CanadianChris

Don't get me wrong, he's a complete idiot. But suspending him for this? Seems more like a lifetime achievement sort of suspension than anything else.

Yeah, they really should have gone with Goodale as interim leader.

Are you guys serious? Toronto's not even a two hour drive from Buffalo, and they come to Buffalo every year! The winters aren't that cold! We don't all live in igloos, and you CAN'T COME SKIING HERE IN JULY!!!

Looks like Charlie Weis is staying at Notre Dame. Probably a good move, a third high-profile firing in 10 years would have completely killed the program. I don't see them getting back to prominence anytime soon, though.

The Stars are just pissed at Avery because they're losing. If they were winning, they'd just laugh it off. I'm getting annoyed at all the sports leagues starting to cross over the line themselves and start suspending guys for basically being colourful. That was nothing to get worked up about, it was pretty funny.

No worries. He probably got it from PTI, where I don't think Wilbon and The Bastard had the whole story, either.

My parents hated it, couldn't understand why I watched it, called it phony, fake, etc. Even a couple of years ago, when I was having a conversation with my brother-in-law about wrestling, my mom heard and said, and I quote, "I can't believe you still watch that garbage." This from someone who tapes 2 1/2 hours of soap operas every day so she can watch them after dinner.

Yeesh. Well, on the bright side, losses like this should only serve to improve the Lakers' focus down the road.

Bah, they were winning without Plax anyway. It might hurt a bit if Pierce is suspended, but I doubt it, and I don't think he will be anyway.

Playoff picture: Win and you have a better chance of making it.

I'm still waiting for the part where Carroll is kind of a jerk.

Normally, when the lease expires you go month to month, but you still have to give notice that you're leaving.

I got a $2 bill for doing some focus group thing in Las Vegas a few years ago. It just looked...off somehow. I was almost afraid to spend it because I thought everyone would think it's counterfeit.

So how long until Harper has to resign?

Damn, the Williams Wall getting suspended could ruin the perfect season.

I'm having a tough time with that. They won a very weak Patrick Division in 1991 with only 88 points, then finished third in the division in 1992 on 87 points and had to come back from 3-1 down against Washington before finally waking up. Only in 1993 did they look like a really dominant team...until running into the mighty Islanders.

Rogers Centre has a retractable roof, if that influences you. Besides, it's no colder than, say, Louisville.

THURSDAY NIGHT GAME NO ONE CAN WATCH (OR WANTS TO) Oakland at San Diego EARLY Jacksonville at Chicago Minnesota at Detroit Houston at Green Bay Cleveland at Tennessee Cincinnati at Indianapolis Atlanta at New Orleans Philadelphia at NY Giants LATE NY Jets at San Francisco New England at Seattle Kansas City at Denver Miami vs. Buffalo (at Toronto) St. Louis at Arizona Dallas at Pittsburgh SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Washington at Baltimore FOOTBALL ON MONDAY NIGHT Tampa Bay at Carolina

Tentative standings: AFC EAST New England Patriots (Harley Quinn) 7-5 < PF: 100, PA: 83, AFC: 5-5, NFC: 2-0, DIV: 3-2 > New York Jets (Gert) 6-6 < PF: 88, PA: 86, AFC: 5-5, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 2-2 > Miami Dolphins (Spaceman Spiff) 5-7 < PF: 100, PA: 103, AFC: 4-5, NFC: 1-2, DIV: 2-2 > Buffalo Bills (Bob Barron) 5-7 < PF: 85, PA: 91, AFC: 3-5, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 1-2 > AFC NORTH Pittsburgh Steelers (Kahran Ramsus) 7-4-1 < PF: 84, PA: 84, AFC: 5-3-1, NFC: 2-1, DIV: 2-1-1 > Baltimore Ravens (King PK) 7-4-1 < PF: 94, PA: 89, AFC: 6-3-1, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 3-2 > Cleveland Browns (SFA Jack) 6-6 < PF: 88, PA: 84, AFC: 6-3, NFC: 0-3, DIV: 3-1 > Cincinnati Bengals (Teke) 2-9-1 < PF: 88, PA: 98, AFC: 2-6-1, NFC: 0-3, DIV: 0-4-1 > AFC SOUTH Houston Texans (Bored) 7-5 < PF: 88, PA: 88, AFC: 6-4, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 5-0 > Jacksonville Jaguars (Always Pissed Off) 6-6 < PF: 84, PA: 89, AFC: 5-5, NFC: 1-1, DIV: 1-4 > Indianapolis Colts (Alfdogg) 5-7 < PF: 79, PA: 89, AFC: 4-5, NFC: 1-2, DIV: 2-2 > Tennessee Titans (Cuban Linx) 2-9-1 < PF: 91, PA: 97, AFC: 1-6-1, NFC: 1-3, DIV: 1-3 > AFC WEST Denver Broncos (Canadian Chris) 7-5 < PF: 84, PA: 78, AFC: 6-3, NFC: 1-2, DIV: 3-1 > Kansas City Chiefs (BX) 7-5 < PF: 94, PA: 88, AFC: 5-3, NFC: 2-2, DIV: 3-1 > San Diego Chargers (909) 6-6 < PF: 79, PA: 86, AFC: 5-4, NFC: 1-2, DIV: 1-2 > Oakland Raiders (Smues) 3-9 < PF: 85, PA: 95, AFC: 3-6, NFC: 0-3, DIV: 1-4 > NFC EAST Philadelphia Eagles (Starvenger) 10-2 < PF: 91, PA: 77, AFC: 3-0, NFC: 7-2, DIV: 2-1 > Washington Redskins (Human Fly) 7-5 < PF: 83, PA: 80, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 6-4, DIV: 2-3 > Dallas Cowboys (Hawk) 7-5 < PF: 87, PA: 85, AFC: 2-0, NFC: 5-5, DIV: 1-3 > New York Giants (Cartman) 6-6 < PF: 85, PA: 91, AFC: 2-2, NFC: 4-4, DIV: 3-1 > NFC NORTH Minnesota Vikings (Danville Wrestling) 10-2 < PF: 98, PA: 76, AFC: 4-0, NFC: 6-2, DIV: 4-1 > Green Bay Packers (VX) 7-5 < PF: 87, PA: 87, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 6-4, DIV: 3-1 > Detroit Lions (Chazz) 4-8 < PF: 85, PA: 87, AFC: 1-2, NFC: 3-6, DIV: 2-2 > Chicago Bears (Agent of Oblivion) 2-10 < PF: 78, PA: 95, AFC: 1-1, NFC: 1-9, DIV: 0-5 > NFC SOUTH Atlanta Falcons (USC) 9-3 < PF: 103, PA: 80, AFC: 4-0, NFC: 5-3, DIV: 3-1 > Carolina Panthers (Fazzle) 7-5 < PF: 85, PA: 95, AFC: 2-1, NFC: 5-4, DIV: 3-1 > New Orleans Saints (Brooklyn Zoo) 6-6 < PF: 86, PA: 88, AFC: 3-1, NFC: 3-5, DIV: 1-3 > Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Agent Bond) 4-8 < PF: 82, PA: 87, AFC: 0-2, NFC: 4-6, DIV: 1-3 > NFC WEST San Francisco 49ers (Devo) 8-4 < PF: 90, PA: 84, AFC: 0-2, NFC: 8-2, DIV: 3-2 > Seattle Seahawks (UZI) 7-5 < PF: 95, PA: 84, AFC: 2-0, NFC: 5-5, DIV: 3-1 > Arizona Cardinals (Vern Gagne) 4-8 < PF: 88, PA: 98, AFC: 2-1, NFC: 2-7, DIV: 1-3 > St. Louis Rams (Canadian Guitarist) 4-8 < PF: 79, PA: 90, AFC: 1-3, NFC: 3-5, DIV: 1-2 >

This week's scores: Tennessee 8-11 Detroit Seattle 8-7 Dallas Arizona 8-9 Philadelphia San Francisco 7-9 Buffalo Baltimore 8-8 Cincinnati (Bal wins by tiebreak) Indianapolis 5-5 Cleveland (Cle wins by tiebreak) Carolina 9-10 Green Bay Denver 7-4 N.Y. Jets Miami 7-6 St. Louis New Orleans 8-7 Tampa Bay N.Y. Giants 10-6 Washington Atlanta 12-7 San Diego Pittsburgh 8-5 New England Kansas City 7-4 Oakland Chicago 6-7 Minnesota Jacksonville 6-8 Houston

I can't believe that twat is my MP.

Whatever anyone may think, Canadian politics haven't been this interesting in years.

I don't think any first-timer besides RICKEY has a chance at the Hall. I do think Rice gets in this year as well.

General Interest Questions 1. Who are you and what's your business here? I've been here since the dying days of the EZBoard. 2. When did you discover an interest in wrestling? 1986, when I was 11 years old. First thing I remember watching was a recap of King Kong Bundy avalanching Hulk Hogan on a recent Saturday Night's Main Event. 3. The Company Line: A. Which companies have you actively followed in your tenure as a wrestling fan? Let's see...WWF/E (of course), Mid-South/WCW, AWA, Stampede, ECW, and TNA (a bit). I think that covers it. 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). The WWF has always been my favourite company, particularly during 1989, 1992, 1997 and 2000. I've really liked WCW at specific times and for specific people (Sting, Flair, the nWo at the start). Stampede was cool to watch when I started watching it, even though most of their top guys were in the WWF, because they had Owen, Pillman, and a young Benoit. I never got into ECW until near the end, and I never really enjoyed it a lot. TNA was pretty bush when I was watching, and the AWA was pretty bad except for Hennig (until he left too). C. What is your favourite company right now? Any reason why? Don't really have one. I watch WWE on and off, but my interest in wrestling has really gone downhill, probably in part because I'm in my mid-30s now. 4. (Not So) Favourites: A. Who were your favourite wrestlers (or gimmicks) growing up / when you first started watching wrestling? Hogan, Savage, Flair, Sting, Jake Roberts, Hart Foundation B. Who were some guys you couldn't stand? Can't really remember. C. Who are your current favourites (if applicable / different from A.) Jericho, CM Punk, Orton, Kendrick, Miz and Morrison Specific Questions about your Interest 5. How would you gauge your current interest level in the product? See 3c. 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. Probably 2000, when I got digital cable and could or PPV on demand. I got every WWF PPV from WrestleMania 2000 to (I think) Summerslam 2001. 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? Eddy's death, along with a general decline in the product (and getting married) made me watch a lot less. The Benoit tragedy put me on a hiatus of over a year. 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? See above. I said I'd stop watching after the Montreal Incident, too, but didn't (although I had a pass to the RAW here in Ottawa immediately afterward that I ripped up). Interesting Questions of a Somewhat Random Nature 10. What style of pro wrestling best resonates with your personal tastes? Never really had a style I liked best. I'm just as entertained by a great technical match as I am a good brawl. If you were a fan of Hogan, you had to accept bad wrestling as part of the deal. 11. Where do you "draw the line" with the whole "suspended disbelief" deal? If it sucks, I'll point it out, but I tend not to obsess over anything. 12. Do you attend live events? I've been to two in my life -- a live RAW during the Invasion, and a Smackdown taping right after WrestleMania X-8. 13. If applicable, what are the best and worst experiences you've had going to a show live? Noither show was particularly memorable, so I don't really have an answer here. Seeing Hogan live was pretty cool, though. 14. What are your favourite matches, moments, or events? If I had to narrow it down to 5, they'd be: Savage winning the title at WM4, Hart vs. Austin at WM13, the Haifax RAW in 1997 (really, the entire Hart Foundation angle), Savage/Steamboat at WM3, and Savage/Warrior at WM7. I've been watching so long, though, that there's tons more I could mention.

This. There's zero chance a bowl would take BSU over OSU, and neither of them will move out of the top 12.