Bored

And you picked UCLA...ouch. You also have to two "upset" picks tommorrow. Would this be a bad time to say I'm fucking Stacy Keibler? Edit: Realizes that would make me Test...nevermind. Hey UCLA scored things are looking up for you.

Standings thru 12 of 28 bowl games. Points possible to this point: 135 Points possible remaining: 271 1. 2GOLD 97 2. phoenixrising 95 bravesfan 95 4. Kotzenjunge 89 5. Bored 84 6. Rob E Dangerously 83 teke184 83 8. Edwin MacPhitso 80 9. Vern Gagne 75 10. bps "The Truth" 21 74 Lando Griffin 74 12. MarvinisaLunatic 73 13. JHawk 68 Cuban Linx 68 15. The Mighty Damaramu 64 16. the pinjockey 63 17. razazteca 54 cartman 54 19. Choken One 53 20. Agent Bond34 47 21. HarleyQuinn 45 22. CanadianChris 44 23. Gatornibs 42

Oh well...but hey PAC-10 REPRESENT MOTHER FUCKER!! Undefeated so far...*tunes over to ESPN2 and sees UCLA getting their ass kicked*...hey at least I picked Fresno State. I'm a winner no matter what tonight.

As usual its impossible for the Holiday Bowl to not come down to the final minutes. Shit get this game on January 1st already.

"Hey Washington State is blitzing us every play...I know I'll put in our non-mobile quarterback who holds on to the ball too long on every pass."

Anybody else hear some great quotes about Raw from people outside of TSM? From the Raw Workrate Report on the DVDVR message board, here's a gem by Phil Schneider about the Jericho/Trish segment:

Jay's dad, Franklin Sherman, was one of the funniest character's ever. I suck when it comes to quoting lines from t.v. shows or movies but his character never failed to make me laugh and stole every scene.

Is this typical of Texas or what? Mack Brown has to be the worst coach ever when it comes to gameplanning against a quality opponent. I would have gone with the upset pick if I hadn't lost all faith in Wazzu after they choked against Washington in the final game of the season to maybe cost them a shot at a BCS bid. It is the Holiday Bowl though so history says Texas will make a game out of this.

Standings thru 11 of 28 bowl games. Points possible to this point: 111 Points possible remaining: 295 1. phoenixrising 95 bravesfan 95 3. Kotzenjunge 89 4. Bored 84 5. Rob E Dangerously 83 teke184 83 7. Edwin MacPhitso 80 8. Vern Gagne 75 9. bps "The Truth" 21 74 Lando Griffin 74 11. MarvinisaLunatic 73 2GOLD 73 13. JHawk 68 Cuban Linx 68 15. The Mighty Damaramu 64 16. the pinjockey 63 17. razazteca 54 cartman 54 19. Choken One 53 20. Agent Bond34 47 21. HarleyQuinn 45 22. CanadianChris 44 23. Gatornibs 42

Three games today. Houston Bowl: Navy vs. Texas Tech Holiday Bowl: Washington State vs. Texas Silicon Valley Bowl: UCLA vs. Fresno State Start times are on the first post of the topic.

Today's Games Houston Bowl: Texas Tech vs. Navy, worth 5 points Pick Breakdown Texas Tech (18) - phoneixrising, bravesfan, Kotzenjunge, Bored, Rob E Dangerously, teke184, Edwin MacPhitso, Vern Gagne, bps "The Truth" 21, Lando Griffin, 2GOLD, Cuban Linx, The Mighty Damaramu, razazteca, cartman, Choken One, Agent Bond34, HarleyQuinn Navy (5) - MarvinisaLunatic, JHawk, the pinjockey, CanadianChris, Gatornibs Holiday Bowl: Texas vs. Washington State, worth 24 points Pick Breakdown Texas (22) - phoneixrising, bravesfan, Kotzenjunge, Bored, Rob E Dangerously, teke184, Edwin MacPhitso, MarvinisaLuantic, Vern Gagne, bps "The Truth" 21, Lando Griffin, JHawk, the pinjockey, Cuban Linx, The Mighty Damaramu, razazteca, cartman, Choken One, CanadianChris, Agent Bond34, Gatornibs, HarleyQuinn Washington State (1) - 2GOLD Silicon Valley Bowl: Fresno State vs. UCLA, worth 3 points Pick Breakdown Fresno State (12) - bravesfan, Kotzenjunge, Bored, Rob E Dangerously, Edwin MacPhitso, MarvinisaLuantic, Lando Griffin, 2GOLD, cartman, Choken One, CanadianChris, Agent Bond34 UCLA (11) - phoenixrising, teke184, Vern Gagne, bps "The Truth" 21, JHawk, the pinjockey, Cuban Linx, The Mighty Damaramu, razazteca, Gatornibs, Harley Quinn Yes there are three games today but because of low number of points in two of them and the incredibly one sided picks in the Holiday Bowl means not a whole is at stake today. Of course a lot of is at at stake for 2GOLD being the only person to pick Washington State. They could jump into the Top 3 or the Bottom 3 depending on the result of that game. I don't think all is loss though as even though Texas is definently the better team, they are Texas (can't ever trust them in a big game) and it is the Holiday Bowl (last five games decided by 7 points or less) so Wazzu could end pulling off the upset. I'd say Navy beating Texas Tech would be a much bigger upset than Wazzu over Texas. The Silicon Valley Bowl ironically enough may end up having the most effect on the standings, even though its only worth 3 points, because of its 12/11 split in the picks. The two current leaders split on that game so by the end of the day we'll have only one person in first place.

Standings thru 10 of 28 bowl games. Points possible to this point: 106 Points possible remaining: 300 1. phoenixrising 90 bravesfan 90 3. Kotzenjunge 84 4. Bored 79 5. Rob E Dangerously 78 teke184 78 7. Edwin MacPhitso 75 8. MarvinisaLunatic 73 9. Vern Gagne 70 10. bps "The Truth" 21 69 Lando Griffin 69 12. 2GOLD 68 JHawk 68 14. the pinjockey 63 Cuban Linx 63 16. The Mighty Damaramu 59 17. razazteca 49 cartman 49 19. Choken One 48 20. CanadianChris 44 21. Agent Bond34 42 Gatornibs 42 23. HarleyQuinn 40

Damn when I did the picks a few weeks back the word was about the Nebraska players wanting to boycott this game because they hadn't named the defensive coordinator the permanent head coach. I knew Nebraska was definently the better team but figured they wouldn't put up much of a fight if they didn't even want to be here. Guess that wasn't the case. Again please post about in progress games in here and not the results thread, thanks.

Jerry Rice has already been mentioned but his best record that probably will never be broken is his 22 touchdown receptions in only 12 games in 1987, due to the strike with one cancelled game and three "scab" games. Sterling Sharpe had 18 in 1994 and that is the closest anyone has got since and probably no one will reach it only 12 games played. His single season receiving yards record of 1848 yards in 1995 seems harder to reach than expected. Every other year someone seems to be on pace to break it, Torry Holt was the guy this year, but can't get within 100 yards of the record since Rice set it. Funny enough Issac Bruce is 2nd with 1781 yards and that was also in 1995.

Tonight's Game Alamo Bowl: Michigan State vs. Nebraska, worth 15 points Pick Breakdown Michigan State (13) - Bored, Edwin MacPhitso, bps "The Truth" 21, Lando Griffin, 2GOLD, JHawk, the pinjockey, razazteca, cartman, Choken One, CanadianChris, Agent Bond34, Gatornibs Nebraska (10) - phoenixrising, bravesfan, Kotzenjunge, Rob E Dangerously, teke184, MarvinisaLunatic, Vern Gagne, Cuban Linx, The Mighty Damaramu, Harley Quinn Big game here with a decent number of points and a good split in the picks. The most significant movement in the standings would be if Nebraska wins that would put phoenixrising and bravesfan in a tie for 1st place.

Just bumping this so it don't fall off the first page. Nebraska and Michigan State in the Alamo Bowl is tonight.

This has nothing to do with the game but in case anyone was wondering to break the four-way tie for the NFL's worst record to determine the #1 pick in the draft they will go by stength of schedule. So the first four picks in next year's draft will go like this: 1. Chargers 2. Raiders 3. Cardinals 4. Giants

Damnit just about to add that edit but yup forgot about the '79 Rams. They won the NFC West that year and that was just the 2nd year of the 16 game schedule. Edit: Add on to a previous post the '85 Browns made the playoffs with an 8-8 record, winning the AFC Central.

No 9-7 team has ever made it to the Super Bowl. Only 8-8 team I think to ever make the playoffs was the '91 Jets which was the 2nd year of the 12-team playoff format. In '82 the Browns made it with a 4-5 record but that was the strike year when the expanded to 16 teams since they only played nine regular season games.

Don't expand the playoffs at all. A team that played hard all year to get a 14-2 record deserves to get a week off. Twelve teams is plenty and the NFL regular season will become almost pointless like the NBA and NHL if they expand to 16.

Haven't bothered to dig up any recaps in a while but since you don't remember it I figure I'd find this one...and then I see that I have the result wrong as Jeff won the match. CRZ recap:

Nitro January 1, 1996 Randy Savage def. Arn Anderson Steven Regal def. Chris Benoit Sting & Lex Luger def. The Super Assassins Hulk Hogan def. Ric Flair by DQ; WCW Title Match December 30, 1996 The Amazing French Canadians def. The Public Enemy Ultimo Dragon def. Jushin Liger; CW Title Match Konnan def. M. Wallstreet in a Strap Match Hugh Morrus def. Kensuke Sasaki by DQ Harlem Heat def. The Faces of Fear Glacier def. Disco Inferno Chris Benoit def. Chris Jericho Mascarita Sagrada & Octagoncito def. Jerito Estrada & Pirata Morgan Dean Malenko NC Rey Mysterio Jr., time-limit draw Lex Luger def. Greg Valentine December 29, 1997 Chris Benoit def. Hammer by DQ Ultimo Dragon def. Eddy Guerrero to win the Cruiserweight Title Diamond Dallas Page def. Mortis; U.S. Title Match Booker T def. Disco Inferno to win the Television Title Curt Hennig def. Chris Jericho Lex Luger def. Buff Bagwell Sting NC Hollywood Hogan, show goes off air before the end of the match; WCW Title Match December 28, 1998 The Cat def. Shimu Nobunaga Norman Smiley def. Chavo Guerrero Jr. Booker T def. Fit Finlay Barry Windham def. Prince Iaukea Eddy Guerrero & Juventud Guerrera def. Rey Mysterio Jr. & Kidman Bam Bam Bigelow def. Disco Inferno Scott Steiner def. Konnan to win the Television Title Scott Hall def. Brian Adams Ric Flair def. Eric Bischoff January 3, 2000 The Harris Boys def. Mike Rotunda & Buzzkill Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner def. PG-13 David Flair & Crowbar def. Lash LeRoux & Midnight Tank Abbott def. Lex Luger by DQ Buff Bagwell & Chris Kanyon def. Norman Smiley & Asya Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner def. The Harris Boys David Flair & Crowbar def. Buff Bagwell & Vampiro Sid Viscious def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ in a Powerbomb Match for the U.S. Title David Flair & Crowbar def. Kevin Nash & Scott Steiner to win the Tag Team Titles Thunder January 3, 2001 Shane Helms def. Jamie Knoble Sean O’Haire & Chuck Palumbo def. Cpl. Cajun & Sgt. A-Wall Meng def. Crowbar in a Chair on a Pole Match Goldberg def. Mark Jindrak The Cat def. Reno Mike Awesome def. Jim Duggan Sarge def. Buff Bagwell by DQ Sid Vicious def. Jeff Jarrett by DQ Raw January 3, 1994 Yokozuna def. Dan Dubiel The Smoking Gunns def. Bam Bam Bigelow & Bastion Booger by count out Jeff Jarrett def. John Chrystal Shawn Michaels def. Brian Walsh January 2, 1995 Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka NC Lex Luger & The British Bulldog, double count out Duke Droese def. Mike Bell Jeff Jarrett def. Buck Quartermaine Lex Luger & The British Bulldog def. Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka January 1, 1996 Razor Ramon & The Smoking Gunns def. Sid, The 1-2-3 Kid, & Savio Vega in The Raw Bowl Diesel def. King Mabel December 30, 1996 Savio Vega & Bret Hart (replaces Jesse James during match) def. Faarooq & Steve Austin by DQ Hunter Hearst Helmsley def. Flash Funk Jerry Lawler def. Goldust by count out December 29, 1997 D.O.A. def. Los Boriquas Ken Shamrock def. Kama Mustafa Jerry Lawler & Brian Christopher def. Taka Michinoku & George Steele by DQ Cactus Jack def. Jesse James by DQ Owen Hart def. Shawn Michaels by DQ; WWF Title Match December 28, 1998 Val Venis def. Road Dogg by DQ; HC Title Match Edge def. Al Snow by DQ Sable NC Spider Lady (Luna Vachon); Women’s Title Match X-Pac NC The Big Bossman; Euro Title Match Goldust & Steve Blackman def. Owen Hart & Jeff Jarrett Triple H def. Ken Shamrock by DQ; IC Title Match Kane def. Billy Gunn by DQ Road Dogg def. Mankind; HC Title Match January 3, 2000 The Dudley Boyz def. Too Cool by DQ Kurt Angle def. Kane by DQ Chyna def. Hardcore Holly; IC Title Match Triple H def. The Big Show to win the WWF Title The Big Bossman & Prince Albert def. Test, Mae Young, & The Fabulous Moolah The Acolytes def. The Mean Street Posse by DQ Jeff Hardy def. Al Snow in a Cage Match The Rock def. D-Generation X in a handicap match January 1, 2001 The Undertaker def. Rikishi The Acolytes & Billy Gunn def. Val Venis, Bull Buchanan, & The Goodfather Hardcore Title Crap Segment: Raven pins Crash in original match with Tazz Chris Jericho & The Dudley Boyz def. Kurt Angle, Edge, & Christian Chris Benoit def. Test; IC Title Match The Hardy Boyz def. Kaientai Kane def. The Rock William Regal def. Steve Austin; Special Referee, Stephanie McMahon-Helmsley Smackdown December 30, 1999 The Big Bossman & Prince Albert def. Test in a handicap match Kurt Angle def. Rikishi Phatu Jeff Hardy def. Al Snow The Hollys def. The Fabulous & Mae Young The Rock def. Kane in No Holds Barred Match Chyna NC Chris Jericho, double pin; IC Title Match Faarooq def. Buh Buh Ray Dudley by DQ Viscera & Jacqueline def. Gangrel & Luna X-Pac def. The Big Show December 28, 2000 Edge & Christian def. Chris Jericho in a handicap match Chris Benoit def. Matt Hardy; IC Title Match Kurt Angle def. Buh Buh Ray Dudley; WWF Title Match Bull Buchanan, The Goodfather, & Ivory def. The Acolytes & Jacqueline Raven def Jeff Hardy; HC Title Match T&A def. Too Cool The Rock & The Undertaker def. Rikishi, William Regal, & Kane in a handicap match January 3, 2002 The Dudley Boyz def. Tazz & Spike Dudley; Tag Title Match Jazz def. Mighty Molly The Undertaker def. The Big Show; HC Title Match Chris Jericho & Kurt Angle def. Edge & Rob Van Dam Test def. Tajiri The Rock def. Booker T January 2, 2003 John Cena def. Rikishi Bill DeMott def. Chuck Palumbo Billy Kidman def. Eddie Guerrero Chris Benoit & Edge def. Team Angle by DQ Nunzio def. Crash Brock Lesnar def. Matt Hardy

Standings thru 9 of 28 bowl games. Points possible to this point: 91 Points possible remaining: 315 1. Bored 79 2. phoenixrising 75 bravesfan 75 Edwin MacPhitso 75 5. Kotzenjunge 69 bps "The Truth" 21 69 Lando Griffin 69 7. 2GOLD 68 JHawk 68 9. Rob E Dangerously 63 teke184 63 the pinjockey 63 13. MarvinisaLunatic 58 14. Vern Gagne 55 15. razazteca 49 cartman 49 17. Choken One 48 Cuban Linx 48 19. CanadianChris 44 The Mighty Damaramu 44 21. Agent Bond34 42 Gatornibs 42 23. HarleyQuinn 25 I knew Virginia would win...now why didn't I pick them? Everyone has now lost at least once. No game tommorrow so see you Monday when things start to get really interesting.

Hmmm starting to think I should have gone with Virginia. I felt both teams were evenly matched and when it came to like opponents Pittsburgh barely beat Virginia Tech while Virginia beat them by 14. Maybe I was just thinking too much about Pittsburgh having Larry Fitzgerald.

Damnit I knew I'd get accused of fixing this! Anyways picking Cal wasn't that hard because Virginia Tech played like complete shit down the stretch. Under Jeff Tedford they also play better when they play better teams, just ask USC. Cal also played a much tougher schedule than Va Tech and I knew the game would be bigger to them since they haven't been to a bowl game in seven years. The hardest part about picking them was that I hate them so much. Trust me I was really confident with all my picks to this point but it's going to change starting tommorrow as I won't be shocked at all if Virginia wins as I had to practically flip a coin on that game. Also the standings right now almost mean nothing with 327 points still available, 114 alone on January 1st.