..actually, that's not bad. I was thinking that, after that "semi-blowout", they'd get the old "Drano flush" to 20th or so.
What The Chipster has to do now is really gird his loins for one of those "Ye Olde Pharme Letdowns". You know, where those snotty little kids from Palo Alto traipse into town with their idiot band* and hang one on Da Broonz who are licking their wounds? Stanford tends to win one of those season-making-hat-trick-face-saving victories. So far, the Injuns beat up on some team from a toothpaste company, a mediocre Notre Dame, and one of the hapless 'Zona teams thus far.
(Parenthetically, I *loathe* Notre Dame. When they play USC, I just pray to the deity that a giant crevasse opens up and both teams AND ALL THEIR FANS fall in-- especially in South Bend with that Touchdown Hail Mary mural peering over the stadium rim. When I am in a foul mood, I just chug some cheap Bourbon, cue up the movie Rudy and yell obscene things throughout the whole flick!)
Anyway, if Chip doesn't pay attention, something like that can turn a decent 6-1 season into a death-spiral and a trip to the Toilet Bowl before you know it.
*Saw that stupid band do a half-time show once dedicated to "Office Supplies".
..for me, the highlight of my watching the "other" Big Game, was when Cal made that terrific run back ("The Play") and one of the Leland Stanford JUNIOR University Marching Band's tuba players got smashed by the guy with the football after running on to the field.
No Notre Dame fan here. Never got the whole fascination with that particular team. That being said I being said, the mural is actually Touchdown Jesus. Mr. Bruin Mom went to the Cal Notre Dame game in September, and one his creative fraternity brothers made the group shirts that replicated Touchdown Jesus but changed the arms to signal incomplete pass. The group loved them.
Lord God Almighty, I do love that so! Sadly, I see where Cal lost to them 24-17 so, and meaning no disrespect whatsoever, ND must be having a down year. They're 4-3 so far.
When I was in the USAF, I was stationed in Nebraska (around the time NU was killing everyone in sight) and Bill Walton was playing for UCLA. A fraternity brother of mine came through and we traveled out to Chicago to see Bill and the lads play play against Loyola of Chicago and LaRue Martin in a pretty decent game. (Look him up in Wikipeda sometime; it's an interesting story. about a decent young man at a pretty good school.)
Anyway, the next day we went down to watch UCLA play ND in South Bend. You remember Digger Phelps? Well, that idiot was so scared of getting blown out by the Walton Gang, he put his team in a 40 minute stall. (Not kidding!) It was so-o-o-o bad that the ND fans booed Phelps incessantly and called him a "coward." The final score was something like 52-24, UCLA!
Eventually, Phelps became one of the most despised coaches ever to bring a team to Pauley. Booed incessantly by Bruin fans. In fact he was not loved buy his own team either. Kelly Tripuka ("Kelly "The Puker") said in an interview after he graduated that all he wanted in life was one hour locked in the gym alone with Digger Phelps and freedom from criminal prosecution!
..actually, that's not bad. I was thinking that, after that "semi-blowout", they'd get the old "Drano flush" to 20th or so.
What The Chipster has to do now is really gird his loins for one of those "Ye Olde Pharme Letdowns". You know, where those snotty little kids from Palo Alto traipse into town with their idiot band* and hang one on Da Broonz who are licking their wounds? Stanford tends to win one of those season-making-hat-trick-face-saving victories. So far, the Injuns beat up on some team from a toothpaste company, a mediocre Notre Dame, and one of the hapless 'Zona teams thus far.
(Parenthetically, I *loathe* Notre Dame. When they play USC, I just pray to the deity that a giant crevasse opens up and both teams AND ALL THEIR FANS fall in-- especially in South Bend with that Touchdown Hail Mary mural peering over the stadium rim. When I am in a foul mood, I just chug some cheap Bourbon, cue up the movie Rudy and yell obscene things throughout the whole flick!)
Anyway, if Chip doesn't pay attention, something like that can turn a decent 6-1 season into a death-spiral and a trip to the Toilet Bowl before you know it.
*Saw that stupid band do a half-time show once dedicated to "Office Supplies".
..for me, the highlight of my watching the "other" Big Game, was when Cal made that terrific run back ("The Play") and one of the Leland Stanford JUNIOR University Marching Band's tuba players got smashed by the guy with the football after running on to the field.
No Notre Dame fan here. Never got the whole fascination with that particular team. That being said I being said, the mural is actually Touchdown Jesus. Mr. Bruin Mom went to the Cal Notre Dame game in September, and one his creative fraternity brothers made the group shirts that replicated Touchdown Jesus but changed the arms to signal incomplete pass. The group loved them.
Lord God Almighty, I do love that so! Sadly, I see where Cal lost to them 24-17 so, and meaning no disrespect whatsoever, ND must be having a down year. They're 4-3 so far.
When I was in the USAF, I was stationed in Nebraska (around the time NU was killing everyone in sight) and Bill Walton was playing for UCLA. A fraternity brother of mine came through and we traveled out to Chicago to see Bill and the lads play play against Loyola of Chicago and LaRue Martin in a pretty decent game. (Look him up in Wikipeda sometime; it's an interesting story. about a decent young man at a pretty good school.)
Anyway, the next day we went down to watch UCLA play ND in South Bend. You remember Digger Phelps? Well, that idiot was so scared of getting blown out by the Walton Gang, he put his team in a 40 minute stall. (Not kidding!) It was so-o-o-o bad that the ND fans booed Phelps incessantly and called him a "coward." The final score was something like 52-24, UCLA!
Eventually, Phelps became one of the most despised coaches ever to bring a team to Pauley. Booed incessantly by Bruin fans. In fact he was not loved buy his own team either. Kelly Tripuka ("Kelly "The Puker") said in an interview after he graduated that all he wanted in life was one hour locked in the gym alone with Digger Phelps and freedom from criminal prosecution!
..we grow old too quick.
Say hello to Mr Bruin Mom for me!
Rec'd for the Rudy comment!!
The ranking is too high. They should be around 16 or 17 at best.