Stizzuff

--The Jay Cutler era begins on Sunday against the Seahawks. Although I don't think he is going to be great right away, I do think he will develop and be amongst the league's best for a long time to come. Besides, he can't play any worse than Jake "I should've been a" Plummer. Hopefully the Cutler to Walker connection becomes the new Elway to McCaffrey, or Elway to Smith connection. Either of which would be a good sitiation. Unfortunately, we have no Terrell Davis (who is up for the hall of fame next year, and he deserves is despite his short career).

--I still maintain that JP Losman is not the answer in Buffalo. He might have flashes of brilliance, but I feel like there is more out there. I think at most, he has two more years in Buffalo to really show he can make them a contender before they make their move. I'm rooting for him, but I never have thought for a moment that he would be a good quarterback in the NFL.

--Fall league indoor championship is this Monday, and our Lacrosse team is going to win it when we down Churchville. I think this is the most complete Lancer Lax team of all time, and there is still only two starting seniors. Exciting times to be a fan of Lancer Lax.

--The Lancer basketball team is a lot better than they have been for the last four years, if that means anything.

--The hockey team is a lot worse than they were last year.

Now it's time for NFL picks...

Cincinnati over Baltimore
Chicago over Minnesota
Kansas City over Cleveland
San Diego over Buffalo
Indianapolis over Tennessee
NY Jets over Green Bay
Atlanta over Washington
New England over Detroit
St. Louis over Arizona
San Francisco over New Orleans
Oakland over Houston
Miami over Jacksonville
NY Giants over Dallas
Pittsburgh over Tampa Bay
Denver over Seattle
Carolina over Philadelphia

Top 5 Montages

This post was actually and idea by big Shane-O Mac. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a blog to write it on, so he told me to do so. Montages are used quite often in the film industry. For those uneducated people, or those who haven't see Team America: World Police, a montage is a series of clips with a song in the backround. The montage is used to make a lot of time pass by in the movie with very little time used in real life. Days at a time can be passed in minutes. It also helps everybody remind what's going on with other sub-plots. In my opinion the most important factor of the montage is not the clips, but what song is playing, and how good said song is.


5) Rocky IV (No Easy Way Out)
This montage was with the great 80's classic, No Easy Way Out. In this montage you can see Rocky Balboa driving off in his fancy car. He takes a trip down two roads. One down an actual road, and the other, a metaphorical road, memory lane. This montage is made up of a bunch of clips from past series and even Rocky IV. This montage occurs right after homeboy Apollo dies. Needless to say, Rocky had some soul searching to do. He knew he wanted to fight Drago, not for money, but for pride. I mean Drago did kill his best friend. Pretty much and Rocky movie (exlcuding the fifth) could have a montage worty of the top 5, but this one was significat as it hosted images from other movies, had a great song, and Stallone downshifts over thirty-five times. I know, I thought it was impossible too.

4) Rocky IV (Hearts on Fire)
Surprise surprise, another great Rocky montage. Rocky invented the Montage, so naturally the series will boast a few phenomenal ones. In this particular montage, Rocky is chopping wood, climbing mountains, picking up sleds, and all kidns of unorthodox training techniques. This of course is the polar opposite to what Ivan Drago is using in his state of the art training facilities. This was a superb montage because one, Hearts on Fire is a rockin' tune, two Stallone boasts one hell of a beard, and three homeboy reaches the summit of a relatively large mountain in no time. Amazing that the two best Rocky montages come from the same movie, but it's true. Not surprisingly, Rocky IV is the best in the series. Feel free to debate, but you're wrong.

3) Blow (Black Betty)
I already know that Shane is going to be pissed about this ranking. He will maintain that is deserves to be number one, but that is because he is stupid. And has to much of a life to not sit on the computer and rank montages. Too bad for him. Luckily, it still cracked the top five. First off, Blow is an outstanding movie, and should be watched by absolutely everyone. Black Betty is a sweet tune that I enjoy, and I'm sure many others enjoy. Shane is even making a push for it to appear on the lacrosse warm-up CD. This is surely a great montage. Lots of action, lots of Johhny Depp, lots of money, lots of blow, but it is too short. Most montages are in the three-four minutes range while this one is a mere one minute, thirty-eight second montage. It's awesome, and has plenty of great clips, but not enough happens to make it in the top two.

2) Zoolander (Beat It)
Some will argue that the Walk-Off isn't a montage, but those of you who say that aren't intelligent. It has a song, a series of clips, and it shortens the length of a scene that would be either much longer, or much worse without the art of the montage. Great song, and perfect for the scene. Speaking of which, if you have some free time, go watch the Beat It video. It'll surely give you a laugh or two. Especially in the begining when people just climb out of sewers and windows, and a bunch of other things. But the Walk-Off is phenomenal, exciting, funny, and unique. Great job by the directors, but it falls short of our number one spot.

And lastly, the number one montage is....

1) Wedding Crashers (Shout)
Let the debating begin, but let's face it. This montage is the grand-daddy of montages. It hosts everything you could possibly want from a montage. First off, great song. If you listen to "Shout" by Otis Day and the Knights, and don't find yourself singin' along at one point throughout it then I just question your manhood (I say this assuming that no girls read this). Secondly, this montage hosts a number of hot girls. An added bonus, lots of boobs. I don't care how old I get, but seeing a nice pair of breastsessess will always be awesome. There is also a lot of funny parts in this montage. And, drinking, dancing, cake, eating, toasting, cutting, magic, story-tellin', staring, etc. When you break it down, it just doesn't get any better than this one right here. At least not yet. As far as I'm concerned, the world might be around for another twelve-fifteen years.

Somesing


--The Broncos dropped one last night despite being up 24-7 at home. I hate ot say it, but the Chargers are the best team in football, and Tomlinson, when it's all said and done, might go down as the greatest to ever play the game. Seriosuly though, Manning, Brady, and LT are all in one generation, and could go down as the two best quarterbacks, and the best running back ever. Needless to say, the NFL is pretty good right now. Bad times for everybody who has to play Tomlinson. I'm sure the majority of you know he had a fifty one yard touchdown catch, but watching it really made me respect how phenomenal he is. Homeboy caught it in the middle of the field, and then went untouched for fifty yards. How do you go untouched up the middle for that long? He is by far the fastest guy in the NFL, no question, and is probably the best overall player in the NFL.


--I asked a friend of mine recently (I think it was Tom) "Can you name four players in the NFL from Syracuse?" He got one, Donovan McNabb. He is a give-in, but only I could name three others. Which is somewhat pathetic because the majority of my life is (in order) Guidas, breathing, Lax, and the NFL. But without me telling you, can you name three others besides McNabb?
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See. Syracuse sucks. I got McNabb, Marvin Harrison, Dwight Freeney, and Kyle Johnson (Broncos fullback). Syracuse has gone to hell in a short amount of time. You know what's worse? The basketball team is the only thing Syracuse has now. Their once very dominant lacrosse program is now fighting to be in the top-10. In retrospect, Ohio State and Florida are in the top 5 for basketball and football (Florida might be in the top 5 for baseball too, but I don't know). Syracuse's big thing is a top-25 basketball team, that will more than likely struggle throughout the season. I'm rooting for Syracuse, but the glory days of the Orange are far past us at this point.


--If Florida runs the table (which I doubt will actually happen) I think they deserve a spot in the national championship. They lost a very close game, to a very good team, in Auburn. Whereas USC lost to the Mighty Beavers of Oregon State (Note: Everytime I do a mascot game in NCAA I play as Benny the Beaver. If possible, I want to be him for halloween next year). Despite USC probably getting in, I think it would be better if Michigan got the bid over them. I would really like to see Michigan-Ohio State in a neutral state.

--Not that the above paragraph matters. Ohio State is a superior team than everybody. The only reason that Michigan game was so close was because Michigan played with a lot more emotion due to the death of Bo. I don't think anybody could beat Ohio State.

--Troy Smith is going to win the heisman in a landslide victory. Despite me pulling heavily for Brady Quinn, I doubt that the final tally is closer than 100 points. Although I am sure I'm not the only one rooting for Tim Tebow. Tebow is the balls. Eugene knows what I'm talking about.

--Tom Lohmaier had a higher GPA than me this quarter. The sad thing, I still had a 90. Yeah, I didn't see that one coming either.

--There is absolutely no question about it anymore. Lacrosse is much more fun that football.

--I used to think going out with girls who were over a half a year younger than you was weird. I recently changed my opinion on that, but no more than 9 months younger than you. Right, I mean 9 months is more than acceptable in this day and age.

--I have absolutely no idea what I want for Christmas. The other day my mom asked me and I replied, "Nothing but friends and a few cold ones." Of course I was kidding, but Lauren didn't think it was so funny. Seriously though, if anybody has any sweet gift ideas let me know. I'm very open to suggestions.

--Before I end this post, let em reitterate....Tom Lohmaier had a higher GPA than me, and beat Shane and Nathan by over 10 points. High five to Tommy Lohms.

NFL Picks!

I'm about to score some uber pawnage with this week's NFL action. I'm feeling these ones.

Carolina over St. Louis
Call me nuts, but I think the Cats of Carolina are going to stroll right through the rest of the regular season and the playoffs. Yes, I am picking them in the super bowl.

Tampa Bay over Washington
The Jason Cambell era begins this Sunday at the new sombrero. I think the Bucs are going to squeak out a close one, and Rhonde Barber might have two picks.

Cincinnati over New Orleans
New Orleans is one of the toughest places to play, especially this season. That said, I'll take a middle-of-the-pack AFC team over one of the better NFC teams any day of the week. A prime example would be the Dolphins over Bears of two weeks ago. Or the Browns over the Falcons last week.

Philadelphia over Tennessee
I think it's safe to say at least two NFC East teams, maybe three are going to make the playoffs this year. I think it will be Philadelphia and the G-Men, as the Eagles are holding the tie-breaker of the D-Boys. This is of course assuming New Orleans doesn't drop off. If they do, they will probably all make the playoffs.

Chicago over New York Jets
Yeah I'll admit, the Jets have played much better than I assumed they would. Eric Mangini is slowly making himself a case for coach of the year with Sean Payton. They are only one game back in the division and could make some serious noise of the Bears this week. Although I doubt that happens. The Bears are as tough as they come.

Miami over Minnesota
If the last two weeks is any indication of what is to come, than the Dolphins will have a lot to look forward to next season. Just like last year, they started very slowly, and then played outstanding in the second half. I think it's safe to say Nick Saban is going nowhere.

Kansas City over Oakland
Trent Green might make his return this week. I don't think it really matters with Larry Johnson vs the Oakland run defense. Fantasy owners should expect a huggggggge day from LJ this week. 200 yards and 3 touchdowns for those counting at home.

New England over Green Bay
Green Bay is looking solid with a rejuvinated Favre, and the Pats have dropped two in a row. Call me nuts, but I think Brady will go ahead and win this one. Even if he has to pull a Chalky Stoudabaker and throw it to himself.

Pittsburgh over Cleveland
I can't explain this one. Cleveland is coming off a huge win over the Falcons. The Steelers have all but given up on this season. Yet for some reason, we all know the Steelers will win.

Baltimore over Atlanta
As much as I want to say Atlanta will win, I don't think they will. They are in the NFC, which is obviously inferior. So I say the Ravens win 26-17

*Note: Nathan's favorite team is in the NFC and still has an awful record.*

Buffalo over Houston
I'm not just saying this to hope my readers will keep coming back for the good stuff. I'm saying this because the Billy's were a few feet from really challenging the Colts in the RCA Dome. Although the Bills are the most inconsistant team in the NFL, I believe they will pull a win out. Anthony Thomas. I understand that "Anthony Thomas" is a fragment. But What else can I say about their offense?

Arizona over Detroit
Detroit goes out and pulls out a win against the Falcons, then loses at home to the Niners. How does somebody explain this in any other way than the NFC is so bad, that every conference game is just a toss-up to which team has less turnovers.

Seatlle over San Francisco
Seneca Wallace is one of my favorite back ups in the league. He's fun to watch, has a pretty sweet quarterback number, and I always draft him in Madden for my fantasy team.

Indy over Dallas
Lots of people (ESPN Poll asked "Which team will beat the Colts if the lose in the regular season?" The 'Boys got somewhere around 46% and was the overwhelming favorite. I actually voted for Jacksonville, but who cares.) think that this will be the week Indy goes down. I think not. The Colts are a great team, and at this point I would be surprised to see them lose. Not just the regular season, but I think they will win the super bowl.

San Diego over Denver
I pray to god that I am wrong, but I fear this team, and more specifically Tomlinson.

Jacksonville over New York Giants
I am sticking to my "AFC > NFC" theory here as a mediocre AFC team is squaring up with and "elite" NFC team. I probably won't watch this game although I predict it will be close and exciting.

Top 5 Holidays

Since it was Halloween recently I can only think of one thing, Christmas. I always do this time of year. And since I finally now have a blog I can rate the top ten holidays. As always these are my favorite holidays, although I think it will be tough for my readers (Alan and Nathan) to disagree with them. Note: Some of these holidays are religiously based, so please excuse a few of them.

1-Christmas
Everybody loves Christmas. If somebody tried to tell you it wasn't their favorite holiday, then you should remove your shoe and slap them with it. Christmas is superior to any other holiday in many ways. It's at the end of the year, so all year you can't wait for it to come. You get free items. And I'm not talking about just candy like Halloween, but actual stuff. There is a million Christmas songs that are fun to listen to as you fill your house with decorations and a green ass tree. And hell, it was Jesus Christ's birthday. And he was a pretty cool guy. The main reason you can tell that Christmas is number one; when it's Thanksgiving people are just stoked its almost time for Christmas.

2-Halloween
Halloween is always a great time. "The other 364 days of the year are about getting handjobs, tonight is about getting free candy." Seriosuly though, Halloween is a great time. Even in school, it as if school is a free day because you can battle fellow ninjas, or play dodgeball in the parking lot. Everything is fair game. Besides that, it gives girls a reason to dress as slutty as possible. And that might just be the best gift from the holidays. Frankly I wish girls dressed that sluttly more often. But yes, getting away with things in school, free candy, girls that are dressing slutty. All-around, it's a good holiday. In addition, Scary Movies like Halloween, and fun Halloween episodes of popular TV shows. And Halloween is a great party date.

3-New Year's Eve
Just a fun way to celebrate the end of the year. As a youngster I loved it. Got to hang out with friends, and stay up all the way to 12:00!. That was allways exciting. Now-a-days, that I'm still a youngster, but not as younster-ish, I now have an excuse to get sauced up. Last year, I played beer pong with my dad. The weird thing (aside from him and Shane defeating Dan and myself) was that it wasn't as awkward as playing a drinking game with my father should have been. You know why, because he knew I was going to get drunk anyways. New Year's, I'm sure will get gradually better as I gradually get older. Eventually when I'm too old to party it will suck, and I'll be depressed. Until then, "WE ARE THE YOUTH GONE WILD!"

4-St. Patrick's Day
Much like Christmas, this is racial based. Fortunately for me, I belong to the greatest people in the world; the Irish. So for all of you John Gotti blown-out douchebags who wear Italia shirts and what not, I have a question? Where is your holiday where the sole purpose is to get drunk? I rest my case. I think Italian's celebrate their race so much because they are envious of the Irish to the north, but are too big of aarogant assholes to admit it. It's ok, I'll admit it for you. Bless you St. Patrick, for you have solidified the Irish as the dominant race on the earth.

5-Any day that warrants a missed school day
Basically this is how it went down. Valentine's day is depressing, especially if you don't have a girlfriend/boyfriend. Even if you do have on, still depressing. Easter is extremely overrated because it is associated with Spring Break, but Easter is one day. If Spring break were holiday that would be a whole different subject. The 4th of July is OK I guess, but it's very repititive. Therefore the 5th best holiday is Matrin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Verteran's Day, Columbus Day, Good Friday, Superintendents day, and things of that nature.

Happy Kwanza

NFL Halfway Point

The NFL season has been a whacky one indeed. Lots of upsets, nail-biters, and some blowouts. This is my season review as it is from today. Needless to say, it's not going as many expected.
*Note: I wrote this before the Monday Night Football game, assuming the Raiders would lose.*

AFC East
New England Patriots 6-2
New York Jets 4-4
Buffalo Bills 3-5
Miami Dolphins 2-6

AFC North
Baltimore Ravens 6-2
Cincinatti Bengals 4-4
Cleveland Browns 2-6
Pittsburgh Steelers 2-6

AFC South
Indianapolis Colts 8-0
Jacksonville Jaguars 5-3
Tennessee Titans 2-6
Houston Texans 2-6

AFC West
Denver Broncos 6-2
San Diego Chargers 6-2
Kansas City Chiefs 5-3
Oakland Raiders 2-6

NFC East
New York Giants 6-2
Dallas Cowboys 4-4
Philadelphia Eagles 4-4
Washington Redskins 3-5

NFC North
Chicago Bears 7-1
Minnesota Vikings 4-4
Green Bay Packers 3-5
Detroit Lions 2-6

NFC South
New Orleans Saints 6-2
Atlanta Falcons 5-3
Carolina Panthers 4-4
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2-6

NFC West
Seattle 5-3
St. Louis 4-4
San Fransisco 3-5
Arizona1-7


Best Game: Colts at Broncos (Week 7)
Most Dissapointing: Pittsburgh Steelers (2-6)
Biggest Surprise: New Orleans Saints (6-2)
Offensive Rookie: Marques Colston (New Orleans Saints)
Defensive Rookie: AJ Hawk (Green Bay Packers)
Best Coach: Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints)
Worst Coach: Art Shell (Oakland Raiders)
Barry Bonds: Shawn Merriman (San Diego Chargers)
Offensive MVP: LaDanidan Tomlinson (San Diego Chargers)
Defensive MVP: Champ Bailey (Denver Broncos)
Overall MVP: Peyton Manning (Indianapolis Colts)

I can back up any of these. I defy you to denounce these awards. I'll throw it back in your face with stats and swear words. You'll learn to love both of which. Talking to you Alan and Nathan.

"Woohoo!"

NFL Picks

Sorry that I suck at blogging. But in my defense, I am still much better than Dan. Lacrosse started officially at 6 am this morning (which was awesome in my opinion). Therefore I think it is completely appropriate to go ahead and throw out my picks for this weekend. The last time I did this I was absolutely perfect, let's hope I do well again this week. (Home team in bold)

Buffalo over Green Bay
-Come on, it's fucking Brett Favre at home

Chicago over Miami
-Chicago is pretty tough. Plus they have Ditka, which is much scarier than Urlacher.

Atlanta over Detroit
-Vick is becoming a pretty good passer. Good for him right.

Kansas City over St. Louis
-Although the Rams defeated the Broncos (which obviosuly makes them lucky or phenomenal) I think LJ is too much for their Jim Haslett coached defense.

New York Giants over Houston
-Call it a hunch.

Tampa Bay over New Orlenas
-This will most likely be the pick that I get wrong, but I think Bush and the Saints are overrated. Plus, it's the new sombero.

Dallas over Washington
-This heated rivarly has been pretty shitty, needless to say, Tony Romo will tear it up.

Jacksonville over Tennessee
-I think Gerrard has exactly what it takes to defeat Young and the Titans. Is that saying much?

Cincinatti over Baltimore
-I think Cincy's O is better than Baltimore's D, couldn't tell you why though.

Minnesota over San Francisco
-Minnesota is overrated, and they suck. But they're playing the Niners.

Denver over Pittsburgh
-I hope so. If the Raiders can, we can right?

San Diego over Cleveland
-The Cleveland Browns are going to the superbowl.

New England over Tom Brady
-I hope they win, I hated the fucking Colts.

Seattle over Oakland
-The Raiders are only three games out! They still suck.