Thursday, December 29, 2005
What Dreams May Come
Could the Lakers get Artest and Jalen Rose? If they only have to give up Devean and Von Wafer, could this be true. After this three game debacle, I'm ready for a change. I'll take "Crazy-Ass" Ron and the "Black Rose" and will be happy about it.
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Thursday, December 22, 2005
All The Roses
Da Realist:
does texas have a chance to knock off usc in the rose bowl?
Gangsta D:
They got a chance, but I don't see it happening. Texas hasn't seen a team like 'SC all year. Will they get blown 55-3, probably not. It'll be a shootout, but 'SC should handle it. Oh yeah, I still don't trust Mack Brown in a big game.
Waldini:
Ditto here....I dont think the Longhorns can hold USC behold 31 points, which I think that is the only way you can beat this team.
Da Realist:
good point. but it can be argued that usc hasn't seen a team like texas either. but the mack brown rule definitely applies here. i don't even think it will be close. 42 - 21 or something like that. usc's offensive line is a BEAST. they don't get any credit because of the big 3, but there is a reason bush and white are running at full speed 5 yards deep before they get touched -- IF they get touched. and with a dominant line like that you can't stop all 3 weapons. usc will have a month to shore up it's defense for vince young. contain him and texas is done. make vince have to throw for 300+ yards to beat them.
on the other side of the ball, the teams that have given usc trouble this year we teams that had short, controlled passing attacks that kept the usc offense off the field. texas plays a risky, home run deep passing attack that is designed to score quickly, but is also prone to turnovers. i don't think vince is a) gonna have the time he's used to getting behind center to make those throws and b) isn't going to be accurate enough within the allotted amount of time he will have to be successful over the course of the game. Read more!
does texas have a chance to knock off usc in the rose bowl?
Gangsta D:
They got a chance, but I don't see it happening. Texas hasn't seen a team like 'SC all year. Will they get blown 55-3, probably not. It'll be a shootout, but 'SC should handle it. Oh yeah, I still don't trust Mack Brown in a big game.
Waldini:
Ditto here....I dont think the Longhorns can hold USC behold 31 points, which I think that is the only way you can beat this team.
Da Realist:
good point. but it can be argued that usc hasn't seen a team like texas either. but the mack brown rule definitely applies here. i don't even think it will be close. 42 - 21 or something like that. usc's offensive line is a BEAST. they don't get any credit because of the big 3, but there is a reason bush and white are running at full speed 5 yards deep before they get touched -- IF they get touched. and with a dominant line like that you can't stop all 3 weapons. usc will have a month to shore up it's defense for vince young. contain him and texas is done. make vince have to throw for 300+ yards to beat them.
on the other side of the ball, the teams that have given usc trouble this year we teams that had short, controlled passing attacks that kept the usc offense off the field. texas plays a risky, home run deep passing attack that is designed to score quickly, but is also prone to turnovers. i don't think vince is a) gonna have the time he's used to getting behind center to make those throws and b) isn't going to be accurate enough within the allotted amount of time he will have to be successful over the course of the game. Read more!
Monday, December 19, 2005
Lupica Sucks!!!
Waldini:
Did you guys watch Sports Reporters yesterday?? Realist's favorite, JasonWhitlock was on and he and Lupica got into a heated discussion about EliManning. After that, they both kept using Mitch Albom as their sounding board, saying things like "Mitch had a great point" or "Mitch is right". Butnever did they refer to each other after that standoff....Business never personal gentlemen :-)
Gangsta D:
I love how Lupica was all "Will you let me finish?" Hilarious. This guy cuts more people off than a New York cabbie. What a dick...
Da Realist:
yeah i saw it. lupica's a verbal bully. he will always get the last word even if he has to shout over everyone else to get it. it sure seemed like lupica is on the manning payroll or something because he took it personal when jason said eli was (basically) overrated.
here are a couple things i think SR needs to address:
i really do wish they would do a better job of rotating the talking heads. john saunders should be the only given every sunday. i'm sure there are columnists all over the country that would love to participate in the show. these guys they keep trotting out there makes the show seem old and stale.
it could also move to vary up the topics every once in a while. every sunday there are 3 main segments - the first 2 are about the nfl and the last about whatever the current news worthy topic is. there are other things to talk about than TO and what td celebration chad johnson did LAST sunday.
the fact that the show only comes on once a week makes it look outdated.
Waldini:
I'm with you Realist..for the majority of this year, it was Lupica, Albom, and Ryan with Saunders as the host. Considering Lupica is as Gangsta put it, "a dick", they need someone who is less objective to criticism.
I did love how Whitlock did not let his emotions get the best of him even when Lupica kept goin on and on about all these stats he knew. And Whitlock simply replied "52% completion rate". He;s right, that wont get it done in the playoffs Read more!
Did you guys watch Sports Reporters yesterday?? Realist's favorite, JasonWhitlock was on and he and Lupica got into a heated discussion about EliManning. After that, they both kept using Mitch Albom as their sounding board, saying things like "Mitch had a great point" or "Mitch is right". Butnever did they refer to each other after that standoff....Business never personal gentlemen :-)
Gangsta D:
I love how Lupica was all "Will you let me finish?" Hilarious. This guy cuts more people off than a New York cabbie. What a dick...
Da Realist:
yeah i saw it. lupica's a verbal bully. he will always get the last word even if he has to shout over everyone else to get it. it sure seemed like lupica is on the manning payroll or something because he took it personal when jason said eli was (basically) overrated.
here are a couple things i think SR needs to address:
i really do wish they would do a better job of rotating the talking heads. john saunders should be the only given every sunday. i'm sure there are columnists all over the country that would love to participate in the show. these guys they keep trotting out there makes the show seem old and stale.
it could also move to vary up the topics every once in a while. every sunday there are 3 main segments - the first 2 are about the nfl and the last about whatever the current news worthy topic is. there are other things to talk about than TO and what td celebration chad johnson did LAST sunday.
the fact that the show only comes on once a week makes it look outdated.
Waldini:
I'm with you Realist..for the majority of this year, it was Lupica, Albom, and Ryan with Saunders as the host. Considering Lupica is as Gangsta put it, "a dick", they need someone who is less objective to criticism.
I did love how Whitlock did not let his emotions get the best of him even when Lupica kept goin on and on about all these stats he knew. And Whitlock simply replied "52% completion rate". He;s right, that wont get it done in the playoffs Read more!
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Ron Ron
Waldini:
You know, I am curious, we haven't talked at all about Crazy Ron and his antics this week. Are we tired of him as a whole? Or do we simply not care about his actions?
Da Realist:
i don't care. good player, not great player. who cares?
Gangsta D:
He has potential to be great. He also has potential to go on a kill crazy rampage. It's a trade off...
Da Realist:
what potential to be great? he plays hard and he can do a number of things well but i don't see nothing "great" about him.
Gangsta D:
The ability to lock down the opponent's top scorer and the ability to score 25-27 points and grab 8-10 boards. If he averaged 26 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, and 3 stl and won Defensive Player of the Year, you don't think that qualifies as great?
Da Realist:
there is NO WAY that dude can average 26 points a game. "average" is the key word here. 26 ppg? those are dominique numbers. and he's not quick enough! to lock down the ELITE guards in the game (kobe, dwayne wade, iverson...)
Gangst D:
You don't think so? Based on what? He's averaging almost 20 now as the second option. You don't think he can put in another 6 when he's the #1 guy. "Lock down" is a relevant term. No one can truly stop an elite player, but he can keep 'em from getting 30-40. And I'd take him on my team over a lot of other players if I had to play the Lakers, Heat, or Sixers.
Da Realist:
pros and cons, my dear watson. sure he'll have a few more opportunities to score if he was "the man" somewhere, but he will also have to deal with the pressures of being the #1 guy. right now he's what, the 2nd or 3rd option for indiana? teams scouting indiana are not trying to come up with creative ways to stop ron artest, i assure you. he gets his shots when teams are double teaming jermaine o'neal or collapsing on tinsley. you think he could become an elite player if given his own team. i don't. he'll always be better at being #2 or #3.
wait a minute....i think i hear something.... is that a stampede of ! teams willing to trade marquee guys for ron artest??? do i hear minnesota willing to trade kg for artest? no, must be contract considerations. what, is that something i hear from LA? kobe for artest? no? what about even odom for artest? really??? maybe dallas will part with dirk...no really, artest is a good player. but if teams could really see 26, 10 and 6 coming out of him every team in the league would be selling their souls to get him on their team.
Gangsta D:
Dude 15 teams, at the least, want him. The thing is it's all hypothesis. If he does become the focal point of a team, we'll see. Remember what I said, he has potential to be great. All the tools are there. But he's crazy, so we'll just have to see:)
Da Realist:
you actually think this dude can put up dominique numbers while being the number one guy. :-) Read more!
You know, I am curious, we haven't talked at all about Crazy Ron and his antics this week. Are we tired of him as a whole? Or do we simply not care about his actions?
Da Realist:
i don't care. good player, not great player. who cares?
Gangsta D:
He has potential to be great. He also has potential to go on a kill crazy rampage. It's a trade off...
Da Realist:
what potential to be great? he plays hard and he can do a number of things well but i don't see nothing "great" about him.
Gangsta D:
The ability to lock down the opponent's top scorer and the ability to score 25-27 points and grab 8-10 boards. If he averaged 26 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, and 3 stl and won Defensive Player of the Year, you don't think that qualifies as great?
Da Realist:
there is NO WAY that dude can average 26 points a game. "average" is the key word here. 26 ppg? those are dominique numbers. and he's not quick enough! to lock down the ELITE guards in the game (kobe, dwayne wade, iverson...)
Gangst D:
You don't think so? Based on what? He's averaging almost 20 now as the second option. You don't think he can put in another 6 when he's the #1 guy. "Lock down" is a relevant term. No one can truly stop an elite player, but he can keep 'em from getting 30-40. And I'd take him on my team over a lot of other players if I had to play the Lakers, Heat, or Sixers.
Da Realist:
pros and cons, my dear watson. sure he'll have a few more opportunities to score if he was "the man" somewhere, but he will also have to deal with the pressures of being the #1 guy. right now he's what, the 2nd or 3rd option for indiana? teams scouting indiana are not trying to come up with creative ways to stop ron artest, i assure you. he gets his shots when teams are double teaming jermaine o'neal or collapsing on tinsley. you think he could become an elite player if given his own team. i don't. he'll always be better at being #2 or #3.
wait a minute....i think i hear something.... is that a stampede of ! teams willing to trade marquee guys for ron artest??? do i hear minnesota willing to trade kg for artest? no, must be contract considerations. what, is that something i hear from LA? kobe for artest? no? what about even odom for artest? really??? maybe dallas will part with dirk...no really, artest is a good player. but if teams could really see 26, 10 and 6 coming out of him every team in the league would be selling their souls to get him on their team.
Gangsta D:
Dude 15 teams, at the least, want him. The thing is it's all hypothesis. If he does become the focal point of a team, we'll see. Remember what I said, he has potential to be great. All the tools are there. But he's crazy, so we'll just have to see:)
Da Realist:
you actually think this dude can put up dominique numbers while being the number one guy. :-) Read more!
Monday, December 12, 2005
Too Much Heat For The Hedgehog
Da Realist:
we all know svg was forced out. but aside from that, is this a good move?will pat create a better team than svg did?
Gangsta D:
Nope. It's hard to make blueberry pancakes with strawberries. I'm sure Riles thinks he can push them in the right direction, but they are not compatible as a team. It would take Wade going off and Shaq playing like 2000 Shaq in the playoffs. Don't see it happening, but sometimes strange shit happens...
Waldini:
Well they should be better simply b/c Shaq is back. We honestly won't know if it was Shaq's return or Riles' coaching that did the trick IF the Heat go on a tear. I am reading reports now that players like Wade, Mourning, and Payton had become unresponsive and lackadaisical to SVG's coaching. Again coincidence :-)
Da Realist:
and it's a coincidence that one game after shaq comes back, svg suddenly remembered he had a family. what a load of bull
Waldini:
You already knew the conspiracy was in effect once Riles blew up the whole team and the rumor leaked out that he wanted to return to coaching. The sad part is if the Heat dont win the title this year (which I still dont think they will do), Riles' return will be seen as a complete failure and my instincts tell me he will blow the team up again....
What folks dont see is that the Heat are going to be very Laker/Sixer like in about 2 years when Shaq truly has declined and has a hard time playing 60 games a year. That will leave a maximum paid Wade to do his best impersonation of so many other 2s that were left without a good big man to help them Read more!
we all know svg was forced out. but aside from that, is this a good move?will pat create a better team than svg did?
Gangsta D:
Nope. It's hard to make blueberry pancakes with strawberries. I'm sure Riles thinks he can push them in the right direction, but they are not compatible as a team. It would take Wade going off and Shaq playing like 2000 Shaq in the playoffs. Don't see it happening, but sometimes strange shit happens...
Waldini:
Well they should be better simply b/c Shaq is back. We honestly won't know if it was Shaq's return or Riles' coaching that did the trick IF the Heat go on a tear. I am reading reports now that players like Wade, Mourning, and Payton had become unresponsive and lackadaisical to SVG's coaching. Again coincidence :-)
Da Realist:
and it's a coincidence that one game after shaq comes back, svg suddenly remembered he had a family. what a load of bull
Waldini:
You already knew the conspiracy was in effect once Riles blew up the whole team and the rumor leaked out that he wanted to return to coaching. The sad part is if the Heat dont win the title this year (which I still dont think they will do), Riles' return will be seen as a complete failure and my instincts tell me he will blow the team up again....
What folks dont see is that the Heat are going to be very Laker/Sixer like in about 2 years when Shaq truly has declined and has a hard time playing 60 games a year. That will leave a maximum paid Wade to do his best impersonation of so many other 2s that were left without a good big man to help them Read more!
We've Got Bush (Part II)
Da Realist:
if you're reggie bush, do you come back after this season win or lose? remember, no leinart next year...
Gangsta D:
That's a trick question right?
Waldini:
gotta be a trick question. He aint white kid, he's going pro :-)
Da Realist:
hey leinart chose to come back last year...
Gangsta D:
That's because Matty needed elbow surgery. This year his elbow is fine, and he has increased velocity. It was a good move, even though he's not gonna get as much money this year as last, because Mr. Bush is going #1. He has no incentive to come back. He'll sign a $40-50 million contract, play for a suck team, and break people's ankles.
Da Realist:
ahhhh, i see... play another year because of physical ailments but cite your school pride and willingness to be "just" a college student to the media as the reason for coming back. pretty smart. Read more!
if you're reggie bush, do you come back after this season win or lose? remember, no leinart next year...
Gangsta D:
That's a trick question right?
Waldini:
gotta be a trick question. He aint white kid, he's going pro :-)
Da Realist:
hey leinart chose to come back last year...
Gangsta D:
That's because Matty needed elbow surgery. This year his elbow is fine, and he has increased velocity. It was a good move, even though he's not gonna get as much money this year as last, because Mr. Bush is going #1. He has no incentive to come back. He'll sign a $40-50 million contract, play for a suck team, and break people's ankles.
Da Realist:
ahhhh, i see... play another year because of physical ailments but cite your school pride and willingness to be "just" a college student to the media as the reason for coming back. pretty smart. Read more!
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Predictions, Prognostications, & Failures
Da Realist:
navy at army - i hear people say this is the greatest rivalry. i just don't see it. maybe it used to be, but... anyway, navy is like the nebraska of the academies - option, option, option. army has won 4 straight games but navy's rushing attack will be too much. NAVY
colorado vs texas - colorado just choked in it's last 2 games so of course i'm going to go with...TEXAS
fsu vs virgina tech - bobby is STILL defending his boy. vt is stronger in every area. to borrow a phrase from moses malone, it's gonna be fo,fo,fo for bobby and his boys. VIRGINIA TECH
ucla at usc - i was itching to call the upset in this game. noting ucla's 3 week layoff to prepare and their motivation to knock off ! "big brother",i would have picked the bruins to win this game. but fresno state didn't do them any favors. usc has had to hear for 2 weeks how they should have lost to the bulldogs and how weak their defense is. i think this game will be close and i still wouldn't be surprised to see ucla win, i'm just not picking them. USC
georgia vs lsu - you can't find two more evenly matched teams. i've been wavering on this game since last week. one day i'm sure lsu will win, then i'm convince georgia will find a way. tonight i'm in a bulldawg kind of mood. when 2 evenly matched teams go at it, i usually look at the coach as the difference. although he can be a little conservative at times, i believe in mark richt. i think dj shockley will find ways to avoid the lsu blitz and punish the secondary. GEORGIA
Waldini:
Navy vs Army - Navy's the one with the winning record right? So I pick the Midshipmen. The real choice for this should have been are you going to or not going to watch this game. I know I will not be. MIDSHIPMEN
Buffaloes vs Longhorns - The battle of the four legged animals is on. MackBrown says there are no similarities btw this game and the 2001 Big 12 title game when these 2 teams met (The favored Longhorns lost). Gary Barnett says there are similarities. Who do I believe? Mack Brown b/c he has Vince Young this year who is better than the QB they had in 2001. HOOK'EM HORNS
Noles vs Hokies - I really don't want to pick as I think the Canes should be here. Damn you cats for losing to FSU so early :-). FSU is in a tailspin, the critics are calling for Jr's head, the fans are writing negative slogans on schoolgrounds, etc. That is a lot of off the fieldstuff for a young team to overcome and get mentally prepared for Va Tech. On the flip side, will the real Marcus Vick, please stand up, please stand up. Yea his boys won last week but he still looked rattled at QB last week. Thankfully the defense will get to feast on another hapless offense. HOKIES
Bruins at Trojans - Aw, the Men of Troy vs their cross-town rivals. Likethe Realist, I was going to pick the Bruins to win but I think the Trojans are motivated again. I'm thinking it will be like the first game after they beat ND when they beat the stuffing out of their opponent. White is hurt, so what? They got a multitude of weapons of offense including the 2005 Heisman Trophy Winner/2006 NFL #1 Overall draft pick on their squad (They call him Mr Bush). Plus does anyone think the Bruins defense can hold the Trojans offense below 31 points. Hell naw...Like I said before the only way you are beating USC is if you hold them below 31. TROJANS
Bulldawgs vs Tigers - The game that will separate the men from the boys. If you are checking the score count, Realist and I are tied heading into this week and up until now I have picked the same winners as him. The buck stop shere my friend as my pick for the SEC is LSU. Yes, Georgia has the "homefield" advantage playing in the Ga Dome. Yes, Georgia has an offensive wizard in Mark Richt. Yes, Georgia has a good qb in Shockley. But overall LSU has better talent and they have played much, much better since the 9/26 debacle when they lost to the lowly Vols. TIGERS
Gangsta D:
Navy vs Army - If this was 1905, the game might matter. But since it's 2005, it don't. Army.
Ralphie vs Bevo - Young Vince is about to take that next step. The Buffs back their way into the title game after losing the last reg season game. Texas is firing on all cylinders and have KILLED the Big 12 this year. So obviously I'm picking the Buffs. (Gotta to have any shot at the title)
Noles vs V Tech - Another who cares game. Miami should be here, but we couldn't get out of our own way so we'll be coming to Jax as Gator Bowl participants. Yippeeeeeeeee! Jeff Bowden is done. Bobby is a few degrees off himself. If they don't show up like they at Florida, Bubba may have to put in for early retirement. V Tech
UCLA vs 'SC - I like the 'SC football team more than the UCLA football team. I like the UCLA basketball team better than the 'SC football team. I don't like the clippers. So that means the UCLA basketball team is the only LA team that I like with a winning record. Therefore I'm picking the Bruins in an upset. Make sense? Yeah, not to me either but I need the pick.
Tigers vs Dawgs - OK, actual analysis. LSU is more talented than UGA but they don't come anywhere near their potential. UGA is not as talented, but they play at a higher level. So they're even. This is Jamarcus' first truly big game. This is the first time Shockley has started in the title game, but he threw a TD in the Sugar Bowl as a freshman so he's been in pressure situations before. Nevertheless, LSU will come after him and he will have to have a 21-30 250 yds passing, 50 yds rushing kind of day. Could happen, but LSU is tough on defense. All things are equal except for coaching and home field. UGA has the advantage in both. The Georgia Dome will be quite red on saturday. So I'm going with the Dawgs Read more!
navy at army - i hear people say this is the greatest rivalry. i just don't see it. maybe it used to be, but... anyway, navy is like the nebraska of the academies - option, option, option. army has won 4 straight games but navy's rushing attack will be too much. NAVY
colorado vs texas - colorado just choked in it's last 2 games so of course i'm going to go with...TEXAS
fsu vs virgina tech - bobby is STILL defending his boy. vt is stronger in every area. to borrow a phrase from moses malone, it's gonna be fo,fo,fo for bobby and his boys. VIRGINIA TECH
ucla at usc - i was itching to call the upset in this game. noting ucla's 3 week layoff to prepare and their motivation to knock off ! "big brother",i would have picked the bruins to win this game. but fresno state didn't do them any favors. usc has had to hear for 2 weeks how they should have lost to the bulldogs and how weak their defense is. i think this game will be close and i still wouldn't be surprised to see ucla win, i'm just not picking them. USC
georgia vs lsu - you can't find two more evenly matched teams. i've been wavering on this game since last week. one day i'm sure lsu will win, then i'm convince georgia will find a way. tonight i'm in a bulldawg kind of mood. when 2 evenly matched teams go at it, i usually look at the coach as the difference. although he can be a little conservative at times, i believe in mark richt. i think dj shockley will find ways to avoid the lsu blitz and punish the secondary. GEORGIA
Waldini:
Navy vs Army - Navy's the one with the winning record right? So I pick the Midshipmen. The real choice for this should have been are you going to or not going to watch this game. I know I will not be. MIDSHIPMEN
Buffaloes vs Longhorns - The battle of the four legged animals is on. MackBrown says there are no similarities btw this game and the 2001 Big 12 title game when these 2 teams met (The favored Longhorns lost). Gary Barnett says there are similarities. Who do I believe? Mack Brown b/c he has Vince Young this year who is better than the QB they had in 2001. HOOK'EM HORNS
Noles vs Hokies - I really don't want to pick as I think the Canes should be here. Damn you cats for losing to FSU so early :-). FSU is in a tailspin, the critics are calling for Jr's head, the fans are writing negative slogans on schoolgrounds, etc. That is a lot of off the fieldstuff for a young team to overcome and get mentally prepared for Va Tech. On the flip side, will the real Marcus Vick, please stand up, please stand up. Yea his boys won last week but he still looked rattled at QB last week. Thankfully the defense will get to feast on another hapless offense. HOKIES
Bruins at Trojans - Aw, the Men of Troy vs their cross-town rivals. Likethe Realist, I was going to pick the Bruins to win but I think the Trojans are motivated again. I'm thinking it will be like the first game after they beat ND when they beat the stuffing out of their opponent. White is hurt, so what? They got a multitude of weapons of offense including the 2005 Heisman Trophy Winner/2006 NFL #1 Overall draft pick on their squad (They call him Mr Bush). Plus does anyone think the Bruins defense can hold the Trojans offense below 31 points. Hell naw...Like I said before the only way you are beating USC is if you hold them below 31. TROJANS
Bulldawgs vs Tigers - The game that will separate the men from the boys. If you are checking the score count, Realist and I are tied heading into this week and up until now I have picked the same winners as him. The buck stop shere my friend as my pick for the SEC is LSU. Yes, Georgia has the "homefield" advantage playing in the Ga Dome. Yes, Georgia has an offensive wizard in Mark Richt. Yes, Georgia has a good qb in Shockley. But overall LSU has better talent and they have played much, much better since the 9/26 debacle when they lost to the lowly Vols. TIGERS
Gangsta D:
Navy vs Army - If this was 1905, the game might matter. But since it's 2005, it don't. Army.
Ralphie vs Bevo - Young Vince is about to take that next step. The Buffs back their way into the title game after losing the last reg season game. Texas is firing on all cylinders and have KILLED the Big 12 this year. So obviously I'm picking the Buffs. (Gotta to have any shot at the title)
Noles vs V Tech - Another who cares game. Miami should be here, but we couldn't get out of our own way so we'll be coming to Jax as Gator Bowl participants. Yippeeeeeeeee! Jeff Bowden is done. Bobby is a few degrees off himself. If they don't show up like they at Florida, Bubba may have to put in for early retirement. V Tech
UCLA vs 'SC - I like the 'SC football team more than the UCLA football team. I like the UCLA basketball team better than the 'SC football team. I don't like the clippers. So that means the UCLA basketball team is the only LA team that I like with a winning record. Therefore I'm picking the Bruins in an upset. Make sense? Yeah, not to me either but I need the pick.
Tigers vs Dawgs - OK, actual analysis. LSU is more talented than UGA but they don't come anywhere near their potential. UGA is not as talented, but they play at a higher level. So they're even. This is Jamarcus' first truly big game. This is the first time Shockley has started in the title game, but he threw a TD in the Sugar Bowl as a freshman so he's been in pressure situations before. Nevertheless, LSU will come after him and he will have to have a 21-30 250 yds passing, 50 yds rushing kind of day. Could happen, but LSU is tough on defense. All things are equal except for coaching and home field. UGA has the advantage in both. The Georgia Dome will be quite red on saturday. So I'm going with the Dawgs Read more!
Darth Waldini....Riiiise!
Waldini:
Did either of you catch the Duke/Indiana game last night. Personally, not a fan of either but I found myself rooting for Duke after one moment. The camera crew found a guy in the stands who was wearing Duke gear surrounded by nothing but Hoosier fans. You dont think he was shit talking with those cats the entire game. From that point, I was like, aw, I would love to be that guy talking smack and walking out talking more smack after my team won. It would have been similar to an incident I experienced a few years ago....
2 yrs ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Lakers/Rockets game during the time everyone was hyping Shaq vs Yao. I purposely broke out my Laker Van Exel jersey (one of my all time favorite Lakers) to wear for all the Superfans in Houston. Now to give you the quick background this was the season that Kobe had been accused of rape but had not gone to trial yet. I caught a few glares and heckles from fans as I came in but you know me, I'm not fazed. My wife and I calmly took our cheap seats (won them in a company raffle) and 3 dudes happen to come and sit next to us.
The 3 cats are young, white, and in their early to mid-20s. They do the usual, talk about work while they drink their beer. As the game starts, one guy is just infatuated with hating on Kobe. During the pregrame, he repeatedly points out that "Kobe is a rapist", "Kobe is a jerk", etc. Early in the game, he keeps saying how Kobe is not that good, he's overrated, yada yada yada. Now my wife is looking at me b/c she knows I am about to say something and I mentioned to her at halftime that I gotta be. I'm gonna start talking....
So 3rd quarter begins and the guy again continues to scream "There goes therapist, there goes the rapist" everytime Kobe shoots the ball. So I decide to talk out loud too and say "It's amazing how people can judge a person even though Kobe has not been found guilty nor is he in jail. I mean how would a person feel if I said 'There goes the alcoholic, there goes the alcoholic' every time he drank his beer". The guy's face is bright red, my wife's eyes are rollin, and I've got the biggest grin on my face. That was probably one of my more satisfying evenings. Another one would be the standoff btw me and this dude during Game 3 of the 2001 Finals but that's another story.
The only thing missing from that evening was D being there to provide more commentary :-). I guess I just love being on the dark side and rooting against people who makes asses of themselves. Read more!
Did either of you catch the Duke/Indiana game last night. Personally, not a fan of either but I found myself rooting for Duke after one moment. The camera crew found a guy in the stands who was wearing Duke gear surrounded by nothing but Hoosier fans. You dont think he was shit talking with those cats the entire game. From that point, I was like, aw, I would love to be that guy talking smack and walking out talking more smack after my team won. It would have been similar to an incident I experienced a few years ago....
2 yrs ago, I had the pleasure of attending the Lakers/Rockets game during the time everyone was hyping Shaq vs Yao. I purposely broke out my Laker Van Exel jersey (one of my all time favorite Lakers) to wear for all the Superfans in Houston. Now to give you the quick background this was the season that Kobe had been accused of rape but had not gone to trial yet. I caught a few glares and heckles from fans as I came in but you know me, I'm not fazed. My wife and I calmly took our cheap seats (won them in a company raffle) and 3 dudes happen to come and sit next to us.
The 3 cats are young, white, and in their early to mid-20s. They do the usual, talk about work while they drink their beer. As the game starts, one guy is just infatuated with hating on Kobe. During the pregrame, he repeatedly points out that "Kobe is a rapist", "Kobe is a jerk", etc. Early in the game, he keeps saying how Kobe is not that good, he's overrated, yada yada yada. Now my wife is looking at me b/c she knows I am about to say something and I mentioned to her at halftime that I gotta be. I'm gonna start talking....
So 3rd quarter begins and the guy again continues to scream "There goes therapist, there goes the rapist" everytime Kobe shoots the ball. So I decide to talk out loud too and say "It's amazing how people can judge a person even though Kobe has not been found guilty nor is he in jail. I mean how would a person feel if I said 'There goes the alcoholic, there goes the alcoholic' every time he drank his beer". The guy's face is bright red, my wife's eyes are rollin, and I've got the biggest grin on my face. That was probably one of my more satisfying evenings. Another one would be the standoff btw me and this dude during Game 3 of the 2001 Finals but that's another story.
The only thing missing from that evening was D being there to provide more commentary :-). I guess I just love being on the dark side and rooting against people who makes asses of themselves. Read more!
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