Friday Floetry (By me - PS)

Okay, so as Brownie mentioned early this week, we switched assignments. I am doing the floetry. First I have to commend him on his attempts to make my weekend review interesting. Next time he will have to go out a little bit more though!!! So to start my floetry off...I have to say, I dont really listen to rap. I couldnt even think of a song I liked right now. So, I picked something a little older. This one goes out to everyone who likes to shake it. I hope this makes you want to get up and dance - it is Friday after all! Start the weekend off right! (Brownie, I know this is not really "floetry", but hopefully it makes you smile).


One two three uh!

My baby don't mess around
Because she loves me so
And this I know for shooo..

Uh, But does she really wanna
But can't stand to see me
Walk out the dooor..

Don't try to fight the feelin'
Because the thought alone is killing me right nooww..
Uh, thank god for mom and dad
For sticking two together

'Cause we don't know hooowww...

UH!

Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa..Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa..

You think you've got it
Ohh, you think you've got it
But got it just don't get it
Till' there's nothing at
AaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaaaaAAAAAAaaaaaallllll.
We get together
Ohh, we get together
But seperate's always better when there's feelings
InvooooooOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOooooooOOOOOlved
If what they say is "Nothing is forever"
Then what makes, Then what makes, Then what makes
Then what makes, Then what makes LOOVVEEE?(Love exception)

So why you, why you
Why you, why you, why you are we so in denial
When we know we're not happy heeeerrreeee...
Y'all don't want me here you just wanna dance

Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (Don't want to meet your daddy, OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Just want you in my Caddy OHH OH)Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH, don't want to meet yo' mama OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Just wan't to make you cumma OHH OH)Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (I'm, OHH OH I'm, OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (I'm just being honest OHH OH, I'm just being honest)

Hey, alright nowAlright now fellas, (YEAH!)Now what's cooler than bein' cool?(ICE COLD!) I can't hear ya'I say what's cooler than bein' cool?(ICE COLD!) whooo...Alright, alright, alright, alrightAlright, alright, alright, alrightAlright, alright, alright, alrightAlright, alright, Ok now ladies, (YEAH!)And we gon' break this thing down in just a few secondsNow don't have me break this thang down for nothin'Now I wanna see y'all on y'all baddest behaviorLend me some suga', I am your neighbor ahh here we go!Shake it, shake, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)Shake it, shake it, shake, shake it, shake it, shake it (OHH OH)Shake it, shake it like a Polaroid Picture, shake it, shake itShh you got to, shake it, shh shake it, shake it, got to shake it(Shake it Suga') shake it like a Polaroid Picture

Now while Beyonce's and Lucy Lui'sAnd baby dolls, get on the floor(Get on the floor)You know what to dooo..You know what to dooo..You know what to do![Chorus]Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Uh oh, Hey Ya)Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (Uh, uh, OHH OH)Heeeyyy... Yaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH)Heeyy Yaaaaaaaa.. (OHH OH).

So Long, Special One

Apparently firing coaches in the middle of the season is not just endemic to American sports as Chelsea Football Club of the Barclay's Premier League has basically fired their head coach Jose Mourinho, aka The Special One. Chelsea has only played in 6 league games and the Champions League has only just begun. After having been quite successful at Porto and winning a Champions League title, Mourinho was appointed manager of Chelsea in 2004. Then, in 2005, he lead Chelsea to the Carling Cup title, to the quarterfinals of the Champions League and to the Premiership title. Since then, he lead Chelsea again to the BPL title, a second Carling Cup, the Champions League semifinals and an FA Cup title. As some of my w11 boys have said, thanks to Jose, Chelsea is a respectable team in Europe and Mourinho is one of the top 3 coaches in the world. Mourinho had three years remaining on his contract. Former Israel coach Avram Grant and Steve Clarke will take over on an interim basis. Chelsea currently sits tied for 3rd in the BPL, only 2 points behind league leader Arsenal.

TPC at the Dillo - Top 25 (Week 3)

1. Oklahoma Sooners (3-0) - Stoops OU is getting in the habit of hanging 50 on people, let's hope that continues as the Sooners travel across state to Tulsa for a rare Friday contest
2. Florida Gators (3-0) - Urban Meyer is starting to follow OU's lead in hanging 50+ on teams, they travel to Oxford to play Ole Miss.
3. Southern California Men of Troy (2-0) - Started a little sluggish in Lincoln, then picked it for an impressive "W" in the Husker State!!
4. Louisiana State Bayou Bengals (3-0) - LSU rolled MT, and host Spurrier to Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. This'll be a good one.
5. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-0) - Rich Rodriguez is building this program, day by day and game by game, it should continue against the Pirates of ECU.
6. Alabama Crimson Tide (3-0) - The beatdown of the Hogs was a great game, the Tide hosts Georgia this Saturday at Bryant-Denny, barnburner
7. Texas Longhorns (3-0) - SQBrown is still squeaking by one by one, the play what comes from a Chinamans arse this weekend in Austin, so the scoring should come in droves
8. Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) - Joe-Pa warmed up with Buffalo, but plans to put it on Lloyd Carr and Bichigan
9. Wisconsin Badgers (3-0) - The Citadel carried their weight, but fell late, however Iowa comes to town this week, Camp Randall better be ready
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (3-0) - Smoked Akron next up is the Washington Huskies, the Buckeyes are more delighted about the Wolverines failures than their own successes
11. California Golden Bears (3-0) - The Golden Bears put it on the rednecks of LaTech, but this week looking for a little revenge against the Wildcats from Arizona
12. Rutgers Scarlett Knights (3-0) - The Friday Nights put it on Norfolk St so bad they needed this week off to catch their breath
13. Clemson Tigers (3-0) - Furman didn't get blown out, but it wasn't close, this week the Tigers travel to NCState
14. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-0) - OBC has a tough test at Tiger Stadium where the bourbon will smell , but if OBC and the Cocks score early and often they have a chance
15. Oregon Ducks (3-0) - The Ducks should be undefeated every year, those unis are hard on my eyes, and I don't have to look at them
16. Texas A&M Fighting Aggies (3-0) - Smoked the Warhawks, but travel to Miami and SoBe to face the windless Hurricanes
17. South Florida Bulls (2-0) - Raise it, take your shirt off is coming to town, Raymond James will be a fun place to be Sat.
18. Kentucky Wildcats (3-0) - The Wildcats pulled off an impressive upset, up next are the Hogs looking for a little redemption from last week
19. Missouri Tigers (3-0) - Rolled one of the directional Michigans, next up is Illinois St. the RedBirds, good luck Mizzou???
20. Boston College Screamin' Eagles (3-0) - Beat GaTech at the home of the Ramblin Wreck, then play the Cadets from West Point
21. Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-1) - The Huskers put up a good fight, but the Men of Troy were a little much for Callahan and Co.
22. Arizona State Sun Devils (3-0) - Spanked a hapless Aztec team, next up the Beavers of Oregon State.
23. Cincinnati Bearcats (3-0) - The Bearcats put it on the Tropical Depressions, but have the Thundering Herd next
24. Texas Tech Red Raiders (3-0) - The Red Raiders put it on what comes out of a Chinaman's Arse in impressive fashion, TTU plays the Cowboys from Okie St. this week
25. Houston Cougars (1-1) - Coogs partied hard in the Big Easy, and now comes home to play the Rams from Colorado State

Side Note: University of Louisiana needs to fire their head coach and hire Major Applewhite

Fall TV Season

I guess this past Monday officially began the Fall TV Season, when our favorite shows (hopefully) come back, the summer shows thankfully go off the air and some new favorites are born. Thus, I have decided to give you, my dear reader(s) a brief preview of the fall season, including my "season-package" favorites and some new shows that will hopefully find themselves onto my already full schedule.

The season kicks off this week on Fox and the CW, followed next week by most shows on CBS, NBC and ABC. This past Monday brought the return of Prison Break and new show K-Ville. Prison Break picks up where it left off last season down in Panama and the season looks to be similar in style to Season 1 with breaking out of jail rather than being on the run, but this time our main character doesn't have his new surroundings tattooed on his body. K-Ville revolves around two police officers in present day New Orleans (post-Katrina). The first episode laid some nice groundwork, but I just felt that they kept hitting me over the head with Katrina this and Katrina that. I understand that the city of New Orleans is a character in the show, but we don't need the destruction to be referenced every other minute of the show. If they can tone that down and just focus on our main characters, this show can be a successful procedural, especially with Anthony Anderson playing the lead and doing his best not-comedy relief self. Tonight sees the return of Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton in a sitcom about a newsroom that looks to be decent (I have my dvr set to record it as I may not have a review of it by tomorrow).

Returning Favorites (all times Central - screw you Eastern time):
The Simpsons (Fox Sundays at 7), Family Guy (Fox Sundays at 8), Shark (CBS Sundays at 9), Prison Break (Fox Mondays at 7), How I Met Your Mother (CBS Mondays at 7), Heroes (NBC Mondays at 8), NCIS (CBS Tuesdays at 7), Boston Legal (ABC Tuesdays at 9), Smallville (CW Thursdays at 7), Supernatural (CW Thursdays at 8), Scrubs, The Office and 30 Rock (NBC Thursdays), Friday Night Lights (NBC Fridays at 8), Numbers (CBS Friday at 9),

New Shows That Look Promising
Chuck (NBC Mondays at 7), K-Ville (Fox Mondays at 8), Journeyman (NBC Mondays at 9 - Quantum Leap type, but probably destined to fail), Reaper (CW Tuesdays at 8), Pushing Daisies (ABC Wednesdays at 7), Bionic Woman (NBC Wednesdays at 8)

New Shows I Will Check Out Perhaps Once Time Permitting
The Big Bang Theory (CBS Mondays at 7:30), Back To You (Fox Wednesdays at 7), Gossip Girl (CW Wednesdays at 8 - j/k), Moonlight (CBS Fridays at 8), Cavemen and Carpoolers (ABC Tuesdays at 7), Dirty Sexy Money (ABC Wednesdays 9), Big Shots (ABC Thursdays at 9)

I am trying to guess what the first show to be cancelled will be and my money is on either Journeyman or Life (NBC Wednesdays at 9). I saw the first episode of each already and neither was particularly compelling, though both have the ability to be solid shows.

West = Victory

(Jay-Z, Kanye, and 50: not enemies, just competitors)

Here is seemingly the final chapter in my quest to bring you the preview, the estimates, and the final numbers in the 50 Cent v. Kanye West album sales contest.

First Week Sales, according to Nielsen SoundScan:

Kanye West's Graduation: 957,000 copies *
50 Cent's Curtis: 691,000 copies

* Most first week sales in 2007 beating out Linkin Park's Minutes to Midnight which sold 623,000 in its first week back in May.

The remix to 50 Cent's I Get Money, dubbed, Forbes 1,2,3 Remix featuring 50 Cent, Sean "Diddy" Combs and Kanye's "Big Brother" Jay-Z dropped on Monday. Jay-Z, 50, and Diddy are 1,2 and 3 respectively on the Forbe's Hip-Hop Cash Kings list in terms of 2006 earnings. Jay-Z accepted 50's offer to rap on the remix as long as the remix came out after first week sales were in. With respect to his request, Jay-Z said 50 is not an enemy, but a competitor.

NFL Week 2 Review

Week 2 of the NFL season provided us with further insight into certain teams and more questions about others. This week we watched the early games at Fox Sports Grill, which as Brownie mentioned in his weekend review post, was a good place to watch the games, but the tvs can be a little hard to see due to distance from table and height (think front row seats at a movie theater looking up, but sitting in the middle of the theater with a much smaller screen. We will be back at B-Dubs this Sunday (to watch football and to continue my birthday celebration - gifts welcome!). By the way, I did in fact hear John Mellencamp's Our Country on Sunday for the first time this season and it was simply fantastic. I nearly welled up with pride for our country. Instead of doing a game by game review like last week, I will rank the teams as I see fit from top to bottom and provide analysis from the prior week's game throughout:

The Contenders:

1. Team Bradicek (2-0) - First, I refuse to call the cheating scandal anything that has to do with 'Gate. I am so sick of everything being Xgate or Ygate. Can't we just call it Patriots Cheating Scandal #1? Second, these guys are just sick. The D shut down San Diego and free agent pickup Adalius Thomas picked off a Rivers pass and returned it for a touchdown. I always wondered just how good Tom Brady could be with some receivers and we are square in the midst of watching it. Now, if Maroney can get himself going, this behemoth will not lose. I thought the NFL had a salary cap for exactly this reason. It will be interesting to see if Moss only gets two receptions next week if he begins to complain.

1a. Classic's Fantasy Team (2-0) - Just plain ol' sick through 2 weeks.

2. Team Peyton (2-0) - Struggled a little with the Titans on Sunday and will have a real test this weekend when they play the undefeated Texans. The defending champs will be making noise throughout the season.

2a. Judz' Fantasy Team (2-0) - Big game against Brownie this week, but nipping at Classic's heels.

3. The Steely McBeamers (2-0) - Although playing subpar teams the first two weeks, the Steelers defense looks fantastic and the offense is all set up to dominate the AFC North and make noise in the playoffs. The Steelers have their next three games against NFC West opponents and should tell us more about them and new coach Mike Tomlin.

4. The 'Boys (2-0) - The offense looks stout, but the defense could still use some work. Pretty soon, they will be getting Tank Johnson, which should help the D-Line. Also, playing the NFC East will be nothing but beneficial when the Boys are in the playoffs.

5. The Bolts (1-1) - Despite losing to the Pats, the Bolts are still a top 5 team and AFC contender. Everyone is waiting for LDT to start playing like the MVP that he is, but I wouldn't mind him waiting until Week 4 since I have to play Brownie if FFB this week and LDT is the cornerstone to his franchise. The D just looked lost against the Pats on Sunday night.

6. Da Bears (1-1) - This ranking may be a little high because of the lack of offense thus far, but the defense will be the cornerstone to another playoff run. Like last year, Grossman must be much more consistent.

The Almost-Theres

7. The Home Team (2-0) - No, I am not kidding. This is what parity has done in the NFL. The way they have dispatched both the Chiefs and the Panthers has been fantastic. Schaub and Ahman Green have brought consistency. Andre Johnson has brought some sizzle (too bad he is doubtful for the biggest game of next weekend against the Colts). And most importantly, the front seven on D has been dominant. Amobi and Mario, along with DeMeco and the others have been sensational. Let's keep it up boys!!

8. The Lucky Broncs (2-0) - This team should really be 0-2 right now. However, their offense and defense are both solid, but the O needs to put the ball in the end zone. Elam and lucky timeouts cannot carry this team all season.

9. The Ninahs (2-0) - Neither victory has been particularly impressive, but this team is strong with Alex Smith and Frank Gore improving with every game. The NFC West has more parity than any other division and these guys are currently #1 there.

10. The Baltimore Browns (1-1) - Still don't believe in a Jeff Tedford-qb lead team, but this team has always been about the defense. Wow, the NFL sucks outside of the top 5 or 6 teams.

11. The Seahawks - (1-1) - A miscommunication away from being 2-0, this team looks like it may underachieve again this year. Alexander looks fine, but Hasselbeck still has no real go-to receiver threat. How this team got down 17-0 before showing a pulse may be demonstrative of the season as a whole.

12. The Pack (2-0) - Brett Favre looks like an old man, but still has the heart of a kid fresh out of college. Along with the Lions, the Pack are in 1st in the NFC North and may stay there unless Da Bears can somehow motivate Rex Grossman to get his head out of his arse.

13. The Bungles (1-1) - You jackasses knocked me out of the Eliminator. But good ol' Chad Johnson doesn't let a little beer spilt on him affect his performance (200+ yards and 2 td's). The offense looks good, but that D was atrocious.

The At-Best Average

14. Team Kitna (2-0) - I told you guys in my preview that Kitna will do what it takes to make good on his promise of a 10-win season. Coming back from a concussion to lead the team to an OT victory gets mad props in my book (and definitely helped me destroy K's poor excuse for a FFB team this week). But to keep winning, they need to get the running game moving.

15. The Skins (2-0) - Not impressive in either victory, but still 2-0. This team will pull off some upsets, but will be upset by others in the process. An average NFL team (but, this year, average will be good enough, especially in the NFC) that will probably go 8-8, mainly because they still get the Giants twice.

16. The Panthers (1-1) - Don't let the loss to the Texans fool you. This is still a very good team. They need to get the running game to where it was last season if they have any hope of succeeding. The NFC South is looking very weak as a whole. Sixty yards against the Texans is quite terrible.

17. The Titans (1-1) - Somehow kept close to the Colts on Sunday. The key to beating a VY-qb'd team is to make him beat you with his arm downfield, especially with the receivers he currently has. Like the Skins, this is at best an average football team that will pull off some big time upsets throughout the season.

18. The Saints (0-2) - The difference between the Saints and the Bears is that even if the Bears offense struggles, at least the defense and special teams will win some ball games. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the Saints. Drew, Reggie, Deuce and Marques need to get it going or else they will keep falling further back in a weak NFC South.

19. The Rams (0-2) - Better than their record, but it will be interesting to see if Orlando Pace's season ending injury will cause this team to free fall even further. Steven Jackson does not look like a guy who will be get 2,500 all-purpose yards (at this rate, maybe not even 1,000). They need to turn it around quick.

20. The Cards (1-1) - Needed some luck to hold off the Seahawks, but were good enough to take that 17-0 lead. Like many other teams, this offense is too good to be held down for much longer.

21. The Iggles (0-2) - The McNabb countdown is on. It is a bad sign that two weeks into the season McNabb is already whining about the booing he is receiving because he is a black quarterback. Its not the color of your skin they are booing, just the player in the #5 jersey that is supposed to be the leader of a proud franchise with a loyal, though scathing fanbase.

Yikes, these guys are NFLers?

22. J E T S, Jets, Jets, Jets (0-2) - Like I said in the preview, these guys are good when they shouldn't be good and bad when they should be good. Three dropped TDs will cause losses every week and that spelled disaster for the Jets on Sunday.

23. The Bucs (1-1) - Looked good against the Saints, but looked dreadful against Seattle. This is a wait and see team.

24. The Jags (1-1) - Haven't looked good in either game, but are sitting at 1-1 and should be 2-0. They have the personnel to be contenders, but for some reason they just don't play like it. Wow, a recurring theme - offense must get on track or else they will be looking up from the cellar of the AFC South.

25. The Vikings (1-1) - Too many turnovers. They looked good against the Falcons in Week 1, but everybody should this season.

26. The Browns (1-1) - Where did that come from? Despite the Herculean effort from Derek Anderson, I am still calling for The Mighty Quinn to get his opportunity to helm this thing the Browns call an offense. Man, did the Bengals D suck on Sunday.

27. The Raaaaaaaides (0-2) - Should be 1-1, but for a ridiculous timeout that should not have been allowed since the whistle blew after the ball was snapped. There are lots of other blogs discussing changing this rule allowing timeouts in these situations (not just to ice the kicker, but to make him have to rekick).

28. The G-Men (0-2) - Tom Coughlin's days in NY are coming to an end this season. The question is simply when. The G-Men better do something about that defense because atrocious doesn't begin to describe it.

29. The Dolfins (0-2) - Bad

30. The Bills (0-2) - Worse

31. The Chiefs (0-2) - Nearly vile

32. The Falcons (0-2) - Vile

Brief Thought

Lately, I have become sick of the phrase "jump the shark" being used to describe something has reached a point where it has gone past its prime. The origin of the phrase arose from an episode of Happy Days in which Fonzie jumped a shark on waterskis, which has been labeled the lowest point of the show. However, the phrase has entered into the public's lexicon and unfortunately has itself jumped the shark. Thus, a new term was needed. Recently, I have seen a new phrase that I absolutely love. That new term: "Fred Dursted".

For example, per FilmDrunk.com in his discussion of the new Uwe Boll movie, "Mainly I just feel bad for Mini Me Verne Troyer. I thought he was better than that. His career has really Fred Dursted."

Judz College Football Top 25 (Week 3)

We had some upsets this week, as well as top teams showing us who they really are. On to this week's rankings - now with commentary:

1. LSU - Still strike me as the best in the country, but have tough game with some Cocks Saturday
2. USC - Big W @ Nebraska, but just how good is Nebraska anyway?
3. Oklahoma - Continue to roll on with a few weeks until Red River
4. Florida - Big W over Fulmer's Vols and proving Tebow and Harvin are a lethal combo
5. West Virginia - Just keep on making it look easy and are even more dangerous now that they are blessed with the Divine
6. California - Offensive juggernaut that should be #2 in Pac 10 and can upset USC this year
7. Penn State - Just keep on rolling
8. Oregon - Destroying Fresno State just makes the Duck look that much more fierce
9. Rutgers - Stay Classy, Greg Schiano
10. Ohio State - Offense appears to have been awakened and defense is top 10 worthy
11. Wisconsin - Tied @ the half against The Citadel will send you down the rankings
12. Boston College - Impressive victory at GT
13. Texas - Not so impressive victory at UCF ... boys need another real receiver to help out Sweed on the outside (quantity does not equal quality Mack)
14. Clemson - Feasting on inferior teams will move you up the rankings
15. Georgia Tech - Despite being dominated, still a great overall team and may still contend for the ACC title
16. South Carolina - Looking good Spurrier, but Bayou Bengals up next and yes, the visor still looks stupid on you
17. Arizona State - When will the implosion occur like it always does with the Sun Devils?
18. Kentucky - Fantastic victory over Louisville and may be the turning point into the upper echelon of the SEC East
19. Virginia Tech - Waiting for offense to wake up
20. Michigan State - Another cupcake coming up in Notre Dame, but need bigger test before moving up
21. Louisville - Still a top offense, but something needs to happen to motivate the defense - what was up with that blown coverage at the end of the game?
22. Georgia - Still young, but growing fast
23. South Florida - Maybe Auburn isn't that good after all, but victory at Jordan-Hare still impressive
24. Texas A&M - Thursday night showdown with the Hurricanes in the OB will demonstrate if Fran's boys have turned the proverbial corner
25. Alabama - Lucky that Houston Nutt screwed the pooch on that 3rd and 12 call (see CFB Week 3 Review for further analysis), but still had to score the TD, which they did - only 3 weeks until showdown with the Coogs!

Also receiving consideration - Cincinnati, Missouri, Texas Tech, Kansas, Purdue

Brown Sugar x Weekend Review

My drinks are still pinker than the Easter rabbit.

Well, I’ve been told by Powdered Sugar that some people email her if she hasn’t posted her Weekend Review by a certain time on Monday. So, please don’t hate, but I promised (although a “promise” after several vodka cranberries and various other concoctions is probably less “sealed in blood” than other promises I might make) that we could do a “remix” this week where I would try my hand at a Weekend Review while she kicked out some dope Friday Floetry (I hope its dope, but I guess we’ll find out in 4 days).

I’ve been either out of town or entertaining older family members while in town the past couple of months (basically in-town entertainment during August and some of September consisted of a nice dinner with several drinks or several drinks followed by more drinks with dinner). Thus, I decided that I would not go too crazy each night during one of my first “free” weekends in H-town in a while. So while Friday was a late one, Saturday was not. This coming weekend might be a little crazier as it’s around the birthdays of three of my boys here in H-town.

On Friday, a handful of us met at my place and enjoyed some beer, vodka/oj, and Patron. Then feeling a little buzzed, or at least not sober, we checked out Onion Creek. I’ve never been there and have heard a lot about it, so I was pretty excited when Jud suggested it. It was pretty hot outside, so we spent about 5 minutes going from one outdoor table to another outdoor table to sitting near the inside bar where it was a little cooler. I had some wine and shared some of the famous Onion Creek “mini-pizzas”. They were good, but after sharing some of the BBQ hamburger, I can’t give as great a review for that beef product. People suggested Onion Creek has an “Austin-feel”. I haven’t been to Austin enough to appreciate exactly what that means, but I assume its sort of a laid-back and chill vibe. While drinking there, Jud suggested going to Kobains, another place I hadn’t been too.

In the meantime, Powdered Sugar contacted Jud and by coincidence, she said her crew was going to Kobains but was at Cahill’s at the moment. So, after finishing up at the “O.C.” we headed to Cahill’s. Never been there either, but I can best describe it as a casual neighborhood bar. There I had a couple of my favorite grey goose and cranberries and enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the place. That’s also where I agreed with Powdered Sugar to write this column, which I am regretting now since I don’t really know how to make it sound exciting enough to third-parties (maybe because it was more of a chill night or maybe because it takes special talent to do an exciting Weekend Review on a weekly basis). From there we all went to Kobains and met up several more people there. Kobains was bigger than Cahill’s overall and had a big outdoor area with tables.

We were able to get a table and that definitely gave me a better impression of the place. By the time we got to Kobains I was feeling pretty good, so if we didn’t have a table and if there wasn’t some place to dance inside I would have probably gotten a little annoyed if I just had to stand by the bar and wait for drinks only to stand near the bar thereafter. That place seemed pretty chill and laid-back too and generally crowded which seemed like a good thing at the moment. I didn’t really explore enough of the inside to see if there was any sort of dancing area or “makeshift” dancing area.

While there, I saw someone I thought had gone to school with Jud and I. I sort of fumbled through that conversation, searched for my phone (to get their number/email address) while patting myself down in what must have appeared as some strange drunken dance (I had left the phone at the table). After several drinks at Kobains, the Yellow Knight showed up and several of us went for a "late night” snack at La Tapatia. I definitely recommend this place, and I also like Late Night Pie, Katz’s, and Jack in the Box. Either way I probably go to Late Night Pie or La Tapatia the most.

On Saturday, even though several people invited me to do some sort of similar late night thing again, I just chilled out/recovered and then went over to a friend’s house to eat some dinner and watch a movie. If I had been less exhausted (or less inclined to lay in bed or on a soft couch), I probably would have sat out by a pool on Saturday. I also think on Friday night/Saturday early morning I invited several people to come and have champagne at the pool on Saturday, but yeah I couldn’t get up for that…

On Sunday, Jud, I and another person (I can’t think of a nickname on the fly) hit up the FOX Sports Grill in the Galleria for some early football action including a winning Texans game. Food was good, and I really like the atmosphere although the TVs can be a little harder to see than at some other places. In case you were curious, all I drank there was lemonade. Several times I tried to convince others to set a new standard by drinking when I wasn’t, but to no avail (aside from food and your typical bar drinks, FOX does offer a "make your own Bloody Mary" station and all-you-can-drink mimosas during certain hours).

Overall fun weekend, and a good slower paced way to get back into the “doing 20-something sorts of stuff in H-town” scene. I guess that's sort of the scene generally going on in The Heights right now. Well, that’s my weekend review. Hope Powdered Sugar and Jud aren’t regretting this decision too much, and I’m excited to see another interpretation of Friday Floetry.

CFB Week 3 Review

Lots to cover, but I must first give a shout-out to The Dude and his beloved Airborne, aka the Duke Blue Devils as they were victorious over Northwestern, thus putting an end to their impressive 22-game losing streak. Now, onto the week in review.

ACC - Through the first three weeks, Boston College has set itself up as the team to beat in the Atlantic Division of the ACC with a big time victory over the GT Yellow Jackets. Of course, none of the other teams looked that impressive in either victory or defeat. This is a weak conference from top to bottom.

Big 12 - Nebraska got throttled by USC. Oklahoma and A&M looked good over inferior opponents. Texas once again better do something quickly before that matchup with Oklahoma in a few weeks because they looked very average against an ok Central Florida team opening up its new on-campus stadium. Also, I am somewhat disappointed that Texas Tech could only muster 59 points against Rice. Oklahoma State is officially on the Suckdar.

Big East - Rutgers, West Virginia, Cincinnati and South Florida look good, but Louisville's terribly poor defense caught up with them as they blew a coverage very very late in the 4th quarter and were upset by Kentucky, whose defense is not that much better. Just think Syracuse fans, only a few weeks until the basketball team starts practicing.

Big 10 - Teams that look decent - Ohio State, Penn State, Michigan State and Purdue. Wisconsin struggled mightily again this week with, of all teams, the Citadel. Michigan took Notre Dame to out back and went Old Yeller and the Golden Domers. Iowa and Minnesota both screwed the pooch as the former lost to Iowa State (who came into the game 0-2 with a loss to Div. I-AA Northern Iowa) and the latter losing to Sun Belt representative Florida Atlantic (first ever loss by Minny against a SBC team).

C-USA - How bout them Coogs beating Tulane for the 4th straight year by more than 21 points each time. Also, Southern Miss took hold of the top spot in the East Division of C-USA by beating ECU 28-21. Todd "I f'ed Rice over big time" Graham's Tulsa team defeated BYU in a high scoring game that nobody really cared about. UH and Tulsa are the teams to beat in the West. Props to UCF hanging tough against the Longhorns and opening that new stadium on campus (I have attended a handful of UCF games at the Citrus Bowl and am very happy the students have a new stadium right on campus instead of having to drive and pay tolls just to watch a football game - watch attendance start to rise).

Independents - Ouchtown, population Notre Dame.

MAC - I don't know, but judging by records, not so good.

MWC - Air Force pulled off a major upset on Thursday night against TCU, who have now lost 2 in a row despite being everyone's BCS-buster pick this year. Not much else to say here, except how bout them Utes completely upsetting and destroying UCLA 44-6 (Utah came into the game 0-2 having been beaten pretty soundly in each of those two games).

Pac-10 - UCLA, ouch. USC, WOW! Cal, Oregon and ASU, keep up the good work, but conference still goes through Los Angeles. USC went into Lincoln and crushed Nebraska, just as they did with Arkansas the year before. Granted, this is not your older brother's Nebraska team, but they will still contend for the Big XII North title. It will be interesting to see how Nebraska rebounds.

SEC - My fantasy team's namesake Houston Nutt and his coaching staff cost his team the game against Alabama after they clawed their way back to take the lead. With about 2 and a half minutes to go in the game, Arkansas faced a 3rd and 12 on their own side of the field with a 4 point lead. At this point, Saban's boys were out of timeouts and when Arkansas punted, the Tide would have to go the length of the field (in reality, about 73 yards). As many of you know or should know, there are not many plays scripted for 3rd and 12. In fact, during a game, most coaches will run a draw play and then simply punt. Had Arkansas just run up the middle, even if for no gain, the Tide would have had under 2 minutes to go to score. Instead, because of Nutt calling a pass play that ended in an imcompletion, the Tide had 2:13 to take the ball and score, which they did with only a few seconds to spare. Had the Razorbacks just run the ball up the middle for no gain, the Tide would not have had enough time to score (this same thing happened in the Buffalo Bills-Denver Broncos game last week, so it is not just endemic to colleges). Props to Alabama on the comeback (after having given up their own huge leads during the game). On the bright side, Florida and LSU are the teams to beat in the SEC, but the Cocks and the Tide are making some noise. The Cocks play the Bayou Bengals this Saturday. What in the heck happened to Auburn. Geez.

Sun Belt - Big props to Schnellenberger and FAU for defeating a Big 10 team for the first time in school history and from building this team from nothing a few years ago and being forced to recruit against Miami, FSU, UF, USF, UCF and FIU, let alone the non-Florida schools. Troy gets into the win column with a victory over Okie State and Arkansas State looked good in their win over SMU.

WAC - When does Hawaii play Boise State? Because that is the only game that matters in this league.

Big games this week: Texas A&M @ Miami (Thursday night), South Carolina @ LSU, Georgia @ Alabama, Colorado State @ Houston