Journal dubiousdave's Journal: college football 2

I was just looking at the end-of-season standings for the Big 12. The only team from my division, Big 12 South, that did not make the Top 25 is Baylor. Every other team here makes up 1/5 of the entire Top 25. That's a pretty tough division. Hell, just having Oklahoma in the division is tough enough. Even a couple of teams from the much weaker northern division are playing bowl games.

It looks like New Year's Day will be an orgy of football watching. First I have to watch the Aggies beat up on TN in the Cotton Bowl, then I'll watch the Horns beat Michigan in the Rose Bowl. Should be a good day. I should be able to find HD feeds for both games. Hopefully said feeds will not be on ABC. Those dipshits seem to know less about football than I do, and believe me, that's an insult. They have shitty camera operators, stupid commentary, and they cut to interviews while the ball is in play. I've meant to rant about how much they suck a couple of other times during the season, but I was too lazy to bother.

I may not be able to do the games in Dolby Digital sound, despite the HD feeds. My beloved Yamaha is still sick. One of the guys at work is trying to fix it, but he can't find any schematics or other tech info about it online. Something seems to have tripped the protection circuitry, so it turns itself back off as soon as I hit the power switch. Yamaha does their own custom ICs, so there's no information about them generally available. I may have to find an authorized Yamaha repair place and see if I can afford to have them fix it. I have ${too_many_dollars} in audio equipment in my living room that has been gathering dust for months now. My friend, nyogtha, has kindly offered to give my speakers and TV a home while I'm waiting for repairs. I felt I had to reciprocate, and offered to house his amplifier. So far, no equipment has moved.