CV's PICKS - 2010 YTD Totals
2010 NCAA Picks: 28-16-2
2010 NCAA (unit picks differential): +5
NCAA 2010 Wager Total: (+$340)
NFL Picks: 44-40-4
NFL (unit picks differential): +4
NFL 2010 Wager Total: (+$10)
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WEEK 9 NCAA PICKS (pick in BOLD CAPS)
MICHIGAN (-3) at Penn State - 2 units
Penn State 41 - Michigan 31 - (-$220) - Incorrect
Penn State 41 - Michigan 31 - (-$220) - Incorrect
OHIO STATE (-25.5) at Minnesota - 1 unit
Ohio State 52 - Minnesota 10 - (+$100) - Correct
Ohio State 52 - Minnesota 10 - (+$100) - Correct
Washington State at ARIZONA STATE (-21) - 1 unit
Arizona State 42 - Washington State 0 - (+$100) - Correct
Arizona State 42 - Washington State 0 - (+$100) - Correct
Additional games of note (no "unit" plays) - results" Green = correct/Red = incorrect: CV would favor: Iowa, Marshall, Bowling Green, Georgia, USC, TCU, Cal, Idaho, UCLA
Anyone who involves themselves with the process of sports wagering will inevitably come across some TOUGH BEATS... Last week's MICHIGAN STATE/NORTHWESTERN game fell squarely into that category (turning a 3 unit win into a 3 unit loss in about a minute of game clock)... Go re-live my comments on last weeks thread if you missed it... I don't want to re-live it... I will instead, get to some thoughts on this week...
I'm continuing on my theme from last week (in that CV has GIVEN YOU the last 3 #1 ranked teams in the nation to go down in succession [Alabama, then Ohio State, then Oklahoma, 1-2-3])... This week... OREGON should be on the slab (playing USC down in Los Angeles)... USC is on NCAA probation, so really they have nothing to play for, so THIS is their Super Bowl... I'm not going to lay units on it this time though, just a "nod" towards what I think a potential wager should consider...
I'm also LAYING points with two visitors in the Big 10... (Ohio State & Michigan)... I'm never keen on laying points (especially on the road)... But the two opponents (Minnesota & Penn State) are EXCEPTIONAL dogmeat squads this year... It's hard to believe that there's actually value in those lines... I'll add Arizona State to the mix as well because Washington State is dogmeat, but ASU just got whooped last week and the public is dropping them like a hot potato...
In my "non-unit" edges, I don't know why I'm picking Iowa against MSU... MSU has a horeshoe up their ass this year (and proved that to me last week)... Marshall should be winning some games and this might be the play... They are the "anti" MSU as they have a skunk up their ass... I just like Bowling Green because Central Michigan shouldn't be laying double digit points to any team not named the Penn Stae junior varsity girls volleyball team... GEORGIA (with Green back in the lineup), can play some ball... And lastly... TCU... Well, I'm taking TCU & Boise State in every game until the BCS decides that it's ranking systen is FOS... I'd love to do a Missouri-Nebraska pick, but don't feel I have an edge on that one either way...
CV will be in Annapolis on Saturday (for the Duke - Navy game)... Homecoming... Go Middies!
Week 9 NCAA Picks: 7-5-0
Week 9 unit pick differential: +0
Week 9 wager total: (-$20)
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NFL Preview:
Week 8 Injury Report (for FANTASY PLAYERS):
I'll have the NFL fantasy write-ups later in the morning...
WEEK 9 NFL
BYE WEEK: (Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cleveland, NY Giants )
EARLY GAMES
Denver Broncos at San Francisco 49ers (in London, 1:00 EST)
Line: 49ers by 2
Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys (1:00 EST)
Line: Cowboys by 6.5
Washington Redskins at Detroit Lions (1:00 EST)
Line: Lions by 2.5
Green Bay Packers at J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets (1:00 EST)
Line: J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets by 6
Carolina Panthers at St. Louis Rams (1:00 EST)
Line: Rams by 3
Miami Dolphins at Cincinnati Bengals (1:00 EST)
Line: Bengals by 1.5
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs (1:00 EST)
Line: Chiefs by 7.5
LATE GAMES
I'll have afternoon game write-ups by gametime
Tennessee Flaming Thumbtacks at San Diego Chargers (4:05 EST)
Line: Chargers by 3.5
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals (4:15 EST)
Line: Cardinals by 3
Seattle Seahawks at Oakland Raiders (4:15 EST)
Line: Raiders by 2.5
Minnesota Vikings at New England Patriots (4:15 EST)
Line: Patriots by 6
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Pittsburgh Steelers at New Orleans Saints (8:20 EST)
Line: Saints by 1
CV leaning towards small unit play on Saints
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts (8:35 EST)
Line: Colts by 5.5
CV leaning towards small unit play on Texans
Line: 49ers by 2
This is what has become the annual NFL game at Wembley Stadium in London... I really don't know why the NFL does this crap... Ostensibly, it's to try and "market" the league around the world, and in hopes that there may exist franchises in other countries some day... Let me just tell you... IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN... American football is nothing more than an amusement to soccer crazed fans around the globe... And ask Canadian Football fans what they really think of the NFL...
The tough thing here is the time zone... It's hard enough, mid-season for players who would like nothing more than to sit in a whirpool all week at their teams training facility, to pack their bags, get out of their routine, stay in a cramped hotel, eat crappy food, and play a game which is 9 hours off their internal clock... I mean, they already want to expand the schedule to 18 games... No WONDER the players want to strike...
But, if I have to make a call on this game, I suppose I'll side with the 49ers (reluctantly)... The "luckiest" person here may be Alex Smith who got pounded into the turf last week in 49ers and is out for the season... The 49ers will be starting former Heisman trophy winnerTroy Smith (who actually didn't play that bad in Baltimore when he had the chance)... I'm cautious going AGAINST a team (Broncos) who got embarassed last week vs. the Raiders... But since this game is being played on the outskirts of Mos Iseley... I'll stay with the 49ERS for (1 unit)...
Line: Cowboys by 6.5
Tony Romo is probably out for the season... Frankly, I don't think it makes much difference... John Kitna is a capable backup with a lot of NFL experience... He's never had as many weapons to work with as he does right now... But the problem with the Cowboys aren't their "weapons" it's their offensive line...
The entire NFL is weird right now though, and if the Cowboys go on a run, they could still finish 8-8 (which just might make the playoffs... I've been kind of hinting though that a NEW COACH in Dallas will finally come to pass at the end of this season... It'll be down to John Gruden, or Bill Cowher... CV was leaning towards Cowher, but I've changed my mind... I really think that Jerry Jones wants to draft Ryan Mallet (Arkansas) in next years draft... This is the perfect cover... Cowboys lose games, move up in the draft, and have the ability to pick up Mallett... Gruden is known as a "developer" of QB's... Romo is now damaged goods (but probably has a few years left)... Gruden would suit that idea perfectly...
I've already told you how much the Jags suck... The lines makers are "insulting" (the Cowboys) by making them only 6.5 favorites at home (probably due to their 1-6 record and the fact that the public HATES betting with backup QB's)... It's unknown if the Jags will be going with a backup themselves (from St. Cloud State). as they did last week, or if Garrard will play)... Possibly the only interesting thing to the Jags is the fact that their LONE win this year came against fellow Lone Star state rival the Houston Texans (who are in the same division as the Jags)...
Nevertheless, the Jags are underachievers, and I doubt the Cowboys will have much problem covering a line that's less than a touchdown... Kitna seemed to "find" something with Dez Bryant & Jason Witten at the end of the Giants game last week... So by next week you can expect the return of Roy Williams going back to being a crybaby... The only thing that makes me nervous here is the idea that Dallas might just be "writing off" the season... So I'll make it a soft play of COWBOYS for (1 unit)...
Line: Lions by 2.5
Matthew Stafford will be back in the line-up for the Lions here... This line puzzles me a little... It's like Vegas is giving the Lions some EXTRA CREDIT for Stafford being back... Surely it is an upgrade, but it's not like Shaun Hill played that poorly while Stafford was out... The Lions have been putting up some numbers and "hanging" with almost every team they've played... They hung 40+ points on the Rams (who are NOT, I repeat ARE NOT doormats anymore)...
But this seems a little excessive... With a home field advantage, Vegas is basically saying the Redskins and Lions are about equal... I'd disagree with THAT... The Redskins have been up and down this season, but they've beat some quality teams... (Er, um, yes, that's saying that the Cowboys & Bears are "quality" teams)... They've also beat, the Packers, Eagles, & played the Texans tight... The thread is that ALL of the above mentioned teams, SHOULD be able to put a quality team on the field for a game... All of them have proved that NFL teams don't always play their best, week after week... So the Redskins have just taken what has been given to them... You can't fault a team for simply doing what it takes...
That's why I have to side with the REDSKINS here... But I'm only doing it for (1 unit)... The last few years, the Redskins & Lions have always, mysteriously played tight ballgames... The Redskins were actually the team that the Lions broke thru against after that horrible 0-16 year... So maybe they have some confidence... REDSKINS for (1 unit)...
Line: J-E-T-S Jets, Jets, Jets by 6
There's nothing to tell me I should take the Packers here... Except for... Wait, let me re-phrase that... There's nothing to tell me I should GO AGAINST the Jets... There - that reads better...
So why am I going against the Jets then? Simple Math... The Jets have been a covering machine this year (and I'm not just talking about Revis & Cromartie)... They've been covering point spreads in very difficult situations (Miami, Denver, New England, Minnesota)... The only one they failed to cover was the first week against Baltimore...
Even though the Packers were CV's pick from the NFC to go to the Super Bowl (and STILL ARE - BTW)... The Packers have played "ho-hum" football this year... But they have been totally wracked with injuries... This week they get gack Al Harris, Atari Bigby, & Ryan Pickett on defense... Even if those players are still not 100%, the "experience" factor could pay off against a Jets offense headed by a young QB (Nacho Sanchez)... On the offensive side, nobody doubts that Green Bay has weapons, and certainly THESE weapons are the most the Jets, despite their formidable defense, have seen all year... It'll come down to pass protection for Green Bay... To their advantage, Chad Clifton has been playing better as his health has improved, and Brian Bulaga has really come on...
I'm looking also at some prior year instances where Aaron Rogers was able to defeat Rex Ryan defenses (when he was DC for the Ravens)...
All in all, I'm hoping this will be an interesting game... If the Packers ARE the best the NFC has to offer, they're going to have to get off the schnide here... Most NFL team rankings don't even have an NFC team in the top 5... Most rankings have it... Steelers-Ravens-Patriots-Jets-Colts, then MAYBE an NFC team like the Giants, (who barely beat out Dolphins there)... Minnesota plays New England this weekend, so maybe (Chris Berman accent) "THE NORRIS DIVISION" can take it to the AFC East this week...
I'll take the PACKERS and 6 points on that chance for (4 units)...
Line: Rams by 3
The Panthers got off the schnide last week by beating the (1-6) 49ers on a last second play to an unknown receiver as the 49ers were too distracted because they were afraid they'd miss their plane for London...
All I can say here is that the Rams DON'T appear distracted this year (and are still in legitimate contention to contend for the NFC West title)... Which is like winning a "Miss Sierra Logger" beauty contest... Steven Jackson may or may not play here after getting some pins put in his finger last week...
I think with things on the line, SJ will play, and that always helps the Rams chances... Let's put it this way... If the Rams ACTUALLY DO have any hopes of contending for the NFC West, it is these types of games that they simply must win... A loss here would be a huge setback (after letting one slip away last week on a last minute drive by Tampa Bay on the road)...
I'll go ahead and side with the RAMS here (on the short line), for (2 units)...
Line: Bengals by 1.5
This is a tough game to handicap because it goes against some of my principal rules... One of the primary rules is to NOT take teams that are either in a soft spot on the schedule, or just lost an emotional game...
That is a "double" no-no (because the Dolphins lost last week vs. the Steelers on that STUPID FRAUDULENT call by the ref at the goal line where Rothleisberger fumbled, but the refs awarded the ball back to the Steelers because of botched applications of officiating... It's a good thing I'm not Tony Sparano (head coach - Dolphins) because if I was, I'd have been levied about $3 billion in fines from Roger (donate to the "build a gold statue" in my honor fund) Goodell... It's a good thing I'm not Tony Soprano either, because someone would have been fitted for some cement shoes... But actually I think Tony Soprano had his $$ on the Steelers, and that's why the call came out as it did... The Steelers ALWAYS get those calls... It's no secret that the Rooney family made its money running numbers in the early days...
Anyway, another "no-no" is to NOT BET CRAPPY teams... Last week I said to BE CAREFUL betting the Bengals (because a loss there could send their season spiraling down in a hurry)... Well, despite good fantasy numbers by Carson Palmer, the truth is, they all came in junk time... The Bengals are in disarray and until they right the ship, I can't side with them... DOLPHINS for (0 units)...
Line: Chiefs by 7.5
The Bills embarassed me (and my Ravens) last week... You should have seen Ray Lewis yelling and screaming at the entire defense of the Ravens (on the sidelines), towards the end of the first half (when the Bills were racking up yardage & points like the Ravens were some WAC teams junior varsity playing Boise State)...
The pep talk worked, and the Ravens managed to dig out of a large hole and come back to win the game... In any case, though, I think the experience had to do a lot for the confidence of this Bills squad... It just seemed that they were playing very "loose" (which is about all you CAN do when you haven't won a game yet)... Ironically, the Chiefs should be about where the Bills are right now, but they've managed to notch a few wins... I can't say though, that the "wins" by the Chiefs have come against the elite of the NFL (they've beat the Chargers-Browns-49ers-Jags- combined 8-20 records)... While it's never an easy thing to do (win an NFL game), it's quite a different thing to do when you are EXPECTED to win (and cover a high point spread)... The Bills, OTOH, are 0-6, but they've played the Dolphins-Patriots-Jets-Packers-& Ravens (all EASILY within the top #7 elite NFL teams)...
I'd expect the Chiefs to start doing what most athletes (or sports teams) do when all of a sudden they start realizing the unexpected gravity of their accomplishments... CHOKE!
So I'll take the BILLS here, for (5 units)...
LATE GAMES
I'll have afternoon game write-ups by gametime
Line: Chargers by 3.5
Here's another game that... WHADDYA SAY?... Let's just go ahead and play the game and see how it turns out... OK?... The Chargers stink, right? How can they be laying more than a field goal to the Flaming Thumbtacks with Chris Johnson? besides the Chargers woes on special teams, most of their WEAPONS are hobbled with injuries... Antonio Gates is racked up (playing hurt), and BOTH wideouts (Nannee & Malcom Floyd) are nursing sprains & hammies as well... Ryan Matthews fantasy owners (yours truly included), have been disappointed as hell...
I don't know people... What the hell would make CV interested in the Chargers (and their crappy 2-5 record)?
Well... Has anyone noticed that on defense the Chargers are ranked #1 vs. the pass & #4 vs. the run?... "Oh well... (you counter)... they haven't seen Chris Johnson yet"... True - but they HAVE faced Steven Jackson - the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (#1 rushing in the NFL, believe it or not - with Jamaal Charles leading the league in yards per attempt), Maurice Jones-Drew, and Darren McFadden, who is 8th in the NFL in rushing, #2 in yards per game, and had a FANTASY OWNERS WET DREAM last week vs. Denver... That's not a bad array to be #4 against...
So I guess the Titans think they're gonna throw, right? Against #1? Against the team that leads the NFL in sacks?
Look - I'm not going to sit here and say the Chargers are "all that" (with their 2-5 record)... But it seems to me that the MEME of the NFL this year is "pairity"... Whoda thot that the Titans would lead the AFC South in this moment, and Whoda thot the Chargers would be languishing behind the Chiefs, Raiders, & Broncos in the AFC West...
I'm guessing it's the SAME PEOPLE "Whoda thot" that the Flaming Thumbtack are a LOCK here (getting points)... I'll take the CHARGERS for (5 units)...
So I guess the Titans think they're gonna throw, right? Against #1? Against the team that leads the NFL in sacks?
Look - I'm not going to sit here and say the Chargers are "all that" (with their 2-5 record)... But it seems to me that the MEME of the NFL this year is "pairity"... Whoda thot that the Titans would lead the AFC South in this moment, and Whoda thot the Chargers would be languishing behind the Chiefs, Raiders, & Broncos in the AFC West...
I'm guessing it's the SAME PEOPLE "Whoda thot" that the Flaming Thumbtack are a LOCK here (getting points)... I'll take the CHARGERS for (5 units)...
Line: Cardinals by 3
Alright... It actually DOES get tiring doing a game write-up on every single NFL game... Look people... The Arizona Cardinals are DOGMEAT (it's unbelievable that they sport a 3-3 record)... They may end up 3-12 by the end of the season... I said "may" (because there are numerous instances whereby DOGMEAT teams can win games in the NFL)... I don't think this is one of them... Josh Freeman has, if you haven't noticed, displayed an incredible knack for pulling out games for this rebuilding Tampa Bay squad... They don't have all the pieces, but I'm convinced that they have MORE pieces at the moment than a Cardinals squad that is "picking up pieces" after Kurt Warner left them...
Max Hall isn't the answer... & if they're back to Derek Anderson now... Then CV will simply revert to "being like" Derek Anderson and throwing about 20 drunken interceptions per game... You'll see it in my weekly "Wednesday Night BLOG WARS against other sites trying to wax poetical on economics & politics"...
I prefer BIKINI WAXES myself...
I really should only put 2 units on this, but since I doubt I'll actually bet any REAL money on it, I'll take the BUCCANEERS and the points for (5 units)...
Line: Raiders by 2.5
These two have been amongst the two most mercurical and unpredicatble teams in the NFL this season... They're more mercurical than Mannwich trying to decide on which way a 5 minute candle is going to break when time (on the candle) expires...
CV is not interested in ANY of the above mentioned characters until they become anything other than your average everyday "Sloppy Joes" and embark on a pattern...
For shits & grins, I'll take the SEAHAWKS for (0 units)...
Line: Patriots by 6
Hey... here you go... Despite a "filtered" list of some interesting games, and NON-INTERESTING games early on... The NFL has graciously enriched humanity, this late SUNDAY AFTERNOON HALLOWEEN (before the elections & Fed meeting next week)... With a game to savor some chips, salsa, & beer on...
Let me be clear... CV "hates" both of these teams... So why am I interested?... I'm a complex kind of guy... I'm not like OTHERS in the blogspace (who prefer to "X-OUT" the rest of humanity simply because they don't ascribe to a certain code of ethics, or POV)... I believe in the richness & diversity of life... Therefore, I believe games like this have something to offer... MORE THAN THAT... It may be the most entertaining game of the week...
What we have here is a "saga"... Brett Favre is turning into a "TRAGIC-COMIC" figure (much like many characters in the blogosphere)... It's his own [Brett's] doing... He's held on TOO LONG... But the public clearly seems to DELIGHT in his ongoing escapades... I have to admit... CV does as well...
At stake here is the Minnesota Vikings (who missed making it to the Super Bowl by a couple of plays last year), trying to hold it all together and make another run with this RELIC at the helm...
I don't wish BAD for Brett Favre... ( I actually "like" him)... If I was an NFL head coach, I would have NEVER put myself (or the prospects of my team) at the mercy of this character for this season... But my name isn't Brad Childress, and I happen to do OTHER things...
The other side of that is that CV is also a firm believer in the notion that when you make a decision, YOU FOLLOW IT THRU... Now - that's not a BLIND philosophy (as it may sound)... It's just that FOR PERIODS you may have to dance with the girl you brought to the dance, and if it all ends in a big train wreck... WELL... You deal with that when it comes...
I swear, I could write 5,000 words on this game... But I'm just going to synthesize... THIS IS SOCIOECONOMICS 101... This is a crazy "effed-up" world that we're living in at the moment... Obama is out of control... The USA is out of control... It's fucking Halloween for dog's sake... Elections are next week... Tea-partiers are knocking at the door... Americans are likely to elect a bunch of FOOLS next week (to replace other fools)...
Sounds like a good place to take the MINNESOTA VIKINGS (& the points)... for (10 units)...
This is my OCTOBER PICK OF THE MONTH... on the last day... Crazy right? That's the world we live in folks... And that's the type of RISK that CV takes when he finds his perfect spot...
SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Line: Saints by 1
CV leaning towards small unit play on Saints
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
Line: Colts by 5.5
CV leaning towards small unit play on Texans
43 comments:
@Andy
Comments on your picks (other thread)...
"Like the over on the SoCal/Oregon game at 70.5. It seems like an insurmountable "over/under" at 70.5, but just think it's one of those bets you have to "go along with."
In the college ranks...we like Florida to cover 2.5 against Georgia. FLA seems "due" and Urban Meyer seemed plenty pissed two weeks ago. That team should "perform" this weekend."
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I'm not much of an OVER/UNDER bettor... But your case is probably well made...
The thing I always fear in an O/U game is the game turning into a blowout...
Let's say USC stinks up the joint and OSU gets up to a 40-0 lead or something... You start running into problems because in a conference game, a coach is unwilling to "run-up" the score due to retribution...
To cover a big point spread you always hope for a lot of turnovers (in a teams own territory)... Your main enemy is turnovers in the other teams territory (eats up the clock with no points on the board)...
Anyway... I have the game handicapped in the 40-30 type range so you might be right... I'm going with USC "covering" that game...
I'm going the other way with Fla-Ga... With "Green" back in the lineup for the Bulldogs, they're a vastly improved team...
Also - I'm on ANOTHER meme this year...
There are a bunch of "figures" that, as Clubber Lang would put it (to Rocky)... "YOU SHOULD HAVE NEVER CAME BACK"...
Urban Meyer & Brett Favre come to mind...
Anyway... my <3 isn't really in that "BEST TAILGATE PARTY IN THE WORLD" game (GA/FLA)... I'm just giving unsolicited opinions... again... :-)
I'll be doing MY OWN TAILGATING in Annapolis today at the Navy homecoming...
Cheers! Now it's time for me to fire up the barbie...
CV will be having the "steak tartare"...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es7rd5qlDDs
Military Academy games are fun to attend and be a a part of...have a good time. I dated a girl from Annapolis who had a Middie-brother. Her dad also taught at Annapolis. Great atmosphere there....
@Andy T
Of of the coolest things is the F/A-18 hornet flyover... There's clearence to buzz it pretty tight at Annapolis...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_8Wu_yerwg
Anyway... I'll be here... gotta go tailgate now...
http://www.hurricanemarketing.com/annapolis/us-naval-academy.jpg
Hey Bruce, how are you doing? Saw your note a few days ago but haven't seen you post since. Hope you're not having a relapse.
It would have been sweet to see Bret go out last year with a Super Bowl win then hang up his helmet.
He did not get the win, but should have still stayed out of this season, part of me says he in now trying to get 300 concecitive game as a starter and as long as he continues to play half way mediocer they will let him get it.
Maybe the make it to the play off maybe not but is it really what is best for the team?
Mutt
Got a nice letter from Chase on Friday. Two months ago we realized they jacked my Continent Airlines/Chase (which I've had for 10 years) from 8.99% to 27% on new purchases. We also happen to have a Chase "Freedom" card--they just reduced that credit line from $22K down to $7K.
I'm really falling in love with JPMorganChase right now.... I'm going to give them some suggestions on what they can do with themselves--it will phraseology that suggests violent self-copulation.
What's humorous is that I'm a much better credit this year than I was the last few years in "quasi-retirement"/hanging out mode. My TOTAL Debt (home/RV/Credit cards) right now amounts to about one month of salary/commission--we paid down about $50K in various debt in the last several months.
And, NOW, these guys are dramatically raising rates and reducing credit on me. It's all very interesting...
It's almost like when you're paying down debt, they inflict more damage on you--very counter-intuitive.
In contrast, Wells Fargo have been pretty decent throughout.
OT: Is is me or do most of the commentators at ZH seem to be racist and/or homophobic? There are some decent commentators but the majority are useless. It's to the point now that I only read the article and avoid the comments.
AmenRa - I would not know, I stopped reading the comments at ZH a long time ago.
The posts themselves tend to be pretty good and informative, but the comments seem to quickly break down into the lowest common denominator.
And like you bring up, it gets tiresome and old having to find the few good comments.
Now were did I put my pork samich.
Mangy Mutt
Does everyone experience a mild burning sensation on their hands when gutting a pumpkin, or is it just I-Man?
I-Man, I am wondering if it may be due the way you are holding the spoon when digging out seeds. Pumpkins do not have capcion (The chemical that make peppers hot) so other then technique there is no real reason for the burning.
Um unless you already put a lit candle in the pumpkin, if that is the case, try blowing it out.
Mangy Mutt
I-Man: I've gutted many, many pumpkins...never had that problem.
USC/Oregon...betting the over seemed like one of the easiest bets of my life....and it was.
cv: sorry to see Navy lose to Duke. What the hell happened there?
Andy, how about switching to a credit union?
I know the deposit money finds its way (via sweeps, etc.) to Wall Street anyway. But, it's one extra step of indirection to slow down their abuse of your money.
Ben,
I really can't wait for Christmas.
My wife gets diamond studs. I get MEW.
>> I stopped reading the comments at ZH a long time ago.
>> The posts themselves tend to be pretty good and informative, but the comments seem to quickly break down into the lowest common denominator.
True... Well, I like many of the posters there. But, when there are 600 posts for every single thread, the 1-liners and often-knee-jerk Kruggles/Keynes-bashing become redundant and overwhelming. "Enough is enough".
Similarly, when there are 60+ comments on TBP, I skim thru them and usually notice that whatever I might've said has already been said.
Good nite, mcHAPPY, Andy, folks...
@Andy T
You wouldn't believe how poorly Navy executed (in every aspect of the game) for the first 40 minutes of football...
It was classic... It was EVERYTHING about how CV does these game write-ups week after week about one team being better than the other ON PAPER...
But that's why they play the game... Right?
Yeah... Here's a novel concept... Let's go ahead and actually PLAY THE GAME and see how it turns out...
Clearly Navy was fresh off it's win vs. Notre Dame last week and probably took the week off thinking they could mow down a crappy Duke squad, on homecoming, without much effort...
1st half... missed tackles... 3 turnovers... You get the picture...
Navy staged a FURIOUS comeback in the 4th quarter (when half the fans had already headed for the exits), and almost pulled out tying the game in the end (about 25 yards short of a FG try)... But Navy deserved to lose...
Game notes:
- Cv was sitting in a section very close to the Duke band... CV is a DUKE HATER (as most Maryland people are)... I had to cringe everytime they made a first down while the band struck its notes...
- But actually though... Those Duke bandmembers are some pizza eating MF'ers... EVERY 2 SECONDS one of them was coming down the aisle with a Papa John's box in their hands... I'm not exaggerating... I SWEAR... If any of you are broke, and need a way to make money... OPEN A FUCKING PAPA JOHNS in DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA!...
- By the end of the game, we were all taunting the Duke band by composing "pizza eating lyrics" to their fight songs... So it was fun...
- Duke's head cheerleader is VERY CUTE... The rest of them, ho-hum...
- Some day... EVERYONE should see the "March of the Midshipmen" (as each company comes on to the field before the game)... It's impressive... it takes almost a half hour to complete... By the end, each company is in formation, and they fill up the ENTIRE FIELD... Then a squadron of F/A - 18's "buzzes the tower" (ala TOP GUN)... They fly pretty damn close to the stadium top so it rattles the shit out of your bones... You're thinking... "HOW THE HELL COULD WE POSSIBLY LOSE ANY WAR?"...
- Then, as the opening kickoff commences, if Navy is kicking off (which they always opt to do if they win the toss)... They "time", and cue the opening scene of the movie TOP GUN to play on the big screen monitors & the sound ("Highway to the Danger Zone") is pounded on a sound system... The kickoff is TIMED perfectly to when the fighter jet leaves the aircraft carrier and does it's roll (in that movie)... It's really cool... and fun...
@wunsa @McHappy
I think both of you are being a bit "elitist" when you diss ZH comments in that way...
Personally... I find the ZH comments FUNNY AS HELL...
Now - I'll explain... I acknowledge that the threads tend to "veer off" in the direction of being DE-EVOLUTIONARY in most of the ways you both nominate...
But I'll argue that "de-evolutionary" mudslinging isn't WHOLLY the stuff of inferior intellect... Sometimes it's just borne out of frustration...
When an intellectual, and otherwise "thinking" mind has considered a topic from NOT ONLY all angles, but ALL ANGLES in 3 or MORE DIMENSIONS... & is STILL faced with the ABSURDITY of the status quo... It is natural, I think, for that person to simply view the situation as COMICAL...
Therefore, COMEDY is what is expressed...
Frankly... CV's big BEEF (with the likes of the Mannwich'es, the Thors, & the dss'es of the world is that they appear to treat topics TOO SERIOUSLY)... AS IF THERE'S STILL SOME CONCLUSION TO SOMETHING THAT... IN FACT... IS UNCONCLUSIONABLE)... All of those characters PROVE to me that they are inferior intellects who are still mired in the process of trying to solve NATURE "on paper"...
Nature has it's own way... & when you respect that force, you can still work and strive, but BE IN AWE at the same time...
People who think they are so high and mighty as to possess the ability TO DEFEAT NATURE, will endeavor and endeavor... Eventually diminishing in numbers (rejecting everything else) until they paint themselves into some mathematical point in oblivion...
@wunsa @mcHappy
I'm making a late edition EDIT to my (9:08) comment (because I'm busy with the "NFL game write-ups")...
In any case...
I realize that it may seem controversial to "call out" individuals as I did in that post... I realize that it might not make me POPULAR (and may even have the effect of pushing people in the other direstion)...
Byt CV's main objective (from the beginning), was NEVER to "be popular", or "conformist", or "polite"...
It was, and will be... Simply to take part (and author) a forum where nobody was, or is ever afraid of expressing what they feel is THE TRUTH...
TIME will tell me whether or not anything I express is true or not...
I've always been confident of that... That's why I never have any FEAR of making controversial statements... That's why I'm often against THE HERD...
Is "unconclusionable" a word? If it's not, you should go ahead an 'coin' that word.
I don't really go by ZH any more. When some of you guys post a link over there, I'll go, but in general, it's not on my Blog roll.
>> I think both of you are being a bit "elitist" when you diss ZH comments in that way...
I don't see how pointing out "redundancy" makes me elitist.
I, too, think ZH comments are often hilarious. I've said that before, here and on TBP. But, 600? Mostly expressing the same point of view (much of which I share but some of it I don't) -- do I need to read that 600 times? If I do, I'll never get anything done.
Maybe I'm an elitist but not for evidence you presented thus far.
@Andy
IT'S ENTERTAING... (ZH)
While CV never got in to Jerry Springer or anything like that...
It's like that (at ZH)... (and therefore I can see the appeal - to a particulat chord of human emotion)...
More than that though... Tyler Durden is, unquestionably, the purveyor of "stories" in the financial/political universe...
I could frankly CARE LESS if sometimes he comes out with a stinker... The HITS are well worth suffering the MISSES...
If it weren't for TD (and Zero Hedge)... I'm afraid we all would be living in a CNBC world... AND HOW SCARY WOULD THAT BE?...
They desereve a lot of credit...
& to ME... that's worth DISCARDING the "haughty" & "elitist" opinions of high minded bloggeteers that POO-POO the fact that oftentimes the ZH comment section devolves into the lower class heirarchies of Mos Isley...
JMHO... CV
I'm exaggerating about the "600". I've seen that maybe once. But, the number of comments is usually in the hundreds.
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BTW, I credit the posters on ZH for inducing me to say "___, bitchez" now in casual conversation (well, just in conversation with the wife -- not at the office). For that, I will be eternally grateful.
@wunsa
Your comment "clarifies" your stance somewhat...
More than that... IN A PRETTY GOOD way - actually...
I'm thinking... therefore... that your stance ends up having to do with something that I agree with very much...
You mentioned "600 comments"...
Jeez - I agree with that 100%...
Amazingly... perhaps (in thought)... CV LAMENTS too many comments on THIS BLOG (when it happens)...
I actually HATE when there are more than 200 comments here...
Not always, BUT OFTEN...
I don't want to get in to QUANTIFYING numbers (because it is a DIFFERENT argument)...
To me it's a BALANCE... IOW... I want a "mixture" of HUMOR & THOUGHT...
Too much THOUGHT... BORING & unclassifiable
Too much HUMOR... lacks quality...
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At least with ZH... the comments come off as responses to other comments...
I regret that I can't be that sophisticated because I'm using blogspot... You'd all start to have to start suffering slow downloads and NETJETS ads for me to bring that aspect of technology to the table...
I'm a "smoke filled room" act (at this moment)... And frankly... I'd prefer to keep it that way... Until I get too big for my britches... Which I'm guessing will be NEVER...
Cvienne(9:08) THAT'S your Big BEEF, I have seen more beef in a half eat'n happy meal.
Kind of reminds me of those Old Wendy's Commercials "Where's The Beef"
Could we get some fries and a chocolate shake, with that, cuz your Big Beef, just don't offer too much nuritement.
Mangy Mutt
One day on the Indian Reservation Chief DancingBear became colonally impaired and could not pass gas.
This went on for a couple days until DancingBear could no longer stand the suffering and pain, so sent one of the tribes surest braves DarkCloud into town to talk to Dr. Barnfart.
DarkCloud arrives in town and finds Dr. Barnfart and tries to explain the situation, by saying Big Chief he no queef, well Dr. Barnfart goes to the medicine cabinet pulls out some pill and tells DarkCloud these should do the trick.
DarkCloud gives the pills to the DancingBear, but the next day still nothing. So once again DarkCloud seeks the aid of Dr. Barnfart and tells him Big Chief still no queef.
This time the good Dr. gets a vile of elixir and tells DarkCloud this should do the trick.
Well as fate would have it DancingBear is still plugged up and in a tremendous amount of pain.
The next day DarkCloud angrily goes into town once more and demands from Dr. Barnfart Big Chief STILL NO Queef. Well now Dr. Barnfart is a little worried about his safety, so he goes through the cabinets, finds his mortar and pestle and starts compound some foul smelling powder and tells DarkCloud to have DancingBear take it right before bed with 2 full glasses of water.
But the next day Dr. Barnfart is in a state of near panic when he sees DarkCloud ride into town and head straight for his office. As DarkCloud swings the door open the Dr. asks…. Well was it any better.
o which DarkCloud answers This time Big Queef but No Chief.
Where's The Queef?
Mangy Mutt
What do you call a cow with now legs?
Ground Beef - bahahahahaha
Mangy Mutt
@Mutt
LOL...
I'm actually pulling for your SEAHAWKS today (against McF's "DE REIDERS" [said with a Chris Berman accent])...
SOMEBODY has to take control of that division... As does the philosophy that...
Somebody ALWAYS, sooner or later, has to take control of ANY "timone" (or, steering wheel)...
- whether it be a country
- or an NFL football division
- or a blog
COMMITTEES just don't work...
In the case of a "country"... I'm NOT an advocate of a DICTATORIAL regime... Far from it... Instead, I believe a leader needs simply to offer a MESSAGE that citizens feel comfortable supporting and can ally their support behind...
When there are too many "cooks"... Nobody knows what they're actually eating for dinner...
That sucks...
An Irishman , a Mexican and a Italian were doing construction work on scaffolding on the 20th floor of a building. They were eating lunch and the Irishman said, 'Corned beef and cabbage! If I get corned beef and cabbage one more time for lunch, I'm going to jump off this building.' The Mexican opened his lunch box and exclaimed, 'Burritos again! If I get burritos one more time I'm going to jump off, too.' The Italian opened his lunch and said, ' Bologna again! If I get a bologna sandwich one more time, I'm jumping too..' The next day, the Irishman opened his lunch box, saw corned beef and cabbage, and jumped to his death. The Mexican opened his lunch, saw a burrito, and jumped, too. The Italian guy opened his lunch, saw the bologna and jumped to his death as well. At the funeral, the Irishman's wife was weeping. She said, 'If I'd known how really tired he was of corned beef and cabbage, I never would have given it to him again!' The Mexican's wife also wept and said, 'I could have given him tacos or enchiladas! I didn't realize he hated burritos so much.' Everyone turned and stared at the blonde's wife. The Italians wife said, 'Don't look at me. The idiot makes his own lunch.'
Mangy Mutt
@Mutt
For example... I'm always planning my Sunday Night meal (by Friday evening)...
IT's TRADITION (you know...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRdfX7ut8gw
Cvienne - I think they Seahawks will win today to, in part because Oakland had such a big win last week (What was it 59 to 7..Something like that)
Heck I am not a Pete Carroll fan when it comes to pro-football, but he has done a good job this year, the Seahawks probably will win their division, but lose in the first round.
This whole year has been kind of crazy on both the collage and pro level, should make for an interesting post season.
Mangy Mutt
Cvienne -(12:18) I can not get Youtube on this computer.
So I set this one up so it can not access Youtube and other sites like that, you know to keep the young'un from getting to stuff they should see.
So he uses the OTHER computer and I get this one.... (So he can watch Youtube and stuff), looks like I will need to re-take parenting 101.
Mangy Mutt
How bout dem Nittany Lions....bitchez.
@McF
LOL... "bitchez"... Cost CV 2 units...
Today... THE REVENGE... (NFL picks)...
@McF
CV is 'dumping' your ASS this week and is a huge fan of "2small2bail"...
You 'served me' last week... This week you're on the SCRAP HEAP...
What have you done 4 me lately BITCHEZ... lol...
yeah I'm not loving my team this week, all my RB's are on bye
Anyone ever see a star implode in real life? Are you watching the Cowboys game?
Was just going to write: anyone want to bet Wade Phillips doesn't make it through this year?
-AT
This just in: the Lions are a decent team.
How ya like me know?
CV is up up 12 "units" for the EARLY GAMES...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRb9PONMeLY
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@Amen - (3:08)... THAT's a bingo...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtHTc8wIo4Q
@AT (3:27)
It's been much discussed... CV actually 'starting' with that thot process... A deep dark Cowboys fan that I kno actually convinced me otherwise... that hard as it might sound... They''ll actually hack thru the year with that clown Wade Phillips... I'm convinced now that it will be GRUDEN (not Cowher) next year though... see? CV can, actually, take advice & suggestions...
@Anon
The Lions are, in fact... WAIT FOR THIS... drumroll...
BETTER THAN EXPECTED!
cv has 'another' prediction (not yet 50-50, but it's GELLIN)...
In the off season - the Redskins & Bears will swap QB's... McNabb for Cutler...
Just an idea (at this point)... I got it when I saw Shanahan & Cutler talking on the sidelines before the game last week before the Bears-Redskins game...
It felt to me like Cutler was whispering in Shanahan's ear "get me the hell outta here... and Shanahan was whispering "just hang in there kid"...
The Vikings o-line cannot get movement when they need to. This is the umpteenth time I've seen AP get stuffed at a goal line. There's not even a 'crease' there.
Here is a picture of Mangy Mutts BIG BEEF - If you dare.
http://content.imagesocket.com/images/pzyammooof94.jpg
Mangy Mutt
CV is handing out Halloween candy and so I can't do a Steelers-Saints writeup...
Vegas has had a pretty good day against the public... (which is why CV also had a good day)...
The public came back a little bit in the afternoon when the Patriots & Bucs covered, & they also won with the Rams & Miami...
But all of those were "lightly' bet games...
So I think Vegas still might have something to prove here... I'll take the Saints and the points (for 1 unit)... As they "suddenly" find themselves having to keep pace with Tampa Bay...
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