tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37258328031259561612024-02-21T05:27:57.340-05:00The Persistent Fool"If the fool persists long enough in his folly, he will eventually achieve wisdom." ~William BlakeThe Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.comBlogger160125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-42362651749085441342009-07-02T16:06:00.002-04:002009-07-02T16:08:55.645-04:00How SEC Football has Shaped the Law of DefamationWe're all aware that the <span class="il">SEC</span> is the best conference in college football.. What you might not realize, is that <span class="il">SEC</span> football has played a critical role in shaping the law of <span class="il">defamation</span>. The <span class="il">SEC</span> is no stranger to controversy, of course-- just ask Nick Saban or <span class="il">SEC</span> controversy king Houston Nutt. With a fan base known for exhaling clouds of whiskey breath and smashing each other in the face with liquor bottles, it should come as no surprise that such controversies can be extremely heated. One such controversy, oddly enough, has been decided at the United States Supreme Court.<br /><br />It all goes back to the unfortunately named Mr. Butts. Wally Butts was the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs from 1939 to 1960. In that time, he compiled a record of 140-86-9. With Butts at the helm, the Dawgs were the consensus National Champion in 1942 and had an arguable claim to another National Championship in 1946.<br /><br />After his many years of coaching, Butts was hired to become Georgia's Athletics Director. While he was in this position, the Saturday Evening Post published an article accusing Butts of conspiring with legendary Alabama coach Bear Bryant to fix the outcome of a game between the Dawgs and Tide. Allegedly, Butts had essentially revealed the playbook to Bryant, resulting in a 35-0 blowout loss for the Dawgs. The article began:<br /><br /><span>"Not since the Chicago White Sox threw the 1919 World Series has there been a sports story as shocking as this one. This is the story of one fixed game of college football. Before the University of Georgia played the University of Alabama last September 22, Wally Butts, athletic director of Georgia, gave Paul (Bear) Bryant, head coach of Alabama, Georgia's plays, defensive patterns, all the significant secrets Georgia's football team possessed. 'The corrupt here were not professional ballplayers gone wrong, as in the 1919 Black Sox scandal. The corrupt were not disreputable gamblers, as in the scandals continually afflicting college basketball. The corrupt were two men- Butts and Bryant- employed to educate and to guide young men. 'How prevalent is the fixing of college football games? How often do teachers sell out their pupils? We don't know- yet. For now we can only be appalled.- THE EDITORS.'<br /><br />This was all called to the newspaper's attention by someone who claimed to have overheard, due to "electronic error," </span>the long-distance phone conversation between Butts and Bryant. People who claim to have overheard highly secret and damaging conversations due to "electronic error," of course, among the most reliable sources that one could possibly have.<br /><br />Butts sued the publisher of the paper for libel. It's safe to assume the trial was very entertaining: both Butts and Bryant testified, emphatically denying fixing the outcome of the game. Interestingly, a number of current and former football players testified as experts, offering their opinion that a football game cannot be fixed without the knowledge or participation of the players. At trial, Butts won a massive judgment: $60,000 in general damages and $3 million in punitive damages.<br /><br />Ultimately, the appeal reached the United States Supreme Court. In <u>Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts</u>, the Court discussed what standard of First Amendment protection applied to <span class="il">defamation</span> suits by public figures. In <u>New York Times v. Sullivan</u>, the Court held that in a <span class="il">defamation</span> suit, a public <b>official </b>had to prove actual malice. Actual malice meant knowledge that the defamatory statement was false, or that the defendant acted with reckless disregard for the truth. <u>Curtis Publishing</u> applied the <u>New York Times</u> standard also applied to suits by public <b>figures</b> such as Butts. Butts succeeded in proving actual malice. The Saturday Evening Post collapsed two years later.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-53179850348736025792009-01-16T13:17:00.003-05:002009-01-16T13:19:54.017-05:00Comparison of Trojans and Gators<a href="http://sauriansagacity.blogspot.com/2009/01/florida-is-best.html">Saurian Sagacity has a great article comparing UF and USC over the past three years</a>. These numbers certainly tell an interesting tale for USC worshippers:<br /><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;"><em>2006-2008</em></strong><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;">Florida</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Record: 35-6</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Opponents Records: 280-155 (64.37%)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Opponents Records Rank: 1st in NCAA</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2 Conference Titles</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">2 BCS Titles</span><br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;">USC</strong><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Record: 34-5</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Opponents Records: 195-208 (48.39%)</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Opponents Records Rank: 79th in NCAA</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">3 Conference Titles</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">No BCS Titles</span>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-64699141832913446982009-01-11T18:13:00.003-05:002009-01-11T18:21:45.055-05:00The Greater The Struggle, The More Glorious The Triumph<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJE1cyZphPY8FCtApTX3iVmdKjl_L6C2vRFh5fyercFj43oA9R01Nrr_rLcCvuxhs5AnKC2RtN90eG6cl-Um92EFmc_ieEBuvT4j6CLcQSe75_62MagXkRRllUpSwKBPCcN1w-qpX-KM/s1600-h/paine.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRJE1cyZphPY8FCtApTX3iVmdKjl_L6C2vRFh5fyercFj43oA9R01Nrr_rLcCvuxhs5AnKC2RtN90eG6cl-Um92EFmc_ieEBuvT4j6CLcQSe75_62MagXkRRllUpSwKBPCcN1w-qpX-KM/s400/paine.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5290179980866845058" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">THESE are the times that try mens' souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value.</span><br /><br />- Thomas Paine<br /><br />National Champs.<br /><br />Despite a tough opponent, despite the worst officiating we have ever seen in person, the Gators pull it out. Two interceptions, two goal line stands, one blocked kick . . . that's toughness.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-41516958471147617592009-01-11T15:19:00.003-05:002009-01-11T15:24:48.710-05:00Tim Tebow is Coming Back!That. Is. <a href="http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20090111/NEWS/901110951/1090?Title=Tebow___I_m_coming_back_">Awesome.</a><br /><br />Wow.<br /><br />Odds on favorite to win the National Championship next year? You bet.<br /><br />Culled from the article in the Gainesville Sun, here's everything he actually said:<br /><br />"Oh and by the way, one more thing, let's do it again. I'm coming back!"<br /><br />"I just love being here. I love being a Gator. I feel loyal to this place, and I want to stick it out and finish what I started here.<p style="font-style: italic;">"It was (a tough decision). I prayed about it a long time, talked to a lot of coaches and a lot of people involved with the NFL and Coach Meyer for a long time. It was a tough decision. But I am having so much fun here and I want to enjoy it one more year."</p><p>And from Percy Harvin:</p><p style="font-style: italic;">"I don't know yet. I'm kind of leaning towards coming back. I haven't made the final decision yet. So I'll sit down with Coach tomorrow and he'll help me make that decision."</p><p>Aaaaaannnd from Tebow, re: Harvin and Spikes:</p><p style="font-style: italic;">"We'll talk to them a little bit, but I don't want to pressure them. I want them to make the best decision for them and they will."</p>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-10432236716592270132008-12-12T15:28:00.002-05:002008-12-12T15:30:56.203-05:00So.Huh.<br /><br />You're looking well.<br /><br />We've missed you.<br /><br />It's just, you know, we've been so busy at work and everything. Life, you know? We've just been slammed. Just one of those months, everything comes at you, right?<br /><br />Yeah, no, things have calmed down a lot now. Yeah, we're free.<br /><br />Buy you a drink?The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-91864722335525931622008-12-06T19:48:00.003-05:002008-12-12T15:33:38.486-05:00On the Day of Victory"On the day of victory, no one is tired." - Arabic proverb.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl-cxOP1ikF18a8U69k9XlEmGq5jPQjYO-j8emmNMWhOSkI1E4KUW3deycr1JYiKxAJUp-mV1BUqoZXCvTOhldTqatZDucdWcWJ6POHoHXXlBP9YkmBk42LFImqpcnMSUMRNDVDRVsmw/s1600-h/on+day+of+victory.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTl-cxOP1ikF18a8U69k9XlEmGq5jPQjYO-j8emmNMWhOSkI1E4KUW3deycr1JYiKxAJUp-mV1BUqoZXCvTOhldTqatZDucdWcWJ6POHoHXXlBP9YkmBk42LFImqpcnMSUMRNDVDRVsmw/s320/on+day+of+victory.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276843901304758434" border="0" /></a>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-69457029171688129832008-11-04T15:42:00.004-05:002008-12-12T15:34:52.264-05:00And We Struck Him Down Until Not A Single Survivor Was Left<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcX5_s3NDRmBrtNiMgigv2-zAng5T1jXMppdH3TVY7W07sAemuDnC_qMT2U7vTrzBNjoyhMKQfsbGfb3sAHfc_mG7ZcCj87jTjbe1b1v1jbrec5g1PUgMQfHFssd8YyBJosdj3XHmPiY/s1600-h/picture.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcX5_s3NDRmBrtNiMgigv2-zAng5T1jXMppdH3TVY7W07sAemuDnC_qMT2U7vTrzBNjoyhMKQfsbGfb3sAHfc_mG7ZcCj87jTjbe1b1v1jbrec5g1PUgMQfHFssd8YyBJosdj3XHmPiY/s320/picture.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264906958056804114" border="0" /></a><br /><sup style="font-style: italic;">1</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> When we headed up the road to Bashan, King Og of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, for battle at Edrei. </span><sup style="font-style: italic;">2</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> The Lord said to me, ‘Do not fear him, for I have handed him over to you, along with his people and his land. Do to him as you did to King Sihon of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.’ </span><sup style="font-style: italic;">3</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> So the Lord our God also handed over to us King Og of Bashan and all his people. We struck him down until not a single survivor was left. </span><sup style="font-style: italic;">4</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> At that time we captured all his towns; there was no citadel that we did not take from them—sixty towns, the whole region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. </span><sup style="font-style: italic;">5</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> All these were fortress towns with high walls, double gates, and bars, besides a great many villages. </span><sup style="font-style: italic;">6</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> And we utterly destroyed them, as we had done to King Sihon of Heshbon, in each city utterly destroying men, women, and children. </span><sup style="font-style: italic;">7</sup><span style="font-style: italic;"> But all the livestock and the plunder of the towns we kept as spoil for ourselves.<br /> - </span>Deuteronomy 3<br /><br />That's some Biblical fury, right there.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-56755932092588897712008-11-03T20:50:00.003-05:002008-11-03T21:00:08.169-05:00The Persistent Fool is . . . donate your status to the FLORIDA GATORS FOR BCS PREZDENTWe're a blue state here. Orange and Blue. Perhaps you've heard?<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/r62hP7BQmRg&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/r62hP7BQmRg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />It was amazing to see the Gators absolutely dismantle the 'Dawgs. We actually found this great video metaphor for the game:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YRTcHSQLB8s&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YRTcHSQLB8s&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Knowshon = Drunk Chick. Guess who The Stall Door represents?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6CoNauL8zfoQyo0XsBbMKkYhHhwOV8TYnAL0zwu1PJsO90sA2CsyUD_kdRjQoE6Pt7q4rCBRF-9_E4GtDoruN2pioNcYOaxB3_2X29KqXfKc5JbwyEKXNwnToPdd3c_qFjpL8_gS3Ds/s1600-h/spikes+moreno+great+hit.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6CoNauL8zfoQyo0XsBbMKkYhHhwOV8TYnAL0zwu1PJsO90sA2CsyUD_kdRjQoE6Pt7q4rCBRF-9_E4GtDoruN2pioNcYOaxB3_2X29KqXfKc5JbwyEKXNwnToPdd3c_qFjpL8_gS3Ds/s320/spikes+moreno+great+hit.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264615667452232450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We have no idea either. But we do know: It's great to be a Florida Gator.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-23440553371787300972008-10-13T20:46:00.004-04:002008-10-13T21:01:15.247-04:00So THAT was Interesting.Loved seeing the Gators absolutely destroy LSU. Blah blah LSU lines are going to push UF around blah blah. Admittedly, we were among those predicting that LSU would win. But at least we did properly predict that the Gators would smoke the Tigers secrondary. And they did.<br /><br />We have to give no end of respect to the LSU fans, who stayed in the stands long, long, long after a Gator fan would have retreated in the face of that horrible pummelling. <a href="http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/10/09/gun-gunner-florida-lsu-compatibility-screening/">EDSBS recently pointed out a contrast between Tiger and Gator fans</a>:<br /><br /><strong style="font-style: italic;">Your team is down four touchdowns at halftime. How do you react to the GameDay cameras?</strong><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> A. [sullen stare that could freeze nitrogen while pressing cellphone to ear]</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> B. “FUUUUCK YEEEEEW WWOOOOOOOOOOOOO TAHGERS GON GITCHA!!!” [shows breasts, regardless of gender] </span><br /><br />In fact, we were still disappointed in a few of our fellow Gator fans. Disappointed? Yes. We were violently shushed, by two different UF fans in the student section. In. The. Student. Section. No, we were not swearing. Merely howling loudly when the Gators were on defense. Like, you know, you're suppossed to. We'll definitely cop to being excessively loud in the stands. Like, you know, you're suppossed to. <br /><br />If you cannot get jacked up about crushing LSU in a night game at the Swamp that was national championship implications than I pity you. You should probably stay home and put tissue boxes on your feet. Seeing a college football game just isn't for you.<br /><br />GO GATORS, and Go GATOR FANS.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-21531746680773242172008-10-12T02:49:00.004-04:002008-12-12T15:33:59.498-05:00We Happy Few<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN96V9vo95qdlfdwZU8YxAr3DyufyyuPigsz623wk7fZ1xR5hDNJphKGIJCvXoJAG0q_4vGMyP3GDoBGJvwBerrOeNd0vdjrMUFAHGVDJSrDs50IoitwbDH50kReL_Q3pV9ETe7UMPCo/s1600-h/42855820-11211205.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxN96V9vo95qdlfdwZU8YxAr3DyufyyuPigsz623wk7fZ1xR5hDNJphKGIJCvXoJAG0q_4vGMyP3GDoBGJvwBerrOeNd0vdjrMUFAHGVDJSrDs50IoitwbDH50kReL_Q3pV9ETe7UMPCo/s320/42855820-11211205.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256158172795109986" border="0" /></a><br /><p><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">WESTMORELAND</span>. O that we now had here</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> But one ten thousand of those men in England</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> That do no work to-day!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">KING</span>. What's he that wishes so?</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> My cousin Westmoreland? No, my fair cousin;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> If we are mark'd to die, we are enow</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> To do our country loss; and if to live,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> The fewer men, the greater share of honour.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> God's will! I pray thee, wish not one man more.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> By Jove, I am not covetous for gold,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Nor care I who doth feed upon my cost;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> It yearns me not if men my garments wear;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Such outward things dwell not in my desires.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> But if it be a sin to covet honour,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> I am the most offending soul alive.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> No, faith, my coz, wish not a man from England.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> God's peace! I would not lose so great an honour</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> As one man more methinks would share from me</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> For the best hope I have. O, do not wish one more!</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Rather proclaim it, Westmoreland, through my host,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> That he which hath no stomach to this fight,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Let him depart; his passport shall be made,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And crowns for convoy put into his purse;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> We would not die in that man's company</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> That fears his fellowship to die with us.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> This day is call'd the feast of Crispian.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> He that outlives this day, and comes safe home,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Will stand a tip-toe when this day is nam'd,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And rouse him at the name of Crispian.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> He that shall live this day, and see old age,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And say 'To-morrow is Saint Crispian.'</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And say 'These wounds I had on Crispian's day.'</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Old men forget; yet all shall be forgot,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> But he'll remember, with advantages,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> What feats he did that day. Then shall our names,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Familiar in his mouth as household words-</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Harry the King, Bedford and Exeter,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Warwick and Talbot, Salisbury and Gloucester-</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Be in their flowing cups freshly rememb'red.</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> This story shall the good man teach his son;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> From this day to the ending of the world,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> But we in it shall be remembered-</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> We few, we happy few, we band of brothers;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> For he to-day that sheds his blood with me</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> This day shall gentle his condition;</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And gentlemen in England now-a-bed</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> Shall think themselves accurs'd they were not here,</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"> That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.</span></p><p><a href="http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20081011/NEWS/810120287/1090?Title=TIGER_TAMERS__Gators_start__end_strong">LSU 21. Gators, roughly a bajillion</a>.<br /></p>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-25994919542302774862008-10-11T10:53:00.003-04:002008-10-11T11:08:59.848-04:00Worrisome WeekendWhat a worrisome (but exciting) weekend. UF gets LSU at home, and UCF travels to Miami to play the 'Canes. Despite the fact that the professional gamblers favor UF by 4, we're extremely worried that LSU will win. Frankly, they just look like the better team. Then again...their defense has not been what it should be. An anemic Auburn offense hung 21 on LSU in a game LSU edged them out with 5 points. Lowely Mississippi State put up 24 against LSU in a ten point loss. LSU's two other wins? DIV II App State and North Texas, one of the only two winless schools in Div I football.<br /><br />Meanwhile, UCF seems to have no hope whatsoever. We've seen Miami play live this season, and despite their poor record, they look much better than a UCF team that had to edge out SMU. However, if UM is going to be vulnerable, this is the time. The team and fan are no doubt tropically depressed over two tough home losses. UM fans are notoriously fickle, and are not coming to this game. The team is young, the coaching staff is bad in terms of game day coaching. Also, UM has a ton of injuries, including several starters. UM's loss against FSU has shown that they're vulnerable to a mobile QB-- and I think Greco has better wheels than Ponder. Also, UM's passing game against UCF's secondary is a favorable match-up. Their receiving corps drops a helluva lot of passes. Joe Burnett any body? Sha'reff's also great.<br /><br />If only UCF were a little bit better, this would be a great opportunity to beat UM and start boasting of being better than (at least) someone in the state. But, we can't control the football, can't complete a pass, can't do much of anything. We beat a DIV II school, and SMU, one of the worst teams in the country.<br /><br />We'll see. . . but this one is going to go UM's way.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-68020739052914457682008-10-09T18:09:00.005-04:002008-10-09T18:44:43.025-04:00Lassos, Snoop Dog, and an ElfWTF, Y'all? A selection of bizarre news for you today.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/10/ucfs-secret-wea.html?cid=134091647#comment-134091647">1. George O'Leary has a plan for slowing down Miami this weekend</a>:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"Lassos. Issue lassos to your team and hope they can get them," [O'Leary] said.</span><br /></div><br />He then went on to say something about playing position defense and maybe, maybe, not sucking this week. We stopped listening after the lassos bit, actually. The depressing thing is that this idea is his best coaching strategem at UCF (narrowly edging out the perennial favorite: run on first down, run on second down, throw an incomplete pass on third down, punt on fourth down).<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/10/miami-releases.html?cid=134092871#comment-134092871">Incidentally, UM is going to be playing crippled on Saturday, if this list of injuries is any indication</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://alligator.org/articles/2008/10/09/sports/football/081009_miles.txt">2. LSU coach Les Miles is down with his own bad self . . . and Snoop</a>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Snoop Dogg came on stage during a Miles press conference, and the coach busted out a few spontaneous lines from Snoop Dogg songs, including “Sensual Seduction.”</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">“My performance? I think I’m the worst rapper in the history of rap,” Miles said. “My performance is certainly something that was no more than a weak attempt at Snoop’s style of music.”</span><br /></div><br />Urban Meyer's comment when told of this?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“Les is friends with Snoop?” Meyer said. “Good for him.”</span><br /></div><br />3. Elf? But who gets to be the half-naked barbarian babe? <a href="http://myespn.go.com/blogs/big12/0-3-68/Texas-Tech-s--Elf--comes-clean.html">Texas Tech coach Mike Leach calls Wide Receiver Eric Morris "The Elf."</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"He calls me the evil elf because he has all these different things: elves are small, they're generally pretty mean and they corner well," Morris told the Tech student newspaper the Daily Torreador. "They're good with a dagger -- he goes on and on about how elves have different traits, and he thinks that I fit the traits of an elf. He thinks that I do well with the football in my hands and calls the football my dagger."</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIRWe54VMhZFPhrwUKyTlCCJlz0rN4uV2kpAqw_5W1WsP5zu4DVMpbE0unKFTts95g_-8FXmcckXI5kc8ziBNZdkk79suZF-PVHKqXdLsqApeZEg1MkK3rhhOnMzm7wX87R864Dk7Cwc/s1600-h/evil+elf.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIRWe54VMhZFPhrwUKyTlCCJlz0rN4uV2kpAqw_5W1WsP5zu4DVMpbE0unKFTts95g_-8FXmcckXI5kc8ziBNZdkk79suZF-PVHKqXdLsqApeZEg1MkK3rhhOnMzm7wX87R864Dk7Cwc/s320/evil+elf.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255288092629564402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">This is an image of an evil elf. We know this, because it is what google image search told us. We are unclear on how this evil elf wipes himself. Probably very, very carefully.</span><br /></div>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-69935408528429395232008-10-08T16:50:00.002-04:002008-10-08T16:54:04.312-04:00UCF Kicker in Weird Position of Playing Team He Was on Last Year<a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/">Well . . . isn't that awkward?</a><br /><br />The Orlando Sentinel notes that kicker Daren Daly transferred from UM to UCF and received a waiver in order not miss a year. He is taking graduate courses only offered at UCF. Here's what GOL had to say in the Sentinel blog post:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When I was in preseason when we got a call on that I was surprised what was going on, but the recommendations that came back on him were very good. We just followed up. He had to do all the work. We didn't do any work as far as applying for a hardship. </span> <p style="font-style: italic;">"I think he is a very mature kid who has his goals set in mind. I was just talking to him last night. He wants to be a GA eventually someplace and eventually get a sports management degree and head off to the NFL in an administrative capacity, so he has his game plan set already as far as what he'd like to do with himself. I think the way the situation worked out, I don't know what happened at Miami. I never really even called there or asked about it. I do know he's a pretty good kicker, and he's healthy now. He kicked for us last week in all the phases and he'll do the same this week."</p>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-12016333381431297672008-10-07T12:30:00.004-04:002008-10-07T17:00:25.486-04:00The Plebeians SpeakMike Bianchi's Orlando Sentinel sports blog <a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2008/10/calling-ucf-fan.html?cid=133723123#comment-133723123">invites the plebeians to supply reasons why UCF will beat UM on Saturday, because he certainly cannot</a>.<br /><br />We'll keep our fingers crossed for one of the following (they'll be our only hope):<br /><br />1. Entire UM team wiped out as the result of gang violence.<br />2. Mass overdoses whittle away UM squad.<br />3. Stray meteor destroys UM coaching staff.<br />4. <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/716380.html">Massive injuries continue</a>.<br /><br />Perhaps the best "reason why UCF will beat UM" that a reader supplied?<br /><br /><div style="font-style: italic;" class="comment" id="comment-133788381"> <div class="comment-content"> <p>Mike, UCF only needs two things to win. First, UCF must have a higher score than Miami. Second, Miami must have a lower score. If UCF can accomplish those two things, they are almost guaranteed a win.</p> </div> <p class="comment-footer"> Posted by: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://www.RealEstateOptimist.com" href="http://www.typepad.com/t/comments?__mode=red&user_id=391830&id=133788381">Recovering UCF Fan</a> | <a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_bianchi/2008/10/calling-ucf-fan.html#comment-133788381">October 07, 2008 at 03:44 PM</a> </p> </div>We salute you, sir or madam, we salute you.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-28439725740276350292008-10-04T19:26:00.002-04:002008-10-04T20:10:50.444-04:00"Boycott the Sentinal! Go UCF!"<a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/10/seen-flying-abo.html?cid=133419053#comment-133419053">Our passing game is almost as good as our spelling</a>.Shortly before the UCF-SMU game, fans hired a plane to fly a banner reading, "Boycott the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sentinal</span>! Go UCF!" The proposed boycott is presumably a response to the <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/09/were-you-aware-that-people-express.html">Orlando Sentinel's</a> <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/04/some-cheese-for-moffetts-whine.html">harsh coverage</a> of <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/09/extremely-serious-and-accurate-article.html">George O'Leary</a>.<br /><br />You know, this is the sort of spelling-related nonsense we expect from vital-chromosome-lacking USF fans. Ah, well.<br /><br />Please let us know if you have a picture of this amazing banner.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-63969929603717186552008-10-04T18:50:00.004-04:002008-10-04T19:04:51.146-04:00Knights Win Last Game of Season!<a href="http://sports-ak.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282782116">When you have to survive SMU at home, you know you are not winning any more games this season</a>. Okay, maybe UAB. MAYBE.<br /><br />Still, we'll take it for the win that it is. Neither of the hand-off artists that we call quarterbacks performed in great fashion, though cheers to Greco for that 54 yard bomb. Jeers to Calabrese. 5 of 9 for 32? Pretty uninspiring, dude.<br /><a href="http://www.typepad.com/t/trackback/391830/34162381"><br />Looks like Ronnie Weaver will be good when he grows up. Joe Burnett continues to be amazing</a>. Looking forward to seeing this guy on Sundays.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-9621883831142824132008-10-03T19:55:00.003-04:002008-10-03T20:25:49.410-04:00USF Fails to Enjoy Free Mustache RideDude, <a href="http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08277/917142-233.stm">you've been Wannst'ached</a>. With a 26-21 at home loss in which USF looked absolutely awful, the Bulls join the ranks of, you know, <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/09/well-this-has-gone-poorly.html">other Florida teams who flailed horribly at home to inferior opponents</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It's just a law of the universe that that keeps anything from collapsing into chaos: USF will perform well, get cocky, a Florida loss will then enable USF to brag that it's the best team in the state, then <a href="http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2007/10/rutgers_upsets_no_2_usf_3027.html">USF will get its face stepped on in highly public fashion</a>.<br /><br />USF looked horrible against a Pitt team that pounded the ball through with running back McCoy. Grothe, the Bull's magic eight ball of a quarterback, came up with "Focus. Try again." The Bulls totally lacked focus, committing roughly one hundred thousand penalties.<br /><br />Three cheers for USF's impending plummet down the polls!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgky7E_UQisw9VjUoOsIWy9Z3Lbt6ctDJhkSIZbwxye2x-7_JWsf6FM4aVtbcvUkzYspsSQ2b8Tc_xd7zjSFeONoaC7ewZUq1hR0Cls0Dj7k8n75OiGxvf3tWVecBbmJNLFF_f0UCr03wI/s1600-h/Focus+and+ask+again.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgky7E_UQisw9VjUoOsIWy9Z3Lbt6ctDJhkSIZbwxye2x-7_JWsf6FM4aVtbcvUkzYspsSQ2b8Tc_xd7zjSFeONoaC7ewZUq1hR0Cls0Dj7k8n75OiGxvf3tWVecBbmJNLFF_f0UCr03wI/s320/Focus+and+ask+again.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253088130681526322" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Focus and ask again, Mr. Grothe. Focus, and ask again.</span><br /></div></div>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-31366647023624802142008-10-02T12:09:00.002-04:002008-10-02T12:22:28.150-04:00O'Leary Round-Up1. O'Leary? Yes, <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/orl-bianchi0108oct01,0,3532002.column">there are a few issues there, Mike Bianchi</a>. Good article discussing the good and bad (but mostly bad) of King George.<br /><br />2. It's possible that George also has a few player management problems. There's <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/09/were-you-aware-that-people-express.html">the howling at a player who subsequently passed out on a leg press machine</a>, <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/04/some-cheese-for-moffetts-whine.html">ruining Steven Moffett's potential with his rough language</a>, and, some would say, working a player to death. <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/09/extremely-serious-and-accurate-article.html">Who knows? At this point he may even be nipple clamping players directly to weight machines</a>.<br /><a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/10/former-ucf-star.html"><br />There's also this, from former UCF-stud-turned-much-bigger-NFL-Stud Brandon Marshall</a>:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">"[O'Leary] was a guy that told me on my pro day when I was stretching getting ready to run routes for the scouts that I didn’t have the ability to play receiver in the league because I couldn’t get separation."</span><br /></div><br />Good motivation there, George. Also: good eye for talent.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-12628071396344889962008-10-01T20:08:00.003-04:002008-10-01T20:16:41.971-04:00UCF has a Very Bad PlanOh, look-- "<a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/10/ucf-to-hold-ope.html?cid=133030787#comment-133030787">UCF is inviting parents, students, and fans to learn more about its academic programs before the [SMU] game</a>." This is a very bad plan. Or, depending on your perspective, an amazingly hilarious plan.<br /><br />Nothing like drunk-as-Hell tailgaters mixing with those "academic" types. Beer bong with the Dean?The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-9416162751886542292008-10-01T11:46:00.001-04:002008-10-01T11:48:40.946-04:00SMU Worst Rushing Offense in D-1BAP. There you go. If UCF can't beat<a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/topstories/stories/100108dnsposmubrief2.cb7cb059.html"> the school with the worst rushing offense</a>, King George should be shot out of a cannon into outer space.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-9461370556975213262008-09-30T15:03:00.004-04:002008-09-30T15:24:32.439-04:00UCF compared to SMU: Just the Facts, PleaseAn Orlando Sentinel UCF blog post noted that SMU coach "<a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/09/june-jones-says.html">June Jones says Knights are like SMU . . . Just Trying to find a way to win</a>." We posted a comment saying that when your team is compared to SMU, you know you're in trouble. We drew this response:<br /><div class="comment" id="comment-132763691"> <div class="comment-content"> <p>I'm sorry, but we are not nearly as bad as SMU. Hopefully this comparison will wake up our team.</p> </div> <p class="comment-footer"> Posted by: ucfrocks | <a href="http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_ucf/2008/09/june-jones-says.html#comment-132763691">September 29, 2008 at 10:11 PM</a> </p> </div><br />Of course, it got us thinking...how do we compare? Here you go:<br /><br /> UCF SMU<br />Record 1-3 (o-1) 1-4 (0-2)<br />Avg. margin of loss 26.33 27.75<br />Total Completions 49.1% 54.9%<br />Total Passing Yards 530 1383<br />Total Rushing Yards 602 180<br /><br />Yep. We're both pretty awful. The difference in the average margin of loss is pretty negligible. Apparently, SMU can air it out a little but, but they move the ball on the ground even worse than the Knights do.<br /><br />And yes, this Saturday, both teams will be trying to beat their first Division 1 opponent of the season. Oh, by the way: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?page=bottom10085">UCF is now an ESPN Bottom 10 team</a>. And deservedly so.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-36504460994750160522008-09-29T18:11:00.006-04:002008-09-29T20:35:40.244-04:00An Extremely Serious and Accurate Article About George O'Leary<span style="font-style: italic;">September 29, 2008</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">By D.F. Amation</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The Orlampa Slantinel</span><br /><br />Early this morning, a torch wielding mob of UCF fans battered down the gates of the foreboding Castle O'Leary, in search of its namesake, that cruel and blotchy-faced lord of the night.<br /><br />The mob found George O'Leary sitting on a throne made of the bones of former third-stringers. Reportedly, the known drunkard O'Leary was guzzling $500-a-bottle scotch from the empty skull of a Georgia Tech player and torturing endangered animals with his free hand.<br /><br />The mob asked O'Leary some very cogent, reasonable, and well-thought out questions, which he absolutely refused to answer. O'Leary made a hasty retreat from his castle, possibly by turning into a booze-sweating bat or walrus and flying (or flippering, as the case may be) off.<br /><br />The angry mob, emulating UCF's defensive backs, could not catch him.<br /><br />Authorities soon arrived and conducted a search of Castle O'Leary. They discovered a dungeon full of players strapped by their nipples to various pieces of exercise equipment. According to one officer who was on the scene, "It was sort of like a torture chamber, if a torture chamber had more weight machines and chaffed, raw nipples."<br /><br />As they waited to be loaded on to ambulances, the players shared their views on Coach O'Leary. "I really feel that he's ruined my potential," whined an emaciated Steven Moffett. "The things Coach did to me were just terrible. I was forced to endure coarse language, and sometimes even had to exert myself physically." With chattering teeth, Moffett continued, "I could have been a superstar. I had it in me. <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/04/some-cheese-for-moffetts-whine.html">Thanks to O'Leary and all of his coarse words, now I play for the AFL 2 Thunderbirds.</a> Coach ruined me."<br /><br />Matt Prater, who authorities unlocked from a cage made of his own shame, mentioned that he was forced to flagellate himself with barbed wire after each of his many missed kicks.<br /><br />A more recent player added, "Sometimes, Coach made me use a leg press. How bullshit is that, right?"<br /><br />No arrests were made in connection with the events at Castle O'Leary. UCF officials stated that the costs of prosecution were too high.<br /><br />Coach George O'Leary was given the opportunity to respond to this fair and balanced article, <a href="http://thepersistentfool.blogspot.com/2008/09/were-you-aware-that-people-express.html">as he has been in the in the past</a>. However, when a Slantinel reporter knocked on the coffin in which Coach O'Leary sleeps, the dastard replied that he would make no statement. The Slantinel reporter also thought he heard O'Leary say something about being too busy devouring innocent children and picking his teeth with their bones to respond. This was unable to be independently verified so, what the Hell, we printed it anyway.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-30675564172396079452008-09-28T14:04:00.004-04:002008-09-28T14:17:26.315-04:00Well, This Has Gone Poorly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCrKhNrjuW1xANb5GhJ8TmYptolCRGFT2GyX1_B8FRv58rF2E9lAnlz514pUQa2f3ziX5v4K2m3O72QCaVbx8G1dNyWHWI2v4h5gyNqw_I87n7oaifm9cHBgHN2YujdgdNzit-8uKmR4/s1600-h/dead+gator+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigCrKhNrjuW1xANb5GhJ8TmYptolCRGFT2GyX1_B8FRv58rF2E9lAnlz514pUQa2f3ziX5v4K2m3O72QCaVbx8G1dNyWHWI2v4h5gyNqw_I87n7oaifm9cHBgHN2YujdgdNzit-8uKmR4/s320/dead+gator+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251134795871093746" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.gatorsports.com/article/20080927/NEWS/809270272/1090?Title=COSTLY_MISS_TAKES__Gators_dealt_first_loss">Siiiigggghhh</a>. Ole Miss 31, UF 30? Ugh. Clearly, the best team on the field won. We're never sure if that makes a loss more or less disappointing. We couldn't hold on to the ball, couldn't make a big play.<br /><br />There is some silver lining in that the SEC East remains wide open thanks to Georgia's loss against a murderous 'Bama squad.<br /><br />But UCF? No silver lining after a <a href="http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/college/knights/orl-ucf2808sep28,0,2291728.story">Knight of Futility</a>. UTEP hammered UCF 58-13. UTEP? Oh yes-- with this win, they snaped what was the longest current losing streak in the country. When you can't beat UTEP. . . uh, you're probably not going to beat damn near anyone. The Knights' season thus far certainly casts doubt on O'Leary's coaching acumen.<br /><br />We don't need to make firegeorgeoleary.com yet. But losses like this tell us that George O'Leary has brought the program about as far as he can. To get to the next level, we'll be needing someone else.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-73798431772673066462008-09-26T20:05:00.002-04:002008-09-26T20:15:55.864-04:00Gators 2009 Football ScheduleLadies and Gentlemen, your (tentative) Florida Gators 2009 Football Schedule:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">September 5 Charleston Southern, at home.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">September 12 Troy, at home.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">September 19 Tennessee, at home.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">September 26 Kentucky, away.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">October 10 LSU, away.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">October 17 Arkansas (Homecoming)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">October 24 Mississippi State, at home</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">October 31 World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">November 7 Vandy, at home.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">November 14 South Carolina, away.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">November 21 FIU, at home.</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-weight: bold;">November 28 Florida State, at home</span><br /><br />Wow, what a fluff schedule. LSU away is always a scary game. Georgia should still be strong next year...<br /><br />...and...<br /><br />huh.<br /><br />Charleston Southern, FIU, Troy? That's, uhm, exhausting. And also FSU has lost its luster in recent years. We're pretty underwhelmed by the out of conference schedule. We much preferred playing a respectable WAC team, Hawaii, and traditional superpower UM.The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3725832803125956161.post-14464183531185398752008-09-26T12:43:00.004-04:002008-09-26T14:03:33.905-04:00Trojans Rupture, 'Quizz All Over the FieldTrojans can't hold back 'Quizz? Beavers snatch victory? Beavers dirty Sanchez?<a href="http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2008/09/26/community-service-we-pun-so-you-dont-have-to/?cp=7#comments"> And a slew of other double entendres as well</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=282690204">The Oregon State Beavers rode freshman Jacquizz Rodgers to victory against the USC Trojans, 27-21</a>. The flaccid Trojan defense gave up 186 yards and two touchdowns to Rodgers in what will no doubt be USC's marquee loss of the season.<br /><br />This seems to be the usual USC pattern. Destroy your opponents, looking like men among boys, and then flop horribly to a bad team, thereby destroying USC's title hopes. That's right Oregon State, UCLA, Stanford (and Oregon State again)-- we're looking at you.<br /><br />We're usually of the opinion that Pete Carroll poops rainbows. This time, he and his team pooped a brick. And Oregon State? They apparently pooped on USC:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuhQP-ZLsj30KJxzCSBl4Ks2ZtwMLAymIQApkINHRN0x3Jk8fYcec_KwMaebeQFi3SRLARmwJXABX2gjbFOmUQL7Ive8cMMmLxu29UkOqcx4onT_UzbqpNh-0WJGhwZMZtoQPcYx-AH8/s1600-h/beaver+shits.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjuhQP-ZLsj30KJxzCSBl4Ks2ZtwMLAymIQApkINHRN0x3Jk8fYcec_KwMaebeQFi3SRLARmwJXABX2gjbFOmUQL7Ive8cMMmLxu29UkOqcx4onT_UzbqpNh-0WJGhwZMZtoQPcYx-AH8/s320/beaver+shits.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250391994522747442" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Trojans can't come from behind.<br /></span></div>The Persistent Foolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15312362200895192957noreply@blogger.com0