Thanks to Lemuel Craft

Who can live without ESPN.com? Not my husband, that is for sure! My husband is a huge college football fan. Unlike most other men, he really does not get into professional sports of any type. He will occasionally watch NASCAR races or an NBA basketball game, but college football is where his passion lies. There are times when various college football games are not shown on T.V. due to area blackouts or a more popularly billed game. When this happens, my husband logs on to our satellite internet to catch the play-by-plays on ESPN.com. Here he can check scores for any and all college football teams as well as keep up with all of the action and statistics for each player on each time. Although I am happy that he enjoys keeping up with this sport, I almost feel like a widow to college football from August until the bowl games are finished in early January. I guess it could be worse; he could follow college football up with a long season of NBA basketball straight into MLB!

As soon as the calendar switched over to 2012, you knew it was about to go down. And it did!

It is now Michael Phelps season! The reigning poster child for the American Olympic effort is back on our TVs on a regular basis!

Subway, one of Phelpsy’s longtime sponsors is bombarding us with multiple ads. I think I saw 3 different spots during the NFL playoffs the other night. (No, they’re not all new, but they’re in rotation nonetheless) And that’s exactly the audience they needed to hammer! Plant that seed now, and hopefully those fans will tune in this summer!

BTW, when do these advertisers put The Lochtenator in TV ads? I bet the outtakes would be comedy GOLD!

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I read a piece, by the Wall Street Journal, last week with regards to all the dough Missy is turning down in order to live her dream of competing in NCAA swimming.

Her club coach, Todd Schmitz, was quoted as saying “She’s a better person than I am”, and he couldn’t have said it any better! If I was 16, and looking at $100K+ in cash from something I happened to do really well, I’m not sure I’d have been able to turn it down.

But, her dream to have a collegiate swimming career is great; not just for her (because striving for your dreams, no matter what, is awesome!), but also for the sport! I know I’m not the only one to hold this opinion, but it sure it great to see! NCAA swimming will definitely benefit because of her decision and I can’t wait to see where she goes, and how she does! One thing’s certain, though. She’ll love every minute of it!

P.S. Is anyone else as excited as I am that she’s booked a Vogue photoshoot? Can’t. Wait.