Big Questions-Big Answers

I don't recall what I was watching on the tube the other day, but I saw this collage of questions asked to President Obama. The last question was by Bob Schieffer from CBS News asking, "Was your agenda too ambitious?" What I was watching did not share the President's answers to these questions, so I don't know what followed. But let me try.

I would want the President-ANY President-to answer the question saying, "Hell yes!" We must demand ambition from those who lead this country. We must demand people who seek to serve this nation, and by extension the world, present us with a reason to vote for them rather than against their opponent.

If there is no ambition among our politicians, we all might as well move to Nevada where the "None" option exists on the ballot.

Big questions are important, but give me an audaciously big answer to go with it.

Texas-to-Big Ten Rumors Heat Up

According to this link, the NCAA's Big 10 Conference has its eyes on the University of Texas as a new member. So let me get this straight...

If UT joins the "Big 10" it will have twelve members, and

If UT leaves the "Big 12" (formerly the "Big 8" and before that the "Big 6" with a brief stop in between as the "Big 7") it will have eleven members.

When I worked in Higher Ed, I worked in a federally funded TRIO program. When I left, there were eight TRIO programs.

Names, sometimes they just mean we're not in Kansas anymore. That's either the University of Kansas or K-State.

My Super Bowl XLIV Hafltime Review

As for me, watching the rest of the game was more important than blogging about The Who. So here it is--Congrats to the Saints, Drew Brees, New Orleans, and all of Louisiana. It was a great game and a great win. Especially in the second half, it was all Saints football. Congrats!

Now, The Who...

Last year, after watching Roger sing "Love, Reign O'er Me," someone told me his pipes were not what they used to be. That same review may be valid tonight too, but may I be able to belt out "See Me, Touch Me, Heal Me" like he did tonight, much less in 20 years. Roger, Pete, Zach, and the rest of the cast, you guys rock.

Now, the set list...

All right, the Who songs used by CBS for its CSI franchise of shows are great songs. Using "Won't Get Fooled Again" and "Who Are You" are great choices for procedural detective thrillers. (Baba, not so much...) But c'mon, half of the set list consisted of songs that are being used as theme songs for CBS shows on what network? CBS.

I'm just a little skeptical of who put together the set list.

Loved the game, love The Who, the announcers didn't ruin the game for me, all in all a successful broadcast. But still, that nagging feeling... all that was missing was David Caruso coming out from the video monitor during the two-point conversion challenge, ripping off the shades, saying something off-handed and hearing Roger's scream.

Next year in Dallas? Mazel tov!