It was "rivalry week" in scholarly tackle football in America.
The best team in the land, the University of Alabama, beat the University of the "Loveliest Village on the Plains", 55-44. Last year's game was the Most Dramatic in the Whole History of the Earth.
The University of Nike, second best, beat Oregon State 47-19; Florida State University, 3rd ranked, beat unranked University of Florida who are looking for a new coach and may have found him in Dan Mullen of #4 Mississippi State, this year's Official Team of Public Occurrences, which lost to "Ole Miss," the University of Mississippi, ranked 19th; The Ohio State University, #6, beat the unranked University of Michigan.
Georgia Tech, 16th, beat the University of Georgia, 9th, improbably and heartbreakingly for scholars who wear silver britches. Georgia had seemingly won it when they scored with 18 seconds left but a bad coaching decision and a defensive lapse allowed Tech to kick a field goal from 53 yards to tie it and then to win in overtime. 18 seconds! Georgia's coach may have coached his last game there.
The University of Arizona, 11th, beat Arizona State University, 13th; Kansas State (12th) beat Kansas (about 112th); Wisconsin, 14th, beat Minnesota, 18th; Clemson University, 21st, beat unranked South Carolina.
The University of Louisville, 22nd, beat unranked Kentucky. Those two teams of scholars got into a pushing and shoving match before the football match and Louisville Professor Bobby Petrino channeled Arsene Wenger with one of Kentucky's assistant professors.
The University of Notre Dame du Lac got KILLED by the University of Southern California du no Lac, dude, 49-14. Irish eyes are blushing. Notre Dame does everything right, great academics, a legendary football history and they have an excellent coach. They still haven't won a national championship since 1988. At one point this season Notre Dame was ranked fifth best in America. They finished losing four in a row and five of their last six. If you're a "Fighting Potato Eater," you just shake your head. Very too bad.
"Yet, there are those who love them": North Carolina State beat North Carolina; Tennessee beat Vanderbilt; The University of Ohio beat Miami of Ohio; Virginia Tech beat Virginia; Indiana beat Purdue; Washington beat Washington State; Nevada beat Las Vegas.
In tackle, no-hands, football it was a good week for the Mother Country in Europe. On Wednesday, Manchester City beat Bayern Munich; Arsenal beat the other half of the all-German final of two years ago, Borussia Dortmund; and Liverpool didn't lose. The Livers had a really good week for them, yesterday in the EPL they actually won an actual game and are now all the way up to 11th in the table; Chelsea didn't win!, which is good news for God's Angels in Sky Blue, 3rd in the table, if they beat unworthy Southampton (2nd) today, who tied Monday, and City better win or like "Fighting Potato Eaters" supporters, I will just shake my head...Well, I'll probably swear and kick something, too*; Arsenal won in the league yesterday as well, keeping hope alive for a coveted slot in the Europa competition next season; Chevrolet United of Manchester keeps comin' on, they beat Hull 3-nil yesterday and are now a solid and respectable 4th in the table.
And finally...In American professional basketball, the LeBron James's have won three in a row and now are tied with the ex-LeBron James's with the 15th best record in the 30-team NBA. Dwyane Wade, the most beloved of all Heaters and still only 32 years old but plagued with knee injuries the last few years, has missed seven straight games with a hamstring strain; Los Angeles du Lac have a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, are 29th "best" in the league and have lost four in a row.
*UPDATE 4:03 pm: 0 Southampton, 3 Manchester City. Southampton, be gone. Now go fight relegation.
The best team in the land, the University of Alabama, beat the University of the "Loveliest Village on the Plains", 55-44. Last year's game was the Most Dramatic in the Whole History of the Earth.
The University of Nike, second best, beat Oregon State 47-19; Florida State University, 3rd ranked, beat unranked University of Florida who are looking for a new coach and may have found him in Dan Mullen of #4 Mississippi State, this year's Official Team of Public Occurrences, which lost to "Ole Miss," the University of Mississippi, ranked 19th; The Ohio State University, #6, beat the unranked University of Michigan.
Georgia Tech, 16th, beat the University of Georgia, 9th, improbably and heartbreakingly for scholars who wear silver britches. Georgia had seemingly won it when they scored with 18 seconds left but a bad coaching decision and a defensive lapse allowed Tech to kick a field goal from 53 yards to tie it and then to win in overtime. 18 seconds! Georgia's coach may have coached his last game there.
The University of Arizona, 11th, beat Arizona State University, 13th; Kansas State (12th) beat Kansas (about 112th); Wisconsin, 14th, beat Minnesota, 18th; Clemson University, 21st, beat unranked South Carolina.
The University of Louisville, 22nd, beat unranked Kentucky. Those two teams of scholars got into a pushing and shoving match before the football match and Louisville Professor Bobby Petrino channeled Arsene Wenger with one of Kentucky's assistant professors.
The University of Notre Dame du Lac got KILLED by the University of Southern California du no Lac, dude, 49-14. Irish eyes are blushing. Notre Dame does everything right, great academics, a legendary football history and they have an excellent coach. They still haven't won a national championship since 1988. At one point this season Notre Dame was ranked fifth best in America. They finished losing four in a row and five of their last six. If you're a "Fighting Potato Eater," you just shake your head. Very too bad.
"Yet, there are those who love them": North Carolina State beat North Carolina; Tennessee beat Vanderbilt; The University of Ohio beat Miami of Ohio; Virginia Tech beat Virginia; Indiana beat Purdue; Washington beat Washington State; Nevada beat Las Vegas.
In tackle, no-hands, football it was a good week for the Mother Country in Europe. On Wednesday, Manchester City beat Bayern Munich; Arsenal beat the other half of the all-German final of two years ago, Borussia Dortmund; and Liverpool didn't lose. The Livers had a really good week for them, yesterday in the EPL they actually won an actual game and are now all the way up to 11th in the table; Chelsea didn't win!, which is good news for God's Angels in Sky Blue, 3rd in the table, if they beat unworthy Southampton (2nd) today, who tied Monday, and City better win or like "Fighting Potato Eaters" supporters, I will just shake my head...Well, I'll probably swear and kick something, too*; Arsenal won in the league yesterday as well, keeping hope alive for a coveted slot in the Europa competition next season; Chevrolet United of Manchester keeps comin' on, they beat Hull 3-nil yesterday and are now a solid and respectable 4th in the table.
And finally...In American professional basketball, the LeBron James's have won three in a row and now are tied with the ex-LeBron James's with the 15th best record in the 30-team NBA. Dwyane Wade, the most beloved of all Heaters and still only 32 years old but plagued with knee injuries the last few years, has missed seven straight games with a hamstring strain; Los Angeles du Lac have a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, are 29th "best" in the league and have lost four in a row.
*UPDATE 4:03 pm: 0 Southampton, 3 Manchester City. Southampton, be gone. Now go fight relegation.
