Ain’t Gonna Spread FOAR No Roses? Saturday Night Thread

What a cracker between City and Arsenal to start 2022.  City are basically the Roll Damn Tide of the EPL.  They just keep coming, and coming, until the dam breaks.  And it ALWAYS eventually breaks.  Like Bama denying the likes of Notre Dame, I am satisfied to have a team who I have neutral feelings about…crush the dreams of shitbirds like Chelski and the Redshite.  They face off tomorrow, but they have no chance at the title and they KNOW it.  Fookin’ lovely.

Were the Gooners hearing this in their heads?

Tonight’s pseudo-entertainment!

Utah (+4) v. Theeeeee Ohio State (5:00, ESPN)

It will never be not weird to me, this game being on not-NBC.  Team Secular Big Love is very happy to be here (too much so for it to feel like a normal gameday?), tOSU maxed their opt-out potential.  But, you know, their 2nd string has laughably better recruiting ratings than the Utes.  But Kyle Whittingham might be the best pure head coach (ie, factoUring out the GM component) in the JV NFL ranks.  In short…don’t bet this one.

Baylor (+1.5) v. Ole MIss (8:45, ESPN)

Every pundit was lining up to shit all over the SEC’s performance in exhibition season.  But then…uh…yesterday kind of happened.  Look, I was asleep well before midnight on NYE, the odds of me staying up for this is quite slim.  Can Johnny Reb really function as the “white hat” squadron?  With Koach Kiffin at the helm?  I’ve been told that a pre-game walk through The Grove is as neck-spinning as it gets for the pervert.  So, I will say yes.  Show them Texas Yankees what ol’ Johnny Reb can do when he puts his’n mind to it!!