Love for Kansas

For all those who don't know-Kansans can be crazy in love with their school. We don't take school pride lightly. March 2008, I finally got my KU tattoo that I had been wanting since I turned 18. Well at 23 I finally did it. I went in to the tattoo parlor Big Daddy Cadillac's in Lawrence, KS wanting a tattoo that was a heart with 'KU' inside it and "04 07' around the outside, representing the years I attended KU. Mentally I was picturing a small tattoo. That is until the tattoo artist drew up my tat, showed it to me and it was about three times bigger than I imagined. I was in love. Two and a half hours later, I was tatted up.

However, this woman totally puts my tattoo to shame. It's amazing. Rock Chalk. Oh and it's worth noting...Kansas Men's Basketball is ranked preseason #1 in all the major polls, but I didn't need a poll to validate this. Any Kansas fan always knows-we are #1.

(Photo courtesy of kusports.com)

Spoiled Brat

One thing I hate most-are unproven rookies who think because they have a certain last name they can make outrageous demands.

Today's Victim: University of Central Florida's freshman guard Marcus Jordan.

He AGREED to play ball at UCF. Going through recruitment, at some point he must have realized "this school wears Adidas, I am a spoiled brat, my dad is Michael Jordan, I want to wear Nike, this may be a problem."

Marcus Jordan only wears Nike. Just like his dad. So why would he chose a school that has a $3 million contract with Adidas? Chose a different school. Since he's playing at UCF, clearly he isn't as good as his dad, otherwise he'd try to go to Kansas (we wouldn't accept him cuz he's not worth wasting a scholarship on), Duke or North Carolina.

Again, why choose a school when you know they don't wear Nike? You are either completely selfish, pompous spoiled brat and think because your dad is MJ you can demand they make an exception for you. Or you paid Derrick Rose to take your ACT/SAT score to get into college and the score was so pathetic your only option was UCF. (Feel free to make the Derrick Rose/Memphis/Cheating scandal connection to that)

Suck it up. Wear the free Adidas gear. Or go back in time, sign letter of intent to play at a school that has a contract with Nike. Build your own legacy. Oh wait, UCF Basketball won't be winning the National Championship anytime soon, so trying to follow in your father's footsteps is already wasting your time.

*update- Through the rumor mills, I heard that UCF promised they would switch to Nike? Possibly an attempt to lure him to UCF? Regardless, he's a spoiled brat. Wear whatever jersey brand you are given. I mean it's not like you are PAYING tuition to go to that school.

Can Lane Kiffin Please Shut His Mouth?

Seriously. Shut your mouth. I know he is trying to garner publicity for Tennessee Football, but in my mind the best way to get publicity for your team is by winning games and beating Florida. Not by beating up Florida and Urban Meyer in the press.

Kiffin's way of getting publicity for his football program is by making a fool of himself in the media. I will say I felt bad for Kiffin after getting fired from the Oakland Raiders, in what still looks somewhat 'unfair' however since taking over the football program at Tennessee I wish Kiffin would just go away.

My main question is: who does he think he is? Did anybody really know about him and/or care about him pre-firing at Oakland? I didn't. Now he can't keep is mouth shut. My advice-win games, build consecutive winning seasons and maybe beat Florida occasionally and then you can make bold statements because you'll have the past results to back you up.

One of my best friends told me that if I were a dog, I would be a Chihuahua because my bark is louder than my bite (ie. I would yell at someone/defend myself to the fullest, but lack the physical strength and size to actually do any real damage)...and I would classify Lane Kiffin as one too. So would John Taylor at CollegeFootballTalk.com "The more I hear from Kiffin, and the more I see what he's doing on Saturdays, I'll be damned if that lil' ankle-nipper might not be putting together a football program whose bite can match the coach's yelp. Eventually."

Photo Credit: Wade Payne / Associated Press

Welcome!

As my first post it's typical to introduce myself, my beliefs and what you can expect from me on this blog.

Hi. I'm Courtney. I'm a girl who loves sports (gasp!) I find myself to be the brunette bloggin' version of Erin Andrews. Born and raised in the Twin Cities, (Wayzata, Minnesota) graduated college from the University of Kansas and currently living in Los Angeles. It's crucial to let you know right now-my motto is Beat LA. I am not one of the bandwagon sports people. I'll explain later.

My passion is sports. Yet if you saw me on the street, you'd think I was the girliest girl ever. I love shopping, I love to wear over-size sunglasses, nothing is more comfortable than a sundress and cowboy boots (or high heels). Yet I am most comfortable at a Buffalo Wild Wings, drinking a beer, or three, and watching whatever sports is on tv.

I'm like the Jim Rome of sports chat, with a Jessica Beil body (I keep in shape).

Now to the good stuff, my beliefs. I believe in Kansas Jayhawk Basketball (oooo and now our Football team is pretty darn good too!) I believe in the Minnesota Twins, we don't have the payroll of the Yankees or Red Sox, but our heart and soul is cleaner and better than any other team. Period. Plus we are getting a brand new outdoor ball park for the 2010 Season, Target Field horray!! Now, if we can get a great starting pitcher, get Pat Neshek and Kevin Slowey healthy, look for the Twins to be AL Central Champs again. I used to be a die hard Minnesota Vikings fan, yet with the take over of Brad Childress and his laughable attempts at finding a QB, my fan-hood has dwindled. I thought it was absolutely pathetic gamble at getting Brett Favre. Let's be honest, if the Vikes, Childress and Brett do not win the Super Bowl this year, bye-bye Childress. The Vikes are 5-0 thus far, don't get too excited, I remember the Vikes going 15-1 only to lose 42-0 at NY Giants. I don't think it's unreasonable to demand nothing less than a Super Bowl victory this year or Childress deserves to be fired and signing Brett Favre was a complete waste. He's 40 years old. It's clear that its a SB victory this year or bust. Looking to the future is not something the owners of the Vikings are doing. The backup QB's are Tavaris Jackson, John David Booty and Sage Rosenfels, which translates to Brett Favre needs to avoid a serious injury or the Vikes are screwed.

It's obvious my sports loyalties belong to Kansas Jayhawks and Minnesota Twins. I would like to revert to something I touched on earlier...BEAT LA! . Just because I currently live in LA, does not mean I like LA teams. Lakers=vomit; Dodgers= vomit; Clippers=wait, does anyone actually like the Clippers? LA Kings=leave hockey to the north.

I started this blog because I always have a lot to say regarding sports and athletes and I needed an appropriate forum to do so. My friends, family and co-workers always say "if there is something you don't know about sports or an athlete, ask Courtney. She'll know." Also, most of my guy friends have asked me about my opinion about a certain game, team, stats, players etc. I give my opinion in a blunt, honest statement. I have also worked (and currently interning) with professional soccer teams in their PR/Communications departments, so you know that my posts will be informed, thoughtful and un-biased statements. Except if it's something about Kansas Basketball, because I have a KU tattoo and I'm planning my second KU tat after we win the 2010 National Championship this year. I love my Jayhawks and I think the University of Missouri is the worst example of a collegiate team. Muck Fizzou, Rock Chalk Jayhawk.

Hugs and Love,
cmack