HERE COMES BRETT FAVRE!!! AHHHHHHH!!!

The Brett Favre soap opera is spiraling out of control, with minute-to-minute updates from his talks with Green Packers brass and the possibility of a trade to Tampa Bay or Minnesota.

But, to me, the most interesting thing to come out of Tuesday's Favre-a-palooza was the photo of him leaving Lambeau Field. See it below.

The question is this: What's in the bag Brett?

Is it a Packers sweatshirt from the Pro Shop? Is it his bagged lunch? Hey, a guy can get hungry after hours of chatting about how he has been done wrong. Maybe its a Packers playbook that Brett cleverly snuck past Green Bay security.

My theory is that the bag contains the pieces of Brett's massive ego that have seeped from the all-star quarterback's head since he was spurned by the Packers.

Let's have some fun. Any other ideas as to what's in the bag?

Posted by: Heath Hotzler on 8/05/2008 at 6:22 PM | Comments (1) | Permalink

So long Small College blog ...

It's official. ... The Small College Corner, in its current form authored by yours truely, will so go dark.

But don't fret my loyal readers (stop laughing), you'll still be able to find me on the Web.

Starting this school year, I'll be moving over to North Dakota preps at The Forum and my collegue, Eric Peterson, will be moving over to cover small colleges. He'll have a blog of his own on the subject, and I'll have a North Dakota preps-based blog.

I hope everyone comes over to support my new prep endevour.

I've had a great time trying to bring you some inside info and insights in the small college world, and I hope to do the same on the prep scene.

I'll update later to give you my new blog spot.

Posted by: Heath Hotzler on 7/31/2008 at 1:58 PM | Comments (2) | Permalink

Schultz leading Nationwide event

Fargo's Dave Schultz is tied for the lead at the Nationwide Tour's Children's Hospital Invitational after he fired a 4-under 67 at The Ohio State University Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

Schultz had six birdies and a pair of bogeys during his first round.

Schultz has been having a very solid first year on the tour, but he's still looking for his first victory.

He's had two top 25 finishes, including a top 10 so far this year.

Schultz is currently 88th on the Nationwide's money list with $40,931. The top 25 in the final standings earn their PGA Tour card for next season.

Posted by: Heath Hotzler on 7/24/2008 at 4:53 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink

The history of the North Central Conference

For those of you who care (and I know there are at least two or three of you out there), the North Central Conference put together a nice little 45-minute video detailing the history of the league.

You can take a look at it here.

The conference also has audio highlights from each school on its Web site.

It's all great stuff, and I encourage you to delve into the history of your favorite NCC school.

The North Central is considered by many as one of the top NCAA Division II leagues in the country.

It disbanded after last school year. Many of the league's participants are in, or are moving into, Division I.

Posted by: Heath Hotzler on 7/24/2008 at 1:30 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink

Dave Schultz is not Stretch Armstrong

David Schultz's first season on the Nationwide Tour was almost derailed a few weeks ago by a stretching mishap.

The Fargo golfer told me Monday that he trying to work the kinks out of his back prior to the third round of the Livermore Valley Wine Country Championships, when he grabbed onto a golf cart and twisted to help release the tension in his back.

Pop.

"For awhile I didn't know if I was going to play the rest of the year," said Schultz, a former Texas Christian University standout. "It was just kind of a freak thing."

Schultz says he was diagnosed with a bulging disc, and that doctors told him the injury would only heal with rest.

However, time off is the kiss of death in professional golf. So Schultz has been taking it as easy as he can in recent weeks.

Schultz, who has played the last two tournaments pain free, says he takes time off or does light work a couple of days during the week to protect his back.

Doctors have told Schultz that he can't further injure himself, so he's going to play out the rest of the season.

Schultz is 88th on the Nationwide Tour's money list with $40,931. The top 25 in the final standings earn a PGA Tour card. 

David Schultz, in black trunks, and his trainer work on Schultz's ailing back in a recent workout.

Posted by: Heath Hotzler on 7/21/2008 at 2:46 PM | Comments (0) | Permalink