Columbus Was Lost, & Cougars: Football, Old Friend and Ultimate

If Columbus, in whose honor this ersatz holiday is named, discovered this place that we call America,  how much did Amerigo Vespucci pay for naming rights, and who got the cash?  Schools, banks and the government are closed today as we honor the Wrong Way Corrigan of the fifteenth century.  That would be 2 out of 3 good things, the closings, as the banks can't lose money today and the government can't spend it.  Apparently, Columbus actually discovered the Bahamas (I think he should have stayed and built a resort) and he didn't get a name credit there, either.  For the record, Columbus did not discover Ohio State, the school or the, um, the state, either.

****New Mexico Lobos @ Wyoming Cowboys –10  WINNER
Laramie, Wyoming was hit with 6 inches of snow on Friday night.  It was 25 degrees at game time and the snow was removed from the turf, but the pines behind the end zone were covered in white stuff.  It was gorgeous, even in the "Little HD" in which the Mountain network  broadcast this game.  Little HD means that the picture resolution was nice, but the screen wasn't full wide.  Seems like big sky country deserves big screen coverage.  New Mexico was close at the half, but the Cowboys kept pounding right to the end, sealing the deal with an end zone interception in the last minute.  Final score Wyoming 37, New Mexico 13.
***BYU –17 @ UNLV WINNER
BYU's Cougars ran, ran some more, and just plain ran over UNLV, 59-21 the final score. It was 24-7 at the half, and when UNLV scored to narrow the gap, there was a bit of concern about the spread.  Then BYU buckled down and UNLV showed it was simply no match, as the Cougars put up over 600 total yards of offense. 
**Alabama –6.5 @ Mississippi WINNER
'Bamas defense was relentless, simply relentless.  When Ole' Miss quarterback Jevon Kearse went back to pass, they were there.  When Kearse threw, they were there.  When the Rebs ran, the Tide converged.  This was a Roll Tide, final 22-3.  Have you noticed the sideline officials wearing the spherized SEC logo that makes them look kind of like big teletubbies?
* Auburn –2.5 @ Arkansas LOSER
I checked in just before halftime to witness the Razorbacks beating the hell out of the Tigers, 27-3 at halftime. It was a bad week for Tigers and for second thoughts.  Final score Arkansas 44, Auburn 23.  Tigers, shmigers.

Week 7, fabulous match ups are coming up.

Not so fabulous are some of the new fall TV shows.  Animation genius Seth McFarlane, he of the 10 year, $135 million contract with Fox, has delivered a major dud with "The Cleveland Show".  I watched twice, no more.  There is absolutely no redeeming entertainment value in this show, nor does McFarlane's incisive humor come through. Another dud: the new Kelsey Grammar offering, "Hank" was canceled from my watchlist after about ten minutes in episode one.  Bad character, bad premise, bad supporting cast...it's even worse than his last show, the one in which he played a TV newscaster.  Bet he wishes he had held on to "Frasier" a little longer. Finally, the one joke wonder "Cougar Town" took an episode and a half to make clear that it's not worth any more time.  I never liked "Friends" alumna Courtney Cox that much, and the premise of this show is very, very thin.  Just like Courtney.  Now, this season's Desperate Housewives, that's worth some time.  There's new characters, old characters have come back, the housewives are trampier and more conniving... and the plotlines are goofier than ever.

Also, Eva Longoria, aka Gabrielle Solis, is the ultimate cougar.