The Rented Mule Award - October 30, 2007
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by Woodsmeister
The not-so-coveted Rented Mule Award, given for receiving a heinous on-the-field beatdown
So much pain, so little time. Let's get right into it, crimestoppers.
Dishonorable Mention
- Colorado Rockies - The Boston Red Sox juggernaut keeps rolling, and Red Sox Nation, Fox, and ESPN believe there's plenty of room for everyone to climb on board. As hard as it is to believe, there may still be seats on the bandwagon. Don't forget to buy a pink hat for your girlfriend, if you have one (or for you, ladies). Sorry, Rockies fans - you can blame the layoff if you want, but the better team won and the fairytale is over. And Sox fans - I'll bet the Danbury Mint will be having special Sox ornaments saying Sox 2007 stamped on a cute little broom for your Christmas tree, so look for that soon.
- Penn State - The Ohio State Buckeyes were overrated, they hadn't played anyone good yet and they were going to come into Happy Valley and the Mighty Nittany Lions were going to show them what a true home field advantage was all about with an evening game and 21,000 screaming students wearing white for a "Whiteout." Too bad someone forgot to tell the football team. Ohio State 37 - Penn State 17. And, to be honest, it really wasn't even that close.
- Kentucky - If you want respect, you've got to beat Mississippi State in your own house. You didn't. We thought you were pretty good when you beat Florida, but everybody's doing that these days (see below). Mississippi State 31- Kentucky 14.
- Florida - It's the World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, and the only people celebrating were Georgia fans. Well, actually, the Georgia players did a pretty good job celebrating, too, and that was before the game was even over. Georgia 42 - Florida 30. Georgia is good, but, holy cow, 42 points? How's that 3-3 in the conference looking, Gator Nation? If you're lucky, you might get to play in Tennessee this year. The AutoZone Liberty Bowl this year gets the 6th pick of SEC teams. I hear Memphis is fantastic in December. I've heard that the barbecue is great and that Beale Street is fantastic. You may need to buy a coat. The Gaylord Hotel Bowl in Nashville gets seventh pick - I hear country music is big in Florida. Maybe, you'll get to visit the Grand Ole Opry. Wouldn't that be fun?
This Week's Rented Mule
Washington Redskins - The team chiropractor for the 'Skins has defensive players queued up outside the office this week to remove the tire marks from where the New England Patriots ran over them. New England 52 - Washington 7, and, to be honest, it wasn't even that close.
