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Very rarely if ever, unlike so many with platforms, will I make a pretty extreme, far from certain statement here.
I make one here, knowing the odds in favor of it happening are less than 3 to 1 in favor.
Three is operative as I strongly predict two time national college football champion, Georgia will NOT become the first team in the modern era to win 3 straight college football crowns.
Also Minnesota, supposedly the only team to win three straight titles, all unofficial as even most from ’36 until at least ’97 were, to win 3 straight titles will not cover vs Nebraska, a team/university that won back to back titles in ’70 and ’71 and 2 in 3 seasons (’95 and ’97).
In tonight’s tilt Minne a TD “fave” will be lucky to win, no less “cover.”
Georgia is still really good, the “Pre” #1, however, somehow, some way, I will opine they will not win a third straight college football crown.
The great Johnny Lujack, pictured above, the 1947 Heisman winner and a member of 3 unofficial Notre Dame national title teams (1943, 1946 and 1947).
Today marks the exact 56th anniversary of the famed last episode of “The Fugitive,” which aired on Tuesday August 29, 1967.
I seem to remember Cosmo Santullo, soon to be/already, a standout scholar/athlete, talking about the upcoming episode on that day.
At the time, as with much that was/is popular, I did not join, but have seen the superb episode and most series episodes many times in the years since.
Years pass, with memories of good quality, even seminal shows helping.
“The Fugitive,” as a series and that great last episode, still one of the highest rated both quantitatively and qualitatively, stands as a fine example of such work.
The great William Conrad, actually as radio’s “Matt Dillon” (a fine interview with TV’s “Matt,” James Arness was thoroughly enjoyable viewing/listening in recent days) is pictured above.
He, as “The Fugitive” narrator intoned “August 29th, the day the running stopped,” airing “exactly” 56 years ago today.
In 86 days, sixty years will have transpired since “someone,somehow” killed the U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
Today is the 60th anniversary of a much happier and great event, the civil rights march in Washington D.C. that featured a stirring speech, by the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King.
Years back, maybe ten already, on the 50th anniversary of the march, I was the first caller on C-Span after that network showed ceremonies commemorating the march.
Among other things, I noted progress had been made, but there is much more needed.
It probably got worse in these ten years.
At best, cue Bob Seger’s “Still The Same.”
I cite Mr. O’Connor, not as “Archie Bunker,” but as Bill Gillespie on “In The Heat Of The Night,” saying the bigotry will not stop until they colonize the moon and only then, if it is not populated by too many, if any “good ol boys.”
Associated Press reporter, Charles Fields recalls the day.
A (23-12) score (it was the Chargers “under-ing” the Niners as TD “dogs”–I know it is exhibition, but rather it– than 12 teams in the tournament baseball. Will get to baseball soon enough), evokes the 1965 NFL Title Game win by Green Bay (Packers), at home, vs the Cleveland Browns, in the great Jim Brown’s last game that really mattered. (He played in the subsequent Pro Bowl).
20/Twenty Three college “pig” begins today with pro commencing essentially in two weeks.
It is a season after the death of Jim Brown and at a time some sit eating chicken and rice, while so many gamble on NFL and college games.
In that ’65 title tilt, Paul Hornung, a true great, who as Jim did once, scored 5 touchdowns in a game (Gale Sayers in the Wrigley Field mud scored 6, on the same day late in the ’65 “reg”—you see I once loved this) sloshed through the muck and scored a key touchdown, called by the great broadcaster, Ted Moore.
Mr. Moore said it evoked “the days of yore.”
As IT starts today, those “days of yore” still resonate, but not enough for me to “mainline,” even watch this stuff.
I have said it before, if I can do it, so can you.
P.S. Some of IT, will cost you extra $$$–the latter what the NFL, Bronxville and its resident the NFL czar, Goodell are all about.
Above the great broadcaster, Ted Moore is pictured. The coat similar to one Coach Lombardi wore, does evoke, as Moore called it, “the days of yore.”
The title is a reference to one being asked about recent events, replying “they were recent.”
That is about all I can say regarding those in sports, as Women’s World Cup soccer and the “Wash” team with the ubiquitous Earvin “Magic” Johnson now a part owner, ending the Ravens’ “exhibition” win skein, as nowhere near “big,” however, “bigger” than day to day, “12 teams in the tournament,” baseball.
Spain won that World Cup, after “Balti” no covered the Eagles, “Wash” bet from plus 3 to plus 1, won by 1 to end the Ravens’ win skein.
I like the Ravens, not so their coach John Harbaugh.
Right back at you in the “no respect” matter, as those exhibition wins of your Ravens meant little, if anything.
We had lost Bob BAUN and now without “Hall” status, another disgrace cast upon us by the truly unaware voters for such things, Maxie BAUGHan, a Pro Bowl player in 9 of his first 10 seasons, has died at age 83.
Without exhibition game prowess, the Ravens with a tremendous linebacker Ray Lewis, won crowns in 2000 and a dozen years later.
Lewis credits Maxie Baughan for believing in him.
Go easy Maxie, Robert Robertson (Oh “The Band” and before that playing at Jack Ruby’s Fort Worth, TExas club) and ” The Eagles” (Maxie and Randy each with Eagles greatness) Randy Meisner, and in honor of Mr. Meisner, I will try as we must all, to take this “to the limit,” despite these times and their inherent lowered standards and sensibilities.
Think about this one, today during (of course) a repeat episode of the television show, The Waltons, a “come on” ad for a legal sports betting entity appeared.
I need not comment any further!!
Did you see it Stone?
Alas, he did call “The Waltons” a quality program and cited Ralph Waite of White Plains and “The Waltons” cast.
He did see the ad/come on, a type that permeates and over steps its boundaries at an exponential rate.
Stone said “these kids ruin their lives, what do you care?!!
Maybe he is right.
Yet I do care and the intrusive ads, now as far, in almost comical fashion, into “The Waltons” do disturb me.
On we must go, somehow.
Ralph Waite, pictured above.
Some comments and perspective follows, recalling Bob Baun, who died days back at the age of 84.
Baun scored the overtime game winning goal for the eventual 1964 NHL champion, Toronto Maple Leafs in game 6 of the final, doing so after breaking his ankle.
Toronto then clinched the title with a (4-0) home win vs Detroit (Red Wings) in game 7.
It was the third straight title for Toronto and the subsequent ’67 title made it 4 in 6 seasons.
Baun as part of a great defensive unit, was a member of all four of those title teams. The Leafs have not even reached an NHL final since that point.
Click below to view Baun’s overtime goal in that #6/’64 NHL final as called by Bill Hewitt, Foster’s son and a qualified, skilled broadcaster, unlike most, whose fathers paved their way.
Two nights back, the New York Liberty eased vs the top ranked Las Vegas Aces for a second straight time, (The Aces did so in the team’s first clash) to win an “in season” tournament.
This type of event which the far worse NBA under mercenary, pro gambling Silver will implement, meant nothing, but the women players getting a little more dough, which in their case, not for the too rich, NBA ilk, is bearable.
Las Vegas (-6) tonight (no prediction tonight) still has a 3 game loss column lead, as the Tuesday game did not count in the standings.
Sorry for not knowing that.
Hence, even if the Liberty win again tonight, Las Vegas is still likely to be the 1 seed.
However, there was a big “move” on the Liberty’s perceived chance to finally win a crown (none in their first 26 seasons and in basketball, men or women, getting “loaded up” as the Liberty were/are is akin to certain can’t miss improvement, unlike the case in baseball where the Mets, Padres, Yankees and Angels have all failed or seemingly so) as from plus 275 they are now only plus 180 in some circles.
Surely I give the WNBA more “coverage” than perhaps needed, but in my Houston and repeat titles, not long ago, I could have cited the Houston Comets won the first 4 WNBA titles. Two pictures in tribute to the now defunct franchise above.
Tonight, in a third “reg” clash and second in “Sin City”/Las Vegas (remember when sports leagues wanted no part of “Vegas” or gambling?!!) the defending WNBA champion, (27-3) Las Vegas Aces are 7 point favorites, vs the (24-6) New York Liberty.
The expanded WNBA season is now 40 games, ending on September 10th, going “against” the first Sunday of pro pig.
One would think if the Aces get at least a split in the next 2 games, vs the Liberty (the two top teams clash again in L.V. on Thursday night. The Connecticut Sun were bidding for the “2” seed, but losses to teams other than the Aces or Liberty, quelled that bid, certainly for now), they will be the “1” seed and have home advantage, in the very likely case that they meet the Liberty in the WNBA final round.
Las Vegas and the New York Liberty have split their 2 clashes thus far, each winning at home with the Liberty going off “plus 5” and ripping the Aces in their win.
Now “7,” a familiar, if not good “Vegas” number, but these teams are pretty close, the value was in plus 5 at home, vs plus 7 on the road.
Tonight: Aces by 10. Liberty stay in it with a split, somehow in these two.
Aces to get the top mark and I guess it is these two in the final, certainly what ESPN/ABC which just “housed” Jones to third or fourth and “seconded” Ryan Ruocco, (another blow but that how it go!!) wants.
Andy B Sports 