Gotta talk about something I no very little about: American Idol. I've a few problems with the show. First, they're only finding pop stars. That's cutting off quite a few people who'd want to win. Rappers and rock singers have no shot. Success in music has to do with more than pure singing ability,of course I know this stuff with my experience in the industry. Can you imagine anyone else singing for the Chili Peppers instead of Anthony Kiedis? He's not a traditionally good singer. Does not have a great voive, but he works for them, and someone else wouldn't.
My bigger issue with Idol is purely logical. Follow me here. The show is ridiculously succesful. Anytone with any singing talent, and plenty of people with none, try out for the show. So the people who end up in the top ten are logically the best of the group. Then, the following year, the same people try out other than last year's top ten. Doesn't that mean the talent pool is dwindekuing every year? I know there's an age restriction; I think you have to be at least 18, but all the people who get in to the new top ten aren't 18 year olds. Most are probably people who tried previous years, but fell short. Is it really any wonder that the first winner has had the most success, followed only by the third?
One other note on reality shows, I watched the debut of "Jersey Shore" last week. I was a bit nervous about what the show would do Jersey's already diminished reputation around the nation, but I quickly was hooked in. The show is hilarious. There's 8 people on the show, but really there's only 2. All the guys are the same guy and all the girls are the same girl. I'd reccomend you tune in just for the accents. Great stuff
BTW, I'm being mauled by all these Hess commercials for their new race car. Hess has promoted their holiday truck for years now. As if people have made it a tradition to buy the 25 dollar truck every year. I don't know anyone who gets gas from Hess, let alone toys.
Aight, on to the TARP
Week 13 Power Rankings
1.) N.O. Saints
2.) Indy Colts
3.) Minny Vikings
4.) S.D. CHargers
5.) 'Zona Cardinals
6.) Cincy Bengals
7.) Philly Eagles
8.) Denver Broncos
9.) Dallas Cowboys
10.) N.E. Pats
Week 13 Thoughts I Think I Thought About Thinking
1.) Rex Ryan's the sole reason why there's any scrutiny of the way Mark Sanchez slides. Why'd he have to bring in Joe Girardi? He couldn't find a local little league coach to do it? That was grand standing at it's worst. How hard is it to slide? I could do it! But that's not even the worst part. After the game, he critcized Sanchez for going in headfirst to try to pick up a crucial first down. Sanchez hurt himself doing that, twisting his kneee, but it was absolutely the right move. You have to teach your QB when to slide feetfirst not how. Sanchez did the right thing going in head first there, but his coach called him a "knucklehead" for doing so.
2.) I'm far from being a Brett Favre apolagist, but his game this week was understandeable. He was due for a bad game, and you could play a lot worse of a game than he did on Sunday.
3.) Robert Meecham made the greatest play this football season. Chasing the defender who'd intercepted Brees, getting to him, stripping him (only of the ball thankfully as Olbermann would say), taking the ball the other way for six. Crazy. 14 point swing. It was a let down game for New Orleans coming off an emotional win with a short week and a sneakily tough opponent were able to pull off the win after being down early. Impressive.
4.) Way too many short kicks are missed in the league. I think GMs fall in love with a big leg. Give me a kicker who's automatic from 35, steady from 45, and okay from 50 anyday. At least that way you know where you stand with him. You know what's scoring position. You have these guys who could reach the net from midfield, but can't kick it straight. Enough to give any fan a heart attack.
5.) Don't know what's wrong with Brady. He's not seeing open recievers, he's overthrowing them when he does see them, and just making poor throws. It's not his knee. Those picks he threw last week had nothing to do with injury. I fully expect him to explode this week against the Panthers.
6.) Looks like the Niners are finally figuring out Alex Smith. He can't pass from under center, so they're going shotgun heavy and he's thriving. You'll remember he never threw from under center in college when he was so succesful. This might hurt Gore, though.
7.) Too many times I am seeing QBs drop into the shotgun on short yardage situations. I don't get it. Why are you taking the threat of the run out? Of course, you can run from shotgun, but that's more of a surprise. No defense plays the run when a team's in the gun. They don't have to in short yardage situations because it's a slow developing play that they could react in time. Runs from shotgun are ost effective in obvious passing downs, not when the offense should cosider running.
8.) Money lost due to incarciration: about $100 million. Money paid in escrow to support dogs: $1,000,000. Getting to come in to a blowout and run up the score on your former team because they released you when you went to jail: classless.
9.) Flozell Adams is the dirtiest player the NFC East has seen in a while. Jon Runyan, Shaun O'Hara, Antonio Pierce, and Brian Dawkins didn't hold a candle to him.Leg whipping a defender who beat you is one thing, but attacking him from behind?
10.) Why isn't the shovel pass in every playbook? Has it ever not worked near the goalline? Easily the most underrated and underutilized trick play in the league.
Limerick of the Week
As the calender turns to Deemeber
The wood in fireplaces are covered with ember
This aint no joke
The Cowvoys'll choke
They've done so as long as I can remember.
Peace
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