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Props to the Tigers
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

I got to watch the first half of the BCS Championship game while laying over in San Francisco, so I was pretty happy at the start and shaking my head as the game went on.
LSU’s first touchdown drive was a bit of a gift, buoyed by a phantom late hit penalty but made worse by [...]

Referee Duty Starts
Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Week 1 of Upward Basketball started today at the local Methodist church, and I referee to help out the in-laws and get exercise. The first week is always the most uncertain, as I never get any exercise or preparation in before then.
This week 1 was rather uneventful compared to last year. Several parents wanted me [...]

Happy New Year!
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

The New Year brings snow, leftover finger foods, a lot of trash on the curb tomorrow, and the unfortunate task of duplicating all my file folders so I can file stuff.
It won’t take resolutions for me to avoid some of the things that we did this previous year. One shouldn’t wait until the secular day [...]

LSU v. OSU
Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

The FOX Sports show blew the surprise by a little bit by showing LSU first. We pretty much knew Ohio State would play for the championship.
So, Borghardt, what’s it going to be? I’ll put up a box of Buckeyes, but do I send them upon an OSU loss, or a win for a [...]

BCS Chaos!
Saturday, December 1st, 2007

I had two dogs in the fight of the Saturday night game between Missouri and Oklahoma. Either Missouri was going to the Championship, or Ohio State. I couldn’t lose.
I’m with the general sentiment that there should be some sort of limited tournament to determine the championship. BCS + 1, Tournament of [...]