Ok ladies…I need to start off today and apologize for my post yesterday (although at this point it is corrected). But for all of you who subscribe to my email, I trusted my husband and NOT my intuition…..if you got my email, you know what I mean. Basically, I posted my last blog at the top of the seventh inning of the Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox game. At that point, the Rays were winning 7-0. My husband told me it was “a lock” and that the Phillies would DEFINITELY be playing the Rays in the World Series since they were already winning the ALCS 3-1. However, I was quickly reminded the next morning when I woke up that you can never count on anything as FINAL until it is over. So, I apologize for originally telling you that the Phillies would be playing the Rays…in fact, we still don’t know the World Series match-up yet…maybe after Saturday’s game…but we will see.
Now, onto the usual Saturday fall talk…College Football. There are two games that I will cover this week….one of course being the location of ESPN’s College Game Day….so here we go…
#11 Missouri at #1 Texas (8PM EST, ABC)
- So, if you recall. last week I talked about the big Texas v Oklahoma game…Oklahoma should have been the lock, I mean, they were ranked #1, but Texas wanted the win more, and guess, what they won….now, Texas is #1 and Oklahoma is #4….
- Texas should be able to maintain their #1 position if they win this game…based on history, they should definitely have this game. Missouri has not won in Austin (homefield for Texas) since 1896….if only I could find a bottle of champagne that old…can you even imagine????
- The odds are also on Texas because Missouri remains winless in the last 10 games it has played against the #1 ranked team….
- It has been over 20 years since the Texas Longhorns have played a home game as the #1 ranked team….the fans should be crazy, and the guys in your life will probably be watching closely for the fans in the stadium.. apparently they are a scene in themselves….
Michigan vs #3 Penn State (4:30PM EST, ESPN)
- OK, to start…I would hope that whoever at Penn State scheduled this game had a very good feeling that Penn State would win this week…it is their homecoming…and the home team NEVER wants to lose during HOMECOMING weekend…..
- Penn State hasn’t beaten Michigan in 12 years…so here’s to the saying, there’s a first for everything…at least since the last time I can remember.
- Penn State’s defense hasn’t allowed a team to score more than 14 points (2 touchdowns w/ extra points) all season….it seems like they are solid, but many critics wonder if they have played any “real” teams this year….we’ll see how they fare next week when they play #12 Ohio State….
So…lessons learned…don’t count on the “lock of the year”…trust the woman’s intuition…we will see if the Red Sox can pull off another win and bring the ALCS to a game 7. The ALCS game will be on at 8 PM EST on TBS. If fate is anything like 2004…Boston still has a chance…they were losing in the ALCS 3-1 and game back and wound up winning the World Series. The other thing to note this week…if a team has a HOMECOMING…they probably scheduled their game against a team they knew they could beat…I have to admit though, after reading up on the history of Penn State vs. Michigan…it is anyone’s guess how this will go, but I think PSU can pull it off…if they do, don’t be surprised if ESPN’s College Game Day features PSU vs. Ohio State next weekend…only a few days will tell…
Ok, I hope you have a fantastic Saturday…I’ll be back tomorrow with your NFL info…
-sportsgirl
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