Great stuff...and some not so great stuff

So, I love college football. I spent the weekend at home watching all sorts of games--the only bad part about watching bits and pieces of other games is that I can't even remember which games I watched all the way through.

Baseball is the American pasttime, and this year, the Red Sox are my faves for the World Series. That's that. I thought I was cheering for the Yankees in the ALCS race, but I realized that I'd rather see the underdog come out a winner.

And with that theme, there comes the issue of my own school in the football category. I listened to another disappointing loss for my Hometown Heroes, the Crusaders. Drake defeated them 37-10 on Saturday, making it the fourth straight loss in as many weeks for them. It disappoints me more to know that they have potential to be an awesome team, and it sucks that for the seniors, the end is nearing. Giancola is still 5 points away from setting the all-time scoring record and he has 21 less TD receptions than he did last year. While he was only part of last year's PFL championship team, there are so many players on that team that deserve to end this season on top. I would love to see Knutson come out with another season of big yardage, and maybe the senior RBs, TEs, and linemen can help each other out. The Defense is awesome, but they haven't been having a great season either--let's see that change, seniors. You know you always have a fan in me. Parents' Day is November 6 and there is only one more home game before their senior season is over. Maybe we can end 2004 on a good note (well, maybe we can end it 5-6...a little under .500).

More football stuff for the weekend was watching my little bro's team (the 2003 IHSA 7A Champs) take a big loss to Lemont at home. This is the first time that the senior class has lost at home while they have been at Oswego H.S. The kicker--it was a 12-13 loss. And as the seniors' last home game, my poor bro had to watch the game from the sidelines because his positions coach is a...well, you can imagine what I was thinking. The good part, though, is that they have a pretty good pairing in the brackets for the IHSA playoffs. I hope for the best for them.

Some positives, some negatives, but I hope to bring some better news in the future. Till then, go Valpo!

First time doing this..

Welcome to my first post! My name is Laura, and I am a 20-year-old junior at Valparaiso University. My roomie is Tina, and she is my best friend. While I enjoy hanging with her as much as possible, I also like sports--alot!! And my favorite part about sports is learning about them. I write for my school paper, and this year, my beat is the football team. Gotta love that! It's been awhile, I think, that a girl has written about football for the paper, so I feel honored and priveleged. As a sports fan, I have my favorite teams, including my hometown players--The Chicago White Sox. For college football, it doesn't really matter which team is playing...I just like watching the sport for love of the game. In participating in all of these sporting activities, I intend on becoming a sports anchor, maybe ESPN or my local Fox Sports Net. If that doesn't pan out, I want to write for a sports magazine...probably ESPN the Magazine. Anyway, although it seems like my life revolves around sports, I also have other activities. I love dancing, singing, boys (especially athletes) and getting involved with things on campus. But that's besides the point...I intend for this blog to include a variety of things, from talking about stuff at VU to sports rantings. So, if you have an idea or think I need to pick it up, let me know...Holla! ;)