Day 72

I asked Leah today to do a guest appearance on the blog and she declined, but said one of these she will. All is quiet in the Robuck house this morning. Max went to LA for the day for work, Scott and Lauren are still sleeping, Casey is napping, and Leah and her mom are chilling on the couch. We are going to see Lisa & the kids in about an hour. Dog Park, Kids Park, then lunch. Should be interesting.

Today I need to give props to my main man Doug Spear and his wife Andrea. At 12:42 PM yesterday in Atlanta, Andrea gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Natalie Hope Spear. She is 6 pounds, 5 ounces. We couldn't be happier for the both of them. Nobody deserves this more than Doug. When it comes to being a good friend, they don't come much better than Doug. Doug and Matt met at Camp Robin Hood in 1984 and instantly became friends. Over the years, Doug has been a big brother to me. My parents love him and I find it hard-pressed to find anyone who doesn't like him. I wish all three of them the best in the upcoming year.

Rafal and I went to the Insight Bowl last night. Arizona State beat Rutgers 45-40. In all of my years of watching football, I have never witnessed two worse defenses in my life. Jokingly, I called my father in law at halftime and said "this is like the 85 Bears and the 2000 Ravens." Seriously, there was over 1200 yards in total offense and the game was well over 4 hours. This is one thing I cannot stand about the college game - they are way too long. Why they feel the need to set the chains after every first down is beyond me. It slows everything down. The other thing that is crazy is how the oddsmakers continue to do it. The spread on last night's game was ASU -9.5. With 4 minutes left, ASU scored to go up by 12. They ended up winning by 5 on a last minute TD by Rutgers, but how do they know its going to be right around that 9.5 number? It amazes me everytime. The craziest thing is when Horizon league or MAC basketball games are nailed to the number. Talk about a fun job, setting sports lines. That is right up my alley.

Chat boards and talk radio speculation have pretty much taken over the sports and entertainment field. Every team, TV show, or band has their own set of die hard fans looking for the latest information. Most of it deals in rumors and speculation and there are so many half-truths out there that it is hard to believe anything anymore. Case in point, I checked my KU hoops chat board today and there was posting that some random guy wrote saying he read on the Depaul chat board that Freshman Julian Wright is homesick at KU and wants to transfer to Illinois at the end of the year. Now I for one don't believe it because this is a guy who in all of his quotes says he doesn't care about starting and committed to KU because he loved Bill Self. But the fact that these unsubstantiated rumors are out there are disturbing. Even if they aren't true, they kid may read this and it may plant a seed. It is what it is and it is our freedom of speech at work here.

Song of the Day: "The Blind Leading The Blind" By Geto Boys