Hello to all and Happy 2012 to each! I sure do hope that this year will bring numerous joyful experiences, answers to your questions and concerns, good health, great wealth, genuine gratitude AND some time to enjoy all of it.
I have been “silent” for a while on the blog. The Bowl Season of course, kicked off back on December 17th, but I have had very little interest in the match ups that have been offered. New Year’s Eve did give us a bit of entertainment with the Auburn (WIN), Vanderbilt (LOSS), Texas A & M (WIN) and Georgia Tech (LOSS in OT) appearances in their respective bowl games. BUT, come on…has anyone else noticed that the match ups have been uninteresting?
The last 2 Bowl Seasons prior to this one, I have sat in front of the TV with a print-out of every bowl game and watched most of them. My husband became extremely grumpy about this and made comments, first under his breath and then more assertively as the days wore on. Maybe its my age and/or cynicism but it just seems like there are SO many and the team play is below average in most. I did get a kick out the TWEET I got this a.m. that Washington had fired its entire Defensive Staff after Baylor put up 63 points against them. That firing seems like a prudent move, don’t you think?
Monday, January 2, 2012 starts the parade of more highly ranked teams playing in more recognizable Bowl Games, so maybe I’ll get more interested. Five total games are slated for that day. From January 3rd on through the 6th, the games feature programs and teams that will be fairly closely matched on the field, and the Bowls, themselves are ones that we are pretty familiar with. The less interesting BBVA Compass and the GODADDY.COM bowls air on the 7th and 8th, ushering us into the National Championship Game on the 9th between the 2 SEC West Teams – LSU and Alabama.
By now the talk about how appalling the “re-match” of #1 and #2 is, has died down and the nation seems to have accepted that the South will dominate NCAA Football one more time. Still, it IS weird, isn’t it? I mean, it even feels really peculiar to me – sort of uncomfortable, you know? I almost want to react apologetically when I hear how dominant the South has been over the past 6 years. It’s a little like high school, when Sandy Appleton won the beauty walk 3 years in a row and said she felt like a “heel”.
Don’t misunderstand; I am proud and will remain so. But I am getting a little worried about taking this all for granted. Folks are sick of the South winning, that is for certain. It will inevitably come to an end and another conference will step in as BCS National Champs, but for now… let’s enjoy it ONE MORE TIME!
I agree there were not as many good bowl games that I wanted to watch this year. The Outback bowl was really thrilling today with the three overtimes. Watching the Ducks, with their great uniforms, and the Badgers game now and it is a good one. Really looking forward to the BCS Championship game. I already have a substitute lined up for the day after.
Good move, Nancy! It seems almost “un-American” to put the game on a work/school night, doesn’t it?! Thanks for the comment! and…thanks for following us!
Good to hear from you again Charlsa! Your posts are always interesting and informative. I am looking forward to the Re-Match and will be cheering for our favorite team on Monday night!