The question has been raised:  Why am I blogging about football  when people – Americans  (gasp, arrrrrgh!) – are dying in New Orleans?
Well, we’ll forget, for the moment, that people die every day, all over the world.  And yeah – a damned good many of ’em are Americans.  In fact, we had one good one die this past weekend:  William Rehnquist, chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, and a damned good American, IYAM.
There are two reasons why I blog on football:
1.  It’s my damned blog.  You want me to blog on something near & dear to your heart, email me (the address is down on the sidebar) with your idea and I’ll give it all due consideration.
Until then, I blog on what interests me.  Not you, me.  If that doesn’t set well with you, get yer own damned blog.
2.  I haven’t much talked much about the Katrina mess because so many others have done such a better job than I could ever do.  From Misha, BC and Sir George to Aaron’s cc: to the SpatulaGoddess to Bill Whittle, these are masters of the craft, and you guys do yourselves a major disservice by not availing yourselves of their wisdom.
There is  one facet of the Katrina aftermath that I have my eye on – and if I have time this weekend, I’ll blog on it.  Suffice to say – Mary Landrieu, get your skanky liberal Cajun coon-ass front and center, bitch.
With that said, let’s get crackin’ with the PFW.
Saturday evening around 8:30, the TCU Horned Frogs will come to Dallas and say it to SMU’s face.  Normally, when the game’s in Dallas, it’s a squeaker (TCU won two years ago, 20-13, on a last-minute touchdown by Robert Merrill).
However, TCU is off that win at OU last Saturday, while the Shetlands were getting beaten at home by…uh…Baylor.  That’s Baylor,  as in 1-for-their-last-24-Big-12-games Baylor.
Memo to Gary Patterson:  I’m not expecting 44-0 like I got last year, sir – but if you want the OU win to mean anything,  Phil Bennett’s Ponies must be handled with relative ease.  Understood?
Also Saturday, the University of Tulsa goes to Norman and pays for the Sooners’ sins of last week.  TCU had an outside shot in that OU game – the Tulsa Hurricanes have absolutely zero  shot this week.  Best bet:  take your whipping, collect your check, and go home.
Sunday, we find out just how good the Dallas Cowboys might be this year when they travel to San Diego to take on LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers.  Tight end Antonio Gates is serving a suspension for this game, so the ‘Pokes key is simple:  Control LT, and you have a better-than-average shot at winning.  The longer you let him run wild, the longer the afternoon will be for you guys.
As it is, I think the Bolts will pull out a close one here.  Six points or less.
We’re back Monday for the recap.  In the meantime, you know the routine – you wanna talk about your teams, have at it.  For my part, I’ll keep writing about what I damned well please, thank you very much.
UPDATE:  Almost forgot about LSU.  The Tigers were scheduled to play Arizona State Saturday in Baton Rouge.
That game will now be played in Tempe, Arizona.  I expect the Sun Devils to win here, unfortunately.
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You give the ‘Girls more chance than I do. LT has been a monster the past couple of years, and the ‘Girls haven’t been able to stop ME! So, I think the Bolts win big. By 14.
If you are a bettin’ man, don’t bet on my beloved Packers winning this weekend. They still don’t have a defence, and the Pack, and especially Brett, don’t play well in domes. So, Lions by 10.
This really pains me to even THINK this, much less say it, but, I’m really looking forward to an Ohio State Buckeye’s game. The Longhorns of UT go to Columbus, to play in the Horseshoe. It is going to be a close game, but, I give the edge to the Buckeyes, because this game is an event to UT…to my Beleved Badgers, playing in the Horseshoe has always been just another tough game on the schedule.
I heard some crack-addict on the local Longhorns radio station say that the Buckeyes weren’t going to be ready for UTs “power running game”….I about laughed myself sick. The host of the show pointed out that the last team to beat the Buckeyes in the Horseshoe was a power running team. It was also my Beloved Badgers. If UT and its fans think that OSU isn’t ready for a power running game, they obviously know NOTHING about college football in general, and the Big 10 in specific. “Power running games” are the ONLY way to win in the Big 10. The.Only.Way. Yeah, I think OSU might be ready for this mythical “power running game” from Texas….