College Football Recap - 12/5/11

There is no disputing who is No. 1, but after that let the confusion begin. Are we really going to have Alabama play LSU again for the championship after we saw what Oklahoma St. did to Oklahoma. Not to mention Alabama already lost to LSU, ON THEIR HOME FIELD. It's the same crap, different year and it isn't going to change until the BCS idiots are ousted, the bowls terminated and the University Presidents decide they want to make some real money.

Let's compare resumes of the 1 loss teams:

Wins Over Teams With Winning Records:
Alabama - Arkansas, Penn State, Auburn.
Oklahoma St. - Kansas St., Oklahoma, Baylor, Tulsa, Louisiana Lafayette, Missouri, Texas.
Boise St. - Georgia, Toledo, Wyoming, San Diego St., Tulsa, Air Force, Nevada.
Stanford - USC, Notre Dame, Washington, Cal
Houston - Louisiana Tech, Tulsa, SMU

I think when it comes down to it you can't overlook Oklahoma State's resume. They beat 7 teams with winning records and Alabama beat 3 and this week's rankings back it up with Oklahoma St. ranked 2 and Alabama 5.

1 LSU 22
2 Oklahoma St. 14.5
3 Boise St. 13.5
4 TCU 11
5 Alabama 8.75
6 Wisconsin 8
7 USC 8
8 Stanford 7.5
9 Oregon 7.25
10 Clemson 7
11 Virginia Tech 7
12 Oklahoma 6
13 Nebraska 6
14 Houston 5.5
15 Southern Miss. 5
16 Michigan St. 5
17 Baylor 4.5
18 Arkansas 4.25
19 Michigan 4
20 Kansas St. 3.5
21 South Carolina 3
22 Georgia 1.75
23 Arkansas St. 1.5
24 Auburn 0.75
25 Penn St. 0.5
26 West Virginia 0.25
27 Notre Dame -1.5
28 Northern Illinois -1.5
29 Wyoming -1.5
30 Tulsa -2
31 Texas -4
32 Georgia Tech -2.5
33 Virginia -2.5
34 San Diego St. -3
35 Cincinatti -4.5
36 Toledo -4.5
37 Rutgers -4.5
38 Lousiana Lafayette -4.5
39 Washington -4.5
40 BYU -5
41 Lousiana Tech -5
42 SMU -5
43 North Carolina St. -5
44 North Carolina -5
45 Western Kentucky -6.25
46 Missouri -6.5
47 Louisville -6.5
48 Florida St. -7
49 Florida International -7
50 California -7
51 Ohio -7.5
52 Air Force -7.5
53 Iowa -7.5
54 Temple -8.5
55 Utah -8.5
56 Utah St. -9
57 Nevada -9
58 Western Michigan -10.5


As for the Heisman, none of the offense players are locking it down, but on the other hand the Honey Badger did it again and he has been the best and most dominant player on the best and most dominant team so my vote goes to:



The Honey Badger, Tyrann Mathieu.

Storage Wars: Inside Info

So like everyone else in the world I am a big fan of the show Storage Wars. So I decided to get off the couch and get into the trenches. After losing out on 8 auctions (including one I really wanted with a bunch of stuffed Geese) we came to the last storage locker. The locker didn't look too promising and most people started to leave, but in the back corner I saw a box with a note that said "Bart's Ring". Go time for jonobeingjono. $20 going once, going twice and boom real housewife of Lehi jumps into the fray "$30", we go back and forth and $140 later I take her down. I head to the office, pay for the locker, sprint (okay jog) back to my purchase, proceed immediately to the box, clear everything off it and on top it says "wedding rings"....uh oh. Rip it open and not only did I find Bart's Ring but I also got Margaret's:



Bling Bling Baby!


Now on to the show. For all those like me who are dying to know.....what does Barry Weiss do? He made his money in the produce business as an owner and vice president of "About Northern Produce - Mushroom Inc." and also has always been in the antique business, and he has the highest net worth of anyone on the show.

Alleged Net Worth of the Characters:
1. Barry Weiss - $7,000,000
2. Dan Dotson - $3,500,000
3. Dave Hester - $2,500,000
4. Darrell Sheets - $1,500,000
5. Jarrod & Brandi - $700,000 (and does anyone else wonder how Jarrod landed Brandi?)

Dave Hester owns a 1700 square foot home in Placentia with an approximate value of $470,000, however he has loans against the house totaling approximately $690,000 and in 2009 the house went into foreclosure before he was able to pull it out.

Dave Hester in the Courts:
- Sued in 2009 by American Express on a collections case.
- Sued in 2011 along with Newport consignment on a personal injury case, looks like a slip and fall case at the shop.
- Got a DUI in 2005.
- The most interesting legal matter is the current battle with rapper Trey Songz over his use of Yuuup. Trey Songz seems to claim that he has a claim to Yuuup and sent Hester a cease and desist. Hester responded by filing a lawsuit in Federal Court to have the Court legally declare that Yuuup is his. You be the judge:

Hester:


Trey Songz:


That is pretty close, you might have a problem Hester, stay tuned on how this important and likely precedent setting litigation turns out (oh and Trey let me know if you need anything from Lexus Lawyer).


Now that I'm in the distressed goods business, if anyone is interested I've got the following: 35 pounds of wheat - $20; Mini-TV $25; Boggle $2; Miracle of Forgiveness $3 (I may or may not have been compelled to already read it); Random wedding and kid pictures $15; 1.5 karat diamond wedding ring $4,000. Hit me up.

The X-Factor: Astro Memorial

If you don't watch the X-factor you are seriously missing out. It is geniusly produced and choreographed to make you feel emotion and I feel it every episode, hook, line and sinker.

Last night Middle America voted out my man Astro which is a real shame. So the kid has a little swag, what great rapper doesn't? I may be the biggest Astronaut there is, I mean check this out:



Astro make me:



And finally the best love song ever sung, a love song to hip hop:



I'll be missing you!

Sincerely,

Your No. 1 Astronaut.

College Football Recap - 11/28/11

It is not even close anymore for No. 1:


LSU played by far the best schedule. They didn't have to, but they played Oregon (Pac-12 Champ) and West Virginia (Big East Champ).

BCS Flaw:
For those interested each conference can only have 2 BCS bids, so what happens if Georgia beats LSU? There is an exception to the 2 team rule and it is if the two non-champions are ranked #1 and #2 as would likely be the case with LSU and Alabama. Leave it to the BCS to make an exception for two NON-CHAMPIONS to be ranked #1 and #2 in their rankings.

I am not seeing the love that everyone has for Alabama, they have 3 wins over teams with winning records, their best win...Arkansas. Boise St. has 7 wins over teams with winning records, and their best win...Georgia. We here don't want a rematch, if you couldn't beat them at home you don't deserve another chance.

This weeks big mover is, unfortunately, BYU, up 16 spots, but we can take solace in the fact that their best win this year was Utah State.

This Weeks Ranking:
1 LSU 19
2 Boise St. 14.5
3 Oklahoma St. 13
4 TCU 11
5 Alabama 8.75
6 Oklahoma 8.5
7 Virginia Tech 8.5
8 USC 8
9 Stanford 7.5
10 Oregon 7.25
11 Nebraska 7
12 Houton 6.5
13 Michigan St. 6
14 Wisconsin 5.5
15 Baylor 5.5
16 Kansas St. 5
17 Michigan 4.5
18 Arkansas 4.25
19 South Carolina 4
20 Clemson 4
21 Arkansas St. 2
22 Georgia 2
23 Auburn 0.75
24 Penn St. 0.5
25 West Virginia 0.25
26 Southern Miss. -0.5
27 Notre Dame -0.5
28 Texas -0.5
29 Tulsa -1.25
30 Wyoming -1.5
31 Virginia -2
32 Georgia Tech -2
33 San Diego St. -3
34 Northern Illinois -3.5
35 Rutgers -3.5
36 Missouri -4
37 Iowa State -4
38 BYU -4.5
39 Cincinatti -4.5
40 Toledo -4.5
41 Lousiana Lafayette -4.5
42 Washington -4.5
43 North Carolina -4.5
44 Lousiana Tech -4.75
45 SMU -4.75
46 North Carolina St. -5
47 Iowa -5.5
48 Ohio -6
49 Western Kentucky -6.25
50 Florida St. -6.5
51 Louisville -6.5
52 Florida International -7
53 Air Force -7
54 California -7
55 Temple -8
56 Utah -8.5
57 Utah St. -9
58 Nevada -9
59 Western Michigan -10.5

The Heisman is pretty wide open this year and I am changing up and going Defense:
1. Tyrann Mathieu: The Honey Badger has 5 forced fumbles 2 picks and a punt return, he has been the most dominant player on the most dominant team.
2. Case Keenum: 393 YPG, 43 Touchdowns to 3 Interceptions, very impressive, but not great competition.
3. Robert Griffin
4. Montee Ball
5. Andrew Luck

Game to watch for this week Oregon v. UCLA, history might be made as a team playing for a conference championship ends up with a losing record or even better a 7-6 team going to the Rose Bowl.

College Football Recap - 11/21/11

LSU, back on top after Oklahoma St.'s loss to Iowa State. The biggest move up this week was North Carolina St., who jumped 23 spots.

1 LSU 17
2 Oklahoma St. 16.5
3 Boise St. 14.5
4 TCU 12
5 Alabama 10.75
6 Oklahoma 10.5
7 USC 10.5
8 Michigan 10
9 Virginia Tech 10
10 Nebraska 9.5
11 Oregon 9.25
12 Michigan St. 9
13 Clemson 7.5
14 Penn St. 7.5
15 Kansas St. 7.5
16 Arkansas 7
17 Baylor 7
18 Stanford 6.5
19 Houton 5
20 Wisconsin 4.5
21 Notre Dame 4
22 Auburn 3.75
23 Arkansas St. 3.5
24 South Carolina 3
25 Rutgers 3
26 Texas 2
27 Georgia Tech 2
28 West Virginia 1.75
29 Texas A&M 1
30 Virginia 1
31 Southern Miss. 0.5
32 Georgia 0.5
33 North Carolina 0
34 Cincinatti -1
35 Tulsa -1
36 Miami -1
37 Iowa -1
38 Missouri -1
39 Wyoming -1
40 Ohio St. -1.5
41 Lousiana Lafayette -1.5
42 Illinois -1.5
43 Iowa State -1.5
44 North Carolina St. -2
45 Northern Illinois -2.5
46 Toledo -2.5
47 San Diego St. -2.5
48 Arizona St. -3.5
49 Utah -3.5
50 Washington -3.5
51 Lousiana Tech -3.75
52 SMU -3.75
53 Florida St. -4
54 BYU -4
55 Louisville -4
56 Syracuse -4.5
57 Ball St. -4.5
58 Florida -4.75
59 Ohio -5
60 South Florida -5
61 Wake Forest -5
62 Western Kentucky -5.25
63 California -5.5
64 UCLA -5.75
65 Temple -6
66 Pittsburgh -6
67 Northwestern -6
68 Air Force -6
69 Florida International -6.5
70 Nevada -6.5
71 Utah St. -8.5
72 Western Michigan -8.5
73 Eastern Michigan -8.5

Heisman Top 5:
1. Case Keenum
2. Robert Griffin
3. Montee Ball
4. LaMichael James
5. Russell Wilson

College Football Recap - 11/14/11

The Cowboys are back on top. With Boise St. and Stanford losing the BCS gotta be scared right now. The biggest move up this week goes to South Florida and my beloved Utes, both moved up 17 spots.

Top 25:
1 Oklahoma St. 21.5
2 LSU 19.5
3 Oklahoma 15.5
4 Oregon 14.25
5 TCU 13.5
6 Alabama 13.25
7 Boise St. 13
8 Nebraska 12.5
9 Michigan 12
10 Clemson 12
11 Michigan St. 10.5
12 Virginia Tech 9.5
13 Penn St. 9.5
14 USC 8.5
15 Arkansas 8
16 Kansas St. 7.25
17 Stanford 7
18 Southern Miss. 7
19 Wisconsin 5.5
20 Notre Dame 5.5
21 South Carolina 5.5
22 Auburn 5.25
23 Houton 5
24 Georgia 5
25 Texas 4.75
26 Texas A&M 4.25
27 Arkansas St. 4
28 Georgia Tech 4
29 West Virginia 3.75
30 Baylor 3.25
31 Washington 2.5
32 Tulsa 1.75
33 Cincinatti 1.5
34 Ohio St. 1.5
35 Rutgers 1.5
36 Illinois 1.5
37 Missouri 1.25
38 Texas Tech 1.25
39 North Carolina 1
40 South Florida 0.5
41 Wyoming 0.5
42 Miami 0
43 Arizona St. -0.5
44 Virginia -0.5
45 Utah -1
46 Iowa -1
47 Toledo -1
48 Ball St. -1
49 Lousiana Lafayette -1.25
50 UCLA -1.25
51 Florida St. -1.5
52 San Diego St. -2
53 SMU -2
54 Nevada -2.5
55 Mississippi St. -2.75
56 Iowa State -3
57 Louisville -3
58 Wake Forest -3
59 Northern Illinois -3.5
60 BYU -3.5
61 Pittsburgh -3.5
62 Syracuse -3.5
63 Purdue -3.5
64 Florida -3.75
65 Vanderbilt -4
66 California -4
67 North Carolina St. -4
68 Ohio -4.5
69 Northwestern -4.5
70 Lousiana Tech -4.75
71 Temple -5
72 Western Michigan -5
73 Eastern Michigan -5
74 Western Kentucky -5.25
75 Air Force -6
76 Florida International -6.5
77 Utah St. -7
78 UTEP -7.75
79 Hawaii -9.5
80 Connecticut -11

Top 25 Conference breakdown:
SEC: 6
Big 10: 5
Big 12: 4
Pac 12: 3
Mtn. West: 2
ACC: 2
Conf. USA: 2
Independent: 1
Big East: 0
Sun Belt: 0
MAC: 0
WAC: 0

Yet the Big East still has an automatic bid to the BCS and teams like BYU are talking about climbing aboard this sinking ship. What a system.

Has anyone else considered that if UCLA loses to USC and Arizona St. loses one more game that UCLA will go to the Pac-12 championship with a 6-6 record and when they lose to Oregon will not be bowl eligible? That would be priceless.

Top 25 matchups to watch for:
#8 Nebraska at #9 Michigan (I got Nebraska)
#14 USC at #4 Oregon (I got Oregon)
#16 Kansas St. at #25 Texas (I'll go Texas)

Heisman Top 5:
Andrew Luck took a big hit getting blown out at Oregon. My Top 5 this week:

1. Case Keenum
2. Robert Griffin
3. Montee Ball
4. LaMichael James
5. Justin Blackmon

It was a crazy week with the Penn State scandal. In my opinion Paterno had to go. Don't get it twisted it was a cover-up. They all knew, and did not do enough to get Sandusky out of there. He was lifting weights on campus a week ago....are you for real? McQueary, you are still there, do you not remember finding him anally raping a kid and you are just cool with him being around?

This moment, for me, did Joe in:



Did he just say: “The kids that were victims or whatever they say, I think we ought to say a prayer for them. Tough life, when people do certain things to you. Anyway, you’ve been great. Everything’s great, all right.”

Yeah Joe I think most of us would consider ten year old kids being raped as victims or whatever.

Sandusky is sick but what McQueary and Paterno did is also sick, this should have never continued.

Top 25 - 11/7/11

With their big 9-6 win over Bama, LSU moves back to No. 1. We have included all the team rankings this week. Once you hit six losses you are ineligible which leaves 88 teams ranked at this point.

Many of the talking heads are calling for a LSU/Bama rematch for the Championship. This is a knee jerk illogical reaction. Alabama really hasn't played that difficult of a schedule and they lost at home, why should they get a rematch, they had their chance and lost.

1 LSU 24
2 Oklahoma St. 21
3 Oklahoma 20
4 Boise St. 16.5
5 Alabama 14.75
6 Penn St. 12.75
7 Clemson 12.5
8 Nebraska 11
9 Virginia Tech 11
10 Oregon 10.75
11 Michigan 10
12 Arkansas 10
13 Stanford 9.5
14 South Carolina 9.5
15 Texas 9.25
16 TCU 9
17 Southern Miss. 9
18 Michigan St. 9
19 USC 8.25
20 Kansas St. 8.25
21 Auburn 8.25
22 Houston 8
23 Notre Dame 7.5
24 Texas A&M 7.25
25 Georgia 6.75
26 Cincinnati 6.5
27 Wisconsin 6
28 Georgia Tech 6
29 North Carolina 6
30 Ohio St. 5.5
31 Illinois 5.5
32 Washington 4.75
33 Rutgers 4
34 Baylor 3.75
35 Arizona St. 3.5
36 Miami 3.5
37 Tulsa 3.5
38 Louisville 3
39 Arkansas St. 2.5
40 SMU 2.5
41 Texas Tech 2.5
42 West Virginia 2.25
43 Toledo 2.25
44 Virginia 2
45 Marshall 1.25
46 Missouri 0.75
47 North Carolina St. 0.75
48 Iowa 0.5
49 UCLA 0.5
50 Wyoming 0.5
51 Florida 0.25
52 Lousiana Lafayette 0.25
53 Tennessee 0.25
54 Syracuse 0
55 Iowa State 0
56 Mississippi St. -0.25
57 South Florida -0.5
58 Wake Forest -0.5
59 Ball St. -0.5
60 Florida St. -1
61 San Diego St. -1
62 Utah -1
63 Northern Illinois -1.5
64 Western Michigan -1.5
65 BYU -2
66 Pittsburgh -2.5
67 Nevada -2.75
68 California -3
69 Northwestern -3
70 Ohio -3.5
71 Vanderbilt -3.5
72 Florida International -3.5
73 Western Kentucky -3.5
74 Eastern Michigan -3.5
75 Lousiana Tech -3.75
76 Temple -4
77 Purdue -4
78 Air Force -4.25
79 East Carolina -4.25
80 Utah St. -5
81 Kentucky -5.75
82 UTEP -6.25
83 Connecticut -6.5
84 Bowling Green -6.5
85 Hawaii -7.5
86 UCF -8.5
87 Colorado St. -10.25
88 Miami Ohio -10.5

Top 25 - 10/31/11

1 Oklahoma St.
2 LSU
3 Boise St.
4 Oklahoma
5 Alabama
6 Stanford
7 Nebraska
8 Penn St.
9 Clemson
10 Virginia Tech
11 Michigan
12 South Carolina
13 Michigan St.
14 Kansas St.
15 Houston
16 North Carolina
17 Oregon
18 USC
19 Arkansas
20 Texas A&M
21 Auburn
22 Georgia
23 Southern Miss.
24 Georgia Tech
25 Notre Dame

Everybody is hyping LSU v. Alabama who are #1 and #2 in the BCS, but here it is only #2 v. #5. Oklahoma St. has regained the No. 1 spot for now. Other Top 25 match-ups this week include #12 South Carolina v. #19 Arkansas, #1 Oklahoma St. v. #14 Kansas St. and #4 Oklahoma v. #20 Texas A&M.

TOp 25 - 10/24/11

1 LSU 22.5
2 Alabama 21.5
3 Oklahoma St. 21.5
4 Boise St. 20
5 Clemson 18
6 Oklahoma 16
7 Kansas St. 15.5
8 Virginia Tech 15.25
9 Penn St. 14.75
10 Stanford 14.5
11 Texas A&M 14.25
12 Michigan 14
13 South Carolina 13.5
14 Houton 12.5
15 Michigan St. 12
16 Nebraska 12
17 USC 12
18 Oregon 11.25
19 Notre Dame 10.5
20 Auburn 10.5
21 Arkansas 10.25
22 Wisconsin 10
23 Georgia 9.75
24 Southern Miss. 9.5
25 Syracuse 9.5

Top 25 - 10/17/11

1 LSU 21.5
2 Alabama 20.5
3 Oklahoma St. 20.5
4 Boise St. 19.5
5 Oklahoma 19
6 Clemson 18
7 Virginia Tech 16.25
8 Michigan 16
9 South Carolina 15
10 Kansas St. 15
11 Nebraska 14.25
12 Penn St. 14.25
13 Stanford 13.5
14 Georgia Tech 13
15 Texas A&M 12.75
16 Houton 12.5
17 Notre Dame 12.5
18 Texas 12.5
19 Auburn 11.75
20 Illinois 11.5
21 Arizona St. 11.5
22 North Carolina 11.5
23 USC 11.5
24 Oregon 11.25
25 Georgia 11.25

Heisman Top 5:
1. Robert Griffin
2. Case Keenum
3. Trent Richardson
4. Ryan Broyles
5. Andrew Luck

Seal Beach Tragedy

For those interested in more info on the crazy shooter in Seal Beach, I have done some research and his name is Scott Dekraai.

Here is what we know:

Scott Dekraai was divorced from a Kristen Dekraai on 9/13/99, which was 12 years ago.

The alleged target was named as his ex wife "Michelle Dekraai", but there is no record in Orange County for a divorce from a Michelle Dekraai, unless Michelle is Kristen's middle name.

The supposed custody battle leading to the attack is over a 7 to 8 year son, who was apparently conceived after the divorce unless Michelle Dekraai is someone different than Kristen Dekraai. Yet there is no custody case pending in Orange County.

Scott Dekraai has now remarried a Luzviminda Dekraai and they own a house in Huntington Beach at 16212 Melody Lane, Huntington Beach. It was purchased by Scott in April 2008 for $629,000 and he took out a loan of $315,000, his new wife was eventually added to the title. They also recently purchased a home for $495,000 at 20720 Nectar Avenue in Lakewood with a loan of $242,000. Our guy Scott has some money.

Contrary to news reports there is no person with the last name Dekraai licensed by the California board of cosmetology.

Something appears to be off in what is being reported, I think the current wife (Luzviminda) must be the same Michelle being talked about and he was out to get someone associated with her at the salon. Convertible BMW Laywer (Lincoln Lawyer's main competition) is on the case, we'll try to get some more details to figure this thing out.

Top 25 - 10/10/11

Alabama is the first team to go back to back weeks at No. 1. The biggest move up was Penn St., moving up 9 spots.

1 Alabama 22
2 LSU 20
3 Michigan 19.5
4 Oklahoma 17.5
5 Illinois 17.5
6 Oklahoma St. 17
7 Clemson 16.5
8 Notre Dame 16.25
9 Boise St. 16
10 Georgia Tech 16
11 Texas 14.75
12 South Carolina 14.5
13 North Carolina 14.25
14 Nebraska 14.25
15 Houston 13.5
16 Arizona St. 13.25
17 Penn St. 12.75
18 Wisconsin 12.5
19 Kansas St. 12.5
20 Stanford 12
21 Arkansas 11.75
22 Virginia Tech 11.75
23 Auburn 11.75
24 Southern Miss. 11
25 Rutgers 11

And Heisman Top 5:
1. Robert Griffin
2. LaMichael James
3. Case Keenum
4. Robert Woods
5. Kendall Wright

There are not an abundance of good matchups this week, the only game between Top 25 teams is #6 Oklahoma St. v. #11 Texas and free parking will be in attendance.

Didn't I Warn You

So a couple of years ago on this here blog I warned all landlords about Real Housewife Lynne Curtin. Well she did it again, Eviction No. 4:

Jacalyn Robbins v. Frank Curtin and Lynne Curtin; Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2011-00458887.

The Plaintiff hired eviction attorney Steven Silverstein, who Mr. Free Parking has had many cases with (the last court appearance I had with him, he showed up in a polo shirt). The Curtins settled the matter, agreeing to move out, however failed to comply with the settlement and judgment was eventually entered against them.

Wasn't she saying last season that business was booming????

We'll be on the lookout for #5.

Tops 25 - 10/3/11

1 Alabama 20
2 Michigan 19
3 Clemson 18.5
4 LSU 17
5 Illinois 17
6 Georgia Tech 16
7 Texas 16
8 South Carolina 16
9 Oklahoma 15.5
10 Oklahoma St. 15
11 Wisconsin 13.5
12 Boise St. 13.5
13 Notre Dame 13.25
14 Nebraska 13.25
15 Auburn 13.25
16 Stanford 13
17 Washington 13
18 Florida 12.25
19 North Carolina 12.25
20 Kansas St. 11.5
21 Houton 11.5
22 USC 11.5
23 West Virginia 11.25
24 Arizona St. 10.75
25 Virginia Tech 10.75

The win over Florida was enough to propel Alabama to No. 1 this week. Their whole starting defense is going to NFL and they are looking pretty tight right now.

Heisman Top 5:
1. Robert Griffin (20 incomplete passes v. 18 touchdown passes, pretty incredible numbers)
2. Case Keenum (401 YPG, undefeated and #21 ranking)
3. LaMichael James (164 Rushing YPG and 8 TD, 14 Receiving YPG and 1 TD and punt return TD, he does it all)
4. Kendall Wright (Leads in Touchdowns 7 and receiving YPG 155)
5. Robert Woods (Leads in Receptions 55 and yards 747)

Game of the week is #7 Texas v. #9 Oklahoma

Top 25 9/26/11

It's great to see the OBC back at the top.

Justin Blackmon is only 21 but I think he may be even more of a man than the 40 year old Mike Gundy. He looks like a top 5 pick.

For those of you wondering if it was a good idea for Utah to leave for the Pac 12, take a look at the MWC this week: Exhibit A - Sam Houston St. over New Mexico; Exhibit B: Southern Utah University over UNLV. Some of you may not know that Mr. Free Parking spent some of his formative years at SUU and I'm sure there was a party at Manzanita or the Birdhouses or Brad's Slut Hut after the big victory, nice work T-Birds.

Top 25 For This Week:
1 South Carolina 18.5
2 Oklahoma St. 17
3 Michigan 17
4 Alabama 16.5
5 Florida 15.5
6 LSU 14.5
7 Nebraska 14.5
8 Georgia Tech 13.5
9 South Florida 13.5
10 Clemson 13
11 Illinois 13
12 Texas 12.5
13 USC 12.5
14 Virginia Tech 12
15 Florida International 12
16 Oklahoma 11.5
17 Stanford 11
18 Houton 11
19 Auburn 11
20 Wisconsin 10.5
21 Boise St. 10.5
22 Iowa State 9.5
23 Penn St. 9.25
24 Baylor 9
25 Notre Dame 9

Heisman Top 5:
1. Robert Griffin (Again)
2. Marcus Lattimore
3. LaMichael James
4. Case Keenum
5. Denard Robinson

Matchups to watch this week: #19 Auburn at #1 South Carolina; #4 Alabama at #5 Florida; #10 Clemson at #14 Virginia Tech; #12 Texas at #22 Iowa State; and #7 Nebraska at #20 Wisconsin. 5 Top 25 matchups should make for a good week.

Top 25 - 9/19/11

The Wolverines are back

1 Michigan 14
2 USC 14
3 Oklahoma St. 13.5
4 Texas 13.5
5 Florida International 13.5
6 South Carolina 13.5
7 Florida 13
8 Wisconsin 12.5
9 Stanford 12
10 Houton 12
11 Alabama 11.5
12 North Carolina 10
13 Georgia Tech 9.5
14 Oklahoma 9.5
15 South Florida 9.5
16 West Virginia 9.5
17 LSU 9.5
18 San Diego St. 9.5
19 Iowa State 9.5
20 TCU 9.25
21 Texas A&M 9
22 Clemson 9
23 Nebraska 9
24 Illinois 9
25 Auburn 8.75

As for the Heisman:
I still Like:

1. Robert Griffin: 83% completion percentage, 312 passing yards per game, 58 rushing yards per game, 4 touchdowns per game, 0 interceptions and a 2-0 record.


2. Marcus Lattimore: 177 rushing yards per game, 22 receiving yards per game, 2 touchdowns per game and a 3-0 record.
3. Ronnie Hillman: 160 rushing yards per game, 17 receiving yards per game, 2.67 touchdowns per game and a 3-0 record.
4. Seth Doege: 81% completion percentage, 363 passing yards per game, 4 touchdowns per game, 0 interceptions and a 2-0 record.
5. Darrin Moore: 11.5 catches per game, 169 receiving yards per game, 2 touchdowns per game and a 2-0 record.

Bachelor Pad Finale Recap

I think we all knew Ella was going to lose the challenge and then cry about it so no surprise there.

The episode didn't really get cracking until Kasey went to pout in the weeds, that was good footage. Also I appreciated the discarded bunk beds outside the compound, that was so L.A., I was just waiting to see some dude pull up in a truck and start loading them.

Who cares about the $250,000, when a perfect rose record is broken.

Michael is a legit dude. Any questions I had about him evaporated when he picked Money and Graham. I can't say so much for Graham. Graham buddy don't you think it was a little case of calling the kettle black complaining about friendship is more important than the game.......did you forget what you did to your friend Gia....and to say it's not about the money, if there is one thing I've learned it's that when someone says it's not about the money it's all about the money.

Encino Man, that is why you don't quit a show where you can win $250,000 for a girl, for a dude, maybe.

Jake and Kasey with a man hug, that was touching.

Kasey, I'm not sure what just happened. It will be hard to convince me you are not the guy who was shown, when you are dating Vienna, and you guys are friends with Erica now? Weird.

Money you should not have made the announcement that you did not want pity votes.

Blake and Holly could not have seemed more orchestrated to create drama for the keep/share decision at the end but I am always happy to see people find true love.

Bachelor Pad is now rivaling the bachelor/ette franchise on couples getting married which makes me very happy.

All said it was a great season and I can't wait for the next installment. We'll talk again in a few months when we find out if Ben can find true love.

College Football Week Two

It was a tough week watching Utah lose to USC, but I have to admit it sure is better to be competing with USC and losing than winning another game against Wyoming.

Here is this week's Top 25:
1 Oklahoma St. 10
2 Texas 10
3 Auburn 10
4 Alabama 9.5
5 South Florida 9.5
6 Florida International 9.5
7 Houton 9.5
8 Kentucky 9.5
9 Florida 9
10 Ohio St. 9
11 Michigan 9
12 USC 9
13 Stanford 8.5
14 South Carolina 8.5
15 California 8.5
16 Wisconsin 8
17 Ohio 5.5
18 Bowling Green 5.5
19 TCU 5.25
20 BYU 5.25
21 Tulsa 5.25
22 Florida St. 5
23 Oklahoma 5
24 Texas A&M 5
25 Clemson 5


And for the Heisman:
1. Robert Griffin
2. T.Y. Hilton
3. Ray Graham
4. Marshall Lobbestael
5. Tyler Bray

Bachelor Pad Recap: Let's Get It Over With!

What else was I going to title the recap. Alright maybe I could have went with "I wish he would have brought a bunch of condoms".

Let's get right to Kasey and Vienna. Call me old fashioned but taking her promise ring for withholding sex seems entirely appropriate to me. Next was shaming her into it by saying just say yes like you did with Wes like you did with Dave Good like you did with....like you did with...like you did with..... Since that didn't work I think he had no choice but to up the ante, either we hook up or no $250,000, finally Vienna got the picture and gave us the words we all want to hear "let's get it over with". Some people claim make up sex is the best I would argue that manipulation sex is way better.

On to the other priceless one, Erica. She had so many historical lines that it is hard to recap all of them. About Vienna "this is a mansion not a trailer park"....very astute analysis. During the nearlywed game "I'm kind of a slut"....hilarious. When Blake tried to analogize bringing a bunch of condoms as a negative "I agree and wish he would have"....she will make a great lawyer. "Blake hooked up with the craziest girl in the house and a girl who has a fiance, at least I hooked up with the bachelor".....again I can't argue with that. Erica is super smooth and seductive and I don't know how Blake was able to resist. He should have just "released any tension there might have been".

Money I hope Brielle wasn't watching you straddle Graham in the hot tub. Last week we taught her it is not alright to kiss guys, so I'm not sure what message she is going to get from this week.

Blake if you wanted to stay maybe you should have held off on making out with Holly in front of Michael on voting night.

Ella, I have to agree with the other contestants your story is getting a little played. The story about your mom is rough but we get it already you deserve the money and you are a single mom who needs the money. You are a contestant on the Bachelor Pad one of the sleaziest (not in a bad way) shows ever. The person that deserves the money is the person that wins the show, which will be Graham and Money (in my opinion).

Next week is going to be must see tv, I may have to set up some sort of live recap to capture all of what will be an unforgettable evening.

College Football Week One

Nice week for the Pac 12 with losses to a D2, Houston and a beatdown in the marquee game of the week.

Why couldn't Utah State recover an onside kick, it would have been the perfect way to start the season. I gotta give it to Coach Andersen he coached a perfect game and the call to take a delay of game on purpose and then run the fake field goal is one of the best calls I've seen.

Boise St. could have beat Georgia by 35 to 40 points if they wanted, which makes me wonder why they don't just start sticking it to teams? If I was the coach or AD I would start running it up until you get respect.

Here it is the 1st Top 25:

1 Mississippi St. 5.5
2 Ohio 5.5
3 Bowling Green 5.5
4 Kentucky 5.5
5 Northwestern 5.5
6 Colorado St. 5.5
7 South Florida 5.5
8 BYU 5.5
9 Stanford 5
10 Ohio St. 5
11 Alabama 5
12 Florida 5
13 Wisconsin 5
14 Florida St. 5
15 Oklahoma 5
16 Texas A&M 5
17 Oklahoma St. 5
18 Florida International 5
19 Texas 5
20 Clemson 5
21 Michigan 5
22 Northern Illinois 5
23 West Virginia 5
24 South Carolina 5
25 Pittsburgh 5

And My Heisman Top 5:


1. Robert Griffin
2. Robert Woods
3. Landry Jones
4. Matt Barkley
5. Vick Ballard

The only Top 25 matchup we have this week is #8 BYU vs. #19 Texas. Other matchups we are looking forward to is Nick Foles v. Brandon Weeden who are No. 1 and No. 2 in passing yards.