Tuesday, August 18, 2015

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

*****  THE FIRST IS THE BEST 

THE FIRST WEEK OF FOOTBALL IS THE BEST WEEK OF FOOTBALL .

WHY ?

BECAUSE EVERYONE IS UNDEFEATED , NO ONE HAS LOST A GAME 

ALL HOPES ARE HIGH AND ALIVE . NO DREAMS HAVE DIED . 

ALL PLAYERS ,COACHES & FANS STILL BELIEVE THAT THIS IS OUR YEAR .

OH! IT IS A WONDERFUL TIME !!!  BUT IT COMES TO AN END FRIDAY NIGHT - NIGHT OF THE FIRST GAME . 

AFTER THE OPENING DATE  HOPES ARE DASHED , DREAMS HAVE ENDED, AND ONE HALF THE TEAMS ARE LOSERS.  TRUE FOR HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE ,& PRO .

SO ENJOY , ENJOY THE OPENING WEEK OF FOOTBALL SEASON. IT WILL NEVER BE BETTER & IT IS OVER SO SOON . 

***** IS THIS THE BEST WE CAN DO ? 

I AM NOT A DEMOCRAT NOR REPUBLICAN . 

BUT I AM VERY DISTURBED  IF THESE CANDIDATES ARE THE BEST WE HAVE . 

AT THIS TIME THE FRONTRUNNERS ARE HILLARY CLINTON & DONALD TRUMP .

SAY IT AINT SO JOE .          GIVE ME A BREAK ! 

HIL-LIE-REE CLINTON IS THE MOST UNTRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO EVER SEEK THE OVAL OFFICE .

SHE IS A POWER-DRUNK, DISHONEST, PERSON WHO IS A COMPLETE STRANGER TO THE TRUTH . 

LORD HELP US IF SHE IS OUR PRESIDENT . WE WILL NEED IT .

DONALD "DUMP" TRUMP IS NOT IN THE SAME UNIVERSE AS WE ARE .

TRUMP IS A RICH MAN WHO IS A REALITY TV STAR WHO LIVES IN A FANTASY WORLD . 

TELL THE TRUTH - WOULD YOU FEEL SAFE IN A WORLD WITH DUMP CALLING THE SHOTS .

TRUMP IS ALREADY PLANNING A THIRD PARTY RUN IF THE REPUBLICANS DON'T CHOOSE HIM . 

HIL-LIE-REE AND DUMP ARE IN THIS TOGETHER . THEY KNOW THAT EVEN IF THE REPUBLICANS CAN FIND A CANDIDATE THAT IS NOT A CLOWN, THAT A THIRD PARTY WOULD DRAIN VOTES FROM CLINTON'S  OPPONENT 

WHAT HAS HIL-LIE-REE PROMISED DUMP IN THIS DEAL ? 

SECRETARY OF STATE ? 

WHAT A REVOLTING SICK JOKE THESE TWO ARE ! 

I HOPE AND PRAY WE CAN DO BETTER .

 ******   LOVE Y'ALL CATCH YOU LATER 

Monday, August 10, 2015

JUST BEEN THINKING

***  WHO IS THE BETTER COACH ? 

NICK SABAN  OR URBAN MEYER  ? 

BOTH HAVE WON NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AT TWO SCHOOLS .

MEYER AT FLORIDA & OHIO STATE 

SABAN  AT LSU & ALABAMA 

SABAN HAS WON 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE MEYER HAS WON 3 .

OVERALL NICK HAS WON 75% OF HIS GAMES AND IS 9 - 1 IN CONFERENCE OR NATIONAL TITLE GAMES . SABAN'S BOWL RECORD IS 8 - 8 

MEYER HAS WON 85% OF HIS GAMES AND IS 8 - 2 IN BOWL GAMES .

SABAN HAS WON BIG AT TWO OF HIS FOUR COACHING GIGS  .

MEYER HAS WON BIG AT ALL FOUR OF HIS COACHING STOPS . 

 NICK IS 63  URBAN IS 51 

 FROM WHAT I KNOW BOTH ARE REALLY BIG TIME TURDS . 

WHO IS THE BETTER ? YOU TELL ME !

***   TALKING A LITTLE FOOTBALL 

YOU GO TO A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME  , THERE IS A 90 % CHANCE YOU WILL BE WATCHING A SHOTGUN SPREAD OFFENSE . 

HIGH SCHOOL COACHES MUST BELIEVE IT IS A RULE THAT YOU MUST RUN THE SHOTGUN SPREAD . 

THE SPREAD IS GREAT IF YOU HAVE TYPE OF PLAYERS NECESSARY FOR THE OFFENSE . 

UNLESS YOU HAVE A DUAL THREAT QB AND RECEIVERS WHO CAN BEAT ONE ON ONE COVERAGE, YOU BETTER BE DOING SOMETHING ELSE.

TRY A WISHBONE WITH TWO SPLIT ENDS .

ALL YOU NEED IS A GOOD -RUNNING QB .      

YOU CAN BE MORE CONSISTENT , & WORK THE CLOCK &CONTROL FIELD POSITION . 

YOU ALSO FORCE THE DEFENSE TO PLAY ASSIGNMENT FOOTBALL . YOU CAN GET THE MATCH-UPS THAT BEST WORK FOR YOU . 

BUM PHILLIPS ONCE TOLD ME " DO WHAT YOUR PLAYERS CAN DO" 

***   BLACK LIVES MATTER     WHITE LIVES MATTERS 

WHAT ALSO MATTERS IS -  DON'T DO THINGS THAT CAUSE RUN-INS WITH THE LAW ! 

*** SO LONG FROM ME AND MY FRIEND BILLY CLYDE .

Tuesday, August 4, 2015

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

***   43 YEARS AGO I MARRIED CHILI- PEPPER . OTHER THAN HEARING THE CALL OF JESUS, THE DECISION TO MARRY CHILI PEPPER HAS BEEN THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME .

 THROUGH 43 YEARS OF LIFE ,BOTH SUNNY DAYS AND STORMY TIMES SHE HAS BEEN THE ANCHOR OF MY LIFE.

DURING OUR TIME WE LIVED IN 3 STATES ,BOUGHT & SOLD 4 HOUSES , NUMEROUS CARS , RAISED A WONDERFUL SON ALL WITH LITTLE HELP FROM ME . 

JESUS PAID IT ALL  - CHILI PEPPER DID IT ALL . 

SHE FILLED THE DIFFICULT ROLE OF A COACH'S WIFE ,MAKING A HOME IN 12 DIFFERENT HOUSES  TEN IN THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS . 

CHILI PEPPER WAS ALWAYS A ROCK IN TIMES OF STRESS.

THE LORD WALKED US THROUGH FOUR MAJOR MEDICAL EVENTS . THREE FOR ME ,ONE FOR CHILI  PEPPER . 

DURING THOSE LONG HOSPITAL STAYS , SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE . 

DURING 43 YEARS SHE HAS BEEN THE BEST PARTNER ANYONE COULD HAVE .

EVERYTHING WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED CHILI PEPPER GETS ALL CREDIT .

FOR 43 YEARS IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE 

I HOPE WE HAVE MORE YEARS TOGETHER .

THANK YOU CHILI PEPPER !  

Monday, July 27, 2015

ALLYOU NEED TO KNOW

*** HERE AS PROMISED ARE THE OVER/UNDERS  FOR THE SEC -WEST .

ALL TOTALS HAVE A HOOK SO YOU CAN'T SIT ON THE FENCE . YOU HAVE TO DECLARE OVER OR UNDER.

AUBURN - 9.5

ALABAMA - 9.5

LSU - 7.5

ARKANSAS - 7.5

OLE MISS - 8.5

MISS.STATE -  6.5 

TEXAS A& M - 6.5 

THESE TEAMS WILL WIN MORE THAN LAST YEAR 

AUBURN- 8     ARKANSAS -7 

THESE TEAMS WILL NOT WIN AS MANY AS LAST YEAR 

ALABAMA - 12   LSU - 8  OLE MISS -9   STATE -10  A&M -8 

THERE YOU HAVE IT .WRITE YOUR PICKS DOWN & SEE HOW YOU DO 

*** FIRST DAY OF FOOTBALL AND ALREADY PLAYERS ARE OVER-HEATING & BEING HAULED TO THE HOSPITAL .

WHY ? THE SEASON IS TOO LONG . DUE TO TOO MANY PLAYOFF GAMES . 

IT TAKES FIVE GAMES TO WIN THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP . THAT IS ANOTHER HALF-SEASON . 

THAT MANY PLAYOFF GAMES MEANS YOU START GAMES IN MID AUGUST  AND FINISH IN MID DECEMBER . 

IT IS TOO HOT WHEN YOU START AND TOO COLD WHEN YOU FINISH .

SIMPLE SOLUTION - REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TEAMS MAKING THE PLAYOFFS .  

MANY TEAMS WITH LOSING RECORDS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS . 

THE ONLY REASON FOR THESE PLAYOFF GAMES IS TO MAKE MONEY .

BUT DUE TO POOR MATCH-UPS AND LONG TRAVEL COSTS THESE GAMES ARE BEGINNING TO LOSE MONEY . 

THE SYSTEM WILL CHANGE QUICKLY WITH A KICKS IN THE POCKETBOOK .

*** SEE YOU NEXT TIME !           

Tuesday, July 21, 2015

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

      IT IS TIME FOR SEC FOOTBALL . MANY SAY THE SEC IS NO LONGER THE BEST IN THE LAND .

SOME SAY THE LACK OF PROVEN QUARTERBACKS IN THE SEC HAS ALLOWED OTHER CONFERENCES TO SURGE PAST .

I DON'T THINK I CAN AGREE . IN THE PAST MOST QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED . I THINK SEC QBS WILL RISE TO THE OCCASION .

THIS SEASON I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY OVER/UNDER REGULAR SEASON WIN TOTAL  YOU THEN PICK IF THE TEAM WILL WIN MORE OR LESS THAN THE TOTAL. I WILL PUT A HOOK [HALF POINT] ON EACH TOTAL SO THERE WON'T BE ANY PUSHES . 

PUT ON YOUR THINKING CAPS & BE HONEST . WRITE DOWN YOUR OVERS/UNDERS AND LET'S SEE HOW WE DO . 

I WILL GIVE YOU THE TOTALS FOR THE SEC - EAST THIS WEEK & THE SEC- WEST NEXT WEEK .

I HAVE NOT CONSULTED OR VIEWED ANY TOTALS ELSEWHERE . THESE ARE OFF THE TOP ON MY HEAD 

*** GEORGIA  - 8.5 

*** TENNESSEE - 7.5

*** MISSOURI -  9.5

*** FLORIDA - 7.5

*** CAROLINA - 7.5

*** KENTUCKY - 5.5 

*** VANDERBILT - 4.5

NOW THESE TEAMS WILL WIN MORE THAN LAST SEASON 

TENNESSEE -7 
FLORIDA - 7
KENTUCKY - 5 
VANDY - 3 

THESE TEAMS WILL WIN LESS THAN THE YEAR BEFORE 

GEORGIA - 10
MISSOURI - 11 
CAROLINA - 7 

THIS WILL KEEP YOU BUSY TILL NEXT WEEK . 

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

BOOK REPORT

*** YOU KNOW I READ A LOT . HERE IS A SHORT SUMMARY OF SOME OF MY RECENT READS 

1. HELLHOUNDS ON HIS TRAIL

THE STORY OF THE PURSUIT OF JAMES EARL RAY . I AM CONVINCED THAT RAY KILLED MLK BUT STILL HAVE QUESTIONS . 

SUCH AS MOTIVE , MONEY , & ASSISTANCE .

 RAY TOOK MANY SECRETS TO HIS GRAVE .

2. NOT A FAN 

THIS ASKES THE QUESTION , ARE YOU A FAN OF JESUS OR ARE YOU A FOLLOWER OF JESUS ? 

THERE IS A HUGH DIFFERENCE WITH ETERNAL IMPLICATIONS . 

A FAN IS AN ENTHUSEASTIC ADMIRER WHILE A FOLLOWER IS A COMMITTED DISCIPLE . 

ARE YOU JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE DURING THE GOOD TIMES ? 

OR , ARE YOU COMMITTED TO FOLLOW WHEN THE COST ARE HIGH ?

THE BOOK CALLS FOR SELF EXAMINATION  TO DETERMINE IF YOU ARE A FAN OR A FOLLOWER . 

3. JOE & MARILYN

THE STORY OF THE TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP OF JOE DIMAGGIO  & MARILYN MONORE . 

TWO SUPERSTARS TRY TO DEAL WITH THIER STARDOM TO MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK . 

THEY LASTED NINE MONTHS BUT LOVED EACH OTHER UNTIL DEATH STILLED THIER HEARTS . 

4. WHO IS THIS MAN ? 

AN EXAMINATION OF JESUS DISPLAYING HOW DIFFERENT JESUS WAS AND IS . 

THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS WERE RADICAL THEN AND ARE RADICAL TODAY . 

IF YOU FOLLOW JESUS ,YOU WILL MARCH TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER FAR OUT OF STEP WITH TODAY'S SOCIETY . 

UNTIL NOW IN OUR CULTURE THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE COST TO FOLLOW JESUS  BUT THAT DAY IS VANISHING .

SOON TO BE A FOLLOWER OF JESUS WILL BE EXPENSIVE INDEED !

5. TWO I WANT TO READ 

UNRIVALED  - DETAILS THE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL RIVALERY BETWEEN U-CONN & TENNESSEE 

HOW TO THINK LIKE A CHAMPION - DEALS WITH THE MIND SET OF WINNERS , HOW TO REACH YOUR BEST 

*** UNTIL THEN THE MEDINA MYSTIC SAYS SO-LONG   

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

*** TIME TO PART 

TSSAA WILL VOTE IN JULY TO DETERMINE IF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL PLAY IN POST-SEASON COMPETITION . 

RIGHT NOW ABOUT 25 PRIVATE SCHOOLS COMPETE FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP .

THIS SHOULD NOT BE . 

PUBLICS AND PRIVATES ARE DIFFERENT ANIMALS AND SHOULD BE CLASSED APART AT PLAYOFF TIME .

PLAY WHOEVER YOU WISH IN THE REGULAR SEASON BUT PLAY YOUR OWN KIND IN THE POST-SEASON .

THE PUBLICS AND PRIVATES ARE JUST TOO DIFFERENT TO EVER HAVE A LEVEL FIELD . 

HOW MANY CHAMPIONSHIPS WOULD MILAN HAVE WON IF NOT FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS PLAYING IN THE PUBLIC LEAGUE ?

***  STARTED WITH ADAM & EVE 

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS RECRUIT PLAYERS . 

THE FIRST CASE OF RECRUITMENT WAS SATAN REELING IN ADAM & EVE IN THE GARDEN . 

EVERY SINCE HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE BEEN PLAYING THERE HAS BEEN RECRUITING . 

TOWNS WITH LARGE EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO GIVE PARENTS JOBS TO BRING KIDS INTO THIER SCHOOL DISTRICT .

SOMETIMES MINSTERS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO AREA CHURCHES BECAUSE THE SON WAS A PLAYER . EX - STEVE SPURRIOR .

SOMEPLACES A WEALTHY BOOSTER PROVIDES PLAYERS , FACILITES , & EVERYTHING ELSE . EX - BOLTON HIGH SCHOOL .

ON & ON 

I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH ANY OF THIS . I THINK A PERSON SHOULD BE ABLE TO ATTEND ANY SCHOOL THEY WISH . 

IF A PRIVATE SCHOOL WANTS TO LET A PLAYER ATTEND FREE OF CHARGE , THAT IS FINE WITH ME . 

IF A PRIVATE SCHOOL CAN CONVINCE PAYING PARENTS  THAT THIER KIDS WILL SIT WHILE THE RECRUITS PLAY , MORE POWER TO THEM 

SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES ARE GOING TO HAVE THE PROGRAMS THEY WANT . 

IF A TOWN WANTS TO BE A POWERHOUSE IN FOOTBALL AND IS WILLING TO COMMIT THE RESOURCES  TO DO SO - GO FOR IT .

SCHOOLS WILL CHOOSE WHAT THEY WANT TO BE KNOWN FOR . 

LET PEOPLE CHOOSE SCHOOLS THAT EMPHASIZE  THE THINGS THE PEOPLE WANT .WHETER IT BE ,   ACADEMICS , ARTS , OR ATHLETICS 

OPEN ENROLLMENT CAN SOLVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS.

IT WILL BE OF GREAT INTEREST  TO SEE THE TSSAA   DECISION .

SEE YOU NEXT TIME