Everyone loves Power Polls – no matter how silly the Rankings are. Remember when Central beat Bedford, and was somehow ranked beneath them? HA! Anyway, everyone knows that the ONLY Power Poll that matters belongs to WTSN’s Justin McIsaac….
 

10. JAR-JAR BINKS 
Portsmouth kicker Ian Troost is tall. He’s listed at 6’ 4” but looks about a head taller than the rest of the Portsmouth Clippers. In fact, he’s so tall that Dave Haley said he “Looks like Jar-Jar Binks in a helmet down there”, which infuriated me to no end, since I was distracted for the rest of the D2 Semi-Finals thinking about how much I hate George Lucas for making Jar-Jar a part of my life.

9. GETTING PEOPLE’S NAMES RIGHT
In said D2 Semi-Final, Justis Mattis-Clark made an incredible play, dropping back into coverage and tipping a pass to himself for a crucial INT on a terrific athletic play, as Carmen Giampertruzzi and the Trinity Pioneers were driving. I went nuts with the call, channeling my inner Kevin Harlan. There was only one problem.
It was James Haslam, not Mattis-Clark. I didn’t even realize it until after the game, because evidently I’m too dumb to tell the numbers 71 and 76 apart.

8. WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU?
Mike Zhe of the Portsmouth Herald broke the news that Pat Corbin is stepping down as executive director of the NHIAA. The campaign has already begun for Roger Brown to be the next guy for the job. I’m 10000% behind this. BROWN IN ’14: YES WE CAN!

7. BOW ON THE VERGE
Last season I called a Somersworth @ Bow game, with a stacked Somersworth team (that ultimately lost in the D5 Title Game) winning handily- but Bow showed flashes of what was to come this year. The Falcons have gone 10-1, losing their Week 1 matchup against Pelham, and not looking back. They’ll host a very hungry and game Stevens squad for the D3 Hardware this Saturday, in a rematch of a 9/21 game that Bow won 28-14. It’s too bad all title games are played at the same time, this is going to be a good one

6. THAT BILLS FAN THAT WAS SURFING DOWN A RAILING AND FELL FROM THE 3RD DECK
If you hadn’t read about this, go here: http://deadspin.com/cbs-broadcast-shows-fan-falling-from-upper-deck-at-ralp-1466436450
I’m actually surprised that this doesn’t happen more often. I mean, have you BEEN to Buffalo? Top 5 most depressing city in America (Non-Detroit division).

5. CONCORD HAS A POSSE: IN ALABAMA
People in Alabama take their love of the Crimson Tide seriously- so much so, that some Southerners have adopted Concord as a “Home team”, simply because of their mascot.http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/11/crimson_tide_in_new_hampshire.html
This could cause a Texas-‘Bama feud once the people of Houston starting cheering for Pinkerton this weekend; those people are STARVED for an Astros team worth rooting for.

4. SPRAY CAN DEORORANT
I’m not going to name names, but I know a guy that uses the spray on stuff- this discovery was made this weekend, which resulted in many “Which time machine do you take to get that stuff?” type jokes. The gentleman in question was flabbergasted this view of his Right Guard was widely held. A real gut check moment.

3. NOT THE GIANTS AGAIN
They started off 0-6, but have rattled off 4 in a row to give themselves a pulse in the NFC. As my wife has said “They’re not dead until they’re dead. Eli Manning is like a drooling Rasputin (OK so I added the drooling part).”  I’m not sure the Pats can get to the SuperBowl, but if they do, I’d rather see ANYONE but the stupid NY Giants as the opposition.

2. A PAIR OF CHAMPS IN A REMATCH- AND A FINALE FOR A LEGEND
Plymouth won the D4 Crown last season, with Portsmouth winning their 2nd straight D3 title. Both teams were moved up to D2 this year, and the first matchup between the two was an Instant Classic, with Portsmouth pulling off an incredible come from behind win in a game that looked like it was O-V-A at the half.
Plymouth coach Chuck Lenahan has every accomplishment there is to get in NH High School Football aside from a statue (and that can’t be too far away), as he goes for a 20th State Title in what will be the his final game of a magnificent career. If avenging a regular season loss and getting their hands on the trophy weren’t motivation enough, the Bobcat kids have a little something else to play for. It should be the game of the day, and, (cheap plug!) I’ll have it live on WTSN and on video here on NHsportspage.

1. THE AUBURN HAIL MARY
I legit watched this (http://deadspin.com/auburn-takes-lead-on-georgia-with-improbable-insane-ha-1465966458) 10 times in a row in Sunday morning. My favorite part is Ricardo Louis not seeing the ball until it hits him in the mitts. Followed closely by the Georgia coaching staff looking like someone had kicked them all in the balls at the same time. That’s why sports are the greatest reality show there is.

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: My son noting that Roethlisberger those Steeler throwbacks looks like a prisoner, Dave making 304985 Notre Dame references during the D2 Semi-Final, Dave being accused of being a Portsmouth AND a Trinity homer, No Turkey Bowls on the Seacoast this year
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