The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Weekend…Almost.

Well here it is, the Monday after one of the worst weekends for Georgia sports fans, or so I hear. The Braves lost the wildcard to the Cardinals, the Dawgs were beaten unmercifully by Steve Spurrier and the Falcons are…5-0 for the first time in franchise history?

I thought the Braves game was in the bag, honestly. Our guys own the Cardinals historically and with Meds on the mound I thought all we need is a run or two and this game is ours. Boy was I wrong. Errors like I haven’t seen since 2011 absolutely killed us. The outfield fly rule wasn’t the problem, the errors were the problem. We gift wrapped and hand delivered that game to the Cardinals. The Braves are arguably a better team but they couldn’t seal the deal.  Am I bitter? Yes.  Am I jumping ship? Bitch please.  I don’t give my heart to a team based on their record. I was born and raised a Braves fan and they are my team win or lose. Odds are my heart will get crushed again next year, but hey, at least I’m not a Phillies fan. So during this hot stove season I plan to do a lot of what I’ve done all year. Crying about how things won’t be the same without Chipper, bagging on Uggla for being a bigger flop than Derek Lowe ever dreamed of and swooning over my man Jason Heyward for being awesome.  Join me, won’t you?

I really don’t have much to say about the Dawgs’ loss to Spurrier Saturday night. I didn’t expect them to win but was prepared to be overjoyed if they did. I think what angered me most (and still does) was seeing some of the same old BS from some of the fans. I wish CMR would ban twitter for the players since the adults in the room don’t know how to behave. If you resort to calling these boys out on twitter to relieve your frustrations then I have to think you’re in need of psychological help (or a good ass whipping from that boy’s Daddy). And don’t get me started on the “Fire (insert coach name here)” people. If you’re requirement for being a happy college football fan is to win every single game, every single year then there’s a bus that runs to Tuscaloosa, AL in every town – Get On It. The most deplorable thing is what happened to Christian Robinson. That a person would vandalize a player’s property over a football game is reprehensible and there is no excuse for it period. My heart goes out to CRob. I’ve never met him, but he seems to be a good, decent, God fearing young man who loves his family and his team and I am proud to call him a hero.

But all hope was not lost fellow sportsfans. The Falcons came in and took care of business Sunday. All that hard work they were talking about during the preseason wasn’t hype, it was real. I can’t remember the last time the Falcons were solid in every aspect of the game, but this team certainly looks to be. Hell, even Matt Bryant is better than money in the bank. And Tony Gonzalez continues to blow me away. I’m not going to get ahead of myself and make any season predictions; I’m too smart for that. I’m just going to enjoy this ride for as long as it lasts. My God it feels so good to win!