Ravenwood - 10/11/02 03:06 PM
In case anyone missed my earlier prediction, I wanted to restate it. I am going out on a limb and picking Pitt over Notre Dame this weekend. I base my prediction mostly on something Nostradamus said over 500 years ago:
"In the City of God there will be a great thunder,In the City of God...
Two brothers torn apart by Chaos,
while the fortress endures, the great leader will succumb,
The third big war will begin when the big city is burning"
--Nostradamus 1654
...there will be a great thunder...
Crowd noise, baby!
Two brothers torn apart by Chaos...
Notre Dame currently has two quarterbacks, and 'Chaos' is the widely used nickname of Pitt's defensive squad.
...while the fortress endures...
The Notre Dame honor and football tradition will endure.
...the great leader will succumb...
There it is, in black and white, Willingham will be defeated.
The third big war will begin...
An obvious football reference. Football is always compared to war. Both have offenses and defenses, coaches equate to generals, quarterbacks, offensive and defensive captains are the officers, while linemen are the soldiers. Plus, game play is often described by analogies such as penetrating into enemy territory, aerial attack, ground attack, etc.
...when the big city is burning.
One definition of burning is "to undergo discomfort or pain". Obviously, the entire city of Southbend will be upset at Notre Dame's loss.
So there it is. Hey, Nostradamus couldn't be wrong, could he?
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