Ugh...so, the Iona Gaels of the MAAC lost yet again last night, this time in excruciating fashion to the Landlords of Loudonville, the Siena Saints. Siena guard Kenny Hasbrouck hit a shot with 0.5 left to bury Iona. The Gaels are now 0-12 in conference play, 0-22 overall. They've lost 5 conference games by either a point or in overtime. But I come here this morning not to pour dirt on their grave, rather to cheer up Iona and their downtrodden fanbase. Sure, the Gaels are the only winless D-1 school in the country, but they have some company in conference play futility, folks they might just want to drunk dial or IM late night next time they're feeling blue...North Florida, Atlantic Sun
0-11, 2-20
Well, William and Mary beat these guys by 17, and the only slightly more talented Florida Gators beat them by 46. I must admit I am not much of an Atlantic Sun buff, but I think their only chance for a conference W is two weeks from now at Stetson.
UC Riverside, Big West
0-7, 4-17
I believe Ice Cube said it best - "Y'all from Compton but you moved to Riverside..." Sure, that has nothing to do with this, but "No Vaseline" is one of the Top 10 rap songs of all time. Is UC Riverside the school that Travolta has on his t-shirt in Pulp Fiction? Or is that the UC Santa Barbara Banana Slugs? I wish there was a device that allowed me to figure these things out...anyway, bad news for Iona, UC Riverside has plenty of time to get a win.
East Carolina, Conference USA
0-7, 5-15
Jeff Blake went here. Conference USA is not very good to begin with, which either means ECU can steal a W or two, or their first seven losses are an indication they suck alot worse than the rest of the bunch. The losses to UNC-Wilmington and Richmond are particularly egregious. Their leading scorer pours in 12 a game...these guys might be headed for 0-16.
0-7, 5-15
Jeff Blake went here. Conference USA is not very good to begin with, which either means ECU can steal a W or two, or their first seven losses are an indication they suck alot worse than the rest of the bunch. The losses to UNC-Wilmington and Richmond are particularly egregious. Their leading scorer pours in 12 a game...these guys might be headed for 0-16.
They don't count, but Princeton in the Ivy League
0-2, 9-7
These clowns have only played 2 conference games on February 2nd. Knock them off the list. And no, I'm not bitter at all they rejected me.
Close to home, Maryland-Eastern Shore of the MEAC
0-9, 3-18
The MEAC, much like the Ukraine, is historically weak. That's why it's even more impressive how bad MD-Eastern Shore appears to be. They almost beat Bethune-Cookman last time they met, so if they're gonna get a win at all it will be February 19 at Bethune-Cookman. Now, back to ignoring the MEAC completely.
And our bigtyme conference "stars", Arizona State of the Pac-10
0-10, 6-15
Things are not going well for Herb Sendek in the desert. Losing 71-47 to your in-state rival a week ago is not good. Having the bad luck to play in a very tough, competitive Pac-10 this year is not good. Herb, in your last 8 games you face 4 ranked opponents. Can we get an 0-18 out of the Sun Devils?
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herb sendek has historically hated after-meal sweets - this is nothing new for him.
Oh a funny guy eh?
in other gleeful news, i find it extremely poetic that the university of richmond is among the dregs of the how-the-sorta-mighty-have-fallen atlantic 10. how's that decision to leave the caa looking now, spidey?
bwaaahaaahaaaahaaa
my hatred of all things u of r is an underrated aspect of my sporting catalogue.
nice job on the editing, but you and i both know what you've done.
Yes Robert, I spelled desert with that extra "s"...
By the way, we need some documented Super Bowl picks...and I need to make my college hoops picks. First three weeks:
4-4
3-5
4-4
God I suck.
i think the colts will win, and i think they'll win by a comfortable margin. easy cover.
I think the Colts win but the Bears cover. 27-24 Indy.
odu goes to philly and drums drexel - i forgot about the bruiser factor when i chose the dragons to top the caa.
I too have the Colts winning, but the Bears covering, I was thinking 27-21 Colts.
Oddly enough, I'm feeling a Bears win on Sunday. 24-20 sounds about right.
apparently prince played an impromptu 3-song set at his super bowl press conference yesterday.
i'm picturing chris mortenson, peter king, and bill conlin grinding on bonnie bernstein as 'little red corvette' wails through the press hall.
you're welcome for that mental picture.
Prince, always the weirdo, apparently said he wasn't going to do press interviews, then changed his mind, then jumped into the three song set and walked off the stage when done.
I was okay until you mentioned Bill Conlin.
so was i. no way i could keep that mental picture to myself once it crept in.
I once hooke dup with a girl who reminded me of Bill Conlin.
steinbog's bringing bitchy back...
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2007/02/non_friends_of_the_bog_justin.html#comments
i tried to post the same thing directly on the bog, but apparently the wapo sensitivity gremlins don't like "bitchy".
Well played sir...
Major League Baseball has a ton of guys from here, but the NBA only has one...without looking, name for me the one NBA baller from the Dominican Republic...
leandro barbosa?
He's Brazilian
yeah, i realized that right after i sent that guess.
Francisco Garcia, I believe.
man, i used to know a lot more about the nba than i do now.
I'd imagine there's a large % of white men in their 30s who echo your sentiment.
Yep, it's Frankie G
i still know all the words to the bullets' "you the man" video, if that counts for anything.
That counts for plenty.
For you Rob
Any chance we can get Glenn Frey involved in Miami Super Bowl activities?
Btw Teej, Travolta's shirt is UC Santa Barbara. Go Slugs!!!
Mark is coprrect -- I did a Google Image search on Travolta Pulp Fiction Slugs and it came up in a click. Shame on you, Internet TJ.
Funny that UMES gets a mention in your post -- the late, great but not at basketball Dave Flynn was shooting a few hoops in the gym while attending his post-grad undergrad at UMES and the coach came up and asked if he might be interested in coming out for the team. Man, they must have been hurting for big bodies. Sadly, Dave's eligibility had expired. Which is also a weird euphemism for our losing him.
Oh, and Colts by 36, unfortunately. 46-10, in a sobering inversion of the last Bears Super Bowl.
iona! teejay, see if you can figure out a way to use this power for good.
bad, bad loss for mason - blew a 6-point lead in the game's final minute and didn't score in overtime against odu.
meanwhile, the same old sorry-ass tribe is about to lost to uncw at home. effing eff.
lose, not lost. effers.
christ, teejay - you're giving us a bad name at the aggro-crag. ask for help, you silly bastard.
Iona AND UC Riverside getting it done today...GTB is here to help.
Think Duke will lose 3 in a row after Wed night? I do.
By the way, I was wondering if you would like to link my blog onto yours. I'll do the same with yours. Let me know. Thanks.
http://www.thesportsflow.blogspot.com
All right, I'll say it...Prince kicked ass last night.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/bill_trocchi/02/02/mm.report/index.html
Nice article on our boy Anthony Grant.
THE UKRAINE IS NOT WEAK!
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