Quotes of the Day:
All of these gems appeared in last week’s Thursday Pickin commentary, and deserve to be honored by seeing them once again.
“I have often felt that if we could track those LSU fans down and just pay up on the bet, the curse would be lifted.” –Smilyj
“The Miss/S Car line sure looks like its for SUCKAS.” –Sweet
“In case any Ole Miss fans are wondering, the Independence Bowl is Monday, December 28th this year.” –Fig
“Last nite (sic) was great! I think now I will watch the game again and rub peanut butter all over myself.” –Smilyj
Well friends, the only thing I can say about last week is, “its over.” Four POTW winners and seventeen losers. Personal heartbreaks galore. All we can do is go back out there and play our game. Last week is history. It only counts as one game, no matter how bad the score. From here on out, we just have to recommit ourselves and take them one at a time. (Insert your loser cliche of choice here.)
Dropping from the ranks of the unbeaten were RSR, Sweet, Irv, Coach TJ, and Smilyj, leaving only Feidt’s Follies unbeaten on the year. (with one week unplayed to “give the rest of us a chance.”) BR is still winless.
Last week’s results, top four won their POTW, bonus picks in parentheses.
- Face (all in plus 6 catch-up bonus points to tie Feidt and Sam’s Mama) 56
- S&M (opposite Sweet 1-0) 56
- Feidt’s Follies (3-2) 56
- Mac (2-2 plus Theme of the Week bonus) 55
- Larry (4-1) 38
- TKH (3-1)
- RSR (1-0) 26
- TB (3-2) 26
- Zeek (2-2) 20
- Greeg (2-2) 20
- SmilyJ (1-1) 20
- BR (all in plus SOTW bonus) 15
- Sweet (0-1) 14
- BW Buzz (2-3) 14
- JLM (2-3) 14
- Fig (2-3) 14
- CTJ (2-3) 14
- Special Guest Picker, Doc Scoop 10
- MD (0-2) 8
- Fish (1-4) 2
- Irv (1-4) 2
Season Standings
- RSR 235
- Sweet 201
- Mac 196
- Feidt’s Follies 180
- Irv 170
- Zeek 168
- CTJ 164
- SmilyJ 152
- MD 149
- BW Buzz 146
- Face 144
- TB 132
- S&M 129
- Larry 128
- JLM 122
- Fish 86
- Fig 70
- Greeg 69
- TKH 59
- BR 45
- TDW 26 (pulled a Palin on Thurs Pickin)
- Doc Scoop 10
My picks this week:
- Indiana +17
- USC -5
- Iowa -21
- Georgia -3
- Miami FL +7
POTW
- Auburn +2′
My Weekend Playlist, I haven’t gotten over last week yet
- Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain–Willie Nelson
- Crying Shame–Jack Johnson
- Man of Constant Sorrow–The Soggy Bottom Boys
- Cry, Cry, Cry–Johnny Cash
- Jamie’s Cryin–Van Halen
SOTW
- Malfunction Junction–Drivin and Cryin
Travellinbaen 
POTW South Florida -6′
Kentucky +16
Georgia -3
Ole Miss -8’5
Cincinnati -28’5
Purdue -7
There’s A Tear In My Beer- Hank Williams, JR
Syracuse +7
Cal +5′
Duke +16′
Miss St +4′
Vandy +9
Tennessee -1′
POTW
UAB +7
SOTW
Another Day – Sir Paul McCartney
Add
Miami +7
I saw Raymond Brown at Walgreens today and had a nice little conversation. Of course I told him about the JC HOF and the exception that was made for him. He seemed pleased and said he appreciated it. He also reminded me that he was in the MS Sports HOF and the Ole Miss HOF and that it might get him a cup of coffee at Starbucks. A couple things I did not know…..he was the backup QB to Unitas in ’59 and they roomed together on the road. He had on one of his Championship rings and showed it to me, gold with a big ass diamond in the center. Very nice. At the end of last season the Ravens honored the ’58 & ’59 teams and most of the guys still around were on the field. He said he looked up and saw himself on the Jumbotron. He seemed to get a kick out of that. He said he stays in touch with Art Donovan, Jim Mutscheller (TE) and some other dude. I didn’t bring up the South Carolina game.
Careful Greeg – I think there is a limit on how many games you can pick – I got in trouble for that last year. Of course, I would not mind your company in the trouble corner.
Greeg, UAB is getting 10.
POTW
Arkansas -1 ; also
State +6. They will win Big!
Vandy +9
Washington +13
SOTW – I can only ad to the cliches of Baen with a tune “Going On With The Show” The Crue.
Also for Theme- Songs that you are embarrassed that you like and sing along to when you’re alone in your car.
“Wake Me Up Before You Go Go” George Michael or Wham (?)
“Chameleon” Boy George
“Tiny Dancer” Elton John (or any Elton John song…You know you do.)
“Achy Breaky Heart” Billy Ray Cyrus
Change Smileys theme to “songs you sing along to when you’re gay” please. It makes more sense.
POTW AUBURN + 2
ALABAMA 16
GEORGIA 3
MISSISSIPPI 8 1/2
GEORGIA TECH 5 1/2
POW
Mich St – 2
TOW (teaser of the week)
Purdue -1
Miss -2′
Doc Scoop says Miss -8′
SOTW
In honor of me exiting the womb 30 something years ago. Buffalo Stance -Neneh Cherry……”It’s sweetness that I’m thinking of”
smi-Ly, thats for you too
POTW- Fla Atlantic–3′
SoFla-6′
Purdue-7
Aub+2′
LSU+3
Theme this week is all about Hall & Oates, I keep hearing them on the radio.
SOTW- She’s Gone- Hall & Oates
Sarah- Hall & Oates
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'(remake)- Hall & Oates
Kiss Is On My List- Hall & Oates
Rich Girl- Hall & Oates
Happy B-Day, Sweet, you still my boy!
POTW: VANDY -9
SOTW: SMOKE ON THE WATER: DEEP PURPLE
POTW – Navy -2.5
Ole Miss -8.5
GT -5.5
Auburn +2.5
FSU -3.5
and since I’ll be there my song of the week
Anchors Aweigh – Charles A. Zimmerman
If you every get a chance to watch a Navy game go early it’s pretty cool, the march, a different navy plane does a fly over for each game. This will be the first Navy game I’ve been to where the opponent is service academies too, should be interesting.
sweet, that would be 39 years ago you old bas—ard.
sEan, the name of the song is “On with the Show”, not “Going on with the Show”
POTW: MS ST +5′
Others:
TX A&M +1
USC -4′
Concert of the Week: The Fearsome Foursome of me, my bride, Fig E. and his bride will be seeing Stone Temple Pilots tonight in Mobile.
kNelms, Thank you. D@#k.
A little info, for your entertainment purposes.
TB on the season is 1-2-1 in POTW’s and 11-9 on bonus plays.
Feidt’s Follies is 3-0 in POTW’s
Best in bonus picks also goes to FF through September at 10-5. He is trailed by Zeek at 10-7, Larry 11-8 and TKH 6-3.
BR is of course winless, only playing POTW’s. But Fig deserves recognition for his 1-3 POTW and 5-15 bonus picks.
Purdue -8
UNC -13
Va Tech -16.5
Michigan +3.5
Auburn +2.5
POTW
Penn St. -7
POTW
In honor of my trip down to Charlotte for the Allman Brothers and Widespread Panic:
Southbound
One Way Out
Whipping Post
Driving Song
Let’s Get the Show on the Road
SOTW
In case you didn’t notice it, Dave Schools, the bass player, is sporting a Proud Larry’s t-shirt!!!
Go Rebs!!
POTW: Ole Miss -8.5
For all of us who go all in:
All I Want Is You – U2
All Apologies – Nirvana
All My Life – Foo Fighters
All Over You – Live
SOTW:
Make No Sense at All – Husker Du
Now that TB has gone straight for the nuclear option and compared me to Palin, I’ll jump back into this contest. I’m going to pick 10 games and 2 POTWs to make up for my lost week(s).
1. So. Fla. -6′
2. East Carolina -2′
3. Virginia +13
4. Fl. St. -3′
5. Ole Miss -8′
6. Ga. Tech -5′
7. Miami +7′
8. Penn. St. -7
9. USC -4′
10. Auburn +2′
POTW: Iowa -21′ and Arkansas -1
Michigan +3.5
Va Tech -16.5
Auburn +2.5
UNC -13
Purdue -8
POTW – Alabama – 16
Songs I like to belt out:
Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
Tired of Being Alone – Al Green
Drops of Jupiter – Train
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. – Aretha Franklin
The First Cut is the Deepest – Sheryl Crowe
You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor
SOTW – We Are Family – Sister Sledge
I won’t tell you what I was doing, but all of a sudden it hit me that I hadn’t done my picks. And there’s no link to the odds, not that that’s ever helped me, as it makes little sense to me.
As always, I’ll go opposite of Sweet. My POTW is KU, +14.
And my SOTW is anything but reggae, as I’ve had my fill of it for a million years.
And my irrelevant comment of the day is this:
A Jamaican local asked us where we were from and we told him Kansas City. And, I shit you not, he replied, “Ah…Kansas City. Your football, they are not so good.”
POTW
BC +3 1/2
others
Bama -16
LSU +3 1/2
MS State +5 1/2
Tenn -2 1/2
Songs this week are remakes I like better than the originals.
SOTW
Also of note
What I’ve Done by Marie Digby
Bullshit Ain’t Shit by Ben Folds
All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
Hound Dog by Aaron Elvis Presley
Respect by Aretha Franklin
Going with all favs
East Carolina -2′
Bama – 16
Okla -7′
Penn State -7
Georgia -3
POTW
You Know! The Rebs -8′
High Cost of Living(Ain’t Nothing Like the Cost of Living High) – Jamey Johnson
Way Cool Jr – Ratt
Hard To Be Humble – Mac Davis
Cocaine Blues – Johnny Cash
SOTW
Call it a Loan – Jackson Browne
potw
Houston -15
Bonus
Pittsburgh – 6½
MARSHALL +2′
Oklahoma -7′
Auburn +2′
Nice yellow pic of Romey. Did y’all wear your sucrsneen this week? Isle of Wight is even gonna be on tv tonite not sure what channel. The music in Rock of Ages movie was crummy here’s hoping you guys do your own music for Fading West (ha, ha). It would create a very unified effect if Drew and Jon wear the same shirt for every scene in the movie. So keep up the good work on that front! What did Jon write on his hand? Take care, and blessings to all!
POTW:
Alabama -16 @ UK
Picks:
Ole Miss -10 @ VANDY
GEORGIA -3′ vs. lsu
Ga Tech -5′ @ MISS STATE
Arkansas -1 @ TEXAS A&M
TENNESSEE -2′ v. Auburn
I, like Sweet, had a run in on Thursday with a sports legend. Last night I bartended a private party for sponsors of BayFest (which is where STP is playing tonight). One of my first customers was Eddie Murray. He looked the same as he did when he played. I did a double take at first, making sure it wasn’t Apollo Creed. I served him a red wine (Sweet, I’m sure you like he’s a wine guy). He came back for his second glass, and I told him I saw him play in Memorial Stadium in the early 80’s when Earl Weaver was the manager of the Orioles, blah blah blah. I think I came in a little hot. He quickly cut away from eye contact, fumbled around in what appeared to be a man purse (I know, buzz kill), and threw a $5 tip on me. For the rest of the evening, he avoided my side of the bar, which pissed me off, because I had my Blackberry ready to have my picture taken with him. Sweet, I think I came in hotter than when I met Bubba Ray Dudley at the Motley Crue concert in Tampa. Or, it could have been Eddie Murray was not comfortable being served by a bartender who had two drinks to every one of his during the evening. Oh well.
That is a great story. Eddie Murray was a helluva hitter, but not known for his repartee with fans and media back in the day. I think MD should use his page to tell the world his Hank Aaron story.
POTW- Penn St -7
SOTW- The Old Man Down the Road– John Fogerty in honor of Joe Pa.
Didn’t Sweet used to carry a man purse?
Nice game from the Buzzards last night, Coach.
Nice crowd as well. Must have been at least 7500.
Awe Folly Beach, getting a late start. Just washed of this hangover in the ocean now to put on a tux and stand in a Catholic wedding. Ugh. Ya got an hour and half.
Ole Miss -10
Penn St -7
Wash St +35
Tenn – 2′
Ga Tech -5
POTW Nevada – 5′
A gentleman of leisure ought not have to arrive until the reception by all rights.
TB,
I’ll try to put together the Atlanta/Hank Aaron story—the details are coming back to me slowly.
I’m going to vote for Song of the Week
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Since two of us (me and Mac) in our songlists.
I vote for Mama for always taking KU +14 no matter what the line is and even when they aren’t playing
Ah, CRAP! I was *this close* to double checking that little factoid but decided to take a gamble.
I’m with Jessie Lou.
vote SOTW-Respect.
My votes this week go to JLou for the theme or list , whatever it is called, and my vote for song goes to the birthday boy Sweet for his Nenah Cherry and her shout out to Sweetness, Greeg gets an honorable mention only because he beat Sweet on his B-day for the first time in golf. I, of course, beat them both.
I think someone needs to explain how the spread works to Samsmama before she wins every week with KU +14.
quit yer bellyachin zeek
Apparently someone also needs to explain to me how the schedule works.
Nah, you’re doing fine S&M. See my attempted explanation to Harmo on the Saturday thread if you want more direction. I’ve got you down in advance for opposite of Sweet all year, then if you add your own pick I just add that to the tally.
Throw in some tunage for bonus points and be sure and vote for whose you like best starting the Saturday after each weekly post, as a list and as an individual song. I forgot to mention that part to Harmony. Some people like this part of Thursday Pickin better than the football part.
TB….put me down for the opposite of Samsmama every week….and i’ll throw in some songs every week….i’m tryin, man
That would mean you are with me, which will be bad for you
Says the guy in 2nd place overall.
exactly
Solid Second for Sweet – the Saints are unbeaten – could the apocolypse be far behind? I think I might need to go ahead and build my Fall Out Shelter!
So I guess next Sunday the Giants and the over are a lock now…
FYI, I’m on an unreliable internet connection this morning and out of town. Thursday Pickin may be delayed a bit, but it will be up by evening for sure. I may even get it on by lunch, but its 50-50.