Things to do when you should be working

1. Ramble on the internets because you promised DP you would.
2. Drink coffee.
3. Get back to work.

First, no more tigers's games for DP and family. 0/2. Remind me to never go to a game with you guys. Love you, but hate losing. Also, should the layoffs-p become a reality, for the love of fall baseball don't buy tickets.

Second, Dantonio and crew are getting some respect from the media these days. Either that or the rest of the conference is that bad. MSU was picked to finish 3rd.

I am guardedly optimistic. Spartan football fans with any sense of history have to be. By mid season I expect the special teams will be as good as they have been in 5 years or so, the QB position will be just fine, and the receivers/te's will make plenty of big plays. There is plenty of depth (for the first time in...oh...10 years?) at defensive back. And, as everyone has written about, the linebackers are perhaps the best ever group to play at MSU.

I'm also worried about the offensive line. The left side should be strong, which is good for a right handed qb, but the right is questionable. For a team that likes to run with balance that could be a problem. I think the running back battle storyline is a little overdone. All these guys have talent. The question -- as it always is in football at any level -- is the line. Quarterbacks, running backs, and linebackers get all sorts of love. None of them can showcase their skills if the lines in front of them don't dominate.

Third, if you drop your keys in the trash at a coffee shop it is NOT the job of the workers to "deal with that for [you]." You had sunglasses on at 7am on a rainy day, indoors. You were on your iPhone -- leaving only one free hand to flail about the lobby -- and you don't really look that coordinated to begin with. You were the only person surprised that your keys would have the audacity to fall in the trash. Based on your apparent coordination, inability to pay attention, and karma, I'm surprised you didn't fall in the trash. When you neck talked "I am not dealing with that" the old guy next to you didn't even bother hiding his "and no one wants to deal with you honey" laughter.

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