A busy work week kept me silent last week, but I’m back to write about the biggest weekend of the season coming up. This is the best time of the football year. All four days have football, three of which include college games. Obviously there are some big NFL games Thursday, but I’ll leave that analysis to resident NFL experts Dan Chiavetta and Gary McLune.
I’ll take a look at the weekend’s offerings day by day:
Thanksgiving Day:
Texas at Texas A&M: This is a annual rivalry game that takes place Thanksgiving evening. The tailgating must be incredible, but the game will take center stage as potentially the final installment of this
series with A&M’s move to the SEC next year. Needless to say, this should be the most intense game between these two in some time, both wanting to go out on top. Texas is still ranked (I don’t know why), and can salvage a bit of the season with a win over the Aggies. The Longhorns seemed to be headed on the right track until back to back losses to Missouri and Kansas State have knocked them back into mediocrity. This team is only two years removed from a national title game appearance and has boatloads of talent, but it hasn’t come together. Mack Brown’s seat could be getting warmer with another disappointing year. Meanwhile, the Aggies certainly know what disappointment feels like. A preseason top 10 team, Texas A&M has been a huge flop (one of my correct predictions), standing at 6-5 and a potential 6-6 season with a loss to Texas. Obviously, they’re moving to the SEC for the exposure and money, but how can they honestly expect to compete in the SEC West, a division that has the top 3 teams in the country right now. I think the Aggies will pull this one out at home and leave the Big XII on a high note.
Friday:
Arkansas at LSU: Where to begin with this one. Number 3 at Number 1. LSU clinches the SEC West with a win, while an Arkansas win would send the BCS into a frenzy, since Bama has already beaten the Razorbacks. Four years ago, Arkansas came into Baton Rouge and knocked off number 1 LSU in an epic overtime thriller. Can they do it again? They’re going to have to find some way to move the ball on LSU’s ferocious defense. Arkansas likes to pass, and will throw the most receiver talent at the Tigers all year, so that will be where the game could be decided. On the flip side, can LSU’s quarterbacks avoid the big turnovers. To win a game like this, Arkansas will need to make a big play, and special teams and defense could provide that spark. In the end, I think LSU will be too tough at home and will roll to 12-0.
Pittsburgh at West Virginia: This game isn’t very meaningful this season, but it’s always a great rivalry game between two schools that hate each other. It’s always a tad more dangerous in West Virginia, too, as things are more likely to be set on fire. A win would be huge for both first year head coaches. I don’t know if Pitt as the firepower to stay with the Mountaineers this year.
Iowa at Nebraska: This is a new rivalry game, but it seems like it should have always been played. These two neighbors represent tough, Midwestern football, and should treat us to a hard hitting low scoring affair this weekend. Nebraska is reeling from a loss to Michigan, while Iowa has been muddling along this year (one of my preseason predictions gone awry). I think Iowa pulls this one out at home.
BC at Miami: Another relatively meaningless game, but
one with some history. Can Miami end its season on a high note (it just announced it will forego a bowl game this year)? Can BC get its fourth win of the year after giving Notre Dame a scare last week? Few people will be watching because this game is on at the same time as Arkansas-LSU, but I’ll check it out periodically to see how BC plays on the road.
Saturday:
Ohio State at Michigan: Maybe the best rivalry in college football, The Game kicks off at noon this Saturday. It’s been 7 long years since Michigan last beat Ohio State, and you can bet the Wolverines have been waiting for this game all year. For the first time in ages, Michigan enters this game ranked higher than the Buckeyes. The Wolverines also have a potential BCS at-large spot on the line in this game. News of Ohio State potentially hiring Urban Meyer after the season has added intrigue to this matchup, as if it needed any more. I like the Wolverines at home, but it should be a close game.
Georgia at Georgia Tech: A rivalry called “Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate” features one of the game’s
best mascots and one of its
best fight songs. It’s always interesting to see the triple option against an SEC defense. Georgia Southern’s flexbone attack gave Alabama some trouble last week, but Georgia is becoming familiar with Georgia Tech’s due to their annual matchup. I can’t pick against Georgia in this one, as the team has won 9 straight games.
Alabama at Auburn: The Iron Bowl is among the most intense rivalries in the country, and the intensity has only been amplified by the two schools’ winning back to back national championships. The poisoning of the trees at Toomer’s Corner by a deranged Alabama fan last year made the headlines, but this rivalry should be about what happens on the field, and the 2010 version was an all-time classic. Nobody really expects Auburn to challenge Bama very much, but nobody expected them to in 2009 either, and that game came down to the final drive. Still, I don’t see how Auburn’s defense can slow down Trent Richardson.
Virginia Tech at Virginia: The winner of this rivalry game will win the ACC Coastal Division and move on to the ACC title game to face Clemson. Mike London has done a fantastic job at Virginia, taking the Cavaliers from the dumps to a potential conference title. Virginia Tech this year has done what it always does. It plays the ACC schedule very well, beats 4 joke non-conference teams, and finds itself near the top 5 at the end of the year. The ACC must be praying that Va Tech doesn’t win the conference yet again, resulting in either an Orange Bowl beatdown at the hands of a real team, or an Orange Bowl featuring Va Tech and the Big East winner (which would have only a couple thousand people in attendance).
Oregon State at Oregon: I doubt Oregon State has any chance in this game, but I just love that this rivalry is called “The Civil War”.
Penn State at Wisconsin: Like Virginia Tech at Virginia, the winner of this game will win its division and move on to the conference title game. Penn State has obviously been all over the news recently, but
interim coach Tom Bradley did a nice job last week in steering the Nittany Lions to a victory in Columbus, never an easy place to play. The Penn State defense versus the Wisconsin running game should be a fascinating matchup. Can Penn State get enough big plays to steal a few points and the game? It could be really awkward for the Big Ten if the inaugural championship game features Penn State and all the negative press.
Duke at North Carolina: Screw hoops. This is the game that really gets Tobacco Road riled up!
Florida State at Florida: The Seminoles are reeling after losing to Virginia at home last week on Senior Day, but can still make this season a success by beating the Gators and taking the Florida state title (the Noles beat Miami a few weeks ago too). Can FSU move the ball against a stout Gators defense? I know that Yung Buck will be on the edge of his seat.
Clemson at South Carolina: The most underrated rivalry in the country will have its best installment yet this weekend as both teams are 9-2. Like Georgia at Georgia Tech, nothing is really at stake here, but the motivation to beat the rival will make this a really compelling game. The Gamecocks are looking to get just their second 10 win season in program history. I think South Carolina will win this at home behind a relentless defense.
Notre Dame at Stanford: It’s probably too tall an order for the Irish to beat Andrew Luck in his final home game, but I would at least like to see Notre Dame play tough and compete. Stanford isn’t immortal and can be challenged. It’s going to take some big plays on defense and special teams and a big day from star receiver Michael Floyd to get it done. We’ll see.
UCLA at USC: This is a
bitter, bitter rivalry. Can slick Rick save his job?
Heisman Forecast:
This is one of the craziest Heisman races in a while. Robert Griffin III makes a triumphant debut on the list after his magnificent performance against Oklahoma last week:
1. Robert Griffin III, QB, Baylor
2. Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama
3. Matt Barkley, QB, USC
See you all next week
-Chooch
Ryan Fitzgerald needs to teach a "Revenge 101" class somewhere. Your girl cheats on you? Don't cry, get violent or post pathetic facebook statuses. Just wait until she tells you she wants a tattoo of Narnia on her back and ink her up with a gigantic pile of shit with flies swarming around it instead. So incredibly diabolical, yet 100% justifiable. This guy can play for my team anyday.
(LA Times) The Associated Press is reporting that the Boston Red Sox have hired Bobby Valentine to be their new manager, replacing the departed Terry Francona. Their source? Tommy Lasorda. "He's got it. I just spoke to him a little while ago," the legendary Dodgers Hall of Fame manager said. Valentine is the anti-Francona. While Francona is quiet, Valentine is loud. While Francona is mild-mannered, Valentine is full of bluster. While the players loved Francona, they, well, we will have to wait and see what they think of Valentine. Valentine may be best remembered as the guy who, after being kicked out of a game while managing the New York Mets in 1999, sneaked back into the dugout wearing a fake mustache and sunglasses.
Look I get it, pills kill. If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times. Messing around with prescription drugs is like walking on a tightrope. Sure it may be fun at first, but you can't stay on that rope forever and eventually you will fall off. But with that being said whoever took the time to write out this stupid story/song is a piece of shit. "I take kids from parents, and parents from kids, I turn people from god, and separate from friends." That doesn't even fucking rhyme. Go re-read Cat In The Hat and get back to me. And people can we please take it down a notch with the non-stop in your face social conscious statuses? We're only on this thing to stalk chicks and make fun of people who got fat so keep your pill poems to yourself.
(OSU) COLUMBUS, Ohio – Men may think about sex more often than women do, but a new study suggests that men also think about other biological needs, such as eating and sleep, more frequently than women do, as well. And the research discredits the persistent stereotype that men think about sex every seven seconds, which would amount to more than 8,000 thoughts about sex in 16 waking hours. In the study, the median number of young men's thought about sex stood at almost 19 times per day. Young women in the study reported a median of nearly 10 thoughts about sex per day. As a group, the men also thought about food almost 18 times per day and sleep almost 11 times per day, compared to women's median number of thoughts about eating and sleep, at nearly 15 times and about 8 1/2 times, respectively.
(FOX) An elderly Illinois man who accidentally donated a suit stuffed with $13,000 in bills to Goodwill appealed for the money's return so that he can care for his cancer-stricken wife, WQAD reported. The 80 year old, from Moline, decided to keep his life savings in his closet rather than in a bank because he thought the money would be safer there. But his plan backfired when he absentmindedly donated the cash-stuffed suit -- leaving him unable to pay medical bills for his wife, a Stage 4 cancer sufferer. It is believed the suit may have been sold already. The man's daughter offered a $1,000 reward for the suit's new owner to "do the right thing" and come forward.
7. Kris Humpries- I think it's safe to say Humpries had the most "unique" offseason of any NBA player. Marrying and then subsequently getting divorced 72 days later from Kim Kardashian, America's Favorite 
4. Jamal Crawford- Fresh off a season that saw him put up 14 ppg off the bench for an overachieving Hawks squad, the veteran combo guard is looking at one last solid payday to close out his illustrious career. In the right situation, Crawford could emulate Jason Terry's championship winning performance from a year ago, providing clutch baskets and leadership for a team in need. Don't be surprised if he heads back to New York for a second go round in the big city.
After anchoring the Mavs defense en route to their first ever title, everybody is going to want to get their hands on this 7'1 big man. A steady double-double guy, Chandler has emerged as a dominant force at center, the leagues shallowest position. Tyson would love to stay in Dallas, but with Brendan Haywood entering only year two of his 6yr/55 million dollar deal, it will interesting to see if Cubes can afford to pay out such hefty contracts to both big men.
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A busy work week kept me silent last week, but I’m back to write about the biggest weekend of the season coming up. This is the best time of the football year. All four days have football, three of which include college games. Obviously there are some big NFL games Thursday, but I’ll leave that analysis to resident NFL experts Dan Chiavetta and Gary McLune.
series with A&M’s move to the SEC next year. Needless to say, this should be the most intense game between these two in some time, both wanting to go out on top. Texas is still ranked (I don’t know why), and can salvage a bit of the season with a win over the Aggies. The Longhorns seemed to be headed on the right track until back to back losses to Missouri and Kansas State have knocked them back into mediocrity. This team is only two years removed from a national title game appearance and has boatloads of talent, but it hasn’t come together. Mack Brown’s seat could be getting warmer with another disappointing year. Meanwhile, the Aggies certainly know what disappointment feels like. A preseason top 10 team, Texas A&M has been a huge flop (one of my correct predictions), standing at 6-5 and a potential 6-6 season with a loss to Texas. Obviously, they’re moving to the SEC for the exposure and money, but how can they honestly expect to compete in the SEC West, a division that has the top 3 teams in the country right now. I think the Aggies will pull this one out at home and leave the Big XII on a high note.
BC at Miami: Another relatively meaningless game, but one with some history. Can Miami end its season on a high note (it just announced it will forego a bowl game this year)? Can BC get its fourth win of the year after giving Notre Dame a scare last week? Few people will be watching because this game is on at the same time as Arkansas-LSU, but I’ll check it out periodically to see how BC plays on the road.
Alabama at Auburn: The Iron Bowl is among the most intense rivalries in the country, and the intensity has only been amplified by the two schools’ winning back to back national championships. The poisoning of the trees at Toomer’s Corner by a deranged Alabama fan last year made the headlines, but this rivalry should be about what happens on the field, and the 2010 version was an all-time classic. Nobody really expects Auburn to challenge Bama very much, but nobody expected them to in 2009 either, and that game came down to the final drive. Still, I don’t see how Auburn’s defense can slow down Trent Richardson.
Penn State at Wisconsin: Like Virginia Tech at Virginia, the winner of this game will win its division and move on to the conference title game. Penn State has obviously been all over the news recently, but
interim coach Tom Bradley did a nice job last week in steering the Nittany Lions to a victory in Columbus, never an easy place to play. The Penn State defense versus the Wisconsin running game should be a fascinating matchup. Can Penn State get enough big plays to steal a few points and the game? It could be really awkward for the Big Ten if the inaugural championship game features Penn State and all the negative press.
MVP: The Baseball Writers and I agree on this one, Ryan Braun’s year was a phenomenal one and 100% deserving of the MVP award. Posting .332, 33, and 111 respectively, along with stealing 33 bags, the Hebrew Hammer was just that, a hammer. Along with Prince, he led the Brewers all the way to the NLCS, which has previously been uncharted territory for this generation of Brew Crew fans. Owner Mark Attanasio has already claimed that there will be a bronze statue of Braun in front of Miller Park when he decides to hang it up.
CY Young: Clayton Kershaw wins this year’s award for best pitcher. Like Verlander, he too won the pitcher’s version of the Triple Crown putting up 21 W’s while having a 2.28 ERA and striking out 248 batters along with grabbing a Gold Glove. Adding a slider to his arsenal clearly has made hitters uneasy at the plate and elivated the young phenom to super star status.
Aaron Award: Matt Kemp was the NL's best pure hitter this year. Kemp and Kershaw were the few bright spots in an otherwise abysmal season for the Dodger’s. Kemp, probably the best offensive player in the entire league this year, won a Gold Glove along with recording a monster season at the plate posting .324, 39, 126 and stealing 40 bags. Basically he was worth every penny of the 160 million dollar contract he signed.
MVP: On Monday, Justin Verlander became the first starting pitcher since Roger Clemens ('86) to receive the MVP award. As much as I disagree with giving the MVP to a pitcher, Verlander shook his dick everywhere he pitched this past season. Justin won the pitching equivelent to the Triple Crown, leading the league in wins (24), earned run average (2.40), and strikeouts (251), not to mention posting a ridiculous 0.92 WHIP. If there were ever a year where a pitcher deserved to win this award, it was 2011. And in a move that surprised no one, Verlander also won the AL Cy Young Award.
COY: After his team’s epic comeback to win the Wild Card, the Coach of the Year award goes to the Rays Joe Maddon. The Rays continue to remain competitive in the East, due largely in part to Maddon’s ability to coach and create a loose and cohesive unit. Moreover, the fact that his team’s payroll is one-fourth that of Boston’s and one-fifth of the Yankee’s makes his accomplishments that more impressive.
Aaron Award: This year’s best hitter award goes to Jose Bautista. After starting off red hot, Bautista cooled down towards the end of the year but still posted MVP worthy numbers jacking 43 HR’s and hitting over .300. Bautista’s 2 year surge has stirred up controversy on whether he took steroids which I can assure you he hasn’t… it was HGH which will now be difficult to get away with in the new testing implemented by the MLB labor deal.
(NBC)South Korea's parliament ratified a long-stalled free trade deal with the United States on Tuesday after ruling party lawmakers forced a vote amid shouts and shoves from opposition rivals. Shouts filled the National Assembly as lawmakers pushed, shoved and screamed while ruling party lawmakers forced their way onto the parliamentary floor. One opposition lawmaker fired tear gas, reports said. Some lawmakers were seen wiping their eyes after being doused with the chemical. Security guards later manhandled that opposition lawmaker out of the chamber as he shouted and tried to resist being thrown out.
Great concept. Some other 21st century 'Nam's that I thought up were taking a shit without your iPhone, whenever those annoyingly loud station tests take place during a reality tv elimination ceremony and anytime someone plays a Killer's song at a party.
HEEEEEEEEEEE'S BAAAAAAAACCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!!! Our favorite suicidal snitch has reignited the flame with his ex-beau Leila, and the former bash brother-turned twitter limerick writer would like to let it be known that they absolutely dominated the shit out of the poker tournament @ Southpoint casino this past weekend! For more Canseco tweets click these links.
Somebody go ahead and get this guy a t-shirt cause week in and week out no one is more consistent on Twitter than him. This idea makes perfect sense. Just like how Bozo doesn't need "the clown" after it and how gum doesn't need "chewing" before it. Well played Mr. Mustian.
Connor Strozza I don't know who you are, or why I follow someone who RT'd you, but on behalf of men everywhere I would just like give you a virtual kick in the dick for setting the progress of men back two thousand years with your pathetic tweet. I don't care if this was a joke. I don't care if you're married. If I ever see you in real life you're getting a swirly, and I'm going to dedicate it to your baby.
