Cleaing Out My Closet Before Turkey Day
R. Kelly sucks. But his Boondocks character was funny.
I’m taking the day off of work tomorrow. I’m heading up to Ohio for Turkey Day so I’ll need to rest up a little bit. But honestly, is there really any point in working the day before a holiday? No one gets any work done because they’re looking forward to their time off.
I love Thanksgiving. Isn’t it really the perfect holiday? No gifts to worry about, a license to eat until you explode, football all day, and you’re pretty much expected to take a nap. I love it. Turkey, stuffing, and all of the other deliciousness is only hours away. I can’t wait.
TBS showed Major League II last night after Family Guy. As much as I love the original, ML II just doesn’t get it done. But one thing I noticed last night that I hadn’t before was Omar Epps’s sweet part. It goes all the way from the front to the back of his head. Awesome. It puts Smush Parker’s part to shame.
The Browns pretty much dominated the Dolphins Sunday. The offense moved the ball surprisingly well against a decent Miami defense, and the defense obviously pitched a shutout. It helped that Ferrotte was hurt, and when he came in he played like he was hurt. I thought our run defense could have used some work, but Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams are good so I guess you have to take solace in the fact that they were kept out of the end zone.
The Texas-WVU basketball game was very entertaining last night. If WVU could have made their free throws in the last minute they would have won. Texas either isn’t as good as everybody thinks or people are underestimating WVU. They only lost two guys off of their Elite Eight team.
I stayed up and watched the Packers lose to the Vikings last night. I really hate the Vikings and now that they’re 5-5 it’s starting to worry me. They are clearly a better team with steady Brad Johnson as opposed to inconsistent Daunte Culpepper. Could the Packers be considered the best bad team ever? They seem to be in just about every game but some how find a way to blow it (like last night’s blown coverage that set up the game winning field goal).
Speaking of the Pack, I hope that they trade Favre before next season. He doesn’t deserve to go out with a team that is clearly rebuilding. Yes they should have Walker and Green back next season, but they still don’t have a defense. When you look at teams that may be interested they’re actually pretty limited. I figure the following could make a play for him to try to get them over the top:
Miami-Good running game and defense, no QB
Oakland-They have cap problems but Al Davis is never afraid to bring in a vet
Washington-If Brunnel should falter or break down, but I think Favre could kill Gibbs
Tampa Bay-If Simms falls apart down the stretch this would be the perfect place. Great defense that probably still has another year left in them and a rejuvenated running game
New Orleans-Brooks is all but out and he could play for his hometown team. But they’ll still be terrible and they probably won’t even be in New Orleans.
Arizona-Yeah this is a stretch. No running game, but a young defense and good young receivers. Denny Green is familiar with Favre from his days in Minnie and runs the same style of offense.
Who knows, all I know is that I’d like to see him get one more chance at glory. If he could take a team like Arizona and make a run into the playoffs and maybe get to the title game that would be great. Kind of like what Montana did with the Chiefs, but without the concussion.
I was checking the college football standings today and noticed that Baylor finished 5-6. Good for them. The only thing that I know about Baylor is that they’re a horrible program. But if they had beaten either A&M or Oklahoma (both road OT losses) they’d be playing in a bowl.
Its good to see that both UCF and USF have turned their football programs around. There’s really no excuse for either of those schools to ever have long droughts. Florida is a hot bed of talent. And when you figure USF can pluck kids right out of Tampa and UCF has Orlando, even if they’re getting FSU, UF, and Miami scraps they’re still in good shape.
I know that this is old news but I keep forgetting to write about it. USA basketball named Coach K as the Olympic coach for 2008. He’s a great coach with a great college background. One problem, these are NBA guys playing European style basketball. I heard that they considered Mike D’Antoni. Why would you have named this guy? He had great success in Europe so he clearly understands the style of play. I would say that their biggest concern would be that he might fall off of his coaching pedestal in Phoenix by 2008.
Navy accepted a bowl bid to the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Great call by the selection committee for that bowl. San Diego is a Navy city. They want Navy to sell 20,000 tickets for the game. That shouldn’t be a problem and I would guess that they’d out draw whatever Mountain West school they play.
The Marlins and Red Sox have laid down a trade to send Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Boston for three highly regarded minor leaguers. I know that the Marlins are going to be slashing pay role, but this is ridiculous. Trading a World Series MVP and a 3-time All Star for three kids who haven’t even played substantial time above AA, let alone the Majors. To me it seems like that quality ownership is throwing a fit because they can’t get a new stadium. I can hear Jeffrey Loria in his best six-year old voice, “If we can’t get a new stadium then we’ll just get rid of all of our players. Now what are you going to do?” I would guess they won’t care, just like the rest of south Florida. What a horrible fan base. I hope Joe Girardi will have fun fielding a team that consists of Miguel Cabrera and eight AA players.
Texas actually had a deal on the table to send Hank Blalock and one of their two top pitching prospects to Miami. But if the Marlins would have done that they would have had to pay Blalock, and who would want that? I’m sure if the Rangers knew they could get them for nothing they would have offered a grab bag of prospects.
On Saturday I couldn’t help but think of where I watched last year’s OSU-UM game. In my office. I was working a Christian concert at my old job. Good times. But at least I got to watch it.
This article pretty much sums up my feelings towards Thanksgiving. Thanks Mitch Albom.
Big game tonight. Bowling Green versus Toledo. This is two fold huge. If Bowling Green wins they not only assure themselves the East crown but they also knock Toledo out of contention for the West. BG hasn’t come close to living up to expectations this season, but a win against the “Team from up North” could solve everything. And a third straight bowl bid would be nice too. Its supposed to snow tonight in BG so that could slow down the passing attacks. With that in mind look for PJ Pope to cap what has been an injury plagued senior year with a big night. BG 31, UT 20.
I’m taking the day off of work tomorrow. I’m heading up to Ohio for Turkey Day so I’ll need to rest up a little bit. But honestly, is there really any point in working the day before a holiday? No one gets any work done because they’re looking forward to their time off.
I love Thanksgiving. Isn’t it really the perfect holiday? No gifts to worry about, a license to eat until you explode, football all day, and you’re pretty much expected to take a nap. I love it. Turkey, stuffing, and all of the other deliciousness is only hours away. I can’t wait.
TBS showed Major League II last night after Family Guy. As much as I love the original, ML II just doesn’t get it done. But one thing I noticed last night that I hadn’t before was Omar Epps’s sweet part. It goes all the way from the front to the back of his head. Awesome. It puts Smush Parker’s part to shame.
The Browns pretty much dominated the Dolphins Sunday. The offense moved the ball surprisingly well against a decent Miami defense, and the defense obviously pitched a shutout. It helped that Ferrotte was hurt, and when he came in he played like he was hurt. I thought our run defense could have used some work, but Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams are good so I guess you have to take solace in the fact that they were kept out of the end zone.
The Texas-WVU basketball game was very entertaining last night. If WVU could have made their free throws in the last minute they would have won. Texas either isn’t as good as everybody thinks or people are underestimating WVU. They only lost two guys off of their Elite Eight team.
I stayed up and watched the Packers lose to the Vikings last night. I really hate the Vikings and now that they’re 5-5 it’s starting to worry me. They are clearly a better team with steady Brad Johnson as opposed to inconsistent Daunte Culpepper. Could the Packers be considered the best bad team ever? They seem to be in just about every game but some how find a way to blow it (like last night’s blown coverage that set up the game winning field goal).
Speaking of the Pack, I hope that they trade Favre before next season. He doesn’t deserve to go out with a team that is clearly rebuilding. Yes they should have Walker and Green back next season, but they still don’t have a defense. When you look at teams that may be interested they’re actually pretty limited. I figure the following could make a play for him to try to get them over the top:
Miami-Good running game and defense, no QB
Oakland-They have cap problems but Al Davis is never afraid to bring in a vet
Washington-If Brunnel should falter or break down, but I think Favre could kill Gibbs
Tampa Bay-If Simms falls apart down the stretch this would be the perfect place. Great defense that probably still has another year left in them and a rejuvenated running game
New Orleans-Brooks is all but out and he could play for his hometown team. But they’ll still be terrible and they probably won’t even be in New Orleans.
Arizona-Yeah this is a stretch. No running game, but a young defense and good young receivers. Denny Green is familiar with Favre from his days in Minnie and runs the same style of offense.
Who knows, all I know is that I’d like to see him get one more chance at glory. If he could take a team like Arizona and make a run into the playoffs and maybe get to the title game that would be great. Kind of like what Montana did with the Chiefs, but without the concussion.
I was checking the college football standings today and noticed that Baylor finished 5-6. Good for them. The only thing that I know about Baylor is that they’re a horrible program. But if they had beaten either A&M or Oklahoma (both road OT losses) they’d be playing in a bowl.
Its good to see that both UCF and USF have turned their football programs around. There’s really no excuse for either of those schools to ever have long droughts. Florida is a hot bed of talent. And when you figure USF can pluck kids right out of Tampa and UCF has Orlando, even if they’re getting FSU, UF, and Miami scraps they’re still in good shape.
I know that this is old news but I keep forgetting to write about it. USA basketball named Coach K as the Olympic coach for 2008. He’s a great coach with a great college background. One problem, these are NBA guys playing European style basketball. I heard that they considered Mike D’Antoni. Why would you have named this guy? He had great success in Europe so he clearly understands the style of play. I would say that their biggest concern would be that he might fall off of his coaching pedestal in Phoenix by 2008.
Navy accepted a bowl bid to the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego. Great call by the selection committee for that bowl. San Diego is a Navy city. They want Navy to sell 20,000 tickets for the game. That shouldn’t be a problem and I would guess that they’d out draw whatever Mountain West school they play.
The Marlins and Red Sox have laid down a trade to send Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Boston for three highly regarded minor leaguers. I know that the Marlins are going to be slashing pay role, but this is ridiculous. Trading a World Series MVP and a 3-time All Star for three kids who haven’t even played substantial time above AA, let alone the Majors. To me it seems like that quality ownership is throwing a fit because they can’t get a new stadium. I can hear Jeffrey Loria in his best six-year old voice, “If we can’t get a new stadium then we’ll just get rid of all of our players. Now what are you going to do?” I would guess they won’t care, just like the rest of south Florida. What a horrible fan base. I hope Joe Girardi will have fun fielding a team that consists of Miguel Cabrera and eight AA players.
Texas actually had a deal on the table to send Hank Blalock and one of their two top pitching prospects to Miami. But if the Marlins would have done that they would have had to pay Blalock, and who would want that? I’m sure if the Rangers knew they could get them for nothing they would have offered a grab bag of prospects.
On Saturday I couldn’t help but think of where I watched last year’s OSU-UM game. In my office. I was working a Christian concert at my old job. Good times. But at least I got to watch it.
This article pretty much sums up my feelings towards Thanksgiving. Thanks Mitch Albom.
Big game tonight. Bowling Green versus Toledo. This is two fold huge. If Bowling Green wins they not only assure themselves the East crown but they also knock Toledo out of contention for the West. BG hasn’t come close to living up to expectations this season, but a win against the “Team from up North” could solve everything. And a third straight bowl bid would be nice too. Its supposed to snow tonight in BG so that could slow down the passing attacks. With that in mind look for PJ Pope to cap what has been an injury plagued senior year with a big night. BG 31, UT 20.
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