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You have to find the secret location. Trust me, it's "tasty". ETA -- Oh, and....

Beer, wings, brats, and will possibly make a rum soaked banana bread that's been popular with the sweet toothed drinking buddies as of late. Any special requests?

A successful season at this point? Four consecutive quarters of football. Period. Did I mention that I'm looking forward to the cold beer on Saturday?

Well that was a resounding pounding Boise St administered. I wonder what BYU is gonna do to Utah State on Friday.

When I finish school and become the supreme ruler of the universe, all athletes and all coaches will be paid like all sales people in the real world -- based solely on performance. No guaranteed money. You score a touchdown? Many thousands of dollars. You fumble the punt allowing the other team to score a touchdown? You're eating ramen tonight. For coaches, it's based on improving upon previous year's performance. Percentage increase in wins, ranking, prestige of bowl game. You win the national championship, just like in corporate America, I'll give you a pat on the back, a Mont Blanc pen, and demand you win the national championship next year then go on to conquer the European market! I swear, if the real world were run like sports, we'd be giving all these executives unimaginable sums of guaranteed money even when they fail miserably...Oh...wait....

I am a dirty old man.

So that's the problem! I think Lucy's been holding the ball all season. *No disrespect intended for Mr. Brown. I'm still learning who all the players are. Just playing off the name.

Good God! Does this restaurant have a bar, or am I stuck with this big jug of kool-aid?

Meh, they're all just a bunch of pussycats. (that could have been better, but I'm still not sure what I can and cannot say here)

Can we start in with the making fun of FIU yet or do we have to continue through to Friday with the "we suck" mantra? Anyhoo, this is what I'm having for breakfast this morning:

I'm going to follow advice and buy my daughter's ticket the day of the game for cash in order to avoid that stupid surcharge. Where is the ticket window to do this?

Most points in a game by FIU -- 55 vs Jacksonville (55-12) Largest margin of victory by FIU -- 46 vs FAU (52-6) So to break both records, the score needs to be 56-9 in favor of FIU. That's a touchdown and a field goal for us (both in the first quarter with a botched PAT), and probably 42 points for FIU in the first half. My real call, 27-18 in favor of FIU. (18 points equals two touchdowns and two field goals with two botched PATs and 4 field goal attempts) God we need a kicker!

How many 1A teams are there? 119? Sagarin has us rated at #152.

Pitocin is an evil, evil drug. Between that and the er...umm....cuts they'll make for a natural birth, she ain't gonna' be ready to go anywhere the next day. Tack onto that that the kid will be crying like you won't believe all night long for a while. There's a reason that new parents, both mothers and fathers, walk around like brain dead zombies for a few weeks after a child is born. The games are out for you probably for the rest of the season. And trust me on this one...I've been married for 11 years, and my wife remembers every transgression, not matter how trivial, since the day we first met in 1994. This would not fit the minor category of transgressions. It would be a major one. Don't do it. Don't even listen to the game on the radio unless both she and the baby are asleep, and then do so only with headphones on. The next few months are not about you. Next year, bring the kid along with you. I took my daughter on her first trip to Vegas when she was about 6 weeks old. She's been hooked on that place ever since! We've been doing everything together ever since. Some people will say I'm a bad guy for this, but she's gone to Vegas, the track, and numerous numerous sporting events with me. The result is that I have a kid who loves to spend time with me and has taken up some of my interests -- particularly fishing. As far as the gambling aspect of the track, I've taught her from a very young age that it's ok to gamble only with a small amount of money, and that the odds of winning are slim to none (we played a little first grade level math game to illustrate how the odds are stacked against the player). By the time the kid's old enough to interact with you, if your wife isn't into going to the games, she'll probably be glad for the alone time anyways.

<In my best Rodney Dangerfield voice> Hey! Always look out for number one and be careful not to step in number two. I'm tellin' ya. We get no respect! Last week, the entire team was kidnapped, and the kidnappers sent the fans a note. They said, "We want five thousand dollars or you'll see your team again." Hey! The football team at my high school, they were tough. After they sacked the quarterback, they went after his family. And I'm taking four of those school sweaters...a bunch of pennants, some of those beer mugs...a few of these fuzz balls you cheer with, and...Hey, folks, it's on me! Mean Green for everyone, OK?

Cold beer Hot wings Brats Warm weather Catch with the kid (she's tossing that little football pretty good now!) More cold beer Meeting some of the GMG people Another cold beer to stiffen my resolve to enter the stadium The reaction of the kid every time they fire that cannon Cheerleaders! Short lines in the bathrooms Awe at the physics of those waterless urinals A corndog and a lemonade A Mean....Green...First Down! The savings Todd Dodge will incur when he doesn't have to get his shiny polo shirt cleaned as a result of Gatorade stains Light traffic on the way home More cold beer at home The inevitable banter on GMG after the game Doing it all again a week later!! Our team sucks. Our stadium sucks. But dammit, we've got football, and having the worst team in America is infinitely more fun than having no football at all! I mean, who ever heard of tailgating for a water polo match? *The only thing missing for me is the ability to hit Fry St or the Pour House after the game. Things one must sacrifice!

Present and accounted for. Have grill, have cooler, will travel!

They're all young to me!

New Mexico did it a while back. I don't see any reason against it unless we're hell bent on missing 50% of our PATs.

Only if we can refrain from being distracted by the uniforms of their players and/or cheerleaders.

A realistic yet difficult goal for this year? "We're not the worst! We're not the worst!"

I look forward to the beer and bbq this weekend -- extra beer to numb the forthwith pain. I think I'm going to start appreciating sitting in the endzones -- makes it harder to see the carnage.

Nah, charter member of I Phelta Thigh here!

No Lambda Chis where I went to school, but I appreciate the sentiment!

Hawaii did have an 0-12 season, but not under Jones. Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP° Hawaiʻi Warriors (Western Athletic Conference) (1999–2007) 1999 Hawaiʻi 9–4 5–2 T-1st W Oʻahu — — 2000 Hawaiʻi 3–9 2–6 T-6th — — 2001 Hawaiʻi 9–3 5–3 T-4th — — 2002 Hawaiʻi 10–4 7–1 2nd L Hawaiʻi — — 2003 Hawaiʻi 9–5 5–3 T-4th W Hawaiʻi — — 2004 Hawaiʻi 8–5 4–4 5th W Hawaiʻi — — 2005 Hawaiʻi 5–7 4–4 5th — — 2006 Hawaiʻi 11–3 7–1 2nd W Hawaiʻi 24 — 2007 Hawaiʻi 12–1 8–0 1st L Sugar † 17 19 Hawaiʻi: 75–41 47–24 Even in last year's Sugar Bowl campaign Jone's entire recruiting budget was $50,000, so you can't tell me he was getting a boatload of bluechip players. It seemed to me he was taking a lot of misfits who had either been kicked off other teams (Colt Brennan) or who were generally not too attractive in recruitment by other schools. Taking an 0-12 team from 1998 and turning it around to 9-4 speaks volumes about the ability of a good coaching staff.