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Sports update
The weekend that almost was
By Jeff Mayfield
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[September
06, 2007]
It all started with the Railers coming
from behind and upending Springfield 30-29 on a gutsy two-point
conversion decision by HC Jared Shaner. Great call, coach! And
congrats to the Railers! Here's to more wins along the way (I'm
greedy)!
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 The football Illini showed great promise versus Mizzou down
in St. Louis but came up a little short. Greg Taylor and I were
trying to send in plays from upstairs, but somehow we were thwarted.
We wanted to either throw underneath the coverage or bust Mendenhall
either off tackle or on a draw play. As it was, the pass that was
picked may have made connections if it had been thrown deeper into
the end zone. I'm still hoping the Illini get somewhere in the
four-to-six vicinity in number of wins. I'm probably being overly
optimistic, but it is what it is.I took my son to his first-ever
game at the new Busch Stadium, along with Greg and his son (guys,
thanks for humoring us by going... I know the Cardinals are last on
your list of teams you want to see). We brought home another winner,
and my boy was really excited to see Rick Ankiel (Ricky, as he calls
him) hit another homer and take yet another curtain call. However,
if we don't start beating teams like the Pirates and the Nationals...
we won't be in the race much longer. I still think the Cubs and
Brewers will battle it out to the wire. The Cards must go the rest
of the way without an off day.
I don't know who's more upset with their teams... ISU Redbird fans
or Michigan fans? What has happened to us fans that we have total
meltdowns over one game? I thought we were taught that a season is
not made over one game? Whatever. I hope and think that the Redbirds
will turn things around quickly. I think you know what I think about
the maize and blue (if you don't, contact me and I'll be happy to
give you some thoughts).
So, if the Redbirds and Illini had cooperated and won their close
losses, it could have been both a sweep and sweet weekend all in
one. Better luck next time.
[Jeff
Mayfield] |
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