Week 1 Saturday Schedule
Ed. Note: Feel free to use this as a non-LSU open thread.
Honestly, I'm not sure about this series anymore, where I blithely tell you what I'm going to be doing on game day. I'm not sure it fits well with the new ATVS, the one that has lots of people writing all the time. We'll see how it goes, though.
Today, as usual for a Saturday, I was awake at 5:30am. This is going to prove to be a problem when midnight rolls around and I'm still watching LSU play football. But anyway, here's the story for now:
7:00am - 10:00am: Clean the house while Little Miss ATVS either sleeps or watches TV. With friends coming over later, my normally "cozy, lived-in" house has to be substantially remodeled, by throwing things away and/or putting them where we would like people to believe we think they belong. When you have a 2-year-old, as any of you parents know, toys belong either scattered around the floor or piled into a corner. What are toy boxes?
10:00am - 11:00am: Ponder why on earth LSU did not recruit Damaris Johnson for the 2008 class. He may be little, but the dude is a playmaker, and he would easily be our best return man. And it's not like we didn't know about him. We signed two of his teammates. He might be Tulsa's best offensive player now. Also, go to Publix and Bruno's to get andouille sausage and ribs, potato salad, etc. ribs, potato salad, etc. makes our traditional opening-Saturday lunch. The sausage is for the gumbo I'm making tonight for friends. The wife of the couple wants me to teach her how to make cajun food, so I'm showing her a gumbo. I also need to break out my chicken squeezer.
11:00am - 2:30pm: I guess I'm going to watch Kentucky vs. Miami (OH), but I will have to keep an eye on Western Kentucky vs. Tennessee too. First, I want to see how the revamped Jefferson-Pilot thing with ESPN running it works. Second, almost despite myself I can't help but want to see Lane Kiffin actually coaching. God knows he didn't do any of that last year. But the Kentucky game should be more interesting, because the competition should be pretty even.
2:30pm - 4:00pm: Watch the first half of the Georgia vs. Oklahoma State game. With all the hype about Alabama and Virginia Tech, this is seemingly almost a forgotten game, but it's a real marquee matchup of two teams that can both be considered dark horse candidates for conference and/or national championship consideration. This is basically an elimination game for the national championship here in Week #1. I have a hard time seeing the loser's route to the game.
4:00pm - whenever: Make gumbo. I'm going with a store-bought stock this time because I lack a turkey carcass. I know it's cheating, but it'll work fine. The other advantage is that it won't take very long. I just have to get the chicken cooked and the roux made and the rest takes care of itself with a little cutlery. Also, continue watching Georgia and Oklahoma State.
6:00pm - 7:00pm: Watch La Tech vs. Auburn. Silently ponder why we did not recruit Phillip Livas, for the same reason I was earlier pondering why we didn't recruit Damaris Johnson. Try to think of other good players out of Louisiana who didn't get enough attention from LSU. Weep silently when I come to Frank Alexander. Also, eat gumbo.
7:00pm - 9:30pm: Watch Alabama vs. Virginia Tech in Atlanta until LSU comes on. My friends actually went to school in Mississippi, but I think they've adopted Bama as their team since they came here. At 8:30, the Game Thread will appear on this website. Start monitoring and/or commenting at that time. Get Little Miss ATVS to bed.
9:30pm - whenever: Watch LSU play. I will probably have to also be fighting Little Miss ATVS because I'll be watching the game in her room until the Bama game is over, unless the Bama game is a blowout, in which case I'll be watching it in the living room.
That's it. That's my day. Game thread opens at 8:30pm
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Little Miss ATVS
Which team’s colors will she be wearing? Do you and Mrs. ATVS still have the negotiated schedule?
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We still have the negotiated schedule. Today's she's wearing Bama colors..
My position is that she is old enough that trying to make her wear one or the other is futile. For the last little bit, she has been in more of a “Geaux Tigers!” phase, but it goes back and forth.
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by Richard Pittman on Sep 5, 2009 9:58 AM CDT up reply actions
Currently
Parked on the couch. I’ve had my first beer and a Jack-in-the-Box Chicken Biscuit, and watching gameday with my girlfriend’s 2 dogs while she’s out the house.
Some Florida fans just moved in next door to me.
I’m inviting them over, and cooking a gumbo as well!
Gameday attire:
My new lucky purple and gold Mariachi hat which I got in Mexico on my honeymoon last month.
2008 White coaches polo which was instrumental in our Baseball NC run.
Lucky gold shoes.
GEAUX TIGERS!!!
I will probably make gumbo next week
Kudos to anyone that thinks store bought stock is cheating. Perhaps you should make a large pot and freeze the contents so you can use it on short notice. I have thought about getting a bunch of veggies and doing that — I’m just too lazy, and I like this stuff.

I’m heading over to the Ed Jones Dome in a bit here for the Illinois-Missouri game. I will be representing LSU by wearing my purple “Geaux Tigers” shirt. I will also be hanging out with some Illinois fans and spreading SEC good will to all, making it clear I’m not cheering for those Tigers (the shirt is purple after all).
Gregatron is not responsible for any of the crap he just wrote.
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I'll use a store stock when I have to..
but I much prefer to use a turkey carcass. I just don’t get them all that often. making a big pot and freezing it doesn’t work for me, because I don’t have the freezer space.
Go cheer for Ron Zook.
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by Richard Pittman on Sep 5, 2009 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm a good 15 minutes behind the Tennessee game..
but I like to see Crompton throwing another interception.
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by Richard Pittman on Sep 5, 2009 11:48 AM CDT reply actions
Gotta hand it to Tennessee
after a couple early mistakes, they have totally overmatched WKU. I’m not sure last year’s team would have done that.
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Big Ten, Pac 10
Ohio State should’ve blown out Navy, and damn near got beat. Outside of Ohio State and Cal, Oregon was supposed to be the only team who could challenge USC. Well, you can now scratch Oregon and Ohio State off that list. And why should we expect anything different from Cal this year? The Pac 10 and Big Ten, once again — SUCK. Unfortunately, it looks like USC and Penn State will have the easiest road to an undefeated season and meet (uhgain; we all know what happened last year) in the BCS Championship Game. Any one-loss SEC or Big 12 team will not be able to overtake either of them in the polls or the computers if that’s the case. Which would signal the death knell of the BCS.

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