Thoughts on Saturday (#2) and beyond

A couple more things from the late games Saturday and the Sunday affairs.

- Dennis Franchione: Awesome job of game management. You score a touchdown to go up one with about 10:00 to play in the game. The opponent has scored exactly one touchdown against you all night, but has kicked five field goals.
Do you: A) Go for two, giving yourself the comfort of knowing that if you make it, they need a touchdown or multiple field goals to beat you.
B) Kick the PAT, giving yourself a two-point lead, protecting a tie in the unlikely event of a safety, and yet leaving you vulnerable to something the other team has been doing all night (kicking field goals).
C) Act surprised!
D) All of the above.
Dennis picked "B" and Dennis picked wrong. This guy is getting paid a kajillion dollars to manage the game, and he can't even handle a simple decision like this. I know this seems like a second guess, but I was going ballistic when it happened, too. I hate stupid people.

- Reggie McNeal's parents: The sideline reporter from the Texas A&M-Clemson game (the blonde with the 1987 bangs) went into the stands to interview McNeal's parents in the third quarter. She asked if they were worried about the interception their son threw, and the passes his receivers were dropping. His dad said (I'm paraphrasing) I'm not worried about the interception. They can overcome that. But the other guys need to pick it up; receivers and the defense need to do more.
Oooookay. It's not your son's fault. It's everyone else's. I didn't realize college football players had "stage moms." I bet if other parents on the team saw that it will really help team unity.

- Big East: Awesome weekend. We already knew you suck, but damn.
Cincinnati beats Eastern Michigan by 2 at home.
Rutgers blows a 27-10 lead in the fourth quarter and loses to Illinois.
Pittsburgh takes one up the ass from Notre Dame at home.
South Florida gets spanked by Penn State
Your supposed champion-in-waiting, Louisville, barely beats one of the worst BCS conference teams in the country (Kentucky).
West Virginia and Syracuse basically crap all over the field against each other for 60 minutes.
The marquee win is Connecticut beating Buffalo, 38-0.

- This is going to be one of the longest weeks of my life. Outside of Michigan games, I don't think I can remember being as excited for a game as I am for the Texas game this weekend. I don't have tickets, but am planning on driving down anyway and hoping for the best. I'm going to be seriously, seriously pissed if I can't get in.