TIME TO MOVE ON

Football's over. Well, around here anyway. I probably should have posted that San Jose St. beat the Bulldogs in the season finale to drop FSU to 4-8 on the year. It just got to where it wasn't that big of a deal, I guess. Maybe when my ticket order arrives next summer and they've gone up another 20% I'll get all fired up again.

Meanwhile, it's basketball season. Pre-season, yes, but still, it's time for hoops. The early unbeaten run is over after a loss at Santa Barbara. That's not a big deal, according to Follies Central. The basketball team is on the right track and the official position here is that they will grow into that big arena sooner rather than later.

But isn't that just like the Fresno State administration? Just when they've got a good thing going in a perfectly laughable basketball program, they go and hire a solid coach and individual like Steve Cleveland and start turning things around the right way. That's OK. Not a problem. The humor in Fresno State athletics is most prominent in its logic-impaired fan base. When the local buzz turns a win over North South Central Western University Tech into a breakout win that demands national attention, I'll be here for you. All of you. Because you know it's going to happen. They bounced back from the UCSB loss with another victory over Montana St., but if they lose the next 11 straight and then bounce back with a double digit win over La Tech, I'll have to turn off the Paul Swearingen show because of all the Big Dance talk from the various goofball callers.

Tune back in soon for a recap of the 2006 football team's dream season. I might mention losses, lack of experience, ticket prices and the jackass that talked shit to me over the phone. I'm not sure if I've covered those topics yet.