JOCK OF THE ROCK

YOUR HUMBLE JOCK TEAM

2010-11-29T22:33:00.016-09:00

Since 2006 Jock of the Rock has been butchering sports talk radio on Kodiak with their line-up of talent only Cubs fans could love.

Nick Sandin
Nicknames: The Founder, The Island Warrior and International Male Supermodel, El Sandinista, Rainier Killah X
Bio: A 1989 grad of Kodiak High and multi-sport participant (ask him, he'll name them all until you walk away) he wed all 53 Seattle Seahawks in 1981 in a marriage only legal in some states. Credited as 51% creator of JOTR (with Jay Barrett) he seems to only care about the National Football League and who Kim Kardashian is dating (not him yet).

Jay Barrett
Nicknames: The Big Carrot, The Jay Bob, Amstel Light
Bio: A product of Dillingham and News Director at KMXT, Jay's jockdom was centered around trying to beat his brother Jeano at everything. The Big Carrot loves him some baseball and is willing to defend motorsports when others won't. Jay also knows science like he went to M.I.T. and he speaks some Klingon. Even in front of girls.

Ron Sears
Nicknames: The Creator of ESPN, Stan Van Gundy, The Hedgehog, Private Dancer
Bio: Sears is the latest host who attended The University of Oregon so 2010 has been a hard year to screw with him. I take that back. He's also a Cowboys fan. Mr. Sears is lieutenant commander of the USCG cutter USS Billiken and has a paper route on the side.

Derek Clarkston
Nicknames: Nick's Pet Monkey, The Editor, THE Clarkston
Bio: A Washington transplant and longest running sports reporter for the Kodiak Daily Mirror, Derek has been the number one source for local high school sports info. When not on the show Nick talks about his haircut and creepy admiration for Joe Montana.

Michael Odell
Nicknames: The REAL Greatest Thing To Come Out Of Kodiak High School, The Beaver
Bio: Born weeks after El Sandinista got his KHS diploma, 2008 KHS grad and local football legend, Odell grabbed the mic while on the Rock this summer and straight pimped it. The arse kissing will continue until he changes his major to communications and radio journalism.

Casey Kelly
Nicknames: Wolfboy, The Irish Assassin, The Freak With The Neckbeard
Bio: Another Duck lover, Casey was a past news reporter for KMXT who currently works for KTOO in Juneau after a year in Homer. Kelly calls in from time to time to discuss the latest arrest in Eugene and tell the others how much better he has it now.

Chris Nairne
Nicknames: Pizza Chris, JOTR's International/Canadian correspondent
Bio: Wanted by MI6 and Scotland Yard we can not disclose that he is now in Whitehorse and heads an international bacon smuggling ring.

Derek Vergoth
Nicknames: The Steven Hawking of Sports
Bio: New Yorker who came on the show once or twice and then chickened out.

Chris LeDoux
Nicknames: JOTR's Hollywood Insider
Bio: L.A. face with an Oaktown booty, Chris comes on the show when he comes back home to see his mommy and remove any old PBR from Tony's Bar one at a time.

Mike Pfeffer
Nicknames: It has been so long we forgot them. Oh yes..... God's Gift To NFL Cheerleaders. I should have kept that one for myself.
Bio: An original Nut of the Round Table with Four Corners he reproduced and quit showing up. Likes Nebraska football. Yuck.

Kodiak Island Brewing
Kodiak Island Brewing has been our KMXT underwriter for several years now and hosted a couple of our rare remote shows. Thanks, Ben!

Go Kodiak Alaska Dot Com
And we welcome our newest underwriter gokodiakalaska.com. Check them out!

JOTR vs LFL

2009-09-15T22:13:00.009-08:00

So was Nick pulling our leg again last week or did he really go to a football game where women play in their underwear? We report. You decide.

Piskin Pick'em

2009-09-07T13:51:00.005-08:00

Care to battle the Gridiron Guessers in the Kodiak Daily Mirror?

Derek Clarkston: KDM Editor and Sports Writer

Nick Sandin: KMXT's Jock of the Rock

Richard Harris: KDM Publisher/Stuffer

Now you can.

1. Create a myESPN account at ESPN.com

2. Go to ESPN.com's FANTASY and GAMES

3. Click Pigskin Pick'Em

4. Enter Kodiak Daily Mirror as the group name and

5. Kodiak as the password

6. Pick'Em

The Steelers and Titans square off Thursday so you don't have much time to set it up and get in the game. Prizes will be given to anyone who can pick a perfect week and to whomever wins the 17 week regular season.

Wha...? Where am I?

2009-09-06T23:40:00.003-08:00

Huh.... I've been invited to be a contributor to the Jock of The Rock Blog.

Is this where bored bloggers go to die?

I'm thinking there might be a new look or some schmidt here some day soon....?

Go Bears!

Sarah Palin blah blah blah

2008-09-03T22:17:00.003-08:00

It has come to my attention a massive number of Google stalkers are looking for anything Palin so to keep them from breaking into the JOTR basement I'm making it easy for them. I think it was January 30th, 2007 when Sarah came to town and I got 40 minutes with her and Todd. Personally I'm sick of this because it is a constant reminder I have never done anything better on this program than interview a politican. Not Coach Holmgren, not Ichiro, just the governor turned VP candidate (she did send me a nice, hand written Thank You card that I keep under my pillow)

CLICK HERE FOR MY SHARK JUMP

What To Do With jockoftherock.com?

2008-08-14T00:34:00.003-08:00

How the heck did you find this site? Good for you. I'm ego maniac Nick Sandin, host of Jock of the Rock, putting the public in public radio. You may have noticed this site suffers from more negliect than a toddler in a trailer park, updated about as often as a solar eclipse. Why? Easy. I'm lazy. If I was an employer I wouldn't even hire myself. Another reason is we have changed our format slightly back in June. Before we alternated weeks between local or Seattle guests and the Nuts of the Round Table but let's face it, Big Carrot and the Irish Assassin are way more entertaining than any coach or kid with a ball in his hand after school. I did all that at KHS, its not that big a deal, seriously. The Clarkston can have the local scene, we are focusing on the pros. But now I'm off topic. This site needs a major overhaul and new committment. That's not coming soon. I may even pull the plug on it altogether and move Nix Pix this season to my personal blog sandinyerface.com (limited access, e-mail for details). In fact that site consumes most of my time and occasional sports commentary (95% Seahawks oriented). So if I were you I wouldn't bother coming back here until we come up with a new layout or plan or something. And don't forget to tune in Saturday.

Come Join Us Celebrate Two Years!

2008-06-24T11:52:00.002-08:00

Jock of the Rock will mark two years on the air. The first official show was July 1st, 2006 so we are having a little party this Saturday, June 28th at Tony's Bar from 6pm to 8pm to acknowledge this minor miracle. The will be free pizza and well as the regulars from the news department and the Man-God himself, Nick Sandin. Bring your Sharpie and he'll autograph any body part you wish. Maybe. So come on down and talk sports with the guys and have a laugh or two. You'll be glad you went.

JOTR Guest for May 3, 2008: Chef Jerm

2008-05-01T23:14:00.002-08:00

Seattle Mariners team chef and MLB Insider Chef Jeremy Bryant joins Nick in a prerecorded interview from Thursday night to talk Mike Morse, Ichiro, and company. Of course the guys get into the departure of Shaun Alexander (who is visiting the Bengals soon) and the arrival of Major League Soccer next year. Help them spread the rumor Micheal Vick will be a Seahawk in 2009 and that the Mariners are giving away 10,000 Wii game machines at the next Safeco home game. 12:30pm Saturday on KMXT 100.1 FM.

JOTR for April 26, 2008: Round Table

2008-04-25T12:47:00.002-08:00

Casey and Nick got you covered Saturday with the NFL Draft and more spring football talk. Yes, that is re4al, Brett Favre is the coverboy for Madden '09. No joke. Well, until we discuss it. Tune in at 12:30pm for another edition of Jock of the Rock

Guest for April 19th, 2008: Coach Cook

2008-04-19T21:04:00.002-08:00

KHS head football coach and master physical therapist Dr. Todd Cook joins Nick Sandin for a one-on-one interview at 12:30pm on KMXT. Seahawks, So-Hi, and sprains, lots to talk about, don't miss it.

JOTR Guest for April 12, 2008: The Clarkston

2008-04-11T21:11:00.002-08:00

That's right, Kodiak Daily Mirror sports reporter Derek Clarkston takes a break from the high school action to join Nick at the KMXT studios for some quality time and catching up. Will the Mariners win the West? How serious was he about a dome field for Kodiak? How long is his hair? All this and more at 12:30pm on 100.1FM.

JOTR for April 5th, 2008: Round Table AGAIN!

2008-04-05T11:24:00.004-08:00

Yes, back to back weeks of the Nuts as they promote their puppet performance at tonight's Gong Show. But before that the boys discuss the semi-finals of both NCAA hockey and basketball, Matt Leinart's partying, and something called the Beer Bracket. So remember, Jock of the Rock at 12:30pm and the Gong Show at St. Mary's gym at 7pm. Double your pleasure, double your fun.

Bored waiting for the NFL Draft? Try this.

JOTR for March 29th, 2008: Round Table

2008-03-29T11:02:00.003-08:00

The Nuts of the Rounds Table return where there is more dribble coming out their mouths than the NCAA has on the courts. Phone in a topic or question if you are brave enough. You don't even have to go on the air, just leave your point with one of our wonderful volunteers or staff and they will rely it to us idiots. 486-3181 or 486-6397. We will be covering everything from the Final Four to Bobby Knight's pink sweater so be sure to tune.

Guest for March 22nd, 2008: Susie Carter

2008-03-22T12:01:00.004-08:00

Yes, this is the most unjock JOTR to date but I need a date so deal with it. Today features AlaskaMen magazine founder Susie Carter and if you or someone you know are in the market, click here. Thank me later. Susie's only drawback is she kind of likes the Packers and her dad played for the Rams but that was long before Seattle was in the NFC West so we'll let that slide.

JOTR Guests for March 8th, 2008

2008-03-07T00:22:00.003-09:00

Check out the prerecorded interview with Kodiak's leading men of ice hockey and their adventure in Minnesota. Did you know Houston, Texas wants am NHL franchise? Tune it at 12:30pm Saturday.

Finally (?)

2008-03-04T18:52:00.002-09:00

Brett Favre hung them up today after an above average career. Upon his announcement he assended to Football Heaven where he will spend eternity with 72 offensive linemen and all the painkillers he can pop. The tundra won't seem as frozen without him.

OK, we all know he'll change his mind in three months. See ya at camp, old man.

Call In Show for March 1, 2008

2008-03-01T11:15:00.005-09:00

Give us a call today and be part of the show. Dial 486-NEWS (486-6397). We're talking about the Sonics move, free agency, and Kodiak Man Laws. And let's not forget the Iditarod starts today. Below is a list of real and fake checkpoints on the trail. Can you name how many are legit stops? If you can call in with the correct answer you could win a semi-fabulous prize!

Sitka
Mission
Queen Anne
McLovin
Palin Pass
Cripple
Amanda
Safety
Cialis
Josh Brown Is A ****ing Traitor
Chewbacca
Finger Lake
Mudbone
Bryant
Ruby
Chicken
Floydville
Littlefield
Compton
Nicnak
Lambeau
Alitak
Rodham
Ugly
LeBron
Klooney
Sharapova

Return of The Boone?

2008-02-19T22:46:00.003-09:00

The Seattle Times has a little story on this 39 year old guy who hasn't played in a few years making a comeback in the minors. Good luck with that.

JOTR Live from the new BASES LOADED

2008-02-19T22:31:00.005-09:00

That's right sports fans, the Nuts of the Round Table are taking it to Scott's Place...BASED LOADED, now in their new location. Tune in Saturday at 12:30pm or drop by the new store where The Treasury Home used to be. Rumor has it there might be some giveaways, trivia contests, and special prices on hats, shoes, and jerseys so pay us a visit this weekend!

Nix Pix NFL Week Seventeen

2007-12-29T20:12:00.001-09:00

Week Seventeen
Last Week: 0-3-0 (perfect!)
Season 19-23-3

2004 Final Record 16-17-0
2005 Final Record 24-23-1
2006 Final Record 28-20-1

I have failed you. For the first time ever the Sandin System did not produce and I feel a bit like Don Shula after watching the New England game tonight. Bloody hell. I thought about skipping the last week but I am a lover, not a quitter, so I humbly will give my final three predictions of the season. Oddly, picking games straight up has gone well but I take no pride in that. Real men bet with a point spread. My record picking Hannah Montana-style in recent years as follows:

2004 Wins 163
2005 Wins 171
2006 Wins 164
2007 Wins 163 (as of one second after Pats-Giants game)

There are 256 games in a regular season.

I have also done a poor job of updating this site and need to dig deeper in 2008 to keep it fresh. With football ending soon that may prove to be quite a challenge.

St. Louis @ Arizona -6
Why rent Dumb and Dumber when you can watch this game. I think Tory Holt had a worse year playing than I did picking. It is bad enough he’s named after a girl from 90210. At least he didn’t promise his team would win 10 games. And Arizona was who I thought they were.

Nick’s Pick: CARDINALS

Buffalo +8 @ Philadelphia

I will repeat this prediction that this will be McNabb’s last game in Philly although I think they should keep him. I said he’s going to Chicago but he might not look bad playing for the team they line up against this week. If he injured his chest would the play-by-play guy say he was out with a McRib? No, he wouldn’t.

Nick’s Pick: BILLS

Minnesota -3 @ Denver
I’m still waiting for Phillip Rivers to see my 19-23-3 record and call me names on national television.

Nick’s Pick: VIKINGS

Nix Pix NFL Week Sixteen

2007-12-22T20:32:00.002-09:00

Week Sixteen
Last Week: 0-3-0 (perfect in reverse order!)
Season 19-20-3

I didn’t win a stinking game last week. Blame Jessica Simpson. It looks like tonight she struck down T.O. for his comments about her recently. Who will she destroy next? Maybe she’s carrying Marion Barber IV. Maybe she’ll release the photos of Wade Phillips in Daisy Dukes she has under her pillow. Maybe she will set Dennis Rodman up with Carrie Underwood. Anything could happen and that is why Willie Parker and I are not returning her phone calls anymore.

It is Christmas time on The Rock so I should give you some last minute gift tips. Just do not mistake the actual picks as gifts. In the overcommercialized tradition of the holiday I blatantly promote those who have supported Jock of the Rock in 2007 and make no apologies for it.

Cleveland -2.5 @ Cincinnati
I’m sure you remember me taking the Bengals in Week One in this match-up that I chalked up as one of my twenty losses this year. I swear these franchises traded their entire rosters to each other and that Derek Anderson is really Carson Palmer although I’m not sure why it is so hard for me to accept Cincinnati as being so bad. I didn’t have this problem for most of my life.

Anyway, my first gift pick is a hooded sweatshirt from Tony’s, home to JOTR Monday Night Football. If not, go with a tee but whatever you do, don’t be a poser/tourist/loser and get a Salty Dog hoodie from Homer. Get the real deal on the mall in Kodiak. I like the royal blue but black works too. Too bad they don’t have any in shades of…..

Nick’s Pick: BROWNS

Philadelphia @ New Orleans -3
The Saints ride their playoff hopes in this one minus both their star running backs but it hasn’t stopped them while McNabb plays his second-to-last game as an Eagle before going to Chicago to suck there.

Nothing says brotherly love more than a growler of Liquid Sunshine and where else can you get it fresh out the tank but from the Kodiak Island Brewery. Turn this Christmas into Fat Tuesday!

Nick’s Pick: SAINTS

MNF: Denver @ San Diego -8.5
The final Monday Night Football game of the season featuring LDT and Jay Cutler squaring off under the lights on the unfrozen turf of Qualcomm Stadium. I’m sure Denver isn’t too happy about losing the division and this should be closer than the Rockies-Padres one game playoff.

This is the last chance to get your name in the bowl to win the beautiful steel blue recliner from The Treasury Home to be drawn for Super Bowl Sunday in February. The Treasury Home also sells the official CK-1 beanbag chair, commonly known by the Nuts of the Round Table as The Wolfnest. It is almost as big as my head and doubles as a small bed. Lazier than a La-Z-Boy, get one today and Upgrade Upgrade from couch potato to Extreme Living Room Relaxer.

Nick’s Pick: BRONCOS

Nix Pix NFL Week Fifteen

2007-12-15T19:23:00.000-09:00

Week Fifteen
Last Week: 2-1-0
Season 19-17-3

This is beginning to feel like homework and I get a B every week. I’m still recovering from getting hit by a tank that came in the form of a company Christmas party (which is why today's interviews were prerecorded) so I’m giving D effort as far as writing and giving one word reasons why I’m taking each team.

Buffalo +5.5 @ Cleveland
Snow.

Nick’s Pick: BILLS

Seattle -7.5 @ Carolina
Vinnie.

Nick’s Pick: S E A H A W K S !

MNF: Chicago @ Minnesota -10
Chicago.

Nick’s Pick: VIKINGS

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 14

2007-12-08T17:16:00.000-09:00

Time to get to Tony's to catch the game again. This week showcases the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints. Who am I kidding, I can't sell you on the game. It will take A LOT of Liquid Sunshine to brighten this match-up but there is still pizza for two bucks a slice and plenty of folks to make Chris Redman jokes with. NEWSFLASH....this just it to jockoftherock.com, Reggie Bush is dating Paris Hilton's homie Kim Karcrashinvan or whatever her name is. Maybe they will show her on TV and she'll sit on Ron Jawowski's lap in the booth. Game starts at 4:30pm. Be. There.

Nix Pix NFL Week Fourteen

2007-12-08T17:10:00.001-09:00

Week Fourteen
Last Week: 1-2-0 (I‘m an idiot)
Season 17-16-3

Someone named Ishmael posted on the picks last week claiming he’s lost a grip on Nix Pix and that did so based on The System being “fail safe”. What can I say? Starbucks is $22 a share I hear, try that. I have four weeks to redeem my reputation as the greatest football prognosticator Main Elementary has ever produced in its long, storied history.

San Diego @ Tennessee EVEN
So far Vince Young hasn’t exactly had the greatest season yet he hasn’t been arrested (his pops did get out jail recently), shot, severely injured, or had his 16 year old daughter run away with a biker gang at a Borough Assembly meeting. My question; has he beaten the Madden Curse? Is it possible he paid Dennis Dixon phat stacks of green backs to take The Curse now since the Oregon QB will no doubt be a video game cover boy in 2011? By the way, the Ducks new uniforms can be seen on the front of HALO 3. I’m just baiting CK-1 now, this has little to do with LDT racking up 125 yards, two scores and a victory Sunday.

Nick’s Pick: CHARGERS

Pittsburgh @ New England -10.5
I guess if I take the Steelers in the Mirror and take them on the air today I’m pretty well committed to them when I get points on top of that. Of course I’d much rather see Miami break the streak than Pittsburgh. But then again I don’t want Shift-8 Shula (those are typing instructions, not a new offensive scheme) getting the satisfaction. I don’t really want to see the Jets and their Ugly Duckling do it or Kelly will talk about it until April and we all know Eli just flat out can’t do it. In fact I predict MiniManning will step in front of a transit bus in Week 16. Nick’s Pick: Transit Bus. So I must back the Steelers Sunday as the last hope for all that is good in the universe. Isn’t that ironic. Suck on that one for a while, Alanis.

Nick’s Pick: STEELERS

MNF: New Orleans -3 @ Atlanta
There is something wrong with my alarm clock. The snooze alarm button is flashing. Anywho, Reggie “Where Did All My Commercials Go” Bush is out with a knee injury. Maybe Young actually gave it to him for that Pepsi machine that does training camp but fails to make the roster. I’m not sure what you would do with a Pepsi machine like that but I know what one former Falcon would do. HAVE IT FIGHT OTHER VENDING MACHINES! Can I say former Falcon? Maybe he hasn’t been cut.

Nick’s Pick: SAINTS

Guest for December 8th, 2007

2007-12-07T18:54:00.000-09:00

This Saturday Kodiak High School head varsity basketball coach Ron Bryant joins the international male supermodel for 30 minutes on the air. There might even be a player or two joining him for the conversation. The Clarkston reveiled this will be Bryant's fith and final year as head coach of the storied program so you won't want to miss this one. Sandin will very likely tell a story about playing on the single worst Bears team of all time (1988-89 KHS, not 2007 Chicago)as well. Tune in at 12:30pm. IT IS MORE THAN A GAME!!!!

Nix Pix NFL Week Thirteen

2007-12-01T19:43:00.000-09:00

Week Thirteen
Last Week: 2-1-0 (still not good enough)
Season 16-14-3

My system is on the brink of failure for the first time ever. After twelve weeks I’ve only won twice and one of those was two and a push. Let us pray. Oh football gods, please shine yer light upon me this often jinxed Week 13 and thank you for allowing Dallas to win so we wouldn’t have to see Clifford Kay in drag. The Hawaiian shirts are painful enough. Bless Nix Pix with three wins and a Seahawks victory at The Linc this Sunday. Amen.

New York (N) @ Chicago +1.5
Last night I went out to kick it with my friends at Tony’s BUT I DIDN’T KICK IT TO HESTER. We already know Rex sucks but what happened to Eli? I read a headline that said he’s not very manning-like but his pops was the Saints QB for years and they never did diddley squat. So I would say Peyton is unManning-like, he actually wins. And does every commercial. At the same time. Amazing.

Nick’s Pick: BEARS

Cleveland @ Arizona -1.5
The two teams Seattle should have beat now meet and I’m going with the Cardinals only because they are at home. You know why Kurt Warner doesn’t use Just For Men? It’s for men.

Nick’s Pick: CARDINALS

MNF: New England -20 @ Baltimore
SuperDave, Cab Driver To The Stars, and I almost bet on the last Pats game and he gave me 24 points, even early in the week when the spread was only at 19. I chickened out and didn’t pull the trigger on that deal so I could have won a free cab ride. I don’t believe the Ravens will fair as well as the Eagles did and will just walk home from now on.

Nick’s Pick: PATRIOTS

Nix Pix NFL Week Twelve

2007-11-24T17:36:00.000-09:00

Week Twelve
Last Week: 1-2-0 (HELP!)
Season 14-13-3

After a great vacation everything is quickly falling part. It was bad enough watching former Oregon QBs ruin the National Football League on Thanksgiving. Now I’ve lost four out of six in the last two weeks. Today if you tuned in we had another unsuccessful call-in show where our only callers were the usual Nuts and Sunday it is going to blow 70mph so the power might go off during the games. Add to that I may not see Seattle again until September 2008 and there is gloom stacked upon doom like the Rockies and a broom. Even bubble bath can’t cure this low time.

Houston +3 @ Cleveland
To Browns fans, the end of the world is actually an annual event called football season however there seems to be hope in Ohio in 2007. But hope is fading faster than the memory of Earl Campbell in Houston. I wish they’d trade Johnson to New York (N) so he could be called Andre the Giant. That would make me smile but only for a second. (emo music in background).

Nick’s Pick: BROWNS

Washington +3 @ Tampa Bay
While the cool kids will be all up on Dallas-Green Bay, the never-get-to-fall-in-love types will be glued to this match-up of teams that just aren’t nice to look at but getting it done. The Skins seems to face stiffer competition in the East and I think that gives them an advantage over Joey Galloway. Didn’t like him as a Seahawk, hated him on Friends.

Nick’s Pick: REDSKINS

New Orleans -2 @ Carolina
Really? The Panthers don’t even have a QB. When Pfeffer is making wooden teeth jokes about yer best option it might be time to call it a season. Good one, Mike. Wait, I have a better idea....

Winnipeg vs. Saskatchewan +11
The Grey Cup, named after my second favorite tea, is Sunday and as a lifelong Bluebombers fan as of a few minutes ago I’m going with the underdogs to knock off the pesky Roughriders, eh.

Nick’s Pick: BLUEBOMBERS

Non-CFL Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

JOTR for November 24th, 2007

2007-11-24T11:02:00.000-09:00

Once again Sandin and CK will attempt a call-in show where you the public radio public gets to join in on the conversation. Who do you like in the Packers-Cowboys game? Would you rather attend the Shootout or Iditarod? Call us at 486-NEWS/486-6397 at 12:30pm or just tune in and see what happens.

College Football Week 12: Seeing Red

2007-11-19T23:21:00.000-09:00

Alright. So, I think I've fully recovered from last Thursday when the worst possible thing happened to my team (hold on, let me punch myself in the nose one more time... there, that's better). We talked about it a little bit on the round table Saturday so I won't go into details. Oregon loses Dixon (and his Heisman Trophy hopes), and there goes the season. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted.

Anyway, it was a pretty good week for teams in red to upset top 10 competition. Not only did the Ducks lose to Wildcats, leading to a flood of red T-shirt sporting coeds rushing the field in the Arizona desert, but number 4 Oklahoma took a dive to the Texas Tech Red Raiders. I don't know what it all means, but it can't be good. My hope now is that Oregon can win its final two games (on the road against UCLA and at home versus the Beavs), and that Arizona State will lose one of its last two, so the Ducks can still go to the Rose Bowl. I would be happy with that, considering they were picked to finish in the middle of the Pac-10 and go to another Las Vegas Bowl this season.

The big news in college football this week, though, came today when Michigan coach Lloyd Carr announced his retirement. That means from now until January everyone and their brother will be wondering if LSU coach Les Miles (Michigan class of '76) will leave the Tigers to take over at the Big House next year. Right now Miles is keeping predictably mum on the topic, but it is adding one more wrinkle to this already crazy college football season.

I think if Miles wins a national championship he'll be more likely to stay in Baton Rouge. However, if the Tigers go to the title game and lose, he'll be inclined to take off for Michigan. Food for thought. What do you think? Maybe Michigan should hire Charlie Weis, then Oregon can beat them 49-0 next time they play.

Nix Pix NFL Week Eleven

2007-11-16T10:06:00.000-09:00

Week Eleven

Last Week: 1-2-0 (blame Kitna)

Season 13-11-3

Well I'm in Seattle again and was able to trick the football gods last week into a Seahawks shut-out victory over a really bad team. I spent much of Thursday at what used to be called Fish Expo checking out the latest in an industry that I barely participate in but most of us touch everyday one way or another. There will be more detail on my own blog (El Sandinista link) about my adventures down her next week. For now I'm just trying to get this done so I don't miss Nix Pix like I did a few weeks ago when I was down here. I was distracted by the large numbers of the female species so it wasn't my fault.

Arizona +3 @ Cincinnati

I find it hard to believe the Bengals have fallen off so hard. The Cards aren't much of a road team either. I'm in a hurry. There are hotties everywhere.

Nick's Pick: BENGALS

Pittsburgh -9.5 @ New York (A)

EVERYWHERE!

Nick's Pick: STEELERS

MNF: Tennessee @ Denver -2

There are so many beatiful women in Seattle I'm not coming back. Casey can have JOTR since he can't have a BCS Championship. Tell my mom Hi and tell Alaska 1 to put the Alderwood Penthouse on the market.

Nick's Pick: BRONC-HOES

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

College Football Week 11: Down To The Nitty Gritty

2007-11-11T23:37:00.000-09:00

Sorry y'all, for taking the last couple weeks off. I've got a ton of excuses but I won't lay 'em on ya right now, mostly because you probably don't care.

Anyhow, as the title suggests we are now down to the nitty gritty time in the college football season. Ohio State loses its first game leaving only Kansas and Hawaii as unbeaten. Lets put Hawaii aside for a moment, because even if they finish perfect it's unlikely they'll be playing for the national championship. Kansas, on the other hand, could conceivably be playing in New Orleans on January 7. The Jayhawks have Iowa State and Missouri still left on their schedule. If they win both those games they play in the Big 12 Championship game, probably against Oklahoma. Beat Oklahoma and I don't see how you can keep them out of the national championship. No undefeated team has ever been left out in favor of a one-loss team, and even with all the flaws of the BCS system it won't happen this year either.

For now, though, LSU and Oregon are 1-2 in the BCS. Why? you ask... Well, first of all, both teams have played tougher competition than Kansas. If you look at who the Jayhawks have played, it's pretty much all mediocre teams (Sorry Pfeffer, I know they played Nebraska). Missouri will be their biggest test and that's not saying much. LSU and Oregon, however, have both played top ranked competition at least three times this season, and the middles of their schedules have included teams that would've beaten Kansas easily.

Now, let me add a disclaimer here... I'm not exactly an impartial observer. As a crazy Duck fan I have my biases. But I'm trying to look at this impartially. And that leads to my next question: Who is the better team, LSU or Oregon? That's a tough one, but I'm going to give it to LSU by a nose. Their strength of schedule has been slightly tougher than Oregon's. Slightly. However, I will say that my Ducks have been more impressive in winning games than LSU. The Tigers have barely won some of their games, while Oregon goes out and punches the other team in the mouth week after week.

LSU and Oregon both have three games left on their schedule. For the Ducks it's Arizona, UCLA and Oregon State. Meanwhile, LSU has Mississippi, Arkansas, and whoever they play in the SEC Championship Game. So neither team has a real cake walk from here on out. A word of advice for both: watch out for Kansas.

As for Hawaii, yes they are undefeated and could finish the season that way. Does that mean they should play for the national championship? No. They've played an even weaker schedule than Kansas and even if they make it to a BCS bowl game they'll be crushed by whoever they play. But what about Boise State last year? Same conference as Hawaii and they beat Oklahoma. True, but Hawaii's not Boise State last year. In fact, I'd be surprised if they make it past Washington, who they play in the last game of the season.

Besides, if Hawaii does go undefeated it gives us another reason to lobby for a playoff, which should be the way this is all settled anyway.

-CK1

Nix Pix NFL Week Ten

2007-11-09T19:57:00.000-09:00

Week Ten
Last Week: 2-1-0
Season: 12-9-3

Still here, didn’t kill myself after the Cleveland game. Didn't even punch myself in the face. Serious. Anyway, I’ve been going through what can best be called “subject block“. It is like writer’s block but I can still come up with the words, just not anything worth writing about. I think it is from listening to Unplugged so much which is beginning to have a similar problem. Everything has been complained about. Of course don’t tell Don Shula. The holidays are coming, I’m about to fly to Seattle, the Rams are 0-8, life is good. That sucks when you are a pessimistic blogger with a god complex. I can’t write happy, I just can’t. Feel the segway....

Detroit @ Arizona -1
This should be interesting as the two most God fearing Christian QB’s in the NFL, Jon Kitna and Kurt Warner, face off to see who the higher powers like more. There will be enough fingers pointed sunward to jab a hole in the retractable roof at University of Phoenix Stadium. I have a theory that God likes the Lions this year and that they will in fact make it back to the same field as this game but in February. Kitna will again announce He Almighty has got his back for the two weeks before the game, the media will eat it up, Jim Gray will ask if Tom Brady is Satan, and in the end the Patriots will win 44-7. But for now…

Nick’s Pick: LIONS

St. Louis @ New Orleans -11
The Saints have got back on track in recent weeks but I’m not so sure they are eleven points better than even a winless team. The Lambs are bound to accidentally win a game soon and this could be the week. Insert sheep joke here.

Nick’s Pick: RAMS

San Francisco @ Seattle -10
My guest The Clarkston claims to be a Seahawks fan but wears 49ers garb all the time. Why? He liked Montana. We’ve battled on this issue ever since he took the corner desk at the Mirror. I’m more of a Wyoming guy myself. Now I’ve taken my Hawks on here a couple times recently and it backfired so I’m taking a page from Mr. Teed Off and taking the underdog in an attempt to induce reverse karma (not to be confused with the tricks women use to get me to stop talking to them, that's called reverse psychology). I fully expect to lose this pick and get two out of three for a second straight week.

Nick’s Pick: 49ERS (Go Seahawks)

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 10

2007-11-09T19:28:00.000-09:00

This is a very special Monday Night Football as the SEATTLE SEAHAWKS go prime time against division rivals the San Francisco 49ers as both teams attempt to win the NFC West with a sub .500 record. The Jock of the Rock Nick Sandin will be at the game and you can look for him in the south end zone between the posts on the 67" TV down at Tony's. Get some $2 a slice pizza, a cold one, hang out with the locals, and listen to the 67,000 loudest people on the planet. GO SEAHAWKS!

JOTR Guest for November 10th, 2007

2007-11-09T19:12:00.000-09:00

From the Kodiak Daily Mirror The Clarkston returns to Jock of the Rock to discuss the high school scene and the Seahawks. We'll be taking calls too at 486-NEWS. Tune in at 12:30pm Saturday.

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 9

2007-11-04T19:48:00.000-09:00

This week pairs the Steelers up with the Ravens to kick off Monday Night Football in November. Come join us at Tony's for beer, pizza, beer, prizes and beer. Watch Ray Lewis scare small children on the 67" TV and Slick Willie Parker try to hang onto the football. Come early, come late, just make sure you make it and don't forget to sign up for the cool recliner from Treasury Home to be given away at the end of the season. See you there.

Nix Pix NFL Week Nine

2007-11-03T15:33:00.000-08:00

Week Nine
Last Week: 3-0-0 (dingdingdingdingdingdingdingding)
Season: 10-8-3

Before I start I have to apologize for talking about Ashley Olsen’s testicle(s) on the show today. Being molested by Lance Armstrong is bad enough without me bringing up her anatomy and for that I am sorry.

After Pizza Chris, Big Carrot and I celebrated Nelly’s 33rd birthday last night with some bubbly I started to recall my hip hop days before I crossed over into modeling underwear around the globe. I still have enough rap cassettes to fill a bait tub but tapes have no place in this digital world. Anywho, for Nix Pix today I’m going to decode the Wu Tang Clan names of key NFL players in my match-ups and use them to win another three games.

Click HERE to learn your WU TANG name

New England -5.5 @ Indianapolis
Yes, I said it on the air and I’ll say it again. I’m taking the Patriots by 10. Tom Brady, known to the Shaolin Monks as Tha Lonely Donkey Kong, has made monkeys out for the competition. They have been waiting all off season and half of this one for this AFC Championship rematch. Indy’s Manning to Wayne (Victorian Cow to Illegitimate Muslim Fundamentalist) will have trouble inside the eleven chambers of the Pats defense.

Nick’s Pick: PATRIOTS

Dallas -3 @ Philadelphia
The Cowboys had a bye week and before that lost to the Tha Lonely Donkey Kong so Vegas has already forgotten how dominating they’ve been this season. Tony Romo, or Erratic Assassin as he’s known on the streets, will destroy the Eagles like Bruce Lee taking out mannequins in JC Penney. Erratic? More like pinpoint. Maybe that contract extension will get to his head. Cash Rules Everything Around Me. Somehow I don’t think the name generator is 100% Wu accurate. In case you wondered, Dubious Masturbatah-X is T.O. Clifford Kay is Sheepish Lord of Chaos. My Streams of Wu-ness style is almost unreadable to the untrained eye but my skillz are undeniable and fresh.

Nick’s Pick: COWBOYS

Green Bay @ Kansas City -2.5
Temporary Spastic (LJ) is on my fantasy team but his team has done little to impress me. The old master Brett Favre is in full black belt mode right now and I wouldn’t want to cross paths with the Packers. OMG! Favre and Romo have the EXACT SAME WU NAME! It is 100%. Protect ya neck.

Nick’s Pick: PACKERS

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 8

2007-10-28T20:47:00.000-08:00

Monday Night Football has a classic battle this Monday as the Packers head to the rockies to tangle with the Broncos. Can Favre and Friends end Nix Pix drought and deliver the key third win or will Jay Cutler cut him off. Get down to Tony's with the JOTR crew and take in the action. Win a quarterly prize and reduce your Christmas shopping by one!

Nix Pix NFL Week Eight

2007-10-27T16:35:00.000-08:00

Week Se7en
Last Week: 1-1-1
Season: 7-8-3

No Picks. On vacation in Seattle.

Week Eight
Last Week: 0-0-0
Season: 7-8-3

My trip to Oz has put me behind the eight ball time wise and I’m struggling to catch up. I spent eight hours recapping my misadventures on my personal blog (click EL SANDINISTA link) and barely have had time to pick three winners. Now I’m preparing my all time most evil and humiliating costume for the Halloween festivities this evening: RAIDER NICK. I’m not going to use the politically incorrect title for this outfit here. Scott at Bases Loaded recommended I wash myself with tomato juice after today. I was thinking more like setting myself on fire.

Indianapolis -6.5 @ Carolina
Vinnie’s back aka the living dead of quarterbacks. Wasn’t Charlie Frye one of his pallbearers a couple years ago? Somehow he has scared the odds makers into this ridiculous line. A kid born in 1987, his rookie year, could legally drink beer in all 50 states now. Maybe the thought is the Colts are looking past this game to the Patriots match-up.

Nick’s Pick: COLTS

Buffalo @ New York (A) -3
NYJ if you prefer. I’m taking an underdog just because. If Testicleverde was still a Jet I’d actually have a reason but he’s filming Shaun of the Dead 2 in Tarheel Country this weekend. Let’s see if I can make one more crack about him in the third pick.

Nick’s Pick: BILLS

MNF: Green Bay @ Denver -3
Can’t do it. Or can I? Vincent is so old he has been in the NFL four more seasons that Brett who go into Mile High where the Broncos, aside from last week, have had a home field disadvantage. Since I’m Raider Nick today I just can’t go with the Donkeys. I have to get started on my I LOVE AL DAVIS fake tattoo now.

Nick’s Pick: PACKERS

JOTR Guest for October 27th, 2007

2007-10-27T10:47:00.000-08:00

Our guest today is none other than the Godfather of Kodiak sports, Mr. Joe Floyd. Floyd has the honor of being our most asked back guest as of this show and we hope you tune in at 12:30pm. I'm sure the artificial turf on the Baranof baseball field will come up.

College Football Week 8: Watch Your Back BC

2007-10-21T14:34:00.000-08:00

Watch your back Boston College. The Eagles are the new number two ranked team this week by virtue of the fact that they had a bye, and thanks to previous number two South Florida losing to Rutgers. In college football number two is playing like, well, number two, having lost the last three weeks. That trend has to stop at some point, but BC faces number eight Virginia Tech on the road Thursday, so it could be four weeks in a row soon.

Undefeated Ohio State is still number one, but faces a tough test on the road against Penn State, who are unranked but have a 6-2 record this season. The Buckeyes played half of a good game Saturday against Michigan State, winning 24-17, but they'll have to play better against the Nittany Lions. The Big 10 is weak this year, but if Ohio State can win out they deserve to play in the championship game.

At number three LSU could be the new number two if Boston College loses. Of all the one-loss teams, LSU seems to have the inside track to the BCS championship game. The Tigers beat Auburn on a last second touchdown pass Saturday. They have a bye week this week, but should face a tough Alabama team on November 3 (former LSU coach Nick Saban is 'Bama's coach now). If LSU can win out their schedule and if Arizona State and Boston College fail to go undefeated (highly likely), the Tigers go to the big dance.

Oklahoma and Oregon round out the top five. Both teams need to concentrate on winning and let what happens happen. That old cliche that you control your own destiny applies most to these teams. It's not unfathomable that Ohio State, Boston College and LSU could all lose one or more games before the season is done. That might mean the Sooners and the Ducks in the BCS championship game (if both teams take care of business, obviously), which would be interesting in light of their recent history against one another.

-CK1

UPDATE: New BCS Standings

Once again, the BCS is a flawed system. Let's get a playoff. Here's the latest numbers:

1. Ohio State
2. Boston College
3. LSU
4. Arizona State
5. Oregon
6. Oklahoma
7. West Virginia
8. Virginia Tech
9. Kansas
10. South Florida

-CK1

College Football Week 7.5: No. 2 Goes Down Again

2007-10-18T21:50:00.000-08:00

Number 2 South Florida lost to unranked Rutgers tonight, defying the CK1 challenge to all top 10 teams to stop losing. My question to you, faithful reader, is: Which other top 10 will lose this week? At this point I'm taking it as a given that it's going to happen. Leave your predictions in the comments.

-CK1

College Football Week 7: 1-2 Punch

2007-10-14T12:38:00.000-08:00

I am issuing an open challenge to the top 10 teams in college football this week: STOP LOSING. If the wild, weird world of college football gets any wilder or weirder I'll take it as a sign of the impending apocalypse.

Seriously, though, how 'bout them Kentucky Wildcats? Isn't that supposed to be a basketball school? UK over LSU in 3 overtimes is, for now, my game of the year. Everything college football is supposed to be: lots of offense, back and forth scoring, and the good guys won. Rich Brooks (former Oregon coach) has always done amazing things with whatever talent he has lying around. That's not to say that Kentucky isn't talented, but they definitely don't have the manpower LSU has.

On the other hand, you have Cal losing to Oregon State. This game was a complete reversal of the Oregon-Cal game from two weeks ago. This time it was the Golden Bears who made all the mistakes down the stretch, and the unpredictable Beavers capitalized. Cal is still the more talented team here. They almost beat the Beavs despite starting a redshirt freshman quarterback. What this game proves more than anything is that the Pac-10 is the toughest conference in the country top to bottom. Actually Stanford 24, USC 23 proved that.

Anywayzzle, the first BCS rankings of the year are out this week:

1. Ohio State
2. South Florida
3. Boston College
4. LSU
5. Oklahoma
6. South Carolina
7. Kentucky
8. Arizona State
9. West Virginia
10. Oregon

I don't pretend to know how the BCS system works and I'm sure these rankings will change over the next couple weeks as a few of these teams play some tougher competition (I'm looking at you Arizona State and Boston College), but this provides me my first opportunity to push for a college football playoff. Seriously, the BCS system is flawed, especially in a year like this where there is no consensus number one team, and where upsets have been the norm. Let's turn the bowl games into playoff games, and crown a real number one team at the end of the season.

-CK1

Nix Pix NFL Week Six

2007-10-10T23:09:00.000-08:00

Week Six
Last Week: 0-3-0 (oh poo)
Season: 6-7-2

Let’s not talk about last week. Let’s pretend it didn’t happen. I feel like the girl you see walking away from the C Float in St. Paul’s Harbor at 10am on a Saturday morning. The only highlight was I bet the news director a beer Dallas would come back and win with six minutes left in the game and Big D down to Buffalo 16-24. He should have bet me double or nothing that Romo wouldn't fumble the snap on the game winning field goal attempt. Now that I think about it, does he even hold anymore? If you think kickers get little respect, what about holders? Laces out, baby, laces out. Well I’m leaving for Seattle soon and have a case of the short timers so I’ll be snappy with Nix Pix Week Six.

Tennessee @ Tampa Bay -3
I’m going with the Titans cuz I’m a strong believer in Italian QBs.

Nick’s Pick: TITANS

New Orleans +6 ½ @ Seattle
I’m going to be at this Sunday night affair so loom for me in the southern end zone between the posts on the extra point views. I’m the sexy one in white. The last time the Ain’ts visited Qwest Filed I witnessed a guy rooted against Seattle on the other end of my row get into a fight and ejected. If you are surprised New Orleans fans are that rowdy then you should know the guy was decked out in Raider gear. Yes, an Oakland fan went to a Seahawks-Saints game, got into a fight, and was kicked out. I think my starting the Raiders Suck chant in the entire section had something to do with it. I hope.

Nick’s Pick: SEAHAWKS (yes, I realize I picked them last week and they got shut out for the first time in five years so shut up)

New England -5 ½ @ Dallas
I have to admit this should be the Sunday night game or really the Monday night game. Sadly I’ll probably miss it because I’ll be tailgating out of THE FAN VAN (see above) all afternoon. I think the emotional high of getting lucky Monday night will give way to the next game letdown and SuperDave will be dancing in the streets with Doug Letch and the thousands of other Boston fans in Kodiak. It wasn’t like this when I was a kid. I only knew one Patriots fan in elementary school and his name was Timmy Timmons. Timmy bet somebody that if Dallas beat New England he’d switch loyalties from his team to the Cowboys. Dallas won. He switched. I never understood this bet. I never will.

Nick’s Pick: PATRIOTS

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

The Jock Files: Listen to Past Shows

2007-10-07T17:00:00.000-08:00

Computer wiz Pizza Chris has been working around the clock finishing the on-line audio library of JOCK OF THE ROCK. The Jock Files will be the home to past and future programs in case you missed one or just love the sound of the Island Warrior and International Male Supermodel Nick Sandin There are over 40 interviews and Round Table discussions in the catalog dating back to the beginning of the program in July of 2006. Gov. Palin, Chef Jeremy, Joe Floyd, God Gift to NFL Cheerleaders Mike Pfeffer, they are in there so check it out!

College Football Week 6: Stanford Shocker

2007-10-07T12:11:00.000-08:00

I have to admit I largely ignored this week in college football. The Duckies had the week off, and with the exception of a couple of interesting match ups (Florida v. LSU and Oklahoma v. Texas), I figured the favorites would mostly cruise.

I mean, USC against Stanford, what was the score of that one? Trojans 63 Cardinal 0? That's what I was thinking to myself when I rolled outta bed this morning at the crack of noon. After checking today's NFL scores, I took a look at the college games from yesterday and... wait... wha? wha happened? 24-23 Cardinal? How could this be? What kind of topsy turvy world are we living in? I debated long and hard about including a little Stanford logo in this post, but fortunately thought better of it. I hate that stupid tree.

I've probably already written too many times the any team, any time, anywhere blah blah blah cliche. Although it certainly applies in this case I'd rather concentrate on what this particular little shocker means for the Pac-10, specifically the top three teams: Cal, Oregon, and USC.

The most obvious thing is that Cal is now the number two team in the nation, the position formerly occupied by USC. And while it makes sense that the unbeaten Golden Bears would move up from number three, I'm not so sure they're a better team than the Trojans. We'll see when they play each other November 10. Oregon, which has already lost to Cal, moved ahead of USC in this week's poll, despite being idle. The Ducks are ninth, while the Trojans dropped to number 10 (that's a bit far, even for a team that can't beat Stanford). But in the grand scheme of things it makes sense, since the Trojans basically have to beat Cal and Oregon to have any hopes of winning the Pac 10. Still, I'd argue that the Ducks have to show that they can bounce back from the loss to Cal to prove that they're better than USC. Even if they're able to do that by beating Washington State and the Huskies the next two weeks, they still have to beat the Trojans three weeks from now.

Sound complicated? That's why I love college football. Every game is basically a playoff game. Would it be better if there was a real playoff to decide the national champion? Yes, but there's not, so sit back and enjoy the ride.

Other thoughts... If LSU had lost to Florida, Cal would be the number one team in the nation right now. What's next, Stanford ranked in the top 25?... Oklahoma did well to bounce back from last week's anomalous loss to Colorado, nice victory over Texas... Boston College and South Florida (no. 4 and no. 5 respectively) are ranked way too high, even for teams with no losses. If you're going to put teams in the top 10 just because nobody's beaten them, why not put Missouri (5-0, no. 11), Arizona State (6-0, no. 14), Cincinnati (6-0, no. 15), Hawaii (6-0, no. 16), and Kansas (5-0, no. 20) in there?... At least Wisconsin lost to finally prove, once and for all, that they are not a top 10 team... And lastly, way to go Notre Dame! First victory of the year! Woo hoo! But boo to UCLA for so poorly representing the Pac-10.

-CK1

Run of the Rock Results

2007-10-06T22:14:00.000-08:00

The first ever RUN OF THE ROCK was a smashing success. I big thumbs up to Erin Harrington for putting this together. Get the whole story at kmxt.org. In all, 134 people participated in the races.

Five Kilometer Run
Top Ten Finishers
Place Time Name

1. 18:59 Coton Cubbedge
2. 20:38 Dale Nelson
3. 21:40 Chaven Davidson
4. 21:43 John Koller
5. 21:46 Don Rush
6. 21:47 Austin Estrada
7. 22:06 Kathleen Dunbar
8. 22:33 Luke Cutbarth
9. 24:50 Christy Roe
10. 25:00 Erin Lopez

83 people participated

Half Marathon Run
Top Ten Finishers
Place Time Name
1. 1:25:07 Trevor Dunbar
2. 1:29:05 Marcus Dunbar
3. 1:31:07 Sam Saulus
4. 1:41:59 Dave Sundberg
5. 1:43:34 Justin Blott
6. 1:47:37 Cory Monk
7. 1:48:53 Patrick Schneider
8. 1:49:02 Jerred Williams
9. 1:49:08 Abram Heller
10. 1:50:02 Chris Windnagle

41 people participated

Marathon Run
Top Ten Finishers
Place Time Name
1. 3:48:12 Hans Metzler
2. 4:01.20 Kyle Lee
3. 4:02:27 Crystal Hudak
4. 4:13:07 Matt Thiessen
5. 4:20:40 John Litzenberger
6. 4:33:06 James Czpa
7. 5:32:19 Martha McKinney
7. 5:32:19 Patrica Morgan
9. 5:59.24 Henry Reuden
10. 5:59:32 Tina Clumpner

10 people participated

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 5

2007-10-06T22:05:00.000-08:00

This week the Dallas Cowboys venture up to upstate New York to face the Buffalo Bills. The Bills have not graced the television on Monday in 13 seasons so this is a rare treat. Quit making faces. Last week Tony's served up some killer tacos so come on down and have some grub, a brewski, or both. In case you didn't hear, Tony's now accepted credit cards, another modern step for one of the good old bars in town. Of course you can win that coveted JOCK OF THE ROCK T-shirt at the third quarter drawing too. Come on down and see all the action on the megahuge ginormous 67" wide screen TV. See you there.

Nix Pix NFL Week Five

2007-10-06T21:49:00.000-08:00

Week Five
Last Week: 2-1-0 (getting there)
Season: 6-4-2

I really have nothing to say this week if you can believe that. I’ve been sick for over a week now and you know life is dull when the highlight of the week is getting Disc Seven, Season Two of Enterprise from Netflix. Did I mention my life is boring yet? Vulcans have more active sex lives than me. I need about two weeks on Orion, er, in Vegas. That’s where the interactive thing at the Hilton is. Really. Instead of telepathy with Emma the Dog this week I’ve just consulted with Smokey the Cat, house pet of the Round Table's Pizza Chris (not Pizza Chris of Round Table, get it straight). And no mind meld either, just NyQuil and spinning in my chair twenty times, Smokey gave me three rock solid picks and then told me to chase CK-1 with a steak knife. I'm not sure why but I'll do it.

Chicago @ Green Bay -3
Isn’t Northwestern in Chicago? And the Cubs? All this losing is going to kill the city’s hopes for the 2016 Olympic Games. The good news is Marion Jones is now available to QB the Bears now. If I had to make a Star Trek analogy to the Bears it would be their fans are like Spock & the gang in the fourth movie since both travel back in time to 1985. Of course the Enterprise did it once to fetch some whales, the Bear fans do it every Sunday to wish for The Fridge. Meanwhile, Favre has basically become the Shattner of the NFL, a career that never seems to end although the Packer QB is in a different universe in the humble department.

Nick’s Pick: PACKERS

Seattle +5 ½ @ Pittsburgh
I’m still bitter. Steeler fans are like the fricking Borg. There are a billion of them and none of them can say why or how they got that way. I swear the Rooneys fly around the universe in a cube assimilating jackholes who think Allentown is where the Seahawks owner lives. The difference is Roethlisberger’s peeps are pretty easy to resist.

Nick’s Pick: SEAHAWKS (whose fans are Andorians because they (we/I) are 1. all blue and 2. kind of paranoid).

MNF: Dallas -10 @ Buffalo
I believe Q is controlling Romo because he can’t possibly be that good. Either way I’m betting on him. Dallas is so hot right now Jerry Jones is going to declare them The Milky Way’s Team. Gag. As for Buffalo, they should be wearing red shirts because theys be dead by the end of the show, yall. AHHHHHH IT’S A CLIFFORD KAY MIND CONTROL BEAM! HELP ME!!!!! I WANT TO DANCE WITH EMMITT SMITH. I WANT FOUR NEW TIRES! I WANT TO MAKE FAKE CROWD NOISE AT THE VILLAGE!!! WADE PHILLIPS IS A GENIUS!!! HAPPY TRAILS MR. HATCHER and Drew Bledsoe. T.O WINS A FREE DESSERT FROM THE KING’S DINER! HELP ME!!!!

Nick’s Pick: COWBOYS

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

JOTR Guests for October 6th, 2007

2007-10-04T20:18:00.000-08:00

In coordination with the Run of the Rock marathon in Antone Larsen parts we have a pair of prerecorded interviews. The first is with Mr. Henry Rueden of Wisconsin who is a marathon running fanatic. The Kodiak race is close to his 41st marathon this year! He shares his accomplishments with Nick Sandin and is followed by Hans Metzler of Switzerland who came to Kodiak for a vacation and to participate in the first KMXT fund raising road race. The race starts at 8am Saturday so go cheer them on and be sure to catch the program at 12:30pm.

Last time the Mets won it all...

2007-10-02T10:59:00.000-08:00

RBI Baseball was my favorite game for the Nintendo when I was a kid.

College Football Week 5: Upset Nation

2007-09-30T14:28:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I gushed about how good Oklahoma looked. This Saturday they go out and lose 27-24 to Mike Wall's Colorado Buffaloes (for the record, I saw Colorado play Oregon once, and running your mascot around the stadium like you're at a rodeo before the game starts has to be the stupidest school tradition EVER). Anyhow, 5 top 10 teams lost in college football this weekend. Dennis Dodd says that means "there are no great teams." I think it proves, once again, that anyone can win anytime, anywhere. Appalachian State beating Michigan to open the season proves that. Heck, Oregon beating Michigan proves that.

Anyway, it's been a pretty bad weekend. The Mets completed a world class collapse (wave bye bye to the playoffs), Oregon tanked it in the fourth quarter versus Cal, and as I write this I have one point in the office football pool. Whoopidy-Do! See you next week.

-CK1

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 4

2007-09-29T21:07:00.000-08:00

This week features the hottest team in the NFL, the New England Patriots, who travel to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals and their pigeon problem (I voted Pittsburgh). And what better place to catch the game than TONY'S BAR on the mall. Food, giveaways (last week a radio controlled glider was given away at the end of the game), Jock of the Rock celebs, and the massive 67 inch TV. Maybe ESPN will show some of Brady's hot babe girlfriends on the big screen! Win a chance to sit in the VIP seat at the 1st quarter drawing or a JOTR t-shirt at the opening of the last frame. Game starts at 4:30pm, we'll see you there.

Nix Pix NFL Week Four

2007-09-29T20:56:00.000-08:00

Week Four
Last Week: 2-1-0 (I‘ll take it)
Season: 4-3-2

Aside from my mind meld with Emma, Mike Pfeffeffefferer’s dog, the most popular Nix Pix radio segment from 2006 was on local political types. The difference this time is I’m going to make the words fit the picks instead of finding games to fit the words so I might actually win this time. I’m kicking myself for not pursuing a Jock of the Rock with Floyd and Van Mun as my guests and steal some of that Lisa Politico thunda.

Oakland @ Miami -4
Yes, I said Darth Vadar is Carolyn Floyd’s father and I’m sticking to it. Or was it Al Davis? Doesn’t the Dutchman look like Han Solo with the bandana around his neck? Anywho, Trent Green is getting less respect than either of the two running for mayor in 2007 and you can add me to the list. I think Smokin’ Joe could take snaps for the Fins and have more success this year. Speaking of no respect, Culpepper gets the nod finally for the silver and black as he faces his last team (I still consider the Vikings his old team). So do they know him or does he know them? Either way it figures to be close and that’s why I’m taking (but not proud of it)….

Nick’s Pick: RAIDERS

Houston -3 @ Atlanta
Another game with a player facing his old team, in this case its “Don’t Call Me Charles” Schaub. What does Berman call him? With Michael Vick gone it seems the Falcons may regret having let the now Houston QB go. Dirty Bird fans should have had Proposition 7 in place to prevent them from moving their highly touted back-up in case Vick did something less than ethical/legal/Vick. This game should be a dogfight but I have to go with the Texans over John Joseph Harrington the Oregon Assassin aka JH-3 aka Duckboy.

Nick’s Pick: TEXANS

MNF: New England -7 @ Cincinnati
When I think Jerome “Not The Bus” Selby I usually think about his big-eyed beautiful daughter Tyan who got married this summer. Now that she is off the market I suppose I can attach a new image to the Borough Mayor- The Patriots. Yes, because they are both unopposed. You always hear somebody say they aren’t happy with a certain elected official and Big J is no exception however who is the last person to run against him? Dennis Murray? So who would be Bengals in this match-up? I know Van Mun has been in jail before so he’d qualify. He told me so, really, at a party, I’m not kidding, serious. Perhaps D.A.V M. should have got on the other ballot. And Super Dave, if you are out there, way to not show up to The Round Table today letting down millions of your fans. If Tom Brady and gang falter will will be traced back to a fan in Kodiak, Alaska who failed to be there when it counted.

Nick’s Pick: PATRIOTS

JOTR for September 29th, 2007

2007-09-28T00:01:00.000-08:00

The Round Table assembles once again this Saturday for a lively discussion on the national sports scene. With the Big Carrot hitting the scissor lift at Baranof Park for the KHS Bears game, Super Dave (a la Taxi Driver To The Stars) makes a return to the program. We're talking unbeaten Patriots, we're talking Okie State football coach rants, we're even talking U of Oregon cheerleaders. Tune in at the regular 12:30pm Saturday time slot even Batman would be jealous of and listen to four jokers break down sports like you've never heard before.

A New Sport?

2007-09-24T01:03:00.000-08:00

The Seattle Times has this story on BICYCLE POLO. It looks like fun but I was surprised to see pictures of guys playing without helmets. I fearlessly predict this will disappear faster than roller hockey and my idea for milk jug curling at Baranof Park this winter.

College Football Week 4: Sooner Nation

2007-09-23T13:25:00.000-08:00

I've always wondered what a Sooner is. Just like I've always wondered what a Cornhusker is (sounds vaguely gay, maybe Pfeffer can fill me in), but that's not the subject of this week's column. A Sooner, according to the almighty wiki, is...

The term Sooners was used to describe settlers who entered the Unassigned Lands, located in the current state of Oklahoma, before President Benjamin Harrison officially proclaimed them open to settlement with the Indian Appropriation Act of 1889 on March 2, 1889. The name derived from the "sooner clause" of the Indian Appropriation Act, which stated that no one should be allowed to enter and occupy the land prior to the opening time and that such people would be denied rights to illegally-claimed land.

Alrighty. So Sooners are people that not only steal Indian land, but do so before the gubmint says it's okay to do so. Now that we know basically who we're dealing with, let's take a look at the modern day Oklahoma Sooners. Are they for real? Well, they're averaging 61.5 points per game, while only giving up 11.75. Of course, they've played Tulsa, Utah, North Texas (which sounds a little like my personal version of hell), and Miami. Of the four, the 'Canes are the only team that'll likely go to a bowl game worth mentioning (Tulsa might go to one, but it'll be something like the Pizza Chris Kodiak Bowl @ the KANA Field and they'll probably play Oregon State). Still, the points for and points against averages are impressive, and I think Oklahoma probably is for real. Besides, there aren't any other teams that have had to face real competition either. We'll see when the Soooners play Texas in two weeks (will the ghost of Vinnie Young be in full effect?)... For now, though, I've said it the past two weeks and I'll say it again, Oklahoma is probably the best team in the nation (at this point anyway).

Other thoughts... Rumor has in that the ESPN Gameday Crew will be in Eugene next week for the Oregon-Cal showdown... Look at Dennis Erickson getting Arizona State into the top 25. Now it's a race to see what happens first: half his team gets arrested or Erickson takes off to coach the Atlanta Falcons... Two wins in a row for Michigan, who'd a thunk it?... No way Wisconsin should be ranked number 9, not after barely beating Iowa... Also, who has West Virginia beaten to deserve a number 5 ranking? No one (sorry Preacher Paul)...

-CK1

Nix Pix NFL Week Three

2007-09-22T16:39:00.000-08:00

Week Three
Last Week: 0-2-1 (cricket sounds)
Season: 2-2-2

I try not to get this done so late in the week but...no but, no excuse, just didn't get to it until now. It hasn't been a good week for the international male supermodel: the Arizona game, car got hit-n-run, we only had one caller on the call-in show and I didn't win a game last week here on Nix Pix. Bloody hell! Just opened my Visa bill. Bloody hell w/interest! On top of that my house has lost power in half the rooms, just like Tyler Durden’s place on Paper Street. I’m thinking Pizza Chris and I should start a Fight Club and set up shop in the basement of The Villagio. The problem is we are more like Adam Sandler and Kevin James than Ed Norton and Brad Pitt. The Irish Assassin might be a better pick as he has violence issues and he’s younger so he heals faster. No, The Big Carrot is not Robert Paulson. His name was Jay Barrett. His name was Jay Barrett. His name was Jay Barrett. BTW, did you hear a JOTR brother cover the KHS game today? Move over John Madden. Hold that thought.

Dallas +3 @ Chicago
Say Jay did make a play to be the newest icon on pro night football or at least keep Clifford Kay at bay. He’d need a post game award gimmick like The Horse Trailer (John Elway must be tired of being hauled around the country in that thing). To be different he could go negative and give it out to the worst player of the game. For instance Tony Romo would have won a reverse MVP for his fumble vs. Seattle in the playoffs last year. Maybe a Golden Moose Turd, give it an Alaskan angle. The Dirty Sock of the Rock perhaps? How about The Flat Brewski, a warm beer in a glass that sat out overnight? The player winning this award has to drink it or be dragged through the streets of Philadelphia in Cowboys PJs. Rex Grossman could win the career prize, The Marla Singer Skunky Keg Award, for lifetime underachievement.

Nick’s Pick: COWBOYS

Detroit +5.5 @ Philadelphia
Speaking of Philly, who closed the window when I wasn’t looking? Ouch. And the Lions are trying to open it but of course everyone in Detroit has bars on their windows so it won’t be easy. But as Kelly Quinn and I discussed on the show today, the only person who could resurrect live into the MNF booth would be former Sixer Sir Charles himself (sorry my lord and savior, JB). I can hear him now commenting on Jon Kitna’s “miracle” recovery last week from a mild concussion as I’m sure he’d say God liked MJ more than himself or Mike Martz should run for governor of Michigan. Hummmmm, how ‘bout head coach at Michigan?

Nick’s Pick: LIONS

San Francisco @ Pittsburgh -9.5
While everyone is staring at New England (16.5 favs vs. Buffalo, yikes) I’ve got my eye on the Steelers as the team to beat in the AFC now. Yes, I predicted a Pats-Hawks date in the desert in February but Pittsburgh will be the team the Brady Bunch has to get by “to have the honor of losing to the“ Seahawks (stole that from Simmons and flipped it). I believe the Sports Guy was the one who said San Fran is the worst 2-0 team of all time and I concur. The 49ers might have Gore but there will be a major cooling tomorrow centralized in western Pennsylvania. That was a poor attempt at an Al Gore global warming joke. My bad. I must be ready for my nap.

Nick’s Pick: STEELERS

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 3

2007-09-22T11:01:00.000-08:00

Avoid the sweaty crowds at the other watering holes and join us at spacious Tony's Bar on the Mall for Monday Night Football on the BIG SCREEN. Giveaways every quarter, halftime, and post game plus cheap cheap food. Game starts at 4:30pm but show up at halftime if you work late, we'll still be having fun and watching the action.

This week the New Orleans Saints take on the Tennessee Titans. Could this be the game the Madden Curse takes hold and poor Vinnie Young gets snapped in half like a poodle in Mikey Vick's back yard? Can Reggie Bush start looking more like LDT and less like GW? Will Charles Barkley show up in the booth again? Will Nick Sandin break his hot dog eating record from last week? BE THERE BE THERE BE THERE!

JOTR for September 22nd, 2007

2007-09-20T21:15:00.000-08:00

Nick Sandin and Casey Kelly man the phone lines for another call-in show. The fate of the Bonds 756 baseball will be one of the many topics. KHS football, A-Rod's haircut, faith healing by Jon Kitna, you name it, we can cover it. Tune in, call in, or leave your topic suggestions in the comments section below. Call in at 486-NEWS, that's 486-6397.

756* wants YOU!

2007-09-18T19:32:00.000-08:00

Democracy is alive and well. Marc Ecko, rich clothing guy, turns out to be the one who bought Barry Bonds record setting dingerball. The kid who originally got it couldn't afford the taxes on it so he auctioned it off. Ecko bought is and set up a website HERE so we fans can decide the fate of this ball. Here are the choices.

A. Send it to Cooperstown
B. Send it to Cooperstown with tattoo that looks like this *
C. Shoot it into space

Yes. Space. Off the planet. That's the one I voted for but I hope they send it towards the sun instead of in orbit or Dr. Evil might get his hands on it and.....GIVE IT BACK!

College Football Week 3: No Luck For The Irish

2007-09-16T14:18:00.000-08:00

This week we turn our attention to Notre Dame, who lost to Michigan 38-0. And my first question has to be... why was this game even allowed on TV? There should be a law against putting two 0-2 teams on national television, especially in college football where two losses means you're essentially out of contention for a national championship.

Still, I'm not one of these Notre Dame haters that's gonna bash 'em while they're down. Notre Dame football is polarizing, just like the Cowboys are polarizing to NFL fans, or the Lakers are to basketball fans, or the Yankees to baseball fans, or Nick Sandin is to females (you get my point). To a certain extent I can understand all the vitriol hurled at the Irish. They have a TV deal that no other college football program will ever hope to get, and all that hoity-toity Touchdown Jesus nonsense can get a little tiresome at times. On the other hand, I have to defend the Irish (and not because I'm CK1 the Irish Assassin), because they consistently play the toughest schedule in college football year in and year out. Name me another college team that plays Michigan and USC every year. Other Notre Dame rivalries are nothing sneeze at either (Penn State, Purdue, et al).

Despite the 0-3 start, the Irish can still win six games this year and go to a bowl game. Michigan State next weekend is a winnable game for them. They also have a chance against Purdue and UCLA this year, and should beat Navy, Air Force, Duke, and Stanford. They have a true freshman starting at QB, who will only get better as the season goes along. And just think how bad it would be if their coach wasn't an offensive genius. Besides, there's probably something in their TV contract that guarantees the Irish a spot in a BCS game.

Other thoughts... USC looked good against Nebraska, but they also have to play Oregon and Cal on the road and I'm predicting the Trojans will lose one of those games (unless Pete Carroll pulls a Belichick and starts stealing signals)... I'd have to say that Oklahoma still looks like the best team in the country... Florida is ranked a little high for my tastes, so is Wisconsin... If you didn't foresee UCLA stumbling like they did this week then it's amazing you're still breathing...

-CK1

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar Week 2

2007-09-16T11:48:00.000-08:00

Don't forget to join us down at Tony's Bar for Monday Night Football with fresh Snowblower Ale on tap, cheap food and Christmas-like prizes. This week the Eagles travel to the nation's capital to take on the 'Skins. Game starts at 4:30pm so drop by after work and catch the action.

Nix Pix NFL Week Two

2007-09-14T21:45:00.000-08:00

Week Two
Last Week: 2-0-1 (Thanks a lot, D-Jackass)
Season: 2-0-1

I failed to explain ties on parlays. They push, so a three-game parlay card like I do here reverts to a two-game card and the payout is something like 2.6::uno. So since I nailed Seattle and Pittslithberger and tied the Cardinals score the $100 would now be $260. I’m rich, biatch! Not really.

So it is Friday night, cuddling a H.W. Blue Boar and a stroking the Sony Vaio keys with the other hand, hoping I can pump out three winners this week. My virgin picks (no spread) in the Mirror were 12-4 last week but a mosquito went 14-2. But everyone knows picking games straight up is for girls. Step back and witness a real man tear three off right here.

Minnesota @ Detroit -3
I’m not sure who has less listeners, Jock of the Rock or the Detroit Lions radio broadcasts. How old is Jon Boy Kitna now? He may have passed Favre somehow. The ex-Seahawk QB is nine wins away from proving his prediction for their season (not a joke). It seems after all these years Ford Field may have something to cheer about after putting up 30-plus on a formidable Raider defense last week. And I can’t name anyone on the Vikings anymore except for a certain left guard/traitor. I find I’m having trouble finding something offensive and/or perverted to say. What is wrong with me? Its like writers block crossed with E.D. or something. Maybe everything is backwards because I’m taking…..

Nick’s Pick: LIONS

Cincinnati -6.5 @ Cleveland
I could pick against Cleveland every single week. I should pick against Cleveland every single week. I believe last year I took Cincinnati over them in Week One…in July. In fact I will take Cincinnati over Cleveland, regardless of spread, for their first meeting in 2008. And I’m willing to say I’m the only person in Kodiak who can make that claim. The Steamers couldn’t beat Michigan. Why is that guy from 58 Degrees North throwing plastic Miller Lite bottles at my house?

Nick’s Pick: BENGALS

Philadelphia -6.5 @ Washington
Last minute switch, was going to take San Diego +3.5 on Sunday night but bought myself 24 hours and a break from John Madden. Can we get some Howard Cosell DNA and bring him back? Can Jessica Biel do the sideline reporting while we wishing? Did you see her in “Chuck and Larry”? I almost pulled a Paul Reubens in the Orpheum. NO, I DON’T KNOW WHERE MY PANTS ARE, LEAVE ME ALONE RUSTY, I’M ENJOYING THE MOVIE! Something like that.

This also means I’m taking three favorites which is a recipe for disaster. Sadly I can name more players on Minnesota than Washington. No, I lied (That’s what ya do in D.C.). Portis, Cooley, and uh, ummmm. One sec. That one guy. Mmmmmmmwhatzhisname. Springs. And Moss #2. Uh oh, I can name more Redskins than Eagles. But no worries, so long as I can name McNabb.

Nick’s Pick: EAGLES

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

JOTR for September 15th, 2007

2007-09-12T22:14:00.000-08:00

This week the Nuts of the Round Table (w/Four Corners) reunite after a couple weeks off. There is no telling what will be discussed in 29 minutes but I'm sure the NFL will be center stage with the Patriots using Bush's wiretapping methods on the Jets as a prime subject. If you have a topic you'd like covered please feel free to add it to the comments below, we might use it on the air.

Noooooooooooooooo!

2007-09-11T10:58:00.001-08:00

Greg Oden will have knee surgery Thursday (read about it). This is all your fault, Sam Bowie...

UPDATE:Oden to miss entire 2007-2008 season.

Monday Night Football at Tony's Bar

2007-09-10T12:30:00.001-08:00

Today kicks off a new partnership between the JOTR boys and our very good friends down at Tony's Bar downtown. Every Monday one or more of the Jock crew will be at Tony's helping out with the football festivities. There will be food, giveaways (including a Jock of the Rock T-Shirt once every week), and of course Liquid Sunshine. There is a season long raffle to win a killer leather recliner from The Treasury Home so be sure to sign up for that. And coming soon (drumroll)......MNF in HD on the bad mamacita 67" widescreen TV! Tony's will be the first to offer the game in Hi Def in Kodiak so keep an eye out for that.

Week One features the feared Baltimore defense up against Carson Palmer and all his teammates who are not currently in jail and/or suspended. Kickoff is at 3pm Alaska Standard Time but wait, there's more. At 615pm the Arizzzzzzzzzona Cardinals play the San Francisco 49ers in a key battle to determine who will take second behind Seattle this year.

That's Tony's Bar, The Official Bar of every team EXCEPT the Dallas Cowboys. OK, maybe them too but not if I get my way.

College Football Week Two

2007-09-09T15:01:00.001-08:00

As the resident (and self-proclaimed) college football expert amongst the round table, I thought I would take this opportunity to post about that other football season that's going on right now.

Nicky the Bald Buttercup (yeah, my nicknames are better than his) is in the habit of picking the NFL winners every week before the games start. I'm nowhere near that brave. I'll just be providing analysis and a place to rant about the AP Top 25, and how the BCS should stand for Bull Crap Series. Besides, even the most astute observer of college football these days isn't dumb enough to play Amazing Kreskin week in and week out. In the parlance of our times, WTFIGOH? (what the f*ck is going on here?)

If you listen to the Jock of the Rock radio program (Saturdays at 12:30 on KMXT) then you know that I'm a huge fan of Oregon Ducks football, but even I wouldn't have picked Oregon to go into the Big House and wipe out Michigan 39-7 (read about it, here). Despite Michigan's throttling at the hands of Division I-AA Appalachian State last week, I was sure they would come out and at least try to destroy Oregon, wanting to prove to the rest of the nation that week one was a fluke. Before the game I was predicting a Michigan win (a big one at that), and I think most Duck fans would have agreed with me. Oregon also beat Michigan in 2003, in a close game at Autzen Stadium, which should have provided some additional motivation for the Wolverines seniors who were on that team. But no, Michigan came out flat, and Oregon rolled (with basically the same squad that got blown out by a bunch of Mormons from BYU in the Vegas Bowl last season, go figure...)

So what's going on here? Is Michigan that bad, or is Oregon that good? I think it's a little from column A and a little from column B. Michigan isn't a bad team. They still have more blue chip players than Oregon could ever hope to recruit. Their senior running back and quarterback (who both got injured during the game) are considered among the top players at their positions in the country. Oregon is good too, but like I said, they have basically the same team as last season when they fell apart and lost four straight to end the season. So what gives? I think coaching has a lot to do with it. Mike Bellotti is probably the third or fourth best coach in the Pac-10, but he's still better than Michigan's Lloyd Carr (who, mark my words, will be fired after this season if not sooner). Also, Oregon's new offensive coordinator Chip Kelly (no relation to yours truly) looks like he'll bring back the days of offensive mastermind Jeff Tedford (now coaching Cal), who was the Ducks' OC back in 2002 when they finished number two in the nation.

Other thoughts on college football... Oregon State got rolled by basketball powerhouse Cincinnati, 34-3... Oklahoma looks like the best team in the country right now after beating Miami, 51-13... Meanwhile, Mike Pfeffer's Nebraska Cornhuskers won a close one 20-17 over Wake Forest, now they host the men of Troy as USC heads to the plains for their first real test... Notre Dame looks lousy in week one, so they start a freshman quarterback week two and still look lousy against Penn State (how long before the Sandinista starts calling me Kelly Clausen on the air?). Fortunately for the Irish they play Michigan next week... Washington snaps Boise State's 14-game winning streak, and if the Huskies redshirt freshman QB can stay healthy, U-Dub looks like they have a good team this year.

-CK1

JOTR Guest for September 8th, 2007

2007-09-05T22:39:00.000-08:00

This Saturday we air the prerecorded (Aug16th) interview with Alaskan Amanda Jordan who recently made the cut on to the Seattle Supersonics Dance Team. Jordan is from Eagle River, recently moved to the Emerald City for education reason and wound up trying out for the NBA dance squad. An internet voting competition on Fox Sports beamed her across the Pacific Northwest and into the limelight. Listen to the story of this intelligent and funny performer on Jock of the Rock this weekend.

Nix Pix NFL Week One

2007-09-04T23:16:00.001-08:00

2004 Final Record 16-17-0
2005 Final Record 24-23-1
2006 Final Record 28-20-1

Welcome to Nix Pix, back in print after a year on the FM band! While it was fun mind melding with Mike Pfeffer’s dog and having fun with local political types on public radio it is so much easier just writing. I’m all about the lazy. From my humble beginnings at Main Elementary taking kids lunch money with a keen knack for the over/under (I’m making this up) to e-mailing my picks to my more successful friends who foolishly love their wives and children more than the NFL I’ve come a long way. And here we are in 2007 on a blog. OK, it’s a step back from radio. Dog spamit. Not you, Emma.

Anywho, last season was very lucrative as I ended up winning 71% of my games minus the three that pushed. As always I start the season with the “sandinyerface secret” to gambling. This system can make you money even when you lose more than half yer games over the course of a season. Really? Really. It goes like this:

There are 17 weeks in the season and every week I bet three games as a parlay.
Lose any of the three games and you get zip.
Win all three games and depending on where you bet you get between 6-7 times what you put down.
Bet $100, win all three, walk away with about $700.
Win 3 outta 3 three times in seventeen weeks of football that’s $2100.
Of course you lost 14 of 17 weeks so deduct $1400.
But in the end you are up $700 after seventeen weeks (like how I switch betweens words and #s?).
Of course you could win the first week and be at the same point but do the math if you win
4 outta 4 = $2800 minus 13 weeks lost/$1300 = $1500
5 outta 5 = $3500 minus 12 weeks lost/$1200 = $2300
You probably wouldn’t reach 6 outta 6 or higher. Trust me.
So it is possible you could win over two grand and only pick 15 games out of 51 correctly.
The key is patience. Bet the same every week. Always three games. Never more money. Never more games.

Of course I’m broke and never do this with real money and if I had money I’d be too cheap to test my system with real cheese.

Week One
Last Week: Your mama
Season: 0-0

Tampa Bay +6 @ Seattle
Week One is tough because it is in essence the fifth week of preseason. I don’t think you can find one starter on any team that played a full four Qs in the past four weeks. So I’m going with what is familiar and that would be (play Bitter Sweet Symphony) the SEAHAWKS! Seattle is playing a team that will fly across the continental US sideways with a QB that makes Jimmy Eggemeyer look like Shaq. Plus Seattle picked up a narc/player from the Bucs recently. But most importantly I shall be there in my south end zone seat screaming like a divorced 43-year old slut at a Bon Jovi concert. Ha! When I said slut you assumed I meant a woman you sexist pig.

OK, you were right.

Nick’s Pick: SEAHAWKS

Pittsburgh - 4.5 @ Cleveland
Cleveland picked up Jamal Lewis this season in an effort to stop him from having 200-yard games against them. They should have got him two years ago. Like MY Seahawks, the Steelers look like a team that will return to the form the showed when the were given a Super Bowl trophy by a bunch of f-tard zebras in Michigan on cold day in Februay 2006. Yes, still bitter. I’m like the lemon pepper you sprinkle on yer steak. For the record I do not dislike the Steelers or their loyal fans over this, my issue is with the league, blah blah blah. Anywho, all the plastic Coors Light projectiles in Ohio won’t stop Crotchrocket Cruncher and Co. Its going to be the worst things since…since….The Spurs came to town. HA!

Nick’s Pick: STEELERS

MNF: Arizona @ San Francisco -3
It is never a good idea to take three favorites in a week, a mistake I made early last year. So far I’ve taken two so I’m determined to find an underEmma that suits me. Last year everyone, including Regis Philbin, said the Cardinals were the big sleeper and would take the NFC West.

SEA! HAWKS! SEA! HAWKS! SEA! HAWKS!

This year the same types are calling on the 49ers to knock off Seattle at the left coast champs. Why did they go south on PHX? Alex Smith in preseason looked like my rear end after three days in a hotel in Mexico that was hit by a hurricane and lost power and water a few years back. Look for some trick plays from the Cards on prime time and yall owe me a brewski if they hit Boldin on a flea flicker for six. Of course I wish they both lose but the only tie in the house is around Nolan’s neck with his retro-RBK Cisco suit. What a dork!

Nick’s Pick: CARDINALS

Odds based on lines from Yahoo Sports

Grand Opening!

2007-08-30T01:44:00.000-08:00

Just in time for football season we bring you Jock of the Rock DOT COM! This site is the on-line life partner of the semi-sophomoric (see sandinyerface.com for totally sophomoric) sports radio program infecting the airwaves at 12:30pm Saturdays on KMXT 100.1 FM on THE ROCK. Believe it or not, its on public radio and has been on the air one, two, counting fingers, counting toes....14 whole months! Past guests include Gov. Sarah Palin, Coach Floyd, and Chef Jeremy of the Seattle Mariners.

Alternating weeks are reserved for our panel of "experts" commonly known as THE ROUND TABLE WITH FOUR CORNERS. The Table is comprised of:

- The Big Carrot
- CK-1 a.k.a.The Irish Assassin
- Pizza Chris

with guest appearances by

- God's gift to NFL Cheerleaders Mr. Mike Pfeffer
- SuperDave, Taxi Driver To The Stars
- The Clarkston

jockoftherock.com is operated by the host of the program The Legendary Nick Sandin with some help from CK-1. JOTR on-line is the home of Nix Pix, last heard in 2000six on the Friday news but now in print. Be sure to check us out here once in a while for program notes and ridiculous crap yer high brow friends will disown you for for reading.

And while you have the radio tuned to 100.1FM be sure to taste ONLY A GAME at 11am Saturdays. Less offensive and twice as long!