Thursday, October 15, 2015

The Fixer's Week 7 Salute To Academia




WEEK SEVEN

  I wanted to stick with the Road Favorites this week since they kicked so much ass for me back in Week Six… I got into a conversation the other night that quickly turned into a heated argument about who are the best non-athlete alumni from certain schools; are they actors? Scientists? Inventors? Anyways, after removing my foot from a friend’s ass in triumph, I decided to dedicate this week’s prognostications to looking at some of the more interesting graduates of this week’s selections.

MARSHALL -6 @ Florida Atlantic- The team of Soupy Sales, the guy who announces Wheel of Fortune, & character actor Conchata Ferrell beats Carrot Top, porn star Mary Carey & the lead singer of Dashboard Confessional…

TCU -20 @ Iowa St- The Horny Toads actually have better fictional alumni than in real life: Rev. Lovejoy, The Professor from “Gilligan’s Island”, and plastic faced Meg Ryan’s character in “Courage Under Fire”; they beat Russell Stover, a girl on MTV’s “The Real World” & a couple of college wrestlers turned MMA jabronis…

NEVADA -6½ @ Wyoming- I only need to give you one each from these schools: Washoe, the first chimpanzee to learn sign language while living in a cage in Reno. She throws her shit at Cowboy alumnus Dick Cheney…

NORTHERN ILLINOIS -15½ @ Miami University- Another no-brainer: Dan Castellaneta, DOH!, along with former Smashing Pumpkins’ drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, & Matt Walsh(Google him & you’ll recognize his work), they trample one-term president Benjamin Harrison, Ginger from “Gilligan’s Island”, & Brian Niccol, the head Marketing Jagoff for Taco Bell & KFC…

AIR FORCE Even @ Colorado St- This is a close one… Since I saw a band named Astronauts, Etc. this week, I’ll just throw out any space keydet from the USAF over the Rams’ notables like actor John Amos, the CEO of New Belgium Brewery & some Korean engineer who claims to have the highest IQ ever…

ARIZONA -8 @ Colorado- So The Wildcats have the original Kyle Reese from “The Terminator”, who also kicks ass in “Aliens”, plus John Hughes(RIP), Don Knotts(also RIP), & Linda Ronstadt(for all you 50yr old dads out there). The Buffs have both “South Park” guys, which is strong, plus Robert Redford & Joan Van Ark(warning, do NOT google any recent pics of her)…

BOISE ST -9½ @ Utah St- Hailing from the Land of Spuds are director Michael Hoffman, actor Earl Boen(the bald doctor in the first 2 Terminator movies), & the experimental musician of Youth Lagoon, Trevor Powers. One impressive alumnus of Utah State is Nolan Bushnell, who founded Atari AND opened the first Chucky Cheese. No word if he ever sued The Simpsons based on Wally Weasel…

FLORIDA +9½ @ LSWho?- So I was pretty blown away at the long list of Gators who inhabit our planet and breathe our air, including Faye Dunaway, Jedd Clampett, Bob Vila, Milton from “Office Space” & Mel Tillis… From Baton Rouge, we have movie critic Rex Reed, Ruth Fertel, who founded a chain of overpriced steakhouses, as well as most of the musicians in Better Than Ezra & Cowboy Mouth… meh…

NEBRASKA +2 @ Minnesota- This one was a no contest: Husker alumni feature Johnny Carson, General John J. Pershing, and TV Dinner creator Gerry Thomas… On the flip side, the Gophers claim Bob Dylan, the most overrated musician in history, and Loni Anderson, the most overrated pin cushion in history…

NORTHWESTERN +2 vs Iowa- I took the Mildcats based on people like Stephen Colbert & Jerry Springer cancelling themselves out, then throwing in Robert Reed(dad in Brady Bunch) & Paul Lynde. That’s strong! Then compare those guys to the Hawkeyes modest lineup of Willy Wonka, Tom Arnold & Al Jarreau… falling asleep…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz


    

Selah…



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