Month: September 2006

Kyllan doesn’t want me to say this… She is afraid we may jinx it. Wake Forest is currently 4-0. Today the Deamon Decans play Liberty (who?) and very well be 5-0 by the end of the day. Wake Forest 5-0? In football? When was the last time that happened? Their schedule gets a little rougher after this weekend, so Kyllan will have to enjoy it while she can.

EDIT:Wake Forest is now 5-0!

…Today is the first football game Tulane will play in New Orleans since Katrina. Why aren’t we seeing all of the hype that the Saints got for thier first game back in New ORleans? I quess the Green Wave gets no love.

Today marks the return of the NFL to New Orleans. Monday Night Football will feature the New Orleans Saints versus the Atlanta Falcons; the first professional sports game played in the city since Katrina. The lab is about two blocks away from the Louisiana Superdome and by noon there were already thousands of people arriving for the 7:30 pm (central) game. I left the lab early so that I wouldn’t get stuck in the craziness. Of course the media is all over this. Don’t worry, they will forget about New Orleans and Katrina tomorrow… Yea, football! Anything to distract people from the fact that little to nothing is being done to bring the city back and less than half the population or businesses have returned. There is was more to New Orleans than Bourbon Street and the Superdome. That won’t be the story on MNF tonight, though.

The Jaguars might have lost yesterday, but if the two teams are looking at the same glass, the Jaguars have to see it as half full, while the colts see it half empty. The Jaguars dominated the game, but made a few costly mistakes. We’ll get them next time. That salary cap is slowly catching up with the Colts. Edgerrin James, was just the first casualty.

So, the new television season is upon us. What new shows are you guys excited about? Studio 60: Sunset Strip and Jericho seem to be getting the most hype. Kyllan was not impressed with the premier of Studio last night. I thought it was just okay. I probably check out Heroes and Friday Night Lights. Of course the best show on television, The Wire, has returned for a 4^th season. I’ll be watching NCIS tonight. Kyllan likes Grey’s Anatomy. They get points for having multiple positive black characters, one whose back story includes attending Tulane for medical school, but I still don’t care for it… Can you think of another show with more than one intelligent black character? (Currently on the air, so the Cosby Show doesn’t count.)

The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 0-9 on Moday Night Football in a hard hitting defensive game. It only took 3 and 1/2 quaters for the announcers to stop talking about how great Roethlisberger and Steelers are and acknowledge that another team was even on the field. Why is it so hard to get the media to respect Jacksonville? 12-4 last season people! One of the best defenses in the leauge. Maybe the best. Did they think last season was a fluke? Well, I guess they don’t now.

Just a reminder that the Jacksonville Jaguars will be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers on Moday Night Football. For those of you who don’t know, I am a huge Florida State fan and my father is proud University of Tennessee alum. Both teams suffered heart breaking loses Saturday. We need a Jaguar win to keep our spirits up during the rest of the week. At least we saw a Wake Forest win, Norte Dame get their butts whipped and Louisville stomp all over the Hurricanse (who stomped all over their mid-field logo during pre-game.)

In other news, I added a new link to the “Friends and Family” section of the right sidebar. It goes to the personal blog of my cousin Nikki. It is titled “…and this is my heart,” as in “I’ve always used writing as a way to share my thoughts and my heart.” She told me about her blog at the reunion.

If you are wondering, my friend Neil is now the proud father a healthy baby boy. He just hasn’t updated his blog since he left with his wife for the hospital. Maybe one day he will share some pictures… don’t hold your breath though.

That’s it. It was a pretty boring week and it looks like we have a few more ahead of us…

EDIT: Penn State defeated Youngstown. With the FSU loss, JoePa moves one win closer to the all-time I-A win record. Apologies to Kim P. for the omission.