Scooter the BCS fan: Last night's Boise State win over Virginia Tech was such a compelling game, my cat Scooter saw fit to watch the entire second half with me. She made herself comfortable next to me as I watched the game, and she kept her eyes on the game the whole time. When Virginia Tech missed its last fourth down, she up and left, returning to her nightly mousing duties. To be fair, she was in an unusually friendly mood yesterday, but that doesn't explain her actually watching the game. Very weird.
The game was close, and it made compelling drama, but it wasn't very well played. Boise had to beat itself as well as the Hokies. Now, some requests:
- Virginia Tech: Please, never let me see those black jerseys again. In fact, the next school that wears black when it isn't one of its colors ought to lose a scholarship or two. [See: Oregon football, Duke basketball, and too many others.]
- Boise State: Neat helmets, but do your road uniforms really need 37 shades of gray? Put some orange back, for heaven's sake!
- Brent Musberger: How stupid do you think the TV audience is? "Boise State's not used to this weather"? In the first place, the vaunted humidity in Landover was only 43%. In the second, Boise is in Idaho, not freakin' Arizona. On top of that, BSU is still in the same league as Hawai'i and Louisiana Tech, places where 43% humidity is often a relief. Sheesh.
Behold! The Fluttering Horde! My original fantasy-football team is back, complete with new name, new logo and new players. I named the Horde after another set of characters from the
Venture Bros. cartoon, namely, The Monarch's minions. The monarch-butterfly wings on the helmet are sure to strike fear into my opponents. Otherwise, they will have to deal with Peyton Manning passing to Texan WR Andre Johnson and 49er TE Vernon Davis. I did better in mock drafts, but those assumed 8- and 10-team leagues, and we ended up with two six-team divisions.
It'll be a tough opener, against my league's defending champions, the Smoking Popes.
2 comments:
Does this make you... The Mighty Monarch?
I'm not sure about that, but my last pick was ex-Stanford RB Tony Gebhart, now Minnesota's #3 RB. He seems to have that rare blend of expendable and invulnerable that makes for a perfect henchman.
Failing that, maybe it'll be back to Danny Amendola.
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