Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Letter to a Friend

Dear Andizzle,

Hey, man. fifteen minutes wasn't enough time to talk to you, so here it goes. I gave that Veronica your address, so hopefully she sends you some letters too. How are they treating you in there? Are you really caged up with killers and rapist? That's some crazy shit man! I hope you don't get deported. You know you are one of my bestest buds in the world. It would suck to not have you around town to hang out with and make me laugh. Your too good of a person for this to happen to you. Sometimes life is not fair. I've been praying for you any time I can remember. I don't pray as much as I should, but all I want for Christmas is my best bud back.

I guess if there was any good news is that I would come to visit you in Chile should this matter turn for the worst. I hope that doesn't happen, but hey, Chile isn't so bad...I guess? Plus it's a fresh start, and no debt, right? Anyways, I have been staying in contact with Sara so she can give me all the new news about you and your situation.

I dressed up as Luigi again for Halloween. It wasn't the same without my Mario brother to make a funny outfit over the top redunculous. It was fun, and Casey dressed up like a Rabi...so he didn't even dressed up at all. LOL Silly Jew. Gotta love that kid, he had the curly hair hanging down his face and a Bible (or whatever they read)  and everything.

So what is keeping you active in there? Do they let you work out? How's the food? Is there an good news you can send my way?

I got some other bad news, via fantasy football. Your teams are taking dives left and right. I can't seem to save any of them right now. I started Vick this past week. It was a great game for him, he threw up 57 points for you, but you still lost, sadly. My cousin Elgin took over yer team in our fantasy league. He isn't doing much better. He would have won this past week, but he benched Andre Johnson because ESPN told him he was doubtful for the game. What a tard! lol If it makes you feel any better, ALL my fantasy teams are looking to lock playoff births this upcoming week. I just beat Thriller too! Holla~

Well my friend, I have all yer info up on yer facebook, like you said. So it's only a matter of time before people start sending you letters. I've been busy with school, so this letter is a bit late, but otherwise, you have been in my thoughts throughout this ordeal. Hope to hear from you again soon buddy.

Love ya.
Ryan

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

The BCS and Florida Teams

Another week another round of ups and a few downs. Let's start off team by team.

Florida is back in the rankings. After trumping Vanderbilt, the gators now have a chance to play spoiler. They host South Carolina and the winner of that game would most likely play Auburn in the SEC championship game. The Gators spent the last three weeks out of the top 25 after losing three straight. They are ranked 22nd in the BCS polls. they are also the only Florida team ranked currently.

Florida State is having a rough outing as of late. The Seminoles lost their second game in a row after missing a FG wide right as time expired against North Carolina. They were ranked last week, but with consecutive losses they dropped out of the top 25 with quickness. They host Clemson this Saturday. Surprisingly enough, they can still make it to the ACC championship game in Tampa should they win out.

The Miami Hurricanes showed signs of life last week. With their starting QB and RB out, the Canes managed a comeback victory against Maryland to stay within arms reach of going to the ACC title game. Miami would need a lot of help though. They would have to win their next two conference games against Gerogia tech and Virginia tech and have VT lose to North Carolina this week to have any shot of going to Tampa. True Freshmen Steven Morris is looking sharp and is in a position to start this week again. Jacory Harris has been shaky all season long and is still not completely over the concussion he suffered in the loss against Virginia.

If the USF Bulls keep winning they also might go to their conferences title game. The Bulls manage to win against a good Rutgers team last Wednesday and are back in the middle of the Big east race. They are one out of seven teams with two losses in the Big East. If they can somehow manage to win out, they would need  Syracuse to lose another game and they would be in. They also face off against Pitt who is undefeated in conference play in two weeks.

The most surprising team in the state of Florida has to be the UCF Knights. For the first time in school history, UCF is ranked in a poll. Though they aren't in the BCS polls yet, they are in the, AP, and USA polls. They earn marks as high as 23 in one of the polls. If they continue to win (which they should) they should be ranked in the BCS polls as well. The Knights are undefeated in conference play and beat reigning Conference USA champion, Houston this past week. UCF plays Southern Miss, Memphis, and Tulane to close out their season. Those schools have a combined record of 10-17, and they are all in UCF's conference.

Interview

str and cond coach of notre dame ny yankees la raiders

money attrition  people want to see football at its peak, at its best. less preseason games will make it harder to evaluate new talent

records will get shattered

predicts a lockout or a strike.

players would want more money.

spreading the talent around the league very thinly.

more games could mean ticket prices will go up.

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He is the current fitness director of the Palma Ceia Country Club who was previous employed as the strength and conditioning coach for Notre Dame's football program, the New York Yankees, and the Raiders when they were playing in Los Angeles. He feels that money is the major driving factor in the decision to add more games. He also mentions that adding more games to the schedule would be attrition due to the fact that the NFL already deals with enough injuries in their current state. Fans pay to watch the best product their favorite team can deliver, and by the end of the season, when fans want to see the very best game available, an additional couple of games could spell a decline in performance due to injuries sustained. He reiterated the facts that players would want more money and also thinks the extra two games is paving the road for an expansion in the number of teams in the league. The talent level in the NFL has a good balance to it, and adding more games along with the idea of more teams would stretch that talent out very thinly. Fans might like the extra two games, but those games would likely mean a jump in ticket prices as well. With the economy the way it is, the NFL should be wary when and how they make these adjustments.     

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Pat's Bad Trick

And here's another one based on another one of my friends.

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There once was a kid named Patrick,
no Hockey, therefor no hatrick,
he loved to fool around,
but made for a bad clown,
and acted like a huge dick.

We nicknamed him Patricia,
he used to be part of a militia,
but he had some bad asthma,
and couldn't rock the casba,
all alone rocking a Vista.

Pat woke up early to life weights,
to impress or annoy those that he hates,
he got all buff and lean,
but stayed sulky and mean,
all alone with no mates.

I just kid about my boy Pat.
whose on the verge of getting a cat,
a pet cause he is alone,
no urge to use his phone,
buying a pussy because he can't get that.

Did I mention he was a fan of the UFC,
trying to box, pretending to be,
loves to throw a punch,
won't ever by me lunch,
because he is a Jew and stingy.

A small glimpse of that Jew bastard,
taking this poem seriously is absurd,
I joke with him cause he is a friend,
I do it to them all, call it a trend,
Leave it at that, it'd be preferred.

Joe's Big Show

I have a friend, and I was bored at work so I made a poem in honor of him I guess.

There was a man named Joe,
who could not find a good ho,
he had a good soul,
but was stuck in a hole,
here's the reason why he lacks dough.

See Joe was a very free spirit,
and the law, he just did not fear it,
but he would always get caught,
for good or for not,
and watched his money go down the toilet,

Now Joe had a mission in life,
to find his oh so special wife,
she would love to smoke,
and laugh at his every joke,
and not stab him in the back with a knife.

Joe also had a big dream,
WuTang called it CREAM,
he would travel the globe,
to discover and to probe,
all the while drinking some Beam.

Now Joe worked at the Depot,
but once had a job as a repo,
at least he had a job,
but now he might resort to rob,
like that one guy named Debo.

Him and his friends were hippies,
whose nights were fun and trippy,
he met a girl while on acid,
but couldn't perform and was flaccid,
his new nickname was now drippy.

Drippy used to have a black eye,
how he explained it sounded like a lie,
he said it was from a rave,
I think he met an ape in a cave,
who punched him while he was high.

A pull up Joe was trying,
At full speed he went flying,
but his gloves did not grip,
he hit the ground like a big dip,
coughing up blood as if he were dying.

And that was Joe's big flow,
a story that all need to know,
his life will always be a mess,
and I must confess,
It's way more entertaining then any show.