What do they teach at WVU

The boys at West Virginia are a bright bunch. They win the NIT and then don't notice that the sweatshop child labor camp in Sri Lanka that made the T-Shirts misspelled Virginia. Maybe Myles Brand should recheck their academic compliance.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/ncaa/03/30/bc.bkc.nit.t.shirtgoof.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Big H

The Proverbial Five Dollar Bet

By buddy Keith and I make the proverbial 5 dollar bet on all kinds of stuff. We never really pay each other just roll on to the next bet. Well he thinks Tiger is a lock to win the Masters, but wouldn't give me the field. So I settled for the Top 15 on the money list. We'll see.

Big H

P.S.
Al Gore you may have not invented the internet, but I am starting to believe this Global Warming deal, it snowed yesterday in Vegas. You do the math.

The Merry Go Round

Big Time college coaches are going to use the Kentucky vacancy to demand and receive huge pay increases from all sorts of Division 1 Athletic Directors. My plea to these AD's is the following, don't give in. Most of these coaches would never take the job if asked. Lets not forget Tubby won a National Title and had ten very successful years and was on the chopping block every April. Go ahead coaches welcome to the pressure cooker. Your big salary at Kentucky is great to bad you will get fired well before you get the big money. My prediction is the following three coaches, Billy Donavon (if he agrees to leave, he is the front runner like Mark Few was at Indiana last year) and Jay Wright of Villanova (Coach Wright has made some waves and took lowly Hofstra to two dances) and Lon Kruger. Both Lon Kruger and Billy Donavon have pledged there eternal love for thier schools, but didn't Nick Saban do the same thing for the Dolphins. He must have said he wasn't taking the job 50 times. Most of those phoned in from Bear Bryant's lear jet.

Big H

I feel pretty

My brother (from another mother) sent me the following clip. Check out John Edwards getting ready for prime time.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2AE847UXu3Q

Harry

Go See Shooter

Just got back from the movies, Shooter is the bomb. Some may say formulaic but there were nice twists, plus Marky Mark has become a bad ass of late.

Big H

My Worst Bracket in Years

I picked some real bad brackets this year. I had two number ones in the final four, just picked the wrong two. It goes done hill from there. The Selection Committee should be taken to the wood shed for the match-ups this year. Yes, there were exciting games, but that should go to the players, since not one team played a consistent game. Everybody just showed for one half. The Cinderellas added some nice games. You should have seen the crowd at The Red Rock for UNLV's game. I wonder if Lon Kruger goes to Michigan, and who gets Tubby's job will Mark Few decide he should have taken IU and go with Kentucky instead. I would love to coach Kentucky so I could get some one on one with Ashley Judd. Oh Baby. To bad Mark's a religious man.

Big H

The Worst Ref in NCAA History

A questionable blocking call was made in the final two minutes of the Winthrop-ND game, and the ref with the worst view made it. You can argue either way, but what isn't a surprise is that if one official was going to make that call, insert himself into the game, who else would it be than Ted Valentine?

Ted Valentine cost IU a semi-final game over Duke in 1992, which could have led to an easy Championship win, since the Dukies went on to embarrass Kansas in a blowout. The following are quotes for Coach Knight's book about Teddie.

"I like and respected a lot of guys. But my favorite was Charlie Fouty. And there's no question who's at the other end of that list; my least favorite. I have as little respect for Ted Valentine as any person I've ever known. I'll always feel he took an NCAA semifinal game away from us in 1992 at Minnesota, making our kids pay when- I don't think there's any question about it- he used me to gain recognition for himself."

"I'll stand by my comment: the way that guy worked that game was the greatest travesty I've ever seen by an official. And the three technical fouls- the first was absurd, the second even the Big Ten said should not have been called, and, because it meant ejection, it lead directly to the third."

It boggles the mind that a such an biased ref who is only looking to insert himself on the big stage than the kids who earned their way their with hardwork, get screwed. My guess is Teddie was always picked last in gym.

Big H

Side Effects

The FDA has changed the warnings on sleeping pills. They now list sleep driving, and other complex sleep conditions. The best of which is having sex while asleep. Now I must admit that I take one of the sleep medicines, but it has never made me so messed up that I had sex and forgot about it. Also that's not a side effect, the label should read "Added Bonus, have sex in your sleep" not "Side effects may include sleep induced sex." Just my two cents.

Also you heard it here first, tomorrow is upset Thursday with Texas Tech, Old Dominion, and George Washington, Michigan State, and Xavier advancing.

Big H

Vegas loses another Old School Landmark

Early this morning Boyd Gaming imploded the Stardust to make room for Echelon Place their new Condo Hotel project. It was on TV live when it happened. You can view the link below to see it. For my Sioux Falls readers this was obviously not done by the Zip Mill tower people since it was a textbook job. The Stardust was the first 1000 room hotel in town when it was built.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/media/video/stardustdemo.html

Big H

The Bracketologist's need to see a Proctologist

The NCAA Selection Committee needs to pull their respective heads out of their rear ends. This is the worst seeding I have ever seen. Not even getting into the teams that made it versus those going to the NIT. How is Florida the Number One of Number One's. They lost to Florida State a team not even in the Dance, along with Vanderbilt, a school with no formal Athletic Department, and lets not forget their head to head loss to another #1 Kansas at Allen Field House West (Orleans Arena, LVNV) Add to that the teams in the Midwest Bracket Florida gets to play, the best team is the #2 Seed Wisconsin, if they make it to the Elite 8 which is stretch without one of their key players. The #3 seed is the bright spot in that bracket Oregon is gonna shake some heads this year.
North Carolina got the hardest bracket with Georgetown, Texas, Washington State, and even the lower seeds are the likes of Michigan State, Texas Tech, and that Bible School Oral Roberts, who beat Kansas in Allen Field House. Ohio State gets several teams that could contend including Texas A&M and Memphis. Kansas gets UCLA, Pitt, Va Tech and some other decent programs in Indiana, Gonzaga, Duke and Kentucky. Also for the Texas boys, the win the State v. State Title with Five teams dancing versus Indiana's Four.

Big H

Must be Crazy

A man who was injured in car crash last year allegedly caused by Yankee Ace Carl Pavano is suing Pavano and the Yankees. The man is from Florida, which is also where the crash occurred. Where do you think this man has filed suit?

The Bronx. Is this guy stupid or what, its not like he has jurisdiction issues with bring suit in Florida against the Bronx Bombers. The Yankees are headquartered there. Stupid play of the week. His next suit is against Tom Osbourne in Lincoln Nebraska.

Big H

Kreuz Market

For those of you who know me, you know I love good BBQ and the best in America is in Texas, check out the following link. Some of the Best BBQ I have ever had. It is Lockhart, Texas. Enjoy!

http://www.kreuzmarket.com/index.shtml

Big H

Zodiac is Killer (Pun intended)

I just saw Zodiac. What a great movie. It is over 2.5 hours long, so don't get the large soda, because you don't want to miss the action. It never drags and reaches some very suspenseful moments of intrigue and who done it movie magic. Run don't walk to the next available screening.

Big H