CH Sports Weekly: Two Guys. Four ACLs.

Ethan: Beware East Carolina! They’re making us all like Pirates again after that terrible third Pirates of the Carribean movie. Do they keep winning?

Amir: They’re like the opposite of every powerhouse team: two difficult games at first then an easy conference schedule.‘uestion, who do you like in the title game — ECU or USC?

Ethan: Tough call. ECU is 2-0 against teams with “Virginia” in their name, while USC is only 1-0. So I guess you’re saying USC will definitely win this weekend?

Amir: By at least three touchdowns. Bet on it.

Ethan: You’re putting a lot of stock into the scare against Ohio? That was an obvious trap game, and the Buckeyes didn’t have their Heisman contender.

Amir: If excuses were sweater vests, you and Tressel would be in a heated competition right now.

Ethan:Can you even be a homer for a school you didn’t attend? I guess I can’t complain as long as you keep starting Matt Leinart on your fantasy team and yelling “Go Trojans!” whenever Kurt Warner gets sacked.

Amir: That’s just because I hate Northern Iowa.

Ethan: I think USC will win, but not by three TDs. Do you think Washington will celebrate its TDs against Oklahoma? Will they even score any TDs to celebrate?

Amir: What an accurate interpretation of a terrible rule. How is throwing a football into the air excessive, but spiking it into the floor adequate? Just more pro-gravity propaganda from the NCAA!

Ethan: Is it wrong to hope that ref gets hit by a car? Because if so, a lot of people in Seattle probably have guilty consciences. Who’s the next top 10 team to go down outside of the OSU-USC game?

Amir: LSU at Auburn. Inexperienced QB on the road in the SEC. You can’t keep hiding behind your precious tropical storms Andrew Hatch!

Ethan: I kind of like Florida to go down at Tennessee next weekend, but I don’t see anyone in the Top 10 losing this week. Also, thanks for not pointing out Wake needed a FG with three seconds left to beat Ole Miss. You’re a pal.

Amir: O�range bowl here you come!

Ethan: On to the NFL: give me a spin on the Brady injury I haven’t heard yet.

Amir: Blessing in disguise. Matt Cassel is the Steve Young of 2008… I can already see him asking Matt Light to get the monkey off his back in SuperBowl XLV. Or is it XXXXV? I don’t know how Roman Numerals work.

Ethan: I feel like Cassel must be a bit angry right now. “Wait, I have to play? This wasn’t part of the deal, Belichick!” Which former product of your beloved USC would you rather have right now: Cassel or Carson Palmer?

Amir: I would rather have Rodney Peete than Carson Palmer right now. What ever happened to Palmer? One season he’s leading the league in touchdowns, the next he’s looking like a white Jeff Blake. Oh, right… he tore his ACL. You hear that Patriot fans? You’re done! DONE!

Ethan: I think the Bengals were derailed last week by the Ocho Cinco debacle. How stupid is Reebok/the NFL? If they start making Ocho Cinco jerseys, wouldn’t that immediately become a top seller? Couldn’t they just net the costs of the already-made “Johnson” jerseys from whatever Chad gets? And really, is anyone going to buy a “Johnson” jersey now anyway? The damage is already done, so why not take the already-made jerseys as a sunk cost and make some Ocho Cincos? Of course, if it’s because Ocho Cinco sorta sucks at football most games, then I fully support them.

Amir: The sad part is, he doesn’t even have an ACL to blame. What are your thoughts on this Vince Young debacle? And be nice, he may be reading this with a handful of pills.

Ethan: I think it’s going to significantly undercut his burgeoning sausage company. Hey, though, teams love a headcase QB who can’t throw. In the rankings of draft bust QBs, at least Joey Harrington doesn’t need to snort a crushed Zoloft between plays. On the upside for the Titans, though, they saw this coming and got a good backup. Wait…it’s Kerry Collins? Jeff Fisher, how can someone with such a smart mustache do something so stupid? Does VY ever become a decent NFL starter?

Amir: Isn’t he a decent starter right now? And stop making fun of the Patriots — Joey Harrington is a perfect fit, okay?!

Ethan: He’s not decent right now. He’s in the bottom half of the league; they won last year with a good D and run game. Speaking of good D’s, how awesome is your beloved Raider squad’s front seven? They’d never seen a QB roll out of the pocket before.

Amir: It’s weird that the Raiders are getting worse year after year. They might as well have traded those draft picks for DVD’s.

Ethan: ?�ou know how Mike Martz can supposedly make any QB a stud? He didn’t plan on J.T. O’Sullivan. Can anyone stop the Cowboys’ O? Or are the Browns just that smelly?

Amir: With Brady’s injury, I think the Cowboys are now heavy favorites to win it all. Great offense, fast defense, quarterback with two working ACL’s…. Yup they have it all. So what exactly was the aberration in Sunday nights game: Chicago’s incredible defense, or Indy’s terrible offense?

Ethan: Indy’s terrible offense. Peyton was obviously rusty, Clark got knocked out, Harrison had that big fumble. They’ll be better. That being said, I’m nervous about taking Peyton in the early third in our fantasy draft. Oh, well, at least I took Eli first in my Double Stuff Racing League fantasy draft. You think the Cowboys are heavy favorites? Did you not see the Steelers destroy a Texans team everyone thought would be fairly good?

Amir: Are you everyone? Because you’re the only person I know who thought the Texans would be fairly good.

Ethan: I didn’t think they’d be great, just not this bad. It was a 2005 Texans flashback…I kept expecting to see David Carr and Domanick Davis run onto the field. Last NFL question: Aaron Rodgers…good?

Amir: I thought he was great! Rodgers is the best quarterback to come out of UC Berkeley in the past 10 years. It goes Aaron Rodgers, me, then Kyle Boller.

Ethan: Is there any reason to talk about baseball this week? The Rays aren’t really going to choke this away, are they?

Amir: Not until at least October.

Ethan: I mean, they’ve never blown a lead like this at any point in their franchise history. Got an interesting fact for us?

Amir: Joe Paterno holds many records — many of which have to do with his glasses — but did you also know that he STILL owns the Brown University record for most interceptions in a single season?

Ethan: With 106. I would have guessed JFK, Jr. had that one. Well, done, JoePa! Now we have definitive evidence that you don’t predate the forward pass.

Amir: It was actually 14.

Ethan: Oh. Until next week, get excited for the Chase for the Sprint Cup!

Amir: The wha?

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