19
Sep
2009
College Football Should Be Played On Mondays
Why, you ask? Keep reading. 
Wow. All I can say is, my boys need help at the QB position, and I guess I can mention the horrendous turnovers, but I’ll stick with saying that losing to a lackluster Huskies team this year is more than just the major upset that it was made out to be.
Listening to the announcers, you’d think the Huskies will be ranked next week. They won’t. As a matter of fact, if the Trojans have to stand on Corp’s back, we may not even be ranked next week… well maybe somewhere in the top 25. The Huskies didn’t play all that well, we just blew it, BIG TIME!
How many trips to the red-zone with nothing to show for it? A few of them we actually did have something to show for it and it was a tick in the turnover column. Okay, more than a few. WTF happened? Who showed up to play? Credit again to the defense though. The fact that we were still in the game was a testament to play calling, hard hitting, and just plain old… hell you get the picture.
I’ll just end by saying, with the lackluster performance of the offense over the last few weeks, I’m a bit scared of what the rest of the season will bring. I’ll still be there though, wearing Cardinal and Gold, flying the flag, talking shit, and hoping this will be yet another one loss season, and yet another Pac-10 Championship. If we are going to lose just one game this season, at least it’s to a team that really doesn’t stand a chance of taking the Pac-10. Bwaahahahah.
Anyway… time to drown my sorrows in a few pints of Alaskan Amber. Time to drink away that game, and gargle with Drano to get the taste of that game out of my mouth.
I’m really starting to think that college football should happen on Monday. It’d be something to look forward to on an otherwise crappy day, wouldn’t ruin Saturday nights if you lose, and well… Mondays typically suck anyway.
Let’s do better next game… er… much better!
USC TROJANS! Fight On!
PS. I feel like I need a pic of a Jolly Roger to add to this post, but I’ll refrain. Speaking of Jolly Rogers, with the way today went, maybe the Raiders will have a stellar day this week.
6
Sep
2009
Trojans are Rollin’
It’s no secret to anyone that knows me that I’m excited about this season and what the USC Trojans are capable of doing. Saturday’s game against SJSU, yes it was expected, should have been, and WAS a blow-out, was an impressive showing considering how many people the team lost from last year. The defensive giants that made the Trojans a dominant powerhouse for the last few years have moved on and left Brian Cushing as the veteran to bring up the ranks. The fact that SJSU only scored 3 pts makes this a great start to the season.
The offense was slow getting out of the blocks with no points in the 1st Quarter, but 28 in the 2nd. 
I think this has the makings of being a great year!
With teams like TOSU (The Ohio State University) barely squeaking by Navy, I didn’t see the game but that’s what the scoreboard looked like, and higher ranked Oklahoma University losing to a very strong looking BYU, I’m just thinking if SC can keep from dumping a game to Oregon State, we’ve got a good shot at a championship.
I’m keeping two fingers crossed on my left hand and throwing up the ‘V’ with the right!
FIGHT ON!
4
Sep
2009
The Reality of Summer Ending
As the end of summer slowly approaches, I can’t help but feel sadness that the weather is going to change, and riding days are going to become fewer and fewer. As it stands now, I’m able to get out on the bike just about any day I like. Traffic’s never really too bad down here in the Springs, if it starts raining really hard, you can stop for coffee and the storm will have passed by the time you’re ready to roll, and except for the occasional driver not paying much attention, unless you’re being an ass, most people give you your space on the road – High-Beams and helmeted stares help. 
I can’t help but feel the sadness of saying to a friend, I’ll see you when I can, since we do get some rideable days during the Winter, but with all kinds of trash on the road – gravel, but I’ll have to be parking the Gixxer soon. Hmm… there’s always the prayers for a late and short Winter.
On the other hand, CJ’s 1st soccer practice is coming up and his season will start in a week or two, the incredible USC Trojans will be making another run at a championship – fingers crossed, the Raiders might do better than just split games with the Broncos, and hopefully the Rockies will hang tough and get into the playoffs. Not to mention work will probably heat up with plenty of challenges to make the time pass, and then there’s the cozy time with loved ones and friends. Not too bad I guess. Maybe I’ll even get out and snowboard, though I really won’t know what to do without hard-pack, slush, and ice.
Well, I’ll keep riding until the weather requires that I start wearing the liner for my jacket during the day, and start transitioning into Fall / Winter mode as warranted. Being a So Cal native, I admit that it was nice to have relative warmth during the Winter, but I know it’ll be nice to see the snow again here, and get a car that I can actually drive comfortably in it.
For the moment, I’ll keep the shiny side up, cheer on my lil’ man’s soccer team, watch SC stomp all comers, hang with my peeps, and enjoy what’s left of the warmth. First snow is usually Halloween, but as I said, I’m hoping…
