Will the Badgers lose power again in Las Vegas?

August 31 2002.  Wisconsin vs. UNLV!  The big game.  On this day Wisconsin and their rabid party fans were ready for the big game.  All day long hoards of Red had been drinking and rushing the Sports Books betting on Red.   Reports were that you could not go 10 feet without seeing Bucky or as one guy put it "wearing a friggin’ foam block of cheese atop their head."  Badgers were flooding the Sports Books betting large on the Badgers were were 5 point favorites.

Strippers, cab drivers, poker players, even the 9 year old kids passing out porn agreed that this game was a lock.  I had money on the game - it seemed like a lock to me also.  5 points?

So much money was being bet on Wisconsin that the starting line went from -3 to -8 by game time.  The game gets underway and all is well, Bucky is crushing UNLV.  The attendance for the game broke all-time records and the crowd is riotous.

Bucky is winning with ease 27-7 and people are counting the money with glee!!  

Then . . . . . with  7:41 left in the game all the lights go out!    Power is lost to the Stadium (no where else).   The officials talk to the coaches and both agree to call the game!  No worries right?

But wait . . . back at the Sports Books we are hearing that even though the game officially ended there is a rule that a game MUST go 55 minutes to be LAS VEGAS official.  All bets are canceled - you get refunds! 

WHAT????   Literally millions of dollars are refunded to stunned Badger fans.

First reports were that a car caused the blackout, no car,  then lightning, no storm.  Nevada gaming officials  denied ANY foul play, and simply say the timing was coincidental.  Case closed and let's move on! 

Can you say FIXED?  The game is never over until Las Vegas says it is!
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Storms coming later tonight and for the next few days until the front passes - THEN - I doubt we will even be NEAR 70 on Friday and MAYBE hit 70 on Saturday before warming back to the 80's next week.

Meteorological summer ends today and this is the 4th wettest summer of all time.  In fact of the top five wettest summers three have come in the last four years!  Global wetting, not warming. 2007 was #1, 2010 #4 and 2008 is #5.  In fact in the top ten wettest summers five have come in the last ten years.
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Did you know it takes 3000 cows to supply the NFL with enough footballs every year?  And did you know that when Nebraska plays football at home the Stadium becomes the States 3rd largest city? (sort off).
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Our Maple tree is getting really big and I'm thinking of importing some squirrels.  I HOPE I can get sopme good ones for entertainment.

Have a great Tuesday
Rod