2015 Week 11
November 24, 2015
We had some great action last week.
November is a fantastic month thanks to all the MAC Attack games. There's nothing quite like watching two 3-8 MAC teams battle it out in front of 3,000 fans. The Toledo Mud Rockets had little trouble with I-75 rival Boweling Green, winning 44-28. Northern Illinois nipped Western Michigan. Ohio beat Ball State. And, in a non-conference tilt, Kent State was gunned down by Seaman U. That's yet another win for the Navel Academy.
Out West the Midshipmen's archrival Air Force won a squeaker on the nerf turf at Boys' State, taking it 37-30. Oregon blew out USC 48-28 to lay claim to their position as the Pac-8's most improved team. And way up in the Klondike previously undefeated Houston took it on the chin from Yukon, losing 20-17. Mush youse Huskies.
My good friend Chris Schenkel told me that he'd seen my daughter's latest antics on the ESPN crawl. Something about Richmond 89, Beth Cook 64. Then I realized that it wasn't football, she let some basketball guys score 89 times on her. I sometimes wonder about that gal.
Notre Dame defeated Boston College in the latest edition of the Glamrock Classic. There was a halftime show featuring Gary Glitter and a chorus of Vietnamese children. The game was played at Boston's storied Fenway Park. My good friend John Holmes took out some spray paint and announced he was going to "unveil the real Green Monster". Then my other good friend Hairy Reems said "that's nothing, I'm going to show off the Golden Dong". I don't understand John and Hairy at times.
One of the biggest upsets occurred in the Palmetto State. The Citadel upended South Carolina, 23-22, which has to put a damper on Coach Superior's retirement tour. The result shouldn't have been too surprising -- guys at military schools are pretty comfortable playing with Cocks.
Both Florida and Georgia had tough challenges against lower division teams, as the Gators beat Florida Atlantic in overtime 20-14. They should have scheduled someone easier, like Florida Pacific. Georgia also had an overtime win, against Georgia Southern, 23-17.
Elsewhere in the exciting SEC vs FCS challenge, Alabama blasted Charleston Southern, Auburn smashed Idaho, and Tennessee beat Missouri 19-8.
R Kansas suffered a tough defeat after a great comeback vs. Mississippi State as they a game-winning field goal was blocked. Coach Butthead was quoted after the game saying "hey, this sucks!"
In the SEC immigrant school Ole Miss had little trouble with LSU, winning 38-17. I've always said LSU is like Dracula, they suck the most at night.
Oklahoma won a tight one over highly rated TCU, stopping a late two-point conversion to win 30-29. Coach Stoops is belying his "big game Mark" reputation this year.
Perhaps the most exciting throwback game occurred in Columbus, as the Michigan State University took control of the Big Ten North race with a 17-14 win over the Buckeyes in a driving rainstorm. Congratulations to the Fighting Chippewas.
Next week is rivalry week, featuring a number of trophy games. So not only do we have traditional games like Michigan vs. Ohio State and Clemson vs. South Carolina. We'll also have the booty trifecta, with the Egg Bowel, the Wisconsin/Minnesota battle for Paul Bunyan's Ass, and the fight for the greatest medical invention ever, the Iron Bowel. Some of the other games will include Oklahoma vs Oklahoma State in Bedlam, Penn State vs. Michigan State for the Hugh Grant Trophy, Baylor vs. TCU competing for the Holy Roller Trophy, and Stanford vs. Notre Dame in the SAT-inspired Battle for the #2 Pencil.