The national championship game for college football was played in New Orleans last night (1/9/12) between Alabama Crimson Tide (2) and LSU Tigers (1). The two teams had played earlier in the season, with LSU winning 9-6. The following haiku were written during the game (with some changes forced by what occurred during the game).
Bama wins,
21, 0.
Tigers skunked.
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Superdome,
Ghost of Katrina –
Tide rolled in.
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History!
In BCS games –
First shutout.
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Their two games:
Just one touchdown scored –
Ten field goals.
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The two teams,
Voted in by polls –
Were they best?
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Best team champ?
One team will say no –
OSU.
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Next year – change:
Vote in the two teams;
Vote who wins.
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* The team in the 6th haiku is Oklahoma State University.
**BCS – Bowl Championship Series – The top teams in a poll at the end of the regular season are placed into BCS games, with the only meaningful game being the championship game. There are no playoffs leading to a champion in U.S. college football at the highest level.
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Photo through Wikipedia.
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* The haiku I write are lines of 3-5-3 syllables instead of 5-7-5.
See Haiku article here for explanation, if needed:
http://thebardonthehill.wordpress.com/2011/08/08/haiku/
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© Dennis Lange and thebardonthehill.wordpress.com, 2012.
