Four Jobs I Have Had:
1.Window Washer
2.Teacher
3.Sales Rep
4.Paper Boy
Four Movies I Could Watch Over and Over:
1.All 6 Star Wars
2.The Godfather trilogy
3.National Lampoon's Vacation
4.T2
Four Books I Could Read Over and Over:
1.Lord of the Rings trilogy
2.The Bible
3.The Firm
4.Through New Eyes
Four Places I Have Lived:
1.Sheridan, IN
2.Monroe, LA
3.Moscow, ID
4.Aberdeen, Scotland
Four TV Shows I Watch:
1.24
2.Survivor
3.Lost
4.The O.C.
Four Places I Have Been On Vacation:
1.Italy, France, Spain, Switzerland, Scotland, England (all one)
2.Mexico
3.Florida Beaches
4.The Rocky Mountains
Four Websites I Visit Daily:
1.espn.go.com
2.xanga.com/mrsmelton
3.aminor.blogspot.com
4.hotmail.com
Four Favorite Foods:
1.Homemade Chicken noodle soup
2.Pizza
3.Steak
4.French Fries
Four Places I’d Like To Be Right Now:
1.Mexico
2.Europe
3.Austrailia/New Zealand/Fiji
4.In bed
Four Bloggers I’m Tagging:
1.Lacey
2.Christin
3.Jen
4.I can't think of anyone else who reads my blog besides Jon, where I ripped this off of
What can I say? I have been wrong before, and I'll be wrong again. I was certainly wrong in this case. The Colts let me down.....again. When all the stars were aligned, they got every break imaginable, the Patriots lost, to eliminate that roadblock....and they still played like crap. Never mind that Mike Vanderjagt has a history of missing big, game-winning kicks, and just added to that. Never mind that Peyton led us back in the last few minutes, given a couple of HUGE breaks. What I want to talk about is the absolute butt-kicking we were given in the first three quarters of what was one of the 5 biggest games in the history of the Indianapolis Colts. Not rusty? Puh-lease. They looked like a '74 Pinto kept out in the rain. Not intense? Gimme a break. I couldn't see fire in the eyes of one of those punks. And it leads me to say something that I hoped I would never have to say: I just don't think Peyton Manning and Tony Dungy can win the big games. Tony continually gets outcoached in the playoffs, and Peyton consistently plays below his regular season levels in any playoff game that means anything (or where there is an above-average defense). I guess we could have seen this coming. Look at where they were previously, what was the stigma? Peyton could never beat Florida, or win the big game at Tennessee. Dungy got kicked out of Tampa for not being able to win in the playoffs. And they have brought that to Indy. I mean, they win their first 13 games, and then can only muster 3 points in the first three quarters? THREE POINTS??? They were absolutely terrible! And against a defensive unit that got torn up in the first half last week playing a John Kitna-led Bengal offense! Now, some will say that I'm jumping the gun, that what I'm saying has no bearing in fact. But consider the source. We've been in 1 AFC championship game, 2 Divisional playoff games, and 3 Wild-card games (according to last count) and in the 3 that matter, Peyton is 0-3. Perhaps it's not Peyton's fault. Maybe the offensive line didn't give him the opportunities he needed. But this is a guy who prides himself on his ability to recognize defenses and blitzes, and throw out of them anyway. And he refused to throw the ball, and instead took 4 CRITICAL sacks. Or maybe it's Vanderjagt's fault. Poppycock I say. Without a ridiculously bad call on an interception by Polamalu, and a crazily uncharacteristic fumble by Jerome Bettis, Mike doesn't even get the chance to tie the game! Now don't get me wrong, I'm livid that Vanderjagt misses big kick after big kick. The only ones he can hit are when there is no pressure, and they're already up 3 touchdowns. But...this is already too long. Screw the Colts, screw Peyton Manning, and there's no way they will ever win the Super Bowl if they couldn't do it this year. And I don't want this rant to sound like I'm abandoning my team, far from it. I will still be a fan, but I refuse to ever again have confidence in this bunch of bungling idiots. They just let me and the entire city of Indianapolis down, time and time again.
I love sports. Have I mentioned that? What a great few weeks we have. The Pacers in the middle of their season (albeit a bad one), Indiana about to tear up the Big Ten (we'll know tomorrow if that is even remotely true), the Irish sucking but hopeful (already number 4 in one preseason college poll), USC going down in dramatic fashion (more on that later), and best of all: the Colts about to win the Super Bowl. I know, I know, they've been resting and rusty and on the decline a bit since we hit 13-0. But we're still going to romp in the playoffs. I don't normally make boldface predictions, but the Colts are 2 touchdowns better than the rest of the NFL and they're going to prove it. Mark it down.
Ok, so I'm already tired of everyone saying the Texas-USC game was the best ever. I'm unbelievably pumped that Texas won, because I hate USC so much, but did anyone even SEE any defense being played in that game? The second half was like a freakin' NASCAR race! USC got stopped one time, on a lucky blitz where LenDale White was 2 inches away from a first down. I mean, I need at least a LITTLE defense to coNsider it the best game of even the season! Granted, the stakes were high. But I can think of at least 4 games during the regular season that were better than this game, so I'm going to rank them in order, starting at the best:
1.Notre Dame - USC...duh.
2.Penn State - Michigan
3.Ohio State - Texas (can someone say rematch?)
4.LSU - Auburn
Anyway, that's my 2 cents. Good job 'Horns, watch out next year cause my Irish are gonna smoke! In fact, while I'm going out on limbs, I'm gonna say that ND wins the national championship AND Brady Quinn wins the Heisman. Whatcha gonna do about it?
GO COLTS!
Finally, a routine! It seemed like I was living in the car! Moving 500 miles, traveling to see grandparents, going to Monroe and back, and celebrating 5 Christmases and a New Year can be tiring! But I've started my job, and we are safe and sound in Indiana. Other than that, not much else to report. The Irish sucked, the Colts might win the Super Bowl, and the Pacers are self-destructing. What else is new? I've been listening to a wide variety of stuff, most recently the Michael Buble CD Lacey got for Christmas. Anyway, teaching is great, and we look forward to a year with less travel. Adios Muchachos!