December 6, 2009
So what if I missed the Big 12 Championship game last night, I was enjoying my company’s Christmas party and while there, too busy being confused with TV trivia being MC’d by our throwback 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s DJ (oh the agony of correctly stating the color of the Dukes of Hazard’s car when I was supposed to be guessing that of Starsky & Hutch’s – and loss of a randomly selected gift card on top of it!). But fear not my faithful (or one time) blog readers, I got caught up with the game’s outcome after reading all 4 pages of the Sunday Dallas Morning News.
Who’s with me in Ndamukong Suh getting the Heisman, my main sandwich-man Bo Pelini receiving all the pastrami for Big 12 Coach of the Year, and proclaiming ex-K-Stater Gary Patterson’s TCU Horny “bust you in the chops” Toads ought to be playing Alabama in the BS championship game (it could be another Utah-type matchup for Nickie)?
So in a day that we once again endured a Tim Tebow cry-me-a-river-we-lost-a-game bawling (but he managed not to wipe off his Biblical do-you-really-need-that-stuff-any-more…(deep breath)…glare-reducing-black-on-the-cheekbone-stupid-looking-fingerpainting-bandaid-TV time-1st amendment exercise, patch-smear under-the-eye thing-a-ma-giggies), Gelding McCoy perhaps deservingly lose his Heisman voting lead, Pittsburgh choke one more time in a big game, USC lose…again, KU announce that they are talking head coach stuff with powerhouse football school Buffalo’s Gill Turner (sources tell me he has no Golden Glove experience nor is he intimately familiar with any player family histories…and he pats players instead of poke), and 2 Denton High Schools play each other in the State 4A quarterfinals (one rushed for 330 yards and the other passed for 305, and it came down to an interception with 1:55 left to stop a rally that already had two Ryan 4th quarter touchdowns – BTW, the final score was Denton Guyer 28-Denton Ryan 25), I instead went shopping for City Sidewalks Busy Sidewalks Dressy Holiday style NYC walking shoes, fun shopping for a Toys for Tots donation, and partied the night away with co-workers as if K-State had somehow in a wild dream won the Big 12 (or at least the North).
Now afford me some time for reflection…a reflection way back on my August 10, 2009 Big 12 pre-season predictions, and those of others bold enough to predict the entire season out loud.
| Teams from the North | Season Record ACTUAL | TMay82 Prediction | JaiJai-Hubby Prediction |
| Cornshuckers (Nubraska) | #1 @ 9-4, 6-3 | #1 @ 9-4, 6-3 | #2 @ 8-4, 5-3 |
| Tiggers (Mizzou) | #2 @ 8-4, 4-4 | #3 @ 7-5, 4-4 | #3 @ 9-3, 5-3 |
| Mildcats (K-Stated) | #3 @ 6-6, 4-4 | #5 @ 6-6, 3-5 | #6 @ 3-9, 0-8 |
| Sickle-cones (IOUwa St.) | #4 @ 6-6, 3-5 | #6 @ 3-9, 0-8 | #5 @ 4-8, 1-7 |
| Duffalos (Recruit-orado) | #5 @ 3-9, 2-6 | #2 @ 9-3, 6-2 | #4 @ 6-6, 3-5 |
| Jaythugs (K-Who) | #6 @ 5-7, 1-7 | #4 @ 7-5, 3-5 | #1 @ 9-3, 5-3 |
| COMBINED RECORD TOTALS | 37-36, 20-29 | 41-32, 22-27 | 39-33, 19-29 |
| Teams from the South | Season Record ACTUAL | TMay82 Prediction | JaiJai-Hubby Prediction |
| Shorthorns (Tejas) | #1 @ 13-0, 9-0 | #1 @ 13-0, 9-0 | #1 @ 12-0, 8-0 |
| Cowpokes (Okie-Smokie St) | #2 @ 9-3, 6-2 | #3 @ 8-4, 5-3 | #5 @ 9-3, 5-3 |
| Red Raunchers (Tex-Mex) | #3 @ 8-4, 5-3 | #4 @ 7-5, 4-4 | #4 @9-3, 6-2 |
| Schooners (O Stinky U) | #4 @ 7-5, 5-3 | #2 @ 11-1, 7-1 | #3 @ 10-2, 6-2 |
| Maggies (TX AM-I-to-sit?) | #5 @ 6-6, 3-5 | #6 @ 4-8, 1-7 | #6 @ 4-8, 3-5 |
| Cubbies (Baylor-Schmaylor) | #6 @ 4-8, 1-7 | #5 @ 5-7, 2-6 | #2 @ 11-1, 7-1 |
| COMBINED RECORD TOTALS | 47-26, 29-20 | 48-25, 28-21 | 55-17, 35-13 |
| 2009 Teams of the Big 12 | Season Record ACTUAL | TMay82 Prediction | JaiJai-Hubby Prediction |
| COMBINED RECORD TOTALS | 84-62, 49-49 | 89-57, 50-48 | 94-50, 54-42 |
ESPN, you’ve got my number…call me, I’m ready to help your ratings whenever you are.
Now the internet is already starting the 2009 CFB recap stuff: The most memorable stories of 2009. But I could do my own if a demand so warranted.
The 2009-2010 College Bowling season starts with the U.S. Geography bowls: the “New Mexico Bowl” and “St. Petersburg Bowl” being played on December 19th (tickets are still and will be available until kickoff for both games I’m sure). Stayed tuned…bowling leagues will be forming really, really soon – let me know if you’re interested in joining one this year.
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I would just like you to acknowledge the final picks record…although neither pretty…I still abstain we could host a sports show. Becky could call in and Gerry could belly ache about officiating.
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Jai Jai – Pul-leeeeeeeez host a sport show WITH Timothy, do NOT let him do it on his own. We need you, Jai Jai!!
I am still verklempt and can not respond to this Schooled in CFB article. I need time to heel – might be quite sometime before I can talk about how KU’s assthletic director handled our football coach’s demise. My only comment, and you can quote me – Lew Perkins is an idiot. What I really want to say is that Lew Perkins is an a$$hole, but I know I’m not supposed to say that, so I won’t. Lew Perkins is an idiot. Becky :o)
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Jai Jai, I acknowledge my Big 12 football predictions were a helmet and shoulder pads above yours. My incredible conference (combined division) accuracy is what would make the ESPN College Footballing show more technically entertaining I’m sure. And much like coaching staffs in many places, I would practice nepotism and employ Bec as our call-in show screener…although she wouldn’t put through any K-State or Misery callers to us.
Bec, I think I should be somewhat offended in you thinking I couldn’t solo an ESPN show…WUWT? – but having the JaiJai-ster along side would be a hoot and I would love to see the Queenie with a big ol’ headphone set on her royal noggin. I like your AD title reference – been there don’t you know; remember K-State had one of those guys last year that I went on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on about (but at least KU had a coach that could do just that – I’m still trying to figure out what positive thing Prince Charming did for the Mildcats, except make The Saint come back to try and fix a 17-year program destroyed in 3 (and the jury is still out on whether that is postive or not).
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TW – I certainly did not mean to offend you and know all too well that you could do an ESPN show on your own – but!!! I want to keep you honest and without bias – Jai Jai can do that to you, for you, and with you! on air!!!
And, I am so humbled that you would hire me (can you afford me is another issue) as your call-in show screener. I would happily pass on all Wildcat calls, but Misery folks would get the old bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz in the ear – not even worth talkin’ to. Just statin’ the facts, man! :o) bec
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Okay look bucko…my picks were better than yours…unless I’m reading this wrong…I predicted more wins than you did…therefore winner winner chicken dinner!
And as far as Becky being our call in screener…I LOVE IT!!! She would rock!!! See we’re collaborating already!
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Who you calling “bucko”, ma’ lady? Here’s the deal – thanks be to OFB Tony for enlightening me on the misunderstanding of my stats – you PREDICTED 94 wins by all the Big 12 teams…but Big 12 teams had only 84 wins – that is a 10-point spread. I predicted 89 wins…a 5 point spread from the actual 84. That makes your predict-a-ments twice as bad and/or optimistic as mine :0
So who’s making the call to ESPN?
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Okay I’m calling nepotism on that…I still had a better win column overall…I can’t help it if you can’t do math ;) I thought Becky was our call person?
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