There is often nothing funnier than capturing a facial expression or occurrence at the right time, or, should we say, the most inopportune time.
I challenge you, loyal readers, to view the picture below and provide a captivating caption that will cause “the shores a-crowding” with “people all exulting.” Should you provide the wittiest of captions, for you the flag will be flung and the bugles will trill.
Today we have Southern California Trojans coach Lane Kiffin at a press conference after the game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Notre Dame defeated USC 22-13.
You’ve got the context, now make like the father or mother of free verse and create the best caption you can in the comments.
As you all know, football is a game of inches, and we came up a little short today.
Do you see the seashell I have up against my ear? I listen to it and it tells me to run not 1, but 2 quarterback sneaks against one of the best defenses in college football.
What do you mean you can’t see the seashell?
I don’t know. Maybe Al Davis wasn’t as crazy as everyone thought when he fired me.
yeah, it’s Pete Carroll and those dang recruitment violations that lost this game!!!
They were on the cover of SI!! They should have lost!!!
“I actually have an invisible iPhone now so no one can really see me commit recruiting violations anymore. No really, I’m on the phone right now with a 5th grader from Texas.”
“You know, every great college coach went to the pros and tanked. Spurrier, Pitino, Saban, Calipari. I figured since I was horrible at Oakland, I’d be great at the college game. Basic logic, right?”
“Notre Dame is genius. They have, like, 3 or 4 duplicate numbers. I saw the robust #9 on the D-line then saw him check in on offense at a skills position and thought to myself, ‘Wow, this won’t be a difficult night at all.’ Great strategy by Brian Kelly.”
“It’s awesome that Notre Dame is back. Of course, now the NCAA will surely find a slew of infractions and make them bowl ineligible for a couple of years. Join the club.”
Is there a phone going off somewhere? Does anyone else hear that ringing?
“Hello Lane? Hi this is Southwest. We don’t do this courtesy call very often, but we really think you should get away. Far away. “
I’ve given this a lot of thought. I am hoping to have Charlie Weis join me and my father in our next coaching stop so we can create the triumvirate of coaching incompetence.