Week 8 Pickin's

So, the best thing in football happened this week, and it was what happened between Patrick and myself. I BEAT Patrick, that's right, I BEAT @reagantman!!! How cool is that! No, while we tied one week, the remaining weeks have been won by him, so I have a little catching up to do, but I've always been a come-from-behind to win kind of a girl. In the words of the slime himself, Rahmbo "Dead Fish" Emanuel, "I won, you lost!". I think Patrick is going to be sorry that he didn't do a bet this week because this just means I have another week to show off that fabulously humiliating picture of him- thanks buddy!!!

So, while riding the tide of momentum, the following are my power picks for Week 8:


HOU at BUF: HOU


CLE at CHI: CHI


SEA at DAL: DAL


STL at DET: DET


SF at IND: IND


MIA at NYJ: NY


NYG at PHI: NYG


DEN at BAL: BAL


JAC at TEN: JAC


OAK at SD: SAN DIEGO!!!Bolts baby!!!


CAR at ARI: ARI


MIN at GNBAY: GNBAY


ATL at NO: NO

I Suck

I had five picks wrong in my football pool for week 7. Rachelle Friberg only had two wrong. We bet a humiliating picture. And since I lost, here is my humiliating picture:

I hope Sarah Palin forgives me for losing the bet.

As for Rachelle, she's toast next week!

Palin's Picks

NFL 2009 Week 8: Head To Head Power Picks

We love trying to pick the outcomes of football games here on Power Picks. But there is another handicapper who has been making picks in some very important political races.

Last week, Sarah Palin endorsed Doug Hoffman for the NY 23rd Congressional District. This week, Palin expressed her support for Chris Christie in NJ and Bob McDonnell in VA in their gubernatorial races.

I'm wondering, if she threw her support behind the Cowboys would they get an 8 point bounce in the spread?

The real close race is Christie - Corzine in NJ. And while Corzine has been playing horribly, Christie is having a tough time advancing the ball against the staunch liberal defense that New Jersey is known for. Palin's facebook note could be the equivalent of a political field goal at the end of the race. But if she actually stumped for him, I bet they could get back to a five point lead easily.

Palin averages a 3 point bounce on statewide races and an 8 point bounce on local races. One wonders, is she the Peyton Manning of the GOP? Can she earn the starting position at QB in 2012? Stay tuned.

WEEK 8 POWER PICKS

Eta Theta Tau Twitter Sorority

Okay college fans, here are some sweeties for you to get to know. The other night on twitter they formed an informal sorority which I dubbed the Eta Theta Tau Twitter Sorority. Look up those Greek letters and see what they stand for.

What makes them so Eta Theta Tau is not only are they easy on the eyes, but they are also intelligent women who are politically active in getting people to come on board with a grassroots movement to get our government back into the hands of the people and to wrestle it away from radicals, liberals and special interests.

The sorority isn't closed; so there may be more updates to add new members as they join the group. I believe true conservativism is the equivalent of an ideological bikini on a woman. I don't want to be completely sexist here, though. We need to recognize intellectual characteristics that are important as well.

Since this site is designed to promote a conservative's view on sports and pop culture, it's only fitting that we showcase the movement's more attractive elements.


(click on pictures to view their twitter sites)

All of these ladies are also supporters of one of the greatest point guards in Wasilla High School history, Sarah Palin. Palin helped her team win the state championship playing with a fractured ankle. Known as "the Barracuda" for her tenacious defense and winning drive, Palin would later go on to become mayor of Wasilla, governor of Alaska and of course our favorite vice presidential candidate of all time.

Of course, I have a very strict litmus test when it comes to choosing who I support in the political arena. While it is important that you are reverent to the ideals and philosophy of the Founding Fathers and Ronald Reagan, you don't get my vote unless you prove the ultimate commitment and the ultimate support of the ultimate team.



The Yankees can now go on to win the World Series after being graced by the presence of the one and only Sarah Palin.

It's Week 7, Not Week 6, Silly

Here we go again!!! It's time for another exciting week of football ahead. I have to admit that last week was REAL tough on
me because not only did I lose-again (something, by the way, I'm not used to doing), but I saw my team the Chargers lose in MNF. Now, while it is only one loss, it's an accumulation of things that makes it hard to watch my team anymore. I will still watch and always be a die-hard fan, but I fear that, until we part ways with our head coach-whom I cringed at when he was hired- we will continue to spiral out of control faster than Dorothy's house did on "The Wizard of Oz," but unlike Dorothy, who longed to be once again surrounded by the familiarity of home, it may make no difference for the NFL's best-dressed team- my Chargers.



I don't want to sound like a depressed cookie, which I never am, but I just had to vent- blame it on the loss and the terrible taste I still have in my mouth. Losing to a division rival is the worst, and losing to the much-hated Broncos is even harder. I gotta look at the bright side, something I always try to do, and just picture Patrick with his picture of his favorite president of all time, President Obama and a note explaining just how awesome a girl I am.... AWWW, I DEFINITELY feel so much better now!!! Thanks, Patrick, for helping me to see the light!!!


Here are my Week 7 Power Picks!!! (And, uh Patrick, you might wanna fix the heading of your picks- Week 6 was so last week... LOL. You wouldn't wanna give Joey B. A run for his money):

IND at STL: IND

MIN at PIT: PIT

NE at TB: NE

SF at HOU: HOU

GNBAY at CLE: GNBAY

SD at KC: SD

NYJ at OAK: NYJ

BUF at CAR: CAR

ATL at DAL: DAL

CHI at CIN: CIN

NO at MIA: NO

ARI at NYG: NYG

PHI at WAS: PHI

NFL 2009 Week 7: Head To Head Power Picks

I'm going to make my picks on Oprah!

Okay, so I'm not going to make my picks on Oprah. I tried to get on the show, but she's got a pretty big line-up already set ahead of me. So, I guess I don't get to talk about Demarcus Ware and the swarming Cowboy defense. Nor do I get to plug my blogs or my twitter account.

Man, I tell you, I get no respect. Here I am, a hard working guy looking to get ahead in life, and I can't get any PR. The boy in the balloon idea is out. That one was used by someone else - and it didn't really work out anyway. I was going to put together a band and go on Fox and Friends, but Lynyrd Skynyrd took my spot.


Forget about the fact that I beat Rachelle Friberg again last week. I know she tries really hard. And she's a good sport. I know she wants to see me in a picture with a picture of Barack Obama. The ultimate humiliation folks: me in a picture with Barack Obama. I'd rather be watching Letterman.

I'm still thinking of what I can have Rachelle do if she loses the bet this week. I'll give it some thought and get back to you.



Meanwhile, Oprah has landed the big one folks. She landed THE 'Cuda! Biggest fish in the talk show sea, baby.

But if you think that's something to talk about, just take a look at these:

Week 7: Head to Head Power Picks

Week 6 Power Picks from a Hometown Girl

You know when you can feel something good is about to happen, and you can just taste it? Well, fellow pigskinners, Week Six is my week!!! Now, I have to admit that my conservative partner in crime, Patrick, is a great pick artist, so I'm feeling the pressure. I feel like it's the bottom of the ninth in a softball game, and my team in down by a run. There's a runner on 2nd and 3rd, and it's up to me to knock my girls in. Just as I'm not afraid of a little liberal hate, I'm not afraid of stepping up to the plate and hitting them in. Sarah Palin is my role model, and if she can stand the heat, then, so can I. So, Patrick, watch out because I'm suited up and ready to fight to win!!! Plus, I REALLY want to are a picture of Patrick with his Obama picture and written shoutout to me! So, football fanatics, here are my week six picks- Read them and weep Pati boy. Just as I'm a hometown girl, this week, it's all about the home teams by and large:



HOU at CIN: CIN


DET at GNBAY: GNBAY


BAL at MIN: BAL


NYG at NO: NO


CLE at PIT: PIT


CAR at TB: TB


KC at WAS: WAS


STL at JAC: JAC


ARI at SEA: SEA


PHI at OAK: PHI


TEN at NE: NE


BUF at NYJ: NYJ


CHI at ATL: ATL


DEN at SD: SD MY BOYS ARE RESTED AND READY TO KICK SOME BRONCO TAIL! EVEN PATRICK PICKED THEM, WHICH MAKES ME SUPER HAPPY!

NFL 2009 Week 6: Head To Head Power Picks

I have beaten Rachelle every week so far, but have yet to win the allusive prize of winning the whole pool outright. It looks like I'm going to need Obama luck this week. If he can win the Nobel Peace Prize, I surely can win the head to head pool outright.



In the SNL skit, Obama wins Powerball on the first try. I can surely use that kind of luck.

Enjoy some classic Foreigner from Fox and Friends

Week 6: Head To Head Power Picks

Week Five Pickin's

Hello, fellow pigskin addicts!!! It's time for another exciting round of football picks from an all-around nice girl next door. So, last week, my buddy ol' pal, Patrick, and I tied with four losses a piece. To top it all off, my dear Chargers lost a heartbreaking game to the evil Steelers. This week, I have a feeling I'm going to hit the gold mine with my picks. I feel this way because Patrick looks like he let his son make his picks for him. Anyway, I'm actually typing this from my dear blackberry because I'm at my family's cabin where we spend every summer. I love the Sierra Nevadas. There's just something about the serenity of the mountains and crisp, calm water. I love fishing, hiking, sailing, swimming and hanging out with friends whom I've grown up with. Yes, I may be a girly-girl when it comes to fashion, but I'm a tom boy at heart too. Anyway, enough about me. I hate to say it, but I have a feeling Patrick is going to be sweating more than Chris Matthew's leg tingles come the end of week five. Sorry, Patrick, but I can't wait to see you holding your beloved picture of the anointed one. Oh, and one more tiny detail- Brett Favre is not the Sarah Palin of football for one simple reason: When Sarah resigned, she resigned. She didn't change her mind and go back to being governor the very next day. When Brett quit (twice), he changed his mind and went back to playing, you guessed it- football. Alas, he was wearing a different jersey each time, but he was still playing. Unlike Sarah, whom I respect and take seriously, Brett has lost all credibility to me as a
Fan. I used to really admire Brett, until he began retiring and un-retiring. Maybe he should take a page from Sarah and move on to bigger and better things. Until he does, he is going to remain the John McCain of football.




Vikings at Rams:
VIKINGS



Raiders at Giants: GIANTS



Buccaneers at Eagles:
EAGLES



Redskins at Panthers: REDSKINS





Bengals at Ravens: RAVENS






Browns at Bills:
BILLS




Steelers at Lions: STEELERS




Cowboys at Chiefs: COWBOYS



Falcons at 49ers:
49ERS



Jaguars at Seahawks: JAGUARS




Patriots at Broncos: PATRIOTS




Texans at Falcons: TEXANS




Colts at Titans: COLTS




Jets at Dolphins: JETS

NFL 2009 Week 5: Head To Head Power Picks

My football picks for the past 4 weeks have been doing for me about as much as what President Obama has been doing for the country: nada, nothing. In reviewing my pool successes since the beginning of the season, two words come to mind: jack and squat.



But unlike the president, I am not afraid of a surge. So this week, it's surge time as I, your humble blogger and all around nice guy to Rachelle Friberg (you're toast this week, baby!), will not falter and will not fail in pursuit of the extra cash I need to go to a Kiss concert and pay off my credit card bill for those Bakugan cards and action figures I bought for my son.

There will be no Kiss concert and I will be paying a jacked up interest rate of 19.9% thanks to that government bailout that keeps my bank afloat long enough to rip me off if I don't come through this time. Broke, country-less and mocked by football fans around the world is no way to go through life. The pressure is on.

The real redistribution of wealth will come to me from all the people at my friend Kirk's job who chipped in for the pool when I nail all of this weeks games.

Why is Rush Limbaugh looking to by the Rams when we could use a little right wing help over in Dallas? If you remember, it was the ultra-conservative Tom Landry and Roger Staubach who led my 'Boys to their first two Super Bowl wins. I really don't feel like waiting until Sarah Palin is president to get our next ring, even if that's only 3 years away. Besides, I got Pittsburgh Steeler fans that actually learned how to count up to 6 now breathing down my neck.

My money is on the rogue for president, but I'm a little concerned about the rogue at quarterback right now. We all know the "stimulus plan" didn't work, but even without Jessica Simpson, ole Tony seems to be in the Bahamas mentally whenever he steps back into the pocket.

But, I think the 'Boys will beat KC anyway. And, I will be sticking with the Vikings this week as well.

Brett Favre is like the Sarah Palin of football. His "resignations" continue to astound pundits who write him off for dead, and the media keeps counting him out. Yet he's as strong as ever. He should have blogged about "life panels" for aging athletes on his facebook page and maybe more people would have listened to him. I, for one, thought he was dead after he played for the Jets, but that was just his Katie Couric moment, an anomoly in an otherwise fantastic career. Apparently Favre really never retired all those times, he just advanced in different directions.

And Rachelle, I can't find an Obama shirt. Apparently the market around the corner that used to sell them may be finding that they're no longer in demand. If they're smart, they'd sell Palin shirts and make a killing. It wouldn't hurt them to go rogue even if their customer base is a bunch of Hurricane Beer swilling Obama lemmings.

So we may have to come up with another bet this week, like me holding up a picture of Obama or standing next to a picture in my office of a newspaper after Obama won the election (we have a lib that does our accounting). I'm still thinking of something Rachelle would have to do if I win. I will update once I figure that out.

Anyway, here's my picks this week:

Week 5 Power Picks

Week Four Football, Baby!!!

Hey, fellow Pig Skinners!!!! Okay, so I lost the bet to Patrick by 1 game- 1 game. Can you believe it? We were all tied up going into MNF, so it came down to the result of the Panthers/Cowboys game. Patrick, here, went with the Cowboys, and I went with the Panthers. It looked good for me for a little while, but the Panthers soon seemed to give up. Since I lost, I had to post a picture of myself wearing a Romo jersey on Twitter. Don't worry, I'm going to post it here too. Patrick was nice enough not to rub it in, but I could tell for a little while that he was scared that he may very well lose to a girl- a trash-talking, football-loving girl at that! Although I lost, I still have the confidence that I will win, and Patrick will be having to pose in a Barack Obama t-shirt very, very soon! (I told him to just tell himself: "yes, I can.")



Last week, we had some surprises, like the Lions actually winning a game. Who saw that coming? Oh, that's right, Patrick. Anyway, on to week 4. Here are my picks:




Ravens at Patriots: Patriots. Many, including Patrick, are picking the Ravens to beat the Pats. BUT, as a San Diego Charger fan, I know all too well how good the Pats are at home. They have Tom Brady, who is always good at the conclusion of a game, and the ravens have little Joey Flacko, who is still developing as a quarterback in the NFL.





Buccaneers at Redskins: Redskins



Titans and Jaguars: Titans
They lost a heart breaker last week, they are due for a win.



Raiders at Texans: Texans



Lions at Bears: Sorry, Detroit, but your winning streak is over.



Bengals at Browns: Bengals. Ocho-Cinco is the bomb!!!! Let him do his little dances and stunts to get the crowd riled up!!!




Seahawks at Colts: Colts




Giants at Chiefs: Giants




Jets at Saints: Saints. I hold a special place in my heart for the Saints as Drew Brees used to quarterback the Chargers. He is a great quarterback and person too. His kind heart as well as the volunteer work he performs around San Diego, where he lives during the off-season, is truly remarkable. Plus, he and L.T. are great friends, and you all know this San Diego girl hearts that guy!!! Reggie Bush is also a guy with San Diego ties. Reggie grew up about 5 miles from me, and our high school's were and still are rivals. Reggie was in high school when I was, so it was always fun to see him play.



Bills at Dolphins: Bills With Chad Pennington out for the season, the Bills should have an easy time with this Dolphins team.




Cowboys at Broncos: Cowboys. Yes, Patrick, I'm picking the Cowboys this week. I have always been a huge Cowboys fan, but am worried they haven't yet found their identity as a team, but the Broncos very beatable. Don't let their 3-0 record scare you. If you look at the teams they have played, the Lions even would have had a chance to win each of those games, which says a lot.



Rams at 49ers: 49ers




Chargers at Steelers: SAN DIEGO SUPER CHARGERS! I gotta stick with my team this week. Although we lost a heartbreaking battle with Big Ben and crew in the playoffs last season, I have no doubt that we are the better team this year. Plus, that long-haired-girly-man Troy Polamalu is injured.


Philip Rivers has been on fire, and we have so many weapons. It's all going to come down to our defense and the air game. With guys like Steven Cooper, Quentin Jammer, and hopefully Shawne Merriman, our defense is a powerful force. Vincent Jackson, Antonio Gates, Malcolm Floyd and Chris Chambers are going to be key to scoring touchdowns!!!! I KNOW my boys can do it!!! And Patrick thinks so too!!!!




Packers at Vickings: Vickings. I would have picked the Packers, but since the Vikings are at home in that loud, crazy dome, the Packers will struggle.





Have a great week 4, everybody!!!!I'm actually going out of town early Sunday morning, so I will be relying on my BB, and friends to keep me updated on all of the action of the day. I'm bummed I won't be able to see my boys beat the Steelers and stomp all over those ugly towels. I'll me listening though!!!! Go, BOLTS, GO!!!