Driving to work today, I figured I would put up a “Random Thoughts” post to start each morning.

Well, here ya go:

• Yeah, that 24-17 OSU over Marshall prediction is lookin’ pretty good right now.  Whatev.  For the record, that’s probably going to be my OSU-Miami prediction.
• Colt McCoy is the next Aaron Rodgers!  13-13 for 131 yards against guys that will be working at your local CVS on Monday.  But seriously, he has made huge strides this preseason.  I hope he doesn’t read my old post about me making fun of his public proposal.
• Montario Hardesty hurt his left knee last night, and that’s not the same knee he seriously hurt in college.  Oh yeah, rookie running backs with two bad knees are a GREAT piece to a future dynasty.
• Byron Leftwich did the Steelers a huge favor by injuring his left knee last night, opening the door for Dennis Dixon to start their first four games.  Remember when everyone was loving all these MAC QBs who all of a sudden were big time NFL QBs?  With the exception of Roethlisberger, I think everyone spoke a bit too soon.
• You know what would be sweet?  If the Indians were good.  Fall of ‘07 was great.  The Browns were kind of winning, the Tribe was in the playoffs, and the Cavs start was just around the corner. 
• Now we have a crap Indians team, a Browns team that will be successful if it wins seven games, and a Cavs team that will be lucky to win 35 games.  Eesh, I just got a little depressed.
• Yesterday was 9/02/10, or “90210 Day”.  The Internet, for whatever reason, absolutely loved this.  I wish they’d have a “New York Undercover Day”.  That would work for me.
• Did anybody see “Jersey Shore” last night?  We only saw the first few seconds, but Sammie really surprised me in her fight with JWOWW.
• Also, how dumb of an idea was that anonymous note to Sammie?  Did Snooks and JWOWW really think that wasn’t going to be traced back to them?  *insert joke about too much spray tan/drinking/lack of common sense*

That’s all for now, I’ll try to get a few more posts up today. 

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This lady was at a store when it was held up at gunpoint.

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Here is her account.

This woman sure knows how to get out of a jam, just follow what they tell your Daddy tells ya:

• Backi,’ up backin’ up backin’ up backin’ up backin’ up
• Put your hair over your face
• And, of course, count to 2,000.

Good thing she listened to her Daddy when she was a kid, or else we wouldn’t have this hilarious video.

There really is no question about it.

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I love “Hard Knocks” on HBO, and about 95% of what makes that show so great is Rex Ryan.

First of all, his name is Rex, which is just spectacular.  Second, he really doesn’t hold any punches.  He will tell anybody exactly what he thinks about them.

Like D’Angelo Hall.

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Yesterday, I posted the team I drafted in a fantasy football league I’m participating in, “Here We Go Brownies”, which is being run by Mr. Schuster.

I’ve asked the readers of Tribal Pursuit to send in their fantasy teams, and how you feel about your roster after you’ve had a few days to sleep on your selections.

Because, let’s be honest, most people think they have an absolute squad immediately after the draft.

Being the kind soul that he is, Mr. Schuster has sent along his team, complete with his own commentary.

Read on after the jump, and SEND YOUR DAMN TEAM IN.

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That’s “Random Thoughts” in cool kid talk.  It actually sounds like something Nastruthomas would say.

Yeeeeeeeah, probably not gonna say that again.  Here’s what’s been going through my head all morning.

• Hey, Nyjer Morgan:  don’t charge the mound if you’re going to whiff on your left hook then proceed to get owned by the first baseman’s clothesline.
• Manny Ramirez must be some kind of genius…think about it, people.  He learned English overnight!  If that isn’t incredible, I don’t know what is.
• Andy Roddick is a D-Back.  He should not be allowed to be married to Brooklyn Decker.
• So the Big Ten will be split into two divisions starting next year, with Ohio State and Michigan on separate sides.  They will continue to play each other in the final week of the regular season.  I really wish people would stop talking about this.
• Speaking of Ohio State, they open their season at home against Marshall tonight.  My prediction?  24-17, OSU.
• Continuing to speak of Ohio State, why is it that they get to play eight of their 12 games at home?  Somebody please explain this to me.
• Aroldis Chapman pitched another inning last night, and his fastball AVERAGED 102.5 mph.  Who was that Strasburg kid again?
• At my golf league yesterday, I shot a 43, which isn’t so bad.  What really pisses me off is that I had a triple bogey and two double bogeys.  Nobody wastes good golf shots like yours truly.
• Ben Roethlisberger is looking to get his suspension reduced to three games instead of the expected four.  This is just my opinion, but he seems like a guy who always has to get his way, no matter what.
• For the life of me, I can’t get the theme song for ‘>“True Blood” out of my head.
• So ya know how Jim Furyk was disqualified from The Barclays because he overslept and missed his tee time for the pro-am?  Yeah, that rule has been suspended.  And will probably go away next year.
• I have been saying for a couple of years that the only way “Entourage” would be entertaining is if they gave Vince some kind of drug problem.  Now he’s doing lines and dating a porn star.  Thank you for listening to me, HBO execs.  Please don’t let everything take care of itself and work out perfectly.  The show is actually good again.
• Finally, the Browns end their preseason tonight at home against the Bears.  That’s about all there is to say about the game.

Seriously this time, I’m going to be posting more.  With football season and fantasy football in full swing, there will be more to talk about.

Don’t forget, if you want to send me your fantasy team and your post draft reaction, email me at tribalpursuit@chroniclet.com. 

I am taking part in four fantasy leagues this year.

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I originally wanted to only do two.  I wanted to participate in Mr. Schuster’s, and Mike’s from Chronic Dawgs.  I am a weak soul.

Now, I’m co-owning two teams with Mr. Schuster, and doing two on my own.

Here is my team in Mr. Schuster’s league, “Here We Go Brownies”, and this is one of the two I’m doing myself. 

Full draft and commentary after the jump.

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I have nothing.  I don’t watch the Tribe anymore, so I’m not going to act like I do.  We’re a week away from OSU football (yipeee!), and two weeks from the NFL regular season.  In other words, not too much is happening.

So I’ve decided to just write about what’s going through my weird mind, sports or not.

Here we go:

• Fantasy football makes the already uber enjoyable NFL season more uberer enjoyable.  Is that the first time uberer has been written?
• If I were the Arizona Diamondbacks, I would strongly push for the nickname to be changed from the “D-Backs”.
• Jim Furyk was disqualified from the Barclays this weekend for missing his tee time at the pro-am.  He said his cell phone died, and his alarm didn’t go off.  I’m sorry, that’s pretty funny.  Except that it is going to keep him from competing for the FedEx Cup.  I always knew iPhones were unreliable.
• Tiger is officially divorced, and now he’s killing it in the aforementioned Barclays.  And he is the first guy to play well after writing a check for $100 million.
• Speaking of golf, why can’t I achieve the results I aim for just like, I don’t know, 45% of the time?  I might be the most inconsistent golfer in history.
• Seriously, I could shoot 37 on the front, and 50 on the back.  Maybe it’s the parabolic effect of drinking while golfing.
• Do people actually believe there is even a remote chance Colt McCoy gets cut?  If you do, with all do respect, you are an idiot.  You really think Mike Holmgren is going to keep Brett Ratliff over him?
• Is there anything funnier than calling somebody an idiot?  You’d be hard pressed to find something better.
• Josh Hamilton is filthy.  How many people could blow $5 million on crack, coke, meth (presumably?), and alcohol, get clean, and become a top three player in the league within three years?
• It seems as though Ohio State and Michigan will be placed in different divisions within the Big Ten.  This could lead to their annual regular season finale to disappear.  If I were you, I’d be prepared for a lot of articles saying how this is ruining everything.  Oh wait!
• So Jim Brown doesn’t want to participate in the Browns’ “Ring of Honor” ceremony.  Does anybody really care?  I don’t .

What are your guys’ thoughts?  Leave them in the comments, along with what you’d like to see here at Tribal Pursuit.

Antonio Cromartie was a first round pick to the San Diego Chargers in 2006, and at one point was on the verge of becoming one of the best defensive backs in the league.

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He had 10 interceptions in 2007, and made the AFC Pro Bowl team.

However, that was the high point of his career.  After lackluster seasons in 2008 and 2009, he was traded to the New York Jets.

Unfortunately for Cromartie, his reputation as a “hound” precedes his abilities on the field.  He has seven kids with six mothers in five different states.

This makes for great material for Hard Knocks.  On last night’s episode, Cromartie is speaking about how he has to separate the tenaciousness and intensity on the field from his family.  When he goes home, he just wants to be a good husband and father to his children.

Watch how much effort it takes for him to list them off:

Now that’s fine television right there.

It’s probably easier for him to pick up the Jets’ defense than it is to send out birthday cards.

This morning, I mentioned that I thought Dustin Johnson was screwed in being penalized for grounding his club in a bunker on number 18 yesterday at the PGA Championship.

Here is a picture of the “bunker” without the crowd surrounding it.

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After hearing Steve Elkington on the Jim Rome Show, I’m not sure I feel he was screwed over anymore, but the PGA still should share some of the blame.

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I went to my cousin’s wedding this weekend in Springfield, OH.  For some reason, every GPS gave us directions that were the exact opposite of what we needed.  Oh yeah, that was approximately the 2,341,968th wedding my girlfriend and I have attended this summer.  Awesome!  Onto the sports:

• Dustin Johnson got screwed in the PGA Championship (full post later today), allowing Martin Kaymer to win his first major in a playoff with Bubba Watson.  He kept it together, which is the complete opposite of what I would have done.
• The Indians managed to not get swept by the lowly Mariners.  Unfortunately, not getting swept is an accomplishment.  Go Tribe!
• The Browns beat the Packers Saturday night, 27-24 at Lambeau Field.  Jake Delhomme led the Browns to a TD on his only drive, and Seneca Wallace looked sharp as well.  Please everybody, don’t get your hopes too high.  Their schedule is brutal weeks 5-9.  However, if Delhomme resembles the Delhomme that took Carolina to the Super Bowl, the Browns could surprise some people.  Isn’t it a little unnerving that the Browns success lies on the shoulders of Jake Delhomme?
• Udonis Haslem was busted yesterday with 30 grams of weed, a third degree felony in Florida.  A couple more breaks, their season could go UP IN SMOKE!  Get it?  See what I did there?!  Hey-o!
• Before this season of “Entourage”, I said the only way this show could be watchable is if Vince developed some kind of drug problem.  He was doing coke in last night’s episode, and a director thought he was coked out of his mind in a meeting.  Finally, the writers over at HBO listened to some kid from Elyria.

Ok, seriously this time, I’m going to try to get back to regular posting here on Tribal Pursuit.  The start of the NFL season should really help out.

So, loyal reader(s), I ask you…what would you like me to do on the site?  More videos?  Different topics?  Please respond in the comments, maybe I’ll give you a guest post or something if I used your idea.