A (Florida) Classic Football Weekend! w00t!
It's been a fun weekend for me, and most of it having to do with football. So let's take a look at what went on, shall we?
Saturday afternoon was the 29th annual Florida Classic between Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University. FAMU lost last year 34-7, so I was hoping they wouldn't disappoint me two years in a row.
They didn't, starting with the opening ceremonies. The FAMU Rattlers band is known as The Marching 100, but that's no longer accurate - there are 420 members in the band, including 100 saxophones and 50 tubas, or Sousaphones. Talk about a racket! When the whole band is out on the field they cover it from end zone to end zone.
The BCU Wildcats band is smaller, but they have dancers who really gave their all at halftime while the temperature dropped and those leotards they were wearing starting to offer no protection whatever from the cold.
The game was amazing. FAMU jumped out to a 31-0 lead in the second quarter, prompting one woman seated next to me to state (and I quote), "Damn, they're monkey-stomping them!"
I told I would have to write that down.
BCU capitalized on FAMU miscues and turnovers to make it 38-21 at halftime, but the second hald seemed to steady both teams down.
FAMU won, 58-35 and, as it's been in previous years the tailgate party stretched for blocks in every direction and everyone had a wonderful time.
Elsewhere in college football I watched on TV as the Oklahoma Sooners trounced the Texas Tech Red Raiders. This scotches Texas Tech's national championship chances for the nonce and sets up a three-way tie in the Big 12. Florida crushed The Citadel, setting up a visit to Tallahassee to take on the Seminoles. If the Gators win, they'll be riding high going into Atlanta to play Alabama for the SEC Championship, a definite bowl bid and a legitimate shot at the national championship.
Now for Sunday, and the NFL!
And it was a happy day for me, dimmed by only two not-so-bright spots.
First, Miami lost. Yay! I've had a major hate on for the Dolphins since 1972, and their defeat was only slightly diluted by the fact they lost to the damned Patriots.
Second, the Oakland Raiders (my favorite team) beat the Denver Broncos in Denver. Double YAY! One of the analysts related that he'd been wondering when the Raiders would wake up and start playing up to potential, and just bad luck that it was on a day they visited the Broncos. Um, tough titty for Denver - the Raiders have just bettered their record from last year, and host the hapless Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland next week. Oakland's season may just be salvageable, and I'll consider it a winning season if they beat Tampa on 12/28.
Third, every AFC West team except Oakland lost. Triple Yay!
Finally, the two dim spots on an otherwise cloudless Monday morning. Tampa and Dallas both won.
Saturday afternoon was the 29th annual Florida Classic between Florida A&M University and Bethune-Cookman University. FAMU lost last year 34-7, so I was hoping they wouldn't disappoint me two years in a row.
They didn't, starting with the opening ceremonies. The FAMU Rattlers band is known as The Marching 100, but that's no longer accurate - there are 420 members in the band, including 100 saxophones and 50 tubas, or Sousaphones. Talk about a racket! When the whole band is out on the field they cover it from end zone to end zone.
The BCU Wildcats band is smaller, but they have dancers who really gave their all at halftime while the temperature dropped and those leotards they were wearing starting to offer no protection whatever from the cold.
The game was amazing. FAMU jumped out to a 31-0 lead in the second quarter, prompting one woman seated next to me to state (and I quote), "Damn, they're monkey-stomping them!"
I told I would have to write that down.
BCU capitalized on FAMU miscues and turnovers to make it 38-21 at halftime, but the second hald seemed to steady both teams down.
FAMU won, 58-35 and, as it's been in previous years the tailgate party stretched for blocks in every direction and everyone had a wonderful time.
Elsewhere in college football I watched on TV as the Oklahoma Sooners trounced the Texas Tech Red Raiders. This scotches Texas Tech's national championship chances for the nonce and sets up a three-way tie in the Big 12. Florida crushed The Citadel, setting up a visit to Tallahassee to take on the Seminoles. If the Gators win, they'll be riding high going into Atlanta to play Alabama for the SEC Championship, a definite bowl bid and a legitimate shot at the national championship.
Now for Sunday, and the NFL!
And it was a happy day for me, dimmed by only two not-so-bright spots.
First, Miami lost. Yay! I've had a major hate on for the Dolphins since 1972, and their defeat was only slightly diluted by the fact they lost to the damned Patriots.
Second, the Oakland Raiders (my favorite team) beat the Denver Broncos in Denver. Double YAY! One of the analysts related that he'd been wondering when the Raiders would wake up and start playing up to potential, and just bad luck that it was on a day they visited the Broncos. Um, tough titty for Denver - the Raiders have just bettered their record from last year, and host the hapless Kansas City Chiefs in Oakland next week. Oakland's season may just be salvageable, and I'll consider it a winning season if they beat Tampa on 12/28.
Third, every AFC West team except Oakland lost. Triple Yay!
Finally, the two dim spots on an otherwise cloudless Monday morning. Tampa and Dallas both won.
posted by Walt at 11:12 AM
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