Hawk 34

How many of you feel that your backup is capable of winning games for you, if necessary? I thought for a few minutes and pondered how many of the 32 NFL franchises respective back-ups, I could even name off the top of my head, I could name 18 of them. I do know that Cincinnati could not win games or at least depend on their current #2, Anthony Wright. I feel that despite a culture of back-ups coming and taking over (Romo, Cutler, Harrington, just this year alone), a main stay at the QB position is still crucial for a team’s chances of success. Is this still the case with the glorification of “game manager” QB’s becoming more customary or do you still need that “IT” quarterback to win?

Cleveland is about to damage whatever lingering hopes KC had for post-season aspirations.

So, new tag team champions?

KC/Cleveland, was far more exciting then I expected. Crazy stuff, especially at the end here and it's not even over.

It's FOX. They have already assigned Long and Bradshaw for a game. How does a network that airs zero games aside from regional action for FSN get to air the majority of the BCS games? The least they could have done was air some games over the season instead of using the NFL package and transplanted commentators. Well, that's a given. I'll say they find a way to get even worse truck commercials. Prepare for a deluge of "evil" Toyota ad's, what with their upcoming incursion into the all-american NASCAR empire.

Ok, the guy doesn't have any legs. We get it, CBS. It's a cute story and I understand ignoring Cleveland but let's not give him that much attention. Although, I'm sure that guy could have easily pushed Young to the ground last week. Maybe he's the missing piece NYG need.

It would make sense for TBS to be last and for all 5 men to just gang on him and take him out.

Its finals week and that means loads of papers, assignments and exams to prep for. I don’t take it too seriously, it’s just school, after-all. Allison, on the other hand is driving herself and in turn, me crazy with finals prep. It took some convincing to get her off the chair and away from the books and out for the night (which is funny since I’m usually dragged kicking and screaming). We headed down to a local music club where apparently the trendy people go. Some local act, a girl whom is blowing up was playing a set and the place was packed tight since this would probably the last time to see this show for free. I don’t drink and this essentially made me the lone sober person in the building. She doesn’t drink often but when she does? She makes up for it. She met a girlfriend of hers and they proceeded to dance with the other dancers. I hung back and chatted up with the security guy that I knew from a class last year and things were going fine. The main act showed up around 10 just at the peak of the crowd flow whom ignored the shitty DJ playing the typical stuff. Interestingly enough, the male to female population ratio was dead even. Guys either liked seeing the hot singer in a sauna of a building or got dragged to the show by their girl who was there to support the girl-powered rocker act. Basically, it was P!nk but with actual talent, good vocals and good looks. (Actually, I don’t know how I even made that comparison to begin with) The show was going well, crowd was hot, she was (to steal a wrestling term thus dragging me back to dork status) “feeling it” and Allison was handling herself pretty well. Then came a moment that enraged me… This chick was your basic pop-rock act, which is cool and all. That’s her thing. It worked. After her brief intermission, she came back and said she was doing a couple covers since it was her last night there…she played some wispy piano song that I didn’t recognize but the crowd did and went along with it. It was after that performance leading into her next song that pissed me off… I’m gonna fucking change this shit up, get ready guys, this is “New Noise”! (I’ll assume that a lot of people reading this don’t know what this song is but it’s from a defunct Swedish punk act from the 90’s that went largely un-noticed, The Refused and this was one of their best songs.) She went into the song and I would say 20% of the crowd got it which was surprising considering it was mostly a poppy crowd. The band hit it perfectly but she wasn’t even close to matching Dennis Lyxzén' but really, who could? I was completely blown away by her effort though, I commend her for taking a stab at a song like this with a crowd that isn’t remotely connected with that style. This had me totally excited but what made it better was when Allison came up during the song and said “I can’t believe she’s doing Refused”. I never knew she heard of music outside the local pop station. I overheard, just as the song was ending some jack ass standing in the back alone looking as I would imagine a certain TSM poster to look like and started to razz on the girl for doing a “idiotic” punk song “trying to be something she isn’t”. Sort of like how he stood there and pretended to be an music aficionado but really just spewed out Pitchfork columns and went home alone, crying in his beat up van blasting The Smiths. Anyways, the fucking poser finished his little worthless diatribe and as the song finished with a huge reaction from the crowd as she went into her final song (her current radio hit), he started to protest again about her playing. I looked at this tool and shook my head. He obviously came here, alone of course, just to heckle some very talented and probably soon to be successful singer without showing a shred of actual ingenuity. What prompts these types of people to be idiots? He was alone, so it’s not like he got dragged there and was protesting. He made the effort to show up at a very publicized event knowing full well who was playing and almost seemed rehearsed. Completely killing the mood, me and Allison walked away and he was left to his devices again. I went over to my security guard friend and pointed the idiot out (I wasn’t complaining , just making note of the douche bag) and he looks at me straight ahead and tells me “He’s here almost every night. He comes in alone, gets a vodka and red bull and stands there all night. Never moves but doesn’t do anything stupid except open his mouth from time to time, so we don’t care”. I felt even sadder for this guy, why make the effort to go to this place, and stand alone quietly and when you do speak up, it’s just to disparage someone that obviously did something right to get a big crowd to see her. Oh well, these people do exist and there’s nothing left for them to do but sleep. As I mentioned at the beginning of this entry, it’s finals week and I’m not stressed at all. My scores and grades are locked in for the most part and it’ll be another typical semester. Allison won’t be going to this school anymore (she’s staying at the main campus now but I’m taking classes in Middletown next semester). Which is good, actually. Seeing her everyday, having class together and all that made it feel like high school at times. I’m still working part time at the body shop but got out of the office. Just doing routine oil changes and brake jobs, fairly pedestrian shit but it’s pocket change, so whatever. I managed to have 90% of the holiday shopping finished already. I got the basics done (girl and intermediate family) and I’ll grab a few gift cards for the extended family and co-workers. I’m getting quasi anxious about the holidays. I just love them and I think this year has great potential to be memorable. Usually people fake their holiday spirit to mask their resentment and I can get that, I used to be that person but I figure you’re just better off not being a impostor and just letting it be honest. This will be the first time, I actually have something serious going on in my life on all levels at this juncture. I’m excelling in school, I’ll have a good job soon (not that I don’t already, but something more permanent down the line), a fantastic relationship that actually inspires hope. I’d try to be downhearted just to keep up with the façade for others but I’m not going to. Why is it that when you’re sad and lonely, you just wish you weren’t. Then, when you’re on cloud nine, you wish you weren’t feeling guilty for feeling good. The BCS hoopla comes down to the final day and USC choked. Earlier this season, I predicted that Ohio State would play Florida in the NATIONAL TITLE GAME and if the BCS machine does the job right and denies the idiotic rematch concept, I’ll be right. I can’t get the NFL picks right and I blew the Bored contest but at least I got this fucker.

It's FOX. They have already assigned Long and Bradshaw for a game. How does a network that airs zero games aside from regional action for FSN get to air the majority of the BCS games? The least they could have done was air some games over the season instead of using the NFL package and transplanted commentators.

It means more time devoted with these moronic skits.

Doesn't mean that it's not pathetic. It's still nothing but a waste of time. Usually, I wouldn't say James and Sopp could be used better but even THEY are being wasted with TNA's idiocy here.

because the wwe fans at the event now know about them. This show took place in Knoxville, which isn't that far from TNA's original home-base. With local promotion in that area, it's not like TNA is something those people are just finding out about. How anyone can see this as anything BUT a desperate attempt at being edgy (yet failing miserably) befuddles me. If it was creative, such as Nash and Shelley involved, it'd be slightly better but here it's the two side kick bitches of DX walking around calling out Michael Hickenbottom and Paul Levesque in their horrible attempt to appeal to a market they already have gotten notice from.

I thought the more interesting part of the whole thing was Marino trying not say something racist in front of Carter (whom was basically begging Marino for it).

If anything ESPN should praise Houston for not taking Bush. Otherwise, Bush would be stuck on a dead end team that doesn't show much long term hope. Bush landed in a perfect situation with New Orleans and made it even better for his standing.

The Tori Spelling/Stephanie McMahon comparisons are too obvious though.

I just caught this. What the fuck do you expect from a network? Why would promos for shows only air during their own commercial breaks? Are you broadcasting retarded? I found the constant "GET THE NFL NETWORK!" ads greatly annoying especially since I know they air these commercials on regular basis and not just for the local broadcast. Really defeats the purpose.

That was a bad move from McNair. Since when is he afraid of contact? 2 more yards he would have picked up and he limps into a slide.

Punk is totally Ryan Atwood to Michaels's Steve Sanders.

What do you expect a 7'4 guy with chronic injuries to do? He can't lose weight when he can't move because of the injuries he suffered over the years. It's not like I blame TBS for not losing weight anyways. Time and time again, WWE gave massive pushes to big fat boys. They told Henry to lose weight and he did (over 100 lbs) and he was benched. They told him to put the weight back on and he was on TV again at 425+. Does that mean he'll slim down to his 1995 form? Who knows but he isn't going to get healthy by taking bumps every night when his body is already a wreck. The man needs to take a long break, or just never come back at all (which I doubt he'll do). He has fears of dying very young like Andre.

Why would they be blacked out? NFL Blackout rule = not sold out game. Lambeau's not gonna be sold out? and at least the Ravens are now getting to Palmer..late..but at least hitting him.. Unless citizens of those towns have NFL network, they can't air the game outside the primary market. Such as right now, people outside the primary market aren't getting the Cincinnati game on the local broadcast of the game.

Also, it forces Lashley to work with RVD and that's horrible on all accounts as Heyman can't carry the weight of RVD/Lashley as his mouthpiece on his own. ECW really can't put Lashley/RVD as the main program, no matter what. It cant possibly work in the ring or outside it. Heyman can only do so much. RVD's time has passed. Time to move with Punk instead. Punk/Lashley works better for the company far greater then RVD would with Lashley.

"The Movement" is probably already trademarked/copyrighted.

Its good in HD although the graphics suck...just kinda bleh..But its better than S/MNF cause they aren't pimping out other shows that have nothing to do with football. Bryant Gumble is ok..I dont get all the hate on him from last week. Collinsworth is passable. I highly doubt that it's better than Sunday Night Football. From what I've observed heretofore, you're not really qualified to judge the quality of anything on television. For Marvin, "pretty"=quality tv. No, the announcers are horrible, the camera work reminds me of a cable access production of a middle school scrimmage and the crowd is horribly mic'd and not to mention the boring graphics. I feel like I'm watching FSN.

Heroes is re-run on Sci-Fi on friday nights.

He could simply low blow him with a club/crowbar through the openings, "freeze" him in the pod to prevent him from coming out. Raise the chamber during the match. All sorts of ways.