You know, I'm really getting tired of the weekend foes of the Auburn Tigers (5-3, 3-2 SEC) who refuse to update their cheerleader's webpages! Doggone it, they oughta show a little bit more respect! Take for instance this week's opponent, Ole Miss (5-3, 2-2 SEC), who still have up the '97-'98 squad--dadgummit, you might as well still have Trent Lott's picture up, too! Current photos--is that too much to ask? We are left to rely on poor Hannah Felton (who has cheered at Ole Miss since she was a freshman) to come up with photos of the current squad. (Be sure to check out Flyin' High, by the way.)

Anyway, as for the game itself, it promises to be a goodie--both teams have similar records and stats, with Auburn having a slight lead in total offense (based on its strong rushing yardage). Defensively, Auburn tends to give up a good many yards, but tightens up inside the 20, while Ole Miss seems tighter, but allows more points per game, so we the advantage in points allowed compared to the Rebs. What has absolutely killed the Tigers this year have been turnovers and special teams. If they can hold onto the ball and score field goals, they should do okay (in other words, if they play like they did against LSU last week). On the other hand, Ole Miss got thumped like a drum last week by the Razorbacks, and the week before by Bama, so are probably sorta mad. Well, that and the whole Tuberville thing. Gonna be a good game. Which I'll probably wind up missing, just like most of the rest. ::sigh::

And I missed going Trickertreatin last night, too. I still have this head full of petrified phlegm, along with sandpaper eyeballs, headache, blurry vision, stopped up ears, dizziness, torpor, coughing, sluggishness, body odor, dry flaky skin, aural hallucinations, sudden loss of ear hair, ripped pants, socks which roll down, vertigo, birds, north by northwest, static electricity, fever, loss of lubricant from rear main seal, increased pressure in evaporator coil, profound mental retardation, sleepiness, and spinach stuck on my tooth. How could I go out in that kind of condition?!?

Reba took the kids and I stayed home and gave away razo...I mean, CANDY. We had 81 kids come by, and this year they seemed to be a very nice bunch, even the big goofus high school kid with his THREE (3!) girlfriends who were each packed into various spandex angel/cat/witch bodysuits. Not that I looked! 'Cause I didn't, and if you tell, I'll deny it! (Note to self--find out what they put in the water around here...) They all even said "thank you," which sure is nice when you know what the alternative is. Reba only took a little while since it got sort of chilly last night, which disappointed our kids to no end. Oh well.
posted by Terry at 11:49:00 AM