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Circle your calendars and set the DVR/Tivo/VCR for Friday, April
18. That will be the FOX8 Sports
Director Rich Brenner anchors his last show.
I have known Rich since 1992 when I first moved to then WGHPiedmont8. Rich has
been at FOX8 for as long as I was a TV news producer. He is more than a co-worker. Rich is a friend and a person whose opinion I
highly respect.
This blog was started not to tell my experiences with Rich,
but for viewers to share their stories, opinions and well wishes.
College
football's been very, very good to me this week.
Arkansas upset LSU 50-48 in triple overtime Friday in Baton Rouge.
This
season has been less than fulfilling for the Razorback Nation, but at least for
a week or so, people will be talking about fullback Peyton Hillis, instead of Fayetteville being more
like Peyton Place.
Hillis,
a senior fullback, would be the star running back at any other school. His three touchdowns in Tiger Stadium finally
puts the spotlight on a publicity-challenged career as a Razorback. Of course, it's hard to make headlines when
you've got McFadden and Felix Jones as teammates.
With
such a surplus of talent, the Razorbacks were expected to win more than eight
games this year, but excrement occurs.
Now Arkansas
can finish with a trip to a respectable bowl game and possibly nine wins.
I've
been a dual citizen most of my life. I
grew up calling the hogs in Arkansas, but was born
in north Louisiana. Most of my family roots are there, as is my
alma mater, the University of Louisiana Monroe (the other reason it's been a good
week: the Warhawks defeated Alabama last weekend
21-14).
I'm
letting the back story get in the way of true elation.
Arkansas 50, LSU 48 in 3OT. Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble when you're an
Arkansas Razorback fan!
