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.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
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
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