Sports, Obama, Running a Business and Cleaning House

Go Blue!  It is so nice to wake up on a Sunday morning with a smile on my face from the University of Michigan football game.  There was a time that the Wolverine football team embarrased me very much due to their consistently poor play.   Today, I see that their sophomore quarterback, Denard Robinson, is a legit contender for the Heisman Trophy.  Now if we could only improve our kicking game!

Today, we find out if the Cincinnati Bengals can live up to the hype.  They go on the road to play the New England Patriots and Michigan alumni Tom Brady.  I'm looking for the Cincinnati Bengals to go all the way to the Super Bowl this year.   I also want to see Cedric Benson and Tank Johnson have great seasons.  Those are the favorite players for my two youngest 'uns.  Bengals season begins today.

Cincinnati was able to give some props to Pete Rose yesterday at the Reds baseball game.   Apparently it's been 25 years since Rose became the all-time leading hits leader in major league baseball.  Of course, Rose's personal demons and character flaws have kept him in baseball's shadows for most of the past 25 years.  I know how he feels.  I feel like I've been in the shadows for the past decade.   It is difficult to regain your footing when your character flaws cause your downfall.

President Obama shouldn't need to worry about such things.  His character is strong and positive.   I have confidence that he will lead our nation out of its current economic doldrums.  I have no confidence in the likes of an old man from Kentucky (McConnell) or a tanned golfer from Ohio (Boehner) ... just as I had no confidence in McCain or the Half-Governor when they were running for the White House back in 2008.

How soon we tend to forget the spirit of hope, change and renewal that our entire nation felt when Obama was campaigning two years ago.  He's the same man.  He is still cool, calm and collected.   I just wish that he and his team would find the magic potion to reduce the unemployment rate.

I've never been to an unemployment office.  I'm an entrepreneur trying to get my consulting business on.  I've been full-time entrepreneur since July 5, 2002.   Things haven't been fly all the time ... and right now I'm at a point that I need to get very busy in order to make ends meet.   Maintaining this blog ain't bringing home many duckets ... but, I enjoy it ... so I'll keep doing it.   However, I may need to listen to Paula Mooney or some other role models out here in the blogging world that are more successful than I've been in creating a revenue stream from their web-work.

Time will tell.  For now, I'm going to sit back and enjoy my Sunday.   Hmmm, I may need to take some time to clean up my place.  There is no longer a Mrs. Villager to ensure that it gets done.   Anyhow, I'll talk at y'all again tomorrow.

Fire Lloyd Carr for Messing With My Child's Mind

Where the heck is Appalachian State? Yeah, I know that they've won a couple of Division 1-AA national championships. But, what can any villager tell me what state is the home of the Appalachian State Mountaineers?

It is depressing to be a fan of the University of Michigan. Especially when you live in Ohio. My parents met in Ann Arbor as college students. They married a few weekends after graduation. My grandfather and grandmother received graduate degrees from the University of Michigan. I grew up wearing Wolverine jerseys and dreaming of being part of the Big Blue. So, please excuse me if I'm a little depressed this weekend.

My favorite team managed again to find a way to lose. Not just lose ... but, to be embarrassed as the first Division 1 ranked team to lose to a Division 1-AA team in the history of college football. They have been playing college football for over a hundred years. What are the odds that your team can become the first in centuries to lose in a certain way?

It wasn't the fault of the players. The quarterback had decent statistics. The Heisman candidate running back ran for almost 200 yards and three touchdowns while missing almost two quarters with injuries.

It was the fault of the coach ... Lloyd Carr. I imagine that the happiest man in America is Jack Crowe. He was fired the day after his Arkansas team lost to 1-AA The Citadel in 1992. Carr will not get fired after this upset, but he might be wishing he had retired after last season when the Wolverines won 11 games before closing with losses to Ohio State and USC. Michigan has lost the past four years in a row at bowl games. They are the butt of jokes now.

Q: How do you make University of Michigan cookies?
A: Put them in a big Bowl and beat for 3 hours.

When the football game was over yesterday, Carr didn't second-guess decisions to go for 2-point conversions twice in the final 15-plus minutes, but did lament many mistakes, penalties and missed opportunities.

"We were not a well-prepared football team," Carr said. "That is my job, and I take full responsibility."

Full responsibility means that you should leave ... quit ... get fired! Doesn't it? Carr was the coach in 1997 when Michigan won the national championship. That was the last time that he did anything right. It's been 10 years of frustration for Wolverine fans since that time. Methinks it is time for Lloyd Carr to fade away. Just go. Leave. Be gone. Anything so that we can get a viable leader/coach in place.

My 7-year old son was born here in Ohio. His favorite college team is the Ohio State University. Lloyd Carr has messed up my child's mind. That is yet another reason he should be fired!

By the way villagers ... Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina. Who knew?