FB: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[ritz72]

And yes, I do know that my return is on this day as well.  Busy week with death threats, random acts of "kindness" from some students, and a sick kid.

I do need a new radio however, as the one I was listening to the game with on Sat is now at the bottom of a well in Inver Grove Heights.

Hopefully this week will get back to normal so, as Prez says," I can rest my feet on my desk and watch the idiot across the street do home improvements!"

The principal has spoken. . .

[sjusection105]

Good weekend partying with Britney, Lindsay and Paris up at the Orr Muni. Maybe you guys have seen the pictures already.

Did anyone see the Victoria's Secret models on the Fox Morning News today doing the weather forecast about 6:30AM? These gals are lingerie models for a reason, that reason being they are "dumb as a sack of hammers" they couldn't pronounce Des Moines or Wichita. But I would put my money on them defeating Britney, Paris or Lindsay in a spelling bee.

Fins, you really should tune into Fox in the morning...."Fair and Balanced"

[Willy Wonka]

Excellent!
Since I missed a couple of days last week, allow me to slip one in here a little late...

A Wisconsin gal was shopping at a Target Store and came across a silver thermos. She was quite fascinated by it, so she picked it up and brought it over to the clerk to ask what it was. The clerk said, "That's a thermos . . . it keeps some things hot and some things cold." "Wow, said the gal, "That's amazing. I'm going to buy it!" So she bought the thermos and took it to work the next day. Her boss saw it on her desk. "What do you have there?" he asked. "Why, that's a thermos . . it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold," she replied. Her boss inquired, "What do you have in it?" The gal replied, "Two Popsicles, and some coffee."

I find it quite conspicuous that fins returns to St. Cloud on the day that Hooters opens in the greater St. Cloud Area.  While I was driving by today, I thought I caught a glimpse of him pressed against the window...doing what appeared to be a very adapted version of the "Hump".

Otherwise known as the "Borat"?

Speaking of which...someone could have saved some production money by simply taping TDT whacking it in the bushes outside stores and/or taking dumps outside shopping malls. I'd hate to be the guy sneaking in to tape TDT's hotel excursions, but I'd wager it's similar to what happened in Borat as well.

[TC]

Back to the BCS for a second... 

I know that there is no way a 32-team Div. 1 playoff would ever happen, but can you imagine how unbelievably awesome it would be?  I took a minute to throw together a 32-team, regionally-based bracket featuring the 11 conference champs plus 21 "at-large" teams (based largely on year-end BCS rankings).  There are a couple teams that are out-of-region to maintain competitive balance, but I'm pretty sure this would be the 5 greatest weekends of television in the history of the world.

The brackets in seeded order (with conference champions parenthetically denoted):

NORTH:
1. Ohio State (Big Ten)
2. Wisconsin
3. Notre Dame
4. West Virginia
5. BYU
6. Nebraska
7. Navy
8. Central Michigan (MAC)

SOUTH:
1. Florida (SEC)
2. LSU
3. Auburn
4. Tennessee
5. Texas
6. Texas A&M
7. Texas Christian
8. Houston (C-USA)

EAST:
1. Michigan
2. Louisville (Big East)
3. Arkansas
4. Wake Forest (ACC)
5. Rutgers
6. Boston College
7. Georgia Tech
8. Troy (Sun Belt)

WEST:
1. Southern Cal (Pac Ten)
2. Boise St. (WAC)
3. Oklahoma (Big 12)
4. Virginia Tech
5. California
6. Oregon St.
7. UCLA
8. Hawaii

--While certain conferences make up large portions of a few of the brackets, no conference opponents would meet in the first round.

--If the #1 Seeds held, Michigan and Florida would have a chance to decide on the field who would face Ohio St.

--Some nice 1st Round match-ups: Nebraska @ Notre Dame, Texas @ Tennessee, Cal @ Va. Tech. 

--Worst games of the 1st Round: Navy @ Wisconsin and UCLA @ Boise St. both seem somewhat lacking, but I'd rather watch those games as part of a playoff than, say, Rice and Troy in the New Orleans Bowl.

--Just like in Division 3, a "North" team--Michigan--would have a legit shot at winning the East.

So who wants to put into NCAA 2007 and see who wins?

(Modify: Fixed the #8 West)

[Kilted Rat]

TC,
You are nothing if not dedicated and brilliant!

No way it will ever happen so long as college athletics are decided by the almighty dollar and not by the good of the sport, but a beautiful concept in deed!



I was counting today, there are 32 bowl games which means 64 teams in bowl games. By my count there are 119 D-IA teams.

54% of all D-IA teams will play in a bowl game. 7 of which have 6-6 records including the Goofers. If making a bowl game meant something to you, it should stop now. Are you listening Glen Mason? Yes, you made it to a ball game this year. So did such powerhouses as Eastern Carolina, South Florida, Central Michigan, Middle Tennessee, Houston, Nevada and Southern Miss. Wow, you must be proud. 8)

[wildcat11]

Wildcat11, how did Linfield fare this year? Are you dragging your tail between your legs right now?  It's ok.. Don't worry. Linfield will make it to the playoffs next year and the Johnnies declaw you.

Hey Prophet...Take it that it's hard to go watch SJU games while you're still hiding out in Blake Elliott's shrubs.   TDT did tell me that you are trying to move on with your life and that you now have a girlfriend.  TDT was nice enough to send me a picture of her at the UWW/SJU tailgate.  Seems like you found the right match for yourself.  WTG!

Prophet's Girlfriend

[ratpak_prophet]

Ahh.. WC11. How I have missed you and your antics. I can't believe you've saved that picture for over 3 years.. Time for a new trick, pony.  Alas, I could only wish that my girlfriend was as carefree and happy as that woman in the picture.. and also that I was blind and deaf. wait.. that's a bad thing to wish for. from now on I'll only wish for good things.. like sunny days, music by Mary J. Blige, Johnnie football, and playing against the Wildcats.. in Oregon.. in December..  and I chose in Oregon because it's a good time of year to get out of Minnesota.. and also because I know Wildcat11 would buy me some beers out there.  Hugs and kisses WC11..

[kubiack78]

Another reason the USC song girls are there just for their looks:


http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1728697/

[BVHawk]

Good season Johnnies!  You represented the MIAC well.

[wildcat11]

Hugs and kisses WC11..

Pretty sure I'm not the first dude that Prophet has said that to....

[TC]

OxyBob--

You're right, I buggered up something special with BYU.  The #8 team in the West was supposed to be Hawaii.  And the West was pretty weak and there were too many teams in the East, so Virginia Tech got moved out West (or, rather, Cal got shipped out East for the first round, with the winner likely heading back West). 

The two teams that don't really fit are Hawaii (10-3) and Navy (9-3)--their profiles were a little weaker than, say, Penn St. and Georgia (8-4 in BCS conferences)--but Hawaii likes to pass which should make for a fun game against USC and everyone likes the service acadamies so Navy gets in.  Plus the Big Ten and SEC have enough teams, and Penn State should have lost to the Gophers which automatically disqualifies them.

[bennie]

Hugs and kisses WC11..

Pretty sure I'm not the first dude that Prophet has said that to....

Does that make you feel cheap? I am sure that with you he really means it!

[tmerton]

The husband had just finished reading a new book entitled "You Can Be the Man of Your House." 

He walked over to his wife in the kitchen and demanded, "From now on, you need to know that I am the man of this house and my word is law!  You will prepare me a gourmet meal tonight and, when I'm finished eating my meal, you will serve me a scrumptious dessert.  After dinner, you are going to go upstairs with me and we will have the kind of sex that I want.  After that, you are going to draw me a bath so I can relax.  You will wash my back AND towel me dry AND bring me my robe.  Then, you WILL massage my feet and hands.  Then tomorrow, guess who's going to dress me and comb my hair?"

The wife replied, "The funeral director would be my guess."

[tmerton]

Another reason the USC song girls are there just for their looks:


http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1728697/

Calling Mr. Sumander, calling Mr. Sumander. 

I had a hard time believing the original picture was true (had to be a Photoshop product, right?), but this certainly seems to seal the deal.  Oh well, Fight On.  Indeed. 

[sumander]

Another reason the USC song girls are there just for their looks:


http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1728697/

Calling Mr. Sumander, calling Mr. Sumander. 

I had a hard time believing the original picture was true (had to be a Photoshop product, right?), but this certainly seems to seal the deal.  Oh well, Fight On.  Indeed. 

I have to wait until I get home to view that video! I presume it is the one with the Song Girl cheering when Texas scored in the BCS title game.

No one ever said they were there for their brains!

D.O.C. from the Northwestern board actually sent me that pic a few weeks ago!