Sorry to you soccer fans, but Colorado winning its first MLS Cup in overtime over Dallas did not make the cut. Without further ado…
10. My Mom Bringing a Box of Mint Fudge Covered Oreos to My House
My mom and grandmother came over to visit on Saturday. She was nice enough to pick me up a box of the mint fudge covered Oreos, which I haven’t seen in years (apparently they are only out for a limited time). They were divine. Thanks Mom!
9. Denny Hamlin Doesn’t Win the NASCAR Sprint Cup
This is the only positive event I can take away from Jimmie Johnson winning his 5th straight championship.
8. BJ Penn KOs Matt Hughes in 21 Seconds at UFC 123
It’s a good thing each UFC pay-per-view has multiple fights. So that way we can enjoy one quick knockout and not feel guilty about the money spent.
7. Nebraska Coach Bo Pelini Goes Bonkers
I had the Nebraska – Texas A&M game on for background noise while my in-laws were visiting Saturday evening. Every time I looked at the TV, Pelini was screaming at someone. First it was a referee. Then it was his 19-year old freshmen quarterback Taylor Martinez, who had just rolled his ankle. Then it was back to the officials. I’m not sure which was a deeper shade of red, Pelini’s face or the Cornhuskers pants. Pelini even ran out of his way to scream at the refs after the game was over. The performance by Pelini was so embarrassing during their 9-6 lost to the Aggies that the Chancellor of Nebraska announced Sunday that there would be potential for punishment against the coach.
I never want to accuse anyone of using some sort of substance, but Pelini was beyond crazy. I’m not sure what his blood pressure was, but I’ll estimate that it was around 225 over 140. I hope there weren’t too many potential recruits watching the game.
6. New York Jets Pull Off Another Miraculous Comeback Against Texans
Either the Jets are intentionally trying to add a degree of difficulty to all of their games, or they have been compromised by a bookie. There’s no other explanation for the wins they’ve been able to pull off against the Lions, Browns, and Texans. They were aided Sunday by a completely incompetent Texans defense. How do you allow a team with no time outs to complete a 50-yard fly pattern along the sideline? It was totally ridiculous. I suppose we shouldn’t be to surprised, based on the Hail Mary they gave up to Jacksonville to lose a week ago, but it was still stunning to watch.
5. Packers Annihilate Vikings 31-3
Green Bay was kind enough to end Wade Phillips’ coaching career with the Cowboys a couple of weeks ago. Thankfully for my Dad’s sake, they’ve done the same thing to Brad Childress.
4. Barbara Bush Says Sarah Palin Should Stay in Alaska
This is a direct quote that Babs made to Larry King in an interview that will be aired on CNN Monday evening…
“I sat next to her once. Thought she was beautiful…and she’s very happy in Alaska, and I hope she’ll stay there.”
This is another fun story for FOX News to talk about. Hopefully for the GOP’s sake the infighting between regular Republicans and Tea Party candidates is taken care of before the 2012 election.
3. Richard Seymour Slaps Ben Roethlisberger
It’s a shame Seymour couldn’t of done this at that Georgia bar before Big Ben went into the bathroom with an underage girl.
2. Eagles Win a Sloppy Game Over the Giants
Both teams tried to make cases as to why they should not be considered serious contenders. New York could only manage 208 yards of total offense and turned the ball over five times. Philadelphia stormed out to a 16-3 lead before falling behind by a point in the 4th quarter. The Eagles are clearly in the driver’s seat to win the NFC East, but I don’t see them beating Green Bay or the Saints in the playoffs. There only chance is if Michael Vick continues playing like he’s not from planet Earth. Vick took about 10 vicious hits last night. We’ll see if he can stay healthy for the rest of the year.
1. Patriots Survive Against the Colts, 31-28
The game of the week lived up to it’s billing. New England had the pedal to the metal early, but let off just enough so the Colts could get back into the game. I’m not sure if the Patriots can survive giving up 350 passing yards a game, but they keep winning so I won’t argue with success.
I wrote this last week, but this season feels even more like 2003 than it did seven days ago. New England is playing turnover free football, and their defense is making timely plays to win games (none more needed than James Sanders' interception with 31 seconds left. That was the most shocking play of any game Sunday). Their match-up with the Jets on Monday, December 6th, will be a mammoth game. If the Patriots can win that game, and then secure home-field (which shouldn’t be a problem since they’ve already beaten the Steelers, Colts, and Ravens), New England will be awfully hard to be at home in January.
No comments:
Post a Comment