I think they are still jealous of the cold hard fact...

...that we are still the defending Olympic gold medalists in rugby for over eight decades. So they decide to thumb their noses at our rugby team.

PARIS, 14 September - Yesterday evening in Paris a RWC 2007 Appeal Hearing was held into the case of USA centre Paul Emerick.

The Appeal Committee comprised Chairman Justice Wyn Williams, Bruce Squire QC and Judge Guillermo Tragant.

The Appeal Committee upheld the decision of the Judicial Officer, Professor Lorne Crerar, in suspending Paul Emerick (USA) for a dangerous tackle on England's Olly Barkley in the England v USA match on 8 September.

The Appeal Committee was satisfied that the tackle in question was very dangerous and, in the circumstances, a five week suspension was the correct sanction.

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Williams, Squire, Tragant and Crerar can go hang themselves for their apparent jealousy that for all the accolades their teams have won, we are still the best at Olympic rugby. It's the truth. And we would kick their asses at American football. It would be over by the first quarter.

Speaking of which, Hawaii got back to their usual mojo, defeating UNLV, 49-14, but this time using some more run from the run-and-shoot system. Colt Brennan ran for 3 touchdowns, passing for two more, and Ryan Mouton out of juco national champs Blinn JC intercepted a pass for a touchdown, while Tyler Graunke hurled one more score, this time to Malcolm Lane in relief.

Bring on Charleston Southern. Nobody cares about a bunch of black college easybeats like Johnson C. Smith (who?) anyway.

It seems the number "49" is looking to be a good number.

San Diego rolled over Northern Colorado 49-13 (Seriously, Bears, did you think you were reallyt ready for a Division I FCS mid-major team? Get a gut check and go back to D-II, you Greeley grues) , USC rolled over Nebraska 49-31, and Mike Hart turns from Lola of the Copacabana into Joe Namath of the New York Jets with Michigan pasting Notre Dame 38-0.

The latter result was not "49", but was close, given that Notre Dame flat-out sucks.

Meanwhile, Long Beach State women's volleyball wraps up a road show in Denver with a 3-2 victory over Ohio, and the men's water polo team splits a couple of matches at the NorCal Tournament. Oh yeah, and the women's soccer team defeated Oklahoma, 2-1.

Only low notes were Long Beach City failing, as well as the Roughriders choking. Booo.

Saimoe 2007 First Round Group H

Saimoe 2007 First Round Group H

We wrap up the first round of voting here at Saimoe 2007 with a wrap-up of Group H. There are going to be some great second-round matches. Here’s the round up on the Bedlam.

Round H1-

1. Chitose Kanna – Hitohira 232
2. Makie Sasaki-Negima 358
3. Satoko Hojo -Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 543

Winner- Satoko Hojo

Round H2-

1. Sugintou -Rozen Maiden 924
2. Manaka Komaki-To Heart2 OVA 256
3. Koyori Ishizuki –Sola 286

Winner-Sugintou

Round H-3

1. Fate Testerrosa Harlaown - Nanoha Strikers 1112
2. Milly Ashford -Code Geass 237
3. Miki Onimaru-Muteki Kanban Musume 166

Winner- As expected, Fate Harlaown. Most lopsided result of the group.

Round H4-

1. Lutecia-Nanoha Strikers 523
2. Misaki Nakahara -Welcome to the N.H.K. 569
3. Tsubomi Okuwaka-Strawberry Panic! 341

Winner- Misaki Nakahara. The showcase moekko of Welcome to the NHK advances in a nailbiter.

Round H5-

1. Shamal -Nanoha Strikers 456
2. Neko Musume-GeGeGe no Kitaro 277
3. Gretel-BLACK LAGOON The Second Barrage 308

Winner- Shamal

Round H6-

1. Alicia Florence -ARIA The NATURAL 672
2. Reinforce- Nanoha Strikers 303
3. Margery Daw -Shakugan no Shana 161

Winner- Alicia Florence. The heavy hitters from ARIA roll on.

Round H7-

1. Misaki Hijiri-Saint October 142
2. Mai Kawasumi- Kanon 766
3. Mawari Zenigata -Seto no Hanayome 625

Winner-Mai Kawasumi

Round H8-

1. Karen Sonomiya-Sky Girls 144
2. Otoha Sakurano-Sky Girls 590
3. Louise de La Valliere -Zero no Tsukaima 922

Winner – Louise de La Valliere

Round H9-

1. Ringo Kinoshita -Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin 427
2. Yurika Hanayamada-Chocotto Sister 157
3. Ami Futami-iDOLM@STER: XENOGLOSSIA 333

Winner- Ringo Kinoshita

Round H-10-

1. Megumi Noda-Nodame Cantabile 223
2. Miyo Takano-Higurashi no Naku Koro ni 503
3. Sumomo Kohinata-Happiness 318

Winner- Miyo Takano

Round H11-

1. Sachiko Ogasawara-Maria-sama ga Miteru OVA 299
2. Mai Tokiha–Mai-Otome Zwei 460
3. Ibarahime-Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin 514

Winner- Ibarahime

Round H12-

1. Nanako Kuroi-Lucky Star 94 610
2. Inori Hiiragi-Lucky Star
3. Eri Sawachika -School Rumble 750

Winner- Eri Sawachika. It seems School Rumble’s campaign isn’t a complete bust yet.

The first round at Saimoe 2007 is a rep. Round 2, coming right up…on the Bedlam.

What a way to wake up, eh?

There are athletic sites, and there are athletic sites that deserve major lulz. Exposed!

So I came back from Smorgasport on campus, and a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Oklahoma at George Allen Field, and when I got back to my laptop (it was downloading some torrents while I was away), I saw the score: Lakewood 40, Mayfair 3.

Now, at first, I wasn’t so sure if Lakewood was going to be able to be focused, after the ignominious start to the year. But I can deduce three reasons why Lakewood wanted this game:

1. They are 0-2. Well, they were 0-2. But I had a gut feeling that if this was how they would play, they might go winless. I do not remember a season in which my high school’s football team actually suffered a winless season. Those guys didn’t want to see that, either.
2. The game against Tesoro was a tail of two halves. We were up 21-10 at the break, and as the guys took the field for the second half, I warned, “Hey, 21-10 is not a good-enough lead. You gotta add to it, because that can be made up in a hurry.” It pays to listen. Apparently, they didn’t, and the Titans won, 24-21. I could imagine Coach Thadd MacNeal not being the least bit happy with the performance, and I could also imagine him yelling it to their faces. (I shouldn’t go into detail with the bus ride that followed, but to keep it short: you can’t tell me that there aren’t any nappy-headed ho’s who operated the coaches on Long Beach Transit. That means someone close to you lied, straight up. They must be fish-slapped, immediately. In the groin.)
3. Mayfair wrested the Milk Bucket away from them last year. That had to leave a bad taste in Lakewood’s mouths, and they wanted that back.

Apparently, Mayfair coach Mike Fitch wasn’t ready for what his Monsoons were going to be up against. They were facing an angry, frustrated, hell-bent Lancer football team looking for answers, and someone to smack the devil down on. MaxPreps predicted that Mayfair would defend their trophy.

This is clear proof why statistics should be burned at the stake when it comes to these rivalry games, because they are meaningless.

Let’s see if this blowout over the Monsoons will get them ready for a shot at evening their records against La Palma Kennedy.