Giant squid

I am fascinated by all the unknown. Big Foot, yeti, Nessie, all that type of stuff.

And I think it's awesome when people come across things like giant squids. Since they fall in the cryptozoology area.

Check out this article of a giant squid that was caught off the coast of Louisiana.

You can buy Bumblebee!

Saw this over on superherohype.com today:

Reuters reports that Megan Fox's black leather motorcycle costume, a 17-foot-tall robot and more than 100 other props, costumes and set pieces from the "Transformers" movie franchise are going up for auction near Los Angeles next month:

Auctioneer Profiles in History said it expected the 3,200 pound (1.45 ton) Hero Bumblebee robot from the first movie in 2007 to fetch $60,000 to $80,000 at the Oct 8-9 auction.

The disassembled robot is currently stored in boxes. All the items were consigned by the films' Viacom Inc-owned distributor, Paramount Pictures, and their director, Michael Bay.

Bids can be placed in person at the auction in Calabasas, outside Los Angeles, by phone or live on the Internet.

Epic Video: New Man vs. Wild tonight

Tonight is a special Man vs. Wild. It's called "The Inside Story." It's supposed be more about the show from the crew's perspective. Looks awesome.

Shackleford out as head coach of the Spokane Shock

Huge news from the Lilac City if you're an arena football fan. Coach Shackleford - who took the Spokane Shock to two Arena Cups and won one of them - is out as coach. He will be replaced by former Shock player and assistant coach Rob Keefe.

Adam Shackleford is out as head coach of the Spokane Shock and he will be replaced by former Shock standout Rob Keefe, The Spokesman-Review has learned.

The Shock, who are on the verge of moving into a new league that is expected to compete at the highest level of arena football, issued a press release late Wednesday morning announcing Shackleford won’t be back for a fourth season as head coach. Spokane went 19-1 in Shackleford’s final season, winning the ArenaCup title last month in Las Vegas.

“We really gave ‘Shack’ a month to get off the (ArenaCup) championship and come back down and get ready for next season,” Shock majority owner Brady Nelson said. “Unfortunately we didn’t have a lot of time to enjoy the championship because we know we’re playing in this new league and it’s going to take another level or commitment and work.

“The more and more we started working toward our goals, the more we felt we wanted to go in a different direction.”

Shackleford was disappointed with ownership’s decision.

“I wanted to be here, I planned on being here and was still working hard, and I was fired,” said Shackleford, who coached Spokane to three division championships, two conference championships and one ArenaCup title in three seasons. “I don’t want anybody to think this is what I wanted.”

I'm not going to jump to any conclusions here without any facts, but the news itself is very stunning since he won the Arena Cup Championship last year. Wow.

Russia invades the NBA

Russian Billionaires as sports team owners add the possibility of foul play. European soccer has had the dynamic and guess what? The NBA will be jumping into the "we have no idea what the hell this guy is going to do" zone. Mob hits on Lebron? Vodka swilling cheerleaders?

Awesome....

NEW YORK -- Russia's richest man has a deal to buy a controlling interest in the New Jersey Nets and nearly half of a project to build a new arena in Brooklyn.

Mikhail Prokhorov's Onexim Group announced the deal Wednesday with Forest City Ratner Companies and Nets Sports and Entertainment. They say they have signed a letter of intent to create a partnership for the development of the Atlantic Yards Project.

According to the agreement, entities to be formed by Onexim Group will invest $200 million and make certain funding commitments to acquire 80 percent of the NBA team, 45 percent of the arena project and the right to purchase up to 20 percent of the Atlantic Yards Development Company, which will develop the non-arena real estate.

Prokhorov would be the first non-North American NBA owner.

NBA commissioner David Stern praised the move, saying it will help the NBA expand globally and ensures that the Nets, whose current principal owner is Bruce Ratner, will have a new arena.

Some people may say that I'm being a close-minded American, but who cares?!?! It's fun to make fun of the Russians. I'm sure they do the same thing.

Seahawk fans, get ready for a season of crappy run defense

Not only did the Seahawks lose last Sunday to the 49ers 23-10 but Frank Gore ran all over them, which is a huge problem. If you want to be successful in the NFL, you've got to be able to stop the run otherwise your offense may never see the ball. However when Seattle gives up a lot of yards to a back, it's usually a bad omen for the rest of the season.

Stopping Gore was Seattle's priority one, two and three, which made the fact the Seahawks failed to get so much as a hand on Gore on those two plays even worse.

"We had too many except-for plays," Mora said. "Like, Frank Gore. We did a good job on him in the run game, except for two plays."

Diagnosing what went wrong on those two plays is easier than discerning exactly what they mean. Is it possible to iron out the deficiencies in the run defense with a little bit of instruction and a lot more discipline?

Well, the Seahawks' history says this just might be the sign of things to come.

Gore finished with 207 yards, the fifth time an opponent has run for more 200 yards in a game against the Seahawks.

The good news? Seattle has never allowed more than 200 yards rushing in two different games in any season. The bad news? In those five seasons that Seattle gave up a two C-note ground game, the Seahawks never finished higher than 21st in the league in rush defense.

So don't expect them to stop anyone on the ground this season. We saw on Monday Night how the Wildcat offense and a well-balanced running attack could keep Peyton Manning off the field for three quarters (but he only needs like two plays to score), now imagine that being implemented against the Seahawks. If you can't stop the run, teams will just bleed you for eight minute drives until your defense cracks.

Get worried Seattle fans, get worried.

Epic Photo: This Seahawks fan is probably a virgin

Gosh great day for photos! Found this on Deadspin.

Epic Photo: Dust Storms in Sydney

Apparently there's been some dust storms over Sydney, Australia, making everything look red from the dust in the atmosphere. Check these out...



Wow, that's unreal!

Epic Video: Gooby

Man oh man.

They would have been better off making a Calvin and Hobbes video. This is the same idea anyway.

Epic Photo: If Brandon and Casey were Gator fans

Yep.

Standing room only at the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium

$29 for this view...



What a joke!

Found this on Deadspin.

The Wildcat works, the 2-minute drill doesn't

There's been a lot of hype around the Wildcat offense that the Dolphins use and there's also been a lot of detractors. Even though Miami lost last night 27-23 to Indianapolis, NFL coaches should look at the following...

Time of Possession

COLTS
14:53

DOLPHINS
45:07

If Peyton Manning is not involved in this game, the Dolphins win it. The Wildcat works, Tony Sparano's two minute offense doesn't. But everyone tomorrow is going to say "See! The Dolphins' offense doesn't work," which is completely wrong.

Peyton Manning was on the field in the third quarter for THREE PLAYS. That essentially takes him out of the game. This is what Bill Parcells (who's not coaching, but watching from a high perch in Land Shark Stadium) use to do with his Giants teams - eat up the clock and not let the other offense out on the field (hence, they can't score).

The genius of the Dolphins offense is that they don't use the Wildcat every play, they mix in mostly traditional plays and then occasionally have somebody other than Chad Pennington take the snap. They have the right personnel for the system (a stable of good running backs and West Virginia's former QB Pat White to also take snaps) and they implement it right. It's a very efficient system and had Manning not connecting on some long passes, we're looking at a different outcome.

Since this is a copy-cat league I'd like to see other teams implement it as well and have the right people in place. Jim Mora Jr. from Seattle should be taking notes right now since it seems Seneca Wallace may have to take more snaps for the Seahawks this season.

Sounders FC and the postseason

Here's an interesting reaction by Seattle Times beat reporter Jose Romero after the Sounders tied with Chivas USA on Saturday...

Six draws at home. They could be losses I suppose.

Just another frustrating result at home and I could hear it in everyone's voices. Want to clarify one thing: Brad Evans said that maybe he should have gone down earlier when talking about the takedown in the box that wasn't called late in the game and maybe he would have gotten a PK. He did go on to say that he isn't one to just go down in the box unless someone is impeding his progress.

At this point it is still very difficult to say which teams will get into the playoffs. I'd put money on Houston, but everything else is up in the air. It's clear though that a Seattle win today would have really helped its chances, and now Sounders FC has to get it done on the road.

Seattle outshot Chivas USA 12-4. The Sounders also finished with a 10-3 advantage in corner kicks. That's dominance and a very winnable game.

Eight cards were issued.

The attendance (32,710 in some drizzle) was the largest for a Seattle home MLS match this season. Impressive when you consider the UW game and a Mariners game on the same day, UW game at same time.

Apparently you can't tie yourself to the playoff and while currently sitting third in the Western Conference, nothing is guaranteed since the teams below the Sounders FC have played fewer games. These last four games are going to be huge for the team. Time to start biting your knuckles....

Epic Photo: Here's a reason boxing is a joke

Mayweather's skin starts to crawl once Kellerman calls him on his crap, and then things really start to get interesting about two minutes into the video. What a circus, it was like a bad WWE skit.



Found this on Deadspin.

The College Football Top 25

Tim Tebow, you look happy and sorta like a douche in this photo. Anyways... here is the Top 25 in college football...

1	Florida (55)	3-0	1488	1
2	Texas (2)	3-0	1428	2
3	Alabama (3)	3-0	1390	4
4	Mississippi	2-0	1213	5
5	Penn State	3-0	1212	5
6	California	3-0	1169	8
7	LSU	3-0	1120	9
8	Boise State	3-0	1038	10
9	Miami (FL)	2-0	920	20
10	Oklahoma	2-1	862	12
11	Virginia Tech	2-1	852	13
12	USC	2-1	825	3
13	Ohio State	2-1	810	11
14	Cincinnati	3-0	739	17
15	TCU	2-0	674	15
16	Oklahoma State	2-1	478	16
17	Houston	2-0	455	21
18	Florida State	2-1	363	NR
19	Brigham Young	2-1	349	7
20	Kansas	3-0	347	22
21	Georgia	2-1	318	23
22	North Carolina	3-0	271	24
23	Michigan	3-0	247	25
24	Washington	2-1	194	NR
25	Nebraska	2-1	132	19

Wait a minute? Washington at 24? That's got to be the most knee jerk reaction in college polling I've ever seen. They beat Idaho and a USC team that overlooked them. Maybe if they won another Pac-10 game or two... but to go from 0-12 to ranked in country is just ridiculous. Somebody punch Casey before he gets too happy about the Huskies.

If the Cougs win next week will they be in the Top 25 as well? They play USC.

Oh who am I kidding? They'll lose by 80.

Cowboy Stadium too big?

While watching the Dallas Cowboys - New York Giants game last night, a broadcast that turned out to be a three hour infomercial for Jerry Jones thanks to NBC's constant butt kissing. However, it is pretty tough to deny that the new Cowboys Stadium was awesome.

- Players entered through a club/sports bar area in the arena. Can't wait until someone gets a beer poured on them.

- The jumbo tron is massive. This thing is almost indescribable and when people 1,000 years from now talk about the fall of the United States they'll say "it's because these idiot Americans spent millions of dollars on a TV screen instead of health care"

- 105,000 people attended the game - an NFL record.

- George W. Bush and John Madden sat in the same suite and could be seen on NBC talking. I would have paid a large sum to sit in on that nonsense.

This is not just a football stadium but a landmark of Jerry Jones' ego. And while football fans in Dallas will be enjoying the building, they'll pay dearly for it. So will fans across the league.

Why?

By one-upping everyone else in the league, Jerry Jones has made every other stadium in the NFL look like cracker jack box. Remember when Arizona opened their new stadium a few years ago and everyone was all gaga over that? Who's talking about it now? Every other team in the league has built a fairly new stadium or renovated it in the last 10-15 years, but they're not even close to the level of decadence that new Cowboys Stadium has.

So does this give NFL owners the right to start complaining for new stadiums in the next 5-10 years? Remember when the 15-year old Key Arena was suddenly too old to host the Sonics because it didn't have "modern amenities?" Is every football stadium now going to need a jumbo tron bigger than a humpback whale?

And these stadiums aren't built for the fans, they're glorified theme parks designed to take as much money from you the fan as possible.

Over a billion dollars was pumped into this stadium... I hoped the NFL doesn't think other teams and their fan bases will want to do that in their cities in the near future.

Epic Video: New fish found

This is cool!

Epic Photo: Eagles go with black jerseys

And they shutout Northern Colorado 16-0. Pretty good day for the Eags. Now, can anyone tell me how they heck I can get a black jersey?

Friday Night Lights: Saturday Recap

Cascade Christian played Sequim for the final game of the Friday Night Lights edition.

The result:

Cascade Christian 21, Sequim 7

That makes week one of the competition between The Tacoma News Tribune and JustSON.

Results:

TNT: 1-4 JustSON: 2-3

Overall:

TNT: 1-4 JustSON: 2-3

College Football Roundup: Upset Special

#3 USC 13, UW 16 - In the stunner of the century, the Washington Huskies upset the men of Troy in the biggest upset in the history of college football. No joke, ladies and gentlemen as no team has lost 15 of 16 games and then beat a team as highly ranked as Southern California. However, one could say that USC lost the game as much or more than the Huskies won it.

Why am I being such a negative Nancy? Because they still lost to Paul Wulff and the Cougars in the Apple Cup. Yes - these Washington State Cougars...

SMU27, WSU 30 - Remember when the Cougs were routinely ranked in the Top 10 in the country? Now an overtime win against a team that recieved the NCAA death penalty years ago will probably be the only victory they sniff this weekend.

#8 Cal 35, Minnesota 21 - You should always beat a team with these kind of jerseys...

Is this 1932? Did they let Casey pick the colors out? And why do I feel like stopping at a crosswalk when I see these.

Duke 16, #22 Kansas 44 - People actually showed up to this game, thinking they were going to play basketball.

#11 Ohio State 38, Toledo 0 - The Buckeyes were fine since they weren't playing a team from the Pac-10 or in a Bowl game.

Temple 6, #5 Penn State 31 - The Big Ten likes scheduling these monster out of conference opponents don't they? They might all compete for the FCS playoffs as well.

East Carolina 17, #24 North Carolina 31 - For a second there I thought I was looking up a score from the directional school haven of the Big Sky Conference.

Eastern Michigan 17, #25 Michigan 45 - Eastern Michigan is actually located in the student side section in Michigan Stadium.

North Texas 7, #4 Alabama 53 - I'm going to venture a guess and say that North Texas didn't cover the spread.

#18 Utah 24, Oregon 31 -


Utah apparently thought they were playing a "Rollerball" team.

#19 Nebraska 15, #13 Virginia Tech 16 - Funny thing, when they panned to the crowd MICHAEL VICK jerseys were readily visible. America, ladies and gentlemen.

Tennessee 13, #1 Florida 23 - Why does Tim Tebow dress like Ed Harris from "Apollo 13" now?

Florida State 54, #7 BYE WEEK 28 - BCS Spoiler Brigham Young apparently thought they should choke in trap games like the big boys too.

#10 Boise State 51, Fresno State 34 - This game was actually played indoors, on a 50-yard football field.

San Diego State 20, Idaho 34 - Here is how the WAC standings look right now...

Boise St.		1-0	3-0
Idaho		1-0	2-1
Hawaii		0-0	2-1
Fresno St.		0-1	1-2
Louisiana Tech		0-0	1-2
New Mexico St.		0-1	1-2
Nevada		0-0	0-2
San Jose St.		0-0	0-3
Utah St.		0-0	0-2

I'm setting a dumpster on fire when Boise St. plays Idaho, that will be a hell of a game.