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| | Aaron Buerge canoodles with Helene Eksterowicz, the Lou Piniella of "The Bachelor" contestants. | What does now-ex-"Bachelor" Aaron's choice of Helene
over Brooke (predicted here) mean as a sports analogy?
It's drafting someone who can help you today, rather
than betting on potential to be fulfilled. It's
promoting the understated, longtime assistant, instead
of finding a high-profile, less-successful outsider to
coach your team. It's saying "no" to a lifetime in
"The Alabama Room," and "yes" to rooting for Rutgers. 'Bama's bowl-ineligible anyway....
Hey, both women are hotties, but here's to Aaron picking a little more substance to go with the style, and to picking the better match for himself, rather than being blinded by blondeness.
Now that everyone's faith in a typical guy's judgment
has been buoyed, we can all begin our eager
anticipation for January's "Bachelorette" spin-off, starring Trista, runner-up of "Bachelor I" and friend of Page 2. Prediction: She (and the show) will be the first nationwide sensation of '03. For what's hot and what's passé this week, check out the list below:
What's Hot, What's Not this week
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Category |
Hot |
Not |
Your "gut" about the weekend's big college
football game
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Michigan (duh!) |
Ohio State (get real) |
Credibility to criticize Hootie |
LPGA commish Ty Votaw |
NY Times editorial board |
Hypocrisy |
Celebrating "The Stanford Band" anniversary |
Chiding fans for rushing the field |
Spurrier's QB carousel |
Danny Wuerffel |
Shane Matthews |
Jinx |
Soup endorsement |
Magazine cover |
Heisman bandwagon |
Kliff Kingsbury |
Ken Dorsey |
Iverson |
Unstoppable on-court |
Feeling secure off-court |
Bulls trade rumor |
Jamal Crawford for Mike Dunleavy |
Jay Williams for Mike Dunleavy |
Big East bandwagon |
Pittsburgh |
Virginia Tech |
Exotic Expos home base |
Puerto Rico |
Boston |
Hubie Brown's impact |
Losses, but they're close! |
Wins, any wins |
Cowboys go-to guy |
Troy Hambrick |
Emmitt Smith |
Has Cubs' attention |
Jim Thome |
Dusty Baker |
Arturo Gatti's boxing nightmare |
Tyson comeback steals his PR |
Upcoming rematch with Micky Ward |
Business niche |
Replacement goalposts |
Out-of-season surfing gear |
Lucky guy |
Larry Walker |
Matt Williams |
Conventional wisdom on Shaq |
Returning this week? Yeah, right |
Back in the lineup soon! |
Not just college-hoops hype |
North Carolina's freshmen |
Xavier's lofty ranking |
If Marc Bulger wasn't injured ... |
Mike Martz is an idiot |
Commend Mike Martz for his loyalty |
NBA surprise |
Really big men (Bradley, Yao) |
New Orleans already bored |
U.S. Olympic hoops hopeful |
Stackhouse (who really wants to play) |
Shaq (who really doesn't) |
Weekend flick |
"Die
Another Day" |
"Friday After Next." Ruining a great legacy.
(The classic, first "Friday.")
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Dan Shanoff is a columnist for Page 2. His "What's Hot, What's Not" trend-spotting list appears Thursdays. Got inside scoop on an up-and-coming trend? Want to declare something passé? Send this glimpse of your hipness to hotnotlist@yahoo.com.
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