RIP Tony Curtis

RIP Tony Curtis 

Random Hot Girl Dancing

Potential Gopher Football Coaches

I've been preaching patience with Tim Brewster for the longest time now, I thought that it was only fair to hold off on judging him until we could see what he does with the players he recruited on the field.  Well, after loses to powerhouses South Dakota and Norther Illinois I have finally run out of patience.  He should be further along now in year 4 of his tenure to beat those teams.   The Big Ten season starts Saturday and I really don't see them beating anybody left on their schedule (maybe Purdue?).   So, in summary, I think it's time, he needs to go.  The question then becomes who replaces him?  The way I see it, I'd want someone with a proven track record of success as a head coach at the Division I level, someone who will not want to run the spread offense (I just don't see it working in the Big Ten) & someone who will not be looking to dump them the first time he gets an offer for a better job.

Here's my list (in my order of preference):

1. Al Golden - Temple (he may be in line to replace Joe Paterno though)
2. Chris Peterson - Boise St (probably a pipe dream but money talks, show him the money)
3. Greg Shiano - Rutgers (probably another pipe dream but again, money talks)
4. Jeff Jagodzinski - formerly head coach at Boston College, worth looking into 
5. Randy Edsall - Connecticut (he built UConn into a competitive program)
6. David Cutcliffe - Duke Head Coach (54-44 at Duke)
7. Phillip Fulmer - formerly head coach at Tennessee (152-52 at Tennessee)
8. Frank Solich - Ohio Head Coach (90-50 career record @ Nebraska & Ohio)
9. Brady Hoke - San Diego St Head Coach (38-46 career record but a history of rebuilding teams)

Others that my be possibilities but should be considered long shots:

1. Tony Dungy - Gopher alum, long time NFL head coach
2. Mark Richt - Current Head Coach at Georgia, if Georgia doesn't bring him back that is
3. Les Miles - Current Head Coach at LSU, if LSU doesn't bring him back
4. Kevin Sumlin - Houston Head Coach (he runs the spread though)
5. Mike Leach - formerly Head Coach at Texas Tech (he ran the spread)
6. Gary Patterson - TCU Head Coach (he also runs the spread)
7. Jerry Kill - Northern Illinois (118-71 career record @ 4 schools, another spread guy)   

Potpourri

• I have to admit, the Beauty Bandit is pretty hot.
• Paul Krugman pans the GOP's 'Pledge to America". 
• Ichiro sets record for consecutive 200 hit seasons.
• Elisabetta Canalis is looking good!!!!!!! 
• Analysis of the Bush tax cuts on income can be found here.
• Love you Colbert but if you're appearing before congress please do it out of character. 
• This report says unemployment would have been at 16% had the tea party had their way.
• How is it possible that "The Situation" will earn $5 million this year????
• RIP George Blanda. 
• How do you lose 1 million + jobs?  According to the EPI, you follow the 'Pledge to America'.
  

Tia Ling..........

.........is hot!!  Check out her WEBSITE. 

Cardinals 24, Raiders 23

The Cardinals pulled out a close one today, 24-23 over the Raiders, to move to 2-1 on the season.  It was an ugly win, the Raiders missed a 32 yard field goal as time expired, a win is a win though I guess.  Observations?  1-Beanie Wells looked good in his first action of the season (75 yards on 14 carries).  2-Derek Anderson continued to struggle (12 for 26, 122 yards), he's going to need to pick up his game.  3-LaRod Stephens-Howlings continues to impress on KR's.  4-Kerry Rhodes looked very good at DB, he was all over the field, he is a more than adequate replacement for Antrelle Rolle.  5-Anquan Bolden would look good lining up at WR for the Cards, he had 3 TD's for the Ravens today, he is being missed by the Cards.  6-Up next, the Chargers in San Diego, the Chargers are reeling at 1-2, they need a win, it should be a tough one for the Cards.  

Vikings 24, Lions 10

The Vikings got their first win today, 24-10 over the Lions.  They were behind early but for the most part really seemed to be in control most of the game.  Favre looked a little more comfortable with his WR's today, although he did have 2 INT's, so that was a good sign.  The defense was stout once again, the Lions only score came after the Lions intercepted Favre deep in Minnesota territory.  Observations?   1-Adrian Peterson was a beast (2 TD's & 160 yards rushing).  2-Percy Harvin had a nice game but damn that guy always seems banged up.  3- It was good to see Chris Cook & Cedric Griffith activated for today's game, they will help in the secondary.  4- Greg Camarillo looked ok on punt returns today, much improved over last week, he's still no Darius Reynaud though.  5-The Vikes have a bye week next week, I was initially opposed to them having one this early in the season but it may work out ok for them as it will give them time to get healthy and for Favre to continue to get his timing down with his WR's.   Week #5 they have the Jets in New York. 

Karla Spice

Does it get any better than Karla Lopez (aka Karla Spice) bikini shopping?



There's a nice blog site dedicated to her here.

Northern Illinois 34, Minnesota 23

Yikes, Gophers lose to Northern Illinios 34-23.  Losses to South Dakota and Northern Illinois in the same year (both at home too).  I hate to say it, but Tim Brewster needs to go, this should not be happening in his 4th year as head coach, they should be progressing not regressing.  Scary thing is, the Big Ten schedule starts next week and I don't know that I see another win on the horizon.  Observations?  1-tackling was again atrocious, they really need to get that straightened out quickly.  2-MarQueis Gray is easily the most talented Gopher on the field, why they don't give him some snaps at QB is beyond me.  3-Their new oversimplified pound the rock offense is not working, they really need to mix things up a bit more.  4-Al Golden are you interested in the job???

****OREGON 42, ARIZONA ST 31****
You can't win when you turn the ball over 7 times as ASU found out in Saturday nights 42-31 loss to Oregon. Those turnovers where just killers.  Give some credit to Oregon too, they are a very talented team, they could very well being playing for the National Championship this January.  Observations?   1-obviously they need to more secure with the ball.  2-ASU has lots of playmakers on offense, you can't help but be impressed.  3-Vontaze Burfict is a monster, if he stays healthy he will be a future number 1 draft pick.  4-The defense, while they do have some talent, doesn't appear to be very deep, especially along the defensive line..

Ms TPSG!!!!!!!!

The New Pledge to America?

Nothing like fresh ideas to revitalize America.

Potpourri

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Michael Douglas

"Wall Street:  Money Never Sleeps" starring Michael Douglas opens today.  Seems like a good time to list my top 10 Michael Douglas movies.  Here goes.

1. Wall Street - 1987
2. Basic Instinct - 1992
3. Fatal Attraction - 1987
4. The China Syndrome - 1979
5. Coma - 1978
6. Traffic - 2001
7. Romancing the Stone - 1984
8. The War of the Roses - 1989
9. Black Rain - 1989
10. Disclosure - 1994

Others:  The American President, The Game, Wonder Boys, Falling Down, A Perfect Murder

Obamacare Provisions Now in Effect

Several new provisions of Obamacare finally took effect yesterday.  It couldn't happen soon enough as far as I'm concerned as there are now 50.7 million people without health insurance. 

The following provisions went into effect:

• young adults up to age 26 will have the option to enroll in a parent's health plan. 
• insurers can no longer place lifetime limits on benefits, and annual limits are severely curtailed.
• insurers can no longer retroactively cancel, or rescind, coverage.
• there are new options for as many as 400,000 people with preexisting health conditions, who will immediately be able to enroll in new state-based insurance plans, and for the parents of thousands of children with preexisting conditions, who can no longer be denied health insurance for these youngsters.
• Medicare will eliminate cost-sharing for preventive care, and will provide for an annual wellness visit with no copayment.

So if you're a Republican urging the repeal of Obamacare, which of these do you start with?  Which of these provision do American's not want as you claim?   Good luck with your argument, I'm guessing you'll need to continue to distort your argument, so distort away. 

Do Tax Cuts to Wealthy Create Jobs?

Let me highlight a few points for you:

• 900 S.Corps (Small Businesses) paid NO taxes, even at the level of the owner...which means that THEY (the business) nor THE OWNER (the guy/gal making the Million dollar + profit) PAID NO TAXES.
• When Clinton raised the tax rate in 1993 there were still 21 Million jobs created, but when Bush lower taxes he only created 3 1/2 Million jobs.
•  More jobs were created during Clinton's 8 years than were created during the combined terms of Reagan, Bush I & Bush II.

Small Businesses?

What actually constitutes a small business?  And why do they deserve a tax break? 

John McCain's view on the Dream Act

You can't make this stuff up!

John McCain in reference to the failed attempt to pass the "Dream Act" (which the GOP blocked BTW):  "“It’s a pure political act for Harry Reid, who is worried about his own re-election and that of the Democrats in the Senate."

Yet, McCain has thrown his support behind Arizona's 1070 law and is now pushing for stricter border controls and no amnesty for illegal immigrants in order to appease the far right wing crazies he needs to vote for him.  They weren't his opinions in the past.   Wouldn't that make those pure political acts by McCain to win votes?   What a clown.

Dbacks hire Kevin Towers as GM

The Arizona Diamondbacks hired Kevin Towers as their GM today.  I like this move, I think they really need an experienced hand in their to try to get them back on track.  Josh Byrnes, the last GM, was a complete disaster and the left the team in a real mess.  As much as I like the moves that Jerry Dipoto has made as interim GM, he just lacks the experience of Towers.  Towers has 14 years of experience as a GM, he guided the Padres to 4 division titles, he did it all on a fairly limited budget.  What's not to like?  Good hire, I like it! 

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Twins win AL Central

The Minnesota Twins became the first team to clinch a playoff spot tonight when they knocked off the Indians 6-4 and the White Sox lost to the A's 7-2.  This is the Twins sixth AL Central Championship in the last nine years, that's a pretty impressive run.  Hopefully, the early clinching will allow them to rest some of their banged up vets (yes I' m talking about you Joe Mauer) and set their rotation for the playoffs.  Hopefully, that will also help them get out of the first round of the playoffs.  Go TWINS!!!

Hawaii Five-0

Great casting in adding Grace Park to 'Hawaii Five-0'. 

Potpourri

• Ouch, Tyler Colvin impaled by broken bat.
• It's the Year of the GOP Nutjobs.  
• Troy Tulowitzki is on fire.  
• Is the 'Tea Party' really a grass roots movement?  
• Hello Lily Aldridge, where have you been all my life?  
• Apparently Christine O'Donnell thinks you can legislate morality. 
• LeBron's Q Rating takes a hit.  
• Count me as a Freida Pinto fan.
• I wonder what John McCain, Russell Pearce & Jan Brewer think of this news.
• GOP hopeful Joe Miller on the unemployed:  Let them eat cake. 

Dolphins 14, Vikings 10

4 turnovers by Brett Favre today in the Vikings 14-10 loss to the Dolphins.  I'm thinking he wishes he had retired.  The offense again was very erratic, they seemed to be playing without any WR's (and they almost are, there are only 4 on the active roster and Percy Harvin was injured in the game), it is really difficult to get into any rhythm in a situation like that.  The Vincent Jackson rumors are picking up steam but even if they did trade for him he'll be suspended for the next 2 games.  They had better figure something out soon.  Other observations:  1-it was good to see Adrian Peterson finally have a dominant game (145 yards rushing on 28 carries & 5 receptions for 41 yards & no fumbles).  2-I now see why Lito Sheppard was out of work until the Vikings signed him, hopefully Chris Cook & Cedric Griffin are back soon).  3-the Dolphins really won the fight in the trenches, both offensively and defensively.  4-why the need to go for it on 4th down all the time when in field goal range?   Take the points already.  5-the offense was as predictable as ever, mix it up a little for crying out loud.  Up next?  Detroit at home, they'd better not be 0-3 after that game, it might cause me to jump ship. 

Falcons 41, Cardinals 7

The Cardinals just got an old fashioned butt kicking today losing to the Falcons 41-7.  I'm starting to think that it could be a long season for the Cardinals.  They really mishandled their QB situation, if they knew ahead of time that Leinart wasn't their guy (which seems pretty obvious) they should have pursued a better alternative than Derek Anderson.  And for those insisting that Max Hall is the answer, take note, the game was so out of hand that he played today and threw an interception on his second pass attempt, he's no quick remedy to the QB problems.  Besides that?  Penalties, poor tackling, turnovers, poor execution (0-8 on 3rd down conversions), nothing went right.  At least they have Oakland next week in their home opener, that is a very winnable game.

Megan Fox looks good....

in Armani Jeans!!

USC 32, Minnesota 21

The Gopher lost to USC 32-21 today.  I honestly wasn't expecting a victory over USC, anybody who was is kidding themselves.  The fact that they had a 14-13 lead with 5 minutes or so left in the 3rd quarter was a positive sign though IMO.  The kickoff return for a TD by Robert Woods right after the Gophers had taken that 14-13 lead seemed to really take the wind out of the Gophers.  It was a winnable game though against a ranked team, that has to be a positive sign coming off last weeks disaster.  Other observations?   1-The offensive is really vanilla, I know they wanted to simplify things from last year but they seem to be going overboard, USC had 8 in the box most of the game and the Gophers still tried to pound it down their throat, USC is too good for that, most of the Big Ten is also, open the playbook up already.  2-Donnell Kirkwood looked good once again (40 yards on 10 carries).  3-Even though MarQueis Gray continued to look good at WR, I'd love to see what he can do at QB.  4-Kyle Theret seemed to make a huge difference at DB, they seemed much more organized with him in the secondary.  5-The hype on punter Dan Orseke really seems to have been overblown, he was not very good today.  Overall, I saw some positives, they will need to play better going forward though.


**** Wisconsin 20, Arizona St 19****
The Sun Devils lost a very winnable game today in Madison, a blocked extra point was the difference.  Their offense is much improved from last year.  I think they'll be okay.

Duelling D.C. Rallies

Love it!  Stewart vs Colbert.  The Rally to Restore Sanity vs the March to Keep Fear Alive.

Most Prominent Homosexuals

I was watching Anderson Cooper on CNN the other night and it got me to wondering who are the most prominent homosexuals (ok, I was bored too).  Anyways, here's my list.

1. Barney Frank
2. Ellen Degeneres
3. Anderson Cooper
4. Rosie O'Donnell
5. Melissa Ethridge
6. Elton John
7. Nathan Lane
8. Adam Lambert
9. Sean Hayes
10. Neil Patrick Harris

Others: KD Lang,Queen Latifa, David Hyde Pierce, Clay Aiken, George Michael

Jon Stewart on the Tea Party

Good stuff!

Phil Davison

Yikes, Phil Davison really wants to be elected Stark County Treasurer. 

Potpourri

• Not surprisingly the Taliban is using children in it's fight. Slimeballs!
• What are the Top 10 Smartphones?
• I'm not a fan of sexual harassment, but damn Ines is hot!
• Say it isn't so Amia Miley. 
• Again, I hate to say it, but Heidi Montag looks damn good in a bikini.
• Reggie Bush forfeits his Heisman Trophy. 
• Michael Grimm wins 'America's Got Talent'. 
• Is the GOP having second thoughts about the 'Tea Party'?
• You've got to like the Davalos twins! 
• And your 'Big Brother' winner is.......Hayden. 
  

Ray Lewis

Ray Lewis can still lay the wood. 

Ines Sainz

Count me as a Ines Sainz fan.  Hopefully, the harassment stops.

Potpourri

• HitTracker is an interesting baseball website. Check it out. 
• YouStrip is another interesting website, for a completely different reason.  
• Pat White gives up football for baseball.  
• Christina Milian looks pretty good in a bikini.  
• Jeremy Hellickson named 2010 'Baseball America' Minor League Player of the Year.
• Dennis Rodman involved in 6 on 1 orgy.  It sounds tough being famous. 
• Denard Robinson takes the clear lead in the race for the Heisman.
• Steam building that the Vikings are looking to bring in Vincent Jackson. 
• Lady Gaga the big winner at this years VMA's. 
• The Lions were robbed. 
  

Fit Hottie

This girl is hot!  She really motivates me to work out.  Here's another. 

Cardinals 17, Rams 13

The Cardinals won their season opener today, 17-13 over the Rams in St Louis.  It was an ugly win, but a win is a win I guess.  12 penalties, 4 turnovers, an erratic passing game, they really were lucky to come away with a win.  Observations:  1-it was quite evident that Derek Anderson and Larry Fitzgerald haven't worked together much, their timing was awful (fyi, Fitz missed most of training camp with an injury), 2-is it possible that Adrian Wilson is more of a monster than he was last year (what a beast)?  3-they need a healthy Beanie Wells (he was scratched due to an injury), 4-why is Max Komar out on the field (I wasn't impressed)?  5-Sam Bradford is going to be a good QB once he get's some experience and some decent receivers. Cardinals at Falcons next week.

USA 81, Turkey 64

The USA won it's first World Championship in Basketball since 1994 today when they beat Turkey 81-64.  It's hard to believe it's been that long since they've won a World Championship but excluding the Olympics they have struggled some with their "B" and "C" teams (i.e. their top players have been hesitant to play in World Championships).  Kevin Durant did play and he scored 28 points, he was clearly the top player in this tournament and I think you now have to put him in the discussion for best player in the world (along with Kobe, LeBron & Dwayne Wade), I would assume he's a shoe in for the 2012 Olympic team.  Congrats to the Americans!!!

Best NFL QB Ever?

In honor of NFL Sunday week 1, here's my rating of the 10 best NFL QB's ever:

1. Joe Montana - 49ers
2. Peyton Manning - Colts
3. Tom Brady - Patriots
4. Johnny Unitas - Colts
5. John Elway - Broncos
6. Brett Favre - Packers
7. Dan Marino - Dolphins
8. Fran Tarkenton - Vikings
9. Steve Young - 49ers
10. Dan Fouts - Chargers

Others:   Roger Staubach, Bart Starr, Jim Kelly, Ken Anderson, Len Dawson, Troy Aikman, Phil Simms, Warren Moon, Joe Namath, Terry Bradshaw, Ken Stabler, Donovan McNabb, Norm Van Brocklin, YA Tittle, Bob Griese, Bobby Layne,

Ben Quayle

Please do not vote for Ben Quayle (aka Brock Landers).

Megan Fox

Just because.

   

South Dakota 41, Minnesota 38

Yep, you read that correctly, the Gophers lost at home to South Dakota 41-38 today.  That is just not acceptable.  South Dakota is a FCS team and not a very good one at that, they lost to Central Florida 38-7 last week.  I've been a Tim Brewster fan since he was hired and have been preaching patience with him from the get go but I think my patience may have finally run out.  You just cannot lose to South Dakota.  Their young inexperienced defense played like a young inexperienced defense today, no pass rush, horrible coverage, no contain, poor tackling, it was just plain embarrassing.  I fear what USC's offense will do to them next week.  They were just completely unprepared to play this football game, I cannot put into words how disappointed I am.  I hate to say it, but it may be time to consider bringing in a new proven head coach.

Potpourri

• Who are the Koch brothers and why should they scare us?
• Craigslist caves in to the pressure on it's Adult Services section.  At least for now. 
• Matt Leinart lands with the Houston Texans.
• 'The United States of Inequality' is a good read.
• Dems need to Reclaim the Constitution. 
• FanGraphs.com is an excellent baseball statistics site. 
• Heidi Montag does look good in a bikini. 
• Traffic deaths at at lowest levels since 1950. 
• More Candace Swanepoel!!
• Was Sleep Apnea the cause of Percy Harvin's migraines?

All Time Vikings Team

In honor of the NFL season opening, I thought that I'd list my ALL TIME MINNESOTA VIKINGS team.  

FIRST TEAM

QB - Fran Tarkenton
RB - Adrian Peterson
RB - Chuck Foreman
WR - Cris Carter
WR - Randy Moss
TE - Steve Jordan
C  - Matt Birk
OG - Randall McDaniel
OG - Steve Hutchinson
OT - Ron Yary
OT - Gary Zimmerman

K - Fred Cox
P - Greg Coleman

DE - Chris Doleman
DE - Carl Eller
DT - Alan Page
DT - John Randle
MLB -Scott Studwell
OLB - Matt Blair
OLB - Fred McNeil
CB - Antoine Winfield
CB - Carl Lee
SS - Joey Browner
FS - Paul Krause

Saints 14, Vikings 9

So much for a 16-0 season for the Vikings as they lost their season opener 14-9 to the Saints tonight.  The offense just looked out of sync all night.  This really shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody.  Brett Favre didn't show up until after the second preseason game and didn't look to be in top shape after his ankle surgery this off season.  Their best WR, Sidney Rice, is out for at least the first 6 games.  Percy Harvin missed most of training camp due to his migraine issues.  Center John Sullivan missed most of camp due to an injury.   Adrian Peterson also missed a lot of training camp.  Hopefully, they can sort out some of their timing issues by next week.  Other observations?  1-With Rice out, they really need a deep threat at WR, is it a pipe dream to hope for Randy Moss or Vincent Jackson???  Probably, but they do need to add somebody.  2-Albert Young is no Chester Taylor, I hope Toby Gerhardt gets healthy soon and is given a chance at the backup RB position.  3-The secondary struggled, hopefully Cedric Griffith and Chris Cook get healthy quickly.  4-Overall the defense did play well, they did hold the Saints to 14 points after all, that's the lowest point total in Sean Payton's tenure as head coach of the Saints, you can't hope for more than that.  5-The Dolphins are up next week, don't under estimate them, they are a solid team.

2010 NFL Season Starts Today!

Vikings vs Saints in a re-match of last seasons NFC Championship Game tonight on NBC.

Here are my picks for the 2010 season.

NFC East=1) Cowboys, 2) Eagles, 3) Giants, 4) Redskins
NFC North=1) Vikings, 2) Packers, 3) Bears, 4) Lions
NFC South=1) Saints, 2) Falcons, 3) Panthers, 4) Buccaneers

NFC West=1) 49ers, 2) Cardinals, 3) Seahawks, 4) Rams

AFC East:  1) Jets, 2) Patriots, 3) Dolphins, 4) Bills
AFC North:  1) Ravens, 2) Bengals, 3) Steelers, 4) Browns
AFC South:  1) Titans, 2) Colts, 3) Texans, 4) Jaguars
AFC West:  1) Chargers, 2) Raiders, 3) Chiefs, 4) Broncos

NFC Playoffs:  Cowboys, Vikings, Saints, 49ers, Packers, Falcons
AFC Playoffs:  Jets, Ravens, Titans, Chargers, Colts, Patriots

NFC Championship:  Vikings vs Packers
AFC Championship:   Jets vs Ravens

Super Bowl:   Packers vs Ravens

Super Bowl Champions:  Baltimore Ravens

It's incredibly hard to repeat as champions so I'm ruling the Saints out.  The Packers have made some nice strides and Aaron Rodgers keeps getting better and better.  The Ravens with the addition of Anquan Boldin seem poised to make a push in the AFC.  Too many questions with the Vikings IMO, although once healthy (specifically Sidney Rice, Cedric Griffith) they could make a serious push if Favre can stay healthy.  The Cowboys never live up to their hype so I'm ruling them out.  The Colts are finally showing some cracks, especially defensively, they do still have Peyton Manning though so they should never be ruled out.  The 49ers could make a run if Alex Smith finally fulfills his potential as their defense is top notch.  Never rule out Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the Patriots.

NFC West Preview

I'm going with the 49ers, I just don't trust Derek Anderson in AZ.

Lion attack at MGM Grand

Yikes!  Scary attack.  I've been to this exhibit dozens of times and those lions usually just lay there. 

Count me as a big fan!

 

               

RIP Robert Schimmel

RIP Robert Schimmel. 

Potpourri

• 10 Common Mistakes men make in sex.
• Sorry GOP, but the stimulus worked. 
• Big Ten announced divisional splits.  
• Vida Guerra is looking good!!
• Bill Bradley signed to 4 year extension as USA Men's Soccer coach.
• Darnell Dockett finally get's an extension from the Cardinals. 
• How about some Candice Swanepoel.  
• Best wishes to Michael Douglas in his cancer fight.  
• Rosenfels and Reynaud dealt to the NY Giants.
• Natalia Paris is smoking hot!!!!!!!

Random Hot Girl Dancing

Cardinals release Matt Leinart

The Arizona Cardinals released Matt Leinart today.  I'm really not too surprised, a little disappointed yes but surprised no.  He was just never a Ken Whisenhunt guy.  I'm really not sure why, maybe the fact that he was drafted by Dennis Green, maybe he didn't have the arm strength Whisenhunt likes, maybe the accuracy wasn't there, maybe it was the work ethic/off field stuff, I really don't know.  From my perspective, he was never given much of a chance to prove himself, you'd think they'd give somebody drafted in the top 10 a chance at some point, but I really didn't see it happen.  Granted, I'm an outsider, Whisenhunt is not, he saw him practice, saw him throw, saw his interactions with his teammates, I guess his judgment will have to do and to his credit it has been pretty good so far.  Perhaps a change of scenery will do Leinart some good. 

This leaves the Cardinals with Derek Anderson as their starter.  I hope they're prepared for some pretty erratic QB play as Anderson has been absolutely miserable the last couple of years with Cleveland.  This also leaves them with 2 rookies at the 2 (Max Hall) and 3 (John Skelton) QB spots, that should be cause for concern. All reports about Hall have been absolutely glowing this training camp still it seems very risky to me to go with an undrafted rookie as the back up QB.   Skelton showed promise too, but he's obviously very far away from contributing.  It wouldn't shock me if they sign a veteran backup QB at some point. 

Potpourri

• Manny Ramirez to the White Sox.
• I really enjoy David Corn's contributions to Politics Daily. 
• Maurice Clarett signs with the UFL.  
• Zoe Saldana looks damn good in her Calvins.  
• More GOP obstruction, now on judicial nominee's. 
• The next cast of 'Dancing With the Stars' named.  
• Is the GOP really looking out for you?
• James Toney really needs to find a new line of work.
• Sharron Angle would have voted 'No' to Hurricane Katrina relief funds. 
• BYU goes independent, in football only.

Presbyterian Trick Play

You've gotta love those trick plays!

Minnesota 24, MTSU 17

The Gophers pulled one out on the road yesterday, beating Middle Tennessee St 24-17 in their 2010 season opener.  At first glance that probably doesn't sound too impressive but I'm going to give them some credit.  Middle Tennessee St is actually a quality opponent, they are favored to win their conference, they went to a bowl game last year, they beat Maryland last year, I've even read where some considered them to be a BCS buster this season (ala Boise St).  It was also a road game played in some pretty excessive heat.  All that being said, it is still Middle Tennessee St and it is a game they need to win.  On to the game itself, you had to be impressed with the Gophers running game, they moved the ball at will against the smaller out manned MTSU defense, finishing with an impressive 281 rushing yards. Duane Bennett finished with 187 yards, Jon Hoese had 3 rushing TD's.  That's quite an improvement for one of last seasons worst rushing offenses  (when they finished 106 out of 120 NCAA teams in rushing).  The Gophers passing game still needs some work, I again wasn't overly impressed with Adam Weber, I was hoping for a little more improvement out of him.  They also had an impressive 45 to 15 minute Time of Possession edge, that is just unreal, how the game was so close is a bit of a mystery, most of the credit would have to go to MTSU's quick strike no huddle offense which did give the Gophers some trouble in the second quarter.  It's kind of hard to rate the play of the defense when they were only out there for 15 minutes.  They are young and inexperienced so this was probably a good way to start the season for them, I did see plenty of missed tackles though, they will need to do a better job of wrapping up.  I'd also like to see a better pass rush out of them.  Overall, a win is a win, I'm happy with it, although you can definitely see plenty of room for improvement.

Machette

This clip has me sold on the upcoming movie "Machette".

Jan Brewer

Yikes!  Quite a dismal performance by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in her debate tonight with Democrat candidate Terry Goddard.  No wonder she only wants one debate.  Please don't vote for her.  You can see the full debate here. 

Works for me!

Works for me!