And the Award Goes to...(Episode 2)

The competition for Batface Religion of the Year was a tough one. Strong consideration had to be given to Wicca, Nation of Yahweh and Falun Gong. Even good ol' fundamental Christianity put in a strong showing thanks to new Bent Tree member and First Baptist Senior Pastor Robert Jeffress who called Mitt Romney "a cultist" and insinuated that I, Shane Keller, am not OK.

However, the Batface Religion of the Year is unquestionably Mormonism. The goings on of the church are shrouded in secrecy and include bizarre rituals. However, the Batfaces saw first-hand evidence of the positive effects the church can have. Specifically, when its women folk get divorced, they become filthy whores.

Congratulations Mormonism!

NFL Picks

Buf @ KC +3
NYJ @ TEN -5½
WAS -3 @ Sea
Oak @ Den -8.5

Five Star LotW
GB +2.5 @ NO

And the Award Goes to...(episode 1)

The Batface Profession of the Year is, unquestionably, coaching.

Aaron Mattox led his Trinity Valley football team to a stellar 9-2 record and a runner-up finish in SPC Division II. In the championship game, Aaron's Trojans lost a tough see-saw battle against All-Saints Episcopal, who were led by two players already committed to Texas A&M and Louisiana Tech, which is highly unusual for a school this small. Aaron's kids weren't blessed with nearly this kind of talent, yet they more than held their own - a clear sign of a coach on his A-game. We see big things ahead for for our favorite coach.

Elsewhere, Zach Ballenger decided New York and the wine industry were no match for the call of the whistle, as he packed his bags, headed back to Dallas to pursue additional education which will lead him to the coaching path. Incidentally, his current alma mater is known as "the cradle of coaches."

2008 Batface Annual Awards

Kids,

We've long talked about putting together all kinds of annual awards, but no one ever does it. So, I'm taking the reigns. I've come up with 10 categories that I'm going to award this year. Please feel free to contribute if you want to...or add your own categories. Or go fuck yourself. The awards to come (in later entries) include:

1. Batface Seven Deadly Sin of the Year

2. Batface Poker Performance of the Year

3. Not Really a Batface but Deserving of Batface Credit This Year...uh...person

4. Batface Profession of the Year

5. Batface Playa of the Year

6. Batface Watering Hole of the Year

7. Batface Biblical Reference of the Year

8. Douchebag the Batfaces Hated the Most in 2008

9. Batface Ballsiest Move of the Year

10. Batface Religion of the Year

As my old buddy Eric Celeste often blogs on his more respectable site, "hold on to your effin' hats."

Stay tuned...or fuck off.

Go Soccerfaces?

Sorry for the spammish nature of this post ... but for those of you who love the other kind of football, and Sang, there's a new soccer blog out there that I think you may eventually enjoy.

(Don't tell him I sent you ... he's only posting because he thinks nobody is reading, which is mostly true, but still ...)

NFL Picks

No five star LotW this week.

NO -5.5 @ KC
Det @ Car -14
Arz -3 @ Sea
Dal -1.5 @ Was
Den +6.5 @ Atl

Not the Only Batface in School...

Follow along as Scott Fawcett plays in the 2nd stage of the PGA Tour's Qualifying School. His group tees off tomorrow in Florida at Pete Dye's famed Southern Hills Golf Course.

Good luck all in, and as always, Go Batfaces!!!

http://pgatq.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/pgatq8/event/pgatq822/index.htm

UPDATE:
Reports from the field indicate that Fawcett shot a 67 this morning and is tied for 2nd one shot off the lead. Go Batfaces!!

UPDATE 2
Fawcett shot a 1 under 71 today and is currently tied for 6th, one stroke off the lead.

UPDATE 3
Fawcett shot another 67 and is currently 11 Under and one shot back from leading the tournament. Some stats from the first 3 rounds: Fawcett has the most birdies with 20, best par 4 average at 3.77, breaks par higher than anyone else at 37% of the time.

FINAL UPDATE
Winner winner. The ass line plays again. Fawcett advances to the final stage. Congrats.

NFL Picks

Ten -3 @ Chi
NO @ At -1.5
Car -9.5 @ Oak
Bal +1.5 @ Hou

5 Star LotW
Sea @ Mia -7.5

Texas-Style Time Waster, #2

While caught up in my time-wasting efforts, I also crossed this site with an impressive collection of football helmet designs for Texas HIgh School teams.

Kiss another 6 hours of life goodbye.

Texas-Style Time Waster, #1

Several weeks ago, I made my annual dove-hunting excursion to Sweetwater, Texas for a weekend of camo, killing and manliness. I selected the specific weekend so I could also see the Sweetwater Mustangs engage in a little small-town, Friday-night, grid-iron action. Ranked #13 in the state 3A football rankings, the Mustangs manhandled their larger 4A foes from Big Spring.

However, before we scheduled the trip I thought I would do some research to see if said football game would prove to be unique experience...and it was. Sweetwater's modified bowl stadium is one of the oldest in the state and its design, especially it's end-zone tiering is one of a kind. I found this information at this awesome site. Made up of user submitted photos, you can peruse the vast majority of all football stadiums in the state.

Pretty cool. Kiss at least six hours of your life goodbye.

Election Prediction

Obama 311
McCain 227

Gripper offs himself.
Shane is happy.

Zach's Picks

Nyj@buf -5
Jax@cin +9
Tb @kc +9.5
Mia@den -4

Five star
Gb@ten -4