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It's the Saturday night Scoreboard Show!

One more time for this year. Thanks to all our readers for making this so much fun to do every fall Saturday.

Michigan 13

Ohio State 10

Malice at the Palace Part II.

UConn 47

UMass 42

UKidding?

Louisiana 37

Louisiana-Monroe 23

Louisiana is probably enjoying their chicken from Popeyes more than Louisiana-Monroe right now. 

Lehigh 20

Richmond 16

In this first round I-AA playoff game Lehigh was spraying the Raid can all over the Spiders offense and got the upset.

Army 29

UTSA 27

Army continues their great story this year improving to 10-1. UTSA continues to sound like insurance. Anybody know who Army closes with next week?

South Carolina 17

Clemson 14

3-loss Dabo probably claiming Clemson still deserves not only a playoff spot but a top 4 seed.

Syracuse 42

Miami (FL) 38

The Orange rally from down 21-0.

Nottingham Forest 1

Ipswich Town 0

What a season Forest is having.

Western Michigan 26

Eastern Michigan 18

The Broncos are going bowling.A good guess might be right down I-94 to Ford Field and the Little Caesars Bowl.

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Missouri 28

Arkansas 21

There was 1:53 left to play and Missouri's Farout Field was covered in snow. The Tigers trailed 21-20 and it was hero time. QB Brady Cook ran it in from 30-yards out to help Missouri get power up and win the game. For his efforts Brady Cook may loot and pillage Columbia Missouri for the next 24 hours.

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Q) How many pounds of glitter are sprinkled on Macy's Thanksgiving Parade floats and costumes? 
A) 300 pounds

And of course if you are a character and get glitter all over you, you can never go back to the home you came from, sad.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS!

Hoping your weekend is going wonderfully. Johnny no sooner got to his father in law's house yesterday and the weather warnings went up along Lake Michigan. Johnny had to turn around and make a quick return after Thanksgiving dinner as the west siiiide could well end up with 10" of snow by Monday morning.

Thank the weather for this here Music Series.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with RED RIDER!

Sherman set the Wayback Machine to 1981. We're going to go in search of a 'Lunatic Fringe' we've heard tell of. 

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with AEROSMITH!

Nothing better than rocking your way out the door. That's just what's happening here, Aerosmith with 'No More, No More' taking us out tonight.

This is where Johnny probably loses some of you but it needs saying...

Johnny was (and probably still is) one of the top media analysts who ever drew a check for predicting and knowing what American consumers would do, say and react to. Top companies requested Johnny's analysis through his agency. Point being, Johnny understands what he's about to talk on. He brings receipts. 

Nowhere did people stand up against socialism like Iosco County and Oscoda Township in 2024. Boy howdy, they looked at Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party and said NO socialism for us. That's not who we are. We REJECT out of hand stupid socialism policies because we're conservatives and that's what we believe.

ORLY? Find me one Oscoda Township elected official who stood up to the $700,000+ Oscoda Township got in Covid relief funds. That's a big chunk of that socialism that all the people who spoke against Harris sure were grabbing with both hands, Chester, back in 2021. Nobody said no.

How about that $60,000 in socialism money in the grant Oscoda Township got for a downtown walkway. Oscoda Township elected officials had no negative comments. Why is that? Maybe they'd like to tell us why the huge socialism grant for the new fancy bike path that runs from the passing lane into AuSable Township is ok. Anybody complain about that grant money? *crickets*

It may sound good and fashionable to claim and make stands against socialism, until you start spending that money and saying nothing and hoping nobody is paying attention. Hypocrisy, thy name is Iosco County and Oscoda Township elected officials. 

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So, how was dinner?

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Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the Oscoda City Desk!

Johnny is on the road this morning so he pre-posted this Thanksgiving classic. You can't have a proper Thanksgiving until you know the dump in Stockbridge Massachusetts is still closed on Thanksgiving.

Seeing at Johnny is on the road there will sadly be no Friday night Music Series this week, Hopefully Johnny will ride back into town in time for the Saturday night Scoreboard Show.

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Flee for your lives, the Grim Lock has come!

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The hour grows late for bowl positioning...

Ohio State 38
Indiana 15
Indiana as an appetizer.

Florida 24

Ole Miss 17

Florida is bowl eligible and Ole Mess lost any chance at the playoff.

Valparaiso 18

Davidson 17

Follow along, this gets nutty: Valpo blocked a Davidson punt with 4 seconds to play. On the final play they scored a touchdown and then a 2-point conversion for the win. A real, "We'll take that thank you" moment.

Kansas 37

Colorado 21

Rocky Mountain low.

Bowling Green 38

Ball State 13

A MAC game on a Saturday in November? What the hell?

Kennesaw State 27

Florida International 26

Kennesaw State with 10 unanswered in the 4th quarter for only their second win this year.

Lehigh 38

Lafayette 14

Lehigh puts their 13th conference title on their pocket and grab a spot in the 1-AA playoffs. Lehigh vs. Lafayette is the most frequent matchup in Division I football. They have met 160 times.

Cal 24

Stanford 21

If you're not going to have a band running on the field at the end why even play?

Yale 34

Harvard 29

Harvard scored 22 points in the 4th quarter...and still lost.

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Illinois 38

Rutgers 31

Illinois trailed by 1 point and head coach Bret Bielema sent his kicker in for a winning 50+ yard field goal with 14 seconds to play. The kick missed, badly, however Rutgers coach Greg Schiano had called a timeout just before the FG try. Seeing the poor kick Bielema sent his offense back out to try and get a first down. Instead the pass from Luke Altmyer to wideout Pat Bryant went the whole 40 yards into the end zone for brilliant victory for the Illini. For their efforts Altmyer and Bryant may loot and pillage Piscataway New Jersey for the next 24 hours.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with BJORK!

Everyone laughed at Bjork's Academy Awards ceremony swan dress all those years ago. Now look at Iceland's tourism. Swan dress = cash.

That's 'Human Behaviour' kids...

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with INXS!

One of the few times the band name is already capitalized for the title line. 'The One Thing' up next.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SANTO & JOHNNY!

Perhaps the perfect 'Taking us out' song of all time, 'Sleep Walk'

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Johnny has been doing some factoring...

Every so often he'd share a post link from the Oscoda City Desk on Twitter, usually on Scoreboard Show and Music Series nights. Johnny left Twitter 3 weeks ago (He just didn't want to associate with a truly awful trashbag of a human being in Space Karen any further) and the numbers have held up quite well. Twitter wasn't amplifying all that much it would seem. Mostly, Johnny feels, it's a testament to the small but obviously loyal readers Johnny has built up through the years.

On we go friends, on we go...

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FYI Johnny is getting no NIL money for this every week.

Tulane 35

Navy 0

Our yearly look-see at Tulane. 9-2 and looking strong.

Clemson 24

Pitt 20

The old "Let the QB run 50 yards for the lead TD with a minute and a half left" play wins it for Clemson.

Syracuse 104

Youngstown State 95 2OT

Wait, being told this was a basketball game. Carry on.

Illinois College 96

Beloit College 14

Being told THIS was in fact a football game.

SMU 38

Boston College 28

Wait, SMU is 9-1?

USC 28

Nebraska 20

This would have been one hell of a game in the 1970's.

South Carolina 34

Missouri 30

LaNorris Sellers threw 5 TD's, the last with 15 seconds on the clock for the win.

Rutgers 31

Maryland 17

Rutgers, bowl eligible.

Colorado School of Mines 67

Fort Lewis 9

Again, Johnny checks ALL the scores of the day.

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Central Connecticut State 35 2OT

Robert Morris 33

Isaac Boston was one prepared CCSU player. In the second overtime he caught a two-point conversion that had bounced off of one of his own linemen's helmets securing the victory. For his alertness Isaac Boston may loot and pillage New Britain Connecticut for the next 24 hours. 

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with DIGITAL UNDERGROUND!

Haven't heard this one in a while. Nasty groove incoming...

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with THE KNACK!

Johnny always wants to throw in a song a week that might be a good sing-along. This one's a flipping layup. Sing people sing! 'My Sharona' up next.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with PETER GABRIEL!

One of those songs that just blew Johnny away so long ago the first time he heard it. Doesn't happen often, let's celebrate when it does. 'Game Without Frontiers' putting the wraps on another Music Series.

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November brings the big games doesn't it? Unless your team is 3-6

Lehigh 10
Holy Cross 7

Lehigh football, you'll pay for the whole seat but you'll only need the edge.

Georgia Tech 28

Miami (FL) 23

With the victory Georgia Tech collects the state of Florida's 30 electoral votes.

Ole Miss 28

Georgia 10

With the loss Georgia hands those 30 electoral votes Georgia Tech won right over to Mississippi.

Fairmont State 36

West Liberty 35

Fairmont State trailed 35-20 heading into the 4th quarter.

Indiana 20

Michigan 15

The road to the Big Ten title goes through Bloomington. Wait, LOL, WUT?

Cortland 29

Brockport 28

The fans at Bob Boozer Field in Brockport, NY sure got their money's worth.

UConn 31

UAB 23

The Huskies scored 21 unanswered in the 4th quarter for the victory.

Denison 63

Oberlin 0

Denison won the toss and elected to beat the crap out of Oberlin.

Duke 29

NC State 19

Awfully low scoring basketball game.

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Southern Illinois 37

Youngstown State 33

Southern Illinois didn't exactly start on time today. They fell behind 28-0. They trailed entering the 4th quarter 33-18. But QB Jake Curry would not be denied. He threw 3 TD passes in the 4th quarter, the last to Bradley Clark late in the game to get power up for the Salukis. For their efforts, Jake Curry and Bradley Clark may loot and pillage Carbondale Illinois for the 24 hours.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SISTER NANCY!

Some dancehall reggae coming your way to start things off for another Music Series. 'Bam Bam' kicking off the festivities tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with NEKO CASE!

Songs, they dont get much more beautiful than this gem. Dim the lights, and have a listen. 'I Wish I Was the Moon' up next.

How will you know

If you found me at last

'Cause I'll be the one, be the one, be the one

With my heart in my lap

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELO!

Well since they themselves (ELO) have called themselves ELO on their YouTube channel Johnny doesn't feel the need to go all in with Electric Light Orchestra naming convention. 'Do Ya' taking us out for another week.

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"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall."  

-- F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

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Now that the Oscoda boys football team has finished with a winning record...

5-4 is an improvement over the last couple years. Johnny knows this is a team on the rise.

But he didn't come here to talk football but rather Oscoda basketball (Boys schedule here). The Owls are playing in the Big Dipper division of the North Star League with their first game being at home November 25 vs Fairview. Good to see this league is local and the road games aren't too long of a trip, unlike the trips over to Frankfort in football.

The Oscoda girls basketball team (Girls schedule here) starts a bit later than the boys with a road game at Kingsley on December 14 with their first home game two days later vs Houghton Lake. If you look at that handy league standing graphic above you can apply it to the girls as well, same teams in the league, same division to boot.

Here's to a fabulous season of Owls basketball.

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Johnny's sisters surprised him with a visit today and are spending a lovely evening at Tidepool North enjoying a movie marathon of great importance. This will have to set aside the Saturday night Scoreboard Show for this week but family is worth it.

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You don't need a parachute to go skydiving. You need a parachute to go skydiving twice.

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Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with AL GREEN!

While you may never be as smooth as Al Green maybe you can try and jump in on the backing vocals at home. 'Show and Tell' starting things off right tonight.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with ELVIS PRESLEY!

Johnny is predicting big things for this Elvis fellow even though he lost on American Idol. 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' sounding good and luckily its up next.

Friday night MULTIMEDIA EXTRAVAGANZA with SMASHING PUMPKINS!

While there well be many pumpkins being smashed tonight after Halloween that's not why Johnny chose this one. He chose is because it's awesome. 'Disarm' taking us out tonight.