Finish strong

To me the beauty of college football is in the regular season. When your team is undefeated you still have that small glimmer of hope. Many teams have started the year unranked and won the national title including the 1981 Clemson Tigers. College basketball, NBA and baseball don’t play games that matter all that much until the playoffs. Even in the NFL where games are crucial for seeding and home field are not do or die. Only one team has had an undefeated regular season since the 76 dolphins. Plus, going 14-2 usually will win you the conference and 12-4 will almost always win your division and put you in good shape for the playoffs. Or you could even go 9-7 like last year’s Packers and still win the Super Bowl.
Not in college football. You have to win every game to win it all (except the rare year a one loss team gets a shot). Every regular season game for an unbeaten team is a play-off game. So that makes the GA Tech game hurt even more. Twice now in 11 years the hated Jackets have put the kibash on an 8-0 year.
Eleven years ago it started a 1-4 finish. Hopefully the Tigers can right the ship and beat Wake. Then win in Charlotte to give the Tigers 10 wins for the first time in a long time. Here is hoping.

Tangent 1
I was just doing some internet surfing and stumbled on a story about the wonderful Iraq embassy. For a country we plan on not remaining in as an occupation force this is quite an embassy/fortress. 104 acres and its own water supply and electrical grid. Not to mention it is smack dab in the middle of Baghdad’s downtown. An eyesore and a point of contention for the Iraquis who actually want to rule themselves. It only coast 600 million dollars we can’t afford. Anyway, very interesting.

Tangent 2
Love that Kardishian couldn’t even make it three months in her marriage. I’m starting month seven and the real nightmare of marriage doesn’t start till month four. Just kidding.