Damn, no posts in forever!

It comes and goes, that the way it goes.

Just been gathering ideas. Family time, riding my bike, selling bikes, Tigers, Cousins, school. Me and Justin turned 30. Enjoying the summer! Here comes the fall and that sweet cool weather.

Cousin Geoff’s 2009/10 Detroit Lions Prediction:

The Lions went 3-1 this preseason. My formula for the Lions is this: Last year, they went 4-0 in the preseason, and ended 0-16. So you take the preseason wins and losses, multiply by 4, then reverse them. Based on this formula, I predict the Lions to go 4-12 this year, which would be a fine season and would get the cornbread SCORTCHING out of the oven around this time next year.

Right now, growing pressure from the national media (local media split) combined with Culpepper’s secret “turf toe” injury will have Mathew Stafford starting on Game 1. From there, look for the rocketest rocket arm in all of Rocketyville to rocket the Lions to a quick 3-1 start, predictions of no-question first-ballot Hall of Fame induction for Stafford, and proclamations of the Stafford to Johnson connection perhaps the greatest we have seen since Montana to Rice, and certainly since Scott Mitchell to Herman Moore (I still remember that Thanksgiving game where we totally whupped some turkey leg). But then the unthinkable will happen.

Stafford will hurt his throwing elbow while playing wii tennis with CFL superstar Charles Rogers (his new best buddy after Louis (Damissile) Delmas gets a girlfriend and stops hanging out). Delmas, meanwhile begs to play defense AND offense and Schwartz oblidges due to ESPN talking head pressure. Culpepper goes in to finish the season but with a new twist never seen before in the NFL, Drew Stanton emerges as the quarterback who plays in the last series of every game, just like a baseball closer.

Fernando Rodney, fresh off the glow of the first World Series championship for the Tigers since ‘84, starts going to the games and when Stanton goes in the cameras always zoom in on him and talk about his save in Game 7 and compare it to what Stanton could do if given an opportunity. The problem is, the Lions, without their savior Stafford, are doomed for the season and rarely have a chance to win at the end, although Stanton (who is playing on two bum knees and can’t even practice during the week) always does something amazing and we hold onto this and talk about it and it makes us happy, despite the losing.

Then, on the final game of the year, Lions are down 8 on their own 16 with 1:05 on the clock and in comes Stanton. First play he throws an interception, BUT WAIT, penalty negates the play. Then, inexplainably, the Lions hand off to Kevin Jones (somehow back with the Lions by the last game), and lose yardage. Now there’s only time for one more play, and Stanton goes back to throw, doesn’t find anyone, and SCRAMBLES all the way for a touchdown. It is the most amazing play in the history of sports. It’s crazy. Then he goes and scrambles AGAIN for the two point conversion and the Lions are tied and go to overtime. From there, it’s not even close. Lions defer the kickoff, Delmas intercepts the first pass and in trots Stanton. A fade to Delmas for 6 (Calvin Johnson as decoy) and the Lions have won their final game. Drew is carried off the field. Riots go off in East Lansing. And there’s hope for next year.