The Poetry of the Mid-Majority

Taken from the first paragraph of G!O!T!N! from www.midmajority.com, January 2, 2009. Written as a writing exercise as I read "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Writing Poetry." I know, I know, it seems trite and such... but since I don't have the money for an official poetry course, this fills in.

We don't often keep the game
of the night camera crew in one place
for any significant time,
but after the events of New Year's Eve afternoon,
we have a situation in the Valley
that requires additional monitoring.
On Wednesday, Illinois State absolutely
destroyed Evansville, a total shutdown
in every facet.
This result wouldn't have looked
very impressive, say, last year,
but the Purple Aces came in with
a legit record against a tough schedule,
and the Redbirds were looking
for validation
of an undefeated record
against one of the country's softest slates.
Immediately after the contest, Illinois State
jumped into the thirties, and its strength
climbed thirty-five spots.
So even though it was late
December in the Missouri Valley,
this was an important result.