BYB Express (With Preseason Top 25 Countdown)

It's Friday again and you know what that means - it's time for the BYB Express. Don't think of it as getting less blog. Just think of it getting more time to .

F My Life Moment of the Day
Today, I picked up a penny off the street for good luck on my job interview. A few seconds later, some random hobo beat me up, took my wallet, and ran off. The whole ordeal made me late for the interview. So much for good luck. FML

Wal Mart Person of the Day

I wonder if she has back problems.

PRESEASON TOP 25 COUNTDOWN - #9 TCU

The 2009 season went perfectly for the Horned Frogs...until the Fiesta Bowl. TCU generated national headlines in '09 and even got ESPN College Gameday to show up in Fort Worth but they hit a bump against Boise State and missed its chance of proving itself on the biggest stage. Luckily, TCU will have a chance to get back to that same level this year with a forgiving schedule and nine starters returning on offense. Andy Dalton will lead the Horned Frog offense after throwing for 2,765 yards and 23 TDs in '09. Dalton's top four targets, including stars Jeremy Kerley and Jimmy Young return as well.

Defensively, TCU will have to replace star defensive end Jerry Hughes but also returns fellow end Wayne Daniels. Defensive tackle Cory Grant and nose tackle Kelly Griffinalso return to give TCU a formidible line and Tank Carter will anchor what should be a promising linebacking corps.

The schedule should be a breeze with the exception of a road game at Utah and a road conference matchup against Oregon State. Of course, SMU will have its crosshairs planted on its arch rival.



Texts From Last Nite Moment of the Day!

(403): Hello everyone will one of you please inform me on why I woke up in a cardboard recycle dumpster with no shirt and a stuffed animal? I want to hear this explanation.

(1-403): Your godly.

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You know this camp is going to be about the nerdiest thing this side of a Star Trek Convention. Seriously, when Space Camp and Computer Camp think you're lame then you probably should take a long look in the mirror. It's kind of odd too that these kids will be learning all about semen because they'll probably never get to release any.



On this day in…
1858 – Charles Darwin first publishes his theory of evolution in The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, alongside Alfred Russel Wallace's same theory.
1866 – President Andrew Johnson formally declares the American Civil War over.
1920 – The National Football League, (NFL), is founded in the United States.
1938 – Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that still stands.
1940 – In Mexico City exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramon Mercader. He dies the next day.
1988 – Iran–Iraq War: a cease-fire is agreed after almost eight years of war.

Births
1931 – Don King, American boxing promoter
1935 – Ron Paul, US Congressman, 1988 and 2008 presidential candidate
1946 – Connie Chung, American journalist
1954 – Al Roker, American television personality
1965 – KRS-One, American rapper
1970 – Fred Durst, American singer (Limp Bizkit)

This is a pretty skimpy list of birthdays so I went with legendary boxing promoter Don King getting interviewed by some lady.



Many U.S. kids confused by equal sign
By QMI Agency

U.S. students are being taught to memorize math formulas, instead of understanding them, which has led to confusion about what the equal sign means, a new study says.

Researchers at Texas A&M University say about 70% of students in Grade 6 in the U.S. "exhibit misconceptions" about the equal sign, while "nearly none of the international students in Korea and China" have this problem.

Co-author of the study, Robert Capraro, gives an example of the math equation: 4+3+2=( )+2.

Students who have learned to memorize symbols and who have a limited understanding of the equal sign will tend to solve problems such as 4+3+2=( )+2 by adding the numbers on the left, and placing it in the parentheses, then add those terms and create another equal sign with the new answer," he said in a press release. "So the work would look like 4+3+2=(9)+2=11."

However, the correct answer "makes both sides equal. So the understanding should be 4+3+2=(7)+2. Now both sides of the equal sign equal 9."

You hear a lot of horror stories about how stupid kids are today and how standardized testing has screwed up school. I'm always a bit skeptical but I guess here's your proof. American students are now too stupid to know what an equal sign is. I think we've hit a new low. What makes it even worse is that Sheepbang University (aka A&M) is the one that has to point it out.