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Man, Savannah State is bad.

I mean bad. Bad bad bad bad bad.

Okay, maybe not that bad, but Lord, they're not good.

That was a thorough and complete Magic City Ass-Whoopin'. The thing is, that's what teams who purport to be good teams do to bad teams. They beat them down and they do so most righteously.

You rack up 550 yards and 52 points. You complete passes to 9 different receivers. You send Spencer Brown to the showers early. You have 21 different Blazers record at least one tackle.

You hold your opponent to 1 of 17 passing, 178 total yards, and a big fat goose egg on the jumbotron.

Anywho, on to the observations.

1. Have yourself a ball game, Colin Lisa! 10 catches, 93 yards and a TD. Dude catches everything.

2. Who the hell was that guy? Greenwell. Kyle Greenwell. Freshman punter. Thompson's Station, Tennessee. Kid cranked a 53 yard rocket on his first collegiate attempt. 48.5 yards on two punts. More of this when we need it, please.

3. Vogeltron He's going to put a kickoff through the uprights before the year is out. Just wait. Only his last two were returned, and frankly I think that was because he was tired.

4. blazerwkr Sweet Georgia Brown, man! That pork tenderloin was amazing.

5. The Johnston Boys The two-headed monster accounted for 96 yards and 3 tackles. A word on Tyler. I was puzzled by why Dallas Davis would be second string ahead of him. Nothing against Davis, but if Johnston is the future, I want him getting every minute Erdely doesn't. (EDIT: It seems Davis has left the team, making this moot). I like Johnston. He's feisty, fun guy to watch. And like AJ, tougher than a two dollar steak.

6. Jamell Garcia-Williams Dude was a destructive force Thursday night. 4 tackles, two for loss, and a sack. If he gets it going, it's going to be a fun year.

7. 27,174 Me and some of my best friends. Students were out en force. Nice crowd. I hate attendance talk, especially in a conference full of glass houses. That said, if we can lead the conference, it helps put the old narrative to bed.

The Good

I did not personally witness this, because I wasn't paying attention, but someone remarked that during Def Leppard's "Photograph" the percussion section played with one hand. If this is true, that is the most appallingly funny thing I've seen a marching band do this side of the MOB.

The Bad

I mentioned Savannah State, right? If we're going to open with a cupcake, I prefer an in-state cupcake, I'd just as soon play State or A&M on some sort of rotating basis, if they're game.

The Ugly

The guy at the post game tailgate beating the passenger window of a passing car with what appeared to be a cake box. Alcohol may have been a factor. Come on, man. We're Blazers. Have some class.

So, what does this mean, Barbara?

Not a lot. I do remember something Gene Stallings said a long time ago, though. "If you don't think these games matter, try losing one."

It was a tune up game. We ran them out of the stadium and played a lot of people. I've decided I prefer this to being someone else's tune up game.

We've got Coastal Carolina next week, who got smoked by South Carolina today. What is it with that state and chickens? Anywho, I like my Chanticleer extra crispy.

That's all I got. For now. I think.

Love it! Thanks!

Ha, great stuff!

Extra crispy.

(09-01-2018 07:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  The Ugly

The guy at the post game tailgate beating the passenger window of a passing car with what appeared to be a cake box. Alcohol may have been a factor. Come on, man. We're Blazers. Have some class.

That was some monkeying around between friends. I was in the car. It wasn’t for real.

(09-01-2018 09:32 PM)dfarr Wrote:  

(09-01-2018 07:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  The Ugly

The guy at the post game tailgate beating the passenger window of a passing car with what appeared to be a cake box. Alcohol may have been a factor. Come on, man. We're Blazers. Have some class.

That was some monkeying around between friends. I was in the car. It wasn’t for real.

Okay. Looked like the dude had lost his mind. Glad to know it was all in fun.

Which do you guys think is the bigger advantage...having two extra days to rest/prepare or Coastal playing real competition in week one? Coastal obviously has the emotional factor of it being their home opener, but I think we're more talented than they are.

(09-02-2018 12:35 AM)hooverblazer Wrote:  Which do you guys think is the bigger advantage...having two extra days to rest/prepare or Coastal playing real competition in week one? Coastal obviously has the emotional factor of it being their home opener, but I think we're more talented than they are.

I like us pounding their D with Brown, Davis, Noble, repeat, until they put 8 in the box; then Wilson, Lee, Lisa, Parnam & Ubosi will be in single man coverage. I'll take that every week.

"Only his last two were returned, and frankly I think that was because he was tired."

He probably was, but he was also kicking into the wind in the 4th quarter.

The food trucks were a nice touch, too. At least, I assume the new food options inside the stadium underneath the bleachers were considered food trucks.

(09-01-2018 07:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  4. blazerwkr Sweet Georgia Brown, man! That pork tenderloin was amazing.

While I didn't have any of my tenderloin so can't really say but I didn't like the way it came out myself and as a judge, I'm harder on my stuff than any contestant turning in something. By the way how did it taste? Too much heat, not enough, goldilocks zone? It was a new rub I've never tried before & from what I heard under development by the creators.
I'll be in the zone for Toolame & we better win the Tailgate contest this time.

(09-02-2018 11:11 AM)blazerwkr Wrote:  

(09-01-2018 07:28 PM)Smaug Wrote:  4. blazerwkr Sweet Georgia Brown, man! That pork tenderloin was amazing.

While I didn't have any of my tenderloin so can't really say but I didn't like the way it came out myself and as a judge, I'm harder on my stuff than any contestant turning in something. By the way how did it taste? Too much heat, not enough, goldilocks zone? It was a new rub I've never tried before & from what I heard under development by the creators.
I'll be in the zone for Toolame & we better win the Tailgate contest this time.

They were particularly, um, tender. I had a knife, but I didn't use it. I could cut it with a fork. And the rub was fine to me, but you know I'm a wimp about spicy stuff.

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I do remember something Gene Stallings said a long time ago, though. "If you don't think these games matter, try losing one."

Case in point -- Penn State having to win in overtime over Appy State. I imagine Penn State fans were not happy with that game.
Also, FBHC Crowe was fired from UAR after the first game of the season loss to The Citadel.