Friday Night Droppings

Tar Heels non-conference schedule includes Michigan State, Texas and Kentucky. Hello, freshmen. Welcome to Chapel Hill.

How about Rick Pitino? I mean, I don't agree with the broad trying to extort him, she should not escape from this with any dignity. But the dude is clearly a scumbag, and I wouldn't want my kid playing for him. My illegitimate child is NOT WALKING THROUGH THAT DOOR!

Leaning toward Jones-Drew with 2nd overall pick.

I don't see how the Raiders avoid another double-digit loss total this season. Their schedule is loaded. How does a team as bad as the Raiders still have to go on the road to play the Steelers, Giants, Cowboys and even the Texans? Trouble looms.

It has got to be absolutely demoralizing for the rest of the PGA TOUR when Tiger Woods is playing like this. Whatever you do... it just doesn't matter.

If Duke is the 5th-best team in the nation next year, like Dickie V is predicting, then there will only be 4 good college hoops teams this season. And I don't think that's gonna be the case.

Sometimes I don't understand people. I'm out of it in my fantasy baseball keeper league. The winner of the league gets about $650. I offered one of the contending teams Prince Fielder, Jose Valverde, Nelson Cruz, Joba Chamberlain and Ted Lilly for his first and 6th round picks next year, and I was told no, because he didn't want to forfeit next year. Really? Your 1st and 6th rounders next year are more valuable to you than $650? That makes no fuckin' sense.

Who is going to be taking over at Connecticut when Jim Calhoun retires? How about Syracuse? I know these guys have career-long assistants that have been waiting in the wings, but I don't know. If those guys were really that good, wouldn't they have become head coaches by now?

The Red Sox had one of those "they never should have won that game" wins tonight. For whatEVER the reason, Francona put Clay Buchholz in to pinch run for Jason Varitek in the 9th inning. Buchholz is the tying run with one out at second base. Dustin Pedroia doubles off the wall in left. And Buchholz gets thrown out at home -- like he's on my softball team or something. How in the HELL do you get thrown out at home on a double off the wall when you start the play at 2nd base??? There is literally no excuse. Oh yeah, except for this one: "I'm an AL starting pitcher and for some reason, my manager put me in to pinch run." Francona needs to elevate his game, people. His decision to pitch to Evan Longoria a couple weeks ago in Tampa was equally stupid. On this night, however, Victor Martinez bailed him out.

Tropic Thunder just started. And I'm probably going to watch the whole thing. The Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. trailers at the beginning just suck me in. "Don't worry Brooklyn. You got plenty o' years of fuckin' ahead of you."

I think Michael Vick is going to have one huge play for the Eagles this year. And if Donovan McNabb gets hurt in Week 8, Vick will be under the biggest microscope in NFL history. And this is not a good thing for him. Or for Eagles fans.

That said, the animal rights groups that knock the Eagles for this signing can just go right to hell. The guy did his time. Now shut the hell up and let him earn a living. PETA complained 2 years ago that he should be prosecuted. He was prosecuted. They complain that he should be convicted and sent to prison. He was convicted and went to prison. They want him suspended from the NFL. The NFL suspends him for an additional 6 games after his 2-year incarceration. At what point does the general public start recognizing PETA as a terrorist organization?? I say now. So according to these do-gooders, nobody on Earth deserves a second chance after they commit a crime and serve time for it? Time to shut up and be happy with the punishment, PETA. You've got everything you've asked for so far.

There are two words for people who keep complaining despite the fact that they keep getting what they want. One is INFANT. The other is SHITHEAD. And PETA acts like both on a consistent basis.

The more it looks like the Red Sox could play the Angels in the ALDS, the more I want to start looking into ALCS Game 3 tickets.

Seeing Kenny Powers in Tropic Thunder really makes me excited about Season 2 of Eastbound and Down. But first, Curb Your Enthusiasm makes its return. Its been a bad run for HBO since the Sopranos went away. They need a strong return from Larry David. Hung has just been ok, and I'm not sure I'm sticking with it.

Haha... Jack. Stupid-ass Jack. Never go full retard.