FFS
What a crazy weekend. Bucs lose and look bad, again. The Gators go to the wire agains the Vols. Our hometown Bulls are a quiet 3-0. And the mighty Canes and Noles fall to teams they once enjoyed stomping.
Three Points
“I mean seriously, how does an otherwise competent football team perform so horribly in every phase of the game?”
That is what I wrote about the Bucs following the Ravens game. What more needs to be said? What is the magic number of Simms passes deflected that need to occur before action is taken? There is no analysis in the world that can describe the sheer ineptitude displayed over the last 8 quarters of football. Three points. How have the other 0-2 teams fared in the scoring department? Cleveland-31, Houston-34, Tennessee-23, KC-16, Oakland-6, Washington-26, Detroit-23, Green Bay-27, and good friends Carolina with 19 points. I don’t even know where to begin. But you can bet your sweet ass that if Griese were still here he’d have come in during the Baltimore game and probably started against Atlanta.
Isn’t funny that almost invariably, when someone says “what more needs to be said” they end up going on ad nauseum anyway?
Volunlosers
On a happier note, the Gators defeated the hated Volunteers of Tennessee to take the inside track on the SEC Eastern division and maybe even a shot at the Mythical National Championship. First though, what game were
these folks watching? Leak for Heisman? Not likely. He was forcing passes all game and was getting the team into trouble more often than not. The Vols fans will of course be squawking about some questionable officiating. But when you play in the SEC, you have to expect that kind of thing. The conference doesn’t exactly have a great record of officiating over the last couple of decades. And when they start to crow about this or that, remind them that their punter, in full view of the world, TRIPPED a Gator return man. And that the uncalled trip was the ONLY thing that saved a touchdown.
I am now going to get into the business of getting ahead of myself. At number five currently we have a shot at the two spot. I think that Ohio State has a pretty good chance to run the table, so the question is who will be number two? Ahead of us right now are Auburn, USC, and West Virginia.
Auburn is on our schedule (10/14), so that outcome is under the Gators’ control.
USC will not likely be challenged until the back half of the season when they face Oregon, Cal, Notre Dame, and UCLA.
West Virginia plays in the Big East.
Our best chance is to win out (of course). Then hoping that should we defeat #2 Auburn we can leap-frog WVU into the 3 spot. And then from there probably becoming very big ND fans. In all honesty, I think we’ll probably lose a game or two over the next six weeks, and all of this will be put to rest. But one can always dream can’t they?
The War On I-4
No, I’m not talking about the Storm-Predators AFL rivalry, but instead the growing rivalry between USF and UCF. The Bulls left the land of the mouse with a victory. New quarterback Matt Grothe engineered a late drive for the go ahead score. Something that Pat Julmiste never displayed a talent for. Who knows, maybe the Bulls can help out the Gators and take care of West Virginia and capture the Big East title. How does a trip to Phoenix sound Bulls fans?
Breathe Through Your Nose
I got Teabagged in fantasy football this week. No, not that kind you sick bastard. The eleventy-time champion Teabaggers rode Peyton Manning and Nate Freakin Keading to a 17 point victory (77-60). Though there is hope for the Finger Bangers for next week. My week three opponent has to find a replacement for TO (out), LT (bye), and cover another bye at WR. But given my luck, he’ll pick up guys who will give him 15 points each.
BMOC
FSU, Miami (FL) lose. What else could make a Gator fan happy on a Saturday night? Well, beating Tennessee for one. When you put that all together it becomes that much sweeter.
Running Items
They Call Me The Space Cowboy
Young Maurice will be spending
three and half years in prison. I don’t know why he did what he did (any of it, from messing up at school all the way to the criminal charges), but it is all a grand waste. He was good. And if he had just waited a year (like he ended up doing anyway) and working out and signing endorsement deals he’d probably be playing somewhere this Sunday. But instead he’ll be watching games in the day room with the rest of the cons. And sometime in 2010 when he is released, he’ll be just another ex-con looking to provide for his family. Maybe he can find himself and figure out just where things went wrong. And when he gets out he can go and speak to people about making the right choices.
Grated Cheese
There is a story making the rounds that Brett Favre walked off the field with time still remaining in the opening weekend tilt against the Bears. I’ll track that down and see what I can find out. If it turns out to be true, while not the end of the world it would be a blow to the image that has been built up around this guy.
Plus One Bowl
Auburn vs. Ohio State
Super Bowl XLI
Ravens vs. Bears
Team TALB
TALB is always looking for fresh insight and additional input. If you want to submit something to be included in TALB, please feel free to
contact me and I’ll get it put in the next edition.
King Of Football
As always, feel free to
submit your entry for TALB’s King Of Football 2007. It will appear during the off week between the NFL conference championships and the Super Bowl (January 30, I think).
Next Time: Someone in the NFC South will be 0-3 next week
If you are unsure what the title this week means, please consult the Urban Dictionary.
