Beautiful Saturday in November

So much to catch up on! Chamber of Commerce day in central Florida today and I started it off with a golf tournament for the MDB booster club. Much fun was had and while we shot 12 under, we lost the tie breaker for 2nd place in our flight. But I digress :)

Choctaw rallied to beat Fort Walton Beach last night, with both of their QB's knocked out of the game with injuries. I listened to the 2nd half, thanks to Al Gore's internet thingy...Another great prep game last night had the Cocoa Tigers beat Bolles up on Jacksonville, rallying from 3 TD's down. First round of playoffs for Florida teams next weekend.

The early college games went great today. Florida State looked like a football team and beat Wake Forest! Who knew? EJ Manuel looked GOOD!. The UCF Golden Knights beat the high flying Houston Cougars and their red hot QB Casey Keenum (from Abilene). Very exciting action out at BrightHouse stadium. Ole Miss stomped Tennessee. That was quite a surprise to me, as the Vols have been really improving. But the Rebs lived up to their pre season expectations today and Dexter McCluster ran wild. Georgia Tech beat Duke, but probably did not ruin my brother Marty and sis in law Laurie's day in Durham. Clemson beat NC State and CJ Spiller again looked like the best football player in the country.

The afternoon slate was a dandy as well. Florida does not have a good offensive team (despite the stats), but they have a MONSTER defense and the D bailed them out again today in Columbia, South Carolina. Miami could not win in Chapel Hill, and Ohio State beat Iowa in OT, to essentially win the Big 10 and a berth in the Rose Bowl (where they will get beat down - again). The Big 10 better not get a 2nd BCS bid, they do not deserve it. Tebow better not win the Heisman Trophy, same reason.

The evening line up has Alabama beating an inspired Mississippi State team, Auburn leading Georgia, TCU leading Utah and Pitt and Notre Dame just under way.

Abilene Christian beat Midwestern State in the first round of the D2 playoffs today, the same team that they lost to last week. Next they get a trip to NW Mizzu, a team they beat in the first game of the season in August. I do not expect ACU to win again...

Georgia Southern lost a close one at home (homecoming actually) to the Furman Palladins. Next weekend nephew Nate gets to host Grandaddy and Nana, as they go up to Statesboro for the game against the Citadel.

My cousin Mark (aka Dawg-Bite) won the Panhandle Pickers regular season on the FlVarsity forum. He also is about to win the same honor in the FWB newspaper Pickem contest, although his handle in that contest is Knight-Rider, as his oldest son Shawn plays for the RBC Knights. I have done OK in both contests, but not like Mark.

Counting down to the NOTRE DAME trip next weekend! :)