Willard' s Bowl Predictions...

Well, Willard and I met up at my Aunt's house over Christmas. Willard gave me a jar full of his county-wide famous smoked, pickled eggs, and I gave him a toothbrush. (The one I gave him last year was near to the nub, and only had a few bristles left. That's alright because Willard only has a few of his own teeth left.) We had a wonderful time celebrating the birth of our Savior together. And as you know, no meeting between the two of us is complete unless we talk a little college football. Willard and I talked about how we both hate all these minor bowls, and how we wish we could get rid of them. I mean really, who wants to see Akron and Toledo play? After we commiserated for a while, we got down to the business of Prognosticatin'. Willard made me write down his list of Bowl winners and seal it in a Mason Jar, so that everyone would know how many games he picked right, and that he didn't change his choices part way through the bowl season. I will have to call Willard on Jan. 5th to tell him where I burried the jar.

Well, enough has been said about Christmas, here are Willard's Winners for the Bowl season:

Capital One Bowl: Wisconsin v. Auburn= Willard's Winner, in a blowout; Auburn

Gator Bowl: Louisville v. Virginia Tech= Though his new second favorite team has had a few tough games lately, Willard says that the Hokie Birds will squawk a little louder than the Cardinals. Willard's Winner; Virginia Tech.

Outback Bowl: Iowa v. Florida= Willard's Winner; Florida

Cotton Bowl: Alabama v. Texas Tech= The Boys from Bama will invade the Lone Star State looking to rumble over the Cowboys from the Caprock. The Red Raiders will fun and gun up and down the field, but the Crimson Pachyderms will stomp them flat. Willard's Winner; Alabama

Peach Bowl: Folks, I want to be real honest with you here. This is the best bowl game of the year every year, and this year will be no exception. Miami v. LSU= Willard's Winner; Miami

Music City Bowl: Minnesota v. Virginia= Willard's Winner; Minnesota

Holiday Bowl: Oregon v. Oklahoma= Willard's Winner; Oregon

Emerald Bowl: Georgia Tech v. Utah= Willard's Winner; Whoever does not have to watch this game

Alamo Bowl: Michigan v. Nebraska= Willard's Winner; in a blowout, Michigan

MPC Computers Bowl: Boise State v. Boston College= Willard's Winner; Boston College

Fiesta Bowl: Notre Dame v. Ohio St.= The Buckeyes are a tough nut to crack, but the Fightin' Irish are planning on bringing their big sheleighleigh to pop the nuts from Ohio St. Willard's Winner; In the DonnyBrook game of the Bowl Season...Notre Dame

Orange Bowl: Florida State v. Penn State= The folks from Happy Valley are extremely happy to be in Florida for the Winter, but the Seminoles will rain on Joe Pa's Parade. Willard's Winner; Florida St.

Sugar Bowl: West Virginia v. THE Universty of Georgia=Willard cried when he thought about our Beloved Bulldogs once again playing in the sweetest bowl of them all. But Willard got himself composed, and laid this one out for me to give to you. The Mountaineers of West Virginia will bring their long rifles and try to sharpshoot themselves a Bulldog or two. But let me tell you, "That DAWG will bite you!" Willard's Winner, and Sugar Bowl Champeeens agin'; Georgia!

Rose Bowl: USC v. Texas= The national championship game will roll through the Rose Bowl this year, and it will pit the two best teams in the nation against each other. The Bovines of Texas will try to gore their long horns deep into the Trojan flesh, but coach Carroll's armored assassins will be too quick, too powerful, and have too many swords in the arsenal! Willard's Winner, and National Champions; in a good game; USC

An Oldie but a Goodie...

Well, an old joke, but a good joke has resurfaced at ol' Fort Worth Hall. A few years ago, someone found these fliers at the Doctor's office and decided to post one on my door. Tonight I came home to find another one posted on my door again. It was as funny this time as it was the first.

Don't worry gang, I got the culprit back. As you read this post, the culprit has a copy of this sign plastered to his door with a note explaining that this would be the last time I filled out one of these forms for him. I also explained that he is a big boy now, capable of filling out his own forms, and able to stop wee-weeing in the bed! (tdwjr)

The Prayer Chair...

Hello all,

Well, I am a little bored, and somebody reminded me of one of my favorite things in all of the world, so I thought I would blog about it. You see this is the Prayer Chair. It is a wonderful chair, comfy, broken in (way broken in considering I am about the 43rd owner of said chair.), just the right size, etc. I love it.

Not only is the Prayer Chair comfortable, but it is where I do most of my praying. I sit in the chair, and talk to the Lord. The chair is special to me because of that as well.

My friends make fun of the Prayer Chair because it is so old, and honestly rickety. They also accuse me of sleeping in the prayer chair instead of praying. Blasphemers they are! They also have defamed the Prayer Chair at times. (You know who you are, NL, and shame on you!)

But even though my friends make fun of my Prayer Chair, and defame it; I love it, and will keep it until May when I move out. Then I will pass it on to a worthy individual, as it was passed on to me.

A profound moment...

Well folks the genius of college football prognosticators has done it again. Lee Corso is known for his exciting commentary on the games of the day. He was a coach for 2o+ years, and knows a little bit about the game. (emphasis on little bit) But his real attraction is his energy. Corso always keeps College Game Day lively. But once again he is not the sharpest pencil in the bunch.

This leads me to one of Corso's most profound moments. This morning, I was watching College Game Day, and with my own ears heard Corso say: "The only way UCLA can beat USC is to out-score them." Whoa! did everybody catch that? Lee Corso just said that the only way to win a College Football game was to score more points than the other team! What, has he got a team of Monkees working as his writers. Way to go Captain Obvious!

Willard's Winners...

Willard called today, with this weeks batch of Winners. This is of course champioship weekend, and though there are not as many games, the ones we do get to see are going to be good ones.

West Virginia v. South Florida= Willard's Winner, and Big East Champ- West Virginia

Virginia Tech v. Florida St.= Coach Bowden's warriors want to spear Beamer's Super Gobblers.
But the Hokie Birds will be a little to wiley for the Noles. Willard's Winner, and ACC Champs- Virginia Tech

Texas v. Colorado= The Horns are still stinging over a couple of years ago and their debilitating loss to Colorado, which knocked them out of the championship game. Could Colorado play spoiler again..... Heck no! Willard's Winner-Texas

UCLA v. USC= Orange County will be known for more than stupid dramas this weekend. This might well be the best game of the day. UCLA has the highest rated passer in all of college football this year. They also have a good running back that could rumble past the Trojan defenses. Can the UCLA Bruins sneak past the Trojans of USC? Oh yes! Willards Winner, and he is going crazy here folks, UCLA.

Navy v. Army= The Corp of Cadets are loading their rifles and taking aim at the Midshipmen's fleet. They will do their best to sink the Annapolis Armada, but in the end, the big guns from the sea will blast out the Corp. Willard's Winner- Go Navy Beat Army!, NAVY

Georgia v. LSU= The Bayou Bengals will invade Atlanta looking to cook up a little Bulldog Gumbo. The Dawgs will scratch and bite skin for skin with the Bengals. This one proves will prove to be a great game. Willard's Winner- in the Donnybrook Game of the Week, Georgia.

Now, Willard has stayed out of all the Heisman talk, but now feels ready to chime in with his pick for the best college football player of the year. Willard thinks this is a real no brainer, it has to be a Trojan. Not because they are the best team per say, but because they do have the three best talents in college football. Matt Leinert, is a great quarterback. Lindale White, is the best running back in the nation. Reggie Bush is the second best back, but the best return man, and the best receiving back in the nation. So who do you pick? Willard says it is not that big a question. Willard says that Leinart can throw the ball, because White and Bush keep defenses honest, not just bull rushing him all the time. White can run because Leinart and Bush make him look good. But Reggie Bush makes both White and Leinart look like champs. He always gives USC great field position on kickoffs and punts. He runs with power like a mack truck running downhill. He makes impossible catches, and always adds yards after the catch. Willard's winner of the Heisman Trophy, Reggie Bush.