Victory Is Mine

Best Phil Simms comment of the first half

"Joey Porter doesn't go for no play action fake."

Apparently Phil Simms didn't paid no attention in grammar school.

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Fantasy Fashion League

Who ya got? Kate Spade or Louis? Manolo or Jimmy Choo?

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Real men of genius

Solving a Rubik's cube in 11 seconds. Wow.

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Matthew McConaughey

I don't know how to spell his last name. Anyway, on the Terry Awards (Bradshaw's year end awards), the most famous Horns fan around proclaimed that Priest Holmes was Ricky Williams' backup at Texas. 'Fraid ole Matt needs to get his history straight, as it was the other way around.

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Does anyone know how to backup a blog?

What's the best option? Not finding much on a quick google search so I'll do it over the weekend...but in the meantime if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

posted by Publius @ 1:08 PM 0 comments

Best thing about the Horns' win for this fan...

...is that now my Aints have a legitimate shot at owning the Reggie Bush pick, which will have absolutely enormous trade value (seeing as we can't afford to cut Deuce to pay him, and we can't afford to just sign him as an alternate back - he will not be a Saint).

Funny how ONE GAME can so dramatically alter the popular perception of two players. And it's not like Bush had a bad game - 180 very quiet yards, other than another Superman touchdown. And Bush's image probably hasn't suffered, it's just that Vince has overtaken him, and in terms of the "HOLY SHIT" scale, deservedly so.

But in terms of NFL prospects? Craig James made a postgame comment on how he'd not been sold on Vince Young as an NFL player at all before the game, but now one should forget all about it and anoint him the Next Big Thing. A 30+ game career, a full season of being entirely in the spotlight, mostly because of his superhuman feats in a Rose Bowl LAST YEAR - forget it. Any opinion you had of Vince based on that 30 game stretch should be tossed in the gutter and this guy is immediately can't-miss.

How many times did Vince throw the ball more than 20 yards downfield? Not to knock Vince, my intention is to knock Craig James, but I think it's a bit irrational to do a complete re-evaluation of a collegiate athlete's career/talent/attributes based on one single game, no matter how big the game or how otherworldly the performance (EVEN in this case, which was arguably the greatest single game performance in the history of college football).

And the thing is - NO ONE will argue with the Houston Texans now if they take Vince Young over Reggie Bush now. He's the hometown guy, the entire state of Texas would be lining up to deliver him their extra kidney should he ever need it, David Carr just isn't working out all that well anyway, and Domanick Davis has generally been a solid option for the Texans in the backfield. So, Carr and Bush or Young and Davis? Honestly, the world won't fault them for taking either path.

So thank you, Vince Young, for potentially giving my Aints some much-needed extra ammunition when it comes to stacking our cupboard come April.

Incidentally, did anyone else know Vince's accent is as thick Southern as it is? I've seen interviews with the guy, but the postgame comment "THE CRYSTAH BAWL IS COMIN BACK TAH AWSTIN TEXUS BAYYYYBEE" sorta caught me off guard. Pow Wow's disco baw (Paul Wall/disco ball) type stuff. (That link is to Paul Wall's website on the WIDE WORLD WEB. Hah.)

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One more thing!

Be sure to read this EDSBS recap of the game, complete with requisite commentary on the fantasticity (I voted for W, remember, the whole making up words part, thanks) of the Texas dancing girls in chaps. Orson, who is undoubtedly the most eloquent CFB blogger on the planet (even allowing for the UF blue jean shorts, I'm just glad he's SEC country), puts it so:

A fine institution,and thanks to a mix of large scale population dynamics, flexible academic standards, and widespread access to modern dentistry, a wellspring of hot ass. Fine decision, Doug.

Well said, sir.

[Update: Pete Fiutak of CFN also comments on the Texas cheer squad's outfits. Dance team, whatever.]

posted by Publius @ 7:39 PM 0 comments

Amazon

Seriously, how the hell does it not only know shit I might like, but shit I already HAVE which I didn't order from them (or any accessories)? I get onto Amazon and they tell me I might like a Samsung 56" DLP (own it) or a Motorola Razr (own it).

Whatever, I shall bask in the glory of knowing I bought my Razr a year ago unlike all you posers who didn't buy it till now. Pfffttttt. It was actually a somewhat exclusive club for the first six months or so that I owned it, and then the first time I noticed its widespread-ed-ness (I voted for W, I can make up words, natch) was among LSU fans who travelled to the Arizona State game in September. And I live in Los Angeles! How devestating.

No matter how much I try, with technology I can't help but get annoyed when prices decline six seconds after Best Buy's 30-day price match expires. Even ten months later, too! Lord help me. I'm a relatively cheap bastard. I suppose that cuts me out well for this value investing bidniss.

Oh, and back to Amazon. Seriously, they've got feelers in your living room now. Look out.

posted by Publius @ 7:26 PM 0 comments

Horns

What was great about that game, was at 38-26 SC with 8 minutes left, tradesports figured the odds of a UT win to be 8%. Seemed you'd just be betting on a single Horns stop and the simple realization from the UT coaching staff that SC had not been able to stop Vince Young at all, and that the last drive ended in only a field goal because of a poor play call on 3rd and 5 deep in SC territory.

Anyway, thrilled to see the Horns win. One great recurring theme through the season I noticed was that whenever ESPN.com had a vote up involving USC losing a game or winning the title, invariably the state of Louisiana (on their SportsNation map) would have about the highest percentage of anti-USC votes, sometimes even surpassing that of the home state of the team USC was up against in the poll. While I'm not nearly as negatively disposed towards USC as they are, I was getting sick of the endless "Three Pete" talk bandied about by the ESPN types, and as such love to just consider where the BCS crystal ball of years past currently sits:

98 Tennessee
99 FSU
00 Oklahoma
01 Miami
02 Ohio State
03 LSU
04 USC
05 Texas

Not only do I not see USC three times on there, I don't see them twice.

Here's a thread with comments from the incomparable folks at EDSBS, which contains some excellent suggestions on what ESPN's Mark May can go do to himself. (Seriously, 05 Trojans 49, 91 Huskies 14? What the hell is he smoking?)

posted by Publius @ 7:12 PM 0 comments

I'm alive, so here's a quick LSU take

40-3 was insane. I know we're not 5 and a half touchdowns better than Miami. They threw in the towel after awhile, and it likely would not have been nearly the rout it was had Coker had some balls and gone for a 4th and inches (rather than punting since they were stopped the previous drive on a 4th and short).

But just for kicks, I like to get goosebumps by staring at the drive chart from the game, just to see Miami's final seven drives:

3 plays, -5 yards, Punt
3 plays, 0 yards, Punt
3 plays, 0 yards, Punt
3 plays, -5 yards, Punt
3 plays, 9 yards, Punt
3 plays, -8 yards, Punt
3 plays, 5 yards, Punt

That is the very definition of dominant defense. Great way to enter the offseason.

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