“Poor Texas. Poor Texas.” The chant rains down from the crimson and cream side of the Cotton Bowl when Athens defeats Sparta in the Peloponnesian War now known as the Red River Rivalry.
To loyal sons and daughters of old OU, nothing is sweeter than seeing Texas cheerleaders cry. Yet, we have to confess a certain sympathy for the worthy foe, Philistines though they may be, vanquished despite Alabama coach Lou Saban’s brain cramps that gave the Longhorns the early jump. Fake punt? Can’t tell his players that a kickoff is a free ball? Cowering into a shell in the third quarter?
Two 100-hundred-yard rushers, fortuitous turnovers, Colt McCoy’s unfortunate injury and friendly refereeing (the zebras must have been betting with us) gave the Tide (what is with the elephant thing?) the victory over the spread. As predicted here. Look it up.
The player of the game? Ingram and Richardson are in the mix, but we have to give it to the big guy, Marcel Dareus, who knocked out McCoy on a clean hit and returned an intercepted shovel pass for a touchdown just before half-time with a team-mate pointing him in the right direction. Oh yeah, that way.
The underhanded pass landed in the wrong direction today with payrolls sinking again. The Labor Department estimated 85,000 jobs were lost in December, versus forecasts of a gain. Two gentlemen of south of the border origin wandered into our office two days ago asking if any labor for pay were available. They were stout fellows and had the earnest look of young Americans with success on their minds. They left without work but smiles on their faces, shoe leather hitting the pavement. President Obama and sissy Democrats should take notice.
If the job engine doesn’t get rolling and bankers still get all the do-re-mi, tea partiers will be overcome by another rebellion, that of the youngsters who are told to believe that school, hard work and paying your taxes should mean something.
In the meantime, take Cincinnati (-2 /½) over NYJ; Dallas (-3 ½) over Philadelphia.
In this day and age, underdogs are just that. When job growth resumes, we’ll start picking them.
2 comments:
Good stuff, Kev. It's always a great start to a new year when you hit the trifecta -- OU winning a bowl game; Texas losing and Ohio State NOT going to the BCS championship! :)
I must agree, Hank. All is not lost when the stars align like this.
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