Saturday, January 30, 2010
Friday, January 29, 2010
Seriously, stop talking about the dang painting!
Stop it! STOP! RIGHT NOW! STOP IT!
I just read where now "scholars" are thinking that perhaps the Mona Lisa was a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in disguise.
OK, so add that theory to
-a random wife of a merchant from Florence (Italy, not South Carolina)
-his mother
-his gay lover
Seriously? Now we think it is him? Sure. Great!
"Scholars" are saying that perhaps that is why Mona Lisa is smiling, because da Vinci, a known prankster, is playing a trick on everyone.
What do I think? I think these "scholars" need to get a real job instead of looking at the paiting then drinking wine starting at 10 am. Yeah.
But honestly I am just tired of people trying to disect this painting. It isn't all that big from what people tell me and is just a "woman" (or maybe a guy?) semi-smiling. It isn't The David or the Sistine Chapel or even Dogs Playing Poker.
How about we just accept that it is a lady smiling and leave it at that.
Nope, these "scholars" want to exhume da Vinci's carcas and examine the skull, because apparently that could lead to clues on whether the Mona Lisa was him. I guess that would work, because the Mona Lisa is 3D and all....wait, it ISN'T, so then it would just be another guess as well! I guess the "scholars" in France and Italy really have nothing better to do. I wonder if these Italian scholars are related to The Situation or Vinny or Snooki.
Actually, I hope the Italians DO go ahead and dig up da Vinci and have Pauley D and JWoww assist in the process. "We were diggin' up da Vinci and it was all nasty mad gross." "Nah, it was a'ight."
And PS if the French people or Italians ever attempt to make fun of America again, I will just point out that they are DIGGING UP LEONARDO da VINCI TO SEE IF HE WAS MONA LISA. (And the fact that France would be Germany if not for us. PERIOD!)
I just read where now "scholars" are thinking that perhaps the Mona Lisa was a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci in disguise.
OK, so add that theory to
-a random wife of a merchant from Florence (Italy, not South Carolina)
-his mother
-his gay lover
Seriously? Now we think it is him? Sure. Great!
"Scholars" are saying that perhaps that is why Mona Lisa is smiling, because da Vinci, a known prankster, is playing a trick on everyone.
What do I think? I think these "scholars" need to get a real job instead of looking at the paiting then drinking wine starting at 10 am. Yeah.
But honestly I am just tired of people trying to disect this painting. It isn't all that big from what people tell me and is just a "woman" (or maybe a guy?) semi-smiling. It isn't The David or the Sistine Chapel or even Dogs Playing Poker.
How about we just accept that it is a lady smiling and leave it at that.
Nope, these "scholars" want to exhume da Vinci's carcas and examine the skull, because apparently that could lead to clues on whether the Mona Lisa was him. I guess that would work, because the Mona Lisa is 3D and all....wait, it ISN'T, so then it would just be another guess as well! I guess the "scholars" in France and Italy really have nothing better to do. I wonder if these Italian scholars are related to The Situation or Vinny or Snooki.
Actually, I hope the Italians DO go ahead and dig up da Vinci and have Pauley D and JWoww assist in the process. "We were diggin' up da Vinci and it was all nasty mad gross." "Nah, it was a'ight."
And PS if the French people or Italians ever attempt to make fun of America again, I will just point out that they are DIGGING UP LEONARDO da VINCI TO SEE IF HE WAS MONA LISA. (And the fact that France would be Germany if not for us. PERIOD!)
Around the Dial for Score Atlanta 1/29/10
Here is your free Friday Snack for Score Atlanta's Around the Dial! Grab yourself a copy at metro-Atlanta QuikTrip, Kroger and Blockbuster!
With both NFL conferences holding their championships on the same day, all of the big guns came out for the coverage. CBS had the AFC and spent most of the telecast reminding everyone that Super Bowl would be airing on the EYE network this year. The Colts rallied to knock off the Jets for the AFC crown and CBS’s postgame was spent mostly discussing Peyton Manning, and rightfully so. Manning, having won his fourth MVP award this season, has a chance to earn his second Super Bowl title in the last four years. Last week on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday, (Sundays on Sports Radio 790 The Zone, 1-4 p.m.), Brian Jones and I got into a debate over whether or not Manning had passed Tom Brady as preeminent quarterback of this generation. Brady has the ring count in his favor with 3 and he had one MVP, but I argued that Peyton has 4 MVP trophies and one ring and he’s favored to earn his second. I also noted that Peyton never had the defensive talent that Brady did and Manning turns his receivers into superstars, see Collie and Garcon this year. Several callers argued that Manning had Harrison and Reggie Wayne, but I countered that Brady has/had Welker and Moss and Stallworth among others. It was an interesting debate and one that I think will not be one after next week, when Peyton Manning wins his second Super Bowl title. And I think Manning is more likely to reach another Super Bowl before Brady will, which would even the ring count out at 3-3 and then the MVPs would be in play, ending the discussion.
On FOX, the NFC title was decided when the Vikings turned the ball over six times and the officials awarded a few fishy calls to the New Orleans Saints as Drew Brees and Co. punched the Saints first ever trip to the Super Bowl. After rolling my eyes about 900 times during the game when Joe Buck and Troy Aikman kept referring to Brett Favre as “a legend” among other things, Favre threw a late interception when his team was trying to get into position to win the game in regulation. In overtime, the Saints were the beneficiaries of two eye-rubbing, jaw-droppingly “interesting” calls by the officials, first on a phantom pass interference penalty where replays showed no contact was involved and another on a “catch” by a Saints wide receiver where the ball wasn’t truly secured when the player went to the ground. In neither case did Buck or Aikman say anything about it; perhaps they were just ready for the game to be over? After the game, the talk was all about New Orleans going to the Super Bowl and how far the city had come since Hurricane Katrina. Come on guys, that is a lousy angle. That was your angle back in 2006 when the Saints made the NFC championship game, yet lost to Chicago. If the Saints lose the Super Bowl, then make it back to the NFC title game in three years, will that still be the focus? Let’s move on please; get some fresh angles.
If you haven’t caught The Mark Fox Show, that airs Sunday nights on SportSouth (as well as several other times during the week) please watch it next Sunday. I’m not certain I saw anything as funny as Chuck Dowdle’s performance on this week’s edition. Dowdle does a fine job with Fox, who seems to be adjusting to life as a big-time basketball coach. Dowdle is kind of like that crazy uncle that always seems to entertain at any Christmas gathering or family reunion, though you are glad he’s just your uncle and you get to leave after 30 minutes. I’m not certain I could take much more of the campiness that Dowdle provides in thirty minutes, but he certainly is good for a laugh and helps ease Fox into a joke or two.
Finally, for the second time in three weeks, Norcross High School will host some of the country’s top basketball talent. This weekend, the Blue Devils will host the Second Annual Marriott Invitational, including five local teams and three from across the southeast. The teams participating include, Norcross, Centennial, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Berkmar, Daniel High School (SC), Quality Education Academy (NC) and Greene County High School (AL). Greene County is ranked No.2 in Alabama’s AAA rankings while Daniel is No.1 in South Carolina’s AAA class. Quality Education Academy features four players nationally ranked by recruiting services. For ticket information and to find the pairings, visit www.norcrossbasketball.com.
With both NFL conferences holding their championships on the same day, all of the big guns came out for the coverage. CBS had the AFC and spent most of the telecast reminding everyone that Super Bowl would be airing on the EYE network this year. The Colts rallied to knock off the Jets for the AFC crown and CBS’s postgame was spent mostly discussing Peyton Manning, and rightfully so. Manning, having won his fourth MVP award this season, has a chance to earn his second Super Bowl title in the last four years. Last week on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday, (Sundays on Sports Radio 790 The Zone, 1-4 p.m.), Brian Jones and I got into a debate over whether or not Manning had passed Tom Brady as preeminent quarterback of this generation. Brady has the ring count in his favor with 3 and he had one MVP, but I argued that Peyton has 4 MVP trophies and one ring and he’s favored to earn his second. I also noted that Peyton never had the defensive talent that Brady did and Manning turns his receivers into superstars, see Collie and Garcon this year. Several callers argued that Manning had Harrison and Reggie Wayne, but I countered that Brady has/had Welker and Moss and Stallworth among others. It was an interesting debate and one that I think will not be one after next week, when Peyton Manning wins his second Super Bowl title. And I think Manning is more likely to reach another Super Bowl before Brady will, which would even the ring count out at 3-3 and then the MVPs would be in play, ending the discussion.
On FOX, the NFC title was decided when the Vikings turned the ball over six times and the officials awarded a few fishy calls to the New Orleans Saints as Drew Brees and Co. punched the Saints first ever trip to the Super Bowl. After rolling my eyes about 900 times during the game when Joe Buck and Troy Aikman kept referring to Brett Favre as “a legend” among other things, Favre threw a late interception when his team was trying to get into position to win the game in regulation. In overtime, the Saints were the beneficiaries of two eye-rubbing, jaw-droppingly “interesting” calls by the officials, first on a phantom pass interference penalty where replays showed no contact was involved and another on a “catch” by a Saints wide receiver where the ball wasn’t truly secured when the player went to the ground. In neither case did Buck or Aikman say anything about it; perhaps they were just ready for the game to be over? After the game, the talk was all about New Orleans going to the Super Bowl and how far the city had come since Hurricane Katrina. Come on guys, that is a lousy angle. That was your angle back in 2006 when the Saints made the NFC championship game, yet lost to Chicago. If the Saints lose the Super Bowl, then make it back to the NFC title game in three years, will that still be the focus? Let’s move on please; get some fresh angles.
If you haven’t caught The Mark Fox Show, that airs Sunday nights on SportSouth (as well as several other times during the week) please watch it next Sunday. I’m not certain I saw anything as funny as Chuck Dowdle’s performance on this week’s edition. Dowdle does a fine job with Fox, who seems to be adjusting to life as a big-time basketball coach. Dowdle is kind of like that crazy uncle that always seems to entertain at any Christmas gathering or family reunion, though you are glad he’s just your uncle and you get to leave after 30 minutes. I’m not certain I could take much more of the campiness that Dowdle provides in thirty minutes, but he certainly is good for a laugh and helps ease Fox into a joke or two.
Finally, for the second time in three weeks, Norcross High School will host some of the country’s top basketball talent. This weekend, the Blue Devils will host the Second Annual Marriott Invitational, including five local teams and three from across the southeast. The teams participating include, Norcross, Centennial, Greater Atlanta Christian School, Berkmar, Daniel High School (SC), Quality Education Academy (NC) and Greene County High School (AL). Greene County is ranked No.2 in Alabama’s AAA rankings while Daniel is No.1 in South Carolina’s AAA class. Quality Education Academy features four players nationally ranked by recruiting services. For ticket information and to find the pairings, visit www.norcrossbasketball.com.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Tim Tebow WILL be a successful NFL player. Just saying
If you were looking for my weekly college basketball blog, well maybe I'll do one Saturday after hopefully Georgia can pull off an upset of South Carolina in Columbia. I don't want to write one right now after watching them go from five up early to down 12 at halftime to down nearly 20 to within 8 with 6 to play to losing by 16. Sorry. Isn't going to happen. Meanwhile, I am filling in for IJ Rosenberg this week in Score Atlanta. Just call me The Understudy or The Stand-in for From The Cheap Seats. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I want to get this out into the open first and foremost. I am a University of Georgia graduate (not just a fan, I actually went to school there and left with a diploma after four years), and I bleed red and black. I also acknowledge that if Tim Tebow went to ANY school other than the University of Florida, I would have far less vitriol for him than I do right now. I just wanted to get that out in the open. Was I rooting for every player that went against him to knock his block off? Yes I was.
Tim Tebow is the greatest college football player ever. And that just ticks me off. Big time. I hate that little skip he does after a big play. I hate that he mugs for the camera. I hate that he seems to just tiptoe through the line of scrimmage without anyone ever getting a real hit on him. I hate that ESPN covered his concussion like the Pope had just been shot. A little much.
But here is the bottom line: with the game on the line, there is NO ONE ELSE I would have wanted under center. He was a winner. Without him Florida does not win two national titles and come within an eyelash of another. This guy willed his team to victory after victory, and he did it all under HUGE expectations. There was hype out the wazoo and this guy not only lived up to it, he bypassed the hype with alarming speed.
Tim Tebow should have won the Heisman when Sam Bradford took it home in 2008. No matter, Tebow won the National Title. Tim Tebow meant more to his team in 2009 then the winner Mark Ingram did. If you really sit back and think about who was the most dominant player in the county, the answer was Tim Tebow.
But now his college career is over. It is time for him to move on to the NFL. Remember, I’m a Georgia guy and you are all going to be calling sour grapes on this one, but he won’t make it as a QB. Nope. Not going to happen. Sorry.
Waiting for everyone to quit rolling their eyes after thinking, “Boy this Georgia guy is jealous.” Jealous? You bet your life. I would have LOVED for this kid to have worn the silver britches. But he didn’t.
Tim Tebow isn’t going to make it as an NFL quarterback. He just isn’t. Even now as Senior Bowl practice draws to a close, NFL scouts are backing me. Reports out of Mobile say that Tebow is having trouble taking snaps from under center. They say that he fumbled four straight snaps and five of six at one point. The next day Tebow had trouble hitting players on the intermediate routes, i.e., the passes tailor-made for the west coast offense. While Tebow has shown some ability to complete the deep pass, other passes are as lame duck as Jeff Zucker at NBC. Tebow was facing such harsh criticism earlier this week that his agent came up with the story that the former Gator QB had a fever of 103 and was hospitalized with a sore throat. Yeah, that will make the kid look tough in the huddle while trying to lead a team on a potential game-winning drive.
The scouts agree with me: he isn’t going to make it as a professional NFL quarterback. But who is to say he isn’t going to make it in the NFL? Haven’t we seen plenty of cases where a college QB moves to a different position and excels at the next level? And here’s the thing: Tebow has already said he’d be open to that, as long as a team gave him a shot at signal-caller first. If you are a team, wouldn’t you take a shot at drafting Tebow, maybe with a fourth or fifth round pick, and “giving a shot at QB,” then moving him after his rookie season? He could be one HECK of a tight end. He could be an H-Back. He could be a wide receiver. After you do that, maybe you keep Tebow happy and add a wrinkle to your offense by making him a wildcat if you feel you need to.
This kid is a gamer and I fully believe that he will make it in the NFL. He will bust his tail and be the best tight end we’ve ever seen. He’ll make Heath Miller and Todd Heaps look ordinary. He’s got the height and the strength. Plus he’d be a fast tight end. And PS, how hard is it to learn tight end? Antonio Gates didn’t play in college and he’s a Pro Bowler. Or maybe you switch him to H-Back. How many times have we seen Tebow run over a South Carolina linebacker en route to a touchdown? The kid relishes contact. He’d love to hit somebody for a living.
Or maybe you switch him to wide receiver, my choice if I was a GM and had drafted Tebow. Here is why this move makes the most sense. If you put him at Tight End, yes, he’ll be faster but will he be big enough to get out on the block? I’m not certain. At wide receiver though he could use that height and speed to abuse smaller defensive backs. Look at Hines Ward. He played a little bit of everything at Georgia and now he’s one of the best wide receivers in the game and even won a Super Bowl MVP. Ward blazed the path for former QBs to turn into wide receivers. Brad Smith in New York, Michael Robinson in San Francisco, Antwaan Randle El in Pittsburgh and now Washington. Tebow could totally pull a Hines Ward and turn into a physical, punishing wide receiver that is fast, can take some contact (are you telling me that a cornerback can hit harder than a defensive end coming full bore?) and can even skip back after catching a touchdown.
Tim Tebow will make it in the NFL, but it won’t be at quarterback. The scouts agree with me. I just hope the scouts also take into account this kid’s heart and willingness to bust his hump WHEN he switches positions.
Fletcher Proctor fills in for IJ on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday on Sports Radio 790 The Zone so much he wasn’t surprised IJ asked him to fill in on his column for his week. Don’t worry, IJ will be back next week.
Disclaimer: I want to get this out into the open first and foremost. I am a University of Georgia graduate (not just a fan, I actually went to school there and left with a diploma after four years), and I bleed red and black. I also acknowledge that if Tim Tebow went to ANY school other than the University of Florida, I would have far less vitriol for him than I do right now. I just wanted to get that out in the open. Was I rooting for every player that went against him to knock his block off? Yes I was.
Tim Tebow is the greatest college football player ever. And that just ticks me off. Big time. I hate that little skip he does after a big play. I hate that he mugs for the camera. I hate that he seems to just tiptoe through the line of scrimmage without anyone ever getting a real hit on him. I hate that ESPN covered his concussion like the Pope had just been shot. A little much.
But here is the bottom line: with the game on the line, there is NO ONE ELSE I would have wanted under center. He was a winner. Without him Florida does not win two national titles and come within an eyelash of another. This guy willed his team to victory after victory, and he did it all under HUGE expectations. There was hype out the wazoo and this guy not only lived up to it, he bypassed the hype with alarming speed.
Tim Tebow should have won the Heisman when Sam Bradford took it home in 2008. No matter, Tebow won the National Title. Tim Tebow meant more to his team in 2009 then the winner Mark Ingram did. If you really sit back and think about who was the most dominant player in the county, the answer was Tim Tebow.
But now his college career is over. It is time for him to move on to the NFL. Remember, I’m a Georgia guy and you are all going to be calling sour grapes on this one, but he won’t make it as a QB. Nope. Not going to happen. Sorry.
Waiting for everyone to quit rolling their eyes after thinking, “Boy this Georgia guy is jealous.” Jealous? You bet your life. I would have LOVED for this kid to have worn the silver britches. But he didn’t.
Tim Tebow isn’t going to make it as an NFL quarterback. He just isn’t. Even now as Senior Bowl practice draws to a close, NFL scouts are backing me. Reports out of Mobile say that Tebow is having trouble taking snaps from under center. They say that he fumbled four straight snaps and five of six at one point. The next day Tebow had trouble hitting players on the intermediate routes, i.e., the passes tailor-made for the west coast offense. While Tebow has shown some ability to complete the deep pass, other passes are as lame duck as Jeff Zucker at NBC. Tebow was facing such harsh criticism earlier this week that his agent came up with the story that the former Gator QB had a fever of 103 and was hospitalized with a sore throat. Yeah, that will make the kid look tough in the huddle while trying to lead a team on a potential game-winning drive.
The scouts agree with me: he isn’t going to make it as a professional NFL quarterback. But who is to say he isn’t going to make it in the NFL? Haven’t we seen plenty of cases where a college QB moves to a different position and excels at the next level? And here’s the thing: Tebow has already said he’d be open to that, as long as a team gave him a shot at signal-caller first. If you are a team, wouldn’t you take a shot at drafting Tebow, maybe with a fourth or fifth round pick, and “giving a shot at QB,” then moving him after his rookie season? He could be one HECK of a tight end. He could be an H-Back. He could be a wide receiver. After you do that, maybe you keep Tebow happy and add a wrinkle to your offense by making him a wildcat if you feel you need to.
This kid is a gamer and I fully believe that he will make it in the NFL. He will bust his tail and be the best tight end we’ve ever seen. He’ll make Heath Miller and Todd Heaps look ordinary. He’s got the height and the strength. Plus he’d be a fast tight end. And PS, how hard is it to learn tight end? Antonio Gates didn’t play in college and he’s a Pro Bowler. Or maybe you switch him to H-Back. How many times have we seen Tebow run over a South Carolina linebacker en route to a touchdown? The kid relishes contact. He’d love to hit somebody for a living.
Or maybe you switch him to wide receiver, my choice if I was a GM and had drafted Tebow. Here is why this move makes the most sense. If you put him at Tight End, yes, he’ll be faster but will he be big enough to get out on the block? I’m not certain. At wide receiver though he could use that height and speed to abuse smaller defensive backs. Look at Hines Ward. He played a little bit of everything at Georgia and now he’s one of the best wide receivers in the game and even won a Super Bowl MVP. Ward blazed the path for former QBs to turn into wide receivers. Brad Smith in New York, Michael Robinson in San Francisco, Antwaan Randle El in Pittsburgh and now Washington. Tebow could totally pull a Hines Ward and turn into a physical, punishing wide receiver that is fast, can take some contact (are you telling me that a cornerback can hit harder than a defensive end coming full bore?) and can even skip back after catching a touchdown.
Tim Tebow will make it in the NFL, but it won’t be at quarterback. The scouts agree with me. I just hope the scouts also take into account this kid’s heart and willingness to bust his hump WHEN he switches positions.
Fletcher Proctor fills in for IJ on Score Atlanta Sports Sunday on Sports Radio 790 The Zone so much he wasn’t surprised IJ asked him to fill in on his column for his week. Don’t worry, IJ will be back next week.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Midweek Entertainment report 1/27/10
Obama to make his first state of the Union, Greg Oden naked?, the closest Tebow will EVER come to the Super Bowl, PETA wants robots to take over the world!
Ladies and gentlemen, the MIDWEEK ENTERTAINMENT REPORT!
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE! CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP
TOnight Prez Obama will make his first state of the Union address. I don't know why all of the major networks have cancelled most of their primetime lineups. How long do you think it'll take him to say, "It sucks," I mean honestly? We had two hours of Mary J Blige but we'll only get about 30 minutes (well 17 minutes after commercials and crappy backstories) of Katy Perry because she is splitting the hour with Avril Lavigne and then we have the SotU. Come on. Even West Wing was smart enough to realize that no one wanted to watch the speech, just hear the afterthoughts of everyone. Let's have that here too....only just on the cable news networks. I don't know of a single person that wants to watch this over a new LOST or American Idol or Vampire Diaries (that's for Wifey). I'm just pissed that WSB750AM is bumping the Georgia game to the NEW 97.1 The River (even though 97.1 has been THE RIVER for four years.) I hope the game is on CSS and they don't bump it for Obama.
Prepare to shiver everyone. Greg Oden took naked pix of himself and texted them to an old girlfriend. After getting dumped I guess the girl decided to get back at him by posting the pictures on the internet. Hey Chicky, you aren't punishing him, you are punishing US! We don't want to see that.
So CBS is trying to decide whether or not to run the Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mother in an anti-abortion "commercial" during next week's big game. Apparently Tebow's mommy will talk about how she had complications with her fifth pregnancy after a mission trip and the doctor suggested an abortion, but she said NO! and out came Timmy. Note: Urban Meyer is having that doctor shot for even suggesting it. But women's groups are getting all pissy because of the ad and they want women to have a choice. Fine. They do, the last time I checked and if ANYTHING, people are going to want Roe v Wade upheld just because Tebow is against it. If that is what Tebow believes, he's allowed to say that people. Get a grip. You don't like it? Come up with the cash and run your own ad.
Finally PETA is at it again. First they want the University of Georgia to create a robot Uga because apparently the extremely pampered real-live Uga is "abused" by riding around in a car with A/C and rubbed and petted and loved by millions. Now PETA wants the folks in Pennsylvania to use a ROBOT groundhog. Umm, I'm pretty sure a robot groundhog would be programmable, so you want to control the weather now, PETA? I am afraid that these numbskulls are going to start creating robot animals and these things will try and take over the world. It will be like Starship Troopers or something. They aren't very smart, so they'll probably forget to install the "controlled by humans" switch. And by me writing about them, they've won what they were looking for: free publicity. Crap. I am such a FOOL! I fell for it. Crud.
Have a great rest of the week.
Ladies and gentlemen, the MIDWEEK ENTERTAINMENT REPORT!
THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE! CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP
TOnight Prez Obama will make his first state of the Union address. I don't know why all of the major networks have cancelled most of their primetime lineups. How long do you think it'll take him to say, "It sucks," I mean honestly? We had two hours of Mary J Blige but we'll only get about 30 minutes (well 17 minutes after commercials and crappy backstories) of Katy Perry because she is splitting the hour with Avril Lavigne and then we have the SotU. Come on. Even West Wing was smart enough to realize that no one wanted to watch the speech, just hear the afterthoughts of everyone. Let's have that here too....only just on the cable news networks. I don't know of a single person that wants to watch this over a new LOST or American Idol or Vampire Diaries (that's for Wifey). I'm just pissed that WSB750AM is bumping the Georgia game to the NEW 97.1 The River (even though 97.1 has been THE RIVER for four years.) I hope the game is on CSS and they don't bump it for Obama.
Prepare to shiver everyone. Greg Oden took naked pix of himself and texted them to an old girlfriend. After getting dumped I guess the girl decided to get back at him by posting the pictures on the internet. Hey Chicky, you aren't punishing him, you are punishing US! We don't want to see that.
So CBS is trying to decide whether or not to run the Super Bowl ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mother in an anti-abortion "commercial" during next week's big game. Apparently Tebow's mommy will talk about how she had complications with her fifth pregnancy after a mission trip and the doctor suggested an abortion, but she said NO! and out came Timmy. Note: Urban Meyer is having that doctor shot for even suggesting it. But women's groups are getting all pissy because of the ad and they want women to have a choice. Fine. They do, the last time I checked and if ANYTHING, people are going to want Roe v Wade upheld just because Tebow is against it. If that is what Tebow believes, he's allowed to say that people. Get a grip. You don't like it? Come up with the cash and run your own ad.
Finally PETA is at it again. First they want the University of Georgia to create a robot Uga because apparently the extremely pampered real-live Uga is "abused" by riding around in a car with A/C and rubbed and petted and loved by millions. Now PETA wants the folks in Pennsylvania to use a ROBOT groundhog. Umm, I'm pretty sure a robot groundhog would be programmable, so you want to control the weather now, PETA? I am afraid that these numbskulls are going to start creating robot animals and these things will try and take over the world. It will be like Starship Troopers or something. They aren't very smart, so they'll probably forget to install the "controlled by humans" switch. And by me writing about them, they've won what they were looking for: free publicity. Crap. I am such a FOOL! I fell for it. Crud.
Have a great rest of the week.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Poor South Carolina. Wait, not really!
I saw this article below in the AJC and it just proves what I've been saying forever: South Carolina has an identity complex. First they try and call themselves USC, but we all know that there is just ONE USC and it resides in Southern California. Then they try and call themselves Carolina, but anyone that knows anything realizes that a Carolina fan wears baby blue and supports basketball. When will South Carolina realize that they are third-class citizens and quit trying to rip off powerhouses to try and bring attention to themselves. You aren't good in basketball, so stop trying to confuse people by calling yourself Carolina! You aren't good in football, so stop trying to hoodwink people by calling yourself USC.
Enjoy this, because I certainly did.
Which is the real USC?
In a case that has sparked a coast-to-coast war of words, the University of Southern California just won a trademark battle with the University of South Carolina.
At issue was whether South Carolina could put an interlocking "SC" logo on its baseball team's hats and uniforms. A federal appeals court said no.
The court upheld a trademark board's decision that the logos would likely confuse consumers, particularly gift buyers and "new or casual fans," according to Courthouse News Service.
An attorney for Southern Cal, Scott Edelman, said the ruling protected the school's "primary athletic mark" and added there was potential for South Carolina merchandise to be mistaken for that of Southern Cal, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Then Edelman added a dig, saying the logo fit the Trojans' warrior image more than "a goofy little chicken," the newspaper said.
Neil White, who writes for The State in Columbia, S.C., couldn't let that pass.
"Come on, dude, that's the best you got? If you want to go with sophomoric arguments, I'll respond with two little words: Lane Kiffin.
And let me throw out a couple of other numbers before I rest my case.
USC was founded in 1801. Southern Cal was founded in 1880.
The last football meeting? USC 38, Southern Cal 14 in 1983."
White asserted that confusion over the logos is a non-issue.
"There is no confusing the caps when you put them side by side -- from the different colors to the style of the "SC" logo -- unless, of course, you're a clueless Southern California lawyer," he wrote.
The court dismissed South Carolina's counterclaim that Southern Cal's logo falsely suggests an affiliation with the state of South Carolina.
"To avoid summary judgment, South Carolina must have shown that there was a genuine issue for trial on whether the initials ‘SC' ‘point uniquely' to the state," U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled for the three-judge panel, according to Courthouse News Service.
"We agree that ‘SC' may refer to the State of South Carolina. But as the evidence offered by Southern California demonstrates, ‘SC' refers to many entities aside from the state."
South Carolina has not decided whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Actually, I hope South Carolina DOES decide to appeal to the Supreme Court, only to be shot down again and then they will be FORCED to call themselves South Carolina. DONE. Period. Quit trying to be other people and just be yourself. Wait, if I was a South Carolina fan or alum, I'd want to be someone else too. Nevermind. I've been through Columbia, I'd try to pretend too!
Enjoy this, because I certainly did.
Which is the real USC?
In a case that has sparked a coast-to-coast war of words, the University of Southern California just won a trademark battle with the University of South Carolina.
At issue was whether South Carolina could put an interlocking "SC" logo on its baseball team's hats and uniforms. A federal appeals court said no.
The court upheld a trademark board's decision that the logos would likely confuse consumers, particularly gift buyers and "new or casual fans," according to Courthouse News Service.
An attorney for Southern Cal, Scott Edelman, said the ruling protected the school's "primary athletic mark" and added there was potential for South Carolina merchandise to be mistaken for that of Southern Cal, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Then Edelman added a dig, saying the logo fit the Trojans' warrior image more than "a goofy little chicken," the newspaper said.
Neil White, who writes for The State in Columbia, S.C., couldn't let that pass.
"Come on, dude, that's the best you got? If you want to go with sophomoric arguments, I'll respond with two little words: Lane Kiffin.
And let me throw out a couple of other numbers before I rest my case.
USC was founded in 1801. Southern Cal was founded in 1880.
The last football meeting? USC 38, Southern Cal 14 in 1983."
White asserted that confusion over the logos is a non-issue.
"There is no confusing the caps when you put them side by side -- from the different colors to the style of the "SC" logo -- unless, of course, you're a clueless Southern California lawyer," he wrote.
The court dismissed South Carolina's counterclaim that Southern Cal's logo falsely suggests an affiliation with the state of South Carolina.
"To avoid summary judgment, South Carolina must have shown that there was a genuine issue for trial on whether the initials ‘SC' ‘point uniquely' to the state," U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken ruled for the three-judge panel, according to Courthouse News Service.
"We agree that ‘SC' may refer to the State of South Carolina. But as the evidence offered by Southern California demonstrates, ‘SC' refers to many entities aside from the state."
South Carolina has not decided whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Actually, I hope South Carolina DOES decide to appeal to the Supreme Court, only to be shot down again and then they will be FORCED to call themselves South Carolina. DONE. Period. Quit trying to be other people and just be yourself. Wait, if I was a South Carolina fan or alum, I'd want to be someone else too. Nevermind. I've been through Columbia, I'd try to pretend too!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Manning is now past Brady. Done and done.
It's over. Peyton Manning just passed Tom Brady in the discussion for best QB of our generation. This generation. Not Steve Young/Troy Aikman/Jim Kelly/Brett Favre. THIS generation. Manning is headed back to the Superbowl, his second in four seasons and will likely be favored against either the Saints or the Vikings. Manning just claimed his 4th MVP trophy. Manning is a 40X pro bowler (well maybe not 40X) and Manning is also serving, with all due respect to Tom Moore, as his own Offensive coordinator. Moore moreorless admits he gives Peyton four plays and the QB picks the play. Way to steal money there Tommy.
I know Brady has the ring count right now at 3 to 1, could be 3-2 in two weeks and if David Tyree doesn't make the helmet catch, we aren't even having this discussion. If Brady claimed 4, plus the undefeated season, Brady is it and no questions are asked.
But he didn't win that game, then Brady went out and got hurt and this season he looked pedestrian-like out there WITH Wes Welker and Randy Moss and Ben Watson.
Peyton has Reggie Wayne and several rookies, and no running game. Manning made studs out of Marvin Harrison, Wayne, Dallas Clarke, Brandon Stokely and countless other (including Garcon and Austin Collie today) and oh yeah, Peyton doesn't get hurt.
Four MVPs is pretty strong as well and he had then potentially going undefeated if his coach and GM and owner didn't taken him out due to Franchise strategy. You think Peyton couldn't go 16-0 or 19-0? I bet he could if Caldwell had wanted to go for it. The Colts were better than the Jets, and were beating them when Peyton was lifted. The Colts also were better than the Bills. Come on. EVERYONE was better than the Bills this season. They got homefield though and the organization decided to lift them to protect the players. Fine. But please don't try and tell me that the Colts couldn't go undefeated. They could have. That isn't an argument for Brady.
People will say that Brady never had the supporting cast that Peyton does, but I respond, WHO IS PEYTON'S SUPPORTING CAST THIS YEAR? Austin Collie? Pierre Garcon? rookie RB Donald Brown? And Brady had Deion Branch and Randy Moss and Corey Dillion and that defense was a pretty good collection of HoFers too, FYI/BTW. Peyton has NEVER had a great defense. Bob Sanders? Injured. Dwight Freeney? Pretty good, yes, but Seymore, Vrabel, Bruschi, Seau, Harrison, Samuel, Wilfork, Thomas, Law, Milloy, should I continue? Better players on the defensive side of the ball for New England, certainly helped Brady over the years.
Brady has the ring total and one MVP, yes. But Peyton has the 4 MVPs, one ring with a chance for another and has Brady's number of late. Brady seems like now he's along for the ride and was right place/right time in those first two Super Bowls. Manning has also been the Colts and is the Colts again this season. If Peyton got hurt, Matt Cassell isn't winning 11 games with this team. Sorry.
With a ring, my argument will be sealed but Peyton has passed Brady and that's just the bottom line.
I know Brady has the ring count right now at 3 to 1, could be 3-2 in two weeks and if David Tyree doesn't make the helmet catch, we aren't even having this discussion. If Brady claimed 4, plus the undefeated season, Brady is it and no questions are asked.
But he didn't win that game, then Brady went out and got hurt and this season he looked pedestrian-like out there WITH Wes Welker and Randy Moss and Ben Watson.
Peyton has Reggie Wayne and several rookies, and no running game. Manning made studs out of Marvin Harrison, Wayne, Dallas Clarke, Brandon Stokely and countless other (including Garcon and Austin Collie today) and oh yeah, Peyton doesn't get hurt.
Four MVPs is pretty strong as well and he had then potentially going undefeated if his coach and GM and owner didn't taken him out due to Franchise strategy. You think Peyton couldn't go 16-0 or 19-0? I bet he could if Caldwell had wanted to go for it. The Colts were better than the Jets, and were beating them when Peyton was lifted. The Colts also were better than the Bills. Come on. EVERYONE was better than the Bills this season. They got homefield though and the organization decided to lift them to protect the players. Fine. But please don't try and tell me that the Colts couldn't go undefeated. They could have. That isn't an argument for Brady.
People will say that Brady never had the supporting cast that Peyton does, but I respond, WHO IS PEYTON'S SUPPORTING CAST THIS YEAR? Austin Collie? Pierre Garcon? rookie RB Donald Brown? And Brady had Deion Branch and Randy Moss and Corey Dillion and that defense was a pretty good collection of HoFers too, FYI/BTW. Peyton has NEVER had a great defense. Bob Sanders? Injured. Dwight Freeney? Pretty good, yes, but Seymore, Vrabel, Bruschi, Seau, Harrison, Samuel, Wilfork, Thomas, Law, Milloy, should I continue? Better players on the defensive side of the ball for New England, certainly helped Brady over the years.
Brady has the ring total and one MVP, yes. But Peyton has the 4 MVPs, one ring with a chance for another and has Brady's number of late. Brady seems like now he's along for the ride and was right place/right time in those first two Super Bowls. Manning has also been the Colts and is the Colts again this season. If Peyton got hurt, Matt Cassell isn't winning 11 games with this team. Sorry.
With a ring, my argument will be sealed but Peyton has passed Brady and that's just the bottom line.
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