Football and American Idol: could there be a more perfect pairing? The answer is yes, because I don't know how big the overlapping section of the Football and American Idol diagram is. It could be all Scotty McCreery fans. Was anyone else out there just waiting for the football game to end? Or maybe most of the TVs went off right after the game ended, in which case, are you reading this because your curiosity got the better of you? I won't question it. Idol's ratings are down, and I'm just not sure if this is the right ploy to boost them.

And please observe Ryan play-acting in this promo picture above. What a jerk. So, this audition is in the USS Midway, which means it will be loud, difficult, and obnoxious. The most obnoxious thing about these auditions, though, will be all the Steven Tyler antics we will be subjected to. Let the Top Gun jokes begin! ... :(

"There'd better be so many good people," Jennifer Lopez threatens. She has already had it with this venue.

On day 2, Steven Tyler said, "I can't wait to hear 40 people sing the same Adele song for 6 #$%ing HOURS!" On with the auditions!

The Good

Single mom, Ashley Robles, sings J. Lo's "On the Floor" to her 2-year old daughter. Does she really, though? No matter, she sang "I Will Always Love You" and avoided the cheesiness that the song usually conjures. The judges agreed she was "so natural" and put her straight through to Hollywood.

Jayrah Gibson wrote a song for J. Lo called "shake your money maker." It was right out of the Danity Kane/Kandi Burrus catalogue. His hokey set-up led me to believe he would be a terrible singer as well as an idiot, but he was actually good! He seems almost too enthusiastic and bumbling to make it for long, but good for him.

Aubree Diekmeyer, though foolish-sounding after continually saying she wants to be "America's Next Top Model," was adorable. Do you like how she said "Feeling Good" was by Michael Buble? She's forgiven, because he has a great voice and she is so cute! Randy wasn't sure about technique, but she was all kinds of in. America's Next Top Model, here comes Aubree!

Kyle Crews, the ladies' man and frat guy, may have a good voice, but he sang "Angel of Mine." Yech, normally I would like this type but I am just not feeling curly-headed party boy here. Steven called him "the best male voice we've heard yet." See a lot of you later, Kyle, after you've worked on your "star vibe."

The Bad

The first thing to go under this category is the judges' attitudes, amiright?? Seriously, though, three cities in and they're more tired of it than the show's ever-diminishing pool of viewers. This stunt-venue didn't really help, either.

Joanne Childers, who was interrupted by a terrible "haha we're in an aircraft carrier!" montage. Ho ho, Steven Tyler can be censored by all the honking! Oh lookit, he's in a plane! What a wacky dude, what a wacky place to have singing auditions! Fart joke! And SCENE.

The WTF

Oh, this "patriotic" girl, Jennifer Diley, with the terrible denim booty shorts. Ryan had to be a total perv and make her walk up the stairs two or three times. She was predictably terrible, and J. Lo was just not in the mood. At least Randy got a good joke in: "she should have worn a red bikini."

Ali Shields got to meet Ellen, and as a result, kissed Usher, Mike Posner, and then Ryan the Creep made her kiss a bunch of crew members. She is cute as a button, bless her heart, but she chose to rap and it was just a laugh, not an audition. She was so cute and funny, but the voice wasn't so good. She's going to Hollywood, just for the hell of it.

Jim Carrey's daughter (I didn't know he had a daughter! But now I do), Jane Carrey, seemed like a nice person. A nice person with a famous dad. "Do you remember me? I was a flygirl!!" Jennifer says, acting like a real Randy in a grab for the spotlight. She was good enough for Hollywood, but she also needs to work on her "star vibe," not just her "star father." Randy told her to tell her father to "holla at the dawg." He most certainly will NOT holla at the dawg. He wasn't even happy to talk to Ryan.

Wolf. He's a mechanic with a beard, yeah, yeah, but did you know his father died? And that he learned to play the guitar because his dad gave him one? God Ryan is such a creep in this episode, telling "Wolf" that he's glad that he decided not to kiss him but is happy to hear all the girls wanted him to. He was fine, but I think the gimmick of being a big, hairy guy who sings and calls a guitar a git-fiddle will get him even further than his voice.

So, what did you think of San Diego? Anyone you just loved? Or are you even more over it than the judges already? At least they're focusing more on the good auditions this year, right?

(images courtesy of FOX)