One Bowler's Rocky Bowl Diary: 2015

-- Anonymous wrote -- 

December 14th:  This is the Year!  The Year I make all things right again!  Rockybowl is in turmoil, the new rules changes have our Commissioners in a Tizzy... but I’m sure they’ll figure it out.

 

December 15th:  Those Commissioners!  Wise as Solomon!  The “New” format is out and it’s great.  I’ve already started making my picks.

 

December 16th:  Downloaded the Spreadsheet.  Sheesh!  Whoever made that thing is an Excel Einstein!  The format ISN’T TOO Complicated

 

December 17th:  Found a TEENSY-WEENSY error in the Spreadsheet... Even Einstein can make a small mistake.  Well underway to make my picks.  Visiting each team’s website, reading about injuries, suspensions, game plans... this year, nothing is keeping me out of the money.  I can easily see getting 34 of 38 right! 

 

December 18th:  Only three people have filled out their sheets... and I’m pretty sure at least two were drunk.    I mean Kurt picking Louisiana-Lafayette to beat Nevada with 27 points?  I mean... get serious.  Sure UL-L has won three straight, but they’ve never met Nevada... or such a scoring threat.  I guess competition isn’t going to be up to it this year.

 

December 19th:  My final picks are done.  My heart flutters... could I have make a PERFECT list?   38 of 38?  What a Christmas gift!  Winning Bobby Breeze AND the whole Enchilada! 

 

December 20th – 1 AM:  Today!  Today!  Today!  I visited a Children’s Hospital today and promised to donate all my winners from R-Bowl to them... you should have seen the smiles on their faces!  I can’t wait.

 

December 20th- 8:59 AM:  Games start SOOOOOO Early!  9AM Seattle time!  I’ve had so little sleep!  I feel like a kid waiting on Santa!  Got my cocoa ready to go!

 

December 20th: – 1:30 PM:  Um.  This is a good lesson.  We have to deal with loss in our own way...   Nevada failed to “show up” today... going down.  All I can think is that the New Orleans atmosphere and scarlet women got the team to stay up too late... it was 9AM for their Biological Clock... I guess football isn’t like the Army... where they get all their work done by 7AM then lounge around all day.

 

December 20th – 10PM:  What a roller-coaster day!  Southern Alabama – which is like the JV team for the SEC – failed to take out Bowling Green.  Isn’t a “Bowling Green” where pins get knocked down?  BG is part of the MAC... which isn’t even a real football conference.  Southern Alabama has the word “ALABAMA” in the name... I mean... how can they lose?  Can someone explain this to me?   Do you think the Ref’s could be in on this?

 

December 21st – Morning:  Dear Diary... what a fitful night of sleep.  Two losses!  Well, I could still get 36 of 38!  I have to look on the bright side... I mean, every situation has too sides... the Bright Side and the side I’d rather not think about... Today is a good day!  Tony Manzell (Johhny Football!) is starting for the Browns today... no Rockybowl today... but the wins just keep coming in starting tomorrow!

 

December 21st – Afternoon:  Ran into Steve Long (MR ROCKYBOWL) at WholeFoods today... we both reached for the Organic Kale and our hands touched!!!  WholeFoods was pretty empty.... The Seahawks were playing!   At least Steve didn’t smell of legal pot or anything... perhaps it was two-day old AXE spray!  He tells me that the numbers are WAYYYYYYY down this year... only 60 participants... about HALF of what we were expecting... That means the Prize Money will be smaller... the KIDS will be so disappointed!

 

December 21st – Evening:  60 People!  I guess that means that the Economy is doing better... I mean.. kids are out of the house, going to college (they Grow Up sooo fast!)... Keith Kwong didn’t even enter his Dog this year under a false kid name... I guess that’s good.   Didn’t watch the Seahawk game... I had it taped... but they won by the time I got home... maybe I’ll watch the Seahawks vs. Dallas in the superbowl!  Go Tony!  Could we have THREE Teams in the super bowl...? that Aaron Rogers! 

 

December 22nd – Noon:  Had to work and couldn’t enjoy the College games...  Those BYU kids are going to bring the heat today... I mean... they MUST have seen how Nevada got all twitter-pated in New Orleans... they won’t let South Beach Miami bother them at all.

 

December 22nd – 11PM:  Freakin Mormons!!!  What were they thinking???  Seriously?  Just giving up the last 5 minutes of the game and then DOUBLE OVERTIME.... gave me a DOUBLE HERNIA!!!  I was going to go to COMIC CON in Salt Lake... but not NOW!!!  I’m also going to cancel my Deseret News web subscription (they have the BEST recipes)!  I’ll miss that.   Well.. I can still get 34 of 38... that SHOULD be enough to win it all...  the Kids are pulling for me!

 

December 23rd:  What is wrong with San Diego State?  It’s a FREAKING HOME GAME!!!  And those Navy guys barely get any sunlight or meat... they’re officer types... not the kind of “navy” that gets tattoos and work for a living!  The Aztecs are a proud race... they dishonor their heritage...

 

December 24th:  Stopped by the Hospital after Rice demolished my Fresno State Bulldogs...  the Nurse told me that all the kids were having Chemo or Surgery all at once.  I find that curious.   They don’t answer my texts anymore.  A very pleasant Security Guard helped me find my way out.    Tomorrow Louisiana Tech loses to Illinois!!!  Can’t wait.   Don’t know why more people didn’t go with Illinois... The Illini vs Bulldogs...