Friday Picks

Last week: 4-1

Season: 14-11

Alright, already ........so that picture has absolutely nothing to do with this post. Just Tyra Banks and a bunch of females.....burning their bras? Works for me.

Anyway........on with this weeks picks.



Oklahoma (-6 1/2) over Texas.....

Texas has been under the radar......but.......this series history has taught us it's almost never a close game. Most have been blow outs. And the higher ranked team has won 9 out of 10.......Oklahoma covers.

Mississippi State (+2 1/2) over Vanderbilt.......Last week Vandy killed us. I'm still not a believer. At home, these bulldogs of Mississippi will prevail.


Penn State (-6) over Wisconsin.......Joe Paterno has a good team. Wisconsin showed they are over rated. The Nittany Lions win ........on the road.....and cover.


New York Jets (-5 1/2) over Cincinnati..........Brett Favre threw 6 TD's in his last game. The Bengals are pathetic. If they get down early........this could get ugly.


New Orleans (-6) over Oakland..........The Saints should have beaten Minnesota on Monday Night Football. The team is mad.......and desperate. Oakland is a train wreck with a new coaching staff........etc.

So there.......take it to the bank!

Or .....to Vegas.

Why Obama won't Win ...Come November

We don't want to think it.......but..........

Reality is what it is.......There are white people all across the United States (some are rednecks some aren't).......who believe a black man cannot occupy the white house....ever.

With that in mind, Mr. Obama needs to be ahead in the polls by at least 10 points come November 4th.

Yes........"White America" may say (when polled) Obama is their choice.......but .....behind closed doors.........in the voting booth.......They're thinking........"Do we really want a nigger.....in the oval office".

This guy is a bit more open his views......

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Life .....As a Single Man

Of course.....not your average single man.....Recently divorced Michael Jordan is on the dating scene....big time. And by the way, it's with a white woman. Surprise, surprise..........

Thanks to "The Young, Black, and Fabulous " for these photos:

• Is This Your New Chick Michael Jordan?

  Look who was spotted having an intimate dinner with his new mystery woman at the exclusive Miami restaurant Prime One Twelve last night?:

  

  

  Oh yes. Michael Jordan.

  

  

  The woman is relatively unknown, but apparently they have been very chummy in South Beach lately. And I doubt he would take a simple jump off to such a paparazzi haven “exclusive” restaurant such as this one. So this one might actually be his new main chick. I mean, I know Mike loves some Beckys but clearly he loves all of Beckys friends too. Y’all get what I’m sayin’…

  UPDATE: YBF snitches are on the case and Mike’s girlfriend is Yvette Prieto, a Cuban model and former girlfriend of Julio Inglesias, Jr. She and Michael have actually been together for a little while now. Not my fault chicks look like totally different people with and without makeup. I guess I should strike my previous Becky comment. Or not.
  

Thoughts on a Hump Day

In this southern college town......

It's been pouring down raining.....all day. So that's what rain is. It's been a long time coming....at least 6 weeks. God knows.....we need it.


Bring on the NBA......

The long grueling 82 game NBA season has begun .......sort of. The pre-season started this week. Will the Boston Celtics repeat? Will Kobe get the Lakers back? Will the Atlanta Hawks be competitive again this year? So many questions........so few answers....We will see.


No, I did not watch the debate.....

As in the presidential one featuring John McCain and Barack Obama. I prefer to wait for CNN, FOX News, and the Drudge Report to tell me what was said. I do know one thing.....For McCain to have spent some 26 years in congress, it sure is interesting listening to him vow to "change the culture in Washington". Exactly....just what was Mr. McCain doing......or not doing......in his past 26 years........in Washington? Just wondering....


Why we love.....college football.....

It's weekend match-ups like these ones coming up that keeps the meter running in college football. #1 Oklahoma versus #5 Texas...........#3 LSU at #11 Forida..........#17 Oklahoma State at #3 Missouri...... Something has got to give. Someone has to lose.


Welcome aboard.....TBS...

Awarded their first ever MLB post-season contract last year, TBS struggled early. This year, their telecasts have been on the money. Sharp, technical, and with no goof ups ....the games have been entertaining and informative. With the addition of John Smoltz and Harold Reynolds as color commentators ......and Ernie Johnson, Jr. as studio host....TBS has matched FOX with talent and experience.

Things........I think I think....

I think the next 27 days to the presidential election is going to be pure hell....on us voters.

I think O J Simpson will appeal.....and get off. Do you realize there were no Blacks on this recent jury? What ever happened to being tried by a jury of your peers?

I think T. I.'s new CD........is well ....off the chain. It's amazing what one can do.....under house arrest.....and off the streets. A mind is a terrible thing to waste.

I think..........if "money" is truly the root of all evils........our federal government is sure making a lot of "evil".......with all these bail outs.

Just a few thoughts.......on a rainy Hump Day.

Now.........What'll you do for an Encore?

What an opening ........

We all knew Tennessee's Candace Parker was talented and beautiful.....but........

In her first season in the WNBA, Ms. Parker not only won the "Rookie of the Year" award....she was also named the leagues' "Most Valuable Player ". She's got game. Check this out....from WNBA.com:

Things...We Learned From the Weekend

Th0se Chicago teams...........

Weren't that good after all. In the first round of the MLB play-offs, the Cubs were swept away by the L A Dodgers in 3 straight..........and the White Sox were beaten by the Tampa Bay Rays, 3 games to 1.

This was supposed to be the year. The Cubs boasted the best record in the National League. The Sox forced a 1 game play-off on the final day of the regular season.......won that against Minnesota.....only to get routed by the "worst to first" Rays. The Cubs (Lou Piniella is pictured with this "We 're losing again" look) were even more pathetic......The 3 games against the Dodgers? Not even close! It seemed over night, the Cubs forgot how to hit, throw, and catch a baseball.

That "thud" we heard that even made a reading on the Rickter Scale.......was the millions of fans jumping off that Cub bandwagon.

1908 was the last year the "Cubbies" won a World Series......I'm no math major..........but that's 100 years!............Dare we say? Maybe next year?


A Lambeau Leap....and NFL........stuff........

For the second straight visit to Green Bays' storied Lambeau Field, the Atlanta Falcons beat up on the Packers. Who can forget the last time Atlanta went into the land of "Cheese-heads" during the 2003 wild card play-off game..........Led by Michael Vick, the Falcons trounced Green Bay, 27-7.

This time .......led by their rookie quarterback, Matt Ryan (pictured)..........the "birds" again took care of the ball........the......."Pack".......and the game.......to come away with a 27-24 victory.....It was the first road win of the year. At 3-2..............Atlanta trails Carolina (4-1) for second place in the NFL south division.

Speaking of Carolina, are they that good? Or , are the Kansas City Chiefs....that bad? A week after upsetting the division leading Denver Broncos......the Chiefs go into Charlotte , and get mauled, 34-0. Head coach Herman Edwards will not last the season.

Same goes for Detroit Lion coach, Rod Marinelli. Marinelli is 10-26 and 0-4 this year as head of the woeful Lions. They have been beaten in 4 consecutive weeks by scores of, 34-21, 48-25, 31-13, and 34-7.......Ouch!

Defending Super Bowl champion, N Y Giants are showing no signs of a letdown. The "G-men" destroyed the over-rated Seattle Sea Hawks, 44-6. It's only week 5.....but there are just 2 undefeated teams, the Giants (4-0) and the Tennessee Titans (5-0).


This Detroit team....can take a bow.....


For the 3rd time in 6 years, the WNBA's Detroit Shock has won the championship. The Shock swept the San Antonio Silver Stars 3 games to none in the best of five series. Coached by former "bad boy", Bill Laimbeer (who won 2 NBA titles with the Pistons) the Shock entered the season as one of the best teams in the league............but lost thier top post player, Cheryl Ford to a season ending knee injury in July. They sputtered briefly.......but came together in the play-offs........and the rest is history.

Detroit Shock.....we salute you!





Vanderbilt........5-0?



Yes ..........it's true. In our only loss in the Friday Picks.......Vandy beat Auburn, 14-13 to go 5-0 for the first time .....since........(we really had to research this).......1943. Known as the lone academic school in the SEC, the Commodores have long been a joke on the football field. Well now......the joke's on us. Revenge of the nerds?

No "Dream Team".....This Time....

Orenthal James Simpson..........

We have come to know him as O. J.

13 years since Mr. Simpson was acquitted of the double murder charges of his estranged wife Nicole and her friend, Mr. Goldman......

13 hours it took this jury to convict Simpson.....Guilty ........on all 12 counts....including kidnapping and armed robbery.

The 61 year old NFL Hall-of-famer, faces a possible life sentence.

Without his infamous "Dream Team" of 1995......O. J. was ........well just like us common folks.

Face it......we all knew O. J. did it! We ........as black people, applauded........because his legal team beat the legal system that had beat up blacks for a hundred years.

But .......this case was different.

There was no Johnnie Cochran........no glove that wouldn't fit........no "Dream Team".

This was a case of O. J. ........refusing to just live his life in obscurity........doing something stupid...........and forgeting who he was.

I feel sorry for his children..........they are now in their twenties........but without a mother.....and now possibly.......a jailbird dad.

I hear they are keeping Mr. Simpson isolated from other inmates .......for his own security.

What a sad ending....