BIG NORM'S LOSERS for week 2

I don’t know if anyone else misses old Leonard Postero of Leonard’s Losers as much as I do but the Saturday morning drive on the way to a ballgame is not the same without him.  My better half, Patsy, and I were discussing this past Saturday how much we miss him and she suggested that I try to do something similar in an effort to put some of that old Saturday morning magic back in game day experience.  No one will ever replace or come near the entertainment Leonard so wonderfully gave us but I am going to try just because I miss him so much. 

This coming Saturday’s games will be my first and probably last but I’m going to give it a shot. 

September the 8^th, the second and everybody's shot at either redemption or continued glory shakes out like this:
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Vanderbilt vs Northwestern: 

The Commodores under their second year coach and miracle worker are either on dope or have been hypnotized to believe they can actually play football.  They came within rowing distance of beating the ‘Ole Ball Coach’ and his Marshal Durbin load of roosters last week in the season opener and are headed up north to play the Northwestern Wildcats.  I feel sure the medication or hypnotism will last at least another week and surely any team from Nashville can handle a team with a mascot named ‘Willie the Wildcat’.  The South will surely rise in this one.  Big Norm’s loser---Northwestern. 

Tennessee vs Georgia State:

Little Derrick and his Smokey Dogs ran NC State and all the trailing wolf pack plum out of the big house on the River in Knoxville back across the line, licking their wounds and howling like the kicked dogs they were last week.  This week they will lure the Georgia State Panthers into that same big house on the river.   Even with Bill Curry, sweater and all, the Panthers have gotten off to a bad start by losing to South Carolina State by the embarrassing score of 33-6, so a big turnaround in this second week is highly unlikely.  Dooley will certainly add to his legend career this week.  Big Norm’s loser-- Georgia State.

Ole Miss vs Utep

The Lord in all his wisdom has tried his best to give the Johnny Rebs as much consideration as is possible in scheduling while the ‘hottie totties’ break in their brand new coach God sent them from Ark. State.  They really had a tussle with the power house Central Arkansas before finally finishing them off last week but there is a truck load of hungry miners headed their way this week to finish what they couldn’t quite pull off against Oklahoma last week.  Never trust hungry ‘miners’ on a weekend with the smell of fried chicken thick in the air from partying in the ‘Grove’.  Big Norm’s loser—Ole Miss. 

Kentucky vs. Kent State

Kentucky should never play anything but basketball and Kent State is the school that gave us Nick Saban.  Enough said.   Big Norm’s loser---Kentucky

Florida vs. Texas A&M

Well Bam-Bam was supposed to be the answer to all Florida’s problems when they got him away from Texas with a key to the Bank of Gainesville.  Last year was all the fault of the fat ass

guy sitting on the cooler calling the offense.  Against the power house Bowling Green last week it seem the fat guy might not have been the total problem.  The lizard chompers barely escaped the lowly Falcons at home, now they must go to College Station and play a team with a new coach that wants to make a good first impression on their new conference friends.  The Aggies may not be the ‘hook’em horns’ but the Gators are in for one more fight.  Big Norm’s loser---Florida

Arkansas vs. La. Monroe

The hogs have one more ride through the forest on their Harley before they get to host the Crimson Tide out there in the Ozark’s.  La. Monroe is not much to talk about when you’ve been squealing around the pig pen all year about how good you are.  Temporary coach or not the Hogs should be way too much for the Warhawks from Cajun country.  Big Norm’s Loser---La.Monroe.

Georgia vs. Missouri

University of Georgia head ball coach has now held the title of coach with the most talent and least results for longer than any other active coaching man.  Coach Richt has proven he can underachieve with the best.  On the other hand Missouri is probably tired of hearing how it is going  to be years before it can compete in the SEC and has sent a fleet of yellow cabs to bring the dogs out to Columbia for an old fashion welcome to the conference butt whipping by the Tigers.  If Missouri were not already in the SEC this would be another embarrassment for our conference but now it’s just another occasion for Richt to talk about how they will be better next week. 

Big Norm’s loser----Georgia.  

Auburn vs. Mississippi State

Dan Mullen is about to wear out his welcome in dog town.  Is he the great coach he says he is or just another beneficiary of the Tim Tebow era in gator town.  Mullen’s puppies have got to beat somebody from the western division someday but will it be against the Tigers from the loveliest village?  Coach C. loaded up his baby Tigers last week and led them into the Dome against a good if not great Clemson team and hung tough till the very end.  Mullen invited the sisters of the poor over to Starkspatch for a fight similar to a Michael Vick family outing.  Maybe someday but not this year.   Big Norm’s loser----Mississippi  State.

Alabama vs. Western Kentucky

Already said people in Kentucky should play basketball.  I’m not sure anyone this side of Eli and the New York Giants could give Alabama at this time a decent game.  Little Nicky has it all going for him right now and something short of Coach Bryant coming in here with his ’61 team is not going to slow it down.  If I were a lawyer in Bowling Green today I’d be on T.V. offering a deal on wills and living wills for anyone on the traveling team.  Little Nicky will dictate this score.

Big Norm’s loser---Western Kentucky.