Saturday, September 19, 2009
Bring on the Huskies!
Where I grew up, it wasn't so great to be known as a "Husky," since husky sizes in boys' clothes were for overweight kids (I think the girls' equivalent was "Chubby" sizes). Today, Baylor plays the UConn Huskies, many of whom are pretty big. (For those who may be wondering, female UConn teams are not known as the "Chubbies").
There are many challenges facing UConn this week:
-- it is the longest road trip the team has made in years
-- their starting quarterback is hurt, as is at least one other key player
-- the team has been ravaged by the flu, which took down the second-string quarterback, among others
-- UConn is recovering from a tough 12-10 loss to UNC last week, while Baylor had a bye week
-- It will be very hot, something Texans are used to in September
-- They have a surprising number of players from Greenwich and environs
All of which means they will out perform expectations, I suspect. If their third-string QB, a freshman, gets to start, he will be motivated to make this his break-out game. UConn is well-coached and surprisingly deep at key positions. I just hope that Baylor is focused on this game, and not believing the hype.
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Oh dear, friend Mark, perhaps you have missed your calling as a pigskin prognosticator. That is exactly what is happening.
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: 6:34 PM
: 6:34 PM
Did you EVER attend a game in high school?
And, by the way, the girls department did not carry 'chubby' sizes.
And, by the way, the girls department did not carry 'chubby' sizes.
Um, did you see the game? The Huskies put a pile of dog pooh on us in our own stadium. It wasn't as close as the final score indicated. My prognostication? It is going to be a very long season for Briles and company.
It was bad. And, I have to say, Baylor put on a terrible show for the home fans, with awful lines to get in caused by technical problems related to the new ticket-scanners. They should have just ripped tickets like they used to... but no one made that change. It was a bad decision, and unlike our usually professional athletic department.
UCONN Football. Usually, New Englanders are so oblivious to football, at least of the college variety. Of course, there is the Boston College contingent, but they are after all a bit different than the rest of their neighbors; and their BIG STADIUM in Chestnut Hill, holds about 45,000 people. There are bigger high school stadiums in Texas than that I imagine.
Oh Professor, there is a world unknown to you, and a phrase from that world is "Pretty Plus." Sigh. Montgomery Wards did use the C word, but then again the words used by the sweet innocent masses at school were far FAR worse. :P
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