College Pigskin, Week 2

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It was, for the most part, another week of jobber games, with the big powers posting huge victories over their designated patsies. Two of those are worth discussing.

James Madison posted an outrageous 87-3 victory over the mighty Wagner Seahawks. What a day for their placekicker, who got to kick twelve extra points. That score makes it sound like JMU piled it on, but I took a deep dive into that game, and they absolutely did not. They played everyone, and they just kept scoring. They used eleven different receivers, and none of them caught more than three passes. Seven different players rushed the ball. They scored three touchdowns on punt returns, tying an NCAA record. Their offense was just unstoppable. You may remember that they somewhat unexpectedly made the playoffs last year, and while they didn’t win, they managed to score 34 points against Oregon with 509 yards of offense, so they know how to move the ball.

Miami took a narrow 77-0 lead into the fourth quarter. The teams then agreed to shorten the final quarter by five minutes, apparently citing the Geneva Convention. I’m not fuckin’ witcha. That really happened. The announcers always say, “It looks like they’re not going to give up.” Florida A&M said “fuck that” and went home early.

In real games:

Speaking of Oregon, they have proved to be the disappointment of the year so far. They started the season at #2 in the preseason rankings. They looked vulnerable against Boise State in game one, causing a plunge to #6. They lost this week, although favored by 23.5 against unranked Oklahoma State. It’s not like they lost to a surprising powerhouse. Oklahoma State lost last week to fucking Tulsa! I assume this week’s loss will drop the Ducks many places in the polls.

#4 Texas made an improbable comeback against #1 THE Ohio State University. They trailed by twenty going into the final quarter, but scored three TDs in that final period while shutting THE down. Before that game, AP No. 1 teams had been 197-0 when holding a 20-point fourth-quarter lead. Since nobody in the country roots for THE Ohio State University unless they either attended the school or live in Columbus, about 99% of the nation was as thrilled as I was with my Longhorns. Hook ’em Horns!

(Why am I cheering for my grad school instead of my alma mater? I went to Fordham. How bad are they? Well, they have about the same chance of winning as The Really Rottens in Scooby’s Laff-A-Lympics. I’m not exaggerating. According to Wikipedia, the Really Rottens had a record of 2-21-1 on that series. Fordham’s record was a nearly identical 3-21 over the past two seasons.)

Michigan got a measure of redemption this week after last week’s embarrassing win-not-win debacle against Western Michigan. The Wolverines defeated #11 Oklahoma. So the eleventh-rated team in the nation did worse against the Wolverines than Western Michigan.

As I mentioned last week, the spread on the Texas Tech game seemed absurd. #13 Tech was favored by nearly four touchdowns over Oregon State. Tech did win, but Oregon State was actually ahead early in the fourth.

#19 Washington struggled in what was supposed to be a jobber game against Utah State. The Huskies came into the game favored by 28.5 against a team that had just lost to an FCS opponent, but the final score was 16-14. Utah State is part of the newly reconstituted Pac-12, which is not back up to 12 yet, but has managed to cobble together eight mediocre football teams – six more than last year! Useless fact o’ the week: Every football team in the new Pac-12 is “Something State.”

#21 Iowa, 14-point favorites, needed two last-quarter field goals to overcome Iowa State, including a 42-yarder to break the tie with 15 seconds left.

Boise State beat Memphis 38-20. They were effectively the two leading contenders for the Group-of-Six CFP route, and Memphis actually led 20-17 at halftime before Boise pulled away. The NCAA specifically singled it out as potentially important to the playoff picture.

Illinois State beat Northern Illinois 28-24. That’s an FCS team beating an FBS team. That’s the fourth FCS-over-FBS upset already this season. Last year, FCS teams managed only four such victories all season. The jobbers are fighting back: Tarleton State over Bowling Green, Idaho State over Utah State, The Citadel over Charlotte, and now Illinois State over Northern Illinois. The most chaotic was The Citadel’s 43-41 victory over Charlotte in three OT’s.

Ana Marija Veselčić and Manuela Martelli are close friends in Bog Neće Pomoći (2025)

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Croatian drama. “God Will Not Help”

In the early 20th century, a Chilean woman arrives in an isolated community of shepherds in a Croatian mountain range, claiming to be the widow of Marco, a local man who had previously emigrated to Chile. She shows his family some bones she claims are the remains of their deceased brother, and says she has come to bury him in his native soil. She soon works willingly and diligently on the sheep and goat farm alongside the family. She speaks only Spanish, but learns a few key words of Croatian to convey the essence of her quest. She is very religious, praying often and seeing and hearing the dead Marco in visions. She feels compelled to make a confession to Iliya, Marco’s brother, who had hoped as a youth to become a priest.

Sounds like a barrel of laughs.

Manuela Martelli is the shorter woman who is on your right as they walk into the water.


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