Did you know?

I’ve been accused of living under a rock many times in my life (more so recently. For example… have you heard of Rebecca Black? She’s a singer? A pretty bad one? Yeah, me either until Friday. Here’s the link.)

Anyway, my naïve-ness usually comes in the form of music (see: Rebecca Black) and sometimes current events, but rarely does it EVER come in the form of sports. Imagine my surprise when ESPN was covering the NCAA Women’s Bowling National Championship this weekend. Did you know there was such I thing? I hope I’m not the only one; I had no clue there was collegiate bowling (wouldn't Title IX have gotten rid of this sport by now?) and I certainly didn’t think that ESPN would cover such a thing. It’s probably even worse that I ended up watching the rest of the competition (it was cold, rainy and windy ouside, cut me some slack).

From the bowlers’ reactions (thank you to slow motion instant replay, example provided to the left) to the announcers acting like they were broadcasting the World Cup… it was madness. Pure, entertaining, madness. To each their own, but I had no idea that much excitment could go into the sport(?) of bowling.  

The biggest disappointment? A significant lack of flashy bowling shirts or sweet shoes. Polos and skirts were the garb. In that case, there was a signifcant (and disappointing) lack of stereotype. Maybe I should start a fashion line.

For the inquiring mind, UMES beat Vanderbilt for the national championship. UMES-University of Maryland Eastern Shore... don't worry, I didn't know that acronym either. Who knew I could learn so much?