“Some disenchanted conquistador tossed his copy of Summa Theologica into a swamp and the University of Florida bubbled up from the cattails…Burt Reynolds and all.”-Michael Angeli
Another scorcher across the lower 48. “Last train we robbed, we were naked it was so hot out.” –Roy O’Bannon.
I’m not robbing trains, but I can relate to the good ole blonde outlaw from “Shanghai Noon.” It’s just plain hot.
Find a pool. It can be public, someone’s backyard, or a shaded forest lagoon, but find a pool and quick. We’ve got another 40-50 days of this in store at a minimum. Keep it level and stay cool.
In the meantime, enjoy a dose of sports to curb the workday boredom–and heat.
Of course, by now you’ve realized that this is a repost from mid-July when I was surviving the heat wave by dreaming about football in November. All I wanted to have back in July was a bit of cool fall air and football. It’s 43 this morning. Sometimes, it only takes a little time for the dream to come true.
The original idea was to find five teams that would hit their Season Win totals by the end of Week 10, but there ended up being at least Ten that I found. So as we approach Week 10, this is a post updating each team that I set the bar high for in the preseason.
Season Total Overs Won by Week 10
- Buffalo Bulls (8-1) Over 7.5
- Loss to Minnesota
Well, the Bulls lost to Minnesota as scheduled but failed to win the games necessary to hit get to 8 wins by Week 10 which was a tall task in the first place, I’ll concede. However, it will be an even taller task for the Bulls to get to 8 wins by the end of this season. At 4-4, Buffalo will need to find some magic and win out for that to be a possibility.
- Pitt Panthers (8-1) Over 6.5
- Loss to BC
Well, Pitt did not lose to BC. They won 48-7. However, they are 6-2 and play at Stanford this week so in theory they could get the over by Week 10 as predicted.
- Air Force (7-1) Over 5.5
- Loss to UNLV
Big swing and a miss on this Falcons team that I had high hopes for. I thought this was one of their special years. Not even close. AF 2-5.
- Oklahoma (7-2) Over 6.5
- Losses: Vols, Mich
Well, Oklahoma is 6-2 and play the Vols this weekend. With a win, this prediction would hold true.
- Southern Miss (6-2) Over 5.5
- Loss to LA Tech, Louisiana
Southern Miss is exactly 6-2 and on a Bye this week. Losses were to MS St and LA Tech.
- Coastal Carolina (6-2) Over 5.5
- Loss to ODU, Marshall
Coastal are 4-3. They will host Marshall Thursday night, but a win will only get them to five.
- Georgia St (4-4) Over 3.5
- Wins: Murray St, JMU, App St, S. Ala
Big swing and a miss. Panthers are putrid. 1-7.
- Arkansas (7-2) Over 5.5
- Losses: ND, Vols
Hogs are 2-6.
- Kentucky (6-2) Over 5.5
- Losses: UGA, Texas
Wildcats are 2-5.
- West Virginia (7-2) Over 5.5
- Losses: Pitt, TCU
WVU 2-6.
“By the time the clocks roll backwards one hour for the winter season the Sunday proceeding Week 10, these win totals will have been reached by the previous listed teams. At least, it’s possible. Who knows?” Not you Bucko.
A few right, a few wrong that’s life each and every time. Back in July I was dreaming about football and trying to “predict the unpredictable.” We are now approaching November with plenty of football to watch every week. The warm temps are long behind us, and it will be dipping into the 20’s tomorrow. Tides rise and fall so does the temperature.
Just for fun, here are ten teams that have actually achieved their season total overs to this point.
10 SEASON TOTALS Over:
- Mississippi St over 3.5
- Northwestern over 3.5
- Temple over 3.5
- Rice over 3.5
- Wake Forest over 4.5
- Stanford over 3.5
- BYU over 7.5
- Cincinnati over 6.5
- Houston over 6.5
- Vanderbilt over 5.5
“Be kind to the neighbors. Everyone is hot and bothered just the same.” That’s how I wrote it back in July. It’s no longer sweltering hot, but the advice still holds true.
Find the Humor and Keep on Movin’
Whit W.