Not to worry folks....

I got my black polo today, and I look like a vagina magnet. Enough with the jokes... apparently, Georgia is going to attempt a blackout in another state. Sounds very situational to me. And don't think that I am knockin the blackout thing. It was a huge boost coming into the Auburn game. Last night I was told, "Don't you go to that game and not wear black." Fuck off. I'm kidding, and Shane don't say anything to her. I am concerned that these blackouts may start to lose their luster. We can't do this every other game, guys! Let's face it, we all know quite a few dawg fans that tend to "over do it" from time to time. Who is he talking about? I don't know. See you in New Orleans!!!!!

One More Gift Under The Tree

http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/story/10545311

The NFL decided to have mercy on the poor common folk. They're going to simulcast Saturday's Patriots/Giants game on NBC and CBS. Thanks Roger, I knew you were better than that.

NFL Picks - Final Week

Some of these lines may seem a little hard to believe, but they are correct.

New England (-14.0) vs. NEW YORK GIANTS *Saturday*
PHILADELPHIA (-7.5) vs. Buffalo
GREEN BAY (-4.0) vs. Detroit
HOUSTON (-6.0) vs. Jacksonville
CLEVELAND (-10.0) vs. San Francisco
WASHINGTON (-9.5) vs. Dallas
NEW YORK JETS (-6.0) vs. Kansas City
Tennessee (-6.5) vs. INDIANAPOLIS

Pick Results

Chicago, Indy, New York Gmen, Jacksonville, New England, San Francisco, Washington, San Diego


1. Andrew - 5-3 (66-65)

2. D - 4-4 (75-54)

3. Shane - 3-5 (59-71)

4. Joey - 2-6 (72-58)
Jack - dnp (58-73)

NFL Picks

Week 16

Green Bay (-9.0) vs. CHICAGO
INDIANAPOLIS (-7.0) vs. Houston
New York G-men (-3.0) vs. BUFFALO
JACKSONVILLE (-14.0) vs. Oakland
NEW ENGLAND (-22.0) vs. Miami
Tampa (-7.0) vs. SAN FRANCISCO
MINNESOTA (-6.5) vs. Washington
SAN DIEGO (-9.0) vs. Denver

NFL Pick Results

The lack of participation is hurting my feelings.

Winners: Jacksonville, Carolina, San Diego, Philly, Washington, Chicago, Cleveland, NYJ

1. Donnie - 4-4 (71-50)
Me - 4-4 (70-52)

2. Andre - 3-5 (61-62)

Shane - "O brother where art thou?" (56-66)
Jack - busy making his mix tapes - (56-67)

Playoff Simulator

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls07/bracket


Pretty cool. You can customize the field/seedings or use the current rankings. When the field is selected, computer simulates the games and gives you your 2008 Champion. Ohio State was ousted by Clemson in the first round of my simulation. The final four was Georgia vs. Kansas and Oklahoma vs. Florida. Championship was Georgia vs. Florida, and the Gators prevailed.

NFL Picks

Week 15

CLEVELAND (-6.0) vs. Buffalo
PITTSBURGH (-3.5) vs. Jacksonville
Seattle (-8.0) vs. CAROLINA
NEW ENGLAND (-23.0) vs. New York Jets
SAN DIEGO (-11.0) vs. Detroit
DALLAS (-11.0) vs. Philadelphia
NYG (-5.0) vs. Washington
MINNESOTA (-10.0) vs. Chicago

FC Savannah Power Rankings

1. Prairie Dogs (9-4-1)
A clash of the titans this weekend. The Dogs are matched up against Anchorman (10-4). This is truly what fake football is all about.

2. Anchorman (10-4)
Anchorman took one on the chin this past weekend. I'm sure they were expecting an easy week against the Chi Bears. They will have tough test against the other top team in FC Savannah.

3. Sand Gnats (8-6)
We are super psyched to go up against the 4 Horsemen this week. If the Gnats can keep winning, then we might have a slim chance at glory.

4. 4 Horsemen (8-6)
Just slightly behind the Gnats, but they have an opportunity to really show us something this weekend. The Horsemen put up a ton of point in week 14, and Tommy Brady didn't have to do it all.

5. P Drizzle Fo Shizzle (7-7)
You gotta keep your eyes peeled for those Boinkers. A real shocker for the Shizzle, but they'll get back on track this week.

6. S Murder (6-8)
I over heard Mitch and Murder saying something like "I don't care about FC Savannah anymore." Dead to me, if it's true.

7. Mitch's Men (6-7-1)
I can't believe it. I won't believe it!

8. Bad News Kennels (5-9)
Larry probably should have beaten me. If Jeff Garcia wasn't such a gay, you would have gotten the W.

9. Boinkers (3-11)
The streak is over. I have to say, we have seen a lot of improvement since that "controversial" trade between the Gnats and Boinkers. Seriously, grow up guys.



What we have all been waiting for: Prairie Dogs (9-4-1) vs. Anchorman (10-4)

* They last met in week 6, and the Prairie Dogs handled they business (118-74)

Pick Results

Detroit, NYG, Seattle, Minnesota, NE, Cleveland, Indy, New Orleans

I am proud of you D!

1. D - 8-0 (67-46)

2. Jack - 8-2 (54-61)

3. Andrew - 6-2 (58-57)

4. Joey - 5-3 (66-48)

5. Shane - DNP, but he is DTF. (54-60)

Heisman Winners

OITO would like would like to congratulate Darren McFadden for winning the Heisman. He was to top vote getter, receiving 10 of 18 votes. Tim Tebow was the runner-up receiving 5 votes (we cannot determine if it was 5 different voters).

In related news, Tim Tebow was crowned as the Home Depot Heisman, and he thanked his "Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ" many times. Have a blessed day. I have to say, he seems like a very nice kid. McFadden may be the best player in college football, but he didn't struggle with severe allergies as a kid like Tebow. If you ask me it's a real underdog story.

P.S. I guess if John David Booty couldn't win, Tebow is OK in my book.

It's the most wonderful time of the year.

Since most of you guys don't check your email, I'll offer this link to join ESPN Bowl Mania.

http://games.espn.go.com/bowlmania/frontpage

Group: FC Savannah
password: ichiro

Top 5 Friday

Today we're going to count down the top 5 reasons to go to New Orleans for new years.

5. It's free. I'm not paying for any of it. Donnie already booked the hotel, check. The local brothels offer free gonorrhea screenings, check. And if all else fails, you can just gamble. Hey, they're just chips.

4. The game? Oh yeah, there's a football game. Apparently, Hawaii and Georgia are going to play a tackle football game. This should be interesting.

3. I did some research and it is impossible to catch Hawaiian. Shane and I are convinced that if Larry goes, then we won't die or get mugged. Being that Larry is the responsible one, we can all rest assured that one brain will work in the group.

2. Jack's mixed tapes, simply the best. I really don't want to drive, but if I do Jack's CD is riding with me.

1. The opportunity to see Mr. Kennedy in N'awlins. It's the perfect atmosphere, plenty of culture and brews. Mr. Kennedy flourishes in this kind of environment.

FC Savannah Power Rankings

1. Prairie Dogs (9-3-1)
The Dogs avoided the upset last week, and stay just percentage points behind Anchorman. Really tough matchup this week as the Dogs take on the 4 Horsemen. Hopefully the Prairie Dogs aren't looking ahead to the week 15 matchup against Anchorman.

2. Anchorman (10-3)
They got back on track last week by squeaking out of win over the Horsemen. I still don't think Anchorman is as good as the Prairie Dogs, so they stay at #2. What has been an easy win in the past may not be true anymore; Anchorman takes on the abandoned Chi Bears.

3. P Drizzle Fo Shizzle & Sand Gnats (7-6)
Drizzle lost a heartbreaker to Murder in week 13, but no problem. The Sand Gnats can't decide what kind of team they want to be. It really seems like there's Prairie Dogs and Anchorman, then there's everybody else. Both Drizzle and the Gnats look to keep winning, and maye see the top 2 teams lose a couple of times.

4. 4 Horsemen (7-6)
Just missed knocking off Anchorman. This week the Hoseman will take another shot at a top team in FC Savannah. They need more from the rest of the team, because Tom can't do it all silly!

5. S Murder (6-7)
Have won 3 in a row, but they may be running out of time. As long as Romo and TO are still a happy couple, then Murder may continue his streak.

6. Bad News Kennels (6-7)
These guys have also put together a couple of good weeks, but the Gnats will be a healthy opponent. The Kennels might still be smarting from that Frank Gore for Marvin Harrison trade. Revenge may be on the minds of the Kennel Club members.

7. The Boinkers (2-11)
This organization will have a total overhaul in the off season, especially after going down at the hands of the Chi Bears.

8. Mitch's Men (5-7-1)
The Gnats just took the keys to 1308 with that 156-98 beat down of Mitch.

NR Chi Bears (6-7)
You are supposed to be the resident whipping boy team.

The Dome

It's here, the Georgia High School State Semifinals are just getting under way at the Georgia Dome. Right now, Athens Academy and Wilcox County are playing in the first A semifinal. I want to thank all of the players for giving us 2 days of very entertaining football. The high school playoff will never be affected by big money corporations or subjective bullshit like, "who's the hottest team and who's the best team, right now". There will never be a committee who decides what matchups will bring them the most money, because it's the teams who decide the matchups. Hmmm...I think they're on to something.

Pick Results

Dallas, Minnesota, J'ville, Jets, San Diego, Tampa, Pittsburgh, Baltimore

1. Me - 7-2 (61-45)

2. Donnie - 5-4 (59-46)
Shane - 5-4 (52-54)

3. Sauers - 4-5 (52-55)

4. Jack - 3-6 (46-59)


Week 14 Picks

Dallas (-11.0) vs. DETROIT
PHILADELPHIA (-3.0) vs. New York Giants
SEATTLE (-7.0) vs. Arizona
Minnesota (-9.0) vs. SAN FRANCISCO
NEW ENGLAND (-10.5) vs. Pittsburgh
Cleveland (-3.5) vs. NEW YORK Jets
Indianapolis (-10.0) vs. BALTIMORE
New Orleans (-4.5) vs. ATLANTA

PSA from OITO

So You're Saying There's A Chance?

Okay, everybody just slow down for a second. Let the voice of reason take care of this mess. Georgia is getting a lot of love from the ESPN douches this morning, but I just don't have a good feeling about where they'll end up. Let's face it, not one person thought they would even be close to being in this position at the beginning of this season. With that said being 10-2 and crowned as the one of the best teams in the country "right now" is pretty damn special. All of that is great, but they have a shot at playing in the title game and a really good shot at winning if they do get in.

Georgia deserves a shot at Ohio State, but don't be surprised if the get passed right on by the BCS. It sounds like a broken record this morning on ESPN, "there is no rule saying that the a team has to win their conference to be in the big game". The way the BCS is set up, Ohio State and UGA should be 1 & 2 tomorrow, but the system mysteriously gets tweaked this time of year, every year. We are at the mercy of a computer, and correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't that how it should be? I would love to see Georgia play the Buckeyes, because I think they would surprise a lot of people around the country. All of those winy yankees would get to see their beloved Buckeyes play a very solid team. If they win good for them, and they would have actually earned their first W of the year.

There's got to be a better way to decide who the best 2 teams in the country are. Georgia has earned the right to be thrown in the same conversation as LSU, USC, and Ohio State. The Dawgs have won 6 straight and are looking pretty scary to other teams around the country. I think they deserve to be matched up against a Ohio State or USC team, but I fear they will get stuck playing Hawaii in the Sugar Bowl. Playing that Hawaii team is a lose/lose situation. If they don't get the National Championship bid, then best case scenario is the Rose Bowl against USC. That my friends would be an instant classic, and in the words of Skip Bayless (a close friend of this blog), "you can book it". Worst case scenario is a Hawaii matchup, but at least the brotherhood would be able to run wild in NOLA for a couple of days.



"Watch Me Crank Dat Robocop"

Pitt Wins!!!!

picture provided by pittsburg panthers.com of Shane Murray

Seeing the latest poll to your right, it is obvious that there are some people who dont want Tim Tebow to win the heisman trophy just because he is white. So i did a little research that wasnt already done and found some things you probly didnt already know. (Last comment very sarcastic, see I am too lazy to look for stats that arent already known because i dont have the journalism skills of my cousin patrick. But after i just got done with the stats......im never doing them again because they are too complicated for me to figure out how many spaces to put between each category.)

Your Favorite: Darren McFadden
Rushing Stats- Passing- Recieving in the ass
Attempts-304 Attempts-11 Receptions-21
Yards-1725 Completions-6 Yards-164
Avg.-5.7 Yards-123 Long-57
Long-80 Long-42 TD-1
TD-15 TD-4
'fumblerooskies'- I do not think the ESPN stats are correct because in the LSU game he fumbled a couple times.....sorry for ESPN joey-attitudisms.(achooBEING LATEooo)

*Ill give McFaggen the fact that hes a catalyst to his team, and to the success of arkansas, and to the fact that he is gay, dont kid yourself Donnie if Darren has as much influence on you as Rick does, you'd...........still be gay. But heres a couple reasons why McFaggen shouldnt be crowned 'Low-women'- i know, i know, bad joke, that even a stretch for me.


Heisman Favorite: Tim Tebow
Rushing Stats: Passing:
Attempts-194 Att-217
Yards-838 Completions-318Average-4.3 Completion%-68.5
Longest-25 Yards-3132
Tds-22 TD-29 (Long-66)
Fumbles-0 Int-6
Lost-0 Rating-177.8



*Seeing that Tim Tebow is not recieving it in the poopshoot that should give him one up in the Heisman votes..unless the voters are gay..and since the past Heisman winners get 1 vote, and seeing that Matt Lionheart, Carson Palmer, and Chris "IM 28 and still play in college" Weinke get a vote, them being gay doesnt help Tim Tebow much.

In my closing arguments, I only have a couple things to say.
1. As Ivan Meisel put it, The Heisman vote is based upon this premise. "I hereby designate (name, school) as my first choice to receive the Heisman Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding college football player in the United States for 2007." It doesn't say, "the most outstanding college football player who doesn't disrupt my sleep patterns," (Should i put Darren McFadden at QB, RB, or WR) or "the most outstanding college football player who is preferably a junior or senior,"(Not once is sophomore mentioned) or "the most outstanding college football player whose team is undefeated and playing in the BCS Championship Game."(Only team that has lost games that should be playing in the BCS championship is Morehead state.)
2. Dont be racist and vote for Darren McFadden because he is of your race...dont kid yourself shane freckles are just a shade of black.
3. In the words of Peter Griffin. "C'MONNNNNN, C'MONNNNNN!"
4. This entire post was my first...and i apologize if it seemed virginist and one-sided. and i do not take criticism well.
5. On a lighter note, this is Murray v. McBride in a dance off!!!