I hate to admit such things in a public forum, but I am a Cincinnati Bengals fan. Yesterday, after sitting through five hours that I will never get back, the game ended in a tie. And Donovan McNabb was unaware that was even possible. Seriously. It brought up the favorite line involving ties (and I am pretty sure the only). It is like kissing your sister. This needs to go. I contend the point of the tie phrase is it needs to infer something being both bad and good. There is no good in incest. Quite frankly, we shouldn’t be talking about such acts. Wipe it from the american lexicon, I say.
There are a number of different phrases that could replace this:
- It’s like kissing your non-blood relative cousin. (Not catchy nor bad enough, technically there is nothing wrong with it.)
- It’s like kissing someone with halitosis.
- It’s like riding the merry-go round as a single adult. (The merry go-round is fun, but the embarassment and shame are palpable.)
- It’s like eating an overcooked steak. (You’ll eat it, but it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth)
- It’s like drinking by yourself.
- It’s like watching television with the sound off.
- It’s like 10,000 spoons when all you need is a knife (Oh, wait, that’s Alanis Morrisette)
- It’s like kissing your bosses’ sister. (It’s great, but will eventually end in your firing.)
Well, maybe I spent too much time thinking about this, but when you don’t know how to feel after a football game, the mind tends to wander.
Speaking of the mind wandering, on to the Georgia Bulldogs, most of the message boards and fan outcry after the Auburn game comes along the same lines as it did prior to the 17-13 win — down with Willie Martinez. In this case, the finger is pointed in the wrong direction. Not by much. Mike Bobo has his good games and bad games this year. This one wasn’t good.
The low percentage plays that get called in the red zone and key situations continues to boggle the mind. Third-and-goal from the 2, back shoulder quick hits are a low percentage play. Period. Run a slant or at the least in that vein, a jump ball to A.J. That’s why games stay close. Fourth and short deep passes to Kris Durham in the back of the end zone are low percentage plays. Even when the line of scrimmage blows up, Knowshon spins off two guys to gain three yards. Let him. That is high percentage.
And then there is the latest version of the most hated play in Bulldogs nation, the Matt Stafford play action run. Now, he puts the ball in Knowshon’s stomach, pulls it out, then FOLLOWS HIM THROUGH THE HOLE. If you want to attack that hole, give it to Knowshon. It’s like going to a car show but choosing to ride up in your 1996 green Cutlass Ciera instead of your ‘66 T-Bird.
Enough complaining….that blog post felt like a Bengals-Eagles game.
Here’s today’s word:
Auburn is bitter over the pass interference penalty called against Jerraud Powers. Like many calls in this game, it was terrible. Can’t say they weren’t equally bad in both directions, though.
Get the picture takes a good look at the journey that led to this disappointment within the fan base. He also mentions a firemarkricht.com web site has popped up which makes me sick to my stomach and should make you embarrassed to be a Georgia fan, if you are.
Brett Jensen at Total UGA has up the Sunday night Mark Richt teleconference quotes.
Georgia Sports Blog talks about the disconnect with expectations. My only comment here would be that each season is so different from the previous, too many of the accomplishments of the 2007 were unfairly given to the 08 version who didn’t have the same edge of its predecessor.
Urban Meyer and Bill Belichick talked this weekend. That sounds about right. I imagine the conversation weaved from kicking puppies to the time Belichick gave a prank phone call to his mother on Mother’s Day then eventually to the most time-efficient way to make children cry.
ESPN also has the latest round of Bowl projections up. Capital One Bowl seems more and more likely. Mark Schlabach has the Bulldogs playing Ohio State. As my Ohio State friend said when I asked if he would be interested in traveling to see his Buckeyes, 0-9 against the SEC in bowl games, take another shot. “I can’t think of a worse idea.” I still hold out hope for the Cotton Bowl. VIVA LA DALLAS!
Gambling provides a roller coaster of emotions.
