well, sad as it is, college football is now officially over
this year had a great bowl season
[as opposed to last year, which definitely didn't]
my predictions were also a lot better this year
i was 12–4 [last year was 1–6]
ooh-ra
also, congrats to alabama
first heisman winner, a national championship, and an undefeated season
that's a hell of a year to have
roll tide
——————
this kinda harkens back to my complaint about commentators
namely their very biased commentary
i'm not going to add to that rant
[that horse is already dead, why keep beating it?]
this is gonna bitch about their excuses for teams
mostly cuz it's annoying
when a good team has something unexpected happen to it
like losing a key player or coach
that person becomes the focal point of the entire game
all the commentators do is talk endlessly about it
and the end result invariably is this:
either they lost because of their problem
or they pulled it out despite of it
note the lack of credit for the other team
here's an example from today:
afc wild–card, part 2: ravens at the patriots
last week in houston the patriots lost wes welker
he tore his left mcl and acl
[which basically means he completely blew out his knee]
it was a season ender for him, at least
and hopefully not a career ender
but, welker was seen as one of the pats' key playmakers
so now, they were out their main wide receiver
oh lawd, what is dem patriots gon' do?
though, in the part of the game i watched, i didn't hear anything like that
i know that it's what's been thrown around in analytical circles
i've seen reports and heard commentating saying it
and in the end, the ravens schooled the patriots like only they can
which means, of course: the patriots lost because they lost wes welker
oh man, if they had welker for this game,
they totally woulda pulled it out, am i right?
NO
this is the same kind of bullshit argument they made in the bcs bowl game
colt mccoy, all-american quarterback for the texas longhorns?
well, he got taken out 4 minutes into the game
he took a brutal shot to his throwing arm, which pinched a nerve
he even said it himself, his arm was completely numb
so, backup qb garrett gilbert played the rest of the game
and, for a backup, he was pretty impressive
[considering the pressure that was suddenly put on him]
but, throughout the game [and the ensuing days]
a lot of people seemed to put the brunt of alabama's win on mccoy
'oh, if mccoy'd played, things woulda been different'
'man, if colt hadn't been injured, texas would've won hands down'
yeah, football doesn't work like that
and, just for good measure, one more:
the jets beating the colts was a huge story
they played clips of painter being sacked over and over
and what was the gist of the analysis?
'oh, the jets got lucky because the starters were benched'
'indy would've drove their asses into the ground if peyton was there'
well, you know what? that's bullshit
the jets didn't upset an invincible powerhouse team without help
the colts have a terrible second–string group on offense
they obviously didn't bother practicing these guys during the week,
even knowing they'd be in to finish the game
that's just shoddy coaching
one person shouldn't [and doesn't] carry an entire team
losing a key player should not derail your performance
that's why there are second- and third-string players
to avoid having that exact situation happen
collapses happen because these backups are played enough
if you sit on a bench long enough, you're gonna get rusty
and that all falls on the coaching staff
gotta keep the whole team ready to go,
not just the eleven guys on the field
the real credit goes to every team that beats these teams
ravens, jets, alabama, everybody
they won because they knew how to exploit those weaknesses
the colts didn't lose, neither did texas or the pats
the other guys won
and that's all there is to it
getting back to alabama for a while
among their many accomplishments this year,
they achieved an unblemished record
that's right, the holy grail of every sport:
a perfect season
that's right, the lust in every sportsman's eyes
the secret [or not so secret] desire in all their hearts
and in american sports,
no sport is more obsessed with it than football
to date, there has only been one completely undefeated team:
the 1972 miami dolphins
they lead a clean sweep that year, going 17–0
for a long time, they remained the only team to have accomplished it
and then, along come the 2007 patriots
that year, they became the second team to have an undefeated season
they went 16–0 during the year, and then 2–0 in the playoffs
but, in what's probably the biggest upset this decade,
they lost the super bowl to the giants, ending their run at perfection
every year, teams make runs for perfection
sometimes they get close, sometimes excruciatingly close
but only one teams has ever gotten there
this year, there was a 'battle of the undefeateds':
the saints and the colts
they happened to be the only two undefeated teams for a while
they eventually both made it to 13–0
then the saints lost to dallas, and then the colts to the jets
both teams were criticized for their losses,
but the colts got the brunt of it
why?
because they sat their starters
sitting starters at the end of the season is a long-standing trend
[and one i completely disagree with, by the way]
the rationale is that it will allow them to rest their key players,
and that this rest will allow them to do well in the postseason
usually only teams that are assured a spot do this,
but sometimes even questionable teams do this
[like this years broncos, for example]
these losses are waved off and overlooked
and then we get on with the playoffs
that is exactly what the colts did in week 16
the offensive starters played the first half,
and then we benched for the second half
even though they were winning respectably at halftime
they got beat down handily by the end
[that's more to do with the inexperience of the backups,
and definitely the coaching decisions, but i already covered that]
the colts were disappointed, sure
and the fans definitely were
but life went on
....
wait, no, that's a lie, no it didn't
following this loss to the 'less than deserving' jets,
the media was all over the coaches and players for their explanations
commentators complained, analysts 'rationalized', and fans bitched
why? because they're obsessed with getting a perfect season
michael irvin's one of them:
he said more than once that, to be able to get a perfect season,
he'd be willing to give up all three of his super bowl rings
ALL THREE? say it ain't so, mike!
what a jackass
what kind of fucking fruitcake says something like that?
three superbowl rings? most players don't even have one
he won three super bowls, how much more do you need?
christ on a bike, how fucking greedy are you?
perfection is not something you need to aim for
it's nice, sure, and it's history making,
but it's not something you should make deals with the devil for
perfection isn't something you attain
perfection is something you are rewarded with
it's the gift at the end of a ton of hard work
if you are truly deserving of being perfect,
than you'll achieve it
the 1972 dolphins very much earned it
the 2007 patriots obviously did not [and i'm so glad about that]
if your team truly is that good, than one day you'll have a perfect season
and if you aren't, suck it up and work harder
and now, let's return to this benching the starters bullshit
like i said, it's a trend that's been around for a long, long time
wanting to protect your most valuable assets is understandable,
especially if you're poised to do great things in the playoffs
BUT
why would you rob your players of their purpose?
these are multi–million dollar players,
and they aren't even playing games
what a fucking waste that is
if you're going to spend that much on a valuable commodity
why wouldn't you use it to its fullest extent?
i do understand long–term vs short–term goals
the playoffs and the superbowl are the ultimate goal
and the last few games, especially when they don't have an impact,
really are nothing more than going through the motions
especially when they're up against shitty teams
but that doesn't absolve you of fulfilling your duties
if a football team really is good, they'll play every game the same
they treat every opponent as worthy and every win as necessary
which team would you hold in higher regard?
a 14–2 team that lost two heartbreakingly close midseason games,
but pulled themselves together and finished the season strong?
or a 14–2 team that won the first 14 in a row
and then lost two blowouts, scoring 22 points to the opponents' 59?
i'd go with the first one
there are times i enjoy when teams do that
namely when i get vindicated in the playoffs
i've seen plenty of teams rest their starters the last two games,
go into their first playoff game ready and confident
and then lose, sometimes badly
[can you say philadelphia? because i can... PHILADELPHIA]
there really is nothing better than seeing that happen
where's all your rest and prep time now?
yeah, sitting out your last two games really helped:
instead of possibly clinching home field advantage,
or maybe even a first–round bye,
you head into the playoffs and loose to a wildcard team
ah... sweet, sweet vengeance
also, a final note on this week's wildcard weekend
HOLY SHIT, SON
philly and cincy both got shutouts last weekend
so this week, they faced the same teams in the wildcard
[dallas and the jets, respectively]
this time, neither team got shut out
but, they both got summarily destroyed throughout their games
jesus christ, cincinnati, what the fuck happened?
where the hell was the cincy that beat the shit out of the steelers?
what the hell, philly? where was trademark andy reid passing game?
neither of those games were fun to watch
because seeing teams get killed like that is no fun
[unless it's minnesota or the patriots, which leads me to...]
THE RAVENS AT THE PATRIOTS
oh man, this one wasn't even close to the predictions
just to lay it out for all of you:
the patriots have never lost to the ravens in the postseason
they were playing at home in gillette stadium
they hadn't lost at home in the playoffs since 1978
they were seeded number 3, and the ravens at number 6
and, of course, they're the patriots
so how did the legendary patriots fare?
they gave the ravens a 14 point lead in only 4 minutes and 6 seconds
the pats had three turnovers [and baltimore scored off each one]
they missed their only field goal attempt
and, oh yeah, THEY LOST 33–14
god, that was a beautiful game to watch
of all the pregame talk, this was the best assessment:
'the difference is how these teams are gonna treat this game
the pats are expecting to win, but the ravens want to win'
how true, how true
also, as a final thought,
i'd like us all to think of the invariably un–classy head coach
that man being, of course, bill belichick
just think about all the shit he's pulled over the years
all the stupid, stubborn comments,
all the cheating controversy,
all the bad sportsmanship,
and, of course, all the bad hoodies with cutoff sleeves
[makes jim tressel's sweater vests look good in comparison, huh?]
now, with all that in mind,
think about the look on his face by the end of the game
that ugly frustration and resignation as they fell behind for good
it was great, wasn't it? yeah, it really was
makes me wish i could see it more often
1/11/10
1/6/10
football state university
as i look back on the michigan state/texas tech game
i realized how good our team can be
we played really well during this year's bowl game
granted, we didn't pull it out in the end
but watching them play was rejuvenating
we actually made plays, we actually made stops
we actually played competitively
and i'm tellin' ya, nobody pulls trick plays like we do
that was the kind of michigan state football i like to see
that's what makes proud spartans,
and that's what they need to do next year
whether they will or not is another story
——————
there's one consistent thing i find annoying about football on tv:
the commentators:
they come in with very apparent biases
and they call the entire game that way
they make excuses when they falter
and they cheer them on when they're winning
and the opposing team never gets a chance
it's obvious to anyone who watches these games
and i think it's bullshit
there isn't a specific type of commentator that's guilty, either
former players/coaches and sportscasters are equally to blame
i don't how they make their picks week to week
but there's no excuse for it
i understand that everybody has favorites
and teams they don't like
but their job is to commentate the games,
not be pep squads for only one team
also, is it just me,
or do they never seem to cheer for the same team you do?
that's what makes it worse for me
i'm trying to watch the goddamn game,
and all i hear is how awesome everyone else is
i personally think the worst example of that was on sunday
during the michigan state/texas tech game
but it happens all the time
right now i'm watching the orange bowl
and the commentators have favoring georgia tech all night
granted, these guys have actually been giving iowa credit
but still, it's unfair to everyone to do this
they don't just do it in college either
pro commentators are just as bad, sometimes worse
need an example?
look at the vikings/bears game from week 15
all night long they were talking about the amazing brett favre
and how the vikings were the obviously dominant team
gave chicago shit all game long
and yet, chicago got the win
i would love to see some truly objective commentating
i think it would make the games so much better
but, that's never going to happen
i have a better hope, one that might actually happen:
since you can watch games online now,
and cable providers are making games more intuitive
i'm hoping they have selectable audio tracks
and that you can eventually turn off commentating
and all you'll hear is the qb calling the plays
the sound of pads colliding, players grunting,
and the whistles blowing
a guy can dream, can't he?
of all the controversial things about college football
nothing surpasses the bcs
since its inception, it's been hit with criticism [and with some praise]
the rankings, it says, is based on a scientific formula
it's more accurate and balanced than the ap, coaches', and harris polls
and it offers equal opportunity for high status
but, against it, there's been all sorts of contention
it's biased against smaller, less powerful conferences
it doesn't actually provide scientific results
and so on and so forth
i'm not going to argue against that [not now, at any rate]
personally i don't like the bcs
but for a different reason:
the bowl games themselves
[also, my congratulations to iowa
they just won the orange bowl 24–14 over georgia tech
congrats, hawkeyes
this puts the big ten at 4-3 in bowls this year]
there are currently 34 bowl games
34
in the words of marshall lucky in used cars
'that's too fuckin' high!'
how many goddamn post season games do these guys need?
i know that football is the highest grossing ncaa sport
but come the fuck on
they have to reach down to 6–6 teams to fill these games out
[like michigan state and minnesota]
and some teams don't even have winning conference records
[like arkansas]
how is that fair?
how can they reward teams for failing like that?
most of those games aren't well patronized
for example, the little caesar's pizza bowl:
marshall and university of ohio
they play at ford field in detroit, a stadium that seats 65,000
how many people went to the bowl? a paltry 30,331
doesn't sound that exciting, does it?
i got a better idea
not unlike joe paterno, i'd advocate a playoff system
here's how i would handle it:
there are currently 11 division 1 conferences and 3 independent teams
[the indys are army, navy, and notre dame]
each of the 11 conferences would play a conference championship
each conference champion would gain a playoff berth
[along with the #1 independent team]
and there would be no automatic home field advantage
[games would be played at the higher record team's stadium]
the eight highest [by record] conference #2s, including indy #2,
would be given wild–card playoffs the first week of postseason
the 12 champs and 4 wild–card winners would then start the playoffs
there'd be three rounds, then a championship game
including the wild–cards, there'd be 19 games in the post season
[30 including the conference championships]
it may not be much, but the turnouts would be huge
i think it would create a much more interesting bowl series
yes, i am aware that this system has flaws
i know it draws heavily on the nfl playoff system
and i know that i don't lay out a ranking system
but, i think my system has a lot more potential
not every team gets to go to a bowl game every year
it'll give teams more drive to earn it
that is what the post season is about, after all
earning a place above everyone else
another thing i have against the bcs is their locations
the vast majority of these bowl games are in the south or west
the only northern ones are in detroit and boise
what possible reason can they have for that?
the weather? that's bullshit
the bcs claims they choose neutral arenas for bowl games
and to their credit, they technically do
BUT
the places they chose, more often that not,
are right in the back yard of teams playing in them:
idaho played in boise, miami played in orlando,
georgia played in miami, ucf played in st petersburg,
unc played in charlotte, texas tech played in san antonio,
usc played in san fran, and i could go on and on
since there's no hope of reforming the bcs
[not in the immediate future, at any rate]
i think they should scatter the bowl games
you want a neutral playing field?
how about putting the alabama/texas game in minneapolis?
how about usc and bc in kansas city?
how about ohio state and oregon in new orleans?
those are just specific examples, but they can be generalized
move some of these bowl games to the north
teams worried about playing in the cold?
make them in domed stadiums, i don't care
but i don't think they should anyway
make these cold weather teams play in the cold winter air
if they go pro, they're gonna have to anyway
we shouldn't cater to them
you wanna know how pussy southern football players are?
watch the 'cold weather' games from this season
at the wisconsin/miami game, it was 50º
the miami players were shivering and gathering around the heater
they were all wearing gloves and long sleeves
the wisconsin players? no sleeves, no gloves
and they kicked miami's ass
and the commentators? [hey-o, look, it's them again]
excusing miami's poor play 'because it's cold'
same thing in the iowa/georgia tech game
same thing in the penn state/lsu game
poor southern teams were feeling a little cold,
and couldn't play as well as normal
big ten players have that weather from october on
if we can take it, so can they
so suck it the fuck up, guys, and play the goddamn game
all i wanna see, sometime before i die,
is a better college postseason
so please, bcs, get it together
fix up your shit, get your stuff together
fire those fucking commentators
and show me some good goddamn football
i realized how good our team can be
we played really well during this year's bowl game
granted, we didn't pull it out in the end
but watching them play was rejuvenating
we actually made plays, we actually made stops
we actually played competitively
and i'm tellin' ya, nobody pulls trick plays like we do
that was the kind of michigan state football i like to see
that's what makes proud spartans,
and that's what they need to do next year
whether they will or not is another story
——————
there's one consistent thing i find annoying about football on tv:
the commentators:
they come in with very apparent biases
and they call the entire game that way
they make excuses when they falter
and they cheer them on when they're winning
and the opposing team never gets a chance
it's obvious to anyone who watches these games
and i think it's bullshit
there isn't a specific type of commentator that's guilty, either
former players/coaches and sportscasters are equally to blame
i don't how they make their picks week to week
but there's no excuse for it
i understand that everybody has favorites
and teams they don't like
but their job is to commentate the games,
not be pep squads for only one team
also, is it just me,
or do they never seem to cheer for the same team you do?
that's what makes it worse for me
i'm trying to watch the goddamn game,
and all i hear is how awesome everyone else is
i personally think the worst example of that was on sunday
during the michigan state/texas tech game
but it happens all the time
right now i'm watching the orange bowl
and the commentators have favoring georgia tech all night
granted, these guys have actually been giving iowa credit
but still, it's unfair to everyone to do this
they don't just do it in college either
pro commentators are just as bad, sometimes worse
need an example?
look at the vikings/bears game from week 15
all night long they were talking about the amazing brett favre
and how the vikings were the obviously dominant team
gave chicago shit all game long
and yet, chicago got the win
i would love to see some truly objective commentating
i think it would make the games so much better
but, that's never going to happen
i have a better hope, one that might actually happen:
since you can watch games online now,
and cable providers are making games more intuitive
i'm hoping they have selectable audio tracks
and that you can eventually turn off commentating
and all you'll hear is the qb calling the plays
the sound of pads colliding, players grunting,
and the whistles blowing
a guy can dream, can't he?
of all the controversial things about college football
nothing surpasses the bcs
since its inception, it's been hit with criticism [and with some praise]
the rankings, it says, is based on a scientific formula
it's more accurate and balanced than the ap, coaches', and harris polls
and it offers equal opportunity for high status
but, against it, there's been all sorts of contention
it's biased against smaller, less powerful conferences
it doesn't actually provide scientific results
and so on and so forth
i'm not going to argue against that [not now, at any rate]
personally i don't like the bcs
but for a different reason:
the bowl games themselves
[also, my congratulations to iowa
they just won the orange bowl 24–14 over georgia tech
congrats, hawkeyes
this puts the big ten at 4-3 in bowls this year]
there are currently 34 bowl games
34
in the words of marshall lucky in used cars
'that's too fuckin' high!'
how many goddamn post season games do these guys need?
i know that football is the highest grossing ncaa sport
but come the fuck on
they have to reach down to 6–6 teams to fill these games out
[like michigan state and minnesota]
and some teams don't even have winning conference records
[like arkansas]
how is that fair?
how can they reward teams for failing like that?
most of those games aren't well patronized
for example, the little caesar's pizza bowl:
marshall and university of ohio
they play at ford field in detroit, a stadium that seats 65,000
how many people went to the bowl? a paltry 30,331
doesn't sound that exciting, does it?
i got a better idea
not unlike joe paterno, i'd advocate a playoff system
here's how i would handle it:
there are currently 11 division 1 conferences and 3 independent teams
[the indys are army, navy, and notre dame]
each of the 11 conferences would play a conference championship
each conference champion would gain a playoff berth
[along with the #1 independent team]
and there would be no automatic home field advantage
[games would be played at the higher record team's stadium]
the eight highest [by record] conference #2s, including indy #2,
would be given wild–card playoffs the first week of postseason
the 12 champs and 4 wild–card winners would then start the playoffs
there'd be three rounds, then a championship game
including the wild–cards, there'd be 19 games in the post season
[30 including the conference championships]
it may not be much, but the turnouts would be huge
i think it would create a much more interesting bowl series
yes, i am aware that this system has flaws
i know it draws heavily on the nfl playoff system
and i know that i don't lay out a ranking system
but, i think my system has a lot more potential
not every team gets to go to a bowl game every year
it'll give teams more drive to earn it
that is what the post season is about, after all
earning a place above everyone else
another thing i have against the bcs is their locations
the vast majority of these bowl games are in the south or west
the only northern ones are in detroit and boise
what possible reason can they have for that?
the weather? that's bullshit
the bcs claims they choose neutral arenas for bowl games
and to their credit, they technically do
BUT
the places they chose, more often that not,
are right in the back yard of teams playing in them:
idaho played in boise, miami played in orlando,
georgia played in miami, ucf played in st petersburg,
unc played in charlotte, texas tech played in san antonio,
usc played in san fran, and i could go on and on
since there's no hope of reforming the bcs
[not in the immediate future, at any rate]
i think they should scatter the bowl games
you want a neutral playing field?
how about putting the alabama/texas game in minneapolis?
how about usc and bc in kansas city?
how about ohio state and oregon in new orleans?
those are just specific examples, but they can be generalized
move some of these bowl games to the north
teams worried about playing in the cold?
make them in domed stadiums, i don't care
but i don't think they should anyway
make these cold weather teams play in the cold winter air
if they go pro, they're gonna have to anyway
we shouldn't cater to them
you wanna know how pussy southern football players are?
watch the 'cold weather' games from this season
at the wisconsin/miami game, it was 50º
the miami players were shivering and gathering around the heater
they were all wearing gloves and long sleeves
the wisconsin players? no sleeves, no gloves
and they kicked miami's ass
and the commentators? [hey-o, look, it's them again]
excusing miami's poor play 'because it's cold'
same thing in the iowa/georgia tech game
same thing in the penn state/lsu game
poor southern teams were feeling a little cold,
and couldn't play as well as normal
big ten players have that weather from october on
if we can take it, so can they
so suck it the fuck up, guys, and play the goddamn game
all i wanna see, sometime before i die,
is a better college postseason
so please, bcs, get it together
fix up your shit, get your stuff together
fire those fucking commentators
and show me some good goddamn football
1/3/10
the university of football
i had a first today, and i think it's worth sharing:
i got so angry at football commentators that i started to scream
i have never, EVER, in my life
heard college commentating as bad as the msu/texas tech game on espn
honest to fucking christ
they sounded like texas tech paid them off to be complimentary
they were fuckin sucking ruffin mcneill's cock on the airwaves tonight
talking about how hard texas tech's had it this week
only mentioned dantonio in passing,
completely marginalized our entire team
only complimented us a record five times
at one point they ever referred to it as the 'controversy bowl'
i wish i could get my goddamn hands on them,
because i'd love to fucking wring both of their necks
they're a disgrace to commentators, and that's saying something
because commentators always suck
i'm starting a posting theme today
it'll continue for as long as i feel like
i'm basically going to be ranting about football [pro and college],
because i feel like letting it all out
so, if you don't like football or don't like my rants
feel free to check back in a week or so
——————————
i will never understand the way coaches handle staff changes, ever
because it's always handled so poorly
and it makes me question their loyalty and integrity
first up to the plate tonight is brian kelly
brian kelly, once upon a time, coached for cmu
he started in 2004, with very limited success
he put in the effort, and in 2006 they won the mac championship
they headed off to the motor city bowl
BUT
kelly resigned his post to accept the head coach job at cincinnati
a post left vacant by the departure of mark dantonio
as he leaves, kelly states he will not coach cmu at their bowl game
[they did win, by the way]
he spends the next three years at cincinnati
and by all accounts, it was an amazing tenure
in his first two years, cincy had only six losses
in his last year, they were completely undefeated
they ranked #3 in the bcs, and were invited to play in the sugar bowl
but, surprise surprise, kelly wouldn't be there
after PUBLICLY STATING that he would stay at cincy,
kelly accepted the head coaching job at notre dame
and guess what? he wouldn't coach cincy in their bowl game
this was kelly's first bcs game ever
it was his opportunity to pummel the florida gators on national tv
but, being brian kelly, he passed on it
now he's preparing to turn around the ailing notre dame program
who wants to bet he bails on them in three years too?
congratulations brian kelly
you've abandoned two teams you helped push to success
you've basically left an entire university high and dry
AFTER you publicly promised you'd stay there
[shades of bobby petrino, anyone?]
ALSO, during their loss to florida yesterday,
i heard a commentator talk about you during the second half
saying you were the 'biggest cincy fan out there',
and that it 'broke your heart to not be on that sideline'
you abandon your team, and still come out looking like a good guy?
you are officially an asshole
[it's worth noting, too,
that kelly had great success at his first coaching job,
grand valley state had .725 winning percentage under him
they won four conference championships
and were national champions in division II his final two years
obviously the man is very talented
he just doesn't appear to have a soul]
on deck, we have urban meyer
everybody has heard about the urban meyer thing by now
everybody who follows college football, at least
on boxing day, he announced he was resigning from the florida gators
he'd ignored his health too long, he said, and his family was suffering from it
he'd had a great tenure, and it would be hard for him to let go of his boys
everyone down in florida was gonna miss him,
and it threw a lot of questions into the air about his successor
.....
WAITNOHOLDONNEVERMINDSTOPHOLDONASEC
the next day he took it back
the very next day, after a 'spirited practice', he retracted his resignation
instead, he said, he'd take an indefinite leave of absence
and he would leave the team in the hands of his offensive coordinator
better yet, he basically said he'd come back this coming season
he said he felt in his gut he would come back
all that took place over about 26 hours worth of time
all before the bowl game on new year's day,
in which they resoundingly destroyed cincinnati
[by the way, you could see the disappointment in their faces
every cincy player just looked defeated from the very start
i'm amazed they even bothered to keep playing till the very end]
i don't question the validity of meyer's condition,
being a head coach of a team like that is extremely stressful
BUT
why make that announcement before the end of the season?
what good does that accomplish?
all it does is monopolize the media coverage solely on your team
i didn't hear jack shit about kelly after that, not once [cept in the game]
all it does is disingenuously make you seem like a flawed hero
and it absolves the team on accountability of any potential collapses
if florida won, it would be a bittersweet sendoff
if florida lost, it was because they lost their longtime friend and mentor
urban meyer, i call bullshit on your sincerity and motives
a true friend and mentor lets his guys play their hearts out
and he does it without crushing them before they do it
he doesn't drop a bomb on them a week beforehand,
and then reneg on it the next day
make up your goddamn mind before you open your mouth
i hope your health clears up, and i wish you no ill will
but don't pull this shit again
it's contemptible, and it's beneath you
next on my list, we have florida state university
despite whatever press they've released on the matter
they basically forced bobby bowden out the door
and they did so in the worst possible way
bobby is the sole person i'm not mad at on this [first] list
he'll go down as one of the best college coaches ever
he's a legend, and he's in a class of his own
which is why you never do to him what they did
back in early october, i read an article on espn
the fsu trustees chairman called on bobby bowden to retire
said the current system with the 'coach-in-waiting' wasn't working
and that bowden was past his prime, and needed to go
now, i don't care who you are or what you do
you do NOT dictate orders to a man like that
bowden's career put fsu on the national stage for good
he took what bill petersen did, and took it a huge step further
he created what we now know as the florida state seminoles
he's the second highest all-time winningest coach ever
he's tied for the most winning seasons ever
not a college football fan in the country doesn't know his name
why would you ever try to force that man out?
this isn't to say i don't understand their reasoning
bowden's success rate this decade hasn't matched their past
BUT
you can't measure the present on the past, not in this respect
you can't expect to be national champions every year,
you can't expect to be conference champions every year,
and you can't expect to win a bowl game every year
yes, his record this decade was 85–44 [.659]
and yes they 'only' won five bowl games this decade
[including his final win yesterday against his alma mater, west virginia]
but that's not the success you should measure him by
the man is a huge draw to fsu football, and the university in general
he is the epitome of what it means to be a seminole
he has absolutely earned the right to go out his way
that doesn't mean he should go as long as possible
we've all seen what happens when a coach just doesn't know when to quit
he said it himself this year:
he wanted to stay one more year, and that was it
how could they not grant him that?
if it's a losing season, then you don't need to say anything
he'll know he doesn't have it anymore, and he'll say goodbye
but if you come out and win big all season, what a great sendoff
you'll have a huge turnout every game
you'll have a great season [which will end in a bowl game]
and if you win a bowl game [maybe a big one],
what a great way to hang up your big ol' hat
but now we'll never know
THAT is how you let a coach end his life on the sidelines
you don't piss and moan about his rocky start in public
you don't bitch that his successor is having a tough time in public
and you don't fucking call for his retirement in public
fsu should be ashamed of themselves for how this was handled
bowden's retirement was definitely on their terms
i don't care what they say to the contrary
he was forced to retire before they were forced to fire him
[which would've killed the admin, no question]
he could've fought it, sure
he could've flat out said 'no', like paterno did in 2004
but that's just not his style
farewell, bobby bowden
may you enjoy your retirement longer than bear bryant did
seminole faithful with always remember what you did for them
and to florida state, the spineless seminoles atop the totem,
you are officially assholes
i got so angry at football commentators that i started to scream
i have never, EVER, in my life
heard college commentating as bad as the msu/texas tech game on espn
honest to fucking christ
they sounded like texas tech paid them off to be complimentary
they were fuckin sucking ruffin mcneill's cock on the airwaves tonight
talking about how hard texas tech's had it this week
only mentioned dantonio in passing,
completely marginalized our entire team
only complimented us a record five times
at one point they ever referred to it as the 'controversy bowl'
i wish i could get my goddamn hands on them,
because i'd love to fucking wring both of their necks
they're a disgrace to commentators, and that's saying something
because commentators always suck
i'm starting a posting theme today
it'll continue for as long as i feel like
i'm basically going to be ranting about football [pro and college],
because i feel like letting it all out
so, if you don't like football or don't like my rants
feel free to check back in a week or so
——————————
i will never understand the way coaches handle staff changes, ever
because it's always handled so poorly
and it makes me question their loyalty and integrity
first up to the plate tonight is brian kelly
brian kelly, once upon a time, coached for cmu
he started in 2004, with very limited success
he put in the effort, and in 2006 they won the mac championship
they headed off to the motor city bowl
BUT
kelly resigned his post to accept the head coach job at cincinnati
a post left vacant by the departure of mark dantonio
as he leaves, kelly states he will not coach cmu at their bowl game
[they did win, by the way]
he spends the next three years at cincinnati
and by all accounts, it was an amazing tenure
in his first two years, cincy had only six losses
in his last year, they were completely undefeated
they ranked #3 in the bcs, and were invited to play in the sugar bowl
but, surprise surprise, kelly wouldn't be there
after PUBLICLY STATING that he would stay at cincy,
kelly accepted the head coaching job at notre dame
and guess what? he wouldn't coach cincy in their bowl game
this was kelly's first bcs game ever
it was his opportunity to pummel the florida gators on national tv
but, being brian kelly, he passed on it
now he's preparing to turn around the ailing notre dame program
who wants to bet he bails on them in three years too?
congratulations brian kelly
you've abandoned two teams you helped push to success
you've basically left an entire university high and dry
AFTER you publicly promised you'd stay there
[shades of bobby petrino, anyone?]
ALSO, during their loss to florida yesterday,
i heard a commentator talk about you during the second half
saying you were the 'biggest cincy fan out there',
and that it 'broke your heart to not be on that sideline'
you abandon your team, and still come out looking like a good guy?
you are officially an asshole
[it's worth noting, too,
that kelly had great success at his first coaching job,
grand valley state had .725 winning percentage under him
they won four conference championships
and were national champions in division II his final two years
obviously the man is very talented
he just doesn't appear to have a soul]
on deck, we have urban meyer
everybody has heard about the urban meyer thing by now
everybody who follows college football, at least
on boxing day, he announced he was resigning from the florida gators
he'd ignored his health too long, he said, and his family was suffering from it
he'd had a great tenure, and it would be hard for him to let go of his boys
everyone down in florida was gonna miss him,
and it threw a lot of questions into the air about his successor
.....
WAITNOHOLDONNEVERMINDSTOPHOLDONASEC
the next day he took it back
the very next day, after a 'spirited practice', he retracted his resignation
instead, he said, he'd take an indefinite leave of absence
and he would leave the team in the hands of his offensive coordinator
better yet, he basically said he'd come back this coming season
he said he felt in his gut he would come back
all that took place over about 26 hours worth of time
all before the bowl game on new year's day,
in which they resoundingly destroyed cincinnati
[by the way, you could see the disappointment in their faces
every cincy player just looked defeated from the very start
i'm amazed they even bothered to keep playing till the very end]
i don't question the validity of meyer's condition,
being a head coach of a team like that is extremely stressful
BUT
why make that announcement before the end of the season?
what good does that accomplish?
all it does is monopolize the media coverage solely on your team
i didn't hear jack shit about kelly after that, not once [cept in the game]
all it does is disingenuously make you seem like a flawed hero
and it absolves the team on accountability of any potential collapses
if florida won, it would be a bittersweet sendoff
if florida lost, it was because they lost their longtime friend and mentor
urban meyer, i call bullshit on your sincerity and motives
a true friend and mentor lets his guys play their hearts out
and he does it without crushing them before they do it
he doesn't drop a bomb on them a week beforehand,
and then reneg on it the next day
make up your goddamn mind before you open your mouth
i hope your health clears up, and i wish you no ill will
but don't pull this shit again
it's contemptible, and it's beneath you
next on my list, we have florida state university
despite whatever press they've released on the matter
they basically forced bobby bowden out the door
and they did so in the worst possible way
bobby is the sole person i'm not mad at on this [first] list
he'll go down as one of the best college coaches ever
he's a legend, and he's in a class of his own
which is why you never do to him what they did
back in early october, i read an article on espn
the fsu trustees chairman called on bobby bowden to retire
said the current system with the 'coach-in-waiting' wasn't working
and that bowden was past his prime, and needed to go
now, i don't care who you are or what you do
you do NOT dictate orders to a man like that
bowden's career put fsu on the national stage for good
he took what bill petersen did, and took it a huge step further
he created what we now know as the florida state seminoles
he's the second highest all-time winningest coach ever
he's tied for the most winning seasons ever
not a college football fan in the country doesn't know his name
why would you ever try to force that man out?
this isn't to say i don't understand their reasoning
bowden's success rate this decade hasn't matched their past
BUT
you can't measure the present on the past, not in this respect
you can't expect to be national champions every year,
you can't expect to be conference champions every year,
and you can't expect to win a bowl game every year
yes, his record this decade was 85–44 [.659]
and yes they 'only' won five bowl games this decade
[including his final win yesterday against his alma mater, west virginia]
but that's not the success you should measure him by
the man is a huge draw to fsu football, and the university in general
he is the epitome of what it means to be a seminole
he has absolutely earned the right to go out his way
that doesn't mean he should go as long as possible
we've all seen what happens when a coach just doesn't know when to quit
he said it himself this year:
he wanted to stay one more year, and that was it
how could they not grant him that?
if it's a losing season, then you don't need to say anything
he'll know he doesn't have it anymore, and he'll say goodbye
but if you come out and win big all season, what a great sendoff
you'll have a huge turnout every game
you'll have a great season [which will end in a bowl game]
and if you win a bowl game [maybe a big one],
what a great way to hang up your big ol' hat
but now we'll never know
THAT is how you let a coach end his life on the sidelines
you don't piss and moan about his rocky start in public
you don't bitch that his successor is having a tough time in public
and you don't fucking call for his retirement in public
fsu should be ashamed of themselves for how this was handled
bowden's retirement was definitely on their terms
i don't care what they say to the contrary
he was forced to retire before they were forced to fire him
[which would've killed the admin, no question]
he could've fought it, sure
he could've flat out said 'no', like paterno did in 2004
but that's just not his style
farewell, bobby bowden
may you enjoy your retirement longer than bear bryant did
seminole faithful with always remember what you did for them
and to florida state, the spineless seminoles atop the totem,
you are officially assholes
12/31/09
seventeen
there are a few things in life that i really love
that, no matter what, i'll never not enjoy
one of them is food
truthfully, i think first among them is food
few things on this planet are as gratifying as food
it's provides multiple purposes, it's a staple of culture
it can help bring people together,
but, most importantly, it's fucking delicious
food is part of the reason i look forward to coming home during school
i know plenty of people who don't, for a variety of reasons
but i do, and no small part of that is my parents' cooking
they really make an effort to make good food, and always have
even when we were completely broke,
and living paycheck to paycheck to send me to school
my parents would always make something good to eat
the reason i'm bringing this up, surprise surprise,
is to complain about mt morris/genesee county/michigan [so novel, yeah?]
one of the great things about new london was the variety of restaurants
virtually every ethnicity of food could be found somewhere
and grocery stores would actually carry quality ingredients
even if you were looking for some plain, normal 'american' food
there were handfuls of restaurants that always had great selections
you can't find that here at all
there's almost no variety in any places to eat around here
most of them fall into crappy-quality 'family-owned' restaurants
[billy's, baldwin's, gillie's, la villa's, places like that]
most of them actually make me prefer fast food
which is just sad on so many levels
one of the nice things about e/l is the variety of food
thanks to the diverse group of people in and around lansing,
there's a wider variety of places to eat, from mexican to sushi
most of these places offer good quality, [relatively] inexpensive meals
i think the types of food available really reflects on the community
places like here, there's really nothing good;
it's all the same, and it's almost always shitty
certainly sounds a lot like flint, huh?
there is one restaurant in this area i do like,
and it just opened up this past summer
[for those of you who care, it's called 'el adobe',
and it's where the old dips 'n dogs used to be]
i'm not sure i'd be able to live in a place like michigan again
if for no other reason than the food thing
it gets too frustrating that i can't really go anywhere good
this is the only place i've ever lived where i can say this:
the fast food and chain restaurants are the better option
how fucking pathetic is that?
come on michigan, get it together
quit it with the fucking coney–dogs, olive sauce, and blueberries
bring me something new, i'm begging you
i don't wanna live off ramen and subway forever
as an aside to this,
i tend to judge people by what they eat when i'm around
it's part of the reason i like grabbing food with people
what [and how] people eat says a lot about them
which is why i try to get food with people i know
let's me know how well we'll get along
that, no matter what, i'll never not enjoy
one of them is food
truthfully, i think first among them is food
few things on this planet are as gratifying as food
it's provides multiple purposes, it's a staple of culture
it can help bring people together,
but, most importantly, it's fucking delicious
food is part of the reason i look forward to coming home during school
i know plenty of people who don't, for a variety of reasons
but i do, and no small part of that is my parents' cooking
they really make an effort to make good food, and always have
even when we were completely broke,
and living paycheck to paycheck to send me to school
my parents would always make something good to eat
the reason i'm bringing this up, surprise surprise,
is to complain about mt morris/genesee county/michigan [so novel, yeah?]
one of the great things about new london was the variety of restaurants
virtually every ethnicity of food could be found somewhere
and grocery stores would actually carry quality ingredients
even if you were looking for some plain, normal 'american' food
there were handfuls of restaurants that always had great selections
you can't find that here at all
there's almost no variety in any places to eat around here
most of them fall into crappy-quality 'family-owned' restaurants
[billy's, baldwin's, gillie's, la villa's, places like that]
most of them actually make me prefer fast food
which is just sad on so many levels
one of the nice things about e/l is the variety of food
thanks to the diverse group of people in and around lansing,
there's a wider variety of places to eat, from mexican to sushi
most of these places offer good quality, [relatively] inexpensive meals
i think the types of food available really reflects on the community
places like here, there's really nothing good;
it's all the same, and it's almost always shitty
certainly sounds a lot like flint, huh?
there is one restaurant in this area i do like,
and it just opened up this past summer
[for those of you who care, it's called 'el adobe',
and it's where the old dips 'n dogs used to be]
i'm not sure i'd be able to live in a place like michigan again
if for no other reason than the food thing
it gets too frustrating that i can't really go anywhere good
this is the only place i've ever lived where i can say this:
the fast food and chain restaurants are the better option
how fucking pathetic is that?
come on michigan, get it together
quit it with the fucking coney–dogs, olive sauce, and blueberries
bring me something new, i'm begging you
i don't wanna live off ramen and subway forever
as an aside to this,
i tend to judge people by what they eat when i'm around
it's part of the reason i like grabbing food with people
what [and how] people eat says a lot about them
which is why i try to get food with people i know
let's me know how well we'll get along
12/27/09
nikkō-shirane
so here's a question:
what kind of weird fuckin luck do i have?
i actually got a good grade in my history class
a 4.0, which is all kinds of stunning
maybe they both decided they like me after all
god knows my paper couldn't have possibly done it alone
that thing was horrible
also, i've broken a four-year long streak in terms of grades
every year my fall grades have been worse than my spring ones
in high school the semester differences weren't too bad
but at msu they've been pretty substantial
[the widest gap was a full point]
this fall, though, my gpa was almost the same as it was in spring
so i finally kicked the habit of really slacking in the fall
[i really didn't, but i'm gonna tell myself i did]
now let's see what next semester's gonna bring me
when the semester finally ended,
i gave myself a list of things to try to get done over break
i've currently accomplished: none of them
i take it back, i've accomplished one thing
though it's less of an accomplishment,
and more an 'hey, i finally took care of this'
but, i'm still 0 for 4 on substantial accomplishments
so i gotta get cracking on that
i bitch a lot about coming back to the mount
not about coming to the family, just about the town
but i have to say, it does have its redeeming qualities
it proved itself to be pretty photogenic
and it's perfect for walking around late at night
granted there aren't a lot of places to go,
but it's quiet, deserted, and not very well lit
which is a welcome change from e/l
it's also nice not to see someone i know every time i go somewhere
every time i'm out in e/l, i run into somebody i know
it's not a bad thing, sometimes it's a welcome coincidence
but still, every time?
it even happens on my five minute runs to 7/11 at 4 in the morning
i enjoy the anonymity here
granted, most people in the mount are stupid and crazy
but still
also?
george carlin's sortabiography is incredible
i got it on thursday, and i read it straight through
the man's an amazing storyteller,
it's a shame he didn't get to do his broadway showcase
what kind of weird fuckin luck do i have?
i actually got a good grade in my history class
a 4.0, which is all kinds of stunning
maybe they both decided they like me after all
god knows my paper couldn't have possibly done it alone
that thing was horrible
also, i've broken a four-year long streak in terms of grades
every year my fall grades have been worse than my spring ones
in high school the semester differences weren't too bad
but at msu they've been pretty substantial
[the widest gap was a full point]
this fall, though, my gpa was almost the same as it was in spring
so i finally kicked the habit of really slacking in the fall
[i really didn't, but i'm gonna tell myself i did]
now let's see what next semester's gonna bring me
when the semester finally ended,
i gave myself a list of things to try to get done over break
i've currently accomplished: none of them
i take it back, i've accomplished one thing
though it's less of an accomplishment,
and more an 'hey, i finally took care of this'
but, i'm still 0 for 4 on substantial accomplishments
so i gotta get cracking on that
i bitch a lot about coming back to the mount
not about coming to the family, just about the town
but i have to say, it does have its redeeming qualities
it proved itself to be pretty photogenic
and it's perfect for walking around late at night
granted there aren't a lot of places to go,
but it's quiet, deserted, and not very well lit
which is a welcome change from e/l
it's also nice not to see someone i know every time i go somewhere
every time i'm out in e/l, i run into somebody i know
it's not a bad thing, sometimes it's a welcome coincidence
but still, every time?
it even happens on my five minute runs to 7/11 at 4 in the morning
i enjoy the anonymity here
granted, most people in the mount are stupid and crazy
but still
also?
george carlin's sortabiography is incredible
i got it on thursday, and i read it straight through
the man's an amazing storyteller,
it's a shame he didn't get to do his broadway showcase
12/25/09
χριστούγεννα
i heard there is no christmas in the silly middle east
no trees, no snow, no santa claus, they have different religious beliefs
they believe in muhammad and not in our holiday
and so everry december i go to the middle east and say...
hey there mr muslim merry fucking christmas
put down that book, the koran, and hear some holiday wishes
in case you haven't noticed, it's jesus's birthday
so get off your heathen muslim ass and fucking celebrate
there is no holiday season in india, i've heard
they don't hang up their stocking, and that is just absurd
they've never read a christmas story, they don't know what rudolph is about
and that's why in december i'll go to india and shout...
hey there mr hinduist, merry fucking christmas
drink eggnog and eat some beef, and pass it to the missus
in case you haven't noticed it's jesus's birthday
so get off your heathen hindu ass and fucking celebrate
now i heard that in japan everyone just lives in sin
they pray to several gods and put needles in their skin
on december twenty fifth all they do is eat a cake
and that is why i'll go to japan and walk around and say...
hey there mr shintoist, merry fucking christmas
god is gonna kick your ass, you infidelic pagan scum
in case you haven't noticed it's jesus's birthday
so lets all rejoice for jesus, and merry fucking christmas to you
on christmas day i travel round the world and say
taoists, krishnas, buddhists, and all you atheists too
merry fucking christmas to you
——————
well i'll tell you what,
maybe we should have ourselves a little christmas, right here
c'mon everybody, gather round!
string up the lights and light up the tree, we're gonna make some revelry
spirits are high, so i can tell, it's christmas time in hell!
demons are nicer as you pass them by, there's lots of demon toys to buy
the snow is falling, and all is well, it's christmas time in hell!
there goes jeffrey dahmer with a festive christmas ham
after he has sex with it he'll eat up all he can
and there goes john f kennedy caroling with his son
reunited for the holidays, god bless us, everyone!
everybody has a happy glow, let's dance in blood and pretend it's snow!
even mao tse tung is under the spell, it's christmas time in hell!
[satan] adolf, here's a present for you!
[hitler] oh? ein tannenbaum?!
[satan] yes, ein tannenbaum!
god cast me down from heaven's door to rule in hell forevermore
but now i'm kinda glad that i fell cuz it's christmas time in hell!
here's a rack to have the stockings on, we still have to shop for genghis khan
michael landon's hair looks swell, it's christmas time in hell!
there's princess diana holding burning mistletoe
over poor gene siskel's head, just watch his weenie grow!
for one day we all stop burning, and the flames are not so thick
all the screaming and the torture stops as we wait for old saint nick!
so string up the lights and light up the trees, we're damned for all eternity
but for just one day, all is well, it's christmas time in hell!
get a toast together and make it quick, we gotta make room for andy dick
wake his mother and ring the bell
it's christmas time...
christmas time...
it's christmas time in hell!
no trees, no snow, no santa claus, they have different religious beliefs
they believe in muhammad and not in our holiday
and so everry december i go to the middle east and say...
hey there mr muslim merry fucking christmas
put down that book, the koran, and hear some holiday wishes
in case you haven't noticed, it's jesus's birthday
so get off your heathen muslim ass and fucking celebrate
there is no holiday season in india, i've heard
they don't hang up their stocking, and that is just absurd
they've never read a christmas story, they don't know what rudolph is about
and that's why in december i'll go to india and shout...
hey there mr hinduist, merry fucking christmas
drink eggnog and eat some beef, and pass it to the missus
in case you haven't noticed it's jesus's birthday
so get off your heathen hindu ass and fucking celebrate
now i heard that in japan everyone just lives in sin
they pray to several gods and put needles in their skin
on december twenty fifth all they do is eat a cake
and that is why i'll go to japan and walk around and say...
hey there mr shintoist, merry fucking christmas
god is gonna kick your ass, you infidelic pagan scum
in case you haven't noticed it's jesus's birthday
so lets all rejoice for jesus, and merry fucking christmas to you
on christmas day i travel round the world and say
taoists, krishnas, buddhists, and all you atheists too
merry fucking christmas to you
——————
well i'll tell you what,
maybe we should have ourselves a little christmas, right here
c'mon everybody, gather round!
string up the lights and light up the tree, we're gonna make some revelry
spirits are high, so i can tell, it's christmas time in hell!
demons are nicer as you pass them by, there's lots of demon toys to buy
the snow is falling, and all is well, it's christmas time in hell!
there goes jeffrey dahmer with a festive christmas ham
after he has sex with it he'll eat up all he can
and there goes john f kennedy caroling with his son
reunited for the holidays, god bless us, everyone!
everybody has a happy glow, let's dance in blood and pretend it's snow!
even mao tse tung is under the spell, it's christmas time in hell!
[satan] adolf, here's a present for you!
[hitler] oh? ein tannenbaum?!
[satan] yes, ein tannenbaum!
god cast me down from heaven's door to rule in hell forevermore
but now i'm kinda glad that i fell cuz it's christmas time in hell!
here's a rack to have the stockings on, we still have to shop for genghis khan
michael landon's hair looks swell, it's christmas time in hell!
there's princess diana holding burning mistletoe
over poor gene siskel's head, just watch his weenie grow!
for one day we all stop burning, and the flames are not so thick
all the screaming and the torture stops as we wait for old saint nick!
so string up the lights and light up the trees, we're damned for all eternity
but for just one day, all is well, it's christmas time in hell!
get a toast together and make it quick, we gotta make room for andy dick
wake his mother and ring the bell
it's christmas time...
christmas time...
it's christmas time in hell!
12/24/09
розово дърво
look down, lord, look down
this time i'm comin' home
it's late no, sweet jesus, take me now
this time i'm comin' home
look down, lord, look down
been hard times and i can't wait
oh look down, sweet jesus, hold me now
this time i'm comin' home
there's so much sorrow round this time
look down, please, look down
oh i been wand'rin' far and trav'lin' long
i'm weary now, please, look down
free me lord, take me
i need to come and walk with thee
sweet jesus, lord, won't you hold me now?
this time i'm comin' home
this time i'm comin' home
it's late no, sweet jesus, take me now
this time i'm comin' home
look down, lord, look down
been hard times and i can't wait
oh look down, sweet jesus, hold me now
this time i'm comin' home
there's so much sorrow round this time
look down, please, look down
oh i been wand'rin' far and trav'lin' long
i'm weary now, please, look down
free me lord, take me
i need to come and walk with thee
sweet jesus, lord, won't you hold me now?
this time i'm comin' home
12/21/09
lehmusten
alo? salut! sunt eu, un haiduc
și te rog iubirea mea primește, fericirea
alo? alo! sunt eu, picasso
ți-am dat beep și sunt voinic
dar să știi nu-ți cer nimic
te sun sa-ți spun ce simt acum
alo, iubirea mea, sunt eu fericirea
alo? alo! sunt iarași eu, picasso
ți-am dat beep și sunt voinic
dar să știi nu-ți cer nimic
vrei să pleci dar nu mă nu mă iei
nu mă nu mă iei, nu mă nu mă nu mă iei
chipul tău și dragostea din tei
mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
și te rog iubirea mea primește, fericirea
alo? alo! sunt eu, picasso
ți-am dat beep și sunt voinic
dar să știi nu-ți cer nimic
te sun sa-ți spun ce simt acum
alo, iubirea mea, sunt eu fericirea
alo? alo! sunt iarași eu, picasso
ți-am dat beep și sunt voinic
dar să știi nu-ți cer nimic
vrei să pleci dar nu mă nu mă iei
nu mă nu mă iei, nu mă nu mă nu mă iei
chipul tău și dragostea din tei
mi-amintesc de ochii tăi
12/17/09
dünya
you only hold me up like this
cuz you don't know who i really i am
sometimes i just wanna know what it's like to be you
we're making out inside crashed cars
we're sleeping through all our memories
i used to waste my time dreaming of being alive
now i only waste it dreaming of you
you only hold me up like this
cuz you don't know who i really i am
i used to waste my time on, waste my time on
waste my time dreaming of being alive
now i only waste it dreaming of you
i've got headaches and bad luck
but they couldn't touch you, no oh
i'm not trying, you only hold me up like this
turn off the lights and turn off the shyness
cuz all of our moves make up for the silence
and oh, the way your makeup stains my pillowcase
like i'll never be the same
cuz you don't know who i really i am
sometimes i just wanna know what it's like to be you
we're making out inside crashed cars
we're sleeping through all our memories
i used to waste my time dreaming of being alive
now i only waste it dreaming of you
you only hold me up like this
cuz you don't know who i really i am
i used to waste my time on, waste my time on
waste my time dreaming of being alive
now i only waste it dreaming of you
i've got headaches and bad luck
but they couldn't touch you, no oh
i'm not trying, you only hold me up like this
turn off the lights and turn off the shyness
cuz all of our moves make up for the silence
and oh, the way your makeup stains my pillowcase
like i'll never be the same
12/13/09
с ума сошёл
fucking draft is finally taken care of
all it needs now is some editing and some citations thrown in
[it needs to be good too, but no amount of editing's gonna help that]
so, in honor of this heinous crackwhore of a paper being done
i share with you people my outline,
which has seen many long, long nights of reading
this is what happens when i get bored,
and have norway and denmark on the brain
for those of you who can't see decipher what it says
here's a complimentary transcription:
Military
Planning Weserübung >>> [the fuck is an übung?]
–Why Norway?
•UK [AltMark, BoB]
•USSR [Finalnd] + who cares?
•Economics [ore n fish n shit]
–Denmark too!
•Resources [that's it]
The Day Arrives
–Landings up the coast
•Beating back the Brits
–Sea powers ––––– Sea powers clash [clash powers clash]
–Air power vs the navy [battle of the bitches]
–Three Dimensions of Victory
^
| /
| /
.______> [0,0,0]
Occupying the Völkergemeinschaft [ha, German]
–SS Standarte Nordland
–Nothin gets to the Russkies
–Protecting the Economy ---------------> damn
•Supply/Demand? suck it
–Norway – No Way
•ha your stupid, Germans dont care bout chu
Politics/Econ
Völker, not Volks
–Denmark autonomous?
•Full control of day-to-day
•Kept King + parliament
•'43 martial [really wasn't]
–Norway – Terboven and beyond
•Reichskommisar's in town
•Holy crap it's Quisling
~Governing w/ Samling
~NO ONE LIKED HIM
Supplying the Machine
–Goods from Denmark
•Nothing happened, 'cept for no imports [coal, gas]
–Norway has stuff
damn-->•Eye-ron Ore
•Fishes [not gay fishes Kanye]
•Norsk Hydroelectric
[Heavy water is delicious]
Christ on a Crutch end goes here I'm done
12/7/09
в движении
for a long time i felt without style or grace
wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather
i knew my heart was in the right place
i knew i'd be able to do these things
and as i watch him digging his own grave
it's important to know that was where he's at
he can't afford to stop... that is what he believes
he'll keep on digging for a thousand years
i'm walking a line – i'm thinking about empty motion
you notice there's nothing around you, 'round you
never get to say much, never get to talk
tell us a little bit, but not too much
right about then is where she gave up
she has closed her eyes, she has given up hope
i'm walking a line – i hate to be dreaming in motion
i keep my fingers behind me, 'hind me
i turn myself around, i'm moving backwards and forwards
i'm moving twice as much as i was before
i'll keep on digging to the center of the earth
i'll be down in there moving in the room
i'm walking a line – visiting houses in motion
i'm walking a line – just barely enough to be living
get outta the way – no time to begin
this isn't the time – so nothing was done
not talking about – not many at all
i'm turning around – no trouble at all
two different houses surround you, 'round you
i'm walking a line – divide and dissolve
wearing shoes with no socks in cold weather
i knew my heart was in the right place
i knew i'd be able to do these things
and as i watch him digging his own grave
it's important to know that was where he's at
he can't afford to stop... that is what he believes
he'll keep on digging for a thousand years
i'm walking a line – i'm thinking about empty motion
you notice there's nothing around you, 'round you
never get to say much, never get to talk
tell us a little bit, but not too much
right about then is where she gave up
she has closed her eyes, she has given up hope
i'm walking a line – i hate to be dreaming in motion
i keep my fingers behind me, 'hind me
i turn myself around, i'm moving backwards and forwards
i'm moving twice as much as i was before
i'll keep on digging to the center of the earth
i'll be down in there moving in the room
i'm walking a line – visiting houses in motion
i'm walking a line – just barely enough to be living
get outta the way – no time to begin
this isn't the time – so nothing was done
not talking about – not many at all
i'm turning around – no trouble at all
two different houses surround you, 'round you
i'm walking a line – divide and dissolve
wolff's law
with this semester coming to a close,
i can finally say that i can empathize with people who hate history
i've had the two types of profs that most stereotype our discipline:
the boring, rambling, all-over-the-place, grades-hard-as-balls prof [last fall]
and the condescending, meddling, i'm-better-than-you'll-ever-be prof [this fall]
i swear to god, they've both made me crazy as shit
they even make me wonder whether i even want to go into history
cuz god knows i'll never get away from people like them
i won't be able to get away from the one i have this fall even if i try
he's fucking married to my advisor, and they both know my majors
which means they're probly gonna try to stick me with him next year
and i'll be damned if i'm gonna write a 50-75 page paper for this man
20 pages is giving me enough trouble
it's also never been clearer to me that i don't want to go into russian history
i'm perfectly content just being fluent in another language
russia doesn't need to have a stranglehold on my entire academic life
i don't wanna be another siegelbaum
this semester's contained a first for me
i honestly don't give a shit how well i do in my history class
my motivation for that class just evaporated,
and i couldn't say when or why
normally something happens that makes me not care anymore
like, 'hey, this prof obviously doesn't care how good this work is,
he's gonna be a dick when he grades regardless'
or, 'this class has absolutely no effect on my major at all
it's boring and i just don't give a damn anymore'
but not this time
if i can just throw together a paper and hand it in i'll be perfectly content
and i know fucking up in this class is gonna screw me over later on
but i'll cross that bridge when i get to it
if i can survive another week, i'll be home free
very literally, too
i get to leave on monday of finals week cuz i don't have any finals
thank god for projects, even though they're kicking my ass
especially that poli/sci honors project i forgot about till last thursday
that's due this coming thursday
thank god i already have all the info for that
my photojournalism project, thankfully, came together perfectly
that one was a bitch to pull together, but that'll be done by tomorrow
i'm gonna survive this with my sanity intact, goddamn it
as a complete side-note
i have to make a website over break
anybody want to help/give me pointers/do it for me?
i can finally say that i can empathize with people who hate history
i've had the two types of profs that most stereotype our discipline:
the boring, rambling, all-over-the-place, grades-hard-as-balls prof [last fall]
and the condescending, meddling, i'm-better-than-you'll-ever-be prof [this fall]
i swear to god, they've both made me crazy as shit
they even make me wonder whether i even want to go into history
cuz god knows i'll never get away from people like them
i won't be able to get away from the one i have this fall even if i try
he's fucking married to my advisor, and they both know my majors
which means they're probly gonna try to stick me with him next year
and i'll be damned if i'm gonna write a 50-75 page paper for this man
20 pages is giving me enough trouble
it's also never been clearer to me that i don't want to go into russian history
i'm perfectly content just being fluent in another language
russia doesn't need to have a stranglehold on my entire academic life
i don't wanna be another siegelbaum
this semester's contained a first for me
i honestly don't give a shit how well i do in my history class
my motivation for that class just evaporated,
and i couldn't say when or why
normally something happens that makes me not care anymore
like, 'hey, this prof obviously doesn't care how good this work is,
he's gonna be a dick when he grades regardless'
or, 'this class has absolutely no effect on my major at all
it's boring and i just don't give a damn anymore'
but not this time
if i can just throw together a paper and hand it in i'll be perfectly content
and i know fucking up in this class is gonna screw me over later on
but i'll cross that bridge when i get to it
if i can survive another week, i'll be home free
very literally, too
i get to leave on monday of finals week cuz i don't have any finals
thank god for projects, even though they're kicking my ass
especially that poli/sci honors project i forgot about till last thursday
that's due this coming thursday
thank god i already have all the info for that
my photojournalism project, thankfully, came together perfectly
that one was a bitch to pull together, but that'll be done by tomorrow
i'm gonna survive this with my sanity intact, goddamn it
as a complete side-note
i have to make a website over break
anybody want to help/give me pointers/do it for me?
12/1/09
áth cliath
lookin' down through a tide of no return
is a field where the crops no longer grow
parched is the land, strangled an' be damned
there for the grace o' god go i
down beside where the riverbed sleeps
is a man not knowin' what he should feel
mocked by the wave that beats the water's edge
there for the grace o' god go i
if i ever hurt another like thee again
i would drown myself beneath your name
lost was the child we all once did hide
there for the grace o' god go i
is a field where the crops no longer grow
parched is the land, strangled an' be damned
there for the grace o' god go i
down beside where the riverbed sleeps
is a man not knowin' what he should feel
mocked by the wave that beats the water's edge
there for the grace o' god go i
if i ever hurt another like thee again
i would drown myself beneath your name
lost was the child we all once did hide
there for the grace o' god go i
10/19/09
jacobs cavern
maybe someday i'll update this thing regularly again
but, i highly doubt it'll be anytime soon
my ability to remember to update this has gotten horrible
it's like ronald reagan trying to beat alzheimer's:
i'd love to, but i just can't... wait, what?
[i have no idea where to start with this
so i'm going to fill until i think of something...]
classes are starting to pick up, i suppose that's something
november's gonna be my month for cranking out papers
and photo projects, and apparently interviews
at least it won't be mostly reading
that'll be a nice change [for once]
i passed the 10,000 song mark on my computer
i suppose that's something too
i'm not sure what to think about how much music i now have
on one hand, that's a shit-ton of music to have
it's starting to border on unnecessarily large
on the other, i'm glad i have such varied tastes
and i keep on downloading music
so it's only gonna get bigger
i also haven't been going to sleep before 5 am
that's definitely something
s'been going on about a week and a half or so
i should probly try to not let that happen
since all it does is fuck me up [worse than normal]
and since i'm rarely productive when i do stay up
i've decided i'm not going to any parties for a while
[the only exception being halloween]
even though i saw a lot of people this weekend,
including some i haven't seen in about a month or so
all the places i went had franzia, shitty beer, and people i don't know
first off:
i hate franzia, it's disgusting
if you drink booze from a box, you have a problem. period.
second:
shitty beer is shitty for a reason, and that's because it's cheap
so i don't care how much money you're trying to save
pitch in some cash so i can drink something that doesn't taste like piss
and third:
people i know are fine, people i don't know are fine
people i don't know aren't fine when they make up a majority
it makes me feel out of place, and all i do is drink and look awkward/creepy
i go to parties to enjoy myself, not talk to friends of friends of friends
oh, and a fourth:
cheap booze FUCKING SUCKS
i changed my voicemail a few weeks back
just to get this out in the open, so there's no ambiguity:
i am perfectly aware of what my old voicemail said
i know it said i was still in russia until the end of june
it also said that i'd be back after that, and that i'd return calls
apparently EVERYONE who called me felt the need to point that out
i'm aware of where i am people, trust me
so please, if you wanna try to be clever or cute on my voicemail
don't
politics is the same [irritating]
news is the same [unbelievable]
classes are the same [hard/easy/painful/awesome]
jobs are the same [nonexistant]
weather is the same [cold, how i like it]
the only thing that seems to be different is sports
and oh boy, is it exciting
i have to say, i'm grateful msu decided to start winning again
it's a step in the right direction, i gotta say
same thing goes for the steelers
nice choice, guys, helps to keep the rep going strong
also, what the fuck happened to the titans?
a 59–0 shutout? by the patriots, of all teams?
they've allowed 198 points in just six games
even the LIONS haven't allowed that many
to commemorate this ridiculous feat,
i'll end with the sentiments of a pissed–off anonymous:
addendum:
due to popular demand [by that, i mean the one person who asked],
and due to the fact that i haven't done it in almost two years,
i'm bringing back the potatoes
and since i already posted about their stunning fall,
i'm making the titans the potatoe of this post
because it takes incredible skill to go from 13–3 to 0–6
but, i highly doubt it'll be anytime soon
my ability to remember to update this has gotten horrible
it's like ronald reagan trying to beat alzheimer's:
i'd love to, but i just can't... wait, what?
[i have no idea where to start with this
so i'm going to fill until i think of something...]
classes are starting to pick up, i suppose that's something
november's gonna be my month for cranking out papers
and photo projects, and apparently interviews
at least it won't be mostly reading
that'll be a nice change [for once]
i passed the 10,000 song mark on my computer
i suppose that's something too
i'm not sure what to think about how much music i now have
on one hand, that's a shit-ton of music to have
it's starting to border on unnecessarily large
on the other, i'm glad i have such varied tastes
and i keep on downloading music
so it's only gonna get bigger
i also haven't been going to sleep before 5 am
that's definitely something
s'been going on about a week and a half or so
i should probly try to not let that happen
since all it does is fuck me up [worse than normal]
and since i'm rarely productive when i do stay up
i've decided i'm not going to any parties for a while
[the only exception being halloween]
even though i saw a lot of people this weekend,
including some i haven't seen in about a month or so
all the places i went had franzia, shitty beer, and people i don't know
first off:
i hate franzia, it's disgusting
if you drink booze from a box, you have a problem. period.
second:
shitty beer is shitty for a reason, and that's because it's cheap
so i don't care how much money you're trying to save
pitch in some cash so i can drink something that doesn't taste like piss
and third:
people i know are fine, people i don't know are fine
people i don't know aren't fine when they make up a majority
it makes me feel out of place, and all i do is drink and look awkward/creepy
i go to parties to enjoy myself, not talk to friends of friends of friends
oh, and a fourth:
cheap booze FUCKING SUCKS
i changed my voicemail a few weeks back
just to get this out in the open, so there's no ambiguity:
i am perfectly aware of what my old voicemail said
i know it said i was still in russia until the end of june
it also said that i'd be back after that, and that i'd return calls
apparently EVERYONE who called me felt the need to point that out
i'm aware of where i am people, trust me
so please, if you wanna try to be clever or cute on my voicemail
don't
politics is the same [irritating]
news is the same [unbelievable]
classes are the same [hard/easy/painful/awesome]
jobs are the same [nonexistant]
weather is the same [cold, how i like it]
the only thing that seems to be different is sports
and oh boy, is it exciting
i have to say, i'm grateful msu decided to start winning again
it's a step in the right direction, i gotta say
same thing goes for the steelers
nice choice, guys, helps to keep the rep going strong
also, what the fuck happened to the titans?
a 59–0 shutout? by the patriots, of all teams?
they've allowed 198 points in just six games
even the LIONS haven't allowed that many
to commemorate this ridiculous feat,
i'll end with the sentiments of a pissed–off anonymous:
addendum:
due to popular demand [by that, i mean the one person who asked],
and due to the fact that i haven't done it in almost two years,
i'm bringing back the potatoes
and since i already posted about their stunning fall,
i'm making the titans the potatoe of this post
because it takes incredible skill to go from 13–3 to 0–6
10/5/09
бесконечность
i suppose i owe an explanation about what's been going on
about two weeks ago,
i found out i'm going to another funeral [my eighth]
my grandfather's
he'd been in the hospital since around the beginning of august
and his recovery was... inconsistent, i guess
he just couldn't fight it off anymore
so now he's gone
it should have been relatively easy to handle
he was old, sick for a long time, and that's how it goes
but it's been killing me since i found out
not grief, but guilt; the hardcore kind
the same kind i felt for about two months after anderson died
[which is a whole other story that some of you may know]
it's pretty much been controlling me since i found out
it wasn't any one specific thing,
just a lot of things compounded that made me feel like shit
that and i felt horrible for not being able to go home when it happened
so i was basically checked out from everything i was doing
i tried doing things to get my mind off it,
but it didn't work [it never does, really]
i did get to spend some time with my family this weekend
and it helped; it alleviated the guilt some, at least
i'm not the only one who hasn't handled this well
but it helped to put it in perspective
i sometimes just forget that life goes on, i guess
so here's hoping i get back to mine sometime soon
about two weeks ago,
i found out i'm going to another funeral [my eighth]
my grandfather's
he'd been in the hospital since around the beginning of august
and his recovery was... inconsistent, i guess
he just couldn't fight it off anymore
so now he's gone
it should have been relatively easy to handle
he was old, sick for a long time, and that's how it goes
but it's been killing me since i found out
not grief, but guilt; the hardcore kind
the same kind i felt for about two months after anderson died
[which is a whole other story that some of you may know]
it's pretty much been controlling me since i found out
it wasn't any one specific thing,
just a lot of things compounded that made me feel like shit
that and i felt horrible for not being able to go home when it happened
so i was basically checked out from everything i was doing
i tried doing things to get my mind off it,
but it didn't work [it never does, really]
i did get to spend some time with my family this weekend
and it helped; it alleviated the guilt some, at least
i'm not the only one who hasn't handled this well
but it helped to put it in perspective
i sometimes just forget that life goes on, i guess
so here's hoping i get back to mine sometime soon
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