Posted on: July 3, 2008 6:26 pm
How about a list for "Most Improved IU athletes?"
True story, I had a Physics class with Uwe Blab. Uwe barely fit in the chairs. He would have his head between his knees as if he was resting. One day Uwe became the helper to the prof when exhibiting movement and inertia. The prof threw him the ball and Uwe droped it! We busted up laughing. The prof threw it again and Uwe dropped it again. At that point we were really laughing and in the back of my mind I was say "@#$& this is going to be a long year!" I guess I can understand that Uwe Blab didn't make the team. Though you must admit he was a candidate for most improved!
Posted on: June 23, 2008 6:27 pm
A Weekend to Remember
Last week millions of us watched Tiger and Rocco battle it out to the very last hole. The best golfer ever against "every-man" Rocco Mediate. That will be a tournament that people will talk about for years to come for two reasons. Tiger's first tournament back after knee surgery and he played through extreme pain and was still able to beat the field. And Rocco, ranked 158 in the world gave what it takes to comepete and nearly beat the best the game has ever seen. I love their spirit. Even though Rocco knew the odds, he allowed the swell of competition to elevate his game. And Tiger rose too. Despite his physical pain, he did what he had to do. It is a lesson for athletes at any level, you can give a supreme effort and compete with the giants! I'm now going to cheer on Rocco and Tiger even more than I did before. Thanks for letting us have a ringside seat to something special.
Category: Golf
Posted on: June 14, 2008 11:00 am
How not to be Ozymandias- humility for one...
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: `Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear --
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.'
Instead of taking our time to boast of our school's sports programs or our greatest nation, we need to take time to build the inside components that make that machine produce consistently excellent outcomes. What are those inner components? Character, self-discipline, hard work, patience, goodness, humility and a drive to be excellent. THis is as much a reminder for me as it is a warning. Re-read that poen again and let it sink in.
"but let him who boasts boast of this, that he understands and knows Me, that I am the LORD who exercises lovingkindness, justice and righteousness on earth; for I delight in these things," declares the LORD." Jeremiah 9:24
Category: NCAAB
Posted on: June 10, 2008 9:27 pm
All I am saying is give Lynch a chance.
Over the past several months I've read how many IU fans don't believe Lynch can keep up the winning ways of IU. The whole season was an emotional tribute to fallen Caoch Hoeppner. Some of that is true. I'm beginning to change my mind in favor of Lynch. There are so many obstacles to overcome, especially at IU. I think an old dog CAN learn new tricks. I think Lynch can become a very good coach. This year will be a teller...to see if it was just the memory of Heoppner of if Lynch can coach Big Time. If Lewis does not return, this year may not be a fair test. But that is part of what happens at IU. There is little to no depth, we get hurt a little and it effects us alot. It seems to take a superr coach to get us out of a hole long enough to begin to believe we can go to the big bowls, year after year. As an optimist, I want to believe. Even practically, I think Bill deserves credit for last year and the faith that he can repeat and build on this kind of success. My big question is not "can he caoch" but "can he recruit?" Go Hoosiers.
Category: NCAAF
Posted on: June 6, 2008 5:39 pm