of days, so here is what I managed to watch.
Prison Break, Season 1 - I actually bought this months ago, and over the last two weeks, I finally got around to watching it. I had been watching the second season on regular TV, but it was really frustrating because sometimes it was hard to figure out some of the storylines because I wasn't familiar with any of the characters. I was totally blown away by this show, and would recommend anyone watch it.
Rating: 10 out of 10
Talladega Nights - Pretty funny movie overall, but this is one of Will Ferrell's weaker movies. He has set the bar pretty high with Old School and Anchorman, and Talladega just doesn't stack up. The whole "shake and bake" joke was kind of funny, but not the catch phrase that I think the writers were shooting for. The baby Jesus stuff was great, but not enough to carry the movie. It's not the type of movie I would watch over and over again like some of his other stuff.
Rating: 6.5 out of 10 (this would be higher, but I had high hopes for this one. A real disappointment)
My Super Ex-Girlfriend - This one wasn't my choice, but I really liked it. Uma Thurman stars as G-Girl, a super hero with all kinds of super powers. She and Luke Wilson meet and date for awhile, only Uma's alter ego is so neurotic, he calls it quits. So then Uma goes nuts, only she has the ability to be far crazier than the average psycho chick because of her super powers. Anyway, on paper this sounds kind of dumb, but it was actually a solid flick.
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nacho Libre - This has been reviewed already on this site, but basically Jack Black works at a monestary/orphanage in some dirt poor town in Mexico. He gets into luchador wrestling to earn money for better food for the kids. There's not really much plot going on here, but the physical comedy during the wrestling matches is excellent. Just a fun movie, and even my wife enjoyed it.
Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Next on tap: Cars, The Wire: Season 1
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Daughtry - the album
I'm an American Idol junkie. I'm not afraid to admit it. If it's not the show I look forward to the most, it's right near the top. It's one of the few shows I always watch the same night, rather than let sit on the DVR for a few days before viewing. Last season, Chris Daughtry was my favorite performer on the show, and it wasn't even close.He sings more my style of music than someone like Taylor Hicks or Elliot Yamin. He doesn't seem like the stuck-up type a la Katherine McPhee. He's just a normal guy who can sing pretty well. So I've been waiting since May for his CD to hit the shelves.
I finally got it for Christmas, and the only song I had heard prior to popping it into my CD player was the first track, It's Not Over. I'm still not overly impresssed with the song, but it's sort of catchy. Overall, I like the CD, but I was kind of expecting to like it more. It's almost as if they are trying too hard to make it catchy, that they overdid it to the point that it just sounds generic. It seems like they took Chris's voice and prettied it up too much in the studio, if that is even the correct term. I think I like his voice better without all the tweaking they do when producing an album.
Our good buddy 10-Key (RIP) said he thinks it sounds a lot like a Nickelback album. While I don't necessarily agree with that assessment, I can see how he came to that conclusion. It's a pretty good album, especially for someone so new on the scene, but without the backing of American Idol, I think it would just be a generic pop album. Maybe it will grow on me in time, but the jury is still out on this on.
Overall Rating: 7 out of 10.
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Rosie O...my.....lord I can't take anymore!!!
You are right Brent, it's time.
Rosie O'Donnell. Can someone tell me how she became famous. Seriously, no joke, I don't know. She looks like a truck. She's built like a ship. She isn't funny. She isn't talented.....at anything. Can somebody please tell me how she stays in front of the cameras?!?!
She's on a show called the View. Does anyone actually watch this or is this one of those equal opportunity shows that let's liberal women voice their opinions without any interruption?
Guess what. She's gay too. I don't know if any of you knew that or not. I guess I answered my own question. That's why she's on TV. She's the loudest, most obnoxious, disgusting pig of a sleeveless, flannel-wearing lesbian out there. They have to give her a slot (no pun intended!). If not, she'll get angry and sue.
Speaking of suing.....have you heard the latest? Donald Trump is suing her for comments that were made on the View when he was on there last week. She was all over him for not stripping Miss USA of her crown for her seedy activities. She went on further to insult him, call him a softie, comment about his hair, and even talk about going bankrupt, which he didn't. So he started talking about how fat and ugly she is, hilarious. The article that I read was awesome. Trump said he wanted to sue Rosie, just to see her squirm! He actually said he was looking forward to suing Rosie more than anything he's done in a long time. I hope he does it, and I hope it's on Court TV.....primetime!
Seriously, He, sorry, She's gotta go. My eyes ache everytime I see her. My ears bleed everytime I hear her.
Am I alone in my agony???
Rosie O'Donnell. Can someone tell me how she became famous. Seriously, no joke, I don't know. She looks like a truck. She's built like a ship. She isn't funny. She isn't talented.....at anything. Can somebody please tell me how she stays in front of the cameras?!?!
She's on a show called the View. Does anyone actually watch this or is this one of those equal opportunity shows that let's liberal women voice their opinions without any interruption?
Guess what. She's gay too. I don't know if any of you knew that or not. I guess I answered my own question. That's why she's on TV. She's the loudest, most obnoxious, disgusting pig of a sleeveless, flannel-wearing lesbian out there. They have to give her a slot (no pun intended!). If not, she'll get angry and sue.
Speaking of suing.....have you heard the latest? Donald Trump is suing her for comments that were made on the View when he was on there last week. She was all over him for not stripping Miss USA of her crown for her seedy activities. She went on further to insult him, call him a softie, comment about his hair, and even talk about going bankrupt, which he didn't. So he started talking about how fat and ugly she is, hilarious. The article that I read was awesome. Trump said he wanted to sue Rosie, just to see her squirm! He actually said he was looking forward to suing Rosie more than anything he's done in a long time. I hope he does it, and I hope it's on Court TV.....primetime!
Seriously, He, sorry, She's gotta go. My eyes ache everytime I see her. My ears bleed everytime I hear her.
Am I alone in my agony???
Catch the damn ball!!!
I know I might be beating a dead horse, but I think it needs some more beatin'!
Over the last 2 weeks, I have seen more passes dropped than I can ever remember. I know I'm fat, white, and slow now, but when I was a reveiver, the first thing was to catch the ball. Eddie Kennison, Sammy Parker, Terrell Owens, Keyshawn Johnson, but especially the entire receiving corps for the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints. They set a record in a game for most dropped passes. The count was up to 16 at the end of the 3rd quarter. I had to stop watching. Brutal.
I was a receiver my entire life. I know, I know, I never played pro ball. I don't know how tough it is. Hogwash! I played in high school and college. Not big college, mind you, but college nonetheless. I can tell you honestly that I never dropped a pass in a game. I fumbled once in my career after I caught it and got smacked, but I never dropped a pass. My job was to catch the ball, and on plays that I didn't get thrown to, I hit someone, and enjoyed it! These receivers need to take off the gloves. I know they say they are sticky and all that crap, but obviously there's more to catching the ball than having sticky hands. When a QB is throwing the ball at 65 or 70 MPH, sticky doesn't help when the ball is bouncing off those skillets that you call hands. You have to be able to feel the ball. Bill Morris, the greatest coach I ever had, was my receiving coach in high school. He first preached concentration. You can't catch what you don't see. The next thing he always told us was to act like the football was a boob. That's right, he spoke to us in a language that high school boys could understand. If you are too light with it, nothing, she doesn't even know you are their. Too hard and you have a restraining order the next day........so I've heard. You have to be a little bit of both. Soft enough to bring it in, but firm enough to hold on once you feel it. And it's real tough to feel it when you have gloves on. So take them off!
Because of these lessons, I will always be a legendary receiver in my mind.
So to all those professional receivers that read this blog, take off the gloves and catch the damn ball. It's only your job.
Hippies.
Over the last 2 weeks, I have seen more passes dropped than I can ever remember. I know I'm fat, white, and slow now, but when I was a reveiver, the first thing was to catch the ball. Eddie Kennison, Sammy Parker, Terrell Owens, Keyshawn Johnson, but especially the entire receiving corps for the New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints. They set a record in a game for most dropped passes. The count was up to 16 at the end of the 3rd quarter. I had to stop watching. Brutal.
I was a receiver my entire life. I know, I know, I never played pro ball. I don't know how tough it is. Hogwash! I played in high school and college. Not big college, mind you, but college nonetheless. I can tell you honestly that I never dropped a pass in a game. I fumbled once in my career after I caught it and got smacked, but I never dropped a pass. My job was to catch the ball, and on plays that I didn't get thrown to, I hit someone, and enjoyed it! These receivers need to take off the gloves. I know they say they are sticky and all that crap, but obviously there's more to catching the ball than having sticky hands. When a QB is throwing the ball at 65 or 70 MPH, sticky doesn't help when the ball is bouncing off those skillets that you call hands. You have to be able to feel the ball. Bill Morris, the greatest coach I ever had, was my receiving coach in high school. He first preached concentration. You can't catch what you don't see. The next thing he always told us was to act like the football was a boob. That's right, he spoke to us in a language that high school boys could understand. If you are too light with it, nothing, she doesn't even know you are their. Too hard and you have a restraining order the next day........so I've heard. You have to be a little bit of both. Soft enough to bring it in, but firm enough to hold on once you feel it. And it's real tough to feel it when you have gloves on. So take them off!
Because of these lessons, I will always be a legendary receiver in my mind.
So to all those professional receivers that read this blog, take off the gloves and catch the damn ball. It's only your job.
Hippies.
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Mizzou Basketball Analysis
I was watching the MU-Illinois game the other night on ESPN, and I had an awful lot of thoughts running through my head about the guys on the team, so here they are:
Jason Horton - I don't think there's any question that this kid is a better player this year than he was under the Quin regime. He seems like he's a team guy, he's taking care of the ball and playing some defense. But really, what does he do well? I haven't quite figured it out yet. They said during the broadcast that he averages something like 4 shots per game. So he isn't scoring, but he's not the PG dishing out assists either, that is Stefhon Hannah's role. So overall, I'm not all that sure what to think of him. It would be interesting to see how much better he would be now if he hadn't been subject to Q's influence for 2 years.
Marshall Brown - I can't figure this guy out. When he came to MU, we knew he was a freakish athlete and had the potential to be the best player on the team. He was a dead ringer for Rickey Paulding, both in game and appearance. Seriously, did anyone else notice this? Anyway, he doesn't seem to bring it consistently. He's not a reliable scorer of any kind. He can't hit a 3. I guess he can play some defense, which is what you need in this system. He's just been kind of a disappointment though. I was hoping he could take over a game by this point in his career.
Kalen Grimes - Sometimes I like this guy and sometimes I don't. When he understands his role, and limits himself to putbacks and rebounding, he does fine. When he thinks he's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, that's not ok. This guy has no business shooting a sky hook. He's lost a TON of weight this year, which is a positive, but he's not exactly Arthur Johnson on the offensive end either.
Glen Dandridge - All I heard about when this kid signed with MU is how great of an outside shooter he was. He hasn't shown much of anything ever since he set foot on campus. He has been inconsistent with his outside shot at best. He looks pretty athletic out on the floor, but he doesn't have much game.
Stefhon Hannah - This guy is the MVP of the team. MU is far from a great team, but without this guy, we wouldn't even be respectable. He can shoot, pass and defend. Basically, he's everything you need out of your point guard. I have to admit, I was super skeptical when we signed him. We've been burned by too many JuCo point guards over the years. Rickey Clemons, Randy Pulley, James Douglas...the list goes on and on. Finally we get one that can play. Maybe this is just more proof of Quin Snyder's ineptitude.
Darryl Butterfield - Nobody knew much of anything about this guy when the Tigers signed him, but I LOVE watching him play. He brings so much energy to the floor. He is exactly the type of player they needed under Quin, where often times, nobody brought any energy. I remember back in '03, Justin Gage was this type of guy. Come off the bench, get a few layups, get some rebounds, hustle...only this guy is 10 times the player Gage was. My only complaint is that sometimes he thinks he can shoot from the outside.
Leo Lyons - Bar none, the most improved guy on the team. Last year, you couldn't even make the case that he was a D-1 player. He actually botched a 2-on-none break. 2 on NONE. He airballed freethrows. This year, he looks like he belongs out there. I really think that next year, he'll be a guy we lean on heavily. I like the athleticism he has and the soft touch from the outside. He's still a liability at the free throw line, but his improvement this year has me giddy.
Matt Lawrence - He can shoot 3's well enough, but he can't play defense. He's just too slow. Even my wife noticed this the other night. I still like having him out there. Like I have said before, ironically, he's a rich man's Josh Kroenke.
Keon Lawrence - Nice player from what I can tell. He supposedly has great offensive skills. We haven't seen too much of it yet, but Thomas Gardner struggled during the first part of his freshman year too, and he turned out to be a heck of a scorer.
JT Tiller - He doesn't really play enough to evaluate, but he's an athletic guy who can play some defense. He's good for Mike Anderson's system. Hopefully with guys like Keon Lawrence around him, he won't need to score a lot.
Volkus/Anderson Jr./Watkins - If these guys are out there, it's because someone is in foul trouble. Anything we can get out of them is just gravy, because they're expected to do essentially nothing. Watkins is the only senior on the roster.
Jason Horton - I don't think there's any question that this kid is a better player this year than he was under the Quin regime. He seems like he's a team guy, he's taking care of the ball and playing some defense. But really, what does he do well? I haven't quite figured it out yet. They said during the broadcast that he averages something like 4 shots per game. So he isn't scoring, but he's not the PG dishing out assists either, that is Stefhon Hannah's role. So overall, I'm not all that sure what to think of him. It would be interesting to see how much better he would be now if he hadn't been subject to Q's influence for 2 years.
Marshall Brown - I can't figure this guy out. When he came to MU, we knew he was a freakish athlete and had the potential to be the best player on the team. He was a dead ringer for Rickey Paulding, both in game and appearance. Seriously, did anyone else notice this? Anyway, he doesn't seem to bring it consistently. He's not a reliable scorer of any kind. He can't hit a 3. I guess he can play some defense, which is what you need in this system. He's just been kind of a disappointment though. I was hoping he could take over a game by this point in his career.
Kalen Grimes - Sometimes I like this guy and sometimes I don't. When he understands his role, and limits himself to putbacks and rebounding, he does fine. When he thinks he's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, that's not ok. This guy has no business shooting a sky hook. He's lost a TON of weight this year, which is a positive, but he's not exactly Arthur Johnson on the offensive end either.
Glen Dandridge - All I heard about when this kid signed with MU is how great of an outside shooter he was. He hasn't shown much of anything ever since he set foot on campus. He has been inconsistent with his outside shot at best. He looks pretty athletic out on the floor, but he doesn't have much game.
Stefhon Hannah - This guy is the MVP of the team. MU is far from a great team, but without this guy, we wouldn't even be respectable. He can shoot, pass and defend. Basically, he's everything you need out of your point guard. I have to admit, I was super skeptical when we signed him. We've been burned by too many JuCo point guards over the years. Rickey Clemons, Randy Pulley, James Douglas...the list goes on and on. Finally we get one that can play. Maybe this is just more proof of Quin Snyder's ineptitude.
Darryl Butterfield - Nobody knew much of anything about this guy when the Tigers signed him, but I LOVE watching him play. He brings so much energy to the floor. He is exactly the type of player they needed under Quin, where often times, nobody brought any energy. I remember back in '03, Justin Gage was this type of guy. Come off the bench, get a few layups, get some rebounds, hustle...only this guy is 10 times the player Gage was. My only complaint is that sometimes he thinks he can shoot from the outside.
Leo Lyons - Bar none, the most improved guy on the team. Last year, you couldn't even make the case that he was a D-1 player. He actually botched a 2-on-none break. 2 on NONE. He airballed freethrows. This year, he looks like he belongs out there. I really think that next year, he'll be a guy we lean on heavily. I like the athleticism he has and the soft touch from the outside. He's still a liability at the free throw line, but his improvement this year has me giddy.
Matt Lawrence - He can shoot 3's well enough, but he can't play defense. He's just too slow. Even my wife noticed this the other night. I still like having him out there. Like I have said before, ironically, he's a rich man's Josh Kroenke.
Keon Lawrence - Nice player from what I can tell. He supposedly has great offensive skills. We haven't seen too much of it yet, but Thomas Gardner struggled during the first part of his freshman year too, and he turned out to be a heck of a scorer.
JT Tiller - He doesn't really play enough to evaluate, but he's an athletic guy who can play some defense. He's good for Mike Anderson's system. Hopefully with guys like Keon Lawrence around him, he won't need to score a lot.
Volkus/Anderson Jr./Watkins - If these guys are out there, it's because someone is in foul trouble. Anything we can get out of them is just gravy, because they're expected to do essentially nothing. Watkins is the only senior on the roster.
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
What was The Question???
We talkin' about practice...Practice? We talkin' about practice...not a game, not a game...we talkin' about practice?!
One of my favorite all-time athlete quotes. News came out that, yesterday, "The Answer" was traded to Denver for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two 2007 first round draft picks. To me, this is a great deal for both teams - Denver this year and Philly in the future. Let's be honest - Philly was going nowhere this season, with or without Iverson. Now they're going nowhere, but with 3 first round picks next year (one in the lottery). Denver was a team that was missing something - another scoring threat to take the heat off of Melo. Now they got it and I think they will not only make the playoffs, but will make some noise. It'll be interesting to see how Iverson and Anthony mesh as teammates (after Carmelo Balboa gets off of his suspension). AI will also help the Nuggets stay afloat until the Golden Gloves get back from their multi-game suspensions. Side bar - basketball fights are really sissy-ish. It's just a bunch of guys puffing up their chests and swinging wildly like pledges in a sorority pillow fight. Even if they land a punch, then they run away before somebody can retaliate. But I digress...
It should be interesting to see how it pans out. I have to admit, after all of these years as "The Answer," I still don't know what "The Question" is. Is it "How many tatoos can you fit on your 5'10", 175 lb. frame?" Or maybe "Can you single handedly cause a professional basketball league to create a dress code?" Maybe we'll never know...
One of my favorite all-time athlete quotes. News came out that, yesterday, "The Answer" was traded to Denver for Andre Miller, Joe Smith and two 2007 first round draft picks. To me, this is a great deal for both teams - Denver this year and Philly in the future. Let's be honest - Philly was going nowhere this season, with or without Iverson. Now they're going nowhere, but with 3 first round picks next year (one in the lottery). Denver was a team that was missing something - another scoring threat to take the heat off of Melo. Now they got it and I think they will not only make the playoffs, but will make some noise. It'll be interesting to see how Iverson and Anthony mesh as teammates (after Carmelo Balboa gets off of his suspension). AI will also help the Nuggets stay afloat until the Golden Gloves get back from their multi-game suspensions. Side bar - basketball fights are really sissy-ish. It's just a bunch of guys puffing up their chests and swinging wildly like pledges in a sorority pillow fight. Even if they land a punch, then they run away before somebody can retaliate. But I digress...
It should be interesting to see how it pans out. I have to admit, after all of these years as "The Answer," I still don't know what "The Question" is. Is it "How many tatoos can you fit on your 5'10", 175 lb. frame?" Or maybe "Can you single handedly cause a professional basketball league to create a dress code?" Maybe we'll never know...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
R.I.P. - 2007 Chiefs
I was asked to do the eulogy this year for the Chiefs since they now have no chance of making the playoffs. The first thing that comes to mind about this year's team is, well, they tried...I think. Let's break it down to each segment of the team:
OFFENSE
The offense this year was just o.k. LJ was spectacular at times and put up some monster numbers - again. I am a bigger believer in his ability this year considering how pitiful the line was. Speaking of which, they were abismal. Our tackles were absolutely terrible. How does Jordan Black even have a job in this league? The slimmed-down Turley was hurt more often than not and even our trusty guards are looking their age. I also still believe that Huard should have stayed at QB. Green looked really bad overall after he returned and made some really piss-poor throws that Huard was not making (ie. bouncing the ball to open receivers on 5-yard outs). Considering the lack of offensive linemen, receivers and a proven quarterback, the Chiefs have a lot of rebuilding that could take a few years. Grade: C+ (D- without LJ)
DEFENSE
I was surprisingly pleased with the D for most of the season, but I guess my standards are pretty low considering what they've been over the past 4 years. Tamba Hali turned out to be a nice draft pick and Jared Allen had another really solid year. Our linebackers were also pretty good and the combination of them and the line were pretty tough against the run (not counting LT's personal track meet in San Diego last weekend). Once again, the secondary was bad. Greg Wesley can't cover anyone (including tight ends even), Sammy Knight is old and our corners have to be the most overrated tandem in the league. Ty Law lead the league in picks last year and had 2 after we picked him up. Good work. Surtain had another average year. We need to play the 2 young safeties and pick up some corner help...quickly. I guess you can just add it to the rebuilding list. Grade: C
SPECIAL TEAMS
I think this year "special teams" for KC had similar meaning to "special education." They looked retarded for the majority of the season. Dante Hall has to go. He is paid to be a special teams guy and is playing receiver because we don't have anybody else. Bennett can return kickoffs and they can teach a monkey to return punts. Dump him as quickly as possible - the magic is definitely gone and Herm won't give him the hugs and tongue-kisses that Vermeil did. KC's special teams can be summed up by the botched blocked-punt in San Diego. How do you block a punt and still not come up with the ball??? Pathetic. Grade: D-
Overall Team Grade: C-
I wish that I could say that we have something to look forward to next year, but we don't. Probably just another near-.500 season where we're not good enough to make the playoffs, but not bad enough to get a ringer in the draft. If we don't draft linemen and receivers in the first 4 rounds of the draft next year, I will personally deliver a flaming bag of poo to King Carl's doorstep.
Enough of this - the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is on!
OFFENSE
The offense this year was just o.k. LJ was spectacular at times and put up some monster numbers - again. I am a bigger believer in his ability this year considering how pitiful the line was. Speaking of which, they were abismal. Our tackles were absolutely terrible. How does Jordan Black even have a job in this league? The slimmed-down Turley was hurt more often than not and even our trusty guards are looking their age. I also still believe that Huard should have stayed at QB. Green looked really bad overall after he returned and made some really piss-poor throws that Huard was not making (ie. bouncing the ball to open receivers on 5-yard outs). Considering the lack of offensive linemen, receivers and a proven quarterback, the Chiefs have a lot of rebuilding that could take a few years. Grade: C+ (D- without LJ)
DEFENSE
I was surprisingly pleased with the D for most of the season, but I guess my standards are pretty low considering what they've been over the past 4 years. Tamba Hali turned out to be a nice draft pick and Jared Allen had another really solid year. Our linebackers were also pretty good and the combination of them and the line were pretty tough against the run (not counting LT's personal track meet in San Diego last weekend). Once again, the secondary was bad. Greg Wesley can't cover anyone (including tight ends even), Sammy Knight is old and our corners have to be the most overrated tandem in the league. Ty Law lead the league in picks last year and had 2 after we picked him up. Good work. Surtain had another average year. We need to play the 2 young safeties and pick up some corner help...quickly. I guess you can just add it to the rebuilding list. Grade: C
SPECIAL TEAMS
I think this year "special teams" for KC had similar meaning to "special education." They looked retarded for the majority of the season. Dante Hall has to go. He is paid to be a special teams guy and is playing receiver because we don't have anybody else. Bennett can return kickoffs and they can teach a monkey to return punts. Dump him as quickly as possible - the magic is definitely gone and Herm won't give him the hugs and tongue-kisses that Vermeil did. KC's special teams can be summed up by the botched blocked-punt in San Diego. How do you block a punt and still not come up with the ball??? Pathetic. Grade: D-
Overall Team Grade: C-
I wish that I could say that we have something to look forward to next year, but we don't. Probably just another near-.500 season where we're not good enough to make the playoffs, but not bad enough to get a ringer in the draft. If we don't draft linemen and receivers in the first 4 rounds of the draft next year, I will personally deliver a flaming bag of poo to King Carl's doorstep.
Enough of this - the San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is on!
Football Weekly
I was going to write about the Griefs, but I'm going to let Josh do it this afternoon since he really hasn't been pulling his weight lately.
Last night the Colts dismantled the Bengles. Peyton Manning looked like a machine. Marvin Harrison was nothing short of amazing. He has got to be one of the best to ever play the game. I thought the Bengles were going to give a little better performance than they did last night. Chad Johnson stepped on his pee pee. I saw him drop 2 passes last night in pretty critical situations. That's not how legends are made. I like him, and I think he's great, but as a professional receiver, if that ball even touches those mits, you've got to come down with it.
Chiefs were horrible.
T.O. got fined $35,000 for spitting in the face of Deangelo of the Falcons Saturday night. I think that's crap. He has that around his neck. They should suspend a man for disrepecting another man like that. If a man spits in my face, I don't care who's around or what the venue is, there's gonna be a fight. He needs to be out at least 2 games.
I can't believe the Chiefs' defense just gave up like that.
The NFC sucks!!! There are still 4 teams that are 6-8 that are mathmatically still in the hunt for the playoffs! Are you kidding me? San Fransisco has a shot? Is that some kind of mercy rule or what? The Bears will be in the Super Bowl, no doubt. When Jeff Garcia is 4-1 as a backup, you know your league is terrible.
I'm Sorry, but Trent Green looks shell-shocked, and who can blame him with that offensive line!
Thursday night, Packers and Vikings on NFL Network. I'm pretty jacked about this one. I don't care how old he is or what their record is, Brett Favre and the Pack in December, at the frozen tundra......damn near unbeatable. Pack by 10.
Do you know that Titans are actually ahead of the Chiefs in standings? So are the Steelers?
Bears and Colts in the Super Bowl. If Mike Brown and Tank Johnson are back, Bears win. If not, Colts dominate offensively.
That's my story.
Hippies.
Last night the Colts dismantled the Bengles. Peyton Manning looked like a machine. Marvin Harrison was nothing short of amazing. He has got to be one of the best to ever play the game. I thought the Bengles were going to give a little better performance than they did last night. Chad Johnson stepped on his pee pee. I saw him drop 2 passes last night in pretty critical situations. That's not how legends are made. I like him, and I think he's great, but as a professional receiver, if that ball even touches those mits, you've got to come down with it.
Chiefs were horrible.
T.O. got fined $35,000 for spitting in the face of Deangelo of the Falcons Saturday night. I think that's crap. He has that around his neck. They should suspend a man for disrepecting another man like that. If a man spits in my face, I don't care who's around or what the venue is, there's gonna be a fight. He needs to be out at least 2 games.
I can't believe the Chiefs' defense just gave up like that.
The NFC sucks!!! There are still 4 teams that are 6-8 that are mathmatically still in the hunt for the playoffs! Are you kidding me? San Fransisco has a shot? Is that some kind of mercy rule or what? The Bears will be in the Super Bowl, no doubt. When Jeff Garcia is 4-1 as a backup, you know your league is terrible.
I'm Sorry, but Trent Green looks shell-shocked, and who can blame him with that offensive line!
Thursday night, Packers and Vikings on NFL Network. I'm pretty jacked about this one. I don't care how old he is or what their record is, Brett Favre and the Pack in December, at the frozen tundra......damn near unbeatable. Pack by 10.
Do you know that Titans are actually ahead of the Chiefs in standings? So are the Steelers?
Bears and Colts in the Super Bowl. If Mike Brown and Tank Johnson are back, Bears win. If not, Colts dominate offensively.
That's my story.
Hippies.
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Gears of War - Xbox 360
I write this as the Chiefs are getting their brains beat in by the Chargers. Is there any point in watching the second half? It's only 14-3, but it feels like 141-3. We can't even block a punt correctly. But I digress.
I honestly can't remember the last time I played a game that wasn't a sports game. It might have been Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, about four years ago. So I was kind of hesitant to pick up Gears of War for the Xbox 360 the other day, but I went ahead and did it anyway because I've heard so many good things about it. From what I had heard, it was the game to have. So whatever, I'll give it a whirl. Merry Christmas to me.
First of all, the only game I have ever played remotely like it is GoldenEye 007 for the Nintendo 64 back in college. It was groundbreaking at the time. Sure, the single player mode was awesome, but where it really caught on, for me at least, was in the multiplayer mode. Basically, four people could plug in and try to kill each other. Perfect for a college dorm room. Of course back then, there was no internet capability for a video game console, so we were stuck with a 4-way split screen on a 20 inch TV. I look back at it now and can't believe it was ever fun. But it was great. And Gears of War is about 100 times better.
For the multiplayer mode, you can go online through Xbox live and do basically the same thing as you could with Goldeneye. I haven't tried it yet, so I have no idea how many people you can squeeze into a single session, but it has to be like 10 right? I feel like I've been cheated or something, because this would have been a great way to suck up the Truman State University bandwidth back in the day. Come to think of it, we might have crashed all their servers.
But the single-player mode is pretty cool too. From what I can tell, you play the role of this guy who is imprisoned on a planet that has been taken over by some kind of killer breed of locusts. You have a big gun/chainsaw hybrid weapon, and you go to work. There are some grenades, a sniper rifle, and some other weapons of course, but the main weapon is the assault rifle that doubles as a chainsaw. Of course, that's probably all you need anyway.
I really suck at this game so far, but at least it's fun. Kind of a nice way to relieve some stress. But still, it's just another reason why I wish I was about 10 years younger.
Score: 10 out of 10
Thursday, December 14, 2006
Hmmmm....
It was recently asked what my opinion is on hyphenated names. If we are talking about Maurice Jones-Drew of Jacksonville Jaguars fame.....I really have no opinion on it because I can't figure out why a man has a hyphenated name. If you are referring to a woman that just gets married, my opinion is very simple.........
I think it's obsurd, arrogant, and just plain selfish. There are few things in this world for me that are un-argueable (I think I just made up a new word). The Cubs won't win a World Series in my lifetime, if my wife and I are "disagreeing" I am wrong, and the fact that when a woman gets married, she takes her husband's last name. I have heard many attempted rationales for this, but the bottom line is always the same.
If you married a woman that hyphenated her name, you can be sure that she will vote for Hillary Rodham-Clinton in 2008! More than likely she thinks her last name means more than yours and doesn't want to lose it completely. Arrogant. Or maybe she just doesn't care enough about your feelings to make her last name the same as yours. Selfish.
But the bottom line is, no matter what the reason is, you can't count on one thing......
She's a hippie.
I think it's obsurd, arrogant, and just plain selfish. There are few things in this world for me that are un-argueable (I think I just made up a new word). The Cubs won't win a World Series in my lifetime, if my wife and I are "disagreeing" I am wrong, and the fact that when a woman gets married, she takes her husband's last name. I have heard many attempted rationales for this, but the bottom line is always the same.
If you married a woman that hyphenated her name, you can be sure that she will vote for Hillary Rodham-Clinton in 2008! More than likely she thinks her last name means more than yours and doesn't want to lose it completely. Arrogant. Or maybe she just doesn't care enough about your feelings to make her last name the same as yours. Selfish.
But the bottom line is, no matter what the reason is, you can't count on one thing......
She's a hippie.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
CSI: Shortcuts
I think it's pretty safe to say that I enjoy a standard crime drama. I've watched most of them out there at one time or another. CSI, Law and Order, Criminal Minds, you name it. I've watched it. Anyway, one of the cooler storylines to come along in quite some time has been the mini crime scene serial killer on the original CSI. Totally creepy, yet totally captivating. Basically, the mystery killer's calling card is an exact replica of the crime scene he leaves, only on a micro scale. Pretty cool if you ask me. They can't mess up such a great storyline can they?
Can they?
Of course they can.
In what is becoming the most annoying trend on any crime show, the CSI writers reverted to the old "blow up a crappy picture on a computer, filter it, and voila, there's our guy" trick. It was comical at best. They even showed them hooking up some kind of HD camera filter or whatever. What a crock. They need to get more creative on these shows.
Can they?
Of course they can.
In what is becoming the most annoying trend on any crime show, the CSI writers reverted to the old "blow up a crappy picture on a computer, filter it, and voila, there's our guy" trick. It was comical at best. They even showed them hooking up some kind of HD camera filter or whatever. What a crock. They need to get more creative on these shows.
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Just Wondering
Does anyone have any thoughts on starting Marques Colston of the Saints at Tight End in fantasy footbal??
Just wondering!
Just wondering!
Monday, December 11, 2006
Turn Out The Lights - The Party's Over!
Well, I believe that the Chiefs' season is officially over. I know, I know - they're not "mathematically" eliminated yet, but it's only a matter of time. With the last two losses at the pathetic Browns and home vs. the Ravens, well, that pretty much does it.
I can't say that I'm too disappointed. Most of the time, disappointment is caused when something negative happens that we didn't expect or foresee. This collapse was expected. Herm has a career below .500 record and it's his first year with an old, rebuilding team. Our offensive line isn't near what it was a few years ago and our defense is, well, our defense. Granted, they have looked better this year than in the past, but just can't get stops when they have to (see 14 point lead in the 4th quarter vs. Cleveland).
The offensive output has been inconsistent at best. Green is getting hit time after time after time and he's shown that he just can't take care of the ball under pressure. I don't totally blame him. Our tackles are getting blown past like the white nordic guy in the Olympic 100 meter dash. I also blame the coaches for their highly predictable play calling. I've been calling it at home for weeks - 1st down run, 2nd down run, 3rd down pass - especially when they have the lead. When an offense with a poor line gets predictable, forget it.
Just another Chiefs season. They'll finish 9-7, maybe even 10-6, miss the playoffs and leave us wondering the entire off-season "what if they could've pulled out Miami" or "why did we get blown out by a putrid Steeler's team?" Just brace yourselves for a pretty extensive rebuilding period over the next few years. It's going to be pretty tough to replace an entire O-line while keeping a running back healthy in the process. Oh, and the QB is old too with Brody Croyle waiting in the wings. In the immortal words of Dire Straits - "My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades."
I can't say that I'm too disappointed. Most of the time, disappointment is caused when something negative happens that we didn't expect or foresee. This collapse was expected. Herm has a career below .500 record and it's his first year with an old, rebuilding team. Our offensive line isn't near what it was a few years ago and our defense is, well, our defense. Granted, they have looked better this year than in the past, but just can't get stops when they have to (see 14 point lead in the 4th quarter vs. Cleveland).
The offensive output has been inconsistent at best. Green is getting hit time after time after time and he's shown that he just can't take care of the ball under pressure. I don't totally blame him. Our tackles are getting blown past like the white nordic guy in the Olympic 100 meter dash. I also blame the coaches for their highly predictable play calling. I've been calling it at home for weeks - 1st down run, 2nd down run, 3rd down pass - especially when they have the lead. When an offense with a poor line gets predictable, forget it.
Just another Chiefs season. They'll finish 9-7, maybe even 10-6, miss the playoffs and leave us wondering the entire off-season "what if they could've pulled out Miami" or "why did we get blown out by a putrid Steeler's team?" Just brace yourselves for a pretty extensive rebuilding period over the next few years. It's going to be pretty tough to replace an entire O-line while keeping a running back healthy in the process. Oh, and the QB is old too with Brody Croyle waiting in the wings. In the immortal words of Dire Straits - "My future's so bright, I gotta wear shades."
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Real World: Denver - Airdate 12/6/07
As I said in an earlier post, I stopped watching Real World after the Austin season because it got boring. After watching the latest episode featuring the insanity that is the Denver cast, I'm glad RW is back on track.
Where to begin? Well, let's start with Davis. He's the token gay guy this season. He happened to leave a club in the midst of some random person dropping an N-bomb on the "other" black guy in the house. I use the word "other" because I can't remember his name. Not Tyrie, but the other guy. Anyway, I'm not sure what caused this, but somehow Davis gets blamed for abandoning his roommate or something, as if these guys have been in combat together for six months instead of living in fantasy land for the last 6 hours.
Well, Tyrie decides he wants answers. Let me tell you a little something about Tyrie. He's crazy. Crazy as in too-crazy-for-the-Mad-Real-World crazy. He's a lunatic. He said that he has three separate personas. There's normal, mild-mannered Tyrie, there is his "Dark Kent" alter-eo, as in Clark Kent, only black. I'm not making this up. Then there's the Hulk persona, which apparently off the charts crazy. We're talking outer space crazy. Well anyway, Dark Kent makes a brief appearance and gives way to the Hulk. Tyrie starts screaming at Davis about why he abandoned his roommate at the club. Rather than ignoring him, Davis just totally flips out, says he's going to leave the show, and says he is fearing for his life. I can't say I really blame him. But then he does a 180 and gets up in Tyrie's face, trying to get Tyrie to hit him, that way Tyrie gets sent packing by the producers. Well, Tyrie doesn't take the bait, everybody kisses and makes up, and they all live happily ever after. Well, until next week anyway.
My head is still spinning from this episode. I'm such a loser.
Where to begin? Well, let's start with Davis. He's the token gay guy this season. He happened to leave a club in the midst of some random person dropping an N-bomb on the "other" black guy in the house. I use the word "other" because I can't remember his name. Not Tyrie, but the other guy. Anyway, I'm not sure what caused this, but somehow Davis gets blamed for abandoning his roommate or something, as if these guys have been in combat together for six months instead of living in fantasy land for the last 6 hours.
Well, Tyrie decides he wants answers. Let me tell you a little something about Tyrie. He's crazy. Crazy as in too-crazy-for-the-Mad-Real-World crazy. He's a lunatic. He said that he has three separate personas. There's normal, mild-mannered Tyrie, there is his "Dark Kent" alter-eo, as in Clark Kent, only black. I'm not making this up. Then there's the Hulk persona, which apparently off the charts crazy. We're talking outer space crazy. Well anyway, Dark Kent makes a brief appearance and gives way to the Hulk. Tyrie starts screaming at Davis about why he abandoned his roommate at the club. Rather than ignoring him, Davis just totally flips out, says he's going to leave the show, and says he is fearing for his life. I can't say I really blame him. But then he does a 180 and gets up in Tyrie's face, trying to get Tyrie to hit him, that way Tyrie gets sent packing by the producers. Well, Tyrie doesn't take the bait, everybody kisses and makes up, and they all live happily ever after. Well, until next week anyway.
My head is still spinning from this episode. I'm such a loser.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Terrorist in Congress
OK, It's been a few weeks since I posted something like this, but I figured this one needed some pub.
Democraps in Minnesotaelected a Muslim to be a menber of Congress. I knew this. I didn't like it, but I figured I would leave it alone for the moment. Now, he just opened up pandora's box by stating that he isn't going to take his Constitutional oath on the Bible, he is going to take the oath on the Quran!!! Keith (Hakim-Mohammed) Ellison is the Democrap representative who insists he is a "patriot". He just never specifies to whom he is patriotic towards. Not only that, but it seems ol' Mohammed, who we will just refer to as Mo now, has a bit of a sketchy past as well. But what else can we expect from a party of politically correct, bleeding-heart cowards?
Critics aren't real sure if his loyalties can be trusted. Mo is affiliated with a group that preaches that no Muslim can pledge loyalty to the Constitution or make laws outside the laws of the Quran, which this group asserts is the "supreme law of the land". I'm serious, read the article on www.worldnetdaily.com . This is a travesty. We are at war with terrorists and we now have a member of Congress that supports these types of terror groups and ideologies? Buckle up, this might take a while, but I think everyone needs to know about this jack-ass.
In 1998, Mo was a part of a police protest (he is a civil rights lawyer too) and was distributing copies of a paper called "The Final Call". No big deal right? The Final Call is the paper written by Louis Farrakkan, the Nation of Islam's leader.
Mo spoke to the afore-mentioned group NAIF (North American Imams Federation) on Nov. 19th of this year. Later that day, he had a meeting with the NAIF's president, Omar Ahmad Shanin. He also met at the same time, with Siraj Wahhaj, a co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing. This guy keeps good company huh? These people denounce the US system of democracy and have stated it on many occasions. They believe that the Quran is the only law. Period. And any document or Constitution that has laws converse to its teachings is wrong. Furthermore, they believe that no Muslim elected to Congress or the White House can swear to uphold the US Constitution and still be a Muslim. "Any belief that contradicts Islam is false". This makes me feel real warm and cozy at night. Luckily he's in Minnesota......for now. What about when the Democraps decide to elect Barack Hussein Obama as President in '08? Just a thought.
Do you know who backed ol' Mo's campaign this year? CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations). He also had an alias one time of Keith X Ellison. What an idiot!!!
He's failed to pay taxes which resulted in liens on his homes, he's failed to pay over 40 parking and traffic tickets which has twice led to his Minnesota license being suspended, he also racked up hefty fines from campaign finance violations and defended the leader of a cop-killing gang. What a gem this guy is!!!
So now we have a guy in Congress that is batting for the other team, so to speak. I understand that America is the land of the free. I also understand that we are able to worship freely in the chapels, synagogues, mosques, and temples of our choice. But, when these things interfere with how the country is run, or the safety of our nation, there has to be a line drawn. Minnesota made a huge blunder here. Mark my words, they have made a huge mistake. The mere fact that an individual has refused to place his hand on the Bible, the records that this great nation was built on, is tragic. The fact that he will place his hand on a book that teaches against the Constitution is beyond tragic, it's treasonous.
Just wait, the Democraps will soon pull us out of Iraq. When we cut bait and run, they will follow us. They will bring this fight to the streets of America. Like Ted Nugent says, they better find a different street than mine to come down.
Thanks for what you've started Minnesota. Damn hippies.
In Nuge We Trust!!!
Democraps in Minnesotaelected a Muslim to be a menber of Congress. I knew this. I didn't like it, but I figured I would leave it alone for the moment. Now, he just opened up pandora's box by stating that he isn't going to take his Constitutional oath on the Bible, he is going to take the oath on the Quran!!! Keith (Hakim-Mohammed) Ellison is the Democrap representative who insists he is a "patriot". He just never specifies to whom he is patriotic towards. Not only that, but it seems ol' Mohammed, who we will just refer to as Mo now, has a bit of a sketchy past as well. But what else can we expect from a party of politically correct, bleeding-heart cowards?
Critics aren't real sure if his loyalties can be trusted. Mo is affiliated with a group that preaches that no Muslim can pledge loyalty to the Constitution or make laws outside the laws of the Quran, which this group asserts is the "supreme law of the land". I'm serious, read the article on www.worldnetdaily.com . This is a travesty. We are at war with terrorists and we now have a member of Congress that supports these types of terror groups and ideologies? Buckle up, this might take a while, but I think everyone needs to know about this jack-ass.
In 1998, Mo was a part of a police protest (he is a civil rights lawyer too) and was distributing copies of a paper called "The Final Call". No big deal right? The Final Call is the paper written by Louis Farrakkan, the Nation of Islam's leader.
Mo spoke to the afore-mentioned group NAIF (North American Imams Federation) on Nov. 19th of this year. Later that day, he had a meeting with the NAIF's president, Omar Ahmad Shanin. He also met at the same time, with Siraj Wahhaj, a co-conspirator in the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing. This guy keeps good company huh? These people denounce the US system of democracy and have stated it on many occasions. They believe that the Quran is the only law. Period. And any document or Constitution that has laws converse to its teachings is wrong. Furthermore, they believe that no Muslim elected to Congress or the White House can swear to uphold the US Constitution and still be a Muslim. "Any belief that contradicts Islam is false". This makes me feel real warm and cozy at night. Luckily he's in Minnesota......for now. What about when the Democraps decide to elect Barack Hussein Obama as President in '08? Just a thought.
Do you know who backed ol' Mo's campaign this year? CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations). He also had an alias one time of Keith X Ellison. What an idiot!!!
He's failed to pay taxes which resulted in liens on his homes, he's failed to pay over 40 parking and traffic tickets which has twice led to his Minnesota license being suspended, he also racked up hefty fines from campaign finance violations and defended the leader of a cop-killing gang. What a gem this guy is!!!
So now we have a guy in Congress that is batting for the other team, so to speak. I understand that America is the land of the free. I also understand that we are able to worship freely in the chapels, synagogues, mosques, and temples of our choice. But, when these things interfere with how the country is run, or the safety of our nation, there has to be a line drawn. Minnesota made a huge blunder here. Mark my words, they have made a huge mistake. The mere fact that an individual has refused to place his hand on the Bible, the records that this great nation was built on, is tragic. The fact that he will place his hand on a book that teaches against the Constitution is beyond tragic, it's treasonous.
Just wait, the Democraps will soon pull us out of Iraq. When we cut bait and run, they will follow us. They will bring this fight to the streets of America. Like Ted Nugent says, they better find a different street than mine to come down.
Thanks for what you've started Minnesota. Damn hippies.
In Nuge We Trust!!!
Friday Night Lights
First things first, a big FU to channel 41 for not having the HD feed up for about one third of the episode. Thanks guys.
What a great show this week. Light years beyond what we were subjected to last week. Of course, I have a few nit-picks, but overall this might have been the best show of the season.
I love the Saracen kid. What a doofus, yet he is such a good guy that you can't help but like him. I still wonder why in the world Taylor's daughter would ever give him a chance, but at least he's a decent guy. By the way, how awkward was the part where the movie was sold out and he played the "I'm Matt Saracen, the Dillon QB card"? Totally lame.
Am I the only one who's noticed that Coach Taylor is wearing the same shirt in literally every scene? It's a blue polo that says "Dillon Football" or something like that. He's never wearing anything else. Couldn't they change it up a little?
I didn't care much for the Street/Riggins stuff last week, but now I take it back. They had to set up this week somehow, and there was some really good stuff here. I thought all the guys would going to beat the crap out of Riggins (and they probably should) but instead they just busted up his truck. Every week that passes with Street though, I can't help but think that his character really doesn't fit in with the rest of the show. I would like it a lot more if he was still the QB for the team. The fact that he can't walk anymore just isn't all that important.
On the other hand, if Street and Tyra have sex, I take back everything I wrote above about not caring about Street. This has to happen. I mean, it seems like such a given considering how much of a slut Tyra is. Nothing is going to prevent this from happening, right? It was also nice to see Lyla ridiculed throughout the episode. Shame on her. Oh, and as hot as she is, she's even hotter in HD. When the HD feed went down (thanks again KSHB), I really noticed it.
Real quick on the Smash storyline. Nice of the producers to totally stereotype the Gatling town. Ugh. Oh, and I know it's Texas and everyone takes high school football a little too seriously, but since when do high school teams get police escorts? I remember riding to Lee's Summit on our bus one time, and we were stuck in rush hour traffic for like 45 minutes. Also, Gatling apparently has a 5-star hotel? Obviously I don't know anything about Gatling, if it even exists, but if it's the poverty stricken town they make it out to be, chances are, they don't have a Hilton. I'm just saying. Anyway, my favorite thing about Smash's steroid use is his one zit that moves around on his face as the episode progresses. First it was on his chin, then on his cheek. Wasn't this a scene in one of the Austin Powers movies?
My biggest nitpick with the show was the ending of the game against Gatling. Ok, the score is 2-0 and Dillon has one last shot at a win. I can buy that. But who on earth calls a SHOVEL PASS with 6 seconds left on the clock? Come on! The football parts of this show just seem really stupid most of the time, which is amazing considering this is a FOOTBALL SHOW. I guess a hail mary was a little too cheesy for them or something, but it just seems like they could have done a better job with this. Gatling apparently had everyone blitzing on the play too. Smash broke through the line and there was nobody left to tackle him. Uh, guys, you might want to run a 4 deep prevent next time.
Anyway, I'm extremely excited for next week. There's the long awaited Saracen/Taylor showdown. Looks like Coach wants Matt to stay away from Julie. Great stuff. I guess we'll also find out what happened with Street and Tyra.
What a great show this week. Light years beyond what we were subjected to last week. Of course, I have a few nit-picks, but overall this might have been the best show of the season.
I love the Saracen kid. What a doofus, yet he is such a good guy that you can't help but like him. I still wonder why in the world Taylor's daughter would ever give him a chance, but at least he's a decent guy. By the way, how awkward was the part where the movie was sold out and he played the "I'm Matt Saracen, the Dillon QB card"? Totally lame.
Am I the only one who's noticed that Coach Taylor is wearing the same shirt in literally every scene? It's a blue polo that says "Dillon Football" or something like that. He's never wearing anything else. Couldn't they change it up a little?
I didn't care much for the Street/Riggins stuff last week, but now I take it back. They had to set up this week somehow, and there was some really good stuff here. I thought all the guys would going to beat the crap out of Riggins (and they probably should) but instead they just busted up his truck. Every week that passes with Street though, I can't help but think that his character really doesn't fit in with the rest of the show. I would like it a lot more if he was still the QB for the team. The fact that he can't walk anymore just isn't all that important.
On the other hand, if Street and Tyra have sex, I take back everything I wrote above about not caring about Street. This has to happen. I mean, it seems like such a given considering how much of a slut Tyra is. Nothing is going to prevent this from happening, right? It was also nice to see Lyla ridiculed throughout the episode. Shame on her. Oh, and as hot as she is, she's even hotter in HD. When the HD feed went down (thanks again KSHB), I really noticed it.
Real quick on the Smash storyline. Nice of the producers to totally stereotype the Gatling town. Ugh. Oh, and I know it's Texas and everyone takes high school football a little too seriously, but since when do high school teams get police escorts? I remember riding to Lee's Summit on our bus one time, and we were stuck in rush hour traffic for like 45 minutes. Also, Gatling apparently has a 5-star hotel? Obviously I don't know anything about Gatling, if it even exists, but if it's the poverty stricken town they make it out to be, chances are, they don't have a Hilton. I'm just saying. Anyway, my favorite thing about Smash's steroid use is his one zit that moves around on his face as the episode progresses. First it was on his chin, then on his cheek. Wasn't this a scene in one of the Austin Powers movies?
My biggest nitpick with the show was the ending of the game against Gatling. Ok, the score is 2-0 and Dillon has one last shot at a win. I can buy that. But who on earth calls a SHOVEL PASS with 6 seconds left on the clock? Come on! The football parts of this show just seem really stupid most of the time, which is amazing considering this is a FOOTBALL SHOW. I guess a hail mary was a little too cheesy for them or something, but it just seems like they could have done a better job with this. Gatling apparently had everyone blitzing on the play too. Smash broke through the line and there was nobody left to tackle him. Uh, guys, you might want to run a 4 deep prevent next time.
Anyway, I'm extremely excited for next week. There's the long awaited Saracen/Taylor showdown. Looks like Coach wants Matt to stay away from Julie. Great stuff. I guess we'll also find out what happened with Street and Tyra.
Monday, December 04, 2006
Two, Two, Two Posts in One!
We got a wild hair this weekend and rented a few movies. I was rather excited because we haven't seen one (at home or the theater) in a while. With a two year old and a pregnant wife, well, Matt knows what I'm talking about and Brent will soon find out. Anyway, here's what I saw:
You Me And Dupree. I had high hopes for this one because I'm a big Owen Wilson fan. Unfortunately, I found out that I'm not a big Matt Dillon fan. This movie was O.K. from start to finish. Some funny parts, but nothing really memorable. Wilson plays Dupree, the screw up best friend that can't seem to get his life in order. Dillon plays the young up-start who marries his boss's daughter, Kate Hudson. Sidebar - Kate Hudson is stupid hot. But I digress. The antics didn't add up to the humor I expected and I give it a C+ overall.
The Break Up. This one was for the wife, but I do like Vince Vaughn too. It was about him and Jennifer Aniston getting together and buying a condo after starting a relationship. Then they break up and neither one is willing to give up the sweet pad in downtown Chicago. This one also had its moments with some of Vaughn's signature rants, but was another overall disappointment. The major bright spot in this one was a full 2-second shot of Aniston's bare booty. Even with that, I can only give it a C.
I just realized that I may have combined two movies with the cast of Wedding Crashers, possibly in hopes that both of them combined could equal that movie's hilarity. They didn't even come close. But I am still upbeat because Talledega Nights comes out next week. I never did see it and I'm pretty sure that one can't miss. Considering my previous crappy movie trifecta and this weekend's mediocrity, I'm in need of a solid flick.
You Me And Dupree. I had high hopes for this one because I'm a big Owen Wilson fan. Unfortunately, I found out that I'm not a big Matt Dillon fan. This movie was O.K. from start to finish. Some funny parts, but nothing really memorable. Wilson plays Dupree, the screw up best friend that can't seem to get his life in order. Dillon plays the young up-start who marries his boss's daughter, Kate Hudson. Sidebar - Kate Hudson is stupid hot. But I digress. The antics didn't add up to the humor I expected and I give it a C+ overall.
The Break Up. This one was for the wife, but I do like Vince Vaughn too. It was about him and Jennifer Aniston getting together and buying a condo after starting a relationship. Then they break up and neither one is willing to give up the sweet pad in downtown Chicago. This one also had its moments with some of Vaughn's signature rants, but was another overall disappointment. The major bright spot in this one was a full 2-second shot of Aniston's bare booty. Even with that, I can only give it a C.
I just realized that I may have combined two movies with the cast of Wedding Crashers, possibly in hopes that both of them combined could equal that movie's hilarity. They didn't even come close. But I am still upbeat because Talledega Nights comes out next week. I never did see it and I'm pretty sure that one can't miss. Considering my previous crappy movie trifecta and this weekend's mediocrity, I'm in need of a solid flick.
A Bowlin' We Will Go!
Well, they did it. All the bowl games have been announced. Some, I love. Some, I hate. And some are just downright ridiculous. Remember when it meant something to get into a bowl game? Now it just means you had a team this year.
Now, for the ones I hate. BYU vs. Oregon. I'm a University of Utah fan, so anytime BYU has a decent year, I hate it. Oklahoma vs. Boise State. I think Boise State is just good enough to give OU a hard time. They shouldn't. I think Big 12 football is way better than the WAC, but just because of that reason, I think OU might struggle.
Now, let's go over some of the dumber bowl games. The New Orleans Bowl: Troy vs. Rice. Who cares? I'm a football junkie, but can't think of one single reason to turn this one on.
Papajohns.com Bowl (I'm not kidding): South Florida vs. East Carolina. Isn't East Carolina the school they used in the movie THE PROGRAM? That was a great movie when I was 19, by the way.
International Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Western Michigan. How many flippin' D-1 programs does the state of Michigan have?
Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee. Why isn't it Middle Michigan?
GMAC Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Ohio: Good ol' Frank Solich is in a bowl game in January! Too bad it's just a filler the night before the title game.
Here's the ones I'm real interested in:
Ohio State vs. Florida (for obvious reasons, even though it should be Michigan).
Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Rutgers. K State didn't have the greatest year, but it was respectable, especially with a freshmen QB. I just want to see how Rutgers plays against Big 12 football. If K State bearts them handily, that should shut up all people who thought that Rutgers deserved to even talk about BCS bowls.
Armed Forces Bowl: Utah vs. Tulsa. I'm a Utah fan because my father-in-law went there. He got me into watching them play almost 10 years ago. I think they will handle Tulsa OK. If you haven't heard his name, look up Eric Weddle. The guy is a throw back. He plays Corner on D. He lines up everywhere on offense. He's scored from the running back position, he's caught touchdown passes, he's thrown touchdown passes. He's even scored a few touchdown from interception run backs on defense. He the bast player in the country that you've never heard about. If he doesn't go in the first round next year, something's wrong in the football world.
Sun Bowl: Missouri vs. Oregon State. I think this is a great game for MU. Oregon State just beat Hawaii Saturday night. They held them to 28 point, which was well below their season average. OSU is ranked in the top 25 too. If Missouri can pull this one off, I think it gives them a great foundation for next year since they bring most of their team back.
I think Nebraska has their hands full with Auburn in the Cotton Bowl. I think Auburn's defense is a lot better than Oklahoma's and they beat Big Red this weekend. War Eagle.
Let the games begin!!
Now, for the ones I hate. BYU vs. Oregon. I'm a University of Utah fan, so anytime BYU has a decent year, I hate it. Oklahoma vs. Boise State. I think Boise State is just good enough to give OU a hard time. They shouldn't. I think Big 12 football is way better than the WAC, but just because of that reason, I think OU might struggle.
Now, let's go over some of the dumber bowl games. The New Orleans Bowl: Troy vs. Rice. Who cares? I'm a football junkie, but can't think of one single reason to turn this one on.
Papajohns.com Bowl (I'm not kidding): South Florida vs. East Carolina. Isn't East Carolina the school they used in the movie THE PROGRAM? That was a great movie when I was 19, by the way.
International Bowl: Cincinnati vs. Western Michigan. How many flippin' D-1 programs does the state of Michigan have?
Motor City Bowl: Central Michigan vs. Middle Tennessee. Why isn't it Middle Michigan?
GMAC Bowl: Southern Miss vs. Ohio: Good ol' Frank Solich is in a bowl game in January! Too bad it's just a filler the night before the title game.
Here's the ones I'm real interested in:
Ohio State vs. Florida (for obvious reasons, even though it should be Michigan).
Texas Bowl: Kansas State vs. Rutgers. K State didn't have the greatest year, but it was respectable, especially with a freshmen QB. I just want to see how Rutgers plays against Big 12 football. If K State bearts them handily, that should shut up all people who thought that Rutgers deserved to even talk about BCS bowls.
Armed Forces Bowl: Utah vs. Tulsa. I'm a Utah fan because my father-in-law went there. He got me into watching them play almost 10 years ago. I think they will handle Tulsa OK. If you haven't heard his name, look up Eric Weddle. The guy is a throw back. He plays Corner on D. He lines up everywhere on offense. He's scored from the running back position, he's caught touchdown passes, he's thrown touchdown passes. He's even scored a few touchdown from interception run backs on defense. He the bast player in the country that you've never heard about. If he doesn't go in the first round next year, something's wrong in the football world.
Sun Bowl: Missouri vs. Oregon State. I think this is a great game for MU. Oregon State just beat Hawaii Saturday night. They held them to 28 point, which was well below their season average. OSU is ranked in the top 25 too. If Missouri can pull this one off, I think it gives them a great foundation for next year since they bring most of their team back.
I think Nebraska has their hands full with Auburn in the Cotton Bowl. I think Auburn's defense is a lot better than Oklahoma's and they beat Big Red this weekend. War Eagle.
Let the games begin!!
Sunday, December 03, 2006
The Da Vinci Code
I have wanted to see The Da Vinci Code for a long time. I had always considered reading the book, but never got around to it. Anyway, I had never really paid any attention to what it was really about, so when I sat down to watch it last night, I had no idea what to expect.
First things first. This plot's central storyline flies in the face of what anyone was ever taught about Christianity ever since they were a little kid. If you can't get past this issue, then you're probably not going to enjoy the movie. Personally, I look at Dan Brown's book as a work of fiction, so the movie shouldn't be any different. I'm sure that some of the theories raised in the movie are considered fact by some, but as far as I'm concerned, it's all BS, for a lack of a better word. I still enjoyed the film, although I think the subject matter is largely untrue.
The reason the film is still enjoyable is because there is actually a pretty good storyline to follow. There's a real sense of mystery going on here, and it kind of feels like I'm following the rabbit down the hole for most of the movie. It really leaves you following along from one clue to the next, with no idea what is behind the next door that is about to be opened. Just a really enjoyable 2 and a half hours.
I really liked Tom Hanks in the movie, probably because he comes from the normal Christian school of thought. Ian McKellen's character sees the other viewpoint. It's interesting and all, but to me it's just nothing more than a bunch of conspiracy theories. The kind of stuff that would be pretty mindblowing if it were true, but considering that we're 2,000+ years removed from biblical time and there's never been a shred of evidence to confirm any of it, I'll just take it as a work of fiction and go from there.
My personal rating: 8.5 out of 10
Saturday, December 02, 2006
Real World: Denver - Airdate 11/29/06
Episode 2 of the new Real World season centered around the love triangle of Colie, Jenn and Alex. The other four members of the house were clearly an afterthought here, and deservedly so. Colie turned in another spectacular performance this week. Let's examine what happened.
- Jenn and Alex have sex, and Jenn is concerned that she's being a whore. Ya think?
- Colie and Jenn have a heart to heart, they both start crying, and they have the inevitable "girl power" revelation, whereby they band together, seemingly against Alex from now on. I have to mention here that they flip back and forth between shots of Jenn doing her confessionals, and Jenn fresh out of the shower, brushing her teeth. The non-make up Jenn looks drastically different than the I-just-spent-three-hours-in-front-of-the-mirror Jenn. Not that either one is all that attractive...I'm just saying, the difference is alarming.
- Colie then proceeds to bring home a random guy from the bar to make Alex jealous. What does she think she's doing here? The guy obviously just wants to sleep with as many girls as he can. What good is this going to do? Obviously, Colie is crazy...or maybe just stupid. Both? Anyway, she makes out with this guy for a bit, and then makes a pact with Alex...they're not going to make out with anyone else for 24 hours.
- The next morning, Alex claims the drunk guy defense. He was drunk last night and apparently he's a different person when he drinks. What a bunch of BS. This reminds me of the Real World: Philly season where Landon would claim he blacked out for hours on end when he got really sloshed. Does this really happen to anyone? I mean sure, you get drunk and do stupid things sometimes, but to completely forget everything or just deny any responsibility for your actions when you're drinking...come on! It's just depressing when people don't take ownership for what they do. I feel like Dr. Phil right now.
We leave this episode without having really resolved much of anything, plus I think I just shaved about 20 points of my IQ. Not bad for a half hour on a Saturday afternoon.
- Jenn and Alex have sex, and Jenn is concerned that she's being a whore. Ya think?
- Colie and Jenn have a heart to heart, they both start crying, and they have the inevitable "girl power" revelation, whereby they band together, seemingly against Alex from now on. I have to mention here that they flip back and forth between shots of Jenn doing her confessionals, and Jenn fresh out of the shower, brushing her teeth. The non-make up Jenn looks drastically different than the I-just-spent-three-hours-in-front-of-the-mirror Jenn. Not that either one is all that attractive...I'm just saying, the difference is alarming.
- Colie then proceeds to bring home a random guy from the bar to make Alex jealous. What does she think she's doing here? The guy obviously just wants to sleep with as many girls as he can. What good is this going to do? Obviously, Colie is crazy...or maybe just stupid. Both? Anyway, she makes out with this guy for a bit, and then makes a pact with Alex...they're not going to make out with anyone else for 24 hours.
- The next morning, Alex claims the drunk guy defense. He was drunk last night and apparently he's a different person when he drinks. What a bunch of BS. This reminds me of the Real World: Philly season where Landon would claim he blacked out for hours on end when he got really sloshed. Does this really happen to anyone? I mean sure, you get drunk and do stupid things sometimes, but to completely forget everything or just deny any responsibility for your actions when you're drinking...come on! It's just depressing when people don't take ownership for what they do. I feel like Dr. Phil right now.
We leave this episode without having really resolved much of anything, plus I think I just shaved about 20 points of my IQ. Not bad for a half hour on a Saturday afternoon.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
BCS Rantings
It is that time of year! The end of the college football season and, I must admit, a disappointing one. Once again, Mizzou has a solid season, but folds up in the big games and ends up in some random bowl game. I'm not sure if they are officially invited yet, but I do know that it's not going to mean anything. The bowl season has turned into a complete joke to me with 64 out of the 119 total Division 1-A teams going to bowls. I can't wait to see the TCU vs. Northern Illinois match-up in the highly touted Poinsettia Bowl (not joking). Ugh!
I also hate the BCS. It seems that it always comes down to one team that is the undisputed #1 and a coin-flip #2. Ohio State is obviously the best team in the nation and deserves their top ranking and slot in the national championship game. Their opponent is where it gets fuzzy. USC is #2 and I think it's dead wrong. Michigan should be number two right now. They have only one loss on the season and it was to the top ranked OSU team. USC only has one loss, but it was to an UNRANKED Oregon State team. How does a national championship contender lose to Oregon State??? Ridiculous. The only reason that Michigan is not number two is that the coasts don't want to see a midwest rematch. It's stupid, utterly stupid.
I had the chance to see Northwest Missouri State play in their second round playoff game over Thanksgiving Weekend. It was awesome! No I'm not a huge fan, but it's playoff football. Why is Division 1-A the only level that refuses a playoff? I'll tell you why - $$$$$$$$$$$$$!!! It's dead wrong that money determines games when the players don't get paid. There is no way to reationalize the BCS anymore, period. Anyone who thinks it's a good idea can suck it.
I also hate the BCS. It seems that it always comes down to one team that is the undisputed #1 and a coin-flip #2. Ohio State is obviously the best team in the nation and deserves their top ranking and slot in the national championship game. Their opponent is where it gets fuzzy. USC is #2 and I think it's dead wrong. Michigan should be number two right now. They have only one loss on the season and it was to the top ranked OSU team. USC only has one loss, but it was to an UNRANKED Oregon State team. How does a national championship contender lose to Oregon State??? Ridiculous. The only reason that Michigan is not number two is that the coasts don't want to see a midwest rematch. It's stupid, utterly stupid.
I had the chance to see Northwest Missouri State play in their second round playoff game over Thanksgiving Weekend. It was awesome! No I'm not a huge fan, but it's playoff football. Why is Division 1-A the only level that refuses a playoff? I'll tell you why - $$$$$$$$$$$$$!!! It's dead wrong that money determines games when the players don't get paid. There is no way to reationalize the BCS anymore, period. Anyone who thinks it's a good idea can suck it.
Friday Night Lights - Airdate 11/28/06
Maybe it's just me, but this week's episode of Friday Night Lights was pretty weak overall. The main problem is that I find myself not caring all that much about the Lyla/Riggins/Street love triangle, and it got the most attention this week. I like the Saracen/Smash storylines a lot better, even though I think it's borderline retarded that Smash would resort to roids after one bad game in front of a scout.
It seems like they've settled in with a game every other week, which is fine I guess. But it didn't seem like there was any real focus on football this week, which was kind of disappointing. There were some funny moments with the Taylors and their daughter, but that was about it for me. I just find myself wishing that Jason Street would go away altogether. They can't possibly milk the paralysis angle forever can they? Anyway, very disappointing this week, hopefully it will rebound next Tuesday.
Show Rating: 6 out of 10
Overall Season to Date: 9 out of 10
It seems like they've settled in with a game every other week, which is fine I guess. But it didn't seem like there was any real focus on football this week, which was kind of disappointing. There were some funny moments with the Taylors and their daughter, but that was about it for me. I just find myself wishing that Jason Street would go away altogether. They can't possibly milk the paralysis angle forever can they? Anyway, very disappointing this week, hopefully it will rebound next Tuesday.
Show Rating: 6 out of 10
Overall Season to Date: 9 out of 10
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
MNF
I was watching Monday Night Football last night, as I always do, and a few thoughts went through my feeble little mind.
I hate Joe Theisman and Tony Corn-hole-ser. Theisman talks like he's the greatest QB to ever play the game. Corn-hole-ser is just a douche-bag. How the hell did he get a gig like that? Whatever.
I am mesmerized by football games that are played in the snow. I love it. I think it truly makes players have to be better than usual. Obviously, neither team played well, but the Seahawks had a better second half than the Pack.
Finally, I can't get enough of watching Brett Favre. I know he's eratic. I know he just throws the ball up on a prayer sometimes, but that boy's got guts. I don't think there's a tougher player in the league right now. 252 straight games? You've gotta be kidding me! He's a machine! I know he needs to retire, if for no other reason than to preserve his quality of life after football. I'm not a big Packers fan, but it will be a sad day for me when he calls it quits.
I always wonder what it's like to be on his team. Do his teammates know that they are playing with one of the best QB's in NFL history? Do they look at him as a coach on the field? Does a coach really have anything to tell him that he doesn't already know? Hmmm......provocative. But the same could have been said when Montana was here in KC. Or, dare I say, when Elway was in his last couple of years.
Things that make you go......., "What the hell was he thinking?"
I hate Joe Theisman and Tony Corn-hole-ser. Theisman talks like he's the greatest QB to ever play the game. Corn-hole-ser is just a douche-bag. How the hell did he get a gig like that? Whatever.
I am mesmerized by football games that are played in the snow. I love it. I think it truly makes players have to be better than usual. Obviously, neither team played well, but the Seahawks had a better second half than the Pack.
Finally, I can't get enough of watching Brett Favre. I know he's eratic. I know he just throws the ball up on a prayer sometimes, but that boy's got guts. I don't think there's a tougher player in the league right now. 252 straight games? You've gotta be kidding me! He's a machine! I know he needs to retire, if for no other reason than to preserve his quality of life after football. I'm not a big Packers fan, but it will be a sad day for me when he calls it quits.
I always wonder what it's like to be on his team. Do his teammates know that they are playing with one of the best QB's in NFL history? Do they look at him as a coach on the field? Does a coach really have anything to tell him that he doesn't already know? Hmmm......provocative. But the same could have been said when Montana was here in KC. Or, dare I say, when Elway was in his last couple of years.
Things that make you go......., "What the hell was he thinking?"
Monday, November 27, 2006
Real World - Denver
Well, it's time for another season of the reality show that started it all...Real World: Denver! I could not be more excited. I'm finally ready to get back into the real world, after I finally grew sick of the Austin cast, I completely ignored the season in Key West. Judging by the clowns that I've seen on The Duel, I didn't miss much.
The cast is interesting, to say the least.
Jenn - former Oakland Raiders cheerleader. She managed to make out with Alex and Brooke in the very first episode, and probably piss off Colie, since she hooked up with Alex first, and wanted to again. Amazing. This girl has Trishelle potential. The sky is the limit here. Nothing would surprise me.
Alex - As I mentioned above, he made out with two cast members already. Hopefully he's smart enough to avoid a relationship with any of his housemates. I remember Danny and Melinda became bf/gf from pretty much the first day on the Austin cast. BORING! Let's hope Alex branches out a little bit here.
Colie - The producers really outdid themselves on this one. She's a shoe-in for the clingy, crazy girl. I totally see her as the type that makes the insane, screaming 3 am calls to yell at her boyfriend. Yikes. Of course, she has no boyfriend, but she likes making out, rather than baseball, because she's good at it. I'm sure her parents are proud.
Brooke - I really figured she would be the Southern Belle prude this season, only she made out with Jenn and said there was nothing wrong with experimentation. Now, I am all for some girl on girl, but don't these people realize the cameras are running all the time? Maybe I'm too modest, but I probably wouldn't profess things like this on camera. Again, what do her parents think? They really need to do something similar to ESPN full-circle coverage with these types of show. Air the show on one side of my screen, and give the family reactions on the other side. What could be better than this? Someone needs to make this happen.
Davis - The token gay guy. Can't they do something to spice up this role on the show? How about a bull dyke? It just seems played out at this point. I understand that they're trying to get a diverse crowd in the house, but how about going with a different typecast here. Every single person in the house expected that there would be a gay person in the house. Do something else to surprise us.
Stephen - He's the bible beater that can't handle the gay guy. Of course they had to cast him...again, just a little too predictable for me. I don't really know anything else about him, because that's all that they really mentioned about him on the premiere.
Tyrie - I love this guy because he makes me think of that "Mad Real World" Chappelle Show skit. Probably the funniest skit on any sketch comedy show ever. Anyway, I think this guy will probably end up with the most groupies, and he will also be the most likely person to contract VD during his stay in Denver. He even said the first thing he was going to unpack was a box of condoms. Obviously, he's a subtle guy. I found the link to the Mad Real World, and here it is:
Overall, it should be a great season. It seems like most of the group doesn't have any inhibitions. When the prude is making out with other chicks in week 1, I think we pretty much know what we're in for over the course of the season.
Episode rating: 8 out of 10
Season potential: 10 out of 10
The cast is interesting, to say the least.
Jenn - former Oakland Raiders cheerleader. She managed to make out with Alex and Brooke in the very first episode, and probably piss off Colie, since she hooked up with Alex first, and wanted to again. Amazing. This girl has Trishelle potential. The sky is the limit here. Nothing would surprise me.
Alex - As I mentioned above, he made out with two cast members already. Hopefully he's smart enough to avoid a relationship with any of his housemates. I remember Danny and Melinda became bf/gf from pretty much the first day on the Austin cast. BORING! Let's hope Alex branches out a little bit here.
Colie - The producers really outdid themselves on this one. She's a shoe-in for the clingy, crazy girl. I totally see her as the type that makes the insane, screaming 3 am calls to yell at her boyfriend. Yikes. Of course, she has no boyfriend, but she likes making out, rather than baseball, because she's good at it. I'm sure her parents are proud.
Brooke - I really figured she would be the Southern Belle prude this season, only she made out with Jenn and said there was nothing wrong with experimentation. Now, I am all for some girl on girl, but don't these people realize the cameras are running all the time? Maybe I'm too modest, but I probably wouldn't profess things like this on camera. Again, what do her parents think? They really need to do something similar to ESPN full-circle coverage with these types of show. Air the show on one side of my screen, and give the family reactions on the other side. What could be better than this? Someone needs to make this happen.
Davis - The token gay guy. Can't they do something to spice up this role on the show? How about a bull dyke? It just seems played out at this point. I understand that they're trying to get a diverse crowd in the house, but how about going with a different typecast here. Every single person in the house expected that there would be a gay person in the house. Do something else to surprise us.
Stephen - He's the bible beater that can't handle the gay guy. Of course they had to cast him...again, just a little too predictable for me. I don't really know anything else about him, because that's all that they really mentioned about him on the premiere.
Tyrie - I love this guy because he makes me think of that "Mad Real World" Chappelle Show skit. Probably the funniest skit on any sketch comedy show ever. Anyway, I think this guy will probably end up with the most groupies, and he will also be the most likely person to contract VD during his stay in Denver. He even said the first thing he was going to unpack was a box of condoms. Obviously, he's a subtle guy. I found the link to the Mad Real World, and here it is:
Overall, it should be a great season. It seems like most of the group doesn't have any inhibitions. When the prude is making out with other chicks in week 1, I think we pretty much know what we're in for over the course of the season.
Episode rating: 8 out of 10
Season potential: 10 out of 10
Turkey for You, Turkey for Me.
I think I can easily say that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. Hands down.
I know a lot of people like Christmas because of presents, others like Easter because of the candy, blacks like Kwanzaa because.....well......I don't know why, and women love Valentine's Day (so does Hallmark).
Thanksgiving is the King of the holidays in my book. What other day of the year is it not only ok, but it's expected that I eat myself into a food induced coma? What other day is it expected that I sit on my fat butt and do nothing but watch hours of football? And what other holiday produces days, if not weeks, of tasty left overs? I tell you, none, but Thanksgiving.
It's even better when you're married. Inevitably, we always swith off years. This year was at Gina's folks' house. Next year will be at my folks' house. But even though we might not spend the actual day there, we always spend the day after. It's like doubling up on Thanksgiving!! And not to worry, there is good football on Friday as well!
I think I have played my last Turkey Bowl game though (another fantastic tradition). The mind is willing, but the body screams for mercy. I think from now on, instead of playing football on Thanksgiving morning, I'm going to fish instead. Much less painful, and with tastier results. Either that or I might just explore my feminine side and watch a few hours of the Macy's Parade with my wife and 4 daughters!
I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend as much as I.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hippies.
I know a lot of people like Christmas because of presents, others like Easter because of the candy, blacks like Kwanzaa because.....well......I don't know why, and women love Valentine's Day (so does Hallmark).
Thanksgiving is the King of the holidays in my book. What other day of the year is it not only ok, but it's expected that I eat myself into a food induced coma? What other day is it expected that I sit on my fat butt and do nothing but watch hours of football? And what other holiday produces days, if not weeks, of tasty left overs? I tell you, none, but Thanksgiving.
It's even better when you're married. Inevitably, we always swith off years. This year was at Gina's folks' house. Next year will be at my folks' house. But even though we might not spend the actual day there, we always spend the day after. It's like doubling up on Thanksgiving!! And not to worry, there is good football on Friday as well!
I think I have played my last Turkey Bowl game though (another fantastic tradition). The mind is willing, but the body screams for mercy. I think from now on, instead of playing football on Thanksgiving morning, I'm going to fish instead. Much less painful, and with tastier results. Either that or I might just explore my feminine side and watch a few hours of the Macy's Parade with my wife and 4 daughters!
I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend as much as I.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Hippies.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Best Link Ever
Of course CSI Miami is cheesy, thanks mainly to David Caruso. And that's why you should check out this clip on YouTube...classic!
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Xbox 360 - Madden '07
The other night, the wife and I ended up walking into Circuit City. And to make a long story short, I walked out with an Xbox 360 and Madden '07. It was kind of like one of those dreams, where something really good happens, only this time, there was no waking up. Maybe I should pinch myself. Or not. Anyway, I fired it up the last two nights and here are my thoughts:
- The graphics are absolutely incredible. I can't believe I was ever amazed by Tecmo Bowl. It seems like it was about 6 lifetimes ago. Seriously, in another 20 years, what are these games going to be like? I played a game in the rain, and I could see stadium reflections in the water on the grass. Trent Green looks like Trent Green. I can see the player names on the jerseys from the default birds-eye view camera. It's insane.
- I can turn the system on and off with my controller now. What a great idea. I can't believe nobody ever thought of this before.
- Superstar mode is pretty cool. Basically, you create a guy, sign an agent, work out for a few teams, take an IQ test, do some interviews, enter the combine and get drafted. Then from there, you control yourself (rather than the entire team). It's pretty sweet to try and make it on your own in the NFL, but I'd like to be able to control everything. Probably not a mode I will mess with extensively, but it's a cool little diversion.
- I hate the new menu system. It's just a little more confusing than it needs to be. I guess I will adjust eventually, but it's definitely different than it used to be.
- John Madden and Al Michaels are nowhere to be found, and there is almost a complete lack of any commentary. You kind of get a pseudo-radio broadcast, with the stadium PA guy thrown in as well. I actually prefer this over John and Al putting me to sleep. There's lots of crowd noise and chatter on the field. Overall the sound is very good.
- The new controls are a little tricky. The "sprint" button has always been the A button on previous games, and now it's the right shoulder button. So it's definitely an adjustment, but I'm starting to finally get the hang of it. I think it's probably better to have it that way.
- I still need to mess with Franchise mode, but it should be great like always. I will probably start one up tonight with the Chiefs. Thankfully, Willie Roaf is on the game's default roster, so I should have a pretty decent line. But I'm sure that he and Will Shields will retire after the first year, so I'll have some rebuilding to do for sure. I'll probably post periodic updates as I go along.
- The graphics are absolutely incredible. I can't believe I was ever amazed by Tecmo Bowl. It seems like it was about 6 lifetimes ago. Seriously, in another 20 years, what are these games going to be like? I played a game in the rain, and I could see stadium reflections in the water on the grass. Trent Green looks like Trent Green. I can see the player names on the jerseys from the default birds-eye view camera. It's insane.
- I can turn the system on and off with my controller now. What a great idea. I can't believe nobody ever thought of this before.
- Superstar mode is pretty cool. Basically, you create a guy, sign an agent, work out for a few teams, take an IQ test, do some interviews, enter the combine and get drafted. Then from there, you control yourself (rather than the entire team). It's pretty sweet to try and make it on your own in the NFL, but I'd like to be able to control everything. Probably not a mode I will mess with extensively, but it's a cool little diversion.
- I hate the new menu system. It's just a little more confusing than it needs to be. I guess I will adjust eventually, but it's definitely different than it used to be.
- John Madden and Al Michaels are nowhere to be found, and there is almost a complete lack of any commentary. You kind of get a pseudo-radio broadcast, with the stadium PA guy thrown in as well. I actually prefer this over John and Al putting me to sleep. There's lots of crowd noise and chatter on the field. Overall the sound is very good.
- The new controls are a little tricky. The "sprint" button has always been the A button on previous games, and now it's the right shoulder button. So it's definitely an adjustment, but I'm starting to finally get the hang of it. I think it's probably better to have it that way.
- I still need to mess with Franchise mode, but it should be great like always. I will probably start one up tonight with the Chiefs. Thankfully, Willie Roaf is on the game's default roster, so I should have a pretty decent line. But I'm sure that he and Will Shields will retire after the first year, so I'll have some rebuilding to do for sure. I'll probably post periodic updates as I go along.
Pretty Boys
Josh brought up a good point, Randy Moss sucks. I tend to watch receivers quite a bit because I was one my entire playing career. I've seen many great ones play. Jerry Rice, Steve Largent, Al Toon, Clayton and Duper. What's with the receivers today? For some reason, it seems that now-a-days, the receiver is the position with the most arrogant jerk-offs in the league. Moss, Owens, Johnson, Horn.
I think the thing that upsets me the most is the fact that it's not about the game anymore. It's about who's got the best Soul Train moves after they score. I'm so sick of seeing these idiots trying to be the best dancer in the league instead of being the best football player. Sports Center doesn't help. As much as I love ESPN, they just egg it on.
I was about 5' 10" and weighed only a buck fitty when I played ball in college. I would have given up a testicle to have the size and athleticism as a Randy Moss or a Terrell Owens. Randy Moss is 6' 5" and runs a 4.3 40. I would have been a king with that kind of size. I don't care if he does play for the worst organization in football. He's still getting paid some serious scratch to catch the ball and score some points. He's a total non-factor now. And he'll never be any good ever again.
T.O. is a freak. He's built like a greek god and is easily the strongest, physically, at his position. I watched him drop 3 passes, 2 weeks in a row. Are you kidding me? He's paid to catch the ball. I want to be paid to catch the ball! He's so caught up in being in the headlines, that football is just an after thought. What a waste.
Marvin Harrison, Tony Gonzales (I know he's a tight end, but a damn good one), Jerry Rice, Steve Largent, did you ever see these guys dance? Were they ever in the news for any other reason but being the best at their position? Nope!
My prediction? T.O. vs. Chad Johnson in Dancing with the Stars in a couple of years. Oh yeah, and Randy Moss will get traded and still suck.
I think the thing that upsets me the most is the fact that it's not about the game anymore. It's about who's got the best Soul Train moves after they score. I'm so sick of seeing these idiots trying to be the best dancer in the league instead of being the best football player. Sports Center doesn't help. As much as I love ESPN, they just egg it on.
I was about 5' 10" and weighed only a buck fitty when I played ball in college. I would have given up a testicle to have the size and athleticism as a Randy Moss or a Terrell Owens. Randy Moss is 6' 5" and runs a 4.3 40. I would have been a king with that kind of size. I don't care if he does play for the worst organization in football. He's still getting paid some serious scratch to catch the ball and score some points. He's a total non-factor now. And he'll never be any good ever again.
T.O. is a freak. He's built like a greek god and is easily the strongest, physically, at his position. I watched him drop 3 passes, 2 weeks in a row. Are you kidding me? He's paid to catch the ball. I want to be paid to catch the ball! He's so caught up in being in the headlines, that football is just an after thought. What a waste.
Marvin Harrison, Tony Gonzales (I know he's a tight end, but a damn good one), Jerry Rice, Steve Largent, did you ever see these guys dance? Were they ever in the news for any other reason but being the best at their position? Nope!
My prediction? T.O. vs. Chad Johnson in Dancing with the Stars in a couple of years. Oh yeah, and Randy Moss will get traded and still suck.
Monday, November 20, 2006
KC "Controversy" - continued
Well, Trent Green started yesterday vs. the Raiders and, well, they won. Barely. Green had a grand total of 102 yards passing. His performance was not exactly as bad as that number suggests, but there were a few instances where he showed his rust. In my opinion, there were some throws out there that Huard would have made that Green could not. A win's a win and we'll take it, but I'm still nervous about the pressure he's going to see vs. Denver Thursday night. I guess we'll just have to see...
On an unrelated topic - is there anyone out there that deserves the MVP more than LeDanian Tomlinson??? He's had 19 touchdowns in the last 6 games!!! That is insane! There's nobody in the history of the league that has been on that kind of pace. I will be in awe if anyone else gets it, but since Manning is the NFL's poster child, he probably will have just as good of a chance.
On another unrelated topic to the first unrelated topic - how sorry is Ronnie Brown this year??? I know that I've mentioned this before, but it is getting ridiculous. Yesterday's line - 12 carries, 2 yards, and a fumble. That equated to a grand -1.80 fantasy points (yes, that's a negative). What a slug!!! He and Randy Moss are in the running for the biggest fantasy disappointments of 2006 (Moss had zero catches vs. the Chiefs, by the way - and even Ronald Curry had a catch!). Brutal.
On an unrelated topic - is there anyone out there that deserves the MVP more than LeDanian Tomlinson??? He's had 19 touchdowns in the last 6 games!!! That is insane! There's nobody in the history of the league that has been on that kind of pace. I will be in awe if anyone else gets it, but since Manning is the NFL's poster child, he probably will have just as good of a chance.
On another unrelated topic to the first unrelated topic - how sorry is Ronnie Brown this year??? I know that I've mentioned this before, but it is getting ridiculous. Yesterday's line - 12 carries, 2 yards, and a fumble. That equated to a grand -1.80 fantasy points (yes, that's a negative). What a slug!!! He and Randy Moss are in the running for the biggest fantasy disappointments of 2006 (Moss had zero catches vs. the Chiefs, by the way - and even Ronald Curry had a catch!). Brutal.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
Friday Night Lights research
I thought this would be fun. In the first post ever about the show, Josh mentioned that the entire cast looked a lot older than they should be. They're all high schoolers on the show, but just how old are the actors playing the characters? Well, here's what IMDB says:
Lyla Garrity: 26
Matt Saracen: 24
Tyra Collette: 23
Jason Street: 27
Julie Taylor: 17 (eek!)
Smash Williams: 23
Tim Riggins: 25
Lyla Garrity: 26
Matt Saracen: 24
Tyra Collette: 23
Jason Street: 27
Julie Taylor: 17 (eek!)
Smash Williams: 23
Tim Riggins: 25
Friday, November 17, 2006
Week 11 NFL Picks
Oakland at Kansas City (-9.5)
Josh: ok, ok let's do this
Brent: why are the chiefs always first on the list?
Josh: first one is chiefs (-9.5) over the raiders. you go first
Brent: It's like this site was made specifically for us
Josh: they want our money for sure
Brent: I'm torn on this one, hang on
Brent: Ok, here's what I think. Green will be a little rusty, and we may have a ballgame in the first half...but too much Arrowhead. Chiefs cover
Brent: I'm smelling a huge day out of the secondary
Josh: already disagree. chiefs have a TON of injuries this week, so the Raiders will cover. I still think the chiefs will win, but not by that many
Indianapolis (-1) at Dallas
Brent: Colts favored by one in Dallas. You're up
Josh: Dallas' secondary is terrible, so manning will have another big day. Indy covers
Brent: Yeah, and I'm not still sold on Romo. It just seems to me like Indy's scare was last week. It won't be close this week. Indy wins going away.
Cincinnati at New Orleans (-3)
Josh: saints favored by 3 at home vs. the bungles. go
Brent: Bengals just look like a mess right now. They have some O, but so does New Orleans. I like the Saints, but I don't feel very confident.
Josh: i agree. cincinnati looks like there old selves (except for ocho cinco). Saints cover at home
Brent: ocho cinco. I loved that. I hate the NFL sometimes
Pittsburgh (-3) at Cleveland
Brent: Steelers are a road favorite at Cleveland, spread is 3
Josh: browns played out of their shorts at atlanta last week. Steelers cover this week and big ben has a big day
Brent: I thought you would say that. It's a division game, good rivalry, so I'm going to go with the Browns here. What the heck. My instinct is usually wrong, so I'm going "Costanza" on this pick.
Josh: it's not that big of a reach this year
Tennessee at Philadelphia (-13)
Brent: Next we have Philly favored by 13 at home vs. Tennessee.
Brent: I pick Philly wrong every week. Tennessee really crapped the game last week vs. Baltimore away, so I think Philly takes care of business again. Although I hate picking them because they absolutely demolished Washington last week.
Josh: i can't make myself choose the titans. ever. Philly covers and vince young struggles mightily
Atlanta at Baltimore (-4)
Josh: next is ravens favored by 4 at home vs. the falcons
Brent: you're up
Josh: i still can't believe that ATL lost to the browns at home last week. I don't think they recover and vick never plays well against the ravens' D. Ravens cover
Brent: I think it's dumb, but I'm going to go with the Falcons. Every ounce of logic says I should take the Ravens, but I'm not doing it. Falcons baby!
Josh: if you want to give me $10, just go ahead
Brent: Lunch is on you this week, don't you worry
St. Louis at Carolina (-6.5)
Brent: Panthers favored by 6.5 at home vs. the rams
Josh: go
Brent: Rams did me right this week, and they will do it this week. The Panthers D is great, but the Rams O is pretty good too. That's all I can come up with.
Josh: ok, i'll go with the home team this week. Bolger can't handle panther's pressure and turns the ball over too much. Carolina covers
Brent: Lots of disagreement this week. Are you making your own picks?
Josh: yessir
Josh: win big or lose big
Buffalo at Houston (-2.5)
Brent: Here's a truly shocking moment...Houston is actually favored by 2.5 at home vs. Buffalo
Brent: Shocking that they are actually favored. But I guess Buffalo is god awful.
Josh: this one is a crapper and the only thing I can think of is home field advantage. Texans cover
Brent: McGahee is out, I think. I guess I'll go with the Texans. I'm thinking of starting their tight end this week, so I hope he has a big day. Dallas Clark has been a bust.
Josh: tight ends in general have been pretty quiet this year
Brent: Amen to that. Unless you're playing a WR at TE like the New Orleans guy. What a load of crap.
Josh: i'm still pissed about that too
Brent: Was he a tight end at first, or was he so obscure that Yahoo labeled him incorrectly?
Josh: i have no idea - never heard of him before the season started
Brent: He's a rookie out of Hostra...7th rounder, and he's leading the league in receiving yards.
Josh: stupid
New England (-6) at Green Bay
Brent: Anyway, Pats favored by 6 on the road at Green Bay, my turn
Brent: I'll go with New England here. They just seem due for a bounce back week.
Brent: They won't lay three stinkers in a row
Josh: i'm sick of them and tired of depending on them for fantasy points. favre starts ahead of brady on my team this week and the Pack covers. write it down
Josh: oh, i just did
Josh: nevermind
Brent: Haha
Washington at Tampa (-3)
Brent: The game of the week is next
Josh: r u kidding???
Brent: It's a playoff rematch!
Josh: who cares! they
Josh: are both garbage
Brent: well I'm not arguing with that. Tampa is favored by 3 at home. Thoughts?
Josh: this is another one where i gotta go with the home team. campbell starts for the skins, so barber will have about 8 picks. Bucs cover
Brent: Yeah, go Bucs. Did you know Portis is on IR? I guess they have Duckett, but still.
Josh: yeah, they're done
Brent: There may not be 100 yards of offense combined between the 2 teams
Chicago (-7) at New York Jets
Brent: Bears favored by 7 at Jets
Josh: go
Brent: The Bears are just too tough. I can't pick against them until they really crap one away. Miami is better than people realize, so I dont't think it was necessarily a bad loss for them.
Josh: how do the jets keep winning??? no running back, average qb (at best) and so-so defense. too much chi-town on this one. Bears cover with ditka flying the team plane
Brent: Ditka flying the plane. I like that.
Josh: it's for good luck
Josh: berrian's out this week, which hurts (me)
Brent: By the way, I almost spit food all over myself during the Kelly/Jim bit on the office tonight.
Josh: it was great. that show never disappoints
Minnesota at Miami (-3)
Brent: Dolphins by 3 at home vs Vikings. Go!
Josh: i gotta go with the fins. they have been really hot and i can only hope that ronnie brown scores touchdowns. Dolphins cover
Brent: I can't find a single reason to take the Vikings here, so they sound like a pretty good pick to me. I'll go with them. Like I said, it's opposite week.
Josh: ridiculous
Detroit at Arizona (-2)
Josh: cards by 2 at home over the lions. your turn
Brent: Ridiculous will be the steak dinner you'll owe me next week. Which day are we doing lunch?
Josh: monday. oh yeah, well you suck
Brent: Why the heck are the Cards favored? Oh right, because Detroit is bad enough to lose at home to Frisco. Well let's see, if I had a dartboard, I would just use that. Detroit.
Josh: i actually had this one as my upset, believe it or not. i'll go with Detroit too
San Diego at Denver (-2)
Josh: now this one is the game of the week...
Brent: Real ballsy upset pick
Josh: thanks, i gotta go out on a limb sometimes
Brent: I'm glad you put yourself out there
Brent: And yes, this is the game of the week, without question.
Josh: broncos favored by 2 at home vs. the bolts. Chargers are too much for everything lately. i'll take them in the road upset
Brent: I was typing a Chargers win, but I'm switching to Denver. Phillip Rivers, welcome to Mile High. In-com-plete. Broncos. I just threw up in my mouth.
Josh: what is wrong with you this week. you need your head checked
Brent: By the way, the most annoying sports cliche for me nowadays is everyone being labeled a competitor. Isn't everyone out there a competitor?
Brent: Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Josh: tell that to randy moss
New York Giants at Jacksonville (-3.5)
Brent: And to finish it up, we've got the Jags favored by 3.5 at home against NYG. Since the Jags dicked me over last week, I'm going with the Giants out of spite.
Josh: me too. jags have been too disappointing this year. Giants cover
Josh: there you have it. by the way, the tenacious d movie sneak preview is on MTV. check it out
Brent: Hey I have a proposal...
Josh: yes???
Brent: since Monday's game can't decide lunch, I say we pick the Mizzou/Iowa State game instead.
Brent: Unless you're not man enough of course.
Josh: 'cause you want to go with iowa state right? i'll take Mizzou in that case
Josh: i'm not man enough, but i'll do it anyway
Brent: Yeah what was I thinking? Mizzou....Iowa State has gotten thumped by Kansas and Colorado, no thanks
Brent: I'll get this posted later. I have to go vacuum.
Josh: later
Josh: ok, ok let's do this
Brent: why are the chiefs always first on the list?
Josh: first one is chiefs (-9.5) over the raiders. you go first
Brent: It's like this site was made specifically for us
Josh: they want our money for sure
Brent: I'm torn on this one, hang on
Brent: Ok, here's what I think. Green will be a little rusty, and we may have a ballgame in the first half...but too much Arrowhead. Chiefs cover
Brent: I'm smelling a huge day out of the secondary
Josh: already disagree. chiefs have a TON of injuries this week, so the Raiders will cover. I still think the chiefs will win, but not by that many
Indianapolis (-1) at Dallas
Brent: Colts favored by one in Dallas. You're up
Josh: Dallas' secondary is terrible, so manning will have another big day. Indy covers
Brent: Yeah, and I'm not still sold on Romo. It just seems to me like Indy's scare was last week. It won't be close this week. Indy wins going away.
Cincinnati at New Orleans (-3)
Josh: saints favored by 3 at home vs. the bungles. go
Brent: Bengals just look like a mess right now. They have some O, but so does New Orleans. I like the Saints, but I don't feel very confident.
Josh: i agree. cincinnati looks like there old selves (except for ocho cinco). Saints cover at home
Brent: ocho cinco. I loved that. I hate the NFL sometimes
Pittsburgh (-3) at Cleveland
Brent: Steelers are a road favorite at Cleveland, spread is 3
Josh: browns played out of their shorts at atlanta last week. Steelers cover this week and big ben has a big day
Brent: I thought you would say that. It's a division game, good rivalry, so I'm going to go with the Browns here. What the heck. My instinct is usually wrong, so I'm going "Costanza" on this pick.
Josh: it's not that big of a reach this year
Tennessee at Philadelphia (-13)
Brent: Next we have Philly favored by 13 at home vs. Tennessee.
Brent: I pick Philly wrong every week. Tennessee really crapped the game last week vs. Baltimore away, so I think Philly takes care of business again. Although I hate picking them because they absolutely demolished Washington last week.
Josh: i can't make myself choose the titans. ever. Philly covers and vince young struggles mightily
Atlanta at Baltimore (-4)
Josh: next is ravens favored by 4 at home vs. the falcons
Brent: you're up
Josh: i still can't believe that ATL lost to the browns at home last week. I don't think they recover and vick never plays well against the ravens' D. Ravens cover
Brent: I think it's dumb, but I'm going to go with the Falcons. Every ounce of logic says I should take the Ravens, but I'm not doing it. Falcons baby!
Josh: if you want to give me $10, just go ahead
Brent: Lunch is on you this week, don't you worry
St. Louis at Carolina (-6.5)
Brent: Panthers favored by 6.5 at home vs. the rams
Josh: go
Brent: Rams did me right this week, and they will do it this week. The Panthers D is great, but the Rams O is pretty good too. That's all I can come up with.
Josh: ok, i'll go with the home team this week. Bolger can't handle panther's pressure and turns the ball over too much. Carolina covers
Brent: Lots of disagreement this week. Are you making your own picks?
Josh: yessir
Josh: win big or lose big
Buffalo at Houston (-2.5)
Brent: Here's a truly shocking moment...Houston is actually favored by 2.5 at home vs. Buffalo
Brent: Shocking that they are actually favored. But I guess Buffalo is god awful.
Josh: this one is a crapper and the only thing I can think of is home field advantage. Texans cover
Brent: McGahee is out, I think. I guess I'll go with the Texans. I'm thinking of starting their tight end this week, so I hope he has a big day. Dallas Clark has been a bust.
Josh: tight ends in general have been pretty quiet this year
Brent: Amen to that. Unless you're playing a WR at TE like the New Orleans guy. What a load of crap.
Josh: i'm still pissed about that too
Brent: Was he a tight end at first, or was he so obscure that Yahoo labeled him incorrectly?
Josh: i have no idea - never heard of him before the season started
Brent: He's a rookie out of Hostra...7th rounder, and he's leading the league in receiving yards.
Josh: stupid
New England (-6) at Green Bay
Brent: Anyway, Pats favored by 6 on the road at Green Bay, my turn
Brent: I'll go with New England here. They just seem due for a bounce back week.
Brent: They won't lay three stinkers in a row
Josh: i'm sick of them and tired of depending on them for fantasy points. favre starts ahead of brady on my team this week and the Pack covers. write it down
Josh: oh, i just did
Josh: nevermind
Brent: Haha
Washington at Tampa (-3)
Brent: The game of the week is next
Josh: r u kidding???
Brent: It's a playoff rematch!
Josh: who cares! they
Josh: are both garbage
Brent: well I'm not arguing with that. Tampa is favored by 3 at home. Thoughts?
Josh: this is another one where i gotta go with the home team. campbell starts for the skins, so barber will have about 8 picks. Bucs cover
Brent: Yeah, go Bucs. Did you know Portis is on IR? I guess they have Duckett, but still.
Josh: yeah, they're done
Brent: There may not be 100 yards of offense combined between the 2 teams
Chicago (-7) at New York Jets
Brent: Bears favored by 7 at Jets
Josh: go
Brent: The Bears are just too tough. I can't pick against them until they really crap one away. Miami is better than people realize, so I dont't think it was necessarily a bad loss for them.
Josh: how do the jets keep winning??? no running back, average qb (at best) and so-so defense. too much chi-town on this one. Bears cover with ditka flying the team plane
Brent: Ditka flying the plane. I like that.
Josh: it's for good luck
Josh: berrian's out this week, which hurts (me)
Brent: By the way, I almost spit food all over myself during the Kelly/Jim bit on the office tonight.
Josh: it was great. that show never disappoints
Minnesota at Miami (-3)
Brent: Dolphins by 3 at home vs Vikings. Go!
Josh: i gotta go with the fins. they have been really hot and i can only hope that ronnie brown scores touchdowns. Dolphins cover
Brent: I can't find a single reason to take the Vikings here, so they sound like a pretty good pick to me. I'll go with them. Like I said, it's opposite week.
Josh: ridiculous
Detroit at Arizona (-2)
Josh: cards by 2 at home over the lions. your turn
Brent: Ridiculous will be the steak dinner you'll owe me next week. Which day are we doing lunch?
Josh: monday. oh yeah, well you suck
Brent: Why the heck are the Cards favored? Oh right, because Detroit is bad enough to lose at home to Frisco. Well let's see, if I had a dartboard, I would just use that. Detroit.
Josh: i actually had this one as my upset, believe it or not. i'll go with Detroit too
San Diego at Denver (-2)
Josh: now this one is the game of the week...
Brent: Real ballsy upset pick
Josh: thanks, i gotta go out on a limb sometimes
Brent: I'm glad you put yourself out there
Brent: And yes, this is the game of the week, without question.
Josh: broncos favored by 2 at home vs. the bolts. Chargers are too much for everything lately. i'll take them in the road upset
Brent: I was typing a Chargers win, but I'm switching to Denver. Phillip Rivers, welcome to Mile High. In-com-plete. Broncos. I just threw up in my mouth.
Josh: what is wrong with you this week. you need your head checked
Brent: By the way, the most annoying sports cliche for me nowadays is everyone being labeled a competitor. Isn't everyone out there a competitor?
Brent: Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Josh: tell that to randy moss
New York Giants at Jacksonville (-3.5)
Brent: And to finish it up, we've got the Jags favored by 3.5 at home against NYG. Since the Jags dicked me over last week, I'm going with the Giants out of spite.
Josh: me too. jags have been too disappointing this year. Giants cover
Josh: there you have it. by the way, the tenacious d movie sneak preview is on MTV. check it out
Brent: Hey I have a proposal...
Josh: yes???
Brent: since Monday's game can't decide lunch, I say we pick the Mizzou/Iowa State game instead.
Brent: Unless you're not man enough of course.
Josh: 'cause you want to go with iowa state right? i'll take Mizzou in that case
Josh: i'm not man enough, but i'll do it anyway
Brent: Yeah what was I thinking? Mizzou....Iowa State has gotten thumped by Kansas and Colorado, no thanks
Brent: I'll get this posted later. I have to go vacuum.
Josh: later
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
KC "Controversy"
Let me just start by saying that I hate the term "quarterback controversy." It is way over-used in the media and it just sounds lame. But it seems this week that we have ourselves quite the quandry with the Chiefs. Trent Green has now been cleared by the doctors to play, but Damon Huard has been playing extremely well. My opinion: Huard gets the nod and Green backs him up.
As a KC fan, we've been bit by this before. Grbac goes down for several weeks, Gannon comes in and leads the Chiefs into the playoffs, Grbac gets better and Marty gives him the nod, Grbac craps in his hat and the Chiefs go home early. This year has the classic signs of the Grbac-Gannon debacle. I think that you have to leave the hot hand in. Huard was ranked 2nd in the league behind Peyton Manning going into the Miami game. Yes, he looked bad in that game and no, they couldn't score any points against the anemic Fins. But I'm not ready to sit him for just one sub-par performance. Green will tippy-toe around and be extremely nervous (as I'm sure any of us would be) after being extremely concussed.
With the Chiefs sitting at 5-4 with six of the final seven games with AFC opponents, this is their playoffs. I just have to go back to the addage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This offense ain't broke and starting a timid Green won't fix it.
As a KC fan, we've been bit by this before. Grbac goes down for several weeks, Gannon comes in and leads the Chiefs into the playoffs, Grbac gets better and Marty gives him the nod, Grbac craps in his hat and the Chiefs go home early. This year has the classic signs of the Grbac-Gannon debacle. I think that you have to leave the hot hand in. Huard was ranked 2nd in the league behind Peyton Manning going into the Miami game. Yes, he looked bad in that game and no, they couldn't score any points against the anemic Fins. But I'm not ready to sit him for just one sub-par performance. Green will tippy-toe around and be extremely nervous (as I'm sure any of us would be) after being extremely concussed.
With the Chiefs sitting at 5-4 with six of the final seven games with AFC opponents, this is their playoffs. I just have to go back to the addage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." This offense ain't broke and starting a timid Green won't fix it.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Friday Night Lights Ramblings
Just so you know, dinner tonight consisted of three cheesy gordita crunches from Taco Bell and a bowl of chili from Wendy's. And yes, I've gained 6 pounds in the last month. I actually thought it would be more. Anyway, the cheesy gordita crunch is the best thing on Taco Bell's menu, and it isn't even close...but I digress. On to the show.
Some random things that popped into my head while watching....
-How about the Al Bundy clone that used to be Dillon's star QB? When he was revealing to Coach Taylor that he doesn't run an insurance agency, I was really hoping that he'd say he was a shoe salesman. How did they miss that?
-Jason Street's mother must be really out of whack from her son's injury. She said it had been two months since Jason got hurt, which was much too soon for him to come back and be on the field with his teammates. Two months??? Dillon has played a total of 4 games. I'm no mathematician, but that's impossible. It had been like three weeks. But hey, who's counting?
-Great idea for Riggins's brother and Tyra to organize an alternative homecoming party...complete with strippers and literally a boatload of booze. 20+ kegs, are you kidding me? Now, I attended some pretty crappy parties in college, plenty of them in fact, but there were some good ones in there as well. More than 20 kegs is a TON of booze, especially when you factor in all the other liquor they bought. At the end of the show, they said they made $4,800 before tips, so let's call it an even $5,000. I'm pretty sure they said 20 bucks/person entry, so that comes out to 250 peoplle...1 keg for every 12.5 people. And just think, that's just the cash from the party. So to pay off 20 kegs at what, $60 apiece for piss in a keg, plus strippers, they pocketed only a couple grand. This really isn't a big deal, but I was perplexed by the amount of booze at that party.
-I had a real issue with Smash's storyline, and after the ending, I have an even bigger issue with his story. Has anyone ever explained the recruiting process to this kid? Let's pretend the scout guy worked for Rivals.com, the premier recruiting service in the nation. They look at multiple seasons worth of game film to make their rankings. One game isn't going to change their ideas, especially if Smash's 40, bench and squat are as good as he says they are. Whatever. I guess the kid is just an idiot, which is further proven by his shooting up. Ugh.
-Lyla Garrity looking scandalous yet again. I'm starting to look forward to this every week. Of course, I can say that now that we've verified that she's 26.
-Riggins drying out, only to become the star of the game. Definitely didn't see that coming. But I have to admit, GREAT song choice for his little montage to put Dillon ahead. They couldn't have picked a better song.
-I can't wait until Saracen scores with Taylor's daughter. That will probably be the highlight of the season for me. He'd probably apologize for giving the girl an orgasm.
Can't wait until next week.
Some random things that popped into my head while watching....
-How about the Al Bundy clone that used to be Dillon's star QB? When he was revealing to Coach Taylor that he doesn't run an insurance agency, I was really hoping that he'd say he was a shoe salesman. How did they miss that?
-Jason Street's mother must be really out of whack from her son's injury. She said it had been two months since Jason got hurt, which was much too soon for him to come back and be on the field with his teammates. Two months??? Dillon has played a total of 4 games. I'm no mathematician, but that's impossible. It had been like three weeks. But hey, who's counting?
-Great idea for Riggins's brother and Tyra to organize an alternative homecoming party...complete with strippers and literally a boatload of booze. 20+ kegs, are you kidding me? Now, I attended some pretty crappy parties in college, plenty of them in fact, but there were some good ones in there as well. More than 20 kegs is a TON of booze, especially when you factor in all the other liquor they bought. At the end of the show, they said they made $4,800 before tips, so let's call it an even $5,000. I'm pretty sure they said 20 bucks/person entry, so that comes out to 250 peoplle...1 keg for every 12.5 people. And just think, that's just the cash from the party. So to pay off 20 kegs at what, $60 apiece for piss in a keg, plus strippers, they pocketed only a couple grand. This really isn't a big deal, but I was perplexed by the amount of booze at that party.
-I had a real issue with Smash's storyline, and after the ending, I have an even bigger issue with his story. Has anyone ever explained the recruiting process to this kid? Let's pretend the scout guy worked for Rivals.com, the premier recruiting service in the nation. They look at multiple seasons worth of game film to make their rankings. One game isn't going to change their ideas, especially if Smash's 40, bench and squat are as good as he says they are. Whatever. I guess the kid is just an idiot, which is further proven by his shooting up. Ugh.
-Lyla Garrity looking scandalous yet again. I'm starting to look forward to this every week. Of course, I can say that now that we've verified that she's 26.
-Riggins drying out, only to become the star of the game. Definitely didn't see that coming. But I have to admit, GREAT song choice for his little montage to put Dillon ahead. They couldn't have picked a better song.
-I can't wait until Saracen scores with Taylor's daughter. That will probably be the highlight of the season for me. He'd probably apologize for giving the girl an orgasm.
Can't wait until next week.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Thanks guys
Do you know how hard it is to type right now? Sweat is beading on my forehead. My ears are on fire ( they always get hot when I'm getting worked up about something). I can just hear my 2 blogging cohorts laughing in anticipation of what this will say.
CNN (Communist News Network) had an article about Elton John. It seems ol' twinkle toes doesn't like organized religion. He says, "I think religion has always tried to turn hatred toward gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against the gays." I'm not sure why this article was written, but I guess if you are a famous queer, anyone will listen to you and write it down on CNN. He goes on to say, "There are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion. From my point of view I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It just turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate." Well, why didn't you just say so Johnny? OK, everyone, no more church! All that stuff you believed about God, and your Savior Jesus Christ, call it off. The felchers don't like it!
Give me a break! What kind of superiority complex does this fruiter have? Look, rope-sucker, our religions don't have anything to do with hatred about you. It's the thought of some other dude parking his "bike" in your "rack" that makes us want to vomit. In fact I just did, thanks a lot.
Don't get me wrong, the scriptures will repeat themselves. Genesis 18 and 19 are to always serve as an eternal warning to us. Sodom and Gomorrah were burned with fire and brimstone. The Lord warned them, and they didn't take heed. It will happen again, but on a much broader scale. We've been warned.
OK, I'm back. Wait, was religious Matt just typing? That's OK, he's good.
I want to talk to Elton John right now. He reads our blog you know. Go ahead and get your coalition of fags together and march right out to San Fransisco and have yourselves the world's largest circle jerk and try to get religion banned. You'll just end up walking home with your tail between your legs, actually probably between your boyfriend's legs. Yuck.
Gays suck.
Hippies.
CNN (Communist News Network) had an article about Elton John. It seems ol' twinkle toes doesn't like organized religion. He says, "I think religion has always tried to turn hatred toward gay people. Religion promotes the hatred and spite against the gays." I'm not sure why this article was written, but I guess if you are a famous queer, anyone will listen to you and write it down on CNN. He goes on to say, "There are so many people I know who are gay and love their religion. From my point of view I would ban religion completely. Organized religion doesn't seem to work. It just turns people into really hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate." Well, why didn't you just say so Johnny? OK, everyone, no more church! All that stuff you believed about God, and your Savior Jesus Christ, call it off. The felchers don't like it!
Give me a break! What kind of superiority complex does this fruiter have? Look, rope-sucker, our religions don't have anything to do with hatred about you. It's the thought of some other dude parking his "bike" in your "rack" that makes us want to vomit. In fact I just did, thanks a lot.
Don't get me wrong, the scriptures will repeat themselves. Genesis 18 and 19 are to always serve as an eternal warning to us. Sodom and Gomorrah were burned with fire and brimstone. The Lord warned them, and they didn't take heed. It will happen again, but on a much broader scale. We've been warned.
OK, I'm back. Wait, was religious Matt just typing? That's OK, he's good.
I want to talk to Elton John right now. He reads our blog you know. Go ahead and get your coalition of fags together and march right out to San Fransisco and have yourselves the world's largest circle jerk and try to get religion banned. You'll just end up walking home with your tail between your legs, actually probably between your boyfriend's legs. Yuck.
Gays suck.
Hippies.
This Weekend in Sports
Lots of stuff going on this past weekend. Some good, some not so good. Here's my rundown.
Chiefs stepped on their collective pee-pees yesterday. Defense stepped it up in the second half, but the offense looked pathetic. Miami is a bad, bad team. If the Chiefs EVER want to take it to the next level, they HAVE to beat the teams thaey are supposed to. Next Sunday is the Raiders at home. Should be a romp, but you never know. Trent Green is supposed to start. He better knock off the cob webs quick or the Raiders' D-line is going to do it for him. Especially with the O-line KC has now. Horrible.
Kevin Harvick won in Phoenix. This race wasn't even close. He was dominant all day. Jimmy Johnson had a chance at the end, but Harvick slammed the door on him. One race to go at Homestead Miami. Johnson leads Kenseth by 63 points and Harvick by 90. Unofficially, all Jimmy has to do is finish 12th or better, no matter where anyone else finishes. That sucks, because I hate anything to do with Jeff Gordon, and he happens to be co-owner of Jimmy's car. My boy, Kenseth still has a chance to win his second championship, but everything has to go right for him, and everything has to go wrong with Jimmy. We'll see how it all plays out.
K-State beat Texas. Are you kidding me? The #4 team in the nation got beat by.....well......Kansas State! No big deal 5 years ago, but now? Holy crap. Nice going Mack Brown. Now, I hate all Kansas schools, but I think I hate Texas schools more, so I guess it's a little bittersweet for me.
MU had the Bye-week, so at least they didn't lose again. Stay tuned.
Chris Shivers won the very first ever Myron Duarte Maui Challenge. The PBR went to Hawaii. They say the area was packed for 3 nights. Shivers rode all 3 bulls to take home almost $13,000.00 for 24 seconds of work. To be honest, I don't think that's enough! The greatest show on dirt!!
Saturday night was the finale for The Ultimate Fighter 4. Matt Cerra beat Chris Lytle in a controversial decision. Cerra is a great wrestler, but Lytle's sprawl was amazing. Cerra was only able to take Lytle down once the entire fight. Lytle actually looked like he got the better of Cerra, but what do I know, I'm not a UFC judge. Travis Lutter beat Patrick Cote in a classic battle. Cote had Lutter hurting when he threw a nasty hay-maker to the small of the ribs, all of the sudden, Cote came at Lutter to finish him off, but he let his guard down and with all the energy he had left, smacked Cote and knocked him silly. Great fight. This weekend, is the weekend I've been waiting for, for about a year. Matt Hughes will defend his title against the French Canadian George St. Pierre. Tim Sylvia will also try to defend his title vs. "The Monster" Monson.
Mayy Hughes is one of the greatest fighters in UFC history. Dominant. No one in his weight class can match his strength and his wrestling skills. St. Pierre is younger and a little quicker, but Hughes, at some point, will demoralize him by picking him up and slamming him to the floor of the Octagon. Then it will only be a matter of time before he starts the ol' ground-and-pound. I'll take Hughes in the second, with a knockout. Monson, is a monster. he's 5 foot 9 and weighs 240!! The dude is straight ripped! If he can get past the 15 inch reach that Sylvia has on him, I think he'll destroy "the maniac".
Well that's my take on this past weekend's sporting events and my outlooks on some of next weekend's. If you don't like it, you're wrong!
Chiefs stepped on their collective pee-pees yesterday. Defense stepped it up in the second half, but the offense looked pathetic. Miami is a bad, bad team. If the Chiefs EVER want to take it to the next level, they HAVE to beat the teams thaey are supposed to. Next Sunday is the Raiders at home. Should be a romp, but you never know. Trent Green is supposed to start. He better knock off the cob webs quick or the Raiders' D-line is going to do it for him. Especially with the O-line KC has now. Horrible.
Kevin Harvick won in Phoenix. This race wasn't even close. He was dominant all day. Jimmy Johnson had a chance at the end, but Harvick slammed the door on him. One race to go at Homestead Miami. Johnson leads Kenseth by 63 points and Harvick by 90. Unofficially, all Jimmy has to do is finish 12th or better, no matter where anyone else finishes. That sucks, because I hate anything to do with Jeff Gordon, and he happens to be co-owner of Jimmy's car. My boy, Kenseth still has a chance to win his second championship, but everything has to go right for him, and everything has to go wrong with Jimmy. We'll see how it all plays out.
K-State beat Texas. Are you kidding me? The #4 team in the nation got beat by.....well......Kansas State! No big deal 5 years ago, but now? Holy crap. Nice going Mack Brown. Now, I hate all Kansas schools, but I think I hate Texas schools more, so I guess it's a little bittersweet for me.
MU had the Bye-week, so at least they didn't lose again. Stay tuned.
Chris Shivers won the very first ever Myron Duarte Maui Challenge. The PBR went to Hawaii. They say the area was packed for 3 nights. Shivers rode all 3 bulls to take home almost $13,000.00 for 24 seconds of work. To be honest, I don't think that's enough! The greatest show on dirt!!
Saturday night was the finale for The Ultimate Fighter 4. Matt Cerra beat Chris Lytle in a controversial decision. Cerra is a great wrestler, but Lytle's sprawl was amazing. Cerra was only able to take Lytle down once the entire fight. Lytle actually looked like he got the better of Cerra, but what do I know, I'm not a UFC judge. Travis Lutter beat Patrick Cote in a classic battle. Cote had Lutter hurting when he threw a nasty hay-maker to the small of the ribs, all of the sudden, Cote came at Lutter to finish him off, but he let his guard down and with all the energy he had left, smacked Cote and knocked him silly. Great fight. This weekend, is the weekend I've been waiting for, for about a year. Matt Hughes will defend his title against the French Canadian George St. Pierre. Tim Sylvia will also try to defend his title vs. "The Monster" Monson.
Mayy Hughes is one of the greatest fighters in UFC history. Dominant. No one in his weight class can match his strength and his wrestling skills. St. Pierre is younger and a little quicker, but Hughes, at some point, will demoralize him by picking him up and slamming him to the floor of the Octagon. Then it will only be a matter of time before he starts the ol' ground-and-pound. I'll take Hughes in the second, with a knockout. Monson, is a monster. he's 5 foot 9 and weighs 240!! The dude is straight ripped! If he can get past the 15 inch reach that Sylvia has on him, I think he'll destroy "the maniac".
Well that's my take on this past weekend's sporting events and my outlooks on some of next weekend's. If you don't like it, you're wrong!
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Movie Review - The Departed
I finally got around to seeing The Departed this weekend. I would recommend everyone go see it immediately. Great, great show from start to end. I can't recommend it enough.
In a nutshell, the story revolves mainly around Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon (what, no Ben Affleck?). Jack Nicholson is an organized crime boss in Boston, and he has Matt Damon, a state police detective, in his back pocket. The very beginning of the movie alludes to some sort of pre-existing relationship beteween Nicholson and Damon that has apparently continued to present day. Anyway, the third wheel of the movie is Leonardo Dicaprio, a state police reject who is offered a gig as an undercover agent. The thing is, almost nobody knows the identities of the undercover guys, so while Dicaprio and Damon are essentially working for the same people, neither are aware of it. By the same token, Damon and Dicaprio are also working for Nicholson, but neither is aware of the others involvement.
The best way to describe the movie plot without giving anything away (because everyone is going to see it for themselves) is a game of cat and mouse. Damon is working with Nicholson, and tips him off to a mole in his organization. At the same time, Damon's superiors are aware of a mole in their organization as well. It sounds kind of confusing, but it's all done very well.
As for my final impression of the movie, I think I can best sum it up this way...it's two and a half hours long, and I feel they probably should have made it even longer. This movie could have been 4 hours long and it would have been even better. You can't say that about any movies that are made anymore. Go out and see it now.
Overall Rating: 10 out of 10
In a nutshell, the story revolves mainly around Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicaprio and Matt Damon (what, no Ben Affleck?). Jack Nicholson is an organized crime boss in Boston, and he has Matt Damon, a state police detective, in his back pocket. The very beginning of the movie alludes to some sort of pre-existing relationship beteween Nicholson and Damon that has apparently continued to present day. Anyway, the third wheel of the movie is Leonardo Dicaprio, a state police reject who is offered a gig as an undercover agent. The thing is, almost nobody knows the identities of the undercover guys, so while Dicaprio and Damon are essentially working for the same people, neither are aware of it. By the same token, Damon and Dicaprio are also working for Nicholson, but neither is aware of the others involvement.
The best way to describe the movie plot without giving anything away (because everyone is going to see it for themselves) is a game of cat and mouse. Damon is working with Nicholson, and tips him off to a mole in his organization. At the same time, Damon's superiors are aware of a mole in their organization as well. It sounds kind of confusing, but it's all done very well.
As for my final impression of the movie, I think I can best sum it up this way...it's two and a half hours long, and I feel they probably should have made it even longer. This movie could have been 4 hours long and it would have been even better. You can't say that about any movies that are made anymore. Go out and see it now.
Overall Rating: 10 out of 10
Movie Review - Saw III
Friday night, I saw the third movie in the "Saw" series. To sum up the first to movies in two sentences, there is a demented guy out there named Jigsaw, who creates these twisted game for people to play. If they can't succeed at their game, such as being forced to unlock a bear trap around their head by digging the key out of someone's stomach, it's game over and they're dead. Sounds pretty gory right? Yes, it is. In fact, Saw III had some moments that almost made me gag.
In Saw III, Jigsaw is dying. His lady accomplice has set up a game for a female doctor to save his life. There is also another guy that has to play a series of games, and his role is somewhat of a mystery until you get to the end of the movie.
I have to say, I wasn't expecting much when I sat down for this movie. I figured that like 99% of most trilogies out there, it would be total crap. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how good the movie was. It tied into the first two movies very well, and there was more than enough gore/shock moments so everyone got their money's worth. It's not going to win an Oscar, or even come close for that matter, but it was still quality entertainment.
Rating: 7 out of 10
In Saw III, Jigsaw is dying. His lady accomplice has set up a game for a female doctor to save his life. There is also another guy that has to play a series of games, and his role is somewhat of a mystery until you get to the end of the movie.
I have to say, I wasn't expecting much when I sat down for this movie. I figured that like 99% of most trilogies out there, it would be total crap. I was actually pleasantly surprised at how good the movie was. It tied into the first two movies very well, and there was more than enough gore/shock moments so everyone got their money's worth. It's not going to win an Oscar, or even come close for that matter, but it was still quality entertainment.
Rating: 7 out of 10
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Week 10 NFL Picks
Witty Banter to start Josh vs. Brent (-1)
Josh: what up!
Brent: I'm ready to get another @
Brent: W
Josh: you sure you don't want an @
Brent: I started last week, so you're up first
Brent: shut up
Brent: I can't begin to say how disappointed I am with the lack of replies to my power rankings
Kansas City (-1) at Miami
Brent: Chiefs favored by one on the road at Miami
Josh: Ok, Chiefs at Miami, Chefs -1. How are is KC only favored by 1??? Amber takes the Chiefs.
Brent: Oh yeah, I forgot, you're not doing your picks
Brent: So the line essentially asks if the Dolphins can win. Screw it, I say no. You've converted me to a believer.
Brent: Kansas City
Houston at Jacksonville (-10.5)
Josh: Deal. Texans at Jags (-10.5). Go.
Brent: Wow, this is the "been there, done that" game of the week. Remember a few weeks ago when Jax had pretty much this same line, and then got killed? They get revenge this time. Jags in a romp.
Josh: Amber says that the Jags cover too. Man she's good
Brent: 2 agreements so far. what are we betting on this week?
Josh: double or nothing. you win, i pay you $20. Amber wins, we're even
Brent: deal
Brent: just like candy from a baby
San Diego (-1.5) at Cincinnati
Brent: Bolts at Bengals, SD favored by a point and a half...go!
Josh: hang on
Josh: We're back. Amber takes the Bolts to cover. LT runs wild
Brent: I knew you'd take that one. Cincy bounces back against SD this week. Mark it down.
Baltimore (-7) at Tennessee
Brent: Let's see, Ravens favored by 7 on the road against Tennessee
Brent: I'm going upset special here. Titans in the upset. I can't believe I said it...it's like I want to give you your money back or something
Josh: yep
Josh: What a slug! Ravens run away with it. Are you feeling ok?
Brent: you're doubting my picking ability? Whose wife is calling the shots here? That's what I thought.
Buffalo at Indianapolis (-12.5)
Josh: Next is my turn Bills at Colts (-12.5)
Brent: Colts favored by 12.5 at home against the bills!
Josh: Amber says Colts cover easy. Colts D is suspect, but they'll take care of J-Loss.
Brent: Yeah, no McGahee for the Bills. Colts in a romp this week. This one's over at the half.
New Orleans at Pittsburgh (-4.5)
Brent: I guess that means my turn for Saints GETTING 4.5 on the road at the Steelers. Is there something going on here that I'm not aware of? New Orleans is my pick.
Josh: I don't know. I was thinking the same thing. Cowher benched Ike Taylor this week...who cares??? He should have benched Ben - Saints win.
Washington at Philadelphia (-7)
Josh: Next is Eagles (-7) at home vs. the Skins. My turn
Brent: I feel like you're looking at my cheat sheet or something. stop picking my teams
Josh: It's not me!!! Skins barely beat the hapless Boys last week. Amber takes Philly at home to cover.
Brent: Philly is playing like poopy lately. Spread is too big here. Portis gives just enough punch for the skins here. Washington in a close game.
Chicago at New York Giants (Even)
Brent: Bears at NYG in a pickem
Brent: my how the mighty have fallen
Josh: No joke. Who you got?
Brent: Da Bears 143-2
Brent: I'm not sold on the Giants O
Josh: Amber says the Bears win. I can't imagine that they lose twice in a row at home. Ditka rushes for 185 and 2 tds
Brent: Bears are on the road though
Josh: good call. They still win
Brent: ok, so we're both going bears.
Green Bay at Minnesota (-5.5)
Brent: Vikes favored by 5.5 at home vs Favre and the Pack...your turn
Josh: This is Amber's upset special. Pack wins.
Brent: Good pick. Favre always plays terribly in domes, especially at Minnesota. Minny covers
Josh: "whatever"
Brent: awesome
New York Jets at New England (-10.5)
Brent: Pats favored by 10.5 at home against the Jets
Josh: for the record I did not say that, Josh came up that on his own...
Brent: right
Brent: I think someone is getting their man card taken away
Brent: This is a lot of points, and it's a division game. Pats will win the game, but not by 10.5
Brent: J-E-T-S
Josh: Wait your turn!!! Amber says the same - too many points. Jets cover.
Josh: And for the stinker of the week...
San Francisco at Detroit (-6)
Josh: 49ers at Lions (-6). Hang on, the pregnant lady had to pee
Josh: Another upset. Amber says Frisco will cover
Brent: I like the Lions here. We've seen SF's best effort of the season. I just wonder how many yards Roy Williams will get. He's a stud.
Denver (-9) at Oakland
Brent: Denver favored by 9 on the road at Oakland
Josh: Amber says, "Raiders are pretty sucky, honey." She takes the Broncos to cover.
Brent: I think Oakland has showed that they can't score. Denver's D is too tough, and Denver covers the spread, even at the black hole, or whatever they call themselves
Brent: you went out of order
Josh: so shoot me
St. Louis at Seattle (-3)
Brent: you're up for Seahawks favored by 3 at home vs. St. Louis
Josh: Home field along wins it here. Seattle covers.
Josh: So says Amber
Brent: No way. They were terrible against the Chiefs and played against a minor league team last week. St. Louis baby!
Josh: what a homer
Brent: what are you talking about? I never lived there while the Rams were there
Josh: you still love the "loo"
Josh: yeah, i meant to spell it that way
Brent: whatever, you're just pissed that you're going to be down another $10
Dallas (-7) at Arizona
Brent: Cowboys favored by 7 in the desert
Brent: I'll take the Cowboys to cover this one. Tough loss for them last week, and they will rebound.
Josh: I hate the cowboys the longer we live down here. Amber takes the Boys to cover too.
Brent: And you're calling me a homer?
Tampa Bay at Carolina (-9.5)
Brent: Last up is Panthers at home on Monday night favored by 9.5
Brent: against Tampa Bay
Brent: poor ESPN, two stinkers in a row
Josh: Amber says that it's too many points. Bucs cover
Brent: She stole my thunder again. She's right. Maybe she should make your picks every week.
Brent: Tampa Bay
Josh: We'll see, she just may...
Brent: I'm predicting a strong week out of both of us. I guess that's it. I'll get these bad boys posted.
Josh: what up!
Brent: I'm ready to get another @
Brent: W
Josh: you sure you don't want an @
Brent: I started last week, so you're up first
Brent: shut up
Brent: I can't begin to say how disappointed I am with the lack of replies to my power rankings
Kansas City (-1) at Miami
Brent: Chiefs favored by one on the road at Miami
Josh: Ok, Chiefs at Miami, Chefs -1. How are is KC only favored by 1??? Amber takes the Chiefs.
Brent: Oh yeah, I forgot, you're not doing your picks
Brent: So the line essentially asks if the Dolphins can win. Screw it, I say no. You've converted me to a believer.
Brent: Kansas City
Houston at Jacksonville (-10.5)
Josh: Deal. Texans at Jags (-10.5). Go.
Brent: Wow, this is the "been there, done that" game of the week. Remember a few weeks ago when Jax had pretty much this same line, and then got killed? They get revenge this time. Jags in a romp.
Josh: Amber says that the Jags cover too. Man she's good
Brent: 2 agreements so far. what are we betting on this week?
Josh: double or nothing. you win, i pay you $20. Amber wins, we're even
Brent: deal
Brent: just like candy from a baby
San Diego (-1.5) at Cincinnati
Brent: Bolts at Bengals, SD favored by a point and a half...go!
Josh: hang on
Josh: We're back. Amber takes the Bolts to cover. LT runs wild
Brent: I knew you'd take that one. Cincy bounces back against SD this week. Mark it down.
Baltimore (-7) at Tennessee
Brent: Let's see, Ravens favored by 7 on the road against Tennessee
Brent: I'm going upset special here. Titans in the upset. I can't believe I said it...it's like I want to give you your money back or something
Josh: yep
Josh: What a slug! Ravens run away with it. Are you feeling ok?
Brent: you're doubting my picking ability? Whose wife is calling the shots here? That's what I thought.
Buffalo at Indianapolis (-12.5)
Josh: Next is my turn Bills at Colts (-12.5)
Brent: Colts favored by 12.5 at home against the bills!
Josh: Amber says Colts cover easy. Colts D is suspect, but they'll take care of J-Loss.
Brent: Yeah, no McGahee for the Bills. Colts in a romp this week. This one's over at the half.
New Orleans at Pittsburgh (-4.5)
Brent: I guess that means my turn for Saints GETTING 4.5 on the road at the Steelers. Is there something going on here that I'm not aware of? New Orleans is my pick.
Josh: I don't know. I was thinking the same thing. Cowher benched Ike Taylor this week...who cares??? He should have benched Ben - Saints win.
Washington at Philadelphia (-7)
Josh: Next is Eagles (-7) at home vs. the Skins. My turn
Brent: I feel like you're looking at my cheat sheet or something. stop picking my teams
Josh: It's not me!!! Skins barely beat the hapless Boys last week. Amber takes Philly at home to cover.
Brent: Philly is playing like poopy lately. Spread is too big here. Portis gives just enough punch for the skins here. Washington in a close game.
Chicago at New York Giants (Even)
Brent: Bears at NYG in a pickem
Brent: my how the mighty have fallen
Josh: No joke. Who you got?
Brent: Da Bears 143-2
Brent: I'm not sold on the Giants O
Josh: Amber says the Bears win. I can't imagine that they lose twice in a row at home. Ditka rushes for 185 and 2 tds
Brent: Bears are on the road though
Josh: good call. They still win
Brent: ok, so we're both going bears.
Green Bay at Minnesota (-5.5)
Brent: Vikes favored by 5.5 at home vs Favre and the Pack...your turn
Josh: This is Amber's upset special. Pack wins.
Brent: Good pick. Favre always plays terribly in domes, especially at Minnesota. Minny covers
Josh: "whatever"
Brent: awesome
New York Jets at New England (-10.5)
Brent: Pats favored by 10.5 at home against the Jets
Josh: for the record I did not say that, Josh came up that on his own...
Brent: right
Brent: I think someone is getting their man card taken away
Brent: This is a lot of points, and it's a division game. Pats will win the game, but not by 10.5
Brent: J-E-T-S
Josh: Wait your turn!!! Amber says the same - too many points. Jets cover.
Josh: And for the stinker of the week...
San Francisco at Detroit (-6)
Josh: 49ers at Lions (-6). Hang on, the pregnant lady had to pee
Josh: Another upset. Amber says Frisco will cover
Brent: I like the Lions here. We've seen SF's best effort of the season. I just wonder how many yards Roy Williams will get. He's a stud.
Denver (-9) at Oakland
Brent: Denver favored by 9 on the road at Oakland
Josh: Amber says, "Raiders are pretty sucky, honey." She takes the Broncos to cover.
Brent: I think Oakland has showed that they can't score. Denver's D is too tough, and Denver covers the spread, even at the black hole, or whatever they call themselves
Brent: you went out of order
Josh: so shoot me
St. Louis at Seattle (-3)
Brent: you're up for Seahawks favored by 3 at home vs. St. Louis
Josh: Home field along wins it here. Seattle covers.
Josh: So says Amber
Brent: No way. They were terrible against the Chiefs and played against a minor league team last week. St. Louis baby!
Josh: what a homer
Brent: what are you talking about? I never lived there while the Rams were there
Josh: you still love the "loo"
Josh: yeah, i meant to spell it that way
Brent: whatever, you're just pissed that you're going to be down another $10
Dallas (-7) at Arizona
Brent: Cowboys favored by 7 in the desert
Brent: I'll take the Cowboys to cover this one. Tough loss for them last week, and they will rebound.
Josh: I hate the cowboys the longer we live down here. Amber takes the Boys to cover too.
Brent: And you're calling me a homer?
Tampa Bay at Carolina (-9.5)
Brent: Last up is Panthers at home on Monday night favored by 9.5
Brent: against Tampa Bay
Brent: poor ESPN, two stinkers in a row
Josh: Amber says that it's too many points. Bucs cover
Brent: She stole my thunder again. She's right. Maybe she should make your picks every week.
Brent: Tampa Bay
Josh: We'll see, she just may...
Brent: I'm predicting a strong week out of both of us. I guess that's it. I'll get these bad boys posted.
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Friday Night Lights - Airdate 11/7/06
Another great episode this week. It always seems to suck me in a little more every time I watch it. I actually get depressed when I'm fast forwarding the DVR and see that there's only 10-15 minutes left in an episode, so it definitely quality entertainment. Sometimes I'll watch other shows and wish the episode was further along, but Friday Nights always leaves me wanting more. I only feel that way when I watch 24, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy, House and Lost. That's it.
Some random thoughts while watching the show this week:
1) Lyla Garrity's boob shirt during the first part of the show was amazing. Can that win an Emmy of some kind? Surely we can spare one for the shirt's performance this week. I feel like a dirty old man, although she's probably 26, so I probably don't have anything to worry about. (Actually I just checked IMDB, she IS 26. Amazing.)
2) The whole thing with Voodoo's racist comment getting blamed on Saracen's fat friend was well played for the most part, but considering how big of a jerk Voodoo is, I can't believe nobody ratted him out for what he said. I guess we're dealing with high school kids (even if they are 26 in real life), so maybe I'm reading too much into this.
3) Riggins kidnapping Street from the hospital was comical at best. The kid is essentially on bedrest, doing intensive physical therapy just to move his arms, wears a neck brace 24/7 and had a nurse tell him that it's not safe for him to ejaculate...and they can just carry him around with no repercussions? What??? Riggins actually carried him to his truck, and presumably onto a boat for an afternoon away from the hospital. My guess is he's on the field again in another month. Whatever.
4) Loved the part at the end where Taylor stuck to his guns and moved Voodoo to defense since he made the racist comments to the Reyes kid. It looks like it's going to cost Dillon a forfeit in the process, but you have to love Coach Taylor for always doing the right thing. Although I'm a little confused why everyone was panicking about the season being over due to a forfeit at the end of the season. Unless Texas high school ball works differently that Missouri, all you have to do is win your district to make it to the state playoffs. District games are always held at the end of the year. Hopefully the Texas dweller on the blog can clear this up for me. This isn't the NCAA...you can lose a game and still win state.
Show rating this week: 7 out of 10 (no game played, but still very good)
Show rating season to date: 8 out of 10 (and climbing)
Some random thoughts while watching the show this week:
1) Lyla Garrity's boob shirt during the first part of the show was amazing. Can that win an Emmy of some kind? Surely we can spare one for the shirt's performance this week. I feel like a dirty old man, although she's probably 26, so I probably don't have anything to worry about. (Actually I just checked IMDB, she IS 26. Amazing.)
2) The whole thing with Voodoo's racist comment getting blamed on Saracen's fat friend was well played for the most part, but considering how big of a jerk Voodoo is, I can't believe nobody ratted him out for what he said. I guess we're dealing with high school kids (even if they are 26 in real life), so maybe I'm reading too much into this.
3) Riggins kidnapping Street from the hospital was comical at best. The kid is essentially on bedrest, doing intensive physical therapy just to move his arms, wears a neck brace 24/7 and had a nurse tell him that it's not safe for him to ejaculate...and they can just carry him around with no repercussions? What??? Riggins actually carried him to his truck, and presumably onto a boat for an afternoon away from the hospital. My guess is he's on the field again in another month. Whatever.
4) Loved the part at the end where Taylor stuck to his guns and moved Voodoo to defense since he made the racist comments to the Reyes kid. It looks like it's going to cost Dillon a forfeit in the process, but you have to love Coach Taylor for always doing the right thing. Although I'm a little confused why everyone was panicking about the season being over due to a forfeit at the end of the season. Unless Texas high school ball works differently that Missouri, all you have to do is win your district to make it to the state playoffs. District games are always held at the end of the year. Hopefully the Texas dweller on the blog can clear this up for me. This isn't the NCAA...you can lose a game and still win state.
Show rating this week: 7 out of 10 (no game played, but still very good)
Show rating season to date: 8 out of 10 (and climbing)
DVD Review - Nacho Libre
I have to take a break from my normal sports rantings because I suck at it. I've decided to review Nacho Libre, which I enjoyed so much that I bought it. This was a great movie for those people (like me) who enjoy pointless comedy and Jack Black. I am a huge fan of Jack Black and really liked him in High Fidelity, Shallow Hal and School of Rock. When I heard that he would be play a Mexican Luchador, I had to see the movie (and I did at the theater, originally).
This movie is written and directed by Jared Hess, of Napoleon Dynamite fame. After that movie and Nacho, I'm convinced that Hess is a comedic genius. I loved both movies because of their unusual jokes and original writing. In Nacho, Jack Black plays Ignacio, a monastery cook who feeds the monks and orphans beans with tortilla chips every day. He transforms himself into Nacho Libre, a luchador in "stretchy pants." The comedy is histerical as he trains and wrestles with Esqueleto, his skinny tag-team partner. Two things in the movie absolutely slayed me: 1) when Nacho and Esqueleto wrestle a couple of chupacabres and 2) all of the wrestlers who wear masks in the ring also wear them everywhere else (walking down the street, cocktail parties, etc.).
This movie is great from start to finish and Jack Black, once again, delivers.
Rating: 8 out of 10
This movie is written and directed by Jared Hess, of Napoleon Dynamite fame. After that movie and Nacho, I'm convinced that Hess is a comedic genius. I loved both movies because of their unusual jokes and original writing. In Nacho, Jack Black plays Ignacio, a monastery cook who feeds the monks and orphans beans with tortilla chips every day. He transforms himself into Nacho Libre, a luchador in "stretchy pants." The comedy is histerical as he trains and wrestles with Esqueleto, his skinny tag-team partner. Two things in the movie absolutely slayed me: 1) when Nacho and Esqueleto wrestle a couple of chupacabres and 2) all of the wrestlers who wear masks in the ring also wear them everywhere else (walking down the street, cocktail parties, etc.).
This movie is great from start to finish and Jack Black, once again, delivers.
Rating: 8 out of 10
The Best Show Nobody on This Blog Watches
Ok if I have to read another political diatribe, I'm going to jab a fork in my eye. Enough already. Getting back into the spirit of what I originally intended this blog to be, I'd like to discuss one of my favorite shows on TV. Even though it has great ratings, I don't know anyone who watches it at work.
That show is House, MD. It's on Fox Tuesdays at 8 pm Central Time.
Everyone I know gets all wrapped up in Grey's Anatomy, which is a great show in its own right. ER is still pretty popular too, although I have no idea why. House is probably better than either of them. Essentially, it's CSI in a hospital. Each week, cranky Dr. House, played wonderfully by Hugh Laurie, and his team of colleagues are confronted with some kind of mystery disease. Their job is to diagnose and treat their patients and send them on their merry way. But it's so much more than that. House is pretty cranky to say the least. He's not afraid to be a dick to anybody. He walks with a limp thanks to a dead thigh muscle and will say anything to anyone. You can't help but love the guy. He constantly belittles his staff because he's convinced he's smarter than everyone, including his best-bud cancer doctor, and Cuddy, the HBIC at the hospital. There are countless laugh out loud moments provided by House (both the doctor and the show) each week.
Even better, and maybe the biggest reason to start watching, is that there is no continuing storyline that you need to understand to enjoy the show. Sure, you might catch some of the more subtle things if you catch the show every week, but it's very enjoyable even if you sit down to watch without ever having seen it before. If you're not already watching, check it out. It's definitely worth your time.
Overall show rating: 9 out of 10
That show is House, MD. It's on Fox Tuesdays at 8 pm Central Time.
Everyone I know gets all wrapped up in Grey's Anatomy, which is a great show in its own right. ER is still pretty popular too, although I have no idea why. House is probably better than either of them. Essentially, it's CSI in a hospital. Each week, cranky Dr. House, played wonderfully by Hugh Laurie, and his team of colleagues are confronted with some kind of mystery disease. Their job is to diagnose and treat their patients and send them on their merry way. But it's so much more than that. House is pretty cranky to say the least. He's not afraid to be a dick to anybody. He walks with a limp thanks to a dead thigh muscle and will say anything to anyone. You can't help but love the guy. He constantly belittles his staff because he's convinced he's smarter than everyone, including his best-bud cancer doctor, and Cuddy, the HBIC at the hospital. There are countless laugh out loud moments provided by House (both the doctor and the show) each week.
Even better, and maybe the biggest reason to start watching, is that there is no continuing storyline that you need to understand to enjoy the show. Sure, you might catch some of the more subtle things if you catch the show every week, but it's very enjoyable even if you sit down to watch without ever having seen it before. If you're not already watching, check it out. It's definitely worth your time.
Overall show rating: 9 out of 10
Damn Donkeys
Well, it happened. The worst possible scenario. The Dems took over the House and it looks like they are going to have the Senate as well. I wrote before, that I had faith in the American people. That's gone. In fact, it's shattered. They kept preaching that we need a new direction. What we got, is a new type of government. A government that will raise out taxes, a government that will try to "nationalize" our health care system. There will also be a government program created for everything now, because it takes a village, remember?
Do you know what hurts me the most though? The complete disregard for morals, ethics, and the Condtitution. Stem cell research amendment passed. Morally, it's creating life just to destroy it. Ethically, it's taking multiple billions of dollars from places like California (300 million a year) and China (250 million). Nothing but scientists pushing agendas to get rich. Don't tell me it's not a big business. Finally, the Constitution. Now, no matter how bizarre and ridiculous the test or cloning procedures get. It's protected under the Constitution. Don't think it's not cloning either. That's exactly what it is. That's why they had to amend the Constitution for something that WAS ALREADY LEGAL. Weird huh? Good job Missouri.
I'm done. I'll still talk about God, guns, and gays, but I'm done with American politics. I don't have enough faith in our citizens anymore to vote again. Soon, I'll just buy some land and hole up on a hillside with my family and my guns and let the world pass me by.
Now, definitely, in Nuge we trust!!
Freakin' hippies
Do you know what hurts me the most though? The complete disregard for morals, ethics, and the Condtitution. Stem cell research amendment passed. Morally, it's creating life just to destroy it. Ethically, it's taking multiple billions of dollars from places like California (300 million a year) and China (250 million). Nothing but scientists pushing agendas to get rich. Don't tell me it's not a big business. Finally, the Constitution. Now, no matter how bizarre and ridiculous the test or cloning procedures get. It's protected under the Constitution. Don't think it's not cloning either. That's exactly what it is. That's why they had to amend the Constitution for something that WAS ALREADY LEGAL. Weird huh? Good job Missouri.
I'm done. I'll still talk about God, guns, and gays, but I'm done with American politics. I don't have enough faith in our citizens anymore to vote again. Soon, I'll just buy some land and hole up on a hillside with my family and my guns and let the world pass me by.
Now, definitely, in Nuge we trust!!
Freakin' hippies
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