Tsa`ah
01-04-2004, 05:19 AM
It wouldn't be me if I didn't give any background.
Norm is a guy I work with. He graduated from the U of I ... a long time ago. He played football on scholarship and his freshman year he played along side Dick Butkus. He was drafted to Houston in the 10th round of the draft in 67 I believe.
Norm played a few season professionally and has stories of going head to head with players like Mean Joe Green.
I used to work as a trainer for the U of I football camp for a couple of seasons and Dick Butkus was the guy that handed me an XFL card and told me to either try out, or apply for a job as a trainer. That is how I met Norm, and that eventually led to the job I hold now.
Of all things, Norm is a die-hard fan of anything Chicago and U of I.
There isn't an ISU vs. U of I game than Norm hasn't tried to get me to wager on. I'm a realist, I played for ISU, and I know winning against a school like the U of I isn't something they do.
Yesterday Norm upped the ante. He gave me 15 points for a bet of 50 bucks.
Never give a Red Bird points.
ISU: 73
U of I: 80 In OT!
Tsa`ah: 50 bucks richer.. and I slept through the game.
Long story for 50 bucks I know, but I'm giddy.
Norm is a guy I work with. He graduated from the U of I ... a long time ago. He played football on scholarship and his freshman year he played along side Dick Butkus. He was drafted to Houston in the 10th round of the draft in 67 I believe.
Norm played a few season professionally and has stories of going head to head with players like Mean Joe Green.
I used to work as a trainer for the U of I football camp for a couple of seasons and Dick Butkus was the guy that handed me an XFL card and told me to either try out, or apply for a job as a trainer. That is how I met Norm, and that eventually led to the job I hold now.
Of all things, Norm is a die-hard fan of anything Chicago and U of I.
There isn't an ISU vs. U of I game than Norm hasn't tried to get me to wager on. I'm a realist, I played for ISU, and I know winning against a school like the U of I isn't something they do.
Yesterday Norm upped the ante. He gave me 15 points for a bet of 50 bucks.
Never give a Red Bird points.
ISU: 73
U of I: 80 In OT!
Tsa`ah: 50 bucks richer.. and I slept through the game.
Long story for 50 bucks I know, but I'm giddy.