Wednesday Random Thoughts
1. In response to that Southern Illinois Cheerleader who fell on her head the other day The American Association of Cheerleading Coaches and Administrators has banned tall pyramids and some forms of cheerleader tossing without mats. If you ask me this is bullsh-t. Haven’t these people ever watched True Life “I’m a cheerleader” These chicks consider themselves athletes. Isn’t risk part of the deal in competitive sports? That’s like telling a figure skater that she can’t jump too high because it’s dangerous. It’s ridiculous. As long as cheerleading competitions are going to be televised on ESPN than you can’t restrict the maneuvers. Girls are always fighting for equal rights and title 9 and stuff like this so they should fight like hell against getting treated like babies because one chick fell on her head.
2. Dante Culpeppper was traded to the Dolphins for a 2nd round pick. A 2nd round pick! My how the mighty have fallen. People were talking about this guy as the league MVP two years ago. It’s crazy what one bad year and a boat cruise will do for your image. Is the reason he was traded because of his injury? It has to be right? It just seems crazy that all the Vikings could get for Culpepper was a 2nd round pick. Having said that, pardon me if I’m not shaking in my boots. Doesn’t Culpepper seem like the type of QB that Belichick eats for breakfast? I’m predicting at least 4 int’s the first time these teams play. I just don’t think Dante Culpepper is capable of playing 4 quarters without making crippling mistakes. As a side note the Saints are dreaming if they think Drew Brees is the answer for them. Brees was surrounded with a ton of talent in San Diego. As much as I hate Aaron Brooks and trust me I hate him like poison, this won’t be that big of an upgrade for the Aint’s.
3. As we continue to barrel towards our March Madness party at The Place and the craziest four days of the year, I’m proud to share the following March Madness drinking rules with you. These will be in full effect at the Place on Thursday.
4. The trash talking has already begun in the Barstool Sports March Madness Chick Tournament. In the following clip Jessica Simpson is taunting a down on her luck Britney Spears. Not for nothing but I don’t think Jessica Simpson should be throwing stones at glass houses. If I were KFed I’d make a point of it to sleep with Ashley Simpson for this stunt. Regardless if you’re looking for a breakdown of our brackets check out Barstool icon Pete Manzo’s preview article.
5. It’s time for me to get back on my American Idol soapbox. For the life of me I can’t understand why people don’t vote for the worst person as opposed to the best person. It just makes no sense. It would eliminate all the voting controversies. Whoever gets the most last place votes would get the boot. It’s that simply. The way it’s set up right now is supremely flawed. The worst performers always get first place votes because they benefit from the sympathy factor after Simon rips them to shreds. The people who end up getting kicked off are the people who weren’t the best but weren’t the worst either because nobody is voting for them. You’re almost better off being horrible than average. Just look at how long Master P survived in Dancing With the Stars.
6. Breaking News: Doc Gooden got arrested and admitted to taking cocaine. Who would have thunk it?
7. Can I just say that I hate the NCAA play in game? Brent Musberger can talk until he’s blue in the face about how the Tournament started yesterday but I’m not buying it for a second. The play in game is arguably the most ridiculous thing in all of sports. I’d be freaking pissed if I won my conference tournament and didn’t make it to the real brackets. If I were Monmouth and Hampton I would have boycotted the game yesterday.
8. El Presidente met former Superfan RB Derek Knight last night. First of all, he’s tiny. Anyway, I was quickly informed that he is the 3rd string running back for the Rams. After some quick phone research I found out he bounced between the practice squad and roster last year and appeared in no games. Here is the question. Is being a practice player in the NFL worth bragging about? Just to clarify, Derek Knight wasn’t bragging at all. This is just more of a moral question for people to ponder. Personally I think you need to be on the active roster to justify having people think you play in the NFL.
9. Sticking with pseudo Superfan celebrities, I’m proud to announce that Marquez Haynes "AKA The Texas Ambassador" and Sean Marshall are two of Barstool’s newest friends on Myspace. For those of you out there wondering what Marquez Haynes major is at BC it’s NBA-Ology.
10. Here is 24 guy’s recap of the last 24
Watching "24" theses days is a lot like filling out your March Madness brackets. In the NCAA tourney you used to be pretty confident the high seeds from the power conferences, the Dukes, Uconns, Memphis' and Nova's, would survive the early rounds and advance to the regionals while the Southerns, Monmouths, Oral Roberts and Albanys would be knocked off before most of us got out of work on Thursday. Similarly, at CTU, you were always sure the big names would all advance through the day, and if they were eliminated, it wouldn't be until the end, when the stakes were at their highest. Well, that has all changed. We are halfway through the day and no less than four high seeds are out. Starting with President Palmer and Michele getting knocked off early, followed by Edgar's elimination and last nights startling upset by Christopher Henderson over Tony Almeida, ( I'm sure if Tony's agent works really hard, he will land a part in "Surreal Life 5") it's anyone's guess who is going to survive at this point. ( I don't count Rudy's death as a major upset. I thought of him as one of those Missouri Valley Conference teams that hadn't proven anything yet. For the record, my money is on Chloe and Ohio State)
President Logan is still a disaster. They have cut his time on the show to a minimum and it's still more than I can bear. I'm hoping that Hal the Constant Gardener takes over the Presidency soon. He probably isn't much better, but at this point I don't really care. What I do like is that despite a major national emergency, both the President and Vice-President have decided to stay in Los Angeles, the targeted city. At the same resort. In the same room. I'll bet the Speaker of the House's wife is back at the White House measuring for drapes as we speak. Meanwhile I'm still holding out hope for Mrs. Logan. She may have a few Sherry Palmer like moments in her yet. She had that crazy look in her eyes last night, and although she promised to stand by the President, I'm pretty sure she has already re-named her vibrator "Aaron".
Back at CTU, Chloe is still in shock. Getting used by Spencer, chased around the mall, then having to watch her best friend die( from the stunned look on her face in the opening scene I could have sworn Chloe was being forced to watch Janice Baccala breast feed her baby. If you didn't see it, lets just say "Faces of Death II" was less disturbing), would take it's toll on anyone, no matter how strong and beautiful. Despite her trauma, she has been able to get off some of the best lines in "24" history. Starting when Rudy introduced himself early in the day by saying " we met in a memory management seminar" and she replied " if you say so" culminating in bitch-slapping Ponyboy last night with" what is it with you and breathing, is that your answer to everything" followed up by "could be a good thing, could be a bad thing , that's what I don't know means", no actress has so effortlessly crossed over from drama to comedy. She is truly a gifted artist and a national treasure. ( Btw, in case you were wondering, she's also really good at getting info on people)
While Chloe is able to right the ship and get back to work, Jack seems to be breaking down a bit. ( Buchanan , announcing over the intercom that the nerve gas is eating through the walls and "we are all going to die" isn't helping matters. Way to stay calm in a crisis Billy boy) The best scene of the night was him going after Ponyboy, nearly snapping his neck while accusing him of being a pedophile. I think it's great that no one in the room came to Ponyboy's rescue as Jack was choking him. Kim didn't really even seem to care. She is probably just now remembering that Ponyboy was improperly touching her in his office while she was under hypnosis. ( When they leave at the end of the show and Jack tells him to get Kim out of LA right away, Ponyboy is like " yeah, sure, right after we stop at the Happy Times Motel on Sunset.)
Jack gives his best effort to try and get at the HVAC equipment, but apparently the people from "Flip this House" were there a few years back and he can't get through the new security they installed. (How many people tried to hold their breath along with Jack as he was trying to avoid inhaling the nerve gas?) He is un-harmed, because even though the corrosive agent added to the Centox can eat through sealed rooms in minutes, it's unable to penetrate Jacks "Carhartt" hoodie. Jack is patched through to Rudy and tells him that although there are plenty of gas masks in a storage room he can easily get to, it would be better to die a hero than to be made fun of at the CTU company picnic this summer for getting beat up by a crack head. Against the wishes of Harry Swenton's daughter, Rudy agrees. Solid death scene by Rudy . The shaking legs, body tremors, the foaming at the mouth. Baby Baccala will probably go the same way.
One last thought: Is every female terrorist a hot babe who spends all her downtime having sex while wearing unreal lingerie? Just once I would like the female terrorist to answer the phone wearing a flannel nightgown, watching TV, with wrinkle cream all over her face. What kind of message are we sending to the average looking teenage girl out there who wants to be a terrorist when she grows up. It's this kind of reckless stereo-typing that leads to eating disorders)
Reader Email
Email #1
Prez:
Chaney was the worst of the worse. A reverse racist who played it up to the hilt. Threatening Calipari, sending in goons, flat out saying he would NEVER start a white boy on his teams, bullying reporters, berating women (two harassment charges).....and everyone loves the owl faced old man. BULLSHIT! If a white coach tried that crap they would hang him in the street. Glad he's gone, hope he gets his teeth kicked in.
-Beacon-
I don’t think Chaney was a racist but he was certainly a hypocrite. He reminds me a lot of Bobby Knight. And Bobby Knight got away with just as much crap as Chaney so I really don’t think it’s a black and white issue.
Email #2
Can you please put a spoiler warning before your 24 rundowns? Like any normal obsessive compulsive, I refuse to watch 24 unless I've seen the one before it. Now having missed the first episode, I need to wait until this season comes out on DVD. You guys are killing me. I put it together that since Pedro Cerrano, I mean David Palmer, I mean Dennis Haysbert is in a new TV show, he may have been offed in this season, but now I know for sure. Damn you, El Presidente. Damn you to hell!
Thanks for the random thoughts.
Matt
That’s a fair enough request.
Email #3
The video of Chaney going stark raving mad at the post game press conference was part of ESPN's #1 Most....crazy moments or nutty moments in sports. I forget the exact title. It ranked higher than Bobby Knight's infamous chair incident. If you can catch that episode, you can see it.
Susan Fitzgerald
ScarboroughME
Chaney attacking Calipari was much more exciting than the chair throw incident.
Email #4
I was rather disappointed with last night's 24.
Chloe's "breakdown" was terrible acting, uncharacteristic and very awkward.
It was also out of character for Jack to choke Kim's boyfriend in that situation - unless maybe they are trying to show a more human side of him rather than the pure super hero we expect all the time.
Hard to believe that they could clear the nerve gas from Jack's transition room in about 8 seconds but the room for Rudy and the security officer was going to take 15 minutes. I did fall for it though when the security guy started breathing and said he was alright.
Wouldn't Centox nerve gas also affect your eyes and skin? Holding your breath is all it takes to be safe?
Very cold of Kim to just walk away from Jack like that.
How realistic was it for the guy who they are drugging to get info from to be nearly dead one moment to overtaking Tony in about one second? Not to mention Tony's own miraculous recovery from near-death.
Is it really that unreasonable to implement martial law? Obviously they are setting up the VP to be the new bad guy but under the circumstances I would agree with that decision.
Is it also unreasonable for Homeland Security to take over CTU when they just lost 40% of the staff? That's another obvious move to set up the CTU vs. the world angle. The storyline of the incompetent director taking over CTU has already been used like 10 times now and they're really gonna play it again this soon?
Hopefully this episode was nothing more than a momentary lapse and it'll get better right away but that may have been a new low in my opinion.
I thought last night’s episode was decent.
Email #5
For laughing at this link, but I feel safe in saying that you’ll be joining me when you read it.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/03/14/beauty.queen.death.ap/index.html
“The reigning Miss Deaf Texas died after being struck by a train.Tara Rose McAvoy, 18, was walking Monday near railroad tracks when she was struck by a Union Pacific train, authorities said. A witness told Austin television station KTBC the train sounded its horn right up until the accident occurred.”
Brian in NYC
I can’t confirm or deny whether I laughed at this story. I can say that as a rule deaf people should avoid walking alone on rail road tracks. That is a story that will never end well.
Email #6
Dude, how could you let D from Canton get away with the Jeter line in today’s Random Thought email??? “I would kill to have him on the sox?” This guy isn’t from Canton, he’s probably from Flatbush and needs to be crushed. I’ll leave it to you. Jeter is a douche. A douche.
C from Franklin
I think a lot of people would say the same thing. Personally I’d have no problem if the Sox signed Derek Jeter. I don’t have wet dreams thinking about it but I wouldn’t be opposed to it if it happened either. I don’t think most Sox fans hate Jeter. I hated him when Nomar was here, but I don’t hate him anymore.
Email #7
Is Kelly the Ball girl this year's Cincinnati Bearcats? Where's Nantz and Packer when you need 'e,?
P.S. J'aime le sportif femme ici http://www.fresh99.com/news-anchor-melissa-theuriau.htm et (NSFW) ici http://dailyniner.com/melissat1.shtml
- Lil Jon Maldives
Oh, man I totally forgot about Kelly Barons. I think I mentally blocked her out of my mind after NESN refused my request for an interview with her. Literally.