Did anyone else have a 2002 LSU mental relapse as Brian Brohm threw his final pass with time expiring. Given my position on the corner of the end zone, waiting to scale the goalpost for that game....I certainly did. Thankfully, someone taught this UK secondary (and all the linebackers, since there were only three down on the line) how to tackle. Here's how it went inside my head:
"Sack him!!!! no....they can't sack him, there's only three linemen.....knock it down!! knock it down!!......TACKLE HIM!!! TACKLE HIM!!!...How much time is left? WE WON!! WE WON!! WE WON!!"
Now the big question becomes: Did Florida's pulverizing of #20 Tennessee (59-20...blah blah..way to go Hank) just usher UK into the polls? Obviously someone had to lose to make room for the Cats, and I don't think that #15 Georgia Tech losing to #21 BC is enough to push GT out (although the way UCLA lost to Utah, they might drop ALL the way out). Can the Cat's take the boost of confidence and keep the momentum rolling all the way through (through, not TO) October 20th? Either way, it's nice to know we've reclaimed the Ernie Fletcher cup for the next year. I'll rest easy tonight (if my heart beat ever slows down that is).
Here's a bit more for those of you who missed it (Why the hell weren't you watching ESPN Classic btw....???????)
http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3022181&n8pe6c=1
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
Training update
Just in case anyone was wondering how MY training is going for Turkentucky, last Saturday I ran three (3) mile repeats at the track: 5:37, 5:36, 5:50. Sunday was a 7-miler at a relaxed tempo. Monday I took the day off to go to the zoo. Tuesday was 8 x one minute hill repeats. Wednesday was 4.5, relaxed. Thursday was 5 miles, Friday was an off-day, and Saturday was 3.5 miles with Laura before another 5.5 on my own.
In a little (pessimistic) off-hand math, Team Crawford figures to run a combined time of 47:30 at the thoroughbred (I'm forcasting an 18:30, and I think if Laura had to do it tomorrow, she'd run about a 29:00).
If Jenni comes through in her forecast time of 24:00, Pete Carter needs to crank out about a 24:00 himself to keep the pressure on. My chief concern at the moment is whether or not Sally can get Hannah through the course before Tom can get Ben through in the stroller.
In a little (pessimistic) off-hand math, Team Crawford figures to run a combined time of 47:30 at the thoroughbred (I'm forcasting an 18:30, and I think if Laura had to do it tomorrow, she'd run about a 29:00).
If Jenni comes through in her forecast time of 24:00, Pete Carter needs to crank out about a 24:00 himself to keep the pressure on. My chief concern at the moment is whether or not Sally can get Hannah through the course before Tom can get Ben through in the stroller.
Last day at the pool
The pool at the YMCA closed for the year today, but not before it was open for the Pooch Plunge this afternoon. Have you ever seen a cartoon where the character walks into an open manhole and just disappears?
Thats pretty much the same thing that happens when Hannah walks off the edge into the pool, thinking she's walking into the shallow end. She doesn't know how to run and jump (in fact, she'd ONLY get in at the shallow-just-like-the-beach-end if she had the choice.We'd also like to send an apology out to Abby, the small golden retriever, who was today's recipient of the "dog Hannah just can't seem to get along with" award.
In other news, Kentucky Football is 2-0, Florida is 2-0, and the showdown is October 20th. Hank, I'll send you a couple pistures of all the UK students riding the goalposts off into the sunset after the game.
I'd blog about the Bears loss today, but I think I need to calm down a little first after all the fumbling. Good grief.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Josie's Blog
Today, I thought I might create a blog for Josie (the cat), so that she could have a chance to write about her daily experiences and tell the world about her feelings. Then I said to myself....why create her own NEW blog, when I can simply offer her the opportunity to occasionally report on her adventures here on my blog. She jumped at the offer! Here's Josie:
This morning, I woke up on the Yellow Grams Chair, and felt grumpy. The boy left the room to let the dog out (without petting me) and this made me even grumpier. I got up tried to leave the bedroom just after the girl got up and went into the bathroom, but the door was closed and I was forced to paw at it until the boy let me out. I ran quickly to the blue couch, in order to avoid the dog.
There was about an hour of freedom, while the dog was at the vet, but I was still pretty PO'd about having to wake up at all that morning, so I decided to hunker down on the couch and be as solitary as possible. The girl went to work, the boy and dog came home from the vet, and I fell asleep around 11:00 AM. When I woke up at 3 PM, I ate some kibbles, even though my prescription food makes me grumpy. I thought about taking a trip to the litter box, but the dog was asleep only 30 feet away, so I decided to go back to the couch. (Additional naptime ensues)
When the girl got home at 7:15, she went outside with the dog, and I seized a moment to visit the litter box, visit the roller-ball-scratching-pad, and steal a drink from the dog bowl (the only good thing about the dog is the giant water bowl) before settling down for a nap. After the boy and girl ate dinner, I spent a couple minutes sitting on the OTHER couch with them, but the dog kept breathing, and that makes me grumpy, so I decided to just call it a night. Maybe tomorrow they'll forget me in the bedroom and I can spend the whole day sleeping under the bed.
That's it for the life of Josie right now. Really that's pretty much a standard day for Josie, so if you want to know what she's doing tomorrow, just read this blog again (and repeat as necessary).
I guess I'll rate the need for Josie to have her OWN blog by the comments this one receives. Let me know if I need to set her up with a way to express herself more fully.
This morning, I woke up on the Yellow Grams Chair, and felt grumpy. The boy left the room to let the dog out (without petting me) and this made me even grumpier. I got up tried to leave the bedroom just after the girl got up and went into the bathroom, but the door was closed and I was forced to paw at it until the boy let me out. I ran quickly to the blue couch, in order to avoid the dog.
There was about an hour of freedom, while the dog was at the vet, but I was still pretty PO'd about having to wake up at all that morning, so I decided to hunker down on the couch and be as solitary as possible. The girl went to work, the boy and dog came home from the vet, and I fell asleep around 11:00 AM. When I woke up at 3 PM, I ate some kibbles, even though my prescription food makes me grumpy. I thought about taking a trip to the litter box, but the dog was asleep only 30 feet away, so I decided to go back to the couch. (Additional naptime ensues)
When the girl got home at 7:15, she went outside with the dog, and I seized a moment to visit the litter box, visit the roller-ball-scratching-pad, and steal a drink from the dog bowl (the only good thing about the dog is the giant water bowl) before settling down for a nap. After the boy and girl ate dinner, I spent a couple minutes sitting on the OTHER couch with them, but the dog kept breathing, and that makes me grumpy, so I decided to just call it a night. Maybe tomorrow they'll forget me in the bedroom and I can spend the whole day sleeping under the bed.
That's it for the life of Josie right now. Really that's pretty much a standard day for Josie, so if you want to know what she's doing tomorrow, just read this blog again (and repeat as necessary).
I guess I'll rate the need for Josie to have her OWN blog by the comments this one receives. Let me know if I need to set her up with a way to express herself more fully.
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