Ten Films that Scared me

(In no particular order.)

1. Rosemary's Baby - Pregnancy at a level you can't imagine.

2. Halloween - Great score. Great mask. Welcome Jamie Lee to the big leagues.

3. The Shining - King and Nicholson at there best. REDRUM

4. The Descent - Spelunking very much unlike my church youth trip to Mammoth Cave.

5. The Mist - Kept me in a fog.

6. Seven - Totally messed me up.

7. Night of the Living Dead - Classic.

8. Poltergeist - Can't imagine how scary this would have been with a HiDef TV.

9. Jaws - Suspense builds perfectly. Open Water owes a lot to Jaws.

10. The Exorcist - Tubular Bells send me searching for a blanket.

Ten Things that Scare Me

1. Cam Newton - Not sure if Alabama can contain him, or anyone for that matter.

2. A BCS title game between Boise State and TCU. Sorry, but they aren't the two best teams in college football. There, said it.

3. Paranormal Activity 2 - Told my wife to never watch the trailer. Ever. Maybe if I wasn't the dad of a toddler I could handle it.

4. The Exorcist - Still scaring the crap out of me.

5. Snakes. Period.

6. Les Miles as the Grim Reaper - We'd all be in trouble.

7. How many adults are not literate.

8. What I will have to pay for my son to go to college.

9. My fantasy football team.

10. Politicians who make educational policies.

Mid-Season Thoughts

Well, I haven't been a weekly contributor to my blog, as I had hoped. In fact, I had to go back and reread what I previously wrote to see what my thoughts on the season were prior to the first kick off. Well how did I do? Let's see.

• +1 for predicting Bama would lose a regular season game. SC had their number, and the ol' ball coach beat down Saban thanks to the one perfect game by Garcia. Here's hoping Bama refocuses and gains their swagger. If they don't, I'll be plus two.
• +1 for a QB winning the Heisman. I think this will still happen. Pryor, Robinson,Moore, and Newton are my top candidates right now.
• 0 for the spread dying. It's not dead yet, but it's not what it was. Let's see how it fares the second half of the season.
• +2.5 for USC(+1), the Irish (+1), and the Big Ten (+.5) being disappointed. The Buckeyes, undefeated and sitting atop the polls are not projected to be #1 in the BCS. Guess they need to play the type of schedule Bama just finished (which doesn't get any easier).
• 0 points for announcers. I am just glad when they get names right.
• -.5 for doubting the BCS title game could have Boise or TCU in it. It may happen, and I, like many football fans, may not watch.
• -1 for even mentioning Masoli. Who cares? I should deduct another point for not mentioning the Mad Hatter in my first blog. He's the most interesting character in the SEC.
• 0 for UT. That program is on the verge of shambles. If you're a praying man, start praying for Dooley.
• +3 for Cobb scoring in multiple ways (QB, RB, WR, Special Teams). He is a stud and UT has to watch in jealousy each week.
• -2 for Colt who ... Brantley who?

Well, my score at mid-season is a solid 4, which symbolizes two safeties. Maybe the "4" signifies there will be 4 undefeated teams at the end of the season, who knows.

Looking forward to the SEC West race. This division is better than any other league. Auburn, Arkansas, Alabama, and LSU all have the right to play for the national championship, via a bracket tournament.

So what are your thought?