Lugie's List 1/20 - I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK!

Yes, I know it's Wednesday already. Yes, I know by now you've stopped reading about last week’s NFL games and have turned to the conference championships. Listen, I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK! I can't squeeze any more out of my day between a day job, girlfriend, BingBong articles, NHL Hockey '10, creating gimp necklaces that I sell on 50th and 5th or my new love for Twittering (or is it twettering...).

Let’s get to the list:

1. Who knew Jets-Chargers would be the only decent game from the weekend. The Saints, Colts and Vikings didn’t waste any time after the bye week. Each busted the game open quickly, something the Chargers had a chance to do, but failed. Which brings me to…

2. Norv Turner ladies and gentleman! One of those guys who is an ‘offensive genius,’ but has never amounted to anything as a head coach. With a chance to slam the door on the Jets and go up two scores in the first half, the Chargers had one awful penalty after another killing drive after drive (which continued throughout the game). A Norv Turner team lacking discipline? NO WAY! Leading us to...

3. A Wade Phillips team choking in the playoffs? NO WAY! After the Cowboys finally secured their first playoff victory in a whooping 13 years, the BOYS were blown out in embarrassing fashion. Reports out of Big D say Wade is back for 2010 and the Chargers are giving Norv a contract extension! I’d honestly bet my life savings Norv Turner does not finish the length of that contract extension.

4. On the topic of the choke jobs, I’m convinced the life of a kicker is the worst in all of sports. First, you can be one of the best in the NFL (Nate Kaeding first team All-Pro) and one atrocious day will be the one people remember forever. Second, what the hell does a kicker do at practice from August-January? I get sick of my desk job some days, imagine kicking field goals day-after-day on the practice field. At a certain point isn’t it like riding a bike for these guys? I’d rather watch paint dry. Third, you have to room with the punter during training camp, and its well-documented 80% of punters in the NFL wet the bed. Don’t ask me how I know this - I work in market research.

Check out some solid Nate Kaeding suicide jokes at http://deadspin.com/5451228/nate-kaeding-suicide-joke-watch I just pass on the links, don’t judge me!

5. (re-reading Friday’s column…I went 3 for 1 in picks? I alluded to the Jets winning? And now I’m tooting my own horn in my own column? Dam right! I’ll be ice skating in hell if you need me.)

6. My early picks (more to come Friday): Jets +8 over Colts, Saints -4 over Vikings

7. Since Favre has gone from being my favorite NFL player, to one of my most hated purely due to the media’s obsession with the smell of his jock strap, I will be actively rooting for the Saints Sunday. Two weeks of Super Bowl hype with Brett Favre would be worse than a House of Pain marathon followed by the George Lopez Show (Take it easy people…I’m just kidding… I DVR the TBS Tuesday night lineup religiously).

8. BingBongSports has a new Twitter account. Get new article alerts, off the cuff sports commentary and maybe an accidental sext or two (wait, what's the sexual equivalent to tweeting? Sweexting? Tweexting?) Username: BingBongSports.

9. Top three best/worst movie trailer quotes of all time (in some order):

• I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK! - Harrison Ford in Extraordinary Measures
• YOU'RE LOSING ME MY JURY! - Gene Hackman in Runaway Jury
• I DON'T PLAY THESE GAMES - Vin Diesel in xXx

That's the list...feel free to comment and add some gems. And if you are feeling suicidal or just downright nutty, watch this entire thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYBx7yxEME4 (courtesy of reader Sam Abramson).

10. TV News: Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow both won well-deserved Golden Globes over the weekend for their work in Dexter Season 4. If you don’t watch the show, I'll say it again, Dexter is my top recommendation to anyone looking for a new series after The Wire.

24 Season premiere – I’m a little luke warm on the start to this season. I know people were down on last season generally, but I feel this season got off to a slow start. Nukes as a plot line have always served 24 well, so I expect things to pick up. On a side note, after learning the season was actually filmed in Canada and NOT New York City (despite the aerial and building shots of NYC), I find myself noticing that every non-descript alley scene is so obviously not New York. I know a New York alley when I see one people. 24 4pm-8pm: B+.

-Steven Lugerner