Just one of those days at the office…

Have you ever been searching on-line and you stubble across a story that just grabs your attention? Well that happened to me with this one.

The story is basically just talking about how Rex Grossman was talking shit to Darren Sharper and Dwight Smith after a game winning touchdown that Grossman threw wehn he wasn’t breaking a fibula.

I don’t know exactly what Rex could’ve said that would get to Sharper and Smith, I mean look at them. Sharper is a three-time Pro Bowl safety, Smith is…well he’s an ok guy.(never met him, but what the hell). Rex is a good quarterback when he’s not in rehab(not for drugs, but for injuries…but then again, i’m sure he took pain killers, and those are sorta like drugs, I know they are drugs, but they’re not drug drugs. Does that make any sense? Probably not, but whatever, bare with me. Anyways, back to the post….I know, I know.) But seriously, Rex must of said something that irked Sharper(probably a yo momma joke)if he’s going to the media to bitch about it. This is football, quit crying about him hurting your feelings and settle it on the field.(That’s what I would’ve said, if he wasn’t so big.) Don’t cry and bitch to the media, knock him in the mouth!!!( Yeah, but don’t actually hit him too hard, you’ll get flagged and cost your team 15 yards, there is rules against that, gosh!) So my expert advice would be, Darren, stop whinning and Rex, try not to break a femur.

More bad news for Miami Athletics.

Nothing else could to Miami, right?

From Si.com:

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — The unarmed man shot to death by New York police
hours before his wedding was the nephew of Miami basketball coach Frank Haith.

Haith called the death of 23-year-old Sean Bell a “tremendous shock to me and
my family.”

“Sean was a good kid who was looking forward to getting married and beginning
a new chapter in his life,” Haith said in a statement. “Our family is
devastated, but I would prefer to wait until all the facts are known before
commenting further.”

Bell was killed and two of his friends were wounded Saturday after his
bachelor party at a strip club in Queens. Suspecting one of the men had a gun,
police fired 50 shots at the group’s vehicle. The men were unarmed.

Haith will attend Bell’s funeral Friday, the school told The Miami Herald on
Monday night. Haith was expected to coach the team when it played at
Northwestern on Tuesday. He is scheduled to return to the team for its Atlantic
Coast Conference opener Sunday at home against Georgia Tech.

I am a diehard Hokie fan and I hate Miami, but even I feel horrible for the University. If the horrible season that triggered the firing of Larry Coker, the whole thing with Willie Cooper getting shot and Brandon Meriweather returning fire before the season and the tragic murder of Bryan Pata wasn’t enough, now this. Come on, when is this going to end?

The most disturbing thing about this story is, the fact that the police “thought” they were armed so they fired 50 shots!!! I want to hear from these cops, I want to know what he did for those cops to fear for their lives. It went from one of the happiest moments for a family for a truely horrible time. My prayers to his family.

10 ways to ruin your Fantasy Football team.

10. Crack is a hell of a drug!

9. Never, under any circumstances, take my advice. Davey can verify that for you. He asked me if he should take Lee Evans, I said no, because he has J.P. Losman throwing to him. And he promptly goes for 265 yards and 2 TDs.

8. Never decline a trade with an insucure league manager. Ever since I declined his trade, I have been on a 5 game losing streak…coincidence…I think not.

7. Pre-Draft rankings/gameplans before you draft are stupid. If you are anything like me(if you are, i’m sorry.) I spent along time ranking my players, trying to get last second inside information…as soon as the draft started…I started sweating, stuttering and much like my performances in the bedroom, it just ended with crying, appolgizing and criticism about my decision making.(Sorry Amber, I thought you said you were into trying differant things)

6. When you are selecting a league to join, I would suggest joining a league that you know absolutely no one….it hurts less when a stranger insults you.

5. Small Leagues are better. I am in 2 leagues right now. The first one is a large league(16), my second league is small(6). Well if you are in a small league, the chances that you will get better players is much higher(unless your me. Then you get stuck with starting players that retired 6 years ago). If you are a fantasy guru, then go for the big leagues…if you are like me, then you are asked to just quit while you are ahead.

4. Don’t always believe the “experts”. “Don’t take Brees, he can’t throw, take Daunte, he can scramble”.Some of these guys know about as much about football as I do about strip aerobics.( I only took 3 classes)

3. Don’t be a homer. If all you do is draft your favorite players then you will be spending alot of time at the bottom of the barrell. I should know, Akili Smith is getting me shit.

2. Check you teams daily!!! I neglected to this week and…well..anytime your bench out scores your starting lineup, well you got a problem.

1. The number one way you can ruin your fantasy football team is…..drumroll please…Pass up LaDainian Tomlison for Shaun Alexander. I neglected to take into consideration that Alexander lost his best offensive lineman, Steve Hutchinson, I wasn’t worried about the Madden curse, and I neglected LT’s greatness. I don’t care who is available, if LT is there TAKE HIM!!!!!

Updated Heisman Picture

1. Troy Smith QB(OSU) Look, I have had him #1 the whole season, he’s going to win.

2. Darren McFadden RB(ARK) 21 car 182 yds 2 TDs,2-2 33 yds,1 rec 7 yds

3. Brady Quinn QB(ND) 22-45 274 3 TDs , 11 car 74 yds

4. Ian Johnson RB(BOISE) 31 car 147 yds 3 TDs

5. Ray Rice RB(RUTG) 23 car 107 1 TD

Top 25 (Week 13)

1. Ohio State 12-0
2. USC 10-1
3. Florida 11-1
4. Michigan 11-1
5. LSU 10-2
6. Louisville 10-1
7. Wisconsin 11-1
8. Boise State 12-0
9. Arkansas 10-2
10. Oklahoma 10-2
11. Aurburn 10-2
12. Rutgers 10-1
13. Norte Dame 10-2
14. Virginia Tech 10-2
15. West Virginia 9-2
16. Wake Forest 10-2
17. Texas 9-3
18. Nebraska 9-3
19. Tennessee 9-3
20. BYU 10-2
21. Hawaii 10-2
22. California 8-3
23. Georgia Tech 9-3
24. Texas A&M 9-3
25. TCU 9-2

Fighting Gobblers-17 Hoo’s-0

I had a great post written but my computer froze up before I got to save it, so now you have to deal with this….

Another dominating game for the Hokie defense. We held UVA to 112 total yards, allowed only 5 first downs and forced 2 turnovers. I said earlier that I expected Branden Ore to play and of course he didn’t. But that’s ok, I want him to have all the time that he possibly can for our Chick-Fil-A bowl game. In his absence was freshman runningback, Kenny Lewis. Lewis was very good today, going for 19 carries for 79 yards. George Bell also got playing time and played very well, he racked up 41 yards on 14 carries and got the only rushing touchdown of the day. Sean Glennon made 1 mistake today, an interception early in the first quarter that resulted for nothing for the Cavs. Other than that one bad throw, he was very accurate and went 12-18 for 148 yds and 1 TD, he also chipped in with 31 yards on the ground.

Brandon Pace added to his Virginia Tech record with his 22nd straight field goal in the third quarter. But in the fourth quarter he lined up for a 47 yard attempt, the only problem is his career longest is 46, so I was extremely worried, but I still had faith in him. It was a good snap, a good hold, but it was just wide right.(does that bring back in good memories Davey?) During the game the guys in the booth mentioned that with Brandon Pace’s third quarter field goal he moved into first place all-time in FG PCT. I don’t remember the guy who he passed but he was old, like 1930 old.

So it looks like we are Chick-Fil-A bowl bound. Who we will face is still up in the air, i’m thinking it’s going to be Georgia. Which is more than ok with me.

Chick-Fil-A or bust…

Well when I was browsing around ESPN this evening, I stubbled upon this. It’s a list of all the bowls this year and the projected teams that will play in them. Some I agree with, some I disagree with. And by disagree I mean, I hope it doesn’t happen. Here’s a small list of thoughts on this, enjoy.

1. The FedEx Orange Bowl

The projected matchup is Georgia Tech vs. Louisville. First of all that would mean GT would win the ACC, which I would rather not happen(some of you may remember, I had a couple of choice words about GT’s effort against my Hokies). Although I am positive Louisville would come out victorious, I would prefer nothing good happen to GT(such as a BCS bid).

2. Chick-fil-A Bowl

Ok, this is apparently our bowl. Both Ivan Maisel and Mark Schlabach have predicted My Hokies to play in this bowl, but there is a dispute on who we will play. Maisel says Tennessee and Schalabach says Georgia. Honestly I don’t care who we play, I feel our defensive and our speacial teams are better than both of them. Offense, there is still some questions. Sean Glennon hasn’t necessarily been the most consistant quarterback but when he’s on…he’s on. Both UT and UGA both kinda have a runningback by commitee, now i’m not to familar with the runningback situation in Tennessee but they have 3 possible starters, LaMarcus Coker, Montario Hardesty and Arian Foster. To be honest the only one that I have seen play is Arian Foster, but i’m not worried. In Georgia I am defintely aware of their trio of good runningbacks. Kregg Lumpkin has distanced himself as the starter but Danny Ware and Thomas Brown are just as good. Trust me, I would take Branden Ore over all of them, and i’m not just being biased(I swear).

3. BCS Championship Game

Both Maisel and Schalabach say it’s going to be Ohio State and USC. And I have to say I agree with them. I’m not a big fan of USC at all, to be honest I think they are overrated. But i’m not really in favor for a re-match so I guess I have to settle for USC. If I had my choice, it would be Ohio State vs. Florida. But unless USC loses at least 1 game and Florida wins the SEC(likely) and the voters jump Florida over Michigan, I don’t see it happening.

That’s all for now….maybe i’ll do a couple more later.

The Forgotten Game Recap.

I haven’t done a Hokie recap in awhile, I don’t really know why, I just haven’t. But since I can’t find anything exciting to write about, what the hell, i’ll do one now.

#19 Virginia Tech-27
#14 Wake Forest- 6

Ok, this was another dominating victory for the Fighting Gobblers. We had to do this one with out future Heisman hopeful, Branden Ore though. After having a very impressive 3 straight games with at least 2 touchdowns snapped last week against Kent State, Ore only had 1 carry for 5 yards against Wake Forest. At the end of that carry, Ore’s left leg folded awkwardly underneath him as he went down, and he was helped to the sideline where he pounded his fist on a table while being examined by team officials. He stayed on the sidelines on crutches for the rest of the game, but should play in the Hokies final regular season game this Saturday against rival Virginia.

Elan Lewis led the way with 74 yards on the ground and even George Bell got playing time.(he quit the team for awhile because of constant injuries to his knees.) Besides our defense, Sean Glennon really stepped up and had one of his best games as a hokie. Glennon went 14/21 252 yds and 2 TDs, including a 53 yard TD pass to Josh Morgan and another TD pass to Eddie Royal this one for 49 yards. My favorite player Xavier Adibi, chipped in with 35 yard fumble return for a TD and a season low, 2 tackles.

Full Recap

Updated Heisman Picture

1. Troy Smith QB(OSU) 29-41 316 yds 4 TDs 1 INT, 4 car 12 yds

2. Brady Quinn QB(ND) 22-30 218 yds 4 TDs 1 INT, 5 car 32 yds

3. Steve Slaton RB(WVU) 23 car 215 yds 2 TDs, 6 rec 130 yds 2 TDs

4. Darren McFadden RB(ARK) 26 car 84 yds, 1-1 16 yds

5. Ray Rice RB(RUTG) 18 car 54 yds 1 TD

*Ian Johnson RB(Boise) did not play(injured)

Top 25 (Week 12)

1. Ohio State 12-0
2. Michigan 11-1
3. USC 9-1
4. Florida 10-1
5. Arkansas 10-1
6. Notre Dame 10-1
7. West Virginia 10-1
8. LSU 9-2
9. Louisville 9-1
10. Wisconsin 11-1
11. Boise State 11-0
12. Texas 9-2
13. Oklahoma 9-2
14. Aurburn 10-2
15. Rutgers 9-1
16. Georgia Tech 9-2
17. Virginia Tech 9-2
18. Boston College 9-2
19. Tennessee 8-3
20. BYU 9-2
21. Wake Forest 9-2
22. California 8-3
23. Clemson 8-3
24. Nebraska 8-3
25. Hawaii 9-2