The Great Satan

The time has come.The last home game and we play host to the Great Satan.Purdue has earned that distinction because of its uncanny ability to completely screw up a golden opportunity.Lets say for instance, your favorite elite college basketball program has a breeze schedule to the big 10 title remaining, all they gotta do is get past a middle league Purdue squad.Your up by 13 or so at Mackey and then splat.Purdue "boils -er up", and you lose.Rose bowl football season with a blowout loss to Purdue, who barely made the lowest bowl game.Its that type of spoiler/upset power that they seem to posses that makes them the "Great Satan".That, and I believe Gene Keady sold his soul to the devil.I'm sure of it.He should have bargained for better hair in the deal.

Purdue by all accounts should put up token resistance.I think Sheets and Siller get some good yards on the ground, but the passing attack is all but neutralized I think.
Blair White will have a good day.Take it to the bank.If the world has caught on, yet, they cover White with better guy or a double team maybe.That means that Dell,Cunningham,Gant,Martin,etc. might step up.Coach D said in interview that someone or somebodies are stepping up each week and making big plays.By all accounts Ringer's health is back on track.I think there is a possibility that Ringer has a huge day.

Iowa plays PennState at home this week.Starts at 330pm.Heres to Captain Kirk getting all the hawks fired up.A loss at Iowa would be excellent.With my luck this week so far (long story), Karma could certainly help out by zapping PSU for us.If PSU has a breakdown, say, a turnover that leads to a quick hawks score, kinda like OSU did to us, its possible Iowa could pull it off.Any injuries on PSU squad would help.Hell, what ever it takes. MSU needs it to help overcome the visitors disadvantage.

Ohio State is on the road at Northwestern.Again, if OSU provides the fuel to fire up the cats in the form of lethargic offense,dumb penalties or turnovers converted to points, there's a chance OSU loses. I wouldn't count on it.NW might be able to whip off 20 more plays than the Buckeyes, its just 20 more opportunities for the OSU defense to score or wipe out NW's offensive talent.
If you hear Cory Wootens name 5 times tomorrow, OSU loses.They wont.

Minnesota plays host to Michigan this week. Minnesota has had a good run, but I'm hear to say its over.Yes, you heard it here first, Michigan will beat Minnesota AT Minnesota.I think the Minnesota squad is tired and used up all its tricks.The Wolverinoes will cough up the ball a bunch of times, but they will prevail in a game that will have a margin of victory smaller than 8 points.

LOST business....
The table is set for the Confligratto Finale.Sarah and I are tied at +3 points over George and Philbert jr.A 2008 Bocce Tournament Championship is dead ahead.I have put my mind on cruise control.I think we shall draw for random partners, like all year long.After the draw, if George or Phil don't win their first match, they shall be mathematically eliminated.Game play shall proceed as normal, with redraws after completed rotations, until it is time to break for the game.At that point, if there is a clear winner, that person shall be crowned this years Champion.If not, we shall decide on how the tiebreaker will fall, work out the when and wheres.For a tournament championship match, I would like a 11 point game, win by 2 point contingency. Its my time. I have played well all year, save two weeks.I didn't go win less all year.I regularly helped toss quad fours every week.At least one per week.No shutouts this year...yet.The Caesar has been a benevolent leader, so he will be spared. Sarah is dangerous.She has motivation and the skill to win.What remains to be seen is how she has learned to deal with the pressure.Last year she was on the right track, but I think her mental game buckled when she had some setbacks.Call it panic.Panic is what ruined me in the final against McOrifice.Not this year.Not again.Do or not do, there is no try.So says Yoda.

.... the generals gazed out to the rocky ground."Why do they rush to their death?", he asked."They know not what furies they unleash...their ignorance hurls them into the gaping maw", I answered. "Their leadership has mislead them no doubt."
"No doubt commander.If its blood they want, let them shed it freely!".