Jonathan Knight joins me to talk about the show LOST. We break down all five seasons that have already taken place to get you ready for the series’ final season, which begins on ABC Tuesday, Feb. 2.

What do the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23 and 42 mean?

How do you keep everything straight? It’s tough, and we don’t even get to break down everything during our hour-long quest to figure it out.

Send any comments or suggestions about the podcast by clicking on the “Comments” section under the headline.

NFL Picks

Fulch has officially won the picks contest for 2009!

He picked both Indy and New Orleans in the conference championship games and has eliminated both Miles and Big Game from contention.

We’ll be setting up a meal on myself for the accomplishment and hopefully we’ll have as good a turnout next season.

Thanks for participating!

It’s been a great ride this year. I’m currently on the PUP list (Physically Unable to Perform) while recovering from shoulder surgery, so there isn’t much info on here this week.

Another good week from Fulch, as he stays ahead in the race for a free lunch:

Fulch 3
Big Game 3
Miles 2

tgm 4
The CPA 3
The Trashman 3
Seth 2
Grandpa 2
JMB 2
Adman 1

Overall Playoff Standings

Fulch 6
Big Game 4
Miles 3

tgm 7
The CPA 5
JMB 4
Seth 3
Adman 3
The Trashman 3
Grandpa 3
Jeremiah 3
Crazed Wolverine 2
Nora Peanut 2
Mary the Nurse 1
GatorBuckeye1
Jack Ten 0

League Championship Round

NY Jets (9-7) at Indianapolis (14-2)
Minnesota (12-4) at New Orleans (13-3)

Get those picks in before the games start and root for your favorite of the three who are left — Miles, Fulch and Big Game.

All joking aside, McGwire’s interview with Bob Costas was pretty touching. He was pretty convincing in his emotions and maintains he would’ve been able to hit the home runs without steroids.

That could be true, but the problem is this; he admits to doing the steroids to help his failing health. That’s fine, but if he didn’t do that, would he have gotten back to a place health-wise where he could’ve done it?

How many people, Barry Larkin included, didn’t do those things to help in recovery from injuries and could’ve gone on to do more in the game?

NFL Picks

The Wild Card weekend is over and so is this fan’s season as far as his favorite team goes.

The Bengals faded at the end, but it was still a memorable season following a 4-11-1 campaign. Here’s hoping they can reload and do better next year!

The following are the standings after the first round, with the three guys who tied in the regular season listed first. They’ll keep battling it out through the Super Bowl.

Fulch 3
Miles 1
Big Game 1

Jeremiah 3
tgm 3
The CPA 2
Crazed Wolverine 2
Nora Peanut 2
Adman 2
JMB 2
Seth 1
Grandpa 1
Mary the Nurse 1
GatorBuckeye 1
Jack Ten 0
The Trashman 0

NFL Division Round

Saturday
Arizona (10-6) at New Orleans (13-3)
Baltimore (9-7) at Indianapolis (14-2)

Sunday
Dallas (11-5) at Minnesota (12-4)
NY Jets (9-7) at San Diego (13-3)

Get those picks in before the games start and root for your favorite of the three who are left — Miles, Fulch and Big Game.

We talk about the game, and preview next season, because, you know, it’s never too early to preview next season — yes, we both realize it’s nine months away!

First off, congrats to the Buckeyes for getting the monkey off their back! Rose Bowl champs, and in the immortal words of all those who came before, “They can’t take it away from” them…because really, who would try, except the NCAA?

NFL Picks

We had quite a bit of activity in the final week of the regular season and the improbable result is a three-way tie for the overall championship.

Big Game made a furious charge with a 14-2 week — he won the week and the extra point by nailing the overall score exactly at 37, while Adman and JMB also had 14 and picked 35, so close!

Big Game’s run puts him in a flat-footed tie — I guess that’s even more of a tie than just a “tie” — with Miles and Fulch for the overall pick-em championship.

Because the CPA didn’t budget enough funds for a three-person free lunch, the trio will fight to the death in a playoffs pick-em. I invite all participants to take part, but only these three can win the overall title — we’ll pick every game in the postseason and they’ll pick an overall score for the Super Bowl. I’ll even make sure they’re different numbers and we’ll see who comes out on top!

I’m secretly rooting for Fulch because I haven’t seen him since college, but that won’t change the fact that, to the best of my ability, I’ll add up the scores correctly.

Week Seventeen Results

Big Game 14 (plus 1) = 15
JMB 14
Adman 14
The Trashman 13
Brian T. 13
MIKO 13
GatorBuckeye 13
The CPA 12
Crazed Wolverine 11
Nora Peanut 11
Fulch 10
Chjm70 10
Jack Ten 10
tgm 10
Jeremiah 10
Miles 9
Will Will 9
Brian I. 9
Seth 8
tgd 8
Grandpa 8
Mary the Nurse 7

Overall Standings

1. Miles 177
1. Fulch 177
1. Big Game 177*
4. The Trashman 176*
5. Will Will 175***
5. Brian T. 175*
7. Chjm70 174
7. Adman 174*
9. Crazed Wolverine 173**
10. MIKO 172
10. JMB 172
12. Seth 171
12. The CPA 171
12. GatorBuckeye 171
15. Brian I. 167*
16. Grandpa 165*
16. Jack Ten 165
18. tgm 160***
19. Jeff 159*
20. Another CPA 149
20. Mary the Nurse 149
22. Nora Peanut 147
23. Patrick F. 146
24. Jeremiah 143
25. tgd 142
26. Kara 131*
27. Jena 125
28. Jessica 114
29. Teddy 100
30. cliffwilt 73
31. Richard S. 65
32. B-Mac 61*
33. buckeye in pa 35
34. JeffMcC 20
34. Strikes 20
36. the oh, funk 14

Wild Card Playoffs Round

SATURDAY

NY Jets (9-7) at Cincinnati (10-6)
Philadelphia (11-5) at Dallas (11-5)

SUNDAY

Baltimore (9-7) at New England (10-6)
Green Bay (11-5) at Arizona (10-6)

Get those picks in before the games start and root for your favorite of the three who are left — Miles, Fulch and Big Game.

He showed his inability to play in cold weather, his ability to get hot when he absolutely needs to and his “take my ball and go home” childishness upon being sacked on back-to-back plays in overtime — no Brett, it’s not very mature of you to spike the ball into your O-lineman’s groin after he just caused you to get driven into the frozen ground.

Anyway, we had a big tie with 11 total wins in a pretty up and down week overall for picks. Crazed Wolverine picked a total score of 42, coming closest to the real overall score of 66, and became yet another multiple-week winner and keeps the possibility of sweeping his fellow Gagnons alive.

Go Chris!

Miles holds a lead as we head into the final week. Lunch is on the line, folks.

Oh, and WHO DEY!!!

Week Sixteen Results

Crazed Wolverine 11 (plus 1) = 12
The Trashman 11
MIKO 11
Jack Ten 11
Nora Peanut 11
Miles 10
Fulch 10
Will Will 10
Brian T. 10
Big Game 10
Adman 10
Jeff 10
The CPA 10
GatorBuckeye 10
JMB 10
Grandpa 10
Patrick F. 10
Jeremiah 10
Chjm70 9
Seth 9
tgd 9
Brian I. 8
tgm 8
Mary the Nurse 8
Jessica 7

Overall Standings

1. Miles 168
2. Fulch 167
3. Will Will 166
4. Chjm70 164
5. Seth 163
5. The Trashman 163
7. Brian T. 162
7. Big Game 162
7. Crazed Wolverine 162
10. Adman 160
11. Jeff 159
11. The CPA 159
11. MIKO 159
14. Brian I. 158
14. GatorBuckeye 158
14. JMB 158
17. Grandpa 157
18. Jack Ten 155
19. tgm 150
20. Another CPA 149
21. Patrick F. 146
22. Mary the Nurse 142
23. Nora Peanut 136
24. tgd 134
25. Jeremiah 133
26. Kara 131
27. Jena 125
28. Jessica 114
29. Teddy 100
30. cliffwilt 73
31. Richard S. 65
32. B-Mac 61
33. buckeye in pa 35
34. JeffMcC 20
34. Strikes 20
36. the oh, funk 14

NFL Week Seventeen

Indianapolis (14-1) at Buffalo (5-10)
Jacksonville (7-8) at Cleveland (4-11)
Chicago (6-9) at Detroit (2-13)
San Francisco (7-8) at St. Louis (1-14)
Pittsburgh (8-7) at Miami (7-8)
NY Giants (8-7) at Minnesota (11-4)
Atlanta (8-7) at Tampa Bay (3-12)
New Orleans (13-2) at Carolina (7-8)
New England (10-5) at Houston (8-7)
Philadelphia (11-4) at Dallas (10-5)
Kansas City (3-12) at Denver (8-7)
Baltimore (8-7) at Oakland (5-10)
Green Bay (10-5) at Arizona (10-5)
Washington (4-11) at San Diego (12-3)
Tennessee (7-8) at Seattle (5-10)
Cincinnati (10-5) at NY Jets (8-7) Pts. ______ SUNDAY NIGHT (Last Game)

Make your picks by using the “Comments” section under the headline.

We’re back after a hiatus that included a trip to The Bahamas, where I was eaten by bugs and had to go on steroids, but that’s a topic for another show…

Anyway, longtime friend Andy Loth joins the program. Andy and I called the 2000 Ohio State-Purdue game together at Purdue. That’s the one that included a great drive at the end of the game for what looked like an Ohio State win, only to be disrupted when some guy named Drew Brees threw a 65-yard TD pass to Seth Morales.

But today we’re talking Rose Bowl, and what OSU needs to do to get the job done. I’m on the record, in print, as saying Ohio State will win 27-24, but after talking to Andy I’m convinced the Ducks will fail to score over 20 points. Mark it down!

NFL Picks

We had another win from Will Will, not to mention that Teddy, who grew sick of losing to Nora Peanut every week, finally found a strategy he liked — Teddy picked the team whose city came first in the alphabet this week, with the exception of Cincinnati-San Diego, because he refuses to pick the Bengals.

Will Will 12 (plus 1) = 13
Teddy 11
Crazed Wolverine 11
Jena 11
Another CPA 11
Miles 10
Fulch 10
Seth 10
Big Game 10
The CPA 10
MIKO 10
Patrick F. 10
Chjm70 9
Adman 9
Jeff 9
JMB 9
Jeremiah 9
Brian T. 8
The Trashman 8
Brian I. 8
GatorBuckeye 8
Jack Ten 8
tgm 8
Mary the Nurse 8
tgd 8
Grandpa 7
Nora Peanut 7

Overall Standings

1. Miles 158
2. Fulch 157
3. Will Will 156***
4. Chjm70 155
5. Seth 154
6. Brian T. 152*
6. The Trashman 152*
6. Big Game 152
9. Brian I. 150*
9. Adman 150*
9. Crazed Wolverine 150*
12. Jeff 149*
12. The CPA 149
12. Another CPA 149
15. GatorBuckeye 148
15. JMB 148
15. MIKO 148
18. Grandpa 147*
19. Jack Ten 144
20. tgm 142***
21. Patrick F. 136
22. Mary the Nurse 134
23. Kara 131*
24. Nora Peanut 125
24. tgd 125
24. Jena 125
27. Jeremiah 123
28. Jessica 107
29. Teddy 100
30. cliffwilt 73
31. Richard S. 65
32. B-Mac 61*
33. buckeye in pa 35
34. JeffMcC 20
34. Strikes 20
36. the oh funk 14

NFL Week Sixteen

San Diego (11-3) at Tennessee (7-7) FRIDAY
Buffalo (5-9) at Atlanta (7-7)
Kansas City (3-11) at Cincinnati (9-5)
Oakland (5-9) at Cleveland (3-11)
Seattle (5-9) at Green Bay (9-5)
Houston (7-7) at Miami (7-7)
Jacksonville (7-7) at New England (9-5)
Tampa Bay (2-12) at New Orleans (13-1)
Carolina (6-8) at NY Giants (8-6)
Baltimore (8-6) at Pittsburgh (7-7)
St. Louis (1-13) at Arizona (9-5)
Detroit (2-12) at San Francisco (6-8)
NY Jets (7-7) at Indianapolis (14-0)
Denver (8-6) at Philadelphia (10-4)
Dallas (9-5) at Washington (4-10)
Minnesota (11-3) at Chicago (5-9) Pts. ____

Make your picks by using the “Comments” section under the headline.

Anyway, on with the picks:

Kara got the job done this week, picking 13 out of 16 games correctly. Grandpa was her only competition, nailing down 12 wins.

Don’t forget, there is a Thursday night game again this week.

Week Thirteen Results

Kara 13 (plus one) = 14
Grandpa 12
Seth 11
Miles 11
Chjm70 11
Big Game 11
Crazed Wolverine 11
The CPA 11
Jack Ten 11
tgm 11
Mary the Nurse 11
Fulch 10
Brian T. 10
Will Will 10
Brian I. 10
The Trashman 10
GatorBuckeye 10
Patrick F. 10
MIKO 10
JMB 10
Jena 10
Jeremiah 10
Adman 9
Another CPA 9
tgd 9
Nora Peanut 9
Jeff 8
Teddy 8
Jessica 2 (she only picked three games)

Overall Standings

1. Miles 136
2. Fulch 135
3. Brian T. 133*
3. Chjm70 133
5. Seth 132
5. Will Will 132**
5. Big Game 132
8. Brian I. 131*
9. Adman 130*
9. The Trashman 130
9. GatorBuckeye 130
9. Grandpa 130*
9. Kara 130*
14. Crazed Wolverine 129*
14. The CPA 129
16. Jeff 128*
17. Another CPA 127
18. Patrick F. 126
18. MIKO 126
18. JMB 126
21. Jack Ten 125
21. tgm 125***
23. Mary the Nurse 117
24. Jena 114
25. Nora Peanut 111
26. tgd 110
27. Jessica 107
28. Jeremiah 104
29. Teddy 83
30. cliffwilt 73
31. Richard S. 65
32. B-Mac 61*
33. buckeye in pa 35
34. Jeff McC 20
34. Strikes 20
36. the oh, funk 14

NFL Week Fourteen

Pittsburgh (6-6) at Cleveland (1-11) THURSDAY
New Orleans (12-0) at Atlanta (6-6)
Green Bay (8-4) at Chicago (5-7)
Denver (8-4) at Indianapolis (12-0)
Buffalo (4-8) at Kansas City (3-9)
Cincinnati (9-3) at Minnesota (10-2)
Carolina (5-7) New England (7-5)
NY Jets (6-6) at Tampa Bay (1-11)
Miami (6-6) at Jacksonville (7-5)
Detroit (2-10) at Baltimore (6-6)
Seattle (5-7) at Houston (5-7)
St. Louis (1-11) at Tennessee (5-7)
Washington (3-9) at Oakland (4-8)
San Diego (9-3) at Dallas (8-4)
Philadelphia (8-4) at NY Giants (7-5)
Arizona (8-4) at San Francisco (5-7) Pts.____

Make your picks by using the “Comments” section under the headline.

Brian T. nearly pitched a perfect game as he nabbed 15 wins out of 16 games, missing only the Carolina/NY Jets contest — I’m sure he has something to say to Jake Delhomme after throwing four interceptions.

Well done, Brian T. well done.

***ALERT*** THERE IS A THURSDAY GAME AGAIN THIS WEEK. PLEASE GET AT LEAST THAT GAME’S PICK IN BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE. IF YOU DON’T GET IT IN, PLEASE MAKE PICKS FOR THE OTHER GAMES ANYWAY!

Week Twelve Results

Brian T. 15 (plus 1) = 16
Big Game 14
Fulch 14
Seth 13
The CPA 13
Jeff 13
GatorBuckeye 13
Jack Ten 13
Miles 12
The Trashman 12
Patrick F. 12
MIKO 12
JMB 12
Kara 12
Jessica 12
cliffwilt 12
Chjm70 11
Adman 11
Another CPA 11
Grandpa 11
Jena 11
Jeremiah 11
Will Will 10
Brian I. 10
Crazed Wolverine 10
tgm 10
Mary the Nurse 10
tgd 10
Nora Peanut 9

Overall Standings

1. Miles 125
1. Fulch 125
3. Brian T. 123
4. Will Will 122
4. Chjm70 122
6. Seth 121
6. Brian I. 121
6. Adman 121
6. Big Game 121
10. The Trashman 120
10. Jeff 120
10. GatorBuckeye 120
13. Crazed Wolverine 118
13. The CPA 118
13. Another CPA 118
13. Grandpa 118
17. Patrick F. 116
17. MIKO 116
17. JMB 116
17. Kara 116
21. tgm 114
21. Jack Ten 114
23. Mary the Nurse 106
24. Jessica 105
25. Jena 104
26. Nora Peanut 102
27. tgd 101
28. Jeremiah 94
29. Teddy 75
30. cliffwilt 73
31. Richard S. 65
32. B-Mac 61
33. buckeye in pa 35
34. JeffMcC 20
35. Strikes 20
36. the oh, funk 14

NFL Week Thirteen

NY Jets (5-6) at Buffalo (4-7) THURSDAY
Philadelphia (7-4) at Atlanta (6-5)
St. Louis (1-10) at Chicago (4-7)
Detroit (2-9) at Cincinnati (8-3)
Tennessee (5-6) at Indianapolis (11-0)
Denver (7-4) at Kansas City (3-8)
New England (7-4) at Miami (5-6)
Oakland (3-8) at Pittsburgh (6-5)
New Orleans (11-0) at Washington (3-8)
Tampa Bay (1-10) at Carolina (4-7)
Houston (5-6) at Jacksonville (6-5)
San Diego (8-3) at Cleveland (1-10)
Dallas (8-3) at NY Giants (6-5)
San Francisco (5-6) at Seattle (4-7)
Minnesota (10-1) at Arizona (7-4)
Baltimore (6-5) at Green Bay (7-4) Pts. ____

Make your picks by using the “Comments” section under the headline.

Will Will becomes only the second back-to-back winner this year — tgm won Weeks 4 and 5 — with 13 wins. GatorBuckeye and The Trashman also had 13, but Will Will was just one off the final score of 20-17.

***ALERT*** THERE ARE THREE THURSDAY GAMES THIS WEEK. PLEASE GET AT LEAST THAT GAME’S PICK IN BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE. IF YOU DON’T GET IT IN, PLEASE MAKE PICKS FOR THE OTHER GAMES ANYWAY!

Week Eleven Results

Will Will 13 (plus 1) = 14
GatorBuckeye 13
The Trashman 13
Nora Peanut 12
Chjm70 12
Miles 12
Another CPA 12
Jena 12
Fulch 12
Adman 12
Crazed Wolverine 12
MIKO 12
Grandpa 12
JMB 12
Kara 12
Jeremiah 12
Seth 11
The CPA 11
Patrick F. 11
Jeff 11
Big Game 11
Jack Ten 11
Brian T. 10
tgd 10
tgm 10
buckeye in pa 10
Brian I. 9
Mary the Nurse 9
Jessica 9

Overall Standings

1. Miles 113
2. Will Will 112**
3. Brian I. 111*
3. Chjm70 111
3. Fulch 111
6. Adman 110*
7. Seth 108
7. Crazed Wolverine 108*
7. The Trashman 108
10. Another CPA 107
10. Jeff 107*
10. Big Game 107
10. GatorBuckeye 107
10. Grandpa 107*
10. Brian T. 107
16. The CPA 105
17. Patrick F. 104
17. tgm 104***
17. MIKO 104
17. JMB 104
17. Kara 104
22. Jack Ten 101
23. Mary the Nurse 96
24. Jena 93
24. Nora Peanut 93
24. Jessica 93
27. tgd 91
28. Jeremiah 83
29. Teddy 75
30. Richard S. 65
31. B-Mac 61*
31. cliffwilt 61
33. buckeye in pa 35
34. JeffMcC 20
34. Strikes 20
36. the oh, funk 14

NFL Week Twelve

Green Bay (6-4) at Detroit (2-8)
Oakland (3-7) at Dallas (7-3)
NY Giants (6-4) at Denver (6-4)
Tampa Bay (1-9) at Atlanta (5-5)
Miami (5-5) at Buffalo (3-7)
Cleveland (1-9) at Cincinnati (7-3)
Seattle (3-7) at St. Louis (1-9)
Carolina (4-6) at NY Jets (4-6)
Washington (3-7) at Philadelphia (6-4)
Indianapolis (10-0) at Houston (5-5)
Kansas City (3-7) at San Diego (7-3)
Jacksonville (6-4) at San Francisco (4-6)
Arizona (7-3) at Tennessee (4-6)
Chicago (4-6) at Minnesota (9-1)
Pittsburgh (6-4) at Baltimore (5-5)
New England (7-3) at New Orleans (10-0) Pts. _____

Make your picks by using the “Comments” section under the headline.

We go down memory lane and discuss our most memorable games, good and bad, and we delve into the future and what could come of the rivalry, first with Terrelle Pryor, should he win on the road this year, and then Brian and I look at Michigan’s situation going forward with Rich Rodriguez and/or another coach.

NFL Picks

The picks were up and down like a yo-yo this week, and now it’s because of my lack of counting skills.

Following an audit of me by Another CPA, it was discovered that I miscounted Will Will’s total, which set up a three-way tie between Will Will, GatorBuckeye and Grandpa, or so I thought.

Even the auditors couldn’t save me from myself, as I failed to cross out one of GatorBuckeye’s losses — I kept telling all of you about the Thursday night game and twice didn’t count a missed pick.

Therefore, GatorBuckeye has just 10 wins, and Will Will and Grandpa each have 11. Will Will was closer to the overall score of 16, so he indeed wins the week.

I am so ashamed about my miscalculations that a full week banishment to the Man Cave may be necessary, if only I didn’t have to go to work…

***ALERT*** THERE IS A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME THIS WEEK. PLEASE GET AT LEAST THAT GAME’S PICK IN BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE. IF YOU DON’T GET IT IN, PLEASE MAKE PICKS FOR THE OTHER GAMES ANYWAY!

Week Ten Results

Will Will 11 (plus 1) = 12
Grandpa 11
GatorBuckeye 10
Nora Peanut 10
Jack Ten 10
Patrick F. 10
Fulch 10
Brian T. 10
Another CPA 10
Crazed Wolverine 10
Seth 9
Chjm70 9
The CPA 9
Jeff 9
Big Game 9
Kara 9
buckeye in pa 9
Miles 9
tgm 8
Adman 8
Mary the Nurse 8
The Trashman 8
Teddy 8
Brian I. 7
Jena 7
JMB 7
Jessica 7
Jeremiah 7
MIKO 7
tgd 6

Overall Standings

1. Brian I. 102*
2. Miles 101
3. Chjm70 99
3. Fulch 99
5. Adman 98*
5. Will Will 98*
7. Seth 97
7. Brian T. 97
9. Jeff 96*
9. Big Game 96
9. Crazed Wolverine 96*
12. Grandpa 95*
12. The Trashman 95
12. Another CPA 95
15. GatorBuckeye 94
15. The CPA 94
15. tgm 94***
18. Patrick F. 93
19. Kara 92
19. JMB 92
19. MIKO 92
22. Jack Ten 90
23. Mary the Nurse 87
24. Jessica 84
25. Jena 81
25. tgd 81
25. Nora Peanut 81
28. Teddy 75
29. Jeremiah 71
30. Richard S. 65
31. cliffwilt 61
31. B-Mac 61*
33. buckeye in pa 25
34. Strikes 20
34. Jeff McC 20
36. the oh, funk 14

NFL Week Eleven

Miami (4-5) at Carolina (4-5) THURSDAY
Washington (3-6) at Dallas (6-3)
Cleveland (1-8) at Detroit (1-8)
San Francisco (4-5) at Green Bay (5-4)
Pittsburgh (6-3) at Kansas City (2-7)
Seattle (3-6) at Minnesota (8-1)
Atlanta (5-4) at NY Giants (5-4)
New Orleans (9-0) at Tampa Bay (1-8)
Buffalo (3-6) at Jacksonville (5-4)
Indianapolis (9-0) at Baltimore (5-4)
Arizona (6-3) at St. Louis (1-8)
San Diego (6-3) at Denver (6-3)
Cincinnati (7-2) at Oakland (2-7)
NY Jets (4-5) at New England (6-3)
Philadelphia (5-4) at Chicago (4-5)
Tennessee (3-6) at Houston (5-4) Pts. _____

Make your picks by using the “Comments” section under the headline.