Boomer Sooner. Will be at game in Norman. Talk to you all later this weekend or on Monday.

Read it, don’t read it, I don’t care…just needed to get some things off my chest.

In no particular order of chronology or importance…

On the clock only because of a short flight.  Yes, it is an airplane cast.  Friday evening blog.  Semi-speed version.  Let’s turn and burn.

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DISCLAIMER:  This blog is sarcastic and is intended as harmless fun only.  This is not a blog for sensitive readers.  Know that any seemingly derogatory or abrasive statements are NOT MEANT AT ANY LEVEL OF SERIOUSNESS.  Read on ONLY after accepting the above statements.

(no hook, line, sinker-let’s just jam this thing out)

1. I obviously wasn’t allowed to photograph or take notes on TJ Miller.  Here is my synopsis.  AS advertised and then some (and with no real Silicon Valley references), and A) battle axe B) peanut butter C)    The monologues on each had me rolling.
2. Unedited.  Excuse any grammatical errors.  Intern is in Iceland.  Just landed and posted after typing in a tiny airplane seat.
3. Didn’t the wire have a story about Ron Rivera being pissed about starting the season on the road against the Broncos like a week ago?  Is this the same story, or did someone give Riverboat another mic and time?
4. Not saying the Jets aren’t a decent team or anything, but you get them at home at the beginning of the season.  You NEED to defend your home turf in that scenario.  I see the Bills fired their OC.  Just a matter of time until the starting 0-2 Rex thing tires out.
5. Are him and his brother really TWIN brothers? Is that true?
6. Houston is very, very good.  And some will see the final score and make an assumption.  But, know this.  Other teams might want to blueprint just the first half of that game.  Cincy held their ground pretty well.
7. And par the course. On Southwest flying to Norman.  Love Southwest, but also laugh how they take your drink order, give you peanuts, and then make you wait another 15 minutes for your drink.
8. But, screw it. I do early bird, got the exit row, and therefore can exist in relative airport peace…and talk to you all because I have ROOM.
9. But, know that Southwest doesn’t carry extra utensils. I am watching poor Lindsey eat a salad with her hands.  Good times.
10. Get a Groupon. Go to Cool River.  Good stuff.  Their mac and cheese is SOOOOO CHEESY.
11. You know you are cute and famous when you are on suspension from the league, and the fourth media story on the wire is about how you and an out of work ex-Patriot played catch in your front yard.
12. I can’t read every single article. I can’t track everything.  I work 65 hours a week or so.  But totally forgot why I am not pumped up on boxing.  Totally spaced.    Alvarez is fighting that Smith kid instead of locking it up with GGG.  Come on.  You want the worldwide of boxing to be like the mid 80’s?  Get that fight DONE.
13. Hope they don’t think the game is a joke too.  The CU fictional starting lineup made me smirk a little.
14. Do your own thing. Be the genius.  But, even if you ARE your own genius (and congrats if you are), STILL reading Love/ Hate by Matthew Berry on ESPN about fantasy football is entertaining.
15. I LOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEE football, but GUESS what I read today???  Yes.  My first college basketball Wooden Award article.  Yay again.
16. Lots of guys to warn you about in the coming months, but know this. UVA has a kid that will come out of nowhere to the casual basketball fan this year.  Austin Nichols.  He was a big time recruit for Memphis 3-4 years ago.  He transferred, sat out, and will be a Wooden Award candidate.  Mark my words (no pun intended).
17. This is a short blog to hold you over for the weekend because tomorrow I will be busy, and Sunday is travel day with the Steelers game in between.  You are on your own.  I am just getting to the hotel room and posting immediately.  And I don’t feel like going under the airplane seat to get the lineup.  I know I like FSU and OU (not just because I will be there).
18. I admit to understanding the cause, wanting progress on the cause, but getting a little over all of this anthem kneeling. And then I say to myself…wait until NBA basketball and this thing will really go crazy.
19. What a surprise. The Cubs clinched the Central?  Who would have thought all this year?
20. Oh wait. The hockey I have been watching on TV is practice World Cup of Hockey games?  I actually didn’t realize that.  I just was wondering why I wasn’t seeing standings and results for something they again are pushing down our throats.  I love hockey truly.  But, I remember loving baseball and them pushing that World thing unsuccessfully down our throats a couple years ago.  I need Stewie’s time machine thing.  I would like to go ahead 100 years, see if the World Cup of Hockey is still a thing, and then come BACK and say “Let’s WATCH this thing, people!”
21. I read Sweden. I read Canada.  You go with those guys.  I am rooting for that odd North American 23-Under team.
22. Draft Kings is paying people and not for winning. I think we saw THAT coming a while back.  By the way, is Fan Duel succeeding in some other way?  I just watched a new commercial for them.  Did they find a loophole?
23. I am asking a lot of rhetorical questions today.
24. There are a LOT of people on this plane going to this game. This thing is going to be a mad house.    I have married into a Sooner family and now understand the passion of Sooner fans.  And unfortunately, Buckeye fans have abrasively pushed THEIR culture on us because they want all of us to know about the Buckeyes.  Them BOTH playing in Norman???  Tomorrow is going to be one fun day.
25. So, that teen who ran on the MNF field? A dare.    And the 16 year old was at the game with his dad.  Didn’t really sound like the kid wouldn’t do it again either.
26. Where is the interview with the two guys who rushed Ryan Lochte? Now that is a story I want to read.
27. I don’t travel as much on Fridays. TWO USA Today sports sections.  I will read that thing all weekend.
28. Course, I guess I HAVE to since…they don’t make another one until Monday.
29. Ever travel on a Saturday, buy a USA Today as you board the plane, get on the plane, open it up, and curse yourself because you already know all of the stories in it? I have.  Many times.  It sucks.
30. Appalachian State almost beat Tennessee and now hosts Miami? Miami is still a little down of course, but kudos to Appalachian State for bringing the noise with their schedule.

 

Daily Reports…

FINANCES: Bryan S. owes me $40.  I owe Vince a beer.

VINCE’S SPANISH: 20% NEW update.  I think I am now 1% just reading his skypes and texts and trying to respond.

STAKEHOLDERS:  No new activity.  Rudy has made $4.

SOCIAL MEDIA: 481 Twitter, 52 Instagram (I am sure I won’t go Instagram crazy this weekend-ha)

PRIZES: No additional prizes today outside of daily $2 prize.  Come back another time, Rudy.

TIME:  Greg, I stretched it…well, because I am on a plane.  Maybe 50 minutes.

DAILY TRIVIA (sorry-Google is too powerful and you can look it up, so the daily prize has to be about…me): No daily prize.  Final descent happened too fast.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:  I am in Norman, folks.  AND we got relatively cheap tickets to be IN the stadium.  Think I will throw a low bet on OU so I don’t have to fake root for the Sooners.  That is a joke.  Not really hard to root against the Buckeyes in a lot of cases.

HOW MANY DAYS UNTIL I BECOME TWO CAT MARK: 14 very short days (does gang sign)

That’s it for today.  Hope you enjoyed or are at least more informed.  Will I blog tomorrow?  That is a CLOWN question, bro.  Peace.