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Well not quite, but the pigskin is definitely in the air.
The local high schools kicked things off this week, UCLA and USC both struggled a bit early but won going away and the Packers released 19 players today to get down to the 53 man limit for next weeks NFL kickoff.
It is, without a doubt, my favorite time of the year (even if we're in the midst of another heat wave). I've got a pretty big football jones.
I spent a bit of time late this afternoon bouncing back and forth between the UCLA and USC games. Both teams were a bit out of sync in the first half and seemed to do a whole lot better after the half time adjustment. The defense for both looked a bit ragged, but that's nothing new for either team. Ben Olson looked very good in his first outing and John David Booty only slightly less so. Both seem ready to lead their respective teams in the pass happy PAC-10.
Of course it's early, but I can see both being ranked pretty high by the end of the season. The city championship (Dec 2 at the Rose Bowl) looks like it will be pretty competitive again this year.
Posted by Dave at September 2, 2006 11:16 PM