Once again, I went 3-1 on my game 16 picks, and ended the regular season at 44-18. Before I get started on my picks for the playoffs, take a look at this youtube video from a few years ago. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zll_jAKvarw
This is the now famous (or is it infamous? or do they both mean the same thing?) World of Warcraft legend Leroy Jenkins. There are many life lessons to learn in this short video game clip. Lesson 1 -- paralysis by analysis -- as the game geeks are discussing battle tactics, weapons, and spells, people in the party are getting bored by the inactivity. Also, the level of nerdiness is astounding, exemplified by the chances of survival guy doing a numbers crunch and then coming up with a 32.3% chance of survival - repeating of course. Well duh!! Lesson 2 -- rushing in to a situation head first can also be bad, see exhibit A, Leroy Jenkins himself. He gets tired and bored with standing around, and with a mighty battle cry -- his own name, which is freaking hilarious -- he charges in to a hornets nest only to get himself and his entire party killed. This is the opposite of lesson 1. Lesson 3 -- don't do drugs, it gets you and all your loser friends killed.
Game 1. BS Buccs 16-0 vs Corona Del Mar Cougars 9-7. This is a #1 v #8 seed matchup, with the #1 seed beating the #8 seed 105-13 in the regular season. I predictably will pick the Buccs. Sorry Cougs, but I don't see this time around being much closer. Buccs by a final of 84-9. One last shout out to Cougars everywhere -- http://www.dodeca-t.com/picpile/cougars.jpg
Game 2. #4 seed TB Tarheels (12-4) vs #5 seed Blackrock Reapers (12-4). The Tarheels beat the Reapers 7-0 in the regular season. I like the Reapers to get a measure of revenge and pull off the mild upset in this one, 14-10. After watching the Reapers give the Buckeyes all they could handle last game (a 7-6 loss), I like what I see in the Reapers, especially on defense. The Tarheels go back to their oily beaches, and the Reapers get the Buccs, which is worse?
Game 3. KC DD (15-1) #2 seed vs Moscow Musketeers (10-6) #7 seed. In the regular season, this was a close 17-9 win for the DD's. The Russian-Frenchy sword fighters did very well last time, but I don't think they can keep it that close again. The DD's get the win, 27-6, and the Frenchies from Russia (or are they Russians from France? damn) have nothing to be ashamed about. Ummm, did I mention DD's?? http://www.mademan.com/chickipedia/christina-hendricks/photosgallery/Christinahendricks-posing-beautiful-blackdress_627.html -- I need to start watching Mad Men, cuz this chick is freaking hot.
Game 4. Brussels Buckeyes (14-2) #3 seed vs Hamburg Kraken (11-5) #6 seed. The Kraken, aka the team with the coolest avatar, lost in the regular season 45-0. I think they score this time, and only lose 42-6. http://www.krakenrum.com/ You have to watch the 3 chapters of the movie here. Oddly enough, whenever I say Kraken, I sound just like this guy in my head. I somehow get an Irish - pirate accent out of nowhere, and say, Kraaaaaaken, aye maytey.
Game 5. Blood Leopards (15-1, #1 seed) vs Toronto Blitz #8 seed. For some reason, I think the Canadian team needs to be, THE Toronto Blitz, call me weird, but it just rolls off the tongue better. In the regular season, the Leopard won 71-7, and I don't see that changing much this time. 64-10 Leopards win, and the Blitz get themselves Blitzed right out of the playoffs. But that is okay, yall can all go and have some Labatt's or Molsen Goldens, eh? Everyone knows football is not your sport -- the grey cup, I just don't quite get it -- what is with the field, and why mess with a good thing?. Obviously yall kick ass in hockey by winning both the men's and women's gold medals (both over the US), but just leave the football to us, okay, errrr, eh?
Game 6. Chile with relish Dogs (13-3, #4 seed) vs SL Blood Diamonds (11-5, #5 seed). Kind of odd that a #4 vs #5 seed matchup had such a lopsided game in the regular season, an 89-17 win for the South Americans. The Pobrecito Diamonds get their butts used as a chew toy again in this one and fall 72-21. I know hind sight is 20/20 but, I still am kicking myself for not having the Chile Dogs vs the Damn Dawgs as my game of the week in the regular season Mofo-ing matchup. I can be such a dumba** fuzz-nut. If I spent less time on my farfignoogin own teams, and more time on this elite crack-whore of a league, I would not ever have missed that bloody - hell of an opportunity. Seeing as how that was my last chance at cuss word adjectives in a contextual setting, I had to take advantage of it. My bad, sorry. I still am pissed that the Damn Dawgs did not make it to the gosh-dangit playoffs!! Sunovabich-shittttt.
Game 7. Atlantis Stormriders #2 seed vs Falls City Beavers #7 seed. The Riders of the storm won 59-10 in the regular season over the Falls City Beavs. Can the Beavs get out of the rut? Can they climb themsleves out of the canyon of defeat? Once a month, the Beavs will have an opportunity like this to look adversity in the eye, and not blink. Who doesn't love Leslie Nielson?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhyCL-ELRxg Okay, the Beavs may not get pounded in this one, but they don't come out on top either, Atlantis makes it through, to win, 45-17.
Game 8. Duluth Eskimos (14-2, #3 seed) vs Minnesota Mafia (10-6, #6 seed). The regular season match-up was won by the Eskimos, 31-10. Very respectable loss by the Mafia. However, the Mafia have been a very difficult team to predict this season. I think I am 2-3 when they are in my prediction posts. They have been the source for more of my losses on the season than any other team, if I am not mistaken. So, I like the Eskimos to lock up the Mafia offense again, and pull out the victory, 27-7. Seriously yo, can someone confirm for me whether or not Eskimo women are hot or what? I still say no, but I need proof.
Best regards, and good luck to all in the playoffs, wish I was there, Jeremy.
This is the now famous (or is it infamous? or do they both mean the same thing?) World of Warcraft legend Leroy Jenkins. There are many life lessons to learn in this short video game clip. Lesson 1 -- paralysis by analysis -- as the game geeks are discussing battle tactics, weapons, and spells, people in the party are getting bored by the inactivity. Also, the level of nerdiness is astounding, exemplified by the chances of survival guy doing a numbers crunch and then coming up with a 32.3% chance of survival - repeating of course. Well duh!! Lesson 2 -- rushing in to a situation head first can also be bad, see exhibit A, Leroy Jenkins himself. He gets tired and bored with standing around, and with a mighty battle cry -- his own name, which is freaking hilarious -- he charges in to a hornets nest only to get himself and his entire party killed. This is the opposite of lesson 1. Lesson 3 -- don't do drugs, it gets you and all your loser friends killed.
Game 1. BS Buccs 16-0 vs Corona Del Mar Cougars 9-7. This is a #1 v #8 seed matchup, with the #1 seed beating the #8 seed 105-13 in the regular season. I predictably will pick the Buccs. Sorry Cougs, but I don't see this time around being much closer. Buccs by a final of 84-9. One last shout out to Cougars everywhere -- http://www.dodeca-t.com/picpile/cougars.jpg
Game 2. #4 seed TB Tarheels (12-4) vs #5 seed Blackrock Reapers (12-4). The Tarheels beat the Reapers 7-0 in the regular season. I like the Reapers to get a measure of revenge and pull off the mild upset in this one, 14-10. After watching the Reapers give the Buckeyes all they could handle last game (a 7-6 loss), I like what I see in the Reapers, especially on defense. The Tarheels go back to their oily beaches, and the Reapers get the Buccs, which is worse?
Game 3. KC DD (15-1) #2 seed vs Moscow Musketeers (10-6) #7 seed. In the regular season, this was a close 17-9 win for the DD's. The Russian-Frenchy sword fighters did very well last time, but I don't think they can keep it that close again. The DD's get the win, 27-6, and the Frenchies from Russia (or are they Russians from France? damn) have nothing to be ashamed about. Ummm, did I mention DD's?? http://www.mademan.com/chickipedia/christina-hendricks/photosgallery/Christinahendricks-posing-beautiful-blackdress_627.html -- I need to start watching Mad Men, cuz this chick is freaking hot.
Game 4. Brussels Buckeyes (14-2) #3 seed vs Hamburg Kraken (11-5) #6 seed. The Kraken, aka the team with the coolest avatar, lost in the regular season 45-0. I think they score this time, and only lose 42-6. http://www.krakenrum.com/ You have to watch the 3 chapters of the movie here. Oddly enough, whenever I say Kraken, I sound just like this guy in my head. I somehow get an Irish - pirate accent out of nowhere, and say, Kraaaaaaken, aye maytey.
Game 5. Blood Leopards (15-1, #1 seed) vs Toronto Blitz #8 seed. For some reason, I think the Canadian team needs to be, THE Toronto Blitz, call me weird, but it just rolls off the tongue better. In the regular season, the Leopard won 71-7, and I don't see that changing much this time. 64-10 Leopards win, and the Blitz get themselves Blitzed right out of the playoffs. But that is okay, yall can all go and have some Labatt's or Molsen Goldens, eh? Everyone knows football is not your sport -- the grey cup, I just don't quite get it -- what is with the field, and why mess with a good thing?. Obviously yall kick ass in hockey by winning both the men's and women's gold medals (both over the US), but just leave the football to us, okay, errrr, eh?
Game 6. Chile with relish Dogs (13-3, #4 seed) vs SL Blood Diamonds (11-5, #5 seed). Kind of odd that a #4 vs #5 seed matchup had such a lopsided game in the regular season, an 89-17 win for the South Americans. The Pobrecito Diamonds get their butts used as a chew toy again in this one and fall 72-21. I know hind sight is 20/20 but, I still am kicking myself for not having the Chile Dogs vs the Damn Dawgs as my game of the week in the regular season Mofo-ing matchup. I can be such a dumba** fuzz-nut. If I spent less time on my farfignoogin own teams, and more time on this elite crack-whore of a league, I would not ever have missed that bloody - hell of an opportunity. Seeing as how that was my last chance at cuss word adjectives in a contextual setting, I had to take advantage of it. My bad, sorry. I still am pissed that the Damn Dawgs did not make it to the gosh-dangit playoffs!! Sunovabich-shittttt.
Game 7. Atlantis Stormriders #2 seed vs Falls City Beavers #7 seed. The Riders of the storm won 59-10 in the regular season over the Falls City Beavs. Can the Beavs get out of the rut? Can they climb themsleves out of the canyon of defeat? Once a month, the Beavs will have an opportunity like this to look adversity in the eye, and not blink. Who doesn't love Leslie Nielson?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhyCL-ELRxg Okay, the Beavs may not get pounded in this one, but they don't come out on top either, Atlantis makes it through, to win, 45-17.
Game 8. Duluth Eskimos (14-2, #3 seed) vs Minnesota Mafia (10-6, #6 seed). The regular season match-up was won by the Eskimos, 31-10. Very respectable loss by the Mafia. However, the Mafia have been a very difficult team to predict this season. I think I am 2-3 when they are in my prediction posts. They have been the source for more of my losses on the season than any other team, if I am not mistaken. So, I like the Eskimos to lock up the Mafia offense again, and pull out the victory, 27-7. Seriously yo, can someone confirm for me whether or not Eskimo women are hot or what? I still say no, but I need proof.
Best regards, and good luck to all in the playoffs, wish I was there, Jeremy.
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