Ian Dury and the Blockheads - What a Waste

Speaking of wastes, it's amazing what Rich Rodriguez has done at TSUN. What was that school thinking when they hired him from WVU? Don't get me wrong, I love seeing my Buckeyes thrash the evil empire from Ann Arbor year after year but sheesh, how does he do so little with a program that should attract so much talent? I only hope that they don't hire Harbaugh who is just a fantastic coach. The guy also fully understands The Game. Elsewhere in the Big Ten, great job by Sparty for the co-championship. As for Wisconsin, nobody wants to have to play them in a bowl game. After the usual early season slip, they're playing as well as anyone out there. It's a shame they can't play either Auburn or Oregon because that would be a game. But heck, who wants to play either of those teams either? For that matter, TCU looks really good as well.

We're expecting a dusting of snow again today so I might not make it out on the bike. Besides, a friend from London is coming over for dinner and there's lots to be done in the kitchen. We met Tom while traveling from Jo'burg to Victoria Falls a few years back. All of us went rafting down the Zambezi River, though Tom was flipped out of the raft three times including in the "washing machine." I think that was the rapid where you're stuck in the froth which isn't quite water but not quite air either. At the end of the day a team of guys had to carry him out of the gorge in Zambia because he sprained his ankle. The ride up (on a plank, on the shoulders of six men) the cliff was the scariest part of the day for him, if I recall correctly. Ahhh, memories.