Dec. 7, 1988. I’m pretty sure I didn’t sleep more than a few minutes that night. What I remember the most is being terrified. That was the night the TV special “Manhunt: Live! A Chance to End the Nightmare” aired. It was two hours of riveting and fear-provoking programming that I could not stop […]
It began with a ‘Nightmare’ Read More »
After more than six years of the same format, “The blog about everything,” it was time for a facelift. As the final project for my “Promotions Writing” class in graduate school this semester, I’m building a public relations campaign to promote my capstone: a few chapters in books I plan to write once I’ve
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I’m not Clark Griswold. I don’t have the time, energy or insanity to dig up a 20-foot tree or staple 10,000 Christmas lights to our house. As an introvert who treasures privacy, I’d rather sleep in Cousin Eddie’s RV than invite the entire family to crash in our place for a week. But, man,
Tis the season, Clark Read More »
A few minutes into the second half, I did something I almost never do during Missouri games: I turned off the radio and TV and stopped paying attention. All I could think was “Gary Pinkel deserves better than this.” It was far from a glorious home finale for a man who resurrected a football
Webb: The good and bad of Pinkel’s tenure Read More »
First off, I apologize for being on hiatus the past two weeks. I blame work and life. It’s not that I’ve slacked off on the whole fitness thing. In my last blog, I noted that I hit 220 pounds on the scale. Since, I’ve dropped down to a little less than 218 pounds. Slow progress,
I’m into fitness, take six: Finally, a 5K! Read More »
Week One, the “Tommy Boy” version http://tinyurl.com/29anpkt. Week Two, the “Dumb and Dumber” edition http://tinyurl.com/2aamn56. What to do for Week Three? Well, since it was on Saturday during the Kansas State game, it’s gotta be the “Napoleon Dynamite” cut of the Big 12 rankings, gosh: 1. Texas (3-0, 1-0): Beat Texas Tech 24-14. The big-spending
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Last week I blogged about a Big 12 resurrection movie and which actors would play the various roles (http://tinyurl.com/2bsfopb). Unfortunately, I didn’t bother casting for cameos and lesser roles (I figured Jesus as DeLoss Dodds and Yoda as Lew Perkins couldn’t be topped). But a lot of folks (OK, more than three) seemed to enjoy it. So
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Thousands of columns, stories and blogs have been written about conference expansion lately, particularly how the seemingly dead Big 12 (minus-2, or does Texas count for three?) was saved. The story had so many twists and turns, there should be a movie. So who’s going to play who in this epic? Here are a few ideas …
Coming to a theater near you: “Resurrection (how the Big 12 was saved … for now)” Read More »
1. Kansas (26-1, 12-0, +6): Closing on yet another Big 12 championship. Projection: 29-2, 15-1. 2. Kansas State (22-4, 9-3, +2): Clearly the second-best team in the league. Projection: 25-5, 12-4. 3. Texas A&M (19-7, 8-4, +2): Aggies have won five of six. Projection: 22-8, 11-5. 4. Baylor (20-6, 7-5, +1): Outside of win at
Big 12 rankings, take six Read More »
Not much change. Plus one for a road win. Minus one for a home loss. 1. Kansas (25-1, 11-0, +6): Can only lose the conference title with an epic collapse. Projection: 30-1, 16-0. 2. Kansas State (20-4, 7-3, +2): Rolling in the midst of soft part of conference schedule. Projection: 25-5, 12-4. 3. Texas A&M
Big 12 rankings part five Read More »
