Ball State Cardinals

In the Top 25 for the first time ever.

I went to Grad School at Ball State.  Indiana is first in my heart, my alma mater, but I am still happy when BSU is doing well.

Though it still hurt when they beat us.

Euro 2008

Russia 3, Croatia 1

Russia beats Croatia on Penalty Kicks.

They were tied 1 – 1 when time ran out. The went to penalty kicks, best of five. After three rounds, Croatia was barely hanging on with one goal in three tries while while Russia was perfect a perfect three of three. The next round, Croatia goes first. They missed the goal, just outside to the right. Russia wins.

The pain in the Croatian players faces was overwhelming.

Wins and losses go deep here. In 1991, Croatia declared independence against Soviet backed Yugoslavia, leading to a four year war for independence. Fifteen years after independence, they’re playing the Russians in the semi-final.

Sometimes, it really is more than a game.

(also, ending on penalty kicks sucks)

Jimmy Chitwood

Indiana 77, Purdue 68.

Eric Gordon is going to be a very good basketball player but DJ White is already very good. And Purdue is going to be a force to be reckoned with in the next few years.

Just not tonight.

Oh and if you forgot the Fight Song, it’s:

Indiana, our Indiana
Indiana, we’re all for you!
We will fight for the cream and crimson
For the glory of old IU
Never daunted, we cannot falter
In the battle, we’re tried and true
Indiana, our Indiana,
Indiana we’re all for you! I-U!

IU Basketball

I’m just finished watching the IU – Michigan State Game from Saturday night (Tivo) and wow, Eric Gordon is good. Really good. Every once in a while, he shifts into a gear that’s two or three times faster than the other nine guys on the court.

But our coach is a crook.

And Purdue is in first place.

Wasn’t Stalin a USFL fan?

Damned Funny.

Awful. Tasteless. Insensitive.

But funny.

Thanks to Bob and Tom

The Seattle Seahawks and the 12th Man

Even the Washington Ferries are in on the act.

Quest field was designed to funnel the crowd noise towards the field and damn, when everyone starts yelling, it’s a loud-ass stadium.

(Arguably it’s louder than the RCA Dome, but the crowd is not nearly as saavy. Next time you watch a Colts game at home, listen to the crowd when the Colts have the ball. You won’t hear a thing.)

Jimmy Chitwood

Indiana University Men’s Basketball Team, undefeated in the Big Ten.

Too bad I don’t have the NFL Sunday Ticket

Looks like they have a real barn-burner going on down in Miami.

Bob Sanders

My sister sent these to me this morning. They’re in the same vein as the Chuck Norris facts.

Bob Sanders is a hard hitting defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts. He’s a ton of fun to watch and he’s a big reason the Colts won the Superbowl last year.

1. 70% of the Earth is covered by water….the rest is covered by Bob Sanders
2. Indy’s Defense is called the Cover 2 because the team is only responsible for covering 2 people…Bob Sanders covers the rest.
3. Bob Sanders invented black. In fact, he invented the entire spectrum of visible light. Except pink. Tom Brady invented pink
4. If he could be any Care Bear, Bob Sanders would still be Bob Sanders, and when you hugged him he’d tackle you for a seven yard loss. They’d call him Kick Your Ass Bear, and there’d be a picture on his chest of him kicking your ass.
5. If you say “Bob Sanders” three times while looking in a mirror, you’ll feel pretty stupid. Then Bob Sanders will rush through the door and tackle you for a four yard loss.
6. When Justin Timberlake brought SexyBack, Bob Sanders was already there, and he hit Justin so hard he now goes by the name Kevin Federline.
7. It was once thought Bob Sanders lost a fight to a Bear. But that was a lie created by Bob Sanders himself to lure more Bears to him.
8. They once renamed a street after Bob Sanders, but they had to change it back. Too many pedestrians died crossing it. Nobody crosses Bob Sanders and lives.
9. They were going to release a Bob Sanders edition of Clue, but the answer always turns out to be “Bob Sanders / In the secondary / with a spear tackle”
10. …..a true quote from Bob himself….”I always thought that if I didn’t feel it, the other person was hurting more. But I’ve realized over time that if I hit somebody and it hurts me, it hurts them even more.”

Saving The National Anthem

I came across this on Andrew Sullivan today and thought I’d share. It’s a 12 yr old that completely loses it while singing the National Anthem at an NBA Playoff game. She’s dead in the water when ‘Blazer’s Coach Mo Cheeks steps up and with the help of the crowd, bails her out.

This could have been a Miss South Carolina style debacle, instead it turns into a sweet moment shared by 20,000 people.