Good...Bad

Good…Oklahoma State goes up 35-7 over the Longhorns in Austin.

Bad…The Cowboys then proceed to give up 49 straight points and lose 35-56. One of the wilder games I have ever seen.

Good…Boomer Sooner baby. Repeatedly punched in the mouth by the Aggies, Oklahoma battled back as Jason White threw 5 TD passes in a great win at Kyle Field.

Bad…Coach Fran loses for the second week in a row. Which is worse? Losing in OT to Baylor or at the buzzer of regulation to Oklahoma?

Good…Tommy Bowden doing the late season thing again to avoid getting fired. This was no fluke; Clemson played very well and hung around long enough to win in OT.

Bad…Larry Coker. I don’t remember Johnson, Erickson or Davis losing at home in November.

Good…One reason I love my job, the people. A guy comes to court to plead guilty to a misdemeanor this week and wears a t-shirt that says on the back, “In honor of Melvin Jones, 4/18/73 Alpha, 9/29/00 Omega, We’re all going to miss you.” That’s nice, a little tribute to a guy who passes before his time. As I am sitting in court listening to the judge read the defendant his rights, out of curiosity I type “Melvin Jones” into our computer system. WOW!! It turns out that Melvin was very busy while with us. He had at least 10 arrests, including cocaine possession, burglary and robbery amongst other things. You can’t make this shit up!

Bad…Wasted talent. I went to the Angola rodeo last week and bought a beautiful charcoal picture of a little girl drawn by one of the inmates. This is a wonderful picture that is now hanging in my office at work. I knew I’d end up regretting this, but I looked him up in the system to see what he is in for. Forcible Rape. Great. What a waste.

Good…Ohio State is putting the pieces back together for the upcoming showdown with the Wolverines. Tressell will pull out all the stops. If Ohio State wins, fans will forgive the Buckeyes for a lackluster season.

Bad…Michigan State. This comes with an asterisk however. The Mighty Spartans will rebound next year as more of John L. Smith’s players enter the program. The cupboard was bare on defense and it takes time to rebuild the mess left by Bobby Williams. Have hope Spartan fans, better times are ahead.

Good…Marcia Cross from Desperate housewives. Bada-bing.

Bad…Haven’t seen enough of this show.