Special thanks to the Burger King drive thru for forgetting the sauce for my chicken fries. DAMNIT!!!

If the Reds lose their next game, they will fall below .500 for the first time all season.  In my view, this will signal the end of their season.  I just don’t see them rebounding from a possible 7+ game losing streak, especially with everyone else making such a push.

I really hope I’m wrong.  A couple months ago when the Reds were on another slide, I figured them to probably finish in 3rd or 4th in the division, ahead of Pittsburgh and Chicago.  But they kept battling, and have managed to stay in the hunt until now. 

The Reds really need to start playing with some urgency.  I’d hate to see such a surprisingly good season end this way.  But when you play the way they have as of late, they really don’t deserve to win the division or the wild card.

I guess I should write something today. Let me think about it for minute.

Tonight marks the amazing comeback of Carson Palmer from a devastating knee injury. 

Unlike Ben Worhtlessberger, who crashed his motorcycle being an idiot, Palmer actually had to work to get back from the injury.  It will be a miraculous recovery if he is able to perform without any complications.  I think the Bengals have a good year ahead of them.

By the way, the Steelers still suck. 

Madden 07 came out yesterday, so I’m gonna be busy for a while.  See you guys in about two weeks. HAHAHA.

And guess who killed it. That’s right. Everyone’s favorite white boy poser Kevin Federline.  Or as the “cool” people call him, K-Fed. 

I happened to stumble upon the Fed’s world premiere performance last night at the teen choice awards, which is basically a clown show for kids. 

I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry while watching this.  I would say it was god awfully bad,  but that would be too kind to describe what occured on that stage. 

Basically, Mr. Federation records (gay) tried to rap about how much money he has, and that he is a superstar and people shouldn’t hate, all while grabbing his crotch for most of the “performance”.  The network also had to edit his lyrics several times on a show meant for teens and younger.  Fantastic.

Rap music has gotten really bad over the past few years, but I think K-Fed was the final nail in that coffin.  Rap has pretty much ceased to exist as a valid form of music.  (Luckily, there will always be the underground, which is the only place left for creative rhymes.)

If I had a teen son or daughter, I will adamantly forbid them to watch/listen to crap like Federline.  And I guarantee they would thank me later.  I’m not joking when I say someone should shoot the douchebag right in the head.  We don’t need people like this in our society. Stop this garbage before it’s too late.  Do it for the children.

Are you ready for some football?! I sure am, and I know alot you all are too.  So it’s time to rundown my predictions of the regular season schedule for the one team that really matters.  The Cincinnati Bengals.

Sep. 10 at Kansas City Chiefs - I’m not all that familiar with this year’s Chiefs team, but I haven’t heard much about them either.  If Carson doesn’t play in this game, it could be a tough one.  But I will give the win to the Bengals either way.  The Chiefs could end up looking past a Palmerless Bengals team.

Sep 10 Cleveland Browns - It’s the Browns. ‘Nuff said’. Bengals win.

Sep 24 at Pittsburgh Steelers - Now it gets interesting.  The Bengals seem like the better team, but we all know the Steelers are known for rampant cheating.  If the refs call this game fair, and Carson is back close to his ability, I look for the Bengals to prove why they should’ve been the ones in the Superbowl last year.

Oct 1 New England Patriots - Tough call, but this will probably be the first loss of the year for the Bengals.  If it were in New England, I’d go with the Pats just because they get all the calls in their favor at home.  This game, however, is a real toss up.  I think the Bengals are a better team, but no one goes undefeated.

Oct 15 at Tampa Bay Bucs - Tampa Bay kinda sucks, so I say the Bengals come off the bye week and cruise to a win.

Oct 22 Carolina Panthers - The Panthers have improved even more since last season.  I think this could be a fairly high scoring game. Unfortunately, Cincy falls just short of victory.  I hope not though.

Oct 29 Atlanta Falcons - Michael Vick can’t do it by himself.  He’ll run around the field alot, but the Bengals will get the win by at least 10 points.

Nov 5 at Baltimore Ravens - Adding Stever McNair improves Baltimore’s lousy offense, but they still aren’t contenders for the division.  Bengals roll.

Nov 12 San Diego Chargers - I’ll go with the Bengals again here also.  Chargers don’t have enough on offense to match Cincy.  San Diego probably needs to score alot of points if they are to win.

Nov 19 at New Orleans Saints - The Saints are still rebuilding with Reggie Bush.  Bengals win.

Nov 26 at Cleveland Browns - Browns still suck…next.

Nov 30 Baltimore Ravens - Bengals get by the Ravens again, making 2 straight seasons without a loss to idiot Ray Lewis’ team.

Dec 10 Oaklans Raiders - The Raiders will be lucky to win 8 games all year, and by the time December rolls around, they’ll have enough team dysfunction, with Randy Moss at the center of it.  Another Bengals victory.

Dec 18 at Indianapolis Colts - Last year’s game between these two teams was a shoot out.  I expect a similar game this year also, with Indy probably getting a win by no more than a touchdown. 

Dec 24 at Denver Broncos - This is a game the Bengals can, and probably should win.  Unless the playoff picture is set and Cincy starts resting its starters.

Dec 31 Pittsburgh Steelers - The biggest rivalry in the NFL could end up being diminished, depending on how the playoff pitcure has shaped up by the time this game is played.  It could either determine the AFC North champs, or be a throw away game due to the possibility of one or both teams having their postseason set.  If this is a meaningful game, look for the Bengals to stomp the Steelers, and prove once and for all who is the top team in the AFC North.  Screw the Steelers.

So by my calculations, the Bengals should finish the season somewhere in the neighborhood of 12-4 or 13-3.  This may be wishful thinking, but stranger things have happened.  We’ll all have to see how the whole NFL season turns out. 

My favorite team is the Cincinnati Bengals.  My 2nd favorite team is whoever is playing the Pittsburgh Steelers that week.

The new 2007 Pontiac GTO concept doesn’t even look like a GTO at all.

http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied_vehicles/112_0309_2007_pontiac_gto/

This car could have a Lexus badge on it and it wouldn’t make a difference.  Where are the muscular lines, the edge that should be visible with a modern incarnation of a classic muscle car?

You’d think Pontiac would look at the new Mustang and recently announced Camaro.  For some reason, they want the GTO to look just like their other boring cars.  It may have 400 hp, but what’s the point if it looks like all the other high end coupes.

Give me something with classic lines and raw power.  For me, the only choice is the Ford Mustang.  The greatest automobile ever made.

Not to worry. Angry Ken has returned after a short hiatus (Even the most creative geniuses need a break, ahem).

Anyway, now that the NFL preseason is underway, we are hearing the same arguments and complaints we hear every at this time; “four preseason games is too much. Players get hurt in meaningless games, blah blah blah.”

After Clinton Portis injured his shoulder trying to make a hard tackle, I think he said something like “Man I don’t why we gots to be havin this many games in preseason man. It’s rudikuliss man.  I know I’m good. I don’t need to be playin man.”

You get the idea.  He wouldn’t be whining if he hadn’t gotten himself hurt.  It’s football dumby.  People get hurt all the time.  It’s part of the job.  If you don’t want to play in the preseason.  Tell your coach to sit your ass.

My opinion on preseason is this: I really think only two or three games are needed.  The ones that really want all four are the guys trying to make a team, so naturally they want as many opportunities to play as they can get.  But honestly, I don’t really care if they keep it at four games.  I don’t know that the NFL should go to 18 regular season games just yet either.

Not to worry though.  Once the regular season starts, this whole topic will disappear, for now, and Portis can go back to sporting his “please look at me” sequined glasses and George Clintonesque threads while talking about how bad his team is.  In other words, I don’t think Washington is going to be very good this year.

You’ll wait, and you’ll like it.