On
a sunny day at On The Rocks
Memories
of a lousy season to block
At
four and four the Cardinal travelled to Bison land
Seeking
a fifth win to close on the Bowls to send its fans
The
Bisons escaped the former Indian arrows and opened with six
The
Cardinal quickly drove down to stall for three when the Bisons were not fooled
by a screen play trick
Hope
springs eternal even away and playing at over 5,000 feet
With
only two field goals from Red Zone Cardinal not playing well, an omen for a
defeat?
First
half ends with Bison field goal
These
are the times to try Cardinal fans’ souls
A
rabid band of cheering Reds
Oonward.
Upward, time to now surge ahead
Every
point is a precious gem
Failed
field goal in third quarter to close gap between us and them
Finally
the fears the Bisons could no longer hide
Triskaidekaphobia
strikes as number 13 catches a pass enroute to a touchdown ride
All
we have to do is collect some first downs and run out the clock
Can’t
do and with useless tap to a face mask
Into
field goal range to tie completing its field goal task
Followed
by a Cardinal three and out
Time
for defense to the walls before the Bison mount
Try
as they might the defense could not stop them on fourth down plays
A Bison field goal to win as 2 seconds left as
the ball kicked through the goal posts to Bowl dreams slay
Bowl
game aspirations for Stanford for the worse change
Two
out of three against the Cougs, Bears and the Irish looming Everest like
mountain ranges
Not
much of a chance against Notre Dame
Will
have to beat the Cougs away hopefully in a Pullman free from snow or rain on
game day
Then
against Cal in the Big Game with meaning and a win needed to go to a Bowl and
play
©
November 10, 2019 Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet
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