Bowlin'

Coming into today, I was feeling good. I went 5 for 5 on my bowl picks yesterday and found myself in first place in our pool. I was riding high. And then came today's games. Now I'm sinking, and here's why.

1. Tech Sucks. Yep, I should have seen this coming. They are the same bellyachers (yes, I know I'm a hypocrite since all I seem to be doing here is bellyaching...) that they are every other year. "We should be in a BCS game. Our quarterback should be the Heisman Trophy winner." Blah blah blah blah blah. The fact is, Tech is the same team they are every other year. Great against sub par teams and sh*tty against decent teams. The difference this year is that they got lucky against Texas and Baylor. Otherwise they would have finished just like every other year: 3 losses and crummy bowl. As long as Mike Leach and the spread offense are in Tech, I don't want to hear another Red Raider EVER talk about a national championship, let along a BCS game or a Heisman Trophy winner.

2. Pirates are bad. Look at the east coast of Africa for confirmation. Pirates are running rampant there and the world is doing everything they can to stop them. But the NCAA appears to have the solution: wildcats. Wildcats are fearless and ferocious. Furthermore, they are efficient killers. I clearly erred in thinking that a drunk, scurvied (not a word, but defined by The Frinkenhagen as "one with scurvy"), sea sick pirate would be any kind of match for a wildcat.

3. What the hell is a/the Crimson Tide anyway? No, really. What is it? At least I knew what a Ute was (it's a Native American from a tribe in Utah, not a "youth" as described by Joe Pesci in My Cousin Vinny...classic). You NEVER pick a team if you don't know what the hell they are. Rookie mistake!

At least there's tomorrow. And at least Ms. Kaylynn has rocked the deuce and is now sleeping soundly, as I will be shortly. 10-4, over and out good buddies!