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I started reading Stephen King's new book "Under The Dome" a few days ago and I have read the first 400+ pages so far. It's old school King, one of those books that's so difficult to put down. Right now I'm in a rush to finish it, there's 1000+ pages to luxuriate in. As in classic King there's a mysterious plot and King only doling out bits and pieces at a very slow rate. There are some very evil people who have the upper hand, at least for the time being. There's also a surprising hero. To cap it off there's hold on tight, seat of your pants action.
"American Idol" season 9 starts Tuesday and I'm looking forward to it very much. Go to mjsbigblog.com, there's an interview with Randy Jackson about his thoughts on this season of Idol. As usual he gives his usual non-lucid thoughts. How does the man tie his shoes let alone hold a job. I've been reimporting all my CDs as I've moved my music from computer to computer and hard drive to hard drive a few times in the last couple of years. I started with the letter Z and have been importing to A, I have finally reached A. I imported Paula Abdul's Greatest Hits today. After her ditsy showing on "AI" I'll never be able to look at her the same. Also the new Entertainment Weekly soon to be out on the newsstands features Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres in a joint interview about the upcoming season of Idol. I'm so glad she's there and look very forward to her adding some heart, humor and feeling to that show. Let's hope she remains a neutral voice and doesn't become a mouthpiece of the producers. In other words let's hope she is more Simon than Randy or Kara. Starting Tuesday are the audition rounds, DeGeneres doesn't join the show until the Hollywood round on February 9th.
Now on to the finally ranked and 15-1 BYU Cougars. They played a great team in their last game against UNLV and were able to prevail, beating the Rebels 77-73. Jimmer Fredette, their usual dominating player, took a back seat last night. Senior swingman Jonathon Tavernari scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half, including some big 3 point baskets. Those big baskets barely kept the momentum going BYU's way. It will be extremely tough for BYU to win in Las Vegas. BYU now goes on the road to play the 10-3 UTEP Miners.
This is probably one of the top 10 all-time teams in BYU basketball history. They have a great mix of seniors and younger players. They are a solid shooting team from both the field and free throw line. They also have a back up point guard that is quick as lightning in Michael Loyd Jr. He reminds me a lot of Ty Lawson of last year's North Carolina National Championship team. Lawson has been one of the best rookies in the NBA this year. Loyd isn't quite that good but he does have a lot of potential. I also have read somewhere some people are thinking BYU has a chance to make the Final Four. Let's not get that far ahead of ourselves. Let's see if BYU can even win the MWC regular season title. They play three very tough teams in New Mexico, San Diego St. and still UNLV at their place. Plus they still have their two rivalry games against Utah. With the Cougars football team going 11-2, it's a good time to be a BYU fan.
As for the BCS's so-called National Championship game tonight between Texas and Alabama, yawn! Now if we had a plus one and the winner plays against Boise St, I then would be much more interested. Wouldn't college football be much more exciting if there was a playoff instead of the sham system we have currently in place?
The college football season started off with a shoulder injury sidelining a premeir quarterback and ends the same way. Both were legal hits and both had devestating effects. Here's hoping that Sam Bradford and Colt McCoy recover quickly and this does not impede their pro careers. Also both schools have solid quarterbacks of the future already in place Landry Jones and Garrett Gilbert. I loved this quote from McCoy, "I could throw [the ball] hard," McCoy said. "I just didn't know where it was going."
themusicaddict
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