Ugly Game of the Week: Week 5

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Get out the globe and encyclopedia (ok, Google Earth and Wikipedia, since it's 2011), it's time for the Ugly Game of the Week. But first:

Last week

Georgia beat Ole Miss 27-14. When the ESPN summary calls your QB "efficient", that's about the faintest praise you can get for a win. Things we learned: 1. Ole Miss is officially not good. They had 8 first downs, two turnovers, and under 200 yards of total offense. 2. Ole Miss has now lost 10 of their last 11 SEC games. So they're like the SEC's Minnesota, then? 3. Mark Richt may still have a job, Huston Nutt may not. 4. Huston Nutt sounds like the mascot for the Astros or something, like the Philly Fanatic or the Capitol City Goofball. Can I play Baby Elephant Walk when he gets fired? Well, I'm going to.





Elsewhere, San Jose State beat New Mexico State 34-24 proving once and for all that Bad Team versus Bad Team equals entertaining game. SJSU came back from a 24-17 deficit to pull out the win in the 4th quarter.



Last, Ohio State handily defeated CU 37-17. Ohio debuted a new wrinkle in their offense called "Screw It, We're Not Passing" and it was effective. OSU passed for only 110 yards, but it didn't matter. The Buckeyes ran for 220 yards and that was that.



This week

We start off with the "Historically Significant Mascot Bowl", featuring the Virginia Cavaliers(2-2) against the Idaho Vandals(1-3). Virginia has wins against Indiana and W&M, and loses to UNC and Southern Miss. Idaho has beaten NoDak, and loses to the likes of Bowling Green and Fresno State. But that's not even very important. For you non-history buffs out there, the Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that sacked Rome in the 5th century. How they ended up in Idaho, I have no idea (ok, I do, but it's not very interesting. "Sports team named by quip from local sportswriter" does not a catchy byline make). Virginia, on the other hand, chose what could be the least intimidating mascot until someone names their team "The Yorkshire Terriers" or "Fightin' Lichen (We're Likin' the Lichen!". The Cavaliers get their name from people loyal to the crown during the American Revolution. Evidently the Commonwealth of Virginia was particularly partisan toward the King. I mean, it's this:

against this:

I don't know about you, but I'm picking against powdered wigs in this one.

The granddaddy of the week is the World's Furthest Conference Game, with Louisiana Tech (1-3) taking a long layover to play Hawaii (2-2). That's a 4000 mile road trip.That's like Russian hockey league-level road trip. To put that in perspective, here are some things that are not 4000 miles apart: NYC to London. Ann Arbor to Anchorage. Hawaii to Tokyo. Low Earth Orbit. You get the picture. Yay jet lag. Hawaii has beaten CU and lost to UNLV. Louisiana Tech one win against Central Arkansas, and that was overtime. Enjoy the poi, guys. To be fair, they've got to OT twice, and lost three games by a total of nine points.

 

Comments

Picktown GoBlue

September 27th, 2011 at 1:15 PM ^

as Hawaii joins the Mountain West next year.  But, I think it's Hawaii doing the travelling to La Tech.

*Only* 3360 miles for furthest MWC school, Wyoming's visit to the islands.  Don't see a 2012 MWC conf schedule with Hawaii online yet to see which opponents are travelling out there, but noticed Hawaii ends the season hosting South Alabama for their final game as an FCS school (joining Sun Belt in 2013).  So, the lucky Jags are the ones to travel 4000+ next year...

BobBlueMass

September 27th, 2011 at 2:23 PM ^

Ummmm.............

The original Cavaliers were the supporters of King Charles I, not George III. And it was the English Civil War. Since Charles was beheaded, it is still an historically lame nickname.

When an engineer corrects your history....

Wiki.That's all I'm saying.

stubob

September 27th, 2011 at 3:39 PM ^

saw it, read it, still put it down as American Revolution. That makes a little more sense that Virginia would be a bastion of loyalty to the crown during the English revolution, as a safe-harbor. But it's still a really lame mascot. For that matter, "Wahoo" has a better story as a mascot.

Ponypie

September 27th, 2011 at 5:40 PM ^

The Highland Terrier terrifies comparted to:

 

Sammy the Banana Slug (University of California-Santa Cruz)

 

Boll Weevils (University of Arkansas at Monticello)

 

Fighting Pickles (North Carolina School of the Arts)

 

The Fighting Okra (Delta State University)

Didn't have time to embed pictures; if you're interested, here's the link:

http://www.oddee.com/item_96800.aspx

At which location you will also find the Rhode Island School of Design "Scroties." I'll leave it to your imagination ...

 

Hemlock Philosopher

September 27th, 2011 at 7:11 PM ^

 New Mexico State (1-3) -2.5 at New Mexico (0-4).  New Mexico State lost to Ohio, SJSU and UTEP. (How the hell did Minnesota lose that game?) and UNM lost to CSU, Arkansas, Texas Tech and Sam Houston - the one-man wrecking crew.  Their losses to Ark and TTU were by a combined 111-16.  Yeesh.

Also, when was the last time EMU sported a -8.5 versus a DI-A team?  Arkon must be dreadful.