Episode 17.8
February 25

Jason: We are going to hear from PETA. Eventually.
Chico: Heh...
Gordon: You think the fake ads will get their goat?
Jason: Oh my. That was BAAAAAAAAAD
Chico: Remember, kids, this is all in good fun. Not only is this bad to watch and illegal, but bestiality... from what I understand... just looks painful.
Gordon: I don't with to be goating you on
Jason: yeah
Chico: Ugh. Okay, welcome back. I'm wearing my Carolina jersey...#2 in the country, buddy...
Jason: I am wearing my GWU Jersey
Chico: Gordon's wearing his CoNJ jersey...
Gordon: Not if you've seen their record as of late...(wraps up jersey, stuffs it in the drawer. Wears Duke t-shirt) Kentucky Fried Tar Heels, Baby!
Chico: Only you, Gordon...So you're probably wondering what's up with all the roundball references...
Gordon: Hey Chico - what's up with all the roundball references?
Chico: Well, we're down to the top 16 on Idol, and as is custom, we got... Marcharcharcharch... Madnessessessesssess.
Jason: (plays One Shining Moment)
Gordon: Yay! As usual, we seed all of the players, and we vote to see who advances. We haven't gotten it right yet, but we got close last year.
Jason: What happened last year?
Chico: We had Blake to win against Melinda. Blake didn't win... and he didn't face Melinda.
Gordon: But we got close
Jason: Where did we have Jordin?
Chico: Out in final four.
Gordon: We had her losing to Melinda
Jason: Coin Flip.
Chico: Yep.
Jason: So lets see if we can do it again
Gordon: We start with...R&B
Chico: What's this bracket look like?

#1. Syesha Mercado Vs. #4. Asia'h Epperton

Chico: This one's easy. Constantine... No, kidding. Syesha.
Jason: Syesha.
Gordon: Syesha in a sweep.

#2 Ramiele Malubay Vs. #3. Chikezie

Jason: Upset here...Chikezie
Chico: Agreed. Chikezie's truly one of a kind here.
Gordon: I think Ramiele gets further, but I'll defer to you guys. That brings us to...

#1 Syesha Mercado Vs. #3. Chikezie

Chico: I smell another sweep. Syesha
Gordon: You smell correctly. She's got the goods. Syesha.
Jason: Syesha is going very far in this competition.
Gordon: I agree. Syesha gets to the Final 4. Next one - Rock

#1 Michael Johns Vs. #4 Amanda Overmyer.

Jason: Michael
Chico: Aussie wins over Lily Munster.
Gordon: I think Amanda could surprise, but I'll give it to Michael
Jason: Amanda got very lucky

#2. David Cook Vs. #3 Carly Smithson

Chico: Another upset in the making. Carly.
Jason: You know what, I am going to say David. Carly is not going to as far as we think.
Chico: No, but David Cook's got some stiffer competition
Gordon: I agree. As much as the judges are pimping Carly, the fact remains
that she's Irish and we're a xenophobic nation. David in the upset, hence...

#1 Michael Johns Vs. #2 David Cook.

Jason: Michael Johns
Chico: Michael. David's sole arsenal is his guitar. Take it away, and what do you have?
Gordon: I'm going to go David Cook, for the same reason I said before. David has a nice voice, and he's got a great eye on arrangement. That could be enough to spark the upset.
Chico: I think David Cook'll be in the final 12 no doubt. But he won't get past Michael.
Gordon: Split decision, but Michael Johns advances. Ok. Country Time
Chico: Oh great.

#1. Brooke White Vs. #4 Kady Malloy

Chico: Brooke's more folk than country, and she can diversify. Kady can only do one thing... Megaman off of everyone else. Brooke.
Gordon: Brooke has the looks and the persona. She finally showed us she could sing, something that Kady hasn't shows us yet. Brooke.
Jason: Agreed. Brooke. Kady is done.

#2 Kristy Lee Cook Vs. #3 Luke Menard

Chico: Luke... same thing. He's more pop than country, so he can diversify. This coming from a person of similar musical rearing... so... Luke in an upset.
Jason: I am going to say Kristi but not by much...weak weak bracket here.
Chico: Bad news for both. Gordon's holding your fate in his hands.
Gordon: This is around as weak as it gets. Kristy will only move on because one of them does.

#1. Brooke White Vs. #2 Kristy Lee Cook

Chico: Brooke.
Jason: Brooke.
Chico: Kristy may make it close because she has... you know...boobies =p
Gordon: I'll go with Brooke. I'll also say that in the real American Idol, none of these people sniff the Final 4.
Chico: Nope
Gordon: And now...pop.

#1. David Archuleta Vs. #4. Danny Noriega

Chico: No contest. David in a runaway.
Gordon: Danny actually has pipes. He just needs to use them. He's overmatched here. David wins.
Chico: He's young. He's talented. He's got pipes... which means that in the real thing... David can't possibly win AI7.
Jason: David in a rout.

#2. David Hernandez Vs. #3 Jason Castro

Jason: And David Again. He has got some pipes.
Chico: Jason could be a dark horse.
Gordon: I'm going to say Castro in the upset. He's got a young fan base. We find out this week that David has a fan base in Arizona...taking his clothes off for men.
Chico: That's what I'm talking about, G. The fanbase. They made Jason Castro. Him and his guitar skills.
Gordon: I think Castro has a better fan base, hence the upset.
Chico: So we go into...

#1 David Archuleta Vs. #3 Jason Castro

Chico: David wins.
Jason: David wins. Big Time.
Gordon: The Castro express gets derailed here. So now we have our Final 4...

Michael Johns Vs. Syesha Mercado

Jason: Syesha is a big rout.
Chico: Syesha.
Gordon: Syesha takes it

David Archuleta Vs. Brooke White

Chico: David.
Gordon: David could be upset, but not by Brooke
Jason: David big time.
Chico: You've heard my piece already. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Gordon: That brings us to the finals...

Syesha Mercado Vs. David Archuleta

Chico: A possible precursor to the final.
Chico: This is going to be a hard call.
Jason: Here's my theory. I love David. He is the most talented person
that I have seen in a long time. But I think Syesha will pull the biggest upset
since the Super Bowl. Syesha in a close one. I want him to win.
Gordon: I don't see an upset here. David Archuleta will be American Idol's
first male pop winner.
Chico: I'm going to go with Syesha on this one, if only for my
beginning treatise. David is right now in the catbird seat as the favorite. The favorite has NEVER won AI. If he does... and it's a big IF... it'll be the first time. Unfortunately, history is not kind to David. Let's see... Tamyra came in fourth. Clay Aiken came in second...
Jason: Daughtry - 4th
Chico: Jennifer Hudson came in... somewhere in the middle...Chris Daughtry came in fourth.
Gordon: David is not the favorite
Chico: I honestly think he's the favorite.
Gordon: According to both betting pools, Michael Johns still is. Hence Michael Johns is the favorite.
Chico: These are the same betting pools that had Ace Young as the favorite.
Gordon: David is actually third, behind Michael Johns and Carly Smithson.
Chico: I don't buy the hype. But that's just me.
Jason: Not for either of them. We shall see what happens in 13 weeks.
Gordon: Yep, and I feel much more confident in pronouncing David the winner because you two dolts predicted Syesha.
Jason: I am not a dolt. I see what I see.
Chico: Hey, for the record, we've NEVER had the winner. So don't count your chickens yet. Okay. Syesha Mercado... don't let us down.
Gordon: Exactly. So when David wins it, I'll call you both dolts.
Jason: Bring it.
Chico: Okay, court is in session, but first, going to break, here's Gordon... with "One Shining Moment".
Gordon: It's one shiniiiin moooomeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnt.....

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