And It Begins… LSU vs. Mississippi State

Over at Casa de Hartman and was a little late getting the network set up. Didn’t miss much - Ms. State just went four and out.

The countdown to the first mention of Coach Croom being black begins…

[8:10] 3 and half minutes in and LSU already has two first downs and is in MSU territory.

[8:13] Great breakup by the MSU DB. AND THE PSEUDOGS HOLD!! For now.

[8:18] Oh boy. LSU intercepts. The closest MSU WR was in Tupelo. In other news, Louisville has already put up 28 points in the first quarter.

[8:25] Colt Brennan McCoy David puts LSU up 3-0. I guess MS State deserves some credit - moral victory and all that.

[8:33] Not to jinx MSU or anything, but they actually look kinda OK at the moment. And just as I say that, MSU goes for it on 4th and 2 and loses two yards.

[9:03] BORRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRINGGGGGGGGGGG

[9:14] We have our first touchdown, surprisingly, with 6 minutes left in the first half. 10-0 LSU.

[9:21] Trickeration by MSU! And LSU isn’t fooled and they intercept it in the end zone. MSU’s offense is scraight horrible.

[9:27] And on cue, MSU throws their fourth interception of the first half. Somehow MSU still looks to be going into halftime only down 10 - moral victory and all that.

[9:32] Check that - LSU 1st down at the 5 yard line with 12 seconds left. And… touchdown LSU with no time left. 17-0.

Times Have Changed

I’m watching the 1981 Sugar Bowl on ESPN Classic when Keith Jackson said, “The muscle of Notre Dame… they are very big along the (offensive) front.”

Week One Top 15

I promised myself I would take what I learned from last year’s Top 15 and try to apply to this year’s poll. I pride myself on learning from elementary mistakes and not making them again, but then again, I drank 20 ounces of cold turkey gravy on a dare last year and could very well do the same again this year. Take that as you will.

Yum.

So, without further ado, my completely unscientific Top 15 of which I shall be referred to as a genius at season’s end:

1. Michigan
2. West Virginia
3. LSU
4. Louisville
5. Wisconsin
6. Texas
7. Florida
8. USC
9. Georgia Tech
10. Oklahoma
11. California
12. Georgia
13. Hawaii
14. Virginia Tech
15. Auburn

Observations:

• Winner of West Virginia/Louisville game will play for title. It’ll be the ‘Eers this year; Rutgers won’t factor into the Big East equation like they did last year.
• Winner of Michigan/Wisconsin game will play for title. It’ll be the Wolverines this year; Ohio State won’t factor into the Big Ten equation like they did last year.
• I needed a smaller-conference juggernaut, and this year it’s Hawaii. BCS ratings and computer rankings and all that be damned, if they go undefeated, they should get a BCS bid.
• I also needed one conference Cinderella, and this year’s Cinderella is wearing any number of shades of mustard yellow, a pocket protector, and missed the ball because she was too busy playing World Of Warcraft. But she won’t miss Ball this year… ha! Get it? See where I’m going with that?
• USC will win the Pac-10, but lose two games along the way.
• Virginia Tech had a distraction-free offseason, so they sneak in here.

August 28, 2007 at 7:55 pm :: Comments (1) :: Filed under College Football, DAve, National, Sports, UGA

A Quick Look Back

Here’s my Top 15 to start the season from last year and how they finished… um… ugh.

1. Auburn (finished #9 AP, #8 USA Today)
2. Ohio State (finished #2 AP, #2 USA Today)
3. Texas (finished #13 AP, #13 USA Today)
4. USC (finished #4 AP, #4 USA Today)
5. West Virginia (finished #10 AP, #10 USA Today)
6. LSU (finished #3 AP, #3 USA Today)
7. Notre Dame (finished #17 AP, #19 USA Today)
8. Louisville (finished #6 AP, #7 USA Today)
9. Iowa (finished UR AP, UR USA Today)
10. Florida (finished #1 AP, #1 USA Today)
11. Clemson (finished UR AP, UR USA Today)
12. Tennessee (finished UR AP, #23 USA Today)
13. Florida State (finished UR AP, UR USA Today)
14. Georgia (finished #23 AP, UR USA Today)
15. Montana State (finished UR AP, UR USA Today)

Eh, well I nailed it when it came to USC and Ohio State, so that’s worth something, yeah? I flipped a coin on Louisville/West Virginia and lost, and failed to account for the J.G.E. (Jim Grobe Effect) in the ACC. As for Iowa? Don’t ask, ’cause I have no clue. Looking back, as much as I hate the Big 10, I should’ve had Michigan in there, and didn’t account for at least one smaller-conference juggernaut (Boise State) and one conference Cinderella (Rutgers). I won’t make the same mistake again.

So I now absolve myself of this pathetic pickeration and look to this year’s Top 15, coming soon.

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The Greatest Call Munson Ever Made

We knew this time would come. Larry Munson has already said he will only lend his legendary voice to Georgia home games this year, and AD Damon Evans has already stated there is a contingency plan in place if Munson is unable to even do that.

But it’s not like we won’t have some memories, fellow Dawgs.

We’ll always have the hobnail boot…

… Butler kicking it a mile…

… Herschel running over people…

… Greene to Johnson…

… and Sugar falling from the sky…

… but for me, personally, Munson’s best call came on July 14, 2007. You’ll know why at the 2:20 mark…

… I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry, or form-tackle the blue-hair at Table 7. So forgive me if I say that’s the greatest call Munson ever made, but maybe one day he’ll speak your name, and then you’ll understand.

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It Begins This Week

College football is back, y’all. And with it, the return of Tent City.

In light of 1) the graduation of Joe T III, and 2) the criticism of which we bore the brunt after the Tennessee game, the finger-quotes-delicious-finger-quotes “Cherrishinski” is no more. In it’s place comes the “Darius Dewcherry”, in honor of our new strong-side LB.*

Here are some things to expect this week:

• The Greatest Call Munson Ever Made
• DAve’s CFB Top 15
• Stupid Predictions and Prognostications
• A Look At Each Position and Each Opponent
• Random Shizzle
• Live Blogging of the LSU/MS State game

Not to mention insight that can only be found at about 100 other places.

*Obviously some will ask why not create something with berries and/or honeydew melon in it so the name fits even better, but according to Tent City’s resident Consumables Alchemist, Meimi Hartman, “neither melon nor most berries would withstand their structural integrity during the marinating process.” So there ya go.

So Close I Can Almost Taste The Darius Dewcherries

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No Big Shock Here

Here’s my results from a cool little online survey. It’s based on data culled from 2decide.com. Feel free to post your results in the comments section - I’d be curious to see how my friends stack up.

Paul 36
Embryonic Stem Cells, Kyoto, Guns - Background Checks

Gravel 25
Abortion Rights, Border Fence, Universal Healthcare

Kucinich 20
Abortion Rights, No Child Left Behind, ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Border Fence, Net Neutrality, Minimum Wage Increase, Universal Healthcare

Obama 11
Abortion Rights, ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Net Neutrality, Iran Sanctions, Minimum Wage Increase, Universal Healthcare

Biden 9
Abortion Rights, Death Penalty, No Child Left Behind, ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Net Neutrality, Iran Sanctions, Minimum Wage Increase

Dodd 9
Abortion Rights, Death Penalty, No Child Left Behind, ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Net Neutrality, Iran Sanctions, Iran - Military Action, Minimum Wage Increase

Clinton 8
Abortion Rights, Death Penalty, No Child Left Behind, ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Net Neutrality, Iran Sanctions, Iran - Military Action, Minimum Wage Increase, Universal Healthcare

Brownback 5
No Child Left Behind, Embryonic Stem Cells, Kyoto, Guns - Background Checks, Patriot Act, Guantanamo, Iraq War

Edwards 5
Abortion Rights, Death Penalty, No Child Left Behind, ANWR Drilling, Assault Weapons Ban, Patriot Act, Net Neutrality, Iran Sanctions, Iran - Military Action, Minimum Wage Increase, Universal Healthcare

Richardson 4
Abortion Rights, Death Penalty, Patriot Act, Border Fence, Net Neutrality, Iran Sanctions, Iran - Military Action, Minimum Wage Increase, Universal Healthcare

Thompson -1
Cox -4
Tancredo -10
McCain -12
Huckabee -22
Giuliani -24
Hunter -25
Romney -27