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MU Fan dressed only in Kansas State Briefs sings K-State Fight Song in Olathe
For the past couple weeks I have been a nervous wreck. Why you ask?
I let a $10 bet turn into a near embarrassing situation.
After the MU Tigers basketball game loss at Kansas State, I have been in a lively discussion with a Missouri Fan. We started with a $10 bet that escalated into a much bigger bet.
If K-State lost, I had to wear MU clothes in a MU Bar and Grill and sing the MU fight song during the Kansas and Missouri game on Saturday.If MU lost, the MU fan had to wear only K-State briefs and sing the K-State fight song at a busy Olathe intersection.
As the game got closer last night, the more nervous I got. My teenage sons didn’t help. They kept reminding me that MU is ranked #3, is out for revenge since the last loss and is undefeated at home.
Days leading up to the game I lost sleep. I also became very nervous because my singing skills are atrocious. If you want wallpaper to peel and your windows to crack, I’m your man.
As the game started, I stayed out of my media room. Most of the first half I was downstairs in the kitchen with the TV pointed away from me and the volume down. I got brief updates from my teenage boys. From the sounds my boys were making, MU was raining 3's. The start of the game didn’t look so good for my Wildcats and I think I spent a lot of time in the bathroom.
While I was in the kitchen, I prepared spaghetti for dinner and a few desserts for after dinner.
Towards the end of the first half my boys yelled down to me that K-State is looking better.
Since this blog post is not really about the game, I’ll get to the point. K-State Won!
The win really took a lot of stress off of me. For the past 2 or 3 weeks, you see, I had a MU fan harrassing me and rubbing crummy MU stats down my email.
 
I printed off the K-State fight song this morning and headed to Olathe to watch the MU fan wear only KSU briefs and sing the K-State fight song. I had my camera ready.
On a normal winter day, this would be really bad hard because of the weather. Today, though, the weather was in the 60’s. Standing in briefs should be no problem. If he didn't find KSU briefs, I communicated to him that purple briefs or briefs with a Wildcat on them was ok.
Armed with the lyrics of the K-State fight song, I met a couple friends at an Olathe intersection. We all stood at different corner of the intersection.
While I waiting for the black Ford F-250 pickup truck with a MU flag, I noticed that a couple K-State fans pulled up. About 15 minutes into my wait, a reporter/photograher from KSHB-41 pulled up.
During my 75 minute wait, the KSHB reporter/photographer shot a couple shots of the intersection and interviewed me a couple times.
I’m very confident that the MU fan was watching me, because I saw a truck that looked like the truck the MU fan had identified he would be driving. The truck was spotted going through the intersection a couple times, doing a u-turn on Santa Fe and parking at the end of the Kohl’s parking lot (the driver never got out).
My wait ended by calling the MU fan a welcher on camera because he never showed up. Maybe the cameras scared off this Missouri fan. What do you think?
Since I left the Olathe intersection I have received a few calls from the media and Wildcat fans wanting the name of the MU welcher. Should I reveal who this welcher from Missouri is on my blog?
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What do you think of replacing TCU and West Virginia with Texas A&M and Missouri? The Big 12 Announces Their 2012 Football Schedule
What do you think of replacing TCU and West Virginia with Texas A&M and Missouri?
The Big 12 has been waiting on the addition of West Virginia before the football schedule for 2012 is released. Now that the addition of West Virginiahas been finalized, the Big 12 Conference has released its 2012 football schedule, which does include TCU and West Virginia.
Click here to view the 2012 Big 12 Football Schedule
The first football game scheduled for the Big 12 season is between TCU and Kansas on September 15th.
TCU and West Virginia are replacing Missouri and Texas A&M, which joined the Southeastern Conference.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders play host to the Kansas State Wildcats tonight on ESPNU. The game tips off at 8:00 pm central time.
THE OPENING TIP• The Red Raiders are coming off of a 76-52 loss to Iowa State.• [22/24] Kansas State is riding a two game winning streak after upending OSU, 66-58.• Today’s game is on the ESPNU. Mitch Holthus (Play-by-Play) and Reid Gettys (Analyst) are on the call.• The Red Raiders are 0-6 in Big 12 play for the first time since 1999-00.TEXAS TECH-KANSAS STATE SERIES• This is the 27th meeting between the Wildcats and the Red Raiders. The two first met on Dec. 6, 1955 in Manhattan Kansas. Kansas leads the all-time series 16-10. The Red Raiders lead the series in Lubbock, 7-4.• Kansas State has won four of the last five meetings between the two schools. The last Texas Tech win (84-75) came in Lubbock on Feb. 13, 2008.ABOUT KANSAS STATE• Kansas State is 14-4 and 3-3 in the Big 12.• The Wildcats are led by Rodney McGruder (15.6 ppg / 5.6 rpg), Jamar Samuels (11.2 ppg / 6.9 rpg) and Will Spradling (10.9 ppg / 2.7 apg).
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Kansas City Chiefs Will Introduce Their New Head Coach, Romeo Crennel, This Afternoon
The Kansas City Chiefs will be introducing Romeo Crennel as their new head coach at a 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. The Chiefs and Crennel have agreed to 3 year contract. The Chiefs official release on Crennel's hire includes quotes from owner Clark Hunt and General Manager Scott Pioli.
Hunt: "We are very excited to name Romeo the new head coach of the Chiefs," Hunt said. "In 30 years as a coach in the National Football League, Romeo has established an outstanding track record of success, and we believe his experience and proven ability make him the best person to help us reach our goal of consistently competing for championships."
Pioli: "Romeo's vast experience and intelligence have helped him achieve success at the highest level. The way in which he creates accountability and respect amongst the team creates a very productive work environment and will be critical in continuing to develop our young core of players," Pioli said. "In addition, Romeo's extensive knowledge of our players, personnel, and needs make him a perfect fit to lead the Kansas City Chiefs."
How far will the 65 year old head coach lead the Kansas City Chiefs? Will they make the playoffs next year?
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Will Dez Bryant of the Dallas Cowboys get Served in New York this Weekend? It is believed that the Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant will be served during the first half this weekend when the Cowboys play the Giants in New York due to another lawsuit. Why during the first half. Many times he disappears during the second half.
The Boston Herald reports that Endurance Capital Fund, a New York-based company finances luxury items like cars and yachts for high profile athletes and entertainers, is suing Dez Bryant because it says he borrowed $100,000 and has refused to repay the full amount he owes. “This was a simple transaction with a loan agreement and promissory note reviewed by Mr. Bryant’s advisors and signed by Mr. Bryant,” the company said in a statement. “We held up our side of the bargain, now we are simply asking that Mr. Bryant follow through with what he promised to do. We have reached out to everybody from Mr. Bryant’s agent to his mortgage broker to try to get this debt repaid. Everyone acknowledges the debt, but nobody will come forward to repay it. This is a unique and disappointing experience. We have never had a client refuse to repay their debt before.” To date, Dez Bryant, has not been able to have been served. That might change when the Dallas Cowboys visit the New York Giants this weekend. I can just see it now. Dez takes the field and and he enters the huddle, a process server serves Dez. That would make interesting tv won't it? Hmm . . . what is it with the millionaire athletes who skip out of their debts? I can understand a struggling person living paycheck to paycheck, but not a high profile sports athlete.
What is Dez's advisers doing for him?
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Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs Pro- Bowlers Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson
That is right. If you haven't heard, Tamba Hali and Derrick Johnson were selected to the Pro Bowl.
"We're excited about the news we heard yesterday that Derrick Johnson and Tamba Hali were elected to the Pro Bowl," Crennel said, via NFLN. "It's an honor. Both guys have worked extremely hard in the class room, practice field and on the field. It's always nice to be recognized by the voters."
The Pro Bowl voters were made up equal parts of fans, coaches and players.
"Both men are appreciative of it," Crennel continued, "and they're appreciative of their teammates because they know they can't do it by themselves."
If you watched any KC Chiefs games this year, you would have seen both defensive players hustle on every play.
Congratulations Tamba and Derrick!
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Kansas City Rankings - Travel Leisure Magazine Ranks Kansas City #6 Most Sports-Crazed City
According to a release by Travel Leisure Magazine recently, Kansas City is the #6 Most Sports-Crazed City.
Kansas City was picked #6 despite its fall in baseball and football because it host more baseball games in March than any other city. Add the College Basketball Experience Museum and the Negro League Museum and Kansas City is a sports-crazed city.
To read more and see the other sports-crazed cities, go to Travel Leisure Magazine.
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Kansas University first hired Charlie Weis from Florida. Charlie negotiated a good salary for the assistant coaches. The first coach Charlie hires was Tim Grunnard from Bishop Miege in Roeland Park, Kansas. Tim was the head football coach of the Miege Stags and a former Kansas City Chiefs football player. My Gardner Trailblazer's have played the Stags a couple times over the last couple years and I think Tim did a wonderful job representing the Stags. I always liked his demeanor on the sidelines.
Now that Tim is headed to Kansas University, he may have had some pull to get Tre Parmalee. Tre Parmalee, a 5-foot-10, 160-pound receiver out of Bishop Miege High School, orally committed to the Kansas football team on Wednesday night.
Parmalee is the first commitment for new KU coach Charlie Weis. Parmalee picked KU after de-committing from Northern Illinois. Tim Grunnard is the first hired and Tre Parmalee is the first commitment for KU. I like the idea of getting some of the football talent from the area. This should be good to watch Tim and Tre on the KU sidelines, even though I'm a Kansas State Wildcat.
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Kansas University Will Announce Charlie Weis as Their New Coach
OK, nobody can deny that Charlie Weis has been successful in his coaching career. He has coached high school, college and at the professional level.
Many people in Kansas City may only know his recent coaching jobs at Notre Dame, his alma matter, at the University of Florida and with the Kansas City Chiefs. Charlie has also coached for the New York Giants and the New England Patriots.
Later today, the University of Kansas, will announce Charlie Weis as their new head football coach.
In order to build a top notch college football program, Charlie will need to find a winning formula. With the lack of 4 star high school recruits in Kansas, Charlie will need to find recruits from other states and from the junior college ranks. That means Charlie will need to out recruit Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Nebraska, Missouri, Texas and instate rival Kansas States.
Do you think Charlie Weis will find a winning formula for Kansas?
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Former Kansas City Chief Offensive Lineman Will Shields and now Olathe resident launches toy drive
Former Chiefs offensive lineman and current Olathe resident Will Shields, through his Will to Succeed Foundation, has launched a toy drive collecting new items to go to children at Operation Breakthrough. The public can drop off new unwrapped toys, books and games until Dec. 21 at 68 Inside Sports, 11301 W. 88th St. in Overland Park. Other items needed include: jeans and tops for girls, sizes 3-16 and boys, sizes 3-7; underwear for girls, sizes 4-6 and boys, sizes 4-8; socks for girls and boys in small and medium sizes. “Christmas comes once a year for kids but some don’t get much of a holiday,” said Will Shields, the father of four. “We hope people will help provide something for a young person or a family that’s really in need.”
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Kansas City High School Upcoming Football GamesThursday’s games Blue Valley at BV Northwest BV Southwest at BV North Lawrence Free State at SM East Olathe Northwest at SM North Pembroke Hill at University Academy Friday’s games Atchison at Schlagle Atchison County at Pleasant Ridge Basehor-Linwood at Mill Valley Belton at Raytown South Blue Valley West at Bishop Miege Bonner Springs at Bishop Ward Cass-Midway at Archie Center at O’Hara Central at Lincoln Prep Central Heights at Osawatomie Crest Ridge at Lone Jack East at East Buchanan Eudora at Anderson County Excelsior Springs at Pleasant Hill Grain Valley at Odessa Harrisonville at Oak Grove Immaculata at Valley Falls Lansing at Tonganoxie Leavenworth at SM West Lee’s Summit at Blue Springs South LS North at Blue Springs Lee’s Summit West at Park Hill Lexington at Richmond Liberty at St. Joseph Central Louisburg at Baldwin Maur Hill Mount at Oskaloosa McLouth at Horton McPherson at Gardner Edgerton North Kansas City at Truman North Platte at Lawson Northeast at Southwest ECC Oak Park at Winnetonka Olathe East at SM Northwest Olathe South at Olathe North Orrick at Santa Fe Ottawa at De Soto Park Hill South at Staley Piper at Turner Platte County at Grandview Plattsburg at West Platte Raytown at Liberty North Rockhurst at Jefferson City Ruskin at Raymore-Peculiar SM South at Lawrence Sherwood at St. Mary’s Smith-Cotton at Kearney Smithville at St. Joseph Benton St. James Academy at Paola St. Pius X at Warrensburg St. Thomas Aquinas at Webb City Valley Center at Spring Hill Washington at Sumner Academy William Chrisman at Fort Osage Wyandotte at Harmon Saturday’s games Derrick Thomas Academy at ACE Maranatha Academy at Van Horn Hogan Prep at Renaissance Academy
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GE Trailblazers vs. Blue Valley Southwest Timberwolves
For more information on the Gardner-Edgerton Football team, go to GEHS Football
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Rock the Crossroads 5K run/walk in July!
This 2nd annual evening race, on Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 7:30pm, will take you and a thousand or more of your sweaty friends through the streets of the Crossroads arts and music district.
Your reward for beating the heat will be a free concert for all participants at Crossroads KC at Grinders, featuring local bands Atlantic Fadeout, Sons of Great Dane and Expassionates. All race participants receive FREE admittance to the concert, general admittance tickets are just $10.00. Participants will receive great race shirts and awards will be given to the top runners in each age group, the top overall male and female winners and the masters division winners. Register at: Rock the Crossroads!RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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 Bubba Starling is more than an athlete.
Yes, I know he is an incredible baseball, basketball and football player. Not only can he run the 40 yard dash fast (4.36 - That is faster than I can get down the driveway), he won the Simone award in Kansas City for being the most outstanding Kansas City high school football player. The All American Baseball player projected to be a Top 6 Major League Baseball draftee is more than a sports star.
Bubba Starling as called Gardner, Kansas home. Gardner is a city 30 miles Southwest of Kansas City. His real name is actually Derek but everyone in Gardner calls him Bubba. He got the name from his sis and aunt when he was younger. He is more than a sports star.
He is one heck of a generous kid. Well on his way to becoming a generous young man.
The past year Gardner has been riddled with automotive tragedies. Three Gardner kids died and a few more hospitalized. Bubba on more than one occasion visited kids at the hospitals. He offered get well wishes and signed Gardner-Edgerton stuffed bears. He even talk to other kidos in the hospital. I witnessed the kids who knew him as well as the kids who didn't know at the hospital light up with huge smiles, despite their injuries. One little girl who had been in the hospital for a few months was suffering from severe injuries. I had never seen her happy throughout the weeks I had visited my niece and nephew. The next day after Bubba had come through her hospital wing, she was in the art room designing a card for Bubba. I asked if she knew Bubba and she said, "No, but my daddy showed me an article about him and it made me happy that such a famous person said HI to me."
One day Bubba visited the hospital while most people were warned to stay in. The streets were icy and the city was in a major snow storm. Most kids were probably playing video games. After a routine Saturday practice, Bubba and his family traveled over 40 miles in the bad weather to visit a couple injured Gardner kidos.
In addition to Bubba's kind heart at the hospital, Bubba would pull out a marker after ball games and spend time putting pleasure on little kids faces by signing pictures, Gardner Edgerton memorabilia or balls.
My son played on the freshmen Gardner-Edgerton football team this past year. Between the practices of numerous photographers, ESPN news crews and sports writers, my son would tell me stories aboutBubba. Rather than acting as a prima donna sports star, Bubba would act more like a leader offering pointers and helping out underclassmen. He never raised an antic on or off the field. Matter a fact, Bubbawas very quiet and almost shy at times.
People in sports nations call him "a once in a lifetime athlete." People in Nebraska are hoping to call him their next quarterback and out fielder.
People in Kansas City are hoping to call him their next George Brett.
Bubba's baseball coach says Bubba is the best outfielder in Kansas City and that includes the Royals. Former Husker coach, Tom Osborne, wrote Bubba a hand written letter to Bubba saying that he as the potential to win the Heisman.
People in Gardner call him " a Wonderful Ambassador to Gardner."
Tonight as the MLS draft starts on TV many in Gardner will wonder about Bubba's future.
Will Bubba forgo the instant million dollar signing bonus to play football and baseball at the University of Nebraska or take the millions and go on to MLB? Either way, Bubba, will most likely go down in the history books.
Most people only know Bubba for his athletic ability.
I’d bet most people in Gardner, including his parents are most impressed by the way he conducts himself off of the field.... RE/MAX sells more homes than any other real estate company.For a reason...should we talk?Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier RealtyComments are appreciated! Go ahead and add your 2 cents . . .We have 3 easy steps to find you the perfect home . Click here to get started, today!
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What a week for sports in Kansas City. It may seem like spring-training weather out there, but if you’re a baseball fan, this is one of the best weeks of the year to be in Kansas City. First up, the Kansas City Royals will play the Cleveland Indians for a two-game set starting tonight at Kauffman Stadium, and then Texas comes for two games. The dreaded Cardinals then will make the trek from St. Louis for a weekend series. KC Royals Charities will partner with the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association to play host to a series of concourse auctions during the homestand. Proceeds from the auctions, featuring memorabilia from current and former big-leaguers, will benefit Royals Charities and youth baseball clinics for kids. Auctions will be held daily Thursday through Sunday. The T-Bones will be in action, too. They start the home portion of their schedule Tuesday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Western Wyandotte County against the Gary SouthShore RailCats for a three-game set. For the first game, the team will be giving away T-Bones T-shirts to the first 2,000 fans, and the first 5,000 will receive a magnet schedule. After that series, the Grand Prairie AirHogs will be in KCK on Friday for three games. TODAY TALKING BASEBALL: National Baseball Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson will speak at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum from 11:30 a.m to 1:30 p.m.; this event is exclusive to museum members, though you can join at the museum; www.nlbm.com. High School Baseball Action: Bubba Starling and the Gardner Trailblazers head to Pittsburgh, KS. for regional Kansas 5A baseball action. Why is that important? Bubba, a high school baseball player, is projected to be one of the top draftees in this years MLB draft. Many channels of the media will be at the game including ESPN. Rumors are circling Gardner that Scott Boras, MLB sports agent, will be in Gardner, Kansas and Pittsburgh, KS. today. TUESDAY RUGBY MATCH: The Kansas City Blues will play host to the Rumney Welsh Rugby Club at 7 p.m. at Sporting Kansas City’s Swope Park practice facility; admission is $5; www.kcblues.org. THURSDAY FRANK HAITH RECEPTION: The Kansas City Tiger Club and Mizzou Alumni Kansas City chapter will play host to a reception for new men’s basketball coach Frank Haith at the Westport Flea Market, 817 Westport Road, from 5 to 7 p.m.; athletic director Mike Alden also will be in attendance. FRIDAY GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Overland Park Kiwanis Club golf tournament is at the Deer Creek Golf Course, 7000 W. 133rd St., in Overland Park; for more information, contact Cynthia Sdano at kcsdano@aol.com. SATURDAY LAXAPALOOZA: The Laxapalooza day of lacrosse will be held at Lee’s Summit High School, 400 Southeast Blue Parkway, and will include games that showcase boys and girls high school lacrosse; the games are from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., the cost is $3; lswtitanlax@gmail.com. MIND, BODY & SOUL CLASSIC: The Mind, Body and Soul 5K is at Roe Park in Overland Park at 9 a.m.; www.sportkc.org. YOUTH SOCCER: The Northeast Alliance, a partnership among the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Kansas City, James Elementary, Mattie Rhodes Center, the Whatsoever Center and the Parks and Recreation Department, will be holding soccer activities this spring; a kickoff will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at Blue Valley Park, 23rd and Topping. SUNDAY TOUR DE BREW: A bicycle tour of Kansas City’s breweries will start at 7 a.m. at Knuckleheads Saloon, 2715 Rochester in Kansas City; there are 15-, 30- and 62-mile routes; tourdebrewkc.com.
Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/05/15/2877724/week-ahead-royals-and-t-bones.html#ixzz1MWN0njmW
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