Miscellaneous Thoughts

1. That San Diego-Indy game was one of the weirder games I can remember watching recently. At this point it seems pretty safe to say that San Diego isn't going to be a threat in the playoffs, since they have no ability to pass the football. Rivers has looked awful every time I've watched him this year. Oh, and Vinitari missing that 29-yarder was absolutely shocking. I was stunned and unable to move for at least 5 minutes.

2. How big was that botched call early in the Ohio State-Illinois game? After OSU went up 7-0 in like 20 seconds, Illinois responded with a 80 yard run to OSU's 3 yard line, at the end of which the runner clearly fumbled and was recovered by Ohio State. For whatever reason, the play wasn't challenged, reviewed, etc. Talk about a game-changing performace; as bad as Ohio State looked that game, I don't think they lose the game if that play is reviewed and they get the ball back, up 7-0 still, ready to add more points at home.

3. After my Rams won on Sunday (actually looking good for once!) I had to entertain wild thoughts about them winning out (their schedule isn't too tough, but they do have Green Bay and Pittsburgh) and slipping into the division title. What's scary, though, is that the scenario, while unrealistic, isn't as unrealistic as it ought to be. San Francisco is terrible (they should be winless right no, as they were completely outplayed in their two wins), Arizona is still Arizona, and Seattle is inconsistent and overrated. That said, the Rams probably won't win out (they were 0-8 before Sunday for more reasons than massive injuries), andd Seattle will probably end up better than 8-8 (though maybe not by much). But I have to keep the dream alive!

4. I just finished reading Dune; not exactly sure what to think about it. It was definitely good, but I felt like maybe it was not quite as good as I was expecting/hoping. I plan on watching the movie (the mini-series one) soon, so maybe I'll have more thoughts after that.

5. The new Lego Star Wars game, like all the ones before it, is way more fun than it has any right to be. Honestly, I'd probably keep playing it for the next month or so, except that both Mass Effect (Nov 20th) and the new Star Wars: Legacy of the Force novel (Nov 27th) are out soon.

6. Speaking of Mass Effect, I'm currently reading the prequel-novel thing (by Drew Karpyshyn, also the author of the Darth Bane Star Wars EU novel). So far, so good, and I can't wait for Mass Effect.