A prayer from my maternal grandfather.
Last night was wonderful. My dear wife, Carrie, and I shared dinner with our son Jarrett and his lady friend, Sarah. Pizza and salad made the menu. Thanksgiving made for the dessert.
Jarrett just got back to the U.S.of A Thursday. He has been working as a body guard for the Iraq Ambassador in Baghdad. His flight schedule was Baghdad to Dubai to London to Chicago to Louisville. That is a long road home. He had a long stretch at the Embassy and is back home for some time off. His stories are interesting and he goes about it all very nonchalantly. He is as cool as the center seed of the cucumber.
As we were celebrating Jarrett’s return last night, the North Harrison Cougars football team lost a close one at Silver Creek. 14-13 was the final score. Silver Creek is no slouch. I have seen some of the video from the game and it looks like the field was a sloppy mess. That is not good. Still, both teams have to play on it. The game put the Cougars at 4 wins and 3 losses for season and makes complete sense of Coach Mark WIlliamson’s declaration that NH is still “new money” as he put it, after being queried about Cougars status in the hierarchy of Mid Southern Conference. Coach Williamson is a smart man. I am glad he is our coach. North should win the last two of the regular season and gain some momentum heading into the playoffs.
Week Five College Football Picks.
8 winners and 5 losers last week. Season record 38-14.
I knew I was setting myself up for a couple clunkers last week. In earnest, I was shocked I got 8 the way the afternoon was playing out.
Indiana beats Rutgers…A trip to Piscataway is no picnic. Might as well make the most of it. Look for huge offense from the Hoosiers today.
Alabama beats Louisiana L…What was The Pelican State thinking when they changed the names of those state schools? Louisiana Monroe will always be NLU to me!
Clemson beats Syracuse…The land of whiny quarterbacks does not discriminate against the powerful. Clemson should be glad they are at home this week.
Boston College beats Temple…May lose this one. I still think BC will rebound.
NC State beats Virginia….Ryan Finley should have a big game as NC State is back home for the first time since Florence hit. The Wolfpack will be ready for the home folk.
Florida State beats Louisville…It has to improve for FSU. U of L is having a hard time.
Marshall beats Western Kentucky.…
Michigan beats Northwestern…Hope Ryan Field is unkind to the Wolverines…but I doubt it.
Duke beats Virginia Tech….The Dukies start 5-0 for the first time since 1994 when they began the season 7-0.
Kentucky beats South Carolina…The Stadium is sold out in Lexington and for good reason.
Notre Dame beats Stanford…At South Bend under the lights, those golden domes look great.
LSU beats Ole Miss…Eventually Ole Miss will get 11 defenders on the field. Hurts me. Go Rebs!
USC beats Arizona…You just never know. USC is finding itself. Both are 2-2. Could be a Wildcat win.
No, I did not touch the Penn State-Ohio State game. I would pick Penn State cos I want to see the Buckeyes get beat 100-0.
Speaking the rights…
Danny Johnson