The Weekend That Will Be
It’s a busy weekend in the (R)uffda! household, even without the usual chaos three children and two less-than-motivated parents can produce. This (Friday) evening, the Gophers will be playing Michigan in Ann Arbor, there at the converted swimming pool. Supposedly, this will be on GameWrecker, so I’ll have that added frustration to look forward to. To which to look forward. Whatever. Relying on this technological marvel is very much like when a certain girlfriend broke up with me and promised that she would call “to see how I was doing”. All I’m saying is: Don’t get your hopes up.
This isn’t the only match of interest tonight. We have ASU/Washington, California/Oregon, LSU/Kentucky, Missouri State/Wichita State, Penn State/Purdue, and UCLA/USC, as well. That latter match is even scheduled for live TV. Top all of this off with the piles of Halloween candy the daughters brought home and the evening appears to be covered.
Saturday, Mrs. (R)’s high school team plays for a berth in the State Tournament. (Mrs. (R) is the coach, by the way, not one of the players -- for all you wiseasses out there.) Then, Mr. (R) (that’s I) is to drive 90 minutes to 2 hours into the night to scout Mrs. (R)’s first round opponent. Why would she entrust such responsibility with me? Who knows. Maybe she just wants me out of town during the wild celebration sure to break loose. (Unless she screws it up and they lose, of course.)
Meanwhile, Saturday also features some more top-notch volleyball, including Iowa State/Texas A&M, Kansas State/Nebraska, Miami of Ohio/Ohio, and San Diego/Santa Clara. If I weren’t being sent deep into the Heart of Darkness that is upstate Minnesota (The Unpleasantness! The Unpleasantness!), there is also the MIAC DIII final at St. Thomas, with St. Benedict coming in to face the Tommies.
The weekend of fun concludes with Arkansas/Florida, Bowling Green/Ohio, Kentucky/Mississippi, and Louisville/Pittsburgh as the premier matches on Sunday. For the nitpickers, I do know there are those who insist on calling Mississippi “Ole Miss.” I refuse. It’s disrespectful to the Spinster Nation, of which, I certainly hope, my ex-girlfriend is one.
On a side note, I invite you to view (and join) the scintillating discussion about the backrow setter and the backrow block call at the link below. See also the previous blog entry. We will make a difference, even if it comes down to self-immolation by fire (or other means yet to be determined).
http://volleytalk.proboards88.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1193951321&page=1
This isn’t the only match of interest tonight. We have ASU/Washington, California/Oregon, LSU/Kentucky, Missouri State/Wichita State, Penn State/Purdue, and UCLA/USC, as well. That latter match is even scheduled for live TV. Top all of this off with the piles of Halloween candy the daughters brought home and the evening appears to be covered.
Saturday, Mrs. (R)’s high school team plays for a berth in the State Tournament. (Mrs. (R) is the coach, by the way, not one of the players -- for all you wiseasses out there.) Then, Mr. (R) (that’s I) is to drive 90 minutes to 2 hours into the night to scout Mrs. (R)’s first round opponent. Why would she entrust such responsibility with me? Who knows. Maybe she just wants me out of town during the wild celebration sure to break loose. (Unless she screws it up and they lose, of course.)
Meanwhile, Saturday also features some more top-notch volleyball, including Iowa State/Texas A&M, Kansas State/Nebraska, Miami of Ohio/Ohio, and San Diego/Santa Clara. If I weren’t being sent deep into the Heart of Darkness that is upstate Minnesota (The Unpleasantness! The Unpleasantness!), there is also the MIAC DIII final at St. Thomas, with St. Benedict coming in to face the Tommies.
The weekend of fun concludes with Arkansas/Florida, Bowling Green/Ohio, Kentucky/Mississippi, and Louisville/Pittsburgh as the premier matches on Sunday. For the nitpickers, I do know there are those who insist on calling Mississippi “Ole Miss.” I refuse. It’s disrespectful to the Spinster Nation, of which, I certainly hope, my ex-girlfriend is one.
On a side note, I invite you to view (and join) the scintillating discussion about the backrow setter and the backrow block call at the link below. See also the previous blog entry. We will make a difference, even if it comes down to self-immolation by fire (or other means yet to be determined).
http://volleytalk.proboards88.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1193951321&page=1
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