Broken Politics and Political Posts

Well week 1 of our college football picks is closed as the season started by watching the Gamecocks look horrible until NC State’s QB had to leave the game with a concussion. Apparently Lou Holtz went off his medication and picked South Carolina to win the SEC East. No wonder he had to cheat to win when he was coaching; he’s clearly an idiot. Good luck finishing 4th SC.

Anyway, after all the hoopla at the Democratic Convention (including Will I Am rapping an Obama speech) you can go to the Politics page and read my random thoughts on the convention, Jeff’s point that a hurricane will hit New Orleans during the Republican Convention, and Jeff’s thoughts on Obama’s speech.

So enjoy those, enjoy football, and next week we’ll have more football picks and more posts.

Weekly Football Picks

We’re doing weekly football picks of at SP Sports. We want all our friends to take part in that competition. It should be enjoyable for all involved. So go over to SP Sports and make your picks. Due to Thursday night games you have to get your picks in right away. Sorry for the rush. Oh, and you should also make your preseason picks for the BCS title game by scrolling down from the weekly picks post.

Also, I watched that Chuck and Larry movie and Dave Matthews has a cameo as a gay clothes salesman. Funny stuff.

Coach K, and by Extension Duke, Win Gold

Coach K coaches the Olympic team and they win a gold medal. Larry Brown, with his unc roots, coaches the team and they win a bronze. Nuff said.

Ok back to reality, at the Politics page we have another submission by Michael Orr from the AD Hall. This one is about Senator McCain suggesting that we should consider reinstating the draft so that will draw some interesting comments and generate good discussion. So join in over at the Politics page.

At the Society page you can read about what I think the Top 5 Sports movies of all time are. So read that and then come up with your own list and leave it in the comment section. Or just rag on my list. Whatever, your call.

Of course at SP Sports you can still read who I think will be in the BCS title game and then you can take your own guess and by season’s end we’ll who’s right. Also, tomorrow I will have our weekly college football picks up for everyone to take part in. So stay tuned for that.

T Minus 7 Days

Saturday is for football. And since the season is 7 days away, SP Sports is blowing up with posts. First, there is my English Premier League Preseason Predictions (soccer is also called football, yes I’m very creative). Scroll up from that post and watch a video in which Hitler yells and screams about why he doesn’t like being a Georgia fan. Scroll up from there and you can read my review of the US Guatemala World Cup Qualifier in which I think the US started to figure out their own style of play (soccer = football).

But the highlight is the post at the top of the page where you can read my Preseason College Football Picks. So go to SP Sports, make your own picks in the comment section and we’ll see who is right.

Also along those lines, we’re going to have a weekly pick thing going at SP Sports and we’ll try and get that up by Tuesday. So we encourage everyone who read this to join in and make those picks and by season’s end we’ll see who was the best prognosticator.

So look forward to all of that and be sures to participate as the more people we have interacting the more fun it will be.

Tournament of Champions

Predictions, predictions, predictions. Football predictions are forthcoming. But for now you can go to SP Sports and read my English Premier League final table predictions and then submit your own picks to see who guessed better. Then to rest your brain after making those picks watch the video where Hitler and his officers bemoan their fate as Georgia football fans. Funny stuff.

Also, at the the politics page you can read how a pundit show version of The Stormy Present would look and why Rachel Maddow should try out our idea when she starts her new show.

Leroi Moore 1961-2008

Balls of fucking steel.

Leroi Moore died today of complications from his ATV accident a month ago. He passed in an LA hospital after changing coasts to work on his rheab.

The word began to spread today around 5 pm pacific time. At 8:30 DMB took the stage. The immediate thought in everyone’s mind was, how in the hell can they perform? They did, and they did it well. Going on stage after losing a brother, to honor his memory takes nothing less than balls made of solid adamantium.

After opening with a tearful Bartender, Dave Matthews told the crowd that they were “going to play some of Roi’s favorites.” They did so, and they did it the way only brothers could do.

Playing live music is what DMB does. Yes they make records every year or so, but the live performance is what they are all about. How better than to honor a lost brother than by doing what you do? Get on the stage and play it better than Roi could ever have imagined. For over 17 years DMB has played together and shared everything together, and they will continue.

Tonight is for Roi. Play on DMB, play for one but play for all…

If You Like ‘I Did It’, You Are an Idiot

People who all of a sudden care about the situation in Zimbabwe are a lot like new Dave Matthews Band fans. Read about that over at the Politics page. And while you’re there read Jeff’s post about the guy who wants to pray for rain on the day and time of Senator Obama’s speech at the Democratic Convention. Here in South Carolina there’s a drought, so maybe if that jackass has the time he could spare some of his prayers for rain for people that actually need it instead of trying to ‘punk’ someone he doesn’t like. If heaven if full of people like that guy, count me out.

And then over at the Society page you can read my list of the top 5 female athletes as graded upon both looks and athleticism. Need I say more? Go read it and add anyone I’ve left out.

Reading is for Sissies

Have you ever read a book that was so bad that you look at it angrily as it sits on your bookshelf? I have, and I’ve listed four of the crappiest books I’ve ever read over at the Society page. Go over and add your two sense. And at SP Sports you can read about the importance of a good fantasy team name.

Two other things to note. First I’ve added a link to Barney’s Blog. Barney is Doogie Howser’s character from How I Met Your Mother. If you’re not watching that show you suck. Second, the Braves did another tribute to Skip Caray last night since the game was rained out. Good stuff, so below is a clip of Skip calling the Sid Bream safe at home play. Enjoy.

Tell Me Your Fantasy

Need help coming up with a good fantasy football team name? Don’t fret as I’ve mastered this skill and offer up some helpful suggestions that I came up with while pondering what to name my team for this season. So read that post at SP Sports for some ideas and submit your own creative names in the comment box.

Ideas in the incubator: top 5 hottest female athletes, books that sucked, espn’s monopoly, and much much more.

Behind the Mask

If you’re as tired as me of this Brett Favre nonsense then I’m happy to tell you that we’ve got two new posts to distract you from the fact that EPSN is stalking an aged quarterback.

At SP Sports you can read my remembrance of Skip Carey and how the way he called games was sports broadcasting in it’s greatest Form. Meanwhile, at the Politics page you can read about why it’s crazy that the media is treating the athletes who showed up at the Olympics wearing masks like they are horrible people.

By the way, I know I said I would watch the U.S. soccer games, but my alarm didn’t go off so I missed it. I’m taking that as a sign from God that I was right to boycott the Olympics so my personal boycott is back on. No soccer, no basketball. I’ll make that sacrifice. Fuck China.