March 19th, 2009 / 12:22 pm
Random
Drew Toal
Random
Maybe the only thing college is good for these days
Yes. I speak of March Madness, which started about twenty minutes ago. Take a break from all the hand-wringing, keyboard headbutting and stylistic nose-picking. It’s a yearly dose of last-minute heroics and jingoistic chaos that is otherwise missing from our collective Calvinist nightmare, and I for one plan on ignoring work to ride the Golden Gopher.
And just to make this a book post, check out this recent reissued gem. It’s about the 1979 Portland Trailblazers, and it will gut punch your life. Also: I heard Blake can dunk.
Tags: David Halberstam, March Madness
Cornell’s going all the way…
Cornell’s going all the way…
memphis is killing me right now
memphis is killing me right now
Mighty Northridge
Mighty Northridge
that was sketchy there for a bit, but they pulled it out.
that was sketchy there for a bit, but they pulled it out.
mad ups n whatnot
mad ups n whatnot
unfortuantely, i picked them to win the whole thing.
Butler is out.
unfortuantely, i picked them to win the whole thing.
Butler is out.
Throwing a box and 1 on this bitch
Throwing a box and 1 on this bitch
byu losing is my first gaffe so far, with so many more to come. ah, march.
i picked them to lose to unc in the championship
byu losing is my first gaffe so far, with so many more to come. ah, march.
i picked them to lose to unc in the championship
I entered this pool this year where, instead of picking all the games, you pay $10 per entry and get randomly assigned a team. I get assigned Arizona and Minnesota for my $20, but here’s the thing. If they lose the game but beat the spread, I sort of take over the other team in the pool. Pretty sweet system. And, since I’ve lost for so many years, I’m open to new approaches.
I entered this pool this year where, instead of picking all the games, you pay $10 per entry and get randomly assigned a team. I get assigned Arizona and Minnesota for my $20, but here’s the thing. If they lose the game but beat the spread, I sort of take over the other team in the pool. Pretty sweet system. And, since I’ve lost for so many years, I’m open to new approaches.
i’m kind of feeling bad for Radford
i’m kind of feeling bad for Radford
terps did good, hooray
terps did good, hooray
yup! they had me worried coming out of the half, but the pulled it out.
yup! they had me worried coming out of the half, but the pulled it out.
I like this post. I like that it is about basketball.
me too. i need more people to talk sports with. htmlgiant needs its own fantasy baseball league or something.
me too. i need more people to talk sports with. htmlgiant needs its own fantasy baseball league or something.
i guess peoplez are watchigm mississippi state now? looks like i picked the wrong upset
i guess peoplez are watchigm mississippi state now? looks like i picked the wrong upset
miss st worry me. or rather i should say i don’t trust washington to be as good as they’re supposed to be.
miss st worry me. or rather i should say i don’t trust washington to be as good as they’re supposed to be.
I’m actually watching Indian Wells tennis right now on msg plus. Murray v. Lubicic.I think my dvr fucked up and I don’t have the Nadal Nalbandian match which would have put me into a huge depression a year ago. Seriously. I’m less emotional these days. Not sure why.
I like all sports threads. Except curling.
i think my new goal in life is to get you into baseball
i think my new goal in life is to get you into baseball
haha! OK. I love all sports in theory, but I do mostly watch tennis, hockey and football. I’ve been to a few baseball games in Binghamton, the Binghamton Mets- double A- and loved it. I love the atmosphere.
there we go, that’s the spirit!
there we go, that’s the spirit!
I wish I could afford tickets to the new stadiums.
I wish I could afford tickets to the new stadiums.
go to the minor leagues. that’s all i do. I want to own a AHL hockey team. I love the minor leagues- cheaper and better seats. I can be on the glass for 12 bucks. No shit. Fuck The Rangers. (I like them, but too expensive.)
when i was a kid i used to love going to the “semi-professional” league games in anchorage. team usa came up once and played exhibition games against each of the league’s teams.
when i was a kid i used to love going to the “semi-professional” league games in anchorage. team usa came up once and played exhibition games against each of the league’s teams.
sweet!
Ryan, did you grow up in ALASKA!? I knew I loved you for a reason. I love Alaska. Love love love it. My younger son wants to go to college there. Best week of 2008 was there.
“The Alaskan Assassin” Tragan Langdon was from Alaska, if memory serves.
“The Alaskan Assassin” Tragan Langdon was from Alaska, if memory serves.
Unless the Alaska referred to in his nickname meant Alaska, New Jersey
Unless the Alaska referred to in his nickname meant Alaska, New Jersey
yep! born and half-bred. spent time working up in the arctic, too. i write a lot about alaska. i’m all about my home state even have tattoos devoted to it. but mostly i miss the snow.
i dunno about Langdon. but Carlos Boozer is from Juneau. and for the hockey fans, Scott Gomez is from Anchorage.
yep! born and half-bred. spent time working up in the arctic, too. i write a lot about alaska. i’m all about my home state even have tattoos devoted to it. but mostly i miss the snow.
i dunno about Langdon. but Carlos Boozer is from Juneau. and for the hockey fans, Scott Gomez is from Anchorage.
oh, also, if your son went to uaa he could take classes from my old man.
oh, also, if your son went to uaa he could take classes from my old man.
yeah Gomez!
Ryan, get your ass on facebook so i can show you my alaska photos. it is not as shitty as myspace, i swear.
I love Alaska. Love it. love love love it.
but i have a goal of being the only person left not on facebook.
i love alaska too. it calls to me like a siren.
but i have a goal of being the only person left not on facebook.
i love alaska too. it calls to me like a siren.
did i drive you away?
did i drive you away?
here’s the problem with filling out your bracket while watching tv and eating dinner: you mistake oklahoma st. for oklahoma (remains to be seen if that’ll bite me in the ass or not) and you somehow pick akron to make it through the first two rounds. what the fuck?
here’s the problem with filling out your bracket while watching tv and eating dinner: you mistake oklahoma st. for oklahoma (remains to be seen if that’ll bite me in the ass or not) and you somehow pick akron to make it through the first two rounds. what the fuck?
Ryan, I fear that will bite you in the ass like Marv Albert.
Ryan, I fear that will bite you in the ass like Marv Albert.
me, too. me, too. i did manage to pick thirteen of the sixteen games yesterday, which is better than any other first day i’ve had i think.
me, too. me, too. i did manage to pick thirteen of the sixteen games yesterday, which is better than any other first day i’ve had i think.