Saturday Game Day Thoughts

Goodness gracious I'm sore. I've played football three times this week, and my body is feeling the pain. I've still got a bruise on my chest and a cuts on my tongue after getting run over by a high schooler on Sunday.

I feel so manly right now.

To aid in my recovery, I shall be partaking in the consumption of some delicious honey wheat at Jupiter's this evening. Delicious. That'll do the body good.

Oregon vs. OSU

• 6:31 (Oregon 37 Oregon State 17) - It's looking pretty likely the Bears are headed to the Emerald Bowl at this point. If the score holds up, it'd be a heart breaking way to end the season for the Beavers who have bounced back from a rough start (as they always do) to have a pretty magical season.  Losing a shot at the Rose Bowl to the hands of your bitter rivals is a taste that will stick with you for a long, long time.

• 6:36 - Hold on, the Beavers have just cut it to 37-24 after a spectacular catch by Sammie Stroughter set up a nice TD reception.

• 6:42 - Actually, the Beavers just gave up another TD run to Masoli. Oregon is up 44-24. Yeah...this probably isn't going to happen. The Beavers have already given up over 300 yards on the ground through 2 and a half quarters.

• 6:52 - The Beavers just scored again.  44-31.  Wow.  Are we on our way to hundee point game?  Just maybe...

• 7:15 - For the record, how was the NOT a face mask?  Again, the referees embarrass themselves and the conference.  And...with that fumble...the game might just be put away.

• 7:23 - The Beavers refuse to go away.  51-38 with about 8 to go in the fourth.  Ducks fans: "Just die already!"

• 7:30 - Okay, that has to be it.  After Masoli was dead in the water, chucks it down to Ed Dickson who sheds tackles to get into the end zone.  58-38 Ducks.  Sorry, it would take the greatest ending in college football history for this to go the Beavers' way.

Good thing I'm not an OSU fan. This would be painful.


USC vs. Notre Dame
After watching both teams headed to the locker room with the Trojans up 24-0, anyone else find themselves thinking that the refs should have just ended the game right there?

I mean, c'mon. I know it's a storied rivalry, but this isn't going to end well for the Irish. People might get hurt here. You wanna risk Jimmy Clausen getting a concussion or a broken leg?

C'mon Charlie, be a man. Do the right thing.