OH, AND ONE MORE THING: JOE KINES, ORATOR.
One last thing before an orgy of football watching: Joe Kines, orator. Why Alabama doesn’t want to hire this man confounds us. His diction alone is reason for joy.
December 29, 2006
WE’VE GOT FOOTBALL TO WATCH. DANCE TO SOME JAMES AND BE GONE.
Like everyone else, we’re overwhelmed, frankly. There’s four games on today, a zillion on over the next few days, and somehow we’re expected to clothe and feed ourselves properly in the interim.
Since that’s not going to happen, we’ll agree to do the following things:
1.We’ll post a review on Sunday of everything that’s happened between now and then.
2. We’ll post on the 2nd in the same manner.
3. We’ll attempt to do those in an easily digestible manner.
Deal? Deal. Excellent. You have viewing to get to. Remember: stay hydrated, stretch every hour or so, and do a light cardio workout with weights during halftimes. Keeps the body and mind firm yet flexible like so much bamboo waving in the grass.
For cardio, we suggest dancing to this clip of the dearly departed Godfatha of Soul, James Brown. For our money, JB’s 1971 Love, Power, Peace: Live at the Olympia is the most ferocious collection of live sounds ever put on record. Rest in Peace, James.
SOLON’S PICKS, BOWL WEEK PART TWO
On a hectic pre-holiday Friday, Solon chips in his final bowl picks. Enjoy.
Greetings all.
All things considered, while this has been a thoroughly dissatisfying season for me, I suppose things should be put in perspective; after an uneven 6-11 start, I recovered to go on a 49-24 run–as good an extended run as I have ever had–before stumbling to a 17-28 (and counting) finish–as bad an extended run as I have ever had.
A wiser man than myself once said that the bottom line in this game is that you win some, you lose some, and you hope you win more than you lose. While for the better part of November I wondered if the first part of that adage was true, even in this, one of my more personally disappointing seasons, I have been able to accomplish this task; anyone using my selections, wagering with the traditional 10-11 vigorish, would show a profit for the season.
Profit! It’s what’s for dinner.
My two-year record stands at 156-124, a much more robust 55.7%; generally, a percentage above 55% is considered professional-level quality, and every season a 55% winning percentage is my stated goal. I will fall short of that number this season unless I am able to run the table with my final five selections, which given my current form is highly unlikely; hopefully this off-season I will learn some lessons and come back strong when next season starts.
As it stands (I am writing this Thursday night), my record for the year is 72-63, a winning percentage of 53.3%; please note that I still have wagers on South Carolina and Texas Tech still pending, in addition to those listed below. Hopefully I can close it out strong and build a little momentum for next season. Here are my final selections for the season:
COTTON BOWL, Dallas, TX
Nebraska (+1) v. Auburn
As I have said many times, I thought Auburn was overrated for much of the season. (more…)
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