I have not worked much during this Labor Day Weekend.  On Saturday I played golf and watched a great deal of college football on the television.  Carrie, my dear wife, worked on Saturday.  She made blueberry pies and bread pudding cups and I don’t know what all for a Baby Shower that was given in honor of new Mom to be, Laura Goins Callahan (and husband Ryan Callahan).  The event was held at the home of one of Laura’s aunt and uncle’s in Louisville, Kentucky.  A good time was had by all, by all accounts I can report on.  It was great to see Ryan and Laura.  They are good young folk.

The Saturday golf game went well.  My scrambling team was 2nd.  We played to 4-under…that was nice.  6-under won it.  I rolled in a putt that was a double breaker from a long way out and that was my personal highlight.  It was fun playing with a great team.  Thank you Sam, Matt, and Damien.

On Friday night the North Harrison Cougar football team ran its record to 3 wins and 0 defeats.  We are once again in some air…flying high.  It is a great thing to behold, for no other reason than knowing we don’t have a group of knuckleheads on the team.

A few scenes from Friday night from The Hill.

There was another great crowd on hand.

The Cougars won 39-21.  In confidence before the game, I predicted a twenty point victory.  By the way, The Cougars are 14-2 in the last 16 games.  Very proud of this group indeed.

My Dad’s rule is ALWAYS STAND UP FOR A KICK OFF!

The linemen heading to scrimmage.  We need more pictures like this one.

About to score the final points.

Let me add that it was delightful to see NH kick a 30 yard field goal on the last play of the half.  I believe that was a first…a fg with 00s left on the clock.  Nice job by the line, the snapper, the holder and Ben Waynescott the kicker.  That is ALWAYS nice to see.  Fun to watch it for a change.

I BOW IN DEFERENCE AND SUPPLICATION to my friend Brother Tim, the Alabama King of Marengo, Indiana.  I picked USC to beat Bama.  Bama slaughtered them 52 to 6.  When USC was up 3 to nothing, I thought about texting Tim to ask him if Bama was planning on scoring tonight?  I am glad I did not send that text.  He too used more than a modicum of restraint by not reminding me, after each Tide, how dreadfully wrong I was.

Perhaps Tim, who was on The Hill with us Friday night, was right.  He said I picked USC because I am going to see them play UCLA in November.  I also picked UCLA to beat Texas A&M and UCLA lost.  There may be something to Brother Tim’s logic.

So what do we know about this year’s Alabama team?  They are the best team in the country.  If they bring their best twenty players over to Oxford in two weeks and leave the rest of the team at home, they will win by 20 instead of 40.  They are that good.  The NCAA will consider borrowing from high school rules and allow a running clock in the 4th quarter to get the bloodletting stopped when the Tide comes to town.  Nick Saban should drop his clipboard right now and declare himself as a right in candidate for President.  He would win and the country, given the great defense that would be played, would be safer than it has been since The Cold War.

All Hail The Crimson Tide of Alabama!

Pardon me while I climb on top of the house and jump.

It has been a bad week of college football predictions for me.  I picked Notre Dame to beat Texas.  I am glad Texas won.  I picked FIU to beat Indiana.  I am glad the Hoosiers won.  I picked LSU to beat Swissconsin.  I am not glad the Bucky Cheesebadgers won.  And I recant my story of LSU being crowed National Champs at the end of the season.  That can only be reserved for the Crimson Tide of Alabama because they are going to whip every team asking for it.  I bet they will beat Ole Miss by 40!  Think I can get to Vegas and back before 6 in the morning?  That would be some smart money, now!

I have picked 7 winners and 5 losers the long weekend.

I picked Ole Miss to win tonight.  I won’t hold my breath.

Have a great rest of your week!

Speaking the ROLL TIDE rights.

Danny Johnson