It’s late nite and I’m back from the state semifinals (got to get up for the state championship luncheon beginning at noon).
Two things:
1. To quote Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons: “Augh, I’m bad at this.”
Not really at picking games, because, overall I was 9-3. Just our locals. More on that in a second.
2. The SCC, which I covered religously from 2000-2003, really let me down. They were 1-4 on the night, including an 0-2 performance against the proud FCIAC.
After a down 2005 (three teams in the playoffs, only one to advance), Fairfield County football comes roaring back with a vengance, huh?
Midway through Staples’ 24-7 manhandling of West Haven, SCC Commish Al Carbone calls my cell from the field at Tetreau/Davis field: “Man, my league is getting hammered!”
Just for you, Allie, here’s the wreckage from Class LL, where I predicted an all-SCC final:
Southington 36, Shelton 9
Greenwich 34, Prep 0
Speaking of Greenwich, BOY, did junior tailback John Kavanaugh let me have it, huh?
“The Connecticut Post described our offense as nothing better than average, so that really fired us up,” he said.
(Thanks for reading, John ;)
And a hearty “I thought you were on my side!” thanks to Mike Puma for using that for his first quote in his game story: Prep no match for Greenwich.
I think I said it this way:
“Greenwich (key word coming up) looked average (key phrase coming up) against Staples.”
OK, so I can hide behind that, but not this: Prep 13, Greenwich 7
Nor this…
Kavanaugh 8 carries, 117 yards, TD; Jonathan Meyers 12 carries 104 yards, 2 TDs; Bobby Sullivan 9 carries, 92 yards; QB Joe Poletsky 6-of-9, 119 yards, TD.
John, by Irish friend, there was nothing average about that performance. I stand corrected.
However, I did pick you to beat Staples and you guys mailed it in. Where were you when I was behind ya??? Yeah, thought so. ;)
BTW, that FCIAC-SCC all-time playoff tally has just been cut down to 14-10, SCC. You can just sense Allie Carbone is sweating bullets in SoCon land.
MEANWHILE, over at Warde, the Westport Justice League was on the hunt for the conniving and evil SPB after this little diddy in Tuesday’s paper: West Haven 21, Staples 14
The first words out of The Hour of Norwalk: Matt Doran‘s mouth as I made my way from the press box to the sideline: “I wouldn’t come down here. They’re looking for you.”
Yeah, well, tell them to get in line.
Doncha know? Everybody’s looking for me.
Makes a guy think he should just pick ties from now on.
Ties. Can you imagine: The pick–Staples 28, Bunnell 28. Co-Champions!!!!!!!!
Oh, wait.
Wrong sport.
In there can be only one in American football :)
Anyhoo, off to the luncheon, More from there, unless I’m accosted in the parking lot by a gaggle of Cards, Wreckers and even Blue Knights (They read, too. Don’t think I don’t know that.)
Or maybe even an angry bunch of girls soccer players.
Why not? The Hate Bowley bandwagon’s got plenty of room. Climb aboard, you houligans.
SPB aka Lex Luthor.
Actually Sean, you said more than “Greenwich looked average against Staples.” That would have been completely justified. Even “below average” would have been fine. However, you continued by saying,
“they will be without tailbacks Jim Dunster (shoulder) and Nick Edwards (fractured ankle), making its offense average at best, even with Meyers at fullback. Everybody’s healthy at Prep.”
Everyone that is still healthy on offense took that as a little slap in the face.
At least you have the “footballs” to make a prediction and not whine and make excuses for the team you picked who lost as some other “journalist” bloggers keep doing. Take the simple-minded “what if” Greenwich didn’t have three starters out with injuries for the Staples Game, where Staples dominated Greenwich in every single category by a ratio of two to one. The prior week in the FCIAC championship against New Canaan two of the Greenwich replacements had absolutely great games, one even being named MVP in that game. The week following the Staples game both of these kids again had a great game in the shellacking of Fairfield Prep, yet somehow they evidently didn’t count during the game against Staples. BTW Staples lost its starting left tackle early in the second quarter against Greenwich but evidently that doesn’t count either. “What if Greenwich had its starters…
Sheesh. Everybody takes this stuff way too seriously in my estimation. Oh well.