Weekend Sports Roundup: Niners and Tiger and Bears...
Right now you’re thinking, what does Tiger Woods have to do with a Seattle blog? And the answer is, at the moment, not much. But including him in the headline makes a handy Wizard of Oz reference, and where were they headed in that movie? The Emerald City. So, there.
We’ll get back to him in a minute, but first…
This weekend the Bay Area flew to Seattle, presumably in a sleigh, to gift our local football teams a couple of hope-floating wins. First, on Saturday the Huskies trounced the 19th-ranked Cal Bears 42-10 in their season finale. Jake Locker turned in a PhD course on quarterbacking, throwing for three touchdowns and running in two more himself.
The game showcased what this season could’ve been if all the gears, pistons, and on-board computers had run at full speed every weekend. But the reality of being one year removed from 0-12 and having a young rookie coach is that there will be glitches and hiccups, which is fine. Considering that the Dawgs were maybe a blown call here or a play call there away from heading to a bowl game, a 5-7 record is a small miracle this rebuilding year.
Now we humbly beseech the Gridiron Gods for Miracle #2--gracing us one more year with Jake Locker, who would be a high first-round NFL draft pick if he forgoes his senior season for millions and millions of dollars. If Locker does indeed stay, then we can start to pray for Miracle #3--not just a return to a bowl game but a big bowl game. And if that comes true, then according to Canon Law, Locker becomes a saint.
The Seahawks, meanwhile, are still laboring through Season ’09. Not wanting to be outdone by the Huskies, Sunday they also reached a 5-7 record by squeaking by the San Francisco 49ers, 20-17.
All week the preoccupation was with 49ers RB Frank Gore, who busted out 207 yards (159 of those on just two plays) in their Week 2 win over the Hawks. This time around, for whatever reason, SF went pass-happy. They also made a crapload of mistakes, and the Seahawks kicked a field goal as time ran out to score consecutive wins (!) for the first time this season.
So ever since Thanksgiving, it’s been a nice couple of weekends in sports. Unless you’re the world’s #1 golfer/douchebag.
Yes, back to El Tigre. Saturday, SNL took a swing at him, and Sunday, he apologized to sponsors of the Chevron World Challenge for being unable to host this weekend’s tournament like he was supposed to.
As of this morning, SIX women have come forward alleging affairs with Woods, a number that is probably outdated…right now.
Finally, TMZ reports that Tiger may be forced out of seclusion next week to be, of all things, THE BEST MAN at his buddy’s wedding.
We’re thinking the bachelor party will either be the best or the worst one ever thrown.
