There were several sporting events worth commenting on this weekend, none of which I saw in their entirety. Hence, the combo recap post. Maryland-BC The Terps got beat by Boston College in a game that I didn’t realize was on TV until Kate told me about it about midway through the second half. I’m still… Continue reading Weekend Sports Round-Up
Category: Football
BCS Madness
So, the participants are set for the Mythical “National Championship” of college football. It’s Florida vs. Ohio State, thanks to USC’s loss to UCLA, and we’re going to be treated to about three weeks’ worth of whining about how Michigan got jobbed. I pretty much agree with Charles Kuffner on this one, though. I dislike… Continue reading BCS Madness
Fulfilling My Obligation to Say Something
As an avowed Giants fan, I suppose I really ought to say something about the epic meltdown they suffered in the past week, ideally before today’s game with the Cowboys. The trouble is, last week was so horrendous that it’s hard to say anything coherent… I ought to say something, though, so I’ll collect a… Continue reading Fulfilling My Obligation to Say Something
Jay Bilas Survival Pool
I’m worried about Jay Bilas’s job. For those who aren’t college basketball junkies, Jay Bilas is a former Duke player who is currently the best college basketball analyst in the business. He’s smart, well-spoken, funny (listen to him banter with Bill Raftery and Sean McDonough when the three of them work games together), and extremely… Continue reading Jay Bilas Survival Pool
Saturday Football Preview
I am already sick of Ohio State-Michigan, and the they haven’t even played yet. Can we at least get a final score before we declare this the Greatest Football Game of All Time? I can’t quite decide what I’m rooting for, here, but it’s either a 0-0 tie, or a 54-0 blowout. Whichever would make… Continue reading Saturday Football Preview
Sunday Football Commentary
Today is the official last day of classes, though my final class meetings were yesterday. I’m also halfway through grading a big pile of lab reports, which I do electronically, so I’m trying to keep my extra-curricular typing to a minimum, lest I suffer another flare-up of muscle spasms in my neck and shoulder. I… Continue reading Sunday Football Commentary
Saturday Football
While all right-thinking people know that the important games are played on Sundays, as God intended, there are some people who insist on watching football on Saturday. Yesterday was a particularly good day for it, with a bunch of highly rated teams losing . While there was, of course, only one actually important result yesterday,… Continue reading Saturday Football
Jackass Wide Receiver Night in America
So, the Cowboys-Redskins game yesterday apparently had a wild finish. There were three field goal attempts in the final 31 seconds, one of them blocked and partially returned, with a penalty setting up the game-winning attempt with no time on the clock. Wild stuff, sure to be good highlight fodder, right? So, I made a… Continue reading Jackass Wide Receiver Night in America
Looking Ahead
My Giants fianlly got the chance to play a bad team today, and true to form almost honked a game to the Texans. They trailed in the fourth quarter, but rallied to win 17-14. Their bad play was a combination of being generally banged up (the defense was without Osi Umenyiora, Brandon Short, Sam Madison,… Continue reading Looking Ahead
Tuna Salad
This is a couple of days old, but I only got around to reading the story last night. The New York Times has an occasional sports magazine supplement, and this week, they published a nice article on Bill Parcells: Bill Parcells is the only coach in N.F.L. history to take four different teams to the… Continue reading Tuna Salad