I know I've missed the start of the college football season, but the rankings don't really start to make sense until we're 3-4 weeks in anyway. You can check them out here: http://www.objectivesportsrankings.com
The rankings are updated nightly, so check back tomorrow morning to see where everyone ends up after the games are played today.
I'll get this season's NFL rankings up soon too.
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Kegging Frankendog Red Ale
color wouldn't be red enough, but it came out perfect. It smells
great, but I can't really taste it yet because I've got this stupid
Listerine taste in my mouth (it's an unfortunate part of the kegging
process). And it measured out at 7.8%, so this should be a nice
strong beer.
Now it's off to O'Briens for lunch (where else would I eat lunch on my
birthday). Then we're brewing up Bowser's Pumpkin Pie (our holiday
beer), which I will bottle and ship to our loyal customers for
Thanksgiving.
If you look closely at this picture you can see the brewmaster keeping
a watchful eye on the kegging operation.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Buckeye haters, I owe you an apology...
To all of you who've been saying all along that Ohio State is overrated (and the Big 10 in general), I have to agree with you now. I'm sorry that it took me so long.
One loss to Florida could have been a bad game. A second loss to LSU could have been because of sloppy play and stupid penalties. But this loss to USC just proved what us Buckeye fans have been worried about - Ohio State really can't compete with the best teams outside of the Big 10.
Maybe if the game had been close it would be a different story. Maybe if OSU had at least looked like it could compete with USC. But that wasn't what happened last night. OSU was over-matched at every position, except when Pryor was in at QB. Even then, the offensive line was so pathetic that Pryor was on the run most of the time. The receivers may have been open, but that hardly matters if your QB has no time to throw.
But I think the defense had the most disappointing showing. This is the great OSU defense that gave up 6 points a game last year. But this time, they couldn't apply any pressure. They couldn't stop the run. They couldn't cover USC's receivers. They looked like a Division II (or FCS or whatever) team. Pathetic.
So to all you Buckeye haters, I'm sorry. You were right. I'll admit it.
Now, that being said, I'm still looking forward to the Big 10 season this year. Assuming that OSU can make it past powerhouse Troy (can we stop scheduling these teams, please?) One thing that Ohio State does do well is recover from these ass kickings. Tressel should have these boys ready to play against Wisconsin in 3 weeks. Assuming all goes well there, the matchup of the year looks to be the game against Penn State on Oct. 25th. That may well decide the Big 10 title. And, it will certainly be fun to watch them pummel Michigan into submission again (how long until Wolverine fans can admit that they're not even a top 50 program anymore?)
Here's hoping that OSU runs the table in the Big 10 and gets put into a BCS bowl against the non-BCS conference team this year (i.e. BYU or Fresno St.) Maybe the Buckeyes would have a shot in that game. An 11-1 season would be nothing to complain about.
One loss to Florida could have been a bad game. A second loss to LSU could have been because of sloppy play and stupid penalties. But this loss to USC just proved what us Buckeye fans have been worried about - Ohio State really can't compete with the best teams outside of the Big 10.
Maybe if the game had been close it would be a different story. Maybe if OSU had at least looked like it could compete with USC. But that wasn't what happened last night. OSU was over-matched at every position, except when Pryor was in at QB. Even then, the offensive line was so pathetic that Pryor was on the run most of the time. The receivers may have been open, but that hardly matters if your QB has no time to throw.
But I think the defense had the most disappointing showing. This is the great OSU defense that gave up 6 points a game last year. But this time, they couldn't apply any pressure. They couldn't stop the run. They couldn't cover USC's receivers. They looked like a Division II (or FCS or whatever) team. Pathetic.
So to all you Buckeye haters, I'm sorry. You were right. I'll admit it.
Now, that being said, I'm still looking forward to the Big 10 season this year. Assuming that OSU can make it past powerhouse Troy (can we stop scheduling these teams, please?) One thing that Ohio State does do well is recover from these ass kickings. Tressel should have these boys ready to play against Wisconsin in 3 weeks. Assuming all goes well there, the matchup of the year looks to be the game against Penn State on Oct. 25th. That may well decide the Big 10 title. And, it will certainly be fun to watch them pummel Michigan into submission again (how long until Wolverine fans can admit that they're not even a top 50 program anymore?)
Here's hoping that OSU runs the table in the Big 10 and gets put into a BCS bowl against the non-BCS conference team this year (i.e. BYU or Fresno St.) Maybe the Buckeyes would have a shot in that game. An 11-1 season would be nothing to complain about.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
An interesting way to start the day
dinging sound wakes me up at 6:45. It's the hotel fire alarm.
Probably just some kid pulling it, right?
Not this time. They announce on the loudspeaker that "due to a severe
flood in the lobby they have to evacuate the building." It's a good
thing I had ironed my shirt the night before.
I packed up my bag for work and was about to head out when I realized
that I should probably just pack everything (which is, in fact, what
the fire department came by and told us to do). Looks like I'm
staying somewhere else tonight.
Fortunately I was able to get some pictures...
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Abby's first trip to the beach!
the taste of sand, apparently.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
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