Hope to see everyone soon!
Friday, December 21, 2007
Best...Sign...Ever
Not only is this billboard real, it is on the interstate smack dab between Tuscaloosa and Shreveport, where the bammers will be vacationing in late December for the 2nd straight year.
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
And the search(es) is on
Well, I guess I was the only one who didn't see the Al Borges bloodletting coming. All the message boards and blogs I read (and it's not really that many) had a "yup, this has been in the works for weeks" kind of mentality about it. I think it was a bit odd that they were able to keep it quiet for almost a week. Apparently Tubs let CAB know last week that he wouldn't be retained. My guess (actually stolen from other things I've read) is that it was so Tubs could negotiate a quick hire of the OC from Troy (disciple of the Leach/Mumme spread offense) and CAB could look for another job before the story broke. So that's what it looks like. We'll be running the spread offense in Auburn next year. I sure hope its more of a power spread featuring a strong running game instead of a pass happy, toss it all the field, three yard outs on every play type of spread O (and yes, I've already seen it referred to as the Spread Eagle attack). Here's a few things I don't like/understand about it. Personally I thought it was Tubs who was "calling off the dogs" on offense the last couple of years. After seeing the way CAB liked to spread the ball around and put up gaudy numbers in '04 and '05 I didn't think he would be one to "shut it down" on offense. That definitely seemed more like Tuberville's MO. He is old school, despite the Riverboat Gambler moniker, and loved to win games by running the ball and shutting the other team down. Also, CAB's quote said he understood the situation after talking to Tubs for "about 20 minutes" last week. Again, this makes it all seem so premeditated and underhanded. Tubs knew he was going to go in another direction and it looks to me like he didn't give Borges a chance to explain how he was going to change things for next year, either personnel wise or schematically. I just think that Cox's shortcomings as a quarterback and his injuries are the real reason the offense sputtered so badly at times in the last two seasons. I never wanted to pin the blame on Al.
As for the other coordinator on the Plains...despite the fact that we saw this same things just two weeks ago with Tubs, reports out of Fayetteville are saying that Will "Boom MoFo" Muschamp
will be named the new Head Pig as soon as tomorrow. I had no doubt in my mind when we hired Muschamp last year that he wouldn't be around long. I figured he'd be snapped up as a HC soon. I was just hoping we'd maybe get a couple more years out of him. The interesting thing to see will be if he succeeds in Hogville the next couple of years and Auburn struggles, if Lowder and Co. try and engineer a swap with Tubs heading back to R-Kansas and Will coming back to the Plains. We shall see, we shall see. Okay, I should really be finishing this paper on Plate Tectonics I've been avoided all day. Peace out peeps.
Oh yeah, James. We enjoyed having the wife over for dinner Saturday. It'll be nice next year when that is a weekly occurence. Pack yo bags mister...it's been in the 70s for four straight days!
As for the other coordinator on the Plains...despite the fact that we saw this same things just two weeks ago with Tubs, reports out of Fayetteville are saying that Will "Boom MoFo" Muschamp
will be named the new Head Pig as soon as tomorrow. I had no doubt in my mind when we hired Muschamp last year that he wouldn't be around long. I figured he'd be snapped up as a HC soon. I was just hoping we'd maybe get a couple more years out of him. The interesting thing to see will be if he succeeds in Hogville the next couple of years and Auburn struggles, if Lowder and Co. try and engineer a swap with Tubs heading back to R-Kansas and Will coming back to the Plains. We shall see, we shall see. Okay, I should really be finishing this paper on Plate Tectonics I've been avoided all day. Peace out peeps.
Oh yeah, James. We enjoyed having the wife over for dinner Saturday. It'll be nice next year when that is a weekly occurence. Pack yo bags mister...it's been in the 70s for four straight days!
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
How's the Bachelor Life JDinz??
You been livin' it up since the little lady headed down South? I'm picturing empty pizza boxes and beer bottles lying around the couch. Maybe even the pillows from your bed on the couch since you've been sleeping there watching ESPN all night. Are you at least remembering to feed the animals? That would be good. Anyway, enjoy the good life my friend.
Saturday, December 01, 2007
Possibly a sign?
As part of Jen's review for boards she signed up to receive the "question of the day" through email. Well, she took her boards a couple of weeks, but this was one of the questions this week:
Question of the Day: It’s a cold November day in the middle of football season in Atlanta, Georgia, when you are presented with "Uga VII", a 3-year old intact male bulldog in a red University of Georgia t-shirt. Uga is in for a routine check up and vaccinations.
You note an excessive amount of snorting, snuffling and slobber, (which is to say, normal for Uga). On auscultation, you hear a somewhat irregular heart rhythm with a slow rate; markedly slower on expiration.
T= 102.1 F (40 C) RR= 24 HR = 60 bpm
Reference values
What should you do?
A - ECG
B - Echocardiogram
C - Nothing
D - Chest radiograph, CBC, blood chemistry panel
E - Refer to for cardiology consult
I asked why there wasn't a choice F: euthanasia, but Jen didn't think that was funny. Anyway, just thought it was interesting that of all the mascots in the country, that's the one referred to in the question.
She leaves for Athens today. Say a prayer for safe travel and dry roads.
Question of the Day: It’s a cold November day in the middle of football season in Atlanta, Georgia, when you are presented with "Uga VII", a 3-year old intact male bulldog in a red University of Georgia t-shirt. Uga is in for a routine check up and vaccinations.
You note an excessive amount of snorting, snuffling and slobber, (which is to say, normal for Uga). On auscultation, you hear a somewhat irregular heart rhythm with a slow rate; markedly slower on expiration.
T= 102.1 F (40 C) RR= 24 HR = 60 bpm
Reference values
What should you do?
A - ECG
B - Echocardiogram
C - Nothing
D - Chest radiograph, CBC, blood chemistry panel
E - Refer to for cardiology consult
I asked why there wasn't a choice F: euthanasia, but Jen didn't think that was funny. Anyway, just thought it was interesting that of all the mascots in the country, that's the one referred to in the question.
She leaves for Athens today. Say a prayer for safe travel and dry roads.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
JLM Week Lucky 13
Team HardtobelieveanotheryearofJLMiscomingtoanend
QB Tebow (he might break 100 himself this week), uf
RB Green-Ellis, ole
RB Lester, au
WR Burton, ky
WR Ingram, uf
WR Brown, ut
K David, lsu
DEF Auburn
By the way Larry, I tried to call Amanda during the day yesterday to ask her what kind of wine we had at your house. I knew it was Rex Goliath, I just couldn't remember Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. I just bought both to be safe.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
QB Tebow (he might break 100 himself this week), uf
RB Green-Ellis, ole
RB Lester, au
WR Burton, ky
WR Ingram, uf
WR Brown, ut
K David, lsu
DEF Auburn
By the way Larry, I tried to call Amanda during the day yesterday to ask her what kind of wine we had at your house. I knew it was Rex Goliath, I just couldn't remember Pinot Noir or Cabernet Sauvignon. I just bought both to be safe.
Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving.
You know you live in Wisconsin when...
You wake up to snow on Thanksgiving and you're not really shocked.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
JLM Week 12
Team FinishHim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
QB: Gee, lemme think...Tebow
RB: Moreno
RB: McFadden
WR: Hall
WR: Caldwell
WR: Bailey
K: Lincoln
D: bama
QB: Gee, lemme think...Tebow
RB: Moreno
RB: McFadden
WR: Hall
WR: Caldwell
WR: Bailey
K: Lincoln
D: bama
Sunday, November 11, 2007
JLM with 2 weeks to go
Through 11 Weeks:
Wins
Matt 5
Larry 3
James 3
Total points
Larry 1136
Matt 1161
James 1106
Avg. Weekly Score
Larry 103.3
James 100.6
Matt 105.6
Wins
Matt 5
Larry 3
James 3
Total points
Larry 1136
Matt 1161
James 1106
Avg. Weekly Score
Larry 103.3
James 100.6
Matt 105.6
Thursday, November 08, 2007
Concert in the ATL
How's this for the 99X MistleToe Jam line up: Modest Mouse, Silversun Pickups, The Shins, and Silverchair. Not too shabby for just $10. Larry, you in? It's December 16. I know you're in town from the 10th to the 14th so it would probably be tough for you to stay another two days. Just checking though.
JLM Week 11 - It's On...It is Sooo On
Team BlackJerseysWillOnlyTakeYouSoFaruga
QB: Tebow (can't help it...he's been killing me. I wanted to pick Woodson here)
RB: McFadden (Nutt is padding his Heisman stats now)
RB: Hester
WR: Harvin
WR: Rod Smith
WR: DJ Hall
K: Byrum
D: LSU
Picks:
Arky takes out the vowels in K-ville. DMC and Felix go OFF, and the natives are restless about Fulmer's future. If they lose to either UK or Vandy I think he's done. Arky 27-21
How awesome would it be if Sly could get the best of Shula and Sabear in back to back years? Unfortunately I don't think that's happening here. bammer rolls 31-13
Vandy needs this to get bowl eligible (UT and Wake Forest left after this), but I think UK is just better on O. Cats 24-16
LSU big over La Tech. LSU 38-12
Oh, wouldn't it be sweet if Stevie the Visor could ruin UF's shot at the SEC Title game again. Meyer is definitely number 2 (pun intended) on my most hated SEC coaches list (Satan...Saban is an easy #1). I just think the Cocks have run out of gas after the last two weeks. UF 37-21
It's time for another battle between the hedges. (FOOTBALL!!!!) Do you realize that if UGA wins this will be the first time since 1982 they will have beaten AU and UF in the same year. I was reading a copy of Bulldawg Illustrated at lunch today at Guthrie's (just thought I'd throw that in there) and you have no idea how big that would be to the UGA fans. They seriously HATE losing to us. Too bad for them I think we're ready for this one. They're getting all gimmicky with the black out (it was the seniors' idea to have the fans wear black and word on the street around here is that the team will be wearing black jerseys for the first time in forever...literally, I don't think they've ever done it) and I think they're a little high on themselves after beating UF (FOOTBALL!!!!!!). This has the makings of 1997 all over again. That UGA team beat a highly ranked UF team with a dominant ground game (Robert Edwards) and thought they would whip up on us the next Saturday in Athens. We came in focused and strong and ran the ball all over them and walked out with an easy 45-34 victory that was even more of a blowout than the score indicates. While I don't think we will win that easily I think we will win. Knowshown won't get 175+ yards like he's been getting. We'll stack the box and limit his yards. This will make us vulnerable to the passing game and Stafford has the arm to burn us. I'm just guessing his head gets in the way. We need a couple of turnovers in the first half to get them thinking too much. On talent alone I think they have us beat. We just play so good on the road and especially when we're underdogs. If we play the game we did against Florida and LSU I think we win without having to come down to the wire. If we play like we did against Arky it will be a close game that could go either way. If we play like we did against anyone else we'll get spanked. I like Brandon to redeem himself for last year's debacle (FOOTBALL!!!!) and manage a solid game. Brad gets his first 100 yard game in his last game in his home state. The defense holds Moreno under 100 yards and Stafford under 250 and causes two or three turnovers (UGA is suseptible to giving the ball up). Lester scores late to put us up and Groves and Coleman get a couple of sacks to end it.
AU 23
uga 17
QB: Tebow (can't help it...he's been killing me. I wanted to pick Woodson here)
RB: McFadden (Nutt is padding his Heisman stats now)
RB: Hester
WR: Harvin
WR: Rod Smith
WR: DJ Hall
K: Byrum
D: LSU
Picks:
Arky takes out the vowels in K-ville. DMC and Felix go OFF, and the natives are restless about Fulmer's future. If they lose to either UK or Vandy I think he's done. Arky 27-21
How awesome would it be if Sly could get the best of Shula and Sabear in back to back years? Unfortunately I don't think that's happening here. bammer rolls 31-13
Vandy needs this to get bowl eligible (UT and Wake Forest left after this), but I think UK is just better on O. Cats 24-16
LSU big over La Tech. LSU 38-12
Oh, wouldn't it be sweet if Stevie the Visor could ruin UF's shot at the SEC Title game again. Meyer is definitely number 2 (pun intended) on my most hated SEC coaches list (Satan...Saban is an easy #1). I just think the Cocks have run out of gas after the last two weeks. UF 37-21
It's time for another battle between the hedges. (FOOTBALL!!!!) Do you realize that if UGA wins this will be the first time since 1982 they will have beaten AU and UF in the same year. I was reading a copy of Bulldawg Illustrated at lunch today at Guthrie's (just thought I'd throw that in there) and you have no idea how big that would be to the UGA fans. They seriously HATE losing to us. Too bad for them I think we're ready for this one. They're getting all gimmicky with the black out (it was the seniors' idea to have the fans wear black and word on the street around here is that the team will be wearing black jerseys for the first time in forever...literally, I don't think they've ever done it) and I think they're a little high on themselves after beating UF (FOOTBALL!!!!!!). This has the makings of 1997 all over again. That UGA team beat a highly ranked UF team with a dominant ground game (Robert Edwards) and thought they would whip up on us the next Saturday in Athens. We came in focused and strong and ran the ball all over them and walked out with an easy 45-34 victory that was even more of a blowout than the score indicates. While I don't think we will win that easily I think we will win. Knowshown won't get 175+ yards like he's been getting. We'll stack the box and limit his yards. This will make us vulnerable to the passing game and Stafford has the arm to burn us. I'm just guessing his head gets in the way. We need a couple of turnovers in the first half to get them thinking too much. On talent alone I think they have us beat. We just play so good on the road and especially when we're underdogs. If we play the game we did against Florida and LSU I think we win without having to come down to the wire. If we play like we did against Arky it will be a close game that could go either way. If we play like we did against anyone else we'll get spanked. I like Brandon to redeem himself for last year's debacle (FOOTBALL!!!!) and manage a solid game. Brad gets his first 100 yard game in his last game in his home state. The defense holds Moreno under 100 yards and Stafford under 250 and causes two or three turnovers (UGA is suseptible to giving the ball up). Lester scores late to put us up and Groves and Coleman get a couple of sacks to end it.
AU 23
uga 17
JLM Week 10 Scores
Sorry it took me until Thursday to get this out. I've been busy and I knew I got smoked so I really didn't have a whole lot of desire to add up the points. I'm sick of losing at JLM and I'm turning it around this week.
Team LoserwithacapitalL
QB: Stafford 21
RB: Fannin 5
RB: Foster 22
WR: R. Smith 2
WR: Doucet 18
WR: Bennett 3
K: Coutu vs. Troy 15
D: UT vs ULL 9
Total - 95 (that's actually respectable but you both beat that with three picks!)
Team Whisky (holy crap...I didn't realize you had Moreno too!!)
QB T Tebow 45
RB B Tate 12
RB K Moreno 37
WR K McKinley 7
WR P Harvin 34
WR M Wallace 1
K A Tejada 6
DEF Auburn 9
Total - 151 (going Bacardi on that ass)
Team Okrachoke (whoa, you have practically the same team...this one is gonna be close between you two)
Q Tebow 45
R Fannin 5
R Moreno 37
W Taylor 5
W Doucet 18
W Harvin 34
K Tiffin 10
D UT 9
Total - 163 OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!! James scored 151 and got beat by double digits?!?!?!
Doucet's 18 and the kickers are the difference this week as Larry stages a thrilling victory from the middle of the Atlanta freakin' Ocean!!! Staggering, just completely staggering. How could we possibly follow up this JLM Week?? Hopefully with a close win by me and a whipping of the pups between the hedges.
Through 10 Weeks:
Wins
Matt 4
Larry 3
James 3
Total points
Larry 1077
Matt 1044
James 1052
Avg. Weekly Score
Larry 107.7
James 105.2
Matt 104.4
Team LoserwithacapitalL
QB: Stafford 21
RB: Fannin 5
RB: Foster 22
WR: R. Smith 2
WR: Doucet 18
WR: Bennett 3
K: Coutu vs. Troy 15
D: UT vs ULL 9
Total - 95 (that's actually respectable but you both beat that with three picks!)
Team Whisky (holy crap...I didn't realize you had Moreno too!!)
QB T Tebow 45
RB B Tate 12
RB K Moreno 37
WR K McKinley 7
WR P Harvin 34
WR M Wallace 1
K A Tejada 6
DEF Auburn 9
Total - 151 (going Bacardi on that ass)
Team Okrachoke (whoa, you have practically the same team...this one is gonna be close between you two)
Q Tebow 45
R Fannin 5
R Moreno 37
W Taylor 5
W Doucet 18
W Harvin 34
K Tiffin 10
D UT 9
Total - 163 OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!! James scored 151 and got beat by double digits?!?!?!
Doucet's 18 and the kickers are the difference this week as Larry stages a thrilling victory from the middle of the Atlanta freakin' Ocean!!! Staggering, just completely staggering. How could we possibly follow up this JLM Week?? Hopefully with a close win by me and a whipping of the pups between the hedges.
Through 10 Weeks:
Wins
Matt 4
Larry 3
James 3
Total points
Larry 1077
Matt 1044
James 1052
Avg. Weekly Score
Larry 107.7
James 105.2
Matt 104.4
Thoughts on AU
I posted this in my reply to James' query on the Tenn. Tech game but I didn't know if anyone would read that.
I've been staying away from the message boards because I'm sick of reading the posts bashing Tubs for having his agent start this crap about aTm and how he's just doing it to get a raise and how AU would go on just fine without him and all that crap. AU fans (at least the ones that post on AUtigers.com) are such a negative bunch. Just listened to CTT on the radio here in Atlanta (he was on one of the sports talk stations this morning and the other one around 12:30...getting the AU word out in the ATL) talking about this week's game and about the aTm junk. I don't think he's going anywhere unless they offer him stupid Saban-like money. It's gonna cost aTm $6M just to get CTT out of his contract. Then they have to pony up at least $3M a year. He's in line for a raise from AU to at least $2.5M/yr after the season. Is it really worth it to leave for half a mil more per year?? I don't think so. Hopefully I'm right. I want him to stay at AU as long as he wants to.
I've been staying away from the message boards because I'm sick of reading the posts bashing Tubs for having his agent start this crap about aTm and how he's just doing it to get a raise and how AU would go on just fine without him and all that crap. AU fans (at least the ones that post on AUtigers.com) are such a negative bunch. Just listened to CTT on the radio here in Atlanta (he was on one of the sports talk stations this morning and the other one around 12:30...getting the AU word out in the ATL) talking about this week's game and about the aTm junk. I don't think he's going anywhere unless they offer him stupid Saban-like money. It's gonna cost aTm $6M just to get CTT out of his contract. Then they have to pony up at least $3M a year. He's in line for a raise from AU to at least $2.5M/yr after the season. Is it really worth it to leave for half a mil more per year?? I don't think so. Hopefully I'm right. I want him to stay at AU as long as he wants to.
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Sunday, November 04, 2007
I'll just never understand
I'm always amazed that when all things are basically equal and one team has beaten the other team, how the latter can be ranked above the former.
Did anyone get to listen to the game? Was Kodi that bad?
Did anyone get to listen to the game? Was Kodi that bad?
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