I fail far too often...

Blogging is easy...blogging on a regular basis is hard. I promise I'll try to do better, but I can't promise I will. In the meantime, I'll take the easy way out and post my response to the ignorant column by the L.A. Times' T.J. Simers.

My first inclination was to fire a personal attack similar to the way you attacked my alma mater in your latest column. But I'm pretty sure that's what you'd want. It would bring me to your level, much like you say UCLA played to WKU's level in the second half last night. As someone with a degree in your field, it bothers me when columnists misrepresent facts for the sake of a joke, putdown, etc. WKU, along with its fans, does not promote itself as "The Big Red." We're Hilltoppers. Our mascot is Big Red. It's its name. Just like Uga, Albert E. Gator, or Brutus Buckeye. It's a little goofy looking and asexual. But it's ours. You also seemed to pick out the alumni of your choice to fit your agenda. If you're talking about famous alumni, I probably would have started with John Carpenter. Maybe you've seen some of his films? Or maybe a current NFL coach would suffice. I know it's been awhile since you folks have had a team, but you are familiar with the National Football League, right? There are others that you would have found if you did some adequate research. Finally, I find it amusing that you belittle the program's rich basketball tradition from the 1960's and 1970's. Ironically, that's the same time period that UCLA won 11 of its 12 national championships. I guess it must have been somewhat important back then, because you guys sure do talk about it a lot. It's a good thing UCLA employed a guy in the mid-90's with questionable ethics to maintain its relevance in today's game.

That should make it easy to find a team to root against in the Final Four this weekend...