Strap in kids, it's the Winter edition of the Top 10. These are the things that were rattling around in the mind of Justin McIsaac this week....

10. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE’S HALFTIME SHOW WAS AWFUL

Not only is this an embarrassment for guys named Justin, it was an embarrassment overall. No fire. No special guests. No crowd response. As someone on twitter put it, “Why do we need Justin Timberlake when we have Bruno Mars now?”. If you’re not going to give me Metallica or The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at halftime, just give me Bruno Mars every year.

9. PEMBROKE TIMBERLANE SHOULD BE FUN TOMORROW NIGHT

The social media giant has been scuffling as of late, losing 3 of their last 4, but they love playing in big games. Pembroke meanwhile is in the middle of a log jam of teams competing for a Top 4 spot at the top of D2. I’m not going to make a pick in this game since I’ve already earned the ire of Owl nation by picking them with my cursed staff pick choices.

8. NICK FOLES IS GOING TO BE VERY RICH, AND WHATEVER TEAM SIGNS HIM IS GOING TO BE VERY DISAPPOINTED

Every so often a very average QB will go nuts in the playoffs and get himself PAID (See also Falco, Joe), and that’s exactly what ol’ Footlong Foles did over the last 4 weeks. When the Jets or the Cardinals or whoever eventually signs Foles to something like 5 years 115 mil with 68 mil guaranteed, and then goes 7-9, just remember that your boy McIsaac tried to warn you. Good for Nick for getting paid though.

7. BEDFORD V MEMORIAL IS THE GIRLS GAME OF THE WEEK

Memorial probably just played the game of LAST week, having to play Pinkerton, and taking their first L of the season. Bedford is standing alone unbeaten atop D1 – both teams have potential trap games on Tuesday, but we should have an incredible battle for control of Girls D1 on Thursday night live on MOSN with highlights on NHSportspage.com

6. PHILADELPHIA ONLY PARTIALLY BURNED TO THE GROUND SO THAT’S GOOD I GUESS

Aside from a guy eating actual horse excrement, I think the celebrations in Philly last night went about as expected. Cars being flipped, fires being set, a hotel awning being torn down… probably pretty tame by Philly standards.  You can’t expect a town to Act Like They’ve Been There when they’ve never won a Super Bowl, and the last NFL Championship came in 1960 when Norm Van Brocklin was QB. And while everyone’s feeling great for the Eagles fans, trust me, in about 2 months they’ll be more insufferable than you can imagine.

5. EPPING PULLS OFF A GIANT D4 UPSET

One those old “Throw out the records” games when Newmarket and Epping face each other deals, and there’s a reason for that. Epping is always tough, but you have to figure Newmarket is a final four team. Didn’t matter to Hunter Bullock, who had 21, and his crew. Epping figures to be a nightmare for any team that draws the Blue Devils in the D4 Tourney

4. WINNACUNNET AND MEMORIAL LIVED UP TO THE HYPE

And as I said on Twitter, I’m not asking for a rematch, I’m demanding it. The Warriors looked like they were going to run the Crusaders out of the gym, but Michael Roumraj and his team wouldn’t back down. Haymaker for haymaker they went back and forth into a 2nd overtime, until Winnacunnet emerged as the victor – this time. Zach Waterhouse scored 33 and if D1 teams didn’t know they need to guard him from the second he gets out of his car, they know now.

3. HERE’S SOME FREE ADVICE TO COMPANIES MAKING COMMERCIALS- DON’T USE MLK SPEECHES AS A VOICE OVER

Are you kidding me, Dodge Ram? Listen, I’m not exactly the first person people go to when it comes to judging good taste, but I know BAD taste when I see it, and this was in pretty poor taste. There’s plenty of inspirational speeches from action movies, how about sticking to those next time?

2. SPEAKING OF GAMES I WANT REMATCHES OF…

… NOW COMES BEFORE THE COURT, Berlin v Somersworth. Need a Round 3. NEED it.  Friday night was an old fashioned knock down, drag out, small town basketball game, where the refs tucked away the whistles in the 2nd half and said “Have at it, boys”. The two squads were all too happy to oblige. Berlin took round two, and with both teams winning on the opposite floor, it would seem only fitting to have the rubber match at a neutral site.

1. I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PATRIOTS LOSING TO NICK FREAKIN FOLES OF ALL PEOPLE

-- Did Malcolm Butler doing anything less than pull a Eugene Robinson (look it up kids)? Unless he was bailed out of a jail cell at 2 am, it’s hard to see why you wouldn’t play him.

-- YES, the GOAT threw for 505 yards… but I feel like if the Pats weren’t busy calling triple reverse flea-flicker WR option passes to the 40 year old QB, it could’ve been even more. Wasn’t it weird how the Pats marched down the field and scored in about 4 seconds when they said “Screw this, we’re throwing to Gronk”?

-- Do you think the Lions started looking around to see if Matt Patricia had actually signed any paperwork when they saw NICK FOLES driving up and down the field like he was 1989 Joe Montana or something?

-- Is this it? There sure seemed to be an air of “Wait, this might actually be it” after the game, but that could’ve been my over-reaction talking

-- Can you blame Gronk if he retired? Troy Brown listed the numerous injuries and surgeries Gronk has had to deal with in his career, and it wasn’t a short list. And the man is just 28. I’d be bummed out if he did hang em up, but I’d get it.

-- Seriously, NICK FOLES?!?!?

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: 5-5 in Super Bowls sounds 10x worse than 6-4 for some reason, Stress eating cupcakes didn’t work this year, 4 in a row for Spaulding now, Kearsarge could still snag the 1 seed

Justin McIsaac is the Founder of MOSN: The McIsaac On Sports Network. He's the radio color commentator for UNH Football. He also does pxp for St Anselm's, UNE, Harvard, and anyone else that will cut him a check. Follow him on twitter: @Justin_McIsaac