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Yahoo Radio & MNF

Speaking of Yahoo Radio yesterday, what a disappointing service.

From a broadcast perspective, it’s gotten better. It used to be when they cut to commercial, it was dead air with no sound. Now you get local commercials.

But I’m a geek – I use Red Hat 9 on the box I listen to the game on. Well, doesn’t work with Linux. Fine. Use the KVM and pull up the other Windows box. Fire up Mozilla Firebird and go back and try and load it and Yahoo tells me I’m not running the right OS again. Takes me a few minutes to realize that I’m running the right OS, just not the right browser. Fire up IE, and bam, get the popup to choose RealOne or WMP as my player. Their OS / player detection page needs to define better the problem. And they should at least be Mozilla compliant. (Hmm, just thought of putting the plugin information in for WMP, but I don’t think that would fix it anyway).

And how about those Colts last night? By the definition of the Leaping rule as Al Michaels read on TV, Simeon Rice did break the rule – even if he landed late. But even to that point, for the Colts to score 3 TDs in 3:44, on the Bucs Defense, is amazing.

Sitting around watching the game last night, we all looked at each other and said this was a defining moment for Peyton Manning – and it was. Good for Dungy, especially after how the Glazers screwed him.

One down, one to go

Caught the Badgers on Yahoo Radio this weekend. Good win, but they should have been able to stop Penn State better.

On to Ohio State this weekend at Camp Randall. I’ll be there with bells on!

The Packer game was absolutely beautful yesterday. Had a chance to to walk around Lambeau, saw the Atrium, which is gorgeous. The weather was awesome – 55 degrees, sunny, not a cloud in sight. And the Pack dominated Coach Holmgren’s Seahawks. Too bad 4 of the 5 touchdowns were on the far side of the field from me. :)

So one undefeated team down, and one to go… the Chiefs. Dante Hall has to be my pick for MVP so far this season. Let’s hope the Chiefs are looking past the Pack. I’ll be there again for another full football weekend! Go Pack!

Green = Good

Finally the jinx is broken with the Pack and Badgers winning in the same weekend (only took them a month!)

Ahman green dominated Chicago as the Green & Gold spoiled the new grand opening of Soldier Field.

Now let’s see if the Pack can keep it up against the Seahawks and Chiefs over the next 2 weeks – and I’ll be there to cheer them on!

Oops, I did it again

Did anyone besides me watch the NFL preseason show tonight on ABC?

Britney Spears had to do the worst lip-syncing I’ve ever seen. At one point, she is trying to put the mic on a mic stand while putting a glove on her hand. Her voice / inflection never changed as her head moved back and forth from the mic.

She really looked like she wasn’t even trying. And at the end when she thanked the crowd, there was an almost noticeable pop from turning the mic on.

Bye Frankie

The Packers cut Frank Winters today. With the team since 1992, Frank was the starting center until 2 years ago when Mike Flanagan supplanted him.

Frank was also known as Brett’s best friend.

Ah well, the changing of the guard continues.

Go Pack!

It’s only the preseason, but the first game is tonight!

8pm, Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio vs. Kansas City Chiefs.

Boo for the cheap artificial turf.

Couldn’t find out if ABC is going to be using their HD truck from ESPN. ESPN has 3 of ’em, and has one out on permanent loan to ABC for MNF. But the listings don’t show tonight’s game in HD… even if it is the preseason, cameraman need practice too!

Go Pack!