Welcome back to the weekend that will be where I, Bearcat, provide foolproof prognostications so that you, our loyal reader can spend the weekend doing what is important like: Laughing at the funny looking chickens at the PA Farm Show, watching the tractors square dance on PCN while tripping on acid and drinking until you are black out drunk… Lots of stuff to cover so let’s get right to it.

The PA Farm Show:
              

It is snowing to beat the band outside and the wind chill is being measured in Kelvin so that must mean it is Farm Show time here in Central PA.  I moved here from Pittsburgh a little more than five years ago and before coming here I had never even heard of the Farm Show…Now, I look forward to it every year.  After the holidays it is nice to be able to look ahead to fried cheese on a stick.  Here are a couple of my favorite things about the PA Farm Show:

1:  The food: I am a fat bastard so naturally this takes the number 1 slot.  A couple of favorites are the above mentioned fried cheese on a stick, the pulled pork sandwich, the sausage sandwich and of course everyone’s favorite Farm Show beverage, the milk shakes.

2:  Checking out the 4H or the Future Farmers of America exhibits.  What those high schoolers do in their spare time makes me look like a lazy asshole.  I always enjoy the stuff kids from Philadelphia bring.  Like inner-city kids are going start a farm…

3:  Watching the bull judging on PCN:  Ever watch this?  I get a real kick from watching the judges talk about the bull testicles.  Not high comedy by any stretch but still very funny.

4:  How your dog reacts when you get home from the Farm Show:  They go fucking crazy.  Your shoes must pick up the dung of 10,000 different animals in there.  This apparently is like crystal meth to a dog.

Prediction: If you go to the Farm Show, you will love it.

Box Office:
                                     
          Amy Adams needs to remove more clothing if she is going to get a mention on a DSB podcast.

Once again this weekend we have a full slate of movies that will do nothing but die at the blue hands of Avatar.  There are three new wide release films marching to their death.  First is Daybreakers with Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe and Sam Neill trying to suck more of the life from America’s current obsession with vampires. I am going to wait for this one to come to DVD.  Next we have Leap Year jumping to its death as Amy Adams and Matthew Goode drive around Ireland so that she can propose to a man who will not propose to her… it has something to do with an Irish tradition.  I prefer the Irish tradition of car bombing over this chick flick.  Youth in Revolt has Michael Cera looking for love and “turning bad” to do so.  Cera is a little played out for me.  Until he returns for his role as banana stand salesman George Michael in the Arrested Development movie, I’m avoiding his movies.

Prediction:  Avatar is a mere 700 million from besting Titanic in box office receipts.  Not only will it pass Titanic it will be the first movie to take in 2 billion dollars. 

College Basketball:
Now that the College Football season is officially over it is time to gear up for College Basketball.  It is a natural transition, in that it allows me to continue to use pictures of college cheerleaders and minimally dressed co-eds.  
                                       
#4 Purdue at #20 Wisconsin (not on TV)
Why is this game not being covered?  The Boilermakers at 14-0 are hanging on to the few remaining unbeaten spot and are traveling to face a solid Badger team.  This Purdue team seems to be made up of three players who carry the team: Guard E’Twaun Moore, Forward Robbie Hummel, and Forward Tweener JaJuan Johnson who dominate the scoring.  Wisconsin is coming off a loss to Michigan State where they only managed to score 47 points.  Purdue is just too hot right now and score too freely for the Badgers.
Prediction: Boilermakers by 17

#5 Duke at #17 Georgia Tech (2 pm on ESPN)
This is the second conference game for each team.  Max Power's Duke team won their first conference match up against #21 Clemson while the Yellow Jackets fell to a then unranked Florida State in a pre-Christmas match up.  Georgia Tech is also coming off a bad loss to Georgia.  If the Blue Devils send them to 0-2 in the conference and 11-4 overall, GT will be sitting in quite a hole and will most like vacate the top 25.
Prediction:  Duke by 22 in a walk. (See Max Power...unlike you, I am not a back stabbing SOB)

#13 UConn at #12 Georgetown (12 pm on ESPN)
The 11-2 Hoyas are coming off a bad loss to the unranked Marquette Golden Mascots Change Regularly and what better way to bounce back than to take down the closely ranked Huskies.  The Huskies have four players that can score Jerome “the Vacuum” Dyson (I made that nickname up), Stanley Robinson, Kemba Walker and Gavin Edwards… after that apparently no one can even hit the rim.  Watch out for the Jesuit’s Junior Guard Austin Freeman… if he gets hot, he can shot the three.  Should be a scrappy Big East Showdown!
Prediction:  Hoyas by 3

Getting Screwed:
                          
If you are a Netflix subscriber get ready to wait even longer for some of those new release movies.  Netflix announced earlier this week that a deal had been struck with Warner Bros. to hold all their new release movies for 28 days before they would be release into those cute red envelops. Why would WB do this?  To boost DVD sales.  DVD sales have begun to sag as more and more consumers reignite the rental market now that they don’t have to drive to their local Blockbuster (I freaking hate Blockbuster). But won’t this just drive more people to download torrents?  I know I will be.
Prediction: This will create a surge in torrent downloads for new released WB movies.  Screw them!

Daddy's Sugar Ball:
                                               
                                                        Ewwhhh.... that sound's Delicious!    

Just a couple of housecleaning items....Be sure to check out the newest DSB podcast Goin’ Five Hole.  You can find it on iTunes or you can listen to it just by scrolling down the page here on our website.  Also check back tomorrow for the DSB NFL playoff predictions.  Donnie Douche’, ZJ, Max Power and I will be breaking down this weekend’s Wildcard games as only DSB can.
Prediction:  I will go 4-0 this weekend in my playoff picks.  Yeah I’m that confident!

Thanks for coming and suckling on Daddy’s Sugar Ball…
Bearcat