Haterz gunna hate

I love this interview

BON IVER "Holocene" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

Common Projects has duck boots now

Lue Played at Nebraska and he played highschool ball in KC. So none of you will find this in any way interesting.

Some links about how the sports in my town are weak to quite weak.

Bill Simmons kills my town
Royals are bootsy

NaTaTa and I are going to see this guy in September

I won't claim that I have been listening to Bon Iver since the beginning. I wasn't. But I just bought the self titled new album and have been killing it around 12:30 every night. Calgary is the first single and I love it. The music video is stupit weird though.

A Parody of every youtube rap battle. My dude kills it with the ex girlfriend # line. Oh yeah most of you won't like this.

I have not seen this video

look at this dude getting kicked in the face...actually dont

There is fittin to be a whole lot of B Ball on this blog coming up. Don't be scared.

Shaq you could not have saved Biggie.

I am not saying this is good. I am just presenting it to you for discussion

Intramural Power Rankings week 1

The beginning of the year is usually a bleak and dreary time.  Nobody has any money.  You aren't excited by eating at Village Inn anymore, and whenever you walk outside you feel like hitting something.  Timeout, what is with people beating women in Nebraska?  Anyone else perplexed by the graph below?  There is a bright spot to the new year.  It is what young men at Union College dream about when they go to sleep and what they have swimming in their heads as they slumber.  That's right Intramural basketball.  Time to show Ron Dodds what a huge mistake it was to not pick you on the team.  Time to show all of the haters your skills.  Time to show Richard Young that he isn't as good as he thinks he is.  Yes it is that time my friends.  Trash talk has been elevated.  Ankles have been taped up.  Free throws have been practiced.  And without any further talk from this guy here is the Power Rankings for the first week of the season.

1.  Richard and Mel's Squad.  AKA the Light Blue team.
I know what you are thinking.  How could Richard put his team as the best team in intramurals?  Well it is simple.  His team has the best players.  Shall we break it down.  Mel Chibende has the most hops on campus.  He has also been nominated for smiliest dude and nicest guy who plays basketball.  Tough to find any other player in Intramurals that can shut down Mel's explosiveness.  Jake Allen was the leading scorer in intramurals last year.  So people let Rich pick him up on his squad.  Not alot of common sense going on in the draft room people.  Kyle Breyer and Rayshawn are the best low post combination in Intramurals.  Both love to crash boards and clean up other people's messes.  Don't sleep on Kyle Breyer.  He will make you believe this year.  Now let's talk about Richard Young.  People have mentioned that he doesn't have it anymore, he is an old man, his arthiritic ankle will stop him so you don't need to, all you have to do is rob his house and he won't be a part of the equation.  All these things are true.  But I'm pretty sure as I type this Richard is cackling drinking some silk milk in his championship T shirt from last year.

2.  Drew and T's Purple (scratch) Purple (scratch) Purple Squad
What this team doesn't have in size they make up for in Confidence.  T might be the most athletic player in Intramurals.  Drew is a steady co captian with a nack for hitting big shots.  They struck draft gold when they drafted Zack Frishman who will combine outside shooting and out of control drives to the cup for the Purple squad.  They also picked up a seasoned veteran in Carl Dupper to help with ball handling and shooting.  But there are still alot of questions for this squad.  Like who is going to D up? Who is going to get boards?  Is there enough basketball to go around on this team?  What about team chemistry?  Purple will have to handle all of these questions if they plan to make it to the Championship game.

3.  Damien and Max.
This team has the most will to win.  They are the most competitive and talk the most trash (Minus light blue...actually just minus Richard).  This squad is also one of the most athletic squads in the league.  Max, Chapi and Aaron Stanley love to bang down low.  Damien loves to drive and use his pull up jumper.  But there is a gaping hole at the point guard position.  Who  is going to get these fellas the rock?  Chad Dupper is going to have to step up in a big way if this squad wants to make noise in the dance.  Come out to the thunderdome tomorrow night for a late Christmas present to see if they can put an end to Richard and his cronies.  Damien and Richard in the Thunderdome.  Sign me up!

4. Jared Henry and Seth Gaskin's Yellow Squad
I had this team ranked a little higher when the league started. Last year Jared and Michael Adams had a team that was one shot away from bringing home some more laundry. This year Jared is trying to get back to the championship and avenge his loss. He picked up the athletic Seth to help him along his journey. There are a few problems here though. Last year Jared was able to dribble around screens and shoot threes without any problems. This year who is going to set screens? Who is going to move the ball? Jared tried to pick up Edgar to help down low. But if there is a volleyball game in town please believe he will be at that thing. He can't bang with the bigs and get boards if he is out with the coeds.

5.  Boomer and Ron
On paper this team has alot of potential.  Ron is a scrappy ball player who doesn't back down from anyone.  Boomer has the complete offensive package.  Micah is a point guard that you are going to have keep your eyes on.  Thomas will body you up and then take your cookies.  The problems here are going to revolve around team chemistry and staying poised.  Nobody wants to play these guys.  We will see how they develop through the season.

6.  Justin Braman and Brock Reichert
This is a complete team.  They have size with Justin and Brock and they have speed with Jeff and Hadji.  Hadji might be the dirtiest player in the league and I don't think he would have a problem with me saying that.  With Hadji and Jeff you are going to have to get out to their three point shooters.  With Brock and Justin you are going to have to D up down low.  Pick your poison.  The questions on this team revolve around who the alpha dog is.  Who is going to take the last shot down the stretch?  Will they have enough point guard leadership to make a run?

7.  Team Minnetonka
I have ranked this team low because I really have no idea what they are going to be like.  Minnesota flavor with Kody Hines.  They don't have many freshman on this team which is always a plus.  Kyle and Chayse are going to have to play big for this team to achieve intramural greatness.

8.  Jeff and Dalton
Someone has to be last right.  Don't take this as an insult but let it motivate you to the top.  In order for this team to win Shawn Santana has to score 40 pts a game.  Simple enough.

This year intramurals has much more talent then in year's passed.  Who will win?  You have to come out and watch to find out.

I started listening to Nas after my girlfriend and I broke up my sophomore year of college. I actually liked Nas more then Jay Z at the time. Only Mikeydise knows this.

This takes me back to 02

My dude Whitlock

It's Over

Here is a time line of the last 24 hrs.

10:00 PM Saturday Night: I'm on the phone with Mikeydise. We talk about how he thinks that we have a shot to win the game. We talk about how amazing it is to be in the playoffs. We talk about how nervous we are. It is a moment of reflection.

10:15 PM: While finishing my last slice of Kathy Fogg's Lemon Pie I decide that there is no way that I am going to be able to sleep tonight. The weather is getting bad so I call Ariel Webstar and ask her if it's cool if we go to Kansas City tonight so we can beat the weather. If I am going to be stuck anywhere it's going to be in KC.

11:00 PM: Ariel and I load up the 96 Camry and head to KC. We talk about a million topics. I didn't really know her very well before this trip. An awesome way to get to know someone is to sit next to them for six hours of driving.

3:00 AM: After getting to my folks crib in South Kansas City I am finally able to get some sleep.

8:00 AM: Wake up. Try to sleep. It's not going to happen. lay wide awake thinking about the game.

9:00 AM: Leave for JoJo's

10:00 AM: Leave JoJo's for Arrowhead.

10:30 AM: Walking around the parking lot is surreal. All I can think is that I can't believe I will be watching a Chiefs playoff game in a few minutes. I get into the stadium grab a hot dog and head down to watch the players warm up.

11:00 AM: Roger Goodell comes out of the tunnel and starts signing autographs for the Chiefs fans. Dante Stallworth comes over and gives him a big hug. Todd Haley leaves the field for the locker room and thanks all the Chiefs fans around me for being at the game.

11:30 AM: I head up to my seat. I feel like I'm going into battle.

11:50 AM: The Stealth Bomber flys over. The crowd is getting juiced. This is the most pumped up crowd that I have seen at Arrowhead this year. Everyone is happy and nervous. There is a real tension in the air. Everyone is filled with hope. Natalie once told me that the Chiefs have taught her to never have hope.

Start of the first quarter: The Ravens march down the field. We hold them to a field goal and a moral victory. Our offense takes over and goes three and out. Tamba strips Flacco of the ball and Jamal Charles makes the most exciting play of the game. To describe to you how I was feeling when Jamal Charles scored is to say that I was going out of my mind. After he scored I really thought we had an amazing chance to win. I started to think about Pittsburgh and where I was going to watch the game. I was thinking about how far the Chiefs have come. I was thinking about how happy I was going to be after the game.

Halftime: I go to the bathroom and refresh my twitter. At this time there is hope.

Midway through the 4th Quarter: I realize that I haven't said a word for about 20 minutes. Here comes the self pity. JoJo would later comment that I didn't say a word all game. I remember that I was shaking but I wasn't cold. I guess it is hard to describe how much I wanted the Chiefs to win this game.

End of game: As we walk out of the stadium I give JoJo a little hug and we talk about how it was a good season.
Shoutouts to the Webb family and the Paradise family. They are great fans. I respect them. I don't respect many fans but they lay it all out on the line.

Drive home: I get a text from my mom saying that she is sorry that the Chiefs lost and that God and family are the most important things in life. Ariel and I listen to depressing music. We discuss Union College. We wonder why the Chiefs don't love us when we love them so much. I wish I was Izaby Da Baby that way this loss wouldn't hurt so bad and I could take a nap.

I mention to Ariel how losses like this make me think of all the other things in my life that are bootsy.

• I am close to out of Silk Milk
• NaTaTa keeps buying the extra fiber bread
• My ankle hurts
• The Union Warriors are on a losing streak
• January has the worst movies
• I won't get to talk to Michael Paradise until Mel Kiper comes out with his third mock draft
• I don't have many honors on my Pathfinder Sash
• The sun makes it hard for me to see my computer screen every day at around 4 in the afternoon
• Duke is #1 in the nation
• The Royals are goin to probably have their worst season of all time
• Natalie really likes Glee
• I can't properly digest milk products

7:30 PM: I walk into my house and I see that NaTaTa has baked me a Pecan Pie. And I realize that nothing even matters at all.