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Let’s just call it now – Elam sucks! As the Falcons were getting ready to kick the FG that would put them up 22-21, I told my kids that Elam misses easy FGs. Little did I know he would miss a f’ing easy one [34 yards]. If the Falcons lose this one, they should dump Elam and find someone who can actually hit them when it matters. Unbelievable.
Not really a good weekend for picks (thank goodness I am not really throwing coin at these games), but a great weekend for the Dawgs! I had more losers (Florida, LSU, Mississippi St, and Tennessee) than winners (Arkansas, Georgia, and Kentucky), bringing my total to 40-33. I am still above .500 and Georgia actually made me proud. I call that a successful day in the SEC!
Mmmmm. Gnome Stew. I stumbled across this site looking for some 4E materials. Now comes an article covering some of the all time worst, dare I say completely stupid monsters of all time! This has to be the funniest D&D type article I have read in a while. Then again, maybe it is the Jack and Diet Dr. Pepper. Either way, this stuff has me ROTFLMAO.
Player: “Wait…did you say ‘You see a T-rex up ahead’? In a fantasy game?”
GM: “Yep. Its jaws are glistening with saliva as it turns its –”
Player: “Fuck you, man. I’m going home.”
Seriously. Any DM [it’s a DM dammit!] that pulls this shit on me can kiss my little white ass. Hey, just trying to get in the spirit of things.
BTW – In the comments section of the campaign built around stupid monsters are a couple of great links …
I guess that is it for stupid monster stuff. I am laughed out.
Week 11 of SEC football gives us a full slate of action, but not really must see football unless you are a fan of the respective teams. Other than the Auburn/Georgia game, I am not sure how much of the action I will catch. Maybe some of the Tennessee/Mississippi game and I will be checking in on Mississippi St to see if they can pull off the upset over Alabama.
This week I am using the SPORTSBETTING line as seen in USAToday. I am 37-29 on the year. It is 1:15AM EST as I write this; I’ll be brief so I can get to bed!
Tennessee at Mississippi
I don’t get the line in this one: Mississippi -6. Tennessee has been playing well of late, and after all the initial hype, Mississippi’s season has been relegated to “oh well” status. The pick is Tennessee and the points.
Kentucky at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt is getting 3 at home. The Commodores have burned me one too many times this year, so I will take Kentucky even if they have to give up 3 on the road.
1 Florida at South Carolina
I seem to be wrong on Florida more other than not, so giving South Carolina 17.5 makes for a tough pick. We all know the Ol Ball Coach is going is going to want this one in the worst way, but the Gators cover. There, I said it. Watch me be wrong!
Louisiana Tech at 8 LSU
LSU is coming off a tough loss to Alabama, so this one has the potential to be a trap game for LSU, who is giving up 23 to La Tech. I guess I have a little Vince Dooley in me. LSU covers.
Troy at Arkansas
Troy will be much better than Arkansas expects, but the Hogs are obviously not Troy’s typical Sun Belt opponent. I do not like the line (Arkansas -13.5), but I think Arkansas covers; just barely. Then again I would not at all be surprised if Troy pulled off an upset.
2 Alabama at Mississippi St
Is there any possibility of a letdown for the Tide? Mississippi St has played very well at times, but on paper they have no chance at winning this one. The line gives those other Bulldogs 11.5. I do not know if they can pull off the upset, but after have an extra week to prepare for hosting Alabama, I think they are going to at least scare the living snot out of Bama fans. I am going to take Mississippi St and the 11.5.
Auburn at Georgia
So it comes to this; the Bulldogs must win to say above .500! Who would have thought that at the beginning of the season? Recent history has favored the visiting team, which makes the like (Georgia -4) less than promising. This is a pick with no real rational behind it. Call it from the heart, homer, wishful thanking … a fool and his money are easily parted. Georgia to cover. Good Lord what is wrong with me?
Go Dawgs!
It is great to see solid sales data for Demon’s Soul, which managed 150K in sales in October.
It is also interesting to see that the Metacritic scores are in line with each other – critic review score (89%) and user ratings score (8.8). Hell just froze over …
Not a lot to say. Upcoming this weekend: SEC Predictions (Week 11), some more D&D 4E impressions, and Falcons/Carolina thoughts. If I am lucky I will have a chance to post some actual gaming articles.
And the new Star Trek movie (Blu-ray three-disc set with digital copy) shipped. Love me some Amazon Prime shipping with release day service!
Happy weekend!
As ATL gets ready for a trip to Carolina, they need to get some pass protection, double quick. Not that Sam Baker is the end all be all of LTs, but it certainly hurts if he is injured.
Atlanta left tackle Sam Baker missed a second straight day of practice. Julius Peppers, meet Matt Ryan.
Hopefully Turner continues his recent run. If he does, the Falcons will take care of business against the Panthers.
The Hardball Times annual has become a yearly purchase for me; it is truly a great read and well worth the money. The 2010 edition is now available.
This will be my fourth or fifth year with the book. This annual gets my highly recommended for baseball fans. I only wish that something comparable was available for the NFL.
So Ross Brawn thinks F1 will continue onwards without a host of major manufacturers? Racer had the following quote from Mr. Brawn
He added: “It’s a major sport and it (manufacturer involvement) will come round again. But luckily there is a lot of interest from privateers and they will sustain Formula 1 for a good few years. I’ve been in Formula 1 for over 30 years, and I’ve seen it go from total privateers to a huge number of manufacturers back to privateers. It just goes in cycles depending on the climate.
I am not so sure. Is it really appealing to watch Ferrari and Mercedes battle each other, and hope for some excitement from the best of the rest? This is going to be a different F1, and who knows if it will be worth watching. I would be surprised if Ferrari pulled out next; if Ferrari does, that will be the end.
I think Mercedes is a sure bet to pull the plug in the next year or two. I can see their top brass saying that from a financial standpoint it is just not worth the effort. It is not as if they will be competing against other German manufacturers – they will be up against the mystique of Ferrari and have everything to lose if they end up second fiddle to some of the independent teams.
According to Blu-ray.com, major studios are making a significant push to further the appeal and adoption of Blu-ray by enticing consumers with low prices. Several examples were cited in this article, but the kicker is the prediction that DVD is finally headed out.
Adams projects 9 million Blu-ray ready homes at the end of this year, up from 3 million at the end of last year. He said the format still has less than 10% market penetration, after discounting those PS3 gamers uninterested in buying movies.
Once the number of homes hits the 25 million to 50 million range, Adams said, studios should be able to safely phase out DVD completely.
Much like the PS2 spurred DVD forward; the PS3 is doing the same for Blu-ray adoption. Now that the PS3 has hit the magical $299 price point, this trend will obviously continue. I think we are still a while off from true digital distribution that is viable based on bandwidth and HDD space. Seriously, some of those Blu-ray releases have a heck of a lot of material stored on the shiny disc.
The weather sucks. That is about the only way to describe what has descended over my house. After the warm, sunny, perfect Sunday weather, we now are experiencing bucketfuls of rain; and then some! Two or more inches expected, with 20-30mph winds. Yuck!
After looking around on N4G and some other stops, there is absolutely nothing that I feel liking writing about. Maybe it is the weather. Will try again later today or tomorrow.
Stay dry!
I have had Dragon Age: Origins on my gaming radar for a while, but as so often is the case I have to question when I would actually get to play the darn thing.
It sounds like the PC version is the one to get; better graphics, tons of downloaded content, and a potentially large user community with lots of potential mods. I am considering a new PC/laptop just for this sort of thing (i.e. gaming). I would not get a gaming rig per say, but something that is more powerful than what I am currently using.
Looking at the metacritic scores, the PC (91%) has received the highest ratings followed by the PS3 (89%) and then the 360 (86%). The PS3 scores are interesting because the game (as I understand it) was ported from the PC/360 – and somehow the PS3 version has higher ratings than the 360? Maybe that means that PS3 reviewers have lower standards? Maybe subpar ports (just talking out loud about graphic issues) are expected to be the norm these days?
Looks like the weather is going to be glorious today, which means exactly what? I will be sitting in the Georgia Dome missing most of the beautiful afternoon weather! Clear skies – mid 70’s – like I said glorious weather.
Of course I will get to enjoy a little bit of the sunshine this morning in the pregame tailgate activities. For most of these games I do not really do anything over the top. Just me, my two boys (my youngest one is not old enough to enjoy the games), and my Weber Q220. We toss around a football; dad enjoys a couple of cold ones, and take in all the sights and sounds of gameday. Over the last could of years, ATL tickets have been a great investment for quality time with my kids!
At the beginning of the year, and up until the last few days I have looked at the Washington game as a win. The Falcons injury report is pretty lengthy, so this one may be closer than expected.
I still expect that Atlanta will give us a victory; there should be enough offense to overcome a really poor Redskins team.
Go Falcons!
You know it is a good weekend of football when you go 5-3 with your picks, and end up with a Georgia victory! Winners included Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Georgia. I missed on my picks of Florida, Kentucky, and LSU. My total on the year is now a much healthier 37-29; keeping my head about water!
No comments on the Dwags because I did not get to see Georgia’s 38-0 dismantling of Tennessee Tech. I was going to watch it on ESPN360, but a regional blackout was in effect.