On Broadway: Don't Panic
So, we're one week into the 2015 college football season, and as human nature dictates, everyone - from fans to national pundits - are already analyzing and making assumptions about what most teams in college football will be moving forward. And the funniest thing is that week one rarely ends up meaning anything. It's a week where everyone is testing the waters, greasing the gears, and finding their seal legs. Look back to week one of 2014, for example.
USC DOMINATED Fresno State to a tune of 52-13, and everyone declared them a national title contender. It turned out to be a very average team, especially for the Trojans, that went 8-4 in the regular season.
Stanford rolled over UC Davis 45-0 before going on to have their worst season in more than a half decade.
Oklahoma State hung with Florida State, losing 37-31, looking like a legit Big 12 title contender against a team that would make the playoff. They went 6-6 by the hair on their chinny chin chin, and their offense was pathetic at times.
Heck, Ohio State only beat Navy 34-17 in sloppy fashion, and then they lost to Virginia Tech at home in week two. How many people wrote off their entire season?
All I'm saying is, don't write off this Texas Tech team - primarily their defense - one week into the year. It's the first game under David Gibbs, who clearly had and still has his work cut out for him. It's going to be a work in progress all year, and if you ask me, it'll get better as we go along and players buy into the system as they see results.
The four turnovers last week were a huge positive that many are overlooking, and it was proof to the players that what they've been taught over the last six months can work. After regrouping and settling in at halftime, the results appeared. That really struck a chord with the players that I spoke with after practice this week, and I think you'll see noticeable improvements early on against UTEP this weekend.
All I'm trying to say is don't panic. Give it a few weeks. Let these kids flesh things out with the new staff and system as they see themselves on film with Gibbs and his coaches correcting and teaching what they did in a game instead of film from practice and Houston.
Link Me, Bro
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Power Rankings: Lounging Furniture
Oh yes, with football season upon us, many of you - and myself - will be spending a comical amount of time with our fannies parked on our favorite piece of comfy furniture, playing seat warmer for hours at a time. So, I decided to run through my favorite pieces of lounging furniture in this week's edition of Power Rankings.
5. Office chair - Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you might actually have to get some things done on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. It's the worst, but in these hard times, we can still turn to the comforts of our office TVs and the matching chairs that come with it. You can definitely go with the wrong office chair, one that feels about as comfortable as a Dark Ages torture rack, , but if you go with the luxury, Master-Of-My-Domain-So-Leave-Me-Alone-And-Please-Heat-Up-Those-Leftover-Enchilladas-If-You-Would-Please-Dear office chair, you can certainly get by.
4. Love seat - Specifically, the love seat you are sitting in by yourself. The loveseat with another person, even your significant other, is a no go here. You want the loveseat to yourself so you can lay all over it like a fat cat on a fence. A solid choice.
3. Reclining couch - Here's where we start to get into the real goods. The reclining couch is fantastic, as you have room to sit all sorts of electronic devices, plates, and your limbs. Only one arm rest is the big negative here, but not a deal breaker.
2. Recliner - The classic. The original dad chair. The King's Throne.
1. Sectional couch - This is my top choice, and while there may be some debate amongst the rest of you, this is the top of the line, best option in my book. It gives you tons of great positioning options, and you can sit, lay, slink, lounge, and sleep on it in a million different ways. Add in the big ottoman to go with it and we're cooking with some real hot fire.
Off The Reservation: Room temperatures? Ice, ice, baby.
As a man who is 25 and still single, I made a realization this week just how good I have it in some areas. One such component of my free-wheelin living is that of temperature at home. I've got a buddy whose significant other holds utter, iron-will control over the thermostat in the house, and until I spent some time hanging out with him last weekend, I didn't fully realize what that means. 75 is the temp mandated in their household by the Supreme Overlord, regardless of whether the ice age is on their doorstep or the sun decides to eviscerate the ozone.
So, as a result, I will cherish my control over the thermostat for however much time left I have in that hourglass. I will appreciate not being able to differentiate the climate in my living room from that of a meat locker. So here's to my buddy. Here's a thermostat click down to 68 in your honor, amigo.
So, we're one week into the 2015 college football season, and as human nature dictates, everyone - from fans to national pundits - are already analyzing and making assumptions about what most teams in college football will be moving forward. And the funniest thing is that week one rarely ends up meaning anything. It's a week where everyone is testing the waters, greasing the gears, and finding their seal legs. Look back to week one of 2014, for example.
USC DOMINATED Fresno State to a tune of 52-13, and everyone declared them a national title contender. It turned out to be a very average team, especially for the Trojans, that went 8-4 in the regular season.
Stanford rolled over UC Davis 45-0 before going on to have their worst season in more than a half decade.
Oklahoma State hung with Florida State, losing 37-31, looking like a legit Big 12 title contender against a team that would make the playoff. They went 6-6 by the hair on their chinny chin chin, and their offense was pathetic at times.
Heck, Ohio State only beat Navy 34-17 in sloppy fashion, and then they lost to Virginia Tech at home in week two. How many people wrote off their entire season?
All I'm saying is, don't write off this Texas Tech team - primarily their defense - one week into the year. It's the first game under David Gibbs, who clearly had and still has his work cut out for him. It's going to be a work in progress all year, and if you ask me, it'll get better as we go along and players buy into the system as they see results.
The four turnovers last week were a huge positive that many are overlooking, and it was proof to the players that what they've been taught over the last six months can work. After regrouping and settling in at halftime, the results appeared. That really struck a chord with the players that I spoke with after practice this week, and I think you'll see noticeable improvements early on against UTEP this weekend.
All I'm trying to say is don't panic. Give it a few weeks. Let these kids flesh things out with the new staff and system as they see themselves on film with Gibbs and his coaches correcting and teaching what they did in a game instead of film from practice and Houston.
Link Me, Bro
Here's an interesting look at the evolution of football color men and their analysis from Grantland.
Marvel's next Netflix series - Jessica Jones - now has a teaser trailer out.
The NFL season is upon us, and the Shutdown Corner calls their shots.
It sounds like Star Wars Land will break ground at both Disney theme Parks next year
This week in Florida Man: Florida Man swears he didn't break into a house, was actually invited in for Gatorade
Power Rankings: Lounging Furniture
Oh yes, with football season upon us, many of you - and myself - will be spending a comical amount of time with our fannies parked on our favorite piece of comfy furniture, playing seat warmer for hours at a time. So, I decided to run through my favorite pieces of lounging furniture in this week's edition of Power Rankings.
5. Office chair - Sometimes, despite your best efforts, you might actually have to get some things done on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon. It's the worst, but in these hard times, we can still turn to the comforts of our office TVs and the matching chairs that come with it. You can definitely go with the wrong office chair, one that feels about as comfortable as a Dark Ages torture rack, , but if you go with the luxury, Master-Of-My-Domain-So-Leave-Me-Alone-And-Please-Heat-Up-Those-Leftover-Enchilladas-If-You-Would-Please-Dear office chair, you can certainly get by.
4. Love seat - Specifically, the love seat you are sitting in by yourself. The loveseat with another person, even your significant other, is a no go here. You want the loveseat to yourself so you can lay all over it like a fat cat on a fence. A solid choice.
3. Reclining couch - Here's where we start to get into the real goods. The reclining couch is fantastic, as you have room to sit all sorts of electronic devices, plates, and your limbs. Only one arm rest is the big negative here, but not a deal breaker.
2. Recliner - The classic. The original dad chair. The King's Throne.
1. Sectional couch - This is my top choice, and while there may be some debate amongst the rest of you, this is the top of the line, best option in my book. It gives you tons of great positioning options, and you can sit, lay, slink, lounge, and sleep on it in a million different ways. Add in the big ottoman to go with it and we're cooking with some real hot fire.
Off The Reservation: Room temperatures? Ice, ice, baby.
As a man who is 25 and still single, I made a realization this week just how good I have it in some areas. One such component of my free-wheelin living is that of temperature at home. I've got a buddy whose significant other holds utter, iron-will control over the thermostat in the house, and until I spent some time hanging out with him last weekend, I didn't fully realize what that means. 75 is the temp mandated in their household by the Supreme Overlord, regardless of whether the ice age is on their doorstep or the sun decides to eviscerate the ozone.
So, as a result, I will cherish my control over the thermostat for however much time left I have in that hourglass. I will appreciate not being able to differentiate the climate in my living room from that of a meat locker. So here's to my buddy. Here's a thermostat click down to 68 in your honor, amigo.
