.... I would like to hold a handicapping contest on my blog. It would take place over the final four weeks of the NFL regular season. I'm not yet sure of the exact guidelines or what the stakes would be but I know that the following rules would apply:
1. Ed has to be in it.
2. Bennett has to give strokes. In other words, if the competition is to see who can pick the most winners out of 5 during a given week, Chris only gets to pick 3 games. Or if the buy-in is $100, Chris has to put up $2,000. It just wouldn't be fair going head-to-head with him on a level playing field.
3. Jeff has to use an alias. The guy is such a big deal in this city that if it became known that he was in a handicapping contest, it could cause hysteria.
4. The Hoff has to be sober when he makes his picks. His drunk "Handicapping" is just too good.
5. Austin is only allowed to complain about the rules and what people are picking 5 times per week or he will be docked points.
Here are some potential formats:
* A bracket style tournament in which players are matched up head-to-head and must beat their opponent to advance to the next week. I think that's how the Stardust did it and I like it because it could lead to funny scenarios where players that have good weeks don't advance because their opponent was even better and players that struggled could advance because the other guy didn't make his picks or blew his brains in. Anything that promotes unfairness and complaining is a positive for this event.
* Every one could make picks for the next 4 weeks and at the conclusion of the regular season, a panel could vote on who to gets to advance to the championship round which would take place during the NFL playoffs. The panel would consist of eliminated players who would probably vote against the guy who eliminated them out of spite. We could also write a computer program that tells us who did the best instead of deciding it on the field. Or we could pull two names out of a hat and they could play in the championship round. We could even have players who did poorly in the regular season match up against each other for no reason at all as a tribute to the minor bowl games.
* Every one could pick 5 games during the last 4 weeks of the NFL regular season with each winner being worth 2 points. Then when the playoffs start, you pick every game and each winner is worth 20 points, rendering the regular season pick meaningless.
* My favorite format is a head-to-head one in which each winner you pick is worth 1 point, each loser you pick is -1. This way if there's only 2 games you like, only pick 2. If you don't think your opponent can pick winners, then pick nothing and take a score of 0 to mock him. I like any bracket scenario in which I can be the one who seeds the players. I'm sure that won't hurt anyone's feelings.
** Side bets are encouraged. Mocking is mandatory.
*** If a game you pick ends in a tie, you receive bonus points. For Ed.
I'm open to any suggestions as long as they are funny. The contest is open to anyone and everyone.
Bet you didn't think I'd blog two days in a row. I'm just in a giving mood I guess. Here are some more dumb thoughts you people read for reasons that are beyond me:
* Chris Bennett waiting this long to be named "Sharp of the Week" is the biggest injustice since Martin Scorcese had to wait until 2007 to win an Academy Award. (I chose that analogy because I consider Bennett and Scorcese to be relative equals in their respective fields of general sharpness and film making.) The problem is that CB has openly mocked the "Sharp of the Week" and since I take that award so seriously, I am having trouble giving it to him until he proves to me that he really wants it. Nice call on Clemson, bro.
* West Virginia was up 15-7 with the ball midway through the 4th quarter of yesterday's Backyard Brawl. And lost. To Pitt. Again. Bill Stewart is a moron. It would have been interesting to see what Paul Johnson could have done with Pat White and Noel Devine in his offense but instead the Mountaineers elected to go with the long time assistant instead of a proven, successful head football coach. Hopefully, they can go to the Insight.com Bowl.
* Tonight should be the last game of the Charlie Weis era in South Bend. Weis went to two BSC Bowls (Both blowout losses but at least he got there) playing with all of his predecessor's recruits and has done nothing with his own players. Years 3 and 4 are usually when a coach has all of his own guys in his system and that's when he's supposed to be winning. Instead, Weis is losing home games to Syracuse. Perhaps Notre Dame should make Paul Johnson an offer but they will probably waste their time pursuing bigger names like Urban Meyer or Jon Gruden.
* I rarely enjoy watching football games I have money on. The only exception is when my bet is for the game to go 'Under' the posted total. It's always funny to root for 2 yard FB dives and 4 yard gains off tackle that keep the clock moving. Any game in which you spend most of your time staring at the clock or looking at the linesman to see if he is winding his arm is fun. Even though I'm going to lose my bet because one of the teams can't stop the other, I'm still enjoying it.
* Sharp sharps call these things "Variances" but I like to put it a little more bluntly. If you had UCLA and the points last night you got fucked over. The blog had nothing riding on that game but I heard about it. And I heard enough to know that Arizona State bettors got very lucky. UCLA outgained ASU 306-122 in total yards and were getting 10 points. That situation probably produces a winner 99.9% of the time. But the Sun Devils benefited from an incredible 4 defensive TDs, all of which on turnovers by UCLA QB Kevin Craft. Tough break for the sharps in that game.
* Great article in this week's SI about Bucs LB Derrick Brooks and how he prepares for a game, what's going through his mind before and during a game, and even his thought process in the middle of a play. I thought it was particularly interesting that he watches college football games on Saturday's and takes notes on the tendencies of elite college players he thinks he may have to play against one day in the NFL.
I wonder if Tim Thomas watches college basketball games to scout future opponents. Hard to say for sure.
No new trivia today. Is it me or are these Ross brothers just hellbent on ruining the fun of the blog?
Plaxico Buress is an idiot.
Enjoy the game.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
There's no doubt that
.... the option "Sherman" would have been a huge favorite had I been offering betting on who would win my most recent poll. But I have to admit that I was surprised to see how easily he ran away with it. Only two of the ballots cast were not for Jeff and poor Elaina didn't get a single vote. (Maybe she really does have better things to do in Blacksburg than read this garbage....) Amanda is on record saying that she would read the blog more often but claims she doesn't know the URL. (Such a liar....) But the people clearly don't believe Jeff when he says he has better things to do than read the blog. Sorry, bro - You're not fooling anyone.
I have a few thoughts about about yesterday's NFL action (They are almost all negative), some college basketball comments (Ditto) and I'll at least try to throw in some of the typical Hoffy, Jorgie, Ed, etc.... nonsense. I haven't blogged in a while because the last one was so well received I wanted to leave it up there for as long as possible.
Okay, that's bullshit. I just didn't feeling like doing one. Until now.
* The #1 problem I had with yesterday's NFL slate was that they were all just really, really crappy games. The Detroit Lions are barely an NFL team. From a competitive standpoint, the game was over about midway through the 1st quarter. I was up in time for the start of the game, thanks in part to a phone call from people on the East Coast who still don't understand the concept of time zones, and I tried to watch the game from the start. It was so bad that I literally gave up on it during the 1st quarter and tried to go back to sleep. (That would not have happened if I had action on the game.)
The Lions were completely manhandled at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball yesterday. They will have 3 of the first 33 picks in next April's draft and the only chance they have of being even remotely competitive in 2009 would be to use all of those picks on linemen. Look at what Bill Parcells did with the Dolphins: He drafted an offensive tackle 1st overall, a defensive end with the first pick in the second round and brought in a handful of other linemen through free agency. The Lions should at least attempt to do something similar. What will they do? Reach for a QB who isn't worthy of being the 1st overall pick just because they need one. (See: Smith, Alex.)
* The Titans-Lions game was crap but the Dallas game was just completely unwatchable for me. Joe Buck's shameless fawning over Tony Romo is beyond nauseating at this point. "Romo spins away from the defender and makes the pass! Complete!! Wow what a play by Romo!! Okay, that will bring up second and eight." I'll never forget a comment by Buck during last season's Redskins-Cowboys game in Dallas. The Redskins blitzed and Romo had to back up quickly and spin away from a linebacker to avoid a sack. It was a relatively athletic move and if he had just turned and thrown the ball out of bounds it would have been a good play. Instead he spun around and without even looking down the field he heaved it deep towards Terrell Owens. Unfortunately, there were three Redskins waiting down there and the ball landed in the hands of one of them, a good 5 yards short of Owens. It honestly looked like a throw one might make in a game of 500.
Buck's response: "Great play by Romo to get it down there."
Down there to who? To the Redskins?
If you had to point to one reason why Romo became such a big star it's probably because FOX insists on broadcasting every Dallas game on national TV, with a broadcast team of Buck and Aikman and Joe kissing Romo's ass throughout the game no matter how many terrible, boneheaded plays he makes. And people like Austin completely buy into the notion that this guy is somehow a great player because when he lobs the ball in the general vicinity of Owens or Jason Witten they come down with it. Maybe the Cowboys offense looked so good the last two games because Romo is "Back" or maybe, just maybe it's because the 49ers and Seahawks are a combined 5-18 this year. Hard to say.
* I made an effort to watch the Cardinals-Eagles game for NFL SuperFan Ed Salmons who flew across the United States just to attend an NFL game in person on a national holiday. That is true commitment to a sport he loves. Unfortunately, the Arizona Cardinals defense didn't make the trip with him. It really sucks that crummy teams like the Cardinals and Broncos and whoever wins the clusterfuck that is the NFC North will all be hosting postseason games this year while good teams from the NFC East and NFC South will be squeezed out. My favorite thing about the Eagles game was that the team told all of its fans that it was going to be a "Blackout" game and that they should all wear black. I didn't realize it was their homecoming game. Let's assume it lead to an exchange between Ed and his wife along the lines of:
Ed: Okay, I'm leaving to go watch this garbage game!
Mrs. Ed: Wait, Ed. Did you remember to wear a black shirt?
Ed: What? No. Why?
Mrs. Ed: They are having a "Blackout" tonight. All the fans are supposed to wear black.
Ed: Racist.
Mrs. Ed: What?
Ed: Nevermind.
Mrs. Ed: I laid out a black shirt for you. Didn't you see it?
(Ed hesitates as he contemplates going upstairs to change into a black shirt so that he will fit in with all of his Philadelphia brethren.)
Mrs. Ed: Ed?
Ed: (As he puts on the shirt) I hate this stupid league.
Mrs. Ed: Don't forget to wear a jacket, honey. It's going to be cold out there.
Ed: It's a luxury suite. I'm sure it's heated. I just hope they have plenty of Zima.... I gotta go. The limo's here.
By the way, I did notice a few scattered boos during the game last night, even as the Eagles were rolling to an easy win. What a great sports town.
* I really have no problem with the guy but I'm pretty sure that Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl is a scumbag. He's always got a shiteating grin on his face. He's always bringing in "Transfers" from other schools. And let's not forget about that picture of him hanging out with the voluptuous Erin Andrews. I know he's a complete scumbag and he's trying to trick us all into thinking he's a fun and quirky guy by doing ridiculous stunts. I'm on to this guy and I want all 4 of you to be on to him, too.
* It would have been nice to spend Thanksgiving with my family like many of you. Or to spend it watching my favorite sport in person, the way Ed did. I took another approach. After watching hours of terrible football games (And forcing out a late night degenerate college basketball bet on Baylor) I hit the town with The Hoff. I know he's been compared to Matt Damon's character in The Departed and Don Cheadle's character in Boogie Nights in this space before, but the character he most closely resembles is really Dustin Hoffman's Rainman.
After we bet Baylor, Scott sat down to watch the game as one of the Providence kids made a goofy shot. I cursed and Scott asked me, "Wait, what do we have again?" Later that night, while watching the Nuggets-Hornets game at a bar, a kid made a shot and The H didn't even know which team was which despite the game being in the 4th quarter and him having made a bet on it sufficient enough to move the line. The guy is amazing.
He won both bets, by the way. But he seemed happiest when he noticed that the line moved 5 cents following his Nuggets bets. The Rainman.
Anyways, I never thought I'd experience a Thanksgiving night that featured games of pool at 2 AM with a stripper who was crammed into an outfit that didn't quite fit her. We had to pay for the games and buy her $8 shots at the bar and in exchange we could watch her spill out of her costume while she bent over to make a shot. No matter what either one of us says, we both took it too seriously and we both lost to the crazy bitch anyways. When I got home this morning, I realized that I really don't have much to be thankful for if that's how I'm spending a national holiday.
Trivia Question for Friday: Name 5 of the assistant coaches from the 1992 Green Bay Packers that went on to become NFL head coaches.
** Last Friday's Answer: I really have no idea. I was trying to look that up for Ed the other day and I couldn't find it and I was hoping someone else would do it for me if I posted it in the blog. Ross may very well be right but for now I'm going to go with Ed's theory that no such rules are in place and if that ever actually happened we'd see panic levels that would make Sherman on a Tuesday afternoon look like a cool customer.
I guess I'll watch Giants-Redskins on Sunday morning. Even though the Skins defense is dealing with numerous injuries to key guys and my brother is bringing his jinx girlfriend to the game. I hate sports.
Enjoy the game.
I have a few thoughts about about yesterday's NFL action (They are almost all negative), some college basketball comments (Ditto) and I'll at least try to throw in some of the typical Hoffy, Jorgie, Ed, etc.... nonsense. I haven't blogged in a while because the last one was so well received I wanted to leave it up there for as long as possible.
Okay, that's bullshit. I just didn't feeling like doing one. Until now.
* The #1 problem I had with yesterday's NFL slate was that they were all just really, really crappy games. The Detroit Lions are barely an NFL team. From a competitive standpoint, the game was over about midway through the 1st quarter. I was up in time for the start of the game, thanks in part to a phone call from people on the East Coast who still don't understand the concept of time zones, and I tried to watch the game from the start. It was so bad that I literally gave up on it during the 1st quarter and tried to go back to sleep. (That would not have happened if I had action on the game.)
The Lions were completely manhandled at the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball yesterday. They will have 3 of the first 33 picks in next April's draft and the only chance they have of being even remotely competitive in 2009 would be to use all of those picks on linemen. Look at what Bill Parcells did with the Dolphins: He drafted an offensive tackle 1st overall, a defensive end with the first pick in the second round and brought in a handful of other linemen through free agency. The Lions should at least attempt to do something similar. What will they do? Reach for a QB who isn't worthy of being the 1st overall pick just because they need one. (See: Smith, Alex.)
* The Titans-Lions game was crap but the Dallas game was just completely unwatchable for me. Joe Buck's shameless fawning over Tony Romo is beyond nauseating at this point. "Romo spins away from the defender and makes the pass! Complete!! Wow what a play by Romo!! Okay, that will bring up second and eight." I'll never forget a comment by Buck during last season's Redskins-Cowboys game in Dallas. The Redskins blitzed and Romo had to back up quickly and spin away from a linebacker to avoid a sack. It was a relatively athletic move and if he had just turned and thrown the ball out of bounds it would have been a good play. Instead he spun around and without even looking down the field he heaved it deep towards Terrell Owens. Unfortunately, there were three Redskins waiting down there and the ball landed in the hands of one of them, a good 5 yards short of Owens. It honestly looked like a throw one might make in a game of 500.
Buck's response: "Great play by Romo to get it down there."
Down there to who? To the Redskins?
If you had to point to one reason why Romo became such a big star it's probably because FOX insists on broadcasting every Dallas game on national TV, with a broadcast team of Buck and Aikman and Joe kissing Romo's ass throughout the game no matter how many terrible, boneheaded plays he makes. And people like Austin completely buy into the notion that this guy is somehow a great player because when he lobs the ball in the general vicinity of Owens or Jason Witten they come down with it. Maybe the Cowboys offense looked so good the last two games because Romo is "Back" or maybe, just maybe it's because the 49ers and Seahawks are a combined 5-18 this year. Hard to say.
* I made an effort to watch the Cardinals-Eagles game for NFL SuperFan Ed Salmons who flew across the United States just to attend an NFL game in person on a national holiday. That is true commitment to a sport he loves. Unfortunately, the Arizona Cardinals defense didn't make the trip with him. It really sucks that crummy teams like the Cardinals and Broncos and whoever wins the clusterfuck that is the NFC North will all be hosting postseason games this year while good teams from the NFC East and NFC South will be squeezed out. My favorite thing about the Eagles game was that the team told all of its fans that it was going to be a "Blackout" game and that they should all wear black. I didn't realize it was their homecoming game. Let's assume it lead to an exchange between Ed and his wife along the lines of:
Ed: Okay, I'm leaving to go watch this garbage game!
Mrs. Ed: Wait, Ed. Did you remember to wear a black shirt?
Ed: What? No. Why?
Mrs. Ed: They are having a "Blackout" tonight. All the fans are supposed to wear black.
Ed: Racist.
Mrs. Ed: What?
Ed: Nevermind.
Mrs. Ed: I laid out a black shirt for you. Didn't you see it?
(Ed hesitates as he contemplates going upstairs to change into a black shirt so that he will fit in with all of his Philadelphia brethren.)
Mrs. Ed: Ed?
Ed: (As he puts on the shirt) I hate this stupid league.
Mrs. Ed: Don't forget to wear a jacket, honey. It's going to be cold out there.
Ed: It's a luxury suite. I'm sure it's heated. I just hope they have plenty of Zima.... I gotta go. The limo's here.
By the way, I did notice a few scattered boos during the game last night, even as the Eagles were rolling to an easy win. What a great sports town.
* I really have no problem with the guy but I'm pretty sure that Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl is a scumbag. He's always got a shiteating grin on his face. He's always bringing in "Transfers" from other schools. And let's not forget about that picture of him hanging out with the voluptuous Erin Andrews. I know he's a complete scumbag and he's trying to trick us all into thinking he's a fun and quirky guy by doing ridiculous stunts. I'm on to this guy and I want all 4 of you to be on to him, too.
* It would have been nice to spend Thanksgiving with my family like many of you. Or to spend it watching my favorite sport in person, the way Ed did. I took another approach. After watching hours of terrible football games (And forcing out a late night degenerate college basketball bet on Baylor) I hit the town with The Hoff. I know he's been compared to Matt Damon's character in The Departed and Don Cheadle's character in Boogie Nights in this space before, but the character he most closely resembles is really Dustin Hoffman's Rainman.
After we bet Baylor, Scott sat down to watch the game as one of the Providence kids made a goofy shot. I cursed and Scott asked me, "Wait, what do we have again?" Later that night, while watching the Nuggets-Hornets game at a bar, a kid made a shot and The H didn't even know which team was which despite the game being in the 4th quarter and him having made a bet on it sufficient enough to move the line. The guy is amazing.
He won both bets, by the way. But he seemed happiest when he noticed that the line moved 5 cents following his Nuggets bets. The Rainman.
Anyways, I never thought I'd experience a Thanksgiving night that featured games of pool at 2 AM with a stripper who was crammed into an outfit that didn't quite fit her. We had to pay for the games and buy her $8 shots at the bar and in exchange we could watch her spill out of her costume while she bent over to make a shot. No matter what either one of us says, we both took it too seriously and we both lost to the crazy bitch anyways. When I got home this morning, I realized that I really don't have much to be thankful for if that's how I'm spending a national holiday.
Trivia Question for Friday: Name 5 of the assistant coaches from the 1992 Green Bay Packers that went on to become NFL head coaches.
** Last Friday's Answer: I really have no idea. I was trying to look that up for Ed the other day and I couldn't find it and I was hoping someone else would do it for me if I posted it in the blog. Ross may very well be right but for now I'm going to go with Ed's theory that no such rules are in place and if that ever actually happened we'd see panic levels that would make Sherman on a Tuesday afternoon look like a cool customer.
I guess I'll watch Giants-Redskins on Sunday morning. Even though the Skins defense is dealing with numerous injuries to key guys and my brother is bringing his jinx girlfriend to the game. I hate sports.
Enjoy the game.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Now that NASCAR is over
.... I guess I have to watch football on Sundays. It's not how I want to spend my Sunday afternoons but I have no choice until the Cup boys start running again in February. Don't get me wrong - I love the sport of football more than any other. But the league is just such complete garbage this year that it's hard to get excited about it. The coaching leaguewide is just abysmal. The level of QB play is so bad that Brady Quinn can come off the bench and actually look decent relative to the rest of the league in his first two starts. Half of the officials seem to be making up the rules as they go.
I'm mostly just disappointed that the Redskins are going through yet another November swoon, losing to mediocre teams like the Steelers and Cowboys at home and giving away any chance they had at a decent seed in the playoffs. They'll be lucky to even make it all now with great teams like Ed's Eagles and Jeff's Falcons nipping at their heels in the wild card race. Next year I'm going to try to be like Bennett and pretend I don't care any more and see if that helps ease the pain when the Skins piss away home games against crap teams. (I already know that it won't.)
I enjoyed this article by Bill Simmons about the disappearance of home field advantage in the NFL. The Redskins have no real home field advantage at FedEx Field because so many people just go to the games so they can tell their friends and co-workers "Yeah, I'm going to the Redskins game this weekend." They don't care if the team wins or loses and they certainly don't have the sense to help create a home field advantage. In fact, the Redskins even have signs on the JumboTron for these people that say "Quiet. Offense at Work." when the Skins have the ball or "Make Noise!!!" when the other team has it. It's a fuckin' embarrassment. The league has squeezed out the majority of people who get drunk and stand and cheer throughout the game to make room for more corporate people like Ed who just want to sit in their luxury suite and sip on wine. There just aren't enough people like my Dad (Passionate fans who also have the $$$ to pay the outrageous ticket costs) to fill a 90,000+ seat stadium. You can't even stand up at a Redskins game without having to look behind you to make sure you aren't blocking the view of some jackass who wants to sit there and flip through the program and play with his cell phone for 4 hours.
Everyone is so concerned about having home field advantage throughout the playoffs but the last 3 Super Bowl champions all played on wild card weekend. The '05 Steelers and '07 Giants both won 3 consecutive road playoff games to get to the Super Bowl and the '06 Colts had to win at Baltimore to get to the AFC Championship game. Home field advantage in the NFL is gone and I blame two groups of people: Greedy owners like Dan Snyder who want to put in luxury suites and club level seats everywhere, charge people ridiculously high prices, and squeeze out us Joe 12-packs, and elitists like Ed who buy up these fabulous seats the rest of us can't afford and then sit on their hands throughout the game.
For shame.
* Speaking of Ed, he got all mad at me on Sunday for not "Giving him" any of my Carl Edwards at 4-1 in the Cup race. Can you believe this guy? First of all, he told me on Saturday night that Edwards looked like garbage in practice and that he wouldn't have bet on him at 5-1. He'd also told me earlier in the week that LVSC sent Cousin Carl at 4 so naturally I assumed that Ed's boy had already grabbed some for their group. Also keep in mind that with the limits these books are taking on NASCAR these days (Whose fault is that?) the most I could have given Ed's crew would have been like $30 each. I don't like Matt tattling on me to Ed like a little kid. I don't like Ed threatening me for not giving his group a cut of my ticket. And I especially don't like the idea that I am expected to pay tribute to Ed by kicking money upstairs when I win a bet like he is some kind of Mob boss.
* Believe me Ed: You wouldn't want a share of everything I bet anyways, bro. Most of my stuff is complete slop. Look at my teasers with the Eagles and Jaguars last weekend. You guys want a piece of that? If there's anyone you should be trying to get a cut from it's The Hoff. The guy is amazing. He's even winning NBA side bets on full games. I honestly didn't think that was possible. The other day, Matt hilariously compared Hoffy to Matt Damon's character in The Departed saying that he thinks Billy Walters has spent years grooming Hoffman with the intention to one day have him infiltrate the sports book industry and dominate it from the inside. I thought that was really funny but I think the movie character Scott most reminds me of is the guy played by Don Cheadle in Boogie Nights. Remember the scene when he goes into the donut shop and it ends up being robbed and everyone inside is killed but him? He then finds himself standing alone in the middle of the shop with the cash register wide open and money hanging out of it. Now that's The Hoff.
* Speaking of movies, I'm surprised by how many of you haven't seen Boiler Room. That is a seriously funny movie and one of my favorite movies to quote, alongside Anchorman, Two For The Money, Top Gun, Super Troopers, and The 40 Year Old Virgin. Those of you who haven't seen Boiler Room should really get on that.
* Since this is (allegedly) a blog about sports gambling, I guess I am obligated to mention the play at the end of the Chargers-Steelers game. It definitely looked like a touchdown to me. I know that the kids would have been a lot happier with a Steelers cover. I also know that there was a certain group with the razor sharp number of Chargers +3 who were very pleased to see that touchdown not count. My official stance? I'd be completely indifferent but a few kids I book for laid the points with the Steelers so I'm glad the refs blew the call. What a league.
* I know I haven't talked about Jorgen in this space in a while. It's just difficult for me because every time I type his name, I start to choke up. The kid did make me a few bucks two weeks ago with his release on Iowa State to cover at Colorado. One could make the argument that Jorgie is a sharp sharp when it comes to Iowa State football. Jorgen says that he misses the people he used to work with at the Hilton very much but it seems to me that he's getting pretty comfortable at the Venetian. The last time I was there, Jorgen and the other writers were giving each other nicknames and joking around while they waited to punch their 4th ticket of the hour. And last night when I was with The Hoff and Jorgen's name came up, Scotty whipped out his IPhone and showed Franco and I pictures of Jorgen and Amanda. I know that Scott was just trying to show off his IPhone but it was still kind of weird.
Hoffman's exact reaction to the above paragraph: "I get FaceBook on my phone, dick."
(Okay, Scott that's all I have on you today. Can you scroll back up to the top and read the parts that didn't have your name in them, too? Thanks, bro.)
* Before I end this thing, I want to talk about the fantasy football team I co-manage with Austin. Let's think back to some of the greatest football teams of the last 25 years. The 1985 Bears come to mind. Last year's Patriots were pretty good. And, of course, this year's Eagles team with their flashy 5-4-1 record coming off last year's last place finish in the division is a true juggernaut. But I think the team Austin and I have compiled is better than any of them. Our WRs are Terrell Owens, Brandon Marshall, and Steve Smith. You'd be lucky to have a WR group like that in an 8 team league. Brandon Jacobs is running wild. Maurice Jones-Drew may set a record for most 2 TD/30 yards rushing games in NFL history. DeAngelo Williams is capable of busting a long run on any play. (Just imagine what we would be doing to this league if we had a quarterback.)
There are certain people at work (I'm not going to name names but I think we all know who they are) who are openly rooting against us winning this league. I would like to formally invite these people to suck my balls. Austin and I (Or me and Austin if that's easier for you to comprehend, Ed) will be winning the league. And we will be splitting the generous cash prize at the end of it. And I will be mentioning our triumph every day for the rest of my life. Not because I am really that proud of it. Just because I really enjoy busting CB's balls, especially when it's over something he is pretending to not care about.
Okay, I guess I am naming names after all.
Trivia Question for Friday: Donovan McNabb apparently knows nothing about the NFL's overtime rules. Let's see if you guys do. If there was an NFL playoff game that was still tied at the end of a second overtime, what would happen? In other words, is there a halftime? Do they kickoff again to start the third overtime? Or is the ball still where it was at the end of the second OT? If you can answer this one, I will be seriously impressed.
Saturday's Answer: Scott Caan's character "Richie" had that quote. I may have to go back to the Boiler Room well again for future trivia questions.
Need Michigan State and Oklahoma to win tomorrow. And I guess I'll sit through the Redskins game on Sunday. They'll win because every dummy who thinks he is sharp is grabbing that 3.5.
I'm going to see Jerry Seinfeld tonight at Caesars Palace.
You guys need to find something better to do than read my blog. Be more like Jeff. He has no time for this thing.... Or does he? Interesting poll question this week.
Enjoy the game.
I'm mostly just disappointed that the Redskins are going through yet another November swoon, losing to mediocre teams like the Steelers and Cowboys at home and giving away any chance they had at a decent seed in the playoffs. They'll be lucky to even make it all now with great teams like Ed's Eagles and Jeff's Falcons nipping at their heels in the wild card race. Next year I'm going to try to be like Bennett and pretend I don't care any more and see if that helps ease the pain when the Skins piss away home games against crap teams. (I already know that it won't.)
I enjoyed this article by Bill Simmons about the disappearance of home field advantage in the NFL. The Redskins have no real home field advantage at FedEx Field because so many people just go to the games so they can tell their friends and co-workers "Yeah, I'm going to the Redskins game this weekend." They don't care if the team wins or loses and they certainly don't have the sense to help create a home field advantage. In fact, the Redskins even have signs on the JumboTron for these people that say "Quiet. Offense at Work." when the Skins have the ball or "Make Noise!!!" when the other team has it. It's a fuckin' embarrassment. The league has squeezed out the majority of people who get drunk and stand and cheer throughout the game to make room for more corporate people like Ed who just want to sit in their luxury suite and sip on wine. There just aren't enough people like my Dad (Passionate fans who also have the $$$ to pay the outrageous ticket costs) to fill a 90,000+ seat stadium. You can't even stand up at a Redskins game without having to look behind you to make sure you aren't blocking the view of some jackass who wants to sit there and flip through the program and play with his cell phone for 4 hours.
Everyone is so concerned about having home field advantage throughout the playoffs but the last 3 Super Bowl champions all played on wild card weekend. The '05 Steelers and '07 Giants both won 3 consecutive road playoff games to get to the Super Bowl and the '06 Colts had to win at Baltimore to get to the AFC Championship game. Home field advantage in the NFL is gone and I blame two groups of people: Greedy owners like Dan Snyder who want to put in luxury suites and club level seats everywhere, charge people ridiculously high prices, and squeeze out us Joe 12-packs, and elitists like Ed who buy up these fabulous seats the rest of us can't afford and then sit on their hands throughout the game.
For shame.
* Speaking of Ed, he got all mad at me on Sunday for not "Giving him" any of my Carl Edwards at 4-1 in the Cup race. Can you believe this guy? First of all, he told me on Saturday night that Edwards looked like garbage in practice and that he wouldn't have bet on him at 5-1. He'd also told me earlier in the week that LVSC sent Cousin Carl at 4 so naturally I assumed that Ed's boy had already grabbed some for their group. Also keep in mind that with the limits these books are taking on NASCAR these days (Whose fault is that?) the most I could have given Ed's crew would have been like $30 each. I don't like Matt tattling on me to Ed like a little kid. I don't like Ed threatening me for not giving his group a cut of my ticket. And I especially don't like the idea that I am expected to pay tribute to Ed by kicking money upstairs when I win a bet like he is some kind of Mob boss.
* Believe me Ed: You wouldn't want a share of everything I bet anyways, bro. Most of my stuff is complete slop. Look at my teasers with the Eagles and Jaguars last weekend. You guys want a piece of that? If there's anyone you should be trying to get a cut from it's The Hoff. The guy is amazing. He's even winning NBA side bets on full games. I honestly didn't think that was possible. The other day, Matt hilariously compared Hoffy to Matt Damon's character in The Departed saying that he thinks Billy Walters has spent years grooming Hoffman with the intention to one day have him infiltrate the sports book industry and dominate it from the inside. I thought that was really funny but I think the movie character Scott most reminds me of is the guy played by Don Cheadle in Boogie Nights. Remember the scene when he goes into the donut shop and it ends up being robbed and everyone inside is killed but him? He then finds himself standing alone in the middle of the shop with the cash register wide open and money hanging out of it. Now that's The Hoff.
* Speaking of movies, I'm surprised by how many of you haven't seen Boiler Room. That is a seriously funny movie and one of my favorite movies to quote, alongside Anchorman, Two For The Money, Top Gun, Super Troopers, and The 40 Year Old Virgin. Those of you who haven't seen Boiler Room should really get on that.
* Since this is (allegedly) a blog about sports gambling, I guess I am obligated to mention the play at the end of the Chargers-Steelers game. It definitely looked like a touchdown to me. I know that the kids would have been a lot happier with a Steelers cover. I also know that there was a certain group with the razor sharp number of Chargers +3 who were very pleased to see that touchdown not count. My official stance? I'd be completely indifferent but a few kids I book for laid the points with the Steelers so I'm glad the refs blew the call. What a league.
* I know I haven't talked about Jorgen in this space in a while. It's just difficult for me because every time I type his name, I start to choke up. The kid did make me a few bucks two weeks ago with his release on Iowa State to cover at Colorado. One could make the argument that Jorgie is a sharp sharp when it comes to Iowa State football. Jorgen says that he misses the people he used to work with at the Hilton very much but it seems to me that he's getting pretty comfortable at the Venetian. The last time I was there, Jorgen and the other writers were giving each other nicknames and joking around while they waited to punch their 4th ticket of the hour. And last night when I was with The Hoff and Jorgen's name came up, Scotty whipped out his IPhone and showed Franco and I pictures of Jorgen and Amanda. I know that Scott was just trying to show off his IPhone but it was still kind of weird.
Hoffman's exact reaction to the above paragraph: "I get FaceBook on my phone, dick."
(Okay, Scott that's all I have on you today. Can you scroll back up to the top and read the parts that didn't have your name in them, too? Thanks, bro.)
* Before I end this thing, I want to talk about the fantasy football team I co-manage with Austin. Let's think back to some of the greatest football teams of the last 25 years. The 1985 Bears come to mind. Last year's Patriots were pretty good. And, of course, this year's Eagles team with their flashy 5-4-1 record coming off last year's last place finish in the division is a true juggernaut. But I think the team Austin and I have compiled is better than any of them. Our WRs are Terrell Owens, Brandon Marshall, and Steve Smith. You'd be lucky to have a WR group like that in an 8 team league. Brandon Jacobs is running wild. Maurice Jones-Drew may set a record for most 2 TD/30 yards rushing games in NFL history. DeAngelo Williams is capable of busting a long run on any play. (Just imagine what we would be doing to this league if we had a quarterback.)
There are certain people at work (I'm not going to name names but I think we all know who they are) who are openly rooting against us winning this league. I would like to formally invite these people to suck my balls. Austin and I (Or me and Austin if that's easier for you to comprehend, Ed) will be winning the league. And we will be splitting the generous cash prize at the end of it. And I will be mentioning our triumph every day for the rest of my life. Not because I am really that proud of it. Just because I really enjoy busting CB's balls, especially when it's over something he is pretending to not care about.
Okay, I guess I am naming names after all.
Trivia Question for Friday: Donovan McNabb apparently knows nothing about the NFL's overtime rules. Let's see if you guys do. If there was an NFL playoff game that was still tied at the end of a second overtime, what would happen? In other words, is there a halftime? Do they kickoff again to start the third overtime? Or is the ball still where it was at the end of the second OT? If you can answer this one, I will be seriously impressed.
Saturday's Answer: Scott Caan's character "Richie" had that quote. I may have to go back to the Boiler Room well again for future trivia questions.
Need Michigan State and Oklahoma to win tomorrow. And I guess I'll sit through the Redskins game on Sunday. They'll win because every dummy who thinks he is sharp is grabbing that 3.5.
I'm going to see Jerry Seinfeld tonight at Caesars Palace.
You guys need to find something better to do than read my blog. Be more like Jeff. He has no time for this thing.... Or does he? Interesting poll question this week.
Enjoy the game.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Every time I get excited about
.... one of my blogs, I go directly to Jeff and ask him what he thought. Then Jeff laughs, looks away, laughs again, looks back at me to gauge my reaction, and then laughs some more. Translation: He didn't read it. Again. When I ask him why, he tells me that it's because my blog has become "Stale" and Repetitive." While I'll admit that what he's saying is accurate, I can't help but focus on the fact that Jeff was a fan of this space until he started dating a certain young woman a few months ago.
What does all this have to do with you? Well, you guys keep asking me to blog on a more regular basis but I gotta tell you it's hard to sit down and bang one of these stupid things out when I know Jeff isn't reading. I just have so much damn respect for that kid. Imagine being one of the most respected men in this industry (On both sides of the counter), making the rounds on all the major sports radio shows, running your own golf website, and finding time for semi-regular chats with Greta Van Susteren. The guy is impressive. So it's discouraging when he mocks the blog. I just can't find the motivation to write any more. But I'll try.
For the kids.
Here's what I came up with:
* Sunday's Ford 400 is the last Cup race of the 2008 season. What a ride it has been. From the joy of watching Cousin Carl win the spring Fontana race to my failed suicide attempt following the first New Hampshire event, it has been a wild year. It's hard to believe that just 8 months ago I thought NASCAR was just a bunch of cars turning left over and over. Now I know that it's so much more....
(Smirk)
* Even if you don't like car racing, you have to give the sport this much: It is a gambler's best friend. Seriously, if someone as clueless as me can win money most weeks on anything, everyone should be betting on it. Will I ever be as sharp NASCAR-wise as CB? No. Probably not. But I'll keep working at it until I am at least near his level. And in the meantime, I will enjoy the thrilling high speed turns, nerve-wracking pit stops, and breathless sideline reports from Dr. Jerry Punch.
What a sport.
* I was surprised to see Texas Tech win my poll asking who the best team in college football is. The Red Raiders will be a large dog when they visit Norman in a couple weeks and if they somehow survive that game, and beat Missouri, they would still be a dog in the BCS Championship Game if they played Florida. Of course, I'll admit that going by the Vegas Power Ratings may not be the best way to determine who is the best team in a given sport. Just look at Ed's rat NFL franchise whom oddsmakers seem to think is the best football team ever assembled. I still say Florida is the best team in the country and expect them to win it all. Their title game opponent? Oh, I dunno.... Let's say.... Oklahoma.
* Here's a good question: Who is most pleased with himself right now: Metcalf over the Gators, Sherman over the Lakers, Bennett over his personal sharpness, or Hoffman over his new IPhone? How could you even begin to tackle that question? I mean I know for sure that it's Jeff but how could you ever prove it? Would be interested to hear feedback on this one.
* The season is only a few weeks old and I am already sick of this Lakers team. Kobe Bryant may be the least likable superstar in recent sports history. I don't even care if he raped that skank from Colorado or not, I just think the guy is a giant douche. Unfortunately for me, I also can't stand this Celtics team. My only options this year in the NBA are to completely ignore the league or hope that LeBron can somehow carry his teammates to a championship. For now, I'm going with the latter.
* I've always been a much bigger fan of college hoops than the NBA, anyway. Everyone is already crowning UNC and that spaz Tyler Hansbrough national champions, but there are some other legit contenders out there. Louisville and UConn are both loaded. It sounds like Michigan State has a real solid team again and the blog is a big fan of Tom Izzo. UCLA was definitely worth a shot at 25-1. Don't forget about Memphis and Kansas who have just reloaded and will be good again. And I have high hopes for the Georgetown Hoyas who were bounced from last year's Tournament by Davidson in a 2nd round game that left Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, and the CBS suits wetting themselves and me one more shitty comment from punching a hole in the wall. The Hoyas are young and they may suffer through some learning experiences early in the year but as long as they don't run into the media darlings in this year's tourney, they should be poised for a deep run.
* I'd like to nominate myself for Sharp of the Week for a bet I recently made but apparently the book is not accepting it. I didn't realize my bookie was cut from The Mirage cloth but apparently not all bets are action there. Speaking of the Sharp of the Week award, it's not that I don't want to hand it out every week, it's just that none of you are doing anything to deserve it. Bennett is as sharp as ever, but is on record saying that he doesn't care about winning the award. Hoffman has been rattling off NBA winners this week but his decision to turn down free 2nd row tickets to the UNLV game where he could've drank beer, watched football, leered at girls in his favorite age group, and drank beer has me seriously questioning how sharp the kid really is.
Having said all that, I have to give the Sharp of the Week to Andy Ross this week. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Kings-Clippers game with him and Austin the other night. They were on opposite sides of degenerate NBA bets and were talking shit back and forth. Other than Kings G Beno Udrih, I don't think any of the players on the floor cared more about the outcome than Austin and Andy. For the record Ross won his bet, Austin lost his, and Murray had the 2nd half over(s), an easy cash.
So between beating Austin (aka The 2nd Half King) in a heads up NBA duel and his recent propensity for getting great NASCAR numbers, I have to hand the Sharp of the Week award to Andy. Congrats.
* This is a relatively tame day in college football. I woke up too late to post our group's stupid Leroy's contest picks. I didn't realize that almost every game we took was a 9 AM game. It looks like I'm going to pick up a winner on Notre Dame despite 12 first half turnovers but "Old School" Hill's play on Illinois is in dire straits and "The 0-8 Kid" is in trouble with his Georgia pick.
Nice job this year, guys.
I also bet Wisconsin because.... I just really like to bet.
I'm actually watching this Notre Dame-Navy game as I blog and they just showed a clip I feel I have to share with you guys. Navy won an official's review (One of the few successes they have had to this point) and they cut to a shot of the cheerleaders celebrating on the sidelines. They zoomed in on one of the male cheerdudes and he pointed to where it says "Navy" on his shirt and popped it out. Keep in mind that Navy didn't score on this play. Keep in mind that Navy is losing 27-7 with under 5 minutes left in the game. And keep in mind that this guy is a MALE CHEERLEADER.
* I also bet a ton of NFL crap this week, some of which my bookies actually accepted without calling my Mom from underneath their covers. I'd tell you guys what I took but it's all garbage. I'm switching over to the Cup race at 1 PM, anyway. Last Sunday I woke up around 9:30 AM, placed my final Cup matchup bets online, went back to bed, and woke up in time to watch the race.
That's right. On an NFL Sunday, I slept through the football games and woke up in time to watch a NASCAR race.
* Of course, I never would've done that if the Redskins had been playing. I would've pulled myself out of bed and endured the unspeakable torture of watching them play. Speaking of the Redskins, the Cowboys come to town tomorrow night. I'll be interested to see how many Dallas "Fans" show up for this one. If Dallas came in 8-1, they'd flood the place. If the 'Boys were 2-7, they'd be scattered at best. But at 5-4, it's hard to say how many of those wiseasses will make the trip from Bethesda or Chevy Chase to watch the team they only root for 2 weeks out of the year, purely to get under the skin of Redskins fans. I hate the Cowboys.
Tomorrow's game will mark only the second time I can remember not going to the Dallas game in probably 20 years. The only other time I can remember not being there is a few years ago when we hosted them on a Monday Night and I had an 8 AM British Literature midterm Tuesday morning, which I most likely bombed because I was up all night drinking and watching the game. Normally, I would've ditched all my Tuesday classes and gone home for that game but it was hard to get around taking a midterm, especially when you consider that I was one of those jackass students who pretty much only showed up on test days or days we had to turn a paper in. Looking back it's amazing that I made it out of there in just 5 years considering the complete lack of effort I put forth. I miss college.
But I'll really miss being at the Redskins-Cowboys game tomorrow night. I'm glad Dallas has their queer QB and Felix Jones back just in time for this game. Just like the Steelers got Holmes and Parker back for the Redskins. And just like the Seahawks will have Hasselbeck back for their game against Washington next Sunday. Why couldn't we catch all the scheduling breaks the Giants did? "Stop complaining," you say?
Suck my balls, Austin.
Trivia Question for Saturday: I like the theme of Boiler Room quotes in the trivia section. Who mouthed this gem: "When was the last time you closed something huh? You couldn't close a fuckin' window you moron!"
Give me the character name and the actor.
** The last one was in fact Seth Davis. Ross got it right on his second attempt.
A good friend of mine from high school is a big fan of all things Philadelphia: The World Champion Fightins', the mediocre 76ers, the whatever Flyers, and the destined to never win anything Eagles. Much like I do when I'm talking to Ed, when I talk to this kid I love to take pointless shots at any of these Philadelphia teams until he finally says enough is enough and starts defending them. He called me to catch up the other day and somehow we got on the topic of the Phillies and their wretched left fielder Pat "The Babe" Burrell. Apparently, my friend works with a guy who has a cousin who lives in the Philadelphia area. So this dude's cousin is out a bar in Philly a few years ago and The Bambino himself is in the building. Always the sweet talker, Burrell managed to convince one of the girls in this guy's group to go home with him. And the story goes that when Burrell and his new lady friend had finished what they were there to do, The Babe said to her "Do you realize you just had sex with Pat Burrell?" Apparently, the girl swears by this (What reason would she have for making it up? How could you make something like that up?) and I have read that Burrell is a notorious party boy, so I'm going to go ahead and assume this story is true.
I've never considered Burrell to be a big deal and I think you'd have to be a big shot to get away with saying something like that to a girl you just met. I've taken the liberty of compiling a list of sports figures who could get away with that comment:
- Michael Jordan
- LeBron James
- Tom Brady
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Michael Phelps
- Greg Biffle, only if he referred to himself as "The Biff"
- Derek Jeter
- Tiger Woods
And of course:
- Jeff Sherman
That's enough for one day. Notre Dame did everything humanly possible to blow their game (Which prompted my brother to text me: "If Notre Dame loses this game, they should just disband their program.") but held on for the win.
I have a Nationwide race to watch.
Enjoy the game.
What does all this have to do with you? Well, you guys keep asking me to blog on a more regular basis but I gotta tell you it's hard to sit down and bang one of these stupid things out when I know Jeff isn't reading. I just have so much damn respect for that kid. Imagine being one of the most respected men in this industry (On both sides of the counter), making the rounds on all the major sports radio shows, running your own golf website, and finding time for semi-regular chats with Greta Van Susteren. The guy is impressive. So it's discouraging when he mocks the blog. I just can't find the motivation to write any more. But I'll try.
For the kids.
Here's what I came up with:
* Sunday's Ford 400 is the last Cup race of the 2008 season. What a ride it has been. From the joy of watching Cousin Carl win the spring Fontana race to my failed suicide attempt following the first New Hampshire event, it has been a wild year. It's hard to believe that just 8 months ago I thought NASCAR was just a bunch of cars turning left over and over. Now I know that it's so much more....
(Smirk)
* Even if you don't like car racing, you have to give the sport this much: It is a gambler's best friend. Seriously, if someone as clueless as me can win money most weeks on anything, everyone should be betting on it. Will I ever be as sharp NASCAR-wise as CB? No. Probably not. But I'll keep working at it until I am at least near his level. And in the meantime, I will enjoy the thrilling high speed turns, nerve-wracking pit stops, and breathless sideline reports from Dr. Jerry Punch.
What a sport.
* I was surprised to see Texas Tech win my poll asking who the best team in college football is. The Red Raiders will be a large dog when they visit Norman in a couple weeks and if they somehow survive that game, and beat Missouri, they would still be a dog in the BCS Championship Game if they played Florida. Of course, I'll admit that going by the Vegas Power Ratings may not be the best way to determine who is the best team in a given sport. Just look at Ed's rat NFL franchise whom oddsmakers seem to think is the best football team ever assembled. I still say Florida is the best team in the country and expect them to win it all. Their title game opponent? Oh, I dunno.... Let's say.... Oklahoma.
* Here's a good question: Who is most pleased with himself right now: Metcalf over the Gators, Sherman over the Lakers, Bennett over his personal sharpness, or Hoffman over his new IPhone? How could you even begin to tackle that question? I mean I know for sure that it's Jeff but how could you ever prove it? Would be interested to hear feedback on this one.
* The season is only a few weeks old and I am already sick of this Lakers team. Kobe Bryant may be the least likable superstar in recent sports history. I don't even care if he raped that skank from Colorado or not, I just think the guy is a giant douche. Unfortunately for me, I also can't stand this Celtics team. My only options this year in the NBA are to completely ignore the league or hope that LeBron can somehow carry his teammates to a championship. For now, I'm going with the latter.
* I've always been a much bigger fan of college hoops than the NBA, anyway. Everyone is already crowning UNC and that spaz Tyler Hansbrough national champions, but there are some other legit contenders out there. Louisville and UConn are both loaded. It sounds like Michigan State has a real solid team again and the blog is a big fan of Tom Izzo. UCLA was definitely worth a shot at 25-1. Don't forget about Memphis and Kansas who have just reloaded and will be good again. And I have high hopes for the Georgetown Hoyas who were bounced from last year's Tournament by Davidson in a 2nd round game that left Jim Nantz, Billy Packer, and the CBS suits wetting themselves and me one more shitty comment from punching a hole in the wall. The Hoyas are young and they may suffer through some learning experiences early in the year but as long as they don't run into the media darlings in this year's tourney, they should be poised for a deep run.
* I'd like to nominate myself for Sharp of the Week for a bet I recently made but apparently the book is not accepting it. I didn't realize my bookie was cut from The Mirage cloth but apparently not all bets are action there. Speaking of the Sharp of the Week award, it's not that I don't want to hand it out every week, it's just that none of you are doing anything to deserve it. Bennett is as sharp as ever, but is on record saying that he doesn't care about winning the award. Hoffman has been rattling off NBA winners this week but his decision to turn down free 2nd row tickets to the UNLV game where he could've drank beer, watched football, leered at girls in his favorite age group, and drank beer has me seriously questioning how sharp the kid really is.
Having said all that, I have to give the Sharp of the Week to Andy Ross this week. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Kings-Clippers game with him and Austin the other night. They were on opposite sides of degenerate NBA bets and were talking shit back and forth. Other than Kings G Beno Udrih, I don't think any of the players on the floor cared more about the outcome than Austin and Andy. For the record Ross won his bet, Austin lost his, and Murray had the 2nd half over(s), an easy cash.
So between beating Austin (aka The 2nd Half King) in a heads up NBA duel and his recent propensity for getting great NASCAR numbers, I have to hand the Sharp of the Week award to Andy. Congrats.
* This is a relatively tame day in college football. I woke up too late to post our group's stupid Leroy's contest picks. I didn't realize that almost every game we took was a 9 AM game. It looks like I'm going to pick up a winner on Notre Dame despite 12 first half turnovers but "Old School" Hill's play on Illinois is in dire straits and "The 0-8 Kid" is in trouble with his Georgia pick.
Nice job this year, guys.
I also bet Wisconsin because.... I just really like to bet.
I'm actually watching this Notre Dame-Navy game as I blog and they just showed a clip I feel I have to share with you guys. Navy won an official's review (One of the few successes they have had to this point) and they cut to a shot of the cheerleaders celebrating on the sidelines. They zoomed in on one of the male cheerdudes and he pointed to where it says "Navy" on his shirt and popped it out. Keep in mind that Navy didn't score on this play. Keep in mind that Navy is losing 27-7 with under 5 minutes left in the game. And keep in mind that this guy is a MALE CHEERLEADER.
* I also bet a ton of NFL crap this week, some of which my bookies actually accepted without calling my Mom from underneath their covers. I'd tell you guys what I took but it's all garbage. I'm switching over to the Cup race at 1 PM, anyway. Last Sunday I woke up around 9:30 AM, placed my final Cup matchup bets online, went back to bed, and woke up in time to watch the race.
That's right. On an NFL Sunday, I slept through the football games and woke up in time to watch a NASCAR race.
* Of course, I never would've done that if the Redskins had been playing. I would've pulled myself out of bed and endured the unspeakable torture of watching them play. Speaking of the Redskins, the Cowboys come to town tomorrow night. I'll be interested to see how many Dallas "Fans" show up for this one. If Dallas came in 8-1, they'd flood the place. If the 'Boys were 2-7, they'd be scattered at best. But at 5-4, it's hard to say how many of those wiseasses will make the trip from Bethesda or Chevy Chase to watch the team they only root for 2 weeks out of the year, purely to get under the skin of Redskins fans. I hate the Cowboys.
Tomorrow's game will mark only the second time I can remember not going to the Dallas game in probably 20 years. The only other time I can remember not being there is a few years ago when we hosted them on a Monday Night and I had an 8 AM British Literature midterm Tuesday morning, which I most likely bombed because I was up all night drinking and watching the game. Normally, I would've ditched all my Tuesday classes and gone home for that game but it was hard to get around taking a midterm, especially when you consider that I was one of those jackass students who pretty much only showed up on test days or days we had to turn a paper in. Looking back it's amazing that I made it out of there in just 5 years considering the complete lack of effort I put forth. I miss college.
But I'll really miss being at the Redskins-Cowboys game tomorrow night. I'm glad Dallas has their queer QB and Felix Jones back just in time for this game. Just like the Steelers got Holmes and Parker back for the Redskins. And just like the Seahawks will have Hasselbeck back for their game against Washington next Sunday. Why couldn't we catch all the scheduling breaks the Giants did? "Stop complaining," you say?
Suck my balls, Austin.
Trivia Question for Saturday: I like the theme of Boiler Room quotes in the trivia section. Who mouthed this gem: "When was the last time you closed something huh? You couldn't close a fuckin' window you moron!"
Give me the character name and the actor.
** The last one was in fact Seth Davis. Ross got it right on his second attempt.
A good friend of mine from high school is a big fan of all things Philadelphia: The World Champion Fightins', the mediocre 76ers, the whatever Flyers, and the destined to never win anything Eagles. Much like I do when I'm talking to Ed, when I talk to this kid I love to take pointless shots at any of these Philadelphia teams until he finally says enough is enough and starts defending them. He called me to catch up the other day and somehow we got on the topic of the Phillies and their wretched left fielder Pat "The Babe" Burrell. Apparently, my friend works with a guy who has a cousin who lives in the Philadelphia area. So this dude's cousin is out a bar in Philly a few years ago and The Bambino himself is in the building. Always the sweet talker, Burrell managed to convince one of the girls in this guy's group to go home with him. And the story goes that when Burrell and his new lady friend had finished what they were there to do, The Babe said to her "Do you realize you just had sex with Pat Burrell?" Apparently, the girl swears by this (What reason would she have for making it up? How could you make something like that up?) and I have read that Burrell is a notorious party boy, so I'm going to go ahead and assume this story is true.
I've never considered Burrell to be a big deal and I think you'd have to be a big shot to get away with saying something like that to a girl you just met. I've taken the liberty of compiling a list of sports figures who could get away with that comment:
- Michael Jordan
- LeBron James
- Tom Brady
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Michael Phelps
- Greg Biffle, only if he referred to himself as "The Biff"
- Derek Jeter
- Tiger Woods
And of course:
- Jeff Sherman
That's enough for one day. Notre Dame did everything humanly possible to blow their game (Which prompted my brother to text me: "If Notre Dame loses this game, they should just disband their program.") but held on for the win.
I have a Nationwide race to watch.
Enjoy the game.
Sunday, November 9, 2008
The Washington Redskins
.... have a bye this week leaving players and fans with several options. QB Jason Campbell and TE Chris Cooley decided to go to Disney World. My brother decided to visit the Mrs. in Blacksburg for the hundredth time this semester. Somewhere DeAngelo Hall is (hopefully) watching film. And I decided to bet every game on the board in every possible way. Vegas sports books, offshore shops, bookies, kids back home I secretly book the action of, nobody was safe this week. I'm taking on all comers.
And at 1:00 PM, I'm switching over to the Cup race.
Here are the dumb thoughts I have today that I only put into blog form for Jeff's amusement:
* Alabama definitely didn't look like a national championship team on Saturday but they did manage to squeak by LSU. How many high school QBs in America do you think are better players than LSU starter Jarrett Lee? I'd estimate roughly 75%. For the record, a running moneyline parlay on the Tide the rest of the way would pay something in the neighborhood of 3.5 million to 1. (This number according to Ed.)
The Hilton odds? 5-2.
* I'd love to see a BCS future pool right now if we all knew there was an 8 team tournament coming in January. Would Florida be laying money in such a pool? Would Metcalf be willing to lay that price, whatever it was? Would Ed mock Matt but still request that he receive a piece of it? Would Bennett mock them both and then bet some for himself but never admit it?
Sadly, we may never know.
* Alabama and Texas Tech are ranked 1-2 right now in all the major polls. Has there ever been a college football season in which both the #1 and #2 teams were projected as clear underdogs in games at the end of the season? The Tide will definitely be getting points from the Gators in the SEC Championship Game next month (As many 38 according to Ed) while the Red Raiders will certainly be an underdog when they visit Oklahoma in a couple weeks. I'd just like to see this thing somehow shake out so that Ohio State could play in the championship game. It'd be great listening to Austin spend a month convincing himself they actually had a chance to win. Again.
* Instead of actually playing out the 2009 season, I think everyone should just agree to throw the names of all the teams at the top of the initial polls into a hat and pull two out for the BCS Championship game. Or we could just have the teams play out their regular season and then have a bunch of writers that don't know shit about football and a bunch of a computer nerds tell us who the top two teams are. Yeah, that's much more sensible than a playoff system.
And people wonder why I like the NFL so much more than college football.
* Speaking of the NFL, what a game we have coming up on Sunday night: The Vegas Power Ratings Champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. I'd like to see what the spreads will be for Eagles games next year if they actually finish out of last place in the division or make the playoffs this season. Last year's Eagles finished last in the NFC East and missed the postseason but somehow came into 2008 power rated at the top of the league. Imagine what their spreads would look like next season if they lost a wild card game to the Cardinals in January.
* I want to thank Willie Parker for missing the Giants game, coming back to help the Steelers beat the Redskins, and then going back to the bench for the Colts game. My Steelers AFC North ticket, my fantasy team, and the Redskins thank you for everything, Willie.
What a bastard.
* If you were as bad at your job as Romeo Crennel is at his, how long do you think you would last?
Trivia Question for Sunday: Give me the actor who says this line: "What do you mean, you're gonna pass. Alan, the only people making money passing are NFL quarterbacks and I don't see a number on your back."
Bonus points if you provide the movie and character name.
** Thursday's Answer: Brady Quinn did replace Carlyle Holiday. And now he appears to have replaced Derek Anderson. Well done, Ross.
I'm not going to list all the dumb bets I made this week. I have the Bills somewhere in there. I like Seattle to cover against the Dolphins but hopefully lose the game. Ditto the Raiders. Let's hope for a close game in Houston with the Texans pulling it out. And how about the Bears enabling the '72 Phins to sip some champagne? All would be nice. But mostly I just want to see that 48 car in Victory Lane on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. For the Hoff.
Enjoy the game.
And at 1:00 PM, I'm switching over to the Cup race.
Here are the dumb thoughts I have today that I only put into blog form for Jeff's amusement:
* Alabama definitely didn't look like a national championship team on Saturday but they did manage to squeak by LSU. How many high school QBs in America do you think are better players than LSU starter Jarrett Lee? I'd estimate roughly 75%. For the record, a running moneyline parlay on the Tide the rest of the way would pay something in the neighborhood of 3.5 million to 1. (This number according to Ed.)
The Hilton odds? 5-2.
* I'd love to see a BCS future pool right now if we all knew there was an 8 team tournament coming in January. Would Florida be laying money in such a pool? Would Metcalf be willing to lay that price, whatever it was? Would Ed mock Matt but still request that he receive a piece of it? Would Bennett mock them both and then bet some for himself but never admit it?
Sadly, we may never know.
* Alabama and Texas Tech are ranked 1-2 right now in all the major polls. Has there ever been a college football season in which both the #1 and #2 teams were projected as clear underdogs in games at the end of the season? The Tide will definitely be getting points from the Gators in the SEC Championship Game next month (As many 38 according to Ed) while the Red Raiders will certainly be an underdog when they visit Oklahoma in a couple weeks. I'd just like to see this thing somehow shake out so that Ohio State could play in the championship game. It'd be great listening to Austin spend a month convincing himself they actually had a chance to win. Again.
* Instead of actually playing out the 2009 season, I think everyone should just agree to throw the names of all the teams at the top of the initial polls into a hat and pull two out for the BCS Championship game. Or we could just have the teams play out their regular season and then have a bunch of writers that don't know shit about football and a bunch of a computer nerds tell us who the top two teams are. Yeah, that's much more sensible than a playoff system.
And people wonder why I like the NFL so much more than college football.
* Speaking of the NFL, what a game we have coming up on Sunday night: The Vegas Power Ratings Champion Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants. I'd like to see what the spreads will be for Eagles games next year if they actually finish out of last place in the division or make the playoffs this season. Last year's Eagles finished last in the NFC East and missed the postseason but somehow came into 2008 power rated at the top of the league. Imagine what their spreads would look like next season if they lost a wild card game to the Cardinals in January.
* I want to thank Willie Parker for missing the Giants game, coming back to help the Steelers beat the Redskins, and then going back to the bench for the Colts game. My Steelers AFC North ticket, my fantasy team, and the Redskins thank you for everything, Willie.
What a bastard.
* If you were as bad at your job as Romeo Crennel is at his, how long do you think you would last?
Trivia Question for Sunday: Give me the actor who says this line: "What do you mean, you're gonna pass. Alan, the only people making money passing are NFL quarterbacks and I don't see a number on your back."
Bonus points if you provide the movie and character name.
** Thursday's Answer: Brady Quinn did replace Carlyle Holiday. And now he appears to have replaced Derek Anderson. Well done, Ross.
I'm not going to list all the dumb bets I made this week. I have the Bills somewhere in there. I like Seattle to cover against the Dolphins but hopefully lose the game. Ditto the Raiders. Let's hope for a close game in Houston with the Texans pulling it out. And how about the Bears enabling the '72 Phins to sip some champagne? All would be nice. But mostly I just want to see that 48 car in Victory Lane on Sunday afternoon in Phoenix. For the Hoff.
Enjoy the game.
Friday, November 7, 2008
I'm such an asshole
.... that I totally deserve stuff like this.
What a dumb move to bring in an overrated player with a bad attitude.
I hate the Redskins.
What a dumb move to bring in an overrated player with a bad attitude.
I hate the Redskins.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
A few of you have been pestering me
.... to start blogging more frequently, presumably because you are looking for a chuckle. Trust me: You don't need my blog for laughs. There's a lot of funny stuff out there. You just have to look for it. Every now and then you'll stumble upon something like this completely ridiculous and hilarious NASCAR betting piece on ESPN.com.
A few highlights that had me laughing:
"It's a pretty foregone conclusion," says Micah Roberts, who sets odds for properties under Palace Station Casino.
Perhaps this should have been taken down a couple weeks ago then.
"For the Sprint Cup, he has," says Jay Rood, who sets the odds for properties of The Mirage. "We're not offering anything on the championship. I would rather have it [off the board] than have it up there where you have to lay 10 dollars down to make a dollar on Johnson and you're giving crazy odds on drivers that have no shot at winning it.
I'd like to go make a NASCAR bet at the Mirage this week but I'm afraid that Rood will call my Mom and tell on me if I get too good of a number.
And I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be the first time the Mirage didn't give bettors a "Fair shake."
"There's not that much interest when somebody checks out like that," says Fred Crespi, who sets the odds for The Palm. "There's more interest for the first 26 races than the last 10."
No joke here. The Palms is a great place to bet NASCAR.
Just make sure you don't win.
Last Saturday: 0-1, -$210
Year to Date: 21-20, +$136
One lesson learned in 2008: Numbers in college football are pretty much meaningless. I laid 26.5 on LSU and it closed 31. They won by 25.
Don't roll your eyes at me, Bennett.
(208) Cleveland Browns -3 (-106) vs. Denver Broncos
I'll do a little mock write-up for Ed's amusement. (You're welcome, bro.) Basically, I'm betting on the Browns because Denver is terrible. Their defense can't stop anyone. I think so little of the Broncos defense that I actually expect Brady Quinn to play well. How bad is the Denver 'D'? I saw on SportsCenter last night that opposing QBs are completing more than 70% of their passes against this garbage team. In fact, through eight games, Denver's defense is giving up a higher completion percentage to opposing passers than any team in the history of the NFL. And they will be without CB Champ Bailey and LB D.J. Williams tonight. Even Quinn should be able to carve these guys up. It's not like he ever struggled in college when he played on big stages or anything....
I like a bunch of games on Sunday. It may get messy.
Here are a few more items of note. Keep in mind that the Redskins got their asses kicked on Monday so instead of joking around, I'll take this opportunity to rant about stuff.
(I'm sorry but you could always just stop reading now, you know.)
* Why do I even bother getting my hopes up over the Redskins every season? I've wasted so many hours of my life on that team. I follow them day after day, week after week, year after year and for what? It's not like they're ever going to win anything significant. I feel like an Eagles fan. What's the point? They're never going to win, anyway. Losing at home like that to a crap team like the Steelers is just embarrassing.
* Gotta hand it to my brother Peter for taking the loss to the Steelers like a man. I'm told that while all the drunken idiot Steelers fans were waving their stupid towels and talking shit, he pulled his hood over his head and walked to the car, without mouthing off to anyone or "Accidentally" bumping into someone. Nice job, bro. Some day when Dad is too old to go to the games (But hopefully still paying the outrageously high ticket prices) you and I will go together, go way overboard on the drinking, and literally seek out a fight with someone, preferably Eagles fans. I can't wait for that day.
* Nice interception on Monday Night, Carlos Rogers. Would it have been easier if Roethlisberger had just run up to you and handed you the ball? Perhaps you should start using stick-em on your hands like the black WR kid in the movie Little Giants.
It's not like an interception return for a TD would have been a big play in that game or anything. Unbelievable.
* Congrats to the Giants for beating the Steelers without 'Fast' Willie Parker or Santonio Holmes, both of whom were back for the Redskins game. And congrats for beating the Cowboys with Brooks Bollinger under center. Tony Romo will be back for the Skins game, of course. I think Romo is the most overrated player in the league but he's still clearly an upgrade over Bollinger or Brad Johnson. It's a two-horse race between the Giants and Bucs to see which team can catch the most breaks this season.
* Saw that the Raiders cut DeAngelo yesterday. I've always said that guy is terrible. I wonder who is going to pick him up.... Gee, I dunno.... Tough to figure....Maybe the.... Cowboys? That would be shocking.
* I don't even know who is good in this league any more. Everyone acts like the Giants are the best team in the NFL and headed back to the Super Bowl. I expect them to lose to Ed's garbage team by double digits on Sunday night.
* The AFC is an even bigger collection of slop teams with terrible coaches. None of the teams in the AFC East are Super Bowl quality. The Steelers lead the North despite having a horrible offensive line and an injured QB. The entire AFC West sucks. I guess the Titans are good. I guess.
* I have a bet on Alabama to win the BCS Championship at 20-1. In order to do so, they would need to win at LSU on Saturday, beat Auburn at home in the Iron Bowl, win the SEC Championship game in Atlanta against Florida, and beat Penn State or whoever comes out of the Big 12 in Miami in the title game. Ed has calculated a running moneyline parlay on those 4 games to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 million to 1. Could one of you math guys calculate it out for me and tell me what it would actually pay? Thank you.
* I have some Jorgen stuff today. He and I will be on the same side of a college football wager on Saturday. Take a wild guess which team it is. I gotta say the kid seems very happy at the Venetian. And I like having another person there to keep me abreast of what numbers they have available on certain things. It comes in very handy sometimes.
I also like that his Venetian shirt matches his man purse. It's very becoming. Frankly, I don't know how the cocktail waitresses resist him. But, by all accounts, they do.
* No Jeff stuff today. He's such a ball busting prick sometimes. And he doesn't even read this thing anyway. He's out of the blog for a while.
* I gotta hand it to the Democrats: They ran a great campaign. Basically, all they did was say "Everyone is pissed at Bush so let's find someone who is his exact opposite, is a ridiculously good orator, and somehow convince people that because he is different than Bush, he will be able to 'Change' everything." I'm not saying that everyone who voted for Obama is an idiot because I definitely don't believe that to be true. But I do think that every idiot voted for Obama. And in this country, if you lock up that idiot vote, you are made in the shade.
* Ridiculously funny post-election South Park on Wednesday night. Randy Marsh is comedy gold. It perfectly summed up all the idiots running around yelling "Change" over and over again like that has any actual meaning.
"Yes We Can!"
* How about FOX's decision to cancel the classic comedy King of the Hill to make room for another comedic abortion by Seth MacFarlane? I like Family Guy but American Dad is just complete and utter garbage and I'm pretty sure his new show (Which apparently centers around Peter Griffin's neighbor Cleveland Brown) will be even worse.
Why do people have to be so stupid that they can't appreciate any shows that have clever writing like King of the Hill or Arrested Development? FOX should just show a 30 minute clip of Peter Griffin farting in inappropriate places. That would probably draw better ratings than any of their good shows did.
Trivia Question for Thursday: Brady Quinn took over as starting QB of the Fightin' Irish during his true freshman season. Who did he replace?
** Friday's Answer: Mark Richt replaced Jim Donnan at Georgia.
The Redskins are off this week so my weekend will center around what happens on the track in Avondale, Arizona. Let's all hope that the Lowe's Chevy Imapla 48 is running well on Sunday.
Enjoy the game.
A few highlights that had me laughing:
"It's a pretty foregone conclusion," says Micah Roberts, who sets odds for properties under Palace Station Casino.
Perhaps this should have been taken down a couple weeks ago then.
"For the Sprint Cup, he has," says Jay Rood, who sets the odds for properties of The Mirage. "We're not offering anything on the championship. I would rather have it [off the board] than have it up there where you have to lay 10 dollars down to make a dollar on Johnson and you're giving crazy odds on drivers that have no shot at winning it.
"You're not giving the public a fair shake by doing that."
I'd like to go make a NASCAR bet at the Mirage this week but I'm afraid that Rood will call my Mom and tell on me if I get too good of a number.
And I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be the first time the Mirage didn't give bettors a "Fair shake."
"There's not that much interest when somebody checks out like that," says Fred Crespi, who sets the odds for The Palm. "There's more interest for the first 26 races than the last 10."
No joke here. The Palms is a great place to bet NASCAR.
Just make sure you don't win.
Last Saturday: 0-1, -$210
Year to Date: 21-20, +$136
One lesson learned in 2008: Numbers in college football are pretty much meaningless. I laid 26.5 on LSU and it closed 31. They won by 25.
Don't roll your eyes at me, Bennett.
(208) Cleveland Browns -3 (-106) vs. Denver Broncos
I'll do a little mock write-up for Ed's amusement. (You're welcome, bro.) Basically, I'm betting on the Browns because Denver is terrible. Their defense can't stop anyone. I think so little of the Broncos defense that I actually expect Brady Quinn to play well. How bad is the Denver 'D'? I saw on SportsCenter last night that opposing QBs are completing more than 70% of their passes against this garbage team. In fact, through eight games, Denver's defense is giving up a higher completion percentage to opposing passers than any team in the history of the NFL. And they will be without CB Champ Bailey and LB D.J. Williams tonight. Even Quinn should be able to carve these guys up. It's not like he ever struggled in college when he played on big stages or anything....
I like a bunch of games on Sunday. It may get messy.
Here are a few more items of note. Keep in mind that the Redskins got their asses kicked on Monday so instead of joking around, I'll take this opportunity to rant about stuff.
(I'm sorry but you could always just stop reading now, you know.)
* Why do I even bother getting my hopes up over the Redskins every season? I've wasted so many hours of my life on that team. I follow them day after day, week after week, year after year and for what? It's not like they're ever going to win anything significant. I feel like an Eagles fan. What's the point? They're never going to win, anyway. Losing at home like that to a crap team like the Steelers is just embarrassing.
* Gotta hand it to my brother Peter for taking the loss to the Steelers like a man. I'm told that while all the drunken idiot Steelers fans were waving their stupid towels and talking shit, he pulled his hood over his head and walked to the car, without mouthing off to anyone or "Accidentally" bumping into someone. Nice job, bro. Some day when Dad is too old to go to the games (But hopefully still paying the outrageously high ticket prices) you and I will go together, go way overboard on the drinking, and literally seek out a fight with someone, preferably Eagles fans. I can't wait for that day.
* Nice interception on Monday Night, Carlos Rogers. Would it have been easier if Roethlisberger had just run up to you and handed you the ball? Perhaps you should start using stick-em on your hands like the black WR kid in the movie Little Giants.
It's not like an interception return for a TD would have been a big play in that game or anything. Unbelievable.
* Congrats to the Giants for beating the Steelers without 'Fast' Willie Parker or Santonio Holmes, both of whom were back for the Redskins game. And congrats for beating the Cowboys with Brooks Bollinger under center. Tony Romo will be back for the Skins game, of course. I think Romo is the most overrated player in the league but he's still clearly an upgrade over Bollinger or Brad Johnson. It's a two-horse race between the Giants and Bucs to see which team can catch the most breaks this season.
* Saw that the Raiders cut DeAngelo yesterday. I've always said that guy is terrible. I wonder who is going to pick him up.... Gee, I dunno.... Tough to figure....Maybe the.... Cowboys? That would be shocking.
* I don't even know who is good in this league any more. Everyone acts like the Giants are the best team in the NFL and headed back to the Super Bowl. I expect them to lose to Ed's garbage team by double digits on Sunday night.
* The AFC is an even bigger collection of slop teams with terrible coaches. None of the teams in the AFC East are Super Bowl quality. The Steelers lead the North despite having a horrible offensive line and an injured QB. The entire AFC West sucks. I guess the Titans are good. I guess.
* I have a bet on Alabama to win the BCS Championship at 20-1. In order to do so, they would need to win at LSU on Saturday, beat Auburn at home in the Iron Bowl, win the SEC Championship game in Atlanta against Florida, and beat Penn State or whoever comes out of the Big 12 in Miami in the title game. Ed has calculated a running moneyline parlay on those 4 games to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of 9 million to 1. Could one of you math guys calculate it out for me and tell me what it would actually pay? Thank you.
* I have some Jorgen stuff today. He and I will be on the same side of a college football wager on Saturday. Take a wild guess which team it is. I gotta say the kid seems very happy at the Venetian. And I like having another person there to keep me abreast of what numbers they have available on certain things. It comes in very handy sometimes.
I also like that his Venetian shirt matches his man purse. It's very becoming. Frankly, I don't know how the cocktail waitresses resist him. But, by all accounts, they do.
* No Jeff stuff today. He's such a ball busting prick sometimes. And he doesn't even read this thing anyway. He's out of the blog for a while.
* I gotta hand it to the Democrats: They ran a great campaign. Basically, all they did was say "Everyone is pissed at Bush so let's find someone who is his exact opposite, is a ridiculously good orator, and somehow convince people that because he is different than Bush, he will be able to 'Change' everything." I'm not saying that everyone who voted for Obama is an idiot because I definitely don't believe that to be true. But I do think that every idiot voted for Obama. And in this country, if you lock up that idiot vote, you are made in the shade.
* Ridiculously funny post-election South Park on Wednesday night. Randy Marsh is comedy gold. It perfectly summed up all the idiots running around yelling "Change" over and over again like that has any actual meaning.
"Yes We Can!"
* How about FOX's decision to cancel the classic comedy King of the Hill to make room for another comedic abortion by Seth MacFarlane? I like Family Guy but American Dad is just complete and utter garbage and I'm pretty sure his new show (Which apparently centers around Peter Griffin's neighbor Cleveland Brown) will be even worse.
Why do people have to be so stupid that they can't appreciate any shows that have clever writing like King of the Hill or Arrested Development? FOX should just show a 30 minute clip of Peter Griffin farting in inappropriate places. That would probably draw better ratings than any of their good shows did.
Trivia Question for Thursday: Brady Quinn took over as starting QB of the Fightin' Irish during his true freshman season. Who did he replace?
** Friday's Answer: Mark Richt replaced Jim Donnan at Georgia.
The Redskins are off this week so my weekend will center around what happens on the track in Avondale, Arizona. Let's all hope that the Lowe's Chevy Imapla 48 is running well on Sunday.
Enjoy the game.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
I'm not sure what's funnier
.... This video of Will Ferrell's Halloween prank at USC football practice or the notion that I am capable of picking a college football winner.
Last Week: 1-2, -$130
Year to Date: 21-19, +$346
(380) LSU -26.5 (-105) vs. Tulane
I split my posted Sunday action last week but dropped a bill on Monday Night. I was told that a certain gambler was on the Colts so I hopped on board. Unfortunately, I was not told that Tony Dungy and the Colts forgot about the "Punt" option in a football game. But I'm in much better hands now with my money on Les Miles....
I feel sick.
Go Gators!
Enjoy the game.
Last Week: 1-2, -$130
Year to Date: 21-19, +$346
(380) LSU -26.5 (-105) vs. Tulane
I split my posted Sunday action last week but dropped a bill on Monday Night. I was told that a certain gambler was on the Colts so I hopped on board. Unfortunately, I was not told that Tony Dungy and the Colts forgot about the "Punt" option in a football game. But I'm in much better hands now with my money on Les Miles....
I feel sick.
Go Gators!
Enjoy the game.
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