No Credentials At All: 10 Awesome Things That Happened This Past Weekend (10/14-10/16)

10. Prompto Saves Me Some Cash

To make a long story short, I brought my car in for an oil-change. Even though it had been three months, I barely drive my car so the oil was still in great shape. Instead of going ahead with a change and making an easy $20 (even though I’m a NASCAR fan, I’m a dolt when it comes to cars. They could’ve done a change and I wouldn’t of even known whether or not my oil was fine or not), the good folks at Prompto advised me to hold off for a month or two because a change wasn’t necessary. Kudos to the Prompto people for having morals and doing the right thing (which is saving me money).

9. Sean Payton Injured During Loss to Buccaneers

I’m going to bring you folks to a dark place with the following paragraph, but I really enjoy it when coaches get wiped out on the sidelines. As long as there isn’t a fatality (which is always a real possibility when Joe Paterno is involved), I could watch a montage of coaches crumbling to the ground all day.

8. St. Louis Knocks Off Brewers to Earn World Series Berth

At least for Brewers fans, they can now spend time on more important things, like watching the Packers and increasing their cholesterol.

7. Ravens Win 29-14 Over Houston

Wouldn’t be noteworthy under normal circumstances, but this game was the first one that No Credentials wagered real cash on. A good start for No Credentials on Sportsbook.

6. Donovan McNabb Gets Benched (Again)

In this case, it was properly in McNabb’s best interests that Vikings coaches decided to pull him from a 39-10 Bears blowout. Expect Christian Ponder to be starting within three weeks.

5. Matt Kenseth Wins, Jimmie Johnson Crashes Late at Charlotte

While it’s easy to get excited that Jimmie Johnson is in eighth place in The Chase with five races to go, we need to get through Talladega before declaring that Johnson has no chance to win another title.

4. Texas Rangers Advance to Second Straight World Series

I must be out on baseball, because I had forgotten that Texas won the American League pennant last season. I expect the Ranger’s superior firepower to overwhelm St. Louis in six games (you know what that means loyal readers, bet on Cardinals in five!).

3. Lions and 49ers Attempt to Stage Post-Game Coaches Fight
For the record, if Jim Harbaugh and Jim Schwartz ever meant in a boxing ring, I’d expect it to go the full 12. Schwartz would be favored (because he’s psychotic), but I’d like Harbaugh to win in a split-decision.

2. Cowboys Rip My Heart Out in Person, Lose Late to Patriots

I didn’t get to personally witness Romo choke, but instead get to say I was at a game that Jason Garrett ended up as the scapegoat (here’s some real-life reporting for you…I don’t think Pats fan would’ve known who Jason Garrett was if he was standing on the sideline with a t-shirt that said, “Hi, My Name is Jason Garrett.” Rob Ryan on the other hand? Completely different story. Ryan was booed lustily all 678 times he was shown on the Jumbotron. I’m not sure if it’s a good thing or not, just merely making an observation). For the record, everyone at the stadium knew Dallas was going to run the ball three times on their final possession. Our seats were fairly high up, so we had a pretty clear of both Patriots safeties flying up to the line of scrimmage before the ball was snapped on first down. If Romo is supposedly an elite quarterback, Garrett had to give him a chance to ice the game. We’ll talk more about this game later in the week on No Credentials.

1. Indy Car Drivers Pay Tribute to Fallen Comrade Dan Wheldon
With all of the safety advancements that auto racing has seen since the death of Dale Earnhardt, it’s been easy to forget just how dangerous the sport really is. Racing lost one it’s best personalities in Dan Wheldon. If Wheldon had been a successful NASCAR driver for the last decade, his sense of humor and joy for life would’ve easily made him a household name. For those that didn’t see the race (which I’ll assume is all of you), here’s what transpired.