“Is it a curse that I love football so much?”
That quotation is from K.C. Joyner, a man who’s passion for the game is so great that he’s written a 467-page painfully detailed statistical analysis of the game entitled Scientific Football 2005. I could have said it. But I didn’t. So I’m stealing it. I first read that quote in June, buried at the bottom…
Read MoreMadden 2006 Is Out
The media blitz has begun. Actually, it began quite some time ago but it has stepped up now that Madden NFL 06 is in stores. I unfolded my Star Tribune this morning and saw on the top banner of the front page a Madden-generated Ken Irvin (why Ken Irvin, I don’t know) next to a…
Read MoreThe Phalluses Of Tori Amos
The back cover to Tori Amos’ album Little Earthquakes provides symbolic support to the theme of the title track.
Read MoreXbox Video Gaming Chair/Racing Wheel/Joystick
What racing games need is a full-sized, ergonomic video gaming chair that requires no configuration with your favorite game. This is needed is because the video game racing wheels on the market don’t quite cut it. I’ve tried both leading racing wheels and both are disappointing in a some significant way. I tried them on…
Read MoreThe Blotter
Sweet! All my hard work on my Madden Vikings Roster – 2005 Draft Picks has paid off by being listed as Minnesota Blog of the Day in The Blotter, the City Pages‘ daily compilation of blog posts. Short but sweet, they said: If you can’t wait for Madden 2006 to start kicking ass with the…
Read MoreMadden Vikings Roster – 2005 Draft Picks
Okay, I’ve finally gotten used to the idea of the Vikings without Randy Moss and I’m so excited about the team’s renewed emphasis on defense and since I don’t want to wait till August for Madden 2006 to be released, I created a new Madden Viking Roster that reflects their offseason signings. So, now I’ve…
Read MoreStupid Synchronicity
I just had an annoying moment of synchronicity. I had the NFL Network on as wallpaper while I was working but it was, as it will, beginning to repeat itself so I flipped over to HBO where Spice World was playing in all it’s High-Def glory. My finger hovered over the channel button on my…
Read MoreMadden 2006
These are some things I hope Electronic Arts includes in the next iteration of Madden football. FIRST PERSON MODE: I would love for Madden to have a first-person mode like ESPN Football has. It is the single biggest difference between the two games and if that’s a feature that matters to me as a prospective…
Read MoreAnd The Band Played On…
…Without Ashlee Simpson You wanna see something painful? If you missed Saturday Night Live over the weekend (and who could’ve blamed you? It ain’t exactly the cutting edge of humor these days), you missed a lip-sync moment that should be featured on a pop music bloopers tape. Teen pop star Ashlee Simpson began her second…
Read MoreDaunte Culpepper’s Got His Mutha F***ing Roll On
The Strib‘s Mark Craig has a piece today on Daunte Culpepper‘s audacious season thus far and how if he keeps up the pace, he’ll be shattering all kinds of records. Future Hall of Fame quarerback Dan Marino was in town to interview Culpepper for a segment to air during this Sunday’s game. Craig points to…
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