Lame Ducks

OK, maybe I'm just getting cranky in my old age, but you'd think that even a redshirt freshman third-string quarterback would know enough to spike the ball on second down with less than thirty seconds left in the game in order to set up a game-winning chip-shot field goal. Especially after the coach just gave him that same instruction on the sideline the play before. But after all they've been through this year, I guess that confusion reigns in Eugene these days...and for the first time since 1993 the Beavers have beaten their Civil War rivals on the road in Autzen Stadium, in overtime no less. So good job Beavs!

Meanwhile, just down the road from Pearl Harbor in Aloha Stadium, the Huskies blow a 21 point 1st Quarter lead and still-undefeated Hawaii proves that despite their difficulty in scheduling more challenging opponents way out there in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, maybe they really are worthy of a little more respect. Thank God that the worst of it all happened past my bedtime. Payday for the Warriors is going to be about $4 million if they get a BSC invitation (to the Sugar Bowl?). And who says these college kids aren't "professionals?"

Meanwhile, I guess it just sucks to be a Dawg these days too. Last weekend the Cougars beat them in Seattle to win the Apple cup, which no doubt thrilled my nephew (who plays in the WSU pep band) while disappointing his parents, grandparents, and of course his uncles, all of whom (with the exception of my mom, who passed away last summer) are U-Dub alums. So I'm simply going to chalk that one up as a tribute to her and let it go. After all, every Cougar should have her day too....