The Apocalypse?

Four things happened since Saturday which may make people wonder if fire was going to start raining from the skies.
First, Oklahoma looses its home opener to TCU on Saturday, then Jerry Rice announces his retirement (and here I thought he retired 2 years ago), missed field goals cost MIAMI the game against Florida State, and finally Glendon Rusch took a perfect game into the 7th inning against... the Cardinals! What is going on?


-The Rusch thing just ended, but it was worth mentioning only because he has been getting hammered this season since his start against the Red Sox. It is also the same guy who went what, 1-12 with the Brewers 2 seasons ago. He didn't get the perfect game or no hitter, but it was worth mentioning he took it through 6 innings because he went through the lineup of the best team in baseball twice without letting up a hit or walk. Good show.


-If you didn't watch the game last night or read the running diary, let me sum up: Miami absolutely should have won that game. They dominated every aspect except for special teams, which ultimately cost them the game. In this series, it has always been special teams deciding the games, remember all the misses by Florida State? Neither offense looked very good, but Miami looked like it was getting better each and every time the offense took the ball. I didn't give enough credit last night to the Florida State defense and the fact they never broke. Even the pass on which Miami scored, the free safety jumped just a split second too late. If he waits just that much longer to jump, Miami gets shut out. Florida State didn't play great, but did just enough to win, and that's all you need to do.


-So Oklahoma lost 17-10 in their home opener and are now going with freshman Rhett Bomar as the starting quarterback. Anyone who is handing the ball off to Adrian Peterson is a lucky guy and should never lose to an unranked team. Especially when the guy handing the ball off to one of the best backs in the country was regarded as the number 2 national recruit behind Peterson in 2004. Even though Bomar only played in four series, he was heavily responsible for the loss, fumbling the ball in the fourth quarter and leading to TCU's winning score. Don't worry Sooner fans, Stoops will turn things around and all will be well in Norman. Beat Texas and you have had a good season.


-Jerry Rice finally hangs up his cleats. 20 years, remarkable. The greatest player ever to come out of Mississippi Valley State, and the greatest wide receiver ever to have played on Sundays is no longer playing. After 20 seasons, he decided he'd rather retire than not be a starting wide out. He left unapproachable marks as he retires such as; 1,549 receptions, 22,895 yards receiving, and 197 receiving touchdowns, all most ever by a wide out. His impact is undeniable, the only question that remains is whether or not he was not only the greatest wide receiver ever, but greatest player ever. This is a debate which will go on for a long time, and that's how it should be. He didn't tarnish his legacy by playing and neither did Jordan when he came back. All it did was show how much he truely loved the game. He wanted to play as well as he could for as long as he could, and that's what he did. Instead of sitting on the bench or not even dressing for most of the games, he decided to leave because he can't play as well as he wants to anymore. Congratulations on a great career Jerry, his next and final reception will be his invitation to Canton in 2010.

-Until next time...