The Awesomeness of October

With the transition into fall, the release of pumpkin flavored everything, and the return of college football, I've always thought September was my favorite month, while October has been an insane month for me the past few years because it is my month to shine at work since we offer programming everyday. Somehow every year, I seem to forget that October is awesomeness!

Why, you may ask. This weekend exemplifies it all. I discovered pumpkin flavored LaCreme coffee, enjoyed some pumpkin cheesecake, and the trees in my yard changed color, greeting me with lovely oranges and reds on Saturday morning. But the main reason October is so amazing is because within the first few weeks, there is usually a dramatic upset in the college football rankings. I know half the group has decided to quit reading at this point which is fine, but OMG! this weekend was fantastic!

To begin this tale, I have to admit my shock that the Gators (#10) managed to defeat LSU (#4). The only advantage we had over the other team was playing at the Swamp rather than Death Valley. The first half of the game was extremely painful for both me and hubby, who informed me that we needed more rugs because of all my shouting echoing through the house. The Gator defense held back the LSU offense, but the Gator offense didn't understand that we were supposed to move forward rather than backwards across the field. In the first quarter, Florida rushed 13 yards and passed for zero. Zero! which is completely mind-blowing for this fan from the days of the Fun 'n Gun offense. The worst play was the Three Stooges act that took place right before halftime, when more than one Florida player dived for a fumbled ball that was once again moving backwards and then was recovered by LSU. Warily, I watched the second half of the game and thoroughly enjoyed seeing the Florida offense finally arrive and beat LSU.

My cousin drove from Baltimore to attend the Georgia (#5) vs. South Carolina (#6) game. I'm so proud of her, since she was tailgating and sitting with some Gamecocks who blazed their way past Georgia. In honor of her attending a SEC game, I watched WVU (#8) slide by Texas (#11) while agonizingly flipping over to the Ohio State (#12) vs. Nebraska (#21) game. I despise Nebraska yet cheered for them early on when they were leading against that traitor at Ohio State, but the 2nd half was too painful to watch since I honestly couldn't cheer for either team. And the honor for best upset of the weekend goes to FSU (#3) losing to unranked NC State. This gal was doing the happy dance at this loss.

This is why I love college football. It is utter chaos and mayhem and then everything begins to make sense. AL is ranked #1, SC is ranked #3, Florida is ranked #4, and LSU is ranked #10 today, placing the SEC in three of the top five slots. And FSU, the team I always felt did not belong in the top ten, has slipped down in the rankings. This is a great week!

I'm in Love

Hubby was startled to discover how easily I can get excited by simple things last night, much less he couldn't believe how in love I am with my new toy. I bought my Droid phone about a month ago and have been thoroughly enjoying it. I know I'm not using half its functionality, but that's not the point. I have an ESPN College Football app on the phone which I periodically check, but last night they announced the ESPN Bowl Bound app, where you get to choose your team. I downloaded it and played for a bit. Lifting glazed eyes up at hubby, I told him, I was in love. Everything Gator football related is at my fingertips just with a push of a button. Yes, I moved it onto my phone display so I can access it quicker. Of course, this is only for the fall. Hubby responded that the fall was going to be terrifying this year with me receiving updates on my phone concerning the team. It's only for fall, truly, but it made me love my purchase.

End of the Season

College football season is over. I know my girlfriends will be happy since I will no longer be checking the scores while we're out on the town. It was very difficult to cheer for Auburn last night, but I was required as a fan of SEC football. I felt they were overrated this year and honestly shouldn't have been in the National Championship game, but what can you do. Now, it's over and the year that my team took a major nosedive is at an end. Urban Meyer, the Gator coach, who should have stepped down last year finally resigned and has left me wondering if I like the new guy. Time will tell. The story I was most interested in last night was Les Miles', LSU coach, visit to Michigan. Please don't let an SEC team lose it's coach to Michigan. That would really suck! So there is my two cents on the ending of a crazy football season. Now I have to find something else to fill up my Saturdays until next fall!