I’m currently working on some materials and plans for next week’s classes. More specifically, I’m concocting an elaborate vocabulary review game for seventh graders as well as preparing Jeopardy questions for my eighth graders. Fun times to be had by all, I assure you.
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Thoughts on this weekend’s football games:
Seahawks at Packers: Green Bay is this year’s Team America. Shaun Alexander is washed up and poison for both real life and fantasy football. I love America, and SA was on my fantasy team. I also had Ryan Grant. Guess who I think will win?
Jaguars at Patriots: If Green Bay is Team America, Jax is the football aficionado’s team. Power run game, smashmouth defense. Go youtube Jones-Drew throwing one of the best blocks ever by laying out Merriman this season. Oh, and they scored on that play too. That said… it’s the Pats. I don’t think I have to explain this one in detail. I simply can’t bring myself to bet against them in good faith, though Jax matches up against them extremely well. I do think that Jax covers the spread though.
Chargers at Colts: No Gates, no chance. Chris Chambers does not a passing attack make. This is also me ignoring Vincent Jackson and dismissing Norv Turner’s winning playoff record (it’s 2-1 by the way). LT can win you games in the regular season by himself, but this is the playoffs. Also, I would probably be writing all of this regardless of who the Chargers were playing, but the fact that it’s Peyton and co. only further reinforces the hopelessness of their situation.
Giants at Cowboys: Get out of my playoffs Eli. I really hope TO plays, cause I think too much Glenn too soon is a recipe for at least two picks (I’d say one, but Romo has this thing where he seems repeat the same mistake at least twice or more). Dallas needs to blitz the hell out of Manning, as he has a propensity for choking under pressure. The New England game would have been a lot more lopsided had Belichick released the hounds sooner, though the fact he waited until the fourth did lull the Giants O-line into a sense of complacency.
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On another topic, it seems there’s a Republican presidential debate going on right now. This may or may not interest some of you. However, it’s an excellent time to play the classic Reagan drinking game. It’s very simple:
When you hear someone say Reagan, take a shot.
Rare is the man that can make it through a Republican debate without passing out or dying of alcohol poisoning. Hell, you could probably start playing now and still wind up piss drunk. Enjoy it while it lasts, cause we’re not going to have this opportunity after the nominees are chosen.
Well… you could just switch “Reagan” with “change” in the general election, I suppose.
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