A few thoughts following the college football kick-off weekend.
1. I hate Eastern Carolina athletics.
ECU is like your perpetually drunk little kid brother who parties his way to a six-year undergraduate degree in psychology while grousing at family gatherings that he doesn't get the respect he deserves from your parents.
So it took me a little while to get behind them on Saturday as they took Virginia Tech down in a shocker in Charlotte. But as the game wore on and they kept it close, I found myself irresistibly drawn to the underdog factor. When they blocked the kick and ran it into the end zone with just a minute and a half left, I actually let out a little yelp of joy.
Way to go, ECU Pirates. Maybe the kid brother is starting to make something of himself after all.
2. The Virginia Tech loss was just one in a string of extremely embarrassing losses (and a couple of embarrassing wins) by the ACC. Ever since the ACC went corporate-raiding and stole a couple of teams from the Big East to create a super-conference, the quality of football has been atrocious.
Clemson was slaughtered on national t.v. in prime-time (zero rushing yards for the game!?!), Virigina Tech was upended, UNC barely got by McNeese State, NC State was embarrassed and nobody expected UVa to beat University of Southern California, but man was it ugly.
Back in the late 80's/early 90's in the NFL, the NFC experienced about a decade-long run of dominance in the Superbowl. One columnist I read took to calling the AFC the "ain't feeling competitive" conference.
I'm calling for it right now: ACC: Ain't Contemplating bein' Competitive conference. When's basketball season start?
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