I just have to. Especially with how my basketball teams are faring. First, my Irish. The BCS did the right thing and put us against Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl. And I can't wait. It's two great teams, tons of tradition, and probably the two biggest fan bases in the country. I think this is the year where we break our ridiculous bowl losing streak. I mean, come on! Giving Charlie Weis 5 weeks to prepare for any team is just asking for a butt-whooping. Plus, 3 of those weeks are without classes, finals, etc. to get in the way. It's almost like being in the NFL again! So after we (God help us!) beat up on the Buckeyes, my beloved Golden-Domers will be ranked probably in the top 3 for next year's preseason. Maybe even number 1. We are hardly losing anyone (2 Offensive lineman, two linebackers, and Stovall), and look to get back to glory and win the National Championship that has been eluding us since 88-89. Oh yeah, and Brady Quinn will be the Heisman frontrunner. How's that for a stellar-looking year. I just pray we can stay healthy and recruit, recruit, recruit...
And now the Colts. Ohhhhh, the Colts. 12-0 and dominating everyone we play. And yes, I know our defense tripped up a little against the Bengals, but we are just the best team in the NFL, bar none. But (yes, there is a but), the toughest stretch of the season is now before us. So we'll see what the boys are made of. We have Jacksonville away, come back for San Diego, and then travel to Seattle...all very good, playoff-bound teams. It's gonna be tough to go 16-0, especially with the temptation of resting the guys. But I'm not worried about that. I don't care if we lose all 4 of our remaining games. All that matters is the Super Bowl. It's our year, and if anyone takes that away, it's going to be very disappointing, and heads very well may roll. However, I think we're going to get there. Go Colts!!
I promise, that's the last football post for a while. I've seen some very good ideas on other blogs that I'm going to summarily steal and use for my own. So stay tuned.
Posted by jmmelton at December 7, 2005 10:24 AM | TrackBack