I kind of figured it was coming but I am still disappointed over the lack of excitement for the kickoff of the NFL season next weekend. Being surrounded by avid soccer fans I was trying to prepare myself but I am saddened by my lack of excitement for college and NFL. The Hawkeyes play EIU this weekend which hopefully will not be a repeat of last years near upset by UNI where Iowa had to block two field goals to hold on for the win. Since I am heading out of town this weekend I will not be able to watch the game but am hoping that they will be able to pull out the W without my support from 5,000+ miles south.
My first fantasy football draft has been concluded and next week will be spent doing some additional reasearch to see which guys are injured, starting, sitting, and can be claimed off waivers since I haven't looked at my roster since draft night. I've been very disappointed in this supposed 'high power' offense that the Bears have tried to install by bringing on Mike Martz and you'd think with 3 (2 ex and 1 current) head coaches they would be able to get their act together and win AT LEAST one preseason football game, but going 0-4 does not instill a lot of confidence in me that they will be able to be contenders in the NFC North. We've got an aging defense where this could very well be Urlacher's last year and some needed replacements will need to be made on that side of the ball. The Bears hired Mike Tice to coach the offensive line and I know that sometimes when I've had a few beers I think I can do anything (hit .208 what Milton Bradley was hitting for the Cubs last year or catch a football given that I'm 6'4" tall) but this guy was hired to give Jay Culter 3 seconds to get rid of the football. I am so far not as disappointed in the offense as I am with the offensive line of the Bears. You hire a new guy to come in and coach maybe 10 guys to give your 'QB of the Future' 3 seconds to throw the ball and it's no wonder that you are no longer a head coach somewhere.
Anyway, I am in no way an ESPN analyst but it seems that this is all I have been reading about that and how many players the Cubs are calling up because they've given up on this season (I hope Lou's mom is doing well though).
So this post, not too much to do about Brazil. I was at the foundry a couple of days this week working on a project that I am wrapping up today (hopefully) and then went to Sao Paulo for dinner. Somehow my GPS got me lost and I wound up in a bus station parking lot. I really loathe driving in Sao Paulo and it's not the city to get lost in that's for sure. I made it to my destination safely and had a nice dinner at a new restaurant for me. This weekend we have a 4 day weekend since it's Brazil's independence day on Tuesday so the office is closed on Monday as well. Some friends and I are heading to Lencois Maranhenses this weekend so if you don't know where or what Lencois is you MUST google it. The pictures look like nothing I've ever seen and can't wait to head up to the Northeast of Brazil this weekend.
I hope everyone has a great Labor Day, enjoys the last of the summer weather, BBQs, golf, or whatever your plans entail. Also, for those of you still following this blog and that have any interest, I am returning to the states on October 1 for a few weeks to get my new visa and one of my good friends is getting married.
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Adam
I am deeply saddened by your lack of faith in the Hawks. Don't know if you've been keeping up, but they are AWESOME. :)
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