Tennessee sucks and so does Ohio State
Again my neighbors invited me along to the Kentucky game, this time against Tennessee. UK hadn’t beaten the Vols in 22 years and unfortunately after a 4OT heart breaker, that streak is now 23 – Tennessee sucks! However, I missed all of the overtime action because I left early. In my defense, I had a cold and wasn’t feeling up to snuff all day, but that is really no defense because I am always saying how people shouldn’t leave the game early. I should have just toughed it out. I have totally let my neighbors down – they are dedicated fans and I must make it up to them somehow. But, there were still interesting things to report from this adventure…
Coach Brooks dresses nicely, even on game day.
The Duke showed up to root for the Cats (I always figured him for a UK fan).
The Chik-fil-A cows were on the scene and they challenged our resident cornhole champions to a match. They were quickly dispatched and left in shame, but not before handing out a few gift certificates. Classy dudes, even in defeat.
Finally, one of the hot topics of the day was how Ohio State is going to waltz right into the national championship game again this year. For those of you that follow the “BCS versus tournament” argument, the Big Ten conference is an adamant supporter of the BCS system. Clearly, it helps them because they have one or two good teams and the rest suck. It is all too easy for one of their clubs to go undefeated or have only one loss in their conference, which helps them immensely in the BCS standings.
In addition, the Big Ten does not have a conference tournament. In the BCS’s eyes, those late games are the ones that really matter. A football season is all about getting better as you go along while surviving injuries and other setbacks. Teams that are winning at the end are more deserving of playing in a BCS bowl. So, it is really easy for Ohio State not to lose a game at the end since they don’t play in any conference championship. In fact, they get a full month off to rest and recuperate while other teams are battling for their lives. Of course, that didn’t help them much last year against Florida…
It looks like it worked out pretty well for Ohio State. . .you missed a good one indeed but I understand. On to the Florida State Seminoles in Nashville!
Comment by Chris — December 3, 2007 @ 3:54 pm