Notre Dame USC First Half

ND had 9 total yards of offense in the first half. Not good Weis.

Why Charlie Weis Is Loathsome And The Irish Deserve Better

Any reader of Dreadnaught knows this is not a Notre Dame blog.  The Men of Troy are my team.  Thus, if you are a Domer you may want read this post with that in mind.  But, be it known, I have nothing but respect for Notre Dame fans.  I have been to South Bend and watched games at the Coliseum and without exception found the Irish fans to be knowledgeable, humble in victory, and sportsmanlike in defeat.

You deserve a better coach, and much better person than Charlie Weis.  He is a petulant Jersey mall rat and wannabe tough guy.

His overall record is 28-21, with only 8 victories with teams that finished the seasons with records better than .500.

He brags of his vast football acumen and his dominance with the Patriots in the NFL. I am convinced that my Bulldog Dreadnought could win in the NFL with Bill Belichick and Tom Brady.  And Dreadnought is a great dog, but not all that smart.

Weis has coached talented players at Notre Dame, just look at his recruiting classes.

Trojans In The NFL: LenDale White Has A Great Thanksgiving

Trojan LenDale White (Thunder) did not have a good week after the Titans first lost.  Kevin Ding took him to task, but Jeff Fisher understood.

White had 106 yards on 23 carries, with 2 touchdowns.

The Titans thumped the Lions 47-10.

Happy Thanksgiving Thunder!

yojoe Fight On!

New Book By Malcolm Gladwell: Outliers: The Story of Success

Malcolm Gladwell has released his new book, Outliers: The Story of Success.  Gladwell’s previous two books were Blink and The Tipping Point.

Gladwell’s writing concentrates on the social sciences and are written for the layman.  Here is some Q&A about his new book:

1. What is an outlier?

“Outlier” is a scientific term to describe things or phenomena that lie outside normal experience. In the summer, in Paris, we expect most days to be somewhere between warm and very hot. But imagine if you had a day in the middle of August where the temperature fell below freezing. That day would be outlier. And while we have a very good understanding of why summer days in Paris are warm or hot, we know a good deal less about why a summer day in Paris might be freezing cold. In this book I’m interested in people who are outliers—in men and women who, for one reason or another, are so accomplished and so extraordinary and so outside of ordinary experience that they are as puzzling to the rest of us as a cold day in August.

2. Why did you write Outliers?

Best Phrase Of All Time: Déjà Vu All Over Again

Listening to Neil Cavuto on Fox News talking about the terror attack in Mumbai.  He has used, numerous times, the best phrase of all time, to wit,

“Its like déjà vu all over again.”

yojoe out

Washington DC Has Plan To Fix All Its Problems: Rename A Street "Taxation Without Representation Street"

The residence of DC have a great new plan to solve all their woes: rename the portion of South Capitol Street between N Street and Potomac Avenue “Taxation Without Representation Street.”

That should do it.  No more problems in the District.

This should help your rate of HIV/AIDS infection, which is the highest in the nation.  (128.4 cases per 100,000 people, compared to 14 cases 100,000 people for the rest of the United States)

Murders that “are the second-leading cause of premature deaths among the District population as a whole . . .” are no longer a problem.

A 6th-place ranking in a ranking of the most dangerous cities in the United States, is no longer an issue.

And, some of the worst public schools in the nation.  Fixed.

Tropic Thunder DVD Review

Now, let’s go get those Vietcongs!

– Tugg Speedman

Tropic Thunder is the story of a group of actors making a Vietnam War movie.  The story is told in a mocumentry style, think This Is Spinal Tap.  The movie stars Robert Downey Jr., Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and has a  cameo role played by Tom Cruise.

The movie is the story of the filming of the memoir of a Vietnam veteran, John “Four Leaf” Tayback.  When the filming runs into some trouble, the director decides to film the movie guerrilla style. The director turns the actors lose in the jungle, where they encounter a heroine gang.

The movie plays on a number of Hollywood stereotypes. 

• Tugg Speedman (Stiller) – action-movie star who thinks he is a better actor than he is.
• Jeff Portnoy (Black) – comedy actor famous for his fart movies, who is addicted to heroine.
• Kirk Lazarus (Downey) – multiple Academy Award winner, who undergoes surgery to portrays a black sergeant.

USC Football: Odds And Outlook For Notre Dame Game On 29NOV08

Coach Charlie “The Disaster” Weis recovered from his near loss to Navy by losing to Syracuse at home.  With this loss Weis made history by leading the Fighting Irish to their first loss to an eight-loss team in the history of the program.  Well played.

Notre Dame fans responded by pelting their own players with snowballs. 

Undismayed, Coach Weis stated, “I think that the team has a chance of being pretty darn good next year.”

This is dramatic downplay from the coach who promised that his players in “every game you will have a decided schematic advantage.”

The Trojans will host Notre Dame on 29NOV08 in Los Angeles.

bodog has the odds:USC by 33.

USC comes in with a defense ranked #1 allowing 8.3 points, and an offense ranked #12 averaging 38.4 points per games and 451 total yards per game.

The Fighting Irish come in with a defense ranked #31 allowing 20.8 points, and an offense ranked #71 averaging 24.5 points per game and 367 total yards per game.

Charlie Weis Makes History At Notre Dame Against Navy

Charlie “The Disaster” Weis has done something no Notre Dame coach has done in the past 44 years: he has turned the annual game against Navy into a true rivalry.

For as long as most of us can remember, the Notre Dame Navy game was almost a buy for Notre Dame.  Last year Notre Dame lost to Navy.  This year Navy had a chance to win on the last play of the game.  Final: Notre Dame 27  Navy 21.

yojoe out

Jonathan Lee Riches© Sues Blizzard Entertainment

The JLR (as Jonathan Lee Riches©  is known at Dreadnaught) has filed a lawsuit against Blizzard Entertainment.  Here is his latest lawsuit:

Comes now the interveners, moves Jonathan Lee Riches d/b/a Gordon Gekko, Vincent Dragonetti, Steven Iaria, Mario Cassarino, moves this honorable court to intervene in this case as Plaintiffs under fed r. civ P rule 24(A)2 – as a matter of right, or under rule 24(B) – permissive intervention, as interverors have a intrest in this case against Blizzard Entertainment Inc and their World of Warcraft video games which caused Intervenors to commit federal crimes.  World of Warcraft caused Riches mind to live in a virtual universe, where Riches explored the landscapes committing Identity theft and fighting cybermonster rival hackergangs.  Riches was addicted to video games and lost touch with Reality because of defendants.  This caused Riches to commit fraud to buy defendants video games.  Riches chose World of Warcraft over working a legit job.  I move for Amicus Cuaie, I can provide this court with my medical charts, credit and receipts of buying their video games with fraud.  I have newly discovered evidence.  I pray this court will grant Intervenors motion for relief.

For all of the JLR’s lawsuits.

yojoe out

USC v Stanford: Redemption For 2007, SC Favored By 24

On 15NOV08 the Trojans will travel north to take on the Stanford Cardinal.  The Men of Troy will be looking to avenge their loss last year 24-23.

USC is favored by 24 according to bodog.

Similarly, the Trojans would be favored against any team in the nation in a BCS title game.

yojoe Fight On!

Judge Elizabeth Halverson: Husband Pleads Guilty And She Loses Election

The past year has not been a good one for Judge Elizabeth Halverson of Las Vegas, Nevada.  First she was barred from the courthouse.  Then she faced a judicial-misconduct hearing, which was delayed by her health problems.  After that the domestic problems began.  Judge Halverson’s husband attacked her with a frying pan, which required her to undergo surgery on her skull.  This was followed by her husband being charged with attempted to murder.

Now Judge Halverson’s husband, Edward Halverson, has reached a plea agreement, wherein he agrees to plead guilty to a felony: battery domestic violence with the use of a weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm.  He will likely serve 3 to 10 years in prison.

On top off all of this, Judge Halverson lost her reelection race.

yojoe out

Supreme Court Rules Navy May Use Sonar During Training Despite Possible Harm To Whales

As previously reported here, the National Resources Defense Counsel has sued the Navy to prohibit the use of sonar during training exercises off Southern California because such training may be harmful to whales.  This case made its way through the 9th Circuit, and was recently ruled on by the Supreme Court.  Chief Judge Roberts authored the opinion,

Roberts wrote that “the Navy’s need to conduct realistic training with active sonar to respond to the threat posed by enemy submarines plainly outweighs” the environmental concerns raised by advocacy groups. “We do not discount the importance of [the challengers’] ecological, scientific, and recreational interest in marine mammals,” the opinion remarked.

Navy SEALs Rescue Hostage In Afghanistan

Great story from Sean D. Naylor of the Army Times:

The rattle of the stone against the door failed to rouse the guards. “They were both zipped up inside their sleeping bags, sleeping,” one behind the hostage on the floor of the darkened hut and the other outside, the engineer said. But their prisoner was awake and suddenly alert.

“I heard the latch rattling and somebody came in,” he said. “The first guy came in with a LED light, and I just presumed that somebody was coming to visit. I didn’t think of it anymore until the second guy came in and I saw the silhouette of the first fellow. Then I knew it was U.S. mil that was coming in. I don’t know how many guys actually came into the room, but it was soon filled up, and it was soon obvious that I was being rescued.

“I don’t know what I said in English, but whatever I said I said it rather loudly evidently, because they said ‘Quiet!’ ”

Election Day Lines In Alexandria VA

At 0550, the sun was at least thirty minutes away, but the line of people waiting to vote was already snaking around the block. At an elementary school in Alexandria, Virginia these Americans had risen early to exercise their right to choose their leader.

While there was no danger of violence or intimidation – or any of the myriad risks faced by others in the world when attempting to select a leader – it was, nonetheless, inspiring to be among your fellow citizens enjoying our most important right.

To the extent that polls are correct, it is likely that half the people in this line will cast ballots different from their neighbors. There was no division, just a group of neighbors being offered Cinnamon rolls and coffee for sale by the local group of Girl Scouts. We are all just trying to get that first cup of coffee down and participate on our democracy. No matter what the outcome, the civility with which we conduct ourselves while disagreeing about such fundamental issues demonstrates our strength as a people and nation.

This is a great day to be an American.

yojoe out

Texas Tech Over Texas

The Red Raiders have punched Texas in the face.  Everyone knows that TT has a great offense, but the defense for Texas Tech has dominated this game.  This should end the Heisman hype for Colt McCoy.

Final Score:

Texas Tech – 39

Texas – 33

This was a great game!  Texas Tech should jump over Alabama to become No. 1. 

yojoe out

USC Over Washington: 56 – 0

The Trojans absolutely dominated Washington.  It is difficulty to even evaluate this game, given the pathetic performance of UW.  SC had its second team in for the entire second half.

It is incedible to hear the anouncers talk about Ty WillinghamC o getting another job.  Is he looking to destroy another program?

yojoe Fight On!