Look for a full write up of the wonderful comeback by the Noles sometime Sunday. I plan on playing golf in the morning and then getting a personal cooler of Sam Adams and Miller Genuine Draft and writing about the game. Great win last night Noles. I needed it.

Noles

I know I have been bad. I am sorry loyal followers of the Wagon. I take full responsibility in my displays of irresponsibility. Please forgive me. Tonight. We. Play. UNC. Tonight. We. Beat. UNC. Get it done men. Prove to everyone that we are on the right track.

Key match up: easily our offensive line against their front seven. They are really talented. North Carolina's offense is so crappy that our defense may have a shot to look decent. Problem is we are so banged up on that side of the ball....wait a second......that means we will be playing young players that might actually look like they know how to play football. This could actually help. Anyway, if our defense doesn't let TJ Yates look like Joe Montana and our offensive line can simply hold its own then I like our chances.

Prediction: Pain.......

Real Prediction: Noles- 31 Heels- 20

You heard it here first. Go Noles!

Now and Forever.

Commitment.

Never Breaks.

For Anyone.

Simply,
Dos

It's Fredo week

Bring on Troy

Irish Pie

A long, long time ago...
I can still remember How this weekend used to make me smile.
And I knew we always had a chance
With Lou pulling grass crouched in his stance
But, Davie and Ty put winning out of style.
And February made me shiver
No recruits did Ty deliver.
All of Kevin White’s missteps, I was scared of who he’d hire next.
I can’t remember if I cried When I read about Weis and all his pride,
But I have a feeling deep inside
This day ND will rise.

So bye-bye, You USC guys.
No more OJ no more AD,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”

Forget all about Reggie’s shove,
Jimmy’ s passes rained touchdowns from above,
As Golden kept running the “Go”
ND believes in rock n roll,
SC has Snoop but not any soul,
But our grass is deep and the field is real slow

Well, I know the media’s in love with Tim
`cant take Aspirin for his headache cause that’s a sin.
But when Saturday is through.
Other Heisman contenders can sing the blues.

He was a lonely teenage broncin buck
Arrived in a limo not a pickup truck,
But the world will know Jimmy does not suck
The day the Irish rise.

I started singin, Bye-bye, You USC guys.
No more Reggie or Matt Leinhart,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
Now for 10 years we have been owned
They mock “Charlie is fat”And Holtz sounds “shtoned”,
But that’s not how it used to be.
When the Rocket was king and our D was mean,
Didn’t matter if we wore blue or green
We were always top 5 in the AP,
Oh, but while Lou was looking down,
The Monkster stole our football crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
Joe Moore had been spurned.
“Its Gruden!” provided a little spark,
But Lou still has to listen to Mark,
But its time for us to come out of the dark
This day the Irish rise.

So bye-bye, You USC guys.
Carson palmer is a Bengal,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”

Our talent is better Charlie looks a little svelter.
Since he doesn’t recruit from golf rain shelters,
All the despair is in the past.
No holding flags will fall on our grass.
They will recall we invented the forward pass,
Even with Mike Floyd on the sidelines in a cast.
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
Till the SC band played that awful tune.
Pete Carroll was set to dance,
Oh, but he never got the chance!
`cause his players tried to take the field;
Our marching band refused to yield.
All will recall what was revealed
The day the Irish rise

So bye-bye, You USC guys.
No more OJ no more AD,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”

The stadium was one rockin’ place,
A generation no longer disgraced
With no time on the clock ‘We win!”.
So come on: Tate was nimble, Tate was quick!
Don’t need Jumbotrons or Thundersticks
Glory has come back to South bend.

Oh, and as I watched Theisman on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
“ We are mad as hell!”
“Let’s break Pete Carroll’s spell.”
And as grotto flames climbed high into the night
Prayers were answered.
The world was right,
Sorry SC fans not tonight
Today the Irish rise

So bye-bye, You USC guys.
No more OJ no more AD,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”

I met a Song Girl who looked down and blue I laughed at her, puked on her shoes,
She just sighed and turned away.
I went down to the Hammes bookstore
Where I bought the same stuff Id bought before,
But the man there said today no one has to pay.
And in the streets: drunk fans screamed,
The Gay horse cried,
Mark may was steamed.
But not a word was spoken;
Until Officer Tim McCarthy was done jokin’.
And the three TDs we admired most:
Came from Jimmy to Golden on a post,
SC caught the last train for the coast
This day the Irish rise.

So bye-bye, You USC guys.
No more OJ no more AD,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”

So bye-bye, You USC guys.
No more OJ no more AD,
It’s our turn to fly
And Cash and Jvan will drink Ritas and cry
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”
“Maybe Charlie can be the guy”

From Feigen's Blog on Chron

Rick Adelman mentioned the obvious names and praised their play. You can easily fill in the blanks.

The key, he said, was someone else.

Take a guess. Don't skip down a paragraph. If you saw the game, the highlights, the box score, the game story or the notes, take a guess.

Nope.

It's Chuck Hayes.

"The biggest guy was Chuck," Adelman said. "I put Chuck in the game in the third quarter to guard Bosh and he's our best defender, not only guarding Bosh, but suddenly the pick-and-rolls were not going so easily for them. He's such a tough guy for us, when we don't have him in the game, our defense isn't half as good."

Bosh had 13 points in 16 minutes when Hayes came in the game. In the nine minutes they shared the floor, Bosh did not score.

In Hayes' 10 minutes on the court, the Raptors made 7 of 23 shots (30.4 percent.) The rest of the game, they made 38 of 67 (56.7 percent).

RESPECT THE WAGON!!!!! I love this man. And I love that other people are starting to love him. It has been long overdue. Keep doing what you do, Chuck.

I Predict the Noles Don't Lose This Weekend

Pretty cool picture of BJ Ward from a couple years ago in the Orange Bowl. Anyway, I am making a bold prediction and saying the Noles will not lose this weekend! You heard it here first.

The # that's the lonliest number since the # one.

Coney Man

BEFORE
AFTER

I have had this exact meal 7 times in the last 14 work days. Obviously, Brain Fantana was lying. It's really 50% of the time, I eat it everytime.

Rockets vs. Raptors. Tonight. 6 PM. Don't miss it.

The Dos is Back

All Loyal Followers of The Chuck Wagon-

Sorry I have been gone for a few days. Don't worry. I haven't gone anywhere. I wanted to post this article from Fanhouse.com that previews this year's ball club. I actually thought it was pretty good. So if you are interested: http://nba.fanhouse.com/2009/10/13/fanhouse-preview-rockets/#cont. Hope all is well for all Wagoners and I look forward to talking to you soon. It is a beautiful thing not having the stress hanging over all week cause by an upcoming Nole game. Thankfully this weekend is Nole free. We take the field again a week from tomorrow in Chappel Hill. UNC is going down. Until next time,

Dos Work

Finally.....The Dos....Has Come Back....

To Toyota Center!

I will make my glorious return to my sanctuary to pray tomorrow night. I love thy Rockets.

I want to wish an injury free season to you guys.

We will be behind you through thick and thin.

Rocket Nation Unite.

This sums it up.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SW_sNYTwfg

Ms. Alicia Keys singing about how we used to have it all. We used to have it all. And, I'll be God Damned if I am not around to see us have it all again. Go Noles.

Now and Forever,

Dos

In Honor of our Namesake

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6659394.html

Thank you for all you do Chuck.

Easily my favorite basketball player of all time.

President O'BAMa has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples'. Who's the kid here? The editor who let that out is GARBAGE! Where are we at in society? Makes me want to puke. That's all I got to say.

On another note, why isn't Major League Baseball officiated by computers? It makes perfect sense. You have a computer that calls balls and strikes by a universal strike zone. You have a computer that calls safe or out on plays that occur on the bases. And, you have a computer that calls home runs or foul balls on plays in question. You also have a pitching machine set up behind the catcher that shoots balls to the pitcher when he yells "HEY"- kind of like the clapper. This is for the pitcher getting a new ball that isn't scuffed up. It's that simple. You couldn't do this is basketball or football because it's all objective in those real sports. Anyway, just a thought. Have a great Friday.

The Dos is Out

Talent is no substitute for heart.

Do or do not. There is no "try".

Something that Angers The Dos

When you receive an email and the sender says something like "Thanks Scott!!"

Why is the "!!" necessary? You don't really care to thank me. It is a meaningless gesture that just pisses me off. It's like one of those times when you are upset about something and you want to talk about it to someone, and they in turn act concerned, but they really aren't. I am pretty confident that was a run on sentence by the way. It infuriates me. Just say "Thanks" or, even better, don't waste you time thanking at all.

Dos

Rocks.....

Very pleased with the start last night. I am going to wait 3 or 4 preseason games to give a rundown of my thoughts. Good win last night. Got another good test tonight with the Celtics.

(75-77) * -1 = 2

Dang. It feels good to be back in my Chuck Jersey.

Go Rocks

This Pretty Much Sums It Up For The Dos

"I love Bobby Bowden, but I tell you what, I love FSU more."

-The chairman of the Florida State University trustees Jim Smith

"I want what they want...."

Where to begin? The picture above kind of sums up the problems. I am not going to blog about too many X's and O's here. The problems run much deeper than X's and O's. BigHug LittleKiss. Littlekiss HugHug LittleKiss. I love Nacho. Anyway, here are a few stats that have me terrified:

-FSU has successfully developed the worst start to a season since 1983 (2-3)

-FSU is 0-2 in Conference play for the first time ever

-FSU has compiled a 4-6 record against Division 1 teams in it's last 10 games against Division 1 opponents

-FSU lost 9 total games from the 92 season thru the 99 season with only 2 losses coming in ACC play

-FSU's defense gave up 12 completions for 203 yards yesterday and 8 completions for 215 yards last week against South Florida

-Boston College had only 54 yards of total offense two weeks ago at Clemson

There have been reports that there have been fights between two certain coaches- one occurring on the air plane ride from Tallahassee to Boston. This is simply embarrassing and it sets the tone for our players. How are the players supposed to play for coaches that fight with each other for everyone to see? This attitude and dissension amongst our staff (quite possibly the worst staff in the ACC-primarily caused by the defensive staff) is rubbing off on our players. When you have a head coach that just laughs after losing to USF, (and also supposedly didn't even address the players before the game) you got to think that there are major issues going on. The head coach's attitude will wear off on to the team. There isn't anger on the faces of players. They don't seem to care about losing. It is imperative in athletics for players to hate to lose more than they like to win, and this team just doesn't seem to care if they lose, if they embarrass the fans, or if they just simply look like a crappy product. The only two players that I can tell that are visibly pissed off are Jacoby McDaniel and Greg Reid- both true freshman. Nigel Carr is also visibly into it. He hardly plays, but he busts his butt on the sideline trying to help this team anyway he can. It has to be on players like this to turn this attitude and dissension around- a tall order for 18 year old players. It is time for Bobby to set a concrete date on when he will step down. It is hurting recruiting. How can you be sure that coaches are doing their best when they don't know if they will have a spot on Jimbo's staff? You can't. There is no telling what Chuck Amato is doing on the road. For all I know, he could be negatively recruiting against his own school. The date must be named. And now on to Jimbo... I am not convinced he is the man for the job- maybe we should just buy him out to the tune of 5 million and hire from the outside. But, we will not know this until we give him a chance. He talks about how he needs to change the culture of the program. He talks about how we have to build our own identity- and not try to create the identity of the dynasty years. These are both valid points, but how in the world is he expected to do this when he has no say about the staff. Something has to change. I really wish that our Athletic Director would ask me what I want. The conversation would go something along the lines of what John Rambo said to Colonial Trautman at the end of Rambo First Blood: Part II-

Colonial Spetmen: The war, the whole conflict (the war within Florida State Football) may be wrong, but dammit, don't hate your country for it (don't turn your back on this team).

Dos: Hate? I'd die for it. (I would do anything for the Noles)

Colonial Spetmen: Then what is it you want?

Dos: I want.......what they want (fans and boosters)......and everybody else who came over here and spilled his guts and gave everything he had (players).....WANTS......For our country (university administrators and coaches) to love us.......as much is we love it (Noles). That's......what I want.

That is how I feel. I would do anything, and will continue to do anything I can to support these guys, but we need changes. We need steps taken to show us that we are trying to win. I give more money than I can conceivably afford to give to this university as a booster. I give money to the alumni association and I am not even an alumnus. I have season tickets. All expenses that I should not have, but I have them because I have to have them. This team is my lifeline. It is the best thing in my life. And I won't turn my back.

Colonial Spetmen: How are you going to live Dos?

Dos: Day by Day

I will never leave. It just won't happen. We could go 2-10 this year and I'd be back. You don't just leave, or quit, when things get tough. But, I can't do it alone. I can't make the necessary changes. That duty falls on the men at the top. Colonial Spetmen and T.K. Wetherall need to make these decisions. Change needs to happen. Now, make it happen. (that transcript from Rambo is easily a top 10 scene in the motion picture history of Sly Stallone, which places it easily within the top 12 moments in overall motion picture history).

I'm not going to go in to why I think we lost the game. We need to look ourselves in the mirror and decide that we aren't going to give. We need the players to decide that they aren't going to settle for middle of the pack success. These are the first steps that must be taken. And, it must start next Saturday night when Georgia Tech comes to town. I really hope that fans show up and still support the players, even if you don't support the people in charge. They need us behind them.

All of this has me thinking.....I am from the old school. I love smash mouth football. I want my team to hurt the other team. I want my team to take the heart from the other team. I want my team to have an advantage before even stepping on the football field- both a schematic advantage and a confidence advantage. Florida State used to have this. Now, I am just envious of the programs that have this. I envy Alabama, I envy Florida. I envy these teams because they aren't scared. They aren't going to be under prepared. They are going to come out and punch you in the mouth and then try to step on your throat. They play with urgency. They play with heart. But, most importantly, they play with pride. We need our players to play like this- and it is my hope that we can get back to playing the game the way it's supposed to be played. When it is all said and done, I truly believe we will. It's just going to take some time, and I will be waiting until this time finally comes.

In other news- I ate at waffle house today. The above picture was the result of my love for this establishment. On the top left plate were three pieces of bacon. The plate in the middle was filled with scrambled eggs, hasbrowns and toast. The plate on the far right was my waffle. It was a beautiful meal that I needed desperately for survival.

I also went down to the Toyota Center yesterday to get a first glimpse into this year's team. I feel like Bill Murry in Kingpin when he has the bowling ball with the flower in it. He says that he needs it now more than he's ever needed it. I need these Rockets now- quite possibly more than I have ever needed them. They are therapy. I am very excited about the upcoming season that officially starts against the Spurs on Tuesday. A few thoughts about the team- I only watched about 10 minutes due to the start of the Florida State game:

-Jermain Taylor is a scorer. It's going to be fun to see how he can fit in with this team. I see him as a Von Wafer replacement with just a little less explosion. But, he's cocky and plays to win- both attributes you need in this league.

-David Andersen looks like a pretty good offensive player that will be able to create mismatches against centers in this league. It was actually painfully obvious that he is going to struggle on the defensive end of the floor though.

-I love Chuck Hayes. He actually got one of the bigger applause of anyone on the team- which tells me the city is finally realizing his true worth to this team.

-Chase Buddinger looks like a real good player. He will never be an all star but he has a great stroke and a really high basketball IQ. It would have been lovely to see him play along side Yao Ming to see how the floor would open up.

-It was nice seeing Trevor Ariza in a Rockets Jersey. Even if he doesn't pan out, he will always have a spot on my team. He kept his word, and really does want to be in Houston.

-Tracy McGrady came out 5 minutes after everyone else. Did we really expect anything different from Mac? I watched him shoot and he still didn't seem to have his legs under him, but I expect by the end of November he will be back close to 100%. I am going out on a limb and saying he will be the comeback player of the year. You heard it here first.

In closing, I would like to say two things: Go Noles and Go Rockets. I love you both.

The Dos Bomb

(Joey did order a Dos Bomb on Friday night. The Bartender didn't know what it was so Joe made it up. It is pretty nice to have a drink named after you. Thanks Joey.)

Losing should never be accepted.

Too bad Sarkisian doesn't sport a 'stache