March Madness
It took me until age 49, but I'm going to get to see my first Men's March Madness games in person in March. Greatly looking forward to it.
Saturday February 16, 2008 at 5:13pm
Thanks, Mike Bibby
You've been a pretty good offensive player for the Sacramento Kings, although I've seen 6th graders defend better... best of luck to you if this Atlanta deal goes through. But are the Kings really getting enough in this deal? Other than Shelden Williams, none of these guys will be on the Kings next year.
Friday February 15, 2008 at 11:09am
Voting His Conscience
A Pennsylvania Congressman makes a noble solitary stand on principle.
Bucks County Congressman Patrick Murphy, D-8, has taken the rivalry between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Giants to Capitol Hill.
On Wednesday, the House passed a resolution congratulating the New York Giants on winning this year's Super Bowl “and completing one of the most remarkable postseason runs in professional sports history.”
The resolution passed by a vote of 412 to 1.
Murphy, a diehard Eagles fan who worked at Veterans Stadium as a security guard when he was 16, was the one — the only House member to oppose the resolution. (Two others voted “present.”)
“As a former 700-level security guard and lifelong Eagles fan, I couldn't, in good conscience, vote for the New York Giants,” Murphy said. “The only thing worse would have been a resolution honoring the Dallas Cowboys.”
Resolved: Dallas Sucks!
Thursday February 7, 2008 at 7:26am
Bob Knight
As a born Hoosier, I'm required to say something about Bobby Knight. I know a lot of Hoosiers that play in pools for the NCAA tournament. And it's funny, the past several years how many of them would take Texas Tech as a team they expected big things from. Those Hoosiers only knew one important item about Texas Tech: Bobby Knight was coaching them.
It's hard to accept a person of extremes. Bobby Knight was an extremely good coach. He was also extremely incapable of controlling his emotions - particularly anger - and there became a clash between pride and embarrassment amongst the Indiana basketball community regarding Knight.
I suspect, over time, the pride of positive accomplishment will outweight the embarrassment of bad behavior, but you can tell it's a pretty close call, because the debate has continued all these years. Bob Knight is a reminder that public image DOES matter in addition to public accomplishment, as much as we might argue it doesn't or it shouldn't.
Tuesday February 5, 2008 at 8:04am
Okay, we can think about next season now...
Next Super Bowl Champions!!!!
(hey, c'mon, it could happen, it's not like I'm suggesting the Falcons or anything)