Well there's a Thursday Night Special NFL game tonight in frosty Pittsburgh! 'Tis must be the reason for a very welcome e-mail to hit my inbox. That e-mail was from none other than the Big Kahuna (Kahuna being Hawaiian for expert in his field) himself, Big D! Let's get straight to the action, then shall we??! We shall!!--R.B.
The action is where we are at, Richie B. Yes a 2-2 weekend last week, makes us a bit frothy at the mouth. The funny oddsmaker likes to LOWER the totals in the NFL this time of year. You know because it's COLD and all in December in most places. That's nice. Well, Big D takes a look at the weather of course when he puts his money to work. What does he look for? W-I-N-D. Not cold. Not wet. Not hot. WIND, my friends. And if it aint windy, it don't really matter. Capisce (Ka-peesh, Italiano for "understand"?)?
In Pittsburgh tonight, it's going to be 30 degrees. Pretty cold. Wind? 5 mph. LOWWW. Total? 38.5. Wager. OVER! In Green Bay on Sunday, its going to be 28 degrees. Cold. Wind? A little breezy. Total? 52.5. Trying to scare us bookmaker? Not a chance. Look for Rodgers and Palmer to throw the ball silly in that contest. OVER. In Dallas, on Sunday evening? 37 Degrees. Cold. Wind? Not so much. Manning and Romo? Throwin it around as well. Total? 48.5. O-V-E-R. Get it? Got it? Good.
So: OVER 38.5 Pittsburgh/Cleveland tonight, OVER 52.5 Green Bay/Oakland Sunday, OVER 48.5 Dallas/NY Giants, Sunday night. Good luck and god bless.
I gotta be careful what I say these days on this page, when it comes to the financial markets. Being a registered, licensed professiona--again--in the securities industry and all. But I think making big, sweeping, predictions without being too specific is legit. And if it isn't, shortly after I write this, I will be getting VERY specific, because that will probably mean I have been whacked from my securities industry gig for disclosing too much!!
Anyhoooooo, I was looking at the world this a.m. high atop my corporate tower, firmly in the "1% camp", and I decided this. It's bad out there. I also looked at my stock charts and they said the same thing. So I sold my ticker SSO (2x the S+P 500) for a tidy little 4% gain in 45 days and I shorted it. Because it's bad out there. Got it. Good. Get your money out. Now.
Editor's Note--The Dow Jones may climb 1000 points this week! Jumpin Jiminy, a mere 30 years ago, the Dow was AT 1000! Not no more my friends. Some say, however, that there lurks some danger and RISK in the financial markets. Just around the corner. That may be the case, but I have my pedal to the metal as others say. And proud of it. Speaking of proud, when you play 6 games, and you win 5 of those pretty easily, and lose just ONE by a whisker, you might get the gout from all your lobster and champagne imbibing, no? Well that's where I feel like I am. Burp. Big D, I, and the millions of people that follow you, can't even wait for your greatness any longer. GIVE THE PICKS! PUH-LEEEEEZE!--R.B.
Richie, we were very thankful for our heaping helpings of turkey, lobster, and champagne, last week, no doubt. And for pikers and peasants, 5-1 might be great. But we strive for PERFECTION every week, so even a 6-0 is just ok in these parts. Since there is a bit of a limited card in the college, we only have one selection there. But it's a doozy. In the NFL, our customary 3 picks. Here we go............
Everyone is looking at the Big 10 championship game, on primetime Saturday night. Lots of people saying Wisconsin will get revenge from the heartbreaking loss in the regular season to the SPARTANS of MICHIGAN STATE, on the last play of the game. You know what the score was when MICHIGAN STATE threw the "Hail Mary" to win the game? 31-31. That means MICHIGAN STATE might NOT have lost, even if they didn't complete the pass. Oh, and the revenge factor is nice, but Wiscy is supposed to be a 9.5 point favorite? Not with Big D's money, baby. Maybe we'll see another "Hail Mary" attempt to decide the game. When we are getting 9.5 points, we'll smile all night with that. And WIN.
Then on Sunday, we have 3 of the most splendiferous underdogs playing in the league right now, against some of the worst favorites. Matchups made in heaven, and made for our wallets. Who? You might ask? What are you an owl? We're talking about the RAYYYYYYYYYDUHHHS, da BENGALS, and the sleek CARDINALS in the desert. Playing the crappy at home fish, the overvalued steelers, and howboutthem horrible road favorite cowboys, respectively. We likey. We takey. We winnie. God bless.
So a mere 4 plays this weekend but when you win em all, you won't be complainin, pally. MICHIGAN STATE+9.5 vs wisconsin, OAKLAND+2.5 @ miami, CINCY+7 @ pittsburgh, and ARIZONA+4.5 vs dallas. Goooooooooooooo baby.
Oh and we didnt do this video justice from below. If you don't jump up at the :50 mark, you may be dead. Look for these cats to perform at a monkeybusinessblog function some time soon.
Greetings on a Saturday evening. Saturday after Thanksgiving. Didjas go shopping to get those "special deals"? Didjas get pepper sprayed? Or pushed over, to get some TV, made somewhere, but not here, that will be "out of style" in a few years?
I got an email the other day that I forwarded, but erased of course. So maybe one of you can send it over in the comments section if you got it. It was a very basic tips for "gift giving" this year at the holidays. Some of the suggestions? Haircut gift certificates, car tune up gift certificates, car wash gift certificates, snow shoveling or yard maintenance gift certificates, and maybe even plumbing and contracting gift certificates. I can't remember all of it, but it was good. The basic idea was instead of buying these electronics, or fancy gadgets, why not get people BASIC stuff, that they WILL use and get AWESOME use out of. Not to mention, you prop up some local businesses along the way. Novel concept eh? The original e-mail would be nice, but you get the idea. FYI, I get my haircut from some cat on 87th and 1st, Manhattan, NY. $15 plus I usually drop my man a nice $6-$10 tip. Depending on how rich I feel. Just in case you need any ideas.......
Here's another good idea for the holidays. Volunteer your TIME to some good organization that can use your help. That don't cost you nuthin', except for "sweat equity", and you assclowns who want to say, "Richie, my TIME is very valuable. I don't know if I can do that."? Don't sign up. I'm not forcing you. Until I see you in some tavern or restaurant, "partying". Then I will "out" you on these very pages.
This morning, I signed me and my kid up for a nice program volunteering at the local soup kitchen. (Yes, pal it's local. VERY close to where I live.) I figure it's a nice parent/kid learning experience. Nothing onerous. 2 hours every Saturday during lunchtime. And before you try to hit me over the head with, "oh nice, white man feels bad for stealing, so he thinks by serving soup, his conscience is better", I won't even be out of place. You ever notice how the people that volunteer at these places, who ARE out of place, talk very LOUD and DOWN to the people, they "help"? And then "drive" away from the place with their "driver" and feel like they helped out? Yeah, I've been on this "rodeo" a few times. This will be productive and from the heart. Truly, the only reason I mention it, is to get others to help. And notice I didn't prop up ANY charity so that we can go to some black tie event, and talk about how wonderful "we are" as "we" head back to our fat pads and existences. You pick YOUR charity. Check it out. Just help. They need you now more than ever.
So those are a few messages in the Thanksgiving season from me to you. Now, let me thank any of you, if you sent me the Johnnie Walker Blue, that I'm drinking right now. Cause I haven't come close to spending this kind of money on a bottle of booze, ever. So, it's clearly a gift. Maybe from one of you. And I would hope that I have already thanked you a bunch for it. But now the world knows. And it tastes good.
So, for those who follow this blog, and have partaken in the various offerings of Big D, aka Large Richard, we sit here, after 3 of the 6 picks he has bestowed upon us, have been completed on this glorious weekend. And those are 3 winners. With 3 more to go! Good god, do we attract the money makers?!?! Or what?!?
Speaking of money makers, Howard Stern, the self proclaimed, "King All of Media", has stated that he desperately wants to be a judge on the show "X Factor". You know, the show that Howie Mandel is already a judge on? Howie Mandel, being the cat who tweeted last week that people should check out "his Deal or No Deal girls on their new exercise video". And you SHOULD be buying this video on Amazon.com for a stocking stuffer or something. "Get Ready, Get Fit........and DEAL With Your Body". $7.99. Hit #2 on Amazon.com exercise videos last week, pally. No shiza. Yes, we produced it, if you were living in a cave, the last few months.
Mr. Stern has also made a comment about how if he becomes a judge on the hit show, "X Factor", he's not going to allow people to win "who do older music that NO ONE buys anymore". With all due respect, "Mr. King of All Media", we got a hit TV show, a hit exercise video, a hit blog, and we got "other" projects that are going to blow people's socks off.
I was in the subway today. I MISSED my train to listen to more of what THESE cats were laying down. Now this is a video from last year, that was the only one up on youtube. But when I tell you there were 50 people around them today. Dancing, singing, etc. Christ, I even walked from the other end of the platform when I heard this insane sound. This video doesn't even do them justice. The cat sitting in this video with the black hat, might be their best singer. I bought their CD on the spot, and let's just say we are "Working" on some future things. Mr. Stern, it would be neat if these cats got on the "X Factor", but you DIDN'T. Right? Enjoy the video. And let's go SAN JOSE STATE tonight! And tomorrow, UNDER in the Rams/Cards game AND TEBOOOOOOOOOOOOOW and the BRONCOS. Have a great night.
Editor's Note--Some lobster with your turkey, perhaps? When, at about the same time, you have a 15 point underdog winning the game outright, AND an 8 point underdog winning outright, YOU are winning outright. And your wallet is busting Right OUT. That's what happened with all of us who listened to Big D on Saturday night. A fine, fine 2-1 showing. Then what did he do on Sunday? 2-1 again. His favorite play being da BEARSSSSS, beating out all the other "wiseguys" who said that was a bad play. And do we have to remind you? There is no bigger wiseguy, then Big D---, aka Large Richard. So Big D, while we all enjoy our feasting on this beloved Turkey Day, do you have another 6 selections we can use, to feed our ever increasing lobster and champagne habit?!?!--R.B.
Richie, a 4-2 weekend is always sweet music and money, but we like the 5-1 and 6-0 weekends a little better. Let's spread it all over the weekend now shall we? We'll go chronologically so we can indulge in all of our gluttonous ways.
Turkey Day: With shades of the "Leon Lett game" on Thanksgiving Day 1993 (you tube it pal), MIAMI goes into Dallas. LOTS of people on the Dallas bandwagon, always. "America's team" and all that. Don't look now, but MIAMI playing some real football. And their defense hasn't let up a TD in 3 games. 7 points is a lotta wood to chop against a team playing that way. Pass the cranberry sauce, the lobster fricassee, and the bubbly baby!! I'll have FISH with my turkey. Isn't a lobster a FISH? TAKE the DOLPHINS+7
Post-Turkey Day: As you drift through your food coma with leftovers, and a fuller wallet from the day before, lets head west young man, woman, and monkey. Arizona State was looking mighty good until about 3 games ago. Then they lost everyone of 'em as a 6 point or more favorite. Well, guess what? They are 6 point favorites again. To an improving, hot CAL team. Take the GOLDEN BEARSSSS in a barn burner in the desert.
Saturday: A couple of underrated (versus the spread) teams play their last games of the season and will try, as they always do. The RICE OWLS are always a thorn in the side of the "better" teams down in Texas. They now get 14 (count em!) points at smu. That's a gift friend. A gift. Take. Then in the Silicon Valley throw down, SAN JOSE STATE travels to Fresno State. Fresno, for some reason, is favored by 6.5. Wanna know what Fresno's record as a favorite is, the last 31 times? 7-24. Thanks bookmaker. Thanks. SPARTANS of SAN JOSE is the play!
Sunday: St Lou has some fine defense going these days. Arizona has NO offense going these days. Total is 40? When these 2 get together its almost always an UNDER. We'll play along. UNDER, baby.
Finally, much has been made of the DENVER BRONCOS and TIMMY TEBOW. Big D has made out this much. The kid is 4-1 since he's started. The Chargers? Going in reverse. So San Diego is favored by 6.5. Say what?!?! Don't talk to Big D how recently San Diego has beaten up on DENVER. Talk to me about stopping that thing they call TEBOOOOOOOOOOOOW. God bless.
To recap in time order (thats another way of saying chronological, Einsteins): MIAMI+7 @ dallas, CAL+3.5 @ arizona state, RICE+14 @ smu, SAN JOSE STATE+6.5 @ fresno state, UNDER 40 Stl/Az, and DENVER+6.5 @ san diego.
So from all of us here at Big Dick's Picks, to all of you and yours, a most Happy, Healthy, and Wealthy Thanksgiving. Good luck and god bless.
Editor's Note--Italy in the press a lot these days, eh? And it ain't because of the pasta, pally. I think it might be just a continuation of the fall of the Roman Empire. Speaking of empires, the king of all sports investing, Large Richard, or as we are going to call him today, Bigus Dickus, is full of fire and brimstone and champagne and lobster and a full wallet of Franklins, baby. 3-0 again in the NFL last week. But as the college football regular season winds down, he hasn't given up there either. So that makes 6, count em baby, SIX, selections to chew on. Go get em, Big D!! Goooooooooooo--R.B.
Hello, Richie. And hello to all of you. Is it getting colder in your neck of the woods? Thats real football weather. Me? I'm sunning myself on my tropical island somewhere in parts unknown. It gets to be about 66 degrees at night, and 83, and sunny in the day. Where I can make my selections in peace and tranquility. Here are this week's winners.
EASTERN MICHIGAN is playing well this year. You say "EASTERN MICHIGAN? What is that Big D?!?" And Big D reminds you to look in your wallet. Is it full? Good. Did your wallet ask how that money got in there? No it did not. EASTERN MICHIGAN+3 @ Kent State. Pal.
KANSAS STATE is having a nice season. Texas isn't. KANSAS STATE is getting 8.5 @ Texas. Texas isnt. KANSAS STATE is getting Big D's money. Texas isn't.
Oregon looked good beating Stanford last week. Don't look now, but the best QB in the Pac 12 might NOT be at Stanford. He might be at USC. A USC team that gets NO respect these days and is getting 15 points at Oregon this Saturday eve. Under the lights. On the National TV. Smells like a tight game to me. 15 points? Really? Thanks, bookmaker. Once again.
On Sunday, we'll stay with a tried and true theory. The Browns might not give up a lot of points but they dont score much either. Jaguars like to run the ball. Tick, tick! Tick, tick! UNDER 35, bro.
Some wiseguys like the Chargers this weekend. The biggest wiseguy of them all, me, doesn't. CHICAGO playing some REAL football lately ladies and gents. Lay it in the windy, cold city to the fly boys from San Diego. Lay IT.
Finally, the Eagles seem to give the G-men fits in New Jersey, in particular. That's because Mike Vick likes to play against the Giants. A little hint to the Eagles? You might want to have a 21 point lead going into the 4th quarter. Anything less and you will probably lose. G-Men seem to be clickin on offense. This all leads to an O-V-E-R Sunday evening.
So to recap: EASTERN MICHIGAN+3 @ kent state, KANSAS STATE+8.5 @ texas, and USC+15 @ oregon in the college. Sunday we will go with: UNDER 35 Jax/Cle, CHICAGO-3.5 vs san diego, and OVER 46.5 Phi/NYG. Good luck and god bless. Enjoy the weekend. Now, back to the champagne drink with the little umbrella in it. Cheers.
Welp, one of my dream ideas for the world of sports, just got a little closer. The NBA looks like its gonna have some problems. I watched the Commissioner of the NBA, David Stern, with a smirk on his face, basically say that, Billy Hunter, Excecutive Director of the NBA Player's Union, was a buffoon. I saw Hunter say that the NBA owners really didn't want a deal. They wanted to bust up the players union. Well, it looks like that bust up is about to occur, except its the PLAYERS that are doing the busting of their own union. I don't put a lot of faith in having a "normal season" this year. But that doesn't mean there doesn't have to be hoops.
I've been preaching about this to many of you for a loooooong time. Now we can do it! Do what, you ask? Start a new league! Now before you get all hot and bothered on me, here me out for my dream. Here goes.
All players get 100k salary for the year. There will be NO trades in this league. You MUST play with the last team you played with. I dont give a crap if you were traded this summer in some blockbuster trade, you go back to your old team. The new owner gets 50.1% of the ownership of the team. The PLAYERS get ownership of the remaining 49.9%. (Yes, OWNERSHIP, you assclown players, better than ANYTHING you've been negotiating for, in this shitsandwich you call a negotiation with your current league). The ownership for the players is determined by their percentage of salary of the ENTIRE payroll for their team last year. So Kobe Bryant earned like 25mm out of 95mm payroll on the Lakers last year, he owns 13.13% of the new Los Angeles team. (For all of you doing the math at home, god bless you, that's 25mm kobe's pay/95mm the former Lakers total pay x 49.9% the new league's players share. And oh, thats the other thing, we dont have nicknames for our new teams, UNLESS you want to name it after an old American Indian tribe. That means, LOS ANGELES is allowed, or say, the LOS ANGELES KICKAPOOs are allowed. So Kobe owns a nice piece of the team to play for "only" 100k. But not so my fast, my fine monkey friends........
The NBA currently gets $4bn in revenue a year, right? This is what the players and owners are currently fighting over. What kind of revenue do you think my league gets? Let me expound on the rules. No trading rule. Cuts out free agency and bangs up the current players agents, that apparently Mr. Stern blames for a lot of this current decertification talk. 100k a year salaries. Doesn't my fan base get a little bigger when the fans hear, "yes, Lebron makes 100k."? Here's a good other new rule: NO replacements for ANY injury. That's right. If you started with 12 and only 8 can play? Too bad. And you players can vote as to whether the guy who is hurt gets paid. Remember when you played ball in the courtyard? And one of your big guys twisted an ankle? And there were about 30 guys waiting for "next"? And you lost because the big fella got hurt? And you were done for the day? Well thats how this league works. Because the big fella in our case (and probably in your case) feels AWFUL that he let down the team......because.......
Let's say we get a mere $1.5bn in revenue for our "fun league". Feel free to debate we would get that much, but I think if we dropped ticket prices 60%. Concessions too. Merchandise too. You dont think we could sell the same amount of stuff the league did last year? Since EVERYONE from last NBA season will be playing in our "fun American Indian nickname optional" league, you dont think our friends at NBC or Fox who DONT have NBA rights this year, would take a flyer on giving us $400mm versus their brethren at ABC, ESPN, and TNT paying $950mm this year? I mean the players said they were TOGETHER in this thing, and NOW they get ownership in the new league without even asking. Since, the KEEEEEEEY mandated rule is that 2/3 of that $1.5bn goes to our PLAYOFF teams--Hiya! that is $1bn--there's 16 of em.
So $1bn to distribute to the 16 playoff teams. Let's leave $200mm to the WINNING team in our league. $200mm to split up by roughly 12 guys on the team. Oh and they are paid, based on their ownership levels. So in our previous example, if Kobe Bryant wins the championship with his Los Angeles Kickapoos, he owns 13.13%. $200mm x 13.13% = $26,260,000. Funny that. Kobe still makes "his money". We've also distributed $800mm to the other teams based on what place they finished in the top 16. The teams who dont make the playoffs? They only "earn" 100k, but remember, they own a piece of that team. Next year they will get there! They know the stakes!
Oh and ANY previous owner can apply to be an owner in our new league. Commissioner Stern has to step aside though. I came up with the idea. I'll be the commissioner. And I'll take a cut of the revenues as my salary. Just like the new owners do. Just like the new players do. I ain't too worried about that though. You know the players will play with BROKEN LEGS. Unlkike today when players miss games for hang nails, or back to back games, or any other reason. I think that sparks up your worldwide audience.
Oh and there will be NO substitute for winning. Dancing after a slam dunk is nice. Blocking a shot into the stands, and looking down at the guy you blocked, is also nice. But if that slam dance causes the other team to get a basket right back at the other end of the floor, or that blocked shot wouldve been better off, kept in play, to start a fast break, your teammates will notice. Your coaches will notice. And the best part is, the REAL fans, HAVE ALWAYS noticed. The only difference is you make 100k now as the new league player, and if you keep this crap up, that's all you will get. Or you might EARN $10mm if your team wins a championship. Leave that showboatin crap for AFTER the title game.
Now, I hope you all have comments about this. I know there's stuff I have thought about, but left out of this blog. Let's chat about this. I will try to look out for Commissioner Stern and his many owners coming to find me now, who KNOW this idea could kill them FOREVER. They may want me to shut up. I dont wanna. Dreamin still........
Finally, you may say I'm nuts, but if there's an Oklahoma City vs NJ Nets game and your pal Skypes you and says, "Bro, if you aint watchin this game, TURN it on! I think Durant's leg is broke and Williams has 12 stitches in his eye. It's 99-98 with :07 left, and we all KNOW Durant can't move but he will get the last shot! Williams just TOLD his teammates, he is guarding him. THIS is life and death because it looks like one of these teams aint making the playoffs. And that's the difference between $100k and a WHOLE LOT more!" And you and MANY millions of people do tune . You know it. I know it. The networks know it. My solution is the way to fix this forever. NOW! God bless
Good morning, sunshines! Well they played the college football on Saturday. Yes, even at Penn State. They had a nice prayer for the victims before the game there. I gather, by about now, more people have come in to my way of thinking, on the Penn State "thing". My way of thinking, being how I wrote about former Coach Paterno, NOT being such a great guy. As the events of the last MANY years, in and around Penn State, emerge, just you wait and see. But that's what we like to do here. Read between the lines. Making calculated estimates, that will hopefully send you on the straight and narrow, AND even put more money in your wallets. Follow us. Follow us. No wiseguys, NOT to the shower.
Speaking of reading between the lines, a fellow that goes by the name of Large Richard, among other respectful names, went 1-1-1 in the college football. Not so incredible, right? How about his NFL selections? 3-0 baby! After 2-1the week before! I'd say that's some news you can USE!! Stay tuned for this week's picks later this week, as your bookie meets you to give you some greenbacks. Not a small amount, we hope.
Speaking of not a small amount, we remain long our position of 2 times the S+P 500, ticker: SSO. The world seems to be euphoric one moment, disaster-filled the next. Housing prices still stink. We have municipalities going bust, and dopey Richie owns United States of America stocks? Twice? Yes, yes I do.
And if you think that's cool, let me give you this little video clip, to tap your feet to, and it happened to be the #1 song in this land, this week in 1974. Maybe we can push it over the 2 million views amount today. Enjoy.
Editor's Note--I sparked a few conversations with my little letter to Joe Paterno below from last night. Keep in mind a few things, luckily no, I was never abused as a kid. I wrote this BEFORE Paterno was whacked, rightfully. And I wrote this WAAAY before allegations of Sandusky "pimping" out young boys to large donors, who happened to be gay pedophiles, too. NOW reread that story below, and you tell me how much of a straight shooter, I am.
Gettin on to better/bettor topics, and talking of a straight shooter, why it's Large Richard. With quite the nifty 2-1 in the college ranks, AND 2-1 in the pro ranks, he brings a 6 pack of selections!! After all, tonight we have the NFL on a Thursday Night Special!! And a Thursday Night College Special!! With this crazy week, Big D, ahem, Large Richard, bring some sanity, and almighty dollars to it all!--R.B.
Thanks, Richie, and before you even think about it, NO we won't be playing the Penn State/Nebraska game. Too many variables. We dont like too many variables. We do like the HOKIES of VIRGINIA TECH though. Especially when they travel. And travel they do, tonight!! Looks like 10 straight winners on the road for the V'TECH and a 7-3 record versus the spread. It's a pick em. As cousin Chief "Many Dollars" D, likes to say, "We PICK EM, VA TECH!"
In the NFL game tonight, the Chargers have proven they aren't that good. Where they used to be good, was on the road. Not so much anymore. The RAYYYDUHS are without Mcfadden but, they will stay tough. As they usually do in San Diego. The 7 points we get for our troubles aren't bad either. The ghost of Al Davis says, "Take tonight pal. Take."
In the college, on Saturday, let's go early + south with some nice diggity dogs. Vandy got us a winner last week, but now they might be a bit overvalued. They lay 13 to KENTUCKY? Really? Too many pal. And Viriginia, we've gone against before, and won. Let's try it again. DUKE getting 10 at Uva aint a bad play, my friend. Take again!
In the Sunday NFL, the weather should be fine at least one more Sunday in Chicago. These two like to battle it up and down the field. Detroit is no joke. On the offensive side for sure. Fireworks baby. OVER 46 in the "Non"-Windy City. Finally, in the "boring bowl", will anyone in the St.Louis/Cleveland game even score? 37 points is too many. UNDER!!
So, to recap, tonight: VA TECH pick em @ Georgia Tech, OAKLAND+7 @ San Diego, Saturday: KENTUCKY+13 @ Vanderbilt, DUKE+10 @ Virginia. Sunday: OVER 46 Chicago/Detroit, UNDER 37 Cleveland/St. Louis. Good luck and kiss a Veteran, tomorrow! Good luck and god bless.
I feel bad for you Chief. I do. Except I gotta ask a few things. I don't know the whole story. No one does. I do know this. They picked on you for not reporting, properly, this 2002 incident with Jerry Sandusky. Look Chief, you told your Athletic Director, who now might do time in the big house. The President of the University is also about to get taken out. It's a mess.
Let me let you in on a little secret, wait you know the secret. The world has kinda caught up to the fact that the CEO of an entity knows all. Oh sure, you might deny that you know. But, pal, we know on a blog like this whatinthefukyouknow. You are, as of this writing, the CEO of Penn State University. Not just the football team, assclown. The whole shebang.
So now you come with this horseshit answer of what this bad man Sandusky did. Go fuk yourself old man. 2002 was when you reported him? Go fuk yourself old man. Sandusky was a retired coach that was "using" your facilities for his charity? Yeah, you busted people's balls at Penn State if they didn't look at you properly for all these years, Go fuk yourself.
If any of you know anything about a CEO and what they can do, they can FIRE anyone in their organization. And when some cat is using their building for "stuff", and NOT employees, you can put them out in about 10 minutes. The old man didnt do that. At that time. Or never.
So Paterno go fuk yourself. You should fukin burn in hell. You were the same as all the others. You aint the savior. Your "man" Sandusky was diddlin 10 year olds for years. And you know what? So were you. Animal.
So I hear the new thing is to pull your money out of the big banks and put it into the credit unions. That'll show the big banks! And the credit unions "help the local community". Heehee. Are credit unions non profit organizations? Ha! Are the credit unions a HUGE customer of the traditional Wall Street? Hehehe! Um, yes. Are there "too big to fail" credit unions?! Um, yes there are. I've been to them.
A little advice to those who are heading down this route "to show the big banks we mean business". My guess is you are referring to Bank of America, Citigroup, and Chase? You aint referring to Goldman Sachs or Morgan Stanley. They dont really have traditional "branches" for ma and pa. But B of A stock is at $6.50 and Citi is at $3 (without the financial trickeration of a reverse 10 to 1 split). You think they give a hoot about your $50 deposit? They got bigger fish to fry, bro.
But as long as you are so angry at the big banks, and you are not going to take it anymore, how about you give some advice on how to save the housing market? Oh you don't have any? How about YOU keep paying your mortgage rather than saying the "rich have stolen your money"? You know, the contract you signed for 30 years with the bank when you were happy with them when they "gave you hundreds of thousands of dollars" to buy your house? That would be a nice start. And if you can't or won't, you have nothing to say that anyone wants to listen to. Other than deadbeats, like yourself. And I'm not lumping everyone into that category of "deadbeats", but if you borrowed more than 2.5 times your salary, (not your bonus+ salary, pal, just your salary) and did NOT put 20% down on your house, then you are what I like to call "indirect deadbeat". And I will trademark that soon.
So, if you make 50k, and have 30k lying around to put down, you can buy a 150k house. Anything else, is "indirect deadbeat" behavior. Multiply that by 5 and if you make 250k in salary, and you have 150k lying around, you can buy a $750k home. You see? I dont care what the bank or credit union tells you, got it? Very simple. Occupy "Real Estate". See?
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Editor's Note--Ok. That should have given you enough time to place your early investments. Now Big D aka Large Richard aka "The Big Kahuna" (expert in his field, in Hawaii'an) will lay you down some NFL selections AND Breeder's Cup Selections for Saturday, Horse Racing's Finest Day. Wanted to thank Big D for his nice plug about our exercise video, too. You can read all about it below in Part 1. Along with TODAY's Breeder's Cup selections AND the college football picks. It sure is busy where Large Richard sits, but you can be rest assured, he LOVES every minute of it. Take it away again "Maharaja" ("Great King")--R.B.
Well, Richie, the markets have already moved on the selections I've made earlier today. That's how it goes, I guess. Your followers still have time, but they MUST hurry. And while they're at it, they might want to take their cash and invest in this:
The Jets are in another must win versus Buffalo, but the Jets are actually a great OVER team. Believe it or not. We'll believe it. 13 out of 14 times, Jets have gone OVER. 14 out of 15 now pally. O-V-E-R!
The old adage in CINCY games? Take the underdog! The BENGALS getting 3 at Tennessee. That means that CINCY is the underdog. Take pal. Take.
Finally, lots of hype surrounding the GIANTS at the Patriots. Injuries for the G-MEN, talking trash in the papers, first rematch since the Super Bowl, etc. GIANTS always a good road underdog. Pats are tough to beat at home. But the line is 9, and that's mighty fine, so drink some wine, and take your friends to dine. Also take NY GIANTS, baby. TAKE!
So in the NFL on Sunday Jets/Buf OVER 44, CIN+3 @ Tennessee, and NYG+9 @ New England. Now for Saturday's horse racing baby. For all the money. Or at least most of it.
Churchill Downs Saturday November 5
Race 3: Breeder's Cup Marathon: #4 PLEASANT PRINCE (at a Pleasant PRICE of 12-1), #9 CEASE, and #10 ELDAAFER (who won this race last year and is getting NO respect at 10-1) looks like the only horsies for Big D. Exacta and trifecta boxes 4-9-10!
Race 4 Juvenile Turf: Longshot Alert! #9 DADDY NOSE BEST at 30-1?!? Hello!! Win, place and show #9. This jockey LEPAROUX and this trainer ASSMUSSEN win 22% of their races together at Churchill. This race is at Churchill. 30-1? Thanks. And for good measure, try a 9-13 exacta box. The 13 being FINALE. Which is what your bookmaker might say when you win this race at these prices. "This is my FINALE."
Race 5: Sprint: The only three guys we like in this one are #3 AIKENITE, #4 HAMAZING DESTINY, and #8 BIG DRAMA. 3-4-8 exacta and trifecta box. You will be probably be dancing around the room about now, when you cannot believe how much you've won and there are still sooooooooooo many races to go.
Race 6: Turf Sprint: Longshot Alert!! #3 BROKEN DREAMS at 20-1 is sickly priced. There will be no broken dreams when you play #3 with the well bet #8 REGALLY READY (3-1). 3-8 exacta box will still pay PLENTY, baby!
Race 7: Dirt Mile: Another Longshot Alert!! #3 TAPIZAR at 20-1. Are you noticing that we are playing a few horsies from the trainer STEVE ASMUSSEN? Well that's very observant. He's going to have a big 2 days, as he NORMALLY has good racing days. It's just that THESE 2 racing days, happen to have his horses at like 20-1, instead of 3-1. We are aware. So anyway, we like the #5 WILBURN and the #8 CALEB'S POSSE to play along. So, 3-5-8 exacta and trifecta box look nice and valuable. And we love value.
Race 8 Turf: Its no secret that foreign horses do well in this type of race. Well, two horsies from Britain look nice. Britain is foreign. Ergo: #6 AWAIT THE DAWN and #9 MIDDAY. 6-9 exacta box. A nice clean, foreign, exacta box.
Race 9 Juvenile: We'll take a nice mid priced colt, #2 DULLAHAN, to win, place, and show for the fancy DALE ROMANS training, and the fancier KENT DESORMEAUX as jockey. 8-1 is a very legit morning line price. We also can't throw out #10 UNION RAGS who has done nothing wrong. 3 races. 3 wins. But also 2-1 in this race. That's ok. We'll try a 2-10 exacta box in addition, just in case. And I rhymed that.
Race 10 Mile: We aren't going to be the ones who go against perhaps the greatest filly of all time, #1 GOLDLIKOVA. She's won $7mm in prize money in her career. Yikes. Her big rival, #5 GIO PONTI, has won $6mm in prize money. Good god. What a race. You know what though? If you want to get your "funk" on? Try a small trifecta and SUPERfecta box with 1-5-6-13. #6 is GET STORMY at 15-1. And #13 is TURALLURE at 8-1. Fine ladies in their own right. This will be fun.
Race 11 Classic: Here it is folks. The big one. The biggest one. You might remember a smashing Belmont Stakes win that Big D had in 2010? Well if you don't, we had the winner at 13-1 and the exacta that paid $145. For a $2 wager. And what do we know, if we know NOTHING about Big D? Um, he don't bet $2. So it came as a BIG surprise that #3 DROSSELMEYER, that aforementioned winner, is 15-1 in this classic race. That's nice. Thanks. We also respect one of the favorites #10 HAVRE DE GRACE. You want the final "Longshot Alert!" of the day though? Of course you do. How about the 30-1 #11HEADACHE?! Regally bred GRAY horse (you're saying ALWAYS bet the GRAY, now, right?). He LOVES this track and he's got tip top connections. 30-1? Thanks for the money, horsie people. 3-10-11 exacta and trifecta boxes.
Congratulations for listening. Congratulations on the tax problems you are going to have. And of course, congratulations on the lobster and champagne you will be FEASTING on for years to come, just off this weekend of wagering. As a matter of fact, I'm so happy right now, I'm going to start dancing like this. And probably do what my man Howie says he does, at the end of the clip! Good luck. God bless. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Editor's Note--Since he has such a plethora of information (i.e. money grabbing opportunities), Large Richard has decided to put his college picks and TODAY's Breeders Cup Horse Racing picks in one post. And then in a few minutes, the NFL choices and SATURDAY's Horse Racing picks in the next post, Part 2. You, who follow Big D, KNOW that these horsie plays are quite legendary. You could probably have retired if you listened and acted on EVERY Big D selection in the Breeders Cup over the years. And hey, some of you ARE retired! Splendid. So while I have to now run to get a cold washcloth to cool myself down, due to the excitement of the next few days, I give you the "Maharaja" which in Sanskrit means, "Great King"--R.B.
Richie, thanks for the nice intro. What I'm going to do for you in return, is list the times and places you and your followers can catch those lovely "Deal or No Deal" ladies that are going to grace your excellent exercise video, that is being shipped all over the world as we speak.
Sunday November 6th 9:50 a.m. Eastern "Fox and Friends" (Fox News Channel)
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Monday November 7th 9:40 a.m. Eastern "Fox NY: Good Day NY with Greg Kelly and Roseanne Scotto" (Fox Channel 5 in NYC Tri-State area, check local listings for other outlets)
Tuesday November 8th 6 a.m.-9 a.m. Eastern "Fox and Friends" (Fox News Channel, Might be on THROUGHOUT the broadcast!)
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Now that the commercial is over, here's another few paragraphs about how you can better yourself. First, the college football. NEW MEXICO STATE+34.5 @ Georgia, VANDERBILT+11 @ Florida, and NC STATE+4.5 vs North Carolina. No real explanations other than its time for the underdogs, to rise up!
Speaking of rising up, 4:10pm Eastern today begins the 2 greatest days in the horse racing year. And we are ready to rise up, and RUN, not walk, to the wagering windows.
Let's not waste anytime. Race 5 Churchill Downs, "The BC Juvenile Sprint". #1 SEEKER, #2 SUM OF THE PARTS, and #6 SECRET CIRCLE we will put into an Exacta AND Trifecta Box. 1-2-6 baby. Box. Which means any order. Try #1 SEEKER (4-1 odds) to Win as well. Baby.
Race 6: Pass
Race 7: #7 TAR HEEL MOM to Win, Place, and Show
Race 8: #2 CANDREA, #9 MY MISS AURELIA, and #11 WEEMISSFRANKIE look like the top 2 or 3 finishers in this "Juvenile Fillies" race. So 2,9,11 Exacta and Trifecta box, please. Thank you.
Race 9: #7 ARUNA is our PLAY OF THE DAY. #7 to WIN!!!!! And spread it around, with a #2 STACELITA and a #7 Exacta Box.
Race 10: In the "Ladies' Classic", with a cool $2mm at stake, we are going to go out on a bit of a limb and put #2 PACHATTACK (12-1) with a favorite play, #8 PLUM PRETTY in an exacta box. 2-8 Exacta box in the "Big Girl" Race, hopefully will bring you ANOTHER winner.
The NFL choices with Saturday's Breeder's Cup to follow shortly!! But here's a nice video to make you smile while you wait.
MF Global (former ticker: MF), now Jefferies Co (ticker: JEF), having problems. All centering around "European exposures". Hmmmm. It looks like JEF has lived to fight another day when their biggest shareholder came in at the end of the day and bought 1mm more shares. At 11.84. The stock is down 50% still this year. It looked a little bleak there this morning. We have a lot of pals at JEF, here at the monkeybusinessblog.com. We wish you all the best of luck and pray for you. And pray your CEO, Dick Handler is telling the truth about not really having a lot of exposure to Europe. Because Jon Corzine, former CEO of MF Global, said the same thing about MF Global, up until they went bust on Monday. Now you can all laugh again about the terms, MF and Dick Handler, being used in a serious paragraph.
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Finally, tonight is like Christmas Eve in the horsie world. The GREATEST 2 days of racing are on Friday and Saturday. This year from Churchill Downs. Home of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby being what the "commoners" think is the biggest race in horse racing. You ain't no commoner. Wanna know what the purse size is for the Kentucky Derby? $2mm. Wanna know what it is for the Breeder's Cup Classic on Saturday? $5mm. Breeder's Cup friends. Breeder's Cup!!! Well, tomorrow, you know who is going to give us his 1) college football choices, 2) NFL choices, 3) Friday Breeder's Cup Selections, and 4) Saturday Breeder's Cup Selections? Big D! That's who!!
You have been fairly warned in all 3 paragraphs above. Act accordingly. Now I'm going to go try and relax. My hands are shaking from all the excitement. SHAKING.
Editor's Note--There's been a lot of commentary from many of you concerned about us not writing more about the financial world. Well when you are "working men" and you are monitored by such places with acronyms of SEC, NASD, FINRA, etc. it makes it a tad difficult. But we are working on that front, and plan to have it all resolved, soon. Meanwhile, I meant to tell you 8 days ago that, "Richie B's Tea Leaf BUY signal" showed itself on US stocks. Yes 8 days ago. Yes 13% ago in a stock called SSO. Yes I own it as of last Thursday. But that's for another time. It's Friday, and that's Big D time! NFL plays please, oh wise one.--R.B.
Hey, Richie, so it looks like this blog IS the place to go if you like money!! Sounds like a very nice return you got there. Speaking of returns, we've been a little lackluster lately in our NFL return basket. So, what Large Richard likes to do in those instances is go back to basics. Back to the OLD school.
Since the Steelers moved to their new stadium, Heinz Field, a few years back, it's been an OVER wagerer's paradise. Well, the Patriots anywhere, have been an OVER wagerer's paradise. Pats at Steelers. 52 points is the total. Don't try and scare me bookmaker. Lots and LOTS of points in this one baby. OVER.
How about the good old fashioned battle between the COWBOYS and the Eagles? How about under the Sunday Night Lights? How about its gonna be chilly with perhaps a lot of snow plowed on the side of the field? How about Philly aint so good and DALLAS, when they lose, seem to lose close ones? How about DALLAS' defense is starting to kick in? How about DALLAS has covered 10 of 14 in Philly? How about DALLAS is getting 3.5 points? HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYSSSSSSSSSSS?!? Take!
Finally, in the Monday Night matchup, an old AFL battle ensues. San Diego at KANSAS CITY. A lotta hype for the Chargers. People definitely wrote the CHIEFS off after getting blown out 2 times in a row to start the season. Well, don't look now, but KC is 3-3 and if they win this one, they will be 1/2 game behind the Chargers for 1st place! The old handicapper's great angles abound here, too. In the division home underdog. Monday Night Football home underdog. San Diego a bad road favorite (see last week). Take pal. Take!!
So we spread it around with OVER 52 NE/Pitt, DALLAS+3.5 @ Philly, and KC+3.5 vs San Diego. Now give me a little horn section and a little, "California, tumbles into the sea. That'll be the day that I go back to Annandale." Good luck. God bless. Enjoy the weekend. May all the calls go your way, and enjoy the video.
Editor's Note--So Large Richard truly found his way in the college football last week. I gather that trip down to "The River" did a lot for his psyche AND, of course, his wallet. A final minute touchdown didnt prevent NEVADA from losing the game, but it did unfortunately, ruin our perfect Saturday in the pointspread game. The only game that matters. But what's the old saying, "2-1 is better than a sharp stick in the eye."? I dont know if that's an old saying, because I just made that up, but here's Big D/Large Richard/aka huge money man!!--R.B.
Yes, Richie, the dreaded "backdoor" got us last week in the NEVADA vs Fresno State game. NEVADA, leading by 13 (and covering the 10 point spread), gave up what the press might call a "meaningless" touchdown in the waning seconds to "win" by only 6. That touchdown was so meaningFUL to us, that it cost a perfect 3-0 day. As the wiseguys like to say, "NEVADA left the "backdoor" open and gave up a late TD that cost their backers cash." When you are backing the favorite, you don't like the dreaded backdoor.
However, when you take the underdogs, you welcome the backdoor. Let's do that this week, ehhh?
Who is Big D, ahem, Large Richard's favorite college team? Why it's the always covering NC STATE WOLFPACK, that's who! Guess who they are playing this week? Why, it's Florida State. Big D's favorite team to go against! Sounds like a matchup made in heaven. Oh and we are getting 19.5 points. Can you tell me who's knocking at the backdoor? TAKE.
NAVY doesn't beat Notre Dame a lot. Well, in the final score. In the pointspread game, the ONLY game that counts, they do it quite often. Notre Dame doesnt cover the spread against ANYONE quite often. Like, 30% of the time, the last 3+ years. Can you please let the dog in at the backdoor? TAAAAAKE!
Finally, Utah had some high hopes this season. Welp, those are out the window. OREGON STATE has always been a great underdog. They get a funny looking 5 points at Utah this Saturday. How did the song go? I wanna be yaw backdoor maaaaaannnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Hey Ho! Hey HOOOOO!! TAKE!
So there are 3 great college choices. NC STATE+19.5 @ Florida State, NAVY +20.5 @ Notre Dame, and OREGON STATE +5 @ Utah. Here's to going 3-0. Enjoy. Good luck and god bless.
Editors Note--Workin all day in my daddy's garage, drivin' all night chasin' some mirage. Well, we aint chasin any mirage when it comes to Big D's Picks. Sure he took it on the chin, for once, in the NFL. But, as we said yesterday, he went down to "The River" for his college picks this week. Now for the NFL? To "The Promised Land". If you trust what I say, and even if you dont trust what I say, this will NOT end well for the bookmaker. Now I know these will be some REAL contrarian picks, today. And I cant wait to run, not walk, to the windows and play them. Go get it Large Richard.--R.B.
Well, Richie since we are getting all "Promised Land", why dont I give you and your readers a little advice as to what they can tell their bookmakers? Mister, I ain't a boy. No I'm a man. And I believe in the Promised Land. Here it comes.
Cam Newton is good, aint he? How many games has he won pal? One. And how many has he lost? Five. So now hes a favorite against a VERY MUCH flying under the radar WASHINGTON REDSKIN team? I'll have some of that. Some of that 'SKIN action, baby. Take!
Miami stinks! They cant score! They shouldve been up by 21 points last Monday night. Big D has heard it all. Tim Tebow and the Broncos, come to town and they think half the stadium will be filled in Miami with loyal Tebow fans from his days with the Florida Gators. Do you smell some action? Well, 42.5 points looks a little too fishy, no? Get it? Dolphins? Fishy? Well we'll be on the OVER. How's that for controversy?
Finally, Carson Palmer is back in the NFL. With the raaaaaayyyyyyyydddddduuuuuuuhhhhhhhs. He signed on Tuesday. Guess what? He's starting on Sunday. The line went higher. You think KANSAS CITY will be blitzing a little bit? You think Palmer knows the playbook or the names of his receivers? You think Large Richard would tell you to risk your money on that "stronger" Oakland team? Not a chance pal. Not a chance. 14 out of the last 15 in this series has been covered by the ROAD team. Gimme some RED and WHITE to beat some silver and black. THE CHIEEEEEEFFFFSSSSSS. The ROAD team. Plus the 3.5. PLUS the 3.5.
So now you are well pumped up, ehhhhhhhhh? WASHINGTON+1.5 @ Carolina, OVER Miami/Denver 42.5, and KC+3.5 @ Oakland. We are ready to throw down!!!!! Goooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! And now play this video real loud and feel it. FEEL it!! God bless and good luck.
Editor's Note--As a singer/philosopher/political activist once said, (actually he has said/sang this a lot) "No wedding day smiles, no walks down the aisle, no flowers, no wedding dress". That's the kind of gloomy day Big D, ahem, Large Richard, had on Saturday. Only a big WESTERN KENTUCKY victory, made us smile. 1-2 partner. What say you with the college football, my friend? --R.B.
Richie, your knowledge of culture in the 1970s, is impeccable. That being said, I went down to "The River" myself this week. Where I do my best thinking. And I went back to the old chalkboard. And I picked some obscure, but old standby teams, in the college this week. Here goes.
NC STATE is always a fine underdog. They play at Virginia. Richie, I think the star of your new exercise video---and here is the link for those who would like to save 20% and purchase it NOW----http://www.allegro-music.com/online_catalog.asp?sku_tag=BSP41001 Patricia Kara, has a fiance who is having his jersey retired at halftime of that game. His name is Noel Lamontagne. He was an All-American back in the 90s for Virginia and played for a few years in the NFL. He blocked for a cat named Thomas Jones. Now who says Large Richard isn't up on today's popular culture? No one. Well, no one should. And ALL that being said, NCSTATE +5 is the major wager here. Sorry. But, oh congrats, Noel. And Patricia.
NEVADA is tough at home. Fresno is not so good anywhere (except last week, when they beat us). NEVADA WOLF PACK lays 10. Lay it pal.
Finally, one team we dont really talk about lately, but have in the past, is UTEP. Now UTEP plays perhaps the worst spread team in the last 2 years in college football, Colorado State. The MINERS of UTEP lay 7. You know what that means? Lay it pal.
So: NCSTATE+5 @ Uva, NEVADA-10 vs Fresno, UTEP-7 vs colorado state.
Now let me get down to the river again, and into the river we'll dive. Good luck and god bless.
Editor's Note--I was walking down the street on Saturday when I saw a huge 6 foot blow up doll of a Florida State football player in front of a saloon that is NOT a sponsor of this blog, yet, so it will go unmentioned. Knowing that Large Richard's first pick of the day was the team playing Florida State, WAKE FOREST! So I ventured inside. And it became a very dark, ominous scene when WAKE FOREST beat Florida State outright while getting 12 points!! Boy was I thrilled. Unfortunately, that was the only thrill of the day as Large Richard dropped his next 2. Then Sunday, we had CINCY again as our first play and winner of the day, followed, shockingly, by two loses. The 1st losing NFL Sunday for Large Richard. I didn't get to talk to him this week. I think he's been studying. And as Coach Morris Buttermaker of Chico's Bail Bonds might say, "That's a whole lotta Bad News for the bookmakers!" Go get 'em Big D....--R.B.
Hello Richie, and hello to all of you. Not much to say, but here's 6 more to play. In rapid fire succession. Saturday: UCF+3.5 @ smu, WESTERN KENTUCKY+2.5 @ Florida Atlantic, and UTAH STATE-3.5 @ Fresno State. Sunday: INDY+7 @ Cincy (remember ALWAYS take the underdog in the Cincy game), OVER 55 NE/Dallas (both teams go OVER all the time. New England scores 30+ every game, so don't try and scare me bookmaker), and on Monday Night: MIAMI+7 @ New York Jets (Jets still bickering and MIAMI enjoys playing on the road more than at home. As evidenced by their 18-7 spread record, the last 25 on the road.)
So there are 6 winners for your Saturday, Sunday, AND Monday. Bookmakers? We're coming for you. Watch out. Good luck and god bless.
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Al Davis, owner of the Oakland Raiders, has died at the age of 82.
Many had views of this man. Some not too good. Some very good. You youngins, just might know him as some crazy, creepy looking guy, who owned a laughingstock organization. And you might be right in the present tense. But when you pick your head up from your "awesome" Madden 2012 video game, you might want to know that Al Davis was the cat who hired the real life MADDEN, in your Madden 2012, 2011, 2010, etc, video game. Not bad right?
For you "older" timers, you might remember an insanely competitive guy, who got what some might call, the "nastiest dregs of society", to play for his football team. But, you know what? This was FOOTBALL, not the cotillion ball, baby. I'll always remember Otis Sistrunk, #60, on some of those very good 70s Oakland teams, who shaved his head bald, WAY before it was fashionable. They would pan to the sideline every once in a while on the TV, and his head would be smoking. No lie. I also liked when they asked where Otis went to college. He said, "Mars." Awesome, no?
And I have to ask all of you AFC fans who HATED the Rayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-duhs (Davis' beautiful Brooklyn, NY, accented pronunciation, for the Raiders. Timeless and priceless, pal. Yeah thats what Chris Berman on ESPN is mimicking when he says the name of the Silver and Black) , a few questions. Lets go backwards.
Hey Pats fans, you remember how the NFL gave you the game in the "Tuck Game" and changed your franchise for the good, forever? Wll, that was Oakland, from California, battling your asses to the death in a nice New England blizzard. Jet fans? You got beat up a few times by Oakland more recently in the playoffs, but the Jets beat Oakland to advance to their 1 and only Super Bowl, all the way back in the 1968-69 season. The Steelers? HUGE battles in the 70s. HUGE. Immaculate Reception type stuff. Colts followers? Brutal loss in 1977 in OT. Thats when the Colts were in Baltimore. Yep. A few years later they MOVED after never recovering from that loss. Miami fans? Well, well, well. The Rayyyy-duhs stopped a few of your runs.
My point is "A Commitment to Excellence" was not a joke. Not by a longshot. They seemed to always be "in there". Sure, the old man was slippin in recent years. And he was a Grade A assclown. But one of my favorite stories of "Al from Brooklyn", was after they whupped the Vikings in the Super Bowl with John Madden as the coach in 1977, the winning team's bonus share was like $32,000. A nice chunk of change, back then. Al Davis took his money and bought some insane penthouse apartment on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. For not much more than the $32,000 bonus money. You youngsters think this is a lie? How about New York City was BUST in the 70s. And there were plenty of people doing the "OccupyWallStreet" thing back then. Except we called them muggers, or murderers. People were RUNNING out of the city of New York. Quickly.
I do not know if Al, or his heirs, still own the penthouse. But he/they did a few years ago. It was worth $20mm then. So, say the market has even dropped 50%, its still worth a cool 10 mill. His favorite saying? "Just win, baby." Good god, what a great saying.
You can say what you want about him, there wont be another one like him. I wanted say a special thanks to Al for his team losing the 1968 AFL Championship game to the NY Jets. At Shea Stadium. 27-23. About 8 degrees at kickoff. As a VERY young man, I was there. Dont remember, but my folks say it was cold.......The Raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-ddddddddddddddddddddddddduuuuuuuhhhsssss.
Editor's Note--Well, we got our college selections from Le Grande Wizard, Big D, Large Richard, Big Kahuna, yesterday. Now he looks to build on his 9-3 NFL record. That's not a misprint folks. 75% in the NFL. Sweet mother of God. If you played $1 on each game, you would be up $9 - $3.3 = $5.7 (when you add in the standard 10% vigorish on the losses). Um, Big D does NOT play just $1. So let's see him continue his steamy H-O-T ways! Goooooooooooo Big D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!--R.B.
Well, Richie, it's Friday. Thank god. And we give thanks, because its just closer to the Saturday and Sunday where we sit back and collect the fruits of our labor. And by fruits, I mean bricks of $100 bills. Your bookmaker? How is he, or she, or it? Poorer pal. Poorer. Here come 3 more straight fire, flaming HOT NFL choices. Controversial, of course. But Ben Franklin dont ask how you got him, when he goes into your wallet, do he? No, he do NOT.
Defense? On Houston or Oakland? Sometimes. Offense on Houston or Oakland? Almost always. The bookmaker likes to scare us away with a 48.5 point total, ehhhhhhhhh? We are all quite aware that the Texan's best receiver might be out. They play indoors in Houston, no? Perfect weather conditions equal perfect O-V-E-R, handsome.
Have you learned from Big D's, ahem, Large Richard's, gambling axioms this year and last and the year before, and.....etc.? "Always take the underdog in the BENGALS games." How's that doing so far this year? Uh huh. The Jaguars are weak and they lay a weak 2.5 points. CINCY is the way to go. ORANGE AND BLACK baby!
Finally, on Sunday night, in the big rematch from last year's playoffs, the Packers go down to Hot-lanta for a special game. Special because Hot-lanta wants revenge. Special because the Packers are rolling. Special because the running scared bookmaker has posted an oh so high total of 53.5. Does that scare Large Richard? No, it does not. OVER in the Jaaaaaaaaw-Ja Dome pally! OVER!
So to recap the winning wagers: OVER 48.5 Houston/Oakland, CINCY+2.5 @ Jacksonville, and OVER 53.5 Green Bay/Atlanta. H-O-T indeed. Now enjoy the weekend, the games, and of course, this video below. Everyone bust out their headbands baby! Goooooooooooooooooo!
Editor's Note--The college football was kind to Big D, ahem, Large Richard, and all of us who followed his sage advice last week. A spiffy 2-1 record that has us all a little more giddy than usual. We aren't protesting that at all. I think we should also start an "Occupy Large Richard's Winners" group, but instead of living in tents down by the river, we sip champagne through a straw, while throwing lobster tails in the air and catching them with our mouths, in some cabana, poolside in Las Vegas. We would probably see Large Richard there, too. Cause that's just an average day in his life. Fire the choices when ready, O Captain, My Captain.--R.B.
Richie, you are far too kind with your words. We knew we would break out of the college football slumber at some point. It was good that it was sooner than later. We have 3 more underdogs this week which could also all be outright winners, but we'll be glad to take the generous points just in case. Ready? Good.
The 25th anniversary of the Penn State football team championship is this year and they are having a big celebration at homecoming in old State College, PA this weekend. There should be 100,000+ strong, mostly in blue and white, cheering and screaming. Too bad the home team has had played cream puffs so far, and hasnt covered the spread in any one of the first 5 games. They lay a "mysteriously low" 4 points to a VERY tough IOWA squad, who ALWAYS plays Penn State tough. Smells like a field goal game. A field goal is worth 3 pal. Take.
Lotsa people thought Florida State might have a chance to win the national championship, but that dream ended in like game 4. They apparently forgot to tell Mr. Oddsmaker because he has Florida State favored by 12 points to a sneaky good WAKE FOREST team......at WAKE! Too many pal. Too many. Taaaaaaaaake.
Finally, Utah State has been losing close games this year. Really close. So now this week they are favored. And by 11 points! To whom? Why the 10-2, last 12 as an underdog, WYOMING COWBOYS!! That's whom!! Smells like another close game. Take the points, friend. Take the points.
So, tomorrow we will build on our blistering 75% start to the NFL season. On Saturday, to build on our new hot streak in the college: IOWA+4 @ Penn State, WAKE FOREST+12 vs Florida State, WYOMING+11 @ Utah State.
All this talk of Richie singing a Grand Funk Railroad tune earlier this week in the karaoke, and Captain chatter, got me thinking. Enjoy this classic. That might even be a young Big D in the front row when they pan the crowd, in my bellbottoms and long hair. Good luck and god bless.
I was at a local tavern, that is NOT a sponsor of this blog, yet, so it will go unnamed, where they serve up all you can eat wings and all you can drink beer during the college football, for a reasonable fee. At around 5:00pm eastern, I got an e-mail from a reader of the blog, saying something to the effect of "Richie, one of your selections in the college football is down by 30, the other is down by 22. Maybe you should tell Large Richard to just stick with the NFL." Well, you may know what happened then......
The team down by 30 was a loser. The team down by 22 at the time, lost by 7, and covered the 13 point spread. And then the night game with WASHINGTON watched them smash Utah by 20 points while GETTING 7!! 2-1. Now, we did lose our baseball game, too. On Sunday, we split when MIAMI came ohhhhhhh so close to the spread. Then last night we had a nice cover with the COLTS for another stellar NFL weekend!!! So, dear readers, if you think its time to go against Big D, ahem Large Richard, it appears you have ALWAYS picked a Bad Time.
Speaking of, at this tavern I was at Saturday, they have a 15 minute karaoke session during halftime of the late games. My buddy encouraged me to sing something. So I did. I sang "Bad Time" by Grand Funk Railroad. Now that isn't one of their "funkiest" songs, but it is a classic. When I was finished with that song, with a rousing applause I might add, 2 ladies came up to me and told me I should be in a band. I cannot make this up. And I dont think they were deaf or blind.
So I'm looking to join a band now, if anyone has one.
Meanwhile the markets still stink, but perhaps not for long. I'm not telling you to buy or sell, I'm just watching the charts. Again. Which make us money. Again and again. So have a nice day from the boys that make you 1) money in the markets, whether it goes up or down, 2) money in the sports, 3) television programming that is wildly entertaining, and now 4) musical enjoyment for your ears. Can't think of a better place to be, then here. Enjoy the tune. It is NOT me singing in this clip, but it sounds just like me.
Editor's Note--I swear I was not holding out anyone yesterday. Most of all, not holding out on Large Richard. I did mention to a few of you around 3pm eastern time yesterday, that I thought the most least respected filly on the grounds at the Finger Lakes Race Course in lovely upstate New York, was CLASSY JET. She promptly then, busts from the gate and WINS wire to wire, at 34-1! Yes, thats a $70 payout for a $2 wager. And THOUSANDS of dollars in prize money for the Richard B. Bennett, Jr. Stable. Some of you traded on that information. I, however, did NOT. I will do 2 things now.......1) relay to all of you on these pages, the next time CLASSY JET runs, and 2) take my prize money and PRESSSSSSSSSSSSS it, with Large Richard's continued steamy, flaming, incredible NFL picks!! What say you, Big D, Large Richard, Huge Kahuna?!?!--R.B.
Well, Richie, that calls for some kind of congratulations. I watched the replay of Race 7 at the Finger Lakes yesterday, and it was quite a thrill. I believe the track announcer might've fallen out of his booth when the mighty CLASSY JET held on for the big score. Well done, indeed.
Speaking of mighty, we now sit on a lofty perch of 7 wins and 2 defeats in the NFL action thus far. Here's to making it 10 wins and 2 losses. And awaaaaaaaaaaaaay we goooooooooooooooo......
Detroit has been nothing short of awesome lately. Dallas has been something special offensively, although they settled for 6 field goals last Monday in a close victory. But 6 field goals means you are moving the ball. Both teams like to go OVER a lot. Dallas is actually 15-4 OVER in their last 19. The bookmaker tries to scare you with the 46 point total. Dont worry, be happy. O-V-E-R.
Quick! Who is the best road team in the NFL versus the spread in the NFL the last 3 years? Why it's the......MIAMI DOLPHINS! What?!? You say? 18-6 versus the spread is what Large Richard say. That's 75%!! 19-6 is 76% and that's what they will be, after they face the San Diego Chargers and getting a "mere" 7 points. Take!
Finally, our lone loss last week was to the "Yucs" of Tampa Bay. Now their baseball team might be fancy, but this aint baseball pal. The COLTS "stink" right? No Peyton Manning and all? Well, ask the Pittsburgh Steelers how much INDY "stinks" when they took them to Overtime, while getting 10 points last week. Well, lookie here. The COLTS are getting 10 points again. This time on Monday Night. Big D smells another barnburner. Too many pal. Taaaaaaaaaaaaake!
So, Richie you are going to press your good fortune on these selections? Not the worst idea Large Richard has ever heard. Taking it to the limit if you will, ehhhhhh? Well how about a little baseball play to add to your treasures? Try the ST LOUIS CARDINALS in an upset special on Saturday versus the Phillies! How do you like them apples?
So: ST LOUIS + whatever @ Philly on Saturday. OVER 46 Dallas/Detroit and MIAMI+7 @ San Diego on Sunday. Then INDY+10 @ Tampa Bay for all the marbles on Monday Night baby! Stay tuned for updates as well, as the baseball might produce some more opportunities. Now I'm going to "spend all my time making money". Enjoy the clip. God bless and good luck.
Editor's Note--I've noticed the last 2 weeks, Large Richard has put out all 6 of his investments in the football at once. And while slugging people left and right in the NFL, the college choices have left a little to be desired. So, being the superstitious people that we are, we have requested that Big D, ahem Large Richard, goes back to the old way of doing things. Which is Thursday for the college, and Friday for the NFL. He has agreed to our request. Therefore, it is his turn to hold the conch (Me being a well read man, that's a little "Lord of the Flies" humor). God love him! Go Large Richard!!--R.B.
Yes, Richie, we did get a little "off course" there the last 2 weeks. Not today though. Our picks are even going to be old school. With 3 SOLID underdogs that can make their games exciting. First off, the BOWLING GREEN FALCONS. Not sure, how good West Virginnie is this year. Am sure how good BOWLING GREEN is. And they are pretty good. 20 points is the line. BOWLING GREEN is the 'dog. Bow wow. Take.
Why is it that just about every week Usc is laying double digits? Is O.J. Simpson playing for them again? No, he is not. Did they get hammered last week by Arizona State? Yes they did. Do they lay 13.5 points to ARIZONA? Yes they do. Will we be taking 'ZONA? Yes, yes we will.
Finally, them HUSKIES of WASHINGTON just might be the biggest sleeper of them all. Tough matchup this week at a feisty Utah squad. But Mr. Oddsmaker gave us a gift with 7 points. This one goes to the wire baby. Would you rather be getting or giving 7, if the game is going to the wire? Getting! Right! So we will get with WASHINGTON. Excellent.
So stay tuned for tomorrow, when we drop some NFL picks on you, AND possibly, some of the baseball, too! We are going to be in October come Saturday. Perhaps, the most joyous month of the year? When the frost is on the punkin, and the fodder's in the shock. How's that well-read Richie? I just dropped some James Whitcomb Riley poetry on you. So there.
BOWLING GREEN+20 @ wva, ARIZONA +13.5 @ usc, and WASHINGTON+7 @ Utah. Good luck and good bless
Well, well, well it seems as though there's some info coming out of the hallowed halls of Discovery Communications via their network, Animal Planet. They just announced to the public that a new 10 episode season of "Tanked" will be airing come the spring of 2012!! Some pretty sharp cookies at Animal Planet if you ask me! And even if you didn't ask me. Now the media moguls (us) have done their best to get their boys and girls on "Tanked" paid a filthy high wage. Well, at least some decent wage anyway. Now all you have to do, when we give you the marching orders, is to order up as much "Tanked" merchandise as you can. Stand by for instructions soon!
And since this is the place where you get all your entertainment news, oh wait. And since this is the place where we entertain YOU, I wanted to let you know we have another media project a comin'!! Put it in your virtual, real, smartphone, puppy dog, and ANY other calendar, baby! A worldwide announcement will be coming on October 11, 2011!! Don't miss it!! It will be VERY entertaining for you. And hugely profitable for us. Well, we'll see about that last sentence.
So there's your TV/Media news for the day. Enjoy, and thanks for all your support in watching "Tanked". It's because of more than 1 million people like you, that we have a 2nd season. God bless.
Soooooooooo, many of you have been inquiring as to what is going on with the MonkeyBusinessMcMansion (a name that I will trademark soon). Well, I will say this. There ain't been a one a ya that has said, "Um, Richie, you idiot! The housing prices are zoooooooooming higher, bro. Get on board!!" No, it's just been more of a "just wondering if you ever bought", kind of questioning. Maybe to try and call me foolish?!? Well, if you were one of the brave souls that were willing to part with your money for this exciting novel venture, you know we have done........nothing. Not even taken your money to "wait for the right time". No Madoff-type business going on here, friends.
The AP has put out an article, "Home Buying Season the Worst in At Least 50 Years", which doesn't exactly show that we have hit a bottom in housing prices yet. Which makes us feel better that we haven't spent, your, and OUR, money just yet. Try these stats on for size in the article......."Sales of new houses this spring and summer are the worst since 1961. Prices of previously owned homes dropped more than 5%, and prices of NEW houses dropped 7.7% over the past year".
This all reminds us of a wonderful old trading axiom: "Sometimes the best trades you make, are the ones you don't do." Here! Here!
I still have all of you that showed real interest--and I thank you, because it was REAL interest--on my "soon to be making a fortune in real estate" list, and will contact you again when it is appropriate. Feel free to contact us at bensalzproductions@yahoo.com or in the comments selection below as always. For now, I think housing prices are going to continue to trade down. And I'm not all that concerned that we will miss it when it trades up. Now someone wake me up when more jobs are created.
Editor's Note--So I'm watching the old Bugs Bunny "Little Red Riding Hood" with my kid this morning. You remember, "Hey GRAMMA! What Big Eyes Ya Got!!" Well, the whole thing is a classic. But I particularly enjoy, and now I realize my kid does too, when Bugs mimics the wolf, repeats his words, and then gets the wolf dancing to the old tune, "Put On Your Old Gray Bonnet". Can watch that for hours. Why do I bring this up? Well its time for another classic, who we should all mimic. And that is Big D, aka Large Richard. He's got 6 picks for ya. Ta HAVE! SEE? And if you didnt get that last bit of humor, take a few moments to watch the clip that follows. Enjoy the picks, the clip, and of course, the weekend. Take it away, Large Richard......--R.B.
Richie, we kissed our sister last week going 3-3. For some reason a slip up in the college. The NFL is a different story. 5-1 on the season. The financial markets have you down? Large Richard doesn't baby! Here goes.
TULANE appears to be somethin this season. Not sure why duke would lay 10 points to anyone. This aint basketball, pal. Take with the boys from N'awlins.
Wanna know where the new michigan coach used to coach? SAN DIEGO STATE. Wanna know who's playing at michigan and wanna show their old coach he made a mistake? SAN DIEGO STATE. Wanna know who is getting 10.5 points? SAN DIEGO STATE. Wanna know who the lock is? SAN DIEGO STATE.
It was a good choice to go against south carolina last week with the points. This week they lay 15.5. To VANDERBILT. Who ain't bad. Can you say too many? TOO MANY!! Take VANDY plus the 15.5.
On Sunday, one of the best handicapping rules the last few years? Take the underdog in the Bengals game. SAN FRANCISCO might be heading to the playoffs this season. Dont think cincy will. The underdog in this game? 49ERS. Take them.
One of the other best handicapping rules the last few years? Go against tampa bay at home where they are 3-17 against the spread the last 20. No, that's not a typo. I gather the public is excited because tampa beat minnesota last week. (A Large Richard winner, we might add). Well, ATLANTA beat Philly. MATTY "ICE" RYAN is in midseason form. Wrong team favored here, pal. Take the FALCONS and the 1.5.
Finally, another great handicapping rule for the last 3+ years? When Green Bay and Chicago play, take the UNDER! Yep the last 7 times they've laced em up, they've gone UNDER. Problems on the Bear offensive line is the magical cure for Green Bay's surprising defensive woes in the first 2 games. U-N-D-E-R in Chi-town, baby.
So: TULANE+10 @ duke, SAN DIEGO STATE+10.5 @ michigan, and VANDERBILT+15.5 @ south carolina in the college. SF 49ERS+2.5 @ Cincy, ATLANTA+1.5 @ tampa, and UNDER 45.5 Chi/GB. Good luck players and god bless. I will take the comparison to Bugs Bunny as the supreme compliment. Enjoy.
