The Grand Ole Opry theme proved a mild success in a lot of ways.  It gave us a good feel for how creative the Top 11 on American Idol can be with their song choices and arrangements.  It allowed a couple of singers to really emerge and show us that they're better than what we've seen previously.  And, perhaps most importantly, it made clear the distinction between the contenders and the pretenders.  There is a very apparent line between who can win American Idol this season, and who has very little chance to do so.  My colleague John "The Drobber" Kubicek and I discuss the events of Grand Ole Opry night in today's John vs. Oscar podcast.  We also make our predictions for who will be eliminated.  If I could toot my own horn here for a second - I dominated John last week, predicting both eliminated contestants correctly.  This week, our predictions differ once more.

American Idol 8: Top 11 Performance Rankings
American Idol 8: Top 11 Perform - Episode in Review

You can hear the full audio of the podcast below.  You will like it, especially if you watch American Idol.

John's Bottom Three Picks

Last/Eliminated: Alexis Grace
2nd to Last: Michael Sarver
3rd to Last: Megan Corkrey

Oscar's Bottom Three Picks
Last/Eliminated: Michael Sarver
2nd to Last: Scott MacIntyre
3rd to Last: Megan Corkrey


One of the biggest disagreements between John and I about last night's American Idol involves Adam Lambert.  Lambert has quickly become the most polarizing figure on the show this season, and for good reason.  Last night's performance of "Ring of Fire" cemented Adam as a complete wild card, willing to partake in remarkably outrageous on-stage shenanigans.  Needless to say, I enjoyed the performance.  John did not.  We discuss Adam and all of the other singers in the podcast.  Stay tuned for our American Idol Live Results tonight - it should be fun.

-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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