Sunday

A little SB's this AM.

2 and I bailed on the Augie game in Indianola last night. I did the math, and had we gone, it would have meant a return home around 1AM this morning. Way too late for me. (They won in a tight game. Its never easy on the road.)

The Iowa game was officially recognized as a non-sellout yesterday, breaking a string of 30-odd home game sellouts dating back to 2003. As we approached the stadium 20 minutes before kick-off, the upper reaches of the student section in the South end zone were completely empty. And that section never collected any fans. Lots of tickets were held up "for sale" by fans all around the stadium. They say that Iowa "travels well", but a mediocre team in nasty November conditions suggests a slightly fair-weather fan base for those last 10K of followers. Now, a Florida bowl game in January might be a different story. Everybody in Iowa (who can beg, borrow or steal the travel costs) likes a Florida trip after Christmas.

There was an extremely quiet passing last week of the three year anniversary of 4000 Days. Lots of meaningless information has passed through this site since it opened in 2005. Imagine the possibilities for the future.

For those who may not know, Trackingkch.blogspot.com is back up with some new posts. She has a great way with words, and her spin on life is worth the read.

There was a story on one of the sports pages this AM that the Big O was quoted as wanting to exert his influence to get an 8 team D-1 playoff in college football. Is there any area of endeavor where the wanderlust of this guy's prescience will be limited? Given the rapture on his persona in most of the opinion pages, it looks like the honeymoon period accorded most newly-elected officials may extend indefinitely for him.

More to be added to this post later today...