insert sad face here

Some people might say it comes with the territory but I think it’s more a matter of correlation than causation. There’s an awful lot of football fans in Gainesville, Florida, specially when it comes to alumni and I happen to be one of them.

The last time I was this amped about college football was at the beginning of last season (heh). The problem is that I won’t be around to watch this year’s  madness go down, not one Saturday. I’ve already missed the first one, and the odds that I catch any of the remaining games are fairly low-unless there are indeed Gator clubs out in the East. (I´m sure there´s got to be a few Gator fans out there in India.)

If there´s one thing I might be mad about with respect to this trip, this is it. But probably not (that much).

=)

we’re number 1!!!

Allow me to bask in the joy that is being ranked number one in the USA Today football coaches pre-season poll. This kind of thing will not mean much if we finish the season ranked outside the top spot, but considering I will probably miss most of the games this year (unless I find a good sports bar in India), it will do just fine. (And on a related note, I can’t wait to see my UM buddies.) =)

Go Gators!

eighteen and one

not this neighborhood…

this posting is not filtered.

A couple of things.

I’m not the biggest T.V. watcher, but whatever watching I do, it mostly happens around late night. Normally it’s something along the lines of MMA repeats, Family Guy, or Law and Order reruns (o.k. throw a little Monk and Psych in there for the hell of it); if you’re not getting by now, I’m not big on the late night circuit either (although I do think Letterman >>> Leno). Most of the time the stuff serves as background noise.

I gotta say though, Dennis Miller’s Sports Unfiltered on the Versus Network (apparently not everybody gets it; Tuesdays or Wednesdays at 10 p.m.) is something to post about. My guess is that it helps if you’re into sports and humor (notice that no “or” is included in that statement). And also, that you get Dennis Miller humor.

This is the second show I catch, although I’m sure it helped that they featured a few MMA fighters and that he had “extensive” Miami Dolphin coverage (about 2 jokes; 2 extensive jokes). I wouldn’t call it background noise. I’ve always thought he’s a funny guy. His show tonight focused on tough guys… his major downfall was not featuring Tim Tebow.

Basically, I’m not chalking this up to the strike -viewers be forewarned.

there have been far better days for all of us

So much for back-to-back championships. Although, if Stanford and Appalachian State can pull off what they pulled… eh, who am I kidding. Still, a bye-week might just be what everyone needs to get back in that state of mind.

Some things are better left to time but a few things are certain: Tebow needs a He15man, this team is a beast, Pierre-Louis sucks, LSU is #1, and we’ll be there watching our team two weeks from now, just like we were yesterday.

…all over again

2007 NCAA Tournament Champions

 

Gator boys. Fabulous five. Defending champs. Most Outstanding Players. Orange. Blue. Buckeye/Bruin killers. History makers. Record beaters. Headline grabbers. NBA bound…

déjà vu

UF 76 – UCLA 66
The only place left is right at the top.

I was watching the games with some friends last night, and one of them mentioned something that seemed somewhat inescapable.

“They gotta hate us,” he said with a devilish smile. “The way Ohio State and Florida are monopolizing these NCAA championship games. They gotta hate us.”

Ha! The thought crossed my mind, but I was too busy answering a gagillion text messages to say anything at the time. Things like this are supposed to happen when you’re winning, but this has the feeling of extra lime added to it. For now, all we can do is kick back and relax till Monday night’s game.

On my way out, I called a friend up to see what he was up to for the night.

Hello, ***?

R.?

Yup. ’sup with tonight man?

Dude, YOU GUYS SUCK!!!!!