My time here at Blogger has been great, but I'm now moving over to SB Nation. The new site is called "Bring On The Cats" and is at the following URL:
http://www.bringonthecats.com
For the time being, I've decided against adding automatic-forwarding to this site so you (and I) can access the archives. Some of the posts from those archives will be added to the site as an introduction for the new readers.
As always, thanks for reading, and see you at the new site.
*TB*
Surprisingly, there isn't a ton of news to report, considering I've been away from the computer for several days. I promise to get a preview of Missouri State up tomorrow.
The KC Star's Blair Kerkhoff has ranked the best Big 12 units at every position. Sound familiar?
The KC Star's Howard Richman reports that the offensive line will be the key to K-State's success (or lack thereof) this year. No argument here.
The Cats held practice on Saturday in Olathe, which I had planned to attend until reality got in the way (thanks for the comment on the previous post, emawkc). The article mentions several items of note.
First of all, this probably won't happen again. It was done as much because K-State is opening a new campus in Olathe as it was for fan appreciation. On top of that, I believe the NCAA counts travel time as part of fall practice, which gives the team less time on the field. Finally, think of the logistics of hauling 100-something people to Olathe, not to mention all the equipment. I hope you enjoyed it if you were there.
It may just be preseason coach-speak, but JuCo transfer Deon Murphy may be the special teams replacement for Yamon Figurs this year. With teams kicking off from the 30 yard line this year, he should get plenty of opportunities to show his stuff, which could be crucial for field position and game-changing plays.
Sorry, I'm kind of bored and don't have any real news to report. On top of that, I stumbled on to an interesting feature of Facebook (yes, I'm on it), so I thought I would compare each Big 12 schools' statistics in each category. It tends to give a bit of insight into the culture of each school.
Baylor
Top Music
1. Coldplay
2. Jack Johnson
3. John Mayer
4. The Fray
5. Incubus
6. Rascal Flatts
7. Switchfoot
8. The Killers
9. The Beatles
10. U2
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Reading
3. Movies
4. Shopping
5. Traveling
6. Dancing
7. Sports
8. Running
9. God
10. Friends
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. Harry Potter
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Redeeming Love
5. Pride and Prejudice
6. Blue Like Jazz
7. The Great Gatsby
8. 1984
9. Angels and Demons
Top Movies
1. The Notebook
2. Wedding Crashers
3. Gladiator
4. Braveheart
5. Fight Club
6. Anchorman
7. Boondock Saints
8. Old School
9. Garden State
10. Office Space
Top TV
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Family Guy
3. The Office
4. Friends
5. Lost
6. 24
7. House
8. CSI
9. Gilmore Girls
10. Desperate Housewives
Political Views
39% None listed
26% Conservative
18% Moderate
7% Liberal
3% Other
3% Very Conservative
2% Apathetic
1% Very Liberal
1% Libertarian
Colorado
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Sublime
3. Bob Marley
4. The Beatles
5. Pink Floyd
6. Bob Dylan
7. Radiohead
8. The Killers
9. Coldplay
10. Incubus
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Snowboarding
3. Traveling
4. Reading
5. Skiing
6. Hiking
7. Dancing
8. Movies
9. Partying
10. Camping
Top Books
1. Harry Potter
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. The Great Gatsby
4. 1984
5. The Alchemist
6. Catcher in the Rye
7. Life of Pi
8. Siddhartha
9. East of Eden
10. Angels and Demons
Top Movies
1. Fight Club
2. Wedding Crashers
3. Boondock Saints
4. Garden State
5. The Notebook
6. Crash
7. Old School
8. Super Troopers
9. Pulp Fiction
10. The Departed
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. South Park
3. Scrubs
4. Entourage
5. Friends
6. Grey's Anatomy
7. Lost
8. The Office
9. Seinfeld
10. Sex and the City
Political Views
45% None Listed
20% Liberal
13% Moderate
8% Conservative
5% Very Liberal
5% Other
2% Libertarian
2% Apathetic
1% Very Conservative
Iowa State
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Incubus
3. Country
4. Coldplay
5. Green Day
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. The Killers
8. Pink Floyd
9. Rock
10. Weezer
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Movies
3. Reading
4. Sports
5. Shopping
6. Traveling
7. Running
8. Fishing
9. Dancing
10. Football
Top Books
1. Harry Potter
2. The Bible
3. Angels and Demons
4. 1984
5. The DaVinci Code
6. Lord of the Rings
7. To Kill a Mockingbird
8. Catcher in the Rye
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. Boondock Saints
3. Anchorman
4. The Notebook
5. Old School
6. Office Space
7. Fight Club
8. Super Troopers
9. Gladiator
10. Dumb and Dumber
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Scrubs
4. Friends
5. CSI
6. The Office
7. South Park
8. That 70's Show
9. Lost
10. Simpson's
Political Views
47% None Listed
14% Liberal
14% Conservative
13% Moderate
5% Other
3% Very Liberal
2% Apathetic
1% Very Conservative
1% Libertarian
KU
1. Jack Johnson
2. Incubus
3. Sublime
4. The Beatles
5. 311
6. Pink Floyd
7. Coldplay
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Radiohead
10. Bob Marley
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Movies
3. Reading
4. Traveling
5. Shopping
6. Sports
7. Friends
8. Working Out
9. Art
10. Cooking
Top Books
1. Harry Potter
2. The Bible
3. 1984
4. Angels and Demons
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
6. Catcher in the Rye
7. The DaVinci Code
8. In Cold Blood
9. Catch 22
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. Old School
3. The Notebook
4. Fight Club
5. Anchorman
6. Boondock Saints
7. Crash
8. Pulp Fiction
9. Office Space
10. Garden State
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. Gray's Anatomy
3. The Office
4. South Park
5. Friends
6. Lost
7. Entourage
8. Desperate Housewives
9. House
10. Scrubs
Political Views
43% None Listed
17% Liberal
14% Moderate
12% Conservative
5% Other
5% Very Liberal
2% Apathetic
1% Very Conservative
1% Libertarian
K-State
Top Music
1. Country
2. Jack Johnson
3. Incubus
4. 311
5. Tool
6. The Fray
7. Rock
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Sublime
10. Coldplay
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Movies
3. Sports
4. Reading
5. Traveling
6. Running
7. Basketball
8. Football
9. Friends
10. Cars
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. Harry Potter
3. Angels and Demons
4. The DaVinci Code
5. 1984
6. To Kill a Mockingbird
7. Pride and Prejudice
8. The Great Gatsby
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. Anchorman
3. Boondock Saints
4. The Notebook
5. Fight Club
6. Old School
7. Office Space
8. Super Troopers
9. Gladiator
10. Tommy Boy
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. The Office
4. CSI
5. Scrubs
6. Friends
7. Lost
8. That 70's Show
9. Seinfeld
10. House
Political Views
44% None Listed
20% Conservative
15% Moderate
10% Liberal
5% Other
2% Very Conservative
2% Very Liberal
1% Libertarian
1% Apathetic
Missouri
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Coldplay
3. Incubus
4. The Beatles
5. Sublime
6. The Killers
7. The Fray
8. John Mayer
9. Country
10. Green Day
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Reading
3. Movies
4. Sports
5. Shopping
6. Traveling
7. Working Out
8. Dancing
9. Running
10. Sleeping
Top Books
1. Harry Potter
2. The Bible
3. Angels and Demons
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Catcher in the Rye
6. The DaVinci Code
7. 1984
8. The Great Gatsby
9. Pride and Prejudice
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. The Notebook
3. Old School
4. Anchorman
5. Fight Club
6. Boondock Saints
7. Office Space
8. Pulp Fiction
9. Garden State
10. Crash
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. Friends
4. The Office
5. Entourage
6. Lost
7. Seinfeld
8. Scrubs
9. South Park
10. House
Political Views
44% None Listed
15% Liberal
15% Conservative
14% Moderate
4% Other
3% Very Liberal
2% Apathetic
1% Very Conservative
1% Libertarian
Nebraska
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Coldplay
3. John Mayer
4. Incubus
5. Country
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers
7. Weezer
8. The Fray
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Green Day
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Movies
3. Sports
4. Reading
5. Shopping
6. Traveling
7. Running
8. Friends
9. Fishing
10. Partying
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. Harry Potter
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Angels and Demons
5. 1984
6. The DaVinci Code
7. Catcher in the Rye
8. The Giver
9. Lovely Bones
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. Anchorman
3. The Notebook
4. Old School
5. Office Space
6. Gladiator
7. Dumb and Dumber
8. Tommy Boy
9. Super Troopers
10. Fight Club
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. The Office
4. Friends
5. Scrubs
6. Lost
7. House
8. South Park
9. Seinfeld
10. 24
Political Views
44% None Listed
17% Conservative
15% Moderate
13% Liberal
4% Other
3% Very Liberal
2% Apathetic
1% Very Conservative
1% Libertarian
Oklahoma
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Coldplay
3. The Fray
4. Country
5. Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. U2
7. Snow Patrol
8. Rap
9. Lifehouse
10. John Mayer
Top Interests
1. Reading
2. Music
3. Movies
4. Sports
5. Traveling
6. Shopping
7. Football
8. God
9. Basketball
10. Friends
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. Harry Potter
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Pride and Prejudice
5. Angels and Demons
6. Catcher in the Rye
7. The Great Gatsby
8. The DaVinci Code
9. 1984
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. The Notebook
3. Anchorman
4. Old School
5. Top Gun
6. Dumb and Dumber
7. Braveheart
8. V For Vendetta
9. Star Wars
10. Pulp Fiction
Top TV
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Family Guy
3. Friends
4. Scrubs
5. Lost
6. CSI
7. The Office
8. House
9. Desperate Housewives
10. Heroes
Political Views
40% None Listed
19% Conservative
16% Moderate
12% Liberal
4% Other
3% Very Liberal
2% Libertarian
2% Very Conservative
2% Apathetic
Oklahoma State
Top Music
1. Country
2. Coldplay
3. The Fray
4. Pink Floyd
5. Jack Johnson
6. The Killers
7. Cross Canadian Ragweed
8. Johnny Cash
9. George Strait
10. Hinder
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Sports
3. Fishing
4. Movies
5. Reading
6. Shopping
7. Basketball
8. God
9. Running
10. Hunting
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. Harry Potter
3. To Kill a Mockingbird
4. Blue Like Jazz
5. 1984
6. Lord of the Flies
7. Angels and Demons
8. Lord of the Rings
9. Of Mice and Men
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. The Notebook
3. Old School
4. Anchorman
5. Super Troopers
6. Dumb and Dumber
7. Walk the Line
8. Fight Club
9. Braveheart
10. Tombstone
Top TV
1. Family Guy
2. Grey's Anatomy
3. That 70's Show
4. CSI
5. House
6. Friends
7. The Office
8. Lost
9. Scrubs
10. The Simpsons
Political Views
41% None Listed
22% Conservative
15% Moderate
9% Liberal
5% Other
3% Very Conservative
2% Very Liberal
1% Libertarian
1% Apathetic
Texas
Top Music
1. Coldplay
2. Jack Johnson
3. The Beatles
4. Incubus
5. Radiohead
6. The Killers
7. John Mayer
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Sublime
10. Weezer
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Moveis
3. Reading
4. Traveling
5. Shopping
6. Dancing
7. Sports
8. Running
9. Basketball
10. Sleeping
Top Books
1. Harry Potter
2. 1984
3. The Bible
4. Angels and Demons
5. To Kill a Mockingbird
6. Catcher in the Rye
7. The Great Gatsby
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. The DaVinci Code
10. Brave New World
Top Movies
1. Fight Club
2. Wedding Crashers
3. The Notebook
4. Old School
5. Office Space
6. Garden State
7. Anchorman
8. Pulp Fiction
9. Gladiator
10. Crash
Top TV
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Family Guy
3. The Office
4. Lost
5. Friends
6. 24
7. Scrubs
8. Seinfeld
9. Entourage
10. House
Political Views
44% None Listed
17% Moderate
16% Liberal
11% Conservative
4% Other
3% Very Liberal
2% Libertarian
2% Apathetic
1% Very Conservative
Texas A&M
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Country
3. The Fray
4. Coldplay
5. John Mayer
6. Rascal Flatts
7. George Strait
8. Snow Patrol
9. The Killers
10. Fall Out Boy
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Reading
3. Shopping
4. Sports
5. Movies
6. Fishing
7. Hunting
8. Dancing
9. Football
10. Friends
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. Harry Potter
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. To Kill a Mockingbird
5. Angels and Demons
6. The Great Gatsby
7. 1984
8. Lord of the Rings
9. Catcher in the Rye
Top Movies
1. The Notebook
2. Wedding Crashers
3. Gladiator
4. Braveheart
5. Boondock Saints
6. Anchorman
7. Fight Club
8. Old School
9. 300
10. Mean Girls
Top TV
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Family Guy
3. Friends
4. Lost
5. The Office
6. 24
7. Scrubs
8. House
9. CSI
10. Desperate Housewives
Political Views
39% None Listed
30% Conservative
16% Moderate
5% Liberal
3% Other
3% Very Conservative
2% Apathetic
1% Very Liberal
1% Libertarian
Texas Tech
Top Music
1. Jack Johnson
2. Country
3. Pat Green
4. Sublime
5. Incubus
6. Rock
7. Coldplay
8. The Fray
9. Rap
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers
Top Interests
1. Music
2. Sports
3. Movies
4. Shopping
5. Football
6. Friends
7. Working Out
8. Traveling
9. Reading
10. God
Top Books
1. The Bible
2. To Kill a Mockingbird
3. Harry Potter
4. 1984
5. The DaVinci Code
6. The Notebook
7. The Great Gatsby
8. Redeeming Love
9. Angel and Demons
Top Movies
1. Wedding Crashers
2. The Notebook
3. Old School
4. Fight Club
5. Anchorman
6. Boondock Saints
7. 300
8. Blow
9. Gladiator
10. How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
Top TV
1. Grey's Anatomy
2. Family Guy
3. Friends
4. The Office
5. CSI
6. Desperate Housewives
7. Lost
8. House
9. Scrubs
10. South Park
Political Views
36% None Listed
29% Conservative
17% Moderate
7% Liberal
4% Other
4% Very Conservative
2% Apathetic
1% Very Liberal
1% Libertarian
...and if you're not interested in reading about my family, just stop here and come back later when I get more on-topic content posted.
It may seem like I do a lot of tributes to Husker fans, but that's because most of my relatives and friends hail from the Cornhusker State. But peacefully from the world last night passed a man who will always be in my heart and on my mind.
This man was a son, a husband, a dad, a grandpa, a great-grandpa, a World War II veteran (paratrooper), a gentleman, a golfer, an entrepreneur, a businessman for decades, a patriot, and so many other things I would never be able to list them all.
So many things describe my grandpa, but above all he was a gentleman, in the way that so few of us are anymore. I don't recall him ever using foul language in front of a woman. When you came inside, the hats came off. He treated everyone he met with respect, and though he was never monetraily rich, he was always generous.
Such is the inexorable march of life, I guess. But we are moving toward that sad day when the world will be without men of the greatest generation, who did so much for their families, their friends and their country that we can't ever repay them, we can only thank them and attempt to measure up to what they've done.
I'll miss you, Pops. But I'll see you again.
Fellow bloggers, we might as well give up. The players from our own teams say they don't read us, and we don't know what's going on. And it was reported in Sports Illustrated online, so it must be true.
Check out the last question on page three: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/specials/preview/2007/08/07/survey.results/index.html
Thank God. Now we can actually talk about football.
Here's the link (sorry, using a different computer that's apparently not blogger-friendly): http://www.kansascity.com/385/story/220401.html
The Wildcat football team reported for practice today, and will begin practice tomorrow. Yet another milestone toward the best time of year. Not to mention, the players are now under the coaches' watchful eye long hours each day, making them less likely to get into trouble. Ask Texas how important that can be.
Prince has also been a man about town as far as speaking his mind. On Wednesday, he was in Nebraska, speaking at the Nebraska Coaches' Association summer clinic. He exhibited what seems to be his trademark, self-depracating sense of humor, as well as sharing some of his knowledge of the game of football. Some examples...
Along with Malcolm X and Gerald Ford, he joked, he's one of the three most famous Omahans. He was adopted and grew up outside Fort Riley, Kan. His dad was a World War II veteran; his mom a maid.
"I think we were picked 14th preseason out of the 12 [last year]," Prince said. "There was no question people thought we were going to scrape the bottom of the barrel."
