Curling

[MoValley John]

Does the Valley have any curling teams? Eh?

[Nyghtewynd]

They should. Curling is awesome.

[MoValley John]

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41169000/gif/_41169880_curling_416.gif

[Nyghtewynd]

I watched hours of curling during the Olympics. It's absolutely fascinating yet calming. It's like sports Vicodin.

[omahajayscu]

No, but the Valley does have a bass fishing team...

http://www.collegebass.com/photos/Day3_SIU.jpg

[MoValley John]

http://www.siu.edu/~bassers/photogallery/thumbnails/Ben%20Nov.JPG (http://www.siu.edu/~bassers/photogallery/Ben%20Nov.JPG)

They have great uniforms but they always lose to Western Kentucky.

[DoubleJayAlum]

Just because something is done outside, it doesn't make it a sport.

[Ace95]

That would be awesome. (The curling, that is.)

I went curling just before Thanksgiving last year and had a great time. The only US curling sheets on the West Coast are in Seattle and the club is always full. (But, boy was I sore the next day.)

Couple that with the CBC on cable here and I'm slightly addicted. (Plus, some of the women on the Canadian teams are kinda hot...)

[DUBlue]

Take a look at http://www.collegecurling.org. You'll see some of the best curling teams Drake has sent to College Curling's big dance. I think the last team Drake sent was in 2005.

[JJClamdip]

Curling will be gone with Global Warming.

Too bad it is a great activity.

[MoValley John]

What about naked curling?

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20051031/curling_65344.jpg

[Awesome]

I'm thinking about starting a curling club at Mo State. That website previously posted says you can get equipment and a sheet of ice made for less about 4500. pretty sweet considering the school has a fund that can spit out up to 5K per student organization.