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Monday, November 20, 2023 – My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

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Monday, November 20, 2023 – My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

First let us catch up on what is truly important in the world. Because of climate change and the temperatures soaring in Rio, Taylor Swift will not be able to attend BF’s game tonight. Because she had to reschedule a concert because of the heat she will also have to go to work tonight. This is truly unfortunate because the parental units were supposed to meet tonight. See? Climate change ruins romance!

It is Monday and I must confess that I did not watch much football this weekend. Nevertheless after looking at social media sites, I can still give a few awards.

My first award is the Audio Award given to the sound engineers at Neyland Stadium. You have the two biggest stars from Tennessee since Andrew Jackson when Peyton Manning escorts Dolly Parton to the field to sing Rocky Top and you can’t hear her! And that was the best part of the game. Georgia 38 Tennessee 10.

Too bad the engineers could not mute Gary Danielson as he drooled incessantly over Georgia. One would think it was an intramural game. Gary? You get the Final Days of SEC Broadcasts Award. He moves to the Big 10 or the ACC or the Hockaday Girls Field Hockey team. I don’t remember and further more, do not care.

To Auburn I award the Math Award – Aggies Squared = Auburn Loss! Auburn lost to both Texas A&M and New Mexico State AGGIES. New Mexico State 31 Auburn 10.

Also receiving a Math Award is THE University of Texas. One half plus one half equals a full game. You only receive one half of the award for playing well, but only in the first half. TU 26 Iowa State 16.

To Oklahoma I award the Sooner Schooner Escape Module for barely escaping with a victory over BYU. OU 31 BYU 24.

Sidebar: To OU and TU – You should be aware that play such as you both have demonstrated is not acceptable in the SEC.

Mississippi State wins big over Southern Mississippi. I give the Big Solid Victory Award! State 41 Southern Miss 20.

Baylor receives a Gift Certificate to U-Haul for their coach. He shall probably join the coaching carousel. Hey Bears! Jimbo is available. Maybe you do not have to pay him since TAMU already is. BU 17 TCU 42.

To Texas A&M I am giving the Peggy Lee Award for Is That All There Is? 38 points against Abilene Christian? Oh I see. Saving all your love for LSU! (A little Whitney Houston) Abilene Christian 10 Texas A&M 38.

Next week is Rivalry Week. Here’s what I’m thinking. Texas A&M beats LSU with an unknown quarterback. For TT and TU – Tortilla Tech throws a frozen tortilla and injures Ewers and a fight breaks out.

Arch still does not get to play. He enters the portal and goes to Texas A&M under Lane Kiffin and Texas A&Ms win their first national championship in 2025!. Okay, I’m putting down the crack pipe.

Happy Thanksgiving. Be thankful for all that you have because so many do not have that much.

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Monday, November 13, 2023 – Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

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Monday, November 13, 2023 – Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

The first and most obvious award is the Bye Bye Jimbo Award. Sorry it just did not work out. You may pick up your severance pay of $77 million at the first window. Maybe you were just riding the coattails of Bobby Bowden and Jameis Winston. However, you did beat Alabama.

Let us get out our Rolodex and see who might be available. Note: If you are Amber age or younger, Google the noun Rolodex. Of course it depends on which social media one examines as to who the front runners are.

Mike Norvell – Florida State – Does Coach Norvell want to clean up another Jimbo mess?

Jeff Traylor – University of Texas @ San Antonio – Can he handle a big step up?

Chris Kleinman – K-State – Just signed a new 8 year contract.

Kalen DeBore – Washington. Why would he leave a successful program?

Mike Elko -Duke – Elko does have experience at Texas A&M, but he is doing well at Duke.

Kliff Kingsbury – USC Consultant – No. Really NO! Granted Kingsbury has experience at A&M as quarterback coach. But he also had Johnny Manziel as the quarterback. Since then, not much success in the game at any level.

And then there is Deion Sanders from one year at Colorado. HELL NO! Nothing against Deion, just do not think he has the experience.

However, the two probably receiving phone calls today are:

Dan Lanning – Oregon – Hmm. Keep this name up front. Duck duck Aggie?

And my pick – coming from Lane’s World and Ole Miss…Lane Kiffen. Remember I told you Kiffen is alike a creepy blind date that you end up marrying.

No word on when a replacement will be named.

Also receiving the a Good Bye Award is Mississippi Zach Arnett. It was a bad day to be wearing maroon and white on Saturday. Both coaches get fired even though A&M used their fourth string quarterback and won 51-10. I decided to channel in Big Solid and how he would see the game. The Big Solid Swear Jar made $24.75 for one game.

Rocky Top Tennessee flops to Missouri 36 to 7. Is Missouri for real? I believe it is time to give Mizzou the We’re Showing You Award.

THE University of Texas in Austin defeated TCU 29 to 26. To the Horns, I give the Play Two Halves Award. You must play as well in the second half as you do in the first.

And the rest of college football teams receive a Rhett Butler Award because Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.

So be safe. Be nice to people. Remember: Nobody is shooting at you. You have a roof over your head. You have toilet paper.

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Friday, October 20, 2023 – Snarky Friday College Football Song – Week Eight

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Friday, October 20, 2023 – Snarky Friday College Football Song – Week Eight

To the 2023 college football season: What in the world’s come over you?

I am conducting a survey. If the following YouTube video expresses how you feel college football this year, give a comment of “Yes.”

All my life, I’ve loved you so

Never dreamed, I’d miss you so

Now, alone in my room each night

My heart, it cries, “It’s just not right”

Oh, oh, oh

On a happy note – my basketball season tickets arrived.

LET”S GO ASTROS!!

Pray for peace everywhere.

Monday, October 16, 2023 – Monday Awards

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Monday, October 16, 2023 – Monday Awards

“GIVE ME AN “F”

“GIVE ME A “U”

“GIVE ME A “C”

GIVE ME THE REST OF FISH CHEER from Woodstock!

What’s that spell? Worse college football season ever!

After the Aggie game I was done for the rest of the day with college football. So I did not watch any more games. The Big Solid Swear Jar already had ten dollars in it.

Nevertheless I do have a few awards.

In spite of my intense dislike of CBS announcer, Gary Danielson, I do give him the Award for Not Closely Watching the Game But Still Talking. On one of Aggie QB Max Johnson umpteenth sacks, as Johnson stood up, Danielson said, “Oh no. Johnson is limping.” Then the camera showed Johnson arranging himself. This did not stop Gary who announced, “Oh he is just fixing himself.”

To the officials of the Texas A&M and Tennessee game I award the Hellen Keller award for Outstanding Vision. FYI refs – You are supposed to call a FACE MASK penalty when the opponent has his hands on the others face mask!

To the Oregon Ducks I award the Great Chrome Helmet Award. However, it topped the mud splatter looking uniforms. Therefore, Ducks get not only the loss to Washington, but Ugly Uniform Award too.

To Colorado – I am proud to award the Where Did You Go at Half-Time Trophy. You let Stanford come back and win the game. Stanford!

This season in college football can be named any number of Year of. Here are a few suggestions.

It is the Year of the Injured Quarterback.

It is the Year of Mediocrity.

It is the Year College Football went to Hell in a hand basket.

To Jimbo from the restless fans.

GIVE ME AN “F”

GIVE ME AN “I”

GIVE ME AN “R”

GIVE ME AN “E”

You better light some fire quickly or the word “fire” will be used as an action verb and not a noun!

Let’s Go Astros! BTHO the Rangers!

Friday, October 13, 2023 – Snark Snark Snark

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Friday, October 13, 2023 – Snark Snark Snark

It is Friday the 13^th, the Middle East is in flames, there is no Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, there is a snow storm in the Rocky Mountains, fires in Canada and the sun will be eclipsed tomorrow. Ready to make your sacrifices to your Gods and Goddesses?

In addition all of the above, it is the most mediocre season of college football ever. No team seems to be playing at a high level. Is this due to Portal? Is this due to NIL? Is it me? Whatever, I am just not able to express great emotion for any team.

The A schools of the SEC – Arkansas and Alabama – kick off at 11:00 on ESPN. That game will certainly be more enjoyable than Georgia and Vanderbilt on CBS at 11:00.

Texas A&M and Tennessee on CBS at 2:30. This could be The Jimbo Egress. CBS? Once again we get to hear the biased, bigoted, never ceasing talking of Gary Danielson. He has already pissed off Tennessee fans by saying there stadium is no big deal. Why can’t he call Georgia and Vanderbilt? Aggies? You can still make something out of the season besides the Texas Bowl.

Oregon and Washington on ABC at 2:30. Evidently the break up of the Pac 12 spurred some last year heroics. Both team are undefeated..

Speaking of the Pack 12… USC plays Our Lady on the Notre Dame network NBC at 6:30. Let’s go Trojans! Reminder, the USC mascot is warrior from the Trojan War between ancient Greece and Troy and not the prophylactic.

Speaking of mediocrity, Auburn visits Death Valley in Baton Rouge to meet up with LSU on ESPN at 6:00.

Stanford and Colorado on ESPN at 9:00. I agree with Coach Prime. This is too late. Old people go to bed at this time. When the time changes in a few weeks, we will have already been in bed for several hours.

Speaking of Hail Mary… If you did not see the end of the West Virginia and University of Houston … WVa scores with 12 seconds left to take the lead. Then with 1 second and a hail Mary pass U of H scores a touchdown to win 41 to 39 and Dana probably keeps his job for the moment.

And in conclusion…

Don’t forget to wear your special sun eclipse glasses. Better yet, watch it on TV.

Pray for Peace.

BTHO Tennessee

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Monday, October 2, 2023 – My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

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Monday, October 2, 2023 – My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

Bless the avocado because it was a Holy Guacamole Football Weekend.

My first award goes to me. I’d like to thank the psychic football goddesses for their wisdom to call it “Anything Can Happen” Weekend. Anything can happen and did it ever!

Aggies 34 Hogs 22. The most awards go to Texas A&M – I give the Aggie QB The Max Factor Award. He still needs to make-up some ground, (Get it?) To the Aggie Defense I award the Grocery Store Award for seven sacks of the quarterback. Are you listening, St. Nick? Chris Russell receives a Big Solid Award for an interception and return for a touchdown. And Ainais Smith wins the Run Forrest Run award for an 80 yard punt return.

Florida 14 and Kentucky 33 – I give the Wildcats the award for “This Was So Much FUN to Watch.” Ray Davis also receives the Frankenstein Award because he was a monster running back with 206 rushing yards in the first half. He finished with a total of 280 yards.

Georgia 27 Auburn 20 – To Georgia – I give the award to WAKE YO ASS UP! It was Auburn and you almost blew it.

Missouri 38 Vanderbilt 21 – To the Tigers of Missouri I award the Are You for Real? trophy.

LSU 49 Ole Miss 55 – To both teams, I award the Defense Stayed Home Award. Looks like the Tigers get to play for Tiger Pride Only.

Alabama 40 Mississippi State 17 – I award Alabama the She’s Got a Ticket to Ride Award as the team prepares to see what a real maroon and white defense looks like this Saturday in College Station.

Baylor 36 UCF 35 – Baylor Bears receive a pair of green and gold Poopy Undies Award and an award for Great Comeback!

USC 48 Colorado 41 – Even in defeat, the Buffaloes receive the Never Give Up Award.

Both Baylor and Colorado fans receive the Damn It. I Turned the Channel when You Were Behind 30+ Points at Half-time.

Kansas 14 Texas 40 – To THE University of Texas I award the One More Time Award. If the Horns get by Saturday, it will be all over but the crying for the Big 12.

Houston 29 Texas Tech 49 – Ouch! I am giving the Cougars of the University of Houston the Linda Ronstadt Award because “you’re no good; you’re no good, baby, you’re no good.”

Notre Dame 21 and Duke 14 – Bless me father, for I cussed a blue streak, threw a dollar in the Big Solid Swear Jar, and repeated the process. And Duke looses their QB too! I’ll give ND an award when I get back from confession.

That’s it for today, but Saturday is going to be a BIG GAMEl for several teams.

BTHO ALABAMA!

Monday, September 25, 2023 – My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards – Week Four

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Monday, September 25, 2023 – My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards – Week Four

My apologies for the delay in the game. I had several false starts today. Just like many of the teams. But here we go. Feel free to sing along…

Ugly in the morning; ugly in the evening; ugly at supper time.

The football games were ugly, Especially for Coach Prime.

It was indeed an ugly weekend of football. Even if your team won, it was an ugly win. And if your team lost, it was double butt ugly.

But time and bands march on and here are my awards for Week Four.

Ohio State 17 – Notre Dame 14. My first award today is the Michael Jackson Award and it goes to Ohio State for it was THRILLER! I only watched 1:35 of this game, but that was the entire game. It was wonderful not only to see ND lose, but on the final play of the game. Buckeyes Rule! Guess that “wearing of the green” and the Rudy Stuff was not the answer.

Alabama 24 – Ole Miss 10 – I am awarding the TIDE the Alarm Clock Award for waking up at half-time and realizing “OH! WE’RE ALABAMA! WE’RE SUPPOSED TO BE WINNING BIG!

Mississippi State 30 and South Carolina 37. I feel certain that Big Solid threw money in the jar every time that damn rooster crowed. The Bulldogs receive the Close, but No Cigar Award.

Texas A&M 27 and Auburn 10– Multiple Awards for the Aggies – Max Johnson gets the E. King Gill Award for the 12^th Man taking over from Connor Wiegman and the Taking It to the Max for coming in and winning the game. He also receives the Johnson and Johnson Award for connecting with his brother, Jake, for a touchdown. Note: There was $2.50 in my Big Solid Swear Jar and there was still 6 minutes left in the first quarter. Double note: Another $2.00 into the jar when Wiegman was injured.

I would like to award Auburn the Number 2. This is for the number of yards you had for the third quarter. Also your offense did not score a touchdown. Can we give the A&M Defense some love? Hearts and Hamburgers for the Big Men!

Jimbo? He gets the You are Not the 12^th Man Award for being on the field as the Auburn runner runs by him.

THE UNIVERSITY of Texas 38 and Baylor 6 – Baylor receives the Calendar Award so it can find the start of basketball season. Texas is 4 and 0 for the first time since 2012. The Horns Receive the You Ain’t Seen Nothing, Yet Award! But again, it is the Big 12 – kind of like taking your cousin to the prom.

Kansas 38 BYU 27 – Rock Chalk Jayhawk. You are awarded The Big 12 Undefeated Award – just like Texas! And undefeated like Oklahoma! Last time the Jayhawks were 4 and 0, Woodrow Wilson was president.

Oregon 42 and Colorado 6 The dance has ended for Cinderella, but maybe not the season. Colorado receives the Prime Time Reality Check Award.

LSU 34 and Arkansas 31 – Both teams receive Poopy Underwear Awards. It was a really good game. To LSU, I award The Not There Yet Award. You still look average. The Hogs were a problematic the entire game. I award them the Root Root Root Sooey Pig Award. I wonder who Arkansas plays next week? Oh Crap!

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Monday, September 11, 2023 –My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

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Monday, September 11, 2023 –My Monday After Saturday College Football Awards

But first, let us remember where you were on this day in 2001! Long ago, yet yesterday and today. RIP those who sacrificed. You are not forgotten.

And now Week Two of my weekly awards …

Great green globs of greasy, grimy gopher guts; mutilated monkey feet, little dirty birdy feet…

And that is how it was, Sports fans! Here’s What I’m Thinking.

What a crappy college football weekend!. Everybody gets a Poopy Undies Award! Pick those up at Port-a-Potties zero through 10 on the west side of the building on your way out.

Nevertheless, will my award teams please come forward for your awards?

LSU? Step back, you are not getting an award for winning 72 to10. But I’m pretty sure you lost the half-time to the Grambling Band.

To THE UNIVERSITY of Texas, I award a Great Win, BUT Trophy. Yes, you beat a really crappy Alabama team 34 to 24 for two wins in a row. But do not rest on your laurels. You still have the Big 12 season but given the playing of the other teams from Texas this weekend, you could end up playing Kansas for the Championship. So I also award the Longhorns, the I’ll Check Back in October Award. To Alabama, I award The Elephant Never Forgets Trophy. It comes with a listing of available portal quarterbacks.

To Baylor, I award the God Heard What You Said in the Final Minutes. He also heard when we all screamed PASS INTERFERENCE on the so-called last play. Utah 20 Baylor 13

To the Rice University Owls who defeated their cross gang rivals the University of Houston 43 to 41 in double OT, I award The Hooters Award. What a difference a Daniels makes? With Covid, redshirts, medical redshirts, some of these players will be assistant professors before they finally use up their eligibility. Seriously, by the time I had 8 years of college I had half of a PhD.

To the Prime Time Wonder Boys of Colorado, I award the I’m Still Not Convinced Award. Colorado 36 Nebraska 14

To Mississippi State, I award not one, but two Big Solid Silver Awards to the team and to the young man who intercepted two passes. Sidebar: A few have asked about Big Solid. Big Solid (Larry) played linebacker for Mississippi State. His claim to fame (among many) was intercepting a pass from Joe Namath and running it back for a touchdown. Big Solid and his lovely Sweet Potato Queen wife, Janne, always read HWIT football and he always loved when he was mentioned. Big Solid passed away this spring so I decided to honor him with as many mentions as I can. A Big Solid Award goes to a linebacker who intercepts and scores. A Big Solid Silver goes to an interception by a linebacker from Mississippi State. And a Big Solid Gold will go to a Mississippi State linebacker who intercepts and scores a touchdown. I hope I got that right, Janne. Oh yes, Mississippi State 31 Arizona 24 in OT.

Even though I never met Big Solid I believe we shared common adjectives for describing plays, teams, tackles, passes, coaches, announcers, commercials for our respective teams and others. Therefore this year I have instituted The Big Solid Swear Jar. I thought about making various coins for various words, but just said, “F-that”, everything gets a quarter. Last week, the BSSJ had $1.00. This week I just threw in two roll of quarters at the end of the TU/Tide game. That is $20 or 80 quarters.

However, most of those coins were put (thrown) in the jar during the Texas A&M/Miami game. Miami 48 Texas A&M 33. The Aggies get the Moon over Miami Award for getting their asses whipped. To Jimbo and Bobby I award The Climate Change Award because your seats are getting warmer! To the Fighting Aggie Team, READY! AIM! FIRE! RELOAD! WHOOP! Stay Calm and Gig ‘Em!

Pray for rain. Pray for peace.

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Friday, September 1, 2023 – The Official Season of Snarky Friday Kicks-Off

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Friday, September 1, 2023 – The Official Season of Snarky Friday Kicks-Off

Tomorrow is the kick-off for NCAA Division I Football season. I know there were games yesterday, but I’m saving my Florida Alligator and Utah Two Utes for later. But dang, the two UTES looked good!

Obviously I am excited to see Texas A&M in our Redemption Year. The Texas Aggies play the New Mexico Lobos in Kyle Field at 6:00 on ESPN.

What? What’s a lobo? It’s a wolf. Where wolf? There wolf? What? There wolf! There Castle.

Game time temperatures will hover around 102 degrees, but feels like you are stuck on the sun. It was brutal back in the day and that was just sun in your face and reasonable September temperatures of 95 degrees and 1,000,000 plus fewer sweat-sharing bodies standing and swaying during War Hymn.

Tailgaters will be copping their spots today and tomorrow. No need for stoves. Just set those hot dogs in an aluminum pan and place on the sidewalk in the sun for sizzling.

It is important to hydrate. Start hydrating the night before! We Aggies do. It is called Midnight Yell Practice. Continue to hydrate during the day. We do. We drink watered down, but ice cold Coors Beer from our new beer vendor. Stay hydrated during the game and drink our other new sponsor, Modelo. Seriously, it will be brutal out there.

But I am ready to Beat the Hell Out of New Mexico! I got my damnit doll. I got my – new this year -Big Solid Swearing Jar, and my Remember Appalachian State t-shirt rag!

But before the Aggies there are those 11:00 AM Bloody Mary Morning games.

At 11:00 Virginia is at UT (Not YOU Texas!) in Nashville on ABC. The Vols also get Game Day. Watch for ugly, orange uniforms and checkerboard end zones. Rocky Top might just be a top this year.

Also at 11:00 there is Ball State and Kentucky on the SEC Network.

OU plays Arkansas State on ESPN @ 11:00. And Baylor plays Texas State in their cupcake games.

At 2:30 UMass plays Auburn on ESPN. Wait? The same UMASS that just won it’s first opening football game since the 1970’s and the game that the drone flew over? That UMASS? Who scheduled that game? Was the drone disguised as a War Eagle?

At 3:30 SE Louisiana and Mississippi State on SECN. Hail State!

At 6:30 MTSU plays Alabama on the SECN. MTSU? Who is YOU? Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, Oh come on! Is this a Middle School or Pop Warner team? Who did your schedule? Oh wait, I see it now. This week the before the game with Texas University. Brilliant Saban.

Georgia is not on my mind and neither is it on TV unless you stream. I am unable to stream and HULU at the same time.

Elsewhere…

We have Colorado and TCU at 11:00 on Fox. Now this could be fun. See what Deon brings. TCU? Please try not to embarrass the state of Texas this year in any championships.

THE UNIVERSITY of Texas plays the Rice Owls at 2:30 on Fox. I loved going to the Rice/Texas games in the Old Rice Stadium. I hope the MOB (Marching Owl Band) plays at half-time.

If you are not aware this year’s slogan for THE UNIVERSITY is “Embrace the Hate” because the school seems to think all teams loved to hate Texas. I suppose it is somewhat better than Guns Up by Tortilla Tech who plays Wyoming at 6:30 on CBS.

Also at 6:30 on FS 1 we have the University of Houston in their Big 12 debut playing UTSA. This could be a good game. Roadrunners chasing a cougar.

West Virginia and Penn State play at 6:30 on NBC. Definitely one of them will be an Ugly Uniform winner on Monday.

Sam Houston plays BYU at 9:30. The good news is that Sammy Bearkat gets to play with the Big Boys! The bad news is that the game is in Provo, Utah. I hope I make it to half-time.

Don’t forget Sunday night when LSU plays Florida State on ABC.

I hope your team wins unless you went to New Mexico.

BTHO New Mexico!

And to my other alma mater – Stephen F. Austin State University.

Pray for rain. Pray for Maui.

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Friday, November 12, 2021 – Week Eleven of College Football Presents Snarky Friday.

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Friday, November 12, 2021 – Week Eleven of College Football Presents Snarky Friday.

We are getting closer to seeing which teams will go bowling and which teams will be in the weight room getting ready for next season. As usual I only snark on teams that I like and teams that play teams that I like. And recall, that I am an equal opportunity Snark. I only like a few teams this week.

In the unholy hour for football at 11:00 AM we find the following:

Oklahoma at Baylor on Fox. The Bears better be a praying for a Miracle on the Brazos. It has happened before. However, you might want to pray that the Boomer Sooner Schooner School all test positive for Covid. Sic ‘Em Bears!

New Mexico State at Alabama on the SECN. Whaaat? Why is your cupcake game against New Mexico State? Granted it is The Land of Enchantment, but there ain’t nothing going to be enchanting in Tuscaloosa. Roll Tide!

Michigan at Penn State on ABC. Michigan goes to Happy Town or Happy Time, or wherever Penn State is located. I hope the Nittany Lions are indeed Happy in Happy at the end of the game.

Mississippi State at Auburn on ESPN. To State Fans: Just in case you missed it last week, Auburn lost, and they are going to be pissed when they take the field. Just saying.

We have two goodies at 2:30. Set phasers on Upset.

Georgia at Tennessee at 2:30 CBS .

Wish that I was on ol’ Rocky Top
Down in the Tennessee hills
Ain’t no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top
Ain’t no telephone bills

Rocky Top, you’ll always be
Home sweet home to me
Good ol’ Rocky Top
Rocky Top, Tennessee
Rocky Top, Tennessee

I would wear those ugly orange and white strip overalls if Tennessee could upset Georgia and throw the entire playoff system into chaos. May the ghost of Peyton Manning haunt the field.

Purdue at Ohio State at 2:30 ABC. Can the Boilermakers do it for a fourth time? May the ghost of Drew Brees haunt the field and dot the I in the OHIO band.

In the evening your choices are:

Arkansas at LSU at 6:30 on SECN. This could be a good one. Both teams have much to prove, and LSU is blazing trying to make Coach O’s last games wins.

And last and certainly least, we have Rock Chalk Jayhawk Kansas at Texas University at 6:30 on ESPNU. The Horns are not getting a great deal of video footage for the Longhorn Network because you are not winning. This is your chance. It may be your only chance to finish with a win.

Of course the game of the week that has repercussions up and down the Top 25 is

Texas A&M at Ole Miss 6:00 on ESPN.

As previously, we must know things about the opponent. Read on for the history.

When it chartered the University of Mississippi on February 24, 1844, the Mississippi Legislature laid the foundation for public higher education in the state. The legislature is still laying the foundation for any type of education in the state.

The University was used as a Confederate hospital during the American Civil War. General Ulysses S. Grant’s army almost burned it down.

The University of Mississippi has gone through several mascots as the times changed. For years, the mascot was Colonel Reb, a plantation looking owner carrying a cane.

I would explain more but I want to avoid being accused of teaching Critical Race Theory.

But in 2003 (They kept the plantation guy until 2003???) the student body voted to change the mascot. It was initially a black bear called Rebel Bear, but the bear did not last long because it had no meaningful association with the state or the University. No bears in Mississippi. So, Ole Miss adopted the mascot, Tony the Landshark because it has a meaningful association because there are so many landsharks in the state. Actually, the Ole Miss defense came up with the name.

There was a race riot on the Ole Miss campus in 1962 when James Meredith, was the first black man to enroll. Again, I wish I could give you more history, but Critical Race Theory.

The university’s byname “Ole Miss” dates to 1897, when it was the winning entry of a contest held to solicit suggestions for a yearbook title. The term “Ole Miss” originated as a title domestic slaves used to distinguish the mistress of the plantation from the “young misses”. Nothing like having the name of the university continuing antebellum thoughts. This might be CRT too.

If you can change the mascots, why not change the name. I submit the following as the new name for the University of Mississippi. The University of Manning. You could have the Archie School, the Eli School and even the Cooper School. Think about it.

So Hotty Toddy to Ole Miss, but the Texas Aggies are coming. To Aggie QB Calzada. DO NOT SLIDE HEAD FIRST! But I’m sure Jimbo has gently said something similar.

Kiffer? Do you ever modify your facial expression? Or is the look of being lost or stoned just a permanent expression? You are going to need lots of popcorn, this week, Kiffy!

But be careful, Aggies. Do not open the door if you hear from the other side “Candygram.” It’s a Landshark!!

BTHO Ole Miss