I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world...
Dateline: Flint Lake, IN
November... so far, so good!
Particularly as it related to Notre Dame football of late, Jerrence found himself likening it to an episode of "Survivor" -- a family staple virtually since its inception back in 2000. Defarge in particular, has always been a big fan, drawing Jerrence into the routine from that first season and forcing him to remain -- not unlike a cult -- by saying things like, "I don't ask for much but I'd like you to watch this with me..."
Which is especially naughty of her because it's true -- in our 40+ years together, she asks for very little, damn her -- and if she's going to keep using logic and rationale thought, what possible chance do I ever stand?
So I watch.
And we discuss.
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| "David, you know you can't actually kill the contestants..." |
Truthfully, I've come to be fascinated by the participants' Machiavellian machinations in many of its years -- when the show is good it's like Margaret Mead Meets David Lynch.
The tribe has spoken, dude.
Which, in many ways, is precisely how college football, in a playoff committee world, works today.
Every college team is inherently a single operator -- only one can be national champ at the end of the day. But to get there, they all gotta play the social game and get along, at least within their 'tribal' conferences.
One's alliances become extremely transactional: rock solid until it doesn't help your game anymore.
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| "If anyone has an Immunity idol they'd like to play... Marcus?" |
Essentially, they're on their own from Day One.
So basically, they have to win every Immunity Challenge just to stay in the game.
And boy, did they win a big one last weekend.
Quote of the Month
"Just win, baby."
Al Davis
A lot at stake this past weekend. Playoffs, legacy and probably, a few jobs... all on the line.
With the stakes of the game becoming that of a play off 'play in' game, style points were not remotely relevant.
Whether the Irish won by 1 or 21 (and I, for one, was dearly hoping Jaden Ausberry was going to scoop 'n score on that last play if only to have Vegas lose their minds), it didn't matter.
Somewhere Al Davis was thinking, ya got that right.
Word of the Week
Used in a sentence paragraph: Armed with his bottle of Glenlivet 12 and accompanied by The Dim One, his Emotional Support house elf... Jerrence sat down to watch the game feeling guardedly optimistic, even calm, about the eventual outcome.
Which was a surprising, counter-intuitive feeling given the opponent.
There were more than a few opponents that Jerrence had strong negative feelings toward -- USC and Michigan sprung immediately to mind -- but Miami felt like they were in a class by themselves.
He found their whole trash talking, 'look at me', badass South Beach swagger utterly repugnant.
Plus, as the game went on, it occurred to Jerrence that they weren't even that good to merit such an attitude.
Certainly not #1-in-the-country good.
It wasn't lost on Jerrence that when Miami was down 24-3, two of the Hurricanes' subsequent three touchdowns were when ND's defense was down seven starters, including both defensive tackles and cornerbacks -- and actually their top three CB's.
As inevitably what seems to happen for the Irish in these situations, the game got closer than it felt like it should. And that was concerning.
Luckily, The Dim One counseled Jerrence to keep his cool. That house elf was worth all the Michelob Ultra's he consumed.
And ultimately, a win was a win.
And more than anything, that was the only objective that mattered.
Used in a sentence paragraph: Armed with his bottle of Glenlivet 12 and accompanied by The Dim One, his Emotional Support house elf... Jerrence sat down to watch the game feeling guardedly optimistic, even calm, about the eventual outcome.
Which was a surprising, counter-intuitive feeling given the opponent.
There were more than a few opponents that Jerrence had strong negative feelings toward -- USC and Michigan sprung immediately to mind -- but Miami felt like they were in a class by themselves.
He found their whole trash talking, 'look at me', badass South Beach swagger utterly repugnant.
Plus, as the game went on, it occurred to Jerrence that they weren't even that good to merit such an attitude.
Certainly not #1-in-the-country good.
It wasn't lost on Jerrence that when Miami was down 24-3, two of the Hurricanes' subsequent three touchdowns were when ND's defense was down seven starters, including both defensive tackles and cornerbacks -- and actually their top three CB's.
As inevitably what seems to happen for the Irish in these situations, the game got closer than it felt like it should. And that was concerning.
Luckily, The Dim One counseled Jerrence to keep his cool. That house elf was worth all the Michelob Ultra's he consumed.
And ultimately, a win was a win.
And more than anything, that was the only objective that mattered.
Miami Thoughts
All seven and we'll watch them fallThey stand in the way of loveAnd we will smoke them allWith an intellect and a savoir faire...
I heard, anecdotally, there was a lot of Miami fans running around Chicago last Friday.
Good. I hope they enjoyed their trip.
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
Anyways... trying to limit my thoughts / opinions here to things that might not be universally top of mind:
Still think Jonaz should be playing more...
–- Leadership. While I was haranguing my Emotional Support house elf* -- who, incidentally made the effort to fly in all the way from CT, God bless his pointed little head -- about Denbrock / Seider's RB rotation, something interesting happened.
The coaches put in Aneyas Williams for the critical 2-minuted drive before the end of the 1st half whereby he made a couple key plays enabling the Irish to score a much needed TD.
Huh. I guess they know more than I give them credit for.
But on further reflection, I wondered whether this move really said more about the strength of the team's character / leadership -- i.e., that a guy like Williams, who surely thought he was going to be The Man in the RB room this year, could accept a more specialized role -- and excel while doing so.
*Because isn't that what they're there for?
-- Aggression. I'm sure it was lost on no one that the defense, well maybe the offense too, looked materially more aggressive than we've seen for much of the year.
Coincidence? I think not.
Though I dare not speculate on the drivers of that behavioral change -- back against the wall desperation possibly being one of them -- I sure hope we continue to see it.
And you'd think it should since at this point, if the coaching staff doesn't know what they have -- or doesn't have confidence in those players -- God help us.
-- Depth. While there were certainly specific 'heroes' in this game -- Carr, Talich, Traore to name a couple -- one could also reasonably suggest that Freeman's construction of the team (and the coaches' development of) those players behind the starters was a critical factor in winning Saturday night.
At one point, we had to be on DT #'s 5th or 6th on the depth chart.
And at least CB #4.
And, Mark Zachary notwithstanding, with very little drop off in effectiveness.
So I guess recruiting does matter. 😁
-- Zone. Asking as an ignorant ex-kicker, why do we play a defense that we're clearly not very good at?
-- On the more positive note, this is long (10:00 minute clip) but totally worth it...
–- Playoffs. Finally, consider this simply a PSA, lest one be too lazy (or appropriately disinterested) with a month left before this even matters... that said, there does appear to be some necessary course correction from the prior week.
And if one can't quite make it to the 1st round bye level, I wouldn't hate this draw. At all.
All seven and we'll watch them fall
They stand in the way of love
And we will smoke them all
With an intellect and a savoir faire...
I heard, anecdotally, there was a lot of Miami fans running around Chicago last Friday.
Good. I hope they enjoyed their trip.
Y'all come back now, ya hear?
Anyways... trying to limit my thoughts / opinions here to things that might not be universally top of mind:
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| Still think Jonaz should be playing more... |
–- Leadership. While I was haranguing my Emotional Support house elf* -- who, incidentally made the effort to fly in all the way from CT, God bless his pointed little head -- about Denbrock / Seider's RB rotation, something interesting happened.
The coaches put in Aneyas Williams for the critical 2-minuted drive before the end of the 1st half whereby he made a couple key plays enabling the Irish to score a much needed TD.
Huh. I guess they know more than I give them credit for.
But on further reflection, I wondered whether this move really said more about the strength of the team's character / leadership -- i.e., that a guy like Williams, who surely thought he was going to be The Man in the RB room this year, could accept a more specialized role -- and excel while doing so.
*Because isn't that what they're there for?
-- Aggression. I'm sure it was lost on no one that the defense, well maybe the offense too, looked materially more aggressive than we've seen for much of the year.
Coincidence? I think not.
Though I dare not speculate on the drivers of that behavioral change -- back against the wall desperation possibly being one of them -- I sure hope we continue to see it.
And you'd think it should since at this point, if the coaching staff doesn't know what they have -- or doesn't have confidence in those players -- God help us.
At one point, we had to be on DT #'s 5th or 6th on the depth chart.
And at least CB #4.
And, Mark Zachary notwithstanding, with very little drop off in effectiveness.
So I guess recruiting does matter. 😁
-- Zone. Asking as an ignorant ex-kicker, why do we play a defense that we're clearly not very good at?
-- On the more positive note, this is long (10:00 minute clip) but totally worth it...
–- Playoffs. Finally, consider this simply a PSA, lest one be too lazy (or appropriately disinterested) with a month left before this even matters... that said, there does appear to be some necessary course correction from the prior week.
And if one can't quite make it to the 1st round bye level, I wouldn't hate this draw. At all.
Buddy's Buddy
As opposed to last week -- when one needed a papal appointment to identify a worthy nominee, this week wasn't nearly as difficult.
How does one not raise one's hand when you see a) the game film and b) the backstory for this week's Buddy's Bud.
Brief digression... small town population:- Sparta, NJ (early 1970's): 11,600
- Davenport, IA (late 1970's): 100,900
Chicago, IL (1980's): 3,000,000- Valparaiso, IN (1990): 24,400
- Cody, WY (present): 10,400
The majority being the respective sizes for some of Jerrence's primary domiciles, outside of his undergraduate / postgraduate years, for much of his life.
The outlier -- and last one -- being the now well documented hometown of arguably ND's current defensive player of the year (and star of Saturday's game), Luke Talich.
Clearly The Buddy Committee has an affinity for small town profiles. Especially for guys as consistently as good as Talich's.
All anyone seems to be able to talk about is the 'catch / no catch' determination at the end of game, where Talich raked the ball out of the Miami receiver's hands before they could complete the reception.
But let's not forget this play -- the interception* that actually led to the score which represented the winning margin.
* Only the 2nd INT that Mensah's thrown all year.
- Sparta, NJ (early 1970's): 11,600
- Davenport, IA (late 1970's): 100,900
Chicago, IL (1980's): 3,000,000- Valparaiso, IN (1990): 24,400
- Cody, WY (present): 10,400
* Only the 2nd INT that Mensah's thrown all year.
RE-PETE (A shameless, illegal lift of Pete Sampson's weekly mail-bag)
Funny how the narrative can change so quickly.
One week you're staring at a Nietzsche-ian abyss, full blown existential crisis in its potential disappointing finality of a season.
The next week, you're wondering if you now have to hold a weekend for a December tailgate.
As the philosopher Ferris Bueller would say, "Life moves pretty fast."
That said, the last time Notre Dame defeated a #1 ranked team (November 13, 1993), their next opponent was... Boston College. And that did not end well. So we may not wish to get terribly ahead of ourselves quite yet.
That said...
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Can the Irish get a first-round bye?
Considering Notre Dame is one slot from advancing straight into the quarterfinals, absolutely.
It’s also not hard to imagine the math falling apart.
For the sake of discussion, let’s assume #1 Georgia and #3 Alabama win out. The Crimson Tide finish against Vanderbilt, Chattanooga and Auburn. The Bulldogs close against Missouri, South Carolina and Georgia Tech. Both will be heavy favorites in their six combined remaining games. Win those and Georgia and Alabama both get byes. #2 Utah has a tricky trip to Arizona this weekend, then closes against TCU and West Virginia.
Would a Utes loss in the Big 12 Championship Game knock them behind Notre Dame? Who knows with this committee.
That leaves #4 UCLA as Notre Dame’s best bet for a jump. The Bruins, starting backup quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, finish the regular season with Illinois, Michigan and USC. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Bruins were underdogs in their season finale, assuming the Trojans knock off Indiana this weekend (large assumption).
So is it as simple as Notre Dame getting a bye if UCLA slips up?
Not exactly.
The Irish are secure in their positioning over #7 Miami, but #6 Texas could be a problem, even with two losses. The Longhorns head to LSU this weekend, a potentially significant win, then play Arkansas and Texas A&M to wrap up the year. The committee cited beating LSU as a plus for Alabama, meaning a victory in Baton Rouge moves the needle.
This all makes “Notre Dame or Texas?” an interesting test case for next week’s rankings if Texas wins this weekend. The committee loved the Longhorns’ resume seven days earlier. Would a win at LSU be enough for Texas to jump Notre Dame? If that happens, a first-round bye gets a lot harder for the Irish.
Source: The AthleticNovember 11, 2026
Can the Irish get a first-round bye?
Considering Notre Dame is one slot from advancing straight into the quarterfinals, absolutely.
It’s also not hard to imagine the math falling apart.
For the sake of discussion, let’s assume #1 Georgia and #3 Alabama win out. The Crimson Tide finish against Vanderbilt, Chattanooga and Auburn. The Bulldogs close against Missouri, South Carolina and Georgia Tech. Both will be heavy favorites in their six combined remaining games. Win those and Georgia and Alabama both get byes. #2 Utah has a tricky trip to Arizona this weekend, then closes against TCU and West Virginia.
Would a Utes loss in the Big 12 Championship Game knock them behind Notre Dame? Who knows with this committee.
That leaves #4 UCLA as Notre Dame’s best bet for a jump. The Bruins, starting backup quarterback Ty Dieffenbach, finish the regular season with Illinois, Michigan and USC. It wouldn’t be a surprise if the Bruins were underdogs in their season finale, assuming the Trojans knock off Indiana this weekend (large assumption).
Not exactly.
The Irish are secure in their positioning over #7 Miami, but #6 Texas could be a problem, even with two losses. The Longhorns head to LSU this weekend, a potentially significant win, then play Arkansas and Texas A&M to wrap up the year. The committee cited beating LSU as a plus for Alabama, meaning a victory in Baton Rouge moves the needle.
This all makes “Notre Dame or Texas?” an interesting test case for next week’s rankings if Texas wins this weekend. The committee loved the Longhorns’ resume seven days earlier. Would a win at LSU be enough for Texas to jump Notre Dame? If that happens, a first-round bye gets a lot harder for the Irish.
Cocktail of the Week
Feeling Shakespearean about this game... to wit:
When Macbeth has second thoughts about killing King Duncan, his wife tells him to man up and "screw your courage to the sticking-place."
It works.
But a Real Man's supposed to know how to screw everything on his own -- which can put a lot of pressure on a guy. Sure, it's nice being able to snap your fingers and get rid of your country's religion or your slutty 5th wife. And of course it's a great perk to have magical powers and use them against anyone who messes with your plans for colonial and domestic domination.
But a Man's life isn't all celebrity executions and hot procreative sex. Shakespeare understood the stresses of succeeding at work.
This drink is the perfect way to leave behind a day filled with hostile wombs and uncooperative underlings, and to enjoy some swigging time with the only people who truly get you: Real Men.
PROSPEROS'S DARK AND STORMY
Imagine yourself lounging on the sands of your very own island, conjuring up storms to terrorize your enemies, and being waited on hand and foot by a pair of indentured servants.
Not a bad gig if you can get it -- just ask Prospero from The Tempest.
After his brother unseats him as Duke of Milan and sends him off to sea with his toddler daughter, Prospero does some usurping of his own. When he and Miranda land on a remote island, Prospero uses the sadistic abracadabra he's been studying to enslave the natives, Caliban and Ariel. Now he's the ruler of a whole king. dom.
After a few of these tropical cold ones, you'll definitely believe in your own superhuman powers.
Just don't try to fly.
-- 2 thin disks fresh ginger
-- 2 oz. dark rum (preferably Gosling's Black Seal Bermuda)
-- 5 oz. ginger beer
-- Lime wedge
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Place the ginger disks in a highball glass and muddle to create an ominous cloudy effect. Fill the glass with ice.
Pour in the rum and ginger beer, and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge. Feel the power.
Source: Shakespeare, Not StirredBy Caroline Bicks, PhD and Michelle Ephraim, PhD
PROSPEROS'S DARK AND STORMY
Imagine yourself lounging on the sands of your very own island, conjuring up storms to terrorize your enemies, and being waited on hand and foot by a pair of indentured servants.
After his brother unseats him as Duke of Milan and sends him off to sea with his toddler daughter, Prospero does some usurping of his own. When he and Miranda land on a remote island, Prospero uses the sadistic abracadabra he's been studying to enslave the natives, Caliban and Ariel. Now he's the ruler of a whole king. dom.
After a few of these tropical cold ones, you'll definitely believe in your own superhuman powers.
Just don't try to fly.
-- 2 thin disks fresh ginger
-- 2 oz. dark rum (preferably Gosling's Black Seal Bermuda)
-- 5 oz. ginger beer
-- Lime wedge
Place the ginger disks in a highball glass and muddle to create an ominous cloudy effect. Fill the glass with ice.
Pour in the rum and ginger beer, and stir. Garnish with a lime wedge. Feel the power.
Schedule 2026
September 6 Wisconsin W @Lambeau Field 12 Rice W 19 Michigan State W26 @Purdue W
October 3 @North Carolina W10 Stanford W Alumni Hall reunion weekend 17 @BYU L 24 BYE 31 @Navy W
November
7 Miami W There Will Be Blood14 Boston College 21 SMU 28 @Syracuse December
TBD
Wager 2026
This is for you, Team 11 Wins...
Oh I, oh, I'm still alive!
Reminder: Please check below to see if I got your prediction correct --- or if i missed it entirely!
Wins
ND Equivalence
Domer
12
Peaky Blinders
Tommy fookin' Shelby.
The biggest badass in all of England -- a "take no fookin' prisoners" kind of guy.
And what I aspire for my 15-0 Notre Dame team this year.
JERRENCE
Kevin C.
The Dim One
John L.
Jim S.
John P.
Dave M.
Blair
Daryl
JP
Peter B.
Ted C.
Bob J.
Jim B.
Pat B.
Bob S.
Tim S.
KevinM.
Bryan G.
Bryan G
11
Oppenheimer
"Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
Not exactly 'Play Like A Champion' but I'd embrace it as a 2026 mantra.
Perhaps not a perfect movie but damn good - and Cillian was the ultimate winner.
Just how I'd see an 11-1 team (that still wins the natty) turning out.
Matt L.
Gutsch
Tim C.
Ungie
Jim T.
Kevin M.
Bill B.
Kyle W.
Jerry P.
Mike B.
Mike G.
Mike C.
Greg R.
Randy R.
Brian W
Tim S.
Garrett
Alex S.
Tom F.
Alvin
10
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
An underrated, great film about The Troubles in Ireland -- unique in it's family-oriented frame of reference.
Hardly anyone (I know) has seen it, which is a small tragedy.
Has some of the most realistic British torture-of-the-Irish-rebels scenes... which would probably approximate how ND Nation would view a 10 win season.
Brian M.
9
28 Days Later
Danny Boyle redefines the zombie movie genre.
Clever and stomach turning -- and probably something you only want to see once.
Just like a 9 win ND team.
This is for you, Team 11 Wins...
Oh I, oh, I'm still alive!
Reminder: Please check below to see if I got your prediction correct --- or if i missed it entirely!
Wins | ND Equivalence | Domer |
12  Peaky Blinders | Tommy fookin' Shelby. The biggest badass in all of England -- a "take no fookin' prisoners" kind of guy. And what I aspire for my 15-0 Notre Dame team this year. |
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11  Oppenheimer | "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds." Not exactly 'Play Like A Champion' but I'd embrace it as a 2026 mantra. Perhaps not a perfect movie but damn good - and Cillian was the ultimate winner. Just how I'd see an 11-1 team (that still wins the natty) turning out. | Matt L. Gutsch Tim C. Ungie Jim T. Kevin M. Bill B. Kyle W. Jerry P. Mike B. Mike G. Mike C. Greg R. Randy R. Brian W Tim S. Garrett Alex S. Tom F. Alvin |
10  The Wind That Shakes The Barley | An underrated, great film about The Troubles in Ireland -- unique in it's family-oriented frame of reference. Hardly anyone (I know) has seen it, which is a small tragedy. Has some of the most realistic British torture-of-the-Irish-rebels scenes... which would probably approximate how ND Nation would view a 10 win season. | Brian M. |
9  28 Days Later | Danny Boyle redefines the zombie movie genre. Clever and stomach turning -- and probably something you only want to see once. Just like a 9 win ND team. | |
Sports Imitating Art
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| Death and Life (2nd version), by Gustav Klimt, 1915 |
Schadenfreude of the Week
This week, in Schadenfreude World, might've represented the ultimate 'this will never happen again' one off.
Which is to say, that if Notre Dame hadn't won, the concept of schadenfreude would've been rendered entirely irrelevant.
Who would've cared about anyone else's defeat?
Like there being no joy in Mudville when mighty Casey struck out.
Luckily for us, that's not the case...
Ohio State. On the heels of a game where the Buckeyes were up 14-0, only to then give up the next 38 points... here's a fun fact for all those Ryan Day supporters (presumably his wife and kids):
tOSU is 6-5 in their last eleven games.
Yikes.
Coupled with the expectation that starting QB Julian Sayin is expected to miss the remaining regular season games -- have ya seen their back up QB play?! -- the rest of their games no longer look like a gimme (even as awful as Michigan looks).
Boo freaking hoo.
LSU. With so much of greater importance, candidly, going on in Notre Dame World, it's easy for us to forget that the college football universe still has Lane Kiffin has an inhabitant.
He lurks, not unlike a flu virus you can't shake.
And yet, like the flu, if one has the proper antibiotics, it can be put down.
And after getting spanked by Bama last weekend, with Texas and Tennessee the next two weeks and staring at a possible 6-5 season...
"How ya like me now, Tiger Nation?"
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Florida. This week news broke that a 24-team playoff format has been agreed to, starting next year -- something that virtually no one in the fan / media world wanted...
...but hey, we're told not to worry --- that expanding the playoff pool was going to bring back 'big games' to the regular season, since a loss would likely not materially jeopardize one's chances to make.
Apparently someone forgot to send that memo to the SEC teams.
Michigan. Likely giving new coaching-related application to the expression "1-and-done"... the 5-4 Wolverines have Oregon, UCLA and Ohio St. remaining on their schedule.
Gulp.
Burn it all down?! I'd imagine, at this point, everything's on the AD's table.
You just fired your $3M Offensive Coordinator and your head coach has a ~$25M buyout after this season...
But hey, that's pocket change for Portnoy and / or Ellison, right?
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Florida. This week news broke that a 24-team playoff format has been agreed to, starting next year -- something that virtually no one in the fan / media world wanted...
Terry's Tools
Okay so we've hit the time of year when emotions begin to run hot.
A lot on the line: Playoff berths and well, money.
Lots of money.
So you've got seemingly everyone with some kind of agenda -- some more transparent than others -- with thoughts and actions driving their behavior.
Let's start with that august body, The College Football Playoff Committee...
1) Hunter Yurachek. But is it even worth getting excited by the CFP Committee and it's feckless chairman at this point?
Probably not.
Can anyone even understand their logic? Almost certainly not.
But when they start talking about team pods -- whatever that means -- who among us doesn't start thinking about pod people -- the fictional, emotionless alien duplicates from Jack Finney's 1954 sci-fi novel The Body Snatchers and its several film adaptations (Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
And the committee's methodology suddenly all makes sense. And maybe that'll help set everyone's expectations going forward.
2) Mario Cristobal. Hey Whiny Boy -- why don't you grow the f*** up?! Asking for a friend.
"Ooooh, I'm just so emotional because they denied us the TD catch and we certainly would've gone on to win the game because we definitely weren't getting our asses kicked when ND's defense was only down 5 starters..."
And when virtually everyone in the sports world without a Miami agenda said, 'actually no, pretty clearly your dude didn't complete the action required for a catch that THE RULE DEMANDS.'
And BTW, Mario, maybe learn something else from your competition last week about grace and professionalism.
Did you see Freeman bitch when his team got shafted twice on the final deciding play in Provo? No, you did not.
Sign of the Apocalypse. Headline from The Wall Street Journal...
Okay so we've hit the time of year when emotions begin to run hot.
A lot on the line: Playoff berths and well, money.
Lots of money.
So you've got seemingly everyone with some kind of agenda -- some more transparent than others -- with thoughts and actions driving their behavior.
Let's start with that august body, The College Football Playoff Committee...
Probably not.
Can anyone even understand their logic? Almost certainly not.
But when they start talking about team pods -- whatever that means -- who among us doesn't start thinking about pod people -- the fictional, emotionless alien duplicates from Jack Finney's 1954 sci-fi novel The Body Snatchers and its several film adaptations (Invasion of the Body Snatchers).
And the committee's methodology suddenly all makes sense. And maybe that'll help set everyone's expectations going forward.
2) Mario Cristobal. Hey Whiny Boy -- why don't you grow the f*** up?! Asking for a friend.
And when virtually everyone in the sports world without a Miami agenda said, 'actually no, pretty clearly your dude didn't complete the action required for a catch that THE RULE DEMANDS.'
And BTW, Mario, maybe learn something else from your competition last week about grace and professionalism.
Did you see Freeman bitch when his team got shafted twice on the final deciding play in Provo? No, you did not.
Sign of the Apocalypse. Headline from The Wall Street Journal...
Name of the Week
Occasionally -- okay perhaps more than occasionally -- the advertising community likes to leverage what is euphemistically called the 'willing suspension of disbelief.'
It is the notion that you, the pathetic valued consumer, know that something isn't really true. But, for the sake of the story, the advertising message, you go with it.
For example, you know that even if you buy Old Milwaukee beer, you aren't going to have access to the Swedish Bikini team.
Even if you really do believe there is a Swedish Bikini team.
Obviously some categories lend itself less to that willing suspension of disbelief.
For example, take household products, where Jerrence spent much of his career hawking air fresheners and toilet cleaners. One actually had to have proof of efficacy -- can you freaking believe it? -- for the product claims you made.
That's why this week's nominee can be considered the living embodiment of 'Truth in Advertising": King Large
Yes, that is his legal, God-given name.
His mother named him King David (his middle name) after the biblical story of David and Goliath. (Insert ironic emoji here, given how big he is: a 6'4, 318 lbs. offensive lineman who played college football for SMU before transferring to Missouri State.).
Shouldn't he have been named Goliath Large?
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On the other hand, this ad is a TOTALLY accurate representation of the car's Trunk Monkey features...
Trivia
Q. Jerry Garcia is named for what famous composer?
A) Jerry Castellini
B) Jerome KernC) Jerry GoldsmithD) Jerry HermanE) Ungie
Answer to last month's trivia question: Bob Dylan's "Like A Rolling Stone" was voted #1 of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
Now you don't talk so loudNow you don't seem so proudAbout having to be scrounging your next meal
Q. Jerry Garcia is named for what famous composer?
A) Jerry Castellini
Now you don't talk so loud
Now you don't seem so proud
About having to be scrounging your next meal
Final Thought
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| When Coach Beard says it, take it the bank. |
