One month ago today I started my job at SportsPlus in Marshalltown :)
In response to my previous post, I did in fact buy tickets for the ISU/Texas football game... and it was a disaster! One of the worst performances I've ever seen from Iowa State. ...but let's not dwell on that.
Right now I'm at home watching the Detroit Tigers play the Yankees in a decisive ALDS game 5. The Tigers are leading 3-1 over the hated Yankees. Some time I will have to make a post where I detail which teams I hate the most and why. Speaking of baseball, on Tuesday this week I took Elizabeth to see the movie Moneyball. We both really enjoyed it, and I would suggest that you see it even if you're not a big sports fan. Brad Pitt plays Oakland's general manager Billy Beane, and the movie documents his struggle to succeed in a small market in a game that is inherently unfair because of the cash that rich "evil" teams like the Yankees spend to buy all of the best players. Very entertaining.
Other sports news on my mind is the constantly changing college conference landscape. As of this year, the Big 12 only has 10 teams and will be losing Texas A&M next year. Right now Missouri is openly exploring the possibility of changing conferences. So screw the Tigers and Aggies. Even if Missouri stays in the Big 12 I will like them the least of the remaining schools. Then just announced today, the Big 12 has invited TCU to join the league. It may take some time for them to consider, but I think that it would be a good addition to the league. It will be fun to see if more teams will join the league... but as for now we basically need to have Missouri make up their mind. Rumors on ESPN now say that other schools being considered for the Big 12 may be Louisville, West Virginia, BYU, or possibly Tulane. I would prefer teams in a close geographic location to teams like WVU. I guess we'll see how ridiculous this all turns out.
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