*moseys in*
Evening, all! biggrin
*wanders behind the bar to pour himself a Sam Adams Octoberfest*
Wow -- what an interesting opening weekend of the NFL, to follow two somewhat interesting college football weekends, eh?
NFL-wise, who'd have thought that Indy would bow to Da Bears? Or that Carolina would travel across the country and take out San Diego? (great final play, though -- yeah, I was watching it on TV and was amazed and shocked xd ). Will the Pats be able to move forward after Brady was knocked out, very likely for the season? And Vince Young appears to have more than a physical injury, causing the Titans a bit of concern this week.
And this was just week one!!!
Oh, I lost in my only Fantasy Football League this week, though my team scored well enough that I would've beaten half the teams in the league, had I been playing them instead. Ah, well. Bring on week 2!
I'll just barely touch on college ball, saying a big Congrats! to the Pirates of East Carolina -- taking out Virginia Tech and then shutting down the powerful O of West Virginia was quite a one-two to start the year!!! What a great boost for that program!
Last week, Ohio State struggled to get past Ohio, Marshall was up 14 on Wisconsin (before the Badgers came back and wiped the field with them sweatdrop ), and (from week one) Michigan drops their opener to Utah. Could this mayhaps be a year for Penn State to shine? Two early wins have been somewhat overshadowed by off-the-field issues for the Nittany Lions, though. xp
Oh, and what could have been a great chance to upset #15 BYU was squashed by the officials, when Washington's QB was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for tossing the ball in the air after he struggled to score to get his teaam within one in the closing seconds (the now-35-yard point after attempt was blocked). Ty Willingham is in the hot seat up there, and such a win would've been a nice boost for him. sad
*finishes off his Sammy, rinses the glass, and heads for the door*
Let's see what this weekend brings to our TVs, shall we?
*waves as he heads out into the night air of Barton Town*