A digital commonplace for a Regular Guy called Charlie Pharis

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College Football Thoughts…

Just some stuff running through my head on game day today…

  • The Number One Rule of College Football: Always, I mean always root against the team that wears orange. Quick – think of a college football team. Is there any hint of orange in their colors? They are worthless.
  • Corollary 1a to The Number One Rule of College Football: The rule gets a little bent when both teams playing each other are wearing orange. Solution: Pray for a scoreless tie through regulation, then hope the field swallows up both teams just as overtime starts.
  • Corollary 1b to The Number One Rule of College Football: The only real exception to the orange rule may be when the team in orange is playing a team coached by anyone named Spurrier. Tough call. See the solution in Corollary 1a. It applies here as well.
  • I’m not a big fan of the University of Georgia. I’m not not a fan, it’s just that I’m not crazy about some of their fans. That being said, it is always a good thing for a team that fits The Number One Rule of College Football and whose fans make stupid shark-like motions while the band plays “Jaws” (even though the stupid mascot is a reptile, not a dangerous fish!) to get whipped in the world’s largest cocktail party!
  • Although I’m not a big Georgia fan, I get to be more of a Mark Richt fan every week.
  • My favorite college football coach at this moment is Joe Paterno.
  • The SEC is – in my humble opinion – hands down, the best conference in college football.
  • Likewise, the Pac-10, for all the hype, is not the best
  • Strange, the most knowledgeable college football fan I know is a 70-something year-old woman at the YMCA. Who goes to every – yes, every Georgia game (home and away), and has for over 50 years!
  • Also strange, hearing the Most Knowledgeable College Football Fan talking to one of the other 50-60-something year-old women at the YMCA. Who knows almost as much as The Most Knowledgeable College Football Fan.
  • Happy Homecoming at Georgia Southern! Go Eagles!
  • Whatever your team, this college football season is turning out to be one of the wildest ever!

Those are my thoughts on game day. Of course, your mileage may vary…

GQ at 50: Michael Jordan…

Michael Jordan on his intensity…

I never took a day off. If I took a day off, then Scottie was going to take a day off. And then Horace. The next thing you know, the whole scope of what we’re trying to do is being weakened. I never took a shortcut, and I never wanted anyone else to take a shortcut. If that meant someone interpreted me as a tyrant, I’m pretty sure they’re appreciative now.

It’s Just a Football Game, Right?

Maybe this is taking the rivalry just a bit too seriously!

Yikes! And Ouch!

Oh, yeah…if you scroll down through the story, you find out another interesting tidbit about the alleged assailant…

Beckett, a 53-year-old church deacon, federal auditor and former Army combat veteran, has pleaded not guilty.

Painting your face, your head, and/or your body in school colors is one thing. Barking like a silly mutt is another. Making that silly shark motion when your silly team is a silly freshwater reptile is another. Even stealing your rival’s mascot is OK.

But ripping a guy’s well…“guys”…off is just a tad over the top, don’t you think? And don’t even think about proposing changes to the worship style, carpet color, or water fountain location at your next church meeting…