NEWS UPDATE: I have to skip
from the desert for a little bit, due to family circumstances. I am not sure if we will have any more Desert
Fans episodes or not. Either way, it has been fun. Thanks for sharing the
season with me. It went fast, as predicted. Very cool time for me to pass the
time.
Ahh, November 2021 is in the books! Who has come out come
out well? Georgia, Notre Dame, and BYU. Who deserves a quick post mortem?
Indiana. Who is in between? Clemson, Miami, and Auburn.
Discuss…
First
off, #3 Alabama narrowly escaped losing to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, 24 to 22 in
four
overtimes. The Tigers should have won this game in regulation, but some
clock mistakes were made. I was watching it live on my free Dofu app, in bed, and
I fell asleep at the end of regulation. Man alive, the Tide are the vampires of
the college football world! We. Can. Not. Kill. Them.
Sorry War
Eagle, for three quarters you kept these monsters scoreless. And then the
phantoms came alive. ‘Bama has bench guys that would school most other schools’
programs. Auburn had the epitome of a close-but-no-cigar years, and will go to
a bowl and potentially show the world how good and talented they were this
year, likely against a Big Ten school. Best of luck.
Unranked Auburn 6-6 NEXT: A holiday
season bowl game.
The
Bulldogs cruised over the state rival, Georgia Tech, by a comfortable margin, 45
– 0. That is a pasting, or a wasting. People see Alabama as vulnerable (note
above), so the Tide will have to stay close to have any chance at the College
Football Playoffs, which seem less likely. Good riddance, you over-winning
losers! Seriously, I am just tired off the Tide. Do you know the song by Steely
Dan, “Deacon Blues”? Here are the lyrics, to make me work more than you.
They got a name for the winners in the world
(I) I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues
(Deacon Blues)
It’s a
really good song, by the way. Came out in the 1970s, I think. It is so true.
#1
GEORGIA 12-0 NEXT: SEC Championship game against #2 Alabama 11-1, next weekend.
The Irish handled their business on
the Left Coast, hewing down the woeful Stanford Cardinal 45 - 14. In case you
did not know, the mascot of the Cardinal is a tree, possibly a replica of a
redwood, indigenous to the Golden State. I have attended a game in Palo Alto;
they mocked my school and religion, so not much love lost for their futilities.
They did beat previous giant beater Oregon, and now Oregon is playing for the
PAC-12 Championship, so props to that feat in an otherwise awful 3-9 season.
Notre Dame is awaiting the right
outcomes to go the Final Four, CFP, ahead of Oklahoma State and possibly
Cincinnati, who play other Texas teams Baylor and Houston, respectively. I
would not mind seeing the Bearcats and the Cowboys going down. Let the Irish in
the Championships! Perhaps they would match up with Georgia first? Or a match
with Michigan? Talk about a classic rivalry. Two of the most winning programs
of all time.
# 6 NOTRE
DAME 11-1 NEXT: A holiday season bowl game, but it will depend on the conference
championship games; if the Bearcats lose to the Houston Cougars, the Irish
might be in the Championship Football Playoffs. Also, see Baylor and OSU, as
mentioned.
My Cougs held on to win by the skin
of their teeth, 35 – 31, to a struggling USC in the Coliseum. The Trojans came
out with some spirit and vigor, trailing at the half by only 13 -21. The
Cougars of BYU lost the lead in the fourth quarter, turning the ball over a few
times and serendipitously holding on to some fumbles, and regained the lead on
a boost from a bench running back named Jackson McChesney. The beat up defense
defended the potential game winning score by a few yards, and my alma mater
achieved 10 wins, and 5-0 against the conference that has snubbed the church
school for decades. Who needs you, West Coast? We have the middle plains to the
Eastern seaboard with the new Big-12.
# 13 BRIGHAM
YOUNG 10-2 NEXT: A holiday season bowl game. Possibly a one game defeated UTSA.
San Antonio is a pretty new team to the College Football Bowl ranks. Despite it
being a more minor bowl, it looks to be a good match up. The Cougars have a lot
of injuries to key players, but they hopefully will have enough depth to get
the bowl win, and the elusive 11 victory season.
The Tigers impress and finish
strong, clobbering in-state rival USC 30 – 0. It was not an ideal year for this
recent powerhouse, but it could have been worse. Pitt and Wake Forest play for
the SEC Championship. The ACC was a bit whacky this year, but it gave a lot of
teams a chance to hope… Maybe the dominant greatness will come next year,
Tigers.
#23
Clemson 9-3 NEXT: A holiday season bowl game.
Miami lowers the expected boom on
the otherwise hapless Dukies. Final score, 47- 10. If I am the next opponent of
the ‘Canes, I do not want to play them. Respect the U. Not a great season, but
better than Florida (6-6) and Florida State (5-7). Van Dyke can sling it at QB,
and if the defense steps up, watch out.
Unranked
Miami 7-5 NEXT: A holiday season bowl game.
Last and least, the post mortem of
my Indiana Hoosiers. Ugh, we were put out of our misery by Purdue, 7 – 44. The
season started poorly, ended poorly, and there was not much to celebrate in
between. The offensive coordinator was fired and bought out, to the cost of
millions and personally to head coach Tom Allen. I could say a lot more, and
probably will at a later date, to other audiences, but suffice it to say that
IU needs to get this year and build on better things for the future.
NEXT: The “Toilet Bowl”, it is. I think we are below
the top 100. There are about 130 teams, total. IU was expected to be a
contender in the Big-10 East. Top 20 team? Not! Not even close.
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Anyway, thanks all for
participating. I hope to see you soon. Peace in the Middle East.
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