The Commodore Count has been lowered to level five, "Dores fold late," in the wake of yesterday's loss. Level four, "Whipped from the start," almost seemed appropriate, too, so maybe the Dores are really at level four-and-a-half. Either way, it hurts.
Speaking of Coach Woody, his Notre Dame Fighting Irish must have rubbed the @#%# out of their rabbit's foot (above) when they eked out a 20-17 victory over UCLA with less than a minute remaining this afternoon. Boy, Notre Dame is annoying, but coach is sure happy to avoid what we all thought was a sure defeat.
Coach Woody's Florida State Seminoles may want to rethink their decision to debut new all-black uniforms today in the wake of their 24-19 loss to Boston College. I thought they were ugly, and--as you can see in the photo above--no longer accurate ("unconquered" doesn't seem to fit). The Seminoles may want to spend more time in practice this week and less time in front of the mirror.
The answer to Joe Biddle's question, unfortunately, is no. South Carolina downed Vanderbilt today 31-13 in front of the entire FP. It could have been closer, but it also could have been worse. It was painful to watch the second half.
... but Joe Biddle is right.
But is Biddle's high-school classmate Steve Spurrier right, or is he taking a page out of former Gamecock coach Lou Holtz's playbook? We'll see in a few hours, but here's the line Spurrier is towing right now:
"I look at the Vanderbilt team now, man are they different from the early '90s. They got athletes. They got kids that train year round and want to play. They got a commitment and Bobby Johnson and his guys have done a super job. Shoot, they look about as good to me as anyone in the league right now.''Go Dores!!
Answer: "Texas A&M." Pass the milk, please, but not until Thanksgiving.
