Virgin Post

So this is my first blog, my maiden voyage. What to write? Profound? Funny? Poignant? Angry? Edgy? I know, college football. First to College Station for the UTexas/aTm game. Two great universities. One legendary rivalry. Both teams left it all on the field. Aggies will be talking about the Personal Foul call for helmet-to-helmet on UT's winning drive for the next 118 years. Was it a questionable call? Possibly, but there was helmet-to-helmet contact. I'm not sure refs get to grade on the curve. It either is, or it isn't. And it was. Texas has a PF called on a phantom horse collar in the first half. It all balances out. But IMHO the big difference in schools was played out on the field - at halftime. The Longhorn Band spelled out aTm and Thanks, while playing "Thanks for the Memories.". The Aggie Band did a "saw 'em off" routine that signifies the desecration of the Horn's mascot, Bevo. One school showed their class, while the other showed their ass.

In other news from the sport's desk, Andrew Luck deserves the Heisman. He is the best player in college football today, and a terrific young man. In high school he played basketball against my son. Most kid's with his talent for football would have passed on basketball, a somewhat brutal sport at the high school level with huge potential for injury. But he played because he loved it - all four years. Great family, too (even they did go to rival high school, Stratford).

And I saw today (via Twitter first) that the NBA Lockout has been resolved. Lockout? You mean they're not playing? Who knew!? Wake me up when the play-offs start. Wait, never mind.

Well that's it for the maiden voyage. Not that good actually, but I promise they will get better. Or not.