Which Record Breaking Performance Over the Weekend was the Best?
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by LastRow
WHOA! They say records are made to be broken, but three on the same day and four in less than the 24 hours…All I can compare it to is being at the Playboy Mansion for the Mid Summer Night Dream party and first you see Miss March 2003, then Miss September 2004 …Followed up by Miss November 2005 and finally Miss July 2002. By now you’re just in awe and losing track of all sense of reality…For every time you turn around it keeps getting better and better and really hope that’s it’s not a dream!
That’s kind of how this past Saturday & Sunday went, it just kept getting better and better from a record performance stand point! First there was Rock Chalk Jayhawk, (or Miss March 2003, whichever you prefer) opening up a can on the Fighting Callahan’s rolling up the most points ever scored against Nebraska and taking out frustration which had built up over the Cornhuskers 36-game winning streak…Which was the second longest losing streak to one school.
A few hours later, the Navy Midshipman, (or Miss September 2004) upstaged the Jayhawks as they were able to snap the longest losing streak in the country which stood at 43 games against Weis’s Woefuls. Two of the longest losing streaks to a particular team snapped in the same day…Within a few hours of each other, dare I say it? WHOA! There wasn’t a full moon or something was there? I mean there’s nothing superstitious about Saturday, November 3, is there?
If that wasn’t enough streak for one afternoon, the night cap was just as enjoyable to see…Well, if you’re a Razorback fan, or support The Nutthouse. Darren McFadden, (Miss November 2005) yeah, all he did was rush for a career-high and SEC-record 323 yards and a touchdown as Arkansas stormed past 23rd-ranked South Carolina, 48-36. Oh yeah, lets not forget, who also threw for a touchdown on the night too…All the while putting his name back in the Heisman Trophy debate, while Matt Ryan consequently took his name off of it!
And if that wasn’t enough, yesterday Adrian Peterson, (Miss November 2005) rushed for an NFL-record 296 yards for Minnesota in Sunday's game, putting him well on pace to break Eric Dickerson's rookie record for the season — and within range of Dickerson's all-time mark for yards rushing in one year. I got one word for this…WHOA! Clearly, Mr. All Day ran all day on the San Diego defense in route to showing that even as a rookie he might indeed be the best back in the league.
Notice the numerous usage of the term "WHOA"…I mean what more is there to say? Four of the most unbelievable things to happen in football all happens on the same weekend…HOLY SHIT! Just one question, which one is the best…?
I know, I know…It’s impossible to choose over Miss March 2003, Miss September 2004, Miss November 2005 and Miss July 2002! However, let’s say Pacman Jones held a gun to your head at the Playboy Mansion forcing your punk ass to choose one of them…Which one would it be?
Well for myself, I tend to look at the multiple choice question that has no right or wrong answer like this…Look, okay so we didn’t know Kansas was going to open up a can on Nebraska, but we all knew Kansas was going to win the game. So sorry Miss March 2003, you’re eliminated. Likewise with Navy…Okay, so maybe not likewise, but we all knew if Navy was going to break the streak this would be the year to do it because they were/are indeed the better team…Yes, it was still surprising to see it done, but not shocking! Sorry Miss September, you’re gone! Now setting a SEC record of 323 yards, that’s not expected, neither is setting an NFL record of 296! The one thing I will say about both is we all knew McFadden was capable of these video games type numbers, thus him being a Heisman hopeful. Okay, perhaps not to the tune of 323 and no disrespect to Run DMC, but I’m going to have to go with Miss July 2002, (or excuse me, Adrian Peterson) as the best record breaker of the weekend!
For the San Diego Chargers, who last time I checked had a pretty damn good defense…And a passing game in Minnesota’s is virtually non-existent, to allow A.D. to do what he did, not to mention the rookie factor in all this, well, it’s just mind boggling!
So there you have it, when Pacman Jones holds a gun to my head I choose Miss July 2002 …Who do you choose?
