cornhole
Las Vegas - Always thought that the ACL was the anterior cruciate ligament, the tissue that connects the thighbone to the shinbone at the knee. But it also represents the American Cornhole League. You know, the deal where there's a board with holes and you throw a bag to try and score points. Well, I'm a little late to the party, because these folks at the ACL are BUSY. They have entered into a product research and development partnership with N.C. State University’s College of Textiles, the top academic program in the world with unmatched facilities. So, my first question would be, what the bleep are they researching? Seriously. You got a wooden board with holes, and a bag full of feed corn, or beans, or plastic pellets. Gonna check with the NC State College of Textiles to find out what kind of advances they've made in the bags, and I'll get back to you. Apparently, they are VERY particular about the bags. For the stuffing inside, they used feed corn, which is traditional, but you can also use beans or plastic pellets. To have your bags regulation compliant, each bag should contain approximately 1-3/4 cup of corn to weigh between 15-16 oz. There's even a step-by-step video on how to sew and fill your bags. I WILL NOT be watching.
They even have an online shop that sells the wooden boards and the bags. You can grab an Okatane Cornhole Bag for $60.00. WHAT??? Gotta check and see if there's free shipping.
The Custom Cornhole Boards range between $240.00 and $280.00. The $280 buck version has the ACL logo, which is a silhouette of a guy throwing a bag, and I GUARANTEE that it AIN'T Jerry West.
If you're really in the mood to shop, they have a pair of Bagger sneakers at $49.99, a Stevie Red Dog Drawstring Bag at $23.99, and maybe the most USELESS product of all, an ACL Scoremate Scoretower at $99.00. If you need a tower for a hundred bucks to keep score, maybe you SHOULDN'T be playing!!!
Back to the sports world that I know, and a look at the German Bundesliga match between Bayern Munich and
1. FC Union Berlin. A little backstory. Bayern is at the top of the table with 55 points, while Union is sitting in the #12 spot with just 30 points. Bayern has scored an incredible 73 goals and allowed only 26, for a +47. The Iron Ones have scored just 32 goals and given up 41 for a -9. The Bavarians have one of the most potent attacks in the world led by the trio of Robert Lewandowski, Serge Gnaby, and Thomas Muller who have combined for 41 goals and 28 assists. So, obviously, Bayern is the side, but you might not wanna lay a STAGGERING $500 to win back $100. So, how about taking Over 3.5 goals at +$110, and looking for the visitors from Munich to stuff the net.
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