Catch of the Day. Axel F.

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…

Not on the clock.  Not an airplane cast.  Early evening cast.  Semi-speed version as I don’t feel like sitting here all through the early evening Friday hours.  Let’s turn and burn.

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1. Greetings and salutations, people. Thanks for coming aboard (the boat).  Let’s move.
2. The grass is green and the sky is blue. I don’t care if they are initially saying the Ole Miss violations predate Hugh Freeze.  We will see.  I said it years ago and I will say it again.  The MOMENT that the Ole Miss class of 2013 hit top 5, we knew something was up.  Maybe when Hugh Freeze started in 2012, it bled over a year into 2013.  Let’s see how this pans out before diving into it more.  
3. We know the Eastern Conference of the NBA is a tad weaker the last 5 or so years. We all know they are in first place.  And Mr. Lue is the new coach wanting to spread love (no pun intended) for his players.  But, WHEN did the precedent dictate start about complaining about a player not making the All Star Game with a 15/10 average?  Come on, coach.  
4. Lue said there are 4 players averaging a double double.  There are seven, coach.
5. Assuming when you have a QB with a lower tier arm and less weapons at the WR spot, a deal for your tight end makes MORE than sense.  Kelce signs a good deal for both him, team, and Alex Smith.
6. Unless you live in a bubble, you know what the Curtain of Distraction is. In my opinion, it is one of the most clever college fan creations in the last 10 years.  When you have Michael Phelps come out of the curtain, that is priceless.  http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14670378/michael-phelps-featured-arizona-state-sun-devils-curtain-distraction
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8. And, as cool as it was…it worked. Missed both.
9. Nice back to back on Seinfeld as I am sitting here. End of Fusilli and now the flight to Ithaca/ Sugar Ray Leonard.  
10. I didn’t like Keyshawn Johnson much as a player, but I like him as an analyst. ESPN is nixing his contract.  Wasn’t he actually the ONE who invented “Come’on Man?”  Makes me think they already have someone in mind.  Stealing from an article I read, I guess people would want to see Charles Woodson or Lovie Smith a little more.
11. Give him a Damn Job.
12. That was improv and I admit to chuckling at my own joke.  
13. I don’t know what to do with a violent sport and showing their skills properly out of season in a game, but the present answer is not the one.  Not watching the Pro Bowl and probably won’t even look at stats after.  Enjoy the gentle pushing, gents.  
14. Steve Smith says race is an issue on why some people don’t like Cam Newton. We are used to Steve complaining about similar things and sometimes he is right.  In this case, I hate to break the news to you, but I am not racist and just hate Cam for being Cam.  I could build up a case from interviews and his recruitment to Auburn, but I don’t need to go there.  
15. The Chargers will stay in San Diego for one more year minimally. Prolonged agony for those fans I assume unless a contractual miracle happens.
16. Told you MD would beat Iowa last night, but I was personally impressed by both teams. Plus, they are all pumped for a quality win.  It is, but Iowa is an upstart and they were at home.  Why don’t they storm the court uselessly while they are at it?
17. I think Iowa is a year away from Final Four potential. I think MD needs to just gel.
18. Can we hold off on the “garbage investigation” on Peyton until he does something unbelievable and pulls a John Elway???  He will.  
19. Except for Peyton is going to do it RIGHT after saying he is going to Disneyworld…land…wherever.  I always get them confused.
20. Rousey on SNL. Rousey painting herself again.  Rousey’s coach taking the blame.  I admit to being her biggest fan a few months ago, but can we have her destroy someone else before continuing this ride?  I feel like I am watching an 80’s one hit wonder come out with a second album before the paint is dry.  
21. “The PILOT is going to be in the audience, Jerry.”  
22. Glad Murray won his semi, it will be a decent match in the final against Djokovic, but I will be surprised if it goes four sets. I am predicting something more like 7-6, 6-4, 6-2.  On the record.
23. This hockey season would be so much more interesting if Connor McDavid was healthy the whole way.  What a talent.
24. I think Wideman might have been disoriented when he hit the ref, but the follow through and stability of his skate leads me to believe he knew what he was doing relatively. Sad play.  
25. “The PILOT doesn’t want you on his plane.”
26. Hoping to have enough time this weekend to peruse the ESPN article on nicknames.  
27. My company has The Glove.  Amit.  
28. I was talking about cops the other night and how my old school good friend was (and still is) a cop and I came up with an interesting comparison. We were discussing on how cops get a bad rap.  Here is my hook on this.  Cops are like CB’s in the NFL.  If you don’t hear about them like we don’t 95% of the time, they are doing their job well.  It is the 5% that do bad stuff that give them the bad rap.    My friend was legit and then some.  
29. So, I have been in the room when Lindsey watches part of 50 Shades of Grey (she admits the movie is horrible too). ANYWAY, in my 2-3 times of having it in the background, I thought I was just seeing the beginning, because I always say “WHEN is she going down to that room with all the contraptions?”  She just told me last night they DON’T????  I basically have SEEN the damn movie.  What a waste of a movie.   
30. Lindsey still doesn’t understand why I chuckle so much when the Family Guy going back in time episode is on (the one where he needs to fix things with Lois). She apparently has no idea of how much I loved the song Axel F.  
31. And dammit Beverly Hills Cop (first one) was the bomb.  
32. I think, but not am sure, that we might have made it a whole day without hearing about Blake Griffin.
33. That is wrong.  The big picture on ESPN earlier was about trading him.  Never mind.
34. Not that cockiness is bad or anything, but not sure if that cockiness will be diminished for a guy who used to drive around with an INSTALLED aquarium in his $250,000 car. Nice, Shaq.  I would be more mad, but you should have won MVP pretty much every year in your prime and you got screwed.  Enjoy the statue.
35. Clayton Stoner evidently was very mad after watching The Edge and Gentle Ben. Glad he didn’t kill the REALLY protected, loved grizzly.  
36. I have been called a Bronco hater, am firmly both analytically and emotionally in Peyton’s court for the Super Bowl, and am VERY surprised all money is being laid on Carolina.
37. For those of you who never want to pay for a UFC fight, a fight cancelled and you can watch it on regular TV this weekend…if you want a taste.
38. I know there is so much room, I know how many Super Bowls everyone has one, am glad for all the Steelers of course, but am surprised for a little lack of Packers, Dolphins, and Pats on the roster. Skins a little too.  But, as I said, only so many spots.  
39. So, Mauk got dismissed for a video that may or may not have been recent?
40. VERY excited to watch UL-UVA tomorrow. You should watch that game to.  Might not be Final Four teams, but it will effect your Elite Eight.
41. I was being unbiased. I just have not been sold on my own team yet to win six straight games.
42. The airport industry is ridiculous. For my President’s Club trip, Lindsey booked a flight from Cancun to Baltimore.  She is not going to Baltimore.  But she saved $100 just to get off the plane in Denver rather than saying she is going to Denver as an end result.
43. Jackson.  Draft.  Fun stuff.  Listen.  Here is the deal.  If Manziel was really good at the on the field stuff, he would be fixable.  But, he is just par and maybe a backup.  Hell, if I was a Browns fan, I would be more excited about Josh Gordon coming back.  He is just really bad OFF the field.  Really good ON it.  
44. Do me a favor. If you live in the Denver area, go to Las Margs on Colfax.  We go there for these reasons.  The food is ok, the drinks are reasonable, and the owner literally works like ALL the time, and will greet you at the door with cargo shorts and a sparkling personality.  I am a guy with 14 years in the industry.  That is a ridiculous selling point.  Zack is incredible.  
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46. New site is coming. My colleagues other side project ends Wednesday.  We can’t my site go down because I am slow in fixing stuff after his brilliance, so end of February worse case.  Probably mid February though.  Here is the latest blog idea list.  Feedback is welcome.BLOG IDEAS/ DROPDOWNS/ MENUSDYNAMIC (changed almost daily)

    Cast (main blog)

    Twitter (latest tweets from me but this can just be fed into it like it is now)

     

    STATIC (weekly/ monthly changes)

    Not My Money (betting advice)

    On The Line/ Off The Hook (whose hot/ whose not)

    Trivia You Can’t Google (questions you can’t find on internet (probably have to be my personal sports favs))

    Flow Chart of the Week (random flow charts as I love them)

    The Sky is Blue and the Grass is Green (weekly idiotic story that bothers me)

    Guest Cast (guest blog)

     

    SEMI STATIC (minor manual modifications done at random times but very rare changes)

    Almanac (predictions)

    Castoffs (old Rant Squad)

    On The Fly (terms, definitions, lingo)

    Where’s Mr. Royal? (Army ex-co-host of Fillerbuster who deployed and just disappeared)

    Top Gun 2 (other sequels never made)

    The Hair Nation Comeback (thoughts while I wait for glam rock to return in popularity)

    Jerry’s World (Seinfeld mumbling)

    Hooked Pool (like a death pool but just predicting which athletes will be busted by law next)

    Loud Fishing (shout outs to readers)

    Fish Go To Bars Also (my 14 years of bartending experience and stories)

    Man Crush List (obvious)

    My Hot Chick List (updated every so often)

    Mailbox (readers questions and my response)

     

     

    SAME (Never really changes)

    Fillerbuster Profile (my background)

    Facebook (link to FB)

     

    CAN WE? (Over the top stuff)

    Reader forum with discussion area

    Surveys (over/ unders for readers to vote)  Tournaments?

    Mobile App (kind of a joke)

     

    PROBABLY A BIT MUCH FOR NOW (Not enough time in day)

    Reading List (links to your favorite writers/youtube videos/articles/etc.)

    Images of The Week (with captions)

    Quick reads – top ten lists, story of the day, stupid jokes, movie of the moment, stuff like that

47. My admin site went down while editing, so that is why it lacks all of the fun pics I planned for tonight (added on return). Not sure whether to be mad at WordPress or BlueHost. I went out for a bit.  We are back online.  My speed notes as my blog list is always building.  Here is the last two hours’ rush.
48. Maybe the Clippers will continue to be good without Griffin in the next 4-6 weeks.
49. Charlie Brown’s has too much on the menu, I got pizza tonight, and how does that large of menu not have mac and cheese?
50. I can’t WAIT to see how Lindsey’s dad and my dad interact at the wedding, as on many levels, it will be fun.
51. I eat like an 8 year old at age 43.
52. Watch UVA-UL and UK-KU tomorrow unless you hate college bball.
53. That’s it. Hope you enjoyed or at least are more informed.  Will I blog tomorrow?  That is a CLOWN question, bro.