Here's an idea I had recently that I found intriguing, in an offensive sort of way:

The election is three days away, and I'm watching KU - K-State on TV here at 10:30 on a Saturday morning. A cold front has come in, with temps hovering in the upper thirties. Just setting the tone there.

Anyway, the game approached kickoff, and they introduced "Kivisto Field" in Lawrence, and my thoughts turned to recent reports of Kivisto having some legal issues, being removed from his position amid scandal, etc.  And my reaction was "so what?" I'm still rooting for KU, and the haters can piss off because our playing field, donated by Mr. Kivisto, is legit. If you complain about that, you're not a die-hard Jayhawk fan.

So here's where the offensive part comes in:  for parts of what Gov. Palin would call "Pro America," blind devotion and rabid allegiance to your university has been supplanted by blind devotion and rabid allegiance to the idea of "Amurrica." Now, those college-education elites sneer at true fans for loving their country too much, but the fact is, if you're complaining about our country, you're not a die-hard American.

Alright, it's game time - hopefully we have our shit together this week, because this one could make or break us.