Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Willard's Winners...














Well folks... Willard has gone off the deep end. After crushing defeats to both Vanderbilt and Kentucky in the same season, Willard has moved back out into the woods near Ellaville. My Aunt heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight: "Apocalypse is comin', head for the hills!" My Aunt said that Willard would be back soon though. She explained that he only took 2 jars of pickled eggs with him, and that wouldn't last him long.

Since Willard is on hiatus, I will be filling in the rest of the season. I hope that I will be able to fill those big (but nasty) shoes. So here we go!

Louisville v. Rutgers: The high flying Cardinal attack will wing its way into Jersey looking to leave a stain on the Scarlett Knights' perfect record. The Templars will defend the State College of New Jersey valiantly, but castle will fall. Willard's Winner... Louisville

Cincinatti v. West Virginia: The might Bearcats of Cincy will attempt to scale mountains of Morgantown. The Mountaineers know that mountain well, and will train their high powered rifles, and there will be Bearcat pelts decorating the Mountaineer lodge. Willard's Winner... West Virginia

South Carolina v. Florida: The Ole' Ball coach will lead his chickens down to the Swamp looking for a little Gator tail snack. The Coach's hens are sort of wiry and tough this year, but will be no match for the Gator chomp. Willard' Winner... Florida

Miami v. Maryland: The blustery windbags from South Florida will gust their way into College Park this Saturday hoping to topple Coach Friedgens' Tortoises. The Canes are looking to get back a little of their wind, but will find that the Terrible Terrapins can weather their bluster. Willard's Winners... Beware of the Terrapins...Maryland!

Nebraska v. Texas A&M: I have heard that the Aggies have a dog named Reveille. That is what I will need to wake me up from this bore of a game... Willard's Winner...anybody who does not have to watch this game!

Notre Dame v. Air Force: The Golden Domers from South Bend will make the pilgrimage to Colorado to shoot down the fighting Falcons of The U.S. Air Force Academy. I don't have anything quippy to say, but the Catholics had better be prayed up for this one. Willard's Winner... In a nail-biter... Notre Dame.

TCU v. New Mexico: The Lobos of New Mexico will be looking to defend their den against the Horned Frogs of TCU this weekend. The Horned Frogs will bring their potent offensive poison, and vitiate the wolves. Willard's Winner... TCU
(Sorry Dennis, but your wolves just can't hack it. Hey, at least you are cleaner than the Old Mexico!)

Bama v. LSU: Yeah, as if Bama has a chance. I won't even waste my creative juices on this one. Willard's Winner... LSU!

Wake Forest v. Florida State: The Demon Deacons of Wake Forest have shown themselves to be as mean as the most cantankerous set of their Baptist namesakes. Pastor Bowdon and his Native American flock will attempt to keep the congregation together, but the upstart Elders will split that Seminole Sanctuary. Willard's Winner...Wake Forest.

Georgia v. Auburn. Coach Richt's bumbling Bulldog band will stumble into the Prettiest Little Village on the Plain this week looking to knock off the Tubberville's Terrific Tigers. The War Eagle attack has been strong, and will fly over the Bulldog ground game. The 5th ranked Tigers will pounce, claw, and scratch all over those Bulldogs. But in the immortal words of Lewis Grizzard: THAT DAWG WILL BITE YOU! Willard's Winner... Georgia!

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Wicked Mad Props To My Peeps...















Hey guys, thanks for helping me celebrate. I had a great time hanging out with you guys, even if the Hokies didn't win.















Ladies, thanks for the cake, presents, and presence. Thanks for helping make my Birthday great.

Monday, October 09, 2006

Willard's Winners Week 7...

Well gang, I am sorry for leaving you hanging out in the wind with no prognostications. I was at home, having so much fun that I simply couldn't break away to call Willard.

Willard is once again depressed over Georgia's loss to Tennessee this weekend. A few minutes after the loss, I composed myself, and called Willard's best buddy Ray Earl to offer Willard some comfort, and to keep him from doing something drastic. Luckily Ray Earl got to Willard's house just before Willard made it to the truck with his spray paint. Oh, the mess he would have made.

Willard's Winners for Week 7 are...

Virginia Tech v. Boston College: The Hokie Birds of Blacksburgh will invade Beantown this Thursday. Coach Beamer's Boys have had a tough season, and will find
Boston inhospitable. The Beantown Birds will take aim at the Mountain Turkeys, but their aim will be slightly off. Willard's Winner... Virginia Tech


Minnesota v. Wisconsin: Willard tried hard to take this game seriously. He realizes that there are people who really like these two teams, and there are some that think this is real football. Willard finally broke down and declared his winner. Willard's Winner... Whoever does not have to watch this game!

Ole Miss v. Alabama: The Rebels of Oxford will hop on I-20 and head East to the wide spot in the road called Tuscaloosa looking to fill their bellies on Elephant stew. Coach Orgeron's sharpshooters will take aim, but will find Shula's Crimson Pachyderms tough to bring down. Willard's Winner...Alabama

Michigan v. Penn St.: Coach Carr's Wolverines will scamper into Happy Valley looking for an easy victory. They will find out that the Nittany Lions still have a bit of a bite, but Willard says that the Wolverines will still hear Hail to the Victors after the final gun. Willard's Winner... Michigan.

Maryland v. Virginia: The Turtles will meander into Charlottesville for a tangle with the Queen's guardians. Willard said that though the rest of the world may not think much of either of these teams, this should be a great game to watch. Willard's Winner... Beware of the Turtles...Maryland.

Florida v. Auburn: In the words of Keith Jackson...WHOA NELLIE! This one should be a Donnybrook! Coach Urban Mayer will lead his lizards to the "prettiest little village on the plain" to take on Coach Tuberville's War Eagles. After last weeks debacle, Tuberville's Tigers will be fightin'mad and ready to defend their home. The Auburn Tigers will slash and gnaw on the Thunder lizard's tails, and send them back to their primordial ooze depressed. Willard's Winner... Auburn.
(Aside...This is a little depressing. You see because Auburn will beat Florida this weekend, then no team from the SEC will play for a National Championship. However, USC, who plays 2 ranked teams a year will play in their 3rd in 3 years. Please oh please, somebody convince the NCAA to go to a playoff!)

Vanderbuilt v. Georgia: The Commodores will sail up the Oconee River looking to sink the Bulldog faithfull. Joe T III and the rest of the Dawgs will be guarding the Junkyard, and will take a Bulldog bite out of Vandy. Willard's Winner... Georgia.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

My trip home...



I had a great trip home this past week. I got some rest, read some, forgot about school and work, and got to see this guy. My nephew has been studying Tae Kwon Do for about a year now. He is the smallest guy in the class, but has a lot of fight in him. His small stature has caused a few problems for him. The kids in the class start out far apart, but because Patrick doesn't cover as much area sometimes the other kids crowd him on the mat. Once, Patrick unknowingly got crowded, and on a roundhouse kick, kicked the snot out of another kid. Hilarious for the parents watching, not so for the kid that got kicked!





Patrick and I hung out like the bestest buddies that we are. We watched Teen Titans, Scooby Doo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, all the best cartoons.




My birthday is coming up this week, so my sister baked me a cake. She rocks! This is/was my tasty and beautiful University of Georgia Cake! Patrick even helped with the icing.

Possibly the best commercial ever...






Yes!!!!

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Willard's Winners Week 5...














Well, you all know about Willard's outburst last week concerning the lack of quality college football games. Well, Earl; Willard's huntin' buddy put together a special event to calm Willard down. Earl put together his county wide famous "MUD FLOPPIN'." For those of you not acquainted with mud floppin' let me explain. First someone digs a pit. You then fill it with water and let it sit for a day or two. Then you let the kids go play in the water, stirring up the mud. Then you gather everybody together, eat some BBQ, and then everybody Flops on in. They have all kinds of prizes for "Best Swan Dive", "Best Cannon Ball", and everyone's favorite, "Best Belly Flop." Willard just loves the Mud Floppin' and it cheered his spirits right up.

So without further adieu (Willard, that means no more waitin')here are Willard's Winners:

BYU v. TCU= The Mormon Cougars are looking to travel to Fort Worth looking for a tasty dish of roasted reptile. Coach Gary Patterson's horny toads will prove themselves to be a tough meal for the Cougars to swallow. It looks like somebody had better be baptised for those BYU boys. Willard's Winner... TCU

Auburn v. South Carolina= Tubberville's Tigers will prance into the Gamecock's ring this Saturday. The Ole' Ball Coach will have his his kickin' chicken's spurs sharp, but just like Little Jerry Seinfeld, SC is no match for Auburn's Feline Frenzy. Willard's Winner... Auburn

Tennessee v. Memphis= The battle for Tennesse will take place near the muddy waters of the Mississipi this year. The Tigers of Memphis will scratch and claw at Fulmer's hounds but in the end the Vols will drag the title of Tennessee's Best Team back to Good Ole' Rocky Top. Willard' Winner... Tennessee

Wisconsin v. Indiana= The slow ground and pound attack of Wisconsin will bore everyone to death before Indiana has the chance to turn the ball over the 2nd time. Willard's Winner... Whoever does not have to watch this game!

Alabama v. Florida= Coach Shula's Crimson Pachyderms will lumber into the Swamp after their crushing defeat at the hands of the Razorbacks last week. Though they will be fighting for their bowl lives, the Gators will eat that Elephant one bite at the time. Willard's Winner... (and oh how he hates to say it) Florida

The Georgia Institute of Technology v. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University= Willard said: "Dang, after having to write all that down, I don't have nuthin' to say. Willard's Winner... Virginia Tech

Louisiana Tech v. Clemson= Willard's Winner in a rout... Clemson

Ohio St. v. Iowa= The Hawkeyes of Iowa will set their keen vision on knocking off the #1 Buckeyes in their home stadium. But the Hawkeyes will find the Tressel's Buckeye Trees an inhospitable place to light. Willard's Winner, in the Donnybrook Game of the Week... Ohio State

Pudue v. Notre Dame= The Altar-boys of South Bend somehow pulled one out of their golden domes last week, but will find the Boilermakers a little easier to convert. Willard's Winner... Notre Dame

The University of Georgia v. Ole Miss= Coach Richt's Bulldogs will march into Oxford this Saturday. Ole Colonel Sanders will try to rally the troops to fight off the Junk Yard Dawgs. But the only time we will hear the Rebel Yell is when UGA VI bites the Rebs on the tail. Willard's Winner... GEORGIA!

P.S. If you are wondering what happened to my Dad, wonder no more. He is vacationing in his Summer Home, and could not be reached. (By that I mean that my Grandmother's lawn needed to be mowed, the last of the tomatoes and beans picked, and the turnips had to be planted.)

Capt. J. A. Filos...



Hey guys, the segment above is from a show on the History Channel called Mail Call. It talks about all kinds of weapons, old and new. The Captain speaking to the host about the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle is a friend of mine from High School and College. We used to call Jason the "Hispanic Causing Panic." With this machine he really is causing panic, in our enemies!

Friday, September 22, 2006

Willard's Winners Week 4....














Well, Willard is trying to learn how to use, what he calls; the "inner net." He bought a computer, and has been trying to email me his picks for this week. He said that he didn't understand why I haven't been getting the "e-males" he has been sending. However, the one email that I did receive had a picture of his opening screen. (see pic above) This might be the problem with Willard's emails.

Well, since Willard could not email his picks, I called him. Willard was quite upset with this weeks schedule. He ranted for about 15 minutes. About the only words I could really understand were: "WILLARD'S WINNER, WILLARD'S WINNER...I'LL TELL YOU WHO WILLARD'S WINNERS ARE...EVERYBODY WHO DOES NOT HAVE TO WATCH COLLEGE FOOTBALL THIS WEEKEND...THERE AIN'T ONE.... (I can't finish the rest of the sentence)

So there you have it folks, Willard's Winners for this week are those of you smart enough to rent a movie on the cruddiest weekend of college football ever!

Don't worry folks, Willard will be back next week with his prognostications.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Willard's Winners, Week 3...











Willard and Charles squared off against each other in their prognostications last week, with Willard coming out on top. Well, they both took a smart pill this week, and scribbled out their picks for this weeks winners. Both "gentlemen" are extremely excited about this weekend of important games.

Here we go!

Iowa St. v. Iowa: Willard's Winner & Charles' Champ... Anybody who does not have to watch this game!

Arkansas v. Vandy: Charles and Willard broke out the squirrel rifles and threatened each others' lives over this one. Charles chose Arkansas, Willard chose Vandy. There is a jar of pickled pigs feet riding on this one!

Clemson v. Florida St: Charles said that the "Cheatah's" from Carolina are going to be roaring mad about last weeks loss, so they will come out scratching and clawing, and biting their way around the Bowdon Bayou. But those sneaky Seminoles' spears will find their mark in the kitty cats hearts. Willard's Winner... Florida St.

Nebraska v. USC: The Cornhuskers will roll into Troy looking to shuck Pete Carroll's horse down to the cob. They will soon find out that there is still a lot of fight in the hoplites from the Peloponeses. Charles Champ... USC

Troy v. Georgia Tech: Since Willard used up all his references to the Trojans in the previous prognostication, he'll just say: Willard's Winner...Georgia Tech (P.S. Charles agreed)

Miami v. Louisville: Last week, the Cardinals of Kentucky flew fast and straight even without their lead bird. But this weekend they will fly into a gale, the likes of which they have never seen. Willard's Winner/Charles' Champ... Miami

Oklahoma v. Oregon: Bob Stoops' Boomer Schooner will ramble on up to Portland this weekend, looking to get the jump on the Ducks. They will find the ground between the mountains and the see tough to navigate, but Stoops' boys will eventually find touchdown sod for bustin'. Willard's Winner/Charles' Champion... Oklahoma

Michigan v. Notre Dame: Willard wanted me to tell all the other pigskin pupils out there that this was a tough game to judge. He said that the Wolverines were a tough group this year. He also noted how Notre Dame was playing this one at home. Willard said that after much studying, and an extra smart pill or two he came to the conclusion... Willard's Winner... Notre Dame (By the way, Charles said it was a no brainer...Notre Dame)

Florida v. Tennessee: Oh what a wonderful game this will be! Urban Meyer and his swamp lizzards will crawl their way up to the Rockytop of Neyland Stadium. The lizzards will attack in their new, wacky formation; but Fullmer's riflemen will drop them short. There will be rejoicing and aligator boots and belts for everybody! Willard's Winner/Charles' Champion...TENNESEE

LSU v. Auburn: This one is the Donnybrook Game of the Week! Folks, if you don't get to watch any other game this year, don't miss this one! The Bayou Bengals will be stalking their way to the "Prettiest little town on the Plain" looking to eat a little Eagle. (or is it a tiger, I don't know, heck they don't know either!) Anyway, the Bengals will claw and scratch the Eagles near unto death, but will find the Eagles a tough bird to swallow. Charles' Champ/Willard's Winner... In a close one... Auburn! (War Eagle fly down the field, ever to conquer, never to yield...)

And last, but certainly not least!

UAB v. UGA: The Blazers of Birmingham will try to chargrill a little Bulldog "Between the Hedges" this weekend. Matt Stafford and the Junk Yard Dawg Defense, thanks to UGA VI; just happen to know where there is a fire hydrant big enough to put out the Blazer's fire. Charles' Champ/ Willard's Winner...Georgia!

Friday, September 08, 2006

What is wrong????

I have not been able to connect to my blog for the last three days. This is a test post to see if this will solve my viewing problems.