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November 28, 2000

Big update day, obviously. Here, somewhat belatedly, is the last BigFlax.com Top 20 College Football Poll of the regular season. Coming next week: the BigFlax.com College Bowl Challenge, where six (right now) of us put up our picks for the 25 bowls that take place from December 20, 2000 to January 3, 2001.

November 28, 2000

I saw on ESPN.com today that the Yankees are going after Mike Mussina. I don't want to get off on a rant here, but the Yankees...

November 28, 2000

Yesterday's Dennis Miller reference notwithstanding, Week 14 NFL Predictions are up.

November 27, 2000

I don't want to get off on a rant here, but the BCS...

November 24, 2000

A new movie review is up: Unbreakable.

November 22, 2000

Well, after a completely ridiculous trip, I'm finally home. Let's recap: my plane was supposed to leave at 5:14 CST. I got to the airport around 3:30 and found it was delayed because it had yet to come in from Cleveland. It finally came in around seven and we were on the runway at about 7:30. The pilot starts revving up the engine, and then comes on and says he hears something he doesn't like. We go back to the gate and the mechanics start to check it out.
Three hours later, the flight is cancelled. We get a free stay in the Ramada, but I had to get up at 4:15 because the flight was at 6:45. But finally I got on the plane and got back here around quarter to ten EST. So finally I'm back in Jersey.

In totally unrelated news, Week 13 NFL Predictions are up.

November 19, 2000

The latest BigFlax.com Top 20 College Football Poll is up. Once again, it's somewhat unrealistic, but that's what I get for asking my suitemates to make the poll. The final poll will be released next week - after that, look for bowl predictions from the same people who make up the voters in the poll (hopefully I can convince a few others to get down on that as well).

November 15, 2000

An update of my Bottom 15 movies is up, with explanations for why I hate these movies and witty comments on what else you can watch if you like that kind of crap.

November 14, 2000

Week 12 NFL Predictions are up after by far my worst week yet.

November 13, 2000

The new BigFlax.com College Football Top 20 poll is out, and it's gotten a little silly.

November 12, 2000

Yesterday was the NAQT Sectionals at the University of Wisconsin in Madison. This was the first tournament I'd competed in as a college student, but it was just NAQT format, so I had four years of experience anyway in playing that style, unlike the other freshmen on the team.
We took four teams, two in Division I and two in Division II (I'm not clear on the exact difference between the divisions, but I do know that once you've played in nationals you can't play in Div II anymore). I was on Northwestern D, which was just three freshmen. So I'd say that our 9-3 record in the prelims was pretty impressive. That put us in second and in the top playoff bracket, where we couldn't finish any lower than fourth. Which is what we did, by losing all three of our playoff games, which was kind of embarrassing. But all in all I'd say we had a good day. Scores below.

    Round One: Wisconsin A 175, Northwestern D 125
    Round Two: Northwestern D 135, Wisconsin B 105
    Round Three: Northwestern D 225, Chicago D 100
    Round Four: Northwestern D 105, Carleton B 20
    Round Five: Northwestern D 225, Iowa State C 15
    Round Six: Northwestern D 110, Minnesota B 95
    Round Seven: Northwestern D 95, Northwestern C 50
    Round Eight: Northwestern D 160, St. Olaf 95
    Round Nine: Iowa C 225, Northwestern D 115
    Round Ten: BYE
    Round Eleven: Chicago C 185, Northwestern D 130
    Round Twelve: Northwestern D 260, Iowa State B 115
    Round Thirteen: Northwestern D 105, Washington U B 100

    Placement Round One: #3 Northwestern C 240, #2 Northwestern D 100
    Placement Round Two: #4 Wisconsin A 150, #2 Northwestern D 100
    Placement Round Three: #1 Chicago C 220, #2 Northwestern D 80

November 8, 2000

Week 11 NFL Predictions are up.

November 7, 2000

The AP does it with writers. ESPN/USA Today does it with coaches. But for the BigFlax.com Top 20 College Football Poll, I use Northwestern students. For the inaugural Top 20 Poll for the week of Monday, November 6, click here.

November 6, 2000

   Well, after a rather agonizing experience, my internet is back up. This allows me to tell of the things that I would have from Sunday.
     The IM football team's season is over after we lost 20-14 to Beta Theta Pi. It was a close game, but we really got screwed by the officials. We got nailed for a lot of penalties for illegal contact (try incidental), though there were other times where more contact was made and it wasn't called, not that Beta didn't bitch to the referees constantly in an attempt to get it called (guess no one took physics; it's called momentum).
    Right at the end of the game, we had just thrown an INT but Beta was pinned on the one-inch line. The QB was pressured in the end zone and threw the ball away. The refs called him for intentional grounding, giving us a safety and the ball back, but then a few seconds later they reversed the call, leaving us with much less time when we finally did get the ball back, and a couple of Hail Marys turned up nothing. Then, as if to reinforce the asshole manner in which they'd been behaving all game, Beta picked John off in the end zone as time expired - meaning the game was over - and the guy attempted to run it back. Fortunately John took his flag, but if I were him I think I would have lowered my shoulder. What are they going to do, call 15 yards?

It's really windy today.

November 5, 2000

Oh my God!!! A new movie review!!! It's only been, what, two months? Well, here it is, the review for The Legend of Bagger Vance.

November 1, 2000

Welcome to the latest update of "Movies to See." Last time, I went solely on what seemed like interesting plots or casts. This time I'm operating directly off trailers I've seen at www.movie-list.com. This makes the list much smaller, but also much more accurate. Click on the name to go to the Movie List trailer page.

    In alphabetical order:
        Antitrust (December 25): I know I said before it looked like it would suck. And it still looks pretty formulaic - but at the same time it also looks kind of cool. I'm definitely going to see it.
        Cast Away (December 22): The trailer doesn't give much information, but it's Hanks and Zemeckis, which is tough to ruin. In any event I'm sure it'll at least be decent.
        Finding Forrester (December 6): One of the best trailers I've ever seen. If the movie is half as good, it'll be phenomenal. An original premise as far as I can remember, and Connery looks as if he's going to turn in a great performance.
The Legend of Bagger Vance (Friday): Come on. Will Smith and Matt Damon in a Robert Redford film - about golf? How could this possibly be bad?
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (December 22): Not only is it the Coen Brothers' latest, but it's a reworking of the Odyssey set in the 1920s. Can you pass up the chance to see what that's like?
        Unbreakable (November 22): Okay, the trailer is a bit campy, and Sam Jackson looks really stupid with that hair, but you have to at least see this one just because of who it is.
        What Women Want (December 15): Looks pretty funny... has the potential to trip and fall all over itself, though.

And that's it for now. I don't feel like getting into the movies to avoid because it's late.

November 1, 2000

Week Ten NFL Predictions are up.

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