Showing posts with label TCU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TCU. Show all posts

Saturday, September 03, 2011

Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

The Baylor / TCU game last night was great but it won't end up being the best game of the year. TCU ended their night on an interception. The best game of the year won't be ending on a turnover... Is the real news that Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong flies Southwest? Or that he got kicked off the plane? Can you imagine his trying the "Do you know who I am?" bit and the airline attendant asking "Then what are you doing on this cheap flight?"... Every year the Heisman Trophy hype is in overdrive the first week of the season. On Thursday it was Russell Wilson that was the darkhorse for the award. This morning it is Robert Griffin III (RG3). Who will it be once today's games are done?... If I had a business I would add a small line item charge to each bill for "opaque retraction". Who would complain? Who would know what it was for?... Brian Kenny was my favorite ESPN anchor. Now he is leaving ESPN for the MLB Network. Good luck to a good guy... Speaking of sports guys on the move - Bruce Feldman freed himself from the purgatory that was ESPN (his sin was not being Craig James) and is now at CBS Sports. On his first day he predicted a 49-17 Wisconsin victory over Nevada. The actual score was 51-17. Way to impress the new bosses Bruce... Unsightly Ear Hair would be a good name for a band or a fantasy football team... I'm looking forward to hearing Obama's upcoming jobs speech. I'm just afraid that we are going to have to pass his Jobs Creation Bill to find out what's inside it. No thanks...

Saturday, January 08, 2011

Linky Links

Stuff I found interesting and thought I'd share.

- Sweden in One Photograph: A Moose Jumping over a Volvo

- Kennedys miniseries pulled From History Channel because of political pressure. Which I guess is OK because The History Channel ceased being about history long time ago.

- List of common misconceptions - missing from the list is the misconception that Derek Jeter is a Gold Glove caliber fielder

- Cool betting story - Exhibit A on why it is so tough to bet the NBA

- Very difficult not to smile when watching this. Good for her.

- TCU Billboards Near Ohio State Are The Best Comeback. Somebody with money has a good sense of humor.

- Interesting closer look at Tom Brady's stats and the Patriots in general.

- Supplies!

Friday, January 01, 2010

Flotsam and Jetsam New Year's Day Edition

Miscellaneous New Year's Day thoughts and observations.

Per Covers.com - if you bet $100 on every game the Red Sox played this past decade you would have lost a total of -$1,170. If you bet $100 on every game the Yankees played this past decade you would have lost a total of -$5,233... Today is JD Salinger's 91st birthday but of course he easily could have died years ago under an assumed name and nobody would know.... Did anyone get Hasselhoff drunk last night? Now I want a cheeseburger... Interesting stat via Dan Wetzel: Teams TCU beat are 6-0 in bowl games. TCU beat those teams by an average of 20.8 points... I wish Rooney Rule meant every team had to interview at least one Irish-American. We got screwed over during the No Irish Need Apply Era... Happy 30th birthday to Elin Nordegren. Her first New Year's Eve and birthday as a quasi single woman. I'm there for you Elin if you need comforting... Today I like West Virginia over Florida State and Oregon over Ohio State...