Without digressing too much into football cliche, this is what cup football is all about, eleven men against eleven men, a muddy pitch, an angry crowd and an ass whooping of a top flight Premiership club by a lowly Championship side.

All hail the boys in Claret and Blue!!! Huzzah!!!

Pretty good game summary from the BBC here

p.s. Unfortunately I was in Kansas watching highschool basketball at the time, but that's another story!

As I have mentioned, the wife and I are in town for Thanksgiving. This means lots of drinking and lots of sports!!! Tonight was the CBE Classic Basketball tournament at the Sprint Center. Wooo Woo Rock Chalk etc etc.

Okay so we sat through the Orange Gator game first then settled in for the main feature of the Jayhawks smearing Husky blood all over the court. Good game good game. But now the reason for the Fanshot.

You know how during quiet bits or time outs, a camera guy will scan the crowd for notable peoples. Woo, there's Charles Barkley he was in town for his hall of fame induction, everyone cheers. Oh look, there's Donnie Edwards, embarrassed wave. Who else. Wow, Larry Johnson his ugly mug writ large on the Jumbotron. The crowd erupted into a good old fashioned BOOOOOOO!!!!!!

We all laughed.

Then we all laughed again halfway through the second half with the Jayhawks easily winning the game, people streaming out and I shouted "What is this, the third quarter at Arrowhead?"

Meeting called to order.

First point of business, approval of new mascot:

via pics.livejournal.com

All those in favor say "Aye" - the motion is carried! Carried like a laser armed pass for touchdown!

Second point of business, new slogans:

- Disco Huard he's got the moves

- Disco Huard doesn't need to advertize

All those in favor say "Aye" - the motion is carried! Carried like a hand off on third and long for first down!

Apologies for absence:

- BC, TT,IM

Memo to Herm:

Watch the tape for Monday Night Football - Eagles v Cowboys

That is what the other teams are playing, end to end offense, toe to toe, no holds barred football *waves arms in the air* FOOTBALL! *puts arms down and looks slightly embarrassed*

You win games by scoring more points than the opposition. If the opposition scores lots of points, you have to score lots of points plus some.

My wife informs me the Chiefs used to do stuff like that, Priest Holmes diving over the line for a TD etc etc.

We'll ignore the fumbles and bonehead celebrations before crossing the plane, but this is one hell of a game!

An ancient battle between Lancashire and Yorkshire continues in the form of the World Black Pudding Throwing Championships

This annual event takes place in Ramsbottom (don't laugh it's a very nice village with a steam train and stuff, just down the road from my parents) on the outskirts of Bury the home of the black pudding. In the inflatable mascot phase of the early 90s, fans of Bury football club would wave inflatable black puddings.

Now they just throw the puddings at Yorkshire puddings in a re-enactment of the war of the roses.

Personally I think it's a waste of a perfect good black pudding which should otherwise be sliced and fried then served with bacon, sausages, fried eggs and mushrooms and stuff. Nom nom nom.