Summer Thoughts I like the weather and all, except for the high humidity and 100 degree temps, but I enjoy cooler times. I'm not a huge baseball fan, although I always catch the Cardinal boxscore, so during the summer I experience sports withdrawals to a degree. I love college football, any level, expecially the Hogs and the Harding Bisons. I usually attend 2-3 Hog games a season and was in Little Rock sitting in Hog Heaven when they beat LSU in the "Miracle on Markham" a coupld of years ago. I can't read enough about pre-season practices. This draw I have for my "teams" stems from my impressional years growing up on the country off of Highway 1 in Wynne, Arkansas and sitting with my mom and watching the few Razorback games that were broadcast on one of the 3 available television channels during that era. There was only NBC, ABC, and CBS. I remember Keith Jackson and Kurt Gowdy doing the play by play for the big games against the Texas teams. I would go outside during halftime and re-enact the highlites in my fantasy football yard. A crisp autumn day with the smell of cotton bowels in the field behind our house was the backdrop for my re-enactment. Mom would be the QB and toss me a less than perfect spiral which I always caught for a touchdown. Mom was my biggest cheerleader and a huge Razorback fan. I think I grew to like the Hogs because she liked them so much and I certainly loved her.
The Ark-USC game is 12 days away and excitement is in the air. We don't need bulletin board material to get fired up for this one; last year's shellacking is still fresh on our minds. This years game will be much different and I can't wait till kickoff. I can almost smell the cotton bowels. Love ya, Mom  ¶ 10:35 AM