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Round 2 Predictions

4. Seahawks @ 1. Bears
Winner: Bears, 24-10

3. Eagles @ 2. Saints
Winner: Saints 34-21

4. Patriots @ 1. Chargers
Winner: Chargers 23-20

3. Colts @ 2. Ravens
Winner: Colts 24-16

I also felt like ranking my top bands and putting my favorite album by each in parenthesis and my favorite song by the band behind a hyphen. Cool.

1. Jimmy Eat World (Clarity - 23)
2. Saves the Day (Stay What You Are - Firefly)
3. Thursday (Full Collapse - How Long Is the Night?)
4. Brand New (Deja Entendu - Jesus)
5. Modest Mouse (Building Nothing Out of Something - Never Ending Math Equation)
6. The Get Up Kids (On a Wire - Walking On a Wire)
7. Hot Rod Circuit (Sorry About Tomorrow - Let's Go Home)
8. Something Corporate (North - Konstantine)
9. Cursive (Domestica - The Night I Lost My Will to Fight)
10. Thrice (The Illusion of Safety - Like Moths to Flame)

I did okay.

I was 2-2 picking the first round of the playoffs.

2-0 AFC
0-2 NFC

I blame Romo for dropping a snap, Koy Detmer for catching a snap.

...

Damnit Romo.

No fudgin' way.

Vince Young, 2006 OROY.

Let's take a look at this;

Maurice Jones-Drew
166 carries, 941 yards, 13 TDs, 1 fumble
46 Receptions, 436 Yards, 2TDs
31 Kick Returns, 27.7 yards per return, 1TD
Team Record in games played: 8-8

Marques Colston
70 receptions, 1038 yards, 8TD
Team record in games played: 8-6

Vince Young
51.5%, 2199 yards, 12 TD, 13INT, 66.7 QB rating
83 carries, 552 yards, 2 TD, 12 Fumbles
Team record in games played: 8-5

Voting: (Name - Position, Team - Votes)
1. Vince Young - QB, Tennessee - 23
2. Colston - WR, New Orleans - 9
2. Jones-Drew - RB, Jacksonville - 9
4. Marcus McNeil - LT, San Diego - 6
5. Reggie Bush - RB, New Orleans - 3

Rex Grossman had a higher QB rating than Vince Young! Are you fucking kidding me? I don't think Vince Young deserves this award, much less to run away with it.

Hold On

Did I dream that Boise State - Oklahoma game last night?

No fucking way that happened. Because this is what I saw...

Boise State goes up 28-10.
Oklahoma comes back.
Oklahoma gets three attempts at a two point conversion, finally get it to tie the game at 28 all.
On the following drive, with a minute left, Boise State throws and interception and Oklahoma scores, going up 35-28.
Boise State is stuck at 4th and 18 from their own 50.
Boise State throws a pass to a receiver, the receiver starts to make a move, then pitches it to another receiver who runs it in for the TD, hook and lateral play ties the game.
OT
Oklahoma scores on the very first play, up 42-35.
Boise State gets to 3rd down. The center snaps the wall to the wide receiver, who throws it for a TD, 41-42.
Boise State is going for two, this is the game.
The QB fakes a throw to the wide receiver and suddenly the running back has the ball, he runs into the end zone, BSU wins!
The QB faked the throw and stuck the ball behind his back for the running back to grab and sneak off with.

I mean, did I dream all of this, or did I just witness the best backyard football game of all time.

Consolidating random thoughts

I had like 5 posts today, and had more to gripe about, so I'm just throwing them all together into random thoughts:

Jim Valvano = greatest ACC coach ever.
David Thompson = greatest ACC player ever.

Lloyd Carr can apparently take you close to the top, only to fail miserably when you get there.

I hate Fox's broadcasting style. First off, they build 18 stories around the game, as if they are trying to bring in non-sports fans, who are probably all watching Heroes or something. In the process of showing these back stories, they use bullshit camera editing tricks and get random students to tell pieces of the story. They're like the VH1 of major athletics.

It seems that it's safer to be a rapper than a football star these days. Seriously though, tragic, tragic story.

The Carolina Panthers should draft USC Wide Receiver Steve Smith.

Marquette is my sleeper pick for the final four. Usually when I predict these things, said team falls to shit, so I'm not going to specify NCAA or NIT.

My prediction for NC State Basketball; 16-14, (6-10)
Next year: 21-9 (9-7)

Playoff Prediction

NFC Wildcard
6. Giants @ 3. Eagles
Winner: Giants 24-22
The Giants will stop pointing fingers and actually play up to their potential.

5. Cowboys @ 4. Seahawks
Winner: Cowboys 35-24
The Seahawks have struggled on both sides of the ball often and won a shaky NFC West. TO shuts his mouth and catches two TDs.

AFC Wildcard
6. Chiefs @ 3. Colts
Winner: Colts 42-38
LJ gets at least 150 yards rushing but fall just short in a shootout.

5. Jets @ 4. Patriots
Winner: Patriots 24-10
Pats step up the D.

NFC Round 2
6. Giants @ 1. Bears
Winner: Bears 24-21
Bears D isn't playing fantastic right now but Eli has a reputation for making a few bad decisions and letting it alter the rest of his game. Giants lose on an Eli lest second heave into the end zone.

5. Cowboys @ 2. Saints
Winner: Saints 31-27
The Boys come to play but so does the Saints offense. Brees amasses 300 yards in the air with healthy contributions from Bush and McAlister

AFC Round 2
4. Patriots @ 1. Chargers
Winner: Chargers 30-17
Chargers D disrupts Brady and Maroney. LT has a modest game, only popping two TDs. (ha)

3. Colts @ 2. Ravens
Winner: Ravens 24-17
The D makes a few plays for the Ravens, Steve McNair does just enough to get the job done.

NFC Championship
2. Saints @ 1. Bears
Winner: Saints: 34-13
The Rex factor. Early turnovers leave the Saints with a short field and an early lead. The running game of the Saints keep the Bears D on the field.

AFC Championship
2. Ravens @ 1. Chargers
Winner: Chargers 24-13
Close game at half time until LT breaks free in the second half. The playaction opens up Gates for a big game.

Super Bowl
New Orleans Saints - 24
San Diego Chargers -38
MVP: LT (Who else?)

LT embarasses the Saints front 7. Rivers makes plays when he has to. A couple of turnovers from Brees cement the game for the Chargers.