Mike wanna be

I always thought that it wasn't the fact that the Jews have a country, it's the location of the country that bothered them. In any event, the international community just needs to let them go at it.

The Giants didn't play the starters for most of the second half of the Viking game because they already had the 1 seed sewn up, and only ended up losing by a point. The starters only got 9 points in that first half, and David Carr with the backups statistically outplayed Manning & the starters. Either way, they haven't played a meaningful game in 2 weeks, and the one game they could've pretended had meaning they did not perform well enough to convince me they're ready for a red-hot Eagles team who's already beaten them in Giants Stadium this year.

15 live dates over 31 days, but what do they do the rest of the time? When RAW goes off the air this Monday they have nothing scheduled until Saturday; do they make a flight home for 3-4 days and then fly in for the house shows & RAW, or are they heading straight there and staying in town to do radio promos & such? Either way, that's a ton of flying.

Titans: Collins doesn't do well against the Ravens (not that I care, the Panther-ditching drunk) but Flacco shouldn't be much better; it comes down to a battle of defense vs run games and I trust Tennessee & Bironas more than I trust Baltimore & Stover in a field goal bonanza. Bironas' extra range gives the Titans more scoring opportunities and that'll help; if VY comes off the bench to Wildcat Baltimore might be in trouble. Steelers: Chargers have been good but they aren't that good. LT is a concern and Sproles' durability comes into question; he had a huge game at home against a small Colts defense, but I don't think he'll do as well against a bigger, nastier defense. This is where San Diego regrets letting Turner go to FA. LT doesn't play, and it's up to Rivers to win them the game. I don't think he can do it. Eagles in the upset: Giants were flat against Minnesota after beating Carolina for home field, and they then had a bye week, go in against a team they've already beaten (that also needed a Week 17 miracle to make the postseason). Coughlin's discipline kicks in and they make a run in the second half, but Philly starts hot and holds on. Missing Burress costs Eli the one weapon he needs to really burn the Eagles blitz-happy defense. Panthers: Could go either way here, honestly. Carolina and Atlanta are very similar teams, with two-back run-heavy offenses coupled with play-action passing to a primary target and a handful of role receivers that don't wow anybody. I'll summarize this one as succinctly as possible: It's just a matter of whether Jake Delhomme Favres or not. He can win or lose a game for you, and this one comes down to his play. More than one turnover out of him is curtains, the matchup is too close for those kinds of mistakes and Carolina's defense isn't going to get the takeaways necessary to negate those errors.

Triple H: one-upping Ric Flair in "I've got naked pictures of your woman, *insert person of opposite alignment I'm currently feuding with*, and I'm going to show them to the world!"

Missing the death pool for the second straight year. Fuck, I never scroll down this far until it's too late. Something about 12:30am January 1 just screams "Time for TSM General Chat" to me.

Brees falls just short in his chase for 5084, and I applaud him for it. He could've pulled a Favre/Strahan and taken the cheap short pass and relied on easy YAC for the record, but he took a respectable shot downfield instead.

First 256 pee wee teams came out. I'm now at 190-something on the list, so if another set of 256 come out I'd have a team. Woo. Anybody here want to throw me some team ownership pointers (all I've done is basic GM duties)?

Just snagged the Valve complete pack. Considering L4D is also on sale (for $37.50), it's a hell of a bargain to get that + every other Valve game for just $37.50 more.

Apparently prayer is acceptable, but nothing else. ESPNEWS, when will it stop educating me/looping the same half-hour show?

He went to the ground, doesn't matter what he does when he's there. Which makes me wonder, would they have fined him for the snow angel if he dived into the end zone and rolled/crawled to the snow angel location?

I couldn't even get in multiplayer, not a single game. Game's boring as hell by yourself, that's for sure, I went through it once and haven't touched it since.

God, how many times do you fall for the shotgun draw play? Make them throw it, you pussies!

Considering all but one of the PPVs are not Wrestlemania, and discounting Summerslam, the Rumble, and Survivor Series, that leaves...8, 9 PPVs a year that don't sell on name alone. Doesn't it make sense to book PPVs to sell the ones that need selling rather than building to a PPV people are going to buy anyway?

To set up Edge v. Hardy in the "former champion's rematch clause" match at the Rumble, leaving HHH free to win the Rumble match and set up HHH v. Hardy in the "You finally won a big one, now let's see you win the big one." WM main event.

Why does Jericho not have a residence? And what would it be if they announced it...Winnipeg? Atlanta? NYC? Those are the three that jump to mind.

Khali with an audible "WHAT?"

Commentators are having a blast, at least. catfight! caaaaaaat fiiiiiiiiiiiiight! Bitchin, Khali has new music and I like it. Don't mind the "Sultan of sideburns" name either.

Neat, Hornswoggle gets a mini-shillelagh by getting half of the one Henry broke.

In brief: Shawn went broke, JBL found out & offered him a job. HBK has no choice but to accept, he has family that relies on his income and he knows he can't wrestle forever. Promo was good, but I'd liked to have had HBK put over JBL as "not as reprehensible as I thought; I mean, he dislikes me as much as I dislike him, and yet he's gone out of his way to give me the opportunity to work for him and make the money I need to support my family."

One guy screaming "Miz and Morrison!" (bps21 representing?) gets a rousing response of "SUCK" from the general populace.

From my google searches into the matter: Here; links to Canadian Press through Google http://www.dailynorseman.com/2008/11/19/66...l-know-starcaps

I'll eliminate my lack of commitment for the last spot, if nobody's stepping up.

Maybe he asked for it? I don't know exactly how long the Christmas break they go on is...I don't think it's that long, really, since Christmas is on a Thursday this year & the Tribute to the Troops moved to NBC on a weekend instead of taking the closest-to-the-holiday RAW...maybe he got word he'd be released just after the new year & figured it'd be better to walk and spend the entire holidays at home rather than flying all over the country as a lame duck for 3-4 weeks.

A. Performer Of The Year - the best overall combination of someone who can back it up in the ring but can entertain on promos. 1. Chris Jericho 2. HBK 3. John Cena B. Wrestler Of The Year - the wrestler who can best work a technical match. Though part of "working" is the ability to entertain a crowd (this is why Hulk Hogan can never be called a bad worker - bad mat technician yes, but the man could work a crowd), this is meant for those who may not be over with Casual Joe, but Hardcore Henry says he's the greatest of all time. 1. Chris Jericho 2. HBK 3. CM Punk C. Entertainer Of The Year - while everyone is eligable of course, the idea here is that just because all their matches are about * or less, you find them to be a guilty pleasure or hilarious or what not. I already know who the winner is but we'll go through the motions. 1. Santino Marella 2. Charlie Haas 3. Kofi Kingston D. Tag-Team Of The Year: 1. Miz & Morrison 2. Cryme Tyme 3. LAX E. PPV Of The Year: 1. Wrestlemania 24 2. Royal Rumble 3. No Way Out F. Match Of The Year: 1. Flair v. Michaels, WM24 2. HHH v. Orton v. Cena, WM24 3. JBL v. Cena, Parking Lot Brawl @ GAB G. Best Television Show Of The Year: 1. Monday Night Raw H. Smart-Mark Out Moment Of The Year: 1. Cena returns at Royal Rumble I. DVD Of The Year: 1. Viva La Raza J. Feud Of The Year: 1. Flair v. McMahon, "The next time you lose a match, your career is over." Solid #2: Jericho v HBK K. Angle Of The Year: 1. Kurt 1. Regal wins KOTR while simultaneously being Raw's general manager L. Non-Match / Segment Of The Year: 1. The Honk-A-Meter M. Female Of The Year (either for wrestling ability or because you find them hot, I don't care): 1. Beth Phoenix 2. Mickie James 3. Kelly Kelly N. Announcer / Colour Commentator Of The Year (one or the other): 1. Matt Striker WORST OF: A. Least Entertaining Wrestler (Don't use the "Best Of" classifications, this is for the person who you hate to see in the ring because you find no redeeming entertainment value with them - it probably goes without saying they can't wrestle): 1. Braden Walker 2. Kane 3. JBL B. Worst Interviews/Promos/Non-wrestling Segments: 1. Evan Bourne C. Worst Tag Team Of The Year: 1. Finlay & Hornswoggle D. Worst PPV Of The Year: 1. N/A E. Worst Match Of The Year: 1. Vince v. Hornswoggle, steel cage F. Worst Television Show Of The Year: 1. Impact G. 2008's "Embarrassed to be a Wrestling Fan" Moment: 1. Vince v. Hornswoggle, steel cage I. Worst / Most Disappointing DVD Of The Year: 1. N/A J. Worst Feud: 1. Big Show v. Money Mayweather K. Worst Angle: 1. Karen 1. Dolph Ziggler required to introduce himself to everyone. L. Worst Announcer / Colour Commentator (one or the other): 1. Michael Cole M. Worst Non-Match/Segment Of The Year: 1. JBL/CM Punk contract signing N. Worst Female Of The Year 1. Candice Michelle