Am I the only one

.... who thinks that Ed and Bennett should fly to Minnesota this weekend and attend Sunday's NFC Wild Card game between the Eagles and Vikings together? They could stay in the same hotel room, go to the game together all dressed up in the gear of their respective team. (Unless of course the Eagles are having another homecoming game and asking all their fans to dress in black.) And after one team wins they could fly back to Vegas together in awkward silence. (Unless of course the Eagles win in which case Ed would mock the entire way home before Bennett snapped and either punched him in the face or retreated to the bathroom for the duration of the flight.) I really think it's a great idea. Now we just need to find a Cardinals fan to go to the other NFC Wild Card game with Jeff on Saturday.

How easy has it been to pick winners in college bowl games this season? The blog is 7-2-1 (JINX ALERT).... And I'd be 8-2 if not for the terrible number I got on UNC in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. I bet these for Wednesday:

Pittsburgh +3

Minnesota +10

LSU +4.5


(I'm sure I'll force out something in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl. I just don't know what yet so I can't post it.)

I feel like Hoffy with all these dog bets but they have been winning. Maybe that's why he's got hundred dollar bills spilling out of his wallet....


Speaking of Hoffman, he lost to Franco in the semifinals of the Murray Holiday Invitational. After they both advanced to the Final Four, Scott and Matt asked me to put them on opposite sides of the bracket so that they could play in the championship game and make a large side bet on the outcome. Then they both lost in the semifinals to people who don't work in the industry. Murray Bowl I will pit "Mr. Salmon" against "Darts At a Board." We could have a 3rd place match between "+ Units" and "Bennie Silman" if you guys are interested.

For the championship game, it's going to come down to the four NFL Wild Card Weekend games. In the event of a tie, we'll go to next Thursday's BCS Championship Game.

Here are the lines I'm using:

The Fightin' Shermans @ Cardinals (+2)

Colts @ Chargers (+1.5)

Ravens @ Dolphins (+3)

Eagles @ Vikings (+3)


The only difference in the rules this week is that you have to pick between 3 and 4 games. A win is +1, a loss is -1, and a push is +0.5. Here's a good question I got last week: What happens if your 2 point money ball pick is a push? If that happens, you'll get +1. Also, if one of your games ends in an Eagles-Bengals-like tie, you will get +10 points. For Donovan McNabb. Need picks by Midnight Friday.

One more point I want to touch on in regards to the MHI: At the start of the tournament we had 14 competitors. 12 of those people currently work in a Las Vegas Race and Sports Book. The other two are the two facing off in Murray Bowl I. Nice job, guys.

I somehow ended up watching ESPN's First Take while I blogged and the following question was posed to talking head Skip Bayless and disheveled old man Lou Holtz: Who should the Detroit Lions take with the 1st overall pick - Sam Bradford or Tim Tebow?

Wow.

I'm stuck writing this ridiculous blog purely to entertain Jeff on days the Lakers are idle and these idiots get to be on ESPN talking about how the Lions should draft Tim Tebow with the first overall pick. Life isn't fair.

The new poll was recommended by Matt Metcalf who has quickly become one of my favorite readers. Well, sort of. I'm actually just kissing his ass for reasons I can't go public with in a blog that is read by so many people.

And for the record Jeff - Not long is how long that this blog took me.



Be safe this New Years Eve.... In other words, don't go anywhere near C-Jack.


How bout those Georgetown Hoyas?



Enjoy.