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THE WORLD SERIES OF FRONTIERADO POKER?

Posted in FRONTIERADO, tagged , , , , on July 30, 2010 | 6 Comments »

    As promised here are the rules for Frontierado Poker, the game that is strictly my own invention to go along with my made-up Holiday Frontierado. 1. Remove all face cards from the deck. The game is played with a 40-card deck. 2. Every player antes up. (I’m not advocating gambling. You can decide for [...]

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VIKINGS INVADE INDIAN FOOTHILLS PARK IN MARSHALL, MO

Posted in college football, humor, tagged , , , , , , on July 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

    Everyone remembers the Vikings…plundering, pillaging, picking up litter…wait, picking up litter? Yes, picking up litter. The Missouri Valley College Vikings football team proved that doing good work in the community is every bit as manly as sacking and burning a village, and with only half the calories. (I don’t even know what that [...]

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JUST 9 MORE SHOPPING DAYS UNTIL FRONTIERADO!

Posted in FRONTIERADO, tagged , , , , , , , , , on July 28, 2010 | 7 Comments »

What is Frontierado?  Frontierado is a holiday my family and I celebrate  each year. It’s a holiday I simply made up to fill the down time between The 4th of July and Labor Day. Frontierado celebrates the romantic myth of the Old West, as opposed to the gritty reality. What does Frontierado mean? I named the Holiday this because I think it sounds cool [...]

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MILESTONES AND HARDROCKERS

Posted in College Basketball, tagged , , , , , on July 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Lady Hardrockers basketball team recently reached another milestone for the program. This hoops team made the Top 25 in the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Team Honor Roll. The Lady Hardrockers were ranked 15th out of 300 schools in the NAIA Division. I was talking recently with Lady Hardrockers head [...]

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TODAY’S COOL-NAMED SPORTS TEAM – SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

Posted in Cool names and cool logos, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 26, 2010 | 2 Comments »

SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY CRIMSON STORM   Location: Bethany, OK Conference Affiliation: Sooner Athletic Conference Major sports: football, basketball, baseball, soccer Site: http://sports.snu.edu/ Comment: With all due respect to the Alabama Crimson Tide and the IUP Crimson Hawks I think Crimson Storm is one of the coolest names for a team! It would also make a [...]

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THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND OF MADISON MCCALMON

Posted in college football, humor, tagged , , , , , , , on July 25, 2010 | 5 Comments »

University of the Cumberlands Patriots offensive lineman Madison McCalmon has become a living legend for his prowess on the gridiron, the classroom and in the community. Given the folk tales and outright myths that have sprung up around this young man I decided the time was ripe to start sorting out the truth from the [...]

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUIZ ON SIOUX FALLS VOLLEYBALL PROGRAM’S RECENT HONOR

Posted in humor, tagged , , , , , , on July 23, 2010 | 10 Comments »

Q: What prestigious organization recently honored the University Of Sioux Falls‘ volleyball program with inclusion on its latest list?  1. The National Egg Council 2. The League of Women Voters 3. Balladeer’s Blog with one of those lame Top 20 lists 4. American Volleyball Coaches Association   The correct answer is “4″ Q: On what list did this [...]

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SAINT XAVIER COUGARS QUARTERBACK ANTHONY KROPP JOINS NEW SUPERHERO TEAM

Posted in college football, humor, tagged , , , , , , , on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Saint Xavier (IL) University senior quarterback Anthony Kropp will be appearing in the summer blockbuster The Super Six. More specifically the College Fanz Sports Network’s NAIA Super Six. In the tradition of the Squadron Supreme, the Teen Titans and the Fantastic Four this new alliterative superhero team assembles various super-powered individuals to perform various amazing [...]

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ON THE HUNT FOR THIS YEAR’S RAWLINGS-NAIA COACH OF THE YEAR? LOOK NO FURTHER!

Posted in College Baseball, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Woody Hunt, coach of the Cumberland University Bulldogs baseball team (the reigning NAIA national champs by the way), has been named the Rawlings-NAIA Coach of the Year. This is the second time Coach Hunt has won the award. (I know, you’re dying for a Woody Woodpecker reference but I’ve got way too much class for [...]

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THE 20 COOLEST COLLEGE SPORTS LOGOS

Posted in Cool names and cool logos, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 20, 2010 | 72 Comments »

After the phenomenal reaction to my list of The 20 Coolest-Named College Sports Teams You May Never Have Heard Of I’ve put together another Top 20 list. (NOTE: THIS LIST WAS DONE BACK WHEN MY BLOG WAS ONLY COVERING NAIA TEAMS) To be fair no schools listed in the initial Top 20 list are included, no matter how [...]

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