You may think nothing exciting is going on this weekend, since BYU has a bye, but you would be wrong. TCU is going into Norman, Oklahoma (where they have won two in a row). TCU winning this game would be the biggest win bar none for the MWC this regular season. It would catapult TCU up to at the very least, the top 15. And, should BYU beat TCU, make our bid for a BCS bowl that much stronger. I, for one, am very excited for that game. Go Hornfrogs.
Utah is playing Weber State. Now, I even went to WSU, and I think this is the worst possible homecoming game ever. Why not invite Skyline high up to play...I mean really. This is stupid. There is no reason that Utah should ever play Weber State.
Oh, and I was looking into tickets for the BYU game next weekend....YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME, the cheapest seats in Logan are 30 bucks. Explain to me how Utah State has the gall to charge more for their cheapest seats (as an uber craptastic football program), then BYU does for its cheapest seats. Seriously.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
The intelligence of the ESPN sports analysts.
MWC 5 PAC-10 0
nuff said.
And BYU 59 UCLA 0. Take that Kirk Herbstreit.
nuff said.
And BYU 59 UCLA 0. Take that Kirk Herbstreit.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
People (entities) I can't stand
I can't stand stupidity, it drives me nuts. Thus my trifecta of stupidity for the day is as follows.
Qwest
Jason Chaffetz
Glenn Beck
I can't stand these three. I could elaborate on Qwest, but I spent almost two hours on the phone with them, yet again today, finally (hopefully) getting everything resolved.
Jason Chaffetz was on Doug Wright this morning, and apparently was advocating tent cities for all the illegals we need to round up to send back home.
And Glenn Beck is a long standing hatred, that guy is a tool of the first order, but more importantly, I expect more from him than the average shmo, some may disagree, but I hold him to a higher standard, and frankly think he is the worst of a rotten lot of political talking heads.
That's it. I just really, really can't stand the trifecta.
Qwest
Jason Chaffetz
Glenn Beck
I can't stand these three. I could elaborate on Qwest, but I spent almost two hours on the phone with them, yet again today, finally (hopefully) getting everything resolved.
Jason Chaffetz was on Doug Wright this morning, and apparently was advocating tent cities for all the illegals we need to round up to send back home.
And Glenn Beck is a long standing hatred, that guy is a tool of the first order, but more importantly, I expect more from him than the average shmo, some may disagree, but I hold him to a higher standard, and frankly think he is the worst of a rotten lot of political talking heads.
That's it. I just really, really can't stand the trifecta.
We're through
I am taking this opportunity to announce the dissolution of a relationship that has lasted a long time, but, in the end is no longer fulfilling, or worthwhile to me.
I am officially severing all ties, actual or implied, and any and all relationships with, the Raiders organization. I have been a fan for a long time, the genesis of this is frankly, even unknown to me. I have loved the Raiders through good times and bad, but, in the end, feel that this is a toxic relationship that has nothing good for me.
I would like to say that this is an amicable separation, but it is not. I hold nothing but malice towards Al Davis. In this separation, the Raiders retain their losing seasons, and inablity to make anything resembling a good decision. I keep what dignity remains after 20+ years of being a Raider fan.
I don't yet know who I will be a fan of. I am not for bandwagoning, so I don't just want to hitch up with a lame trendy option, I also hate the Patriots. I have enjoyed the Colts the last couple of years, big Peyton Manning fan, and I really like Brett Favre. But, I don't know that I can come out and claim to be a Colts or Jets fan. If John Beck was actually going to play for Miami, then I might sign up with them (my first actual intense rooting for someone memory is rooting for the Dolphins to beat the Redskins in the Superbowl.) I would have been 4 and a half.
But, alas, as of right now, there are no such plans for Beck. So, I will float an unclaimed fan, rabid intensity awaiting an appropriate outlet. In the mean time, I will step up my hatred of the Denver Broncos to compensate. It doesn't matter if I am still a Raiders fan or not, I will forever hate the Broncos.
I am officially severing all ties, actual or implied, and any and all relationships with, the Raiders organization. I have been a fan for a long time, the genesis of this is frankly, even unknown to me. I have loved the Raiders through good times and bad, but, in the end, feel that this is a toxic relationship that has nothing good for me.
I would like to say that this is an amicable separation, but it is not. I hold nothing but malice towards Al Davis. In this separation, the Raiders retain their losing seasons, and inablity to make anything resembling a good decision. I keep what dignity remains after 20+ years of being a Raider fan.
I don't yet know who I will be a fan of. I am not for bandwagoning, so I don't just want to hitch up with a lame trendy option, I also hate the Patriots. I have enjoyed the Colts the last couple of years, big Peyton Manning fan, and I really like Brett Favre. But, I don't know that I can come out and claim to be a Colts or Jets fan. If John Beck was actually going to play for Miami, then I might sign up with them (my first actual intense rooting for someone memory is rooting for the Dolphins to beat the Redskins in the Superbowl.) I would have been 4 and a half.
But, alas, as of right now, there are no such plans for Beck. So, I will float an unclaimed fan, rabid intensity awaiting an appropriate outlet. In the mean time, I will step up my hatred of the Denver Broncos to compensate. It doesn't matter if I am still a Raiders fan or not, I will forever hate the Broncos.
Monday, September 8, 2008
I........Am....Very.....Excited.
Okay, so as a previous post said, I have enjoyed the tour de France in the past, but haven't been able to get into it for a while. But, Thomas just clued me in to this story.
I hope its true, I don't care what people say about people coming out of retirement, if this happens, I will get up at 5am to watch races again. I will watch 2 hour long bike races, with wild anticipation of how it will end. I will enjoy the tour tremendously.
Astana is an interesting pick, that team is full of big names, if they all ride, I can't imagine another team even competing, the competition this year seemed really weak sauce.
And yes, I know, there are lots of people who think he's a doper, and have all their reasons, and well thought out arguments (no I don't just mean Thomas, lots of people think it.) Thats why I included the following, great commercial.
I hope its true, I don't care what people say about people coming out of retirement, if this happens, I will get up at 5am to watch races again. I will watch 2 hour long bike races, with wild anticipation of how it will end. I will enjoy the tour tremendously.
Astana is an interesting pick, that team is full of big names, if they all ride, I can't imagine another team even competing, the competition this year seemed really weak sauce.
And yes, I know, there are lots of people who think he's a doper, and have all their reasons, and well thought out arguments (no I don't just mean Thomas, lots of people think it.) Thats why I included the following, great commercial.
Unsatisfied.
So, BYU played again this weekend, and they won. Being 2-0 is a good place to be, and I shouldn't have anything to complain about. I am still less than satisfied so far this season. Yeah, we beat N Iowa 41-17, and yes, Max Hall and Dennis Pitta are having great years so far stat wise. But it still seems like they aren't playing up to their potential. Which is annoying, because until/unless they do, potential isn't anything but hot air.
Let's look at the UW game this last Saturday. There is no way it should have been so close. Usually rock solid Unga fumbled the ball on the one yard line, Hall threw an interception that stopped a drive we were rolling down the field to end the half with, and the defense would play great, put UW in a 3rd and long or 4th down situation, and then let them convert.
Stat wise we dominated the game, but we never put it away. We can't keep playing like that. That won't work against UCLA, in my opinion, and we would be hard pressed to get that to work on the road against TCU, or Utah. A win is a win, but we should be able to play better.
On a side note, I am getting really sick and tired of all the sports people whine about how the flag at the end of the UW game was a bad call. It wasn't, it was the right call, following the letter of the stupidest rule in all of sports. There could not be a worse rule, if you put together a committee and said, go come up with a rule more out of step with watching a sports event, they couldn't do it.
However, it is the rule. Everyone knows it is the rule, because people complain about it all the time. Everyone knows that if you throw the ball high into the air after scoring, you have broken the rule, and could get a flag. Locker knew it, he shouldn't have done it, why tempt fate?
So, to sum up......the rule is stupid, but the flag was appropriate. And its hard to complain about it as a UW fan, when your kicker got his kick blocked by a guy whose feet were not even off the ground, and his hand was straight out, instead of up.
Let's look at the UW game this last Saturday. There is no way it should have been so close. Usually rock solid Unga fumbled the ball on the one yard line, Hall threw an interception that stopped a drive we were rolling down the field to end the half with, and the defense would play great, put UW in a 3rd and long or 4th down situation, and then let them convert.
Stat wise we dominated the game, but we never put it away. We can't keep playing like that. That won't work against UCLA, in my opinion, and we would be hard pressed to get that to work on the road against TCU, or Utah. A win is a win, but we should be able to play better.
On a side note, I am getting really sick and tired of all the sports people whine about how the flag at the end of the UW game was a bad call. It wasn't, it was the right call, following the letter of the stupidest rule in all of sports. There could not be a worse rule, if you put together a committee and said, go come up with a rule more out of step with watching a sports event, they couldn't do it.
However, it is the rule. Everyone knows it is the rule, because people complain about it all the time. Everyone knows that if you throw the ball high into the air after scoring, you have broken the rule, and could get a flag. Locker knew it, he shouldn't have done it, why tempt fate?
So, to sum up......the rule is stupid, but the flag was appropriate. And its hard to complain about it as a UW fan, when your kicker got his kick blocked by a guy whose feet were not even off the ground, and his hand was straight out, instead of up.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Why both parties are stupid.
So, I found this interesting article over at MSNBC. Apparently ten senators (also known as traitors by their own parties I am sure), got together over the break to try to hammer out some sort of energy compromise. There was give on both sides, which, of course, means both sides hate it, and it is more than likely doomed to failure. I'll give you a synopsis of what the two parties dislike.
Dems:
Dems dislike the fact that it does open up more drilling, they dislike the fact that it eases restrictions on nuclear, and they dislike the fact that if it passed, they couldn't sit back and complain that the energy crisis is a reason they must be voted for, because only they can solve it.
Repugs:
The republicans dislike this bill becase it focuses money towards wind and solar, it doesn't open up as much drilling as they want, it pays for this program by repealing tax cuts to the gas and oil industries. And, probably the most asinine reason for the republicans?.....Because it takes away one of McCain's best attacks on Obama, that we need drilling and the dems are standing in the way.
So, awesome. These are the people at the helm. I couldn't disagree more with any of the above problems, and I applaud the ten (now up to 16), senators for at least trying something. I will be the first to admit that I don't know every facet of this bill (or proposed bill), and there may well be parts I don't agree with. However, that is how major legislation has to happen, compromise.
One quick note, while I am usually staunchly in the camp that raising corporate taxes just gets passed down to the consumer, I don't think that will be the case, necessarily when it comes to repealing the tax breaks for gas and oil companies. Why? Because they are already coming too close to pricing themselves out of existence. They can't raise prices much more, they would destroy the market, and usher in their own demise.
So, will eight Dem senators, and eight Repug senators who have kicked the party line be able to make a difference on energy? Maybe, but I am pretty sure the rest of them will destroy this effort to make actual changes to our energy policy, because in the end, it doesn't help either party to solve the problem.
Dems:
Dems dislike the fact that it does open up more drilling, they dislike the fact that it eases restrictions on nuclear, and they dislike the fact that if it passed, they couldn't sit back and complain that the energy crisis is a reason they must be voted for, because only they can solve it.
Repugs:
The republicans dislike this bill becase it focuses money towards wind and solar, it doesn't open up as much drilling as they want, it pays for this program by repealing tax cuts to the gas and oil industries. And, probably the most asinine reason for the republicans?.....Because it takes away one of McCain's best attacks on Obama, that we need drilling and the dems are standing in the way.
So, awesome. These are the people at the helm. I couldn't disagree more with any of the above problems, and I applaud the ten (now up to 16), senators for at least trying something. I will be the first to admit that I don't know every facet of this bill (or proposed bill), and there may well be parts I don't agree with. However, that is how major legislation has to happen, compromise.
One quick note, while I am usually staunchly in the camp that raising corporate taxes just gets passed down to the consumer, I don't think that will be the case, necessarily when it comes to repealing the tax breaks for gas and oil companies. Why? Because they are already coming too close to pricing themselves out of existence. They can't raise prices much more, they would destroy the market, and usher in their own demise.
So, will eight Dem senators, and eight Repug senators who have kicked the party line be able to make a difference on energy? Maybe, but I am pretty sure the rest of them will destroy this effort to make actual changes to our energy policy, because in the end, it doesn't help either party to solve the problem.
Vaccinations
So, I know that there are people out there that have concerns when it comes to vaccinations. Some of them, I believe, are because of irresponsible research, that is then unfortunately passed on to a segment of the public that for good or bad, has their concerns about groups like the FDA. The other problem is that the dangers bandied about in these discussions carry serious repercussions, i.e. autism.
I was happy to see this article in the news. It didn't just say, man those people with concerns are crazy, a knee jerk reaction by those who believe vaccines to be perfectly safe (for the record, I think vaccines are perfectly safe, and a vital component of our society's health). This, instead, is a scientific study, with so many big names attached that the reactions were as follows:
Its not that I believe that anything that the FDA approves is automatically good. However, I find it highly dangerous to take the opposite stance, especially with no good evidence other than suspicion.
I was happy to see this article in the news. It didn't just say, man those people with concerns are crazy, a knee jerk reaction by those who believe vaccines to be perfectly safe (for the record, I think vaccines are perfectly safe, and a vital component of our society's health). This, instead, is a scientific study, with so many big names attached that the reactions were as follows:
Dr. Neal Halsey, a pediatrician at Johns Hopkins Children's Center who specializes in infectious diseases, told CNN, "They have shown the Wakefield study was incorrect." The new study shows "there's no temporal relationship between the vaccines and the gastrointestinal disorders and autism."
Dr. William Schaffner, vaccine expert and chairman of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University, called the study results "conclusive."
Its not that I believe that anything that the FDA approves is automatically good. However, I find it highly dangerous to take the opposite stance, especially with no good evidence other than suspicion.
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