Down goes Machida! and unfortunate tattoos

Some notes on UFC 113:

First off, my congrats to the fans of Shogun Rua after a decisive victory against the Dragon. It was hard to see Machida lose that way, but at least there won't be controversy this time around.

Secondly, Paul Daley acted like a little bitch. It's called mixed martial arts for a reason, genius, so grow a ground game or quit complaining. I don't know if a lifetime ban was needed for his cheapshot after the bell, but it's apparent he needs a little more maturity in all facets of his career.

I was also pleased to see Marcus Davis come out with a convincing win, and the Stout/Stephens fight was entertaining. I do, however, want a portion of my money back after sitting through the 2 round joke that is Kimbo Slice. Hopefully he won't be back.

One more note: to guys that get enormous face tattoos on their biceps...was it your intention to make it look like you're kissing another guy while choking him?

This is somewhat creepy, and/or unintentionally homohilarious. Yes, I just made up a word.

Seattle is the new USC

I haven't posted in a while, but I had to share this. I have no idea if Carroll will be any good up here, but at least he has some personality. I also can't believe he agreed to do this, but since he's been replaced already, why not?

I can't imagine Mora pulling this off. Or Holmgren, for that matter.

This week's question: Can the cougs beat a J.V. girl's volleyball team?

Nope. Not anymore. Not when they can only muster 158 total yards. Yes, you read that correctly, 158 total yards, and just 51 yards passing. Ha! 51. Good grief.

How many first downs did they get, you ask? Four. Four first downs. Way to go wazzoos, you just got spiked on by a J.V. girls volleyball team.

They had 3 more turnovers, making their total 16 through 5 games. Good times. That comes out to 1 every 5 minutes, I believe. Let's start the Wulff watch right about yesterday, shall we? As in, how long before Paul Wulff gets shown the door to the cow paddy with nothing but a big blank spot in his resume?

Broncos, what?

The Broncos, yes, those Broncos, have officially become a team to watch. First the Stokely catch, and now Brandon Marshall's 51 yard TD. You don't see that everyday.

In other news, the Rams still suck.

I'd be writing much more about some of the great games today if I hadn't worked through all of them and started watching highlights at 11:30pm. Oh well. I'll be keeping my eye on the Chargers, Patriots, Ravens, Steelers, Saints, Giants and Colts this season. Really wish I wasn't working every weekend, cuz it promises to be a great year. You know, for teams not named the Seahawks.

Things that should have happened...

It's small comfort to say the Huskies could have beaten Notre Damn (yeah, that's an intentional spelling). Considering where they were last year, I should be relatively happy with their performance, but 3 goal line opportunities resulting in only 3 points? Not so much. That game should have been in the bag. We should have beaten them by 2 TD's, even if our defense forgot to tackle on a few plays. It doesn't help to know the refs blew the call on Polk's touchdown, & then blew another on ND's 2 point conversion.
Yes, the team is much better. Yes, Locker is incredibly clutch in the 2 minute offense. Yes, we have an incredibly tough schedule. Sure, sure sure. However, when you let one slip away, all those improvements aren't going to help you sleep at night.
The way this team has been playing, I would expect them to run roughshod over the Pac-10 & get into a bowl game. On the other hand, the way this team has been playing, I would expect them to finish with a sub-500 record.
We'll see.

Positive reinforcement

We need more stories like this. Hey media! More positive stories. Less T.O.

Catching up: Can the cougs beat a jv girls volleyball team?

Sorry, dear readers, for the lapse. I was in Canada, getting engaged. This, apparently, is what you do while in Canada.

Back to the cougs. Last week against an actual jv girls volleyball team, Southern Methodist, the cougs had to come from behind in the 4th quarter and pulled out a victory in overtime. So technically, yes, the cougs can beat a j.v.g.v.t. Good job cougs. Barely.

This week against USC, the cougs could not amass more than 6 points, which was 6 better than last year's total. USC is not the same team as last year, but they didn't exactly sweat it out against the wazzus, so this week's summation? WSU can no longer beat a j.v.g.v.t.

Oh, how fleeting this gridiron glory.

Next up, the Ducks, who are most certainly NOT a j.v.g.v.t. At least this year. Should be embarrassing.