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| STEPHEN STRASBURG |
The surest sign that the second jewel in the Gold Cup crown
is imminent is the simple fact that the Washington Nationals (80-81) season
ended last night (again) and (again) we don’t have to get bogged down in
playoff baseball. The Orioles, who were
worse at 69-93, also obliged us by not being a post season distraction.
The Redskins are off to a 2-1 start, and since they don’t
play on Saturday’s they never interfere with the International Gold Cup. The Skins are better than last year but far
from great. Unfortunately, the offensive
coordinator (Kyle Shanahan) thinks the quarterback (Rex Grossman) is better
than he is (Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning). The only problem with Rex Grossman is that he’s…well,
Rex Grossman. The Skins play the Eagles
the Sunday after the Gold Cup. Hopefully by then, Michael Vick will have injured his throwing hand as well...
There is, of course, college football on International Gold
Cup Saturday, but quite frankly, nobody within a two hour drive looks worthy of
a trip. Virginia will be hosting Georgia
Tech. The Yellow Jackets are undefeated and averaging something like 1,000 yards of offense per game…that’s
gonna be ugly. Speaking of ugly,
Maryland and their crazy unis will host Clemson and that doesn’t look good for
the Terps. The Hokies, while generally
more than two hours away, will be down in Winston-Salem, NC playing Wake
Forest.
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| MD QB DANNY O'BRIEN |
James Madison will be hosting Villanova. That will probably be a fun game, but not as
much fun at the International Gold Cup. Georgetown
is at D.C. rival Howard. Go ahead and yawn, it’s OK. George Mason is unlikely to field a football
team between now and then.
So, get your tickets and your tailgate organized and come
out and enjoy the International Gold Cup.
It’s the Virginia Gold Cup’s hot little sister. You’re gonna love it!
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