Game on Portland State

Really?  This is Portland State mascot?  Really?  For Crying out loud this dork makes 'Rudy the Redhawk' good enough to take on a date.

The I-5 corridor will be filled with a strong Seattle U contingency as I've heard moving south as the Redhawks tip off their season opener with PSU Tuesday night in Stott Arena (by the way your arena looks like a high school gym - I've been there three times) against the Vikings.  Unfortunately, this rabid alumnus will not be in any of the hundreds of cars heading south so I will be sitting by the radio tuned into 710 AM ESPN radio listening to my friend the 'Groz' calling the action.

I won't bore you with the stats, you can find them on www.goseattleu.com but this really is a great rivalry renewed as Seattle transitions back to Division I and the series is tied at seven games apiece.  If you pay any attention to this blog - which you should because I am really a hoopaholic and know my sh*t. (can I say that on the internet?) - you will note the 2011 Redhawks are like no other sans the early years of the 50's. 60's and 70's - big, athletic and talented so watch out Vikings.  Tuesday's game is really a tester of what I believe.  Seattle U's season depends on the following assumptions.

1. Win games that you should win.
2. Win a couple of games you may not be assumed to win.
3. Be a strong force in your house at 'Key Arena' to let the country know you are for real and opponents shake entering an NBA style atmosphere.

I am way cooler than that stupid PSU Viking

Game on Seattle U Redhawks your season into the NIT (one more year for NCAA tournament and one more year for the WAC) is the first step to renewing your legitimate place back when I watched you as a child and I know you will do it bigger and better in your journey as an athlete, as a team and as a student in parallel to the Seattle University mission.

"If we do not think about the future we cannot have one!"

Go Seattle U!

That's it for the Chieftain Chatter & Redhawk Report

Good luck guys!