>That being said, I don't think they finish here.
Co-sign. And I don't mean because they'll be one spot higher. *lacrimating*
>For real, where was S.A.S.?
This is S.A.S., Dip Set Euro Gang! Where were Kool Savas? A "good writer" like Breihan should jump on that Germany hip-hop shit. It's gonna blow and is sooooo much cooler than anything you listen to.
I like the Georgia insights. One thing no one is really talking about, though: Was Van Gorder the key to the defense?
Nice list. I like the Oregon State pick.
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"If this causes less retrospective embarassment than going on record as saying "Echoes" the best CD in a year"
No fucking kidding. Holy shit. that was like, my final Pitchfork straw. I was all "wow this thing is better than all these great albums" so I bought it. I stopped reading pitchfork the next day.
I don't expect Michigan to finish #2 or even #3 for that matter... but I don't expect anyone else to, either. If that makes any sense.
I understand. After USC at #1, Texas at somewhere pretty good, and Miami as the not-really-sleeping sleeper, there seems to be little consensus about the top 2-10.
I still read it daily and make it a point to check out any band they give a 8.5+ to, but I think everyone has their little "that's when I realized Pitchfork is mostly full of shit" moment. Mine's definitely when they released their Best of 2000-2004 album list, which was ostensibly created for the sole purpose of letting hipsters know that it's no longer cool to like Arcade Fire. The same staff went from naming "Funeral" (the best album of the 21st century, BTW) as the #1 in 2004 to the 45th-best album of the new decade in the span of TWO MONTHS!
Really, how many college radio stations do I have to work at before I meet someone who has meaningfully interacted with a CD that The Books created?
"House of Jealous Lovers" kicks ass, Ian. If you don't believe us, come watch our dance routine to it at MJQ in Atlanta one night. We carry a taser for our own protection to keep the ladies off us after we finish.
Good pick on Miami. EVERYONE's sleeping on them, but never count a team with that much Trick Daddy in them out.
I think it speaks to the awesomeness of "House" that even The Rapture couldn't fuck it up, but that doesn't excuse the rest of "Echoes." Were indie kids playing grabass with their dates when "Open Up Your Heart" comes on?
And by the way, this is a discussion of The Rapture in regards to a college football poll that's being hosted by a guy who compared the Michigan football program to Sufjan Stevens. Is it any wonder the Sports Guy is as irrelevant as ever?
We are not normal.
He burned out and wasn't very multidisciplinary in his humor. All cable and overwork makes for unfunny columns about the derelict NBA.
Michigan is not #2. Sorry. I refuse to believe they did anything to improve their defense so drastically that it would matter. They'll be top 10 (as always) at the end of the year... but nothing to get too excited about.
UT won't lose to Baylor. My guess is the Buckeyes and Aggies strike Bevo down.
PSU and Jesus Pa are on the comeback watch out Big 10!
PSU and Paterno have been on the comeback trail for this whole decade. Somebody sound the "I give a goddamn" alert! Wait, I know, they have those two awesome frosh to do everything on offense. Shit, they're a Ferrari engine in a '82 Volvo.
UVA at 21? Keep dreaming. You UVA kids are delusional about your football team. The Cavs were barely a blip on the radar in the old ACC, let alone the new ACC, or the national scene. What a joke.
Looks like another Tech grad posting from the local public library again...for real, stop using the bathroom to shave.
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