Some random thoughts after a wild Saturday in sports.
… LSU beat the pants off Louisiana Tech. Whoopty-do! After dominating other decent state teams for the past 100 years, when are the Tigers going to play that pesky team on the other side of town – the Southern Jaguars? Southern’s Board of Supervisors voted to explore the possibility of the teams playing and it could happen as early as next year.
Imagine The Golden Band from Tigerland and The Human Jukebox sharing a halftime show. The possibilities are endless.
It might not be much of a game on the field, but let’s get the Jaguar Nation to invade Tiger Stadium and make LSU prove it’s the best team in the state.
… Kentucky is cursed. I’m convinced of this. With numerous chances to get a win against a struggling Arkansas team in a seven-overtime marathon in Lexington, Ky., the Wildcats fell short, 71-63. The ‘Cats really had no answer for Razorback quarterback Matt Jones, and their season is done.
After blowing a big lead against Florida earlier this season and that little “Blue Grass Miracle” thing against LSU last year, the team ought to just close Commonwealth Stadium and let it deteriorate. Maybe the Lexington faithful can take their kids there next Halloween because the place is haunted with painful memories Kentucky can’t escape from.
… It’s got to be the worst situation in football. You’re standing all alone in the endzone, with no defender within 20 yards of you and the pass from a fake field goal is about to land in your hands for the tying score. The only problem is you are Miami’s Kevin Everett and you drop the damn thing.
The Hurricanes lost 31-7 and that touchdown could have changed the momentum of the game and probably continued the team’s 39-game regular season win streak.
… LeBron James and Carmello Anthony are NBA rookies. So why are they schooling the competition like they’re still in high school? Don’t they know rookies are supposed to sit the bench and carry the veteran’s bags all year?
… Fresh out of high school, James dropped 25 points in his debut, a double-double (21 points, 12 rebounds) in his second game but struggled with only eight points in round three.
Anthony, who only had one year of college at Syracuse, had 18 points in his debut and put up 23 points Saturday night against the Sacramento Kings. The future is now.
… Kobe Bryant returns to the court, scoring 15 points in a win against the Phoenix Suns. After Shaq and Kobe traded verbal tirades like they were in fifth grade, Bryant can concentrate on playing basketball and dealing with a rape charge and people can keep on hating the Lakers, as they should.
… ESPN analyst Trev Alberts is an idiot. His obvious mission to be the next Lee Corso is sickening and he changes his stance on teams, players, etc about as often as Vanderbilt loses. His “raccoon” analogy of the Virginia Tech win over Miami even stunned his partner in mediocrity Mark May into silence. I’d be happy to lend my services to the network, but the higher-ups in Bristol have yet to give me a call.
… The “Enzyte” commercials throughout the night are very disturbing. The product, which supposedly increases penis size, features ads with men who’ve used this stuff and how their life is so much better. I don’t know what’s scarier – the ridiculously fake smiles the wives of these “enhanced” men have on their faces during the spots or that college football viewers are the top draw in the penis enlargement market.
Whether you love college football, hate it or could give a rat’s ass either way, it’s days like Saturday that make it fun to watch.