How a roundhouse kick can change you…

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/11/ronda-rousey-predicted-her-knockout-in-an-interview-with-jimmy-fallon-a-month-ago

Read it, don’t read it, I don’t care…just needed to get some things off my chest.

In no particular order of chronology or importance…

On the clock.  Not an airplane cast.  Afternoon rant.  Semi-speed version.  Let’s turn and burn.

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1. Greetings and salutations, people.  Thanks for coming aboard (the boat).  Semi-speed version as I have work and other stuff to do.  There WILL be a college basketball forecast though, as I have been putting it off for like a week now.  Steelers are far enough ahead I can blog during the game.  Let’s move.
2. JJ.  Mild pops as I am camped out on my couch for the day.  
3. I have soccer notes, but I just can’t get into those updates yet in the World Cup process, so go somewhere else for those.
4. What the HELL is wrong with the Packers? Because you are not going to get me to believe the LIONS are doing that well, so I assume it is ineptness on the Packers (sorry, Pete and Ponto).
5. The poker game Friday was at my mentor’s house. I have already commented on the results.  A Sunday cast though seems perfect to throw THIS little tidbit in the blog.  This is my mentor and colleague, Ross, at apparently a different time in life.  We won’t go with the obvious joke, ok?  
6. OU won as I called, and DAMMIT that TCU dropped the game against Oklahoma State as it would have had a shot at being where Gameday was. Well, I guess Michigan State-Ohio State was the gimme for this week since before the season.
7. I looked like an idiot and homer picking the Steelers defense early in both of my fantasy drafts…not now.  
8. It was relatively easy for me to pick up Matt Jones this week oddly. He has 35 points in the third quarter right now in my subtle replacement for my stud, Devonta Freeman.  
9. Sorry, Cerk. Looks like I might whip you this week in our league based on projections and Mr. Jones.  
10. You couples out there, do “the box.” Put $1 the first week, and build up to $52 the last week of the year (or inverted if you want it less painful), and you have stellar funds for a stellar trip at the end of the year.  Lindsey and I went to the Dominican after the $2500 plus we put aside last year.  It is like cashing out coins…forgotten money.  
11. I am not scared nor timid to say I am kind of excited to go see the last Hunger Games on Thursday.  Those movies rock.  
12. I will just be missing the Tennessee-Jacksonville matchup…lame.
13. Ben Roethlisberger might be the best backup QB in the world.  He stays off motorcycles and out of college bars, so should be a smooth end of the career.  
14. Heath Miller would be the QB if he goes down in the next 45 minutes.
15. I am serious.  He is their emergency QB.  
16. Fans in Pittsburgh really need to pay attention to jersey numbers now that Jesse James is catching some balls.  They are cheering the wrong guy.
17. If Memphis wouldn’t have lost before, we might care more about the Houston-Memphis matchup this weekend.
18. I had a half page of notes on the Baylor-OU game, but I will spare you and my time for my Sunday.
19. No, Eric Striker is not misspelled.  I was making fun of Lee Corso calling him “strikker” on GameDay.  
20. The Navy Qb who just broke the college rushing TD record might be the best trivia question ever a few years from now.  
21. For those of you rooting against the Evil Empire of Notre Dame, Oregon did their best to help us out, as that last game suddenly wouldn’t be that impressive of win anymore.
22. Georgetown lost to RADFORD?
23. Before making fun of USF destroying Temple yesterday, let’s keep in mind that Temple had NO history, so this is still an impressive season for them.
24. The Red Sox got a premier closer in Craig Kimbrel, and now they just have to get the talent to be ahead in more games for Kimbrel to close.  
25. Will someone beat Iowa already to take them out of the equation?   Boring teams that win are cool, but I am over this rendition.  
26. For the love of the game, here is hoping Trevone Boykin gets better fast. So exciting of player to watch play.  
27. Simmons from LSU simply had a ho-hum 22 and 10 the other night in his debut. Kid is going to be a STUD, and his willingness to share the ball might be his most impressive trait.
28. No.  The other 17 traits are a little more impressive.  
29. I am saying the word “poppin” a lot lately. In usage, I say “wow, this place is POPPIN.”
30. Trying to retire “dope,” mom.
31. In reading an interesting article (every sports article is interesting to me) about records Peyton Manning WON’T get, I came across these tidbits. Brett Favre was sacked 525 times?  David Carr was sacked 76 times in ONE season?  McNabb was once sacked TWELVE times in ONE game?  
32. Cowboys lost again if you care.  I don’t, but on editing the highlights were shown.  
33. Someone get that locker room footage, please.
34. I was damn good, but if looking for the best bartender in Colorado, so to the Gigglin’ Grizzly and ask for Mike.  
35. Damn, I love adjective animal bars.
36. He kind of looks like Dr. Dre. A little bit.
37. Another day is going by, and the Warriors still haven’t lost.
38. Another day is going by, and UVA football lost again.
39. Stoney’s is the home base of Sooner football in Denver. If you go there, know you will be overcharged on drinks, and I would recommend getting a couple of the oddly priced $3 sides to eat, as you will make some of your money back.
40. Read “The Eliminator” on ESPN. It is fun how they tell you which teams’ dreams of the CFP are now done.
41. I assume LSU will be in that mix this week.
42. Antonio Brown just nailed a touchdown flip at full speed. Dude is amazing.  30-9.  Another missed extra point to make Tomlin go for two for the next three games.  http://deadspin.com/this-antonio-brown-flip-is-the-best-touchdown-celebrati-1742668448
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44. I love catching major networks with major mistakes. For about 3 minutes on Saturday, ESPN had the headline posted “Syracuse gets out of Syracuse with a win.”
45. They meant Clemson.
46. Please tell me Connor Cook will be OK for their game against the Buckeyes. We need a little drama at least in this boring undefeated run by Ohio State.
47. Ohio State is like the more publicized boring version of Iowa.
48. With this Paris stuff, one of the most interesting stories out of it relating to sports is that the second largest soccer tournament will be held in France next year, and they have to figure out how to make people feel at ease coming to EURO.
49. Oklahoma State coming back against Iowa State basically SAVED the Big 12’s chances at getting into the playoff.
50. I was pretty close on that Bama score prediction along with being almost spot on on the OU-Baylor game.
51. Network just switched me to a “more competitive” game.  Let me go watch the pain of the Green Bay game.
52. Rousey, Rousey, Rousey. We knew she might lose at some point, but most of us thought it might be Cyborg who would beat her.  She got ROCKED last night.  Not even close.  And, to add insult to injury, she didn’t tap gloves BEFORE the fight.  That was utter disrespect and she kind of deserved what she got dealt.  To semi-quote one of Lindsey’s comedian friends, “you have a plan in life, and then you get a roundhouse kick to the head.”  
53. What does this mean? She literally built up the sport and a lot of us bought in.  Now, I suddenly don’t care.  She has all of these movie contracts, and meanwhile she is the female version of Mike Tyson after Buster Douglas.  Done, and done.  
54. I could have thrown a harmless $100 on Holm and won like $700.
55. Green Bay is showing life presently.
56. NBA.  We have about a ten or eleven game sample size.  I think in the East, you can take a snapshot of the top eight teams, sub in the Wizards for the Celtics or Pacers, and you have your playoff teams.  In the West, it is a little more complicated.  First of all, toss out the Suns, Nuggets, and Jazz.  Sub in the Griz and Rockets.  Then, I will say there is NO way the Pelicans continue their losing ways.  1-9?  Expect a comeback, but they better not dig their grave any deeper this early in the season in that conference.  
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58. College basketball. Here are my initial thoughts on the preseason rankings in the greatest game on earth.  College bball is what I love, and thank GOD we are now in season.  Here is what the experts say:  
59. North Carolina:  They have shooters now.  They have one of the best frontcourts in basketball.  If Marcus Paige stays healthy, they are a lock for the Final Four.Kentucky:  Nice mix of “veterans” and new blood.  Not buying in.  They lose to a pesky sub tier Big 5 conference team in the Sweet Sixteen.Maryland:  I haven’t changed my opinion.  Sure, they are an odd mix of transfers and jucos, but Melo Trimble is a stud and you WILL know who Diamond Stone is by the end of the season.  Final Four.

    Kansas:  I think Oklahoma wins the conference and makes them a 2 seed.  They lose in the Elite Eight.

    Duke:  The rich get richer.  I still think they lose in the Elite Eight as Coach K had his time to shine for the next couple years LAST year.

    UVA:  Not being a homer.  They will advance and Anthony Gill AND Malcolm Brogdon will get votes on the All America team.  Best defense in the land.  Wish Justin A. would have stayed.  They are still good enough to make the Final Four.  I hope they take out UNC there.

    Iowa State:  The talent is there, sure.  I have no idea why Hoiberg left this squad.  The change of coaching will leave them hanging in the Elite Eight.

    Oklahoma:  They will win the conference, but get busted by some mid major in the first or second round.  Still, a heck of a turnaround for a football school.

    Gonzaga:  Final Four.  Best frontcourt in the land.  The guards will grow during the season, and they go to the promised land finally.

    Wichita State:  Best backcourt in the land.  No one will want to be in their part of the bracket.  I think a big team takes them down in the Sweet Sixteen.  What a program build though.

    Villanova:  Another year of talk of three guard lineups.  Not going to happen.  This is your first round heavyweight loss.  Sorry, Jay.

    Arizona:  Another nice recruiting class, and a heck of a lot of talent.  Good for the Sweet Sixteen, my friends.

    Michigan State:  Monster recruiting class, and they will underachieve during the season, and make the Final…just kidding.  Elite Eight possibly.  Next year, they are top 3 preseason and could win it all.

    California:  Hey, east coast, people.  Stay up and watch these guys.  They are worth it.  Solid Sweet Sixteen team.

    Indiana:  ALMOST back, Tom Crean.  But as the dude said in Gladiator, “not yet.”  Yogi Ferrell will have a monster game and knock off someone in the second round…like Kentucky.  No dice for the long run though.

    Utah:  Good for a 7 seed and will scare the crap out of a #1 seed in the second round.

    Wisconsin:  Reload, reload, reload.  Coach sees progress and hangs around for one more year.

    Vandy:  If you are going to pick ONE team as your big conference dark horse, I give you Vandy.  They could wreck your bracket.  You are warned.

    Notre Dame:  Focus on football this year, lads.

    UCONN:  They are making a comeback, but give this rebuild another two years.  Geez.  They just won it last year, so no worries up in the Northeast.

    LSU:  Ben Simmons is a stud among studs, and this would be your other big conference team that will wreck your bracket.

    Baylor:  Another year of above average talent, some NBA kids, and underachieving.

    Purdue:  It is crazy enough just seeing them back in the rankings.  Don’t put the cart before the horse.

    Butler:  This would be the third team that will wreck your bracket if you haven’t gotten over them wrecking your bracket two years in a row a couple years ago.

    Michigan:  Improving, but not there.

60. No travel for me this week thankfully. I will be around, and hope you will be too.  I don’t do anything presently to build up this blog, but tell your friends, and know I truly, truly appreciate the 200 people out there who read this thing.  MUCH love.  I pour my heart into it.
61. On final editing, I am out of the losers pool.  Like anyone ever thought Green Bay would lose to Detroit at HOME…
62. Holy shit.  Onsides kick.  This game is nuts.
63. And THEN they have the FG blocked.  Wow.  I bow out of the pool.  Dammit.
64. That’s it. I need to go work and watch the Broncos beat the Chiefs.  Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed.  Will I blog tomorrow?  That is a CLOWN question, bro.