Last Post of 2007!

Ok 2007 wrap up... lets see, watched the Bears blow the super bowl, spent the rest of that night in a Hospital, became single, finished two more semesters of college (that makes 9), went to Los Angeles for the first time, watched the cubs win the division and totally choke in the playoffs, watched Illinois football play very well, watched the bears play awful (more on that in a second) had some friends move away, a couple more are on their way out soon, made a bunch of new friends, drank too much, had a lot of fun, turned 23 and bought this sweet computer..

2007 wasn't all a bad year.

More about those Bears. Where the hell has this been all season. The defense finally decides to play with some enthusiasm... even though they can't stop the run to save their life. Ron Turner finally decides that Mark Bradley is allowed to play and that maybe they should see if Devin Hester is still fast when he lines up as a reciever. They even had a little fun and allowed Adrian Peterson to throw the ball, which worked to perfection. Kyle Orton, while maybe not the starter that everyone is looking for, he sure does win a lot of games he starts, 12 or 18 actually. I would still like to see more passes thrown the Greg Olsen... he was your first round pick for a reason... use him!
More on Kyle Orton. Its bad that it seems foreign to me to see a quarterback on the sidelines looking at pictures of schemes and defenses in between series. Rex Grossman usually just sat on the bench or dicked around with people on the sidelines. Could that be why he looked like he didn't have a clue sometimes? Even if Orton doesn't have a clue all the times, at least he is making people think that he cares and does a little work during the game. Thinking of a pretty good quarterback who does quite a bit of in game studying, Peyton Manning. I'm pretty sure anything you can do as a quarterback to be more like him is a good idea. It was asked during a post game show today, "What should be the Bears number one priority this off-season?" That is easy, PAY DONAVON MCNABB WHATEVER AMOUNT OF MONEY HE WANTS!!!! If they had to not re-sign Briggs to bring in McNabb, I'm all for it. Sorry Lance, great football player but this franchise needs a QB more than it needs a LB.
That will end my rant on the Bears for now, it was an entertaining season, even though a huge let down. I'll bitch more after the draft I'm sure.

Speaking of bitching, Illinois men's basketball lost to Tennessee State tonight, that is it, Bruce Weber should be out! I'm glad you took over with your predecessor's players and did well. You are someone who can coach good players. It's getting those good players to commit to play for you, no sorry scratch that, keep the ones that are committed to play for you until they actually play for you (read: Eric Gordon)

Happy New Year Everyone! Might as well just say it, everyone else in the world already is, Let's Make 2008 Grrrrrrrrrreat! -Tony the Tiger.

Called IT!

For the last few years I have been saying that the only reason Mark Prior doesn't pitch on a regular basis for the Cubs is that he absolutely hates the cold weather in the spring and fall. He will be at spring training in Arizona and even make some minor league appearances in warm weather games. He has been sitting and waiting for the Cubs to leave him alone so that he can get back to California. How does someone with perfect mechanics and "stuff" like that in college and in his first year, all of a sudden become completely useless and "injured" but no doctors can find anything wrong with him until this year. Once he became a free agent he didn't last very long signing a small short term deal with San Diego. Being the Cub's fan that I am, I would like nothing more than to destroy Prior this year. If I had to guess I would say that he will come back from this surgery quicker than expected, (due to hard work and diligent rehab work). I guess we will have to see, but don't be surprised if Prior returns to the form that he showed in 2003 when he lead a Cubs staff to the NLCS and one win away from the World Series in far too long.
On a college football note, USC vs. Illinois might be a little more interesting for Illinois fans than most "experts" are predicting. Even if the Illini do get blown out. A student organization that supports Chief Illniwek say that the recent decrease in public activity is on purpose and they are laying low for a "big push." I'm sure there are going to be all kinds of kids and alumni in bright orange shirts with "CHIEF" printed on their chest. I am a big Illinois fan and would like nothing better than for Illinois to show that the young talent they have is legit and upset the "Best Team Ever"
I'm going to post my actual picks for all the BCS bowl games soon.

X-Mas Break

Home for Christmas break has been really long and it has only been just over a week. It should pick up however, though. People are coming in from out of town and there will be some good family time to be had. This last week may have been the most boring in a while. Although VH1 is really helping me out. Top 100 songs of the 90s makes me not only feel old but also brings back awkward memories from grade school and before. It's weird how a song can make you think of one specific place or time. I'm probably going to attempt to download all of them and make a sweet play list. I told you it has been a boring week.
I'm pretty sick of this snow and cold weather already. I really think I live in the wrong region of this country. I really can't stand the snow, I don't even like sledding unless there is a good amount of booze involved.
Looking forward a little bit... one semester left of undergrad and I couldn't be more excited to be done. While I might do graduate school for a year and a half to get a masters I will not be forced to take classes that I just didn't get around to taking three years ago. I remember when there was a time in college when my friends and I talked about how you couldn't tell who was a freshman and who was a senior. Oh, how times have changed. People are dumb! Ok, I'm done bitching about dumb people who will probably be more successful than me, because that is how things work.
Juno should be in all cities, because I really really really want to see that. Ok, seriously, thats the last thing I'm going to say.



Or is it?

Los Angeles, I'm Yours

Seriously, how do I go to a city like Los Angeles for the first time in my life and get 2 pictures worth posting. They are barely worth posting.





It also took forever for me to put up two pictures of the trip. I would like to thank one Mr. O'Connor for the hospitality and also Matt and Jenna for the same. It was also good to meet up with family, good to see you Brian. Good times watching the Bears suck. More good times just around the corner I assume. I'll be back in the spring if all goes well, so prepare. Not really, because what you even do?
Margot and the Nukes, NYE in Chicago, I"M PUMPED!