I'm pumped.
Huge game. No work. Just me and the TV. Killer way to spend a Friday night when you don't have to work, right?
Tonight is the first big night for the Big East. Raymond James Stadium is sold out. Students waited in line last Sunday for tickets and scooped them up immediately. I mean, it's the biggest game in South Florida football history.
Last week I was watching USF-North Carolina and they showed the old coaching trailer, dubbed "The Ponderosa." It was similar to my fourth grade class with Mr. Bub, in a trailer, when I lived in South Florida (the real South Florida...USF is in Tampa, which is central Florida). When it rained we would do P.E. in a trailer. I wonder if they did workouts in The Ponderosa when it rained in Tampa? I've officially entered left field. Sorry.
Anyway, the program has come a long way. That's what I'm trying to get at here. Can the Bulls take out West Virginia? I've been back and forth all week on this. Matt Grothe walked onto Mountaineer Field last year and beat a WVU team still salty about a loss in Lexington. Does Grothe have the magic again? Has WVU really shored up the defense as readers are telling me? Can South Florida slow down the masterful rushing attack of Slaton and White?
Like I said, back and forth. But the pendulum stops on the Green and Gold side. I'm taking the 7-point underdogs to win.
I'll be back with the rest of the weekend around lunch time.
Now for less important business. I want to follow up because it's been a big week of TV watching. I've handed out my grades:
House - A+
Heroes - B
Beauty and The Geek - A+
Friday Night Lights Season 1 - A+ (through four episodes)
Chuck - A+
Life - B
Kitchen Nightmare - A
Law & Order SVU - Cannot grade. I got halfway through and dozed off thinking the recorder was on. It wasn't. Got the DVR set for Sat. night encore.
The Office - on the DVR
My Name is Earl - on the DVR
Big Shots - on the DVR
Back to You - forgot to record. oops. Any encores?
Comments (5)
Adam,
Love House...appointment TV in our house no matter what else is going on. And I accidently bumped into that show Life...very intense episode this week. Saw the guy from Band of Brothers on the screen and stayed with it. Is the show always that intense. It certainly has a different feel to it than most other tv shows. At least that episode did.
Tonights game presents the toughest challenge that WVU will face this year outside of a bowl game.
The big advantage WVU has over USF is that their quarterbacks coach Rod Smith was USF's Offensive Coordinator/quarterback coach up until this year. Knowing Grothes tendencies should provide the WVU with just enough of an advantage to push them over the top.
If Defensive Ends Keilen Dykes and LI native Scooter Berry can compliment Nose Tackle Johnny Dingle to put pressure on Matt Grothe and take away USF's one dimensional offense. WVU should be able to put this game away.
Paul,
House is fantastic. Hugh Laurie is the Brian Brohm of that show. Omar Epps was the Mario Urrutia. I can't remember the names of the actors of his old team, but they were Harry Douglas and Gary Barnidge.
Without Brohm, the show is like Willie Williams' career. Lost. A show I don't watch. OK, I'm done with this ridiculous analogy.
I just love how it's written and I've never been able to figure out an ending, which either means I'm dumb or the plots are great.
As for 'Life' ... I also watched because the character is from Band of Brothers, the best miniseries ever. This week was the pilot, so I'm starting off just like you. Definitely intense. I did like how he was out of touch with technology, good writing.
After getting in from work at 3:15, I stayed up for 2 hours watching The Office and Friday Night Lights. Both amazing.
BNG,
Thanks for your insight. You bring an expertise to the table that I gladly welcome. I wish I knew every team as well as I know Virginia Tech, but there are simply not enough hours in the day with my 9-5 (so to speak). Please keep it coming.
Last nights game was an extreme disappointment for Big East fans. The Big East finally had a legitimate contender for the national championship. But WVU let us down. For thirty years I've been a WVU fan, I don't remember ever feeling this disappointed.