• zees

    When I get some unexpected time off I usually spend it sleeping. When Cheryl gets some unexpected time off she usually spends it doing housework. Not only does this explain why she makes more money than I do, it also perfectly illustrates the gulf between our personality types… and why I sometimes go a week without posting.

    It’s because I’m asleep again.

    The reason I have time to post this not-so-sweet nothing is because Cheryl had a little extra time in the abode this afternoon.

    “Cheryl, what’s wrong?”

    “Oh, I’ve just been really tired.”

    “Didn’t you get home early today?”

    “Yeah.”

    “So what did you do when you got home… didn’t you rest up?”

    “No, I wanted to mop the floors, get some laundry going, tidy up a bit…”

    “Cheryl, you’re not nesting are you?”

    “What? No…? OH, NO… NOT THAT!”

    “So you were tired. You got home early. The kids weren’t here. You gave up the perfect opportunity to reconnect with your long lost Spanish ancestry with a little siesta time… for housework?”

    “Well I really wanted to mop.”

    Does anyone really want to mop? Surely I’m not that different from the rest of humanity?

  • Upon further review

    I’ve read a lot about OSU’s mistakes… particularly the characterization that those early personal fouls put them behind the eight ball. However, that first personal foul by the OSU kicker on UF’s Brandon James (on the kick-off return) was not a bad foul. The kicker is usually the last man to beat on a kick-off return. If the OSU kicker doesn’t bring James down by his face mask on that play… Brandon James is GONE… as in, he scores. James has had great returns all year, running with speed and strength… deceptively hard to bring down for his size. That kicker was not going to tackle Brandon James (a backup running back) without pulling on his facemask.

    Giving the Gators the ball on your own 45 is better than giving up a touchdown. The Gators went on to score anyway… but if you ask me that particular personal foul was a non-factor.

  • Impact players… and a correction

    OSU running back Antonio Pittman accounted for 76 percent of his team’s total offense. Sixty two of OSU’s eighty two yards of offense were attributable to Pittman. That means that the rest of the OSU offense gained a grand total of TWENTY YARDS for the game.

    I still can’t believe it.

    —

    My appologies to The Ohio State University. No disrespect was intended last night when I repeatedly referred to them as “OU.” As any self respecting college football fan knows, Ohio State goes by OSU. Chalk it up to sleep deprivation and frayed nerves.

    Lest you question my motives… I’ve always had a soft spot for OSU. The SEC rarely plays the Big Ten, so it’s hardly a rivalry for UF… and it’s one of my dad’s schools (undergrad at Penn State, post graduate at OSU). Despite my obvious loyalty to my old school, I feel OSU’s pain (if only a little – teeny weeny bit).