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THE COMMISH'S SEASON V SUBDUED TECH BOWL PREVIEW PLUS OBITS
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Locale: The Carolina Killing Floor (where the meteorologists went to slaughter last week ...)
Head-2-head: A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the 'Rocks won a Week 1 matchup, 69-27.
Postseason history: Inaugural meeting.
The line: Killers by 2.
Player edge to: Push. I hate to give it up for a Wahoo, but Aaron Brooks is pretty good. So good, in fact, I think Baysden should use his No. 1 draft pick next season on him. Anyway, Hodges has Jeff Garcia, who couldn't hack it in Bottlerocket-land and was released by Ron a couple of weeks into the season. The backs and receivers here are indistinguishable, so to quoth the Ravens, Batcho's kicker and "D" offset the slight QB edge by the Killer.
Coaching edge to: If Yogi was right, and "90 percent of the game is half mental," Hodges gets the nod. We all thought Steve was doomed at the draft when he wasted his fourth and fifth-round picks on Steve McNair and Tim Dwight. With some help from Batcho's Garcia gaffe, however, C.K.'s on course to collect the third-place prize.
Intangibles: Ron. The backside of Hodges' pimpin' hand is still sore from slappin' Bubba silly in the semifinals. Unfortunately for the Killer, Batcho don't play that ... he's watched too much WWF. So at the pregame handshake, when Steve raises back his hand for a little love tap, the Rock reaches back for a metal folding chair and drops Hodges to his knees with a clang that reverberates throughout the Killing Floors.
Prediction: Twice now I've bet against Batcho and twice I've been wrong, and I hate being wrong! Just for that, I'm picking the Bottlerockets to win this week -- and win big. This way maybe they'll lose, and the commish can feel like he's exacted some measure of revenge for the Hawks' semifinal loss.
What's next for the victor: Fame, glory, women, drugs, Disneyworld -- none of which will be provided by TFFL.
Commish's picks: 4-2 (1-1 in semifinals)
Versus the spread: 2-4 (1-1 in semifinals)
These teams saw their Tech Bowl title hopes die in the semifinals:
No. 1 The Jayhawks: When the commish traded for a Wile E. Coyote quarterback in Week 9, he meant to take Donovan McNabb, not this Kurt Warner bum!
No. 7 The Weathermen: Like all crummy meteorologists in the Triangle area, Bubba really screwed up his forecast in last week's e-mail. The long-range outlook includes no Tech Bowl repeat -- and no Christmas presents for mother Mona.
