Captain America Suit Revealed

Bummer that there are no Red Skull shots, but so far it looks far less cheesy than I thought a real-life adaptation could be. Also - it takes place during WW2.

Fuck yes.

Click the dude with the shield for more:

Culling the Field

 * I have to commend fantasy football - it's existence has fully expedited my grieving processes for the both the Cowboys and Horns' seasons. Though their epic fail has precluded me from getting up steam to do a weekly column on them, it now frees up space for life's other frustrations. Hell, has there ever been a more poetic sense of finality to a season than a broken collorbone and Romo trying not to choke on his mouth guard?

* A fantasy win streak does help things focus on what is important: that there is damn fine football still left to be played - even if it isn't in the state of Texas. In the NCAA Oregon looks like offensive monsters and are highly fun to watch, but lighting up the scoreboard does hide the mercurial nature of the Ducks' defense. All it takes is one off week for the offense to truly expose a D that has been doing just enough to get the job done vs. other ranked opponents. Auburn's schedule is just too tough for them to run the table, especially with the Iron Bowl looming. I am counting on them falling out of the top two spots so I can see an Oregon/Boise national championship; I guess I am just a sucker for efficient and well-coached offenses.

* The much-ballyhood NBA season got off to a meh start as the Heat look far from ready to take the mantle away from the Lakers as the marquee NBA team. The Heat were decimated by injuries in the preseason, which has created a lack of cohesion that is pretty glaring; right now it just looks like they don't have a clue as most possessions devolve into 1v5. Their saving grace early in the season is going to have to be LeBron and D-Wade going nuts off of defensive blocks and turnovers.

* I am glad I generally only watch the World Series. I can't imagine taking 180 games of announcers drolling on about percentages, pitch counts, and the amount of big league chew the players go through. Once they start promoting mound rushing that percentages of "bats to the face," I'll consider tuning in.

Batman 3 title revealed!

HeroComplex has the full interview, which includes details:

It will be called: The Dark Knight Rises 

* The Dark Knight refers to Harvey Dent as much as Batman

* The Riddler is not the villain

* It will not be shot in 3D - but Nolan will make use of his signature IMAX style.

* A casting call has gone out for the female lead, since you know...the last one was 'asploded.

Offensive Defense: (Rebuilding Year...)

Ugh, I'm a bandwagon baseball fan.

Of course, it was the perfect storm for the game to even get noticed in this region: every one of Texas' football teams have inspired whole cities into an early bereavement period that title hopes are lost. What the Rangers represent is a way to cope with that notion that Texas football is on the slide for the year.

In another perplexing twist this season, UT dropped back-to-back homes game in the Mac Brown era. The Back-to-back is not what's most perplexing, as the last home game was almost a month ago, it's the seeming regression of the offense after a stellar game plan and win against a tough and top-ranked Nebraska team the week before. In what almost mirrored the UCLA loss, the Texas offense lazily turned the ball over, forcing a vaunted (and maybe over hyped) UT defense to stay on the field for long stretches. It's all well and good when you stuff the running game, but giving the other team's offense that many free possessions wears even on the most talented unit.

The offensive line seemed to melt around Gilbert as the game progressed until he was getting harassed or hit every play. The new pro-scheme hasn't been an easy transition for the O-line or the quarterback, and their lack of running game success is forcing a young Gilbert (who had run the spread) into a pass-first "Romo-style" volley-spree. Did I mention that they have no consistent receivers? It was nice to see John Childs have a mini Roy Williams enlightenment on how to run routes.

I'll put down my thoughts on the Cowboys down once tonight's MNF against the Giants is concluded. If they win - I'm not going to step back from the ledge or anything. If Dallas is going to be successful, it needs to prove it can do some with a semblance of consistency.

Fantasy note: Goodbye Donald Driver - hello Kenny Britt.