Its On!

Its cocktails and appetizers this evening and Friday night before Saturday's entree'.

There was a time when Labor Day weekend was a near-seismic event as the NFL kicked off its regular season schedule along with college ball. Now the NFL opens the weekend after and depending on where Labor Day falls, the first games on the pro schedule can start edging into mid-September. It was felt that attendance and ratings would be better after everyone gets back from Labor Day long weekend.

Never ones to question the marketing brilliance of the NFL, we just feel that Labor Day weekend or not, people will watch... a lot of people will watch.

Anyway, the most intriquing match-up of the evening won't be televised as far as can be discerned. Local listings have been checked and it doesn't appear that the Oregon St./Utah game will be on. ESPN2 will have, however, Tulane/Louisiana - Monroe so quit complaining.

Not quite sure why two respectable football programs that would greatly benefit from at least some regional cable coverage would play a mid-week game and not have it televised. Wasn't this the subject of some fuming about the Pac-10 a couple weeks back?

Never mind all that - life has meaning once again. Enjoy the games responsibly.