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Go State!

Apr 4, 2009 Print This Post

Tonight, I’ll be preaching to myself at Riv while everyone else watches the game. It will be a good test of my pride, for sure.

In honor of the Spartans, I give you a classic joke:

Bobby Knight, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven, God was
showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a faded Indiana
University flag in the window. “This house is yours for eternity, Bob,” said
God. “This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here.”

Bob felt special indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the
porch, he noticed another house just around the corner. It was a 3-story
mansion with a bright Green and White sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flagpole
flying an enormous Michigan State flag, and in every window, a Spartan logo.
In the front yard was a sign that said “Welcome to the Izzone.”

Bob looked at God and said “God, I’m not trying to be ungrateful, but I have a
question. I won three national championships, more Big Ten titles than I can
remember and I am the winningest coach in IU basketball history.”

God said, “so what do you want to know, Bob?” “Well, why does Tom Izzo get a better
house than me?” God chuckled, and said “Bob, that’s not Tom’s house…it’s mine.”