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Oh my goodness, Saturday college football and tennis from Shanghai Masters..where do I begin? Well, of course with Roger Federer!
Federer was magnificent in defeating Novak Djokovic in two sets, 6-4, 6-4…perfect was the description Nole gave Fed in the post match interview. One of the most awesome displays of serve and volley tennis in years..from Federer! The maestro will face G. Simon tomorrow in the final. Simon defeated F. Lopez, 6-2, 7-6. Have to predict a Federer title in Shanghai tomorrow!!!
Moving to college football…another weekend of craziness and it is not over yet! First off, Georgia Tech loses to Duke (I was supposed to be there but the tickets got lost in the mail, thank heavens!) The Jackets finally enter the top 25 for the first time in three years and fall at home to Duke, 31-25. There was an hour plus lightening delay and a whole lot of bad penalties against the Jackets and when all was said and done after five long hours, a really bad loss for GT and an impressive performance by Duke. Thanks to backup QB Tim Byerly, GT made the final score respectable. Really unfortunate loss for GT (and disappointing!)
13 UGA without Todd Gurley had no problem at Missouri, running away from the Tigers, 34-0. 1 FSU took care of Syracuse, 38-20 and inspite of the controversy surrounding Jameis Winston, he had a 300+ day passing and the Noles have the longest winning streak in the nation. My other team, 12 Oregon defeated 18 UCLA in Pasadena at the Rose Bowl (it was so beautiful there!), 42-18. Great day for M. Mariota, 200+ yards passing, 74 yards rushing, 4 TDs and 121 yards rushing for RB Freeman with 2 TDs. Really like Brett Hundley for UCLA but Mariota was the guy today! Now, if Oregon can win out and maybe get another shot at 10 Arizona (play at USC late tonight) for the Pac 12 title, then I can keep them in my final four where I want them!
How about those Bulldogs…no, not the ones from UGA but the 3 Miss State Bulldogs. They defeated 2 Auburn, 38-23 and they are for real. They have now won three games against top ten rated teams! Congrats to Dan Mullen and the Miss State Bulldogs. 6 Notre Dame survived at home against a gallant effort from North Carolina, winning 50-43. The game of the day so far for sure…9 TCU at 5 Baylor. Baylor came back from a 21 point deficit to win with a field goal as time expired, 61-58. What a game (I have Baylor in the ‘final four”). Six TDs for QB B. Petty for Baylor. Heartbreaking loss for TCU.
Friday night, 25 Stanford won over Washington State, 34-17 with Tiger Woods on the sideline. 7 Alabama currently trails at Arkansas, 13-7 in the third quarter. 3 Ole Miss vs. 13 Texas A&M still to come along with late night game, 10 Arizona at USC. Whew…what a Saturday once again!
I am ready to watch the replay of Federer taking out Djokovic. Never get tired of seeing Federer magic!
Later…
While I was sleeping, excuse me writing, Bama just went ahead of Arkansas, 14-13.
