Just a quick update...

This is just going to be a quick update before I head out for the day...

I start my new job with the Chicago Fire on Monday, March 6th. Anyone interested in going to a game at the new stadium had better let me know now. This isn't like the Bulls tickets when I got 100 for the entire season and there were 45 games to choose from. I know this is soccer and all, but there are only 16 home games, almost all are on weekends, and there could potentially be All-Star game tickets involved...we'll see. The venue is going to be gorgeous and will definitely be a fun environment, even if you aren't a big soccer fan.

Tonight is the regular season finale for my indoor soccer team. Hopefully we will get our first win of the season before the playoffs start next week. My outdoor club team, Arsenal, will also be in action this weekend (weather permitting) up at the Montrose Fields on the lake in our first of many "mini camps."

The Ohio State Buckeyes are in action tonight at Northwestern and control their own destiny in the Big Ten. With a win tonight they can clinch at least a share of the regular season title with only a home date against bottom-feeder Purdue to play. An outright title is definitely within reach my friends. The Bucks moved up to #8 in the country after their win over that school up north on Saturday.

Miami hockey has moved back up to #2 in the nation behind only Minnesota heading into the CCHA Playoffs. They will have an opening round bye and then host the lowest remaining seed in a best-of-three series at the Goggin March 10-12. Potential opponents include (in order from lowest seed): Bowling Green, Western Michigan, Ohio State, Alaska-Fairbanks, Notre Dame, Ferris State, Lake Superior, and Nebraska-Omaha.

Miami hoops suffered a setback at Kent State and can no longer win the MAC East. They have two games remaining against Bowling Green and Buffalo before the start of the MAC Tournament. They should be at least the #4 seed for the conference championship tournament.

I'll be out the rest of the day leading up to my game tonight. Amy's roommate, Cailin, was in a pretty bad car accident on Sunday so we're heading out to Oak Brook to see her. She is having surgery to repair some shattered bones in her left arm. Apparently a cab driver ran a red light and t-boned her pretty hard. The guy in the back seat of the cab was also badly injured and last I heard was in critical condition. Please keep her in your prayers and also continue to curse and flip the bird to all cab drivers. If you are in the cab, you might want to wait until you get out to curse and flip him off.

And as funny as the Old School line is, "I suggest you stop being such a faggot, you're in the back seat," you might want to buckle up the next time you're in a cab.

Later kids...