The crappiest 5-1 team in Division 1

[huskerlaw]

or woefully underrated? I'm thinking somewhere in the middle. Nonetheless, my Huskers are 5-1. Goooo Biiiiig Reeeeed! :toast:

:woohoo:

[GOPisEvil]

1. I can tell you that Oklahoma St. really sucks.

How do I know this? A&M hung 62 on them. :D

[huskerlaw]

2. I saw that!

And I said, "DAAAAAAAAMN Okie State SUUUUCKS!" LOL

Congrats on your win though! :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

3. I see that they started their backup QB.

After last week, I'll take it. :toast:

I'm glad USC won though. With the Cardinals losing to the Astros, if the Longhorns were #1, sports radio would have been insufferable.

[huskerlaw]

4. OMG, no kidding

you would have had to deal with the Longhorns, and I would have had to deal with the dejected USC'ers. That was really best for both of us. Plus, I freaking hate Notre Dame. x(

Meanwhile, it looks like KSU will be the team that races OSU to the bottom of the Big 12 this year, LOL.

[GOPisEvil]

5. Kansas bites it harder, I think. KSU beat them last week.

Heck...OU beat them today. ;)

[huskerlaw]

6. LMAO, this is true

but did you see the KSU v. TT score? OUCH! Meanwhile, I'm holding off on the OU bashing until *after* we beat them. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

7. I watched some of the TT game today.

Brutal. Poor KSU...not! I can't stand KSU. Buncha whiners!

[huskerlaw]

8. Agreed.

Those bastards even whined back when they had winning seasons. You remember, those 3 or 4 seasons where they thought they were all hot shit because they won 5 or 6 games early (mostly b/c they were playing West Central Iowa Community College and the like)?

They'd whine because they didn't think they were rated high enough. Then they'd invariably lose a conference game, fall further in the rankings, and commence a losing streak that lasted for the rest of the season.

Yes, I hate KSU too. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

9. 1998. A&M beat them in the BigXII Championship game.

They were whining about not getting one of the other BCS bids. The Cotton Bowl and Holiday Bowl had already locked other teams in, so they had to go to the Alamo Bowl. I got free tickets to that game, and Purdue beat them. If you're going to whine, at least win your bowl game. Plus, they schedule cupcakes in their non-conference games.

Bah...KSU...:P

[huskerlaw]

10. I remember that!

Snyder has made a career of scheduling non-conference cupcakes to pad their Win/Loss record. Of course, that's why they've never been rated as highly as they feel they should have been.

And yeah, they also have quite the habit of losing their bowl game, on those rare occasions when they've actually gotten to one.

[GOPisEvil]

11. On another interesting note...Florida State is going down, too.

They are losing 26-10, right at the end of the 3rd quarter @ Virginia.

[huskerlaw]

12. Goooo Cavaliers!

Yeah boy, another team I just *love*...the Seminoles. Ugh.

Damn, I wish I had a TV, that would be fun to watch. :toast:

[GOPisEvil]

13. This was a good day for watching football.

The Michigan/Penn St. game and the USC/ND game were great. UCLA came from way behind to win too. Good day for LA teams...except the Angels.

There were a bunch of other good games, too. Wake/BC, LSU/Florida, Alabama/Ole Miss...

[huskerlaw]

14. Oooh man,

when you visit, be sure NOT to refer to the Angels as a team from LA. From what I can tell, people are REALLY touchy about that. They only claim the Dodgers...the Angels are from Anaheim (regardless of what the team name is), which is decidedly NOT LA.

I made that mistake...ONCE...learned it quickly. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

15. Oh yes...I agree. The Angels are not from LA.

But then...UCLA is in Westwood. ;) (OK, so that's in LA County...)

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. :wtf:

I should have said SoCal teams to be more inclusive. :D

[huskerlaw]

16. LOL, they do claim UCLA

although technically, you're right. Meanwhile, the Dodgers, USC, and the Lakers are actually in LA.

We won't mention that they're in the completely CRAPPY part where none of the fans would even consider living. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

17. I found that funny.

USC is in the 'hood and it's a private school. UCLA is a state school and is in lovely Westwood. :rofl:

My favorite souvenir from the LA area is a t-shirt I got at the Cal Tech bookstore. (I was staying in Pasadena) It's like any normal athletic t-shirt. It says Caltech Athletics with the XXL in the middle. I bought that shirt for those that get it. ;)

[huskerlaw]

18. Yup, it's totally backwards

UCLA's campus is really pretty, and actually almost feels like suburbia. Unfortunately, none of its students can afford to live anywhere near it, so they live by USC.

Meanwhile, the USC football team has to dodge the drive-by bullets during practice and their campus looks like SHIT, but all of their students live in Westwood.

Welcome to Los Angeles. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

19. Gah...FSU scored...26-18 now.

x(

I thought about grad school at USC's School of International Relations. Then I looked at the tuition. :wow: Same with the Hoover Institute at Stanford (I had an 'in' there, but no scholarship).

[huskerlaw]

20. DAAAAMN it.

C'mon Virginia! ::crosses fingers::

Yeah, USC's tuition is :wow:.

Actually, when I was weighing my job offers, Loyola's tuition came into play. Since I get tuition remission as an employee, I did the math on how much that next Masters' degree would be worth...Ca-Ching! ;)

[GOPisEvil]

21. You're just going to be a professional student aren't you?

Nice work if you can get it. ;)

A friend of mine went to Pepperdine for grad school. Another :wow: for tuition.

[huskerlaw]

22. Well hey, if the degree is free...

;)

OMG, Pepperdine. OUCH. I was just in Malibu today, actually. Gorgeous freaking campus, but the commute would be a killer (unless there's a trust fund involved) since Malibu's quite possibly the most UN-affordable place on the planet. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

23. Yeah...if I could get a free degree, I'd take it.

;)

My friend went to Pepperdine's LA campus. But I have been up to Malibu and have seen their campus. It's staggeringly beautiful.

Gah! Field goal for FSU: 26-21 x(

[huskerlaw]

24. Ok, anti-FSU vibes...

apparently necessary. Boo!

Yeah, the problem with the additional degree is the only one they have at the law school campus (that I don't already have) is an LLM in Tax. I'd rather poke my eye out with a spoon.

The main campus is clear the heck over by LAX. Which is nearly an hour from my apartment, in good traffic conditions. So...meh. :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

25. Ugh...tax code?

:puke:

Hey - your anti-FSU vibes worked - holding on FSU and now an incompletion!

Strange though...I'm considering a temp job with the IRS processing center here. :7

[huskerlaw]

27. Actually,

I took a ton of tax classes in law school. For a while there I thought I wanted to do Wills & Trusts. So it wouldn't be entirely out of my realm of experience. But man do I hate the tax code!

Hey, wanna do my taxes? LOL I'm not looking forward to dealing with the dual-state issues. Ugh.

[GOPisEvil]

28. My suggestion: Turbo Tax

:D I used them to file mine last year.

Although, if I get hired by the IRS and I learn something that will help, I'll let you know. :D

[huskerlaw]

30. whoo hooo, insider information!

;)

I'm probably going to spring for an accountant though. I know just enough about the tax code to be very afraid of it. Especially since BushCo has gotten its hands on it. :scared:

[GOPisEvil]

31. Until last year I could do my taxes on 1040EZ.

So an expert, I am not. Yet. :)

Then I bought a house...hello regular 1040.

[huskerlaw]

33. yeah, thus far I've been firmly in

EZ land. Not too difficult when you're a poor college student. This year, things are a bit more complex. Still not rocket science, to be sure, but mostly I just don't want to deal with it. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

35. I cannot blame you.

Plus you have state taxes to deal with. I don't have that issue. :)

[Awsi Dooger]

26. Well, I don't know about some of that

I'm an 'SC grad who doesn't remember a single fellow student who lived anywhere near Westwood. The off-campus housing was plentiful just to the north of campus, toward the Row on 28th Street. That's where the flood of traffic would be every day, heading to and from campus at the Jefferson and Hoover interesection. I was just there for homecoming last week and nothing has changed, according to the students I talked to.

The campus itself is compact but terrific. Several logical hangout points where you could wait for friends or drool at coeds, like the steps in front of Von Kleinschmid Center, or near Tommy Trojan and the Student Union, or in front of the old PE building and Heritage Hall. It's very true you don't want to stroll off campus, especially at night. Luckily we're finally getting our own basketball arena that is under construction now, just across the street the from traditional eastern edge of campus. The walk to the Sports Arena used to be so potentially treacherous at night they had yellow jacketed security guards forming a virtual human chain en route to campus.

[huskerlaw]

29. I was kind of kidding

I don't actually know where the USC students live. ;) The point was that the USC students are more likely to be able to afford to live in Westwood than the UCLA students are. Generality to be sure.

I've only been to the USC campus once, but I honestly have to say I wasn't impressed. Nothing personal, it just wasn't my thing.

[Awsi Dooger]

39. The first tme I saw the campus I described it as all army barracks

That's when I was 17 on a family trip from Miami. The northeast corner of campus had all these old wooden buildings that looked pathetic. A year later I got a half scholarship and decided to attend. None of my friends could believe it, since I'd always hated the football team and a year earlier I was unimpressed with the campus.

The campus is dreary and unimpressive if you drive around it. Especially if it's an overcast or smoggy day. But as a student there I really appreciated it, classes so close together and several nice park-like areas with full tree cover. It's like you're totally isolated from what's just a mile or two in any direction.

Hey, FSU lost! What an awesome day, the Canes and Trojans winning while the Noles and especially Gators rightfully gagged.

[huskerlaw]

42. The thing that sticks out in my mind

is that god-foresaken Olympic-turned-football stadium. That is one FUGLY hunk of concrete. I admit that I didn't get to see the park-like areas, though I'm glad to know it doesn't all look like an army barracks (good description).

And yes, fabulous football day all around. :toast:

[Awsi Dooger]

46. Yeah, the old grey Coliseum is adjacent to the Sports Arena

In Exposition Park. That's a treacherous walk at night. Sometimes we'd get drunk and wander in a group over there just to be stupid. It's actually a fun cattle roundup from campus to the Coliseum, and back, on football game days.

They can't grow the vines high enough to cover the Coliseum's age and cracks. The peristyle end looks good especially if you appreciate the history, but otherwise I agree it's a dreary stadium and bad neighborhood. Twice I had my car towed to a station near the Coliseum and had to retrieve it while walking thru a crowd of Mexicans who seemed to be sizing me up for a potential mugging.

[GOPisEvil]

32. FSU going down!!!!

Their QB threw a pick with 50 seconds left - no time outs left.

:bounce:

[huskerlaw]

34. YES!!!!

Yay anti-FSU vibes!
:woohoo: :bounce:

[GOPisEvil]

36. It's official! It's over!

10 years after UVa beat FSU for FSU's first ACC loss ever, UVa does it again!

[huskerlaw]

37. Hot dang!

What a great football day!! :bounce:

I'm so pissed I didn't get to WATCH any of it! But I digress. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

38. May you be reunited with your TV tomorrow.

:)

[huskerlaw]

40. LOL, yes

but sadly, no cable until Tuesday. I feel materialistic and shallow even bitching about it, but I missed college football, damn it. And the West Wing is on tomorrow night. x(

[GOPisEvil]

41. Maybe you can catch WW via the airwaves.

Use the ol' coat hanger as an antenna. ;)

I think I'll take advantage of the Texans being on Sunday night football and enjoy some good NFL games in the afternoon.

[huskerlaw]

43. LMAO

you mean, like, plain old network TV? Free and everything? Now there's a concept!

Heck, maybe if I drive over to the Warner Brothers lot they'll let me watch it there. It's only 3 miles away...hmmm....

Oh good lord, are you a Texans fan? Man, between them and the Aggies, football season must be dang frustrating. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

44. Hell no, I'm not a Texans fan.

I've taken the Warner Tour and the Paramount Tour. Both highly recommended. Of course, my friend had connections, so we got the VIP tour. ;)

I was an Oilers fan, so now I don't have a team. I was going to adopt the Texans, until I saw Poppy Bush at their first game. He's a good friend of the owner. :puke: So, now every year I adopt a new team. This year it's Cincinnati. :) But on Sundays, we automatically get the Cowboys and Texans. That leaves one chance to get a good game. Although, the Giants and Cowboys could be good tomorrow.

[huskerlaw]

45. Well, thank God

I was rethinking my offer to let you sleep on my couch. ;)

I'm currently sans NFL team myself. Though, I suppose if pressed I would admit to having a soft spot for the Saints this year. As for the Bengals, I can't get past the horrifyingly garish uniforms. The week they played the ViQueens I thought some child had spilled fingerpaint on the TV screen. Uck.

Oh good lord, the Cowboys...the mere sight of the name makes me homicidal. ::cough::bastards::cough::

[GOPisEvil]

47. The Saints are playing in my hometown tomorrow.

So, I sort of adopted them, too. I also sort of adopted Tulane.

I was a Cowboys fan as a kid. I was a big Roger Staubach fan. Now...not so much. ;)

But...um...yeah, the Bengals unis suck. I picked them at random. Seriously.

[huskerlaw]

48. Random team-pickage?

Do tell!

[GOPisEvil]

49. Well, I posted two polls for DUers to pick my team for me.

The Vikings and Packers tied both times. So, I wrote all 32 teams down on a piece of paper, closed my eyes and dropped a marker. It landed on the Bengals. :shrug:

[huskerlaw]

50. Whoa, you narrowly escaped

having to root for the Packers or the ViQueens? That's just too horrifying to contemplate. Seriously. And I say this even though one of my favorite former Huskers is a Packer (Ahman, I love you man, but your team SUCKS and your QB is an ass). ;)

[GOPisEvil]

51. lol!

Yeah, I dodged a bit of a bullet.

I should stick with the Browns though. I made a decision to cheer for them when they returned to the NFL, but...ehhh...nah...:P

[huskerlaw]

52. Scraping the bottom of the barrel there, aren't ya?

LOL! The Browns! Do they even count?

And wow, talk about fugly uniforms! They look like someone threw a bunch of, well... :hurts: ...at them, and it all stuck. ;)

[GOPisEvil]

53. Well, I admired their fans and how dedicated they were.

Since I no longer had a team...eh, it seemed like a good idea at the time. And a team named for a guy and a color.

I just want my Oilers back. I sorta cheer for Tennessee, but not as much as I did when they still had former Oilers. Now it's just McNair who's left from the Oilers days.

[huskerlaw]

54. Yeah, I see your point

their fans were/are so genuine. The very antithesis of "fair weather fans", if you will.

I never really felt one way or the other about the Oilers. I guess by the time I really started watching NFL football (for anything other than a good look at Joe Montana's ass), they were already in Tennessee. :shrug:

[GOPisEvil]

55. LOL!!!!

I was living with my folks in Hawaii in the late 1970s. The Oilers had a player named Billy "White Shoes" Johnson who danced when he scored a TD. He was my favorite player. They also played a Monday night football game where Earl Campbell went off for 200-something yards, so I just started liking them. Then we moved to Texas. I followed them through thick and thin. That playoff game they lost after being up 35-3 in Buffalo about sent me over the edge. :grr:

Sigh...I need to get to bed. I'm getting sleepy.

I hope you have a good night. It's a shame I can't help you unpack tomorrow. ;)

:hi:

[huskerlaw]

56. Goodnight!

Sleep tight, and all that jazz.

Man, I wish you were here to help unpack too. Hell, I just hope there's something TO unpack! ;)

Sweet dreams!