That’s Desmond Reed. He’s running past Notre Dame/Green Bay safety Tom Zbikowski, on the same field where he injured his leg in 2005. If this picture looks eerily similar to the (former) banner picture, think nothing of it except this: it holds almost exactly the same kind of emotional significance for me, which is to say a lot. I dunno how long I’ll keep this as the banner. Probably for just a few days/weeks/months/years, depending on my mood.
Thanks for the ticket, by the way. Sweet ass seats!
Double digit Pac-10 movement?! I am a lush! Cal goes plummeting thanks to back to back losses to the teams that beat the Trojans last year, and USC goes skyrocketing because of a beat down of lowly Notre Dame? I know, seems kinda weird but hear me out:
I still think Cal is scary good, but in two losses the big duo of Desean Jackson (Oregon State) and Nate Longshore (UCLA) each had epic misfires. Jackson’s no-show against the Beavers was particularly troubling since, well, he’s from another planet and as such ought to have used lasers and mind bullets and whatever else is available to the Martian Manhunter, including garish overalls. Cal’s stars just aren’t doing much.
So why does USC jump up so high after beating poor, poor Notre Dame into the ground? Two words: Mark Sanchez. I already said it and am completely unashamed: he makes me tingly.
LSU. Yeah, I know Ohio State didn’t lose. But they didn’t impress. I don’t know what to make of Les Miles’ gigantic testicles, but I do know that I’m impressed.
The bottom three: they’re all very much tenuous. Hawai’i has been free falling due to epic built up spiritual guilt at having initially placed them higher even though they’ve played no one and played them close. The fair catch that wasn’t was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen, but then again I’ve always loved cheaters so UConn makes its debut! And UCLA. Oh, UCLA. When the Bruins take a Xanax and maybe some bourbon they calm down enough to be good. And then they do things like lose to Wyoming and Notre Dame.
Alabama surprised the hell out of me. Having seen their offense live, I cannot believe they scored more than 40-points on what is apparently the worst Vol defense of all time. I still can’t believe they forced overtime against Georgia. Conclusion: Nick Saban is once again wearing a clown costume, haunting my nightmares.
Everything else was assembled by asking Shanna, the Virginia Tech football game score predicting cow. She is also a serviceable Scrabble partner.
Shanna, coincidentally, refuses to pick a BC-VT score until she finds out whether Tyrod Taylor is gonna play. I, on the other hand, feel perfectly fine saying that Thursday at Lane Stadium is a bad place to be for people not named Beamer. Virginia Tech 27, Boston College 20.
Poised for victorious upthrust of arms, or defeaterly downthrust of face.
2007-08 games and stadiums seen
Invesco Field, Denver, CO: CU 31, CSU 28 (OT)
Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, OK: OU 51, Miami (Fla.) 13
Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, NE: USC 49, Nebraska 31
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN: Western Kentucky 20, Middle Tennessee State 17
Lewis Crews Stadium, Huntsville, AL: Huntsville High School 44, Hazel Green High School 0
Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, AL: Georgia 26, Alabama 23 (OT)
Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL: No game seen.
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL: South Florida 21, West Virginia 13
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, "The Swamp", Gainesville, FL: Auburn 20, Florida 17
Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, SC: South Carolina 38, Kentucky 23
Clemson Memorial Stadium, "Death Valley", Clemson, SC: Virginia Tech 41, Clemson 23
Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, PA: Navy 48, Pittsburgh 45 (2OT)
Beaver Stadium, "Happy Valley", State College, PA: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 7
Michigan Stadium, "The Big House", Ann Arbor, MI: No game seen.
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN: USC 38, Notre Dame 0
Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, VA: Boston College 14, Virginia Tech 10
Jacksonville Municipal Stadium, "The World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party", Jacksonville, FL: Georgia 42, Florida 30
M.M. Roberts Stadium, "The Rock", Hattiesburg, MS: Central Florida 34, Southern Miss 17
Louisiana Superdome, "The Sugar Bowl", New Orleans, LA: No game seen.
Tiger Stadium, "Death Valley", Baton Rouge, LA: No game seen.
Ohio Stadium, "The Horseshoe", Columbus, OH: Ohio State 38, Wisconsin 17
Doyt L. Perry Stadium, "The Doyt", Bowling Green, OH: Watched practice.
Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI: Central Michigan 34, Western Michigan 31
The Rubber Bowl, Akron, OH: Akron 48, Ohio 37
Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, WV: West Virginia 38, Louisville 31
Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, TN: Tennessee 34, Arkansas 13
Sanford Stadium, "Between the Hedges", Athens, GA: No game seen.
Bobby Dodd Stadium, "The Flats", Atlanta, GA: No game seen.
The Georgia Dome, "The Peach Bowl", Atlanta, GA: No game seen.
Indian Stadium, Jonesboro, AR: Arkansas State 31, North Texas 27
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS: LSU 41, Ole Miss 24
Kyle Field, College Station, TX: No game seen. But County was interesting.
Darrel K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX: No game seen. Vince Young posters everywhere. Agh.
Sun Devil Stadium, "The Valley of the Sun", Tempe, AZ: USC 44, Arizona State 24
Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, CA: Notre Dame 21, Stanford 14
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA: USC 24, UCLA 7
The Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA: USC 49, Illinois 17
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