October 09, 2006
MONDAY MORNING HOUCKU
A couple years ago, I was so displeased with the direction and guidance of the Florida Gators football team that I felt compelled to craft haiku lamentations about their miserable state.
That eventually subsided when the Gators sacked Ron Zook and hired Urban Meyer to right the ship. All has been well since then. Actually, more than well.
It's great to be a Florida Gator.
But I digress.
Then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided to go belly-up in 2004 for a variety of reasons. Their nose dive, of course, required more haiku lamentations. Those, too, went away last season when the team began doing well.
But that's not the case this year. Anyone who has followed their story this season knows it is a tale of woe and misbegotten dreams. Quarterback loses a spleen, defense loses its teeth, coach loses his mind and calls some atrocious plays. You name it. This season has had it all. We're 0-4 and looking down the barrel of a possible winless season.
That's not to say all hope is lost:
Bruce Gradkowski, the new quarterback, (seen above signing Salad Boy's football during summer training camp) played remarkably well on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. But the special teams decided to take a play off and watch Reggie Bush run the ball back for three-score-plus-five yards and, well, that was the difference in the game.
So, of course, some verse is now required.
Bradley Gradkowski
Your name has five syllables.
Your team? Four losses.
Hey, special teams guys.
Next time Bush has the football,
Try tackling him.
Gradkowski's a stud.
Cadillac's found his fifth gear.
Defense? They're asleep.
why, why, oh why must they always implode during the last four minutes of the game?
we were soooo close.
on the plus side, Go Gators!
Posted by: Laura at October 9, 2006 05:09 PM