It's been a few weeks so I thought I would update the ole' blog...and that about wraps it up. Take care, I'll update soon...
Kidding, that's my humor. I actually got on here to discuss the exciting weekend I'm about to partake in. I'm coming home! Home as in Manhattan, KS for the final home game of the Big 12 North leading Kansas State University Fightin' Wildcats...that felt good to type. As I've explained in other posts, I am the forever optimist of the football team. And this year has made me realize something. I was the kiss of death for K-State football the last three years. This could be a coincidence, but I'm having trouble believing that theory.
For as long as I could remember K-State was always good and always going to a bowl. My senior year of high school we won the Big 12 conference championship in the greatest game ever. Everything was looking up for my time in the "Little Apple". Not so fast. I spent a year at Yale, sorry, CCC and then went to K-State the following year. Something was different while I was there. Couldn't quite put my finger on it at the time, but now I see much more clearly. The football team sucked. And to make matters worse, good ole' dependable Bill retired my first year up there. Wasn't expecting that. Then a bald, chubby, articulate man started running the show. We went to a friggin' bowl game his first year. He said all the right things, and I ate up everything he had to say. So things were looking good. And then ten and fourteen his last two years (and zero for 9 against KU, MU, and NU) later and he got the boot.
Now like I said earlier, I didn't think too much about all of this. I hated not having a good football team to cheer for, but (and I thought I would never say this my entire life) it was almost basketball season. And I started to spend most of my time at our great tailgates. My roommate Trey and I know how to party, so instead of going in to the game and getting in a bad mood, we would stay outside the game and hit nails into a wood stump and drink until we couldn't feel feelings anymore. I think that's called depression...but we enjoyed ourselves.
I admit I didn't know what to think when good ole' dependable Bill decided to come back. I was nervous for him at first, because I didn't want him to suck and get blamed for not doing anything and ruining his legacy. I guess that's why I didn't get the AD job when I applied. That and they said I wasn't "qualified", and I couldn't "wear shorts to work everyday". So I told them where they could stick their job and moved to Austin. I'm glad everything is working out for everyone.
I leave town. Bill goes to work. We're on our way to being good again. He's already done the impossible and kept us out of the cellar, and has us set up to win the north...what a guy.
Living down where the expected south division champs hail from, I've had the pleasure of hearing plenty of who the Longhorns will face in the championship game. Two weeks ago it was KU...weak. Then a week ago it was Mizzou...weaker. I listen to the ESPN radio affiliate out of Austin everyday after work. One of these yahoos laughed at the thought of K-State actually winning the north and getting the privilege of facing UT in the championship game...that was my last straw. I called into the station. First I talked to a guy and told him my question for Chip and Sean, he told me I'd be on hold for about 20 minutes. I had no intention of waiting the whole 20 minutes, so I was a little shocked when about 10 minutes later I hear, "Jordan, your on 104.9 The Horn, what's on your mind?" My reply "Hello?" Once I realized I was actually on the show, I turned off my radio because there was a lag to it...that and I knew I'd be distracted by the sound of my own voice. So I asked my question. "I'm a K-Stater down here and it sounds like you guys don't expect to K-State to make it to the championship game. You guys realize we beat you in almost everything and Colt McCoy has never beat us. Just wanted to make sure you guys just weren't nervous about playing us." I do need to make a note that there was also about 30-40 ummm's thrown in all of that. But in my mind a legit question. They laughed about it and kind of agreed with me and told me to call back if we ended up making it in, so I've got that going for me. But I am glad to say they have changed their tune after last weekend. They would much rather face Nebraska who has no offense whatsoever, than face UT's "biggest thorn in their side...K-State." I've done my job.
So this weekend I'll get to see my first game of the year. And I'll be able to test my theory on me being the black cloud that refused to let the football team be good while I was around. And if it turns out to be true...screw it. I'm going again next year.
