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New Orleans at Chicago (3.5) - xxx Tampa Bay at Atlanta (3.5) - ATL Pittsburgh at Baltimore (2.5) - PIT Denver at Carolina (7.5) - DEN (7.5) Washington at Cincinnati - WSH (3.5) Tennessee at Houston - TEN Detroit at Indianapolis (17.5) - IND (2.5) Green Bay at Jacksonville - GB (5.5) San Diego at Kansas City - SD San Francisco at Miami (6.5) - MIA Buffalo at N.Y. Jets (7.5) - BUF (3.5) Seattle at St. Louis - STL Minnesota at Arizona (3.5) - ARZ (7.5) New England at Oakland - NE N.Y. Giants at Dallas (3.5) - NYG Cleveland at Philadelphia (14.5) - PHI NYJ 20 points

Nasty Boys v. Harlem Heat. Unless seeing Stevie Ray doing moves off of the bottom rope is your kind of thing. The Gang Wars in WWF in 1997. Mainly because I only gave a shit about the leaders of the Boricuas and DOA. Undertaker v. Orton. I thought this one was drug out waaaayyyy too long. Orton's effort at WM 21 probably would have gotten him over just as much as the other stuff.

So was Bush over Young. I strongly disagree with that one, especially since the Heisman voting was done 5 weeks before the game.

Homie the Clown is a great pick, one of my final three choices for Round 2.

With my 2nd Round Pick I select: The Cartridge Family/Season 9, Episode 5

With my first pick, I select: Season 8/Homer v. The 18th Amendment

General Interest Questions 1. Who are you and what's your business here? Think it was in '01 during the Rantsylvania days, now idea how I found it. 2. When did you discover an interest in wrestling? Spring of 1990. Starting watching NWA on Saturday mornings. Pretty sure there was a time in 90-91 where I could watch wrestling from 9am to 2 pm, I was hooked. 3. The Company Line: A. Which companies have you actively followed in your tenure as a wrestling fan? NWA/WCW, WWF-E, ECW, TNA (The 1st year) B. What have some of your favourite companies been? Your least favourite? (In theory, your answer can be the same - if you were growing up a fan of the technical wrestling WCW brought to the table but thought the end of the line for them was some of the worst television this side of My Mother The Car, that's cool). NWA/WCW Up until Hogan came in. C. What is your favourite company right now? Any reason why? The E. But mainly because Raw is on the DVR. 4. (Not So) Favourites: A. Who were your favourite wrestlers (or gimmicks) growing up / when you first started watching wrestling? I loved Pillman & Zenk, thought they were broken up wayy to soon, I remember being pissed the RnR's got the Tag Title run against Doom in the summer of '90. In WWF I was a huge Rockers fan. B. Who were some guys you couldn't stand? Hogan C. Who are your current favourites (if applicable / different from A.) Edge, Orton, Miz and Morrison. D. There was a 4th question here, but it basically ripped off the entire premise of a thread (or more than one thread, in theory) that already exists in General. Specific Questions about your Interest 5. How would you gauge your current interest level in the product? Do you still get butterflies of excitement that make you look forward to upcoming PPVs? Did you ever? Do you watch every televsied wrestling program live, or just a few - and FF'd via DVR at that? If you consider right now to be the most interested in wrestling you've ever been, the rest of the questions in this section can be skipped over. Some weeks I get excited for Raw, but it mostly feels like a chore now. 6. At what point in wrestling history (if it's not now) would you consider your interest to have been at it's peak? When were you compelled to watch every second of televised wrestling AND shell out money on PPVs, get excited about the release of video games, have TV/PPV parties with friends, etc. 1997-99, I had to alternate between three groups of friends who ordered PPV's 7. At what point could you tell your interest was dipping and why do you think this happened, or what specific event(s) triggered the decrease? Was there anything even specific? Just a gradual interest loss of interest? Retirement (or death) of a favourite? A boring title reign on SmackDown in the Summer of 2004? I think it was 06-07. My closest friends were not watching anymore, and honestly the Benoit murder-suicide might have contributed too. 8. Have you ALWAYS stuck with wrestling even during times of low interest, or are there any lengths of time you stopped watching for a period only to come back at a later date? Always stuck. 9. If applicable, at what point did you decide to pack in the wrestling fandom? Interesting Questions of a Somewhat Random Nature 10. What style of pro wrestling best resonates with your personal tastes? Has it always been this way, or have your tastes changed over time? 11. Where do you "draw the line" with the whole "suspended disbelief" deal? Do you tell critics to "relax because it's just wrestling and you should enjoy the matches" (aka TNA fans about everything that happens on Impact!), do you come up with solutions that the writing team didn't bother to think about but you figure "it's there if you read between the lines" (aka "WWE Apologists"), somewhere inbetween, or do you take your greatest joy in watching wrestling to deconstruct everything that makes no sense? 12. Do you attend live events? And more specifically, do you get a thrill out of big arena shows, do you prefer the smaller 'intimate' settings of the local indy show, or would you rather forget the whole thing and watch everything unfold on your HDTV without dealing with 'the marks'? 13. If applicable, what are the best and worst experiences you've had going to a show live? 14. What are your favourite matches, moments, or events? 15. Freestyle Add any closing remarks you feel are absolutely necessary to letting TSM know your thoughts on wrestling. Again, just have fun with it. If it comes off as lame, I apologize, but I'm hoping it brings the "wrestling sections" of the board closer together instead of further apart.

Wow, Rice and Western Michigan.....

Washington at Baltimore (5.5) - BAL Jacksonville at Chicago (6.5) - JAX (8.5) Minnesota at Detroit - MIN Houston at Green Bay (6.5) - GB Cincinnati at Indianapolis (13.5) - IND Atlanta at New Orleans (2.5) - NO Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants (7.5) - NYG Cleveland at Tennessee (13.5) - TEN Miami at Buffalo (0.5) - MIA Kansas City at Denver (9.5) - DEN (3.5) N.Y. Jets at San Francisco - NYJ St. Louis at Arizona (14.5) - ARZ Dallas at Pittsburgh (3.5) - PIT (4.5) New England at Seattle - NE Tampa Bay at Carolina (2.5) - CAR NYJ - 24 points

I agree with Van Pelt, that it would have been better for Ball State and the MAC in the long run to go up and play Boise State, then playing Wisconsin in the Motor City Bowl. Does Notre Dame need Louisville and Arizona State to lose this weekend to help their chances of going to a bowl game?

Joe Willy.

It will be interesting to see who the two coaches were that voted Oklahoma #1 in the country, especially since they finished only 1 pt. ahead of Texas for #2.

I can if need be, but I am not done with classes until December 3rd. But if need be I can.

I'm in, as I volunteered to run this three weeks ago.

11.5) Tennessee at Detroit - x Seattle at Dallas (12.5) - DAL Arizona at Philadelphia (2.5) - PHI San Francisco at Buffalo (7.5) - BUF (7.5) Baltimore at Cincinnati - BAL (4.5) Indianapolis at Cleveland - IND Carolina at Green Bay (3.5) - GB Denver at N.Y. Jets (7.5) - DEN (8.5) Miami at St. Louis - MIA New Orleans at Tampa Bay (3.5) - TB (3.5) N.Y. Giants at Washington - NYG Atlanta at San Diego (5.5) - SD Pittsburgh at New England (0.5) - NE Kansas City at Oakland (3.5) - OAK Chicago at Minnesota (3.5) - CHI Jacksonville at Houston (3.5) - HOU NYJ 28 POINTS

I usually hit wwe.com up twice a year to grab some cheaper DVD's. And if I have to get a few extra to hit the free shipping, so be it.

Yeah, until they start coming on to Elizabeth. ...... Nah. Although its tempting.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing, although it did not take long to figure it out. Other random, drunken thoughts: I agree with the people who wish it would have been more of a slow burn with Dex and Miguel, but it looks like the conclusion will come soon. I hope there is some twist that Prado had been studying cases of how perps that had walked ended up missing, hell I could live with Doakes leaking information to him about his hunches. The Harry flashback scenes continue to bring it as the "thumbs up" scene may have been the funniest moment in the series. I wonder if the Quinn-Yugi-Deb storyline fades away or re-emerges for the last three episodes. And I agree 100% that Jimmy Smits has made this season great.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (10.5) - PIT Carolina at Atlanta (1.5) - CAR Philadelphia at Baltimore (1.5) - BAL Houston at Cleveland (3.5) - CLE San Francisco at Dallas (10.5) - DAL (8.5) Tampa Bay at Detroit - TB Minnesota at Jacksonville (2.5) - JAX (3.5) Buffalo at Kansas City - BUF New England at Miami (1.5) - MIA (8.5) Chicago at St. Louis - CHI N.Y. Jets at Tennessee (5.5) - TEN Oakland at Denver (9.5) - OAK (3.5) N.Y. Giants at Arizona - NYG (3.5) Washington at Seattle - WSH Indianapolis at San Diego (2.5) - SD Green Bay at New Orleans (2.5) - NO NY Jets 17 points

Wow interesting, I always assumed Rude was going to win and they were going to do Sting-Rude II. Do you know that if Simmons-Rude was still on they would have had Simmons retain AND drop the belt to Vader so quickly?

While I will not say too much to give away strategy, I do not think it is that big of a deal that you haven't looked too far ahead. I think that unless Oakland pulls something out, the Final Four stays intact for a long time.

Be prepared, elementary school kids have a tiny attention span. Hopefully the teacher has given you LOTS of plans. Don't be scared of being "mean" if need be, but don't go looking for it. (I teach in a HS setting and it is incredibly painful to watch the ineffective teachers have no control of their classroom, and pick the pettiest battles to blow up at.) Establish that it is your room early. (Not as important when subbing, but it can't hurt to show you are in charge. Don't be afraid to ask other teachers for help, and leave detailed notes of how the day went (this should get you repeat business). If all else fails in classroom discipline, make sure that the kids are at least all in their seats.

Shittsburgh.

I think Rude was most definetely supposed to win the WHC that night. Hence Vader winning it back two days later. My guess is Sting wins KOC over Vader and Rude wins WHC to set up Superbrawl III instead of the White Castle of Fear. I think if Rude is healthy and Watts wasn't an a-hole and wanted Chono & Muta to stink it up, Starrcade 1992 would be regarded as one of the better ones (maybe not a tough distiction).

THURSDAY Miami at Georgia Tech - GTech SATURDAY Indiana at Purdue - Purdue Clemson at Virginia - Virginia Arkansas at Mississippi State - Miss. State Michigan State at Penn State - Penn State Boston College at Wake Forest - Boston College Stanford at California - California Illinois at Northwestern - Northwestern BYU at Utah - Utah Oregon State at Arizona - Oregon State Iowa at Minnesota - Iowa Pittsburgh at Cincinnati - Cincinnati Florida State at Maryland - Maryland Texas Tech at Oklahoma - Oklahoma Tiebreak #1: How many total points will be scored in the Texas Tech/Oklahoma game? 71 Tiebreak #2: How many rushing yards will Oregon State's Jacquizz Rodgers have against Arizona? 125