Well Sports Fans, the moving finger writes, and having writ, moves on. So says Kahlil Gibran a/k/a The Prophet and The Red Man says Kahlil must have been a Gamecock Fan. The Fickle Finger of Football Fate wrote Disaster with a Capital D this afternoon when the Dawgs topped the Cocks to the tune of 41 – 30. Bummer.
The Red Man’s personal hero Jadeveon Clowney before the game
Jadeveon Clowney during the game
Sigh. It appears our worst football fears have come true, and Clowney is a Dead Man Walking. Easy for you to say Red Man. I know, I know. I’m here in the relative calm of my living room cheap seat and not being triple-teamed every time I turn around and by the way where are my teammates when three guys are all over me and I go flying through the air with only one sack to my credit this year? Hey, but the year is early and who knows what I might do yet but I already have a sore foot so I’d appreciate a little help from my friends.
And since The Red Man is in a quoting mood tonight, I’ll go ahead and quote what I think is an appropriate scripture for the entire Gamecock team after the Georgia game: The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Give credit where credit is due, though, and the Dawgs played great. So there.
Uga, the Georgia mascot, immortalized in stone in Athens, Georgia
Spike, our Worsham Street Warrior, finds football makes him anxious
Spike gets particularly nervous when the Gamecock coaches appear to disagree on game strategies during the game. Hey guys, here’s an idea. Let’s work that out in advance next time and whoever called the spread formation on fourth down and a yard to go in the fourth quarter needs to be boxed behind the ears and his mouth washed out with soap. Seriously.
As if we haven’t been footballed out already today, the crazy old woman Slow is watching her Texas Longhorns get beat by the Mormons at BYU right this minute tonight. I can’t take any more. Get me outta here Percy – I need to switch mental gears for the Women’s Final at the US Open tomorrow. All bets are off on this one…
Red's Rants and Raves 
I cannot believe how horrid Texas is playing. I need a sedative. I’m shocked its such an awful showing on their part.
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How bad was it, we ask ourselves?? It was SO bad I don’t even have an opinion on how to FIX it. As a matter of fact, I did take a sedative and turn it off. Mack Brown in over the Hill Country? I don’t know. Embarrassing…Texas the only non-SEC school to win the National Championship in the last eight years and now playing like this, or rather should I say non-playing. Bitter, party of one Texas-ex. See – never get me started on the Horns. Hook ’em. 🙂
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When you are that far down, you cannot wait to make changes. They should have put McCoy in sooner even though he didn’t play much better. I dread this season, next week at Ole Miss may hurt worse. They have a good team that seems to gel better than Texas. Hook em, but I may watch with my hands over my eyes.
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Good idea to watch with hands over eyes. I’ll give it a try! I grew up in the Darrell Royal Era and just missed the National Championship years. I started UT in 1967, and my daddy always blamed me for jinxing the Horns for those three years after the 1966 title…
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Sheila I don’t know much about American Football, but it’s a joy reading your post..
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Thanks so much, Don! As of today, I wish I knew LESS about American football…both my teams got smacked yesterday! I appreciate your faithful hanging in with our Team Red Man!! It means a lot to us – really.
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Lawd…Lawd!! Them Dogs chased them Gamecock all over that cow pasture .What forgettable game..
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True dat, MM.
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If you want to see disaster, you should’ve seen Western Michigan University’s game yesterday! I wasn’t there, but my parents were and it was sad sad sad.
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Sad sad sad is a great way to describe fans of the losing teams wherever they are…:(
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The hurt was all around the place this weekend, Texas lost, Gamecocks lost, and yes, even Sam Houston lost, wow ;/
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Yes, pick a team, any team we like and they lost this weekend! Oh my! Must be something they ate…:) Have a good week, Church Organist and I hope I’ll see you this week!!
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I’m afraid I’m lost when it comes to American Football. Our football would be your soccer and we do Rugby in place of Football. Anyway, it’s fantastic to be on line for a bit and be able to catch up – even if I know nothing of what you are talking about 🙂
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We’re glad you visit us when we ramble on about American football – our house is full of Sports Fanatics but Rugby isn’t one of the ones we know anything about! 🙂
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My dear Red Man, I am so sorry for not getting back to you sooner about the sorry state of Slow’s collegiate football teams. You see, I was deep in celebration mode Saturday evening after my mighty LSU Fighting Tigers defeated . . . ok, so it was just UAB, but it was a win. And then, just when I thought I’d have a little time to drop a sympathy comment your way, I had to celebrate the Saints last-second victory over those Dirty Birds from Atlanta. And speaking of dirty birds, what in the world happened to those Gamecocks? It looked like they were the dawgs in that game. And I’m not even going to bring up the very sad state of UT football. That would just be cruel. But on the bright side, Rafa played what I thought was the match of his lifetime. Mommy and I could not have been happier for him.
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Okay – here we go. I can see that this has the potential for being a VERy LONG football season with our LSU and Saints friends so we will try to remain positive, Miss Harper Lee, in the depths of adversity. Please tell your mommy that the old woman Slow stood up for the entire fourth set of the Nadal match this evening and cheered the one Winner she has had in the past three days. Poor thing. Oh well, there’s always next weekend. 🙂
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I fear Ma is one with Spike over this. Your Poppy has never had a chance to form an opinion about anything sports as Ma won’t turn the TV on to watch. She does go to the local cricket matches occasionally. I think she’s just being eccentric on purpose. 😀
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Hmmm…I am trying to figure out why the old woman Slow watches sports – maybe it’s to add a little spice to her life. I believe it’s safe to say she’s never seen a cricket match, but it’s not too late for her to pick up another sport. As for your Ma being eccentric, maybe she’s just colorful?? 🙂
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For some reason, it’s the only sport using a ball, besides polo, that she understands the method of play and scoring. All others baffle her. Hmm…Horses, polo and cricket…maybe Ma was a Mogul prince in a previous life. 😀
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The mind races with that image!! 🙂 You gave me a good laugh tonight!!
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