Show #2

Time for Show #2!

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Original Muggins: so kyle, another crazy nfl weekend, any quick hit reactions?

kboenitz: well, i like the skins beating the cowboys, that was just special, but i dont think its panic time for all those cowboy fans just yet

Original Muggins: yeah, the skins are a great team, and one loss is nothing huge

Original Muggins: but they got exposed, did they not?

kboenitz: they did, but honestly i dont know what jason garrett is thinking, i heard a stat before the game that the cowboys are something ridiculous like 22-1 when marion barber gets the ball 20 times, why would you not go with that?

Original Muggins: haha yeah, he obviously did not read my rant last week

kboenitz: silly man

Original Muggins: anyway any other games?

Original Muggins: are the chiefs for real?

Original Muggins: is huard really that much better than thigpen?

kboenitz: well it would be hard not to perform better than what thigpen has been doing

kboenitz: the chiefs maybe just needed to get the ball rolling

kboenitz: finally a great game from LJ, maybe they can carry that momentum

Original Muggins: yeah, it's possible

Original Muggins: i'd like to point out something in the eagles bears sunday nighter

Original Muggins: why in the world did andy reid call four straight runs by a backup runningback to a backup offensive lineman's side to win the game?

kboenitz: i think there must have been something in the coaches' water this week, cuz that was ridiculous

kboenitz: especially when you have mcnabb, who is a very big quarterback

Original Muggins: exactly

Original Muggins: our mvp choice early

Original Muggins: and you take the game out of his hands

Original Muggins: i don't get it

kboenitz: on the half yard line, i think donovan can get that

kboenitz: and also

kboenitz: on an earlier down, why not have him roll out to the right, see what happens?

Original Muggins: exactly, play action bootleg = td

Original Muggins: oh well, i guess the NFC east had to lose one eventually

kboenitz: if this is the only one, i'll be upset thought

kboenitz: though

Original Muggins: haha yeah

Original Muggins: alright i like this next topic

Original Muggins: what do you think of rookies in the NFL this year?

Original Muggins: can you remember so many successful rookies in one season in offensive skill positions?

kboenitz: i really can't, and it's hard to pick the most succesful one too, because there are so many

kboenitz: i was really impressed by desean jackson on sunday night, he's already the favorite target for mcnabb, and while he does make a few mistakes, he's got a bright future ahead

Original Muggins: well let's go by position

Original Muggins: QB?

kboenitz: flacco!

Original Muggins: i agree, what he did on monday night was downright impressive

kboenitz: and his name is almost falco

kboenitz: star fox and the replacements

kboenitz: cant go wrong

Original Muggins: no you can't, but what about matt ryan?

kboenitz: i think he's very hit or miss, a couple shining moments, but a lot of the falcons success is going to come from turner

Original Muggins: I completely agree

Original Muggins: okay WR

Original Muggins: eddie royal vs. desean jackson

kboenitz: i think jackson is the bigger play maker, royal is a very talented receiver but he's not gonna be the big play type guy with marshall as cutlers favorite target

Original Muggins: i've also been really impressed with d-jax, and i think that typically WR's and RB's have a lot easier time as rookies than QB's do, which is why flacco is so incredibly impressive to me- with no great playmakers around him!

kboenitz: absolutely, and in baltimore where defense has been the key for so many years, if they can get some people around flacco, that's a tough team

Original Muggins: already a tough team- but they become a contender

kboenitz: true

Original Muggins: alright now RB

Original Muggins: there's a few here- McFadden, Forte, and Jonathan Stewart come to mind

kboenitz: early on i was most impressed with forte, but it seems like he's quieted down a bit, but jonathan stewart seems to be putting up very consistent numbers for the panthers

Original Muggins: yeah, well i think forte's quietening down had something to do with the eagles #1 ranked run defense, so I think forte still is most impressive to me

Original Muggins: but mcfadden has really slowed down

kboenitz: those toe injuries can be more damaging than they sound

Original Muggins: yeah, just ask LT

Original Muggins: well overall, I'm extremely impressed with a rookie class i didn't think much of on draft day

kboenitz: also dont forget chris johnson too

Original Muggins: and that's just offensive skill positions, not to mention defense and linemen

Original Muggins: indeed, how could i forget?

Original Muggins: beast of a man

kboenitz: killed me in fantasy this week

Original Muggins: haha, he'll do that again i'm sure

kboenitz: tenessee just gets better and better

Original Muggins: agreed.

Original Muggins: alright so who is an underrated team that we should be looking out for?

kboenitz: well i'd like to say the jags, cuz i think theyre gonna get better, but people still rate them pretty high, so i wouldnt say theyre underrated

kboenitz: but i think putting the seahawks in the basement of the nfl is a bad move

kboenitz: they have very talented receivers returning, and i still say they win their busted up division

Original Muggins: okay, jags and seahawks then, both have tough matchups this week

Original Muggins: you think either one can pull them off?

Original Muggins: jags have steelers and the seahawks have your g-men

kboenitz: i dont think the seahawks beat the giants this week, especially with their receievers just returning, but who knows, anyone can beat the giants

kboenitz: the jags and steelers will be interesting, both teams with so many injuries and now the steelers with their last running back available, i think the jags pull that one out

kboenitz: and garrard seems to be getting it together, finally

Original Muggins: okay, both big games, my underrated team is the 1-3 vikings

Original Muggins: people are writing them off, and that may be justified, i think one of their big defensive playmakers got injured, but i just don't think this team is ready to call it quits

kboenitz: and they play in a very up and down division like the seahawks

Original Muggins: yes, i'd say it's wide open right now

Original Muggins: and i think they have the power running game and smash-mouth defense that can make other teams look weak

kboenitz: all hoping that AP stays healthy

Original Muggins: true.

Original Muggins: okay i think that's all for the NFL for now, we won't rub in too much the piece of humble pie that was served to the cowboys on jason campbell's platter, but i think it proves that it isn't quite time to ready those ring fingers

kboenitz: oh so true... and with each loss, another weakness becomes exposed, the cowboys better be careful, because they're the team that is gonna get every opponents best game

Original Muggins: yeah, like the bengals this week!

Original Muggins: look out!

kboenitz: haha who knows

Original Muggins: okay so onto college football

Original Muggins: any reactions from another crazy weekend, starting with the #1 team getting upset, again.

Original Muggins: ?

kboenitz: well i was really surprised that they lost, watching them play ohio state, they really looked like the most talented team in the nation, they just got shocked though, it was a very impressive win coming from the bushiest beavers in the country

Original Muggins: hahaha indeed, but looking at that game, they got outplayed

kboenitz: absolutely

kboenitz: and now quizz is on the national radar

Original Muggins: another texan we lost

kboenitz: pour one out for one's homies

Original Muggins: indeed, any other reactions?

kboenitz: well i was standing in royal memorial stadium with the longhorns just underway when i look up at the scoreboard and see that florida is down a touchdown late in the 4th, and i was just like "what?"

kboenitz: and then they lost by 1, and i really enjoyed watching the highlights of that game, what a game

kboenitz: i think this is what makes college football great though, the upsets, just like basketball, and when things get mixed up like this, so many teams get their chances

Original Muggins: well, this begs the question:

Original Muggins: is ole miss actually a decent team just like all the rest of the SEC, or is the SEC as a whole overrated?

kboenitz: i think its more of the former, the SEC is just great, and i think florida just got a little surprised

kboenitz: and tebow is really underperforming following his heismann year, which is kinda sad, but he needs to step up

Original Muggins: well making some connections here... snead used to play for texas...and couldn't get much going against big 12 teams, but now on ole miss he puts up 31 against a "solid" SEC defense... what's with that?

kboenitz: well that's true, and i'm not sure of the numbers here, but i dont think snead had the most outstanding quarterback numbers in that game

Original Muggins: okay, so he just managed it

Original Muggins: well what about bama-georgia? Do you consider that a dominating blowout despite the final score (it was 31-0 at half)

Original Muggins: or was the semi-comeback legit?

kboenitz: i think anytime you're up 31-0, you're gonna let up a bit, so i don't think the comeback was that legit, but georgia did finally get it together a bit, so thats a good sign for them, but i couldn't be more impressed with alabama

Original Muggins: yeah, who's your #1 team right now?

kboenitz: i still have to go with oklahoma, but put alabama right behind them

kboenitz: you?

Original Muggins: i'd take alabama, just because they've played some tough teams, dominating them, while OU has walked over some easy competition

Original Muggins: we'll see as the big 12 play gets underway

kboenitz: right, OU isn't going to have anything close to a cake walk to go to the national championship

Original Muggins: okay speaking of which, if you are USC, what do you need to have happen, other than winning out from here, to get to the championship game?

kboenitz: well USC got a little lucky in the fact that they got their loss early, and the bcs favors early losses over late ones, so they have that going for them

kboenitz: so if they win out, i think they just might squeak in there just because of the SEC and the Big 12 beating each other up, even though i think they're far from deserving it

Original Muggins: okay, but specifically, i think my assessment would be 1. every big 12 team needs to lose at least one game OR 2. every SEC team needs to lose at least two games OR 3. Penn St. and any other weird other teams need to lose a game

Original Muggins: i think any combination of two of those, and they have got the ticket as a one-loss tema

Original Muggins: sound about right?

kboenitz: ya, you're right, and that's why i will always hate the BCS

kboenitz: i say put USC, Texas, Mizzou, OK, 3 SEC teams, and a wild card in an 8 game playoff and see what happens

Original Muggins: yeah, the eternal college football gripe

kboenitz: ya ya, and i know im not alone

Original Muggins: it would certainly make for less complaining, except for the teams that thought they deserved to be in there

kboenitz: true, and its the best idea, right behind my other great idea

kboenitz: ready for this one?

Original Muggins: yes

kboenitz: the entire college football season should be a bracketed tournament

Original Muggins: single elimination?

kboenitz: yup, lose and go home

Original Muggins: i'm pretty sure you're joking, but that would be the day

kboenitz: haha i am joking a bit

Original Muggins: okay so who is looking like the most likely "BCS buster" this season?

kboenitz: good question, i say its still too early to tell, before the polls even come out, but what do you think?

Original Muggins: i think penn state

Original Muggins: haha

Original Muggins: i know, it's a big-10 team

Original Muggins: but is the big-10 really a power conference this year?

kboenitz: it's hard to say, i can't really gauge how good everyone is, i think watching ohio state vs wisconsin this week might be a good way to tell

Original Muggins: true

Original Muggins: and keep an eye on BYU

kboenitz: of course

Original Muggins: so every weekend there are huge upsets

Original Muggins: who is your mega-upset alert this week?

kboenitz: well i hate to pick Texas, but this game against Colorado has trap written all over it

kboenitz: you can't look ahead to OU, you have to focus, in the Big 12, every game is important, and Colorado is no push over

kboenitz: you?

Original Muggins: after naming Alabama my #1 team, i'm gonna say be on guard against Kentucky

Original Muggins: they aren't bad, and have a knack for upsetting SEC powerhouses

kboenitz: true

kboenitz: and south florida better be a little careful against Pitt this week as well

Original Muggins: yes of course

kboenitz: but i also think south florida should lose, mainly because their name is south florida

kboenitz: and my old partner austin left me for them

Original Muggins: well that's a sad story

kboenitz: indeed

Original Muggins: how good is colt mccoy?

Original Muggins: before we move on

kboenitz: he's good enough to be in the heismann race even though he's not the best quarterback in his conference

kboenitz: he's doing a great job of managing that team, he's making great throws and running the ball well

kboenitz: i do think, however, that sometimes he's too quick to bail on a pass play and just run it, and that as he gets older, he's gonna regret all those running plays

Original Muggins: yeah, that is possible, but i think to give his team the best chance now, to win this year, he has to run, because he is so much better when he gets his legs working

Original Muggins: has been since he came to texas

kboenitz: true

kboenitz: and his running is a big reason why texas is playing so well right now

Original Muggins: and they are exciting

kboenitz: they really are, they kept me in the stadium late into the 3rd this past week

kboenitz: and it was hot out there

Original Muggins: yeah, i was sad that i had to go to the astros game and turn off the tv

kboenitz: did you go to the one where they got spanked by the braves?

Original Muggins: they were getting spanked 9-0 when i showed up

Original Muggins: they made up a little ground, but not enough

kboenitz: must have been somewhat exciting though

Original Muggins: lots of hits

Original Muggins: speaking of astros, let's move to baseball

Original Muggins: what do you think of the almost NBA-like playoff schedule for the games?

kboenitz: well it definitely favors the teams with a front loaded pitching rotation because they get more rest, and lately some pitchers such as c.c. have showed their ability to pitch on short rest, so it should make things interesting

Original Muggins: just so you guys know what i'm talking about, let's look at the red sox' series schedule (5 games: wed, fri, sun, mon, wed

kboenitz: its a little ridiculous, you pack 162 games into a couple months, sometimes playing 6 or more games in a row, why change it in the post season?

Original Muggins: do you think it sacrifices some of the integrity of the game?

kboenitz: sure, that's why baseball has such a long regular season schedule, because these players are supposed to be conditioned to go out there every day and play

Original Muggins: yeah, so who does it favore?

Original Muggins: *favor?

Original Muggins: who has that front loaded pitching rotation?

kboenitz: oh, if only i knew baseball so much better

Original Muggins: haha okay

kboenitz: can we bring in travis pry for this one? maybe he can contribute

Original Muggins: he can be our first guest speaker

Original Muggins: not this week

kboenitz: haha true

Original Muggins: all i have left on baseball is i think cliff lee should be the AL cy-young winner

kboenitz: sure, and sabathia over on the NL side

Original Muggins: i guess we'll see how that turns out

kboenitz: theres only one october

kboenitz: my favorite slogan right behind "this is budweiser, this is beer"

Original Muggins: well there you have it

Original Muggins: two of kyle's favorite phrases

Original Muggins: we are introducing a new section this week

Original Muggins: my section is called josiah's fantasy tip of the week

Original Muggins: and here it is:

Original Muggins: when you plan your fantasy football draft, it always baffles me how many QB's are taken in the first few rounds, when year after year, the top QB's are not necessarily the best QBs by year end

Original Muggins: let's look at this year:

Original Muggins: top seven QBs in most drafts: Brady, manning, Romo, Brees, Palmer, Roethlisberger, and Derek Anderson

kboenitz: eli manning, of course

Original Muggins: only TWO of those are in the top SEVENTEEN quarterbacks currently in my fantasy league

Original Muggins: that means that FIFTEEN other quarterbacks were taken after those who are performing better

kboenitz: get em trent edwards

Original Muggins: like Warner, Rodgers, Jason Campbell, who were all ranked lower than #18 in preseason rankings

kboenitz: so you're saying that i'm a genius for taking randy moss?

Original Muggins: the unpredictabliilty of quarterbacks, combined with this interesting side note: in a 12 team league, with one QB in each starting roster, you can assume that nobody will take two QB's before they have filled their starting roster, and you can get a top 12 quarterback in the 8th or 9th round (or even later) and get top RB's and WR's earlier, who are more reliable, means:

Original Muggins: WAIT to take quarterbacks in drafts

Original Muggins: you can get much better value

Original Muggins: that's my tip

Original Muggins: of the week

kboenitz: i like it

kboenitz: sadly we can't use it till next year

Original Muggins: that's why i shared it :O

kboenitz: haha

Original Muggins: would you like to introduce your section?

kboenitz: sure, the name is still up for suggestions

kboenitz: but we're gonna stray from the norm and focus for a few minutes on a sport that doesn't get as much national attention

kboenitz: i debated between 2 for my first week, and i decided to go with college volleyball

kboenitz: for those of you who don't know, i did the color commentary for the Texas team last year, so this hits close to heart a little bit

kboenitz: the team takes on Oklahoma tonight in a nationally televised game on ESPNU, that's another reason i picked this week to do it

kboenitz: but you really haven't seen excitement until you see a volleyball match go into its 5th set with rally scoring, it gets intense and is comparable to watching a march madness game

kboenitz: and i didn't believe it until i experienced it firsthand, but its so true

Original Muggins: i'm sorry but i was too focused on allyson jennings whenever i went to the games to enjoy the excitement of the action

kboenitz: and especially watching the number 3 ranked longhorns play, you'd be so impressed at the talent of these girls

kboenitz: yes, well she's gone now, sadly, but especially those of you that are still at UT, go catch a volleyball game, and if you want some extra excitement, go see when Nebraska comes to town

kboenitz: that's my pitch for the week

Original Muggins: there ya have it

Original Muggins: next, we have kyle vs. josiah pick 'em game

Original Muggins: we are going to take six major NFL games and six major NCAA games and pick them, see how we do

kboenitz: bring it on

kboenitz: unofficially i won last week, cuz i picked bama

Original Muggins: indeed

Original Muggins: start with NFL

Original Muggins: titans at ravens?

kboenitz: titans

Original Muggins: titans

Original Muggins: Colts at texans?

kboenitz: colts

Original Muggins: texans

Original Muggins: skins at eagles?

kboenitz: is westbrook playing?

Original Muggins: he's questionable i think

kboenitz: skins

Original Muggins: i'll take eagles

Original Muggins: bucs at broncos?

kboenitz: bucs

Original Muggins: bucs

Original Muggins: steelers at jags

kboenitz: jags

Original Muggins: steelers

Original Muggins: vikings at saints?

kboenitz: saints

Original Muggins: vikings

Original Muggins: alright onto college football

Original Muggins: Kentucky-Alabama?

kboenitz: bama

Original Muggins: UK!

kboenitz: haha

Original Muggins: Auburn-Vandy?

kboenitz: hmm

kboenitz: ill go with SEC power, auburn

Original Muggins: Auburn

Original Muggins: Texas-Colorado?

kboenitz: even though it is my upset alert, i still gotta go with UT

Original Muggins: weak

Original Muggins: Ut

Original Muggins: Texas Tech-Kansas state?

kboenitz: TTU

Original Muggins: TTU

Original Muggins: Ohio State-Wisconsin?

kboenitz: this is the toughest one of the week to pick in my opinion

kboenitz: ive been debating it all week

kboenitz: and i really think i have to go with OSU

Original Muggins: OSU for me too

Original Muggins: USC-Oregon?

kboenitz: SC

Original Muggins: Yeah, USC to bounce back

Original Muggins: alright mail time!

kboenitz: here's the mail it never fails

kboenitz: (blues clues)

kboenitz: go on

Original Muggins: haha

Original Muggins: okay john litzler asked if the gap between the big 12 and the SEC is as big as we make it out to be, considering three big 12 teams are in the top 5?

kboenitz: i really think that gap is what it should be, the SEC is getting some of the big conference games up there early, when the Big 12 starts playing each other, they won't be in the top 5 as much anymore

Original Muggins: exactly, i think if georgia hadn't played alabama, and florida hadn't played ole miss, they would stil be up there, and if they are simply losing to other SEC teams how can we fault the conference for that?

kboenitz: we can't, its just unfortunate for those teams that they have to play in such a stacked conference, but it makes for better games, which we enjoy

Original Muggins: yes it does

Original Muggins: but to answer your question, i think the gap is as big as it has been all year

kboenitz: true, and you cant judge by texas demolishing arkansas, because thats top of big 12 versus the very bottom of the SEC

Original Muggins: yeah, what would Alabama do to Texas A& M?

kboenitz: its scary to think about that

Original Muggins: I think it's about time we issued our weekly send-off rant

Original Muggins: it's been a good one i think

kboenitz: indeed

Original Muggins: so what would you like to leave us with kyle?

kboenitz: i'd really just like to say how upset i am with Ricky Williams

kboenitz: i can't believe that he's even still tempted to be smoking weed. if you are a professional football player, how hard could it possibly be to give up an illegal drug, if i were him, and knew i was still going to be tempted, i'd volunteer myself for hourly drug testings... its ridiculous really, and it sends out a bad example to the youth of the nation. he's supposed to be a role model for these kids, and while i am happy he was able to lay off the cheeba in the off week, he really needs to work on putting forth a more positive image

kboenitz: and also a shout out to chase williams for his stellar performance on the PIR this morning

Original Muggins: i echo that shout out, despite the fact that given the opportunity to give a shout out, he mentions his random friends in the crowd and not his true homeboys

Original Muggins: nothing but love chase

kboenitz: i was surprised to not hear your name in that shout out while the wheel was spinning, but drew care put him on the spot, you cnat fault him for that, he was probably nervous

Original Muggins: alright as for my rant, i aim it at espn and other sports media

Original Muggins: in your rush to be the first person to call the lane kiffin firing, you have been wrong two weeks running, and even a day early this week, and i think it sacrifices the integrity of your media to call things as fact before they actually happen. if lane kiffin gets fired, tell me, and if there is talk of him being fired, say "there is a possibility that lane kiffin is in the hot seat right now, it's up to al davis" don't say "kiffin to be fired today" if you don't know

Original Muggins: it's like the boy who cried wolf, i will never believe it any more, i won't believe linehan is fired until i see the rams without him on the sideline

kboenitz: you're absolutely right, and as a journalst, we are taught of the dangers of the internet and sometimes the need to be first comes before the need to be right, and it should never be that way

Original Muggins: exactly

Original Muggins: so please, don't do that any more

Original Muggins: it's frustrating, and it sucks for lane kiffin and raider fans everywhere

kboenitz: on that note though, think anyone wants to coach the raiders?

Original Muggins: haha not until al davis is gone

kboenitz: haha true

Original Muggins: alright well that wraps things up

Original Muggins: thanks for reading

Original Muggins: and send us questions/topics for next week!

kboenitz: thank you, i'm off to work!

Original Muggins: look at that

Original Muggins: kyle has a job!