I'm still wary...
Yeah, so we shut out the Cavs on Saturday.
Yeah, X. Lee had a great second half, and we actually ran and passed the ball. But we're not there yet.
I get the sense that UVA faces a similar quandary - an unqualified son coaching as the offensive coordinator - Mike Groh and Jeff Bowden aren't so different. Two competitive programs with high-speed offenses (remember, folks, UVA handed us our first ACC loss back in the day) have been effectively emasculated.
Did Lee bring a spark to the offense? Absolutely. But his post-game interview with Tom Block from SUN Sports was telling - he commented that his teammates were high-fiving, rather than fighting, in the locker room after the 'Noles embarrassed the Cavaliers. That concerns me - because it implies that the team has been disjointed and lacking cohesion.
Remember the last time this happened? Yep, the AD versus Rix days in the not-so-distant past...and that didn't end well, either. A spark does not a fire make.
So while I'm hopeful, like Robbie, I'm still very apprehensive. We still have to play Wake Forest (who upset BC on Saturday, leaving Matt Ryan lying on his back, gazing dejectedly at the night sky) and Florida - and we have to beat one of them to even be BOWL ELIGIBLE this season.
(That's just a horrifying thought.)
That said - some fun notes from the weekend:
Yeah, X. Lee had a great second half, and we actually ran and passed the ball. But we're not there yet.
I get the sense that UVA faces a similar quandary - an unqualified son coaching as the offensive coordinator - Mike Groh and Jeff Bowden aren't so different. Two competitive programs with high-speed offenses (remember, folks, UVA handed us our first ACC loss back in the day) have been effectively emasculated.
Did Lee bring a spark to the offense? Absolutely. But his post-game interview with Tom Block from SUN Sports was telling - he commented that his teammates were high-fiving, rather than fighting, in the locker room after the 'Noles embarrassed the Cavaliers. That concerns me - because it implies that the team has been disjointed and lacking cohesion.
Remember the last time this happened? Yep, the AD versus Rix days in the not-so-distant past...and that didn't end well, either. A spark does not a fire make.
So while I'm hopeful, like Robbie, I'm still very apprehensive. We still have to play Wake Forest (who upset BC on Saturday, leaving Matt Ryan lying on his back, gazing dejectedly at the night sky) and Florida - and we have to beat one of them to even be BOWL ELIGIBLE this season.
(That's just a horrifying thought.)
That said - some fun notes from the weekend:
- Can you believe that Miss. State brutalized Bama? Dayamn...
- Kentucky over Georgia? Holy crap!
- GO AIR FORCE! BEAT ARMY!
- UF, Michigan State and Ohio State all looked lackluster this weekend. West Virginia is out of contention now, too, thanks to their loss to Louisville.
- And why is Justin Timberlake...I mean, Kyle Wright...still UM's starter?
On the NFL side of things...
- Buh-bye, Chicago.
- GEAUX SAINTS!
- And did you see Peyton Manning's incredibly classy comments after the Colts beat the Pats last night? When compared to Johnny Unitas, he very humbly said that he could never compare, but was proud to wear the same jersey - and then turned the topic to his teammates, such as Marvin Harrison.
On a completely random, yet funny, Monday note...I have discovered one of my new favorite blogs...http://www.withleather.com/
This particular gem is my favorite post thus far:
posted by Cait at 11:22 AM
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It was a great weekend for me:
- the Seminoles shut out Virginia
- the Saints beat Tampa Bay, thus completing the season sweep of those division rivals
- the NEW ORLEANS Hornets won their home opener in New Orleans last night to improve to 3-0!
C. (Oklahoma City can shove it.) Lavie
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