December 4, 2006

• Talkin’ crap

  I’m really sorry. Again, Xanga is taken aback. When student teaching is over (end March), and I reach my goal of the top 10 list for science and math in Y!A (about 50 more best answers), then Xanga will be a higher priority again. OK, to the post, mostly an NCAA Football rant.

  

  

  Yeah, quite the game. Honestly, I would not change our records/places. I’d rather be 7-5, beat you and keep you out of the championship than the other way. The only downside was the macing and arresting that kept students from rushing the field. I mean, if you can’t rush the field for the beat-your-arch-rival-and-keep-them-from-playing-the-championship-and-snapping-a-seven-game-loosing-streak-and-preventing-them-from-tying-your-mark-of-most-games-won-in-a-row-in-the-series, when can you?

  But boy, was that sweet. I’ve hardly taken off my DeShawn Foster Jersey, and I will wear it the next two days at least. I even wore it in the Utah student section for a game last night.

  We are so young;look for 10 wins and two-in-a-row over the condoms next year.

  By the way, did anyone see after we kicked our extra point (@ 7-0), the ‘sc cheerleader cheering? Watch the replay and look at the bottom of the screen. I though they only cheered for Texas.

  But really, it shouldn’t matter, because ‘sc will be on probation at worse, or embarrased as Reggie Bush’s Heisman is stripped and the 2004 (singular) national championship is nullified.

  $c is a bunch of cheats, and it will come out sooner than later, if there is a god. Reggie Bush did break NCAA rules (by accepting money and improper benifits) and the violations should lead to punishment ofr usc. However, this startiling revalation is not getting the airplay it deserves (nor is his constant problem with fumbling, but that’s another story).

  

  Read this rather innocent Yahoo! story. Bush fired his marketing agent, Mike Ornstein. Big deal, right?

  This is the same agent that allegedly gave the Bush family over $100,000 in benifits. This includes:

  $595.20 in round-trip airfare from San Diego to Oakland in November 2005 for Bush’s stepfather, LaMar Griffin, his mother, Denise Griffin and younger brother to attend the USC-California game at Berkeley. The fees were charged to the credit card of Jamie Fritz, an employee of Ornstein. The document detailing the charges was provided by Lee Pfeifer, an estranged business associate of Ornstein’s.
  $250.65 for limousine transportation from the Oakland airport to the Ritz-Carlton in San Francisco that November weekend for the Bush family, charged to Fritz, according to a document. Ornstein acknowledged both he and Bush’s family stayed at the luxury hotel.
  Suits for Bush’s stepfather and brother to wear during the Dec. 10, 2005 Heisman ceremony in New York, a makeover for his mother for the event and limousine transportation;
  Weekly payments of at least $1,500 to the Bush family.
  $623.63 for a hotel stay by Bush at the Venetian Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from March 11-13, 2005, charged to Michaels, according to a document signed by Bush.
  $1,574.86 for a stay by Bush at the Manchester Hyatt in San Diego from March 4-6, 2005, paid for by Michaels, according to a hotel document, a hotel employee and a source.
  Approximately $13,000 to Bush from New Era to purchase and modify a car, three sources said.
  As reported by Yahoo! Sports in April, $54,000 in rent-free living for a year at Michaels’ $757,500 home in Spring Valley, Calif., according to Michaels and San Diego attorney Brian Watkins.
  Also from previous Yahoo! reports, $28,000 from Michaels to help Bush’s family settle pre-existing debt, according to Michaels and Watkins.
  Thousands of dollars in spending money to both Bush and his family from the prospective agents, according to multiple sources.

  The most damaging is his signature on a bill form Ornstein’s credit card.

  Most of this $c could play dumb to (it’s not that hard), but the real good stuff that is damaging to them is this report which says:

  “The would-be agents who provided the house, the money for the tricked-out car, the luxury hotel rooms and the tens of thousands in cash used to roll right into the Southern California locker room after the game, right past security, to meet and greet the triumphant Trojans.

  The marketing agent who provided the cash allowance, the plane flights, the limo rides and the designer suits used to hang around Trojan practices, filed paperwork with the athletic department and walked the sidelines of the Los Angeles Coliseum like he was Pete Carroll himself.

  It is no surprise that Reggie Bush and his family cashed in on his future earnings during his Heisman Trophy career at USC, as so many allege. Finding eager agents willing to pay for an edge on representing him was easy; they were all over the place at the loose ship known as Trojan Football.

  At practice. At games. In the locker room. At the football program’s Heritage Hall. Even with permission of the athletic department’s compliance office.”

  Now, realize that even with all this, Ornstein got Bush one of the greatest combined marketing deals ever (reportedly over $50 million) and they had worked together for over half a year (officially, anyway). Why then, would Bush get rid of him mid-season, after such a good job?

  My guess is the Pac-10 and NCAA had already decided that Reggie was in trouble with his NCAA violations, but decided to wait while the season was going on, not wanting an unfair burden on the current players at ‘$c.

  Mark my words, by March (plus or minus), this will come out and at a minumum, Reggie will be ruled ineligable and every game he played in for 2005 (or maybe ever) will be forfited. Sure, I’m biased like an AP voter from the SEC, but the point is THEY CHEATED and THEY SHOULD BE PUNNISHED!

  And mark my words, Bush will be the Sam Bowie, or at least, Hakeem of this draft. Vince Young will be the Jordan, he is the next comming of what Michael Vick was supposed to be, if that makes any sence. He may have had some TDs today, but he’ll never be the best back in the league.

  On a side, can we get a damned NCAA Football playoff!??! If people changed their vote from Michigan to Florida because ‘they don’t deserve a rematch,’ they deserve death by hanging. People love to blame the ‘computers’, but the voters are the once that are really screwy.

  Here is how you fix D-1 football. It’s this easy – 8 team playoff football that only adds 5 (FIVE) games to the schedule and preserves the regular season and the bowl system.

  Step one: The week after confrence championships, you seed the top 8 in the BCS, and 1 thru 4 play HOME games vs. 5 thru 8. This way, you still ALWAYS have something to play for. It would not have taken away from the OSU-UM game, because they all want the #1 seed, and any loss in the season may mean a switch from a home game to an away game.

  Step two: The big 4 bowls rotate through championship game, quarterfinal game (2), and best of the losers of the first round. The crappy bowls gest the same crap leftover teams playing for pride alone.

  It’s that easy, and would make MORE money for the winning schools and would bring in more attention then the current system. Plus, it’s settled on the field and it is FAIR! I know, it seems strange to have things settled on the field and fair, but call me crazy, I think it is better. Terry Bowden agrees (see his bracket below).

  

  This year, it would be Boise St @ Ohio St, Wisc @ Florida, Lou @ Mich, and $c @ LSU. Now, wouldn’t that be fun? I personally think it would wind up a rematch between OSU and UM, but at least it was meant to be, with no questions, comments, or arguments.

  In other news,

  

  Did the fam thing for turkey day. We stayed in Berkeley this time, which was nice. I still like being in OR better.

  

  The latest addition to the Lego town is a crane! But the real reason we got it was:

  
  

  The Lego Latreen! Awesome!

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