Thanks for the NASCAR commentary in the college football thread.  

I don't follow NCAA football that much (aside from NC State, and QB Phillip Rivers is getting the Heisman shaft), but I think it's ludicrous that a team that loses their conference championship game, in blowout fashion, and holds the same record as the other Top 2 teams, still gets to play for the National Championship while the No. 1 team in the 2 other polls that actually matter, plays 2nd fiddle.

"Second fiddle"?  No, not really.  If USC wins in the Rose Bowl, they'll be guaranteed a share of the championship with whoever wins the OU/LSU game, so it's not like they're totally ass-out here.

There are definite problems with the current system, but there's not a whole lot to do when there's three one-loss teams--someone's going to get left out.  (And they don't all have identical records--OU and LSU are both 12-1, and USC is 11-1).

When that happens, what other option do you have than to look at the quality wins and losses that each of the teams had?
Looking at those, OU deserves to be in the title game just as much as anybody.

OU:  Quality wins over Texas (5) and Oklahoma St. (22)
        Lost to Kansas State (10)

LSU:  Quality wins over Georgia (11) (twice) and Mississippi (18)
         Lost to Florida (17)

USC:  Quality win over Washington State (14)
          Lost to California (unranked)

Now, I'm for a playoff system, too, but that doesn't matter.  Doesn't matter that OU lost on the last day of the year, just like it doesn't matter that USC lost two and a half months ago.  What does matter is that both OU and LSU have better wins than USC, and better losses, too.

My new favorite team, by the way, is Michigan.  

GO BLUE!!!  

So I received my Alien Quadrilogy today from DDD, and this thing is over five feet long when fully unfolded.  Pretty amazing.

I've only watched a little bit of the bonus ninth disc so far, but it seems awfully in-depth, and I'm looking forward to delving into the rest of the set.  Probably going to watch Resurrection first, since it's the only one I haven't seen yet, even though a lot of people don't seem to like it.  

45 hours of stuff. . .  See you guys on Wednesday.  

Don't you remember how Scott and I were going to do that whole mud wrestling thing in our thongs just for you?  

Now you know why you were exempt from The MetroSexual Quiz.  

...and thanks Matt.  Got the damned Dirty Dancing flick stuck in my noggin now.  Just great.    (speaking of which, Collectors Edition out tomorrow!   )

Nobody puts Baby in a corner.

(Sylvia is coming out on DVD on February 10th!  Rejoice!)

The Bowl Schedule (all times Eastern):

BCS bowls:

• Nokia Sugar - Oklahoma Vs. LSU - Jan. 4, 8:00, ABC
• Tostitos Fiesta - Kansas St. Vs. Ohio St. - Jan. 2, 8:00, ABC
• FedEx Orange - Miami Vs. Florida St. - Jan. 1, 8:30, ABC
• Rose - USC Vs. Michigan - Jan. 1, 4:30, ABC

Other bowls:

• Humanitarian - Tulsa Vs. Georgia Tech - Jan. 3, Noon, ESPN
• Chick-fil-A Peach - Tennessee Vs. Clemson - Jan. 2, 4:30, ESPN
• SBC Cotton - Mississippi Vs. Oklahoma St. - Jan. 2, 2:00, Fox
• Capital One - Georgia Vs. Purdue - Jan. 1, 1:00, ABC
• Toyota Gator - Maryland Vs. West Virginia - Jan. 1, 12:30, NBC
• Outback - Florida Vs. Iowa - Jan. 1, 11:00 AM, ESPN
• Diamond Walnut San Francisco - Colorado St. Vs Boston College - Dec. 31, 10:30, ESPN 2
• MainStay Independence - Missouri Vs. Arkansas - Dec. 31, 7:30, ESPN
• AXA Liberty - Utah Vs. Southern Miss - Dec. 31, 3:30, ESPN
• Wells Fargo Sun - Oregon Vs. Minnesota - Dec. 31, 2:00, CBS
• Gaylord Hotels Music City - Auburn Vs. Wisconsin - Dec. 31, noon, ESPN
• Silicon Valley Football Classic - UCLA Vs. Fresno St. - Dec. 30, 10:30, ESPN 2
• Pacific Life Holiday - Texas Vs. Washington St. - Dec. 30, 8:00, ESPN
• EV1.net Houston - Navy Vs. Texas Tech - Dec. 30, 4:30, ESPN
• MasterCard Alamo - Nebraska Vs. Michigan St. - Dec. 29, 9:00, ESPN
• Continental Tire - Pittsburgh Vs. Virginia - Dec. 27, 11:00 AM, ESPN 2
• Insight - Virginia Tech Vs. California - Dec. 26, 8:30, ESPN
• Motor City - Northwestern Vs. Bowling Green - Dec. 26, 5:00, ESPN
• Sheraton Hawaii - Hawaii Vs. Houston - Dec. 25, 8:00, ESPN
• Las Vegas - New Mexico Vs. Oregon St. - Dec. 24, 7:30, ESPN
• PlainsCapital Fort Worth - Boise St. Vs. TCU - Dec. 23, 7:30, ESPN
• Mazda Tangerine - NC State Vs. Kansas - Dec. 22, 5:30, ESPN
• GMAC - Louisville Vs. Miami (Ohio) - Dec. 18, 7:30, ESPN 2
• New Orleans - Memphis Vs. North Texas - Dec. 16, 7:00, ESPN 2
  

http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/story/6902894

nice to see you finally got what you were looking for  

Well, thanks!

welcome back to the world of collecting  

Bah.  Can someone wake me up when the new Jedi Luke and Artoo hit?

Just picked up a couple of these bad boys at an Oklahoma City Wal-Mart--first new Star Wars figures I've bought since January, actually.  Just now opened one up, and I haven't had a chance to really "play" with it yet, but it really is a neat little figure.  It's articulated everywhere it should be articulated, and although the cardback says it has 14 points, I consider it to have 18 points, since both the elbows and the knees have both the swivel and the "back and forth" (for lack of a better term) articulation ('course, I also refer to the POTF coins as "medallions", and not "coins").  

The thighs look just fine to me.

No complaints at all, here--other than that this figure kicks the crap out of the CommTech Stormtrooper.  After this, we really need to see a Stormtrooper done up in the same style, in the next year or two.

Never before has someone sound so melodic, even with such sharp, pubescent, voice cracks.

Honestly, I am quite a fan of the "Lilith Fair" artists, just not their clientele.

As for whats spinning, Pete Yorn - Just Another Girl.