New Years rezzy numero one

I'm going to crank that Heisman like Kellen Winslow on the first woman who tries to steal a stroke of midnight kiss from yours truly on the dawning of 2008.

In the Battle for Independence, freedom comes at a high price...

Okay, Bama actually improved upon last season's 6-7 campaign, and the 30-24 Independence Bowl victory is a nice end to a very schizophrenic season. For the first 25 minutes of last night' contest, the Tide played some of it best football of the season. Matt Caddell played like an All-American and even partially blocked a punt. Nikita Stover's front flip into the end zone was hilariously awesome, and Rolando McClain was making some tremendous hits on the Buffaloes. Then, Wilson tossed a pick and Bama became Bama. Colorado almost came back, but Bama was able to prevent a crazy lateral-infused final play from going the distance, thus preserving the victory. Obviously, Colorado isn't a great team, but did earn victories of Oklahoma and Nebraska this season. Alabama's largest problem was highlighted throughout the second half, and that malady is the team's ability to play consistently for a 60-minute period. Saban is really trying to get the players to put forth the same effort on every play, but this has been Bama's problem all season long. Hopefully, a better, more-focused Tide will take the field next September.

On a side note, I suffered a football related injury from celebrating late in the game. I leapt in the air and landed hard on my ankle. In my inebriated state, I was still able to dance after the win, but, this morning, it looked as if a tennis ball was in place of my ankle. Not good. I have employed a bag of ice and a self-adhering bandage, so all should be well this evening.

Saban Cranks Dat Cupid Shuffle

Man, Knowshon may crank dat Soulja Boy (sorta), but can Mark Richt or Tommy Tubervile or Houston Nutt cut the rug like Nick Saban? Methinks, not. Apparently, Saban is quite proud of his dancing ability and Bama players like some gay-ass old ladies dance. Yeah, this explains the ULM loss better than any other evidence of ineptitude during the game. Bama players spend more time dancing than they do playing football. Okay, when the Tide scores against Colorado and the whole team does the cupid shuffle, I'll be very impressed. Actually, it's pretty awesome seeing Saban having a good time and tearing it up on the dance floor.

Bowl Predictions (Completed)

December 20
Poinsettia Bowl: Utah vs Navy: UTAH
December 21
:New Orleans Bowl: Florida Atlantic vs Memphis:Fla Atl.
December 22
: Papajohns.com Bowl: Cincinnati vs Southern Mississippi: Cincinnati
4 New Mexico Bowl: New Mexico vs. Nevada: New Mexico
Las Vegas Bowl: BYU vs UCLA: BYU
December 23
Sheraton Hawaii Bowl: East Carolina vs Boise St.: BOISE ST
December 26
Motor City Bowl: Purdue vs Central Michigan: PURDUE
December 27
Holiday Bowl: Texas vs Arizona State: TEXAS
December 28
Champs Sports Bowl: Boston College vs Michigan State: BOSTON COLLEGE
Texas Bowl: TCU vs Houston: TCU
Emerald Bowl: Maryland vs Oregon State: OREGON ST
December 29
Meineke Car Care Bowl: Wake Forest vs Connecticut: WAKE FOREST
Autozone Liberty Bowl: UCF vs Mississippi State: MISSISSIPPI ST
Alamo Bowl: Penn State vs Texas A&M: PENN ST
December 30
Independence Bowl: Colorado vs Alabama: BAMA
December 31
Armed Forces Bowl: Air Force vs California: AIR FORCE
Sun Bowl: South Florida vs Oregon: SOUTH FORIDA
Humanitarian: Georgia Tech vs Fresno State: GA TECH
Gaylords Hotels Music City: Kentucky vs Florida State: Kentucky
Chick-fil-A: Auburn vs Clemson: AUBURN
Insight: Indiana vs Oklahoma State: OK ST
January 1
Outback: Wisconsin vs Tennessee: TENNESSEE
Cotton: Missouri vs Arkansas: MISSOURI
Gator: Virginia vs Texas Tech: TEXAS TECH
Capital One: Michigan vs Florida: FLORIDA
Rose: USC vs Illinois: USC
Sugar: Hawaii vs Georgia: UGA
January 2
Fiesta: Oklahoma vs West Virginia: OKLAHOMA
January 3
Orange: Virginia Tech vs Kansas: VA TECH
January 5
International: Rutgers vs Ball State: RUTGERS
January 6
GMAC: Tulsa vs Bowling Green: TULSA
January 7
BCS National Championship Game: Ohio State vs LSU: LSU

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

is Julio Jones in Tuscaloosa next fall. Oh, please Santa, let this one happen.

Oh, woe is us...it's one-eight-seven on the thug apologists

My co-coach J.R. Suicide has written all that matters on the subject of our defeat in the Boozehounds fantasy football finals. None of our players performed well, the lone exceptions being The Bears defense (a team we ingeniously benched) and our kicker (Josh Brown). We sucked it up bigtime and scored fewer points than any other team in the league. However, I feel that this is the nature of the fantasy football playoffs. We made the championship because we didn't have Romo or Brady, who both led fantasy geeks across America to the promised land only to put up zilch two weeks ago. Yeah, no shirts for us this year, no steak dinners and Logan's and no making it rain at Topper's after the would-be victory. So, I sit alone, in my Santa suit in the dark, weeping and drinking a bottle of cheap wine, enjoying the holidays in quiet solitude.

FAU vs Memphis???

Bowl Pick #2:

I pick Florida Atlantic to win, but I'm really dubious of both teams and why anyone would care about, much less attend this game.