Shouldn't this decision have been made months ago? I mean at this point what is integrity? Did a verbal commitment to a lying coach really mean anything? Dude coulda got drafted and none of this scandal would mean anything. Now what? Toting guns like Maurice Clarett or straight to the USFL? Either way, there is nothing prestigious in his near future. I hope pushing around miracle whips was worth it, bro.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Terrelle Pryor's career at Ohio State, which started with so much promise and potential, came to an abrupt and scandal-ridden end. The Ohio State quarterback announced through his attorney Tuesday that he would not play for the Buckeyes this season. He had already been suspended for the first five games for breaking NCAA rules by accepting improper benefits from the owner of a tattoo parlor. "In the best interests of my teammates, I've made the decision to forgo my senior year of football at The Ohio State University," Pryor said in a statement issued the image of Buckeyes football. James said entering the next NFL supplemental draft is Pryor's "desire." But James acknowledged labor uncertainty could lead to consideration of the Canadian Football League or working with a personal quarterback coach first. James said Pryor told him of the decision within the hour and that Pryor said it was "in the best interest of my teammates."The Cleveland Plain Dealer first reported Pryor's announcement.The NCAA is looking into all aspects of Ohio State's once-glittering program, from cash and tattoos to players, cars deals for athletes and other potential violations. Pryor's announcement comes just eight days after Buckeyes coach Jim Tressel was forced to resign for knowing about the players' improper benefits but not telling any of his superiors.
I bet he wishes he was sporting maize
and blue on signing day in 2008.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Dueces!
Monday, June 6, 2011
iOS 5...Wow Is This Nice
by Jacob Allen
I am a Microsoft Windows man. Always have been, and always will be. About 3 years ago a person I will not name duped me into buying and iPhone. Here I am 3 generations later blogging about an Apple product, but even the "Mac Hater"s can't talk too much trash anymore. The iPhone and now the iPad are just industry leading products. Now we get iOS 5?? Very impressive.
Apple is ahead of the curve. At the WWDC 2011 Keynote today, Steve Jobs claimed 200 new features are to highlight iOS 5...that seems like a lot. Maybe more than what's real....but, as an iPhone user myself I definitely cant wait a few of the features.
What I see so far is uber cool, and I can't wait to get this puppy on my phone. I'm sure ill have an iOS 5 beta build in a few days. Heres the top tweaks I see so far.
1. Simple Animated Notifications
2. Universal Swipe Down Notification Menu
3. Interactive Lock Screen
4. Location Based Reminders
5. Tabbed Browsing
6. Camera Button On Lock Screen
7. Volume Up Button To Take Pictures
8. Pinch To Zoom In While Taking Picture
9. Image Editing & Photo Rotation
10. Cross Platform Messaging App
11. Wi-Fi Wireless Backup & Sync
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Apple is ahead of the curve. At the WWDC 2011 Keynote today, Steve Jobs claimed 200 new features are to highlight iOS 5...that seems like a lot. Maybe more than what's real....but, as an iPhone user myself I definitely cant wait a few of the features.
What I see so far is uber cool, and I can't wait to get this puppy on my phone. I'm sure ill have an iOS 5 beta build in a few days. Heres the top tweaks I see so far.
1. Simple Animated Notifications
2. Universal Swipe Down Notification Menu
3. Interactive Lock Screen
4. Location Based Reminders
5. Tabbed Browsing
6. Camera Button On Lock Screen
7. Volume Up Button To Take Pictures
8. Pinch To Zoom In While Taking Picture
9. Image Editing & Photo Rotation
10. Cross Platform Messaging App
Show Me Your Weiner You Tranny!
If you can legitimately tell me you never saw this coming then text me your address so I can come beat you with a sock full of change. Representative Weiner (Even God intended this pun) tweeted a few dick pics to some broads a few weeks back and claimed his twitter got hacked. Listen Bro hole, no one gave a dick (WildSteve intended this pun) who you were before this story came out, yet alone gave enough shits to tarnish your good name by hacking your twitter account. The only way this is remotely feasible is if a kid with autism took your twitter name (@repweiner) very literally, was able to break through the twitter firewall and rep his own weiner as if it were a wiki (that's kinda fun to say). Even then, that kid would be packing twice what you got.This was Representative Weiner's destiny from day 1. This shit should be his calling card like the wet bandits used to flood all the houses they robbed. I'm shocked that this "investigation" went on as long as it did. Your name is Weiner and you tweeted a weiner. Open and shut case; back to finding Jimmy Hoffa. So step down from office already dude. Only professional athletes get away with dick pics. Get a fucking clue!NEW YORK – A tearful Rep. Anthony Weiner on Monday admitted sending a lewd photo of his underwear-clad crotch to a young woman over Twitter and then lying repeatedly to protect himself. In a flash of defiance, Weiner refused to resign even as Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi called for a House ethics investigation into whether he broke the rules.The extraordinary confession at a packed Manhattan news conference was a remarkable turn of events for the brash Weiner, who conceded to a "hugely regrettable" lapse in judgment. House Democratic leaders tersely expressed disappointment and embarrassment, reflecting an erosion of support for the 46-year-old New York congressman and casting doubts on whether Weiner could hold onto his House seat let alone turn a once-promising political career into a 2013 bid for mayor.Weiner insisted he had done nothing wrong and said he would fully cooperate with a House inquiry.
Free Plaxico!
Plaxico is back into the free world. If the Lions didn't draft Titus Young, I would be all about picking up Plax. When is Detroit going to take a chance on an ex-convict just aching to redeem himself? Mike Vick goes for 5 tuddys in one game and Philly doesn't seem to have a problem with his "potential for off the field issues". You know what? "Off the field issues" is the weakest fuckin' excuse ever. What are professional athletes doing outside of a team facitily anyway? Why isn't he in the weight room? Why isn't he watching tape? Who lets these clowns out of their sight? I think Jim Rome said it best. Something to the effect of: Eat, weight room, practice, eat, film, weight room, eat, sleep. How hard is that?
I realize at this point Plax is merely a 6'5" black Cheddar Bob, but you put a football in the man's hand and he's a phenom. Let the big dog eat. And even though this is an old take, I get it. Somebody's gotta tote the heater to the club. Right Lil Wayne? Play me off Weezy!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Yahoo! Opens Fantasy Football 2011: Part 2
by Jacob AllenThis is part 2 of my original Post "Yahoo! Opens Fantasy Football 2011: Merry Christmas" and you can read about D Town Bro Co's fantasy league at "Yes, The Bros Are Fantasy Football Guys"
So I am actually doing a Yahoo! live mock draft right now. In June. Is this straight feeding my addiction way too early? Yes. Does that faze me? No.
I promised in my previous fantasy football related post that I would go over pre-draft rankings, how it relates to me, and how it relates to you….and I will…but let’s blog, draft, and dream for now.
7:33 – I am in the 7th position. The draft starts in: 52 seconds. Wow I have not put any thought into this. I’m just winging this puppy.
7:35 – Top 6 picks went in order. All the horse RB’s I don’t even need to name. Ray Rice was available to me, as I had the 7th pick and Yahoo! Had him ranked #7 overall. I played it safe this pick and took Aaron Rodgers. In a real draft you will never see me take a QB round 1, but I froze. In my defense Rodgers is as close to sure things as you could ever get this year, and I can vividly remember all the disappointed owners that took Rice top three last year.
7:37 – I am thinking I need to go RB with the next pick, but let’s wait and see what value I can get. This draft is basically just going in order so far and having 4 out of 12 people auto-picking is not helping the cause.
7:38 – Surprise. I took Peyton Hillis #18 overall. There were a lot of good receivers floating around my draft slot…and I thought about taking Jennings, Fitzgerald, or Bowe, but in the end I had to go with the RB. Plus Hillis is the “Baddest Man on the Planet”.7:42 – Lots of options on the board at my third pick. I feel I reached a little bit and snagged Ahmad Bradshaw with pick #31….perhaps a few slots before he should have gone, but there’s no doubt he’s a top notch talent (despite his documented rumbling fumbling problems). I now look strong with elite fantasy ballers at my QB, RB 1, and RB 2 spots.
7:43 – At this point I was, and had to be, emotionally committed to a Wide Out, “and with the #42 overall selection King of the Hillis select Brandon Marshall, Miami Dolphins”. This pick could have and maybe should have gone in Dez Bryant, Santonio Holmes, or Brandon Lloyd’s direction. Marshall was probably not the best choice.
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7:49 – I freaked out again at #67 and took Ryan Grant. There’s no doubt that was risky, but look at it this way…I have the QB/RB combo package of the Super Bowl winning point machine Packers.
7:51 – Wrapped up the starting TE spot by taking Pettigrew #79. I thought hard about Gronkowski from the Pats. I drafted him last year…thus violating my rookie rule, but something just told me to grab B. Pettigrew. I vaguely remember him giving me the business last season at some point.
7:54 – OOPS. I did not even look at the roster slots before I started this draft and just realized there are 3 starting WR slots and only 2 starting RB slots with no WR/RB/T. My Ryan Grant pick is now fully confirmed as not good, but I scrambled and still managed to get Robert Meacham in round 9 with the #90 overall. Of the starting spots it looks like I just have the Defense and a Kicker spots left. “King of the Hillis” is nearly filled out.
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7:58 – I’m drafting my bench now. I just took Brandon Jacobs in the 11th. Not a bad pick. I handcuffed Ahmad Bradshaw which is good…and Jacobs actually started playing at some point last season. Still…I have 2 Running Backs on my bench and 2 starting with only 2 total spots available. I need a receiver next round. I got my eye on Steve Smith of the Giants and am crossing my fingers.
8:00 – Got him. That was solid. Great value in round 12. Last year he would have gone 5th – 7th. Take “Super Rookie” Hakim Nicks out of the equation and Steve Smith would be the #1 guy over there in Gotham City. Eli Manning likes him. Tom Coughlin likes him. People on his Facebook page like him….and now I am going to like him.
8:03 – Who I WANTED to take, was Titus Young. Who I DID take, was Terrell Owens. Sure…we do not know where he's playing…but he won people weeks last year with top level point production, and I’ll take him this late in the draft any time. Plus, I do not draft rookies and already have way too many Lions on my team.
Side note: Randy Moss was also available. I did not even come close.
8:07 – Dan Carpenter. Kicker from Miami? No clue who this guy is. I do not care who this guy is. He better kick it straight and narrow or I’m going to drive down there and go Ray Finkle on his ass.
8:10 – I just went with the highest ranked player available. Pierre Thomas. It seems odd that these big name backs from only a year ago are still hanging around on lonely island this late.
8:12 – Mark Sanchez. Draft is over. I kind of thought about taking Cam Newton, but I am about to blog about my fantasy football strategies my main ones is “do not draft rookies”. For the sake of that post and my street cred I did not take Cam. I really did want to though.Done. Let’s look over and rate my picks.
The Yahoo! Sports Fantasy team
1. Aaron Rodgers (GB - QB) 10/10
2. Peyton Hillis (Cle - RB) 8/10
3. Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG - RB) 8.5/10
4. Brandon Marshall (Mia - WR) 7/10
5. Sidney Rice (Min - WR) 9/10
6. Ryan Grant (GB - RB) 5/10
7. Brandon Pettigrew (Det - TE) 7/10
8. Robert Meachem (NO - WR) 7/10
9. Detroit (Det - DEF) 6/10
10. Brandon Jacobs (NYG - RB) 7/10
11. Steve Smith (NYG - WR) 8/10
12. Terrell Owens (Cin - WR) 8.5/10
13. Dan Carpenter (Mia - K) N/A
14. Pierre Thomas (NO - RB) 6/10
15. Mark Sanchez (NYJ - QB) 6/10
That comes to an average ranking of about 7.3/10 on my draft. Not bad. Not good. I will definitely get better…it’s not as if I don’t have 95 days left to do this.
The post ends here...but if anybody is interested in seeing how this entire draft went here are the results.
Round 1
(1) Team 1 - Arian Foster (Hou - RB)
(2) Team 2 - Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)
(3) RollTide88 - Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
(4) Dennis - Michael Turner (Atl - RB)
(5) James M - Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)
(6) Wadsworth - Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)
(7) Snake - AaronRodgers (GB - QB)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
(9) DonnyV - Andre Johnson (Hou - WR)
(10) Team 10 - Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB)
(11) Team 11 - LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB)
(12) andybuckr - Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
Round 2
(1) andybuckr - Darren McFadden (Oak - RB)
(2) Team 11 - Michael Vick (Phi - QB)
(3) Team 10 - Roddy White (Atl - WR)
(4) DonnyV - Frank Gore (SF - RB)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR)
(6) Snake - PeytonHillis (Cle - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)
(8) James M - Drew Brees (NO - QB)
(9) Dennis - Greg Jennings (GB - WR)
(10) RollTide88 - Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Peyton Manning (Ind - QB)
(12) Team 1 - Steven Jackson (StL - RB)
Round 3
(1) Team 1 - Philip Rivers (SD - QB)
(2) Team 2 - Matt Forte (Chi - RB)
(3) RollTide88 - Mike Wallace (Pit - WR)
(4) Dennis - Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
(5) James M - Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB)
(6) Wadsworth - Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
(7) Snake - AhmadBradshaw (NYG - RB)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Tom Brady (NE - QB)
(9) DonnyV - DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
(10) Team 10 - Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
(11) Team 11 - LeGarrette Blount (TB - RB)
(12) andybuckr - Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
Round 4
(1) andybuckr - Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
(2) Team 11 - Mike Williams (TB - WR)
(3) Team 10 - Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
(4) DonnyV - Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
(6) Snake - BrandonMarshall (Mia - WR)
(7) Wadsworth - Jermichael Finley (GB - TE)
(8) James M - Dez Bryant (Dal - WR)
(9) Dennis - Brandon Lloyd (Den - WR)
(10) RollTide88 - Dallas Clark (Ind - TE)
(11) Team 2 - Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
(12) Team 1 - Vernon Davis (SF - TE)
Round 5
(1) Team 1 - Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR)
(2) Team 2 - Marques Colston (NO - WR)
(3) RollTide88 - Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
(4) Dennis - BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE - RB)
(5) James M - Wes Welker (NE - WR)
(6) Wadsworth - Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB)
(7) Snake - Sidney Rice(Min - WR)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Steve Smith (Car - WR)
(9) DonnyV - Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
(10) Team 10 - Daniel Thomas (Mia - RB)
(11) Team 11 - Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR)
(12) andybuckr - Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR)
Round 6
(1) andybuckr - Cedric Benson (Cin - RB)
(2) Team 11 - Owen Daniels (Hou - TE)
(3) Team 10 - Jimmy Graham (NO - TE)
(4) DonnyV - Percy Harvin (Min - WR)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Austin Collie (Ind - WR)
(6) Snake - Ryan Grant(GB - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Matt Schaub (Hou - QB)
(8) James M - Michael Crabtree (SF - WR)
(9) Dennis - Eli Manning (NYG - QB)
(10) RollTide88 - Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF)
(11) Team 2 - A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
(12) Team 1 - Mike Williams (Sea - WR)
Round 7
(1) Team 1 - Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR)
(2) Team 2 - Santana Moss (Was - WR)
(3) RollTide88 - Matt Ryan (Atl - QB)
(4) Dennis - Mike Tolbert (SD - RB)
(5) James M - Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE)
(6) Wadsworth - Johnny Knox (Chi - WR)
(7) Snake - BrandonPettigrew (Det - TE)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Zach Miller (Oak - TE)
(9) DonnyV - Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)
(10) Team 10 - Mario Manningham (NYG - WR)
(11) Team 11 - Jerome Simpson (Cin - WR)
(12) andybuckr - Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
Round 8
(1) andybuckr - Josh Freeman (TB - QB)
(2) Team 11 - New York (NYJ - DEF)
(3) Team 10 - Green Bay (GB - DEF)
(4) DonnyV - Chicago (Chi - DEF)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - New England (NE - DEF)
(6) Snake - RobertMeachem (NO - WR)
(7) Wadsworth - New York (NYG - DEF)
(8) James M - San Diego (SD - DEF)
(9) Dennis - Philadelphia (Phi - DEF)
(10) RollTide88 - Julio Jones (Atl - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Baltimore (Bal - DEF)
(12) Team 1 - Matt Bryant (Atl - K)
Round 9
(1) Team 1 - Dallas (Dal - DEF)
(2) Team 2 - Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K)
(3) RollTide88 - Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB)
(4) Dennis - Marcedes Lewis (Jac - TE)
(5) James M - Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K)
(6) Wadsworth - Mason Crosby (GB - K)
(7) Snake - Detroit (Det- DEF)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Neil Rackers (Hou - K)
(9) DonnyV - Nate Kaeding (SD - K)
(10) Team 10 - Garrett Hartley (NO - K)
(11) Team 11 - Josh Brown (StL - K)
(12) andybuckr - David Akers (Phi - K)
Round 10
(1) andybuckr - New Orleans (NO - DEF)
(2) Team 11 - Mark Ingram (NO - RB)
(3) Team 10 - Mikel LeShoure (Det - RB)
(4) DonnyV - Fred Jackson (Buf - RB)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)
(6) Snake - BrandonJacobs (NYG - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Joseph Addai (Ind - RB)
(8) James M - Jahvid Best (Det - RB)
(9) Dennis - Mike Sims-Walker (Jac - WR)
(10) RollTide88 - Braylon Edwards (NYJ - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB)
(12) Team 1 - Ryan Williams (Ari - RB)
Round 11
(1) Team 1 - Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
(2) Team 2 - Joe Flacco (Bal - QB)
(3) RollTide88 - Ryan Torain (Was - RB)
(4) Dennis - Malcom Floyd (SD - WR)
(5) James M - Sam Bradford (StL - QB)
(6) Wadsworth - Kyle Orton (Den - QB)
(7) Snake - Steve Smith(NYG - WR)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Roy Helu (Was - RB)
(9) DonnyV - Matt Cassel (KC - QB)
(10) Team 10 - Kevin Kolb (Phi - QB)
(11) Team 11 - Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
(12) andybuckr - Deion Branch (NE - WR)
Round 12
(1) andybuckr - Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR)
(2) Team 11 - Mike Thomas (Jac - WR)
(3) Team 10 - Hines Ward (Pit - WR)
(4) DonnyV - Chad Ochocinco (Cin - WR)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE)
(6) Snake - TerrellOwens (Cin - WR)
(7) Wadsworth - Davone Bess (Mia - WR)
(8) James M - Jordy Nelson (GB - WR)
(9) Dennis - David Buehler (Dal - K)
(10) RollTide88 - Michael Bush (Oak - RB)
(11) Team 2 - James Jones (GB - WR)
(12) Team 1 - Lance Moore (NO - WR)
Round 13
(1) Team 1 - Derrick Mason (Bal - WR)
(2) Team 2 - Chris Cooley (Was - TE)
(3) RollTide88 - Rob Bironas (Ten - K)
(4) Dennis - Brent Celek (Phi - TE)
(5) James M - Danario Alexander (StL - WR)
(6) Wadsworth - Donald Driver (GB - WR)
(7) Snake - DanCarpenter (Mia - K)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Nate Burleson (Det - WR)
(9) DonnyV - Lee Evans (Buf - WR)
(10) Team 10 - Randy Moss (Ten - WR)
(11) Team 11 - Tim Tebow (Den - QB)
(12) andybuckr - Ryan Fitzpatrick (Buf - QB)
Round 14
(1) andybuckr - Jermaine Gresham (Cin - TE)
(2) Team 11 - Mark Clayton (StL - WR)
(3) Team 10 - Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE)
(4) DonnyV - Benjamin Watson (Cle - TE)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Jon Baldwin (KC - WR)
(6) Snake - PierreThomas (NO - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Tony Moeaki (KC - TE)
(8) James M - Greg Olsen (Chi - TE)
(9) Dennis - Carson Palmer (Cin - QB)
(10) RollTide88 - Danny Amendola (StL - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Arrelious Benn (TB - WR)
(12) Team 1 - Visanthe Shiancoe (Min - TE)
Round 15
(1) Team 1 - Kansas City (KC - DEF)
(2) Team 2 - Tampa Bay (TB - DEF)
(3) RollTide88 - Donovan McNabb (Was - QB)
(4) Dennis - Arizona (Ari - DEF)
(5) James M - San Francisco (SF - DEF)
(6) Wadsworth - Robbie Gould (Chi - K)
(7) Snake - Mark Sanchez(NYJ - QB)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Atlanta (Atl - DEF)
(9) DonnyV - Oakland (Oak - DEF)
(10) Team 10 - Minnesota (Min - DEF)
(11) Team 11 - Cincinnati (Cin - DEF)
(12) andybuckr - Nick Folk (NYJ - K)
That comes to an average ranking of about 7.3/10 on my draft. Not bad. Not good. I will definitely get better…it’s not as if I don’t have 95 days left to do this.
The post ends here...but if anybody is interested in seeing how this entire draft went here are the results.
Round by Round results
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(1) Team 1 - Arian Foster (Hou - RB)
(2) Team 2 - Adrian Peterson (Min - RB)
(3) RollTide88 - Jamaal Charles (KC - RB)
(4) Dennis - Michael Turner (Atl - RB)
(5) James M - Chris Johnson (Ten - RB)
(6) Wadsworth - Maurice Jones-Drew (Jac - RB)
(7) Snake - AaronRodgers (GB - QB)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Ray Rice (Bal - RB)
(9) DonnyV - Andre Johnson (Hou - WR)
(10) Team 10 - Rashard Mendenhall (Pit - RB)
(11) Team 11 - LeSean McCoy (Phi - RB)
(12) andybuckr - Calvin Johnson (Det - WR)
Round 2
(1) andybuckr - Darren McFadden (Oak - RB)
(2) Team 11 - Michael Vick (Phi - QB)
(3) Team 10 - Roddy White (Atl - WR)
(4) DonnyV - Frank Gore (SF - RB)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Hakeem Nicks (NYG - WR)
(6) Snake - PeytonHillis (Cle - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Larry Fitzgerald (Ari - WR)
(8) James M - Drew Brees (NO - QB)
(9) Dennis - Greg Jennings (GB - WR)
(10) RollTide88 - Dwayne Bowe (KC - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Peyton Manning (Ind - QB)
(12) Team 1 - Steven Jackson (StL - RB)
Round 3
(1) Team 1 - Philip Rivers (SD - QB)
(2) Team 2 - Matt Forte (Chi - RB)
(3) RollTide88 - Mike Wallace (Pit - WR)
(4) Dennis - Jeremy Maclin (Phi - WR)
(5) James M - Shonn Greene (NYJ - RB)
(6) Wadsworth - Miles Austin (Dal - WR)
(7) Snake - AhmadBradshaw (NYG - RB)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Tom Brady (NE - QB)
(9) DonnyV - DeSean Jackson (Phi - WR)
(10) Team 10 - Tony Romo (Dal - QB)
(11) Team 11 - LeGarrette Blount (TB - RB)
(12) andybuckr - Antonio Gates (SD - TE)
Round 4
(1) andybuckr - Reggie Wayne (Ind - WR)
(2) Team 11 - Mike Williams (TB - WR)
(3) Team 10 - Vincent Jackson (SD - WR)
(4) DonnyV - Ryan Mathews (SD - RB)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - DeAngelo Williams (Car - RB)
(6) Snake - BrandonMarshall (Mia - WR)
(7) Wadsworth - Jermichael Finley (GB - TE)
(8) James M - Dez Bryant (Dal - WR)
(9) Dennis - Brandon Lloyd (Den - WR)
(10) RollTide88 - Dallas Clark (Ind - TE)
(11) Team 2 - Jason Witten (Dal - TE)
(12) Team 1 - Vernon Davis (SF - TE)
Round 5
(1) Team 1 - Stevie Johnson (Buf - WR)
(2) Team 2 - Marques Colston (NO - WR)
(3) RollTide88 - Kenny Britt (Ten - WR)
(4) Dennis - BenJarvus Green-Ellis (NE - RB)
(5) James M - Wes Welker (NE - WR)
(6) Wadsworth - Jonathan Stewart (Car - RB)
(7) Snake - Sidney Rice(Min - WR)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Steve Smith (Car - WR)
(9) DonnyV - Ben Roethlisberger (Pit - QB)
(10) Team 10 - Daniel Thomas (Mia - RB)
(11) Team 11 - Anquan Boldin (Bal - WR)
(12) andybuckr - Santonio Holmes (NYJ - WR)
Round 6
(1) andybuckr - Cedric Benson (Cin - RB)
(2) Team 11 - Owen Daniels (Hou - TE)
(3) Team 10 - Jimmy Graham (NO - TE)
(4) DonnyV - Percy Harvin (Min - WR)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Austin Collie (Ind - WR)
(6) Snake - Ryan Grant(GB - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Matt Schaub (Hou - QB)
(8) James M - Michael Crabtree (SF - WR)
(9) Dennis - Eli Manning (NYG - QB)
(10) RollTide88 - Pittsburgh (Pit - DEF)
(11) Team 2 - A.J. Green (Cin - WR)
(12) Team 1 - Mike Williams (Sea - WR)
Round 7
(1) Team 1 - Pierre Garcon (Ind - WR)
(2) Team 2 - Santana Moss (Was - WR)
(3) RollTide88 - Matt Ryan (Atl - QB)
(4) Dennis - Mike Tolbert (SD - RB)
(5) James M - Tony Gonzalez (Atl - TE)
(6) Wadsworth - Johnny Knox (Chi - WR)
(7) Snake - BrandonPettigrew (Det - TE)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Zach Miller (Oak - TE)
(9) DonnyV - Rob Gronkowski (NE - TE)
(10) Team 10 - Mario Manningham (NYG - WR)
(11) Team 11 - Jerome Simpson (Cin - WR)
(12) andybuckr - Felix Jones (Dal - RB)
Round 8
(1) andybuckr - Josh Freeman (TB - QB)
(2) Team 11 - New York (NYJ - DEF)
(3) Team 10 - Green Bay (GB - DEF)
(4) DonnyV - Chicago (Chi - DEF)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - New England (NE - DEF)
(6) Snake - RobertMeachem (NO - WR)
(7) Wadsworth - New York (NYG - DEF)
(8) James M - San Diego (SD - DEF)
(9) Dennis - Philadelphia (Phi - DEF)
(10) RollTide88 - Julio Jones (Atl - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Baltimore (Bal - DEF)
(12) Team 1 - Matt Bryant (Atl - K)
Round 9
(1) Team 1 - Dallas (Dal - DEF)
(2) Team 2 - Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K)
(3) RollTide88 - Marshawn Lynch (Sea - RB)
(4) Dennis - Marcedes Lewis (Jac - TE)
(5) James M - Sebastian Janikowski (Oak - K)
(6) Wadsworth - Mason Crosby (GB - K)
(7) Snake - Detroit (Det- DEF)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Neil Rackers (Hou - K)
(9) DonnyV - Nate Kaeding (SD - K)
(10) Team 10 - Garrett Hartley (NO - K)
(11) Team 11 - Josh Brown (StL - K)
(12) andybuckr - David Akers (Phi - K)
Round 10
(1) andybuckr - New Orleans (NO - DEF)
(2) Team 11 - Mark Ingram (NO - RB)
(3) Team 10 - Mikel LeShoure (Det - RB)
(4) DonnyV - Fred Jackson (Buf - RB)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Matthew Stafford (Det - QB)
(6) Snake - BrandonJacobs (NYG - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Joseph Addai (Ind - RB)
(8) James M - Jahvid Best (Det - RB)
(9) Dennis - Mike Sims-Walker (Jac - WR)
(10) RollTide88 - Braylon Edwards (NYJ - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Knowshon Moreno (Den - RB)
(12) Team 1 - Ryan Williams (Ari - RB)
Round 11
(1) Team 1 - Jay Cutler (Chi - QB)
(2) Team 2 - Joe Flacco (Bal - QB)
(3) RollTide88 - Ryan Torain (Was - RB)
(4) Dennis - Malcom Floyd (SD - WR)
(5) James M - Sam Bradford (StL - QB)
(6) Wadsworth - Kyle Orton (Den - QB)
(7) Snake - Steve Smith(NYG - WR)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Roy Helu (Was - RB)
(9) DonnyV - Matt Cassel (KC - QB)
(10) Team 10 - Kevin Kolb (Phi - QB)
(11) Team 11 - Kellen Winslow (TB - TE)
(12) andybuckr - Deion Branch (NE - WR)
Round 12
(1) andybuckr - Jacoby Ford (Oak - WR)
(2) Team 11 - Mike Thomas (Jac - WR)
(3) Team 10 - Hines Ward (Pit - WR)
(4) DonnyV - Chad Ochocinco (Cin - WR)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Aaron Hernandez (NE - TE)
(6) Snake - TerrellOwens (Cin - WR)
(7) Wadsworth - Davone Bess (Mia - WR)
(8) James M - Jordy Nelson (GB - WR)
(9) Dennis - David Buehler (Dal - K)
(10) RollTide88 - Michael Bush (Oak - RB)
(11) Team 2 - James Jones (GB - WR)
(12) Team 1 - Lance Moore (NO - WR)
Round 13
(1) Team 1 - Derrick Mason (Bal - WR)
(2) Team 2 - Chris Cooley (Was - TE)
(3) RollTide88 - Rob Bironas (Ten - K)
(4) Dennis - Brent Celek (Phi - TE)
(5) James M - Danario Alexander (StL - WR)
(6) Wadsworth - Donald Driver (GB - WR)
(7) Snake - DanCarpenter (Mia - K)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Nate Burleson (Det - WR)
(9) DonnyV - Lee Evans (Buf - WR)
(10) Team 10 - Randy Moss (Ten - WR)
(11) Team 11 - Tim Tebow (Den - QB)
(12) andybuckr - Ryan Fitzpatrick (Buf - QB)
Round 14
(1) andybuckr - Jermaine Gresham (Cin - TE)
(2) Team 11 - Mark Clayton (StL - WR)
(3) Team 10 - Dustin Keller (NYJ - TE)
(4) DonnyV - Benjamin Watson (Cle - TE)
(5) dougbroderick2002 - Jon Baldwin (KC - WR)
(6) Snake - PierreThomas (NO - RB)
(7) Wadsworth - Tony Moeaki (KC - TE)
(8) James M - Greg Olsen (Chi - TE)
(9) Dennis - Carson Palmer (Cin - QB)
(10) RollTide88 - Danny Amendola (StL - WR)
(11) Team 2 - Arrelious Benn (TB - WR)
(12) Team 1 - Visanthe Shiancoe (Min - TE)
Round 15
(1) Team 1 - Kansas City (KC - DEF)
(2) Team 2 - Tampa Bay (TB - DEF)
(3) RollTide88 - Donovan McNabb (Was - QB)
(4) Dennis - Arizona (Ari - DEF)
(5) James M - San Francisco (SF - DEF)
(6) Wadsworth - Robbie Gould (Chi - K)
(7) Snake - Mark Sanchez(NYJ - QB)
(8) dougbroderick2002 - Atlanta (Atl - DEF)
(9) DonnyV - Oakland (Oak - DEF)
(10) Team 10 - Minnesota (Min - DEF)
(11) Team 11 - Cincinnati (Cin - DEF)
(12) andybuckr - Nick Folk (NYJ - K)
Dirk Misses Buzzer Beater: Heat Defeat Mavs 88 - 86
Dirk misses his game winner, and Bosh hits his. Wade & Co. move 2 wins from NBA Championship. Order has been restored in Candyland.
Bar Review: Diablo's Cantina Royal Oak
by Matt Netzel
Diablo's Cantina in Royal Oak is finally open. Boy was I surprised when I stopped in there last night. It was a friend's birthday and she says, "Meet us at Diablo's." I'm like 'ok, that's a restaurant right?' I mean I guess I'll have a taco and some tequila and move on to the next spot. At this point I had been drinking since 5pm and 6 hours later, although soaking up the booze with some Tex-Mex was probably the most beneficial thing to do, I was not interested in food at all.
I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in the door. I saw a HUGE bar stretch the length of the building, as the house music bass pulsed through my body. The smell of fajitas hit my nostrils in the most intriguing way. Slam piece cougars were seductively moving to the Wiz Khalifa dubstep beat. I was stunned. What I thought would be a nice sit down restaurant was definitely leaning towards a club type atmosphere. I figured I should delve deeper as standing next to the door man, mouth agape, wasn't going to get me booze in my belly, and I was starting to hold up the crowd on its way in.
As I explored the place a little more, I noticed there wasn't just cougars in there, but people in their mid twenties, which was reassuring. The first thing that caught my eye was the screens. They have 70 + plasmas draped all over the place. Perfect spot to watch a game.
On this particular night they were all turned off to give it more of a club feel, which turned out to be a good choice. Nothing sweet was on at the time, the Tigers and Stanley Cup Finals were over, so why bother. They had a decent sized dance floor that, at this point in the night, wasn't being used to it's potential, but come midnight I'm sure that some dougies and bernies got goin.
Drinks were fairly priced for a Royal Oak bar. Everywhere I looked the girls kept getting hotter. I must say all around, the crowd was quite good looking; no homo. You know, no slobs, no sloppy drunks, no goiters. Pretty above average. It seemed like all the douchers remained consistent with making Blackfinn their Saturday night choice, and that was evident from the crowd at Diablo's.
My only problem with this place was the space. They have tables all through the bar area that didn't exactly make it hard to get a drink, but you sure as hell weren't able to kick it right at the bar area after you got your drinks. You had to skidaddle to the high top tables or back towards the entrance. Not exactly ideal.
I'm sure at some point they'll figure out to move the tables at night to make, what is obviously a dining area early in the night, accommodate the night life this place will attract. The next thing was they didn't have the roof open. Yesterday was a prime roof night. We ended up leaving Diablo's for that shit hole Woody's because it was prefect weather for drinking outside. The roof at Diablo's has so much potential, they better figure their shit out and open it up quick.
I'm definitely going to make a trip back here soon to try out the food and watch a game. Ideally I'll be able to go to the roof top and prove to Royal Oak's finest that my hips DO NOT lie, and watch Wild Steve Tequila grind every girl that's coherent. Can't wait!
Overall Rating: 9/10
I was pleasantly surprised when I walked in the door. I saw a HUGE bar stretch the length of the building, as the house music bass pulsed through my body. The smell of fajitas hit my nostrils in the most intriguing way. Slam piece cougars were seductively moving to the Wiz Khalifa dubstep beat. I was stunned. What I thought would be a nice sit down restaurant was definitely leaning towards a club type atmosphere. I figured I should delve deeper as standing next to the door man, mouth agape, wasn't going to get me booze in my belly, and I was starting to hold up the crowd on its way in.
As I explored the place a little more, I noticed there wasn't just cougars in there, but people in their mid twenties, which was reassuring. The first thing that caught my eye was the screens. They have 70 + plasmas draped all over the place. Perfect spot to watch a game.
On this particular night they were all turned off to give it more of a club feel, which turned out to be a good choice. Nothing sweet was on at the time, the Tigers and Stanley Cup Finals were over, so why bother. They had a decent sized dance floor that, at this point in the night, wasn't being used to it's potential, but come midnight I'm sure that some dougies and bernies got goin.
Drinks were fairly priced for a Royal Oak bar. Everywhere I looked the girls kept getting hotter. I must say all around, the crowd was quite good looking; no homo. You know, no slobs, no sloppy drunks, no goiters. Pretty above average. It seemed like all the douchers remained consistent with making Blackfinn their Saturday night choice, and that was evident from the crowd at Diablo's.
My only problem with this place was the space. They have tables all through the bar area that didn't exactly make it hard to get a drink, but you sure as hell weren't able to kick it right at the bar area after you got your drinks. You had to skidaddle to the high top tables or back towards the entrance. Not exactly ideal.I'm sure at some point they'll figure out to move the tables at night to make, what is obviously a dining area early in the night, accommodate the night life this place will attract. The next thing was they didn't have the roof open. Yesterday was a prime roof night. We ended up leaving Diablo's for that shit hole Woody's because it was prefect weather for drinking outside. The roof at Diablo's has so much potential, they better figure their shit out and open it up quick.
I'm definitely going to make a trip back here soon to try out the food and watch a game. Ideally I'll be able to go to the roof top and prove to Royal Oak's finest that my hips DO NOT lie, and watch Wild Steve Tequila grind every girl that's coherent. Can't wait!
Overall Rating: 9/10
Yahoo! Opens Fantasy Football 2011: Merry Christmas
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by Jacob Allen
Fantasy Baseball is fine (I guess)...and I don't mean to complain, but it gives me the same feeling that I get the morning after Thanksgiving. That next morning I'm always "thankful" that it's it is over. I can only get so excited about Lance Berkman (Or literally plug in any professional baseball player's name here...I promise it is all the same) and his .300 NL leading batting average. I mean the dude was ranked as the #2 overall player for most of the season and is a "stud", but lets me down 7 out of every 10 times he steps in the box. As if this insane rate of failure is not enough, these "professionals" just plain old don't make the roster certain days because APPARENTLY the skipper thinks they need "rest".
"REST?!?!?!?! Are you fuckin kidding me? Hey LaRosa...stop acting like such a pussy and get Lance and his bat in the GAME. Please. I've got a head to head match-up to win...and surprisingly enough I've heard that you have a ball game the St. Louis Cardinals are paying you to win. What do you think this is some kind of a joke?"
This is just great Berkman. Just great. So let me get this straight. You are not JUST going to fail me 70% of the time. No...what you are going to do, In addition to the failure, is take a few days off every couple of weeks. For rest. You faggy little girl. Heres a dose of reality Grandps...I have 7 days every week to ride you and your and your aging body. I do this willingly meanwhile day in and day out you can find me fighting for my statistical life. What that boils down to is this; I am putting in the effort and you are not. Notice how many times in the next few sentences the word "you" is going to be used. I should not be surprised at your selfishness, but still I keep giving you chances and still you keep screwing me over. If YOU decide that it is "ok" for YOU to rest, well apparently YOU know best so YOU must be right. Lance, there is no time to rest. That better be the last time I have to say it. If YOU are going to continue to skip games because YOU need rest, well on those days you might as well buy a plane ticket to Detroit...take a cab to my house...and piss directly on my face. That's what it feels like you are doing anyways. Fantasy baseballers like me deal with this shit daily, but somehow are supposed to find the whole thing fun, rewarding, and enjoyable. News flash. Fantasy baseball is not fun, it's certainly not rewarding, and is not even close to enjoyable. Line 1 of this post said "I don't mean to complain", but boy was that comment inaccurate. Complaining is exactly what I mean to do. Fantasy baseball sucks.
This post is one of joy not pain...for today is a happy day. Today is my day. Didn't even check my baseball match-up once. Don't want to. Don't care. Want to know why? Because as of today, no longer is there a hurdle between me and the big dance. This goes back to my point of Fantasy Baseball leaving me unfulfilled like Thanksgiving. The day after Thanksgiving officially marks end of the wait and the beginning of the real countdown. That's right. I am saying it. Fantasy Football is my Christmas and anything else (that includes you baseball) that dares to get in between ME and my PESENTS is going to get hit sticked.
Fantasy Football Nation: Today I am proud to announce, "Santa Claus is coming to town." Yahoo! is open and it's on like Donkey Kong. Sept. 8 marks the first day games are played (unless this lockout is the real deal) and that means we have...about....96 days until the jolly old fat man makes his way down our chimneys. I'm sure I've been naughty not very nice....but I'm making my list and checking it twice anyways. After all, fantasy is coming to town.
/* Side Note:
Yahoo! opening up the floodgates means more to people than just the fact that commissioners are now allowed to start inviting managers back into leagues. It also means that the most important and influential player rankings are set and to those who plan on winning...it starts right now.
Me: "Wheres Hillis going to be ranked?"
I'm flying through these ranking and articles like a Audi R8 on the autobahn.
Me: "How long can I wait on Phillip Rivers?"
Chumps and busters must have been just inhaling my dust.
Me: "What about the Lions Defense? Wasn't I just blogging about that?"
I was losing control and losing it quickly.
Fast forward to the end, and I'll refrain from posting the latter portion of no less than 150 questions to myself later. I feel like I know less than when I started.
/* Side Note:
To anybody thats brave enough to tell me that any other website outside of Yahoo! is king of the fantasy world, well you should also be brave enough to admit to me that you don't know shit...you might as well take this time now and face the music. That comment proves that it is true. You REALLY don't know shit. It's 2011, time to get with it asshole. Put down your flip phone and join the rest of us.
"ESPN is WAAAAAYYYY better than Yahoo! for Fantasy Football.", you might hear these guys saying.
These are the same jabronis that use Bing search instead of Google because "it's a decision engine" and "TRUST them it's better."
No..guy, it's not.
*/
Rankings are fun but also misleading and do not do all that good of a job predicting what a player is going to do and for the most part look at his season as a whole instead of what this cat is going to give you week to week. Especially early season rankings. They are based solely on last seasons performance, as an entire body of work. A million number of things can and will change before kickoff Sept. 8th.
The best part of the early ranking experience is checking out where everybody is ranked on your "last years" squad. I did it. Immediately looked at, and griped about where my players were ranked from last year. Some because I thought they were not getting enough credit...others because I thought they would be ranked lower and that it was possible that I was the only person noticing them putting up 30 points a week in 2010 and maybe I could get them with a bargain pick in the 4th. Well, I can't...but wishing and scheming is all part of what makes it so fun.
It is unreal how true to form each draft goes to Yahoo!'s pre-draft player ranks. For example. Last year, 2010, rookies Ryan Matthews and Jahvid Best were ranked as the #7 and #27 overall players pre-draft. I did a lot of mock drafts and more often than not I would see Matthews get snagged in round 1 and Best in round 3. In our draft Matthews got taken #7 on the money and Best was taken #28....as rookies. That's crazy. All it took was Yahoo! to say jump...and experienced fantasy ballers jumped. I have a theory that simply states to just do not draft rookies. What is the downside to drafting a vet that has a body of work instead of a college player? It's so simple, yet if Yahoo! says that you need to dance with these noobs, then odds are you're dancing. The fantasy gurus over there really do know more than you, or me...but they are not the end all. Go with your gut sometimes not your Yahoo! O-Rank list. In this case they were mostly wrong, as both Matthews and Best struggled in 10'.
My point is that these rankings are the rankings that are going to put the players on peoples teams. Like it or not if you see that LeSean McCoy is ranked as the 11 overall player....well that means that if you were hoping you could sneak him in late round 2 or early round 3...you can't. He will go first round. Write it down and send it in. He may very well not be first round talent, but if the Yahoo! guys say he is...and they have...then hes going to go where they say.
Lets go over their top players at each position. I will share some of my thoughts and opinions about players that I had last year and maybe a few who I was hoping to get this year. I might tell you where I "thought" they would be, where I "wanted" them to be, and where I fully expect them to go. Since my league, Detroit MI CCY, and the lions share of Yahoo! leagues are 12 team leagues, I will show the top 12 players or the first string guys in each position. And no, I'm not including the kicker. Kickers are gay. You know what else is gay? My computer being 3000 degrees right now. My wrists are sweating.
Actually let's stop this post here. I will do more research and post my thoughts and my rambles in the next day or so giving me time to think before I blog. Thanks for reading.
To be continued................
by Jacob Allen
Fantasy Baseball is fine (I guess)...and I don't mean to complain, but it gives me the same feeling that I get the morning after Thanksgiving. That next morning I'm always "thankful" that it's it is over. I can only get so excited about Lance Berkman (Or literally plug in any professional baseball player's name here...I promise it is all the same) and his .300 NL leading batting average. I mean the dude was ranked as the #2 overall player for most of the season and is a "stud", but lets me down 7 out of every 10 times he steps in the box. As if this insane rate of failure is not enough, these "professionals" just plain old don't make the roster certain days because APPARENTLY the skipper thinks they need "rest"."REST?!?!?!?! Are you fuckin kidding me? Hey LaRosa...stop acting like such a pussy and get Lance and his bat in the GAME. Please. I've got a head to head match-up to win...and surprisingly enough I've heard that you have a ball game the St. Louis Cardinals are paying you to win. What do you think this is some kind of a joke?"
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| King of the Hillis plans on winning the Shiva Bowl in 11' |
This post is one of joy not pain...for today is a happy day. Today is my day. Didn't even check my baseball match-up once. Don't want to. Don't care. Want to know why? Because as of today, no longer is there a hurdle between me and the big dance. This goes back to my point of Fantasy Baseball leaving me unfulfilled like Thanksgiving. The day after Thanksgiving officially marks end of the wait and the beginning of the real countdown. That's right. I am saying it. Fantasy Football is my Christmas and anything else (that includes you baseball) that dares to get in between ME and my PESENTS is going to get hit sticked.
Fantasy Football Nation: Today I am proud to announce, "Santa Claus is coming to town." Yahoo! is open and it's on like Donkey Kong. Sept. 8 marks the first day games are played (unless this lockout is the real deal) and that means we have...about....96 days until the jolly old fat man makes his way down our chimneys. I'm sure I've been naughty not very nice....but I'm making my list and checking it twice anyways. After all, fantasy is coming to town.
/* Side Note:
The sequence of events leading up to this blog post:
1. Creeping around on FaceBook
2. Spot hint on wall post
3. Mouse to navigation bar
4. Type in www.yahoo.com
5. Jizz in my pants
6. Change pants
*/
*/
Yahoo! opening up the floodgates means more to people than just the fact that commissioners are now allowed to start inviting managers back into leagues. It also means that the most important and influential player rankings are set and to those who plan on winning...it starts right now.
So while I had started doing my draft homework before this was realized, there is no doubt that I am a little stunned by some of the rankings and this post is purely driven by emotions. I have settled down a little bit, but those that know me can just imagine. I was freaking.
Me: "Wheres Hillis going to be ranked?"
I'm flying through these ranking and articles like a Audi R8 on the autobahn.
Me: "How long can I wait on Phillip Rivers?"
Chumps and busters must have been just inhaling my dust.
Me: "What about the Lions Defense? Wasn't I just blogging about that?"
I was losing control and losing it quickly.
Fast forward to the end, and I'll refrain from posting the latter portion of no less than 150 questions to myself later. I feel like I know less than when I started.
/* Side Note:
To anybody thats brave enough to tell me that any other website outside of Yahoo! is king of the fantasy world, well you should also be brave enough to admit to me that you don't know shit...you might as well take this time now and face the music. That comment proves that it is true. You REALLY don't know shit. It's 2011, time to get with it asshole. Put down your flip phone and join the rest of us.
"ESPN is WAAAAAYYYY better than Yahoo! for Fantasy Football.", you might hear these guys saying.
These are the same jabronis that use Bing search instead of Google because "it's a decision engine" and "TRUST them it's better."
No..guy, it's not.
*/
Rankings are fun but also misleading and do not do all that good of a job predicting what a player is going to do and for the most part look at his season as a whole instead of what this cat is going to give you week to week. Especially early season rankings. They are based solely on last seasons performance, as an entire body of work. A million number of things can and will change before kickoff Sept. 8th.
The best part of the early ranking experience is checking out where everybody is ranked on your "last years" squad. I did it. Immediately looked at, and griped about where my players were ranked from last year. Some because I thought they were not getting enough credit...others because I thought they would be ranked lower and that it was possible that I was the only person noticing them putting up 30 points a week in 2010 and maybe I could get them with a bargain pick in the 4th. Well, I can't...but wishing and scheming is all part of what makes it so fun.
My point is that these rankings are the rankings that are going to put the players on peoples teams. Like it or not if you see that LeSean McCoy is ranked as the 11 overall player....well that means that if you were hoping you could sneak him in late round 2 or early round 3...you can't. He will go first round. Write it down and send it in. He may very well not be first round talent, but if the Yahoo! guys say he is...and they have...then hes going to go where they say.
Lets go over their top players at each position. I will share some of my thoughts and opinions about players that I had last year and maybe a few who I was hoping to get this year. I might tell you where I "thought" they would be, where I "wanted" them to be, and where I fully expect them to go. Since my league, Detroit MI CCY, and the lions share of Yahoo! leagues are 12 team leagues, I will show the top 12 players or the first string guys in each position. And no, I'm not including the kicker. Kickers are gay. You know what else is gay? My computer being 3000 degrees right now. My wrists are sweating.
Actually let's stop this post here. I will do more research and post my thoughts and my rambles in the next day or so giving me time to think before I blog. Thanks for reading.
To be continued................
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Top 25 Wack Packers: Takin' a Beet
by Jacob Allen
Part 1 of "Beetlejuice and the Top 25 Wack Packers"
Things we know about the Howard Stern Show's brightest star, Beetlejuice:
- He gets high with the women
- He don't know, this is not his chair
- He's a badass man
- He is 6'7" and weighs 800 lbs
Simply put, Beetle is the man. He has a private talent manager/professional boxer Bobby Rooney whom he trains. Beet is a media mogul having appeared in multiple movies, TV shows, has his own theme song that was composed and performed by Staind, and has been hired to do voice overs in video games.
His movies include Scary Movie 2, Bubble Boy, Girls Gone Dead, Channel 101 and others. Some if his TV appearances are are on Howard TV as a regular, WWE, Son of the Beach, True Crime New York, and Doggy Fizzle Tellevizzle. Beet even stars in his own reality show, "This is Beetle" that runs on Howard TV. All this while being a 3 foot midget with a pin sized head. Beet, a native of New Jersey, has his own "tossing" gig. When i say tossing, I mean exactly what it sounds like I mean. You pay him to show up...everybody proceeds to take as much booze to the face as humanly possible, and you toss around Beet and a few other midgets he employs in a competition to see who can toss the midget the furthest. He will makes appearances at events and bachelor parties, but only if you are ready to shell out Benjamins. Interested? Head on over to jollydwarf.com to book.
In 2008 Beet was a New York State Senator candidate. Some of his stances on controversial topics included:
Abortion: "I love abortion...it's good. I gets high with the women. I'm a badass man."
Tax Cuts: "I'll pay the people of New York $1, 000, 000 and they'll pay only $24 in taxes. I can get paid, and I get get laid. I do dangerous shit you never seen people do before."
Education System: "Everybody go to school for 44 years. I'll bury that ass."
Drugs: "I do drugs every day. Kids should do drugs, faggots should do drugs. Bitches and whores they can do drugs and they want to get high? Hey...I got all the shit they can have."
Lester "Beetlejuice" Green is a midget, a retard, and a prick...but to the Stern Fan Nation and the rest of the Wack Pack he remains exactly where he belongs. On top as a champion. A true #1.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of "Beetlejuice and the Top 25 Wack Packers": Gary the Retard
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| #1 Beetlejuice |
Things we know about the Howard Stern Show's brightest star, Beetlejuice:
- He gets high with the women
- He don't know, this is not his chair
- He's a badass man
- He is 6'7" and weighs 800 lbs
Simply put, Beetle is the man. He has a private talent manager/professional boxer Bobby Rooney whom he trains. Beet is a media mogul having appeared in multiple movies, TV shows, has his own theme song that was composed and performed by Staind, and has been hired to do voice overs in video games.
His movies include Scary Movie 2, Bubble Boy, Girls Gone Dead, Channel 101 and others. Some if his TV appearances are are on Howard TV as a regular, WWE, Son of the Beach, True Crime New York, and Doggy Fizzle Tellevizzle. Beet even stars in his own reality show, "This is Beetle" that runs on Howard TV. All this while being a 3 foot midget with a pin sized head. Beet, a native of New Jersey, has his own "tossing" gig. When i say tossing, I mean exactly what it sounds like I mean. You pay him to show up...everybody proceeds to take as much booze to the face as humanly possible, and you toss around Beet and a few other midgets he employs in a competition to see who can toss the midget the furthest. He will makes appearances at events and bachelor parties, but only if you are ready to shell out Benjamins. Interested? Head on over to jollydwarf.com to book.
In 2008 Beet was a New York State Senator candidate. Some of his stances on controversial topics included:
Abortion: "I love abortion...it's good. I gets high with the women. I'm a badass man."
Tax Cuts: "I'll pay the people of New York $1, 000, 000 and they'll pay only $24 in taxes. I can get paid, and I get get laid. I do dangerous shit you never seen people do before."
Education System: "Everybody go to school for 44 years. I'll bury that ass."
Drugs: "I do drugs every day. Kids should do drugs, faggots should do drugs. Bitches and whores they can do drugs and they want to get high? Hey...I got all the shit they can have."
Lester "Beetlejuice" Green is a midget, a retard, and a prick...but to the Stern Fan Nation and the rest of the Wack Pack he remains exactly where he belongs. On top as a champion. A true #1.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of "Beetlejuice and the Top 25 Wack Packers": Gary the Retard
This Just In: Guys Like Boobs
Documentary : Sexy Girls Have It Easy from Bright Hand Pictures on Vimeo.
Sweet study, lady. Guys like hot girls. Guys like dumpy girls slightly less. The difference here is the money they are willing to spend on them. I mean this dates back to our ancestors. You know cavemen weren't giving up their food for the broke bitch with the Neanderthal forehead and the cleft palate. And look at the guys she's targeting here. Bus drivers, taxi drivers, food court workers, drunk asshole at the bar. All the most socially inept people. These people have no clue how to handle a pretty girl. I don't care how hot you are; you come up to me and say buy me a drink and I'll tell you to fuck yourself, plain and simple. I'll let you know if I'm feeling charitable, tootse.
Sweet study, lady. Guys like hot girls. Guys like dumpy girls slightly less. The difference here is the money they are willing to spend on them. I mean this dates back to our ancestors. You know cavemen weren't giving up their food for the broke bitch with the Neanderthal forehead and the cleft palate. And look at the guys she's targeting here. Bus drivers, taxi drivers, food court workers, drunk asshole at the bar. All the most socially inept people. These people have no clue how to handle a pretty girl. I don't care how hot you are; you come up to me and say buy me a drink and I'll tell you to fuck yourself, plain and simple. I'll let you know if I'm feeling charitable, tootse.
Friday, June 3, 2011
First Look At Windows 8
...and I would be lying if I said that I wasn't a little bit excited about what I saw. Check out the Gizmodo.com review here. Microsoft promises a steady flow of more information posted on their blog from here on out as we move towards Windows 8's official release.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Beetlejuice & The Top 25 Wack Packers
The Howard Stern Show is a big part of my life on a day to day basis. I really don't know if our readers listen or not, but if you do then you certainly know about the Wack Pack! If you don't...then you should and the posts that are to follow this "Wacky" introduction will individually profile each lovable retard and their mind boggling antics...starting with the world "Beet"-er, Beetlejuice. This is my top 25 and this is the same order in which I will be posting.
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"Who...Me? |
2. Gary the Retard
3. Jeff the Drunk
4. High Pitch Eric
5. Eric the Midget
6. Big Foot
7. Riley Martin
8. Ass Napkin Ed
9. Iron Sheik
10. Yucko the Clown
11. Hanzi
12. Underdog Lady
13. Wendy the Retard14. Hank the Angry Drunken Dwarf
15. Medicated Pete
16. Pete the Asian Virgin
17. Scott the Engineer
18. Will the Farter
19. Sour Shoes
20. Daniel Carver
21. Evil Dave Letterman
22. King of All Blacks
23. John the Stutterer
24. Blue Iris
25. Crazy Alice
Are You Serious Wayne?
Lil Wayne has to be kidding with this one, right? This is the first track from Tha Carter 4? Does he realize how highly anticipated this album is? If this is any indication of how the album is going to be then fuck it. I'd rather wait a week and get the new Limp Bizkit (seriously, Limp Bizkit is dropping a new joint June 28). I really really hope I'm wrong. I NEED some summer anthems and Wayne must deliver.
He Bit Me ... Ouch, Charlie!
I'm so glad someone put two and two together here. I've been waiting since 8am today to put together my own rendition of this and BOOM! Fucking internet, man. All I could think of when Burgeron's whiny ass is skating to the box is "Ouch Charlie. That really hurt!" Bravo!
It's Spelling Bee Weekend!
Black people can even make the Spelling Bee entertaining! Now that's impressive. How come I didn't know the spelling bee started today? I would have taken work off. I wish VH1 would do a "Where are They Now?: Spelling Bee" edition. I mean Stephen Hawking can't even spell 'clepsydra'. By now, the kids from the 1995 Spelling Bee must be out curing cancer and texting aliens and shit. Or they could be having life long panic attacks and living under the freeway overpass having seizures every time a bell rings, respelling 'nachschlag' over and over in their head for the rest of eternity. Such is childhood competition and stardom.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
What Up Grand Rapids?
by Matt Netzel
In January, MainStreet.com named Grand Rapids, Michigan, 10th on its list of America's "dying cities." It's possible nobody would have ever learned about this dubious distinction, but Newsweek picked up the story on its website, giving folks living in the Midwestern city -- and nearby Detroit and Flint -- something to be bummed about in addition to massive unemployment and home foreclosures.First off, how are Griffin and P-Beads not in this video? They ARE Grand Rapids. Getting to my point, I love it when people say "Oh, this is in Michigan. It must be shitty, poor, and 'dying'." They make this assumption without leaving their little glass house to get any insight about the area whatsoever. The west side of the state has some of the most old money in the country. It's no Connecticut or South Carolina, but the West coast of Michigan is a destination that no one gives nearly enough credit. From the white sand beaches of Torch Lake all the way down to the debaucherous spring break atmosphere on the shores of Grand Haven and South Haven, the west side is on FIRE in the summer. Slam pieces everywhere. Multi-million dollar properties being treated like the Penthouse Suite at the Drake. Who gives a shit? The "help" is gonna clean that shit up Monday morning anyway. Week in and week out, just insane.
The winter is a slightly different story. Everyone in the snowy states hibernates all winter, but not as much in Grand Rapids. Ya things slow down, but thats no excuse to not have a wild weekend in mid January. Friday night Grand Rapids Griffins' home games are $1 beers $1 dogs. A FUCKING DOLLAR! Do you hear me? Every Friday is like 10 cent beer night went wrong back in Cleveland in '74. I know a certain member of the coalition who has seized the day and ended up peeing in a trash can on the concourse. It's just par for the course. After the game straight to HopCat brewery which has about 100 beers on tap including Grand Rapids famous Founders Brewery beers. Had some beers from Cali and Detroit Beer Co. and came to on the top floor club at the BOB doing Rumple minze shots with 10 Asian cougars.
Now tell me those are characteristics of a "dying city" in America and I'll show you someone throwing up at 7:30pm in Van Andel Arena on a Friday night. Sheer entertainment and enjoyment for all. Makes me feel alive at least.
My point being is this: arguments can be made about Flint dying (because it is), and Detroit dying (have you ever been to the Eastside? Dead. Downtown, alive. East side, dead. I see their point here.), but not Grand Rapids. You think this uber douche from Newsweek has been to Grand Rapids? Prolly Google researching "cities in Michigan/Ohio/California/(insert state with weak economy here). Sweat list, bro. Keep up the stellar journalistic investigation.
You Raise Me Up: Looking Back On A Legend
A Tribute To Rich Rodriguez
by Jacob Allen
Hail? Check. Victor? Check. Valiant? Check. Conquering Hero? Check.
Worst hire in Division 1-A history? Check.
Former University of Michigan Head football coach, Rich Rodriguez, represents so many different things to so many different people. To a West Virginia fan he is a winner turned traitor. To a Michigan fan he is a terrible mistake. To Pat White and Steve Slaton he is a genius. To Tate Forcier he is a tease. To Denard "Shoelace" Robinson he is a baby maker. To his own defense he is a child.
So what exactly does Coach Rod represent to me? I'll tell you what. Hes a valiant victor. Hes my conquering hero. He serves as an inspiration to me and anybody else who's been burdened with a few less brain cells than the kid next to him. He is a provider...of entertainment and endless trips to the end zone for just about every player lucky enough to stand opposite his defense. All joking aside (truthfully this is not a joke), I want to take this moment right now and thank Dick for all he's done. Thank you Dick...you will be missed.
It seems like only yesterday that Michigan was pounding little brother into submission year in and year out. Legit verified ass whippings on the reg. In my 6 year college career at Michigan State we did not beat them once. Then along comes Coach. Granted, I no longer call East Lansing my home but I'll forever call the Spartans my team and no one man did more for my team than Rich Rodriguez. Like a thief in the night he took the reigns and started losing at break neck speed. Michigan's losses started piling up like they have never piled up before...and to make my long point a little shorter, the end result of his first year was a 3-9 record, which kick started what would become the worst 3 year stretch in Michigan Football history.
Rich is the king of getting ESPN to give a kid a Heisman trophy after week 4. Only to find out that they were really only pasting the cream puffs he would schedule every year non-conference. See Tate and Denard. Rich is also famous for his title as king of the post game pout, as evidence reveals in the 3 or 4 times he busted out into tears because his feelings got hurt. I mean a grown, head football coaching man cried at press conferences. A lot. To top all this off, shortly after he knew he was getting canned he famously stood in front of his players, their families, and UM faithful alike and figured that all he had to do to win his job back was play a Groban track, start the sniffles, and shed a tear or two. That must not have gone as he planned because instead of getting the job he got humiliated. Whatever you want to call it...the facts remain, that was some of the most embarrassing and most bizzare behavior NCAA college football has ever seen. Dick is like a train wreck and a treat all mixed into one. He may disappoint his team and his fans, but this guy never disappointed me. What an absolute joy it is just to know that hes a real person. The only thing that could make this better would be Ohio State giving him the head coaching job due to his above average skill set in a.) breaking NCAA rules and b.) destroying dreams in Ann Arbor.
You know what else is kind of funny? So now they hire Brady Hoke or as I like to call him "PLAN C". Somehow this mid-major "Michigan Man" is only 47-50 playing against second rate squads and I can't help but feel eerily similair to the same way I felt at the start of the Rodriguez regime. Not like it matters and not like I really care anyways. As long as Michigan continues to lose...I continue to win, because if theres anything I like more than a Spartan W it's a Wolverine L.
Michigan Career Highlights Include:
0 - Wins against MSU
0 - Wins against OSU
Worst 3 stretch season Michigan has ever seen
A 52-14 loss to Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl when his job was publicly on the line
Cries at football banquet
by Jacob Allen
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The Invincibility, The Magic Around the Michigan Program As It Relates To the Michigan State Spartans Is Dead |
Worst hire in Division 1-A history? Check.
Former University of Michigan Head football coach, Rich Rodriguez, represents so many different things to so many different people. To a West Virginia fan he is a winner turned traitor. To a Michigan fan he is a terrible mistake. To Pat White and Steve Slaton he is a genius. To Tate Forcier he is a tease. To Denard "Shoelace" Robinson he is a baby maker. To his own defense he is a child.
So what exactly does Coach Rod represent to me? I'll tell you what. Hes a valiant victor. Hes my conquering hero. He serves as an inspiration to me and anybody else who's been burdened with a few less brain cells than the kid next to him. He is a provider...of entertainment and endless trips to the end zone for just about every player lucky enough to stand opposite his defense. All joking aside (truthfully this is not a joke), I want to take this moment right now and thank Dick for all he's done. Thank you Dick...you will be missed.
It seems like only yesterday that Michigan was pounding little brother into submission year in and year out. Legit verified ass whippings on the reg. In my 6 year college career at Michigan State we did not beat them once. Then along comes Coach. Granted, I no longer call East Lansing my home but I'll forever call the Spartans my team and no one man did more for my team than Rich Rodriguez. Like a thief in the night he took the reigns and started losing at break neck speed. Michigan's losses started piling up like they have never piled up before...and to make my long point a little shorter, the end result of his first year was a 3-9 record, which kick started what would become the worst 3 year stretch in Michigan Football history.
Rich is the king of getting ESPN to give a kid a Heisman trophy after week 4. Only to find out that they were really only pasting the cream puffs he would schedule every year non-conference. See Tate and Denard. Rich is also famous for his title as king of the post game pout, as evidence reveals in the 3 or 4 times he busted out into tears because his feelings got hurt. I mean a grown, head football coaching man cried at press conferences. A lot. To top all this off, shortly after he knew he was getting canned he famously stood in front of his players, their families, and UM faithful alike and figured that all he had to do to win his job back was play a Groban track, start the sniffles, and shed a tear or two. That must not have gone as he planned because instead of getting the job he got humiliated. Whatever you want to call it...the facts remain, that was some of the most embarrassing and most bizzare behavior NCAA college football has ever seen. Dick is like a train wreck and a treat all mixed into one. He may disappoint his team and his fans, but this guy never disappointed me. What an absolute joy it is just to know that hes a real person. The only thing that could make this better would be Ohio State giving him the head coaching job due to his above average skill set in a.) breaking NCAA rules and b.) destroying dreams in Ann Arbor. 
You know what else is kind of funny? So now they hire Brady Hoke or as I like to call him "PLAN C". Somehow this mid-major "Michigan Man" is only 47-50 playing against second rate squads and I can't help but feel eerily similair to the same way I felt at the start of the Rodriguez regime. Not like it matters and not like I really care anyways. As long as Michigan continues to lose...I continue to win, because if theres anything I like more than a Spartan W it's a Wolverine L.
Michigan Career Highlights Include:
0 - Wins against MSU
0 - Wins against OSU
Worst 3 stretch season Michigan has ever seen
A 52-14 loss to Mississippi State in the Gator Bowl when his job was publicly on the line
Cries at football banquet
SOLD! To the man with the Moves!
by Wild SteveIt's official! The Pistons have officially been sold to Tom Gores and his dance moves. This is a great day for Detroit Basketball fans because we now have the freedom to make some damn moves for once. And no, I'm not talkin about the monkey like Tommy boy is doing in the above pic, or even my personal favorite; movin like Bernie. I'm talkin the long laundry list of things that need to be done to make this team a contender again. So Tommy, my boy, if you're reading this-OK first of all if you're really reading this, think about investing- take a minute and reflect on what WildSteve thinks your priorities should be...
1. 86 some dudes ASAP!
It's simple, the only thing left of the 2004 championship should be the banner in the raftors. Well, and maybe give Joe D another year cuz I doubt you know enough about basketball to even make a layup. But send people packing. This means Tayshaun, Rip and Big Ben. Love ya guys, but it was fun while it lasted.
2. For the love of God fire Kuester already
It's almost rude to keep this guy around as long as we have when he KNOWS its not gonna last. This is a rough economy and he better get a good jump on finding a new gig. Hey Kue, try college ball. Smaller egos, more white dudes, and no security guards to get in the way of you wanting to talk to a player. Er...
3. Get involved!
Bill Davidson wanted 1 thing for this franchise and that was to win (and obviously make money because we live in a society after all and you gotta follow at least a basic business model). Karen Davidson wanted one thing: to sell if for twice face value. Listen Karen, this isn't a Justin Beiber floor seat you're trying to sell to MdotNetz on the street for double the price and a blowie. It takes a real man to take a team on the way down and make a serious effort to get it back to the top. I admire that, big Tom.
4. Lastly, keep on dancin til the world ends!
Bro can move, not gonna lie. Worst case scenario: team still sucks and Tommy just busts a move every timeout. Hey! You and Nathaniel have something in common after all...
Justin Verlander Doesn’t Bother Telling Parents Difference Between No-Hitter And Perfect Game
“Obviously one’s better than the other—one is perfect—but no matter how many times I try to tell them that a no-hitter is also a pretty amazing accomplishment, they just don’t get it,” Verlander told reporters. “What’s worse is that they pretend they’re really proud, and in some ways they are, but I can tell by the tone of their voice that it’s forced. I know if I told them I threw a perfect game they would be genuinely ecstatic, even though they have no clue what that means. They just know the word ‘perfect’ is before ‘game.’
“When I eventually told them that, yes, a perfect game is ultimately more impressive, they said, ‘Have you ever tried doing that?’” Verlander continued. “I love them like crazy, but sometimes I don’t know why I bother trying to share my life with them.”
A frustrated Verlander, who threw his second career no-hitter last Saturday against the Toronto Blue Jays, said his parents Richard and Kathy had asked if he would be receiving some kind of promotion for his accomplishment, if this meant he would finally be allowed to hit during the games, if he would have received a promotion had he thrown a perfect game instead, why he “slacks off” and throws some pitches slower than others, and whether or not he needed any money.
When Verlander once again explained that it is very hard to throw a no-hitter and that every pitcher dreams of throwing one, his mother and father reportedly said, “That’s nice, Justin. We love and support you no matter what you do.”
“I should have hung up the phone right there, but instead I brought up how proud Coach Leyland was of me, and then they started in with, if he’s so proud, maybe he should let me pitch more than once every five days,” Verlander said. “At least my brother gets what I do. He’s cool.”
Several times throughout the conversation, an exasperated Verlander attempted to explain that just because a ball is hit to the second baseman doesn’t mean an actual hit is recorded—an explanation his father rejected out of hand, insisting that it “sure looked like a hit to [him].” In addition, Verlander’s mother asked her son if the one walk he allowed was indicative of a larger problem he wasn’t telling his parents about.
Verlander’s mother also questioned whether her son was happy.
“She thought I looked too serious out there and that it seemed like I wasn’t having any fun,” Verlander said. “I told her that I’m fine, but then she went on about how I shouldn’t be embarrassed if I wanted to start over with a more fulfilling career. Then she said it might help to talk to my uncle who used to play baseball.”
“Christ, he played one year of JV in high school,” Verlander added.
Verlander, who signed a five-year, $80 million contract extension in 2010, told reporters his parents had never really understood his job as a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, and said they would only be truly proud of him if he played for the New York Yankees.
“Their eyes light up at the mention of the New York Yankees. My mom will say something about how Dad just read in an article that the Yankees want to improve their pitching, and then she’ll ask if that’s something I could apply for,” Verlander said. “Over and over she says how it can’t hurt to call them. And that the next time we play the Yankees, I should make my presence known by giving them my business card, a cover letter, and a resumé.”
“I tried to tell her that the Tigers were a really good baseball team with a rich history, but then she asked if it was as rich as the Yankees’,” Verlander added with a sigh. “It’s really fucking annoying when she’s right.”
Before Verlander hung up the phone, his mother reportedly asked her son if he was eating properly, and if she could just tell her friends that he threw a perfect game anyway.