Saban Bowl I Goes To LSU

That funny taste in your mouth this week, Saban is... LESTICLES! Yeah boy! Penalty plagued & turnover riddle LSU defeated the Bear Bryant High Sabans on saturday 41-34 in yet another soon to be one for the ages games.



Neutral fans must like LSU games a ton with all the excitement & drama built into the games but we LSU fans are getting anxious with all this Aerosmith, Livin' On The Edge gameplay. But then again, we can't help ourselves at all, I guess. A wah ga ga gaooooowwww!!!

And here's my parting shot, Saban & Bama Nation, listen to the words carefully, Bammer:




Can't you see what you have wrought here?
Bloody battles will be fought here

May the mountains rise against you
May the forests block your path
May your axes chip and shatter
And know it is My Wrath
I would mount your heads on the bloody spears
Outside your palace gates
And watch as crows peck out your eyes
And your cities are laid to waste

Can't you see what you have wrought here?
A curse on you and all your kin
Bloody battles will be fought here
Await your doom at empire's end
May the wivers rush to drown you
Nay the earth swallow your hosts
May the winter's wolves surround you
And rip the life from your throats

Ok, so the song should be called Winter's Tigers! Everything can't be perfect, people!

Tasty Nuggets, Week 10

"Derrick is sayin the fight dont end til u die B*CH" -
Derrick Odom, A Letter From Derrick To The Chumps, ca. 2007

"Derrick is trippin on how these fools try to run up on u behind ya back when they know they cant f*k wit
u 1 on 1 but he got something that will shut all that sh* down" -
Derrick Odom, A Letter From Derrick To The Chumps, ca. 2007

And thus the Gauntlet was thrown down to Darth Saban by now former Tiger, Derrick Odom, who no doubt has been trained in the the mixed martial arts form known as "Internet Tough Guyate" In fact, he is known in the ITG world as MC Refers To Himself In 3rd Person When Makes Threats, or his screen handle "crthi3pwmt69."

And he's soon to release his new EP with North Gate Souljahs feat. MC DO on Tigah Boyz Records called The Hat Can't Fade Me! (Saban's a B1tch!). Here's an excerpt from da slammin 1st single The Fight Don't End (Til U Die, B*tch)

Like foolz at da Varsity

Everybody wants a parts of me

And try ta ruin my flava

When I run my game

Now lil Nicky come aroun

Sayin how he built dis town

But we all know it's

Da town that made his name

Talkin all dat noize

Down playin ya old boyz

And now in my anger

I'm stahtin' ta feel'a twitch

He rolls wit da tide

My anga won't subside

One thing's forever true,

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(Wick wicka wick)

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch! [angry chorus]

(We comin atcha Saban!) [threatening indiv. testimonial]

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(Can't run from da North Gate Souljahs!)

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(The Hat has yo azz marked!)

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(225 represent!)

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(I'm Derrick Odom ! I'm ruthless!)

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(70803 gonna go carazy on you!)

The fight don't end til u die, b1tch!

(Outro with a crazy instrument that doesn't fit but strangely works in a rap tune, like say, ummmmm, a dulcimer, yeah, that's it a dulcimer. A ducilmer is hot hot hot!)

Welcome to Week 10 of the Tasty Nuggets...

Week 9 Quick Review

Boston College +3 at Virginia Tech
Boston College 14, Virginia Tech 10
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Cal +3 vs. Arizona St.

Arizona St. 31, Cal 20
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost

Georgia +9 vs. Florida
Georgia 42, Florida 30
SU: Lost; ATS: Won

Florida St. -17 over Duke
FSU 25, Duke 6
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Ohio St -4 at Penn St.
Ohio St. 37, Penn St. 17
SU: Won; ATS: Won; LOW: Won

USC +3 at Oregon
Oregon 24, USC 17
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost

Nebraska +21.5 vs. Texas
Texas 28, Nebraska 25
SU: Won; ATS: Won

West Virginia -6 at Rutgers
West Virginia 31, Rutgers 3
SU: Won; ATS: Won

USF -4 vs. UConn
UConn 22, USF 15
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost

Ole Miss +17.5 vs. Auburn
Auburn 17, Ole Miss 3
SU: Won ATS: Won

Weekly Record
SU: 6-4, .600
ATS: 7-3, .700
LOW: Win

Sason Record
SU: 58-32, .644
ATS: 46-44, .511
LOW: 4-5, .444

South Carolina +4.5 at Arkansas- Reason #15,864 why I'm crazier than you, thoughts like this roll around in my head- Why doesn't President Clinton show up at Razorback athletic events anymore? Wow! Looking at the list of natable alumni on Arkansas' website, who knew Pat Summerall was a Razorback alum?? Little known fact about this bit of info- nobody cares. South Carolina 23, Arkansas 21

Nebraska +17.5 vs. Kansas- Hahahahahahahaha, I've seen it all now! LSU win a national title, I got out of credit card debt, people making excuses & giving rights to illegal aliens, etc. And now Nebraska a 17.5 pt. under dog... to Kansas!!! Hahahahahahahahahaha Ok I take that back, I haven't seen it all. 2 things are left- 1. The Saints in a Super Bowl & B. a dyslexic, transgendered Inuit midget becomes president. Kansas 35, Nebraska 20

Texas A&M +20.5 Oklahoma- I dunno why, just b/c, ok? B/c A&M plays Canadian football with that 12th man thing, ok? Maybe, that's why! Or b/c the iPhones are taking over the world!!!! Ahhhhhhh iPhones ahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 21

Oklahoma St. +3 vs. Texas- Here's your "upset" special of the week. Just as the sideline reporter will be interviewing Matthew McConaughey-hey for 18th time & someone somewhere around the country undoubtedly makes the umpteenth Wooderson reference, the Pokes win the game by kicking an oblong ball through a giant H. Most exhilirating. When you think of garbage, think of Akeem. When you think of obtuse references & quasi-funny bits, think of Chuckles. Oklahoma St. 27, Texas 24

LSU -7.5 over Bama- Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll fall flat out on my face for this one probably but just remember I'm falling flat on my face with Nick Saban's picks. The man who went from not being able to outrecruit Michigan to a recruiting genius takes on his former employer who he allegedly made even though he himself acknowledge the wealth of talent in the state of Louisiana when he took the job in the 1st place. Chicken, meet egg. Oh & BTW Finebaum, don't mistake my hatred for Bama having anything to do with St. Nick. I despised, had enmity, raged against, deplored, hated, soat at thee from the deepest darkest pits of my soul against Bama loooooooooooong before Saban was even a coach at Toledo much less when he was at LSU. Also, make no mistake, Finebaum. LSU's unhealthy "schoolgirl crush" & preoccupation with Nick Saban" is much more reasonable & sane than the pathology of Bammers worshipping a dead drunk who twisted the recruiting rules like a pretzel. So, in conclusion, F*CK YOU, BAMA. LSU 30, Bama 21

Missouri -4 over Colorado- Well, Missouri certainly has shown themselves to be a pretty good team. Which is nice since they're from the Show Me State. Get it? Get it? That's so ironic. But this is all a mute point b/c I'll be in Tuscaloser this weekend & will be too busy drinking beer & taunting the literacy & vocabulary skills,or lack of, of Bammers. More uselss info & speculation: I bet a guy named Chaz is the kind of guy that carries around an iPhone downloading all the hottest ringtones & games right to your fingertips. Missouri 35, Colorado 24

Clemson -16 over Duke- Duke had their best shots at winning a conference title when they had Steve Spurrier & JJ Reddick. Both are since gone. Tree Rollins is gone from Clemson too but they still have too many weapons. Speaking of weird, besides me, am I the only one who thinks Tommy Bowden could also pass for Tommy Tuberville's cousin or brother too? They're both named Tommy, I wonder if they're related? Clemson 35, Duke 13

Air Force -16 over Army- Look out! Air Force now throws the ball! Which is actually unfiar since Army is inherently doomed to the gorund game being infantry & all that. Except that the Air Force was spawned from the Army Air Corps post-WW II. WW II. I like when old war vets refer to as World War II as either "The Big One" or "W-W I-I." Hey, spekaing of post-WW II we still have troops stationed in Korea for the ramifications of the Korean War, some 50-odd years ago. Why doesn't the news media write about the "quagmire" in Korea? Or refer to Iraq as another Korea? Turn the news off & do some actual thinking. Just saying.... Air Force 31, Army 14

Arizona St. +7 vs. Oregon- I would like to take this opportunity to remind people that the ASU Devil mascot makes me think of that deviled ham brand of potted meat with the devil logo. Hey speaking of "deviled" foods. You would think the Devil's culinary interests would be geared towards things like infant human intestines & hearts. Cream of soul soup. Or pickled eyeballs. Stuff like that. Menacing, real scary horrific stuff. Not eggs with paprika on them. Ooooooh, scary, Satan, paprika on eggs! Ahhhh, I fear for my mortal soul! Oregon 27, Arizona St. 24

Fresno -20.5 vs. Utah St.- Fresnois a farming community?? Really?? They have farms in California? What kind of crops grow in Cali? Skateboards? Outlandish hair dye? Silicon implants? Computers? Ooooh I betta stop making fun of Cali before Ahnold Da Gohvinator terminates me. Oooooh, I'm no Running Man! I call your bluff! I Total Recall that bodybuilding is not the same as being a good fighter! You're a fake Predator! You'll be the 1st & Last Action Hero to be governor! John Wayne would've kicked your a$$ after smoking a pack of Marlboros, the unfiltered kind, then washed it down with some good bourbon & would've made you say "pilgrim" for each knuckle sandwich he fed you. Yes, even if his real name was Leslie. Fresno St. 38, Utah St. 7

A'ight, Bobby!

Bayou Bobby

A new governor offers hope for disaffected Louisiana expats.

BY ROD DREHER Friday, October 26, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT

Alas for me, I didn't get to cast a vote for Bobby Jindal, the winner of last weekend's Louisiana governor's race. It's been 15 years since I left the Bayou.

The last time I voted in a gubernatorial contest there, it felt less like a civic duty than an occasion of sin. I pulled the lever for Democrat Edwin W. Edwards--instead of my fellow Republican, David Duke--following the instruction of the bumper sticker on my car: "Vote for the Crook. It's Important."

That evening, I went to a party in Baton Rouge, attached myself to a keg of Budweiser and talked long into the night about how, four years after electing the supposedly reform-minded governor Buddy Roemer, it had come to this. I was only two years out of LSU and, like just about everybody I knew then, wanted to move away. What future did any of us have in a state where the choice was either a blow-dried Ku Klucker or an oleaginous Cajun kleptocrat? (As the joke had it, the Wizard or the Lizard?)

I soon left for Washington, D.C., a new job and a new life. Many years later, in an online discussion about the fate of the state, I read that a well-known New Orleans journalist, having lost hope in his family's future there, stood in the middle of his newsroom to announce his resignation. He said that he loved the city dearly but couldn't raise his children in a town that cherished parades more than libraries. Framed that way, you can understand why so many Louisianians choose to expatriate, but never quite get over leaving.

Louisiana has been at or near the bottom of "quality of life" lists for so long that you start to believe that there's something genetically wrong with its residents. For 15 out of the past 17 years, Louisiana has been either America's Least Livable State or runner-up in the annual Morgan Quitno research firm's comprehensive rankings, which combine educational, economic, health, environmental and crime statistics. No wonder Louisiana has for at least two decades experienced a steady out-migration of young professionals.

You notice something, though, when Louisianians meet in exile. Everybody misses home and will take any opportunity to talk about it. Our friends--Yankees, mostly--get the biggest kick out of our honest-to-God tales of Bayou State life (political and otherwise). My wife, a native Texan, confessed that when we first started dating, she thought my stories about my homeland revealed me to be a pathological liar--until I took her there to see for herself. She visited my Uncle Murphy's grave and saw the headstone he'd won playing bourré (a Cajun card game) with an undertaker. He had it inscribed with the epitaph: "This ain't bad, once you get used to it."

Louisiana makes a lot more sense if you read the beloved picaresque "A Confederacy of Dunces" as an exercise in literary naturalism. There's simply no place like Louisiana. You will not find more generous and life-loving people anywhere, and Lord knows, you won't eat or drink better. It's hard to get over that. But you do, mostly. Last Sunday, I ran into a couple I know at a Krispy Kreme shop here in Dallas. We got to talking about the Jindal victory, and the wife, a non-native who had fallen in love with Louisiana as a Tulane student, said warmly that she'd love to move back. The husband gave her a look that telegraphed, "Yes, we all would, dear, but come on."

Despite all the sentimental longing for LSU Tigers tailgating and the scent of Zatarain's crawfish boil on your fingers, moving home rarely crosses the minds of us expatriates. Louisiana is a great place to be from, but the sense of fatalism that pervades life there casts doubt on whether it will some day be great place to be. In Louisiana, to be educated is to love the state and hate the state--and, for many, to leave it.

Here's the thing about Bobby Jindal: He didn't leave for good. He came home. With his Ivy League and Oxbridge education and his startling smarts, he could have gone anywhere and nobody back home would have blamed him. In fact, he is the epitome of the kind of Louisianian who emigrates to Dallas, Atlanta and points beyond--driving around with an LSU sticker on his bumper.

But he didn't. The guy actually seemed to think he could make a difference in Louisiana. He got involved in government at age 24 and stuck with it. He ran for governor in 2003 and lost to Democrat Kathleen Blanco. When the Katrina hurricane aftermath destroyed Ms. Blanco's career, Mr. Jindal's loss came to look like a blessing in disguise. Anyway, after what Katrina revealed about the chronic dysfunction of the state, how crazy would a politician have to be to think he could straighten out a place like that?

Well, now we know. This unlikeliest of all Deep South politicians, a squeaky-clean Gen-X son of Indian immigrants, a policy wonk and Catholic convert who, as a child, adopted a nickname from a "Brady Bunch" character, just got himself elected. In his victory speech, Mr. Jindal exhorted a jubilant crowd of supporters: "I'm asking you to once again believe in Louisiana." That's asking a lot.

As it happened, the night Mr. Jindal won I was having dinner in Henry County, Ky., with the farmer and agrarian poet Wendell Berry and a group of his conservative admirers. Earlier in the day, we'd heard Mr. Berry talk about how we Americans educate our children today for outgoing, not homecoming, and what a shame that is. We'd been talking about what kind of country we'd have if folks decided to stay home and learn to love their little place.

That night, my father woke me up phoning from St. Francisville, La.. "Jindal won tonight!" he said, tickled to death. So did the Tigers, but I don't think he even mentioned football.
I haven't lived in Louisiana in a long time, but this election makes me proud and hopeful--two emotions unfamiliar to exiled Bayou Staters. And the promise of Mr. Jindal's leadership makes me wonder, for the first time since I packed up the U-Haul and drove off, if maybe I--and now, my children--have a future in Louisiana.

Yes, I know, reform-minded governors (and their supporters) always come to grief in our wizardy, lizardy banana republic. Yes, I'm fully aware that Louisiana is bound to break your heart. And yes, I live happily in Texas. But you know what? My governor is a Hindu Catholic Republican, and I think he's going to write the next great Louisiana story. Maybe just this once, it's not going to be a farce.

Mr. Dreher is a columnist for the Dallas Morning News

Tasty Nuggets, Week 9

Welcome to Week 9 of the Tasty Nuggets... which went from mediocre, to a special Buster Poindexter batch of HOT! HOT! HOT! Picks!

"He, did they get after you last week?"

"Did who get after me last week?"

"Les' nuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttttssssssss."

With LSU & Corndog Nation having off week this week there is even more room for useless tomfoolery in the noggin this week than usual. So with that said my version of a Budweiser Real Men of Genius, Mr. Riverboat Gambler Football Coach.

Bud Light presents... Real Men of Genius...

(Real Men of Geniuuuuus)

Today we salute you, Mr. Riverboat Gambler Football Coach

(Mr. Riverboat Gambler Football COACH)

Trick plays, Going for it on 4th down inside your own territory, faking field goals, lining up RBs as QBs in some strategy that is either genius or truly insane

(Somebody give me a psychic evaluuuation!)

Who cares if you're down 14 & it's 4th & 12. You're going to fake that punt with a punter who runs a 5.1 no matter what

(No one would exxxpeeect IT!)

Game on the line? Who needs timeouts or field position to kick that winning field goal, just lob one up like a video game for the win.

(To Hell with the percentages!)

So crack open an ice cold Bud Light Mr. Risk Taker, b/c you definitely put the sane in insane.

(Mr. Riverboat Gambler Football Coach)

Week 8 Quick Review

Louisville -3 over UConn.
UConn 21, Louisville 17
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost; LOW: Lost

Rutgers +3 vs. USF

Rutgers 30, USF 27
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Utah +3.5 vs. TCU
Utah 27, TCU 20
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Auburn +10.5 vs. LSU
LSU 30, Auburn 24
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Michigan -2.5 over Illernoise
Michigan 27, Illernoise 17
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Kansas -4 over Colorado
Kansas 19, Colorado 14
SU: Won; ATS: Lost

Florida -7 opver Kentucky
Florida 45, Kentucky 37
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Oregon -11 over Washington
Oregon 55, Washington 34
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Michigan St. +17 vs. Ohio St.
Ohio St. 24, Michigan St. 17
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Penn St. -7.5 over Indiana
Penn St. 36, Indiana 31
SU: Won ATS: Lost

Weekly Record
SU: 9-1, .900
ATS: 8-2, .800
LOW: Lost

Sason Record
SU: 52-28, .650
ATS: 39-41, .488
LOW: 3-5, .375

Boston College +3 vs. Virginia Tech- The other Jesuits have found favor in the eyez of the Lord. I guess it can now be said that like the merchants who defiled Solomon's Temple conducting their business in it, so has Notre Dame defiled TD Jeebus by selling their soul to NBC for moolah. Pride- it is eventually everyone's downfall. Or women. Where was I? Boston was wher ethe Americna Revolution started even though many of the Colonist Separatists & early American leaders were from Virginia. But BC has an eagle for a mascot & the US' symbol is an eagle. B.C. 24, Virginia Tech 20

California +3 vs. Arizona St.- Riddle me this- if Arizona St. played nothing but man-to-man defense exclusively, would they have to change their name to Arimana? Get it? I said, get it? Cal's gone from the heights of being a national title contender to losing 2 in a row which proves once again, that God may give the ultra-liberals an enclave but he won't give them a nation. Cal 28, Arizona St. 27

Georgia +9 vs. Florida- An interesting case study this weekend or the dichotomy in QBs. On one hand you have the chiseled, muscular everybody's All-American Tebow & on the other side you have the tubby, chubby kid cum athlete in Stafford. Not sure which one's the yin & which one's the yang. I do know that Yang is what Chinese astronauts drink. Florida 27, Georgia 21

Florida St. -17 over Duke- Surely, FSU can beat Duke by 17, yes? Or has Jimbo Fisher's offense been X-ed out for the year. Get it? BTW, Xavier, it's pronounced "Eck-zav-yer" Lee, I have to give it to you for pushing the boundaries of pronounification. But why stop there? You should change your last name to "La-lee-ee." Incomplete pass on that play by Ecks-zav-yer- La-lee-ee... FSU 35, Duke 14

Ohio St. -4 over Penn St.- If you sat in a room & listened to a conversation between Tressel & Paterno, how many minutes would it take before you would die b/c of the boringosity? I'm an admitted Conservative but those 2 guys make me look like Liberace. I would give the edge to Paterno b/c of his Italian feistyness but the ending of the Sopranos sucked, so there. Ohio St. 23, Penn St. 17

USC +3 vs. Oregon- I like Oregon a lot for a Pac10 team but I've been around the block before. USC as underdog just screams to me the Secret Powers Who Control The World are setting you up for a fall if you pick Oregon & the pts. So with that said, I think Oregon lose. Get it? Ore-gon' lose. Ore gonna lose? Killjoys! USC 31, Oregon 28

Nebraska +21.5 vs. Texas- I learned something this past weekend. There are drawbacks to having HD tv. Every single blemish, birthmark, mole or skin splotch shows up in an interview. Tom Osborne looks OLD. I mean he looked like I just spent 15 yrs. in a Viet Cong jungle POW camp kinda old. He looked sickly. 3 TD underdog to Mack Brown? Yeah, right. Mack Brown is too much of a tactical buffoon to cover 3 TDs. Texas 28, Nebraska 17

West Virginia -6 over Rutgers- The West Virginia recipient of the Cecil Collins shady off field life scholarship, Noel Devine will be out due to "personal issues." Rutgers is coming off an "upset" of the now lighter Hot! Hot! Hot! Bandwagon known as USF. Which means Rutgers now loses b/c they're the Scarlet Knights & everybidy who ever played with GI Joes knoew that Lady J would kick Scarlett's a$$ easily. Plus Lady J was Tomboy Hot. West Virginia 31, Rutgers 24

USF -4 over UConn- Hot! Hot! Hot! has gone from Bandwagon Extradordinaire to just Bandwagon. But they're pesky enough to hang around just enough to create a Threat Level Yellow, possibly Threat Level Orange Clusterf*ck for the BCS at the end of the year. Nuke the BCS, NORAD! We want a playoff! USF 21, UConn 14

Ole Miss +17.5 vs. Auburn- Don't let last week's OMFG did Lesticles just do that again game fool you. LSU hung almost 500 yds. on Auburn's defense. Ole Miss got blown out of the water with a virtually QBless Arkansas team, which all adds up to "gotcho' a$$ & yo money" game being setup by Vegas. I know your tricks, Dewey, I know your tricks. And I ain't falling for them, ya bastage. Tuberville went home with 2 TOs in his pocket b/c Lesticles didn't play the percentages. That is the coaching version of pwnage. Insane, but pwnage none the Les. "None the Les?" That was Puntastic! Auburn 20, Ole Miss 7

What's This Have To Do With Palestine?

As Islamofascist apologists are always saying, "Muslim violence is about US support for Israel & the oppression of the Palestinians."

Well, what does Turkish youths in Brussels rioting & stabbing people have to do with Palestine?

Yet again, I ask, what does Muslim violence in Chechnya, Indonesia, Phillipines, Sudan, India, Sri Lanka, Nigeria, the riots over cartoons depicting Mohammed, etc. have to do with Palestine?

Wake up, people.

In another story:

They're just here to steal emergency supplies that Americans won't steal themselves.

There's also rumors out there, as yet unconfirmed that ILLEGAL immigrants may have started the wild fires that have been plaguing So. Cal this past week. As I've said before, I'll gladly pay $4 for an orange or tomato if it means we deport the 11-20 million illegal immigrants out of the country. Remember, when I say illegal, I mean illegal in the illegal sense meaning "illegal" as in "against the law."

Is It The Truth? Or Not?

"The truth hurts" - Anonymous

Scientific enquiry is about searching for truth not making people feel good about themselves.

Selywn Duke's take on the recent fuss over the geneticist, James Watson, who caused a stir by claiming research data shows those in Africa aren't as intellectually capable as other groups.

The thing that gets me about the PC police & the left-leanign mindset on issues like this is the skewing of semantics & the meanings of words into something the man did not say. The Left & the PC cops would have you think that Watson said something to the affect of "Africans/Blacks are intellectually incapable compared to other races, not as intellectually capable," which is a huge difference.

If you interpret that he said the former you basically read it as "Africans/Blacks are stupid." If you interpret the latter you read it as "Africans/Blacks on the whole are generally less capable intellectually." Which to most I'm sure still sounds as daming as saying "Africans/Blacks are stupid." But let's hold on for a minute.

Say hypothetically, you take an infinite # of tests which measure intellectual capacity of certain races as a quantifiable # & for the sake of the argument it comes out something like this:

1. Asians, 98
2. Native American, 97
3. White, 95
4. Arab, 94
5. Hispanic, 93
6. African, 92

Now, this list shows hypothetically that some races are more intellectually capable than others, but if we assign a test like score to these hypothetical results, everyone gets an "A" or is intellectual capable as a whole but not as capable compared to each other. So for once, we need to back up & really think about what people say & understand what they mean rather than always jump to the PC, feeling friendly conclusion & the ever ready leap to outrage.

Put this another way, if what James Watson said about possible intellectual differences amongst the races bothers you, turn it on yourself & see if you agree or disagree with statements such as "Asians are better at math," "White Men Can't Jump," "Latin lover," etc. etc.

P.S. I like the point Selwyn Duke makes in his article about how people will argue about how evolution supposedly causes groups in different environments to develop genetic differences except in humans' case & that the reason for this would be a good argument for the existence of God.

I Hate This Blogger Text Crap Sometimes

I apologize for the post beneath...

Int they're ever-wonderful supposed brilliance, the computers think they know more than me or we humans. The text shows up fine when you go to edit, but somehow, some way, the HTML f*cks up & gives you the crap-assed post beneath, even though I didn't make any HTML changes. So there's that. F*cking computers.

Tasty Nuggets, Week 8

Yes, posted after the fact... again. Bite me. For posterity's sake. The picks are for posterity's sake, I mean, not biting me.

Welcome to Week 8 of the Tasty Nuggets, now serving mediocre picks that are ACC-free.

Thlou Holth, your campy, folksy senile old man bit has grown tiresome & I can't wait until you catch pneumonia. Or go play shuffleboard in Boca like the rest of all the old coots. Stay away form Morty Schulzberger though, Thlou. That one's a scheister. And that Ethel Friedman. She's such a gossip!

Week 7 Quick Review

Hawaii -17.5 over San Jose St.
Hawaii 42, San Jose St. 35 OT
SU: Won; ATS: Lost; LOW: Lost

Texas Tech -8 over Texas A&M
Texas Tech 35, Texas A&M 7
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Oklahoma St. +4 vs. Nebraska
Oklahoma St. 45, Nebraska 14
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Kansas -25 over Baylor
Kansas 58, Baylor 10
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Missouri +10.5 vs. Oklahoma
Oklahoma 41, Missouri 31
SU: Won; ATS: Won

LSU -9 over Kentucky
Kentucky 43, LSU 37 3OT
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost

Georgia -7 over Vandy
Georgia 20, Vandy 17
SU: Won; ATS: Lost

Miami (FL) -2.5 over Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech 17, Miami (FL) 14
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost

Notre Dame +14 vs. Boston College
Boston College 27, Notre Dame 14
SU: Won; ATS: Won

Illernoise -3 over Iowa
Iowa 10, Illernoise 6
SU: Lost; ATS: Lost

Weekly Record
SU: 7-3, .700
ATS: 5-5, .500
LOW: Lost

Season Record
SU: 43-27, .614
ATS: 31-39, .443
LOW: 3-4, .429 (higher avg. than Ted Williams' & Rogers Hornsby!)

Louisville -3 over UConn- Basketball, baby! Never nervous Pervis gonna win this one! Just like when he was never nervous against the 86 Dukies to win all the mawbles. Mawbles! Mawbles! Isuro Tanaka say Mawbles! What you say to dat, Jobu? You trying to tell me Jobu can't read a zone defense? Louisville 41, UConn 31




Rutgers +3 vs. USF- Da team dat CFN.com has labeled da "New U," faces last year's darlings, Rutgers. Who will win this matchup of former vs. current Hot Hot Hot? With increased exposure comes increased scrutiny & expectations. Sort of like running for national office. There's the of course well known story of how USF's football offices were once housed in a trailer but upon further investigation it's been found that USF's football program used Geico car insurance & got great rates & saved a lot of money which was then spent on gifts, I mean recruiting budgets. USF 21, Rutgers 20



Utah +3.5 vs. TCU- Utah's back with a brand new invention. It's called an uninjured Brian Johnson. He's got some Big Love for TCU coming this week. No I'm not going to make a Horny Toad reference. Utaht I was going to do that, admit it. I like Rubenesque women like Meat at the LSU-UF game. Utah 28, TCU 24



Auburn +10.5 vs. LSU- What sort of obligatory weirdness will this game bring this year? Let's see, we've done burning fieldhouses, sketchy refing, multiple INT TDs in the same qtr, smoking cigars at midfield... I vote for corndog missiles tossed at the Auburn sideline continuously throughout the game. They'll have so much cholesterol built up by the 4th qtr that Tommy Tuberville will confusingly attempt a trick play where Wes Byrum throws a pass... but it goes wide right... LSU 20, Auburn 14




Michigan -2.5 over Illernoise- Don't call it a comeback, Lloyd's been here for years! Momma said to knock Zook out! Momma say knock 'im out! It's simple, Hart plays w/o injury effects & Michigan wins this if no other reason b/c I say so. From now on Hart's Delta Chi name is Cheese. And Zook's is Urban. Zing! Pow! Kablamo! Michigan 23, Illinois 20 OT



Kansas -4 over Colorado- Carry on my wayward Jayhawks, there may be a Big 12 CG when you are done. Lay your weary head to rest, don't you choke no more! Wooooooooooo! I'm listening to Black Sabbath right now which has nothing to do with Kansas other than I'm sure Ozzy puked there before. Kansas 27, Colorado 17



Florida -7 over Kentucky- Yeaaaaaaaaaaah, kiss of death, Tearbow! Here comes Andre Woodson! And like the other Woodson who was a Heisman candidate he'll steal it from an SEC guy! Wait, except he's one too... d'oh! Something about the hills make people burn couches after big wins. Be careful Tearbow, I think the UK are like the Bene Gesserit & are actively working against the Kwisatz Haderach prophecies being fulfilled again... Muad'dib!!!! Florida 28, Kentucky 20



Oregon -11 over Washington- I never saw a blue duck before. That's quacktastic. Man that Dixon cat at QB for Oregon is pretty a'ight. The battle for the Repbuclic of Cascadia National Championship. Cascadia is/was a proposed country consisting of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia & part of Idaho. You know what irks me? Columbia vs. Colombia. Pick one spelling, damnit! Oregon 38, Washington 24



Michigan St. +17 vs. Ohio St.- Anyone ever heard of the emo/indie band, Drive Like Jehu? Well meet, the grindcore band, Run Like Jehuu. Rogga rogga broooarrr gooor drugga dugga dugga duuuuuu rrrrrooooaaaarrrrrrrrrr. Sckrack kak skaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rrrrrrrrrroaoaoaoaoaaaaaaarrrrrrrr!!!!! You try writing the onomatopeiac vocal style of death growls & metal shrieks! Ohio St. 27, Michigan St. 20



Penn St. -7.5 over Indiana- Hey Indiana, Hoosier daddy? It's JoePa "Trots" Paterno. Although I guess it'd be more like Hoosier grandpa? Despite having the trots on national tv, I envy Joe Pa since he'll obviously never get carpal tunnel or minimal arthritis since he will use a cell telephone or engage in that text phoning ebay stuff. Hey Joe you do know we put a man on the moon right? No that drunkard Kerry Collins doesn't count. he only thought he was on the moon. I got nothing, this week was weak. Get it? An alliteral pun! Penn St. 31, Indiana 17

Sports Round-Up Of My Teamses

Rangers lost 5-3 to Atlanta Thursday night. Looked really sketchy until late when they scored a couple of garbage time goals. All 3 goals came via the powerplay in the 3rd period by Girardi, Shanahan & Gomez, respectively.

Rangers lost in a shootout to the Bruins on saturday after a 0-0 game. Does King Henrik get a shutout for a 1-0 shutout loss?? B/c the shootout goal is not an offical goal scored I believe that is a shutout... shutout with a "loss." Strange days indeed! Most peculiar, momma.

Next up for the Rangers, Sindey Crosby, the Prince of Wails, & his Pirates of Pittsburgh on Tuesday. With Bettman's princess on display bet on pro-Penguin refereeing! Waaaaaaaaaaaah!!!

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Arsenal shutout Bolton 2-0 on saturday. Goals came from Kolo Toure & substitute Tomas Rosicky. Didn't see the game only heard bits & pieces of the last 20 minutes or so but it sounded like Arsenal dominated after the hour mark.

Arsenal's next match is their home Champions' League match against Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic. With Arsenal being at home they'll no doubt be expected to bag all 3 pts.

Rangers Play Atlanta Tonight

All the ladies can find me at Mother's tonight watching college foozball & Rangers' hockey. On dat HD tv. Boy, dat's fancy stuff dat HD is. So clear. Like clarity.

Rangers have gotten off to a so-so start with their record being 2-3 after 5 games. Curiously it's been their offense that's struggled a bit early in the season with the defense & specifically King Henrik Lundqvist playing well only allowing more than 2 goals once, 3 in a loss to Ottawa in their last game.

Hopefully the 4 day break will give the Rangers plenty of jump in tongiht's game & time to have gained some more cohesiveness on offense. Let's Go Rangers!

NHL action! It's puckin' awesome!

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On football world soccer variety, the Unied States beat Switzerland yesterday 1-nil in a friendly. Michale Bradley, son of head coach Bob Bradley, scored the winner late in the game after some good work down the right side & keeping the initial clearance in by Maurice Edu.

Overall the United States played ok & the rain on the fast pitch didn't really allow either team to get into a groove for any extended portion of the game.

It was the 1st time the US has won on European soil since the fall of the Holy Roman Empire or something.

There was almost a brewhaha before halftime with Oguchi Onyewu & Marco Streller of Switzerland with a little push & a fall & a lot of hands out in the "what I do?" gestures.

Freddy Adu also came on as a late substitute for only his 2nd cap. Danny Szetela made his international debut as well.

-- U.S. Men’s National Team Game Report --
Match-up: USA vs. Switzerland
Date: October 17, 2007
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: St. Jakob Park – Basel, Switzerland
Kickoff: 2:30 p.m. ET
Attendance: 16,500
Weather: 64 degrees; rain

Scoring Summary: 1 2 F
USA 0 1 1
SUI 0 0 0

Scoring:
USA – Michael Bradley (Clint Dempsey) 86th minute

Lineups:
USA: 24-Marcus Hahnemann (18-Brad Guzan, 46); 6-Steve Cherundolo, 22-Oguchi Onyewu (2-Dan Califf, 46), 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.), 7-Eddie Lewis (9-Danny Szetela, 84); 5-Benny Feilhaber, 13-Maurice Edu, 4-Michael Bradley,17-DaMarcus Beasley (11-Heath Pearce, 31); 20-Taylor Twellman (25-Freddy Adu, 77), 8-Clint Dempsey (29-Robbie Findley, 90)
Subs not used: 23-Jay DeMerit
Head Coach: Bob Bradley

SUI: 1-Pascal Zuberbühler; 2-Johan Djourou (25-Steve Von Bergen, 17), 3-Ludovic Magnin (Capt.), 5-Xavier Margairaz (22-Hakan Yakin, 46); 11-Marco Streller (31-Blaise Nkufo, 46), 13-Stephane Grichting, 14-David Degen, 16-Tranquillo Barnetta (17-Christoph Spycher, 75), 27-Gokhan Inler, 29-Stephan Lichtsteiner, 35-Fabio Celestini (33-Gelson Fernandes, 46)
Subs not used: 12-Diego Benaglio, 37-Germano Vailati
Head Coach: Jakob Kuhn

Stats Summary: USA SUI
Shots 9 8
Shots on goal 5 3
Saves 4 3
Corner Kicks 3 4
Fouls 25 16
Offside 3 0

Misconduct Summary:
SUI – Marco Streller (caution) 45th minute
USA – Oguchi Onyewu (caution) 45.
USA – Maurice Edu (caution) 53.

Officials:
Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (BEL)
1st Asst.: Peter Hermans (BEL)
2nd Asst.: Danny Huens (BEL)
Fourth Official: Nicole Petignat (SUI)

Sierra Mist Man of the Match: Carlos Bocanegra