What does this look like to you?

I laughed when I read this story. The city city of Keizer is receiving complaints over the look of these cement posts meant to protect pedestrians from traffic. Here's the story:

Residents of Oregon town say shape of traffic posts is offensive

My Next 10 Songs

I have been tagged by Aaron to list the next 10 songs that come up on my iPod or iTunes on shuffle. For the record I despise these kind things but I'll go ahead and play along anyways. So here is what came up:

1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles
2. Lamu- Michael W Smith
3. My Baby's in Love With Eddie Vedder- Weird Al
4. Anakin Defeats Sebulba- Star Wars Episode One
5. Maybe I'm Amazed- Paul McCartney
6. I Hear Leasha- Michael W Smith
7. Truce- Jars of Clay
8. A Time for Glory- The Music of NFL Films
9. Long, Long, Long- The Beatles
10. Place in this World- Michael W Smith

I can't say that I would pick any of these songs if I was picking ten of my favorites from my Library and I don't believed I've listened to any of them in the past two years but that's what came up. So I guess I will tag Andrew if he's reading.

Do I look like a High School Student?

Saturday I was at local convinience store when I decided to purchase a lottery ticket. I've purchased a few lottery tickets since I turned eighteen twelve years ago and I don't think I've been carded once in about the last ten years. I was absolutely stunned when the clerk asked to see my ID. I'm 30 years old! I realize that I do look a little younger than thirty but is there any possible way that I could be 17 years old? Here's a picture a from a year ago, I'll let you decide.

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The worst junk email ever

I've received some pretty bad junk emails lately. Viagra discounts, hot stock tips and discount software are some of the junk emails I get on a regular basis. Today I got quite possibly the worst piece of Junk email that I've ever received. I received an email from the OS ticket office offering me the opportunity to purchase single game football tickets. Why on earth would I buy OS football tickets? I would probably be more likely to buy a bunch of shares on one of those hot stock tips than I would buy any tickets to an OS game that doesn't involve the Ducks.

Trivia Question

The following question won me $30 at my one of my least favorite restaurants tonight at the Eugene Emeralds game:

Which current US Senator managed the Eugene Emeralds in 1973?

Got any guesses? Please post your answer. The first correct answer will win a prize.







please note: There will be no prize awarded for the first correct answer, the statement was a lie.

OS Parade Photo

Thank you to the friend who emailed me this exclusive picture of the OS championship parade.

Congrats Rodents! Just 10 more National titles to go before you catch the Ducks

Congrats to OS on their second consectituve national title in baseball. This national title is just the third National title in any sport. The Univeristy of Oregon on the other hand has thirteen national titles, which still isn't impressive but it is a lot better than three!

GO Tar Heels!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In honor of my favorite Univeristy for the next three days, I have changed the background color of my blog to Carolina Blue. This is to show my support for the North Carolina Tar Heels as they battle the OS Beavers in the championship of the College World Series.

Is this what an OS education does for someone?

Happy Birthday to a Legend

Today marks the 65th birthday of former Beatle and music legend, Paul McCartney. In honor of Sir Paul's birthday, here's Sir Paul performing "Birthday"

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The Scripps National Spelling Bee

Last Thursday night I had the wonderful opportunity to watch the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee. I will just say that I am not a fan of this event being televised. It just doesn't make for good entertainment. That being said I did find a clip from a previous years spelling bee that I found humorous. So here it is for your enjoyment.

10 Sports Personalities that annoy me

1. Michelle Wie- Five years from now she'll be featured on some sort of "where are they now?" segment.

2. Billy Donavan- Don't accept a job, sign a contract and tell everyone how excited you are about the challenge on Friday and then change your mind on Saturday.

3. Danica Patrick- I keep on hearing how good she is but she' won the exact same number of races as I have, 0!

4. Tim Duncan- Boring, overrated and a crybaby

5. Peyton Manning- Tom Brady is better

6. Roger Clemens- Please do us all a favor and retire

7. Brett Favre- See above

8. Adam Jones- I refuse to call him by his nickname because he hasn't accomplished anything in his pathetic career. Anyone who has something like twenty run ins with police in the last three years, gets suspended for a year and then has the nerve to appeal his well deserved suspension is a loser.

9. Michael Vick- I won't even touch his off field issues. The reason he makes my list is because he's not that good.


10. Lou Pinella- When your over 60, you shouldn't be throwing your hat and kicking dirt on people.

Middle aged men acting like three year olds

You gotta middle aged men acting like three year olds. The following are two clips of minor league baseball mangers having complete meltdowns. First is a clip from last weekend involving Mississippi Braves Manager Phillip Wellman. The second meltdown is from last season involving Asheville Tourists Manager Joe Mikulik.

$54 million for a pair of pants?

This is perhaps the most ridiculous lawsuit I have ever seen. Washington DC Administrative Court Judge Roy Pearson JR, sued the owners of a Dry Cleaners for $67 million over a lost pair of pamts. After thinking things over Pearson apparently has had a change of heart and is only asking for $54 million. The pants were a part of suit that cost $1100 originally.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/offbeat/2007/06/dc_judge_pearson_now_wants_54.html

Marathon Update

After spending a mostly sleepless night in a smoking room at the Econo Lodge in Newport, I ran my third marathon Saturday morning. Fighting allergies (yes they followed me to the coast), a bad knee and probably most importantly a lack training, I crossed the line in four hours and four minutes. The time wasn't all that important, I really just wanted to finish. After briefly contemplating retirement from marathoning, I've made the descision to get my butt back into peak shape and train for Boston in 2009. My plan will be to the run Portland marathon in Octobober in three hours and twenty seven minutes . Then after a winter of intense training a much lighter version of me will run the Eugene marathon in a time of three hours an seven minutes thus qualifying for the Boston marathon. A month after running Eugene I'll run the Newport race again just for fun. That's my tentative Marathon schedule for the next year

Memorial Day

A grateful thank you to all those men and women who served, and to those who serve now. I specially thank those who made the ultimate sacrifice so that the rest of us can enjoy the freedom we share.

A random fact about the Indy 500

According to US census bureau the most common last name in the United States is Smith. In 91 runnings of the Indy 500 there has never been a driver with the last name Smith to qualify for the race.

Hypocrite of the Week

A California State Senator who voted in favor a law that bans talking on a cell phone without a hands free device while driving reportedly caused a car accident last weekend while talking on her cell phone. Carol Migden D- San Fransisco was driving a state issued SUV when she rear ended another vehicle. Here's the full story.

Senator Who Favors Cell Phone Ban Caught Using Hers

Some Advice for Runners

Don't go out for Chinese food at 9:00 PM on Friday and then try to run eight miles at 8:00 AM on Saturday.










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Blazermania!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seven years ago I sat in the living of my friend Justin's place watching on a 13 inch Daewoo television as my beloved Blazers imploded in the fourth quarter of game seven of the Western Conference finals. That Sunday afternoon was the beginning of the dowmward sprial that saw the Blazers go from one of the elite teams in the league to the league's worst team one year ago. The once proud franchise was dead, there was no hope and longtime fans like myself were wondering if the Blazers would ever be back. Things started to look up on draft night last year in which the Blazers picked up Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. This season was a struggle but there were signs of life and the team won eleven more games than it did a year ago. There was hope but there was still a missing piece.

Last night on what some are calling the greatest night in franchise history since the championship season, the Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA Draft Lottery. Meaning that they will have the number one pick in the upcoming NBA Draft. They will have the choice of two of the best players in the NBA draft in recent memory, Greg Oden and Kevin Durant. In all likelyhood they will select Oden, which I believe is the correct pick. Durant wouldn't be a bad pick either but I think Oden would be the better fit and he could be the guy that'll bring the Blazers their first title since 1977.

Softball

Tonight marked the beginning of my second season on the company softball team. As was was the case last year, I am once again wearing the #7 as a tribute to the man who I think is the greatest quarterback ever to play the game of football, John Elway. I started at my usual position, First Base, committed no errors in the field and was 2-2 at the plate with two singles. We won 16-9 tonight and appear to be much improved from last year.

Alberto Gonzales a Portland Trail Blazer?

What does attorney general Alberto Gonzales have to do with the Portland Trail Blazers? The answer is nothing but for some weird reason when you enter http://www.albertogonzales.com in your browser it takes you to the official website of the Portland Trail Blazers. The following is courtesy of Oregonlive.com:

Alberto Gonzales a Blazer?
Posted by Casey Holdahl May 21, 2007 13:21PM
As you may or may not know, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has been in some hot water lately regarding the firing of a number of federal prosecutors. If you'd like to talk more about that, we've got a lovely politics forum.
So right now you're probably saying to yourself, "This is a Blazer blog Casey. What's the big deal bringing up this political crap?" Well it turns out that the Blazers and AG Gonzales have a strange connection on the World Wide Web:
For some reason, typing the domain "www.albertogonzales.com" into your browser's address line takes web-surfers to the online home of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. A quick online search shows that the Attorney General's name is registered to InterCosmos Media Group of New Orleans, and was registered on Feb. 3, 2005, just as Gonzales was up for Senate confirmation.
An attempt to reach InterCosmos for an explanation was unsuccessful. But the BLT's private theory is that the link between the nation's top-law enforcement officer and the Blazers may have something to do with the team's well-documented history of blazing things other than three-point shots.
And it's true. Click on http://www.albertogonzales.com/, and sure enough, you're re-directed to Blazers.com. If anyone's got an explanation for this, I would love to hear it. My guess is that Alberto can really stroke the three.

300 Posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is my 300th post to my blog. In celebration of that milestone, let's take a look back at some of my favorite posts.

World's Strongest Dad- The inspirational story of Rick and Dick Hoyt. A story that everybody should read and I guarantee that you'll get choked up at the very least.

Why not a Playoff?- My annual argument for a playoff in college football.

Valentine's Day, What's the point?- A classic post from back in 2006 which was my last ever Valentine's day as a single man. Yes Carrie, my opinion of Valentine's Day has changed since then.

59 Things a Man Should Never do Past 30- A list from esquire magazine and no I don't think that I've been in violation of any of them.

3:25:07- My post following my first marathon last year.

Marathon Time

On June 2 I will be running my third marathon. For the second year in a row I'll be running the Newport Marathon. This year I'm not the slim trim Dennis that I was a year ago but I'm also not the fat Dennis that I was two years ago. My goal of qualifying for Boston is temporarily on hold, if I can finish this one under four hours I'll be ecstatic. Once I get this one out the way I plan on upping my training and getting back into my peak condition to make a run at Boston in Portland in the fall or back home in Eugene next spring.

The NBA

For the past couple years I have been completely uninterested in the NBA. The style of play, the teams and the players just didn't interest me. I started watching a little NBA during the playoffs and enjoyed it. That all ended tonight because the last remaining team that I enjoyed watching the Phoenix Suns was eliminated. As of tonight I am officially uninterested in the NBA until either the Blazers start winning or next years playoffs.

Three months from today

Can anyone guess what's happening on that day?

The Greatest Athlete Ever to Come out of the State of Oregon

Someone once asked me who I felt the greatest athlete to come out of state of Oregon was. Now we're not talking someone from California who went to college for four years in Oregon, we're talking the best Oregon raised athlete. To me that answer is simple and it cannot be debated. The greatest athlete ever to come out of the state of Oregon is Steve Prefontaine.

Born and raised in Coos Bay, Oregon Pre was the greatest American distance runner ever. In his college career he won seven NCAA titles, three in Cross Country and four in the three mile becoming the first athlete to win four consecutive titles in one event. In his college career he set nine collegiate records and never lost a race of a distance more than one mile. He raced in thirty eight races at historic Hayward field from 1970-1975 and won thirty five of those, the three that he didn't win were all at the one mile distance. In his only Olympics at the the age of 21 he finished fourth in a field that he was at least two years younger than everyone else. Had he race in 1976 he would have been the favorite to win gold.

In 1975 Pre was killed in a car accident. At the time of his death he held every American record from 2000-10000 meters.


Information from goducks.com was used to complete this post

Buying a card

Tomorrow is my father's birthday so tonight I went to the store to find my dad a birthday card. I figured I would find the card I want an be out of there in two minutes, I was wrong. I spent thirty minutes and I must of looked through every birthday card the store had. All I wanted was a classy and simple birthday card. I didn't want a card with crude sexual humor, no card with a sappy poem telling my dad how special he is and absolutely no card with puppies or kittens wishing my dad a happy birthday, again all I wanted was a simple and classy birthday card. I found one card that said simply "happy birthday" by it looked like it was designed by a five year old using really bad clip art.

The funny cards either not funny, contained references to bodily noises, contained crude sexual humor or all of the above. I just don't think it would be very appropriate to buy my dad a card that references bodily noises or sexual humor.

Some people like to buy cards that contain a sappy poem or something a long those lines. For my mom I can get away with that but dad is a different. My dad is an old tough guy who spent twenty years in the military, buying him a card with poem telling him how special he is would just be weird.

The most disturbing cards to me are the ones with puppies or kittens. The store I went to had a whole section of these cards. Who came up with the brilliant idea of putting a pet on a card. I just don't see the point.

After looking at all the cards I left the store with nothing. Tomorrow during my lunch I'll try again and hopefully this time I'll be more successful.

Sizzler

For nearly a year, I have been on the board of directors for the Lane County Creditors Association (It's not as prestigious as it sounds). On the the third Thursday of every month we have a board meeting at Sizzler. No matter what I order off the menu I always feel sick after eating there. I've tried burgers, steak, chicken, salad bar, shrimp and fish but it doesn't matter, I always leave with this nasty feeling in my stomach. Today I ordered the chicken strips which I thought would be safe, I was wrong! Since 2:00 today I have felt ill, after work I went for my six mile run that normally takes 45 minutes, tonight it took an hour and fifteen minutes. The point of all this? Never eat at Sizzler!

Pac 10 Champs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm sure one of you knuckleheads is going say something like it's only Track and Field but I don't care what you think. Eugene, Oregon is Tracktown USA and personally I think it's great that the storied track and field program at University of Oregon is returning to its rightful place amongst the nation's elite.

Something

It's been a couple days since I blogged so I figured I should give you all something. The problem is there's nothing really new to report, it's been a slow week in sports and making fun of "OS" is getting old, actually making fun of "OS" never gets old but you get the point. So with nothing blog about I figured I'd give you guys another YouTube video. This time I ventured out of the world sports into the world of music. The following is one of my favorite performances in recent years. It's a tribute to the late George Harrison performed by Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton and others. I give to you "Something".

People can be delusional sometimes

The beginning of each season brings new hope to sports fans. Some can be realistic and some can be downright delusional. I tend to be on the realistic side, meaning I don't pick my teams to win a championship every year. Then there are people like Frank Hoaglin of the Barometer which happens to be the "OS" student newspaper. I'll just let you all read the column for yourselves and you'll see what I'm talking about. After reading then you can read my commentary on some of my favorites points.

2007
The Year?

"The Beavs look to revisit those days this year, and from the looks of practices, scrimmages and the Spring game this year, OSU has the potential to be a force to be reckoned with this season."

We're talking about spring practice here, spring practice is never a good indication of how a team will look in the in fall. I remember attending the 2002 Oregon spring game and thinking afterwards that the Ducks were going to be great and Jason Fife was going to better than Joey Harrington. The ducks went 7-6 and got crushed by Wake Forrest in the Seattle Bowl and I think that it is safe to say Jason Fife was not better than Joey Harrington.

"Even after losing quarterback Matt Moore to the NFL, the Beavers have enough depth at the position to make Urban Meyer look jealous down in Florida"

A Redshirt Freshman and a Sophomore with no meaningful minutes wouldn't make the coach at New Mexico State jealous let alone the coach of of the defending national champions.


"Much like former Trojan quarterback Matt Leinart, Canfield has the mechanics and delivery to find any receiver at any point on the field and deliver a precision pass to their numbers."


Comparing an untested Sophomore QB to a Heisman trophy winner who led his to two national titles is just plain ridiculous.

"While USC had the weapons in the forms of Reggie Bush, LenDale White, Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith, the Beavers could potentially counter the Trojans easily with Sammie Stroughter, Yvenson Bernard, Anthony Brown, Brandon Powers and Brady Camp. While no player in football history will match the play-making capabilities of Reggie Bush (Along with Gale Sayers and Barry Sanders), Stroughter is definitely close. If you had the privilege to watch Stroughter return kicks during spring, you were probably reminded of a certain OSU/USC game last October in Corvallis. Sammie has the speed, agility and field vision to break a touchdown on any play, much like Bush."

Sammie Stroughter's abilities are not even close to those of Reggie Bush. Reggie Bush is arguably the greatest college football player ever, Sammie Starughter while very good is not even in the same galaxy as Reggie Bush. Yvenson Bernard is sturdy workhorse running back but is nowhere near the back Lindale White was. As for Anthony Brown, Brandon Powers and Brady Camp, well I haven't even heard of two of those guys.

"And who knows, we just could have a dynasty on our hands. What do ya have to say to that, USC?"

Umm, I don't think so.

I could be wrong but I doubt you'll be seeing "OS" in a BCS bowl anytime soon.

"Of all the dramitic I things I've ever seen"

Yesterday during the seventh inning stretch of the Yankee-Mariner game, forty five year Roger Clemens announced that he was returning to the New York Yankees. That didn't come as huge surprise to anyone. I did think it was kind of ridiculous that it was announced over the PA in the middle of a game, but that's a subject for another time. After the announcement Yankee Broadcaster Suzyn Waldman started screaming a bunch crap and then she makes the statement "of all the dramatic things I've EVER seen". Now don't get me wrong, Roger Clemens is a great pitcher maybe the best ever but to use the "of all the dramatic things I've ever seen" in reference to a forty five year old pitcher announcing his return is a bit ridiculous. Apparently Ms. Waldman hasn't seen many dramatic things in her life but as a baseball broadcaster you'd think she would see more dramatic things on a daily basis such as a game winning home run. Heck I even see more dramatic things on my drive to work every day. Here's ESPN Radio host Colin Cowherd's take on this.

Something to think about before your next glass of water

In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 liter of water each day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli, (E. coli) bacteria found in feces. In other words, we are consuming 1 kilo of Poop.

However, we do NOT run that risk when drinking wine (or rum, whiskey or other liquor) because alcohol has to go through a purification process of boiling, filtering and/or fermenting.

Remember: Water = Poop, Wine = Health

Carrie

As most of you already know on August 18, 2007, I the man that many people labeled a "bachelor til the rapture" will be getting married to a wonderful girl named Carrie. It took twenty nine years of getting "kicked to the curb" and running into the infamous "two date wall" before I finally met the right girl, and all I have to say is that it was worth the wait.

Another Oregon State Logo

When I first saw the new "OS" logo, I thought it was boring, unimaginative and just plain ugly. Because of that I commissioned a local graphic designer to come up with yet another logo for Oregon State. I wanted this one to be original, bold and something that truly represented that fine institution in Corvallis. After much hard work the product is finished and I couldn't be happier with it. While the guy that designed the "OS" got $50,000 for that High School-like logo he designed, the designer I hired did it for free and I think his work is much better than the guy that got paid $50,000. It is with much excitement that I present the new Oregon State logo.

Some subtle changes to the new "OS" uniforms

I came across this photo on educk.com. I think the subtle changes are appropriate.

This should put an end to "OS" fans commenting on Oregon's Uniforms

Are they going to have football players direct traffic before games? One fan of opposing school saod the part looks like a training bra that is too small, I'd say that's an accurate description.

He strikes again

The person that I reffered to in my last post is at it again. This time he identified himself as "Nigel Herringbone III" which is not his real name. This time he simply replaced the word hippie with Republican, wow that's classy. While I am flattered that people outside my circle of friends read this blog I do need make you aware that profane and abusisive language will not be tolerated on this blog. Anyways it's time to get back to work.

Those Classy "OS" Beaver Fans

Today as I was reading through the comments on my blog, I came across one from an "OS" fan in response to one of my posts. The comment read "go **** yourself hippie".

There are two things that I wish to address here. First you need to grow up and have sense of humor about things. When your school comes out with an ugly logo, you're going to get a little crap about. As a Duck fan I get crap all the time over our ugly football uniforms. Instead telling people off, I laugh at it an move on. "OS" fans are very good about dishing it out but when some one gives an "OS" fan a little crap they respond much like this anonymous reader did. Sometimes they just can't handle the truth.

Second thing I want to address is refering to me as a hippie. There are a few things that would disqualify me from being a hippie. I am a registered republican, I've never smoked pot, I've never protested a war or the cutting down of trees and I bathe every day. There are many more things that I could mention but I think you get the point.

Now the point of this whole post. There really isn't one other than it's after 5:00 PM on Friday and I'm bored.

Question of the day

How come when you owe the government money at Tax time they want your money right away, yet when they owe you money they can take up to eight weeks to give it to you?

102 Year Old California Lady Hits Hole in One

This may be one of the craziest things I've read lately. I'm thirty and I've never even come close to hitting a hole in one but then again I am one of the worlds worst golfers.

102 Year Old California Lady Hits Hole in One

Another thought on the "OS" Beavers

Since is OSU is now known as "OS" they're going to have to make some changes to their most popular chant and their fight song. First there is the chant, the one where the fans shout out "OOOOOO,SSSSSS,UUUUUUUUUU, Oregon State, fight, fight fight" while doing a Village People like thing with their arms. Now they'll have to go "OOOOO,SSSSS, Oregon State, fight, fight, fight". If you know how the chant goes please try it, it doesn't work, does it? However since they no longer want to be know as OSU they're going to have to change it.

Now onto the fight song, the name of the song is "Hail to OLD OSU", that's not going to work anymore. The Lyrics to the song are as follows:

"Hail to Old OSU"

OSU, our hats are off to you

Beavers, Beavers, fighters through and through

We'll root for every man, we'll cheer for every stand

That's made for old OSU.

Watch our team go tearing down the field

Men of iron, their strength will never yield.

Hail, hail, hail, hail

Hail to old OSU.

Usually the song is played through twice and in between the fans chant "OSU, fight, fight, fight". That's not going to work anymore either. To help out "OS" fans, I've taken the initiative to revise the lyrics and the title to their fight song. So here ar the lyrics to "Hail to Old OS":

"Hail to Old OS"

OS, our hats are off to you

Beavers, Beavers, fighters through and through

We'll root for every man, we'll cheer for every stand

That's made for old OS.

Watch our team go tearing down the field

Men of iron, their strength will never yield.

Hail, hail, hail, hail

Hail to old OS.

With the new lyrics fans will sing it through twice and now chant "OS, fight, fight, fight" in between. If you know how the song goes I invite you to sing through with the new lyrics.

The "OS" Beavers

It's been awhile since I've blogged about the "OS" Beavers. This week they unveiled a new logo for all sports which they say will create a brand identity that will be recognizable nationwide. Apparently they no longer want to be known as OSU because people hear OSU and automatically think Ohio State University, which they should because Ohio State actually has a successful athletic department something which "OS" doesn't have (unless you count baseball or gymnastics but those are minor sports) and never will have. The key to a successful brand identity is actually having a product that people care about and "OS" does not have that. Oregon Sate football is coming off one of it's most successful seasons in school history but a ten win season in which you had to play fourteen games to get there, third place in the Pac 10 and a victory in the Sun Bowl is hardly impressive. Last I checked no one cares about the Sun Bowl. In the other sport that people care about which is men's Basketball "OS" is an embarrassment to Pac 10.

When the University of Oregon unveiled the "O" logo in 1998 they backed it up with the most successful era in Oregon Athletic history and is because of that that people nationwide identify the "O" with the University of Oregon. That will not happen at "OS" and therefore "OS" will always stand for "Other School" to me.

Final thoughts on Josephinekimberly Noah

I am thankful to report that Joakim Noah announced that he is entering the NBA Draft . This makes me excited because now I will never have to see him play again
(I don't watch the NBA). I hope he enjoys his NBA career from the bench.

The first pitch

Congratulations to Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory for what may have been the worst ceremonial first pitch in baseball history. In the Reds opening day game, Mallory missed home plate by about twelve feet throwing from the front of the mound. I don't care who you are if you can't reach home plate from the front of the mound then you have no business throwing out the first pitch. I have horrible throwing motion and a messed up throwing shoulder but I can still throw a ball across home plate from the top of the mound. Say what you want about President Bush's politics but the guy the guy knows how to do first pitches or as Joekimsanjaya Noah would say "he do it huge". In game three of 2001 World Series he walked out to the mound at Yankee Stadium and fired a perfect strike from the top of the mound while wearing a bullet proof vest, that is how it is done. For comparison sake I've posted the video of Mallory's first pitch and President Bush's first pitch. I do apologize that I couldn't get a clip of just the President's pitch so you do have to put up with a few minutes of extras dealing with the pitch.

Bizzare news item of the week

We've all known for years that Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has done his share of drugs but this story that came out this week is downright disturbing. In a recent Richards admitted to snorting his father's ashes mixed with cocaine. He's the story for you all to read.

Keith Richards Snorted Father's Ashes With Cocaine

Is this what a Florida education does for you?

In case you missed it, here's Joakim Noah's post game comments. I'll just let the video speak for itself.

A Crazy Ending to a Basketball Game

While the Division I championship game was pretty boring, the Division II championship game which was played last week between Barton and Winona State had an unbelievable ending. The video picks with 45 seconds left and Winona State up by 7.

Joakim Noah vs. Sanjaya

I really can't decide who's more annoying, that "no talent ass clown" from American Idol Sanjaya or Florida Gator forward Joakim Noah. At this point I'm calling it a tossup.

Predictions for the 2007 major league baseball season

I don't care much for Baseball but I offer you the following predictions.

1. Barry Bonds will hit Home Run 756 on Friday July 13 in San Francisco against the LA Dodgers.
2. Roger Clemens will be a member of the Boston Red Sox by seasons end.

My division winners are as follows:

NL West- LA Dodgers
NL Central- Milwaukee Brewers
NL East- New York Mets

NL Wild Card- Philadelphia Phillies

AL West- Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
AL Central- Cleveland Indians
AL East- Boston Red Sox

AL Wild Card- New York Yankees

Playoffs

NLDS
Mets over Brewers
Dodgers over Phillies

NLCS
Mets over Dodgers

ALDS
Red Sox over Angels
Yankees over Indians

World Series
Red Sox over Mets

My NCAA Championship game prediction

Although I really don't care about the game I feel obligated to make a prediction. Ohio State led by 37 year old Freshman center Greg Oden will put up a gallant fight but in the Florida led by Josephinekimberly Noah and friends will be too much for the Luckeyes. Florida wins 77-70.

Within a week after the game Florida head coach Billy Donavan will be introduced as the new head coach at Kentucky , Florida Juniors Josephinekimberly Noah, Al Horfod, Corey Brewer and Taurean Green will all declare for the NBA draft. Thirty Seven year old Greg Oden will declare as well. My final prediction is that Josephinekimberly Noah will be a bust in the NBA and be out of the league within five years.

Thoughts on the final four

After last weekend I lost interest in the NCAA Tournament, that being said I watched significant portions of both games and have the follow thoughts. This is the type of expert analysis that you won't find anywhere else on the internet.

Game 1- The Ohio State Vs. Georgetown
Much has already been written or discussed on Ohio State center Greg Oden's age. He supposed to be 19 but I'm still not convinced. I've posted two pictures below, one of Oden and one of me. Looking at those pictures there is absolutely no way that I'm eleven years older than this dude.


Game 2- Florida Vs. UCLA
Though it probably did not matter today it seems to me that Florida gets a lot favorable calls. Much like the Ducks last week several key players from UCLA were in foul trouble. While the refs are calling ticky tack fouls on their opponents , Florida players constantly push shove and elbow their opponents and never get called for anything. I guess I could be a little biased but it really seems like Florida has the refs on their side.

I also feel compelled to comment on Florida Forward Joekim Noah, he may be the most annoying athlete I've ever seen. His on court antics are flat out childish, after every made basket he celebrates like he just won the national title and after every call that doesn't go his way he acts like my two year old nephew does when his older brother steals a toy from him. Here's a collection of pictures that shoes just how annoying the guy is.

this image is courtesy of larrybrownsports.com

"I dung wet my britches"

My friend Andrew posted this video on his blog a couple months ago , it's got to be the craziest ending to football game I've ever seen. The video picks up with 2:42 left in the fourth quarter and John Tyler High School leading Plano East 41-17.

What's wrong with this picture?

If you can't figure it out click here for an explanation

The Bonehead of the Week

This week's bonehead of the week is Washington Wizards forward Michael Ruffin. Just watch the video and you'll see why.

The day my bracket died

Thanks for blowing it Kansas and Memphis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elite Eight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go Ducks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bracket update!!

Another perfect night means that for the first time ever I have all eight teams in the elite eight! In addition to leading my personal pool, I'm in first place out 374 in Oregonian columnist John Canzano's pool, I'm in first place out of 75 people in the educk bracket challenge, I rank fifth in the nation in radio host Jim Rome's contest, I rank 249th in the nation in cbs sportsline's contest and I rank 1622 in the ESPN.com contest and that puts me in the 99.9 percentile. Will it last? Time will tell but I'm enjoying it while it lasts!!

Update on my Bracket

A perfect 4-4 tonight, ok 3-4 depending on which bracket. I accidently picked Tennessee over Ohio State in my pool that I put together, however even with the mistake I'm still in first place. Every other bracket that I submitted I had Ohio State picked. Currently I'm the leader in three different bracket contest including my. As of Monday I was in third place in a local sports radio shows bracket contest. That's the one that I want to win because the grand prize is a pair of season tickets for duck basketball. Hopefully I keep on rolling but I'm sure it will all fall apart sometime. If everything goes as planned on Friday, I will be forced to actually cheer against a team that I have picked in my bracket on Sunday. That's because I picked Florida to beat Oregon and in the end the Ducks are far more important than any stupid prize that I may win.

My Tournament Bracket

One Shining Moment

Since 1987 CBS has finished its NCAA tournament coverage with a highlight montage played to the song "One Shining Moment". The song written by David Barrett and recorded most notably by Tony Pendergrass and Luther Vandross has become known as the anthem of college basketball. There's something about this song, I don't what it is but it always one of my favorite parts of the NCAA Tournament (except last year click here if you really need to know why it wasn't too enjoyable for me) sometimes it even gets me a little choked up. Hopefully the 2007 version will have plenty of Duck highlights but for now here's the 2006 version which can actually enjoy now.

An update on My Bracket

While I did not enjoy the success that I had yesterday, I still got six of eight games right today. That means that I correctly picked 14 of the 16 teams playing in the Sweet Sixteen. That is my best early round performance ever!

Here's my bracket if you need proof of how good I am

Sweet Sixteen!!!

For just the second time in my life the Ducks are headed to the Sweet Sixteen. Is a Final Four in this teams future? We'll see about that. Please take a moment to read my score prediction in my previous post, I guess I overestimated Winthrop!

Thoughts on March Madness

Division 1 college basketball has the greatest postseason in all of sports. The first four day of the tournament is all basketball, all day. My one problem is CBS's coverage of the event. It seems that everytime I start to get into game they switch over to another game. Yesterday I took a long lunch so I could watch my beloved Ducks play the Miami of Ohio Redhawks. As I was sitting at a table at Noho's Hawaiian Cafe, enjoying my lunch and watching the ducks, those brilliant people at CBS decided that we should treated to some "bonus coverage" of Creighton-Nevada. Bonus coverage my butt! I don't care if the ducks were up by 30 and Creighton and Nevada were involved in a one point game, I don't want any "Bonus Coverage". In fact 99.99999 percent of the people watching the tournament in Eugene, Oregon could care less about the Creighton-Nevada game. Tonight I was enjoyning UCLA-Indiana which was the game the regional choice for the Eugene area but for about half the second half I was treated to "Bonus Coverage" of Michigan State-North Carolina. I could go on forever about all this stupid "Bonus Coverage". Just give the game I want and stay there there, when I need an update on another game I can get on the internet. I'm sure tommorrow during the Oregon-Winthrop game I'll be treated to plenty of "Bonus Coverage". In order to avoid the "Bonus Coverage", I may go to a local watering hole to watch the game because they'll have all the games on so I won't be subjected to any "Bonus Coverage"

(In case you were counting the term "Bonus Coverage" was seven times in the above paragraph)


Now onto my bracket. Today I had my first perfect day in the first two rounds of the tournament ever! That's right, I was eight for eight. Three days into the tournament and all the teams that I had picked for the sweet sixteen are still in. That has has never happened. If I have another perfect day tommorrow, I will have picked correctly all sixteen teams in the sweet sixteen.

While the success of my bracket is exciting the only thing I really care about is my ducks. I will gladly lose my pool if it means that my Ducks make a deep run in this tournament. While I'm a huge Duck fan, I'm also a realistic duck fan so I was unable to pick the to advance past the elite eight. Tommorrow they face the Winthrop Eagles who the media is hyping as "this years George Mason". I've never really understood why the media seems to embrace the little guy. There are people out there that claim America loves the underdog but that just isn't true. TV ratings for Gerge Mason's appearence in the final four last year sucked. If America was so in love withe underdog it seems to me that TV ratings would have been great. Give me the favorites unless one of those underdogs is the Ducks. My prediction for the Oregon-Winthrop game is Oregon 75 Winthrop 63. The Ducks will advance.

In Honor of March Madness

I give to you "Jesus Christ: Basketball Star"

Pac 10 Tournament Champs!!!!!!

The Ducks completed their domination of the Pac 10 tournament today by beating USC 81-57. They won their three games by an average of 20 points. Now it's on to the big dance for the first time in four years.

Major announcement!!!

Tonight I asked Carrie if should would marry me and she said yes! So Carrie and I will be getting married on August 18, 2007. Stay tuned for more details. Here's a picture of the ring I gave her, it's not a great picture because I took it with my phone.

Jesus played Hockey?

I don't know what to say about this, maybe it's just me but this just seems a little weird.

Another trip back in time

This week's trip back in time takes us to WrestleMania III in 1987. At the time Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant was the most anticipated wrestling match ever. I was ten years old at the time and I remember begging my mom to let us get the Pay Per View but she wouldn't let us get it. I had to wait two months for it to come out on video and on the day that it came out video, even though I already knew the results my friend Kenny and I rode our bikes to 5 Star Video to rent it. In the one night we had it, we watched all three hours of WrestleMania III twice. It was awesome!! So for all my loyal readers, here's a condensed version of Hulk Hogan vs Andre the Giant from WrestleMania III.

Dennis' Bracket Challenge

I'm putting together a pool for this years NCAA tournament, it will cost you $10 to get in. If you're intersted in participating please send me an email at dmcook05@gmail.com and I will forward you the details.

Why do I even bother voting?

For the most part I have stayed away from politics on this blog. I have strong opinions when it comes to politics but I decided to keep those opinions off this blog. Wednesday evening something happened that made me angry. Three and a half months after the voters of Lane County rejected a county wide income tax, Lane County commissioners in a 3-2 decision approved a county wide income tax. Now I understand that the financial situation of Lane County is not good but for three people to undo the will of thousands of voters in this county is ridiculous.

80's Christian Music Video of the Week

Here is the video that was played the last night at almost every Christian Camp from 1988-1995. For it's time it was a great video but that was 1988 and now its 2007 and mulletts and sleeveless shirts with vests are no longer in style. So I now present to you "Secret Ambition" by Michael W Smith.

This is not how you should deal with officials

This story comes from a USC-BYU hockey game. I'm not sure that this is the best way to go about things if you're fed up with the officials.

USC Goalie Moons Refs During Game

I introduce to you, the next head basketball coach at the University of Oregon

The following is taken from Mike Montgomery's bio on the Stanford website. The former Stanford coach is my choice to be the next head basketball coach at the University of Oregon.

Mike Montgomery served as the head men's basketball coach at Stanford for 18 seasons (1986-2004). The success for the winningest men's basketball coach in Stanford history included 16 postseason appearances (12 NCAA, 4 NIT), four regular season Pac-10 titles, a 2004 Pac-10 Tournament crown and a record of 393-167 (.702).

Stanford’s trips to the NCAA Tournament under his leadership came in the 1989, ‘92, ‘95, ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03 and ‘04 campaigns. The Cardinal made its deepest NCAA postseason run with an appearance at the 1998 NCAA Final Four in San Antonio, Texas.

Stanford received bids to the National Invitational Tournament in 1988, ‘90, ‘91 and ’94. The Cardinal won the 1991 NIT in New York.

Montgomery earned numerous coaching honors during his tenure with the Cardinal, including the prestigious John R. Wooden “Legends of Coaching” Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004. He was also the Basketball Times National Coach of Year twice (2000, ’04) and the Pac-10 Coach of the Year on four occasions (1999, 2000, ’03, ’04).

Stanford reached the 30-win plateau three times during his tenure with a school record 31 victories during the 2000-01 season and 30 wins in both 1997-98 and 2003-04. The Cardinal reached the 20-win mark on 13 occasions under Montgomery, including each of his last 10 seasons.

He led Stanford its first ever No. 1 national ranking on December 20, 1999, and the Cardinal was ranked No. 1 in the polls at some point during the 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2003-04 campaigns.

As the winner of the 2004 winner John R. Wooden "Legends of Coaching" Lifetime Achievement Award, Montgomery followed Dean Smith of the University of North Carolina (1999), Mike Krzyzewski of Duke (2000), Arizona'a Lute Olson (2001), Denny Crum of Louisville (2002) and Roy Williams of Kansas (2003). The award recognizes the lifetime achievement of coaches who exemplify Coach Wooden's high standards of coaching success and personal accolades. When selecting the individual, the Wooden Award Committee considers character, coaching philosphy, graduation rate of his student-athletes, success on the court, and his identification with the goals of the John R. Wooden Award. Three athletes under Montgomery's tutelage have been named Wooden All-Americans (Todd Lichti in 1989, Mark Madsen in 2000, and Casey Jacobsen in 2001).

In 2003-04, Montgomery guided Stanford to a 30-2 record as the Cardinal went undefeated in its first 26 games before losing at Washington in the final regular season contest of the campaign. The regular season Pac-10 winners also captured their first conference tournament crown and an NCAA Tournament game before being upset by Alabama in the second round of the NCAA’s. Stanford’s 26-game win streak to open the season was the longest in the Pac-10 since Oregon State also won 26 in a row during the 1980-81 campaign.

During the 2002-03 season, Stanford tallied a 24-9 record, and finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference with a 14-4 mark. That made nine straight seasons that Stanford chalked up 20 or more wins. The second place finish in the Pac-10 gave the Cardinal their seventh straight top-two finish in the conference. For his efforts, Montgomery was named Co-Coach of the Year in the Pac-10, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District-9 Coach of the Year, and a finalist for the 2003 Naismith Coach of the Year. Five of Stanford's wins were against nationally-ranked teams, including a 82-77 decision at #1 ranked Arizona. During the season, Stanford set two team records and broke or tied four school and Maples Pavilion records.

During the 2001-02 season, Stanford chalked up a 20-10 record, a high national ranking, a second place finish in the Pac-10 Conference and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for an eighth straight season. The Cardinal was ranked first, second or third in 13 conference team categories, and two players, Curtis Borchardt and Casey Jacobsen, were selected in the first round of the 2002 NBA Draft.

During the 2000-01 season, Montgomery directed the Cardinal to a 31-3 record, a third straight Pacific-10 Conference title, and a seventh straight trip to the NCAA Tournament. Thirteen Pac-10 and school records were either tied or broken, including wins (31), scoring average (83.2 ppg) and season points (2,829). Stanford led the nation in field goal percentage at .511. The Cardinal was ranked either first or second in 13 conference categories, and nationally, the team was ranked in the Top-8 in six categories. For his efforts, Montgomery was named the 2001 winner of the John and Nellie Wooden Award, the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) District-9 Coach of the Year, and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) District-14 Coach of the Year.

During the 1999-00 season, Montgomery led the Cardinal to a sixth straight appearance in the NCAA's with a 27-4 record. Also that year, Montgomery directed a Stanford defense that broke the NCAA field goal defensive percentage record with a mark of .352. Stanford was ranked either 1-or-2 in 15 different team categories in the Pac-10. Ten school records were either broken or tied.

Also during the 1999-00 season, Stanford was ranked #1 for the first time in school history. Stanford ended the 1999-00 season ranked third in the Associated Press poll, and fifth in the USA Today/ESPN poll. For his efforts, Montgomery was named the 2000 Naismith College Basketball Coach of the Year, the 2000 Basketball Times Coach of the Year, 2000 Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year, and the 2000 NABC District-14 Coach of the Year.

During the 1998-99 season, Montgomery directed the Cardinal to the NCAA Tournament, and the school's first conference title since the 1962-63 season. In the process, Montgomery became Stanford's all-time winningest men's basketball coach.

During the 1998-99 season, Montgomery was a finalist for the prestigious Clair Bee Award, honoring the active Division I basketball coach who has made the most significant positive contribution to his sport during the preceding year.

During the 1998-99 season, the Cardinal chalked up a 26-7 record, the fifth-most number of wins in school history. The 26 wins were impressive in light of the fact that Stanford played its toughest schedule in school history. Included were games against nine teams that ranked in the Top 25; NCAA champion Connecticut, #5 St. John's, #8 Maryland, and #12 Arizona among them.

During the 1997-98 season, Montgomery directed the team to an appearance in the NCAA Final Four.

"Walking around San Antonio and seeing all the people wearing their Stanford stuff and recognizing so many familiar faces was great," said Montgomery. "It brought home what college basketball is all about, which is being proud of your school and how your players handle themselves and compete. So from a university standpoint, there is nothing better. From a basketball standpoint, this puts us in the upper echelon."

Stanford finished the 1997-98 season with a 30-5 record and a #4 national ranking in the final USA Today/ESPN poll. The Cardinal finished tenth in the Associated Press poll.

In 1997-98, Stanford broke or tied 18 school, Maples Pavilion and NCAA records. In the Pac-10, Stanford placed first in eight offensive and defensive categories.

Under Montgomery's direction in 1996-97, Stanford finished the season ranked 12th in the final USA Today/CNN poll.

In just his second year (1987-88) at Stanford's helm, Montgomery piloted the Cardinal to a 21-12 record and an invitation to the 1988 NIT, being the first Stanford team in 46 years to reach postseason play. The following year, the Cardinal posted a 26-7 record, and advanced to the 1989 NCAA Tournament, the first Stanford NCAA Tournament berth since Stanford won the 1942 NCAA championship.

Under Montgomery's direction in 1988-89, the Cardinal finished 12th in the final United Press International poll, and 13th in the Associated Press poll, Stanford's highest ranking since the 1962-63 campaign when Stanford finished 10th in the UPI poll.

During the 1988-89 campaign, Stanford set or tied 26 Stanford, Maples Pavilion, team, individual and Pac-10 records. Included were a then school record 15 conference wins, and a second place finish in the Pac-10 behind nationally-ranked Arizona.

Montgomery followed that up by piloting each of his next three teams into NCAA or NIT tournaments. Montgomery's 1990 team posted a 18-12 record and played in the NIT; in 1991, the Cardinal took home top NIT honors, finishing the season at 20-13; and in 1992, Montgomery coached Stanford to the NCAA Tournament and an 18-11 record. In 1993-94, Stanford, behind Montgomery's guidance, posted a 17-11 record and again participated in the NIT.

The 1988-89 squad posted a 26-7 record and became the first Stanford team to advance to the NCAA Tournament since the 1942 NCAA championship club. A season earlier, Montgomery piloted the Cardinal to a 21-12 record and an NIT invitation to become the first Stanford team in 46 years to reach postseason play.

Eight of Montgomery’s players at Stanford – Curtis Borchardt, Jarron Collins, Jason Collins, Adam Keefe, Brevin Knight, Todd Lichti, Mark Madsen and Casey Jacobsen -- have played in the NBA and were first round draft choices. Lichti and Keefe finished their careers as Stanford's #1 and #2 all-time leading scorers, respectively, while Keefe is the school's all-time leading rebounder. Knight is the school record holder in assists and steals, and #4 all-time in scoring. Lichti, Keefe, Knight and Jacobsen were named to numerous All-America teams during their tenure at Stanford. Madsen was selected in the first round by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, while Collins was a first round draft choice of the Houston Rockets in the 2001 NBA Draft. Borchardt and Jacobsen were selected by the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns, respectively, in the 2002 NBA Draft. Another Cardinal player, Andrew Vlahov, was a top professional player in Australia and a member of that country's Olympic team.

Under Montgomery's leadership, attendance and enthusiasm reached a fever pitch at Maples Pavilion, which is currently undergoing a $30 million renovation, as Stanford routinely played before soldout crowds during his tenure.

Montgomery, 57, had been at the University of Montana, located in Missoula, for the previous 10 years. The first two of those years, he was an assistant coach. Montgomery was head mentor at Montana for eight years, where his overall record was 154-77, for a winning percentage of .657.

Montgomery averaged 19 wins per season while at Montana, and his teams qualified for the Big Sky post-season tournament four-team format all five seasons that that particular format was used. In his last two years there, his teams went on to compete in the NIT post-season tournament.

In his last four years at Montana, Montgomery produced four consecutive 20-win seasons in the Big Sky Conference. His teams went 21-8 in 1982-83, 23-7 in 1983-84, 22-8 in 1984-85, and 21-11 in 1985-86. His winning percentage of .667 is the fifth-best of any Big Sky coach in the league’s 39-year history.

Montgomery, who never had a losing season in his eight-year tenure at Montana, served as an assistant coach for three years at Boise State before coming to Montana. He also coached at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Colorado State, the Citadel, and the University of Florida.

Under Montgomery’s tenure, Montana had five second-place regular season finishes in the Big Sky. In tournament play, Montgomery had four second-place finishes.

During Montgomery’s time at Montana, the university had four players drafted by the NBA, including John Stroeder, a 6-foot-10 center, in the eighth round by the Portland Trailblazers in 1980; Derrick Pope, a 6-foot-6 forward, in the sixth round by Portland in 1983; Marc Glass, a fourth-round choice of the Los Angeles Clippers in 1984; and Larry Krystkowiak, a 6-foot-9 forward, who averaged 22.2 points and 11.4 rebounds for the Grizzlies as a senior, drafted by the San Antonio Spurs in the second round in 1986.

Krystkowiak was a three-time Big Sky Conference MVP. He was also the District VII Player-of-the-Year as a junior and as a senior. In addition, he was a first team Academic All-America as a junior and as a senior.

Montgomery added another title to his resume when he was named on April 29, 1996, as head coach of the 1996 USA Men's 22-and-Under Select team by the USA Basketball Men's Collegiate Committee.

In 2002, Montgomery was named an Assistant Coach for the United States at the World Basketball Championships. Montgomery previously served USA Basketball as an assistant coach for the 1994 Men's Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that journeyed to Argentina and won the gold medal with an 8-0 record. Prior to that, he coached the Pacific-10 Conference all-star team that toured Holland and Belgium in 1991. "It was a tremendous honor to be selected to represent the United States," said Montgomery. "And it was also a tremendous opportunity and challenge to be able to work with the best basketball players in the United States." Under Montgomery's direction, the U.S. 22-and-Under team captured the gold medal at the 1996 COPABA Men's 22-and-Under World Championship Qualifying Tournament in Caugas, Puerto Rico. For his efforts, Montgomery was named 1996 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year and the USOC Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year. Two members of the U.S. team were from Stanford, graduated All-America guard Brevin Knight and Tim Young. The U.S. team thus qualified for the FIBA 22-and-Under World Championships held in Melbourne, Australia in 1997. Montgomery is a member of the NCAA Rules Committee, and the NABC Board of Directors.

I Hereby retract the following statement

One month ago I posted the following:

Last year I blogged numerous times about why I thought Oregon head Basketball coach Ernie Kent should be fired. One year later the Oregon Basketball team stands at 16-1 with victories over number one ranked UCLA, at number eight Arizona and at number eighteen Georgetown. Barring a total complete colapse the Ducks are almost assured a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time in four yeas. I'm still not a huge fan of Ernie Kent but as things are now it looks as if Athletic Director Bill Moos made the correct decision in retaining Ernie Kent for another year.

I am now officially retracting that statement. I hope new Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny does the right thing and fires Ernie at the conclusion of the 2007 season.

"It's Division One Football!!"

Here another great sound bite from a coach, this one comes courtesy of Colorado Head Coach Dan Hawkins.

http://mgoboard.com/blogmedia/hawkins.mp3

Idiot of the week award

My first ever idiot of the week award goes to Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas. On January 16 of this year, Arenas posted the following on his blog:

The most important game is on Feb. 11.

Well, it’s not the most important but that’s the game I’m going to say is my next 50-pointer.

I know they have the countdown going. I also do to.

Tune in. I think ESPN or TNT needs to pick that game up.

Arenas fell 41 points short of his prediction today, finishing with just nine points in a 94-73 loss against the Blazers.

Dog the Bounty Hunter

A couple months ago while channel surfing I came across the reality TV show "Dog the Bounty Hunter". It follows world famous bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman and his team of associates as hunt for fugitives who have jumped bail. I still can't figure why I'm so intrigued by this mullet wearing, chain smoking bounty hunter but the show has become favorite non-sports show. Here's a short clip from the show.

Go Bears!

You may have noticed a change in my color scheme, that is to show my support for the Chicago Bears in this year's Super Bowl. It was a difficult decision because I'm not overly fond of either team but in the end my dislike for the Colts quarterback made my decision easy.

My First Random Super Bowl Fact

Never before has the starting quarterback of the winning team worn the number 18, which happens to be the number of that Manning kid that plays for the Colts. The most common number of winning starting quarterback is 12, thirteen times the starting Quarterback has worn the number 12. The only way a number 12 would win for the fourteenth would be if the Colts started backup quarterback Jim Sorgi. A starting quarterback wearing the number eight which happens to Bears quartback Rex Grossman's number has won four times.

Great Sound Bites from Coaches

Coaches are always good for some classic sound bites so I've put together a few of my favorites. Included are Jim Mora, Bob Knight, John L Smith and Denny Green

The Super Bowl Shuffle

Twenty one years ago The Super Bowl Shuffle took the nation by storm. I was nine years old when the song was released and my brother and I listened to the song so much that we wore out the tape. In honor of the Chicago Bears first Super Bowl appearance in twenty one years, I present to you one of the greatest songs ever written, The Super Shuffle

Unfortunately YouTube was forced to remove the video, so I no longer have the posted here. However here's a link to a site you can watch it on.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/2007/01/super-bowl-shuffle.html

Time for #4 to retire?

I came across this video on YouTube, it pretty much sums up what I've been saying about Brett Favre for the last three years. After watching this video check some of this guy's other work , there's some pretty funny stuff but I will warn that the Tom Brady song is really disturbing.

My First and Last Commentary on Women's Basketball

For the most part I don't care about women's college basketball, however when it comes to the University of Oregon I would consider myself a casual observer. This year's team currently sits near the bottom of the Pac 10 with a conference record of 2-9, including a home loss to fellow cellar dweller and in state rival Oregon State. It is safe to say that this program has hit rock bottom

Six years ago this spring the University of Oregon fired coach Jody Runge after leading the program to seven straight NCAA tournaments. Runge was controversial to say the least and in the end that was her downfall. Runge was replaced by Canadian National Coach and University of Oregon Legend Bev Smith. After seven consecutive NCAA tournament appearances under Runge the program has made the big just once under Smith. They also won the WNIT in Smith's first season as head coach, however I will go on record as saying that it is better to lose in the first round of NCAA tournament than it is to win the NIT. After this season the Ducks will have made the NCAA Tournament just one time in six years under Smith and that is unacceptable.

One of Athletic Director Bill Moos' last acts before his resignation goes into effect on March 31, 2007 should be to fire Bev smith. Now I will be returning to blogging about sports that I actually care about.

The Worst Bottle of Wine I've Ever Had

I am always on the lookout for a good cheap bottle of wine. If I see a bottle wine under $7.00 that I haven't tried before, I'll usually buy it. Sometimes I'll find a good one and other times I'll find a not so good one. Last night I was grocery shopping at Winco foods, when I came across Nathanson Creek Cabernet Sauvignon for $2.37. Since Cabernet Sauvignon is is my favorite wine I decided that I'd give it a shot, if it was bad I'd only be out $2.37. Tonight after I finished my run and called my girlfriend, I poured myself a glass. After one sip I was left wondering wondering what it actually was that I was drinking, surely it wasn't Cabernet Sauvignon. Half way through the glass I still couldn't determine what it was that I was actually drinking. After finishing the glass I decided it tasted liked a combination of grape juice that had sat out on a counter for a month and cherry cough syrup. After one glass I poured the remainder of the bottle down the sink. The moral of the story is if you want a good bottle of wine you have to spend more than $2.37.

I guess that I was wrong

Last year I blogged numerous times about why I thought Oregon head Basketball coach Ernie Kent should be fired. One year later the Oregon Basketball team stands at 16-1 with victories over number one ranked UCLA, at number eight Arizona and at number eighteen Georgetown. Barring a total complete colapse the Ducks are almost assured a trip to the NCAA tournament for the first time in four yeas. I'm still not a huge fan of Ernie Kent but as things are now it looks as if Athletic Director Bill Moos made the correct decision in retaining Ernie Kent for another year.





The author of this blog reserves the right to retract this admission of being wrong at any time.

59 Things a Man Should Never do Past 30

In honor of me turning 30 this week here is a list that was originally published by Esquire magazine of "59 Things a Man Should Never do Past 30". Some of these things I don't think anyone should ever do, regardless of age.

1. Coin his own nickname.
2. Use a wallet that is fastened with Velcro.
3. Rank his friends in order of best, second best, and so on.
4. Hacky sack.
5. Name his penis his name plus junior.
6. Hang art with tape.
7. Hang The Scream, unless he stole it from the Munch museum in Oslo.
8. Ask a policeman, "You ever shoot anybody with that thing?"
9. Ask a woman, "Hey, you got a license for that ass?"
10. Skip.
11. Take a camera to a nude beach.
12. Let his father do his taxes.
13. Tap on the glass.
14. Shout out a response to "Are you ready to rock?"
15. Use the word collated on his resume.
16. Hold a weekly house meeting with roommates.
17. Name pets after Middle Earth characters.
18. Jokingly flash gang signs while posing for wedding photos.
19. Give shout-outs.
20. Use numbers in place of words or locations, such as "the 411" for information, or "the 313" for Detroit.
21. Hug amusement-park characters.
22. Wear Disney-themed neckties.
23. Wake up to a "morning zoo."
24. Compare the trajectory of his life with those of the characters in Billy Joel's "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant."
25. Request extra sprinkles.
26. Air drum.
27. Choose 69 as his jersey number.
28. Eat Oreo cookies in stages.
29. Volunteer to be a magician's assistant.
30. Sleep on a bare mattress.
31. End a conversation with "later skater."
32. Hold his lighter up at a concert.
33. Publicly greet friends by shouting, "What's up, you whore?"
34. Wear Converse All Stars with a tuxedo.
35. Propose via stadium Jumbotron.
36. Decide anything based on the ruminations of Howard Stern.
37. Call "shotgun" before getting in a car.
38. Dispute someone else's call of "shotgun."
39. Whine.
40. Mist up during Aerosmith's "Dream On."
41. Purchase fireworks.
42. Google the word vagina.
43. Ride a pony.
44. Sport an ironic mustache.
45. Hit 13 against a 6.
46. Organize a party bus.
47. Say "two points" every time he throws something in the trash.
48. Buy a novelty postcard in another country of topless women on a beach and write, "Wish you were here" on it.
49. Keg stands.
50. Purchase home-brewing paraphernalia.
51. The John Travolta point-to-the-ceiling-point-to-the-floor dance move; also that one from Pulp Fiction.
52. Put less than ten dollars' worth of gas in the tank.
53. Keep a minuscule amount of marijuana extremely well hidden.
54. Read The Fountainhead.
55. Watch the Pink Floyd laser light show at a planetarium.
56. Refer to his girlfriend's breasts as "the twins."
57. Own a vanity plate.
58. Whippits.
59. Say goodbye to anyone by tapping his chest and even so much as whispering, "Peace out."

I'm not a Basketball Player!!

I've known for a very longtime that I am not a basketball player. Even when I played in elementary and middle I knew that basketball was not my sport. I have always played basketball like a football play, tough, physical and maybe a little dirty. I can always be counted on for a couple rebounds and a few good hard fouls. One thing that I can't be counted on is my shooting. Yesterday I got to put my shooting skills on display in front of 9085 people during the Oregon-UCLA basketball game. Prior to the game I entered my name into the drawing for the "Outback Steakhouse Three Point Challenge". I was shocked when I hear my name announced over the PA as the participant in the contest. My task was simple, make five three point shots in 30 seconds and I would win a $40.00 gift card for Outback Steakhouse. During the third media timeout of the first half I walked out onto the court and began shooting. I think that I hit the rim on a few shots but most of my shots didn't even make it to the rim. In the end I made zero shots and humiliated myself in front of 9085 people and all I have to show for it is a T-Shirt that doesn't even fit.

Oregon 68 #1 UCLA 66

A GREAT DAY TO BE A DUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paul McCartney: A Mullet Pioneer?

The Beatles have been credited with many things through the years, some consider them the greatest band ever (count me as one of those), others believe that they were influential in the fall of comunism but perhaps more important than both of those things is the role Paul McCartney played in making the mullet popular. McCartney sported the mullet on and off throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's. When I saw him in concert in 2005 his hair while not a full blown mullet definately had mullet-like qualities. Here is an interesting article on this subject courtesy of mulletmadness.com .

Really Lame Oregon Duck Football Joke of the Week

What do the Oregon Football Team and Marijuana have in common?

They're both green and get smoked in bowls!

Question

Can anyone name a sport in the United States professional or college other than Division 1A College football that a team could win every game they played in a season including post season and not be considered champions of that particular sport?

Another Reason College Football Needs a Playoff

DennisDailyRant.com National Championship game

The second annual DennisDailyRant.com National Championship game matched upstart Louisville and #1 ranked Ohio State. Louisville played inspired football for three quarters, trailing only by four going into the fourth. Led by Heisman trophy winner troy Smith the Buckeyes scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away and win the game 38-20.