J's Picks

Miami
Houston
Baltimore
Kwame's Killers
Minnesota
Dallas
Buffalo
Tampa Bay
Seattle
Pittsburgh
Kansas City
Indianapolis
NY Giants
Cincinnati

Ben Shartin's Losers

Miami
Atlanta
Baltimore
Chicago
Green Bay
Dallas
Jets
Tampa Bay
San Fran
Pitt
Chargers
Indy
Giants
Pats

Pop's Picks

Miami
Houston
Cleveland
Chicago
Green Bay
St. Louis
NY Jets
Tampa Bay
San Francisco
Arizona
Kansas City
Denver
NY Giants
New England

Lunch - Pops Is Looking for a Comeback

Select the loser of the following games. Your selection must consider the point spread. The favored team is in the first column. The underdog is in the second column. You must post your selections by 1:00 p.m. ET. The person who has the best record pays for lunch on Friday. If there is a tie for the best record, the tie will be broken by 2 out of 3 losses of Janken-Pon.

Date & Time Favorite Line Underdog

9/30 1:00 ET At Miami -4 Oakland
9/30 1:00 ET Houston -3 At Atlanta
9/30 1:00 ET Baltimore -4.5 At Cleveland
9/30 1:00 ET Chicago -3 At Kwame's Killers
9/30 1:00 ET Green Bay -2.5 At Minnesota
9/30 1:00 ET At Dallas -13.5 St. Louis
9/30 1:00 ET NY Jets -3.5 At Buffalo
9/30 4:05 ET At Carolina -3 Tampa Bay
9/30 4:05 ET Seattle -2 At San Francisco
9/30 4:15 ET Pittsburgh -6.5 At Arizona
9/30 4:15 ET At San Diego -12 Kansas City
9/30 4:15 ET At Indianapolis -10 Denver
9/30 8:15 ET Philadelphia -2.5 At NY Giants

Monday Night Football

10/1 8:30 ET New England -7.5 At Cincinnati

May the best man win. Good luck.

LULU Update

JJ was made aware of LULU by a couple of MILF's that came into the restaurant last night. When they bought their LULU gear, the store was packed and they waited close to 30 minutes just to pay. Their IPO was released earlier this year. At that time, 87% of their net revenue was derived from sales of their products in Canada. 11.7% came from the U.S.

There is a store in Boulder and Denver. We're going to need CJ to go on a field trip.

LULU makes high-end yoga apparel mostly geared towards women. Pops, don't worry, there is men's gear. Their clothes have features such as moisture wicking, odor control, and a seaweed compound that releases vitamins and minerals directly into the skin.

For the three months ended July 31, 2007:

• Net revenue increased 80% to $58.7 million compared to $32.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Net revenue from corporate-owned stores increased 98% to $53.1 million compared to $26.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006, with comparable store sales growth of 30%.
• Gross profit as a percentage of net revenue increased 430 basis points to approximately 53% of net revenue from 49% of net revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.
• Income from operations increased 202% to $9.8 million, or 17% of revenues, compared to $3.2 million, or 10% of revenues, in the second quarter of fiscal 2006.

LULU has 37 stores in Canada with 2 opening soon. In the U.S. there are 34 stores with 14 opening soon. One is actually coming soon in Jacksonville in the same complex where Mitchell's is opening. LULU believes there is room for growth of up to 300-350 stores in the U.S.

LULU provides a superior product that people love. This will be bought next week.

MOT Update

Steps are being made in the right direction. Focus is on their decline in market share in the cell phone industry. MOT's sale to Emerson for $350 million is only good news for MVIS. The ball is rolling a little faster.

JSDA Update

Check out these new flavors: 'Dirt' 'Sports Cream' 'Perspiration' 'Natural Field Turf' and 'Sweet Victory'. These are being sold as "collector" packs in the Northwest. These flavors obviously sound horrible. Pay me and I'll drink the garbage.