Are you ready for some football?

Sitting here on a rainy summer Sunday morning and thinking about this upcoming Kansas Jayhawk football season.

There are few places that I'd rather be on a cool, fall day than in Lawrence, KS on gameday. I love the sights, smells, sounds, the children playing on the hill, everyone in their favorite Jayhawk gear, the cold beverages, the buffet spreads.....I love it all and it reminds me of just how great life can be when you slow down to appreciate it.

This Jayhawk season begins with a lot of promise and expectations, with Todd Reesing, Jake Sharp, and Kerry Meier entering their senior seasons, with hopes that Dezmon Briscoe will have the best season a KU wide receiver has ever had, with a defense that should be more stout, with more depth at every position than KU has had for quite some time.

My plan this year is to enjoy the ride, one game at a time. Of course I hope for a Big 12 North Championship, a Big 12 Championship, record-breaking seasons for Reesing, Meier, Briscoe, Sharp and others....but I also realize that sometimes things don't turn out the way we want. So instead of getting hyped up for what might be, I'm going to thoroughly enjoy what is.

I enter the season with optimism partnered with a building enthusiasm of simply being in an environment that feels like I'm reconnecting with a best friend.

Are you ready for some football? I know I am.

Keep Rockin' and Chalkin',

Mic