Quick Hits from Week 11

• Seriously, cut the Heisman in half and give it to Crabtree and Harrell. Tech QB's will always garner the seemingly pejorative "system QB" label, but Harrell exceeds that dumb label. He's got the whole package. Still, Texas Tech might have the best offensive line in the country, making his job look pretty easy. Harrell consistently had all day to throw (as he has all year long), checking down to his 3rd and 4th options often against Ok St. Plus, one of their O-lineman, Brandon Carter I think, has a fall back career as a WWE wrestler:

• Alabama True Frosh receiver Julio Jones is the next big thing. What a beast! Let Harrell throw to him rather than the very average John Parker Wilson and he would get as much press as Crabtree.
  
• Remember when Charlie Weiss showed up at Notre Dame, won a bunch of games with Tyrone Willingham's recruits including Brady Quinn, and Notre Dame immediately ordained Weiss the coaching Jesus, savior to all things Golden-Domers, and then gave him a ridiculously lucrative 10 year contract? That was awesome. Why? Because now, playing with his own recruits, the arrogant prick is the biggest underachiever in all of college fb. Getting shut out by Boston College? Yeesh. Remember, Weiss is "supposed" to be an offensive guru. I enjoy witnessing the Weiss debacle immensely. Plus, he's so fat he could jump up in the air and get stuck. Cheers to you Charlie!
• Think Tennessee has quit on dead-duck Fulmer? Wow! Losing at HOME to freeeeeaaaaking Wyoming? I dare you to research Wyoming's offensive stats on the season. I double-dog dare you. And an SEC team with one of the biggest home field advantages in all of college fb loses to these guys? Pack it in fellas.
  
• Thanks Penn State! See you in the Rose Bowl against USC. Nobody this side of the Milky Way wanted to see another Big 10 team in the national championship game. By the way, Florida is going to stomp Alabama in the SEC championship game, which is turning out to be a de facto national championship semifinal game. The Gators got it going on right now. I wouldn't want any part of them if I were in the SEC right now.
  
• If OU beats Texas Tech in 2 weeks, the BSC computers will spontaneously combust. What a cluster that's going to be.
  

Weekend Picks and other assortments of existential thought

Whoa, flag on the play for Erratic Blogging. I suck at the internet.
Sorry Jared. Besides, you're the only one reading this very blahhhhhh blog.

ANYHOO, here are my weekend picks. If you're a gamblin' man, take these to the bank.

OSU v. Texas Tech:

It's in Lubbock. Crabtree is the best all around college football player in the universe, and Harrell is hot for the Heisman. But a ginormously emotional win over formerly #1 Texas last week in one of the best college football games EVER (yup, you should feel bad for missing this game, it was freakin epically epic) means the inevitable following week "let-down" game against a sneakily well-rounded Cowboy team. Happens all the time. Happens tomorrow. OSU 38 - TT 34.

Tulsa v. Bye Week

TU's defense is so shoddy it even gives up points to Bye Week. Tulsa 55 - Bye Week 27 (side note: since TU is off tomorrow it might actually be a productive Saturday around my house. Actually, no. It won't be. I'll find other games to watch. Let's move on.)

Alabama v. LSU

Ahh, the Saban Bowl. Nick Satan, I mean, Saban returns to LSU for the first time since ditching Baton Rouge to prove to the world how crappy of an NFL coach he could be in Miami. Well done, Nick Satan, I mean, Saban. Although, you got to hand it to him. Dude can coach in college. Year 2 in Alabama and they are #1. Not bad. But then again he is Satan (coincidentally, Alabama's colors are red . . .). But it's hard for even Satan to win in Baton Rouge. That stadium is so loud it probably shakes dust from the ceiling in Hell. LSU 23 - Alabama 13

USC v. Cal

Dude, when did the Pac-10 become the Suck-10? Seriously, how embarrasing for me after I was such a Pac-10 apologist out here in Big-12 country. Whoops. This league stinks this year. USC head coach Pete Carroll rails against the BCS because the Trojans drop in the rankings despite killing Washington 56-0. Guess what Petey? Washington would probably lose to USC if the Trojans padded the women's lacrosse team up and fielded em. THEY SUCK and you get punished for even playing them. Seriously, USC should've sent the practice squad, and after still beating them, USC would have had a compelling argument: We're so deep on the roster that the walk-on scrubs on the practice team beat the Huskies!

By the way, the state of football in the state of Washington is so bad it's morbidly funny. Washington and Washington State are easily two of the worst teams in all of D-1 (they are a combined 1-16. I am not making this up). And then to top it off the Seahawks suck too! This is a new state-wide level of sucktitude. State of Washington: you are now on notice that while you do have that cool space needle thingy and did give us grunge music, your football privileges have hereby been REVOKED! USC 38 - Cal 17

BYU v. San Diego St.

BYU-- or otherwise known as the-only-D1-team-in-the-nation-starting-white-cornerbacks-- sure likes to live dangerous. After barely beating New Mexico (a team that Tulsa, by the way, beat 56-14) and needing a last second TD against lowly Colorado State, the Cougars keep on winning, but it just feels like the rug is out to be pulled out anytime. Oh wait. It already was . . . at TCU. Whoops. In other news, did you know that QB Max Hall and Tight End Dennis Pitta are brothers-in-law? Dude, only at BYU (and if you went there you know what I'm implying). BYU 49 - San Diego State 14

Louisville v. Pitt

You never should have left Tulsa, Kragthorpe. Nuff said. Pitt rolls in this one. Pitt 28 - Louisville 13

Other news and notes:

• The best superhero movie of 2008 was not the Dark Knight. It was Iron Man. Watch it and be entertained. Loooved it.
  
• Eastern Oklahoma is BEAUTIFUL in Autumn. Seriously, like on a level with Connecticut. Believe it. I'm living it.
  
• There are at least 10 people spending this weekend in Tulsa County Jail because of me. Oh yeah. My job is sweet.
  

Rock you like a Hurricane . . .

Five games down and the University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane is 5-0. Sure, our schedule is pretty soft. But we are destroying the teams we do play, and this is what good teams should do when playing cupcakes. Our best win to date is a 56-14 beat down over New Mexico, a team that beat Arizona. Amazingly, TU is doing all this in relative obscurity, not having cracked the Top 25 yet despite being clearly better than more than few teams on there. Here are a few stats to chew on and get a taste for the Golden Hurricane:

1. TU boasts THE NUMBER ONE offense in the nation. Yup, #1. Numero Uno. And this is after losing all-world QB Paul Smith to graduation. TU also led the nation in offense last season.

Tulsa is #1 in total scoring at 56.4 points a game.
Tulsa is #1 in yards per game at 600 ypg, and is the only team in the nation (D-1, at least) to average more than 600 ypg.

2. TU's QB, David Johnson (who is an Oregon native- word up) is the nation's #1 rated passer with a rating of 214.86. Dude has 23 touchdowns v. 5 picks.

GO TU!

Freestyle rap battle translated . . . this is brilliant.

Quick hits from week two of college football:

1. Terrible call at the end of BYU-Washington. Shame on you ref. Let the kids play. Hate to see such a sweet game decided by a bunk judgment call on an obscure rule. And Jake Locker is a good kid, too. He had no bad intention in his celebration. C'mon, that was a miraculous drive and score at the end of regulation. Who wouldn't be jacked and celebrate a little with our teammates?

2. Memo to Ohio State: prepare to get waxed at USC next week.

3. East Carolina's front seven are legit. They are as tough up front as anyone in D-1. Great couple of wins for Conference USA. However, the clamoring for East Carolina's move to the Big East will only get louder now.

4. Notre Dame still sucks. Barely beating San Diego State, a school that recently considered getting rid of their program, and a team that lost to a 1-AA opponent the week before, is not something to feel good about. And Charlie Wiess continues his candacy for instant induction into the Overrated Coach's Hall of Fame.

5. UCF got totally jobbed by the Ref's spot on 4th down on their first possession in overtime against USF. That was a first down. Could've been another big win for Conference USA.

6. Tulsa's offense is unstoppable, again. Dave Johnson is filling in nicely for Paul. Although, with the weapons we possess at reciever and RB, I might be able to put up 300 in any given game. But our defense looks no better than last year, which means it sucks, again. We've become a poor man's Texas Tech . . . which is not a bad thing, I guess.

7. West Virginia should just fire Bill Stewart now.

I'm running. And now I'm jumping. Yes! I landed squarely on the blogging bandwagon. Hello, Blogosphere. Good to be here. Thanks for having me. Wait second, is there anyone there?

This blog likely will not make any sense, and often times will probably meander into the depths of random obscurities. See? That already didn't make sense.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 = D-Day.

Bar Exam results. It's either the best day ever. Or the worst day ever.

And so continues the longest wait of my life. I hate the Bar Exam.