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Checking the college football schedule for Saturday, I noticed an intriguing matchup from a favorite vs. underdog standpoint: top-ranked Georgia, a team not long removed from two consecutive consensus national championships, would be facing the Kentucky Wildcats on the road. Georgia closed as a 21.5-point favorite on the spread, meaning they were favored to win by more than three touchdowns. As near 30-to-1 favorites, Georgia narrowly avoided what would have been one of the most stunning upsets in the history of college football, taking it by a final score of 13-12. But as the saying goes, "good teams win; great teams cover." It does not bode well for their odds against Alabama next week, but it's easy for a team like the Bulldogs to look past a team like Kentucky, who hadn't exactly looked great the week prior, when they fell to unranked South Carolina by a final score of 31-6. With the loss to Georgia, Kentucky fell to 0-2 in conference play; their lone victory as of Sunday, September 15, 2024 was a 31-0 win at home against unranked Southern Miss. Ironically, Georgia and Kentucky came together for a more exciting digital game than the two teams would produce in real life, as the two schools met in "College Football USA '96" for the Genesis. This was the first game to include the Kentucky Wildcats, whereas Georgia was already in the first two Bill Walsh games (and even had a historic team, the 1980 squad that won the consensus national championship, in the original "Bill Walsh College Football"). Alas, despite their best efforts, Kentucky proved unable to stun Georgia, as the Bulldogs took it by a final score of 74-35 (scoring their last six points on a final 'dagger' touchdown as time expired). Mike Bobo--who currently serves as an offensive coordinator and the QB coach for Georgia, and was the head coach at Colorado State from 2015 to 2019--called the signals for the 'Dawgs, finishing 42 for 75 with 938 passing yards, eight touchdowns, and one interception. Hines Ward, who became an NFL legend with the Pittsburgh Steelers--winning Super Bowls XL and XLIII, being named MVP of Super Bowl XL, and earning four straight Pro Bowl nominations from 2001 to 2004--had 34 carries for 39 yards, plus 11 receptions for 171 yards and two touchdowns (one rush, one reception). Juan Daniels--who once played for the Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League, and in NFL Europe for the Amsterdam Admirals--had ten receptions for 314 yards (with a long of 76) and four touchdowns, but also had three drops. Kanon Parkman went four for seven on field goal tries (with a long of 42) and a perfect eight for eight on PATs,while Randall Godfrey led all Georgia defenders with 8 tackles. For their part, Kentucky had to start two different quarterbacks, but got good results out of both. Jeff Speedy went 23 for 60 with 335 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions; when he was injured, Billy Jack Haskins entered the game and finished 16 for 34 with 292 yards, 2 touchdowns and no picks. Chris Davis had nine receptions for 83 yards and two touchdowns, while Chris Ward (no relation to the great Hines) completed the defensive 'trifecta' with seven tackles, one sack, and the only INT of the game. Continuing the "Showdown," the Indiana Pacers--having narrowly emerged victorious in the Garden over the Boston Celtics--took their dog-and-pony show back home, where they did battle against the Portland Trail Blazers. It seems that Clyde Drexler, if he's in the game at all, is a bench player and no longer a starter for Portland; after the 1993-94 season, he asked to be traded to a contender and got his wish when he ended up on the Houston Rockets, with whom he would win his sole NBA title after more than a decade of perseverance. Curiosity abounds to see if Drexler may possibly be on the Rockets as a starter in this game, but they are a bit further down the list. (Of course, I could give them priority, since they won their first title around the same time this game came out in the season immediately preceding their acquisition of Drexler.) As for how Indiana did against Portland, well, let's just say the absence of Drexler proved more of a detriment than a benefit, as the Pacers took it by a final score of 122-109. They were the first team to 100 points, as Kenny Williams scored to make it a 101-97 game with 7:27 left in the fourth period. The "Hustle Board" showed across-the-board advantages for Indiana, who had an overall 99-90 advantage and led in blocked shots (27-14), rebounds (57-54), and steals (27-22). Dale Davis was named the "Player of the Game," finishing with 28 points, nine rebounds, nine blocks, and five assists. Dangerously close to a triple-double, if he could have gotten just one more rebound and another block. Harvey Grant led Portland in scoring and blocking, finishing with 44 points and four blocks. Mark Bryant added another 16 points, while Buck Williams was good for eleven rebounds and Clifford Robinson added eight assists. Indiana's "Davis and Davis" connection was firing on all cylinders, as in addition to the excellence shown by Dale, Antonio Davis contributed nineteen points and led the team with eight assists. The indefatigable Rik Smits brought in fifteen rebounds. I took time to do two more 'exhibitions' in "Lakers vs. Celtics and the NBA Playoffs," pitting the home Lakers against the visiting Trail Blazers, and bringing the Celtics back to the Garden to battle against the visiting (and two-time defending NBA champion) Detroit Pistons. I'll spare you the imaginary sports columns this time around and get to the heart of the matter: try though the Lakers did, Johnson's 'Magic' was not enough by itself to overcome a determined Portland team, with Clyde Drexler leading the Trail Blazers to a 176-170 victory. Kevin Duckworth, who at the time looked like he was destined to become one of the NBA's biggest stars, got Portland to 100 points before the Lakers could get there; with one of his patented 'Duck Slams,' he gave the Trail Blazers a 100-90 lead with 10:35 left in the third period. As for the Celtics, they were able to deal with the brutal defense of Detroit, who at the time had a well-earned reputation as the "Bad Boys" of the NBA. Bill Laimbeer proved a nightmare for Larry Bird in particular, with Bird trying multiple times to get a basket over Bill, who blocked him every single time. On the other hand, Bill shot several two-point baskets over Larry. Dennis Rodman--who would go on to win three more titles with the Chicago Bulls-- was equally beneficial with his rebounding, and may have been the main reason why the final score was as close as it was, as Boston took it 181-171 (with Bird getting the Celtics to 100 points first, as he nailed a three-pointer to make it 101-85 with 11:40 left in the third period). A housemate breaks a long silence, with a sound I cannot discern as either excitement or distress. Presumably the latter as I catch a glimpse of her walking to the bathroom. Water flows. A sigh comes, surely a signal of relief. Noticing how the sky is not as bright as before--its former brightness having mellowed down to a subdued, almost ethereal sort of glow--I am more thankful to have had a moment earlier to take a photograph of the sky, when the sun was at or closer to its peak. The clouds seem mellow, and almost seem to take on a 'vapor' formation. At any moment, they could dissipate. Such is our temporary life.