"A single fact can ruin a good argument"....
And Other Quality Bumper Stickers...
From the healthy, Norton virus protected notebook of your commish.
Tuesday November 11th,
2003 3:36 PM
Rambling after week 10...
Theme this week...vikings lose, oh wait, that's the new theme of every week.
Actually I found a site with a ton of bumper sticker slogans, so I'll splatter them throughout the show this week.
Back to the Vikings...what's the spread on any Minnesota LB making more than 8 tackles in a game the rest of the year? I'd say about 50:1 the way old man Biekert is playing. I'd take helmet throwin' Rudd back in a second.
Remember only a few short weeks ago when the KC at Minn game was being hyped as the possible game of the year. I'll let you in on a little secret....it might be, just cause Priest will run for 400 yards against O'Leary's boys.
All generalizations are false.
So true. Does that make it wrong for me to say that because Kellin Winslow is a good athlete who happens to play for the Hurricanes football team, he'll probably either be the next extremely over hyped rookie in the NFL or kill someone? Yea, I know, I might be going a bit hard on him since he is going "to war" every Saturday. I'll just prove my point by stating the following names...Warren Sapp, Michael Irvin, Ray Lewis. Period.
How about Johan Santana picking up one vote in the AL Cy Young balloting. That is cool cause I think he is way underrated, but I think that one of the voters must have taken the "Rory-Suomala" voting methodology whereby the player who played the best against you gets your vote. Either that or for some reason known only to the almighty, Sid Hartman gets a ballot.
Rumor is that after the first weekend Juice took down a massive northern Minnesota whitetail (damn near with his bare hands from the tales I've heard). Just ask him about it. He also beat up on the Little Bastard to keep his divisional championship hopes alive (had little little brother not choked so hard, he would have clinched his division already). Juice may have the firepower to line um up with Jugsie in the postseason. Manning, LT and Marshall are pretty damn good.
Beatings will continue until morale improves.
This is a favorite of mine since one of my professors has posted this at the front of his classroom....but I once again have to take a shot at the Raiders. Well done once again in trying to piss off Al Davis enough to give him a heart attack. Now I think the straw that might break the camel's back could be losing at home to the Vikes this coming Sunday. I can see the headlines now..."Vikes Victorious - Davis Drops Dead".
It took me till week 10, but the Air JC owned family of teams (Air JC, Naked Bootleg) pulled off a 4-0 week and it wasn't without ease. The BIGFFBL game against the Dormant Fish was a laugher but the F**kers game with Heggen was a barnburner. Paul, who had nobody to speak of on his starting slate other than Rudi and Ahman this week, needed Ahman to out score Driver by 34 to tie. I was confident going into MNF...but that wore away quick as the Packers fed him to the tune of six score and one touchdown in the first half, but after the smoke cleared, Ahman and Heggen came up a point short. Of course Paul still sleeps easy with a 5 game lead in the division.
I can't be over the hill! I haven't been to the top yet!
This is Corey Dillon's new motto. Too bad for him he did all his playing when the Bungles sucked and all his complaining when they are actually winning. I'll never understand some of these pro athletes, but then again, who really wants to.
How embarrassed his Drew Brees today? Maybe he'll get the thing burned off his face while all the attention is on Flutie.
If you voted for Clinton YOU must have inhaled.
If this offends you then go ahead and fill in your favorite politician to hate....
Speaking of inhaling, the Playmakers season finale is on ESPN tonight so my devotion to TV can stop, well at least the 9:00 eastern on Tuesdays anyway. God only knows what will happen in the big blockbuster finale. They've already had DUI's, one-nighers, domestic abuse, unwanted pregnancies, a WR coming out of the closet, a coach with prostate cancer and the most stereotypical athletes you can see anywhere. I can't imagine them having material for a second season....I suppose there is still the opportunity to have someone commit a homicide and then get caught in the trunk of their car or the day before the big game get caught dealing with someone in the oldest profession or how about driving down the street on a flat tire with 90 proof blood....ok, I guess as long as the real guys out there are providing material, the show will go on.
Time for Wong...
And a few comments……. - Standing by...
I think the panic buttons are going off all over the Purple Nation after the
Vikings defense showed more holes in it than a colander. I don’t exactly
blame George O’Leary for the whole thing either. O’Leary is not on the
field missing those tackles and taking poor pursuit angles. And face it
people, the talent on defense is only as good as the front seven plays, and
they are playing horribly right now. I wonder if the Vikings lose to the
Raiders next week if Red has a mental breakdown. - Who would've thunk a year ago that the DB's of the Vikings would be the strong point of the defense?
Other NFL observations.. - ..
The Carolina Panthers will use their strength in the trenches (offensive and
defensive line) to the NFC Championship game. - Yea, they did look good. It was refreshing to watch Warren Sapp do absolutley nothing all afternoon on Sunday....too bad he still gets paid.
Which division is worst, the AFC North or the NFC North? - No question the AFC North. Come on really, Baltimore (and now QB Redmon) leading with Cincinnati 1 game back (Yea, no typo there).
The Baltimore Ravens, with Jamal Lewis and their outstanding D, are the dark
horse in the AFC. - Jamal is a stud. With for all effective purposes no QB, he should carry the ball every play. Also, how'd you feel if you were a TE or WR on the Ravens when Jonathan "6 foot 15" Ogden catches the easy TD pass on Sunday night?
The Kansas City Chiefs will be 14-0 when they play the Vikings. - And they will be 15-0 immediately afterwords the way it's looking.
College Football observation…. If Ohio State wins its last two games
against Purdue and Michigan, they will make it into the National Title game,
only to get run over by Oklahoma, who have outscore their opponents this
year 483-130 (game average 48-13)!! - Come on now, have faith in the Tressel.
If the Vikings make the playoffs, Red will give Tice a new contract and
taxpayers will pay for his new stadium. If the Vikings miss the playoffs,
no stadium and Red will ask the NFL for permission to move the team. - If the Vikings make the playoffs, I hate Red. If they don't, I still hate Red.
Political Update – Part I - I see the Progressives did very well at last
week’s Duluth elections, from Bergson completing his Twin Ports conquest
being elected the next mayor to the city voting to increase their property
taxes. While people can speculate what this really means for the future of
the city, I’ll just say this election reinforces the political power of
labor unions in my mind. In addition, it also gives me more reason to
pursue a Masters in Public Policy degree at the Humphrey Institute, so when
JC is elected Mayor in 2007 we’ll be ready to go. - You heard it here first. JC for Mayor in '007. I will be saving up from now till then to be able to buy all the votes I need.
Political Update – Part II – It is indeed true that in less than one year
we’ll be deciding if President Bush will get four more years in office.
Just for your information on who his opponent is going to be, there are 9
candidates trying to obtain that opportunity. At this moment, the leading
candidate is Howard Dean. If you need anymore information about him, you
can just watch the “West Wing” for the next couple of weeks to get an idea
what he’s about. He even has a similar election slogan (West Wing, “Barlett
for American; Dean, “Dean for America”). I hope this is some assistance to
those social science teachers some assistance in encouraging civic
engagement. - Boy, spent lots of time on that slogan. The sad thing is it probably cost him about $100,000 in 'consulting' fees to have someone slap a few words together. A llama on a sugar high could pick some random words for a better slogan.
Comment and Outrage of the Week – “This is war…… we’re #&**** soldiers”
---- Kellen Winslow Jr., TE, Miami Hurricanes. Is Mr. Winslow saying that
as a athlete receiving a free ride to the University of Miami that since he
plays football he’s a soldier in warfare? I think Mr. Winslow should go
with my sister when the Army sends her to Iraq and find out what real
soldiers do in warfare. I know my sister knows how to defend herself when
an evildoer is shooting AK-47s at her. Does Mr. Winslow? - Well, I do believe that Mr. Winslow is ready to take his talents (athletic and articulation) to the next level. I think he'd fit quite well as the Lions new Tight End/Loudmouth.
aba-deuh-aba-deuh-aba-deuh, that's all folks!
Need I say more?
BIGFFBL senior writer Jeremy Carlson (TEQ) sounds off whenever he feels like it
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