I Think I Thought...

Very Random Thoughts:

Jared Allen is getting married...so he's losing the mullet. Is that a prerequisite for getting married or something? First--the mullet. Next--the wallet.

The boys on the 102.5 WDVE morning show stole some thunder from yours truly. I heard them refer to Octavio Dotel as "Don't Ask, Dotel" this morning. And I thought those dudes were original.

The majority of voters (17-10) in our latest poll think Tim Tebow will be successful in the NFL. Apparently people aren't impressed by your SAT score, Jim.

If Neal Huntington openly admitted that he purposely screwed up every trade since he's been the Pirates G.M., Bird would still defend him to the death. You should've heard him defending the Aki Iwamura trade yesterday. Bird has clearly flown over the cuckoo's nest. Please pray for him.

The Superbowl is finally going to be held in a cold-weather city in 2014. Way to go, Rog. You've now done 2 things to improve the league. (Speeding up Round 1 of the Draft is the other). Really earning those bucks.

I'm currently watching Season 4 of Seinfeld. Great stuff--but not nearly as funny as The Office.

Speaking of t.v. shows, I'm glad LOST is over so Bird can quit talking about it. I'm also glad 24 is over because in my mind, it ended after Season 5. In the beginning of Season 6, the writers tried telling us that Jack Bauer's Dad and Brother were involved in all the chaos. Stupid. That was it for me.

My post on Hoosiers got me thinking...what's the best movie ever made? Tough call, because different genres make comparing movies pretty difficult. Initially, I considered American History X and Braveheart, and then it hit me... The Shawshank Redemption.

No, Bird, I'm telling you...Shawshank is better than Gigli.

Hoosiers

The other day, Bird and I were talking about our favorite sports movies. While Bird was fixated on "BASEketball," the modern version of "The Bad News Bears," and "The Legend of Bagger Vance," I insisted that he sit down and watch "Hoosiers."

(Alright. I'll admit that Bird only truly likes "BASEketball," but if you like movies like that, aren't you bound to also like "No Holds Barred?" and "Rocky V"????)

On to Hoosiers.

The 1986 movie, starring Gene Hackman and Dennis Hopper, is the best sports movie ever made. (ESPN agrees). It's a story that's loosely based on Indiana's Milan High School's 1954 State Basketball Championship. Back then, all high schools--regardless of size--played in one state championship tournament. Milan High's enrollment was 161 students that year. I won't talk more about the movie itself, because I can't do it justice.

If you haven't seen it, buy it now.

Here are some awesome links that Hoosiers fans will enjoy:

Movie quotes that give ya the chills...

Hickory's gymnasium is still the same...

(go to this site to get autographed pics from the cast)

Here are ESPN's Bill Simmons' thoughts after his 250th viewing...

Interesting facts about the movie...

Movie mistakes (yes, there were some)...

Jimmy Chitwood's character was based on a guy named Bobby Plump...

Bobby Plump owns a restaurant...

Hoosiers trivia...