That was some choke job by the Houston Texans yesterday, who were leading the Rams 24-3 at halftime, only to end up losing 33-27 in overtime. It wasn't on the scale of the then-Oilers' 32-point collapse against the Bills in the 1993 AFC Wild Card game, but it was pretty bad. On the bright side, Houston remains #1 in the Reggie Bush sweepstakes.
And on a rare day when I actually watched some of the games, I took some measure of unhealthy glee from watching Jay Feely miss not one, not two, but three (ah ah ah) field goals - one at the end of regulation and two in overtime - to allow the Seahawks to beat the Giants. It wasn't because I picked Seattle (the guy who's going to win the pick 'em league this week will have 15 out of 16 correct if Indy wins tonight, I'll "only" have 14), but because any loss by a team with overrated lunkhead Jeremy Shockey and petulant hillbilly Eli Manning is a Good Thing.
Finally, I realize my prediction of a Texas blowout of A&M was a little...off, but a win's a win. I don't anticipate as big a problem in the Big 12 Championship in what will essentially be a home game for the Longhorns against Colorado. That just leaves the Rose Bowl, which will be pretty much a home game for USC.
I may be breaking the whiskey out early during that one.
Sorry to amend my own rant, but it's LenDale White, and he actually is hurt for the upcoming game against UCLA. He might actually have a more productive NFL career than Bush as a LaDanian Tomlison/Priest Holmes kind of back.
Hard to compare anyone to LT2, Norb. He does everything but kick his own extra points. Three freakin' passing TDs this year alone... from a runining back. And he virtually assured Pete's defeat this week in our fantasy football league with that overtime TD scamper on Sunday, his third of the day. Sick.
I think you saw in a nutshell why I believe that UT will be a slight disadvantage in the Rose Bowl: no flexibility in play-calling, which I thought only extended to Mack Brown and Greg Davis. Apparently, the new defensive coordinator has been infected, as he was unaware that A & M would CONTINUE TO RUN THE TRIPLE OPTION in the second half.
The only thing that saves them is if Vince Young ignores the conservative playcalling to pull their asses out of the fire like he did against Michigan last year. And Reggie Bush and Lindell White spontaneously combust after colliding in pre-game warmups.