The Sickos Synopsis - A Three Pack for Week 3

Here at the Sickos Committee, we really love the Old-Timey newspaper headlines from college football games from the 1920s and earlier. We wanted to do a weekly recap of some Sickos games in this Old-Timey style of writing for the fun of it. Just try to imagine an old school news reporter reading this aloud to you on an old transistor radio. Here’s the headlines for Week 3.

Sept 18th - Houston, TX

The Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns rode down I-10 to collide with Conference USA foe the Rice Owls in Houston, Texas. The Cajuns came in with the nation's longest winning streak as they conquered 15 consecutive cagey challengers. The Owls offense was fully operational and they opened the scoring with a field goal. The Cajuns countered and captured the lead back going up 7-3. A see-saw skirmish sustained the rest of the first half with the Cajuns clinging to a one point lead 14-13 at halftime. The Owls overcame offensive oversights and intermittent interceptions interfering with their impetus to impart their name on the win. Rice’s rowdy and rambunctious defense corralled the Cajuns containing them by only allowing 175 total yards. The Owls were hooting and hollering after their defense denied the Cajuns one final time and they ran away with an upset victory.

Rice 33 - Cajuns 21.

Sept 18th - Iowa City, IA

The Nevada Wolf Pack wandered into Kinnick Stadium to face off with the hard nosed Hawkeyes. Iowa initially inserted the pill into the endzone twice in the initial quarter of the game taking a 14-0 lead. The woeful Wolfpack offense was clobbered and corralled by the Hawkeyes with a heavy handful of harassment of the Nevada Quarterback and they sacked him four times in total. In the 3rd quarter, the heavens opened up and lighting languished over cloudy Kinnick Stadium. The game was delayed for four hours but the hardcore Hawkeyes faithful found a haven hiding inside the stadium as heavy precipitation pounded the playing surface. After a long drawn out weather delay the drenched dedicated disciples of Hawkeyes football descended back into the stands where neighbors even brought in their dogs to enjoy the remaining rest of the game. After midnight the game resumed and the Hawkeyes added a 55 yard touchdown to close out the contest. The fans feasted on big bags brimming with buttered popcorn basking in the blissful blackness of the beautiful background. 

Iowa 27 - Nevada 0 

Sept 18th - Manhattan, KS

The Tulane Green Wave led by Willie Fritz, galloped into Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium to face the Wildcats of Kansas State. Tulane tiptoed and twinkled their way into the end zone for a touchdown on a 9 play 91 yard drive to open the contest 7-0. Kansas State surged, swayed and swiveled their way to secure the scoreboard at sevens after a 75 yard soiree. A Green Wave pass wafted wide of the mark and the Wildcats caught it and capitalized on the choice field position converting it for three points and taking the lead 10-7 at halftime. Tulane tied things up early in the second half 10-10. The Wildcats and Wave wouldn’t let each other’s offense out of their observations. The Green Wave rose and walloped the Wildcats, denying them on frequent fourth down forays. Tulane took the lead after a timely touchdown 17-10, capitalizing on charming field position. The Green Wave tried to salt the game away by killing the clock and a 4th and inches stood in their way on their own 29 yard line. The fearless Fritz gambled the game on one play pinning the fortunes on the fourth down conversion. The game Green Wave gathered the required range and ran out the clock. The masses in Manhattan were made blue by the Green Wave.

Tulane 17 - Kansas State 10.