When I was a little kid my father was given a big dry erase board that had the NCAA Basketball bracket on it and from that day forth I eagerly awaited the tournament. Now, at that age I was most excited because I liked writing on dry-erase boards (which seems incredibly lame as I think back on it). Anyways, I took it upon myself each year to write in all 64 teams and then keep track of all of the winners on that big board. In my younger years I rooted for the Jayhawks, of course, and then chose other teams by if I liked their names, like Gonzaga and Xavier. As I got older I switched to just rooting for the Jayhawks.
It became a yearly tradition in my house for me to fill out the board, so I did it until I moved away for college. Now, the board sits in a closet year round. Over this spring break I was home for the first time in two years for the beginning of the tournament. I did not drag it out, I guess because writing on dry erase boards has lost it’s flare and I was pretty sure no one would continue to fill it out after I left. Regardless of where I am whenever the tournament starts; I think of that board.
The point of this story? March Madness will always remind me of fond memories from my childhood.
I am excited to see how far KU will go this year. They were looking pretty good through the first two rounds so I am hoping they can keep it up.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Number Four
The Internet has brought me some sad news this morning. It told me that Bret Favre has retired. His name was the most recognizable football players name to me as a child. As I grew up and started watching football more I always looked forward to watching the Packers.
My favorite thing about Favre was how happy he seemed to be while playing the game. A lot of times those guys act too serious for getting paid to play a game they love. Favre though, I never got that feeling from him. One memory that sticks out from this last season is when the Packers were playing that game in the snow and he started throwing snowballs at people on the field. Although he was older than the average age of a quarterback he never acted like it.
His true love of the game is apparent in the way he played the game. He went for plays that others would have not wanted to take the risk on. And he was a fierce competitor when it came down to it.
He retires with 5,377 career completions in 8,758 attempts for 61,655 yards, 442 touchdowns and 288 interceptions, just passing Dan Marino's touchdown mark last season. Finishing with a streak of 253 consecutive regular-season starts, that’s 275 if you include playoff games.
Not too shabby.
My favorite thing about Favre was how happy he seemed to be while playing the game. A lot of times those guys act too serious for getting paid to play a game they love. Favre though, I never got that feeling from him. One memory that sticks out from this last season is when the Packers were playing that game in the snow and he started throwing snowballs at people on the field. Although he was older than the average age of a quarterback he never acted like it.
His true love of the game is apparent in the way he played the game. He went for plays that others would have not wanted to take the risk on. And he was a fierce competitor when it came down to it.
He retires with 5,377 career completions in 8,758 attempts for 61,655 yards, 442 touchdowns and 288 interceptions, just passing Dan Marino's touchdown mark last season. Finishing with a streak of 253 consecutive regular-season starts, that’s 275 if you include playoff games.
Not too shabby.
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