My TOP 15 MOVIES

I do consider myself a very knowledgeable movie critic...considering it is my second passion next to sports! So here are the top 15 movies in my mind of all-time ... (not just personal favorites like Baseketball) 

# 15  - Dumb and Dumber

# 14  - Cherry Crush

# 13  - Knocked Up

# 12  - Valkyrie

# 11  - Toy Story (the first one)

# 10 - 21 

# 9   - Cast Away

# 8   - Breach

# 7   - There Will Be Blood

# 6   -  Into The Wild

# 5   - Hard Candy

# 4   - V for Vendetta 

# 3   - Saw 1-5

# 2   - Batman: The Dark Knight

# 1 -   Titantic 

HONORABLE MENTION

Juno

Friday Night Lights

No Country For Old Men

Wizzard of Oz (1939)! 

Madagascar

Crash

Vanilla Sky

WALL-E

Spanglish

Pirate of the Caribbean - "The Curse of The Black Pearl," "Dead Man's Chest," and of course "At World's End"

DEJAVU 

Full Metal Jacket

Fight Club

I highly recommend watching all of the top 15 if you have not seen certain ones. They are tremendous films that deserve lots and lots of CREDIT! Comments are welcome....but please...and I do mean please.....BE RATIONAL!

Underrated Super Stars In "The City of Brotherly Love"

The Philadelphia Eagles were three of four teams to beat the home team this Saturday and Sunday in the National Football League playoffs to go to the NFC Championship game. 

So Eagle fans....would you like to get rid of Andy Reid and Donovan McNabb now? Yeah, I didn't think so. Sports fans should feel pathetic about themselves today. Andy Reid just got the Eagles into another NFC Championship game and now sports fans are saying ohhh but everything is alright now. I am here to say that YES ! .... it should be ok now! Coach Reid just got your Philadelphia team to the NFC Championship game once again...I mean hes only done that 5 times in 8 years! Lets not forget that he is doing that in the NFC EAST too....the toughest division in football. Lets not forget that he is winning with two of the best and richest owners in football in Dallas and Washington (Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder). 

As I am watching the Golden Globe awards last night (I LOVE YOU KATE WINSLET!) I thought well hey....Clint Eeastwood has never won an oscar but Nicholas Cage has for running around in Vegas in 95'. So what Andy Reid has not won a Super Bowl .... he is in the most grueling/violent division in football. The guy is 25-11 in the month of December. You do not have to win the BIG ONE...to be a "good one" at something. 5 NFC Championship games in 8 years for Coach Reid...seriously sports fans...you have to be ridiculous. Today, I know that you are denying what you said about a month ago but just admit it....you were RIDICULOUSLY WRONG! I mean Indianapolis Colts coach, Toni Dungi, has lost 4 first round games in 7 years and you never here a word about him. Dungi lost 6 that he was a favorite in! A league that has a salary cap and a division as violent as the NFC East...Andy Reid has lived up to be simply one of the best. He over came the T.O. debacle and managed to still get to the NFC Championship Game....give the man his credit. 

Lastly, I have to talk about the franchise quarterback in "The City of Brotherly Love," Donovan McNabb. McNabb is going to go down as one of the most under rated quarterbacks to ever play in the National Football League. He is the "primetime" quarterback who throws big time throws in the middle of the field. It is easy to throw the football from sideline to sideline but McNabb is on of those QB's who throws it right in the heart of the defense...skinning teeth! There was only eight quarterbacks that have ever got sacked less than Donovan McNabb and truly just four - - -  Senneca Wallace and Matt Hassleback in Seattle but they split time so rule those two out and your down to six. J.P. Lossman and Trent Edwards in Buffalo but Trent played just four games and Lossman the other 12 so rule those two out and your down to truly only four quarterbacks who got sacked less times than McNabb. Those quarterback you ask - - - Jake Delhomee, Tony Romo, Peyton Manning, and Eli Manning. Hmm...lets see...Delhomee has Steve Smith and two runningbacks who are just nasty....Romo has Roy Williams, Jason Witten, and T.O. ... both Mannings have big time receivers on their team ... McNabb... hmm Brian Westbrook who is an all-purpose back! 

The truth is Donovan McNabb and Andy Reid deserve soooo much credit its not even funny. McNabb was a division one basketball recruit - Reid is a coach who has just got the Eagles into their 5th NFC Championship in 8 years....(hint hint) not a lot of coaches have EVER done that. The Eagles and Giants are becoming a great NFL rivalry.....7 out of the last 9 times they have played each other ...the road team has won. Give these two their credit DUMB SPORTS FANS...come out of the closet and admit you were WRONG! :)

Choklahoma and Bob "Oops"

After all the talk about the two offenses of Florida and Oklahoma, there was not a single point scored in the first quarter. In fact, the halftime score was 7 to 7. Florida was consistently moving the ball down the field, but penalties hurt. Penalties also hurt the Oklahoma Sooners. Duke Robinson, a first team All-American offensive lineman had two terrible penalties. A late hit and then a holding call. No holding call - - - It's a Sooner first down at the 15 after  tight end Jermaine Gresham caught a 25 yard BEAUTIFUL PASS by Sam Bradford. Both teams laid goose eggs in the scoring column after both were outscoring their opponents by a mile in first quarter play. (1st QT differential through the entire season - - - OK +195 (1st in the nation) and FL + 147 (2nd in the nation). 

First possession in the second quarter for Florida they go down and strike first. A 20-yard reception TD by Gator wideout Lewis Murphy. However, the touchdown did not bother the Sooners whatsoever. After three straight runs from Chris Brown, who is backing up DeMarco Murray, it took just two more plays for Oklahoma to capitalize. My other "boi" Jermaine Gresham caught a beautiful pass from Sam Bradford to make it 7-7. After a scoreless first half, in 3:10 it was 7-7. 

The biggest advantage that you could tell in the first half is that the Oklahoma Sooner offensive line dominated the Florida Gators. Great coaching changes were made too. Sooner's Coach Bob Stoops realized after the first quarter that they were not going to have all the success with Bradford so he went to the run game and the Sooners rushed for 82 yards after rushing for just 64 yards in the first quarter. 

The TAIL of the first half, which ended in an interception by Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford and a 7-7 score, was the two Heisman Trophy winners thrpowing a combined three interceptions. Needless to say, the two interceptions thrown by Florida Gator quarterback, Tim Tebow in the first half ended up not costing his team because Oklahoma did not score on either two possessions. 

The second half looked to be all Florida Gators, but it truly was a "barn burner" of a game. After both teams punted in each of their first possessions in the second half you knew the defenses were there to stay. Then, Florida took over and I called it the "TIM TEBOW DRIVE," which capped off in a Percy Harvin touchdown. Within the next few minutes Oklahoma came right back down and tied it up with another Jermaine Gresham tocuhdown. Gresham finished with 8 receptions, 62 yards and 2 touchdowns. The only touchdowns Choklahoma scored all game. 

Although, the Sooners had a lot of success running the football with Chris Brown, who backed up the injured DeMarco Murray, Florida's defense still had an architectural performance. Brown rushed for 110 yards on  22 carries.

So after another scoring drive by the Florida Gators to make it 17-14, my "boi" Same Bradford through an incredible ball over the middle to Jaquain Iglesias and it got picked off by Amad Black (7th of the season). Before this game, Oklahoma was use to playing zone defenses.....well they met Florida's defense that played MAN-2-MAN! Oklahoma scored 76 out of the 80 times they got in the red zone this season. Last night, they got in 1 out of 3 times. There is no question that Charlie Strong, Gator defensive coordinator, did an outstanding job of scheming this "high-powered" Sooner offense. Now do not get me wrong, Florida was gassed but they made big big stops and that is what you have to do to win National Championships.... make big plays. Also, credit needs to be given to Dan Mullen on an outstanding job of calling plays. This is an offensive coordinator that is soon to be Mississippi State's head coach. I pat him on the beack for staying and doing the right thing...plus it looks good on his resume. However, do not bash Kevin Wilson, Oklahoma's offensive coordinator, like I said....the Gator defense played incredibly well. Wilson orchestrated one of the most outstanding offenses we have seen in the history of college football and credit is deserved. 

In the end, the six foot six 315 pound (average height and weight of OKLAHOMA'S OLINE) lineman could not get the job done for Sam Bradford. Florida did get pressure to Same Bradford on and off all night. In fact, the only time I questioned offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson for being "too conservative" as Lee Corso said. 

Well it was a fun interesting game to watch. You got the best of the best in my opinion. Two coaches who grew up within two hours of each other in the state of O-H-I-O and two quarterbacks that won the Heisman Trophy. Oh yeah....and the highest attendance count in Dolphin Stadium history (NFL or COLLEGE GAME)....78,468. Now the question comes....is Bob Stoops the guy? I definitely think he is the right guy. Name me another coach who has went to the National Championship game 4 out of the 9 years that he has been there.....can't name many can ya!? Granted Stoops is 2-5 in BCS games, while Florida Coach, Urban Meyer is 2-0 and they are both National Championships. Lastly, I have to give a lot of credit to one of the top three quarterbacks to ever play the "COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAME." Tebow rushed for 109 yards on 22 carries and had 231 completion yards on 18 for 30 throwing the pigskin with 2 touchdowns and (2INT's). The kid is remarkable and no one can stress it enough. The kid should come back....I am sorry he might be interesting in a certain system but will never be the quarterback a Sam Bradford will be in the National Football League. Nontheless, Tebow is one of the greatest athelets to ever play the game. The kid has won two National Championships and a Heisman Trophy already...come back for one more year Timmy....you may not have Percy Harvin ("your favorite target) but you will have 10 defensive starters returing including 8 that were SOPHOMORES! If you want to....you can make the case that URBAN MEYER'S FLORIDA GATORS and PETE CAROL'S USC TROJANS could be the favorites the next decade. 

Other notable notes from the game.....

Sam Bradford - 26-41 256 yards 2 TD 2 INT

Percy Harvin - 5 REC 49 yards....122 rsuhing yards on....14 total touches for 171 yards and a touchdown.

Neither team trailed at halftime all season long (7-7 at half in the NC Game)

Lots of momentum swing in the football games. 

The B.C.S. Title Game

B.C.S. Championship Game: Oklahoma (12-1) vs. Florida (12-1)

The College Football National Championship game has been hyped up for a month and a half and the time has finally come. Tonight, we will crown an "unofficial" National Champion in collegiate football. It seems as if "everyone" is taking Florida to win this football game. I am here to make my case for the Oklahoma Sooners! Yes, I love Sooner Quarterback, Sam Bradford and I have a man crush on him so therefore, I am picking the Sooners and heres why....

Oklahoma has put up 60 points or more 5 times in a row against Top 25 teams. Florida will have to put pressure on Oklahoma Quarterback, Sam Bradford to win this football game. The Sooners have the best offensive line in the nation BY FAR. Starting Sooner tailback, DeMarco Murray ((14 total touchdowns-(hamstring injury))  is out for this game (this we have known since the last week). However, Murray is a huge loss for the Sooners but upback Chris Brown, who will be starting in the Title game tonight, has rushed for more yards this season than Murray. Also, do not forget 3rd string running back, sophomore, Mossis Madu, who rushed for over a 100 yards against Missouri in the Big 12 Championship Game. Do not think that Oklahoma does not have any weapons outside of some of their receivers because they do! 

Florida scores 91 percent of the time in the RED ZONE, which is a remarkable statistic to look at. They have scored 48 touchdowns while in the RED ZONE. A big part of that, is Gator Junior Quarterback and 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, TIm Tebow, who rushed for 12 tocuhdowns this year. That is a lot of touchdowns right....? In fact, the Gators has only had 11 field goals all season. 

Back to Oklahoma.....besides Bradford, I love the two "BIG TIME" receivers that Oklahoma has. Well....one is a tight end....and may I say....whoever drafts him (Jermaine Gresham) or Kenny Britt from Rutgers is getting a playmaker who is going to be in the National Football League for a long time to come. Now, going back to the two playmakers on Oklahoma's team. I will start with the tight end who I just mentioned, Jermaine Gresham. Gresham has caught 58 receptions this season for 888 yards and 12 touchdowns. This 6 foot 6 inch 250 pound BEAST is straight up nasty...and he will have a HUGE GAME (win or lose)....I'll take the over in Greshman catching at least 9 plus passes tonight. Then we go to the leading receiver on the Oklahoma Sooner team, Juaquin Iglesias. Iglesias has caught 69 balls....10 of them for a touchdown. His senior leadership will help tonight if they can find a way to get him the ball against this fast Florida secondary. Iglesias has 1,092 yards this season and he has to be a factor in tonight's game to win. 

Florida's defense gets too much media in my oppinion. They played in what was a weak SEC Conference this season with junky quarterbacks. Tennesee-Auburn-Mississippi State ... ehhh...quarterback problems. The one quality win that sticks out is the Georgia game...but they always beat the Bulldogs in the World's Largest Outdoor Coacktail Party (accept last year). Even when the Gators beat Alabama for the SEC Championship....ehhh John Parker Wilson...good quarterback...nah I don't think so ... only completing 58 percent of his passes. Oklahoma's Sam Bradford and Texas's Quarterback Colt McCoy completed over 73 percent pluys of their throws. Therefore, I think the Gator defense is just a TAD overhyped. They are good and I expect Florida linebacker, Brandon Spikes to eat people alive tonight. Florida's defense will need to get speed off the edge to get to Sam Bradford. I think that would be the best wrinkle for the Gators to put in if they want to win this National Championship. 

Also, I cannot wait to see what Florida receiver, Percy Harvin, who is coming back for the first time since rehab on his ankle. He did not play in the SEC Championship Game and Florida beat Alabama in that game by 11 points. Trust me, whether he says he is 90 percent or not, it is not like they need Harvin to win this football game.

That being said, you can go back and forth statistic wise with these two teams. The main factor in this ball game is the two Heisman Trophy Winners....BOTH QUARTERBACKS (FL's Tim Tebow and OK's Sam Bradford). These two WILL DETERMINE the National Championship. In Florida's case, they will need to respect the pass, therefore, Oklahoma's job is to establish the run game. A staggering statistic that I heard on the Doug Gotlieb show on ESPN radio was that Oklahoma (on average) runs 30 more plays than their opposing team. You are looking at a 61 to 31 ratio (or something like that) 2 to 1....! 

I am taking COACH BOB STOOPS and the OKLAHOMA SOONERS to win this football game! I can see it coming down to the person with the ball last winning the game because there will not be too many punts tonight. After this game, Bob Stoops will be Bob Stoops and no longer Bob "OOOPS!" He knows what its like to win a National Title...he did it in his second year at Oklahoma. (I do have to say before I give my score prediction...that it is very hard to pick against a competitor like Tim Teebow.) The score......

Oklahoma- 37

Florida-27

PLAYOFF PICKS (2nd Edition)

Yesterday, I went one for two in my playoff picks. Somehow, someway, my San Diego Chargers are still alive for a Super Bowl! I picked the Chargers at the beginning of the season to beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl...(haha whoops). Anyways, that is besides the fact. Today I am picking the two games that are on the scedule and can be seen on CBS.

Lets start with the 1:00 game. The Baltimore (Flying Flaccos...as I like to call them) Ravens are at the Miami Dolphins. Everyone talks about Dolphin quarterback Chad Pennington winning the comback player of year award, but lets not forget their first round draft pick and the first player to be taken in last years draft....the kid from Michigan...Offensive Tackle JAKE LONG. He has been nonetheless STELLER this year! Yes, Baltimore's defense is an outstanding defense. All-Pro and Pro Bowler Ed Reed has had 8 interceptions in the last 6 games...remarkable right?! However, I am going to go with the more experienced quarterback, Chad Pennington in this one. There is no question that both rookie coaches (Tony Sparano-Miami and John Harbaugh-Baltimore) have had incredible success in each of their first year as a head coach. Baltimore's rookie quarterback, Joe Flacco will not win this football game. It will be up to runningback LeRon McClain to win this football game for the Ravens. If Flacco throws over 30 passes...game over. You saw it with Matt Ryan yesterday....the second half of a playoff game is where that so-called "catch" comes in and it has been proven that a rookie "field general" cannot get the job done. Take the Dolphins.

In the second game today....the Philadelphia Eagles travel to Minnesota to take on the Vikings. This game is too easy for me to pick. Out of the four games that are taking place these past two days, this is MY LOCK! Take the Philadelphia Eagles to win this football game. In fact, if they prove to me that they can go in and dominate the Vikings....(just a heads up) I am probably going to take them over last years Super Bowl winning New York Giants.....but thats for another week and another discussion. Anyways, the Eagles should go into this game and win easily in my oppinion. Too many injuries on the defensive side of the ball for the Vikings. Plus, they will have to rely on former Oklahoma runningback (Offensive R.O.Y. last year) Adrian Peterson to win this game for them. Eagle quarterback Donavan McNabb and "all-purpose back" Brian Westbrook will have a field day on this mediocre defense of the Vikings. Remember, this is an experienced Eagle team. Most of them were around for the 4 NFC title games and the Super Bowl they went to. Take the EAGLES...BIG!

Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins - 12-17 MIAMI

Philadelphia Eagles @ Minnesota Vikings- 34-20 EAGLES

PLAYOFF PICKS (1st Edition)

There are two National Football League's Playoffs are underway today. Two games will be played today- Atlanta Falcons @ Arizona Cardinals at 4:30 and Indianapolis Colts @ San Diego Chargers.

I would like to start with the Arizona Cardinals. They will beat the Atlanta Falcons todayin my oppinion. The Cardinals have a high powered offense and I like the wide outs, Anquan Bolden and Larry Fritzgerald to have big games. Plus, lets not forget, Matt Ryan is a ROOKIE QUARTERBACK! Last 3 games he has thrown 5 interceptions and 3 touchdowns....those are not good statatistics caompared to the first 13 games of the season. Ryan will be nervous and turn the ball over in this game and that is why I like the Cardinals to move on.

Lastly, the Colts and the Chargers I think, is the most intertesting game to watch. These two teams are basically a rivalry the past couple of years. Charger runningback Ladien Tomlinson has been unhealthy all season, but he has led the team to a 8-8 record and a shot at the Super Bowl. However, you know exactly what I am about to say. Most Valuable Player of the Year is on the other side of the football. Thats right, Peyton Manning who just won his second MVP in a row ( he has 3 in his career- - - only Brett Favre has done that) will dominate the Chargers defense. The Chargers defense is mediocre at best. I am taking the Colts to win this game!

Atlanta @ Arizona - 26-12 CARDINALS

Indianapolis @ San Diego - 30-21 COLTS

WAKE UP & Smell The Roses

It was a sunny/beautiful day in Southern California for the Rose Bowl. Unfortunately, it was not so bright for the Penn State Nittany Lions. From the first possession until the fourth quarter, Joe Pa's Nittany Lions were disasterous on all acounts. With a three and out first possession, I said, "oh goodness, here we go." That was not the case because when the University of Southern California Trojans got the ball, quarterback Mark Sanchez threw three straight incomplete passes forcing the team to punt. When Penn State got the ball back for their second possession I said they have to make a statement now and capitalize. The first play from scrimmage sophomore runningback, Evan Royster, ran for a big 15 yard gain, however, then it was a three and out. From then on out, it went wayyyyy down hill....as it always does for the Big 10 conference.

The Trojans got the ball back and quarterback, Mark Sanchez, led his team down the field in a long draining drive that ended up a Damien Williams touchdown. Sanchez threw a strike right accross the middle. In my oppinion he showed that he could do "it." Williams, a transfer from Arkansas, caught a whopping 10 catches for 162 yards....6 of those catches were in the second quarter (for 100 yards alone).

However, Penn State offensive coordinator Galen Hall, made a statement of his own by mixing up the playbook for Nittany Lion quarterback, Daryll Clark. Clark finished off a big drive down the field by capitalizing on a disfuncitonal play, by running one into the endzone. The offensive line looked as if they were ready to step upo and play.

With the score 7-7, I was thinking to myself that Penn State is going to make this interesting, but of course I was totally wrong. Again, USC quarterback Mark Sanchez went down the field and drove the Trojans into the endzone by running in the endzone himself. I thought Steve Sarkisian (USC Offensive Coordinator) really started mizing up the playbook well for Mr. Sanchez and the boys. Sarkisian, who will be the Washington Head Coach next year, did as beautiful of a job as you could ask for in an offensive coordinator who is going to be switching hats at the end of the season.

I cannot even go on with this story...it ends here because Penn State was just another embarrasing Big 10 team that did not deserve to be in Pasadena, Calif. for the Rose Bowl. Nittany Lion starting runningback, Evan Royster, was out by the middle of the second quarter....and that is when I said PENN STATE is DONE. PNittany Lion quarterback Daryll Clark had a mediocre perfromance. He threw 36 passes, 21 of them he completed for 273 yards. Then, you look on the other sideline where Trojan quarterback Mark Sanchez set a USC Rose Bowl record throwing for 417 yards on 28 of 35....REMARKABLE stuff!

The fact is, USC is better. Penn State does not have the talent nor the athletes that USC does, in that case I do not think anyone does in the country. Oh, but Jamie they do not have one solid reunningback....no your right they don't. They have four guys that would start anywhere else i nthe country. 3 of their runningbacks had 630 yards or more...so SHHH it! Guess what....they are all freshman and sophoomores too !!!!!!!!!! (haha) ...In fact that is why I think Mark Snachez (Quarterback for USC) should come back next year. Virtually, everyone is back for USC's offense next year with the exception of Patrick Tuner, senior wide out. Sanchez would be the third or fourth quarterback taken in the draft. Next year, he will probabaly be the favorite to be the number one pick overall, if Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford and Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford enter the draft this year.

I am not a believer that the Big 10 does not deserve to go to a BCS Bowl, but I am a believer of not letting two Big 10 teams get in a BCS. (Ohio State vs Texas and Penn State vs USC) That is a little excessive. The truth is, the Big 10 teams have about 5 or 6 players that really stand out and could play anywhere in the country, but most are just good players...not great. Michigan beat Florida last year....so that proves that there is parity. Let the Big 10 go to a BCS game . . . but get a better matchup if USC plays in the Rose Bowl...because it has been disasterous to even watch. The game did get a TV RATING of 16.....that is GREAT! Especially when the Orange Bowl last night, which was a primetime game (when most audiences are the biggest) got a TV RATING of a 6! Ehh!

Looking toward next year for USC Head Coach Pete Carol's team, they really look to be in good shape. It will be more of an offensive game next year with (likely) 10 of their 11 starters on denfense will enter the National Football League Draft (4 of them, likely to go in the first round!) USC is a dynasty team. In the 8 games that USC has lost in 6 years under Carol, they have not lossed by more than a single touchdown. If that is not enough for you, they have two National Championships and four Rose Bowls. Does that not just disgust you....hahahahaha! - - - I still think USC can beat anyone in the nation....Pete Carol said it the best in the postgame interview yeaterday....go watch that!

PETE CAROL = KING of Los Angeles!