A Public Service Announcement

Before we get down to business, a random digression (which is pretty much my life - a series of random digressions where nothing ever actually gets accomplished - so expect all posts by moi to start this way):

Ms. Lauren's earlier post waxing poetic about the joys of watching Penn State football players get arrested while Joe Pa eats his prunes on the sidelines reminded me of my favorite spring football nugget from this past weekend (the big weekend for the intrasquad scrimmages, in case you were living under a rock or don't have NFL Network and missed out on the joys of Dave Wannstache doing color commentary during P-I-T-T LET'S GO PITT's Blue/Gold game - BTW, it was the most efficient Pitt has played since he took over for Walt Harris three years ago, so I think this MIGHT be a key to a winning season for the Panthers):

Final score of the K-State Wildcats scrimmage: 3-0

Yes, 3-0.

For comparision, Pitt's was 60-25. The Not-Much-Fighting-Last-Season Irish had a 47-46 thriller. LSU beat Ohio State - uh, nevermind, the 2nd string - 38-10. The list goes on. Point is, most spring games garner shitloads of points.

K-State put up 3 total points. And they came in the final quarter. Has there ever been a scoreless OT spring game? We need Stat Boy on this one.

Now, I don't know much about K-State football. I honestly didn't even know Kansas State existed until Bob Huggins showed up there in 2006 (coincidentally, neither did he). I only started following K-State football by default - visiting K-State blogs daily to read about/internet stalk/swoon over Michael Beasley, you end up finding some other weird shit. But I know enough to say that there is no way that I can be convinced that a 3-0 final displays their defensive prowess. If they gave up 30 ppg last season, unless they had a helluva defensive recruiting class (not likely - most of their newcomers are JuCo transfers and farmers), there's a good chance their defense hasn't improved much. And I know enough to understand that in football, you gotta score points. Particularly when half your schedule involves teams in Texas and Nebraska. So unless K-State has some new defensive tactics that the Big 12 just ain't ready for...they're in for a long, long year in the Little Apple. I'd say you have basketball season to look forward to, but Jake Pullen advised Lil' Mike to go to the NBA.

Anyways, that being said, tomorrow is the big exciting Primary election day in the great state of PA, where both Maggie and I hail from. Despite not actually living in PA, I'm too lazy to change my residency to Maryland, so I'm included in this fun. And if you live in PA, or are just as lazy as me, you need to be in on it too. As P-Diddy once said...VOTE OR DIE! I can go on about the seriousness of voting, particularly in this presidential election, but if the last 8 years of presidency haven't informed you of this, then maybe you shouldn't be living. I kid. Sorta.

We here at Real Bitches are decidedly biased towards our main man Barry. Oh yes, we're smart girls, so we were caught up in his fine policies and ideals before the hype of his speeches and debates swept the rest of his supporters up. Plus we don't believe in voting for people just because they also have vaginas (which, at this point with Miss Clinton, is questionable). But honestly, what makes Obamarama so appealing?

He's a killer on the basketball court! If you missed HBO's "Real Sports" segment, shame on you. Go On-Demand or YouTube it instantly. Barry played a mean game of pickup ball, dropping some sweet dimes down low, a couple smooth outside jumpers, and the game winning lay-in. His game is Jason Kidd-esque - don't count on him to hit a shot outside always, but he can do plenty else. He claims to have a sick drive to the left. I want to see my man hit Rucker Park this summer on (hopefully) his campaign tour, then we'll see if the trash-talking really holds.

I'm not the type to force a candidate on you if you're still undecided...but really, every great team needs a great point guard (see my last post about CP3 and the Hornets), and I don't know who else I'd want throwing an assist to me. Ponder that before you enter the election booth tomorrow.