YELLOW!!! JACKETS!!!

I got up at 5AM Saturday to go watch my daughter's cross country team run at Berry College in Rome. They all ran hard and represented Central Gwinnett well. We left Rome at 1PM and arrived at my in-law's lake house at 3:20 PM, just in time for kickoff of GT-ND.

It took Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis nine months to choose his starting quarterback for the Fighting Irish, and then it took him less than thirty minutes watching his quarterback struggle against the Yellow Jackets to decide he had made the wrong choice, on their way to the 33-3 final. The most promising quarterback for Notre Dame turned out to be freshman Jimmy Clausen, although he had the benefit of facing Tech's second string defense after the outcome had been decided. Congratulations to the Yellow Jackets for their great victory over the Irish. You may have seen it on NBC (the Notre Dame Broadcasting Company). I think it was late in the second quarter when the announcers finally had to admit that Notre Dame was being outplayed.

My friend Robert and his wife traveled to South Bend to watch the game. When Tech scored to take a 26-3 lead, I sent Robert a text message that said "Turn out the lights, the party's over". Robert wrote back "the party is just beginning". I know they had a great time. Robert told me on the phone shortly before the game that the Notre Dame fans were pretty mouthy on the way in. I'm sure is was a lot quieter on the way out.

UGA beat Oklahoma State 35-14. I hope UGA and Tech are both 10-0 when they meet in late November. Then of course, you know who I'll be pulling for.

How about that Appalachian State team taking out #5 Michigan in Ann Arbor? I have a feeling that the few stores in Boone, NC will be restocking their beer supply this week after seeing it quite depleted Saturday night. That was the first time EVER that a 1-AA team beat a ranked 1-A team. I think other 1-A teams may think twice about scheduling a twice-defending 1-AA national champion for their home opener. Congrats to the Mountaineers and everyone associated with Appalachian State.