Nov 27, 2006
So yes, I realize it has been a while since I’ve made any post of substance, but a lot has been going on in the past few weeks that has been keeping me busy.
Lets see. Ohio State beat Michigan in an epic battle that will go down as one for the ages. I was there. It definetly qualifies as one of the top 5 Ohio State games I’ve seen in person and I will probably be throwing together a list of such said games after the National Championship. Should be an easy list to compose, order will be the only issue. Speaking of National Championship, it is looking like USC will be our opponent which I am very happy with. Not only am I please because I’m a USC fan and it will be great to see 2 teams which I cheer for play against each other for it all, but being a much greater OSU fan than I am USC, I’m glad that we’ll get to prove how great this year’s team is by playing another top caliber program (Instead of Rutgers or Michigan again). I feel when we win out, the 2006 Buckeyes will go down as one of the greatest teams in college football. In case I hadn’t previously mentioned, I will be out in Arizona for the game. Plane and Hotel reservations already made. Now just to find a game ticket. Hmmmm.
Saw the new Bond movie last week. It is very good. It totally reinvents the Bond franchise (which was long overdue) and makes for a great film. For Thanksgiving I was down in San Antonio with my Dad’s brother’s family. Its funny because we were staying at a resort type hotel, which had a lot of activities already availble for you, so really the only time we left to “see the sights” was to go to The Lighting of the Riverwalk. I didn’t even get to see The Alamo, which is somewhat of a shame, but the trip was a blast. I was amazed at how long I was able to last without internet access. 4 whole days without even an inbox check! That’s definitely the longest in quite a while. It also made me appreciate the free wireless access that Columbus Airport provides, as none of the other 3 airports I stopped in provided such a service. Although Atlanta did have a Nintendo DS Download Station.
Michigan Gameday pics are up. I plan on making an effort to post much more often through the month of December. We’ll see how long I stick to that. The combination of holidays, friends visiting, family, new video games (Matt got a Wii) and new gizmos may prevent that planned effort.
Nov 8, 2006
Basically the Heisman race has come down to a very simple formula.
If S beats M, then S = H.
If S !(beat) M, AND Q beat U, then Q = H.
Else, who knows.
Where
S = Troy Smith,
M = Michigan
H = Heisman Trophy
Q = Brandy Quinn
U = USC.
I really don’t think its much more complicated than that. Sure there are a few other constants and variables like Northwestern and gravity, but those are assumed. What would be interesting is if both Ohio State and Notre Dame lose their big games. But we all know thats not going to happen so why even consider it. And it had better not, as we have already purchased plane tickets to Glendale early this week!
Short post today because I have Gears of War and it is awesome. Possibly Halo 2 awesome. It’s hard not to enjoy a multiplayer that includes a chainsaw bayonet and curb-stomp. Boy do I sound violent.
Oct 17, 2006
Here is just a taste of what HD College Football has to offer. Keep in mind this is compressed to where it’s not full quality (but I’m a great video encoder now so it’s pretty darn good).
You’ll need an xvid codec. If you don’t know what that is then why are you here? No seriously just ask in the comments. If you have the guts!
Right-Click > Save-As
gonzo_catch_HD.avi (13 megs)
Oct 17, 2006
My two favorite sports are Baseball and College Football.
For baseball, the greatest two points of the season are the two weeks leading up to the playoffs, and the playoffs themselves. What’s funny is, for the rest of the country, if two specific teams aren’t playing in Post-Season, no one watches. With both the Yankee’s and Red Sox being out, viewership for the post-games this year is way down. I still love watching no matter who plays.
The greatest points of a college football season can happen almost every weekend. The reason I think college football has become so much more popular over the past few years is because with the way the BCS system works, every game matters. Even if your team isn’t playing, you’ll watch two teams because if one of them loses and is ahead of you, all the better ranking for your team. It’s an interesting situation that I don’t think happens in any other sport. Besides the fact that this past weekend’s Auburn/Florida game was a great game of football, the fact that Florida lost a) helps USC in the rankings and b) helps M*ch*gan in the rankings which in turn helps Ohio State in the rankings because those two teams will play each other.
Speaking of the Buckeyes, last week I finally got around to purchasing an HD Capture card for my PC. Now I’ve been enjoying the greatness that is HD Television for over a year now via my Costco Purchased Vizio 50″ Plasma Monitor, but I’ve never been able to recording anything of my choosing (usually I’ll just download aquire from alternative sources). Now that I have this capture card I can record all the Buckeye games in wonderful 720p. This week I’ve really gotten into video editing and encoding and have been able to put together some awesome looking clips from the Michigan State/OSU game. If I get a chance I’ll post some links later.
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