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Elves (and Egg) Return to Oxford
Eddie the Elf turned up at Rebel Co-Offensive Coordinator Matt Luke’s home this weekend to snuggle up with the Golden Egg. (Photo courtesy of Ashley Luke)
They’re back.
Those red-suited, cherubic-yet-disturbing elves are back on our shelves, Christmas tree limbs, bedposts, mantels, and other precarious spots. Make no mistake: an Elf on the Shelf is a magical creature—definitely not a thing a child’s parents bought in a box.
You say he looks a little different this year? Child, that’s not because mommy and daddy misplaced him since last Christmas and ran out last night to Square Books Jr. for a new one. It’s because he’s aged a year since he flew off to the North Pole last Christmas Eve, of course.
He’s back to monitor your every word and deed, just like Google and Facebook. You were ugly to your sister? Saw it. Gave your little brother a wedgie? Tsk, tsk.
Whatever your elf’s name, be it a he or a she, be sure to keep on the sunny side and mind your manners in his or her presence—and wherever you are, because he/she can magically see your ever move. Like Tyler Siskey with a pair of binoculars.
So, be good.
— Tad Wilkes, tad.wilkes@hottytoddy.com
Cricket has such good penmanship.
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | 5:00 PM SECN |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | 8:00 PM ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | 3:00 PM TBA |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |