Theatre of Dreams
They called it "Blockbuster Saturday," and what a day it was! LSU
escaped the Gators, Oklahoma thwarted Texas, and Phil Fulmer was freed
from the doghouse by his Volunteers, who posted a 35-14 win over
Georgia. There's only one problem. I didn't get to see any of it. I am
in England attending a professional meeting and was reduced to watching
for box scores and game summaries on the Internet. I went to bed before
the late games even started.
On Sunday morning, my fellow Americans and I shared the bits and pieces
of information we had gathered from family e-mails and the Web, but we
seemed oddly out of step with our English hosts. They were excited about
Manchester United's 4-0 drubbing of neighboring Wigan, and England's
thrilling 12-10 defeat of Australia in the World Cup semifinals.
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