Update on Programs V and G

Program V is going well at work, despite one idiot engineer on the team and a disconnected management. After my boss nearly derailed the whole effort, the vendor that I am working with came through by having all the right answers that matched my answers. The supporting program office also supported me, other than the part where they lost the documentation I sent them back in July of last year.

Program G is also going very well, despite everyone’s attempts to get in the way. I have a TRB next week up in Baltimore, but I need to get back early in order to make a meeting for Program V on Thursday.

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Random thoughts from Los Angeles

They say that it never rains in southern California. If this is true, then God must hate me–it pretty much rains every time I go to LA. I like LA. On some days it is pretty, and the work at the Big Blue Toy Factory (BBTF) looks interesting. I am really considering putting LA down as my next duty station after DC or Baltimore.

My current projects–C, V, and G–all seem to be doing well at BBTF. Without these programs, I would feel useless at work. Sometimes I wonder why my boss brought me to BBTF as an engineer if he originally did not plan for me to handle these programs. I am glad that he trusts me enough to handle these programs, because I doubt the others at BBTF would be willing to handle these crazy and confidential programs.

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Hate the coach, not the team (Lane Kiffin), and update on Urban Meyer

Good riddance, Lane Kiffin. The University of Tennessee and its student athletes did not deserve this kind of treatment. I am no fan of UT, but I will support any SEC team to some degree as long as they are not playing Florida. I hope UT finds a worthy coach to salvage the program. Maybe Mike Leach from Texas Tech has learned his lesson about being too hard on players?

There is a picture of Urban Meyer looking at his phone and smiling while at a UF basketball game, presumably as he is reading the news of Kiffin’s departure. Even though he looks happy, he still looks ill. For all the doubters out there, Meyer was not faking it. There is something wrong with his health. He is young enough to survive a long time, but he needs to learn to relax.

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Final AP Poll 2010, My Pre-preseason Poll 2010-11

Well, boys and girls, the 2009-10 NCAA football season is over. My Gators finished #3, which ain’t bad. I do want to throw out that I have no interest in following Boise State, TCU, or Cincinnati next year–none of them lived up to the hype. There is not a level of parity in NCAA football that warrants putting those teams in the same class as Alabama, Texas, Florida, Ohio State, etc. Even though I am somewhat disappointed with the level of play from Alabama, Texas, and Florida throughout the year, I am convinced that they vindicated the NCAA powerhouses as being legitimate.

Rank Team Record Votes  Previous

1 Alabama(60) 14-0 1,500  1

2 Texas 13-1 1,399  2

3 Florida 13-1 1,370  5

4 Boise State 14-0 1,366  6

5 Ohio State 11-2 1,224  8

6 TCU 12-1 1,163  3

7 Iowa 11-2 1,126  10

8 Cincinnati 12-1 1,060  4

9 Penn State 11-2 1,016  11

10 Virginia Tech 10-3 953  12

11 Oregon 10-3 886  7

12 Brigham Young 11-2 806  15

13 Georgia Tech 11-3 768  9

14 Nebraska 10-4 724  20

15 Pittsburgh 10-3 697  17

16 Wisconsin 10-3 571  24

17 LSU 9-4 501  13

18 Utah 10-3 491  23

19 Miami (FL) 9-4 310  14

20 Mississippi 9-4 296  NR

Here are my predictions for next year. That’s right–I can’t even rank my own team in the top ten. I am basing this on 2007, but with hope that Brantley and a young corps of receivers and running backs will make a big difference to keep us in the top 15. I hope I am wrong about the lack of SEC closer to the top, but the AP’s fascination with Cinderella stories will keep Boise State, TCU, and Cincy ranked higher than they should.

1  Alabama
2  Texas
3  Oregon
4  Boise State (in a perfect world, these clowns would not be in my top ten)
5  Ohio State
6  Virginia Tech
7  TCU (see #4)
8  Nebraska
9  Georgia Tech
10  Wisconsin
11  Florida
12  Iowa
13  Oklahoma
14  Cincinnati (@$$holes)
15  Pitt (please beat Cincy and prove me wrong)
16  Arkansas
17  Miami
18  LSU
19  Penn State
20  Georgia

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Preview of the 2010 BCS Championship Game

I hate to say this, but I will be rooting for Alabama in the BCS Championship Game. Both teams are well-matched statistically, but I witnessed that a Saban-coached team is designed to barely beat lesser opponents and demolish upper-tier opponents. Saban has built what could be a dynasty that will run right down the throat of the Texas defense. Texas’ only hope is Colt McCoy. After years of playing second fiddle to Sam Bradford and Tim Tebow, Colt McCoy has one chance to validate his NCAA-record winning percentage. He cannot make up for underperforming against Bradford and Tebow over the years and he definitely cannot make up for stinking up the place against Nebraska, but he sure can make up for a lot today against Alabama. That being said, I still think Alabama will crush Texas 48-27. SEC!

 

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Southeastern Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	12	215.85	Nevada	344.92	3	Mississippi St.	227.58
Passing Offense	83	197.92	Houston	433.71	8	Arkansas	295.54
Total Offense	32	413.77	Houston	563.36	4	Florida	457.86
Scoring Offense	25	31.69	Boise St.	44.15	4	Arkansas	36.00
Rushing Defense	2	77.92	Texas	62.15	1	Alabama	77.92
Pass Efficiency Defense	2	88.81	Nebraska	87.28	1	Alabama	88.81
Total Defense	2	241.69	TCU	233.25	1	Alabama	241.69
Scoring Defense	2	11.00	Nebraska	10.43	1	Alabama	11.00
Net Punting	78	34.71	Georgia	41.95	8	Georgia	41.95
Punt Returns	4	15.78	LSU	18.85	2	LSU	18.85
Kickoff Returns	10	24.97	TCU	30.62	2	Florida	26.38
Turnover Margin	5	1.23	Air Force	1.69	1	Alabama	1.23
Pass Defense	8	163.77	Eastern Mich.	150.50	3	Florida	152.79
Passing Efficiency	31	140.81	Florida	167.31	4	Florida	167.31
Sacks	32	2.38	Pittsburgh	3.62	3	Florida	2.79
Tackles For Loss	20	7.00	Rutgers	8.69	2	Mississippi	7.38
Sacks Allowed	16	1.15	Boise St.	.38	2	Georgia	.92

Category	National Rank	Actual	National Leader	Actual	Conf Rank	Big 12 Conference Leader	Actual
Rushing Offense	55	152.69	Nevada	344.92	5	Oklahoma St.	187.77
Passing Offense	18	279.69	Houston	433.71	6	Texas Tech	386.77
Total Offense	16	432.38	Houston	563.36	3	Texas Tech	470.77
Scoring Offense	3	40.69	Boise St.	44.15	1	Texas	40.69
Rushing Defense	1	62.15	Texas	62.15	1	Texas	62.15
Pass Efficiency Defense	10	101.25	Nebraska	87.28	3	Nebraska	87.28
Total Defense	3	251.08	TCU	233.25	1	Texas	251.08
Scoring Defense	8	15.15	Nebraska	10.43	3	Nebraska	10.43
Net Punting	95	33.70	Georgia	41.95	10	Missouri	40.48
Punt Returns	14	13.17	LSU	18.85	3	Oklahoma	16.26
Kickoff Returns	4	27.38	TCU	30.62	1	Texas	27.38
Turnover Margin	8	.92	Air Force	1.69	1	Texas	.92
Pass Defense	25	188.92	Eastern Mich.	150.50	3	Nebraska	178.86
Passing Efficiency	22	143.70	Florida	167.31	2	Texas Tech	143.79
Sacks	5	3.00	Pittsburgh	3.62	3	Nebraska	3.14
Tackles For Loss	6	8.08	Rutgers	8.69	1	Texas	8.08
Sacks Allowed	82	2.31	Boise St.	.38	8	Oklahoma St.	.85

 

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Final statistics on Tim Tebow

There are a lot of Gator haters out there, and a lot of Tim Tebow haters. Whether you love him or hate him, Tim Tebow will go down as one of the all-time greatest players in NCAA history. Here is his resume:

Record — 48-7 (87.2 percent) overall, 35-6 as a starter (85.3 percent)

Passing — 661-995 (66.4 percent), 9,285 yards (9.33 yards per attempt), 88 touchdowns (8.84% TD), 16 interceptions (1.6%), 170.79 QB rating

Rushing — 692 attempts for 2,947 yards (4.3 per carry), 57 touchdowns

Total offense — 12,232 yards; Touchdown responsibility — 145

Most Consecutive Games Scoring TD by Rushing and Passing
Season – 2008 (14 games)
Career – *28—Tim Tebow, Florida, Jan. 8, 2007-Jan. 8, 2009.
Only player scoring 20 TDs rushing and passing: 2007 (32 passing and 23 rushing)

Most rushing TDs by a QB (23)

All-time leader in the SEC in total offense, rushing yardage by a quarterback, rushing touchdowns, total touchdowns and touchdown responsibility

All-time total offense leader in BCS bowl game total offense, 533 yards (482 passing, 51 rushing)

Ranked 11th all-time in the SEC in passing yardage and is tied with Chris Leak for third place all-time in touchdown passes

Most awesome jump passes: 3.

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Sugar Bowl 2010

That. Was. Awesome! The entire family enjoyed the 2010 Sugar Bowl. Florida destroyed Cincinnati 51-24. This was the game that Gator fans had hoped to see against Alabama. Alas, the opponent was Cincinnati, an opponent that was only one second away from facing Alabama for the national championship if Nebraska had upset Texas. This may not have been for the national championship, but Florida played as if it were. This beat down should serve as notice to non-BCS conferences that your undefeated seasons mean nothing when you are playing with the big boys. In this case, those big boys are the boys from old Florida. My favorite big boy, Tim Tebow, closed out his college career and showcased his skills for the NFL scouts in convincing fashion by racking up a Sugar Bowl and BCS record 533 yards of total offense, 482 in the air and 51 on the ground. He completed 88.6% of his passes (31/35) with 3 TDs and no INTs for a QB rating of 1E6! Just kidding. His QB rating is a stellar 232.5, which equates to an NFL rating of 147! Take that, Mel Kiper! Tight end?! This man just broke all those beloved Vince Young records! Major Wright was on fire as well–he even knocked the crap out one of his own players in his eagerness to hit people! Spikes, Dunlap, Jenkins, Haden, Cooooop, and Mooooooooody all had a stellar day as well. All in all, this game was the perfect culmination of four years of great Florida Gator football.

I noted this in my Twitter and Facebook, but Cincinnati fans are real jerks. I understand that I should not base my opinion on a few bad examples, but it took all of my patience and Christian values to settle down and watch the game. When I first got to the Superdome, most of the Cincinnati fans were agreeable. It seems that after just one beer each and every one of them turns into an @$$. I had a wall of them in front of me and the family that refused to sit down. They picked fights. They initiated screaming smack talk. They held up pornographic banners. They chased people out of their seats and stole seats from other paying customers. They sang adult content songs to taunt Gator fans. They disrespected little kids. They disrespected the security guards. I don’t think any of them actually watched the game–they were too busy picking fights with other fans! WTF? Security almost tossed a few out of the game. It was not until the Gators started slaughtering the Bearcats on the field that the Cincinnati fans shut their pie holes. The game was a lot more enjoyable when the Bearcat fans retreated to the bathrooms and sobbed like little babies while sucking their lite beer. At least the family could now watch the game in peace.

All in all, it was worth suffering through the bad Bearcat fans. This game was a fitting tribute to the greatest senior class in NCAA football history. Go Gators!

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer

Happy New Year (unless you are in China)!

Happy new year! Unless you are in China or some other country that is not as cool as America, you are concocting a list of lies you will tell yourself about resolutions and goals. Here are my threshold and objective goals for 2010:

1. (T) Complete Squadron Officer School (SOS) via correspondence before pinning on captain in May. (O) Complete SOS in 50% of the allotted time.
2. (T) Continue passing classes in my Norwich MSIA program. (O) Maintain 4.0 GPA in my Norwich MSIA program.
3. (T) Maintain 85+ in Air Force physical fitness test standards. (O) Score 90+ on AF PFT.
4. (T) Keep body weight under 150 pounds. (O) Drop down to 140 pounds.
5. (T) Spend more time homeschooling the kids. (O) Get both kids at least one year ahead of public school standards.

Here are my favorite moments of 2009, in no particular order:

• Mom and dad visiting for Christmas
• University of Florida Homecoming week–Gator Growl and Florida-Arkansas game
• Rachel and the kids visiting me in Los Angeles during a visit–Disneyland and Hollywood
• Camping at Malaquite Beach
• Parents night out at the Melting Pot
• Visiting Larry at Fort Dix before deployment
• Gryphon and VDATS-208 at work

My least favorite moments of 2009 include the following:

• Having the DC assignment shot down–top that off with two of my co-workers being allowed to leave without replacements
• Not being appreciated at work
• Utter disappointment at kids’ homeschooling–no progress reports, falling behind in public school standards. What’s the point of homeschool again?
• The University of Idaho MSEE program being a disappointment
• Veteran’s Administration not paying for MSIA classes

I am thankful for my beautiful, loving wife as we head into our 15th year of marriage. I am also thankful for my beautiful children as they enter the high school and pre-teen years.

Walt Kilar, Cubicle Engineer