JoePa

Sadly today marks the end of Joe Paterno's life on Earth.  I admired him as a legend and king of college football.  No one will ever be as good of a coach as he was, and there will never be another JoePa.

Unfortunately he had to die in the wake of a headline scandal that stretched on for months and only got worse as time went by.  It is one of those instances where you couldn't fully believe all that was charged and said about the scandal. But reality is reality, and no matter which way you try to view the tragedy, it remains a lose-lose.

And now the face of honor and greatness, power and strength lays peacefully after being rocked by a scandal and tortured by cancer.

But life goes on, you know. And I believe that a new era of the sport of college football has begun this day, January 22, 2012.  How fitting it seems that Paterno could end one era and lead to the next.  He deserved better, but so did the kids.  It's a lose-lose.

Rest in Peace Joe.


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OUT

You know, tennis is an interesting sport.  It's played in an arena similar to basketball, but the matches take place outdoors.  The fans watch and listen in absolute silence, similar to the old guys walking the fairways of golf tournaments, but these fans listen to a weight room of grunts and weird ass noises.  I find myself struggling to decide whether or not to laugh.

But somehow I am still watching the Australian Open.  Why? Because its on ESPN2.

But in all honesty, I have a small liking for the sport of tennis.  The knocking of the ball on the court, the outrageous over-hand serve, the squeaking of each shoe planting firmly...it entices me.

Hmmm....

Tennis: Corn For Thought

Roots and Beginnings

My roots and embedded within the great state of Nebraska. I love driving through the rows of corn fields and pass by the common Runza.  A smile is painted on my face.  So I guess I should be called a cornhead; a proud one to be exact.  And even though I moved away from my garden of Eden before I could call it home, I still know that Lincoln is home.

Corn For Thought