BoDerickus' BNOD

In honor of the Southern Heritage Classic, which, for those of you who do not know, is a very big event for Memphis that pits two of the best bands in the Mid-South in a heated battle . . . wait, I've just been handed a note, and . . . really? . . . oh ok, it seems that there is also a football game played. The Jackson State Tigers and the Tennessee State Tigers meet in the Liberty Bowl on Saturday. So, in honor of the game, BNOD will make its first ever prediction on a game. I am pitting the teams against each other for bad name supremacy and the winner, I predict, will also win the game.

Jackson State: The Tigers fell to Mississippi State last week, 45-7, but as you can see below, they are loaded with BNOD all-stars. It was an embarrassment of riches, so much that I had to just cut off at the best 7 names.

Talon Boudreaux – Talon, the son of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, is a talented player out of Idaho.

Armon Carter - a terror out of Jackson, MS, where he and his twin brother, Hamma, ruled the city.

Qua Cox – No wua, another guy name Qua.

Ryant Denton - Not Ryan, not Bryant, but a strange combination. For some reason, this is just funny in its simplicity. Bryant is a Gaelic name meaning noble, strong and virtuous. Ryant, on the other hand, means almost, but not quite, noble, strong and virtuous.

Bloi-Dei Dorzon – Is one of 9 children and joins brother Maliekee and sisters Seito, Mardawhera, and Baby Girl (I guess by the ninth kid, they just got lazy). This sounds like an action an attorney would do. As in: After I finished bloi dei with that witness, the jury was totally on our side.

Aristacus Forster - The JSU program actually says that his name means strong and wise. The actual meaning however has been lost to scholars, but they think it means something like: “this made-up name sounds strong and regal.”

Jewrad Smith – The father was ¼ Jewish and wanted to honor the “coolness” of his ancestry.

Tennessee State: The Tigers of TSU started off with a hard 24-7 loss to the mighty Alabama A&M. Will they be able to bounce back in BNOD strength to win this week?

Trabis Ward – The mother wanted Travis, but unfortunately had a bit of a speech impediment.

Jeremy Broadway - WR - This is a perfect name for a WR, I mean Jeremy is strong.

Ty'Ron Johnson – Honey, I like the name Tyrone, but it just doesn’t have the kick I’d like, how about we drop the e and add an apostrophe? Perfect.

Renaloski St. Fleur - A big LB out of Hollywood, FL. Coach says that the "Big Renaloski" is known to absolutely bowl over his opponents.

Donte'e Nicholls – The ‘e gives Donte that extra “oomph” he’s going to need to really succeed in life.

Enoch Hill – Forget Jewrad, Enoch’s parents went old school with his name, and by that I mean Old Testament.

Dumaka Atkins & Demardre Dean – Dumaka, Demardre, Hassenfeffer Incorporated . . . (sorry, I’m tired)

It was a hard fought battle, both teams bringing their A games (as well as their ‘e games). Head to head though, I have to go with JSU on this one. So, my prediction is JSU 30 – TSU 14. Remember, all BNOD predictions are for entertainment purposes only.

NOTE: TSU wins 14-7, guess the system wasn't foolproof.