Movie Quote Friday!!!

Since there wasn't much Big 10 action last night, no Gauntlet III, network TV is absoloutely horrendous right now, it's going to be negative temperatures in Chicago this weekend, again, and I'm just in a pissy mood I need something to perk me up. What better than movie quotes??

I can't really say that I have 1 favorite movie, but I can at any time give you a top 5, and it's generally a revolving door depending on what I've seen lately, usually whatever is on HBO this month. So here's a few that I've seen in the last couple of months.

Talladega Nights

Cal Naughton, Jr.: Ricky, if you turn on the stereo, how do you control the volume on the television?
Ricky Bobby: If you have the stereo on, why would you turn up the volume on the TV?
Cal Naughton, Jr.: Cause I like to party.

Ricky Bobby: Did that blow your mind, because that just happened.

Cal Naughton, Jr.: Remember that time in tenth grade when we got kicked out of class for playing with Matchbox cars? Who's the retard now?

The Big Lebowski

Walter Sobchak: You want a toe? I can get you a toe, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don't wanna know about it, believe me.
The Dude: Yeah, but Walter...
Walter Sobchak: Hell, I can get you a toe by 3 o'clock this
afternoon... with nail polish. These fucking amateurs...

Blond Treehorn
Thug: [holding up a bowling ball] What the fuck is this?
The Dude: Obviously you're not a golfer.

The Dude: Fuck sympathy! I don't need your fuckin'
sympathy, man, I need my fucking johnson!
Donny: What do you need that for, Dude?

Walter Sobchak: Am I wrong?
The Dude: No you're not wrong.
Walter Sobchak: Am I wrong?
The Dude: You're not wrong Walter. You're just an asshole.
Walter Sobchak: All right then.

Pulp Fiction

Vincent: Oh man, I shot Marvin in the face.

The Wolf: If I'm curt with you it's because time is a factor. I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the fucking car!

Jules: Oh man, I will never forgive yo ass for this. This is some fucked-up, repugnant shit.

High Fidelity

Barry: Rob, I'm telling you this for your own good, that's the worst fuckin' sweater I've ever seen, that's a Cosby sweater. A Cosssssssby sweater. Did Laura let you leave the house like that?

Rob: I can't fire them. I hired these guys for three days a week and they just started showing up every day. That was four years ago.

Rob: What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?

Barry: OK, buddy, uh, I was just tryin' to cheer us up so go ahead. Put on some old sad bastard music, see if I care.
Rob: I don't wanna hear old sad bastard music, Barry, I just want something I can ignore.
Barry: Here's the thing. I made that tape special for today. My special Monday morning for *you*... special.
Rob: Well, it's fuckin' Monday afternoon! You should get out of bed earlier!

Spies Like Us

Russian: Every minute you don't tell us why you are here, I cut off a finger.
Fitz-Hume: Mine or yours?
Russian: Yours.
Fitz-Hume: Damn!

Fitz-Hume: I'm Sorry I'm late, I had to attend the reading of a will. I had to stay till the very end and I found out I received nothing... broke my arm.

Fitz-Hume: Are there any Paraguyans here? Well of course their requests for subsidies was not paraguayan in and of it is as it were the United States government would never have if the president, our president, had not and as far as I know that's the way it will always be. Is that clear?

Have a nice Friday. Go Boilers!!

Holy Last 24 Hours of Sports, Batman!!

Where do you start today??? Oh man! The Boilers win a great game against Michigan State. Clemens and McNamee in front of congress. Kelvin Sampson and IU caught with 5 major rules violations. Wisconsin beating IU. Purdue owning a 1 game lead in the Big 10. And another amazing episode of The Gauntlet III was on last night. Where to start???

I guess I'll start out with the MTV hit The Gauntlet III. I can't get enough of the people on this show. Last night was no exception. After getting smacked in the head with a wooden board Melinda was taken off on a stretcher to the hospital where she found out that she had a consussion and was dehydrated. Alright, that's tolerable. But when they came up to the next mission and she had to drop 20 or so feet off of a beam into the water, she came up with this little nugget, "...I have a concussion, if I hit the water the wrong way, I'm going to die..." That would have been something. And from Kenny, "...it was just mind over matter. I don't mind, and you don't matter..." I can't get enough of these people!

Next let's go to the IU mess. That scumbag coach IU hired just doesn't learn from his mistakes, and then lies about it to the important people he shouldn't be lying to. I don't even know what all he did, all I know is that he did much of the same things at Oklahoma and lost his job there. What a jackass. Here's a good article from ESPN.com about their options. IU being banned from the postseason would just be icing on the cake for us Boilermaker fans!

Last night's IU-Wisconsin game ended with a banked 3-pointer by Brian Butch at the buzzer. Great ending to a horrible day for the IU basketball program.

Next is the huge Purdue victory over MSU. What a game. Robbie Hummel played one of the greatest games for Purdue in recent history. He did it all, rebounds, points, hustle... Just a great performance. I know I've said it before, and I'm probalby going to say it again, but this is a real fun team to watch! 10-1 in the Big 10. Nobody could have predicted this!

Which brings us to the 1 game lead Purdue now has in the Big 10. They have a couple of big games left, at IU and at home against Ohio State, but they're clearly in the driver's seat of the Big 10 race.

And lastly, I saw things yesterday that I am sure I will never, ever, see again in my lifetime. Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee sitting at a table, Clemens saying:

"...I never took steriods or HGH or any other performance enhancing
drugs..."

And sitting 2 people down from Clemens you have Brian McNamee saying:

"...I injected Roger Clemens, his wife, his dog, and 2 of his kids, with HGH
and steroids..."

Then you have Clemens saying:

"...McNamee injected me with B12 on 2 occasions..."

Followed by McNamee saying:

"...I've never injected anybody with B12. I really don't even know what it is..."

Then Clemens retorts with:

"...I never went to Jose Canseco's house party..."

Followed by Clemens not-so-good-speaking-the-English nanny saying:

"...Oh yes, we were at Canseco's house, we spent the night, the whole family was there, even the dog..."

And all of this in front of congress. Now, I think McNamee is a complete scumbag, he's lied, made some horrible decisions, done some horrible things in the past, don't get me wrong. But I believe just about every word that came out of his mouth yesterday. I believe very little of what Clemens says. Not to mention he threw his wife under the bus the day before Valentine's Day and used the word "misremembered" far too many times. I can honestly say I have never in my life heard that word used in a sentence before yesterday, I'm not even sure that it is a word.

Anyhow, Clemens looked horrible. He lied, and he lied, and he lied, and then he lied some more. He deserves to be out of baseball and should not be voted into the Hall. I have to think, if he had come out after the Mitchell Report and said that he did those things, he made a mistake, he won't do it again, I love the game and I wanted to continue playing which is why I made the decisions I made... All would be forgotten, not a big deal, lots of guys were doing it, let's move on. But with all of what he has gone through, he just looks more like a dirtbag. He was one of the greatest pitchers of our generation, and he will now be remembered as a liar. Such a shame.

I still can't believe this Boilermaker team!!!

Boilers and Spartans Tonight!!!

Purdue and Michigan State face off tonight at Mackey Arena. The Boilers finally got some national attention by getting ranked on both polls this week, 19 on the AP and 23 on the Coaches Poll. They've been playing some fantastic basketball. Great defense. Great shooting. Great team play. They've been coming up big at the end of games. Huge win AT Wisconsin to give Bo Ryan his 3rd home loss in his tenure.

The Boilers have a tough schedule down the stretch with MSU tonight, IU next week, and OSU to finish up the regular season. I could have never guessed that this group of basically freshmand and sophomores could be in this position this late in the season.

Let's see what they do tonight? Let's see who's going to step up? Let's see if they can keep this thing going!!

There's alot of excitement surrounding this program in the present and the future. And much of the reason is Matt Painter. He's done an amazing job getting these guys to play as a team, he's learned how to win the close games, and he's done a great job getting prepared for each contest.

7 tonight on ESPN, which is probably a good thing, for once the whole country will be able to see how good of a team the Boilers are this season. Mackey will be rocking!! Wish I could be there!

Dickie V is Back In The Booth, Baby!!

And with exactly 4:06 remaining in the first half, I was completely disgusted that I would be forced to listen to him for the rest of the game. I don't know what he was talking about, I think it was something about him wanting a recipe for lasagna or something, but I had had enough. Not only this, but I learned that you can't win a game without a point guard, Tyler Hansborough "...just loves college basketball..." because he got excited after a foul or something, and I heard about 25 times about "...this is the greatest rivalry in the history of the world, baby!!!" I truly believe hell is watching great game after great game, and he's the only one doing commentary.

Apparently Brian McNamee has a secret stash of gauze bandages, syringes, blood and stool samples, and other concrete evidence claiming Clemens did actually take steroids. Of course Clemens' lawyers are claiming that McNamee "manufactured" the evidence. I truly believe that Roger Clemens is the only person in america that doesn't believe he took steriods. Does he really think we're going to believe that Petitte did the juice and good ole' Roger just stood there and watched and said, "...not me, I'm not a cheater..." Sure Rog, just come clean, it's going to be much easier in the end.

Oh, Duke beat Carolina in the Dean Dome last night. I almost forgot to mention the game, I think it's because of the nightmares of Dickie V I had last night. Anyhow, if Ty Lawson plays, I think it's a closer game, but Duke just shot the lights out. It's tough to beat any team that makes 13 3-pointers. Hansborough is tough, but that point guard, Thomas, was horrible. He was out there playing like every possession was 1 on 5. He destoryed the Heels. He went flying through the lane with nowhere to go more times than I care to remember, he was painful to watch. It must be quite a feeling to beat Carolina in the Dean Dome.

According to ESPN.com, Northwestern football has a better recruiting class than Purdue this year. Let me repeat that. NORTHWESTERN HAS A BETTER RECRUITING CLASS THAN PURDUE!!!!! Does that not turn your stomach?? I'm not sure how much stock you can put into this, after all, ND did have a top 10 recruiting class last year and look where that got them? But still, come on Joe, step it up a notch here!

Boilers Win Another

The Boilermakers won their 8th in a row last night by beating up on Penn State. Although it was close at the half, Purdue took off in the 2nd on the shoulders of Marcus Green to win 67-53.

Robbie Hummel had another fantastic game with 17 points and 6 rebounds while E'Tuan scored 16 points on 4-6 shooting including 2 3-pointers. Chris Kramer again played some stellar D and Marcus Green played great off of the bench.

Keaton Grant had a tough night, but Hummel, Green, Moore, and the rest of the Boilers were there to pick him up.

These guys are really getting hot, but they have some big tests coming up. They've still got Wisconsin, Michigan State, IU, and Ohio State remaining. This is really going to be a good test for this young team. If they can stay hot, keep playing good D, and keep shooting the ball well, They're going to be in real good shape going into the Big 10 Tournament.

Nothing to do with Sports

This has nothing to do with sports, Purdue, or CTown. What is does have to do with is a hot, dumb, dumb girl who happens to sing country music. Kelly Pickler, had a monumental MS. South Carolina moment on "Are you smarter than a 5th grader." Ms. Pickler:

a. Thought Europe was a country
b. Didn't know France was a country
c. Astounded Jeff Foxworthy, the hick of all hicks, into almost dumbfoundness by her reaction to the question.

What's the question you ask: It was a 3rd grade question: Budapest is the capital of what country? Granted, I didn't have a clue what the answer is, but at least I know that Europe isn't a country. Her answer: France. She said Budapest, France. That's about 20 kilometers southwest of Paris right?? The correct answer was Hungary.

My point of this rambling: Why couldn't I find a girl who was this dumb, and wore a dress like this to prom.

What a Wonderful Sports Weekend It Was!!

I don't even know where to start??? The Boilers win another one against Illinois, IU loses it's 2nd straight, Michigan State loses, the Patriots lose the Super Bowl in dramatic fashion.... Oh man! What a weekend!

I guess the IU loss was on Thursday, so we'll start there. It may just be me, but there is just something just really satisfying about watching IU lose basketball games. Although they tried to make a run midway through the 2nd, it was to no avail as they lost their 2nd straight 62-49. After White and Gordon, their next highest scorer had 4. You have to see that as a problem IU fans.

Next on the list was the Purdue victory. Can you say E'Tuan Moore??? You should probably learn how to say it, because the last couple of weeks he has been playing some fantastic basketball. 10-12 from the floor, 24 points. After Moore it was Crump and Green adding to the scoring. It's always somebody different with this team! They're really exciting to watch!!

MSU loss. That puts Purdue up top of the Big 10 standings with Wisconsin. Yes, The Purdue Boilermakers are in a first place tie in the Big 10 race. This is the sort of thing you predicted in November only after about 14 Millers. Nobody predicted this. Nobody!

And finally, The Greatest Team In The History Of the Entire World Ever, lost! It doesn't get much more satisfying than seeing that f'n dirtbag Bill Belichick running off the field before it's even over. Remember when Randy Mosss did that?? He was crucified for leaving early. Why has this not happened to Belichick???? This is the head coach we are talking about leaving before the game is finished. Lose with dignity, dirtbag.

Eli Manning played an amazing game. He didn't make horible mistakes he did so often in the regular season. Receivers made plays. And the defense did an amazing job. I kept waiting for the Pats to just take over the game, but it never happened. I kept waiting for Brady to make a great pass and find an open Randy Moss for at big TD, but it happened too late. I kept waiting for Eli Manning to throw an interception in their final series, but it never happened. Simply an amazing Superbowl performance by the biggest of underdogs.

Hopefully Boston fans will keep their mouths closed for a while.

But now the bad news. Football is over until August.

And now the good news. Pitchers and Catchers report in 10 days!