STARTING FIVE
1. FEAT OF CLAY
Utah wideout Clay Kaelin is guilty of premature exuberation as he ends what should have been a 79-yard TD catch and an early 14-0 lead versus No. 4 Oregon by dropping the ball on the 2 and shifting into “IT IS ALL ABOUT ME” mode. The Ducks pick up the fumble, return it 99 yards for a 7-7 tie and then go up 21-7 while Ute fans are still wondering what the hell just happened. Kaelin graduated from the same high school (Long Beach Poly) as DeSean Jackson.
2. Movin’ On Up
The Chicago Bears allow 55 points to the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, making them the first NFL team since the 1923 Rochester (MN) Jeffersons –not to be confused with the Jefferson (MO) Starships– to surrender 50 or more points in consecutive games so it is not ALL Jay Cutler’s fault.
3. We Are Not Discussing The Newsroom Because There Is No HBO In Devil’s Gulch And You Can’t Make Me and Earmuffs Yes I Imagine Maggie Said or Did Something That Makes You Want To Beat Her With Charlie’s Bottle of Glenlivet But We Are Absolutely Not Discussing The Newsroom And I Am Typing This on An iPad So How About a Little Compassion, Okay?
4. Elsewhere in CFB… Did Notre Dame suffer Reverse Seasonal Affect Disorder in Tempe?… The final 70 seconds plus overtime in Death Valley tells you everything you need to know about the difference between Les Miles and Nick Saban. The Hat is so much more fun to hang out with, but you are going to give the keys to your car to Nick if you need someone to drive you home. LSU probably wins if they just don’t send the kickoff out of bounds. Or if they tackle a Tide receiver inbounds. Bama had no timeouts on that final drive…Georgia performs its annual rendition of “Too Much, Too Little, Too Late” by blowing out Kentucky, 63-21, now that all of the pressure of potentially advancing to the F-cubed is gone…Auburn Clemsons (a bad night for Tigers)…Marshall, due to an onside kick, trails 14-0 at Southen Miss before taking a snap, then outscores the Golden Eagles the rest of the way, 63-3. The Herd is now 9-0 and the only FBS team to have scored 35 or more points in every game…Should any of us be hopeful that Duke won’t lose two ACC title games in a row to FSU? Or should we be wondering why the Seminoles are only a 2 1/2-point favorite at Miami?…Ohio State is still alive for a playoff berth; the Buckeyes will not lose again…North Dakota State loses to Northern Iowa, 23-3, ending the nation’s longest CFB win streak (33 games).
5. Turvy-Topsy: The Lakers won, but remain in last place in their division. The Spurs are in last place in their division and the Thunder are one game out of last place in their division oh, and it is November 10…
Medium Happy has a travel day tomorrow –or we are taking off for Veterans’ Day– and will return Wednesday with the restaurant-quality blog that you have come to expect for your hard-earned dollars.
I’ve been on the Duke bandwagon all year long. There’s still a LOT of room left…
You really are The COOLER! Actually, I’m not totally shocked that ND lost because I think ‘Former Walk-on Joe’ contributed SO much to that defense & with his play AND leadership gone, the hole was too big to fill, especially with only a week. Still, I am bummed.
Also, yes, Golson played a horrible game BUT not all those turn-overs were his fault & I think Brian Kelly was FAR too harsh in his public comments after the game. The more I see of those two on the sideline, the more I worry about ND next year – whether Golson leaves OR stays.
At least “my” OTHER team came up roses! Loved seeing the Buckeyes pound Mich State AND get “revenge” for last year’s crushing defeat. That it was AT Mich State made it even sweeter.
BTW, I don’t want to alarm you but I THINK YOUR TWITTER WAS HACKED LAST FRIDAY! Yep, SOMEone wrote that they were wrong about the CFB Playoff AND they actually LIKE it! You should alert the twitter police! Of course, I was nauseous & lightheaded all day Friday after dental surgery last Thursday afternoon so I COULD have imagined the whole thing. Honestly, when I saw those tweets I told people I had to go home as I was “seeing things”. 😉
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