My brother has gotten me interested in pro wrestling again. I've always been a fan off and on going through phases since I was younger. I guess he's roped me into yet another phase. I've been watching some of his collection of PPVs and watching some of the old classics. I thought I'd post this one I found on YouTube the other day. It's a TNA match from 2005 for the X-Division Championship between Christopher Daniels, A.J. Styles, and one of my new favorites, Samoa Joe. It's a long match but it's one of the best I've ever seen. Hope you enjoy!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Final Four Picks
We're down to the Final Four. So here's who I think will emerge triumphant in Saturday's games.
Georgetown-Ohio State: For our first semifinal, everyone is going to talk about the battle of the big men. Oden vs Hibbert. But the way they've been in foul trouble, that may be one of the minor parts of the game. Both teams have escaped some close calls with Georgetown needing a buzzer beater to beat Vanderbilt and an astounding comeback and defensive performance down the stretch against UNC. Meanwhile, Ohio State needed large comebacks against both Tennessee and Xavier. This looks to truly be a coinflip game to me. I would be really surprised if this is not down to the wire. Georgetown has an incredible offense but Ohio State is nearly as good at executing when they need to. And since OSU has three losses this year, it's not like they've proven to be vulnerable. I'll take the guy who will be the #1 NBA pick this year though. Ohio State 69 Georgetown 68
UCLA-Florida: It's a rematch of last year's national championship in the second semifinal. I think UCLA will make sure this game is a little closer than last year's beatdown. UCLA has shown yet again that they may have the most fearsome defense in the country, able to make any team look bad. As I said before, Florida made the Bruins look bad last year and they're the same team. Meanwhile, according to Ken Pomeroy, UCLA is even more dependent on Afflalo than they were last year. So if the Gators can shut him down, it's likely curtains again for UCLA. But it's always hard to win the rematch. And with the constant pressures of repeating and remaining focussed, I wonder if this could be the game Florida slips on their road to repeat. Add in the rumors that Billy Donovan could be going to Kentucky after the season, and you have to wonder if Florida's mind is truly on this game. Still, I'll pick the Gators, but as I said don't expect another beatdown. Florida 68 UCLA 67
Georgetown-Ohio State: For our first semifinal, everyone is going to talk about the battle of the big men. Oden vs Hibbert. But the way they've been in foul trouble, that may be one of the minor parts of the game. Both teams have escaped some close calls with Georgetown needing a buzzer beater to beat Vanderbilt and an astounding comeback and defensive performance down the stretch against UNC. Meanwhile, Ohio State needed large comebacks against both Tennessee and Xavier. This looks to truly be a coinflip game to me. I would be really surprised if this is not down to the wire. Georgetown has an incredible offense but Ohio State is nearly as good at executing when they need to. And since OSU has three losses this year, it's not like they've proven to be vulnerable. I'll take the guy who will be the #1 NBA pick this year though. Ohio State 69 Georgetown 68
UCLA-Florida: It's a rematch of last year's national championship in the second semifinal. I think UCLA will make sure this game is a little closer than last year's beatdown. UCLA has shown yet again that they may have the most fearsome defense in the country, able to make any team look bad. As I said before, Florida made the Bruins look bad last year and they're the same team. Meanwhile, according to Ken Pomeroy, UCLA is even more dependent on Afflalo than they were last year. So if the Gators can shut him down, it's likely curtains again for UCLA. But it's always hard to win the rematch. And with the constant pressures of repeating and remaining focussed, I wonder if this could be the game Florida slips on their road to repeat. Add in the rumors that Billy Donovan could be going to Kentucky after the season, and you have to wonder if Florida's mind is truly on this game. Still, I'll pick the Gators, but as I said don't expect another beatdown. Florida 68 UCLA 67
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
An idea for the Easter spirit
I had an idea during a Fark discussion tonight. We were talking about people pleading the Fifth in the attorney firing scandal but we were wondering why Alberto Gonzales wasn't testifying until April 17 and if it was because Easter Break. Well of course I went off on a tangent about Gonzales being compelled to testify in a pink bunny suit. But my best idea was when people testify but plead the Fifth. I think everyone should have to eat a peep every time they take the Fifth. Mainly for entertainment purposes. But also, you'd only take the Fifth when you had to, because if you eat too many peeps, it'll make you sick. This idea will revolutionize the legal world.
Peeps. It's what's for dinner.
Peeps. It's what's for dinner.
Tpinyg wilhe dnurk
I took my grandmother to get her car fixed in Hickory today. Which is at least the 4th time I've been on this trip. She drives a Mercedes Benz from the 1970s and for some reason she refuses to trade it in for a new car. So what's the closest place that deals with German cars? Well...you guessed it. It wasn't that bad a trip either. She paid for my lunch and gave me gas money (I try to say no but she insists).
Remember I said I was gonna post an Arcade Fire review by last Thursday. Yeah...I forgot. It'll come soon though. I'm just too tired to right it out write now. Alan would be proud of that last sentence. I think.
Do you like how I namedrop people in these posts without explaining who they are? Since some people read this and don't know me very well, I think that's very appropriate. It's a nice way to make people feel confused.
Slate is predicting that Alberto Gonzales will be out by Friday. I scoff at that assertion. Doesn't he have testimony before Congress in mid-April? I'd be surprised if he's gone by then. In fact, I think he may hold on till around the summer. But I'd be real surprised if he's gone in the next few weeks.
College students are telling Facebook that high schoolers should be kicked off because they keep posting pictures of themselves partying. If that were the case, wouldn't 99% of Facebook users be banned?
Remember I said I was gonna post an Arcade Fire review by last Thursday. Yeah...I forgot. It'll come soon though. I'm just too tired to right it out write now. Alan would be proud of that last sentence. I think.
Do you like how I namedrop people in these posts without explaining who they are? Since some people read this and don't know me very well, I think that's very appropriate. It's a nice way to make people feel confused.
Slate is predicting that Alberto Gonzales will be out by Friday. I scoff at that assertion. Doesn't he have testimony before Congress in mid-April? I'd be surprised if he's gone by then. In fact, I think he may hold on till around the summer. But I'd be real surprised if he's gone in the next few weeks.
College students are telling Facebook that high schoolers should be kicked off because they keep posting pictures of themselves partying. If that were the case, wouldn't 99% of Facebook users be banned?
Monday, March 26, 2007
Interesting article
I know a lot of people who go on and on about how cigarettes are bad for you and whatnot. Yet they don't think twice about getting drunk all the time. Here's an interesting study by the Lancet in which they ranked drugs on riskiness to society.
As you can see, tobacco ranked 9th which is higher than many illegal drugs such as marijuana (11th) and LSD (14th). However, alcohol ranked as the 5th riskiest drug in society only being beaten by heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, and street methadone. Seems to me that some should get their stories straight before criticizing some drug users, when their drug of choice is deemed more dangerous to society than the ones they're criticizing by researchers.
As you can see, tobacco ranked 9th which is higher than many illegal drugs such as marijuana (11th) and LSD (14th). However, alcohol ranked as the 5th riskiest drug in society only being beaten by heroin, cocaine, barbiturates, and street methadone. Seems to me that some should get their stories straight before criticizing some drug users, when their drug of choice is deemed more dangerous to society than the ones they're criticizing by researchers.
Final Four Odds
Ken Pomeroy updated his site and I got the same numbers as he did. Here are the odds of the Final Four teams winning the national championship.
1. Florida 28.53%
2. Ohio State 24.61%
3. Georgetown 24.42%
4. UCLA 22.43%
So as you can see, it's definitely anybody's game. I mean assuming all teams were equal, they'd all have about a 25% chance of winning it and the highest is Florida at 28.53%. But that's not that much greater than 25% so this is about as closely matched Final Four as you can possibly have. Compare that to last year where you had George Mason who I think only had a 10% chance of winning their final two games. The "weakest" team remaining is arguably UCLA who I thought should have been a #1 seed and might have the best defense in the country. So expect some close games on Saturday and Monday. I'll post game predictions later this week.
Jeb's Tourney Picks: 47-14
1. Florida 28.53%
2. Ohio State 24.61%
3. Georgetown 24.42%
4. UCLA 22.43%
So as you can see, it's definitely anybody's game. I mean assuming all teams were equal, they'd all have about a 25% chance of winning it and the highest is Florida at 28.53%. But that's not that much greater than 25% so this is about as closely matched Final Four as you can possibly have. Compare that to last year where you had George Mason who I think only had a 10% chance of winning their final two games. The "weakest" team remaining is arguably UCLA who I thought should have been a #1 seed and might have the best defense in the country. So expect some close games on Saturday and Monday. I'll post game predictions later this week.
Jeb's Tourney Picks: 47-14
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