For the unitiated, we’ve eschewed the idea of recapping the game with traditional means in this space. Oh, there will be stories linked from writers and publications and you’ll find posts dedicated to parsing causes for concern and for optimism … and I think it’s fair to say Saturday’s 31-0 offered both.

I also think it’s fair to say you can find a lot of that fare in other places. Can you find compact, in-the-moment reflections of the game elsewhere? Hence Texts From Game Day. This is what we do. I can’t tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like. And right now, there’s a text in my windpipe …  

My edits in [brackets].

(10:59 AM): Best day of the year, Texts from gameday is back!!!

(10:59 AM): Oh yeah, and there’s a football game too 

(2:46 PM): MSN Radio shares Mullen’s concern for the Beach Chicken multiple fronts. Is there a way we could just forfeit & save the impending embarrassment?

(3:39 PM): Loved the jayz opening

(3:45 PM): Too warm for the sweater vest?

(3:47 PM): Uhoh. I dont like [silly] QBs who slide at the first down 

(3:50 PM): Who the hell is JD Woods?

(3:51 PM): Well, plainly it wasn’t Holliday calling ALL the dinks & dunks the past couple of seasons. And where is Clarke on the first significant short-yardage si

(3:51 PM): tuation of the year. Liked the 4th down call.

(3:55 PM): 7s … not 3s. Glad he listened.

(4:10 PM): 7-0 after 1 qtr. 1 drive that that took 5 plays too long to score and 1 three and out. <yawn>

(4:15 PM): At least we have a good punter, he may get plenty of reps this year?

(4:27 PM): This team’s talent is going to have to overcome the piss poor coaching staff.

(4:28 PM): Seriously Mullen? 1st and goal and we go three times to Noel? A 21 yard FG after 1st and goal from the 6?

(4:31 PM): Oll Stewart shoulda had the 7s-not-3s convo with mullen.

(4:47 PM): He got Manassassined!

(4:51 PM): Sad half against an inferior opponent. The bill stewart trademark!

(5:01 PM): Eersports.com reports Big East has excellent showing on first weekend. 

(5:07 PM): It seems to me that Joe Madsen played more like Virginia Madsen that first half. Can we please stop all the 12-0 nonsense now?

(5:12 PM): Possibly least impressive 1st half ever seen. Now that Holliday is gone, no idea what excuse we have for Mullen. Think he’s handcuffing Geno

(5:17 PM): Drenning’s 2 half “questions” to Stew: 1 “talk about Hogan’s great INT.” 2 “Geno’s done a great job!”

(5:20 PM): Apparently it is legal to actually throw the ball more than 7 yards down the field. Who knew?

(5:34 PM): I can’t believe…. Ref’s microphone…can’t hear…piece of ….

(5:36 PM): If SNL ever brings back the “Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer” skit, Pat Lazear is their guy.

(5:42 PM): “Ball security.” It’s not just another trite platitude.

(5:51 PM): Tavon Austin = Superfreak

(5:56 PM): Good to see that Clarke still has some spring in his legs even after running all those stadium steps.

(6:16 PM): Is this [leader of young men] really gonna burn brunetti’s (sic) redshirt?? [shucks]

(6:33 PM): Oregon 72 New Mex 0. Locksley meltdown watch is on.