“come waist your time with me”

Today’s Topic:  Seriously Nickelback, that’s really enough

Mood Music:  Waste by Phish

Folks……I tried, I really did.  I read the back and forth comments on my post about Nickelback.  I was amused and tempted to comment myself….but I tried to let the audience speak for themselves.  Alas, 2 commentors (we’ll call them Becca and Amanda) have forced my hand.  Therefore, in honor of our 2 WOW guest commentors, I’m going to randomly (and by random, I mean, I’m going to pull up the Nickelback song catalogue, close my eyes and point) ….. randomly pick a Nickelback song every week, and show that no matter the song, the lyrics are atrocious.

But before I spin the bottle for this weeks’ juicy smack…..I’ve got a few things to say…..

I’m in agreement that everyone has a right to their opinion (hell, I’m one of the most opinionated people I know)…..so I think it’ healthy to take a stand for the things in life that make you happy.  Stand for what you believe in…..and one of the commentors recently has certainly done so…….and I was trying to give her the benefit of the doubt…..you know…….I mean, realistically, her all-time favorite band (Nickelback….and yes, I threw up a little in my mouth at that coupling)……was being bashed by a guy that ends his posts with a picture that has him sporting a sick mustache (who am I to condemn her favorite band?).  Wellllllllllllll, it’s what I like to do……….sorry Becca.

You had me right up until you mentioned the song,”If Today was Your Last Day”……..I mean, seriously, if today was really your last day, do you want to go down worshipping this guy?

 

Like I said, everyone’s tastes are subjective and that’s ok……and I was almost willing to go with your argument for rock n’ roll….you mentioned, AC/DC, The Beatles, Def Leppard (ok, I gave you a flier on this one), the Rolling Stones, CCR……..Absolutely, great rock n’ roll bands…..rocking til’ death……..but then your list looks like you decided to stop picking bands for their musical chops and started picking them based on bad haircuts…..my God…..

REO Speedwagon

 

Quiet Riot

 

and we’ve all seen Nickelback.  I’m not gonna even get into Shinedown…..maybe another time. 

So, without further ado……..the WOW random Nickelback lyric of the week:

From the song, “Should’ve Listened” on the album, “The Long Road” …..

“should see the look on my face, my shit’s all over the place, why’s this happening to me?  Why’d you take both sets of keys?  And still I don’t understand”

me neither……

I’ll talk at you all again later.

“so if I’m inside your head, don’t believe what you might have read”

“their minds are filled with big ideas, images, and distorted facts”

Today’s Topic:  What we’ve learned after 1 week of College Football

Mood Music:  Idiot Wind by Bob Dylan   

Anyone else ridiculously disappointed in the first week of College Football?  Holy shit what a letdown.  I mean, I know that you all are thinking that I’m just pissed because Georgia lost (and yes that’s part of it….more how, than anything else…but I’ll get to that), but surprisingly….although UGA is at the center of it all….there’s more than just that game that’s pissing me off about College Football already this year. 

What’s the deal with the effin’ personal fouls this season?  I mean……I can’t tell you how many legitimate hits (some freakin’ awesome…including 1 by safety Reshad Jones of UGA…but again, I’ll get to that) were flagged as personal fouls……and what was the call….unsportmanslike conduct…..knocking too much of the dogshit out of a receiver…….playing football?  I didn’t quite catch the explanations (partially because I was watching the UGA game at a bar and couldn’t hear shit…but again, later), but I noticed that they are now calling “horse collar” tackles this season……except I couldn’t quite figure out the definition of that because in the South Carolina/NC State game, a guy tackled a dude by grabbing him around the head….didn’t grab the collar….or facemask….but a flag was thrown nonetheless.  Again, if this bullshit continues, it won’t be long before flag football becomes the standard…not just intramural crap.  Come on NCAA…..please don’t fall prey to the same political crap that continues to plague our country…..what I like to call the “pussification” of America.  It’s fucking football…..if guys don’t want to get hit, tackled, grabbed by the fucking head, knocked the fuck out…..then go play Golf.  Seriously…..it’s like watching paint dry with the amount of flags that are thrown these days…..just not much fun.  And one last comment on this subject……..to the Boise State lineman that decided to talk shit after a win to the Oregon RB…..Dude….you deserved to get knocked out……and wipe that shit eating grin off your face.  Oh yeah, Kirk Herbstreit, stop being such a pussy.  Thank God for Desmond Howard or we’d all be listening to Herbstreit and Robert Smith shovel shit our way all season.  That guy deserved to get knocked out and the Oregon player DID NOT deserve to be suspended for the whole season.  PERIOD.

With their continued progress towards Global Domination…..how in the hell is it possible that ESPN hasn’t figured out what the term “regional” means?

I was sitting in Hendersonville, NC…..I repeat NORTH CAROLINA……as in a few hours north of GEORGIA…….as in A SOUTHERN STATE……as in NO WHERE FUCKING CLOSE TO MICHIGAN……and waiting for the damn Syracuse/Minnesota game to get out of Overtime……by the way, on a side note….I didn’t think it was even remotely possible….now that he’s switched to football (in Syracuse) that Greg Paulus could annoy me more than he did slapping the court at Duke…..but there he was…..on the TV screen Saturday……as I resorted to scanning the ticker for the Georgia score…..while ESPN decided that we’d rather watch the end of said game than cut over to one of the only games all weekend that matched up 2 top 25 teams.  I mean…..of course North Carolinians want to see the end of the Minnesota/Cuse’ game…..I was on pins and needles to see what would happen……For the Love of God ESPN….there’s got to be someone that’s paid enough to make a decision to go ahead and pull the plug on a game that is of NO EFFIN’ importance to anyone on Earth…including probably most of Minnesota and New York.  God.  So I waited….(and on the ticker I noticed that UGA scored 7 points in the first 5 minutes….great start…..wish I had seen it because that was about the only offensive highlight all day…more later) and finally….as if the Sporting Gods heard my silent desperation (only to completely bend me over a few minutes later)……Paulus threw a pick in OT and Minnesota kicked a FG to win.   Yes…..I only missed a few minutes of the UGA game and ESPN 2 is carrying either the UGA/OSU game or the Michigan/Western Michigan game depending on the region.  So any minute…..after 10 thousand crowd shots, a dumbass interview…..any minute….after discussion of Paulus’s first game since high school…..any minute…….they’ll switch to the………MICHIGAN/WESTERN MICHIGAN GAME???????  What the fuck?  How in the world does anyone with half a fucking brain think that Hendersonville, NC would be considered a region that should air that game over the Georgia/OSU game.  Seriously……..I was livid.   Beside myself.   This mega conglomerate of fast talking, bad tie wearing, bad hair wearing, bad analysis providing, Yankee and USC ass kissing…..pussies …..doesn’t have 1 person that knows that (regionally speaking) North Carolina is 2 states away from Georgia…..whereas…..it’s about…..shit I don’t know how many….but I could google a map and I’m gonna guess at least 5 states away from Michigan….ballpark.   Get your heads out of your asses you pieces of shit…..it’s bad enough that you get paid to provide bad analysis and dumbass one-liners….but the least you could do is not screw me out of watching (at least Regionally) the game I’d be more interested in.   God. 

and one more thing about ESPN that leads directly into my next point……and a way they can salvage a little respect for themselves in my eyes….please, please, please……start holding referees responsible for screwing up game after game after game because of ridiculously biased calls……please.  The only way this problem can be fixed (and I realize as I’m typing this, that there’s no point….because I’ve already proved that it’s futile to rely on ESPN to do anything logical) is if it starts to be analyzed by the idiots of said network……and the reason I said that was because of this:

Despite your inclination to think that it’s just my typical HATE OF REFEREES stemming from childhood church league basketball…..I’m completely fed up with the notion that teams should just “deal with” bad calls. 

If I have to hear another person say (and it’s usually someone that didn’t watch the game I’m talking about) that a team had plenty of opportunities to win a game, despite some bad calls, I’m going to knock them out……so, really, although I know some of you really, really love to push my buttons regarding Georgia….I’m giving you fair warning….so take my cue from the comment about the Boise State lineman and shut the eff’ up on this topic.  Bad Calls cost teams games.  Period.  I don’t care if it’s in the first minute or the final minute…….it CHANGES the outcome.  People that say (and this includes all the fucking geniuses at ESPN) that a team had plenty of chances to win…..have never played sports.  Never.  I’m gonna use the Georgia game as an example (shocker, I know).  The headlines for the Oklahoma State/Georgia game will read:

Dez Bryant and Oklahoma State too much for Georgia………or Cowboys lasso Bulldogs or…….you get the point.   Here’s what you don’t hear:

Oklahoma State had 10 points that they deserved.  A  40 yard TD catch by Bryant that was awesome and a field goal after UGA turned it over inside the 10 and held one of the most prolific offenses of the last few years to 3 and out.  The rest of the game I will attribute to biased refereeing and  the “pussification” of College Football. 

Now….before I continue…..understand that Georgia’s offense looked like shit after the first drive….and that didn’t help them…..but the Defense played tremendously and the Special Teams as well.  Enough to keep the game close and give them a chance to squeeze out a win despite the offensive woes……but 3 things happened that were out of their hands…..that gave the Cowboys 14 points and the win:

1) UGA had 2 substantial returns during the game that were called back because of “blocks in the back” that were what I like to call “phantom” penalties….meaning….the defender was already falling down and was out of the play….not a situation where a flag should be thrown…..while there were no flags thrown on Oklahoma State’s lone “Big” return despite 2 blatant blocks in the back.  Even after the no calls Georgia proceeded to:

2) Hold Oklahoma State on 4 and 2 from inside the 10 and were about to get the ball back down 3, but wait……..the officials decided to ”spot” the ball about 2 yards closer to the goal line than where the guy actually landed…..giving them the first down by about an inch.  Quite possibly the worst spot I’ve ever seen……..but even after that…..Ok. State is up 10……UGA gets a field goal and cuts it to 7 after a decent drive……they’ve got the momentum….and:

3) Reshad Jones knocks the ever living shit out of an Ok. State receiver……jarring the ball loose on a 2nd down pass…..giving the D a chance to stop the Cowboys and UGA would get the ball back with plenty of time to try and mount a drive….but wait……..personal foul on Reshad Jones for ….. hitting the guy too hard?  I’m not sure what the call was, but I know this……he didn’t lead with his helmet……he didn’t horse collar the guy……he didn’t grab the facemask, helmet, etc…….he didn’t hit him in the head………so what’s the fucking penalty!!!!!!!!?????????? 

Oklahoma State gets the ball inside the 20 and a few plays later, Bryant catches a pass and falls into the end zone……great game Bryant

One more side note for any of you that watched the game……….was it just me or did Dez Bryant look like the whiniest bitch you’ve ever seen?  You would’ve thought that Prince Miller pissed in his ear hole or something……he did not like being defended like that……and lost all of my respect.   The commentators are the first ones to praise him for his spectacular play….but say nothing in regard to him acting like a damn 6th grader when he couldn’t get the ball. 

Oh yeah….one more side note……if it’s “too hard of a hit” when the ball is actually there……why is the same flag not thrown when an OK. State player knocks the dogshit out of a UGA player after a tipped pass?   Ridiculous.

So, in review…….ESPN still sucks, even worse, College Football is well on it’s way to being played with “flags”…….and Referees are the only people in the world (other than Weather People) that can blatantly screw up an entire game and continue to cash a check. 

Fuck it…….

I’ll talk at you all again later.

“you’re an idiot, babe….it’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe”

“Tomorrow, it’s surely nearer now”

Today’s Topic:  The WOW College Football Pre-Season Top 25

Mood Music:  Tomorrow by Morrissey

Well guys (and gals)…..it’s about that time of year.  Man has the year flown by.  I remember putting together my first “Pre-Season Top 25″ last year…..and getting it pretty damn wrong.  Well, a year older makes me a year wiser, and….man, it’s still a crapshoot….much more so this year in my opinion….despite the fact that some pundits want to crown the Gators National Champions already.  It’s gonna be a tough road for them to repeat and to be honest, I just don’t see it….but let us not forget that my poll is based on “Pre-Season” status…..not schedule strength….which is how it should be.  So without further ado…..I give you this year’s WOW College Football Pre-Season Top 25:

25) Wofford Terriers - Game to Watch - Oct. 17th vs. App. State

24) Kansas Jayhawks – Game to Watch - Nov. 14th vs. Nebraska

23) Iowa Hawkeyes – Game to Watch - Sep. 26th at Penn State

22) BYU Cougars  - Game to Watch - Sep. 5th at Oklahoma

21) UNC Tarheels - Game to Watch - Sep. 26th at Georgia Tech

20) Nebraska Cornhuskers - Game to Watch – Nov. 7th vs. Oklahoma

19) FSU Seminoles - Game to Watch – Sep. 19th at BYU

18) Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets - Game to Watch - Sep. 10th vs. Clemson

17) Utah Utes - Game to Watch - Nov. 14th at TCU

16) TCU Horned Frogs - Game to Watch - Sep. 26th at Clemson

15) Boise State Broncos - Game to Watch - Sep. 3rd vs. Oregon

14) Alabama Crimson Tide - Game to Watch - Sep. 5th vs. VA Tech

13) Oregon Ducks – Game to Watch - Oct. 31st vs. USC

12) Ole Miss Rebels - Game to Watch - Oct. 10th vs. Alabama

11) Georgia Bulldogs - Game to Watch - Oct. 31st at Florida

10) LSU Tigers - Game to Watch - Nov. 21st at Ole Miss

9) Cal Bears - Game to Watch - Sep. 26th at Oregon

USC Trojans – Game to Watch - Sep. 12th at Ohio State

7) Oklahoma State Cowboys - Game to Watch - Sep. 5th vs. Georgia

6) Penn State Nittany Lions – Game to Watch - Nov. 7th vs. Ohio State

5) Virginia Tech Hokies – Game to Watch - Sep. 19th vs. Nebraska

4) Ohio State Buckeyes – Game to Watch - Sep. 12th vs. USC

3) Oklahoma Sooners - Game to Watch - Nov. 28th vs. Ok. State

2) Texas Longhorns - Game to Watch - Oct. 17th vs. Oklahoma

1) Florida Gat0rs – Game to Watch - Oct. 10th at LSU

There you go.  A few notes regarding this poll:

“the man, the myth, the legend…..”   he’s closing in on Ed Sprague folks…anyone know who it is?

- I put Wofford in because, well, I wanted to.  I gave App. State a chance last year when they started the season going to LSU.  They blew it.  This year, it’s Wofford’s turn.  They go to South Florida and to Wisconsin.  Hell, if they win those 2, they deserve to be in my Top 25. 

- For those of you that think Ole Miss deserves to be in the Top Ten (or even simply ahead of Alabama, Georgia, or LSU)….think again.  You’ve got to earn it in my opinion.  That goes for Alabama as well.  You all probably think I’m a homer for putting Georgia ahead of Alabama when the AP and Coaches Polls both have them at #5.  Well, maybe it is a homer pick, but realistically, if you look at what Georgia returns, and how they finished last year compared to Bama…..I think it’s a justifiable ranking to put UGA ahead of them.  Not to mention, in my opinion, if it comes down to 2 teams that are close in my opinion, talent wise, then I’m going with the team that’s earned it.  One good season doesn’t make Alabama a Top 5 team and I ain’t just giving them the spot because Nick Saban coaches them….sorry.

- I tried to pick different games for the Games to Watch…..I believe the only game that I chose for both teams was the USC/Ohio State game because I think it’s a monumental game for both teams…..especially USC.  If they lose that game….watch out….it might be a down year for the Trojans…..as for Ohio State…and the National spotlight….it’s a must win for them to garner some respect….if they get blown out again, it’s going to be hard to put them in the Championship game even if they win out.

- Finally, I’ll be giving you a few games of the week around Wednesday or Thursday of each week this season…..so here’s a short list of games to keep an eye on as the season kicks off tomorrow:

Thursday, Sept. 3rd –

7:00 - South Carolina at NC State

10:15 - #13 Oregon at #15 Boise State

Saturday, Sept. 5th –

12:00 – App. State at East Carolina

3:30 – #11 Georgia at #7 Oklahoma State

7:00 – #22 BYU at #3 Oklahoma

7:00 – #25 Wofford at South Florida

Sunday, Sept. 6th -

8:00 – #5 Virginia Tech at #14 Alabama (Georgia Dome)

Monday, Sept. 7th -

8:00 – #19 FSU vs. Miami

I’ll talk at you all again later.

“all I ask of you is one thing that you’ll never do….”