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Pick It And Stick It: Championing The Pick

Big 12 Media Day

After a turkey induced coma, I’m back!  It’s the last big week of the season.  Yup, it’s championship weekend!  Except for the Big 12.  They have a kinda, sorta, championship weekend.  I’ll be personally overseeing this as well to make sure it’s kinda, sorta, awesome.  But until I make that trip to Waco, I’m going to run down how I think things will shake out. Continue reading Pick It And Stick It: Championing The Pick

Purple Yeti Roar 98: They Are The Champions My Friends

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And they’ll keep on fighting til the end. I’m back again this week to go over the day that was Championship Saturday. Watch me talk about Big 12, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, Bedlam, Texas, ACC Championship Game, Florida State, Duke, Big 10 Championship Game, Ohio State, Michigan State, SEC Championship Game, Missouri, Auburn, Sugar Bowl, Kansas State, and BCS National Championship Game. Continue reading Purple Yeti Roar 98: They Are The Champions My Friends

Wet and Wild at Little Woodrow’s

It was a dreary last week of Barspotting but we forged ahead.   It was also a wet day for Kansas State, so it was quite alright that we were late to Little Woodrow’s in Southpark Meadows.  It was Championship Weekend and the cards played out, with the bowl season right at our front door now.  Every game had a championship feel except for Farmageddon because when Kansas State and Iowa State get together, it means so much more.  So how did we survive the first real wet weekend here in Austin, Texas?

As I mentioned we got in a little late but that was also because we thought Little Woodrow’s opened up at 11:30 AM.  We lapped the place to finish our coffee and headed in, with the place being open shortly after 11.  The 6th Street version of Little Woodrow’s was a little short ceiling wise and felt somewhat cramped.  The Southpark Meadows variety was tall and open.  That helped facilitate a giant projection screen in the middle of the bar.   But there was so much more there.

Walking up to the joint, I could tell right away that there was a huge open patio area.  I think South Austin reigns supreme in bringing not only a sports bar feel but a backyard feel to spectating.  Although it was raining, I could tell that they had plenty of bags, horseshoe, and washer courts built in, not unlike Doc’s Backyard. Inside, there of course was the big projection screen television, but also large flat screen hd televisions.  The bar section was wid open and had plenty of seats, the table area looked comfortable.  I’m a little worried that the screens were too high.  That’s fine, they had a bunch of other things to keep my attention at bay.

Wireless internet reigned supreme for me while I checked up on scores as well as email.  The games inside were decent.  Little Woodrow’s has Golden Tee, Silverstrike Bowling, and some Buck Hunter.  I missed out on the shuffleboard table at first sight but caught it on the way out.  I also caught their themed Christmas, which saw beer bottle trees, wrapping paper decor, peppermints, and hanging clothes.  Apparently, it was part of their redneck Christmas celebration.  Oh, also at the bar, there was Mega Touch.   I haven’t seen that around these parts.

So speaking of the bar, the service was decent.  The lady that tended to our needs most of the day was mildly attractive and kept calling us sweetheart.  I dug her sense of humor so it wasn’t too much of an issue.  What I did have an issue was that she messed up our order.  The bar was fairly empty because Texas hadn’t started so it should’ve been easy to take down the correct order.  I also had some issues getting the Kansas State game on television because she was convinced it wasn’t on there.  Even after inspecting the line up sheet, she reluctantly changed the channel to the game.  I didn’t make her eat crow on that, but it was disappointing nonetheless.

It turns out screwing up the food order helped me out.  I opted for the their chicken sandwich with swiss cheese and bacon.  Now I ordered the Little Woodrow’s homemade potato chips but they brought out fries instead.  The bartender fixed the order and I got both.  Both the fries and home-made potato chips were very delicious.  I think it was the oil they cooked it with.  The sandwich itself was okay, but nothing worth the price they were charging.  I washed the thing down with a fairly tasty Fullers ESP.  It tastes like a heifeweisen but was just a little more fruity.  That light blend worked well with the chicken and juicy bacon.

Now on to the games.  It was championship weekend and it should’ve been renamed blowout weekend.  Most of the conference championship games were blowout snooze fests (sorry Big 10, I just don’t care about you).  Southern Miss pulled the upset over Houston in the Conference USA game.  LSU took care of business against Georgia in the SEC game.  Clemson got revenge on Virginia Tech in the ACC game.  The games themselves were not that exciting, but it did have some hefty effect in terms of BCS allotment.  Especially that Houston and Virginia Tech loss.  It helped  make a case for Oklahoma State.

Yes, Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma for the first time in forever for Bedlam.  Now, it wasn’t a conference championship game but it ended up being that way for the Big 12.  Whoever won that game would have the title or at least the greatest share of it.  The ghost of Sooner past didn’t scare the Cowboys away this time.  They came out the gates firing and didn’t let up one bit.  Oklahoma looked sloppy, especially on offense.  I swear the defense might have scored more points than the offense in that game.  Congratulations on the Big 12 Conference Championship Oklahoma State.

Kansas State was the team I came to Little Woodrow’s to see and they finished out the regular season like they do with every game this year: by nearly giving me a god damned heart attack.  It was close, thanks to Paul Rhoads and his rag tag bunch of Iowa State Cyclones.  Farmageddon always had a history of close and exciting games and this one came through.  Now Collin Klein will get the rub for the victory, but John Hubert’s stiff arm from hell toward the end of the game made him the top performer for me.  That last touchdown run sealed it after Iowa State had multiple winning gambles on the drive to tie the game.

So that was the last barspot.  To tell the truth, I am still disappointed that I couldn’t get a game of washers in.  I drowned my sorrows quickly with some homemade potato chips and malt vinegar, however.  Little Woodrow’s was a decent time, but not the best.  It could’ve been the rain or the  sub par service, I’m not sure.  What I am sure of is that if the sun is out and your favorite team is on, head out there to relax and enjoy the outdoor patio.  It will most certainly be more relaxing than watching a Kansas State game or dealing with BCS math.

Barspotting: Little Woodrow’s

It’s the final week of Barspotting for the 2011 year!  Yeah, I could go to some bowl games, but the way the BCS National Championship Game is turning out, I may just skip the whole shebang.  But who knows, I may be doing a little Bowlspotting with the Kansas State Wildcats if they find their way down here in Texas again.  In the meantime, Little Woodrow’s is on the list.  I’m not doing the 6th Street variety, but the one out in south Austin.  I’m ending the year the way I started it:  Doing a family friendly sports bar and playing some backyard games.  It should be fantastic.

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Pick It Standings 2011 Week 13: Locked Shut Early

We have one more week to go, but things are pretty much locked up by now.  On the Pick It and Stick It side, Bryce Brown for Heisman pretty much has it locked up.  BCS wise, it looks like the heavens and earth have shaken and bubbled up a rematch between LSU and Alabama for the BCS National Championship Game.  Ugh.  At least for the BCS there is an outside chance for Oklahoma State to throw a wrench into the gears.  So let’s take a look at the standings for the next to last time this year.

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Chilling Out After Being Stuffed

Man I”m chilling here in the ole home office watching some old episodes of Doctor Who and reflecting on the long holiday weekend that was in college football.  I didn’t go anywhere and opted to be completely lazy.  Turkey day was a smash and I ended up falling asleep pretty fast on the couch.  The NFL games were exciting for once.  But there were two full days of college football that I had to watch.  I’m not sure I remember much so I’ll be short and sweet on this.

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Bikinis Brought Me Back Up

Oh man after a rough week, it was nice to get back to some simple pleasures.  Beer, football, greasy food, and great looking service.  Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill had it all and it was the perfect medicine.  The games were bunched together nicely but the outcomes didn’t really matter with me so much.  I was there just to get away from the week and enjoy some time away from the real world.  Ah yes, barspotting has returned.

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Bowl Pick It and Stick It: The Bowl Nine Yards

Here we are in the middle of bowl season.  I got some good gear for Xmas and I hope you got some too.  The bowl action was light in the last week, but we are now ramping up into the  meat of the schedule.  Most of the Big 12 schools will be playing this week and  there will be ample action in between.  Meanwhile, I Bowl Pick It and Stick It standings are out are some peeps jumping out of the gate quick.  Let’s look at that first:

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2010 Year End Reviewards

Yes, it’s the 2010 edition and first ever annual KC College GameDay Year End Reviewards!  What’s a revieward?  Welp, it’s a half assed attempt to round up the year in review and then dole out some nameless awards out to who or what I think mattered in the year of college football.  It applies to the regular season only as I really don’t want to come back to this.  At any rate, I’m shooting from the hip so all you midgets our there better watch your heads.

Crib Sheet: Season’s Greetings

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!  Happy holidays from KC College GameDay!  It’s bowl season and I’ll do a couple of recaps in the next couple of days as well as run down some bowls I’m in to.  In the meantime, we have a fat Crib Sheet so let’s get to it:

Lew’s Helped Me Give Das Boot to Nebraska

Championship Saturday came and went and for the brief time I was there, it was worth it.  My day started out at Lew’s Grill and Bar and ended back up there.   In between was some craziness with a company holiday party complete with a lame cover band as well as a great finish to the Big 12 Championship Game.  All in all, the day was widespread and fantastic, even though college football barspotting was very short.

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Barspotting: Championship Saturday At Lew’s Grill & Bar

Every year we go back to the best bar of the year and this time around it’s Lew’s Grill & Bar.  It’s a solid performer that doesn’t let us down in terms of big game watching.   Sure it’s small for its size, but it packs a punch in terms of factors for a great place to watch sports.  So we’ll try one last time to get Das Boot and watch the SEC Championship Game as well as the Civil War.   What, no Big 12 Championship Game?  Welp, I will be at a company holiday party while it’s going on and for this weekend, an open bar trumps a title game with Nebraska in it.

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