Sports
When marketing and superstision collide
It was announced today that the Seahawks are retiring their lime jerseys. If you don’t follow the Seahawks, live in Seattle, or critique jerseys (uniwatchblog.com) you might not have even realized that these jerseys were actually worn. These jerseys were worn in one game, a humiliating defeat, and have now been put on the shelf [...]
Everyone’s getting into MMA these days.
Kid’s now getting into MMA. This weekend will be capping off, what is probably the biggest 8 day stretch in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) history. Last week UFC 84 took place with three big fights and many other good undercard fights. Tonight Elite XC will have their first fight night on CBS, which will mark [...]
OSU’s “Doin’ Work”
Do Work If you’re a fan of OSU Football, you have probably heard that the defensive moto for next year is “Do Work” taken from MTV’s Rob & Big. I love the show, so seeing two things I really enjoy come together made me think that I had to do something about it. I made [...]
At Oregon you can buy a job without a college education.
ESPN: Outside the Lines looks into u of o athletics Because I think this is a very controversial issue that more people should look into. Glad to see ESPN doing a little “reporting” even though it’s tough for them to dig to deep in just under six minutes. There are way to many controversies with [...]
Two of my favorite things should come together.
Tomorrow is the Starbucks Annual Meeting, which I really wish I was going to. I’m a shareholder, but with just recently taking a vacation, decided I should be at work, rather than checking out what Howard talks about tomorrow. He’s typically not rolling out as many new and noteworthy things as Steve Jobs, but since [...]
Is Steve Ballmer Seattle’s new Paul Allen?
Today, I received an email from Steve Ballmer. Yes, it was actually from him and in its entirety it read, “Thanks.” I had a few thoughts about Ballmer when I received the email back. First, I wonder what phone he sent that from? It wouldn’t be a Blackberry or an iPhone, even though Apple is [...]
Bowling is a sport
Since my blog has moved in the direction of debating what is and is not a sport, I give you this image. If bowling requires defense, how is it not a sport? Hat tip: Deadspin
