Thursday, October 23, 2008

Political rant, move on...

Hey, we warned you.

Anyhoo, we are just stunned right now on these three issues...

President Barack Obama or President John McCain? Virtual dead heat.

California Proposition 4 which would require parental notification before the termination of a minor’s pregnancy. Virtual dead heat.

California Proposition 8 which would change the California Constitution to eliminate the right of same-sex couples to marry. Virtual dead heat.

These things seemed to us to be the most lopsided, either they would win by 80% or lose by 80% type deals. How could they fall under the "numb existence" principle?! This is Americans and Californians saying as a whole "Meh... It doesn't matter one way or another. Pass me a beer and the remote, American Idol is on."


Meh...



Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Your Wednesday Moment of Zen

March to Madness presents... Election time part two

Technically NSFW... Maybe he needs the help



Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Semi Pro



Breaking News: March to Madness sells out!


Well, kind of. Starting the middle of November we will also be writing daily college b-ball missives for Sports Illustrated, along side the likes of Luke Winn and Seth Davis. More to come. By the way, we're also available for weddings and bar mitzvahs.

So, any hoops news today? Yeah, there's some. Like recent University of Northern Iowa recruit Brian Conway getting off on the good foot in life by mugging some guy and firing slugs at God to show that he was serious.

According to court records, Conway showed a handgun and demanded the male victim provide his ATM card and pin. In doing so, Conway put the man in a headlock and dragged him toward the ATM.

Once the male victim said he couldn’t locate his card, Conway fired a shot into the air.

(Conway) was charged with armed robbery Wednesday and was being held on $100,000 bond...




Also, something or other (read: misdemeanor petty larceny) happened with some players at some WAC school (read: Nevada Wolf Pack). Some coach has no comment and needs more information but will indefinitely suspend the players anyways.

London Giles, a guard from Dallas, Texas, and Ahyaro Phillips, a forward from New Orleans, were suspended along with the junior Fields after their release by Sparks police following an incident on Wednesday.

Nevada coach Mark Fox says he is "extremely disappointed" to learn of the citations. He says he doesn't have all the facts so doesn't have anything else to say at this time.


So there.

Finally, on a personal note we went to Las Vegas over the weekend and had lunch at Dick's Last Resort. It was the first time we had been but we knew the drill. The staff is suppose to be rude to you and crack wise. Sounds like fun! Look man, we work hard for our money. If we wanted to get that kind of treatment we could just have dinner with the wives at home. We go out to restaurants to have good food and good service. But we said what the hell and tried to rationalize it by thinking that the food HAD to be good because no one would subject themselves to bad food AND bad service. Right?

The worse crap we've had in recent memory. Horrible. Couldn't even finish it and we were drunk AND hungry! Best was that after we gave up on trying to consume this "meal" we got the check which instructed us to "Suck It".

Nice. We felt used and stupid. Hope that place goes bankrupt.



Friday, October 17, 2008

Mountain West = Dangerous

And not on the court unfortunately...

Let's start off with poor hapless BYU forward Chris Collinsworth who was jacked up because he wanted to spread the beliefs of the Latter Day Saints in Sydney, Australia.

The Associated Press reported Wednesday that Ferguson was stabbed in his hand, tendons were cut and he required surgery. Jeff Collinsworth said that his son did not require surgery. There were, however, stab wounds close to his son's kidney so multiple scans of his internal organs were conducted to ensure that he didn't have any internal injuries.


Mormons, the ultimate threat to modern civilization?

Also we have our alma mater proving once again that we will continue to strive to find ways to throw away the season...

San Diego State coach Steve Fisher has indefinitely suspended senior forward Lorrenzo Wade, who pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of stealing a television from a woman's home.

Wade was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference pick last season, when he was San Diego State's leading scorer with an average of 14.8 points. He was named to the preseason All-MWC team on Tuesday.



Le sigh...



Thursday, October 16, 2008

At least he wasn't driving

UAB guard and C-USA preseason player of the year Robert Vaden has been arrested for drinking and shoving.

A Bloomington officer was driving north on Walnut when he saw a subject in a red shirt pushing people, Canada said.

The officer approached Vaden, 23, and reported his eyes were bloodshot, his speech was slurred and his breath smelled like alcohol.


Apparently he was hanging around his former school Indiana University when this happened. Funny thing is that he is currently on probation from drinking and shoving last year! Just can't get enough, huh? No worries though, everyone does it. And then films it. And then sells it.


And it's almost illegal



Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Your Wednesday Moment of Zen

March to Madness presents... Election time

Technically NSFW... This would be the only way some would vote for them.



Monday, October 13, 2008

Too early to prognosticate?



CHARLEY: I always had a bet down for you. You saw some money.
TERRY: You don't understand! I could've been a contender. I could've had class and been somebody. Real class. Instead of a bum, let's face it, which is what I am.


Ah, the Blue Devils. Our asses (and wallets) have been hung in a sling trying to predict how Duke will do each season. We were really high on them last season, but bounce bounce they went out of the tournament. Early. Again. The perennial contenders that fall short year after year.