Twenty-one years ago, a boy was born in the Okinawa Prefecture in the distant land of Japan. His parents, both sergeants in the United States Army, raised him to be strong, tough, wily — a survivor. At age 7, he killed his first bear, the skin of which he would use to stay warm during the coldest of winter nights. By the time he was 12, he had taught himself to break the code used by the Japanese military and used it to launch guerrilla raids on their supply lines, stealing vital medical supplies that he would use to treat his family as they waited for the 61st division to return to find them. Help never came.

In 2008, on the 4th of July, that boy began his pilgrimage to his homeland. The Pacific Ocean was a long swim, but he had been preparing for this for his whole life. Two months later, he arrived in Waco, Texas.

Robert Griffin III is the perfect hipster. When he listens to a band, everyone else forgets they ever existed. He has the ability to turn water into wine, but he prefers to drink PBR. His favorite number is the number J. Superman wears an entire outfit modeled after the socks RG3 wore to receive his Heisman Trophy. Read the rest of this entry →

The battle cry for the Texas revolution against Mexico was “Remember the Alamo”.  But the phrase I have heard lately is “Will he coach in the Alamo Bowl?”  I don’t know exactly what is going on in Lubbock right now and I am not sure there are many people that know the whole story.  All I know is Texas Tech will be in the game.  Who will coach them is still up in the air.  The Spartans will also field a team but who exactly will be on the field is another question yet to be answered. In case you don’t know, many players were charged with assault from an on campus fight.  How did this become scandal bowl?  Who cares?  We aren’t watching this game for Legal Studies 101 credit.  We want to see some good football. And that is just what this game should deliver. Read the rest of this entry →

Admit it – you are still surprised that Northwestern ranks among the Top 25 teams in the nation. These are the same Wildcats that looked so hapless during the first two years of the Pat Fitzgerald regime, and despite (or perhaps because of) two new coordinators they triumphed to an 8-3 record int eh cyclically weak Big Ten.

And here they are in the Valero Alamo Bowl, one of the three 2008 bowl matchups of top teams as they face the offensive blitzkreig of the Missouri Tigers. Speaking of matchups, you will see some of the top units in the game when Mizzou takes possession, and a couple of the worst when the Wildcats take the field.

Stats, trends and cool conversation starters for the girls at the party/bar after the jump… Read the rest of this entry →