Here are the first BCS standings for the 2009 NCAA football season…

1. Florida (6-0)

2. Alabama (7-0)

3. Texas (6-0)

4. Boise State (6-0)

5. Cincinnati (6-0)

6. Iowa (7-0)

7. USC (5-1)

8. TCU (6-0)

9. LSU (5-1)

10. Miami, FL (5-1)

11. Oregon (5-1)

12. Georgia Tech (6-1)

13. Penn State (6-1)

14. Virginia Tech (5-2)

15. Oklahoma State (5-1)

16. BYU (6-1)

17. Houston (5-1)

18. Utah (5-1)

19. Ohio State (5-2)

20. Pittsburgh (6-1)

21. Wisconsin (5-2)

22. Arizona (4-2)

23. West Virginia (5-1)

24. South Carolina (5-2)

25. Kansas (5-1)

My favorite team – The Iowa Hawkeyes – come in at #6 in the first BCS standings. Hopefully they keep winning and their BCS ranking rises to possibly playing for a national championship this year!

Every fall the NCAA football teams of the Iowa State Cyclones and the Iowa Hawkeyes play each other in the most important game of any sport in the state of Iowa. We don’t have a NFL football team or any other real professional team in any sport, so this is the biggest game we have to look forward to each year.

It’s a life or death rivalry where you must pick a side whether you like football or not. Friends become enemies, families turn on each other, and the entire state is in utter chaos!

Okay, so I may have exaggerated just a bit above, but really it is pretty close to being like that. Personally, I am a diehard Hawkeye fan, always have been and always will be.

I wrote this post to show all the cyclone fans, who every year try to argue that ISU is better than Iowa, that they are completely crazy!

So, here are some facts for all the Cyclone fans to consider…

* In the most recent game between the two teams (2009) Iowa won 35-3.

* Iowa has more than DOUBLE the wins versus Iowa State in the historical head-to-head series between the two football teams.

* Iowa has made 271 appearances in the AP poll over 35 seasons, including 106 weeks in the top 10, and appeared in 22 bowl games the past 27 seasons. ISU? Not even close!

* The Cyclones are 3–7 in bowl games all time. Iowa has a 13-10-1 record in bowl games. That’s 24 bowls for Iowa, with a winning record, against only 10 for ISU, with a losing record.

* National championships = Iowa 1, ISU 0.

* ISU has only had 90 players ever drafted to the NFL versus 223 NFL players from Iowa.

* Heisman trophy winners = Iowa 1, ISU 0.

* Consensus All-Americans = Iowa 61, ISU 4.

* The Cyclones have over 100 less wins than the Hawks all-time. ISU also has an overall losing record and the Hawks have an overall winning record.

Those are the facts and numbers don’t lie! Nobody can tell me that the Cyclones are better than the Hawkeyes! Still like the ‘clones? Yeah there’s a reason why they call Iowa the “Hawkeye State” folks!

Note: This was last updated on 1/6/10 so depending on when you read it the numbers presented above may have changed a little.

I just finished my first tub of BSN NO-Xplode and here is my review of it so far…

First of all, let me say that I am no rookie to weight lifting or supplements. I started lifting weights when I was in Junior High School, which is coming up on 20 years, and I bought my first supplement just a few years later, so probably about 17 years ago. That was before Creatine even became popular!

Anyway, I wanted to clear that up in case you were wondering if this NO-Xplode review is from a seasoned veteran or a rookie.

Here are a few of the things I experienced while taking the NO eXplode weightlifting supplement.

Positives:
- Felt pumped and focused while in the gym. Made me want to lift.
- Was immediately able to crank out more sets with higher weight.
- Taste wasn’t bad.

Negatives:
- Became nauseas several times after taking it, even to the point of puking a couple times.
- Positive effects only lasted the first couple weeks. Didn’t notice much after that.
- Taste wasn’t good either.

There were quite a few people who said it gave them headaches and diarrhea in NO-Xplode reviews I read before buying it. However, I didn’t have either of those side effects.

I give it a 6/10 because it did its job at first by making me feel focused and pumped in the gym (although I didn’t exactly “explode” as they say), but it only lasted a couple weeks before I didn’t feel anything after taking it, and several times it made me feel sick.

Do I recommend NO-Xplode?

Overall I would say yes I do but not for anyone looking for a supplement to take on a long-term regular basis. I’d say most people will probably build up a tolerance, or even immunity, to the effects of NO-Xplode after just 1 or 2 tubs so don’t plan on taking it for very long.

One final note I want to add is that I do drink caffeine quite a bit so that might have been part of the reason NO-Xplode didn’t work wonders for me. I can’t say for sure but I am guessing it was at least somewhat responsible for me building a tolerance so quickly.

Alright, that’s my review of NO-Xplode. Take it or leave it!

Week 1 – SEP 14 – 7:00 PM (ET)
Buffalo at New England
San Diego at Oakland – 10:15 PM

Week 2 – SEP 21 – 8:30 PM
Indianapolis at Miami

Week 3 – SEP 28 – 8:30 PM
Carolina at Dallas

Week 4 – OCT 5 – 8:30 PM
Green Bay at Minnesota

Week 5 – OCT 12 – 8:30 PM
New York Jets at Miami

Week 6 – OCT 19 – 8:30 PM
Denver at San Diego

Week 7 – OCT 26 – 8:30 PM
Philadelphia at Washington

Week 8 – NOV 2 – 8:30 PM
Atlanta at New Orleans

Week 9 – NOV 9 – 8:30 PM
Pittsburgh at Denver

Week 10 – NOV 16 – 8:30 PM
Baltimore at Cleveland

Week 11 – NOV 23 – 8:30 PM
Tennessee at Houston

Week 12 – NOV 30 – 8:30 PM
New England at New Orleans

Week 13 – DEC 7 – 8:30 PM
Baltimore at Green Bay

Week 14 – DEC 14 – 8:30 PM
Arizona at San Francisco

Week 15 – DEC 21 – 8:30 PM
New York Giants at Washington

Week 16 – DEC 28 – 8:30 PM
Minnesota at Chicago

That’s your NFL Monday Night Football Schedule for 2009.

The UFC 101 salaries weren’t as high as they were for UFC 100 but they were still very good. Here are some of the reported UFC 101 payouts as bonuses in addition to the fighters regular salary…

- B.J. Penn earned $60,000 for “submission of the night”

- Forrest Griffin earned $60,000 for “fight of the night”

- Anderson Silva earned $120,000 for “fight of the night” and “knockout of the night”

Not a bad payout if you ask me! I’m sure the UFC 101 salaries for each fighter were quite substantial already and when you add a $60,000+ bonus into the mix it turns into one heck of a payday!

I wonder what internet fighting sensation and newest member of the UFC, Kimbo Slice, will get paid for his fights? He’s more famous than most of the top UFC fighters already, even though he has yet to prove himself as an MMA fighter.