PlainsUte

Never heard of this university.  Apparently they have a football team playing USU.

Friend of mine who recently moved to SLC had an irrigation pipe burst that caused a mess of their yard and house. They are looking for a reputable contractor to fix the system and also redo some of the slope of the yard.  Any recommendations I can forward to them?

Mr “I’m a man, I’m 40”, who is now 50, with his latest comedy act…
Stripe the Stadium
Go Pokes, beat Boise State!
 
 

Storm is expected to make lanfall near Wilmington, NC on Friday morning.
So far the football games in the state are still on, with both UNC, NC-State and Va Tech hosting games in the area that will be affected by the storm.
Closures ahead of Florence

Storm is expected to make lanfall near Wilmington, NC on Friday morning.

So far the football games in the state are still on, with both UNC, NC-State and Va Tech hosting games in the area that will be affected by the storm.
[UpDATE: Most college games in the state for this weekend are cancelled]

Closures ahead of Florence

Yeah, only two weeks, but…
FBS Total Defense Rankings

Awesome game for the Packers!
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000960283/article/aaron-rodgers-rallies-pack-to-improbable-win-over-bears

Real-time webcam

Gordon even slower coming out of Missouri Friday-Saturday.  Some rain today in Northern Illinois again today on a weak stationary front, but even that is getting pushed south of the area by mid-morning Friday.  Track for Saturday is even further south not getting much further north than St. Louis.   So rain for the game, if any, will be a slight…[Read more]

Recent numerical models are delaying the time for Gordon to make its turn to the Northeast.  Things are looking up for those with plans for arrival and activities in Chicago Friday into Saturday morning.  This however puts the heaviest rain bands, those to the north and east of the center of the remains of Gordon, into cerntral and northern…[Read more]

FYI:
The ESPNews crew for the game includes are Bill Roth (play-by-play) and Mike Golic, Jr. (color analyst)
from the NIU Press Release
NIU Press Release

Still quite a bit of uncertainity about Saturday night in DeKalb; if you’re flying in on Friday, be prepared for delays at ORD and MDW as heavy rains will be in the area Friday into Friday night, moving in from the southwest.  Rates as high as an inch-per-hour are expected Friday afternoon and evening ahead of the remains of Tropical Storm…[Read more]

For those attending the game, current forecast models are showing rain during the day but by gametime things may be clearing out at DeKalb.   Timing is always tricky especially 5.5 days out, and with the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon in the mix for the weekend (*somewhere in the Midwest) there is even more uncertainty, so stay tuned…

CU up 21 to 7 near the end of the first Q.  CBS Sports Network

Consensus line is Auburn by 3.
I think Auburn by 6, maybe 33 to 27.  But hope Washington surprises me to redeem the Pac-12 a bit from the disastrous bowl season.  More likely to win a low-scoring game?

Still on his game!