The long Labor Day weekend proved to be surprisingly good weekend of sports for me, certainly the outcomes. My alma mater, The University of Texas, outlasted Notre Dame in very dramatic fashion on Sunday night as a decided underdog at home while relying on a true freshman quarterback. It the first to start the opener for the Horns since the legendary Bobby Layne during the wars, in 1944, not a bad portent. The day earlier, the hometown Coogs beat number three-ranked OU at NRG in a very entertaining game, which made me and a lot of other locals happy. The enjoyable football weekend began with my old high school, Strake Jesuit, finally beating their rival St. Thomas on Friday night in Chinatown after four straight years of dramatic, last-second losses.
And, the 'Stros remained in wildcard contention by not getting swept by the Rangers -- I'll take one out of three the way they have dominated the 'Stros this year -- and beating the high-flying Indians last night (even if that was interminably slow-paced game and a reminder why I still don't like the AL).
With the weekend results and the Texans kicking off on Sunday, with J.J. Watt back in the lineup, it could be a fun September for me as a fan.
And, the 'Stros remained in wildcard contention by not getting swept by the Rangers -- I'll take one out of three the way they have dominated the 'Stros this year -- and beating the high-flying Indians last night (even if that was interminably slow-paced game and a reminder why I still don't like the AL).
With the weekend results and the Texans kicking off on Sunday, with J.J. Watt back in the lineup, it could be a fun September for me as a fan.
