Saturday, September 03, 2005

RU Rah, Rah!!

One nice thing about the use of computers is the ability to follow your favorite college teams online. I'm able to pick up the broadcast of the Rutgers' football broadcast via the school's web page. The feed is from WOR 710 on the AM dial and is crystal clear (right down to the errors the engineers made in playing commercials for 5 minutes over the broadcast of the game). Having a high speed Wi-Fi feed means there's no buffering time. When I'm at the Bolt Hole and dependant upon the dial-up service, there are constant delays as the computer has to wait for the phone line to deliver the message. With Wi-Fi, it's like listening on the radio.

It's now the beginning of the third quarter and RU has a big lead over the Illinois team 27-7. The Illini aren't the strongest opponent but it is a positive beginning.

UPDATE:
3:50 to go and RU has made it a game. They still lead by 7 but Ito has had a terrible day kicking field goals--something he was pretty dang good at last year. He's missed three (at least) and had one blocked. RU could have had many more points if he had made them.

UPDATE:
SOB! Illini has tied the game with just over a minute left. Despite over 500 yards of offense, RU is looking at overtime unless they can pull this out. Ito can erase an afternoon of ineptitude if he can get one more kick...

UPDATE:
SOS! The game is now into overtime. RU hasn't had an OT game since WVA back in 2000--they lost. Illinois lost last year to Northwestern in OT.

UPDATE:
Shoot! Illinois got a TD after RU got a field goal in OT. The Illini win 33-30. Bummer. RU blew a 27-7 lead early in the third quarter to lose this one--one they should have won.

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