For me, the sports fan, this weekend has been rough, not only because I have the flu,* but also some of my favorite teams lost.
- The St. Louis Cardinals dropped 4 of their last 6 games, to basement and near-basement teams like the Reds and Brewers... but then again, they did clinch the NL Central Championship a week ago. Pujols is still at 39 homers, but that may change before they close Busch for its final regular season.
- The Michigan Wolverines lost a good battle against Wisconsin at Camp Randall Stadium Satdurday night, 20-23. This was both their Big Ten and road opener of the season - the Wolverines have had a 'djoyyu' record in the past decade when it comes to road openers. But as I usually do, here at the offices of The Allen Company, I am optimistic that the maize and blue will do fine this season, especially against the Columbus Nuts.
- The Elder Panthers, a favorite HS team of mine, are 2-3, having lost their third so far to LaSalle and Tyler Sheehan** 20-40. And my old school, Princeton, is now 1-4. You can count the Vikes out, but I have a feeling that the Panthers will also be looking in from the outside after their meeting with the #1 Bombers of St. X.
BUT... not all was misery.
The Bengals overpowered the Bears today at Soldier Field 24-7. Expect Marvin, Chad, and Carson to have some smooth sailing into the middle of the season, where it could get rough against the more powerful like Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. But things do look good so far! 3-0!
The Colts, whom I will see play Ben and Pittsburgh on a Monday night in November, are also 3 for 3 after a meeting with Cleveland at the Dome, 13-6. The Steelers and Patriots, however, now are both at 2-1, after the Steelers' loss to New England at Heinz Field, 23-20. Adam Viniateri and my distant cousin Tom Brady got it done tonight after the upset by Carolina last week.
Finally, appropriate comments are encouraged. So if you have something normal, honest, decent, and even critical to say, go for it!
* This must be one of the perks to not being employed right now!
** I'm sure Tyler's mother isn't a loudmouth camera whore.
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