Monday November 29, 2010

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. Carrie and left last Wednesday and spent the entire weekend in beautiful Glen Arbor at the base of the Leelanau Pennisula. It was a little windy, however no snow. We had a very relaxing holiday and weekend. This was actually the first day off work that I took this year that was not shrine related.

We returned Sunday evening, and passed out getting ready for the upcoming week. This will be the busiest week of the remainder of my term in office. I have a Board meeting tonight, a meeting tomorrow for final preparations for the Holiday party. Thursday is the annual Christmas Party of the Past Masters and Reception Units. Then Saturday is the Annual Holiday Party. We are anticipating well over 300 people at the Shrine Center. We are pretty much set, and Carrie and her team along with my Holiday Party Chairman are rocking and rolling, ready to go.

On the only sad note of the weekend, the Mighty (or not so mighty) University of Michigan Woverines were embarrassed by Ohio State. Although, it is projected we will go to the Insight Bowl in Tempe, AZ, we may be able to salvage an 8 win season. It is so very frustrating, however, as opposed to many in the local media, I believe that we must keep Rich Rod. You have to give a college coach at least 4-5 seasons, bring an entire 4 year recruitment class. I do not have an answer for Robinson, the Defensive coordinator, however, I do not believe many coaches would be able to succeed with 6 redshirt freshman/true freshman starting the majority of your games, due to injury. Look at it this way, Ohio State has 25 seniors on their team, I do not know how many are starters, and how their jr classmen are, but I am sure they will not have an easy time next year.

On to the BCS, boy how messed up is it that Michigan State may not get a BCS birth if the University of Connecticut loses this week and West Virginia gets the Big East nod. Do you realize that this is the first time in almost 8 weeks that a team from the Big East has broken into the Top 25 (West Virginia is # 24), yet they get an automatic BCS bid. Anyway, I loved watching every College game on Friday and Saturday, there were some great games. This weekend will just be as good and then get ready for Bowl Season, I anticipate some great matchups.

Have a Great Day