perfidy

For the first time since getting over the initial withdrawal period, I am regretting my decision to get rid of cable. Sure, I am no longer wasting time watching the fifteenth documentary on the Battle of the Bulge, or Tsunamis. I'm not watching movies on HBO. I'm getting more reading done, playing games with the family. It's all good. Except. This Saturday we will witness, in the words of sportswriter Stewart Mandel, "the biggest, most colossal event in the history of organized sports." Well, those with television will witness it. What event is this, you ask? Nothing more than the OSU - Texas football game. My buckeyes are ranked number one. The slope browed neanderthals from Austin are ranked second. It's the second week of the season. And, short of finding a sports bar suitable for three year olds, I will miss it.

I've thought about asking Mom to record it - she'll be driving out the next day. But somehow I doubt that I will manage to make the next 24 hours without someone telling me the results. I will have to make the effort, for Cleveland has, as usual, given me its annual disappointment. My only hope for sports happiness is college football.

[wik] Hat tip to, of all people, my wife for the link.