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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Week 11 - Homeward Bound
DFT was homeward bound for the weekend
A room with a view
The Tailgate was finally grounded this weekend as was
previously communicated, so I was able to enjoy all the day’s action from the
comfort of my family room. In full ADD mode, I watched parts of over thirty
games from 9 AM Pacific until Midnight, as well as the UFC beat down of my
girlfriend Rhonda Rousey on Periscope.
Larry is fired up for the Playoffs.
Around the Nation
– Dr. Pepper Concessionaire, Larry Culpepper will be happy to know that the
College Football Playoff picture is starting to gain clarity after this weekend.
The top 5 teams in the CFP picture all won on Saturday, albeit in an unimpressed
manner (Clemson, Bama, OSU, ND and Iowa). Out West, the PAC 12 cannibalized
their chances of getting a dance invite with Stanford being upset by the Dux on
the Farm and Rich Rod’s Wildcats chewed up the Utes in the Desert. UNC quietly
continues to have a great season improving to 9-1 with a decisive win over
Miami. Keep an eye on them as a dark horse to crash the party. Navy should be a
top 10 team as QB Keenan Reynolds led the Midshipmen in victory over SMU, and
upped their record to 9-1. In doing so, Reynolds set the career college
football touchdown record by surpassing Monte Ball with 78 and then adding four
more to it. Arkansas knocks LSU out of contention with a shocking win in Death
Valley, LA. Moreover, the supposed lock for the Heisman, Leonard Fournette is
no longer in that discussion. It was a mere two weeks ago that all the talking
pinheads said he was a lock and LSU was the best team in the country. HMMMM,
you only need to come to DFT for the truth. I am omniscient, unbiased and
humble all in one. Michigan wins a thriller in OT in Bloomington over the
Hoosiers. Wolverine QB Jake Ruddock is a cool cat under pressure. The surprising Houston Cougars remain perfect
with a mild upset win over the Memphis Tigers. Oklahoma State got lucky in Ames
coming from 17 down to prevail over the upset minded Cyclones. In the game of
the week in the confines of the beautiful McLane Stadium in Waco, the surging
Oklahoma Sooners delivered a knockout blow to the Baylor Bears’ chance of
getting into the four team playoff. OU QB Baker Mayfield jumped squarely into
the Heisman race with an amazing performance in out-dueling Baylor QB Jarrett
Stidham. Star receiver Sterling Shepard had 14 catches for 177 yards and the Sooner
Defense slowed the Bear offensive juggernaut just enough to allow them to get
the win. Final score OU 44 – 34. In Division III news, Amherst bests Williams in
“The biggest little game in America”, Randolph Macon gets the W over
Hamden Sydney in “The oldest small school rivalry in the South”, and
Salisbury State wins the Regents Cup with a win over my Frostburg State
Bobcats.
The Devine boys at the Devine gate at Notre Dame Stadium
Major Voytek and his Cronie at West Point
The Kernans at Randolph Macon
Crazy Nerd fun at ND.
Now this is a sweet tailgate rig at the Voytek West Point game.
Bieber Award–
The “know it all”, opinionated CFB Pundits. You can pick your favorite Tool,
but it amazes me that ESPN, Fox and CBS continue to throw shekels the way of
these self-proclaimed modern day Nostradamus’s. Beginning in week 1 and culminating in December,
we have to hear these blowhards pontificate about who is in the CFP playoff and
who will win the Heisman. They are so self-assured and perhaps they even Belieb
themselves. ESPN has shows on all week where they allow these fools to show the
Nation their brilliance. I simply turn them off. Jason Seehorn, David Pollack, Heather
Dinich and of course Mark May come to mind for me. There are more. I would rather
watch the QVC channel or CSPAN than waste any more heart beats tuning in to
hear their nonsense. By the way, I almost forgot, they are almost always wrong.
Let the season play out, go to an eight Team Playoff and we could put these folks
in the unemployment line. They could always hock their Bieber hardware for a
bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 if they get desperate enough.
Next week – Mr.
and Mrs. Tailgate will link up with other family members to Tailgate and attend
the 136th rendition of The Game between Harvard and Yale in the
Yale Bowl in new Haven, CT.
Bieber Award–
The “know it all”, opinionated CFB Pundits. You can pick your favorite Tool,
but it amazes me that ESPN, Fox and CBS continue to throw shekels the way of
these self-proclaimed modern day Nostradamus’s. Beginning in week 1 and culminating in December,
we have to hear these blowhards pontificate about who is in the CFP playoff and
who will win the Heisman. They are so self-assured and perhaps they even Belieb
themselves. ESPN has shows on all week where they allow these fools to show the
Nation their brilliance. I simply turn them off. Jason Seehorn, David Pollack, Heather
Dinich and of course Mark May come to mind for me. There are more. I would rather
watch the QVC channel or CSPAN than waste any more heart beats tuning in to
hear their nonsense. By the way, I almost forgot, they are almost always wrong.
Let the season play out, go to an eight Team Playoff and we could put these folks
in the unemployment line. They could always hock their Bieber hardware for a
bottle of Mad Dog 20/20 if they get desperate enough.
Can't wait for the Harvard/Yale game next weekend! See you in CT :-)
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