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For newer readers - I don't
believe in God or Heaven or the Easter Bunny
but this was too good of a coincidence to not bring it up.
The Sabutai Football Miracle
My friend Dennis "Sabutai" Clark died in late 2000.
I
wrote an obituary and told some stories about him.
As the obit closed, I wrote this:
PS. Dude, do me one last favor:
I'll watch
the big game Wednesday with a shot of Chinaco standing by.
If you can, try to cause a Florida State fumble in the fourth quarter
so Oklahoma can win the game, and we'll share one last toast.
...bye, Dude
A few days later, Oklahoma
played Florida State for the National Championship.
I wrote this three
issues later, while watching the game.
Watching the Orange Bowl, waiting for the fourth quarter "Dennis fumble..."
Isn't
it sad that Bobby Bowden broke his glasses and had to wear
his wife's?
You'd think with all his millions, he'd have a second pair.
But
the biggest bitch I have is the biased announcers.
Everything Florida State does is "great," even tho they haven't
scored a point.
And
everything Oklahoma does is "trying their best against a much
better team."
Hey, I'm not kidding myself, Oklahoma could still lose this by
30,
but the announcers are about as "fair and impartial" as Fox News.
Let's
hope the officials don't screw up some major call, giving
the championship
to the state of Florida, of all places, if they don't
deserve it.
Remember the Barry Switzer factor?
Some
sports writer asked Barry how he expected
to do against the
powerful "Texas scoring machine," and
he
said.
"We may play to a tie."
Puzzled, the reporter asked Barry what he meant by that.
Barry
said, "Well, I don't think Texas can
score on the Selmon brothers,
so if we don't score, the
worst
Oklahoma can do is a 0-0 tie."
After three quarters,
the powerful "Florida State scoring machine" has a goose egg.
...and then in the middle of the fourth quarter...
Florida
State University quarterback
Chris Weinke fumbles the football as he is tackled by
Oklahoma's Rocky Calmus during the
fourth
quarter, January 3, 2001 in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl.
The fumble set up the only Sooners
touchdown,
with OU beating FSU 13-2 for the championship.
...thanks, Dude.