AC/DC!!!!!

In a few hours I will make the pilgrimage North to Memphis to see the one, the only AC/DC. I am sure that you are all aware of my enthusiasm for this particular event, as I have posted videos off and on the past week. Anyway, this will be the last segment on this issue and I leave you with none other than what could quite possibly the greatest opening to a concert anywhere, anytime, any band, any place. The crowd here is absolutely amazing and for good reason, Thunderstruck out of the gate. Friggin Awesome!!!

CARL IS BACK...AND HE'S STILL PISSED

Carl gives you some over/unders for the Superbowl.

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IT'S A SAD DAY FOR ALL...

ORANGE PARK, Fla. – Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who played on such hits as "Sweet Home Alabama" and survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, died Wednesday. He was 56.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_en_ot/obit_powell

THIS GUY IS FUNNY

With the Superbowl fast approaching, I started thinking about commercials. Miller High Life has hit the jackpot when it comes to advertising. Whoever this guy is is funny. Here are a few of theirs that I apparently I missed.


This first one must have been done months ago during the heat of the election. I myself could definately get behind the common sense platform. "I got common sense platform for the environment... If you are driving a Hummer, your butt better be going into battle."





This second one is about past Superbowl commercials that he liked and disliked. Also very very funny.




And since the big guy brought it up, here is the talking stain commercial. Also very funny.

BEHOLD... THE BACON EXPLOSION!!!!

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/food-talk/22102-bacon-explosion.html

I have to try this thing right now. This might be the best and worst thing ever to eat. Be careful clicking the link, your cholesterol will go up 25 points just reading this.

APPARENTLY BLOGGING IN G'WOOD IS CATCHING ON

I got an anonymous email today informing me of a new satirical blog about news in greenwood. It looks pretty new but is also funny. Here is the web address for it and it will be on the right under our favorite websites if you ever need it again.

http://thegreenwoodcottonmouth.blogspot.com/

I'M SURE THIS WON'T BE A DISTRATION TO THE TEAM

Mon Jan 26, 2009 4:47 pm EST

Because Terrell Owens isn't enough of a reality show already ...
By MJD
... he's going to get an actual reality show. You can blame VH1 for it, as they'll be airing "The Terrell Owens Project." Here's a snippet from the press release:

The series follows one of the NFL’s biggest and most outspoken stars, wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys, Terrell “T.O.” Owens. In the series, T.O. will be shadowed in the off-season by his best friends and publicists Monique Jackson and Kita Williams as they battle the two sides of his large personality. Viewers will discover that behind all the braggadocio, emotional histrionics, and sculpted physique that is the outspoken media magnet known to the world as “T.O.” — there is also a quiet, sensitive, mild-mannered guy from Alexander City, Alabama…that’s Terrell.

Wow, congratulations, Terrell. A VH1 reality show. You're now in the same boat with Bret Michaels, Flavor Flav, and Hulk Hogan. Dream big, my friend.

The news comes on the heels of the announcement that Michael Irvin will also be hosting a reality show that will send one lucky fellow to Cowboys training camp. And all of this is comes after a disappointing football season that many would argue was derailed by too much drama and the draining presence of too many prima donnas. Some might call that irony.

The upside is that if Owens gets cut this off-season, there might be VH1 cameras around to catch it on tape. So I'm looking forward to that.

Myself, I've never doubted that Terrell Owens was a nice, compassionate, caring person who had a very sensitive side. I suspect that's what VH1 will be highlighting here, and hey, it might even be entertaining. I did watch every episode of that one VH1 show that featured Peter Brady, the hot model, Verne Troyer, Chyna, and Da Brat, so I'm in no position to be a TV snob about it.

What I don't see, though, is how it helps the Cowboys or even Owens himself. It seems to be that the Cowboys are in a place where they need stability, and part of that is either going to come from excising Owens, or Owens proving that he can be a stable and reliable part of the team.

And if he does end up getting cut, he's going to face the real possibility that no other team will want him, for fear that he'll upset their apple cart, too. I don't know how an offseason reality show helps him prove to anyone that he won't be a distraction.

NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD HEAR ANYONE SAY "HANDJOB" AT A CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Keeping with the city council theme, I give you James Inman, a disgruntled citizen apparently from Seattle who let's his feelings known about a member he does not care for. I'll put 10 to 1 that one day we hear this name again followed by the words "university tower" and "service rifle".

I AM MOVING TO LITHONIA, GA SO I CAN GO TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

Sheriel Perkins and David Jordan look like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson compared to these clowns. I introduce to you the city council of Lithonia, GA and their mayor Joyce McKibben. As I've said about the Greenwood city council, they should sindicate this show across the nation. It would be the #1 show ever. Also, Johnny Jennings and John Lee should take notes on how to stand up for their districts instead of just sitting there collecting a paycheck. There are many more videos in the related videos column to the right

Is Crossin Dixon this Milleniums version of Mississippi Rain?

So, I am scooting around town, running errands on my day off. You know, taking care of business. I am traveling westbound on Claiborne and I see a promotional sign in the distance. As I approach I realize it is for the group 'Crossin Dixon' and they are playing at an upcoming local bar called 'The Crazy Life' or 'La Vida Loca'... whichever you prefer. This got me pondering the question that is the subject of this post. Is Crossin Dixon this Millenniums version of Mississippi Rain? Anyone who had a pulse in the late 90's remembers Mississippi Rain. The Dull Gray/Black tour bus with the rebel flag painted in the back window. They were staples at the now defunct Levee Lounge, The Country Music Palace of Vaiden, Partners, and surely Anita's and probably The Country Store. It seemed that you could not grab a Tradewind magazine without seeing an scheduled concert for them on the back page. Them and Percy Sledge. The Rain, as I like to call them, played a mix of Southern Rock and Country and, though my memory fails me, I am sure some old 80's hair band ballads and the like. You know,"Every Rose has its Thorn" and "Purple Rain". While I am sure there styles vary in appearance, music and diet they do share a striking similarity in the fact that they play everywhere. I know squat about the music business, but I do know that bands trying to make it will and do play just about any gig they can get. It seems you can't turn on the radio these days without hearing a plug for 'Crossin Dixon' playing somewhere in the State of Mississippi. I personally saw them once at a Jackson 'hotspot' called "Fire". A really long story that I will spare you at this time. However, the place was packed and to be honest they put on a good show. The crowd was really into it and you could not squeeze another person on the dance floor. Much like 'The Rain' back in the day. As far as I can tell, and that don't mean much, they are a popular band. As popular as 'The Rain' was in the late 90's.Yeah, they have a website, a cd, a video that played on CMT, and some scheduled tour dates out of state. So they are growing. Good for them. I don't know for a fact, but I am almost certain 'The Rain' never cracked the countdown on CMT, much less put out a CD with originals on it.

Bonus Video for Macarthur

Macarthur, I am sorry that you will not be attending. I wish you were going, I honestly do. I wish everyone was going. We would have a blast. However, since this is the week leading up to the concert I will continue to post past concert footage. What else do I have to post. I am not into basketball. I suppose I could get on here and rant about food and give potential suggestions for quick dinners to prepare at home. But I don't feel that would be my place or do I have the required expertise to go with that. Watch the Food Network or buy a cookbook. I had to ask off two months ago to go to this concert, so I am pretty pumped about it and would like to share my enthusiasm with whoever looks at this blog. You see, my job limits me to food and beverage. Sure, that's not for everyone and that is fine. But after a long journey of unsatisfying jobs and failed careers I have finally found one I can sink my teeth into, no pun intended. So that is about all that is really going on right now other than a large conglomerate of ducks sitting in a pool of water North of here known as 'The Alleyway'. But for now, rock. You know you love it. You did the other night at late night.

AUBREY COLEMAN NEEDS TO BE PISTOL WHIPPED

This is one reason I don't like basketball. It's nothing but street thugs who as soon as their basketball playing days are over will probably end up doing a stretch at their local penitentiary. As far as the white guy goes, how do you let someone step on your face and then do absolutely nothing about it? That was a weak ass attempt to look like you were going to do something when all the while you knew that someone would grab you before you ever got to the guy. At least take a swing you pussy. Even if you miss you will have at least tried to stick up for yourself. Also your teamates must not like you either, because I'm pretty sure if someone stepped on one of my teamates faces I would at least take a swing at the guy. Even if I only tolerated him as a teamate. This guy should be suspended for the rest of the season. If the face stepping isn't enough, the congratulatory fives he was giving while smiling and laughing after should. I'm pretty sure if you did that not at a sanctioned sporting event, it's called assault.

WE GET IT, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AC/DC THIS WEEKEND

T minus 5 days

What better way to get the day going...

Getting Closer....

My eardrums quiver with each waking day. I have fully accepted the fact that my hearing will be beyond repair in less than a week.....the hell with it.

College Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll

The College Baseball USA Today Coaches poll was released today with 4 teams representing the SEC. Those teams are #1 LSU, #4 Georgia, #11 Mississippi, and #23 Florida. If I remember correctly there are about 5,000 college baseball polls, but the Baseball America poll and the Coaches poll are the two that really matter. I say that to say that this will be the last poll I post until the season starts. Here is the entire poll...


Rank, School, (first-place votes), Record, Points, Final 2008 rank

1 LSU (14) 49-19-1 738 6

2 North Carolina (12) 54-14 737 3

3 Rice (1) 47-15 673 7

4 Georgia 45-25-1 600 2

5 Texas A&M (2) 46-19 590 12

6 Stanford (1) 41-24-2 576 5

7 Arizona State 49-13 533 9

8 Cal State Fullerton 41-22 507 10

9t Florida State 54-14 500 8

9t Texas 39-22 500 21

11 Mississippi 39-26 431 NR

12 Georgia Tech 41-21 327 24

13 Oklahoma State 44-18 321 18

14 Miami (Fla.) 53-11 320 4

15 San Diego 44-17 304 17

16 Louisville 41-21 292 NR

17 Baylor 32-26 269 NR

18 UC-Irvine 42-18 262 11

19 Fresno State 47-31 247 1

20 Missouri 39-21 224 19

21 Pepperdine 38-21 156 NR

22 UCLA 33-27 140 NR

23 Florida 34-24 112 NR

24 Coastal Carolina 50-14 102 16

25 Clemson 31-27-1 80 NR

Super Bowl Ads continued.... I think

So I was going to post another humorous video of some Super Bowl ad when I stumbles across these. I wanted the E-trade Baby and I got him, but there were others. Spoofs if you will of the baby doing some epic movie quotes. Way to good to not share.

One more Week....

It only seems fitting to go ahead and get into the mindset that in a short week AC/DC will be at FedEx Forum in Memphis and I will be there. In my mind, a once in a lifetime experience and I cannot wait. So, for the rest of the time till I head north for the show I will be posting clips to get you fired up.

The Super Bowl

With the Super Bowl coming in a few weeks many thoughts go in and out of my head. How will this game play out? Who really has the advantage? Who will win? Will the game be any good? And will the game match up to the commercials? The Super Bowl commercials are an important part of the viewing experience. It brings more people to watch the game and boost ratings. I can remember a Marketing class at Ole Miss where the Professor recorded all the commercials and that was what we did in class following the Big game. It was the only day nobody went to sleep, myself included. With that thought in mind I decided to think heavily about some past commercials and felt it would appropriate to post a few from past years. I decided to start with one of my all-time favorites. Everytime I watch this I get cracked up. I have no idea what this company does or what it has the potential to do for me, but they hooked me with this commercial. There will be more to follow in the coming weeks, but for right now, Enjoy.

TIGERS 81 BULLDOGS 57

Ok, I don't pretend to be a huge basketball fan or anything but LSU seems to like playing teams from Mississippi. Maybe they should head over to Hattiesburg for the trifecta. By the way, LSU just beat Ole Miss by 32, MS State by 24, but only beat Jackson State by 13. Doesn't speak well for the big 2 in basketball. Below is a clip of what I believe the ass whipping looked like tonight.

Rivals.com Preseason Top 25 for 2009

Sure it's a little early for this but they put it out so what can I say. I'm not sure if posting this is legal or not since it's a pay site but oh well. Enjoy it until they tell us to take it down.



Rivals.com preseason top 25

1. Florida

The buzz: Quarterback Tim Tebow's return – and the return of the entire defensive two-deep – means the Gators will head into the season at the top of the polls.

2. Texas

The buzz: Quarterback Colt McCoy will be at the controls of what should be a powerful offense. And the Longhorns should have the best defense in the Big 12, too.

3. Oklahoma

The buzz: Quarterback Sam Bradford, TE Jermaine Gresham, OT Trent Williams and DT Gerald McCoy return, which is good news for coach Bob Stoops. But the Sooners must replace four starters on the offensive line.

4. USC

The buzz: Mark Sanchez's departure causes at least a little bit of concern about the offense. But the defense should be mighty stout again.

5. LSU

The buzz: Brandon LaFell's decision to stay in school is a boost for the offense, and a revamped defensive coaching staff should get better results. The line, especially, must play better.

6. Virginia Tech

The buzz: The Hokies look to be the class of the ACC. As usual, the defense will lead the way. Quarterback Tyrod Taylor must become a better passer.

7. Ohio State

The buzz: The early loss of tailback Chris Wells hurts, and the back seven on defense must be rebuilt. The good news is that quarterback Terrelle Pryor will be going into his second season as the starter.

8. Alabama

The buzz: The Tide need to find a new quarterback and have some work to do on the offensive line. But the defense will be strong again, and there will be better depth across the board.

9. Boise State

The buzz: The Broncos have a legit chance to go unbeaten if they can win at home against Oregon in September. Quarterback Kellen Moore should post big numbers.

10. Oklahoma State

The buzz: The offense will be fine behind quarterback Zac Robinson, tailback Kendall Hunter and wide receiver Dez Bryant. The defense needs work, though, and it's up to new coordinator Bill Young to make that unit a lot better.

11. Georgia Tech

The buzz: It'll be the second year for the Yellow Jackets in coach Paul Johnson's
offense, which could mean big numbers. Rebuilding the front four is the No. 1 priority on defense.

12. Ole Miss

The buzz: Quarterback Jevan Snead heads what should be a potent offense. The defense was underrated nationally, and most of the key guys return. If defensive end Greg Hardy can stay healthy and out of the doghouse, he could have a monster senior season.

13. California

The buzz: The Golden Bears could have some issues at linebacker. But tailback Jahvid Best has a legitimate chance to lead the nation in rushing, and the passing attack should be improved as well.

14. Florida State

The buzz: After a few seasons as the weak link, the offensive line actually could be a team strength. Quarterback Christian Ponder needs to improve as a passer, and some playmakers must emerge on defense.

15. Penn State

The buzz: The Nittany Lions will have to rebuild their offensive and defensive lines, their secondary and their receiving corps. At least quarterback Daryll Clark and tailback Evan Royster return, and linebacker Sean Lee is expected back from an injury that cost him the 2008 season.

16. Kansas

The buzz: The Jayhawks look as if they will be the best team in the Big 12 North. Quarterback Todd Reesing and wide receiver Desmond Briscoe should form a potent passing duo. The defense will be fine if three new starting linebackers emerge.

17. Oregon

The buzz: The Ducks lose their best linemen on both sides of the ball and the secondary needs some work. But the offense should again provide a lot of points.

18. Georgia

The buzz: The Bulldogs lost three key players early – quarterback Matthew Stafford, running back Knowshon Moreno and cornerback Asher Allen. Still, this is a program with a lot of talent, and the three defections mean the Bulldogs might actually be under the radar a bit this fall.

19. Iowa

The buzz: Star running back Shonn Greene is gone, but the Hawkeyes still will be a run-oriented team, thanks to a solid line. The defense should be fine.

20. TCU

The buzz: The Horned Frogs need to replace more than half of their starting defense, but it has gotten to the point where coordinator Dick Bumpas can plug in a new guy and not worry that much. The offense needs to be a bit more dynamic.

21. USF

The buzz: With Pitt losing star running back LeSean McCoy to the NFL, the Bulls should go into the season as the preseason favorite in the Big East. Quarterback Matt Grothe must develop some consistency; it would help his cause if a feature back emerges.

22. Utah

The buzz: The Utes lost two key defenders to the draft – end Paul Kruger and cornerback Sean Smith. Quarterback Brian Johnson and both coordinators are gone, too. Still, the defense will be a strength and the running game should be strong. But to expect another undefeated season is asking way too much.

23. Notre Dame

The buzz: The schedule isn't that taxing, the passing attack should be quite good and the defense has the makings of a solid unit. There's no doubt that Charlie Weis will be coaching for his job.

24. Oregon State

The buzz: The Beavers annually seem to be underrated. But with the return of the Rodgers brothers, the offense has two big-time playmakers. The defense should be fine.

25. North Carolina

The buzz: The Tar Heels made a big jump this past season in their second year under coach Butch Davis. Expect more improvement in 2009, when the Heels should contend for the ACC title.

Bulldogs, Tigers battle for top spot in the West

BATON ROUGE -- The LSU men’s basketball team, off a strong week of two Southeastern Conference wins, tries to keep the momentum rolling forward when it takes on Mississippi State University Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

There is no television for the game, but the radio broadcast will be available on the affiliates of the LSU Sports Radio Network (New Country 100.7 FM The Tiger in Baton Rouge) and in the “Geaux Zone” of LSUsports.net.

Tickets for the game start at $14 for adults and $5 for youth (ages 3-12) and are available online at LSUsports.net and beginning at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the upper ticket windows of the Maravich Center. At halftime of Wednesday’s game, the championship trophy of the Chick-Fil-A Bowl will be presented to Coach Les Miles and the LSU football team by bowl officials.

LSU students are admitted free with their student ID and it is student point game in which students earn priority points toward future ticket use by attending.

LSU enters the game at 14-3 overall and 2-1 in the SEC after an 83-68 win over South Carolina at home and an 83-51 triumph over Ole Miss in Oxford last week. Mississippi State is one of the hottest teams in the league, having won five-straight games to go to 13-5 on the year, but more importantly a 3-0 start in the SEC Western Division.

The Tigers are also involved in a long win streak, having won 13 home games this year and with wins in the final three home games a year ago, LSU will put a 16-game home winning streak on the line against State, tied for the fourth longest win streak in the 38-year history of the Maravich Center.

LSU’s Tasmin Mitchell had games of 30 and 17 points to lead LSU last week and has upped his second on the team scoring average to 15.2 points per game. Marcus Thornton still leads the team in scoring at 17.6 points per game with point guard Bo Spencer averaging 12.2 points per game. Garrett Temple had nine assists in the Ole Miss game and averages 4.0 assists per game and his assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.1 is second in the league.

Mississippi State has gone to a much different type of lineup with four guards to go with shot-blocking expert center Jarvis Varnado. But it has been a combination that has propelled the Bulldogs to a contending position in the SEC.

“Mississippi State is very impressive,” LSU Coach Trent Johnson said. “Their skill set is unlike anything we have faced all year long. They have five or six perimeter players that are very skilled and can get their own shot. The thing that impresses me the most is whether they make it or miss it, they push the ball up and shoot it deep. Our transition defense, our ability to cover the three-point line is going to be huge come Wednesday.

“I think Coach (Rick) Stansbury has done a really good job in a short period of time with this team in making the decision to go small. Obviously, they are playing really well right now. We are going to have to play our best game defensively. We are going to have to sustain it for 40 minutes because this is not a group where you can just help off on this guy or that guy. You have to guard all five starters and then they come off the bench with two or three good players.

Varnado is averaging 12.6 points per game, 9.6 rebounds and 5.2 blocks for the Bulldogs with Ravern Johnson averaging 12.1 points per game, Barry Stewart 10.9 points and Dee Bost 10.3 points and 4.7 assists.

The Tigers will also play at home Saturday against nationally-ranked Xavier. That game is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff and will be televised by ESPN2.

Football hits

Yeah, it is about to be tough times in cotton country. As if they weren't trying enough, we, as Macarthur mentioned, are about to be without football and we still have a ways to go till baseball. So I figured, lets celebrate football with some jaw rattlin' hits. Naturally there are a few videos that are up for debate. Some that proclaim, " The hardest hit ever". That is not much concern to me, lets just see some people getting 'Jacked Up'... There are so many of these to choose from, but I liked these. Also, I am only posting the last one because of the end of the video.... watch and see Craig.

SPORTS LIMBO

Football is over except for one game and baseball is not here yet, so this time pretty much sucks sportswise because Basketball and Hockey don't really count in my opinion. Anyway, baseball is right around the corner and today Baseball America released their preseason top 25. The SEC is represented nicely with 5 teams. The poll is below the picture.

2009 BASEBALL AMERICA PRESEASON POLL

1. Texas A&M
2. Louisiana State
3. North Carolina
4. Texas
5. Cal State Fullerton
6. Mississippi
7. Rice
8. Baylor
9. UC Irvine
10. Missouri
11. San Diego
12. UCLA
13. Arizona State
14. Georgia
15. Stanford
16. Oklahoma
17. Pepperdine
18. Kent State
19. Clemson
20. Georgia Tech
21. Alabama
22. Arkansas
23. Louisville
24. Florida State
25. Oregon State

Crockett Here

Ok, seems that all is well in the Universe without my participation. I have been on hiatus from blogging for about a week, maybe two. This is mostly due to a slow computer and a lifestyle adjustment to the new schedule. Anyway, the computer seems to be doing fine. I deleted some old files and cleaned things up a bit. As for the schedule, not changing. So, what did I miss out on talking about. Well, lets see, Rebs get skull-f%&ked by the Tigers in B-ball. I am not sure how well Macarthur follows LSU basketball, but I am sure he was pleased that they handled Ole Miss in the manner that they did. As for the rest of the world, for those of you out there that have missed out on the Barstool the past week I highly recommend going to the site and checking out the "Wake Up With" post from all of last week. Very Solid material. Also, the Cardinals are playing the Steelers in the Super Bowl. I am sure that this is displeasing for some people as they would much rather have a more marque team playing in the big game, but I think it is an interesting matchup. The Cardinals have shown they have a pretty explosive offense with Jesus Freak Kurt Warner at the helm. Nothing wrong with worshipping the man upstairs, but Kurt takes it to another level. The Steelers have a very opportunistic defense and by that I mean they always seem to be around the ball, forcing turnovers and what not. I don't have a personal pick for this game because personally I am not to concerned with who wins. Although I do like rooting for underdogs. For the most part, the Super Bowl for me is more about what numbers I get on the board. So I will cheer for every opportunity I get to make some money. Anyway, hope all is well with everyone. Just a reminder, in 11 days AC/DC will be melting some faces at FedEx Forum in Memphis. I am going, are you?

BEATDOWN!

OXFORD, Miss. -- The LSU men's basketball team jumped out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back, defeating short-handed Ole Miss, 83-51, on Saturday afternoon at Tad Smith Coliseum.
LSU (14-3, 2-1 SEC) earned its first road victory in four games this season.
Tasmin Mitchell, who scored a career-best 30 points the last time out, again LSU led with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Garrett Temple added 14 while Marcus Thornton scored 13 and Bo Spencer had 12.

The Tigers shot 48.4 percent (33 of 68) from the field, while holding Ole Miss to 35.6 (22 of 62), incluing 4-of-21 from three-point range.

Ole Miss (10-7, 1-2 SEC) was never close to the Tigers, falling behind by 26 in the first half before a see-saw second half. Terrico White led the Rebels with 22 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Forward Murphy Holloway was the other Rebel in double figures scoring with 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

The rest of the Rebels combined to make only 8-of-39 shots (20.5 percent).
The loss was the most lopsided for Ole Miss since 2000, when LSU won 97-53 en route to a Western Division championship and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

LSU led 41-18 at halftime after racing to a 19-2 lead in six minutes. The Tigers built their biggest lead to 73-36 on a Chris Johnson dunk with 6:08 left. Ole Miss never closed within 22 points in the second half.

CHALLENGE!

While having lunch today with Greenwood's own pillar of good health, Michael Mosley, we started talking about the 300 Oaks road race. During the talk, Mosely stated that he could easily run 3 miles. I think this would be a nice challenge for him but he seems to think it would not be that hard. There of course has to be a time limit and definately no walking is allowed. I will need to get with the local runners to see what an appropriate time limit will be, and I'm sure we can use that as an over/under for anyone who would like to place a friendly wager on it. Any way it should be fun to watch.

WAY TO GO GATORS!

One very special Gator fan decided to celebrate their recent championship in her own special way. On a side note, we definately need one of those in our living room. Who wants to help chip in?

I DIDN'T THINK THIS UNTIL I READ THE ARTICLE. I'M SOLD NOW

Oklahoma and Florida can battle for the BCS. But we've already crowned the true national champ.

by Rick Reilly






The Utes trampled Alabama to complete a perfect season. How are they not national champions?
Some gifts people give are pointless: Styling mousse to Dick Vitale. An all-you-can-eat card to Kate Moss. The BCS Championship given to Oklahoma or Florida.
It means nothing because the BCS has no credibility. Florida? Oklahoma? Who cares? Utah is the national champion.
The End. Roll credits.

Argue with this, please. I beg you. Find me anybody else that went undefeated. Thirteen-and-zero. Beat four ranked teams. Went to the Deep South and seal-clubbed Alabama in the Sugar Bowl. The same Alabama that was ranked No. 1 for five weeks. The same Alabama that went undefeated in the regular season. The same Alabama that Florida beat in order to get INTO the BCS Championship game in the first place.


Yeah, that's how it is now in the shameful, money-grubbing world of college football. If you're Florida and you beat Alabama, you get a seat in the title game. If you're Utah, you get a seat on your sofa.
Hey, remind me: What do they give out for one of those BCS things anyway? It's been so long since I cared. Something from Sears? This is the sixth year in the past 10 that the title has been in dispute under this cash-grab, fan-dis, monopoly that the BCS has created. Which is why the title game just doesn't matter anymore. It's like being named Miss Ogallala. Or Best Amish Electrician.
Just take a look at the teams that think they're worthy of being called national champs:

USC? Great year. Wonderful. Let's all go to SkyBar and celebrate. But it lost to

Oregon State, a team Utah beat.

Texas? You think beating Ohio State by a nubby three points gets you the title?

The Big Ten was 1-6 in bowl games! That's like pinning David Spade!

Florida and Oklahoma? They lost. Utah never did.

So that's it. Utah is the national champion. The Utes should probably have two now, actually. They went undefeated in 2004, too, and their coach still thinks they were the best team in the land. Smart fella named Urban Meyer. Coaches Florida now.
By the way, we're calling our title the "national" championship because it actually includes the whole nation­—all 119 Division I schools—unlike the BCS, which includes 66. Yeah, the BCS somehow eliminated the middleman—the NCAA. The conferences these schools play in take their dump trucks full of cash straight from the TV networks and fairness can go suck a lemon.


Do me a favor. Call Ohio State president Gordon Gee and ask him why he won't support a playoff. He's one of the most powerful presidents in the NCAA. He could get it done. If he says anything other than, "We don't want to share the loot" then you know he's lying his bow tie off.

"This is not how we normally do things in America," says Utah president Michael Young. "In America, quality usually wins, not conspiracy. And there's a reason people usually enter into a conspiracy. It's money. You make money doing it. And those that are in on the conspiracy want to stay in and keep everybody else out."
Sure, BCS blowhards will hand you schlock about how the college football season is like a playoff, how it's an elimination tournament every week. Really? Well, how come Florida and Oklahoma weren't eliminated with their losses? Utah ran the table, beat everybody set in front of them, including Ala-damn-bama in no less than the Sugar Bowl, and gets the bagel.

Oh, by the way? It was Utah's eighth straight bowl win, the nation's longest streak. Among the losers during that run? Let's see USC, Georgia Tech, Pittsburgh, and now the legendary Houndstooth Hats.
"What else do we have to prove?" asks Utah's magical quarterback, Brian Johnson. Good question. He and the Utes essentially whipped Alabama at home. Handed Nick Saban a garlic necklace to wear the entire offseason. Stepped on his team's neck 21-0in the first three possessions and never looked back. Let's see. Who was it that was losing to Alabama until nearly six minutes into the fourth quarter? Oh, yeah. Florida.

What, you want the Utes to win a spelling bee? Make a prize-winning souffle? Knock up Angelina Jolie? What?
It just slays me. It really does.

Call Myles Brand, president of the asleep-at-the-wheel NCAA, and ask him if he and his greedy presidents are going to stand in defiance of president-elect Barack Obama, who said again this week he wants a playoff and wants it yesterday.
Call Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner and BCS bully John Swofford and ask him what he's going to do if Obama starts asking the Justice Department to look into anti-trust violations against the BCS. The Utah attorney general has already launched an investigation into that very thing.
Ask him what he'll do if Obama asks the Department of Education to consider withholding federal funds from these schools that have entered into his secret club. You don't think playing in the title game means millions in general-fund donations for a school? That's as unfair as anything Title IX fought against.
Until all these people do the right thing, I'll be celebrating with the true national champions — the undefeated, untied Utah Utes. (Our new slogan: Utahk about a team!)

Lemonades for everybody!

National Championship Tonight

Time to settle it. For all the marbles, the whole ball of wax. Tonight Gators; Sooners.... to decide it all. Personally I hope the Gators mop the floor with Oklahoma. Not only for the sake of the SEC, but also for the fact that the announcers/media/ people who get paid to talk about things that they are not entirely qualified for, can once and for all shut up about the awesomeness of the Big 12 this year. Sure Texas won there bowl game over Ohio State, but in all reality Ohio State choked. There is no need to go into The Cotton Bowl, we all know what happened in that one. Harrell threw for 350+, lost by 14, should have lost by allot more.I am not certain, but knowing Macarthur and his love for the SEC conference, I would say he is endorsing Florida as well. I could be wrong, I have not looked at the line on the game. He is a gambler. Anyway, give em hell Tebow.

One final note on the Cotton Bowl...

Got this via email from a friend.... You Damn Right

John Stewart and Lisa Melton pay money to run

John Stewart and Lisa Melton represented the 'wood in a half marathon in Jackson this past weekend. I don't know where in the pack they finished but they did finish which is more than I could do. Above is a picture from the run and you can see that John's partner in crime, Little Lieutenant Dan, came out to show his buddy support. Well done John and Lisa.

The Barstool called it...

This is an exert from Barstool Sports. The Barstool is a favorite website of Crockett and Macarthur. If you want to check it out for yourself just click the link on the sidebar..


Barstool Mortal Lock - Ole Miss Vs. Texas Tech

I just want to clarify something real quick. I haven’t lost a mortal lock pick since I had the over in Maryland Nevada which covered by about 1 million points. Manzo picked Pittsburgh the other day not me. Figures he’d crawl out his cave for the first time in a month just to make me look bad. But if you read that blog I actually added an editor’s note which said I liked Oregon State. So before you bash me for that, do your homework. Now onto today’s mortal lock. I love Mississippi catching 4 against Texas Tech. I actually think the Rebels will outright the Red Raiders in this one. Yes, I’m one of the Big 12 is over rated guys. Sure Texas Tech will get their points but I see no way they slow down Mississippi. In fact if college football had a March Madness style tournament Ole Miss would be the team nobody wanted to play. It’s no fluke that they beat Florida and killed LSU. It’s no fluke they won their last 5 in a row in the SEC. And don’t forget that they gave Alabama everything they could handle and more at Alabama. Sure this game is in Texas but no team is as confident and playing as well as Ole Miss and it will show today. That’s the reason this line opened at 7 and is now 4. Because people who know college football like myself know a bad line when we see one.


Mortal Lock – Ole Miss +4

Rebels Outduel Red Raiders

Whoa!!! The Ole Miss Rebs put together an impressive display in Dallas to whip up on the Red Raiders of Texas Tech 47-34. The Rebs overcame some first quarter mistakes and took a 3 point lead at the half. I will admit, at that point I was nervous about how the second half would play out, but the Rebs came on strong with the Defense and the ground game. It was a great game to watch. For me, as I am sure for some others, I thought the pick six sealed the deal. Not the case, we scored some more, but the Raiders came on in the 4th quarter and made it interesting. Even though the score was not a clear indication of the actual contest. Some of this was helped out by us with the fumble down on the goaline, but the Rebs D answered the bell and produced a safety on the following possession. As I type this and try to recall how the game played out, but my pounding head prevents me for recalling all the events that might have sealed the deal. I guess you can understand the celebration... We did just beat the #8 team in the country like a rented mule. 96% said we couldn't... WE DID!! Or maybe it was 95%, I forget... who cares, we won big baby. Despite the fact that Red Raider QB threw for 364 yards, I thought the Defense did a fine job overall in preventing them from getting into a groove. The offensive did its part controlling the clock and keeping the potent Raider offense off the field. The Rebs held the ball for 11 minutes longer than the Raiders. Not to many people would believe me if I said I thought we would beat them and the score would be a lot closer than the game really was, but it is true. I did tell a few people that. That could have just come from a moment of overconfidence on my part, but it did happen. I guess hindsight is 20/20. Enough with this reduced brain cell rant. I don't have the train of thought to continue typing, so here are some post game notes....

BOWL INFORMATION
Ole Miss made its first postseason trip to Dallas since 2004 and second since 1962.

The Rebel offense scored its most points ever in a bowl and tied for most touchdowns ... Ole Miss also posted its second-most total yards in a bowl game with 515.

Ole Miss is 7-1 in its last eight bowl games dating back to a 13-0 win over Air Force in the 1992 Liberty Bowl ... The Rebels’ only loss during that span came during the 2000 Music City Bowl, falling 49-38 to West Virginia.

his was Ole Miss’ fourth Cotton Bowl appearance, posting a 3-1 record ... The Rebels defeated TCU 14-13 in the 1956 game, dropped a 12-7 decision to Texas in 1962 and knocked off Oklahoma State 31-28 in 2004.

This marked Ole Miss’ 32nd all-time bowl appearance, which is tied with Miami (Fla.) for 17th on the NCAA Division I-A’s list of alltime bowl appearances ... Ole Miss is 20-12 in bowl games, with the 20 wins tied for the 12th most in NCAA Division I-A history.

This Cotton Bowl encounter marked the third bowl meeting between Ole Miss and Texas Tech ... With this game, the Red Raiders tied the Texas Longhorns and the Air Force Falcons as the Rebels’ most frequent bowl opponent.

The Rebels are 7-2 in bowl games against the Big XII Conference and have won six straight.

SERIES INFORMATION

This game was the fifth meeting between Texas Tech and Ole Miss ... The Rebels lead the series 3-2.

This encounter marked the third bowl meeting between Ole Miss and Texas Tech ... The teams' other two postseason battles occurred at the Independence Bowl with Ole Miss prevailing both times, 20-17 in 1986 and 35-18 in 1998.

GENERAL NOTES

With six straight wins, Ole Miss ended the year with its longest win streak since taking six in a row in 2003.

In No. 8 Texas Tech, Ole Miss faced its fifth top-25 foe of the year and fifth away from Oxford ... The Rebels went 3-2, defeating No. 4 Florida 31-30 and No. 18 LSU 31-13 and falling at No. 2 Alabama 24-20 and No. 20 Wake Forest 30-28 ... Ole Miss is 56-128-2 all-time versus ranked teams.

With a 9-4 record, Ole Miss concludes its best season since posting a 10-3 mark in 2003.
Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt notches his seventh season with nine or more wins in his 16 seasons as a head coach.

OFFENSIVE NOTES

Sophomore QB Jevan Snead tied the Ole Miss bowl record for TD tosses with three ... He posted his ninth game with multiple TD tosses and seventh performance of 200-plus passing yards, completing 18-of-29 passes for 292 yards with three TDs and one interceptions.

TE Gerald Harris became the first Rebel with two TD catches in a bowl ... He finished with two catches for 29 yards.

Junior Dexter McCluster posted 180 all-purpose yards, rushing 14 times for a career-high 97 yards and hauling in six passes for 83 yards.

Freshman RB Brandon Bolden topped the 100-yard mark for the first time in his career, carrying 11 times for 101 yards ... He broke free for a career-long 44-yard run and also rushed for a TD for the third straight game and fifth time this year.

Senior WR Mike Wallace hauled in four catches for 80 yards, including a 41-yard TD ... It marked Wallace's fourth catch of the year of 40 or more yards ... His 15 career TD receptions rank third all-time at Ole Miss, just one ahead of teammate Shay Hodge. Snead has thrown multiple TDs in nine of the 13 games this year

Ole Miss failed to score first for just the second time this season.

DEFENSIVE NOTES

The Rebel defense posted multiple interceptions for the fifth straight game.

Junior CB Marshay Green recorded Ole Miss' second interception of the game and returned it 65 yards for the team's first pick-six since the 2007 Memphis game ... It was Green's second career interception and seventh TD of his career.

Junior CB Cassius Vaughn notched his third interception of the year ... He finished with three tackles and a pass breakup.

Junior S Kendrick Lewis topped the team with seven total tackles and five solos.

Freshman CB Marcus Temple collected a career-high six tackles and four solos.

Sophomore CB Jeremy McGee was credited with a career-high five tackles and added a pass break-up in the endzone.

Junior LB Patrick Trahan posted five tackles with a sack and a forced fumble.

SPECIAL TEAMS NOTES

Junior CB Marshay Green returned four punts for 79 yards, including a long of 54.

The Rebels improved to 4-for-4 on fakes this year after junior FB Andy Hartmann took a direct snap and rumbled ahead for 10 yards down to the Tech 35 yardline.

With six extra points today, junior K Joshua Shene extended his streak of successful PATs to 74, which is second on the all-time Rebel charts ... Shene was 1-for-2 on field goals, connecting from 27 yards out and missing from 30 yards ... It marked his first miss of the year from inside 40 yards.