We can tell you that you’re going to conquer the small talk this weekend.
But we can’t predict the weather,
The Last Night’s Game Team
College Football
It is championship weekend in college football. But what does that mean? The various conference championship games will determine the four teams that will go into the playoffs and vie for the national championship. It will also determine which teams play in which bowl game. The top three spots for the playoffs are all but locked up (LSU, Ohio State and Clemson) with Georgia, Utah and Oklahoma chasing the fourth spot. PREDICTING THE FUTURE
Overtime
Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens (NFL – National Football League) is in the lead for the league’s MVP and apparently his fans are looking to a higher power to lock that up along with a Super Bowl win. The Archdiocese of Baltimore gave Pope Francis a Jackson signed jersey during a visit to Rome this week. The Pope is a huge soccer fan so no word if he’ll jump on the Baltimore Ravens bandwagon anytime soon. NOW IF IT WAS A SAINTS JERSEY…
Sideline stat
The NFL is getting wild and crazy this weekend and loosening up their strict uniform rules. They’re allowing players to express themselves with the “My Cause My Cleats” campaign. Over 900 NFL players will wear custom cleats that promote and benefit charities of their choice. The causes range from rescue puppies to Special Olympics to youth wellness. Players have the opportunity to auction off their cleats on the NFL’s website with 100% of the proceeds benefiting their designated charity. EVERYONE WINS WHEN YOU SHOP FOR A CAUSE
Coaches’ corner
While stuck in New York City traffic, NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) driver Kyle Busch bet his fellow drivers Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex, Jr., who were also in the car, that he could beat them to the hotel by jogging there. Turns out he was right. Well Hamlin and Truex paid off their bet, in pennies. Lots of pennies. They dumped over 30,000 pennies on Busch’s hotel room bed to pay off the bet. STILL SPENDS THE SAME WAY
