It's Over

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Just another case of that old BCS

What is wrong with the BCS? I guess it what I am asking is why do people demand so much from a system that is set up faulty in the first place? We know the college football system is a little askew, but that is part of its charm. That is why every Saturday afternoon is so special, because every game does indeed means something. I like the system that is in place, really if you feel like you are National Champions just go ahead and proclaim yourself that, other teams have done it before.

Exactly how many real problems have we had with the BCS? Mostly we sit here all season and dream up scenarios that would throw the BCS system out of whack and then we could all riot in the streets like this is a Serbian Basketball game. But really since 1998 when the BCS started we had two seasons where there was some controversy. In ’98 Tennessee played FSU and there were no problems, same can be said for years 1999-2002, where the clear #1 and #2 teams squared off against one another and we had a clear National Champion. In 2003 we had a little bit of controversy when the Associated Press decided to name Southern Cal it’s National Champion refuting LSU’s victory in the Sugar Bowl over #2 Oklahoma. Of course this was part of the AP agenda because they were not as involved in deciding the champion as they had been in the past, the BCS system had limited their power. The next year Southern Cal and Oklahoma were 1-2 all season long, but Auburn through a wrench into the BCS plans when they went undefeated, but really nobody remembers that, we all just praise USC and how great they were, so the controversy is basically a mute point over a year or so later,

Now all you ass pirates who read this are going to clammer for a playoff system, to you I say suck on it. Nobody really wants a playoff, they want the ideal of a playoff. Really do you need another 4-5 weeks added on to the season? I certainly don’t, isn’t there enough football out there, this would be just something else I have to try and pay attention too. Instead, I get a break for a little while and then get to rejoin it later on, you know once the Holidays are over with. I love people who also talk about how much money it would make. These school Presidents and AD’s are bottom line people, they want as Randy Moss so eloquently put it once “Straight Cash, Homey.” They are make super billions off the television rights to this BCS people, it would be almost impossible to make more money, especially when you think of the logistics of moving teams around for a 2 or 3 or 4 week period, rather than a one time 4 day trip to a bowl game. They make plenty of money now in the current system so why make a change.

Lastly, on the plus side I think they have put together some damn good games, and I am excited about watching them.

Boise State vs. Oklahoma- This has a chance to be a great game. Boise brings in one of the best ground attacks in the country and Ian Johnson the best RB nobody has ever heard of who only averages 158 yards per game (Plus he is from San Dimas). The Sooner defense will have their hands full with the rushing attack of Boise.

USC vs. Michigan- Seriously is there anyone out there that is disappointed that we only get to see USC and Michigan in the Rose Bowl. What a game this promises to be, the high octane Wolverine offense matching up against the stout Trojan defense; a role reversal when you think about conference traditions.

LSU vs. Notre Dame- The Catholics and the Cajuns, I suppose this game is not what anyone wants to see. You probably cannot get a hotel room within 150 miles of New Orleans already. This game has maybe the most talent in the entire country assembled on one field. We will truly get to judge the coaching merit of both Les Myles and Charlie Weis on this contest.

And of course the National Championship game matches two traditional powers. Ohio State always a title contender against the new look Gators, not led by the evil genius, but rather by an outside who hasn’t made many friends, but he has won game and in his second season is in the title game. Meyer ha a chance to establish this Florida program as his own, and Jim Tressel is looking to add to his impressive resume of National Titles (4 at Youngstown and 1 at OSU).

Also lets us not forget some other memorable games the BCS formula has brought us, and this is non championship games. I am sure some of you will remember some of these games and how great they were.

1998- Wisconsin vs. UCLA played good ole fashioned slober knocker in the Rose Bowl with the Badgers eventually winning 38-31.

1999- Michigan vs. Alabama squared off in the Orange Bowl, something in thought of before the BCS, and the game did not disappoint going into over time where the Wolverines edged out a 1 point victory

2000- Oregon State vs. Notre Dame was one for all the Irish haters around the world, including myself. Nobody thought the Beavers deserved to be an at large team and that they didn’t belong in the same state as the Irish, and all they did was run up a 41-9 butt whooping on ND.

2001- LSU vs. Illinois turned into a shootout at the Sugar Bowl. The Cajun crowd helped lift SEC perennial power LSU over Big 10 upstart Illinois

2002- The title game was enough for me, Ohio State vs. Miami.

2003- Miami vs. Florida State a rematch from earlier in the season when the Hurricanes took apart the Seminoles offense on their home field. The rematch in Miami was a good as promised with the Canes edging out another win.

2004- Texas vs. Michigan again funky Rose Bowl match-up that proved to be a classic. Texas and Michigan slugged it out back and forth until Texas kicked a game winner as time expired.

2005- West Virginia vs. Georgia was played in Atlanta even though it was the Sugar Bowl. The Mountaineers raced out to a big lead before thwarting back a late rally by the Dawgs.

On Wisconsin

I have just recently touched down from three exotic days int he land of cheese and people who talk funny.....Wisconsin.

As most of you know I was up there watching the Packers get absolutely manhandled by the Jets, almost as badly as I got manhandled by American Airlines. Speaking of which for the second time in 4 days due to the crack staff their at American I am sans my luggage.

But alas, this is just a tease, like a teenage hooker. I haven't the time or sense to write the blog that this spectacular weekend deserves, hopefully I will have it done by weeks end.

Enjoy...............................and if anyone is going to be in the Charlotte Airport today, maybe you can check on my luggage.

To QB, or not to QB

The Professional NFL Quarterback is what every kid wants to grow up to be. Nobody goes into their backyard as a kid and wants to be the best slot receiver in football; nope they want to be the Quarterback. Why, you ask? Well QB’s get all the chicks, that and all the accolades. But I am glad that with the accolades also is beginning to come the blame. Coaches are holding QB’s responsible when things are not going well. There are a few situations in the NFL which need to be examined at this juncture.

The first one is that of the Atlanta Falcons and Michael Vick. Now I could be known as a “Vick hater” because I am awfully critical of him, but it is only because when the Falcons actually win a game he is given every ounce of credit. Then when the Falcons lose a game it is because Head Coach Jim Mora, Jr. and Offensive Coordinator Greg Knapp are not using Vick correctly and they are trying to make him into a pocket passer. Well as I have always pointed out, pocket passers win championships and scramblers sell tickets. So if you are the Falcons you have to examine what it is you are trying to do, if selling tickets is all you care about then by all means keep running Vick’s mediocre ass out there. Although that may not work anymore since Vick decided to give the old one finger salute to the fans at the Georgia Dome yesterday after they booed him and his teammates as they jogged off the field. Good job Mike, who the hell are you now, Marcus Vick? The fans had every right to boo Vick; this was the fourth game this season where he completed less than half of his passes and the fourth game where he failed to throw a TD pass, that is atrocious. This past off-season at least three teams inquired about Falcons backup Matt Schaub, but they were told Schaub was there to stay. That says to me someone in the organization believes heavily in Schaub (former ACC player of the Year) and has little confidence that Vick is the long term answer. I say it is time to go with Schaub; the loss yesterday to the Saints puts the Falcons on the fast train to missing the playoffs, so why not play Schaub. Heck if Schaub plays well there are more than a few GM’s out there who would gladly take Vick off your hands. And after you get off the phone with those GM’s tell them I have some land in South Florida they might be interested in.

How about Rex Grossman? Is there a better team with a worse Quarterback right now than the Chicago Bears? This guy is plain awful; in the last 6 games the Bears have played he has tossed 11 interceptions. Unfortunately the Bears keep winning a lot of these games so the problem is masked. But if I am a Bears fan there is no way I go into a playoff game and have any confidence in Rex Grossman completing a pass to guy wearing the correct colored jersey. The Bears were afraid something like this may happen that is why they went out and signed veteran backup Brian Griese. Well I do not want to tell Lovie Smith how to do his job, but pal if you don’t figure this thing out quick you are going to flame out down the stretch.

Give Mike Shannahan the brass balls award. He has the sack to tell his high paid veteran QB, hey pal even though we are winning some games we need to get more production out of our quarterback. Shannahan’s team is in a good spot for a playoff position and he is going to a rookie who has never thrown a pass in the NFL. All indications in pres-season where that Cutler had the good’s to be a solid NFL QB right off the bat, and now we will find out if that is true. The Broncos have 5 games left on the season and are scratching and clawing toward the playoffs, their schedule includes: San Diego, Cincinnati and Cutler’s first start against the resurgent Seattle Seahawks.

Lastly there are the trials and tribulations of Eli Manning. I have always argued that through his ups and downs Manning’s team has been victorious even when he didn’t play exceptionally well. Now the time has come where Manning is underperforming and his team is losing, and losing badly. Though I do contend that no matter how bad the quarterback play is you cannot give up 24 points in the last 9 minutes of a game to lose. During the Giants winning streak earlier this season Manning was doing enough o get the job done, completing 58% of his passes and throwing 7 TD’ to only 4 interceptions. However, over this three game losing streak he has been downright terrible. The Giants unfortunately right now do not have another option at the QB position, but even if they did they would be reluctant to make a change because of the stature and money they have invested in him. In order for Manning to begin to show progress after this season I think it is important to get a quality veteran backup that will help teach him, but also help push him, especially if they miss the playoffs or don’t win a playoff game.

And one last note on terrible things in the NFL. How bad is the Packers defense? Seriously, this has been going on for about 6 years now and things have not improved. Last night the Seahawks threw 3 picks and a fumble thingy that was returned for a touchdown b y the Packers, yet they still surrendered 34 points 200+yards rushing and almost 400 yards total. How fucking terrible is that, everyone on that unit should be castrated.

OJ, you suck

The attempt on Nordberg's life left me shaken and disturbed

Just when I am ready for OJ Simpson to lift me out of the pit of despair that is known as my fucking life, lift me higher than Snoop Dogg at Burning Man, higher than Cheech at Tommy Chong’s release party, really high and then he goes and cancels the “If I had Done it” TV special and book. What the hell am I supposed to get people for Christmas now? Everyone I know was getting the DVD/Book combo set. They should change the line in the song;
“Where have you gone OJ Simpson,
Our Serial killers turn their lonely eyes to you
WOO-WOO-WOO”
OJ just when I think you are once again going to become my hero, you go and disappoint me all over again.


Yeah. Assman, Jerry. I'm Cosmo Kramer, the Assman!

Speaking of Anti Heroes, how about that Michael Richards huh? Did you see this loon go off on some heckler in the audience at the laugh factory? What a genius, he just kept yelling the N word over and over again. What was that all about? This guy is such a hack, really his career went downhill after he starred as Martin Beck the “Bowtie Killer” in 1990’s “Problem Child.”


Jack Eliot: I'm a World Series MVP!
Skip: That was four years ago, Jack. Last season, you hit .235.
Jack Eliot: LAST SEASON, I led this team in ninth-inning doubles in the month of August!
(That is a quote from Mr. Baseball, it is a funny movie, check it out)

So we all know I am going to talk about the AL MVP because I am a Yankee fan and I think my guy should have been the MVP, and I am always correct. But here is the real problem I found with the voting, I really don’t mind that people voted for Morneau (Dan Filowitz, A Great Jew and Canadians worldwide can be very proud of their native son), what I do have a problem with is some dude voted Jeter 4th and somebody else voted him 3rd. To quote Dick Vitale, “Are you serious?” Even if those votes are changed Jeter still finishes second, but I want to find the yahoo who honestly believes there were 5 players more valuable than Jeter, he needs to be identified and public question by “Black” Jack McCoy.


I love LA…………….WE LOVE IT!!!!

Wow, just spend a week on the left coast and it really is the fakest place on earth, but I will tell you what; the women there are off the friggin chain. We went out to some club down in Costa Mesa when we were staying down in Irvine, folks when I tell you there wasn’t a decent looking woman in the joint I am not telling a lie. Everyone in the place was beautiful, except for me and my friends; we couldn’t have been more out of place. We were so anti Southern California it was scary, we looked like such tourists, and I loved it. I have been to LA itself and wasn’t overly impressed, but the amount of money flowing around and the phonies pretending they have mo9ney is truly a rich experience and keeps us regular folk grounded. But seriously, if you want to see beautiful women get yourself to the freakin O.C. The girls on that show don’t even come close to doing these women justice.

Speaking of Hollywood, I have seen 2 movies in the recent past, and no, one of them wasn’t the Borat thing. I guess I will see that at some point but I find Sacha Baron Cohen’s brand of humor not all that humorous. I just think he isn’t funny. And not being funny brings me to one of the movies, “Stranger than Fiction.”

The new Will Ferrell movie is definitely a sharp departure from the usual crap that I think he mostly has stunk in (Anchorman, Elf, Kicking & Screaming, Bewitched, and Talladega Nights). This movie seemed really original and a vehicle that could showcase the talents Will Ferrell has and it came nowhere close. The movie really had no point, why he was being written about and could hear the narration of the writer was never explained and there were useless characters like Dustin Hoffman (wow, I never thought I would say that). So basically I would not recommend this movie, to anyone.

The second movie I saw was “A Good Year” with Russell Crowe. Crowe’s string of excellent roles continues with this movie. Since 1997 he has made LA Confidential, Breaking Up, Mystery Alaska, The Insider, Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Master and Commander, and Cinderella Man, that is a Hanksian run (the only two clunkers have been Proof of Life & Heaven’s Burning). He was magnificent as the crass business man who returns to his Uncle’s chateau and vineyard with the plans to sell it off for as much money as he can, rather than maintain it which his Uncle wanted him too. The movie overall is a little slow, but it turns out to be a very moving story. I recommend to real movie fans and definitely Russell Crowe fans.

I don't think so....

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. hmm, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so

Going back to Cali, stylin, profilin
Growlin, and smilin, while in the sun
The top is down, on the black Corvette
And it's fly, cause it's sittin on Dayton's
Laurents steering wheel, plushed out, gold-leaf phantom top
and three girls waiting
VRRRROOM engine's blowin, the chrome, is shining
Passing all the cars on the way
Movement of the wind, back wheels spin
Pop in a cassette and push play

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali - yea y'all, I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali..

I'm going back to Cali, shakin 'em, bakin 'em
Takin 'em to spots they never before hung
?? the place, on Sunset it's a trip
Where the A.C.'s cold, and the girls still strip
The record skip, but this girl kept dancin
Prancin, grindin, grinnin, romancin
I asked her to the barn, so we could hit the hay
I wanna do this, Brutus, but I don't wanna pay

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali - no man I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali..
..

I'm going back to Cali, rising, surprising
Advising realizing, she's sizing me up
Her bikini - small; heels - tall
She said, she liked, the ocean
She showed me a beach, gave me a peach
and pulled out the suntan lotion
Now I thought that was fast, but this girl was faster
She's lookin for a real good time
I said, "Close your eyes, I got a surprise,"
and I ran away with the bottle of wine

I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so
I'm going back to Cali, Cali, Cali
I'm going back to Cali.. I don't think so



Peeps I will be in the Golden State for the week, so enjoy whatever the hell else it is you have in life besides this ridiculous site.


Love, Peace and Hairgrease!!

Pandemonium in Piscataway

The Bells Must Ring"

March, men of Rutgers,
Down the field today,
March to another score,
Foward to the fray,
Fight! men of Rutgers
As in days gone by,
Fight! for the Scarlet flag
Over the rest must fly.
Chorus:
Keep Rutgers colors to the fore,
For they must win so fight, fight, fight!
And we'll advance some more to score,
The Rutgers flag flies high tonight, alright, alright.
We'll fling the Scarlet banner out,
And Rutgers men will fight, fight, fight!
The bells of Queens each victr'y shout,
The bells of Queens must ring tonight.
R! U! RAH! RAH! R! U! RAH! RAH! RAH!
HOORAH! HOORAH! RUTGERS! RAH! RAH!
FIGHT! TEAM! UP! STREAM!
UP! STREAM! RED! TEAM! RAH! RAH! RUTGERS! RAH!

On the Banks of the Old Raritan

My father sent me to old Rutgers,
And resolv'd that I should be a man;
And so I settled down,
in that noisy college town,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
On the banks of the old Raritan, my boys,
where old Rutgers ever more shall stand,
For has she not stood since the time of the flood,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
II.
Her ardent spirit stirred and cheered me
From the day me college years began;
Gracious Alma Mater mine;
Learning's fair and honored shrine;
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
III.
I love her flaming far-flung banner
I love her triumphs proud to scan,
And I glory in her fame
That's immortalized her name.
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
IV.
My heart clings closer than the ivy
As life runs out its fleeting span,
To the stately, ancient walls
Of her hallowed, classic halls
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)
V.
Then sing aloud to Alma Mater,
And keep the scarlet in the van;
For with her motto high,
Rutgers' name shall never die,
On the banks of the old Raritan.
(Chorus)