Welcome to football Hell

So, Saturday State found a way to achieve football ineptitude that is staggering. Even for them. It's year six of unmetigated futility, and Saturday's game featured touching the ball exactly ONCE in the red zone. And then they lost four yards, exited said red zone and would later miss a field goal. Good times. At least this CBS Sportsline writer enjoyed himself. He also outlines the finer points of sneaking in a cowbell. So many memories. Anyway, after the game coach Croom was a little testy, to the point where he indicated he didn't care what the fans thought about the offense. Here's the clip. Plus, some post-rant coverage from the papers. As I type this, the song "Some Heads are Gonna Roll" comes on the radio. Followed by "Should I Stay or Should I Go". Eerie. Personally, I think true panic will only set in if State goes 0-2 against the C-USA teams this year. Find out Saturday, when the worst offense in the country (State's) goes up against the country's worst defense (Tulane) why this isn't the prime-time ESPN game, I have no idea.
In recent years, the bitter sting of a Saturday gridiron beatdown has been mellowed by some pretty good football from my Broncos. That was not the case this week. The Broncos looked positively horrific at times. Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce seemed to be catching balls at will. Jake Plummer returned to his old form, and not the "hey, nice level headed play there, Jake" but the "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING" stuff from two seasons ago (and last year's AFC Championship game). Some of the decently thrown passes were just dropped (cough)Javon Walker(cough). Why are you an upgrade from Ashley Lelie, again? Somehow, since St. Louis broke down in the red zone repeatedly, the Broncos were actually in the game until late. Frankly they had no business being in such a close one. There's much better analysis (plus pictures!) at Rocky Mtn. Stampede and Thin Air. Hopefully this is all first game jitters (like last year) and fortunately they're in the same division as Oakland and Kansas City. Fortunately, the Gold Star bearing Cincy fans at my house Sunday watched their game at the same time, saving me from seeing the debacle in its entirety.