Saturday, December 06, 2008

Game Day: Open Thread

Watching football is like watching pornography. There's plenty of action, and I can't take my eyes off it, but when it's over, I wonder why the hell I spent an afternoon doing it.
~Luke Salisbury

Enjoy today's games!!!!



44 comments:

Andy said...

Heading to a sports bar in West Palm Beach to watch army+navy and the other games. Left the wife still asleep in the hotel room, she has a spa appointment later.

I will have more fun.

616goblue said...

stop bragging Andy, we got 7 inches of snow yesterday and expecting another 6-8 by tomorrow! the "joys" of "lake effect snow" here in the 616...

Andy said...

We all make choices in life. One of the more important choices I ever made was to leave the 616 (now 269).

TitleIX said...

you can thank the Marines for that choice !!!

btw--
men in uniform are AMAZING.
Love the grey capes.
And fatigue helmets!!! wow.

Andy said...

Love the cammo helmets and pants.

Navy is still gonna smoke them.

TitleIX said...

oh WOW>
Army's unis have no names on them.
they say
Honor. Duty. Country.

this is sooooo not Lafayette

TitleIX said...

ok--
dumb Q.
do they import their cheerleaders or are they cadets/midshipmen too???

Andy said...

They do not import cheerleaders. Real mids and cadets.

Touchdown NAVY !!!

Note the marine corps eagle globle and anchor on the shoulder of the kid that scored. Future officer of marines.

Andy said...

My bad. They all have the e-g-a. Still very cool nod to my corps.

616goblue said...

wonder if Sru will post something idiotic today if he is watching this game...those guys are playing with more passion and desire than I recall seeing in any other college football game this season!

Andy, I lived in Phoenix for about 5 yrs and do not miss the desert.

TitleIX said...

A CIVILIAN kicks the ball out the back of the endzone after a bad snap.

A NAVY OFFICER punts the damn thing 50+ yards

Bigasshammm said...

What the hell is with CBS using the AP's standing's to promote their games? The Alabama Florida game is not #1 vs #2. I can't even understand how FL got ranked 2 in the AP. Furthers my hatred for the media and the associated press in general.

T9 what do you think about brown unis?

TitleIX said...

brown unis are cool too.
they usually portend good things arriving to one's doorstep!!!!

espn is just as bad---they didn't even MENTION the Army v. Navy game as it isn't on their 'family of networks' ...

Bigasshammm said...

I always have a package for ya!

ESPN blows anymore.

TitleIX said...

so i just now realized that Navy's unis have the same red/gold/white stripe down the side of their pants like their dress blues.
me likey

TitleIX said...

Poor Army.

On to Alabama v. Florida
I'm rooting for whichever result will cause the most BCS chaos.

btw Andy--it's STILL snowing up here.

TitleIX said...

Richmond beats Appy State in the FCS quarter finals.
Oooohhhh
too bad.

Geoff said...

Duke at Michigan Basketball ESPN

TitleIX said...

Men's BBall taking it to Duke!!!
WE ARE UP 32-30 at the half.

GO
BLUE

TitleIX said...

I need another TV.
USC v UCLA getting ready to kick as well.....

Geoff said...

I love how there's a couple of Duke fans standing in the midst of our student section lol.

I keep flipping back between this and the Florida/Alabama game. I would watch USC/UCLA but I don't see UCLA's offense stand a chance to acquire an upset.

Looks like our 2-3 zone defense is working against Duke.

Geoff said...

Wow...UCLA touchdown on their first possession...Interesting

TitleIX said...

As if there weren't enough college sports goodness today!
UCLA is up on USC 7-0.
Michigan and Duke tied up with about 9 minutes left.
'Bama Florida even.
Michigan's icers clobbered State last night 6-1 and they play again tonight.

ooooh
life is gooood

Geoff said...

I think I'm gonna stick with the basketball game for now...Sims with the And 1 !!!!!

TitleIX said...

agreed.
Manny Harris is amazing

Geoff said...

Good thing they switched back to 2-3. They got a lot of pressure with it and man to man isn't going to work against Duke.

77-71, 32 seconds left

TitleIX said...

81-73! Giant Killers.
We've got ourselves a Basketball Team again people!!!!

Geoff said...

81-73 Michigan wins!!!! I wish I could be out on the floor lol...I can't believe we have beaten two #4 teams this year

gh said...

Hooray for beating Duke!!!

And beating Sparty at their quiet hockey arena 6-1.

Geoff said...

Florida 17 Bama 10 halftime

Does anyone know what happened after the beginning kickoff of the USC/UCLA game...something about USC not having the proper equipment and then both teams got charged a time out?

TitleIX said...

Yep--
they are both in their home jerseys--bringing back the way cool visuals of the old-school red on blue rivalry games.
back in the day, both teams played their home games at the Colliseum so they could both wear their home jerseys when they faced one another.
Now since they have different home fields, USC was supposed to wear white as the 'away' team.
Pete Carroll and Neuheisel agreed that it would be cool to go 'old school' but it meant that USC would be penalized a TO in each half for 'improper equipment'

I like the red on blue view again.

Geoff said...

Yeah I thought it was cool they were doing that with the home jerseys but I didn't know there were consequences lol. Thanks for clearing that up.

surrounded in columbus said...

Today's lessons WVU coach + 2nd season = big wins!

Keep faith my friends

gh said...

Oops, I got ahead of myself. Hope UM beats Sparty tonight at Munn. 6-1 win last night over MSU at Yost.

Carry on.

TitleIX said...

ok, Missouri.
your turn to screw with the BCS!

ohio_guy said...

UM and OSU made the big ten look good today...knocking off #4 Duke and #7 Notre Dane

Geoff said...

CBSSportsline projects Ohio State will be going to the Fiesta Bowl with Texas...

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/bowls/predictions

Geoff said...

The worst and most annoying fight song in College Football:


Oklahoma
"Boomer Sooner"

Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner,
Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner,
Boomer Sooner, Boomer Sooner,
Boomer Sooner, O-K-U!

Oklahoma, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma, O-K-U!

I'm a Sooner born
And a Sooner bred,
And when I die
I'll be Sooner dead.

Rah, Oklahoma! Rah, Oklahoma!
Rah, Oklahoma! O-K-U!

Geoff said...

Well...so much for an upset to ruin Oklahoma's chances (yikes)

TitleIX said...

poor Texas....

TitleIX said...

And a sweep of the Spartys on the ice. M wins 5-3.

Volleyball advances to the Sweet 16 and Women's BBall plays Duke tomorrow.

It's great
To be
A
Michigan
Wolverine!!!

Geoff said...

That'd be sweet if Women's basketball could pull a win out over Duke.

Glad hockey and women's volleyball are doing well. Looks like this will be a promising winter sports season.

Geoff said...

Just read that the Richmond Spiders, of all places, snapped Appalachian State's 13 game playoff win streak haha...what a weekend

whetstonebuck said...

Now, for the most important game of the day:

University of Arizona - 31
Arizona State University - 10

Back in the saddle again...

Why do saguaros lean to the north?
Because ASU sucks!!!