How 'Bout Them Dawgs? (Read on)

I just found out I’m related by marriage to Buck Belue. Name ring any bells, sports fans?

Just some comic relief to break the palpable tension going in to today’s game, given the tragedy that occurred Wednesday. I’ve read a lot of articles in the Trib this morning, and I’m not feeling a very good vibe for today’s game, or the rest of the season. Let’s hope the University handles this with dignity and transparency. I know many pregame rituals were canceled. Although one article in the Trib specifically mentioned that the midnite drummers circle did go on as scheduled last night.

Godfather, I’ll be very interested to get your birds eye view of the day, pre-, during and postgame.

I haven’t scouted Tulsa, so I won’t go on and on in pre-game analysis. I’m predicting a subdued crowd, so the team is going to have to do it on its own. Believe Michael Floyd will be back, which should help. But I’m guessing we’ll be uneven as usual. Defense is still a mess, to put it politely.

I’ll go along with Don’s high scoring prediction. We’re favored by 8 this morning, with an over/under of 62. Which translates to 35-27. Let’s go 35-28 Irish.

Back to good ole Buck. As you might remember, a certain national champion University of Georgia football team had a quarterback by the name of Buck Belue. The Buck Belue that went 1 for 13 for 7 yards against the Irish in the 1981 Sugar Bowl. Through the miracle that is Facebook, Jill discovered today that one of her first cousins’ daughters is married to the one and only Buck Belue. But wait, it gets better. Buck and his family live in Atlanta, and, I kid you not, one of their three children is named Rhett Butler Belue. It just doesn’t get any better than that, friends.

Back to our regular programming. Let’s hope for a victory and the start of a strong last third of the season. This time next month we’ll be somewhere between 4-8 and 8-4. Like I said last week, 6-6 is looking more likely. Yuck.

GO IRISH!!! BEAT HURRICANE!!!!

The Colonel