Bo Jackson Cannot Be Stopped

Sorry about the previous bitter (read: drunken) post. Though I do agree with everything I said, it's not exactly light reading. Oh well.

Anyway, none of that today. Check out this article on my favorite website, ESPN (sorry, no more sarcasm, I promise). It's about all of the little frustrating things in sports video games. Like miraculous 4th quarter comebacks. And bench players suddenly getting hot and hitting 10 3's in a row. And needing an Al Saunders playbook sized manual to understand how to pitch a freaking curveball. Anyway, great article.

For me, the worst part about sports video games comes down to one word: holding. It's bullshit. BULLSHIT!!! Whenever I play Madden, and I'm at my own 1 yard line, back to the endzone, 3rd down, and decide to try to eke out some breathing room for my punter with a little run up the middle, or a sweep out to the side (a bit risky, that), and, following my lead blocker, who bulldozes two defenders, and juking and spinning, I find that suddenly I've broken free of everyone, and make a 99-yard sprint to the other endzone, making sure to highstep near the end, diving theatrically into the end zone for an awesome touchdown...(breath)...whenever I do this, WHENEVER I DO THIS, I know what's going to happen.

Holding, #78, Offense, half the distance to the goal-line, repeat 3rd down.

Turns out, I accidently hit the "holding" button on my controller.

BULLSHIT!!!!!

Virginia is now 1-15 in the State of Florida

Damn. Way to...um...Groh.

UVA 48, Miami 0 AT the Orange Bowl.

Bring on Tech. Wahoo-wa.

Completely Expected

NC State 29, UVA 24

The good thing about being a Virginia football fan is that these losses are not in the least bit shocking or surprising. It helps to numb the pain of losing to a (previously) 2-5 team that hadn't beaten an ACC opponent in 9 straight games. Way to Groh, Al. ACC Coach of the Year!!

Still, it could have been worse. We could have lost on a play like this...

Sigh...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again, way to Groh, Al. How much longer do we have to suffer through this coaching staff? Despite having had the privilege of NFL talent like Matt Schaub, Thomas Jones, Patrick Kearney, and Heath Miller, the best we've done is the goddamn Continental Tire Bowl.

But this is too much.

23-3 to fucking Wyoming??

"I just felt dead," Virginia QB Jameel Sewell said, describing how he felt during the game.

That's great, but it more accurately describes Virginia fans since George ("I must punt on 4th and inches in enemy territory") Welsh departed. But we're a basketball school now, right? Right?

But still, it could have been worse, I suppose.