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Something in the air

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For those of us sports fans who don’t care much for baseball, there’s a sense of relief as fall arrives. Football is back, and basketball is around the corner. There’s even the basketball world games going on now, though Argentina didn’t take their best team and may not hold onto their #1 ranking.

We’re also following two marching bands this year. Daniel is in the Big Purple at ACU, while Andrea continues in the Awesome Cooper Band at her high school.

It’s a nice time of the year.

So here’s to the Longhorns, Spurs, Cowboys, Wildcats and Cougars… may it be a great season.

Abilene football

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Let’s take a time out from the serious talk and talk about what’s going on in football in Abilene. It’s a good time to be a fan.
Abilene Christian University is ranked #2 in the nation in NCAA Division II. I don’t follow the other two universities, but I know that Hardin-Simmons is having a good year, currently ranked #12 in Division III. (Jimmie Keeling, who coached my high school my senior year, is about to coach his 500th game at HSU). McMurry isn’t doing so great; don’t think they’ve won yet.
The local high schools are having incredible years. In division 5A, Abilene High is undefeated and ranked #3 in the state. In division 4A, Cooper hasn’t lost yet to a 4A team and looks to go deep into the playoffs. In division 3A, Wylie is ranked #7 in the state.
In the big schools, well, I’m a Longhorn fan so I couldn’t be happier. And Colt McCoy’s local ties play big her in Abilene. I’m sure the ACU PR department has to be thrilled that almost half of the national stories about McCoy mention Abilene Christian.
Then there’s the Dallas Cowb…
I just can’t say enough about Colt McCoy and the Longhorns. Aren’t they having a great year?
Well, that’s our sports report for this week. Now back to our regularly scheduled blog.