http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/blog.php/1284-Sascha Comprehensive coverage of the 2010 NFL Draft, as well as weekly NFL and college football analysis, rankings, features, intelligent football forums, and much much more! en Fri, 24 May 2013 09:46:35 GMT vBulletin 120 http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/blog.php/1284-Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/200-Crazy-day Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:18:00 GMT So, I had a weird dream today. Dreamt that two coaches get injured in one game, two coaches nearly fight in another, and that the Indy 500 champ dies. Crazy, huh? :cry3: So, I had a weird dream today.

Dreamt that two coaches get injured in one game, two coaches nearly fight in another, and that the Indy 500 champ dies.


Crazy, huh?

:cry3: ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/200-Crazy-day http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/189-Forget-the-Red-Sox Wed, 28 Sep 2011 03:33:02 GMT Are you freakin' kidding me?!?

A triple play? In the 2nd to last game of the season, while battling for the wild card? The Rays should be the automatic qualifier just for that.

And forget about the 9 game September lead. If you had told me one week into the season that we'd be in this position, I would have laughed at you.

Here we go Rays! ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/189-Forget-the-Red-Sox http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/49-It-s-too-mesmerizing Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:43:18 GMT Damn you Sirius!
Damn you for having a 24 hour a day ABBA channel.
I can't stop myself from listening. ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/49-It-s-too-mesmerizing http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/26-It-only-took-half-the-season Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:59:25 GMT 81 games. Exactly halfway through the baseball season. And the Tigers have a winning record for the first time. 81 games.

Exactly halfway through the baseball season.

And the Tigers have a winning record for the first time. ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/26-It-only-took-half-the-season http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/23-Greatest-Tournament-Ever! Sun, 29 Jun 2008 02:13:09 GMT Before we get to tomorrow's final, let me go and proclaim Euro 2008 as the greatest soccer tournament I have seen.

The first tourney I remember pretty well is the '84 Euro, one that France just dominated. Since then, I've followed every World Cup, but only the last couple of Euro's, since nobody picked it before.

The '94 World Cup was great, and it was topped by '02 (Still remember Senegal beating France).

But this year's Euro's have just been phenomenal, especilly the knock out stage.

Turkey's beating of the Czech's was one of the highlights of the opening round, as was Croatia beating Germany and Holland's decimation of Italy.

But it was definately the quarters, were the fun really began.

The first quarter was Germany beating Portugal 3-2, and at the time, I figured there would probably not be a better, more exciting game played in this tournament. Ha! That game will barely make it into the top 5.

Still the greatest game of the tourney was the next quarter, Croatia and Turkey. In the 119th minute, Ivan Klasnic became a Croatian national hero. By the 121st, he was forgotten by yet another Turkish miracle. Croatia choking away the penalties was a bit of a downer, but this still ranks as the best game of the tourney so far.

Next came Russia, facing heavy favorite Holland. Russia dominated the Dutch, and had the 1-0 lead late in the game, when Ruud Van Nistelrooy somehow broke through late to tie the game. During extra time, all I could think was how the deserving team was going to get creamed in penalties. Then it happened! Russia scored! And then they did it again, and the Dutch were history.

The most hyped of the quarterfinals may have been the least pleasant to watch, Spain and Italy. But, every time you go to penalties, the drama gets multiplied ten-fold. A great showing by Casillas, and stone cold shooting by the Spaniards, and they move on.

Then, the Turkey and Germany semi. Turkey at this point had done the impossible three times in the tournament, scoring extremely late goals to tie or win games against Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Croatia. They were the crowd favorites by now. And then, they did it again, tying Germany at 2 in the 86th minute. Then Philip Lahm took the drama to another level, putting Germany back ahead 3-2 in the 90th. You just knew Turkey would do it yet again, and then they didn't.

What the Spain vs. Russia game may have lacked in the previous games' drama, it made up for in flawless and beautiful play by the Spaniards. After squashing the Russians 3-0 (7-1 total counting both games against Russia) they now are established as the favorite to win the Final.

So regardless of what happens in these last 2 games, this is the best tourney I have ever seen.

That being said, here are my predictions.

In the game for third place, the still revved up Turks will finish off the dejected Russians, and win 2-0.

In the Final, both teams are likely down a star. Spain will likely be without David Villa, the hattrick scorer in the first Russia game, and Germany is fearing for captain Michael Ballack. I say Spain wins this 2-1. ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/23-Greatest-Tournament-Ever! http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/19-It-s-been-a-good-summer! Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:03:22 GMT The biggest problem with being a Bucs fan since 1986, and a Lightning and Rays fan since their inception, is being called a band-wagoner when the teams finally succeed. I suffered through a... The biggest problem with being a Bucs fan since 1986, and a Lightning and Rays fan since their inception, is being called a band-wagoner when the teams finally succeed.

I suffered through a decade of Buccaneer futility. The 'Ning, yeah, only team in NHL history with 4 straight 50 loss seasons. The Rays, yeah, you know.

But, in the end, I really don't care. I'm happy with who I root for, and for the first time in ages, I'm actually excited for baseball. The Rays are tearing the league a new one, Longoria is damn near a shoe in for ROY, and on top of all that, the Cubs are the best team in MLB. Why the Cubs? Long story short, Harry Caray taught me english. Explains a whole lot doesn't it? Coming to the states from Germany in '86, I had to find something to watch on TV. Well, baseball was it. Back then, I had three choices, The Braves on WTBS, The Mets on WWOR or the Cubbies on WGN. For whatever reason, I chose Harry, Ryno, the Hawk and company and never looked back.

So, the only thing I can't root for? A Cubs - Rays World Series. I could not stand myself if the Cubs have a chance at their first title in 100 years, and I actually had to root against it happening.

Other things happening over the summer. Went to Michigan International Speedway for the first time and had a blast. We were there to watch the ARCA race, since Northwood student Rob Brentt races in the series. It was the first time the kids (or the adults for that matter) got to sit in the stands 20 feet away from cars going 180+ miles an hour. The funny thing is, the 11 year old couldn't stand the noise, while the 4 year old was too engulfed in the action to care about it. By the way, Rob Brentt will finish his season racing three truck races, awesome.


So, for what it's worth, GO RAYS, but don't face the Cubs, GO CUBS, win one for ............... well, for everybody, and go Rob.


That is all. ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/19-It-s-been-a-good-summer! http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/16-Why-why-why-why Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:39:54 GMT .........why............why.........

why is it that most of the people who are against abortion are people you wouldn't want to (edit: experience sexual relations) with in the first place.


And that, my friends begins this blog, containing just a few of my favorite Carlinisms. And if that's not a word, damn it, it is now.


Legally Drunk - Well, if it's legal, what's the problem? "Hey! Officer! Leave my friend alone, he's legally drunk."

Undisputed Heavyweight Champion - Well if it's undisputed, what's all the fighting about?


People we can do without

• Guys in their 50's named 'Skip'.
• A proctologist with poor depth perception
• Guys with a lot of small pins on their hats
• People who actually know the 2nd verse of the Star Spangled Banner

Parts of the Airline Safety Lecture

People rush me in and say "get on the plane, get on the plane", I say "#### you, I'm getting IN the plane. IN the plance. Let Evel Knievel get on the plane. I'll sit in here with you folks in uniform, There seems to be less wind in here."

As soon as they close the door to the aircraft, that's when they begin the safety lecture. I love the safety lecture. This is my favorite part of the airplane ride. I listen very carefully to the safety lecture, especially that part where they teach us how to use the seatbelts. Imagine this, here we are, a plane full of grown human beings, many of us partially educated, and they're actually taking time out to describe the intricate workings of a belt buckle.

"Place the small metal flap into the buckle." Well, I asked for clarification at that point. Over here please, over here, yes, thank you very much. Did I hear you correctly? Did you say place the small metal flap into the buckle or place the buckle over and around the small metal flap? I'm a simple man; I do not possess an engineering degree nor am I mechanically inclined. Sorry to have taken up so much of your time. Please continue with the wonderful safety lecture. Seatbelt--high-tech ****.

The safety lecture continues. "In the unlikely event . ." This is a very suspect phrase, especially coming as it does from an industry that is willing to lie about arrival and departure times. "In the unlikely event of a sudden change in cabin pressure"--ROOF FLIES OFF! " . . An oxygen mask will drop down in front of you. Place the mask over your face and breathe normally." Well, I have no problem with that. I always breathe normally when I'm in a 600 mile an hour uncontrolled vertical dive. I also **** normally. Right in my pants!

They tell you to adjust YOUR oxygen mask before helping your child with his. I did not need to be told that. In fact, I'm probably going to be too busy screaming to help him at all. This will be a good time for him to learn self-reliance. If he can program his ****ing VCR, he could *******, jolly-well learn to adjust an oxygen mask. Fairly simple thing, just a little rubber band in the back is all it is. Not nearly as complicated as say, for instance, a seatbelt.

The safety lecture continues. "In the unlikely event of a water landing . . ." Well, what exactly is a water landing? Am I mistaken, or does this sound somewhat similar to CRASHING INTO THE OCEAN!? ". . . your seat cushion can be used as a floatation device." Well, imagine that, my seat cushion... Just what I need -- to float around the North Atlantic for several days -- clinging to a pillow full of beer farts...

The next sentence I hear is full of things that **** me off. "Before leaving the aircraft, please check around your immediate seating area for any personal belongings you might have brought onboard." Well, let's start with immediate seating area--SEAT! It's a ******* seat! Check around your seat! "For any personal belongings." Well, what other kinds of belongings are there, besides personal--public belongings? Do these people honestly think I might be traveling with a fountain I stole from the park. "You might have brought onboard." Well...I might have brought my arrowhead collection--I didn't, so I'm not going to look for it! I am going to look for things I brought onboard, which seems to enhance my likelihood of finding something, wouldn't you say?

About this time, they tell you you'll be landing shortly. That sound to you like we're gonna miss the runway. Final approach is not very promising either, is it? Final is not a good word to be using on an airplane. Sometimes, the pilot will get on and he'll say, "We'll be on the ground in 15 minutes." Well, that's a little vague, isn't it?
Now we're taxiing in, she says, "Welcome to O'Hare International Airport . . ." Well, how can someone who is just arriving herself possibly welcome me to a place she isn't even at yet? Doesn't this violate some fundamental law of physics? We're only on the ground for 4 seconds; she's coming on like the ****ing mayor's wife! ". . . where the local time . ." Well, of course it's the local time. What did you think we were expecting -- the time in Pango Pango?

"Enjoy your stay in Chicago, or wherever your final destination might be." All destinations are final! That's what it means, destiny-final. If you haven't gotten where you're going, you aren't there yet.

"The captain has asked . . ." More **** from the bogus captain. You know, for someone who's supposed to be flying an airplane, he's taking a mighty big interest in what I'm doing back here.". . . that you remain seated until he has brought the aircraft to a complete stop. Not a partial stop, cause during a partial stop, I partially get up. "Continue to observe the no-smoking sign until well inside the terminal." It's physically impossible to observe the no-smoking sign even if you're standing just outside the door of the airplane, much less well inside the terminal. You can't even see the ****ing planes from well inside the terminal.

Which brings me to terminal--another unfortunate word to be used in association with air travel. And they use it all over the airport, don't they? Somehow I just can't get hungry at a place called the Terminal Snack bar. But, if you've ever eaten there, you know it IS an appropriate name.



Alright, that's all for now.

Now, if you're into sick and perverted, and just plain wrong, humor, check out Bob Saget's HBO special That Aint Right, which will air tonight at 10 on one of the HBO networks.

Then tomorrow, tune in to Saturday Night Live for the very first episode, hosted by Mr. Carlin himself.


Joe Bless You! ]]> Sascha http://www.pigskinheaven.com/forums/entry.php/16-Why-why-why-why