Misc. view, opinions, thoughts, ideas, etc. that wouldn’t clearly fit into another category.
Thought I’d share with you all a fun collision from two of my former lives last night. One of guys I coached with at Chapel Hill…
…now is on the staff at Tennessee State.
It was fun to see a commrade from my days on the sidelines at CHHS now on the sidelines at the Marriott Center.
As we’re waiting for the tipoff of the Michigan game, anyone else think Gonzaga looked scary good last night? Moved the ball well (especially against the zone), ran the floor, monster night on the boards, shot lights-out, and on and on. All this made even more magnificent by comparing it to the lackluster, complacent, sloppy Cougs.
And Jimmer said he was happy with their play in the post-game press conference? I’ve only seen two games this year, and I wasn’t impressed with half of them.
Do any of you think the Cougs will get to wear their road blues in this tourney? If so, why; if not, why not? Discuss!
PS-any arguments based purely on loyalty will be politely disregarded.
That pretty much sums it up for me. I must admit, given BYU’s recent record in big games (*ahem* TCU, UofU, UofA *ahem*) I didn’t give them much chance of winning this game. I was just hoping BYU would give a respectable showing. Well, they did! I’ve got to give mad props to Jaimie Hill and the defense for an awesome game. They fought hard and only had a few penalties (1 facemask and and 2 extremely questionable pass interference calls). And that fourth-quarter goal-line stand…AWESOME. I mean, they held a team whose Heisman-winning QB led them to average 51 points per game last year to only 13. Yes he got hurt right before halftime (and I wish him a speedy recovery), but they only had 10 points at that time. And the way they were playing, I don’t think they were going to get 41 more in the second half. The secondary looks much improved (holding the afore-mentioned Heisman Winner to 96 yards in the half) and came up with big breakups when it mattered. Regarding their two pass interference penalties, the first looked uncatchable anyway, and the second one didn’t look like his arm was actually touching the receiver in the end zone. Too bad those aren’t reviewable penalties.
The offense was pretty good even without Unga. Bryan Kariya was a pleasant surprise. Max still makes some scary decisions with the ball, but Pitta is money. Andrew George had a good game, too. Jacobson redeemed himself with the go-ahead touchdown, and Chambers looked good before his fumble. I’m sure he’ll shake it off and do well. That last drive was impressive, as they converted 3rd-an-8, 3rd-and-10, 3rd-and-6, and 4th-and-4. Special teams are still a crap shoot, although that was a great play by the punting unit to down it at the one. All-in-all, should be a fun season to watch.
Anyway, those are my thoughts. Click here for additional thoughts about last night’s game. And byucouagars.com has a pretty good slideshow.
Rah, rah, rah-rah-rah
Rah, rah, rah-rah-rah
Rah, rah, rah-rah-rah
Goooooooo COUGARS!!!
What’s up all?! Just a quick note to mention a change I had to make with the comment system. There has been a huge influx of spam comments the last month, many of which are getting through to actual posts before I have a chance to delete them. So, I have changed the settings so that it won’t let anyone who already doesn’t have a previously “approved” comment post a new comment without it being moderated. Moderated just means I have to look at the comment and approve it before it will appear on the website. This should be retroactive to those who already have posted before, once you’ve been approved the first time, you can post freely without being moderated. But if not, and you post something that doesn’t show up right away, give it some time and it will eventually get through. Questions? Just leave a comment (hah)! ;)
So even if you’re not a Star Trek fan, you should check out the new movie. Bones was always my favorite character and this movies just re-inforces it. I think they did a good job casting the original crew (who knew the kid playing Kirk was the son of the guy who played the sargeant in CHIPS?). Throw in a few familiar quotes, a precocious little boy, ILM special effects and two Spocks and who needs more? I’m glad Joe suggested we watch it on the IMAX screen. IMAX is the way to see this movie, but you definitely need a big screen to watch this one. Now I just need to see Wolverine!
One of Hollywood’s favoritist things to do is what I consider detrimental to the development of the human imagination. That is, they love to take beloved books of yesteryear and turn them into the box office hits of today. I have just found out, by way of cousin Kyle, that the latest book to undergo such a transformation is Maurice Sendek’s immortal Where the Wild Things Are. Here is the link to the new trailer and I’ll admit that I’m interested in seeing what major changes they make from the book and what story line they create/develop. I wasn’t too pleased with the choice of music for the trailer, but other than that I thought it was put together very well. The release date for the movie is October 16 so I say we all celebrate Ashlee’s birthday and go see it!
So disappointing, so kind of expected. That’s the way they’ve looked in the first round for awhile. Doesn’t matter the sport, I just don’t think our athletes have the mind set to win in the post season. I’m just afraid they’re going to stop inviting us eventually.
It’s January 16th. At 5pm it’s 75 degrees outside. I live in San Diego. It’s Friday. Need I say more?