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Not in the clamor of the crowded street, not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng, but in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.--Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

REDIRECT ALERT! (Scroll down past this mess if you're trying to read an archived post. Thanks. No, really, thanks.)

Due to my inability to control my temper and complacently accept continued silliness with not-quite-as-reliable-as-it-ought-to-be Blogger/Blogspot, your beloved Possumblog will now waddle across the Information Dirt Road and park its prehensile tail at http://possumblog.mu.nu.

This site will remain in place as a backup in case Munuvia gets hit by a bus or something, but I don't think they have as much trouble with this as some places do. ::cough::blogspot::cough:: So click here and adjust your links. I apologize for the inconvenience, but it's one of those things.

Friday, October 03, 2003

Well, we did beat Western Kentucky…

Time once again for the fearless Possumblog Sports Center to swing open the barn door and discuss the only sport worth discussing, Auburn football!

The cursed Rocky Toppers of Tennessee will be traveling to the Plains this weekend, with their oh-so-big Number 7 ranking, and their oh-so-undefeated record, and their oh-big-fat-hairy-deal SEC winning percentage of .791, and their Navel Squadron, and they actually think that they can defeat the second best defense in the nation!

Hmph!, I say.

Or not. The Tigers have looked very good against Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky, but neither of those particular squads were the challenge that the Vols will be (or for that matter, that USC was. Or even Georgia Tech. ::urk::)

The last two games, the Plainsmen have started clicking again like they should, and we do have the home field advantage, but we may have bitten off a chunk we can’t finish here.

As to the most telling gauge of potential success, the cheerleaders for the Vols and the Tigers both share a pretty weak official website, although the Smokies cheerleaders do have their own personal site that is pretty nice, although a bit shy on photographs (and, of course, is ruined with ones with guys. Sheesh. Just keep clicking reload and it will cycle through to pictures without guys.)

What it may lack in visuals, though, it more than makes up for with its written presentation—especially the very nice feature of a message board, upon which was found this startling call for help:

10/2/2003: need a guy to work w/ me on partner stunts..will pay!!!

i am a high school senior and have no one who can help me on partner stunts i will drive or meet anyone who would like to help me w/ this! i'm soooooo worried i'm not gonna know what is going on when i try out this spring so if anyone can help me w/ partner stunts i will pay them VERY GOOD!

Indeed.

Pardon me, I need to open a window--it's getting a bit hot in here.

There.

Anyway, given the poor showing by Possumblog’s Chief Sports Statistician (the statuesque and well-armed redhead Ipsa Dixie) in the past four weeks, I have decided to consult the office’s Magic 8-Ball as to the outcome of this game—“Will Auburn beat Tennessee this weekend in football?”

“AS I SEE IT, YES”

Once more for luck…

“YOU MAY RELY ON IT”

Good enough for me, and it keeps Miss Dixie from trying to stab me with my letter opener. The game kicks off at 6:45 Central and will be shown on ESPN.

posted by Terry at 3:19:00 PM

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