FSU Loses
Florida State continued its least successful season in over 2 decades with a 24-19 loss to Boston College, which was earned when Drew Weatherford threw a horrid interception that was returned by BC for a touchdown shortly before halftime. The Noles have a minimal margin of error when playing any solid squad, and that play clearly crossed the line and was the difference in the game. With the latest loss, stories about FSU booster discontent with the state of the program have entered the national news, with ESPN now covering the situation. Expect things to get worse before they get better as FSU will win 7 or 8 games and Coach Bowden will not be forced to make major staff changes until the team likely bottoms out next year competing against a very difficult schedule (Florida, Miami, Virginia Tech, BC, Clemson, Alabama and more).
Bucs Win on Miracle Kick
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 23-21 on the strength of Ronde Barber's two interception returns for touchdown and a SIXTY-TWO yard field goal at the buzzer by Matt Bryant. It seemed absurd that the Bucs would even attempt to make what would be the 3rd longest field goal in NFL history coming from a kicker who is solid, but had never made a kick beyond 50 yards. The entire Matt Bryant story is a pretty cool one, and I recommend Mike Bianchi's column to you if you'd like to read about it.
Champ Car Crowns Champion Down Under
Sebastien Bourdais won the Champ Car World Series points title for the 3rd straight year after his 8th place finish at the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfer's Paradise, Australia. Nelson Phillipe won the race, and in so doing became the youngest winner in Champ Car history. Most folks prefer NASCAR to Champ Car or IRL racing, but I really enjoy the variety of street courses and road circuits the Champ Car World Series and the IRL offer along with the speed of the cars.
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