After going 2-2-1 last week, I improved to 4-10-1 on the season, which is sad. Anyway, here are my picks for this week:
Oakland -3.5 vs. Miami
Indianapolis -7.5 vs. Tennessee
Houston -3 vs. Buffalo
Atlanta -3 at. Minnesota
Green Bay -1.5 at Chicago
Oakland -3.5 vs. Miami
Indianapolis -7.5 vs. Tennessee
Houston -3 vs. Buffalo
Atlanta -3 at. Minnesota
Green Bay -1.5 at Chicago
Did we go a week without another NFL scandal?
ReplyDeleteAdd in Joey Maggs,
ReplyDeleteWould Simmons' suspension fall under "NFL scandal?" If not, it looks like Herr Goodell has weathered the current storm. For now.
ReplyDeleteEh, the Ray Rice thing will be talked about the entire season anyway.
ReplyDeleteAnd once again, I will gladly abstain from making any picks. Mostly because I don't give a shit.
ReplyDeleteIt's times like this that make you appreciate Tom Brady - he doesn't beat his wife and/or children.
ReplyDeleteI always loved Battle Royals, so the idea of a SIXTY-MAN version was fascinating to me. I liked the idea, but actually having three separate rings, all in close-up, was ridiculous. It just doesn't work in practise.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure he'll be back next year having learned from his mistakes and we can celebrate his final game as if none of this ever happened - hell, he could even become a commentator!
ReplyDeleteOnly bets I have this week are Atlanta -3 and Indy -7.5
ReplyDeleteToo many games this week are zero advantage.
I don't know if it counts seeing as how South Park kept the NFL in the pop culture spotlight another week but yeah, pretty much.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, Starrcade was awesome.
ReplyDeleteYeah, a guy not in the match anymore could eliminate anyone he wanted to and it'd be legal, except for that one time Vader did it and therefore it doesn't count.
ReplyDeleteI was more talking about Hogan never going over the top, he was taken out from under the bottom rope.
ReplyDeleteThat we know of.
ReplyDeleteDidn't he leave a pregnant Bridget Moynighan to shack up with Gisele?
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, and discovered WCW, and found the starrcade '95 tape, the anticipation in Friday's last period class was off the charts. Triple threat of Lex, Sting, AND Flair, with the winner getting Macho? Had no clue who was gonna take it (pre Internet)
ReplyDeleteOnce the heel Flair won the triple threat though I sorta knew what was up.
A face Sting vs face Savage match would have been great. Sort of the workrate antithesis of Hogan / Warrior.
If the PPV was still around in 2000, I imagine Russo would have done something like that.
ReplyDeleteI like your style Sir, I grew up a huge NWA/WCW fan (though I watched WWF too, my weekends were always booked). I LOVED Global, I always turned that on ESPN whenever I got home from school. But BITE YOUR TONGUE about Chamber of Horrors 1991. My Mom taped HH '91 live for me and I've worn that tape out, and the Chamber of Horrors is still watchable and entertaining. The electric chair is incredibly stupid and sours a lot of the match, and if that cage was just a submit or surrender style, it would have been a bloody classic we all remember today. My most watched matches are Bobby Eaton/Terrence Taylor from the aforementioned Havoc '91, my all time favorite match and ***** classic no one ever saw. My other one is Steiners vs Vader/Hughes from Clash 18. Vader, Hughes, and Cactus Jack were my favs growing up and I loved watching them throw each other around in that match.
ReplyDeleteWait are you saying dreamer is a nobody? Just listen to him talk - he is basically the reason wrestling still exists today
ReplyDeleteI have the choice between Jets/Lions and Bills/Texans. Why does F1 have to be off this week?
ReplyDeleteI WISH you died in the WOMB!
ReplyDeleteIt's a good heel line but her delivery was awful. Bonus points for inadvertently encouraging what chants by constantly saying "and you know what?" and pausing every other line.
I've probably seen Cactus/HHH from Royal Rumble 2000 more than any other match.
ReplyDeleteBills challenge a punt spot 3 minutes into the game. Yeah, it was successful, but that's a waste of a challenge that will probably come back to bite them in the ass later.
ReplyDeleteIf you mean the racing, I don't know, but I've seen that stuff in person and it gives me anxiety. Yessh.
ReplyDeleteThe games are fucking nutso from what I understand.
Have you been to the new track in Texas? It's supposed to be really nice. Also looks fucking terrifying from the in-car cam. From the start-finish line it looks like you're driving full speed into a 150-foot wall.
ReplyDeleteYup no thanks. What I've seen is enough for me, and now-a-days I like my autos like I like my British Television. Top Geared.
ReplyDeleteI think I might have had a shot to be a pro racing driver (though not F1-level) if I could have got into it when I was younger, but I'm too old now. Pretty much impossible to get into that shit unless you have rich parents.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching 95 WCW as Scott reviews and I'm complete this era was the peak / prime of Sting. He is just mega over here and doing his best in ring work. The Pillman / Benoit Horsemen are also just fantastic and it's a shame there run was cut criminally short.
ReplyDeleteRodgers-to-Rodgers. Green Bay not screwing around on offense.
ReplyDeleteYeah on my old debate team there was this guy Rich was super into it, and his dad was something of a 'legend' and everyone called him Deke.
ReplyDeleteI can appreciate the sport, but I'm the kind of guy that turns down the radio while making a left turn so I can focus.
Now if someone wants to go mono-a-mono in a parliamentary style debate, bring that shit on.
Random TJ: I saw on Gawker (I think) yesterday that some asshole stole a $150k diamond and traded it for a $20 bag of weed. Idiot...
ReplyDeleteAhh nothing like watching Packers-Bears.
ReplyDeleteI drive like an absolute maniac on public roads, which is a big reason I rarely drive. I have a licence and haven't driven in about 6 months.
ReplyDeleteHa, I just watched this yesterday while also going through the old Nitros. Sting/Flair is one of the worst in their series, I'd actually agree with Scott's original *** rating because it's still flippin' Flair/Sting. I thought Benoit/Sasaki was **1/2 (that Northern Lights Bomb was NASTY) and the women's tag was **** (that match was the tits, literally and figuratively). The three ring crap was abysmal, but once it got down to one ring, it was entertaining crap with some legit drama: anyone could have won the thing.
ReplyDeleteSting from '92-'95 in general was fucking amazing. He started letting himself go a bit in '96 around the time he began to grow his hair out, both physically and in the ring. It only got worse when he transitioned into Crow Sting (I think I'm the one person who hates Crow Sting). But I'd take pre-nWo Sting over nWo era Sting any day of the week.
ReplyDeleteBears successfully pull off the rare unintentional fumblerooski
ReplyDeleteCrow Sting was awesome until he came out missing 20 lbs. of muscle and wearing a ridiculous body suit. Getting destroyed by Hogan for minutes and pinned cleanly didn't help either.
ReplyDeleteNever underestimate the appeal of a Hillbilly teamed with two midgets.
ReplyDeleteThe Sting / Flair match from Nitro right before this is far superior.
ReplyDeleteHey, a man who's down called and left a message for you; he needs to be kicked some more. Why don't you go do that since apparently that's your thing.
ReplyDeleteI've never seen any other women's wrestling come close to the quality of mid-90s Joshi. Then again, I don't know what the state of women's wrestling is today outside of the abysmal WWE Divas division.
ReplyDeleteYep. Brady's as big of an asshole as anyone out there.
ReplyDeleteA buddy of mine asked me to walk in the Autism speaks..walk..thing, they do here.
ReplyDeleteI wanna, but am legitimately concerned by how many people are going to ask me if I'm on the spectrum in round-about ways.
Mark Starr, too
ReplyDeleteDon't know if anyone else is watching the Bears/Packers game but the refs are having a horrible first 20 minutes. Basically every call they've made on both teams has been somewhere between shaky and "what are they even watching".
ReplyDeleteFuck off, Meekin.
ReplyDeleteI swear, the refs must have a running pool on which crew can call the most penalties in a Bears game
ReplyDeleteThe Miz vs Cena
ReplyDeleteCena vs Big Show
HHH vs Kane
Hardcore Holly vs Brock Lesnar
Vladimir Kovloz vs Undertaker
Batista vs HHH
Royal Rumble 2014
Agreed. The Bears took a horrible unsportmen's penalty on a 3rd down stop. Chicago defender may have led with his helmet but the hit was clean.
ReplyDeleteThank you for listening to the show!
ReplyDeleteGutsy onside kick call that clearly caught the Packers off guard. But if you don't recover the kick, ultimately, it will be deemed a stupid move.
ReplyDeleteI am a Titans fan. This is misery.
ReplyDeleteAnother one ive seen a 1000 times Cactus/Hammer from the Clash
ReplyDeleteC'mon Texans, down 10 points.......DAMN!!!!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Ric Flair. Inside at least.
ReplyDeleteThe way GB is moving the ball today, it doesn't matter where they're starting.
ReplyDeleteThe second sentence was redundant.
ReplyDeleteStill, I'm sorry.
Jake Locker?? LoL
ReplyDeleteI know it's a running joke at this point (see also: http://kissingsuzykolber.uproxx.com/2014/08/football-mysteries-the-tennessee-titans.html ) but I honestly don't think I've ever seen anyone else admit to being a Titans fan.
ReplyDeleteAs a Cardinal fan, a very poor choice for head coach.
ReplyDelete17-3. Baby steps!
ReplyDeleteDamn Fitzpatrick
ReplyDeleteIts a shame Daniel Bryan got hurt because watching Brock Lesnar destroy him wouldve made sitting through his horrible YES movement worth while....Either way i am glad that for once the WWE is going in the RIGHT direction by building towards a fantastic WM 31 mainevent in Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns. There is no doubt that Roman Reigns is the future of the WWE and having him beat Brock at WM would be HUGE, so kudos to the WWE for giving us what we REALLY want. Daniel Bryan can sit at home and milk his injuries so he can make his Total Divas money but the WWE is thriving without him.
ReplyDeleteSamoa Joe, is that you?
ReplyDeleteI ♡ NFL Redzone
ReplyDeleteBob Saget?
ReplyDeleteNah Joe is shutting down a buffett somewhere with Kevin Steen
ReplyDeleteFull House is great
ReplyDeleteNah, just someone who'll be sad come January 1st. Because his company of choice will be only remembered in the dustiest and least cared-for history books.
ReplyDeleteMankind vs. Taker Hell in a Cell is probably the one I've watched the most. Does that make me sadistic?
ReplyDeleteI was going to say, you looked like that guy who used to suck dick for coke.
ReplyDeleteJust saying...
I love coke but ive never sucked anything for it....but hey, takes one to know one
ReplyDeleteI know he WON the TV Title on Saturday Night, but him losing it escapes me. And I am way too lazy to bother looking it up.
ReplyDeleteSeth Rollins might end up being Daniel Bryans brother in law because I heard a rumor about Seth trying to get into JJ Bellas skinny jeans after RAW went off the air.
ReplyDeleteCarolina is done. They have a shit offensive line, no running game (no one healthy, no one worth a damn in 2014), and the defense in the red lone is dead last in the NFL. Their coverage schemes leave open receivers every damn attempt, they don't dare blitz because their secondary can't handle man coverage, and Cam's mobility takes away the last option on the ground. As soon as teams figure out their defensive holes and the nonexistent offensive line, Carolina may not win another game until late November.
ReplyDeletelel
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of that. It's good but not as good as "Fuck It, I'm Goin' Deep!" or "Replace Goodell with a Pineapple in a Top Hat"
ReplyDeleteIt was in WCW wasn't it? I'm sure he dressed up as Sting, and had a match with a dozen other Stings attacking Sting. I could've dreamed it. It sounds stupid.
ReplyDeleteI still believe in their defense. I think they have one of the best defenses in the league. I still think they can get to 9 or 10 wins this year; if the Saints are weak this year, that whole division could be weak.
ReplyDeleteEpic Chicago clock management right here. Also the refs screw up one final time before the half. Might be the worst officiated half of football I've seen in my life, no exaggeration.
ReplyDeleteMelina vs. Alicia Fox.
ReplyDeleteBenoit/Sasaki sucked. Sting/Flair was about ***. Main event is atrocious. Very average show.
ReplyDeleteHELL NO.
ReplyDeleteTheir defense, statistically, is middle of the road in both stopping the run and the pass, aren't producing turnovers at the same clip they were in the first two weeks, and are dead last in the red zone. I'm as diehard a fan as there is for Carolina, but I gotta call a spade a spade. This team is too flawed to seriously compete without getting healthy and suddenly finding a running game.
ReplyDeleteSomehow the Titans are only down 10 at the half, and get the ball back to start the second half. I'll take that.
ReplyDeleteWhat a terrible slate of early games.
ReplyDeleteDamn, that was a badass play from Aaron Rodgers. Too bad it didn't count.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Weis fired from Kansas, buffets through the state breathe sigh of relief.
ReplyDeleteDefense is far more average without Greg Hardy.
ReplyDeleteThere's a Jeff Jarrett Bella?
ReplyDeleteSmitty doesn't believe in their defense. He's made them look foolish today all by himself.
ReplyDeleteIt's kinda true. After all, so many legends made their mark beating Dreamer into a bloody, whimpering heap.
ReplyDeleteHouston needs a quarterback in the worst way.
ReplyDeleteLOCAL SPORTS TEAM!
ReplyDeleteKofi vs. Dolph
ReplyDeleteJackie. Apparently Jeff liked the swirl.
ReplyDeleteWay to make a nice, fun charity walk about you.
ReplyDeleteDidn't he plan to have Tank Abbot win the WCW title in a Battle Royal in early 2000?
ReplyDeleteThere's another sister? I just thought there was a brother.
ReplyDeleteCome on, we all know Undertaker was a NOBODY until he made Dreamer drink his tobacco spit.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that's what got him sent home.
ReplyDeleteI see that "Idiot Cutler" has shown up today.
ReplyDeleteLooked like Marshall ran the wrong route.
ReplyDeleteOn the strength of this performance, I'd be happy for Miami to play in London every week.
ReplyDeleteAgainst the Raiders.
I just set the Simpsons/FG crossover episode to record on my DVR. I'm just going to assume it will suck, that way if it's even decent I'll be pleasantly surprised.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of things that suck, the Bills look like shit for the second week in a row. I don't know why people said this team will be any good, it's the same team as last year only with a couple key D players missing.
Thanks for reminding me, set it to record too. Didn't know it was going to be a two-parter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me to record whatever is on after, I'm sure SF/PHI will run a little long.
ReplyDeleteNo one talking about Steelers/Bucs?
ReplyDeleteIs there a reason we should be?
ReplyDeleteSteve Smith treating his old team like (fill in with NFL abuse scandal) is more interesting, anyway.
ReplyDeleteEveryone hates the Steelers.
ReplyDeleteTrue dat. Well, except Cult.
ReplyDeleteBecause it's a game that's on? It's been a game of penalties for all, Ben getting punked, and Brown and Miller being awesome
ReplyDeleteHBK/Taker in the Cell, the 2004 Royal Rumble match, Benoit/Angle from Royal Rumble '03, and the Michinoku Pro 6-man tag from Barely Legal are mine.
ReplyDeleteStick a fork in the Panthers; their season is done.
ReplyDeleteOnly the haters
ReplyDeleteJef is a fan
ReplyDeleteI don't get RZ or Sunday Ticket, only games I get today are BUF/HOU, DET/NYJ, SF/PHI (GO NINERS!), and whoever plays tonight.
ReplyDeleteI recently watched this show too and your ratings are on target.
ReplyDeleteI think there's another regular that lives in Pittsburgh too. There's actually quite a few of us in the I-90/Lake Erie/QEW corridor. Abeyance and a couple others are from Cleveland, there's a couple other from Buffalo, Warne is from Southern Ontario and there's and handful of guys from Toronto.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm the only one in the local market
ReplyDeleteAlso the league office.
ReplyDeleteIt always bothered me that the Yeti went from a dirty mummy to fat ninja in this match.
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to think of a wrestling equivalent of Bills/Texans. What's a match where neither guy is really any good but at least they're trying really hard?
ReplyDeleteHere's how my family went from all Vikings fans to a bunch of front-running dickwads I don't talk to anymore.
ReplyDeleteFuck Cindy Crosby.
ReplyDeleteSHIMMER, although admittedly I haven't seen any matches from them in a couple of years.
ReplyDeleteWhere do you live?
ReplyDeleteI hated Crow Sting too.
ReplyDeleteThat commercial is so lame.
ReplyDeleteBut yet very accurate.
ReplyDeleteAbyss vs Bram in yet another hardcore match.
ReplyDeleteI catch current joshi matches on dailymotion from time to time and they're still awesome.
ReplyDeleteI mean a match that more than 20 people have seen.
ReplyDeletePretty much all of the NFL's commercials are cringe worthy.
ReplyDeletePittsburgh
ReplyDeleteFandango vs Adam Rose
ReplyDeleteHogan vs. Andre WM3.
ReplyDeleteThat was such a good match.
ReplyDeleteDo people still think the Bills are legit? Lol.
ReplyDeleteHaven't seen it, but yeah, that sounds about right. But is there like, a well-known match that fits that criteria?
ReplyDeleteAngle vs HBK
ReplyDelete2007 and 10 Rumble
MitB WM 23
I never did, and I was born and raised here. This is where I'd normally tell you the Bruins can eat a dick, but I fucking hate the Sabres.
ReplyDeleteOh, only one here, gotcha. My mom is from Elmira NY, and for some reason they usually get either Steelers or Jets games instead of Bills games.
ReplyDeleteRyan Fitzpatrick is so bad.
ReplyDeleteI get goose bumps every time I see it.
ReplyDeleteThat crowd was so pumped.
ReplyDeleteBut he went to Haahvahd!
ReplyDeleteNo good football players come out of Harvard.
ReplyDeleteLots of blowouts today
ReplyDeleteA lot of the Divas matches fall under this category.
ReplyDeleteRust Belt!
ReplyDeleteSuper Creepy Rob Lowe is creepy, but Regular Rob Lowe is in bed with a dog.
ReplyDeleteNo shit. A quick Wiki search shows that the only NFL players I've heard of that went to Harvard are Fitz and Matt Birk. So there is one good player from there.
ReplyDeleteDiva's matches don't count.
ReplyDeleteIn retrospect Hogan really should have stopped throwing temper tantrums after losing battle royals.
ReplyDeleteSecond straight year the last day of the MLB season has a no-hitter. Today's winner: Jordan Zimmerman, Nationals, against the Marlins.
ReplyDeleteFor life, motherfucker!
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing to me how the Royal Rumble is my favorite type of match and WWIII is my least favorite. I can't imagine how it was any fun for the people in the arena that had no idea what was happening.. just way too much going on...
ReplyDeleteIs Stanton still out? If so, a no-no against the Marlins shouldn't even count.
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but the no-no was saved with an "Edmonds catch" by the left fielder to end the game.
ReplyDeleteThe difference between the two is that like all other battle royals, WWIII is almost impossible to follow with all the bodies in the ring at one time.
ReplyDeleteThe Rumble, on the other hand, is spaced out and you rarely get more than a dozen guys in the ring at a time (most times no more than, what? Half a dozen?), so you can give a lot of guys a chance to shine throughout the match.
Hogan kind of had a point about not wanting to put Sting over at Starrcade. I mean the guy didn't wrestle for a year, and didn't even have to travel much. He couldn't have hit the gym a few days a week?
ReplyDeleteHas BoD commenter Hold that 10 for Johnny B. Bad weighed in on this one?
ReplyDeleteWell he broke up with her than she found out she was pregnant.
ReplyDeleteand surprise entrants.
ReplyDeleteThis would have been a great place to start a Hogan heel turn: Hogan's recent dark side stuff, his lying about Savage's arm, and his tantrum about the end of the battle royal + fans reaction. But I guess that would have all made too much sense.
ReplyDeleteCommentators mention Riverside High School! I went there!
ReplyDelete(For about a week and a half...)
It always bothered me that a guy called THE YETI was dressed in bandages instead of a furry costume. If you want to wrap the guy in bandages just call him THE MUMMY.
ReplyDeleteHow's everyone's fantasy team?
ReplyDeleteThey bailed on the gimmick before the show. He was one if the big guys in his own ring (hogan and giant were others). I think they realized how idiotic it was and tried to phase him out quietly
ReplyDeleteRandom thought: if you hit a guy in the head you should immediately be ejected and suspended, intentional or not. If you want to send a message and plunk a guy then hit him in the back. But if you have enough control to make the bigs, you should have enough control to not crush a guy's face.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that too
ReplyDeleteHanging in there, but I'll need Tom Brady to be Tom Brady come Monday.
ReplyDeleteAnd that kid is set for life, (s)he'll be fine.
ReplyDeleteAs a former HS pitcher, I will disagree. Sometimes, it just gets away from you, even for big leaguers.
ReplyDeleteHogan vs Savage from WM 5. I wore that tape OUT. Then I bought another one.
ReplyDeleteUgh, the only afternoon game we get in this market is Jacksonville against San Diego. Kill me.
ReplyDeleteSports bonanza today, I've been taking in RedZone, Tigers winning the division (fantastic duel between Price and Kyle Gibson), Jeter's last game, and Zimmermann's no-no.
ReplyDeleteDepends. have you even thrown a sibling down a flight of steps as a resut>
ReplyDeleteWait, Bears-Packers had NO punts? Wow.
ReplyDeleteThats my go to match when I am sulking from a Giants loss.
ReplyDeleteThis would be hilarious if the Bucs can beat the Steelers
ReplyDeleteIts cool about CoH. I like the Blindfold match.
ReplyDeleteWhich one was your favorite? I feel #324 doesn't get the love it deserves and #435 is a bit overrated.
ReplyDeleteAnd Pez Whatley. I think that's everyone.
ReplyDeleteIf it's an accident, just a couple games or your next start. If it's intentional you should be gone for the rest of the season. But I see your point, once as a kid I accidentally ripped someone's face open playing hockey with a high stick, and I had no idea he was even there.
ReplyDeleteFOX moving its pre-WS postseason coverage to FS1 is bullshit. I mean, I know they'e trying to solidify that network, but I don't get it at the moment, so fuck it.
ReplyDeleteOne of my siblings threw me down the steps as a result.
ReplyDeleteIn her defense, she was only 5 at the time and I was 13. She was stronger than she looked.
So you go and watch another New Yorker lose?
ReplyDeleteI loved this show as a kid and watched it over and over at my best friend's house. We were blown away by the tag match and used to watch that all the time. The Battle Royal is obviously bad, but as a spectacle it was cool to see so many people out there at once. I also loved that Savage won since I had turned on Hogan pretty hard once he joined wcw. Definitely a favorite of mine.
ReplyDeleteA SP is throwing 3,000+ pitches a year over the course of the season, law of averages pretty much dictates a pitch is going to wildly miss its mark at some point, esp. when factoring in fatigue and trying to get an extra giddup on a pitch in a high-leverage situation. If everyone could avoid plunking dudes in the hands or head, they would.
ReplyDeleteI have two younger sisters. One was strong. she caught you wrong you would be in pain, but couldn't handle a simple shove. The other was tough. Couldn't hurt me but she took many a chokeslam and Sharpshooter and came back for more.
ReplyDeleteBut they did give is Chris nowinski so that's a plus
ReplyDeleteNothing still gets me more pumped than rewatching the last ten minutes of Eddie/Lesnar.
ReplyDeleteThis just in: Steelers commit obvious penalties, nothing ever called. Also, Wesley Snipes is black.
ReplyDeleteLol good one. Nah I was just at that Rumble so it has sentimental value. And you know...I'm a triple H fan
ReplyDeleteYou're making me sad
ReplyDeleteFor a recent cord-cutter like me, it really limits my options. I guess they win this round.
ReplyDeleteAlways bet on black.
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