In case y’all missed it, or just didn’t read it, here’s what I wrote on Monday about last week’s Floetry:
“First, I would like to say that I was really impressed by this past week’s Friday Floetry effort by Powdered Sugar. She deserves big props for rocking Floetry from modern legends that have been doing it since OJ had Isotoners. Hopefully I won’t lose my Floetry job because of this great performance!” - Brownie circa Monday September 24, 2007.
Today’s Floetry comes from a smash-hit from the Summer of 2006 (I think). The hook ("chorus" for those not sure what "hook" means) is pretty banging and even had a little dance associated with it. There are definitely some other great verses in there, such as the following.
Friday Floetry
Time to set it off let these ni**a know
Have ya every seen a Chevy wit the butterfly doors?
I ride real slow no need to speed
Gotta make sure ya see the buckets on my feet
Feds on my trail but they don't thank I know
I keep my hands clean cuz I never touch dope
Every time I see 'em look 'em in the eye
Ask 'em how I know its me surprise!
Put it in the air rep where ya stay
Take a step back blow the kush in they face
Stunting is a habit let 'em see the karats
I'ma make it rain ni**a I ain't scared to share it
- Taken From It’s Goin’ Down by Yung Joc
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
NFL Post-Week 3 Top 32 Poll
Week 3 is in the books and we can almost close the season on a handful of teams, while others have opened the door and salvaged their season. Here is this week's Judz Top 32 Poll:
1. Team Bradicek (3-0) - What is more important than the 38 points per game is the defense giving up a total of 35 over their first three.
1a. Judz' Fantasy Team (3-0) - Slips into 1st place by narrowly escaping a Brownie onslaught.
2. The 'Boys (3-0) - With Chicago's defense looking weak and a terrible offense, the Cowboys are the class of the NFC.
3. Team Peyton (3-0) - Close game with the Texans, but game never really in doubt. Dallas Clark always seemed open and even when Marvin and Reggie seem absent, Peyton has weapons.
4. The Steely McBeamers (3-0) - Steelers looking very strong in early part of season.
5. The Pack (3-0) - Old Man Favre is playing like the grizzly veteran he is, but has that spark in his arm that will make this team that much better. The NFC North is there for the taking.
6. The Seahawks (2-1) - Needed a late touchdown and a fumbled kickoff to beat the Bengals, but they are the best team in the NFC West. Keep an eye out for Alexander's broken wrist.
7. The Home Team (2-1) - Played well against the Colts, but how much will injuries affect them. They have now lost WR1 and WR2 for at least another week or two, RB1 is day-to-day and the center is out for the year. Luckily have games with Atlanta and Miami on deck.
8. The Baltimore Browns (2-1) - Just keep doing enough to win.
9. The Bucs (2-1) - Make a huge jump this week as they destroyed the Rams, a week after doing the same to the Saints.
10. The Ninahs (2-1) - This team shows just how much parity there is in the league.
11. The Lucky Broncs (2-1) - Rewarded for bs timeout call last week couldn't help them this week.
12. The Bolts (1-2) - Great offense and great defense, but no coaching equals tough start to season.
13. The Titans (2-1) - Is it just me or is Vince Young merely a more mobile Trent Dilfer? Jeff Fisher is giving VY enough of a playbook not to lose the Titans the game. The defense and running backs are winning the games this year, just as they did last year. Granted, VY will continue to get better, but he still needs some better receivers to throw to.
14. The Panthers (2-1) - A victory with Steve Smith only catching one pass for 10 yards is impressive, but now it appears they are stuck with David Carr and his pretty hair.
15. The Iggles (1-2) - That was the Philly team most have been expecting this season. If they continue to play that way, good things will happen. Please burn those uniforms, though.
16. The Jags (2-1) - Which Jags team will show up week to week is always a great mystery.
17. The Skins (2-1) - Hey Joe, I think you forgot that you have a guy named Clinton Portis as your #1 RB, so why did you leave him on the sidelines?
18. Team Kitna (2-1) - Defense looked awful, but Kitna threw for 448 yards in the loss. Kitna needs some protecting though, as he was sacked like 8 times.
19. Da Bears (1-2) - Grossman has been benched, the secondary is beat up and now Tommie Harris is banged up. Things are not looking good in Chicago.
20. The Bungles (1-2) - Isn't it great how everybody now calls Chad Johnson, Ocho Cinco.?Its kind of like everyone calling Gilbert Arenas, Hibachi. On that note, the passing game is moving well, despite some drops, but the running game needs to get in gear.
21. J E T S, Jets, Jets, Jets (1-2) - Could get to .500 with win over Buffalo this Sunday.
22. The Cards (1-2) - That really was Kurt Warner playing. Hmm. Never thought I would see this qb controversy again.
23. The G-Men (1-2) - Looked good in second half coming back from 14 down and may have turned their season around with that goal line stand at the end of the game.
24. The Raaaaaaaides (1-2) - Lane Kiffin is already learning how to win by using the tactic Shanahan used on him last week in order to beat the Browns.
25. The Browns (1-2) - I cannot figure this team out.
26. The Dolfins (0-3) - Played well against the Jets, but they are still quite bad.
27. The Rams (0-3) - Boy, was I off on these guys. Have now lost 2/5 of the starting offensive line and Steven Jackson is out at least a week (fantasy bust for Judz thus far).
28. The Saints (0-3) - Maybe if their receivers started wearing numbers in the 80s like they are supposed to, there is a chance Brees would know who to throw to.
29. The Chiefs (1-2) - Looked ok against the Vikings, but this bottom third of the league is just bad.
30. The Vikings (1-2) - Got to beat the bad teams if you want move up the poll.
31. The Bills (0-3) - Too many injuries, but have a bright spot in Marshawn Lynch (Judz' #2 rb).
32. The Falcons (0-3) - Harrington looked better, but team is terrible. Not to mention the little blowup by DeAngelo Hall costing the team 67 yards on one drive alone.
1. Team Bradicek (3-0) - What is more important than the 38 points per game is the defense giving up a total of 35 over their first three.
1a. Judz' Fantasy Team (3-0) - Slips into 1st place by narrowly escaping a Brownie onslaught.
2. The 'Boys (3-0) - With Chicago's defense looking weak and a terrible offense, the Cowboys are the class of the NFC.
3. Team Peyton (3-0) - Close game with the Texans, but game never really in doubt. Dallas Clark always seemed open and even when Marvin and Reggie seem absent, Peyton has weapons.
4. The Steely McBeamers (3-0) - Steelers looking very strong in early part of season.
5. The Pack (3-0) - Old Man Favre is playing like the grizzly veteran he is, but has that spark in his arm that will make this team that much better. The NFC North is there for the taking.
6. The Seahawks (2-1) - Needed a late touchdown and a fumbled kickoff to beat the Bengals, but they are the best team in the NFC West. Keep an eye out for Alexander's broken wrist.
7. The Home Team (2-1) - Played well against the Colts, but how much will injuries affect them. They have now lost WR1 and WR2 for at least another week or two, RB1 is day-to-day and the center is out for the year. Luckily have games with Atlanta and Miami on deck.
8. The Baltimore Browns (2-1) - Just keep doing enough to win.
9. The Bucs (2-1) - Make a huge jump this week as they destroyed the Rams, a week after doing the same to the Saints.
10. The Ninahs (2-1) - This team shows just how much parity there is in the league.
11. The Lucky Broncs (2-1) - Rewarded for bs timeout call last week couldn't help them this week.
12. The Bolts (1-2) - Great offense and great defense, but no coaching equals tough start to season.
13. The Titans (2-1) - Is it just me or is Vince Young merely a more mobile Trent Dilfer? Jeff Fisher is giving VY enough of a playbook not to lose the Titans the game. The defense and running backs are winning the games this year, just as they did last year. Granted, VY will continue to get better, but he still needs some better receivers to throw to.
14. The Panthers (2-1) - A victory with Steve Smith only catching one pass for 10 yards is impressive, but now it appears they are stuck with David Carr and his pretty hair.
15. The Iggles (1-2) - That was the Philly team most have been expecting this season. If they continue to play that way, good things will happen. Please burn those uniforms, though.
16. The Jags (2-1) - Which Jags team will show up week to week is always a great mystery.
17. The Skins (2-1) - Hey Joe, I think you forgot that you have a guy named Clinton Portis as your #1 RB, so why did you leave him on the sidelines?
18. Team Kitna (2-1) - Defense looked awful, but Kitna threw for 448 yards in the loss. Kitna needs some protecting though, as he was sacked like 8 times.
19. Da Bears (1-2) - Grossman has been benched, the secondary is beat up and now Tommie Harris is banged up. Things are not looking good in Chicago.
20. The Bungles (1-2) - Isn't it great how everybody now calls Chad Johnson, Ocho Cinco.?Its kind of like everyone calling Gilbert Arenas, Hibachi. On that note, the passing game is moving well, despite some drops, but the running game needs to get in gear.
21. J E T S, Jets, Jets, Jets (1-2) - Could get to .500 with win over Buffalo this Sunday.
22. The Cards (1-2) - That really was Kurt Warner playing. Hmm. Never thought I would see this qb controversy again.
23. The G-Men (1-2) - Looked good in second half coming back from 14 down and may have turned their season around with that goal line stand at the end of the game.
24. The Raaaaaaaides (1-2) - Lane Kiffin is already learning how to win by using the tactic Shanahan used on him last week in order to beat the Browns.
25. The Browns (1-2) - I cannot figure this team out.
26. The Dolfins (0-3) - Played well against the Jets, but they are still quite bad.
27. The Rams (0-3) - Boy, was I off on these guys. Have now lost 2/5 of the starting offensive line and Steven Jackson is out at least a week (fantasy bust for Judz thus far).
28. The Saints (0-3) - Maybe if their receivers started wearing numbers in the 80s like they are supposed to, there is a chance Brees would know who to throw to.
29. The Chiefs (1-2) - Looked ok against the Vikings, but this bottom third of the league is just bad.
30. The Vikings (1-2) - Got to beat the bad teams if you want move up the poll.
31. The Bills (0-3) - Too many injuries, but have a bright spot in Marshawn Lynch (Judz' #2 rb).
32. The Falcons (0-3) - Harrington looked better, but team is terrible. Not to mention the little blowup by DeAngelo Hall costing the team 67 yards on one drive alone.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Brief Thought
To show the world of sports isn't all cheaters and rainmakers, the New Mexico State Aggies are holding a "Pink-Out" this Saturday for their game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The players are scheduled to wear pink socks and have pink ribbon stickers on their helmets, the coaches will be wearing pink golf shirts and there will be pink ribbons painted on the field. The marching band will wear pink, and organizers hope to sell pink T-shirts to fans in a bid to "pink out" the 30,343-capacity stadium. The goal is to raise about $200,000 for breast cancer research. Major League Baseball has a similar promotion on Mother's Day every year and the University of Houston women's softball team will be having their Second Annual Breast Cancer Awareness game in the spring.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Judz College Football Top 25 (Week 4
1. LSU - Came through with a good victory against Spurrier and the Cocks, tough games still ahead
2. USC - Wake me when they play Cal or Oregon
3. Oklahoma - Looked strong against a pretty good Tulsa squad, but Red River inching closer
4. Florida - Hard fought win over Ole Miss with Tebow impressing, but Bayou Bengals await in a few weeks
5. West Virginia - Can revenge be served in Tampa on Friday night for defeat in Morgantown last year against Da Bulls?
6. California - Same ol' story, but have to play the Ducks Saturday
7. Oregon - Play Da Bears Saturday
8. Ohio State - Appears to be class of Big Eleven
9. Rutgers - Potential trap game against Maryland before showdown with underrated Cincy
10. Boston College - Continue to roll, but need more help in running game
11. Wisconsin - Big game against the MSU Spartans Saturday will show which team is for real
12. Texas - Had an easy warmup against Rice and will now try to get revenge on K-State after last year's high scoring defeat last year in Manhattan
13. Clemson - Good QB + great RBs = success so far in ACC
14. Kentucky - Won second big game in a row, huge games still to come
15. Arizona State - Looking very strong, but have to survive Pac 10 schedule
16. South Florida - Can the Bulls upset WVU for a second straight year and will this really be an upset?
17. Cincinnati - Yes, the Bearcats make the big jump into the polls. This team is about as underrated as they come in CFB
18. Missouri - Count me in as a believer now, plus with Nebraska looking quite average after a narrow escape from Ball State, this may be the team playing Oklahoma in the B-12 championship
19. Virginia Tech - Still waiting for offense to really wake up
20. Michigan State - Let's see how they stack up against real competition in the Badgers on Saturday
21. South Carolina - The benching Blake Mitchell and the fact the offense hasn't been there in two seasons makes this team a rough pick the rest of the season
22. Georgia - Big win on the road at Bama - talent-wise this is a top 15 team (or higher), but inexperience holds them back
23. Purdue - I'm throwing them in here as they look to be a contender in the Big 10
24. Michigan - Mike Hart is simply willing this team to victory
25. Kansas - Still haven't played anybody, but after all of the upsets of the season so far, an unblemished record and ranking in the top 5 for offense and defense make this one of the top 25 in the nation
Rankings Query - I love reading collegefootballnews.com as they have some great analysis and I look forward to reading the Cavalcade of Whimsy by Pete Fiutak every Tuesday, but some of their rankings in this week's Weekly Rankings just confounded me. This past Saturday, the University of Houston soundly beat Colorado State by 11; however, in their rankings, CSU is ranked #62, despite having lost 10 in a row back to last season, and the Coogs are ranked #73 (3 spots behind Notre Dame @ #70, which in and of itself confounds me). Can somebody explain this to me? The Coogs won C-USA last year, had 10 wins, looked better against Oregon (in Oregon) than Michigan did (playing at home), soundly beat two straight teams and they are ranked behind not only a team they just beat, but behind a team that has only scored 2 offensive touchdowns through 4 games this season (and a team that lost to Duke).
2. USC - Wake me when they play Cal or Oregon
3. Oklahoma - Looked strong against a pretty good Tulsa squad, but Red River inching closer
4. Florida - Hard fought win over Ole Miss with Tebow impressing, but Bayou Bengals await in a few weeks
5. West Virginia - Can revenge be served in Tampa on Friday night for defeat in Morgantown last year against Da Bulls?
6. California - Same ol' story, but have to play the Ducks Saturday
7. Oregon - Play Da Bears Saturday
8. Ohio State - Appears to be class of Big Eleven
9. Rutgers - Potential trap game against Maryland before showdown with underrated Cincy
10. Boston College - Continue to roll, but need more help in running game
11. Wisconsin - Big game against the MSU Spartans Saturday will show which team is for real
12. Texas - Had an easy warmup against Rice and will now try to get revenge on K-State after last year's high scoring defeat last year in Manhattan
13. Clemson - Good QB + great RBs = success so far in ACC
14. Kentucky - Won second big game in a row, huge games still to come
15. Arizona State - Looking very strong, but have to survive Pac 10 schedule
16. South Florida - Can the Bulls upset WVU for a second straight year and will this really be an upset?
17. Cincinnati - Yes, the Bearcats make the big jump into the polls. This team is about as underrated as they come in CFB
18. Missouri - Count me in as a believer now, plus with Nebraska looking quite average after a narrow escape from Ball State, this may be the team playing Oklahoma in the B-12 championship
19. Virginia Tech - Still waiting for offense to really wake up
20. Michigan State - Let's see how they stack up against real competition in the Badgers on Saturday
21. South Carolina - The benching Blake Mitchell and the fact the offense hasn't been there in two seasons makes this team a rough pick the rest of the season
22. Georgia - Big win on the road at Bama - talent-wise this is a top 15 team (or higher), but inexperience holds them back
23. Purdue - I'm throwing them in here as they look to be a contender in the Big 10
24. Michigan - Mike Hart is simply willing this team to victory
25. Kansas - Still haven't played anybody, but after all of the upsets of the season so far, an unblemished record and ranking in the top 5 for offense and defense make this one of the top 25 in the nation
Rankings Query - I love reading collegefootballnews.com as they have some great analysis and I look forward to reading the Cavalcade of Whimsy by Pete Fiutak every Tuesday, but some of their rankings in this week's Weekly Rankings just confounded me. This past Saturday, the University of Houston soundly beat Colorado State by 11; however, in their rankings, CSU is ranked #62, despite having lost 10 in a row back to last season, and the Coogs are ranked #73 (3 spots behind Notre Dame @ #70, which in and of itself confounds me). Can somebody explain this to me? The Coogs won C-USA last year, had 10 wins, looked better against Oregon (in Oregon) than Michigan did (playing at home), soundly beat two straight teams and they are ranked behind not only a team they just beat, but behind a team that has only scored 2 offensive touchdowns through 4 games this season (and a team that lost to Duke).
American Gangster X Jay-Z
First, I would like to say that I was really impressed by this past week’s Friday Floetry effort by Powdered Sugar. She deserves big props for rocking Floetry from modern legends that have been doing it since OJ had Isotoners. Hopefully I won’t lose my Floetry job because of this great performance!
Speaking of Floetry, it has recently been announced that Jay-Z / Hov / Sean Carter is dropping a new album in November. The album is Jay-Z’s second since coming out of “retirement” last year. All the songs on the new album will be based on or inspired by the upcoming movie American Gangster. The Denzel Washington / Russell Crowe / Ridley Scott / Brian Grazer film tells the story of Frank Lucas who basically introduced heroin to Harlem in the early 1970s and made himself into a drug kingpin in a New York “industry” traditionally run by the Mafia.
The Jay-Z album is not the movie’s official soundtrack (the "official" soundtrack features Bobby Womack, Sam & Dave, and the Staple Singers). Producer Brian Grazer wanted the movie’s official soundtrack to have a 1970s feel, although over a year ago Denzel Washington pushed him to consider Jay-Z for the official soundtrack. The movie’s trailer does include Jay-Z’s previous work “Heart of the City”. It has to be seen whether any marketing promotions featuring both Jay-Z’s album and American Gangster will occur. Jay-Z’s decision to make an album came only in the past couple of weeks right after he was shown a copy of the film and felt some connection to it (growing up in Brooklyn, Jay-Z rapped and sold drugs).
The movie American Gangster drops on Friday November 2nd, and Jay-Z’s album should also come out in early November.
A lot more info on this story can be found by clicking here (it’s a New York Times article, best paper in this country, in my opinion).
Speaking of Floetry, it has recently been announced that Jay-Z / Hov / Sean Carter is dropping a new album in November. The album is Jay-Z’s second since coming out of “retirement” last year. All the songs on the new album will be based on or inspired by the upcoming movie American Gangster. The Denzel Washington / Russell Crowe / Ridley Scott / Brian Grazer film tells the story of Frank Lucas who basically introduced heroin to Harlem in the early 1970s and made himself into a drug kingpin in a New York “industry” traditionally run by the Mafia.
The Jay-Z album is not the movie’s official soundtrack (the "official" soundtrack features Bobby Womack, Sam & Dave, and the Staple Singers). Producer Brian Grazer wanted the movie’s official soundtrack to have a 1970s feel, although over a year ago Denzel Washington pushed him to consider Jay-Z for the official soundtrack. The movie’s trailer does include Jay-Z’s previous work “Heart of the City”. It has to be seen whether any marketing promotions featuring both Jay-Z’s album and American Gangster will occur. Jay-Z’s decision to make an album came only in the past couple of weeks right after he was shown a copy of the film and felt some connection to it (growing up in Brooklyn, Jay-Z rapped and sold drugs).
The movie American Gangster drops on Friday November 2nd, and Jay-Z’s album should also come out in early November.
A lot more info on this story can be found by clicking here (it’s a New York Times article, best paper in this country, in my opinion).
CFB Week 4 Review
With this past Saturday being Yom Kippur, I wasn't able to watch any of the games that were played this week, except for those I recorded and watched partially on Saturday night after coming home from my birthday celebration. Here is some of the stuff I fuzzily remember and a few thoughts based entirely on scores alone (so this is how the coaches feel when they have to determine their top 25 brackets without having watched any games other than their own).
ACC - Miami had the big win over Texas A&M and proves once again that playing at the OB on Thursday night is a loss for the visitors. Clemson and BC appear to be the class of this conference, along with Virginia Tech and perhaps Miami.
Big 12 - A&M and Coach Fran looked completely lost down in Miami (please note that I am of the belief that Fran has made millions of dollars based solely on a few seasons at TCU with LaDanian Tomlinson - and that TCU is actually better off with Gary Patterson as their HC). Nebraska almost lost and Texas Tech had their annual letdown game against Okie State.
Big East - WV, South Florida, and Cincy continue to roll, but WTF happened to Louisville? Their offense is extremely potent, but their defense is just awwwwwwwwwful. Syracuse, seriously? These guys haven't even been competitive and were on pace for an 0-12 season. Congrats Orange.
Big Ten - It is looking like Ohio State is the top dog in the conference. Michigan State and Purdue are next, but what happened to Penn State? If anybody knows, please leave a comment and let me know.
C-USA - Now I watched the UH-Colorado State game in its entirety and although the Coogs sleepwalked through the first half, they showed why they are a championship team in coming back from a 14 point deficit in the 3rd quarter. Major props go out to Art Briles for his halftime adjustments. The East and West appear to have 2 horses in each that will battle it out for a berth in the championship game - UCF and Southern Miss in the East and UH and Tulsa in the West.
Independents - At what point can NBC void their contract with the Irish?
MAC - So close for Ball State against Nebraska, but to no avail.
MWC - Colorado State played well against the Coogs (with some great playcalling in the first half), but their losing streak now sits at 10.
Pac 10 - Its USC, Cal and Oregon, then everybody else.
SEC - Georgia had the big win of the week on the road against Alabama. LSU survived against Spurrier and the Cocks, and Tim Tebow installed himself firmly in the hunt for the Heisman as he lead the Gators to a hard-fought victory over Ole Miss. [I have just read that Mississippi State received a vote in the Coaches' Top 25. WTF?]
Sun Belt - Eh.
WAC - Colt Brennan doesn't play and yet the Rainbows still win by 56. Does this hurt the Heisman campaign if anybody can throw for huge yards and multiple td's in June Jones' offense?
Games to watch next week - Sothern Miss @ Boise State (Thursday night), WV @ USF (Friday night), Cal @ Oregon, MSU @ Wisconsin, Alabama @ FSU,
ACC - Miami had the big win over Texas A&M and proves once again that playing at the OB on Thursday night is a loss for the visitors. Clemson and BC appear to be the class of this conference, along with Virginia Tech and perhaps Miami.
Big 12 - A&M and Coach Fran looked completely lost down in Miami (please note that I am of the belief that Fran has made millions of dollars based solely on a few seasons at TCU with LaDanian Tomlinson - and that TCU is actually better off with Gary Patterson as their HC). Nebraska almost lost and Texas Tech had their annual letdown game against Okie State.
Big East - WV, South Florida, and Cincy continue to roll, but WTF happened to Louisville? Their offense is extremely potent, but their defense is just awwwwwwwwwful. Syracuse, seriously? These guys haven't even been competitive and were on pace for an 0-12 season. Congrats Orange.
Big Ten - It is looking like Ohio State is the top dog in the conference. Michigan State and Purdue are next, but what happened to Penn State? If anybody knows, please leave a comment and let me know.
C-USA - Now I watched the UH-Colorado State game in its entirety and although the Coogs sleepwalked through the first half, they showed why they are a championship team in coming back from a 14 point deficit in the 3rd quarter. Major props go out to Art Briles for his halftime adjustments. The East and West appear to have 2 horses in each that will battle it out for a berth in the championship game - UCF and Southern Miss in the East and UH and Tulsa in the West.
Independents - At what point can NBC void their contract with the Irish?
MAC - So close for Ball State against Nebraska, but to no avail.
MWC - Colorado State played well against the Coogs (with some great playcalling in the first half), but their losing streak now sits at 10.
Pac 10 - Its USC, Cal and Oregon, then everybody else.
SEC - Georgia had the big win of the week on the road against Alabama. LSU survived against Spurrier and the Cocks, and Tim Tebow installed himself firmly in the hunt for the Heisman as he lead the Gators to a hard-fought victory over Ole Miss. [I have just read that Mississippi State received a vote in the Coaches' Top 25. WTF?]
Sun Belt - Eh.
WAC - Colt Brennan doesn't play and yet the Rainbows still win by 56. Does this hurt the Heisman campaign if anybody can throw for huge yards and multiple td's in June Jones' offense?
Games to watch next week - Sothern Miss @ Boise State (Thursday night), WV @ USF (Friday night), Cal @ Oregon, MSU @ Wisconsin, Alabama @ FSU,
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