Ambition is a beautiful thing. The good old fashioned American drive to bite of more than you can chew. I clearly have fallen into this camp considering this is my first blog in three months. Queue up the Jim Calhoun video. I fucked up.
While my commitment to writing may be as streaky as Paul Pierce's tidy whities, I'm still committed to giving out my support to an English football club. The decision due date is May 28th, and a lot has changed since we last met. Leeds added another American but also sacked Jesse Marsch. Villa has skyrocketed into the top five. West Ham has become the evil empire in the eyes of the Americans thanks to the new Ted Lasso season. Needless to say, things are heating up.
When things get a little too hot, you have to drop a few layers. Unfortunately, that also applies as I will be dropping a few teams from the competition. To my darling underdogs Swansea, Norwich, and Blackburn; I bid you adieu. Norwich had a chance, and I still am close to buying one of their sweet jerseys. But the facts are facts, these teams stink. I pushed them to show some fight and to get back into the big show, but they apparently aren't motivated by the fandom of an 18-year-old American. With all of them being out of the top five of the championship, it's not gonna cut it. Whilst I am a man of the people, I'm a classy winner as well. So now we're down from 10 to 7. But rising from the ashes is perhaps the most lovable story in sports, Luton Town F.C.
Jesus, I love them, they're so beautiful in and so many ways. It would be doing them injustice to try and tell it now, so while they're an underdog they more than deserve a write up. But 8 is still a lot of teams, so unfortunately, we got more cuts to make. I will be throwing a stone at Crystal Palace. West Ham is learning what it's like to be the nail. Nottingham Forrest is being cut down. They all will not be receiving a rose tonight.
And then there were 5. Time to make my college basketball recruit top 5 edit. I still have write ups to do for Everton, Southampton, and Luton so the race is open. To all the teams left on the board, wow me. I'm going to make you earn it. It's going to be a fun race to the end, so strap in because decision date is coming soon.
It's good to be back, I'm going to be writing more soon. If you have any advice regarding the choice feel free to chime in. I may or may not listen. Thanks for reading, and stay classy Bok Gang.
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