1-4-06
Ah, the final college football game tonight. Even though I have sucked this year on my college bowl picks, I shall make a prediction.
USC 35, Texas 17.
Everybody is jumping on the Texas bandwagon, but I think the Horns are going to run into a buzzsaw tonight. I base this on what USC has done in bowl games over the last few years. Last year, the Trojans blasted OU. The year before it was Michigan and prior to that it was Iowa.
It is hard for me to pull for Texas, living in Oklahoma, and I knew the Horns are good, but I really believe that USC will completely shut down Vince Young and show him looks he has never seen before.
Plus, USC always seems to make adjustments. Last year in the Orange Bowl, OU scored on the first drive but was shut down after that. The Sooners had more weapons on offense than Texas does, just don't have the running option that Young provides.
But still, with this much time to prepare, I expect Texas to get totally bumfuzzled. A lot of people are leaning toward Texas based on the performance of the Pac 10 teams in bowls, but those other teams don't have squat compared with USC.
Yes, OU beat Oregon and Ohio State thumped Notre Dame, but I don't see that as having any relevance in tonight's game. Everybody says it will be an offensive showdown as USC's defense isn't as good and Texas' defense is better.
So I do think it will be lower scoring than what many expect. The game will be tight for a half before USC takes over in the final half. There, that's my prediction, for what it's worth. Tomorrow, I will be able to sprout my genius or eat crow.
I continued with my photo project. Here is the photo I posted for Jan. 3. and the link to the gallery.
Also exercised for the third straight day and the weight dropped another half a pound. Only 26 to go.
We watched Into the Blue last night. Not a bad flick. Previews make the movie better than what it is. Kind of made me want to move to the Bahamas and start treasure hunting, aside from the sharks. Getting bit by a shark is not something on my resolutions for the year.
Still fairly warm outside and expected to stay that way with the highs in the 50s and 60s and no chance of rain for another week. We're needing rain in a bad way. I can never remember it being this dry or warm in the winter before.
I realize that a lot of people have trouble communicating. In an effort to improve that, I decided to offer some topics for use when you're talking to somebody.
First is the how are you doing. Nobody really cares how the other person is doing and usually winds up hearing a bunch of crap that you really don't want to know about the other person's health and or family problems. So you must be careful to toss in another question as soon as the other starts talking about their hemorrhoids or gas problems.
Next up, you can always say something about the weather, but again, you must be prepared to hear more than you really want.
Some people always toss out a "how's the family?" question. This is another loaded time bomb waiting to go off. Only use this if you don't mind hearing about how little Timmy stuck a lit bottle rocket up the cat's butt or about their daughter getting preggers despite never having sex.
Work is another touchy subject. Be prepared for one of two things: either complaints about what a butthead their boss is or how they couldn't ask for a better job. The second option usually only happens when the person has been on the job for less than a month. After that, they switch to the first option and they will also complain about how he or she is the only one that actually does any work and everybody else is a lazy bum.
The way to correct this is to just dominate the subject and not give the other person a chance to talk. That will put a damper on your future communications efforts, but nobody can say you are stuck up. A pain maybe, but not stuck up.
USC 35, Texas 17.
Everybody is jumping on the Texas bandwagon, but I think the Horns are going to run into a buzzsaw tonight. I base this on what USC has done in bowl games over the last few years. Last year, the Trojans blasted OU. The year before it was Michigan and prior to that it was Iowa.
It is hard for me to pull for Texas, living in Oklahoma, and I knew the Horns are good, but I really believe that USC will completely shut down Vince Young and show him looks he has never seen before.
Plus, USC always seems to make adjustments. Last year in the Orange Bowl, OU scored on the first drive but was shut down after that. The Sooners had more weapons on offense than Texas does, just don't have the running option that Young provides.
But still, with this much time to prepare, I expect Texas to get totally bumfuzzled. A lot of people are leaning toward Texas based on the performance of the Pac 10 teams in bowls, but those other teams don't have squat compared with USC.
Yes, OU beat Oregon and Ohio State thumped Notre Dame, but I don't see that as having any relevance in tonight's game. Everybody says it will be an offensive showdown as USC's defense isn't as good and Texas' defense is better.
So I do think it will be lower scoring than what many expect. The game will be tight for a half before USC takes over in the final half. There, that's my prediction, for what it's worth. Tomorrow, I will be able to sprout my genius or eat crow.
I continued with my photo project. Here is the photo I posted for Jan. 3. and the link to the gallery.
Also exercised for the third straight day and the weight dropped another half a pound. Only 26 to go.
We watched Into the Blue last night. Not a bad flick. Previews make the movie better than what it is. Kind of made me want to move to the Bahamas and start treasure hunting, aside from the sharks. Getting bit by a shark is not something on my resolutions for the year.
Still fairly warm outside and expected to stay that way with the highs in the 50s and 60s and no chance of rain for another week. We're needing rain in a bad way. I can never remember it being this dry or warm in the winter before.
I realize that a lot of people have trouble communicating. In an effort to improve that, I decided to offer some topics for use when you're talking to somebody.
First is the how are you doing. Nobody really cares how the other person is doing and usually winds up hearing a bunch of crap that you really don't want to know about the other person's health and or family problems. So you must be careful to toss in another question as soon as the other starts talking about their hemorrhoids or gas problems.
Next up, you can always say something about the weather, but again, you must be prepared to hear more than you really want.
Some people always toss out a "how's the family?" question. This is another loaded time bomb waiting to go off. Only use this if you don't mind hearing about how little Timmy stuck a lit bottle rocket up the cat's butt or about their daughter getting preggers despite never having sex.
Work is another touchy subject. Be prepared for one of two things: either complaints about what a butthead their boss is or how they couldn't ask for a better job. The second option usually only happens when the person has been on the job for less than a month. After that, they switch to the first option and they will also complain about how he or she is the only one that actually does any work and everybody else is a lazy bum.
The way to correct this is to just dominate the subject and not give the other person a chance to talk. That will put a damper on your future communications efforts, but nobody can say you are stuck up. A pain maybe, but not stuck up.
posted by Craig Hall at
9:48 AM
1 Comments:
Stick with the weather and beat it until it dies a natural death, or as you predicted, talk away, and no one will think you're a snob. They may run from you, but won't think you're a snob. Sorry about the well thought out prognostications on tonight's game going amiss. Humility is becoming to Carmac the Omniscient, or 50/50 hindsight is always much better. Looks like you're walking the line here, just like good old Johnny Cash. Keep on truckin'!
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