Thursday in Hateland

Yeah, so I'm late with an update. Don't blame me...blame the damn holidays. Too much crap to do and too little time. Sucks, but that's the way it is. You'll live.

I can't wait for all of this NU-OU "rivalry" talk to end in a few days. You all know my views on this, and watching people slobber all over themselves about something that happened during the Vietnam era is completely idiotic. True, NU and OU were the two best teams in the old Big 8, but rehashing the thing over and over and over again is becoming extremely tiresome. How come you don't hear Tom Shatel or any of the other Nebraska propaganda nazi's talking about things like how tough OU's defense is? How about the near miraculous development of Paul Thompson, who as of mid August was a freaking wide receiver? How about the OU defense, which is better BY FAR than anybody Nebraska has faced all year. (Better than UT, USC and K-State combined) Then again, if my team was using smoke and mirrors to get this far, I'd be changing the subject too if I knew I was out gunned.

Look for Bobby S to coach circles around the NFL flunky, and all will be right with the world as the Huskers and their 800,000 MoorMan hat wearing fans make their way to Dallas on January first in a setting truly meant for them. A cold, 10am game in a shitty stadium against a mediocre SEC team that becomes a 1 hour filler before the good bowl games start.

* You know what I hate most of all about the bowls? (Aside from the fact that only 4 or so are on January first anymore) During the selection process, the entire thing boils down to money and fans. How come nobody else has a problem with this? And yes, I say this became my own team has HORRIBLE fans, and don't travel for shit. Why reward a bunch if inbreads in Nebraska for having nothing better to do than follow a mediocre team 1,500 miles? The bowls are all that is wrong with sports, right up there with rewarding baseball teams with home regionals because they can actually sell 500 tickets more than a team that has won 20 more games than them. The whole thing is completely dumb, and just another of the 15,000 reasons to hate the NCAA to the core. Don't know what I'm talking about? Wait til College World Series time, then you'll see what I'm talking about.

* You know what's funny? Some of you corn stroking idiots accusing me of "Kissing Mangino's ass" and supporting Jon Cornish for Player of the Year. Uhhhh...this just in...he's the best player not named Adrian Pederson. I'm not just pulling this out of my ass...dude is a great running back who ran for nearly 1500 yards. How on earth can you tell me a guy who didn't even lead his own conference in a single statistical category is better than he is? I'll never understand this whole, "he led his team" bullshit either. Last I heard, it's a team game, and awards like this are reserved for players who are...oh I don't know...actually outstanding? I've said it before, Opie Taylor is a fine QB and tough as nails. But he is NOT the best player in the league. To say otherwise is a complete joke. Even if that was the criteria, how could Chase Daniel not be more valuable? (Or Colt McCoy for that matter) Pretty obvious he doesn't have the weapons to work with..including a running back...which is slightly important to a QB.

* I love writing about UNO hockey lately, because I rarely find a subject that pisses ALL of you off at the same time. UNO fans hate it because they don't agree with me. The rest of you hate it because you don't care. Either way...tough shit for you. It's relevant and of interest to me, so I'm going to talk about it a time or two.

* As you may or may not have noticed, one of my passions is music. I love arguing about sports (obviously), and it occupies a lot of my time..both dealing with you people and watching on TV etc. However, as billions of other people have had for various reasons, I sometimes take it too far. Perhaps this hit me as I was hanging out with mid-level rock stars all weekend, but music is something that engulfs your soul, and can change your mood and your way of thinking in an instant. Nothing else on earth allows you to wallow in your own misery, or expel your joy and happiness more than music.

One question I get a lot is, "What's your deal with punk bands?" "I'm guessing you're nowhere near punk nor are you in a band." Although I did play drums for a while in the mid-90's, I do enjoy the venom and the electricity that stems from a Fender or Gibson in front of large or small groups of people who are losing their mind. As many of my friends know as well...I do happen to have a connection or two in the music world.

My FAVORITE part about music however is arguing about it. Ever got into a really deep discussion about a genre or band that somebody else hates? Ever wondered just who in the hell is right in an argument about that? True, there there are bands like Chumbawumba who will suck no matter who's side you are on. But bashing somebody else for the music they like is like bashing somebody for what they put on their plate after visiting the buffet as Golden Coral. Don't believe me? Visit ANY music message board in cyberspace, and you'll find some 19 year old ass clown who doesn't know shit about shit, arguing with some other 19 year old who doesn't know shit about shit about what music "sucks" and what doesn't.

What the hell is my point?

My point is...fuck you if you don't like the music I like and fuck me if I don't like the music you like. People have different tastes and different places in life, and you're a complete fucking knob if you feel that you are superior enough to tell people what to enjoy. Even if a band like Green Day or the Dixie Chicks or whomever stands in front of a microphone and tries to tell you how to think, it's ridiculous to chastise somebody else for enjoying it.

With that..here's a clip of the greatest concert I've ever seen in 1994. I don't care if you like it. I don't care if you do. It kicked ass, and kick started my love of music like no other show has.

Fuck all of you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfhnVMpuj7U