Holly College Football Batman

Well my national champ pick is basically trash. OK lost at Colorado this weekend to all but throw their NC hopes out the window. Texas, Oregon, WVU and Rutgers all did the same thing.

Now here is where you need to stay smart with your gambling. Next week is the red river shoot out and if the line starts at anywhere less then OK -6, you need to jump on it. Texas has really struggled all year, barely sneaking by teams like Ark St. OK has basically rolled except for a really crappy 4th quarter this week.

I think the same can be said for WVU. If Pat White is healthy, do they turn it over 6 times against USF? Look at the stats, they ran for 188 and pretty much shut down USF, but their backup QB just couldn't not turn it over.

I thought OU looked really good against Cal. Cal played next to perfect and OU still had a couple of chances to take the lead.

The conference games are really going to start get interesting this week with the red river shootout and LSU/Florida. Florida looked extremely pedestrian on offense vs Auburn. I think most people believe that LSU's D is even better. I wouldn't be shocked if this line was 14.

Purdue/OSU is a huge big ten match up. But who really believes that Purdue is going to beat OSU? How many times has Purdue been 5-0 then faced OSU or Michigan and show their true colors?

Kentucky/South Carolina is pivotal for the SEC. Kentucky has been huge this year, but SC D is seriously good. I sort of expect everyone to jump on Kentucky for this game. I'm sort of leaning the other way.

Can Notre Dame get a win? They head to a struggling UCLA this week. They looked like they actually had some offense last week, but I'm sure they'll be at least 17 point dogs. I'll stay away from that action.

Finally, my Gophers got drubbed by OSU at the Metrodome for the 11th consecutive time. That is the last time the Buckeyes will ever beat the Gophers there. Not because the gophers will be better, but because the new stadium will be open the next time OSU comes to town. This week against Indiana may be their best shot for a conference win.

Holly College Football Batman

Well it looks like my national champion pick is in the toilet. Colorado defended their home turf this week and knocked off OK with a last second field goal. You win some and lose some, but this was a tough one for OK. They were up big late and ended up fumbling a kick return that really turned the tide of the game.

New York Jets Football - NJ.com

New York Jets Football - NJ.com

This is an must read if you are an NFL fan. I bought a Wayne Chrebet Jersey about 7 years ago and it was between him and Keyshawn Johnson. My buddy thought Johnson was better but how could you not respect this un-recruited, un-drafted first down machine.

Its sad to hear about his concussions. Hopefully articles like this opens the NFL's eyes as to what is happening to these players.

The White Stripes News on Yahoo! Music

The White Stripes News on Yahoo! Music

Lets just say that there is no way in the world that I would ever watch a Meg White sex tape. First, as I've said before, I'm pretty sure Meg is retarded. Second, I don't think she is remotely attractive.

CBC.ca Arts - White Stripes cancel 18 U.S. tour dates

CBC.ca Arts - White Stripes cancel 18 U.S. tour dates

I guess this article wasn't a shock to me. As I've said before, Meg White is probably retarded. My theory is that because she's retarded, Jack is forced to step up his game while performing therefore making the White Stripes the best band in the last ten years.

But my question is this, couldn't Jack keep touring with some random drummers? Better yet, couldn't he get that device Howie Day used on his first tour. It was some sort of fancy tape machine where he play a chord or make a sound and the machine would then repeat it over and over until he stopped it. It's hard to explain, but it made for a terrific show.

The reason I say this is not for the fear of my tickets getting canceled, but because I don't want another Racantours CD. I have one, and that's all I need. I'm worried Jack will get bored and start making a CD with those guys.

Aaron and Kris Update

Because my fans were dying for more on Aaron and Kris, I figured I'd put something out there.

First a little back ground on Aaron. He's the Sam Malone of my friends. I wouldn't go so far as to call him a man whore, but he's probably dated as many people as Kristine did on Seinfeld. Which according to my math is near the triple digits. Oh yeah, and 80 percent of them looked exactly like this girl on the right.


For him, short blonde's are like guacamole at a party. Salsa and queso are good, but when its there, he'll always go for the guacamole. He's always ended up being a relationship guy, but not long term relationship guy. 8 to 16 months is about their limit.

But I got to hand it to him, even after all the different girl friends, he's still a romantic. Most new girl friends start with a story about how great they are and how they have a bunch in common which is usually music and sex. He takes most of them to meet his mom at some point and lavishes most of them far more than I'd ever.

Now a little update on Kris. I guess she is married, but separated and has a daughter. Last I heard she was some computer programmer or some crap. I'll always remember her as the bartender who put tequila in my long island.

So now I know what your judgemental ass is thinking, why is she chasing after Aaron when she's married and has a kid. First, Aaron does pretty well for himself and he's never been afraid to drop a little cash on just about anything. Second, why wouldn't she? If my previous blog proved anything, its that she's a little crazy. Not like 'I'm going to hurt someone' crazy, but crazy like 'I think he loves me' crazy. Sort of like Nicole Kidman.

So Aaron says he going to hold out and not 'get back together' with Kris. Which is entirely possible as long as she doesn't see him at the bar and start crying again. But the longer he goes with out a girlfriend the more likely they are to hook back up.

Aaron and Kris

My best friend Aaron has what some might call and on off again relationship. It started sometime in 1998 or 1999 and is pretty much still going on. Kris, the girl, was a bartender at this bar, 'The G' we went to all the time. And when I say all the time, I mean anytime they were open, we were there.

We had been going there for awhile and eventually, Aaron and Kris started dating on some level. It wasn't like one of those 'he looked into my eyes' relationships. It was more like, 'since were the only two straight people here, we might as well have sex' types of relationships. Kris was a really nice chic. A fag hag, but a pretty nice gal. She always hooked me up with drinks and never got upset if I tried to grab her ass*. Aaron was convinced she could take me in a fight since she was 5'10" 155.

There relationship was meant for Dr Phil. The whole thing consisted of Kris ignoring Aaron while other people were around, Aaron leaving the club pissed off and Kris calling him around 4:00 when she was off work to apologize, than finally come over and sleep with him. Aaron would go to work the next day, bitch about how tired he was, brag about the great sex, and do it again the next day. Hurrah Air Force!

That went on for some time. Aaron always had a plan to break it off. One time he was actually able to carry it out for a short period. He gave a well prepared break up speech and ended it. He said he just couldn't handle the drama anymore. Which is total bullshit. Aaron loves drama more than any dude I've ever met. A day or two later, Kris saw him at the bar and approached him with tears in her eyes, giving him every reason in the world to take her back. Giving him the whole 'your the best thing in my life' BS. Well, that was enough to make Aaron crack. "What was I gonna say?" Aaron asked me a couple of days later, to which I responded " Are you done yet? No, really, are you done?" But Aaron's a sucker for some tears and the chance at some steady ass, so they were back together that night.

I can't remember which one left Fairbanks first, but eventually they both left. Aaron moved to KC and then to Tampa. Kris moved to where ever crazy chicks move to, which in this case is to where ever Aaron was living at that time.

At some point Kris tracked Aaron down in New England. She got a boob job and lost a few pounds and of course Aaron couldn't resist himself. Well that wonderful meeting in New England led to one of the most pathetic agreements ever "If were not married by the time were 40, lets get married."

If you are a man and are not married or engaged, please understand this, marriage is extremely important to women. Its important to men as well, but we don't think about what tux we are going to wear or what color dresses our bridesmaids are going to wear. Women know this shit, and its important to them. And the moment they tell you its not, tell them they are lying.

Anyways, after the agreement, it gave Kris the green light to follow Aaron where ever he went to ensure that he didn't get married before he was 40.

She would eventually move to Florida. In an extremely bold move she asked Aaron if she could stay at his place while she found a place to live. The catch? Aaron had an extremely jealous girlfriend (who, according to doctors, was much crazier than Kris) who wasn't really pumped about Kris moving into Aaron's house. So that situation lasted for a couple of weeks until Aaron's girl friend nixed it.

Kris moved out, but stayed in Tampa for awhile, but gave up when Aaron wouldn't let go of his girlfriend or really give her the time of day.

But now, Kris is back! She has moved back to the Tampa area. Only 7 years left until her wedding day. Oh, and what a wedding it will be.

*Alicia, this was way before we met.

Week 2 College football/NFL kickoff

Oh yeah!! Who's ready to gamble? It's on now. I'm not worried about Wal-Mart, GW or Darfur. I'm only thinking about making some money. The first week of College FB started off really well. Now you add NFL to the mix and take it to the next level.

Week 2 in college football is like drinking your second beer. You have that nice little buzz, and you actually start to convince yourself that if you could spend your whole life like this you would be much more effective. But unfortunately, your perception is probably a little skewed. You start thinking about 'how is this team going to react' or 'this teams fans will be really rough on them after the loss'. That stuff is great and all, but most of these kids are basically paid athletes. They've had assholes like me yelling at them since they were 9. Concentrate on the match ups and let the other stuff fall as it may.

Whats better than week 1 in the NFL? Can it get any easier? You don't need to spend 3 hours reading a injury report because any coach with a brain protects the shit out of his key guys. But as a gambler how can't you be excited to see a team like Pittsburgh go in to Cleavland as a 4 point favorite? Seriously, 4 points when Charlie 'Biggie Size' Frye is the starting QB?

Here are my games of the week:

VT -14 @ LSU I think LSU is really good. But even at home, 14 is an assload of points against a very good and extremely well coached Virginia Tech team. Pretty much everyone I know is taking LSU, so as far as I'm concerned, this is a lock.

Alabama - 3.5@ Vanderbilt I have a hard-on for the tide this year. I really think they have a good team. Vandy is probably tougher than I think, but I'm smelling a shut out.

Steelers -4 @ Cle Really? Who made this line? Which position on Cleavland is better than the same position on Pitt? ESPN said that Cle has the better linebackers. What? Isn't Pittsburgh the team that has basically reinvented their linebackers year after year? This game won't be close.

Report: American workers world's most productive - Sep. 2, 2007

Report: American workers world's most productive - Sep. 2, 2007

Isn't this a little puzzling? I know that I'm a government employee, so I don't work very hard, but most people I know aren't putting in 60 hour weeks, breaking productivity records. This article just doesn't sit with me.

Something makes me believe that our old friend 'illegal immigrant' has something to do with these statistics. The stats used by the UN are based off of the GNP divided by the number of workers. Of course they are not counting the illegal workers paid under the table.

How efficient would the American work force be if all the workers received a legitimate wage and health care?

Oh, the horror.

Thought on College Football Week 1

I know there is some debate, but I'll call it the biggest upset ever. Appalachian State goes into the big house and beats #5 Michigan. Appalachian State may be the best 1AA team, but there still 1AA. There are some serious questions about Michigan's D after this game. There next game is home against Oregon who runs a similar type spread offense. It will be interesting to see if Michigan can bounce back.

Even after the big upset in Ann Arbor, I thought one team looked worse; Notre Dame. I really thought going into this game that Charlie Weiss would concoct a offense game plan in order to beat Georgia Tech at South Bend. To be honest, his game plan was extremely boring. They started with Jones at QB and basically handcuffed him by not calling a single pass play on their first two possessions. The tough part for ND is that I don't see a winnable game on their schedule until they play Navy and that by no means is a gimme.

I thought Wisconsin looked pretty good. Not good enough to win the Big Ten, bu they did look good. I know everyone in Madison is probably going nuts over Tyler Donovan, but don't get to far ahead of yourself. WSU has the worst pass D in D1. You should be a little worried that they were fairly effective against your running game and the fact that they put up 14 in the first quarter. The next two games are gimme's, but home against Iowa will be a challenge.

I think VT is happy just to have gotten that first game over with. Everyone wanted VT to blow out a good ECU team, which was a little unrealistic with VT's offense. I'm not sure how next weeks LSU/VT game will pan out, but I don't think they have enough to beat the Tigers.

Huge win for Cal. Any time you can beat a ranked SEC team, its a good week. Tennessee should be happy with what they did on O. If you subtract the one fumble returned for a touchdown, this would be a completely different game. Both these teams will be in contention in their respective conferences.

As far as gambling is concerned, I started off extremely hot, hitting 6 of 7 going into tonight's game. If FSU covers, I'll be 7-1. The ND game is the only blemish. Obviously this won't last, so next week I'll probably go 1-7.