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Look you, I’m not named JakeGint out of some whim or queer circumstance.  I chose that name because I’ve got a three generation relationship with the New York Giants and frankly, I’m nuts about professional (American) football.

Call it a weakness, call it folly, blame it on the encroaching general degeneracy of American youth culture.  I don’t really give a damn, frankly.  I’m going to the Superbowl.

Here at iBC, we’ve got Limey’s, we’ve got Frogs, we’ve got Canucks and we’ve got Wogs.  I don’t care who you are, you’ve an affinity with some sports franchise, either directly or through some beloved male relative.  It may be “Football” or even “futbol,” but that matters little.

So, in summary, just shut the hell up and indulge me, here.

The real question is who has the edge?  Incredibly, Tom Coughlin, the much maligned head coach of the Giants, has a 4-1 record against the Genius Bill Belichick since they were both made head coaches.  This is no small thing.  Bill Belichick is probably the greatest NFL football coach that has ever walked the sidelines.  Yes, he may even be the superior of Vince Lombardi, who played in a far simpler era.

And here’s a crazy aside — I love Bill Belichick.  When I was a kid, he was the New York Giants Defensive Coordinator, and   I prayed he’d be our head coach after Bill Parcells retired.  Unfortunately, that fat bastid Parcells was too full of pride, and waited a full year to leave the Giants… just long enough to let Belichick leave to coach Cleveland.  That was not coincidental, btw.  Parcells knew Belly was the reason the Giants had won two Superbowl titles, and having him win another TEN Lombardi trophies with the Giants would have been a poor reflection on Parcell’s record.  So he ended up in Cleveland and New England instead of where he belonged.

But that is all done,now, and we are enemies tomorrow.  This saddens me but does not obfuscate the fact that Coach Coughlin has dominated Belly for years now.

Can that continue?  I’ll leave you with some stats that might be of some use, and with the discussion.  I will try to log in tomorrow at various times, but know that I am going “all in” tomorrow in Indianapolis, and will be extremely busy.

I am hoping for glory, but know that I am living on borrowed grace, no matter the denouement.   I say “good day” to the loyal Patriots fans, but I will hold off on wishing you all good luck.

You have Tom Brady and Bill Belichick on your side, and I should think that is all the luck you will need.

My best to you all, my friends.

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The Secret To Taking Out the Patriots Next Sunday?

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Teahouse ain’t gonna like it, but…. what’s a fellah gonna do when he finds a graphic like that out on Twitter?

But hey, let’s put these Superbowl squabbles aside for now and bask in the glow of some relatively overbought, but still promising markets.  From yesterday, some of my bigs, including ANV, RGLD and AXU just did not want to give up their marches northward even with the brief spurt of the dollar and the commensurate minor shellacking of the precious metal commodity markets.  Heck, even SLW, AG and EXK, my silver darlings, did not give up much today, despite precipitously overbought conditions.

That leaves us with a bit of a problem, however, as we don’t want to enter or even add to these great weekly stories until we get a bit more of a blowoff.   This predicament is not wholly PM-restricted either, as  I am hoping for the same pullback in my recently relentless “Stock of the Year” pick, UPS, and my Seventh Samurai servant, MON, as well.

Luckily, I have another Samurai that has been taking a bit of a rest lo these last three trading days, and coincidentally, it happens to be my best performer of the year.  Yes ladies and gents, that odd post title did stand for something… the ubiquitous PBR, which hit exactly at that $32 resistance I mentioned when I first recc’ed it, and, like a good Brasilian trophy wife, has sold back in the most delicate manor.  Note how the 20-day has now met the 200-day EMA in this nascent recovery of 2012?

 

 

 

 

      I think we may have one, and perhaps two more days of consolidation left in this girl from Ipanema, and I’m hoping for an additional pickup in the $29.25 area, perhaps tomorrow sometime.   I think earl is already starting to take up it’s part in the “liquidity wheel” along with gold and silver.  This darling will continue to benefit, as will we all.

My best to you.

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Irony: The Pride of UMass Will Take on the Pats

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A late night pop-in from Giant fan land.  I am wondering how I’m going to pick stocks this next week or so with three lives deals on the broiler, and my New York Football Giants in the Superbowl.   The truth is, I’m probably going to start trimming here, and probably be more dormant than not.

Don’t get me wrong.  If the PM’s can hang in here, against the coming retracement of the overall early January move here, than I might even suggest some additions to AG or BAA or even AUY.

But for now, I’m going to trim sails and bask in a hard fought win versus the San Francisco Forty Niners and their NFL best defense.   There’s a lot to be said in the coming days about the next Superbowl game on February 5th.  The one pitting my Giants versus the New England Patriots — the teams (thought not the same team) they defeated 4 years ago in early 2008 to win the Giants’ third Superbowl trophy.   The Patriots will need little motivation to come hard in that game.  They’ve got a humiliating Super Bowl loss to get over, and they will try their damndest.

Luckily, we’ve got Eli in his Superman cape…. making it happen in the 4th quarter once again.  It should be fun.

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As I mentioned, I will be trimming tomorrow for sure, and raising cash.  I will probably get up to 60-75%, with only some core holdings untouched.

My best to you all.

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And  a Swingin’ Kermit Ruffins N’awlins Christmas to You!

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Fughedabout Aaron Rogers.  You can keep your San Francisco ‘Niner defense.  Does anyone really care what fatboy Rex Ryans is saying this week?

No, this week the only NFL story worth discussing is that of the incredible young man from Austin, Tejas, who plays for the Cajun Fried Steak Flavoured N’Awlins Saints, Drew Breezey-Brees-ieaux.  Tonight, in somewhat karma-challenging fashion, he broke Dan Marino’s single season passing yardage record of 5,084 yards by three yards by repeatedly ramming the ball down the throats of an overmatched Atlanta Falcons defense.

Even though they were ahead by almost 30 points, Brees kept throwing and kept trying to stay out on the field. For the record, I think this was an incredibly poor showing on the part of head coach Sean Payton (former Giant offensive coordinator, I should mention).  After all, the Saints will have to play the Falcons twice a year from now until the league changes the makeup of the conferences.  Does he think his team is going to be this dominant forever?

I don’t blame Brees, of course, as he wanted that record at home where he could share it with the fans who’ve waited the for the near end of forever for a moment like this… for a player like this.  But Payton should have shown some maturity here.  I think that kind of scoreboard abuse reflects poorly on his judgment and on the organization.  It’s the kind of thing I’d expect from a Rex Ryan, but not from someone who came out of the Giant organization.

Whatever, it’s done and the Saints will have to deal with that issue next year, or possibly in the playoffs if they see Atlanta again.   Tonight is Brees’s night, and he deserves a golden football, dipped in chocolate and plated in silver.  Good for him and for the good (and loyal) people of N’Awlins.

Tomorrow… my “best pick” for 2012.   A golden lollipop dipped in chocolate and swaddled in caramel for the reader that guesses correuctly.

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It’s the beginning of the glorious football season — the greatest game played in America by a huge margin…

And I don’t want to hear any whining, baseball freaks. Your sport is for fat people who spit for a higher percentage of the game than they engage in any aerobic activity. Sure, baseball pitchers certainly exert themselves for a couple of innings a game, but in recompense they get the next four or five days off. Give me a break. Soon your game will be eclipsed by lacrosse, a version of football played with sticks.

Where was I? Oh yeah, the beginning of the glorious football season. What is the essence of great football? I proffer it is a great running game and a great defense. For all my life, the New York Football Giants have only been good when they’ve combined these two factors, both in my teen and college years when they won their first two Superbowls, and more recently in 2008, when they won their third.

With 6’4″ 265 lb RB  Brandon Jacobs as our Killdozer , and the midget cannonball Ahmad Bradshaw as our speedy second running back (not to mention the utility man Danny Ware to fill in for both), I think we have the excellent running game covered for yet another year.   A very workman-like run-oriented offensive line aslo does great work in the trenches for this aspect of our game.  

 I think this strong running attack will also make up for our weaknesses in the passing game with the recent loss of leg shooting idiot WR, Plaxico Burress.  Who knows?  This may be the year that WR Sinorice “Licorice” Moss finally breaks out and fulfills the promise of his Miami University WR days.   Same goes with Mario Manningham (of Michigan fame) and rookie first round draft pick WR,  Hakeem Nicks.

The real question this year will be the usually solid Giants defense.   First, our great defensive coordinator, Steve Spagnulo, whom the Giants paid a head coaching salary ($3 million) last year just so he’d stay, is finally gone, to the St. Louis Rams as their new head coach.  Our new guy is the former linebacker’s coach under Spags, Bill Sheridan.  He knows Spags system, so let’s hope we do not miss a step here in the coaching department.  Still, it’s hard to lose such a beloved charismatic coach, and the Giants are known for letting great defensive coordinators go on to glory — from Tom Landry to Bill Bellichek to John Fox, and of course, combined dee coordinator and head coach, Bill Parcells.  I hated to lose Spags, no matter the consequences.   I’m confident he’ll be successful.

I think our defensive line–with stars such as Osi Uminora, Justin Tuck, and  Mathias Kiwanuka on the ends, and Barry Cofield, Fred Robbins, and Chris Canty playing tackle– will be solid.  Same goes with our secondary led by CB’s Corey Webster and Aaron Ross, and hit machine strong safety Kenny Phillips.

No, if we’re going to have problems, it will be in our soft linebacking corps.  I am loathe to say it, but the the team that spawned the all time greatest linebacker, Lawrence Taylor, not to mention Hall of Famer’s Harry Carson and Sam Huff, is really hurting for quality linebackers these days.   Here’s hoping second round draft pick Clint Sintim can step in soon, because I’m not feeling good about aging jorneyman Danny Clark and gun-shot abettor Antonio Pierce with perennial over-achiever and bench warmer Chase Blackburn completing our starting trio.   That screams lack of depth.

In any case, I love my Giants, flaws and all.   I expect their stock to rise in Jacksonian fashion, for they are, in tradition and legacy, the NFL’s gold standard.  Let the game’s begin.

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Update:  Winning the first game against the hated Washington Deadskins thus far, 10-0.   Goooooo Giants!

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Update:  Osssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!

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