Turning Bad Apples Into Good Cider

Dismayed to learn that I wouldn't be able to watch the Big Game today, I have been sitting fitfully at the computer, monitoring scoreboard updates. Thanks to siyeh's timely input, though, I realized that I would, contrary to my mistaken assumption, be able to see this year's Apple Cup, a game to which I've been ironically looking forward for weeks. After all, how often does a rivalry game of that stature feature a 0-10 team against a 1-10 team whose sole victory wasn't against a BCS-level opponent? Predictably, though, the game has been a lot of fun to watch. We're in the second overtime now and the Cougars, astonishingly, are playing well. I'm rooting for them, though I'm not sure why, since I feel bad for Ty Willingham and it would be better for Cal if the Huskies prevailed going into their season-ending clash with Washington in two weeks. Maybe it's just that I'm feeling the hometown crowd's never-say-die enthusiasm. The Huskies just missed their field goal. All the Cougars need is a score. Meanwhile, Cal just lost an onside kick to Stanford. All I can say is that the Bears better not blow their 37-3 lead or I really will do violence to myself.

Chopping Down the Tree

I don't think it's any accident that Cal plays better when I'm not watching. Still, I'm willing to miss out on the offense's return from the dead if it means we get the Axe back. Did I mention that we have the Axe back? Go Bears!!!