By Golly, It's Jake!

ABC announced that its next Bachelor will be Jake Pavelka, the good looking, kind of dorky, kind of boring pilot from last season. As you may recall, Jake came back last season after getting the boot from Jillian, only to warn her that Wes had a girlfriend and was only on the show for his singing career. He then cried over a railing (perhaps this is a pre-requisite for all future Bachelors?).

So let's evaluate the pluses and minuses of having Jake as our next Bachelor. Here we go:

Plus:
1. He's definitely good looking
2. Solid abdominal work
3. Killer smile and eyes
4. Nice boy persona
5. A pilot - a professional. Definitely a plus
6. He's got the whole "I got my heart broken by Jillian" thing going for him which they are sure to rehash at least 16 times in the first 3 episodes of his season
7. He definitely will have the "middle America" crowd voting for him. My guess is that his popularity will be high in the midwest and the South. The tri-state area and California were mostly rooting for Reid. Kiptyn's mother scared everyone.
8. We'll get to see whether "nice guys finish first"

Minus:
1. He's kind of a dork - once you get past his good looks, there wasn't anything really so thrilling about him
2. He talks out of the side of his mouth
3. He was very into bad mouthing the other dudes in the house, which although he was under a lot of pressure, was not a very attractive quality
4. He needs a little bit of an edge - perhaps we'll learn more about him and see it
5. He describes himself as the "black sheep" of the family. Not sure why a pilot could ever be seen that way, and perhaps he has some deep insecurities for no reason that will make him less appealing.

Put the pluses against the minuses, and let's add in the fact that ABC is going to pimp out Jake for all he's worth - this means TONS of gratuitous camera shots of him working out, how Jillian crushed his heart in half after their steamy hot date of country music, and how it's taken every ounce of strength for him to bounce back in time to date 25 new hot ladies. My guess is that even if Jake's not entertaining, seeing how he handles the spotlight will be.

As always, I will root for him and root for love. If he really is a nice guy, who doesn't want to see a happy ending for him? So, congratulations to Jake and all of you Jake fans. I can't jump on the bandwagon just yet.

But come January 4th, we'll be ready to judge. I hope to hear all of your comments as well.
So tell us, are you excited about Jake being the next Bachelor? Are you annoyed? Disappointed? Doing cartwheels? Kicking yourself because you didn't apply to be on the show?

Let's hear it!