San Diego
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The Big Boys
San Diego
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The Lightning BOLT
Hey Tom Coughlin... do we have a roster spot for this guy?!?!
Stop Punishing the Innocent!
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Brett's Here and So is His Circus
The NFL's most prolific passer is clearly an upgrade over Sage Rosenfels and Tavaris Jackson at QB, but what kind of message does this whole fiasco send to the rest of the team. How can Brad Childress ever expect accountability, sacrifice and honesty from his players after only a few weeks ago saying, "The book on Brett Farve is closed." The Vikings sold their soul for the shot at a title, knowing full well in a month, a year or two years, whenever this experiment ends, they'll be back at square one yet again. Aren't they concerned that Brett is only doing this for revenge? Aren't they concerned about Brett's beat up body holding up for what they hope is more than a 16 game season? Aren't they concerned that by Week 10 Brett will be wishing he was sitting on his tractor and not on his rear end after a Brian Urlacher blitz.
And Brett, doesn't your legacy mean anything to you? You're completely tarnishing it! You're the joke of the league! What if you get hurt and your consecutive game streak ends because of this debacle. Sure other legendary players have traded uniforms, but Michael Jordan went to Washington, not Detroit, LA or New York...as the movie title goes, "You're Sleeping With the Enemy."
Brett, it's time to once and for all get over the Packers releasing you, it was the right move...you were beat up, your body was letting you down, your arm strength wasn't what it once was (Corey Webster proved that!) and they had a very worthy air apparent in waiting. Stop all this flip flopping!
You're in for a rude awakening this season Brett, one that I believe you'll regret for the rest of your life.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
School is Back in Session!
Ask people who know me what my favorite sport is and they'd likely answer "basketball." Put a gun to my head and a deep dark secret surfaces...it's college football.
The pageantry, the pride, the fight songs, the traditions, the legendary uniforms, coaches and stadiums...who among us doesn't have a hard on! I look forward to those chilly October late afternoons like I'm looking forward to a scantily-clad Erin Andrews entering my dreams tonight!
And what a college football season we are in store for this year 501 fans...a litany of questions will be answered!
- Will we witness the greatest Heisman race of all time...Tebow, McCoy and Bradford?
- Are the Golden Domers finally headed in the right direction?
- Can Florida repeat?
- Is Tim Tebow the greatest college football player of all-time?
- Has USC taken a step back? Will UCLA steal some of their thunder?
- Will Georgia and Oklahoma exact revenge in their rivalry games?
- Can Miiiiiiiichigan right the ship?
- Will anyone go undefeated?
- Big 12 vs. SEC...which conference is superior?
The list goes on and on and on...and as your resident college football prognosticator, I have some of those answers!
Team to Watchout For: Ole Miss...very favorable SEC schedule...no Florida or Georgia
2nd Team to Watchout For: Stanford, yes folks the Cardinal! With alumnus Tiger Woods in attendance, The Trees defeat USC at The Coliseum on November 14!!! Lock it up!
Biggest Tumble: Texas Tech...no Crabtree, no Harrell, murderous Big 12...Mike Leach, the most innovative offensive mind in all of football, will have his Red Raiders competitive, but no where near their level in 2008.
Prediction Sure To Go Wrong: Cal triumphs USC, wins the Pac-10 and finds itself in Pasadena on January 1. Some will say Cal belongs in the BSC Championship Game.
2nd Prediction Sure To Go Wrong: Notre Dame goes 10-2, and makes a BCS bowl on the strength of their name...South Bend Haters are furious!!
3rd Prediction Sure To Go Wrong: Rich & Co. will have the Maize and Blue over .500.
4th Prediction Sure to To Go Wrong: No one will go undefeated.
5th Prediction Sure to Go Wrong: Georgia upends Florida in Jacksonville...Oklahoma doesn't enjoy the same fate against the Longhorns.
Boldest Prediction: The team closet to going undefeated will be the Utah Utes, before losing to bitter rival BYU in their season's final gameACC Champ: Georgia Tech
Big East Champ: Pitt
Big Ten Champ: Penn State
Big 12 Champ: Texas
Pac-10 Champ: Cal
SEC Champ: Florida
MAAC Champ: IO.....ohhhhh, too soon? Sorry Boom Boom, no more Saturday afternoon magic at Mazella Field!
Heisman Winner: Colt McCoy...nation's most prolific passer, superior O-line and his top wide receiver, Jordan Shipley, returns
BCS Championship Game: Texas defeats Florida, 27-20
Enjoy the season kids!!! Remember, it's the shortest season of any sport...we'll be bowling before you know it!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Thomper!
It's the end of an era, Matty T aka Thomper aka Thompa Dude aka Southie's Finest is leaving New Ro to embark on new adventures down south.
Let me tell you first hand its a sad day around here, we're losing a legend. In and out of two decades Thompa has bled Maroon and Gold in one way or another.
All I can do now is savor all the memories this walking God has given me. Thankfully he will still hold his title in the BDC as President Emeritus forever. A title like that does not change with location, it lasts a life time!
Seems like only yesterday this modern marvel taught me the lessons that I need to proceed with life. From how to play ping-pong to get someone to ask for balls on their face to the technique of driving a bit to intoxicated to finally be a friend!
It's cause of him that I can name the Bruin greats, or the number of Celtic championships even the starting 9 for the Sawx!
He's given us: slight Southie accents, barstoolsports.com, Boston Irish, Cam Neely highlights, Silence of the Lambs quotes, stick shift lessons, rides home, shoulders to cry on when you end it with your girl, Jameson breath and McHangover!
Please share your favorite Thompsonism or story with us in a new post or comment.
I refuse to officially end this post because the man the myth the legend isn't gone...