MMBSD: I'm Shocked

Shocking.....
After a shocking NFL weekend, Cotton, frankly I'm shocked. I was paying attention to really two games. On the front burner I had my Browns. They were basically given up for dead. They had been humiliated the previous week. Had rumors of coach firing. They had in-fighting. They had their starting right tackle be put on injured reserve for mental problems (no confirmation if it was caused by playing for the Browns). On the back burner I had the Colts v. Titans. Colts needed a few more wins to give themselves homefield advantage. Peyton, wanted to revenge is his little brother's loss. In the end, both the front and back got shocked.

Browns - By the fourth quarter the Browns were in familiar spot. Down by 2 touchdowns. and with Larry Johnson at the Chiefs disposal things were grim. Factor in that starting quarterback Charlie "I swear I'm not Tim Couch" Frye went down with an injured wrist and it was about time to pack up the bags and take out my anger on a hobo. However Derek Anderson (I can't decide if that name seems more like a bad porn name or someone in the witness protection program) led the Brownies to 17 unanswered points. I'm not sure how he did it. Everyone is shocked.

Titans- Once again a Manning was out in front but VY glided his team to a touchdown using his arm, his legs and possibly a tricycle. In the end a 60 yard field goal sealed the victory and another win for the suddenly surging Titans. I'm equally shocked by this. I don't think I can name a player on the Titans outside of Vince Young and Pac-Man Jones and the latter only because everyone in Tennessee wishes he would just stick to Sex Boat cruises.

I'm not saying I didn't enjoy it, but where did that Browns win come from?

Arbitrary Penalties....
Does the NFL even have a roughing passer penalty anymore? As I was flipping channels I saw Charlie Frye be hit on the wrist with a tire iron by KC and no penalty called. Over in Soldier Field Land, Brian Urlachter literally was called for flexing near Brad Johnson. I don't get it. Please NFL. I'm begging you. Try to at least define roughing the passer instead of using NBA type officiating (if the player is semi-famous or old he gets the phantom call). While on the subject of the Bears I caught part of Sexy Rexy's post-game conference which amounted to the claim that he needed to think less and play more football. Which led me to the question of what is going through his mind? My only thoughts are: a) "If I just throw it a little harder it will go through the defender", b) "Must fight Steve Spurrier's conditioning and throw the dump off ball, wait can't fight, screw it I'm throwing it long" c) "I bet if I complete a pass into triple coverage I can get that 3-way" or d) "Unleash the dragon Sexy Rexy, your twice the man of Tom Brady"

Our Long National Nightmare....
Is finally over as the South got what it wanted. For too long the South just hasn't gotten its way but the BCS rectified that problem. As I said there was no rational way to determine who was more deserving Florida or Michigan. The computers agreed as three had Michigan in front and three had Florida in front. Luckily the voters are not beheldden to rational reasons and between Irvin Meyers effective campaigning and the later Convention err Championship Game bounce Florida was elected into the BCS Championship Game. The SEC and Big 10 square off 3 times in the bowl season (Penn State v. Tennessee; Arkansas v. Wisconsin are the other two) and I only feel that its a shame that the team up North couldn't square off against the only team to beat Florida, LSU, to complete the circle.

Unbiased Harris Poll voter, Antonin Scalia, tells what another blue (and maize) state can do with itself

Quick Thoughts
What is the accourate measurement of success for Jay Cutler? Is it playoffs? Better passer rating than Plummer? What? I'm not sure. Greg Oden, uber-center for OSU, is that good. Let me join the bandwagon and say this kid will be at least all-star at the NBA level. In 20 odd minutes he had 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 blocks in his first game college game, his first basketball game in 6 months and the use of only one hand. The Mattavests (better known as the Basketball Buckeyes) face off against defending national champs Florida in late December. Marshall Faulk was on NBC's pre-game highlight show and I enjoyed his performance. Succinct yet intelligent. I hope Faulk enjoys retirement. Congrats to us...on 11/29 we had a record 315 visits to the website. Typically we get 35-50. Finally from the TWolvesblog see if you put together the storyline for Marko Jaric.