This past weekend was my annual boys’ trip with my high school crew from Seneca Valley in Germantown, Maryland. We chose “The World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party'' in Jacksonville, Florida, as our excuse to reconvene. Of course, this is the neutral site location of the annual matchup between the universities of Florida and Georgia. There were seven of us coming in from different parts of the country. We rented a spectacular house in Ponte Vedra situated right on the beach. The same coming of age stories were retold all weekend, only more legendary than the last time they were spun. Ample beers, whiskeys, and cigars were enjoyed on the deck overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. And massive gourmet meals were cooked up by accomplished chef Brian, one of our crew members.
As for game day itself, through a myriad of miscues and missteps, we found ourselves not going into the stadium after taking in several hours of the pregame atmosphere in the surrounding area. Yes, this is Bieber-worthy on paper, but there are mitigating circumstances that were in play here. Instead, we loaded up and headed back to Chubby’s sports bar in Ponte Vedra and watched several key matchups on TV. Georgia thoroughly dominated the action from the mid-first quarter on, scoring at will and holding Florida’s offense in check. Final score Georgia 43, Florida 20.
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| The Magnifcant Seven rides again! |
Around the country: It pains me to write these words, but my beloved Sooners lost in a stunner in Lawrence, Kansas, to a much improved Jayhawk team. Rock Chalk Jayhawk, I suppose. Oregon thoroughly dominated Utah in the best contest of the day in the soon to be defunct PAC 12. In ACC action, Louisville skunked Duke 23-0 and kept its playoff hopes alive. Since Michigan didn’t play, no cheating was discovered in the Big Ten. Meanwhile, Northwestern quietly won its fourth game of the season, knocking off Maryland. Air Force remains perfect by besting Colorado State in the snow in Fort Collins. In FCS action, South Dakota State demolished South Dakota, further solidifying their top ranking in the FCS.
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| The Bolt/Munding clan braving it in Lawrence, KS. |
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| Disillusioned USC fan Major Rodrick adopting Baylor as his go to team |
Bieber: If you haven’t heard the name Connor Stalions by now, you are probably living under a rock. The aforementioned Mr. Stalions is the member of the University of Michigan coaching staff that is at the center of the cheating scandal that has rocked the college football world. I will summarize the narcissist's actions here: Apparently, he was attending the games of future opponents and sitting across from the coaches to learn their play calling signals. In turn, these signals were used on game day against those opponents by the Michigan coaching staff, with Coach Harbaugh possibly being implicated. The analytics purportedly show that the Michigan defense is much stingier against teams they had signals for versus those they didn’t, or the teams that were onto their shenanigans. Furthermore, in Stewie Griffin/Ted Kazinski fashion, Stalions wrote a 600 page manifesto on how he would one day run Michigan football. He had been planning this since the age of 15 and he is now 28 years old, so let’s just say he has been playing the long game. Mr. Stalions has been suspended for the time being and will probably be dismissed; however, he will always have his newfound Bieber hardware!
Ginger: Third-year Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky got his first start Saturday after waiting patiently the past two and half seasons for his shot. He did not disappoint as he led the Crusaders to a 49-47 victory over Patriot League foe Fordham. Young Pesansky absolutely lit it up with 337 yards in the air and three touchdowns. Proud grandpa Mitch Chaney sent the stat line as he is a loyal DFTer. Way to go, Joe, and enjoy your Ginger “badass” award for absolutely tearing it up in your first career start.
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| Crusader QB1 Pesansky celebrating the win! |
Happy Tailgating!
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