Tuesday, August 26, 2014

It's back!! CFB 2014 week 1

Our long national nightmare is over – ok that’s way overboard, but us diehard football fans know how long and awful the off-season can be and when game week comes it is like xmas morning all week long! Well an xmas morning where santa might show up and kick you in the balls and then spit on your dog.

Ok, how was the off-season? Well let’s see lots of hype for the buckeyes all undone by a shoulder injury? We shall see… I never count my buckeye’s out, having said that Navy’s QB is making me nervous after the debacle that was our defense last year. Hopefully we will be pulled from the ashes (get it Ashes? Oh yeah mid season lame form!!) and the silver bullets will be back and in attack mode!! Again, we shall see…

Well here goes nothing…

10 pts – Free Shoe’s U is back and cheating err winning again and will continue with a cowboy beat down!!

9 pts – Bama bama bama, when will teams learn don’t schedule bama for your opening game. Even if they aren’t great or have questions going into the season they pay better than you and nickey crouchy pants will have all off season to prepare to crush you and then if you’re a mid level wanna be like West Virgina? Gonna get ugly!

8 pts – There are some people talking about bucky badger being back? To what? Not impressed am I and frankly, Les Miles might be bat shit crazy, ok he is definitely bat shit crazy but I tell you what I’m damn glad he’s still in the bayou where bat shit crazy is celebrated and not up in Ann Arbor or Urban might very well not be 2-0 against that team up north!! (Oh LSU wins if that wasn’t clear)

7 pts – THIS IS NOT A MISPRINT, THE BRUINS ARE THE BEST FOOTBALL PROGRAM IN CALIFORNIA RIGHT NOW! Man that must make some people really happy and I’m not sure how long it will last, but for the time being they have a legit Heisman trophy candidate (Aikman anyone?) and I’m picking them to go cross country and win solidly against technically a top conference school. I mean UVA is kind of a doormat of a bad conference, but they were better last year. I’d say this is game most likely to make me look stupid, hopefully not…

6 pts -  Despite local radio guy doing his best Lou Holtz this am and making Navy’s qb sound like the next Colin Kapernick and us having a young team with a redshirt freshman qb that wasn’t supposed to play I really believe our talent overall should pull us through, we will know early cause if the defense ain’t right and our defensive line isn’t what they hyped to be, well it will be a long long long labor day weekend in Buckeye nation.

5 pts – This is why I never get in the points because N’western at home should destroy Cal, but Cal will have some never heard of QB that will come out and announce his presense in a stadium of like 12k people and the B1G will look like the joke most of the country rightfully think’s it is, hope not Go Purple Power? Or whatever they cheer.

4 pts – So the ole ball coach has three straight 11 win seasons in South Carolina for first time in school history and all those cocks think this is their year to be that team from the SEC that wins it all. HEY cock fans, the fact that your that excited over 11 win seasons with zero championships shows that you ain’t the real thing and probably won’t be but hey, 2nd tier SEC power is still pretty good football.

3 pts – The John Cooper of the SEC better beat Clemson at home with a much better team or it might be the final straw for the fan base. I think he will, but I’m not confident, because well if they shrivel up in big moments you never know and Mark has tuck and hide cogeneses!!

2 pts – Have I mentioned I hate picking fucking Boise St games, like when they should have beat sparty at sparty and shit themselves at end of the game. Now they have no business going to the Georgia dome and beating worse education rating in the country state, so they probably will beat them by 3 touchdowns. Oh to be more specific I meant mississsssiipppii state.

1 pt – I think we have this game every year and yes it’s a rivalry and yes it’s usually a close game and tough to pick, but what the fuck do I know about these teams? Do I have an upper lip the size of a normal person’s forehead? Do I bring up the hail-Mary to Desmond every chance I get? Do I secretly masturbate to the stories Kirk has told me of his rendezvous with the yogurt helps you shit on the regs lady? Do I get paid extra for every Lee Corso sentence I can correctly translate to the viewing audience? Do I tweet about tennis just so people won’t forget about me during the off season? Do I look like I do Max Headroom cos-play at comicon? NO NO NO NO NO NO!! And if you do find Fowler, well just hug the man, he works with Desmond Howard for crying out loud!!


Ok, there it is off and running… Go Bucks!!!!

Monday, May 12, 2014

Night moves

Man it's been way too long since I wrote, but taking a little time tonight as I had a beautiful drive after a long day. 

Had to go back to office and get some work done (12.5 hr day is fun) and coming home had a flash back to the only thing I truly miss about my missed spent youth - just cruisin!! I would drive anywhere and on a warm spring/summer/fall night was the best!! Get a big drink, some grits, and tunes and blast! I'd take highways and back roads, cruise the farms and the city and the burbs. Feel the cool wind and enjoy the sounds of Ed or Jimi or Stevie or Janis or Clapton or ... Sometimes even stop the music and listen to quiet noise of the night. There is a buzz of the real soul of a town at night - those that make it run and those that live it strong. I think it's where real art thrives, inspiration can't come over coffee in the morning - coffee and mornings are for recovery and reflection on how you made it through another night. For gathering stories from those, or of those, that made the night come alive.  You might find a person worthy of a Bukowski poem during the day, but only at night will you see that poem unfold. 

I wouldn't trade my life now for anything, but it wouldn't be what it is now without the experiences of my late teens and early twenties.  My greatest wish is that I pass on to my son the love and passion of stories - making them, living them, sharing them and cherishing them. If his thoughts are art, friends, family, experiances over money, deadlines, expectations than I will have left something positive in this world. 

Kind of a great thought after a long day of pointless paper pushing. People can try to explain what a child will do to your life, but no explanation is really good enough. 

I wonder when I became kind of a hippie then I think I always was, it just took time for me to be proud of it...

Saturday, February 22, 2014

BudNascar 2014 starting and a reason my posts have been down...

Not that many people read my blog, but my posts have been way down because I don't have as much time for long writing as i'd like right now and any quick thoughts or pictures I find funny in my travels have found new homes in the bowels of social media. My beloved wife took my phone a while back and just signed me up for Instagram so that i'd stop saying where'd you see that picture? And I must admit it's kind of awesome! Then on my own, ya know cause once that bitch Pandora gets out her box... I joined twitter which I did once claim to loath more than anything on earth and boy was I wrong!! It's great to follow funny people or sports stuff or tattoo stuff or pretty much anything your into (which probably means 90% of it is porn) but I like the OSU insider stuff and getting all my whack pack updates for the Howard Stern show. So that's what i've been up to...

And this Sunday my second favorite sport returns to fill my college football void with the SuperBowl of racing - The Daytona 500!! I'll be at Casa de Slack watching with my friends and rooting for the 88!! As I am again running the best fantasy sports game BudNascar, here are my picks for segment 1 - I must be on record with my picks, I wouldn't want someone to think i'm as corrupt as Francis Underwood!! (If you ain't watching House of Cards on Netflix you're missing best show since Breaking Bad)

Daytona - Jr.
Phoenix - Hamlin
Vegas - Edwards
Bristol - Kurt Busch
Cali - Kenseth
Martin - Johnson


Hope the few of you that read this are well and that the weather gets nice soon so we can get out and see each other!!

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Bowl Game musings

I don't think i'm going to turn in/spend money to gamble this year and I really only enjoy doing this for the game titles, so don't take my advice on any games, I will probably lose more than I win with these picks.

Also, my grammar might be worse then normal as I did this in about half an hour and didn't proof read at all and spell checked in 30 seconds and well the few of you that actually take time to read my insane ramblings know how poor my grammar is usually. Here it is, hope you enjoy and laugh at least once maybe more?

The we’re not Under armor or Nike but we hope to be please buy our stuff Gildan New Mexico BowlColorado St will win this game in honor of their greatest coach Earl Bruce!!

The it’s not the lubricant you’d expect to advertise for this bowl Royal Purple Las Vegas bowl – I had to look it up, but Royal purple is a motor oil advertising for Las Vegas bowl, I’ve been to Vegas twice and this bowl should be sponsored by Astro-Glide! Any way I’ll take Fresno St to win because Trojans aren’t used effectively in Vegas – what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas! Maybe next year it will be called The CDC Las Vegas bowl!

The if we keep saying we’re famous maybe we’ll be famous someday Idaho Potato Bowl – We get it, nothing important happens in Idaho besides Potatoes, we don’t care. Surprisingly this might actually be a pretty good matchup and I want to pick Buffalo, but I think SDSU will win.

The you’ve seen our trucks jack-knifed on the highway R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl – If they ever name this the Chocolate city Bowl I’ll be there!! I know nothing about these teams, but I’ll take ULL to win.

The Bw’s of the south Beef O’Brady’s St. Petersburg Bowl – ECU beats the actual Ohio University which I wish was playing that team up north just to see what Coach Hoke would call them and so that they’d have a shot at losing twice to ‘Ohio’.

The if I can afford to go to Hawaii one day I’m not staying at a Shearton Hawai’i Bowl – Boise St wins because they’ll be focusing on the Beavers while the Beavers are trying to focus on other beavers!!

The kmart of pizza should be the sponsor for a bowl game in Detroit Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl – BGSU wins and has 11 wins!! Unbelievable!!

The how many flowers are you buying that you need to finance the purchase S.D. County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl – N. Ill wins as their QB sets every offensive record for this Bowl Game.

Say something funny about us fat man we dare you Military Bowl presented by Northrop Grumman – Maryland wins and the Sad Ten tries to claim it this year to help what will be an awful bowl record again.

The best bowl because we don’t have a sponsor Texas Bowl – Minn wins, 1 of only 2 wins I see for the Sad Ten.

Still losing but still trying Fight Hunger Bowl – It be easier to fight hunger if ya’ll didn’t sell your food stamps for pennies on the dollar to use the money on Lucky Strikes and Clamato but who am I to judge… BYU wins because Wash coach is a Trojan now.

The I love their hats but hate when people leave the bill flat because I’m a product of the 90’s bend that shit tight and wear it back words like it’s meant to be worn punk New Era Pinstripe Bowl – Notre Dame wins and will be back at the top next year when they get their QB back, assuming he minds his P’s and Q’s in school this time.

Nothing says football like online shopping for clothes Belk Bowl – Don’t care but I’ll pick Cincy

Yes we make the helmets but seriously we make other sports stuff too check us out please Russell Athletic Bowl – Louisville wins – Browns draft their QB – I slit my wrists – Callie saves my life – then kills me in anger that I would try to kill myself over the Browns.

If your in Ohio you should be going to Roosters for your wings Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl -  Mich wins and yes I realize the Bad Ten I have at 2-0 so far in picks, but wait it gets real ugly coming up.

The we spend more than the next 12 highest spending countries in the world combined Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl – Come on world don’t you love how we spread the peace? It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a hope there’s not a computer glitch in the sat nav guidance system “our bad” attack drone!! My country this of thee… This next line is directly for Slackman – “… Shoot, a fella’ could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff.” Navy wins right? Go Navy Beat MTSU doesn’t sound as good.

Fuck helping you out on your bad home loan you weren’t really qualified for when we were giving mortgage loans away like tooth paste we need to advertise for a football game no one cares about Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl – Ole Miss wins

I’m a 7/11 man so F off Valero Alamo Bowl – Oregon offense vs Greg Robinson’s defense – who you picking?!! Duh!!

The you couldn’t get in to Phoenix University National University is your place Holiday Bowl – Sun Devils get evil in a whopping!!

The shhhh we own Amway but call ourselves a multi-level marketing company because Pyramid scheme is so harsh AdvoCare V100 bowl – BC wins over the richrods me thinks.

Remember when we were the Kia of car makers (we hope not) Hyundai Sun Bowl – Sun bowl plays in an Awesome little stadium and I look fwd to watching this game each year and hope to see the Bruins but a beat down on Beamer ball.

Have a shitty car, we got what you need everyday AutoZone Liberty Bowl – Miss St wins, but don’t watch this bowl - – it’s the Liberty Bowl and if I win the mega millions I’m going to buy the rights to this bowl and shut it down because it is sight of maybe worse bowl memory in Buckeye history and someone should have punched Coop in the face after that game!!

Jesus told us to spread obesity to our trailer park followers but not on Sunday because that’s his day to redeem them from their slovenly ways Chick-fil-A Bowl – Texas A&M wins, unless Johnny football gets suspended for something before game.

Seriously the Bucks last bowl game was a loss in this game TaxSlayer.com Gator Bowl – Uga gets healthy over the break and destroys the cornhuskers.

Jerry Jones is the Crypt Keeper Heart of Dallas Bowl – North Texas wins

It’s Alec not Alex Always Be Closing those leads are for closers Capital One Bowl – LSU kills Iowa – Kirk Ferentz I believe has 2 B1G coach of the year trophies and Earl Bruce was last Buckeye coach to win one in 1979 – why the B1G doesn’t compete on National level anymore you ask?

Give me cheese fries and spicy ranch and some alone time Outback Bowl – I’m hungry now S. Car wins, but I think this one will be competitive but still not go good in the end for Bad Ten.

Rose Bowl Game presented by Vizio – This will be unwatchable to Ohio State fans when Stanford wins 28 – 3, I’m still at a loss for how Hyde only touched the ball 18 times when he was averaging 6.5 yds a carry vs “the best defense in the country” huh?! Fuck!!

The red headed step child of the BCS we don’t get the good teams anymore apparently Tostitos Fiesta Bowl – Baylor wins

Someone ought get Oklahoma some good insurance for this game Allstate Sugar Bowl – Bama and Saban going to make a statement after a long month plus of stewing over this years Iron head decision bowl

If we don’t Discover a defense we’ll be crying Discover Orange Bowl – Clemson wins and of course I hope I’m wrong, but have you seen Sammy Watkins play and have you seen our defense? My only hope is we can run Hyde 30+ times as we should have against Sparty and win a 56-49 type game.

The what’s a pay phone AT&T Cotton Bowl – maybe one of best match ups of bowl season, I think I’ll go with Mizzu to win.

The they ought to stop these crappy bowl games sandwiched in with the BCS bowls no one cares BBVA Compass Bowl – Vandy wins

Get naked and shut up Danica GoDaddy Bowl – Ball st wins?

The SEC gets another one Vizio BCS National Championship Game – I won’t be watching someone text me if Famous Jamious try’s to assault any women (allegedly) on the sidelines during the game. Auburn will win as Fl St has yet to face a good defense this year and let’s face it, this will be 10 of 16 BCS nat champ for the SEC and yet none of their cheating scandals have ever led to any real sanctions by the NCAA yet Ohio St, USC, Miami, Pedi St and Oregon have all got something – lesson if you need a lawyer, higher one the SEC uses!!

I say Auburn wins 45-31




Thursday, December 12, 2013

Why they've lost my vote

For fiscal conservatives that are socially liberal or well at least not a bigot hate monger bent on jamming religion and beliefs down everyones throat, this article shows why the republican party (well the extreme right of it) are to blame for election failure. 



Seriously this is happening in America! 
Ich bin ein Berliner anyone?

Common sence help is all!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Last week of CFB picks for 2013

Not really any chance of winning or even making the money this year, but it's ok because we won vs that team up north!!

I'm going to take the space here to shout out to what might be best (direct link) coaching tree in history of football and maybe we should call Earle the Godfather of football coaches? Here is a list of coaches who coached directly for Coach Bruce in his 9 years at THE Ohio State University...

Glen Mason - Off Cord 78-85 - very successful at Minnesota no small feat

Mark Dantonio - GrAsst 83-84 - very successful at MSU, but hopefully not this weekend

Pete Carrol - Sec Cord 1979 - 3 Nat titles at USC (1bcs/2 shared titles (ap)) possible Superbowl this year?

Nick Saban - DB coach 80-81 - 4  BCS Nat titles (1at LSU/3 at Bama) and probably more to come.

Dom Capers - DB coach 82-83 - Successful NFL Head Coach

Jim Tressel - QB coach 83-85 - 1 BCS Nat title (3 BCS title games) and 9-1 vs TUN!!

Urban Meyer - TE coach 86/WR coach 87 - 2 BCS Nat titles - hope more to come! 2-0 so far vs TUN!


So 10 Nat titles, that's pretty impressive, mad props to Coach Bruce!!

Ok for my picks I only care about 1 game and i'm not overly confident, but Go Bucks!!!!

10 - Fsu wins

9 - N. Ill wins

8 - Ok st wins

7 - Baylor wins

6 - ASU wins

5 - Mizzu wins

4 - St U of NJ wins

3 - SMU wins

2 - OSU wins

1 - Cincy wins

Thanks El Prez for another great year of CFB!!