Sad football

Stayed up too late last night — this morning, really — and slept in. Made brunch.

Watched some quality DII football, where a quarterback who broke 5,000 yards in a single season. Old Dominion’s Taylor Heinicke broke a record held by the great Steve McNair. Remember McNair? Before his NFL career you heard about him almost every week at tiny Alcorn State. You’ve never heard of this Heinicke guy. But he puts up the yards.

It all ended for him, though. Old Dominion fell to Georgia Southern, with the last three drives of his sophomore season ending with a fumble, a failed fourth down and an interception.

And then the Army Navy game. I always cheer for Navy, the Department of the Navy has always been good to me. As the game progressed I began to think maybe I’d like Army to win.

Just this once. Maybe everyone should know beating their rival at least once during their career. Three generations of Army players now haven’t had this experience. So it would be a good thing for the Black Knights to drive down this field, overcome some ridiculous play calling that should have already meant a tie ballgame, and punch it in in the final seconds to take home the glory.

And then the fumble happened, and then Trent Steelman had a complete meltdown.

You have to feel bad for that guy, a leader among men. He had it. They had it. All of that hard work and then a bizarre fumble on a routine play they’ve done hundreds of times. Heartbreaking. But when a three-star and a sergeant major are trying to comfort you …

Tough stuff. Hate that that is the last moment of real college football for the year, but it is fitting, too.

She couldn’t watch:

Allie

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