Due to my so-busy schedule I have not only missed a lot of football games, but I have missed a lot of sleep as well. But this past Saturday I was able to watch the LSU - Mississippi State footbal game before retiring Saturday night. The Tigers were able to keep Mississippi State in its place, even if the game was not as pretty for the Tigers as usual. Whatever, I was happy to see the Tigers win again. The cool thing about watching college football these days is that usually while the game is in progress, a "ticker tape" runs at the edge of the football field. This ticker constantly provides updates on the various games being played around the nation each Saturday. It was this ticker that first alerted me to the epic game being played in Tuscaloosa. I have to say that I thought I had read the score backwards. But it was true...the Aggies were 20 points ahead of the Crimson Tide and it was still only the first quarter. Was an upset in the making?
Epic game or not, I stayed with the Tigers as they pulled further and further ahead of Mississippi State. Even without the Honey Badger, the Tigers are an exciting team to watch. The Badger will be missed, but the Tigers will GEAUX on! On the other hand, the Red Raiders were giving all their fans a heart attack! In a double overtime thriller the Red Raiders overcame the Jayhawks 41 to 34. I wished I could have seen it, but that other game was on and I was glued to it! Unfortunately the Hurricanes lost another one. This is not their year, but I love to watch them play no matter what. In other bad news, for me, both Grambling and Marshall lost their respective games as well.
I know all these games were on Saturday, but that very day I slept only four of twenty-four hours, then worked another twelve. In those conditions I had to let the blog go for a little while. Also, I was still in a ranting mood about the Barack elections, so I did not permit myself to blog for at least the first twenty four hours after the election returns came in. But Obamanitemare or not, I still managed to watch the LSU game, AND enjoy it, before hitting LaLa Land for a couple of hours before returning to work later Saturday night and into Sunday.
So it is now Tuesday night, and I finally have time to slow down and savor the victories, and sympathize with the less fortunate. The LSU game was great, but it was the game I missed, A&M versus the Crimson Tide of Alabama that was the truly great game of the week. The Aggies, newest team of the SEC, apparently feeling like they have something to prove, have been PROVING that something since the season started. After losing the season opener to the Florida Gators, the Aggies went on a five gate winning streak - beating SMU, South Carolina, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Louisiana Tech in the process. The winning streak was broken by LSU, in a close game. LSU was then destroyed by the Crimson Tide, never crossing the goal line in this upset. How great the Aggies must feel in upsetting the Crimson Tide, the team that hammered the Tigers earlier in the season.
But alas, I missed the Aggies' game. LSU was in the process of defeating Mississippi and my eyes were in the process of closing. I gave in to the necessity to sleep before going back to work for another twelve hours. My work schedule has been the bane of my football season, allowing me to watch only three full football games the entire season. In just a couple of weeks the playoffs will be upon us. I hope the overtime crunch is over and I am back to being free to watch the college games over the next couple of weekends. In the meantime, congratulations to the Aggies and Johnny Football...oh yeah, and Geaux Tigers! Guns Up, Raiders!
Epic game or not, I stayed with the Tigers as they pulled further and further ahead of Mississippi State. Even without the Honey Badger, the Tigers are an exciting team to watch. The Badger will be missed, but the Tigers will GEAUX on! On the other hand, the Red Raiders were giving all their fans a heart attack! In a double overtime thriller the Red Raiders overcame the Jayhawks 41 to 34. I wished I could have seen it, but that other game was on and I was glued to it! Unfortunately the Hurricanes lost another one. This is not their year, but I love to watch them play no matter what. In other bad news, for me, both Grambling and Marshall lost their respective games as well.
I know all these games were on Saturday, but that very day I slept only four of twenty-four hours, then worked another twelve. In those conditions I had to let the blog go for a little while. Also, I was still in a ranting mood about the Barack elections, so I did not permit myself to blog for at least the first twenty four hours after the election returns came in. But Obamanitemare or not, I still managed to watch the LSU game, AND enjoy it, before hitting LaLa Land for a couple of hours before returning to work later Saturday night and into Sunday.
So it is now Tuesday night, and I finally have time to slow down and savor the victories, and sympathize with the less fortunate. The LSU game was great, but it was the game I missed, A&M versus the Crimson Tide of Alabama that was the truly great game of the week. The Aggies, newest team of the SEC, apparently feeling like they have something to prove, have been PROVING that something since the season started. After losing the season opener to the Florida Gators, the Aggies went on a five gate winning streak - beating SMU, South Carolina, Arkansas, Ole Miss, and Louisiana Tech in the process. The winning streak was broken by LSU, in a close game. LSU was then destroyed by the Crimson Tide, never crossing the goal line in this upset. How great the Aggies must feel in upsetting the Crimson Tide, the team that hammered the Tigers earlier in the season.
But alas, I missed the Aggies' game. LSU was in the process of defeating Mississippi and my eyes were in the process of closing. I gave in to the necessity to sleep before going back to work for another twelve hours. My work schedule has been the bane of my football season, allowing me to watch only three full football games the entire season. In just a couple of weeks the playoffs will be upon us. I hope the overtime crunch is over and I am back to being free to watch the college games over the next couple of weekends. In the meantime, congratulations to the Aggies and Johnny Football...oh yeah, and Geaux Tigers! Guns Up, Raiders!
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