SB Nation User Blog: wjackalope

Get your Giants casket!

wjackalope — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:50:04 -0000

Get your Giants casket!

This should be our next gift for Grant...

I got mentioned in Uni Watch

wjackalope — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:00:58 -0000

I finally got around to sending Paul Lukas an email telling him about my Mike Nolan Halloween costume, which I wrote about at NN here. Anyhow, he put it in the news ticker today. (It's about 1/3 of the way down and he mentions me by my alter ego, aka real name, Jamie Costello).

Story of my draft day

wjackalope — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:10:00 -0000

Story of my draft day

By buddy wrote up the story of our draft experience. Enjoy...

New Unis Photo Gallery

wjackalope — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:34:53 -0000

New Unis Photo Gallery

From 49ers.com - I still want to see a better look at the sleeve stripes, there's something funny going on with them. Overall I'm pretty happy with the new duds - I love the old red with the simple block numbers. I'm ok that they kept the newer gold color for the pants. I love that the red-white-red stripes are back on the helmet and pants and they switched back to the gray facemask. I wish they went back to sock stripes but I'm not surprised they didn't.

One thing I don't like is the word-mark above the numbers. Not because I really have an issue with putting the word-mark there but more because I've never liked that specific mark - I wish they used the old school font instead.

OT - Going to Vegas

wjackalope — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:36:40 -0000

OT - Going to Vegas

I know there are people on here that are much more familiar with Vegas than I am (Fooch, etc), so help me out. I'm going to Vegas next week and I need some insider info. I'm staying at the Monte Carlo. Here are my questions:

-Any good places around the strip to get cheap eats?
-Where can I find cheap tables (e.g. $5 blackjack)
-Any can't miss shows?
-If we're tired of casinos and the pool, what else is there to do during the day, during the night?
-What's the best strip club? Oh forget it I'm going with my gf.
-Other helpful info.

Thanks!

Cutler to the Bears

wjackalope — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:30:18 -0000

Cutler to the Bears

Welcome to the Stoolies, Jay!

The sweepstakes are over.

Niners trade #10 pick for Cutler - Lame April Fool's Joke

wjackalope — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:33:01 -0000

Here's the link.

I can't believe it happened so fast. i for one think it's a great move, as we get the franchise QB we need and we can put aside all the Mark Sanchez speculation. Now we can definitely set our sights in the draft on defense and depth on the line. This move makes us a contender for the NFC west and if the D comes together we could be a force in the playoffs.

In other news, April Fools day may have come about because of the switch from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar. Or it may have been when the king of France changed he first of the year from April 1 to January 1. This is a pretty stupid prank and I hope none of you fell for it, except of course HowTheyScored.

Who will be the surprise 49ers pick?

wjackalope — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:23:21 -0000

FOOCH'S NOTE 10:14AM: Great discussion topic. Sanchez is my surprise pick, although if people are saying it so much elsewhere, is it really a surprise? Also, a guy like Knowshon Moreno would shock me, but is it remotely realistic?

Last year, as you all remember, with the 29th pick in the draft, the 49ers selected Kentwan Balmer, a defensive tackle from UNC. I think there was one reaction we can all agree we had: shock. Nobody saw that one coming, not at all. Many of us were thinking the Niners might go with an OT, or maybe a WR. The first round had some big surprises and there were a lot of tackles off the board early in the draft. Maybe this changed the 49ers plans. But with guys like DeSean Jackson, James Hardy, and Malcolm Kelly all on the board when the pick came up, a lot of us thought we'd go with a big name receiver. Instead we took Balmer, a guy we had probably barely considered before the draft.

Sadly I wouldn't be shocked if the Niners did something similar this year, and by that I mean take a player none of us are expecting. So who do you think will be the shocking pick?

My money's on Sanchez. I guess this wouldn't come as a shock, but it would piss a lot of us off. Still, most of us think the Niners won't go with a QB even though a lot of less informed people out there certainly think we will. So in my book, I'd be pretty shocked if we picked him. But let's explore guys that would be really shocking: Moreno? Vontae Davis? Larry English?

Your pick for shocking Niners selection if you please...

OT - NN Prediction Prizes Success Story

wjackalope — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:40:37 -0000

As some of you may remember, during the NN Prediction Games, I managed to finish in second place in both the regular season game and the postseason bracket (both times to Ninerfromacrossthepond, that jerk). When it came time to get my prizes I had a tough decision - take the Circuit City gift card, knowing they were soon to close and the might not have all the merchandise I wanted, or go with a book or video game or something. Not being much of a gamer, and in need of some new electronics, I went with the gift cards. Fooch sent them my way and I soon had $75 to spend before the clock ran out.

Right after new years I had gone out on a crazy night with some friends that involved a limo, lots of booze, and the unfortunate loss of my camera. I think I set it down in this one bar and it got swiped. The biggest loss of course was the pictures from the night that were already on there - but in reality it was probably time for a new camera anyway. Mine was several years old, had a tiny screen, and was really slow. Also, there was a problem with the lens cover not opening all the way.

So I went down to Emeryville to see what I could find. Lo and behold there was one Canon Powershot A1000IS left. This was perfect for me - it was a Canon like my old camera, so I knew how to use it. It uses AA batteries which I love, and it's faster, has a bigger screen, and more megapixels than my old model. And the lens cover works.

With the discounted clearance prices and the gift cards, I ended up walking out the door having spent just 81 bucks of my own money on this brand new camera. So thanks to NN for getting me this new camera, and to NFATP for not choosing the gift cards.

OT - Corps vs. Core

wjackalope — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:55:52 -0000

OT - Corps vs. Core

I wanted to take some time to give a quick lesson about the word "corps."

I've noticed a lot of people recently have been using the word "core" in place of "corps," especially when talking about the WR corps. The word "core" means "the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything." Corps, on the other hand, means "a group of persons associated or acting together."

The word "corps" has been used often when describing units on a football team, much like it's used to describe the Marine Corps. Many people mistake the word for "core" because they are pronounced the same way, making them homophones.

So I would request and recommend that everyone from this point forward use the correct word "corps" when referring to the receiving corps of the team. Just don't write "crops." Believe me, your fingers will try to make you.