Greetings, loyal minions. Your Maximum Leader’s alma mater doesn’t field a football team. Among the very few regrets your Maximum Leader has about college (and he doesn’t have many in fact) is that the only experienced the fun of college football as a second-hand observer.

As an observer, as it were, he’s rooted consistently for Virginia Tech in football. Mrs. Villain attended VT, so did her sister, so did one of your Maximum Leader’s best friends (and sometimes author here - the Air Marshal). And of course there is your Maximum Leader’s sainted father, also a Tech alum. Hokie football is a constant fall pursuit at the Villainschloss.

Although a poor start and many off-field antics hampered Tech’s start, they did finish strong. Indeed, your Maximum Leader thinks that Tech probably should have been playing for the ACC championship… But those are the breaks… Regardless of their overall standing in the ACC, they have been invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl. There th Hokies will be combating the Dawgs of Georgia for the Chick-fil-A Bowl championship - such as it is.

Your Maximum Leader and Mrs Villain will not be attending the bowl game - although we have both indicated that we would like to attend some future bowl game. (Your Maximum Leader and the Air Marshal did attend one Bowl game years ago… The Outback Steakhouse Gator Bowl. The Hokies were defeated by the Tennessee Volunteers in a game that was Peyton Manning’s “comming out” party. Ever since then your Maximum Leader has disliked the Vols and Peyton Manning…

In other bowl game news… It seems as though the Florida Gators will get a shot at defeating Ohio State for the National Championship. Your Maximum Leader thinks that Ohio State will trounce the Gators… In fact, your Maximum Leader generally dislikes Florida schools so he will likely be rooting for the Buckeyes against the Gators. Your Maximum Leader is pleased that the Wolverines of Michigan will not be playing the Buckeyes again for the National Championship. Given the way the current system works (or doesn’t work) he didn’t think that the Wolverines should be given another shot.

And while he’s speaking of college football… Ladies and Gentlemen… Although they will not be playing in any bowl game… The Harvard Fight Song:

Fight fiercely, Harvard, fight, fight, fight!
Demonstrate to them our skill.
Albeit they possess the might,
Nonetheless we have the will.

How we will celebrate our victory,
We shall invite the whole team up for tea. (How jolly!)
Hurl that spheroid down the field,
And fight, fight, fight!

Fight fiercely, Harvard, fight, fight, fight!
Impress them with our prowess, do!
Oh, fellas, do not let the crimson down,
Be of stout heart and true.

Come on, chaps, fight for Harvard’s glorious name!
Won’t it be peachy if we win the game? (Oh, goody!)
Let’s try not to injure them,
But fight, fight, fight!
Let’s not be rough, though!
Fight, fight, fight!
And do fight fiercely!
Fight, fight, fight!

Your Maximum Leader tried to find an mp3/4 of the song, but a quick search didn’t turn one up… Sorry…

Carry on.