Even after spending a c-note on the cable college game-day package, this Texpatriate still couldn't watch the Horns play their season opener. Not from the comfort of my own home, not from any of the local bars. Every fall, I'm reminded that I'm a stranger in a strange land.
I'm also reminded that it's fall and college football is back. Right. On. Now, would that I'd actually seen the Texas game, I'd've kept my eye on the defense. I'm anxious to see how how defensive co-coordinator Duane Akina manages the new blitz-centric defense while also debuting three new starters in the secondary. The defenese needed more than a tune-up—they needed a test drive. By the numbers, it was a bumpy ride; Arkansas State led Texas in passing, rushing, and total yards—basically, everything but the final score. Numbers don't always tell the whole story, but today's story sure sounds sounds familiar: A shaky secondary allowed an undeserving offense to establish the passing game and maintain possession of the ball.
Still a win, though. Hook 'em!
Elsewhere: Michigan lost! To Appalachian State! Picture that horde of hill folk, all crazed eyes and recessive traits, run amok in Ann Arbor, the tune from Deliverance hanging on the air. Squeal like a pig, Chad Henne! I love this game.
Posted by Kriston at September 1, 2007 11:50 PMI feel compelled to defend the good people of Boone and Blowing Rock, NC, who maintain enough cosmopolitan-ness to attract travelers from around the country to the tony mountain resort my ASU-graduated brother helps to run.
That said, my brother did once have his truck repaired by a pair of men who had retrofitted Mason jars as headlights. And he once took shotgun fire for making the mistake of driving up the wrong person's driveway (escaping with his lifehe reached his destination only to be told, "Oh, yeah. That's just so-and-so. You need to be careful about his driveway."
Posted by: DCeiver at September 2, 2007 9:11 AMI have no reason to defend North Carolina, but I've been to Texas. Really, you don't get to talk smack about other states.
Posted by: MikeJ at September 2, 2007 9:21 AM"Picture that horde of hill folk..."
I admit that, for a second, I thought you were talking about the Michigan fans.
Posted by: son1 at September 3, 2007 12:03 AMAppalachian State. What did I tell you? Total horde.
Posted by: Kriston at September 3, 2007 8:53 AMAppalachian State Fans rejoice to hear that Miss Teen South Carolina will attend their school.
Posted by: will at September 3, 2007 3:04 PMYou waited until fall to watch football?
Coach Royal said there are two sports in Texas: football and summer football.
Posted by: at September 5, 2007 1:22 PMYes, ethan. Fred Thomas is a friend of a friend, and I went with a hardcore band he used to front for a couple of tour dates.
Posted by: Kriston at September 5, 2007 3:20 PM