So, this is the truth. I watched the Houston vs Tulsa game on an internet feed last night whilst trying to straighten up the house (Someone in my house has a 21st birthday tomorrow & his celebrating with friends was done this weekend). The shootout was wearing me out & I wasn't getting much done. Seemed like every time my Coogs started looking like Coogs, Tulsa had an answer. Saw my favorite trumpet player several times. Favorite quarterback just kept coming back.....until the end. In another 2 minute barnburner, he drove for a touchdown. Needed a 2 point conversion to tie & send into overtime (should never have been there). Tulsa kept falling over with fake craps & using time outs. Stall, stall, stall. When he rolled out. Entire Tulsa line rushed. Nowhere to go. Watched Keenum fall to the turf with 21 seconds on the clock & nowhere to go for 2. The part that killed my soul was when this young man that I watched go from a mild mannered freshman to a serious Heisman contender hopped back up off the ground, pumping his throwing arm as if still looking for a receiver, & slap his head in defeat. My heart was broken in 2. Yes, over a football game! I turned off the computer, got the dog, & went for a long, sad walk without the telephone & all the smart alecs. With a heart of sorrow, came back inside to a ringing phone & my trumpet player screaming about what an amazing game he had just taken part in. Thought the kid must have certainly been celebrating the 21st a little too much! Phones broke up. Must not be many cell towers in Oklahoma or something. Hung up & turned ESPN to see if other folks too were having an awful day. SHABAM! There it was!!! A replay of the last 21 seconds of the game. My Coogs were jumping all over each other. First thought, they must really be excited over Cameron's 21st to get over a heartbreaking loss so fast. Then there it was... game replay, 51 yards away (brand new kicker). What was he doing? That thing was sailing, dead center of the uprights, could have gone another ten yards. Cleaned the glasses & looked again. Checked coverage on the Chronicle, checked glasses again. It was everywhere!!!
Houston Cougars 46, Tulsa Golden Hurricane 45! Don't care what stats you look at or how many losses Tulsa has, they wanted that game, but not as badly as my Cardiac Coogs.
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow & getting in another reading & writing week underway. I am proud of the progress you are making & look forward to seeing how well we are going to do as we start taking benchmarks & CBAs.
See ya in the morning! Get some rest.
