According to the Bible, on the third day God created kind herbs: "And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good." I will leave this theological discussion to other members of our editorial staff on this the third day of the NCAA tournament.
It's almost too nice out to stay in and watch today's games. Almost. Instead I shall spend the evening and the morning of the third day of the tournmament firmly planted in front of my TV. Join me in the comments.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
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NIce work. I too will spend most of today planted in front on my TVs. Though, I may sneak off late in the afternoon to a post St. Patrick's day street party for a handful of beers.
I think this game features the sketchiest coach matchup possible.
And the biggest redneck fanbase.
My Sat/Sun are the mirror image of Mark's Thurs/Fri - no games because of work event. Dagger.
How bout that hook!
I need a haircut like that.
That's a helluva haircut on WVU's Mitchell.
Great minds.
I wish I could've been a fly on the wall when Huggy Bear pitched West Virginia to the big kid from Turkey. "It's just like Istanbul! You'll love it."
A couple of buddies, wvu alum, have a great firsthand huggy story....involves a post game bender in a suite. Huggy drives one of them home at 4 am. This was when he was still at cincy
Every shot of the crowd includes at least 5 guys that look like Seasick Steve.
Huggins coached my HS coach in college. My HS coach was an enormous asshole. Makes it tough for me to root for Huggins. I did today though.
I had 3 beers during my late lunch with the wife. Florida's now playing, debating whether I should keep this thing going or not...
oh, yeah.
meanwhile, i'm channeling the zman and working while keeping one eye on the florida game and another on the beautiful spring day out my windows.
It's gorgeous here today too. 85 & sunny. I'd be at the beach today if it weren't for the tourney. Beach is always available, small window for tourney games.
no sense in wasting time debating mark.
yeah, too nice here. on the couch w/first bud lite shopping for a crockpot on line. any suggestions?
How did you know that I'm working? I closed the blinds so I can't see how nice it is outside.
I stopped debating. Cracked my 1st home beer. Florida-UCLA making me a little more nervous than I'd like.
Patric Young is a monster. I pray to God he stays for his sophomore year. Both for him and for Florida.
heck of a game going on. probably more entertaining than mark likes.
Yes indeed.
Erving Walker should've done the Sam Cassell/Big Balls dance after that shot. Oh my.
erving walker. onions.
40 bundles of onions, in fact.
Huge onions. Sweet 16.
i'm gonna drink a beer, then ride my bike down the street where some friends are drinking more beers.
#livingontheedge
So long as you aren't #livingonteedge.
Even Don Draper can't persuade me to buy a Benz.
i'm buying another camry.
#livingontheedge
Just started watching madmen last week. A few episodes in....not bad but had higher expectations....
faried is a bad, bad man
I think it takes 4-5 episodes to set up all the story lines.
no, just one block, a few rebounds, and a glare or two.
I think raftery should be in the tower with Verne at the 17th at Augusta.
Give Mad Men some time, Dan. It's worth it.
Finally back in my hotel room...
At just the right time. Coincidence?
Where is the teej
I'm in Dallas looking to strike it rich
TEXAS TEA BITCHES!!!!
Ur staying at southfork aren't you?
Wait, we're shooting missiles at Libya? I missed a lot today.
libya. iraq. afghanistan. who's on deck?
Canada?
For the record, I nailed all 6/11 and 5/12 matchups. Three 11 seeds won. My office pool overweights upsets, so I'm looking good I'n 3rd place at the moment.
#humblebrag #blogspothashtags
it's fucking retarded that we're in active combat in libya. re. tard. ed.
#reasoneddiscourse
Anybody else drinking Uruguayan sparkling wine from a pint glass b/c their wine glasses are packed up and they're determined to polish off all bad booze in the house before moving? Just me?
I believe that all sparkling beverages are Uruguayan.
I'm confused...who got the faux HIV, Earvin or Magic?
AHL. Missed you Teej. Another night with Greg on deck?
Greg and I will be dining and drinking once I recap this Richmond game. Greg was quite solid pounding Natty Lites as I wrote about VCU last night. He took notes for me and relayed them via slurred speech for me to use in my writing.
I'm supposed to go to a friends bachelor party tonight. However, this friend doesn't drink and the bachelor party is just a bunch of guys getting together to watch bball, UFC and play poker (there will be drinking and such, just not from him). I'm currently less than enthused about this party. Considering bailing on it unless I can get a ride there with a friend (so I can drink without consequences). I'm a terrible person.
Greg's good like that.
I'm telling you, Greg is the perfect cure for a horrible day. Minute he gets to the bar he has me cracking up, especially when he asked the bartendress where the "executive men's washroom" was.
Anyone else have Temple over San Diego State? Anyone?
Doesn't the kid Howard on Butler remind you of Andy Samberg on SNL?
And I have an obnoxious, drunk Pitt fan sitting next to me. Good times at the phone booth.
The difference between CBS and CBS-HD is startling. It's like the regular non-HD version is filmed through gauze.
All those missed layups are killing me.
san diego tightening up. east coast bias in effect.
sdsu cheerleaders, worst hair in the dance?
I can't recover from those missed layups.
john stockton's kid plays for gonzaga. you guys are old.
My wife works for the local Sheriff's office. She was called out for a death notification an hour or so ago. Some guy committed suicide. He tried to kill himself by shooting himself in the head...with a nail gun. He then hung himself. I felt like I needed to share that.
Mark, was it the dude from Happy Gilmore?
Oh, by the way, this super moon thing has knocked out the TVs in both hotels I am hopping between right now.
On a lighter note, I just went up to a Mexican joint around the corner for some tacos/beers for dinner (the wife doesn't enjoy Mexican food). After the SDSU game ended I got my check. The check ID read: Tattoos. I guess that's easier than asking my name.
Dios Mio! El Diablo quiero muy fajitas!
in case you were wondering, the gay men's chorus production of the best little whorehouse in texas was faaaabulous. and educational. i'm pretty certain i was the only person in the audience checking scores on my cell phone.
BYU's shooting 74%? Is my blackberry broken?
Anyone elese love the delicious irony of the gay men's chorus performing "best little whorehouse in texas"? Is that even irony?
Me typing fail
Me blame super moon
this butler/pitt game is fanfuckingtastic.
and has anyone noticed that mark really likes saying 'my wife'?
Yeah, that'll wear off...
Can I get a Butler/Pitt score please?
I could call her Erika, but I don't think any of you have met her. I'm actually partial to calling her the Wiz.
64-62. And Rob's right. This game is great.
Shlara, your in the house for this one, yes? Atmosphere?
not ironic teej, it was an inspired interpretation. even included a couple of super moons, thanks to the costume director.
i wonder if the guy said, "fuck it. i'm done. i'm going to shoot myself with a nailgun. and then i'm going to hang myself"
props for persistence...most would have pussed out out after round 1.
danimal, we call that the play-in round now.
first four, actually. he should've tried to stick his head in the oven then turn swallow a bunch of pills to make the analogy work.
Cyanide colada is the Clemson of this analogy.
oh emm gee. he just said "shake that wannamaker"
Worst line ever. I was offended.
And I was kind of worried about bringing up the nail gun/suicide story here. I forgot that you guys are a bunch of sick degenerates.
Don't forget the ladies, Mark. We don't want to be rude in our broad generalizations of the readership.
seriously, kq's got all kinds of issues. look at the company she keeps.
shlara's aight, though.
he must not have been watching this pitt game....maybe he only got NIT coverage?
unbelievably good defensive possession by butler. that hedge was textbook.
I'm in front of a tv right now...good timing...
Jmie Dixon has had a deer-in-the-headlights look down the stretch. Disconcerting.
ho lee shit
HOLY FUCK
Holy shit. That's about the dumbest foul I've ever seen. And it WAS a foul.
nice decision there.
and holy son of a bitch too.
Wow, fellas, not the time for trashtalk
he got FOULED
oh. my. fucking. god.
YOU
MUST
BE
FUCKING
KIDDING
ME
this shit is bananas!
Nevermind. THATS the dumbest foul I've ever seen. Jesus, this is ridiculous.
Did Howard's sister attend William and Mary?
So, I guess Buffalo Wild Wings really does have cachet?
just unreal. and fun.
Brad Stevens is the fucking man. Class act.
And here come the Zags...
raftery just called steven gray a lesbian.
the moon is so close. feeling....strange
that really hurts my bracket . . . and i'm in third place out of 102 people. how do you foul there? how!
if byu gets into the sweet 16 they're going to be getting all sorts of booby.
Awesome first game. The last two mins were intense--the Pitt fans are angry--thought the guy next to me was going to punch me. The Pitt team is more talented but Dixon was outcoached. Which is too bad b/c he's kinda cute. And Bulter's Mack is a rock star..him and Andy Samberg were out of their minds tonight. UConn better deliver next or I'm going to fall asleep in my chair.
And that's why being in a pool where everyone has a Final Four of OSU, Duke, Kansas, and Pitt is no fun. Pitt's loss changes nothing.
Glens Falls is a dilipated shithole.
underrated story - the davies suspension leads to whitewash for byu.
Tony Shaver smiles.
Stormin' Mormons!
On a scale of 1-10, how psyched is Rusted Root to make some residual cash on a 17 year-old tune? I bet those band members could use every dime of that check.
i have syracuse/ san diego state/ pitt and kansas . . . and for a moment i thought they would all still be alive.
my wofford over byu pick is looking a bit ill-considered at the moment.
i very much appreciate the uniformity of the courts.
Jordan Taylor as a pro - thoughts?
you like mcdonald's, too, dontcha?
Frank Martin is gonna choke a dude at halftime.
small, isn't he? he could be really good running a second unit early in his career.
I doubt Rusted Root even owns the rights to the song at this point.
"You can't be much better than the best"
You, sir, are a fucking dipshit.
I haven't watched enough of Jordan Taylor to have a great feel for him. I think he's a 2nd rounder, then a rotation guy.
I never take Pitt past the Sweet 16. I've been burned by them too many times. They're the opposite of Michigan State for me when I'm filling out brackets.
really? the foul occurs when it occurs and not when the whistle blows? is he the same guy that made the "best" comment?
who's this little cougar?
If I had known that Herm Edwards was Temple's clock management coach I would've picked SDSU.
I think we all agree on taylor
And danimal I believe it is jim spanarkle regaling us with these pearls of wisdom
taylor's listed at 6'1". i question that.
Z, I think dick curl is actually temple's clock coach
Brad Stevens, leaping chest bump?
Love this guy
Whoa, the Emperor is head of NCAA officials?
If you're Oklahoma, do you just throw a huge pile of cash at Brad Stevens? The guy is 34 and has a chance to get a 7-figure salary.
not sure about oklahoma, but i wonder if georgia tech or nc state would tempt him.
Devil's advocate - Stevens stays at Butler and he/they become the new age Coach K/Duke
On another note, I think the committee fucked up the seeds of a few teams enough that it has actually altered this tournament quite a bit. Moreson than in preiouvs years
you typing in the dark tonight, teej?
also, mubbitysay mubbityubb
I've been having some tech and/or user errors today
For whatever reason, I feel like Stevens stays at Butler too. He certainly has a wide array of options if he chooses to leave, like ever.
I just realized I've played against a kid who plays for Cincy. Justin Jackson. He's from right down the road (transferred to a private school in Jacksonville as a Junior) and I scrimmaged against his high school team a bunch when he was a sophomore. He's 6'8" now. He was 6'6" then.
is there video of the stevens chest bump online? thanks, i'll hang up and listen.
Jacob Pullen having a game
Seth Davis just tweeted the link
Yeah, Pullen has 25 on 5/5 for three land
yeah, that's pretty cool.
And I just watched it thanks to Mr. Davis. Stevens is great.
ESPNU runs a series called "All Access" that follows different CBB programs for a week. It's a half hour show and really good. I DVR them all. Butler was one of the teams featured this year. Stevens is unbelievably likable.
We've got two good ones to end the night, it appears.
Sweet.
This Wisc/K st game is really good
Hmmm, Cincy might get blowed out in 2nd half
if this game comes down to coaching, it will surprise none of you that i will put my money on bo ryan.
taylor realizes he has teammates, right?
I can't believe TR beat me to the Rusted Root comment. The band has mixed emotions tonight, as they hail from Pittsburgh.
Jordan Taylor, stop missing shots
Stop shooting for awhile, actually
sprawling is eating taylor's lunch. was, anyway.
autocorrect, you bitch.
Pullem Carrying motherfuckers and shit.
Jordan Taylor teliing the Teej to fuck off
'your eyes'? the fuck?
Wow, a Frank Martin montage to a classic...
Pullen beastmode
Brusiewiecz is pretty fun to say. Not a bad player either.
Or Brusewitz. Man, I made that harder than it needed to be.
Jordan Taylor has been awful tonight offensively.
If that's the end of Pullen's night, that sucks. He's been great. Shitty way to end it.
Are you shitting me?
Oh wow. Taylor. Just go home. You are fucking everything up.
taylor's been shitty all the way around
curt schilling just answered my question on twitter. so there's that.
Pullen makes a three here,right?
Jordan Taylor had enough of you guys' shit in the last 10 seconds. Ballgame.
The Wisconsin kid with the hightop fade deserves some PT.
Curt Schilling is a tool. I'm just sayin'.
yeah, but he's a tool with a 4.0
OK UConn/Cincy, what you got for us?
Is that his apgar score or his Wonderlic score?
The Southeast bracket has taken on a new shape today. Doesn't look bad for Florida.
I knew SE would be a shitshow but I picked all the wrong shits.
Strong name matchup going in this Cincy-UConn game: Shabazz v. Cashmere.
Kawhi was my favorite of the day.
A Bassmaster classic ad right now? Really?
If Kemba is hurt UConn is toast. Alex Oriakhi aint scoring 30.
Kemba's a really underrated name. We're just numb to it because we've been watching him for 3 years.
I wish there was a new Orenthal somewhere is sports.
And, by the way, I love Kemba Walker. He's going to be a very good pro. He's at least (and I think better) as good as Ty Lawson. Lawson's a bit of a better passer but Walker's a much better scorer.
I can name my first son Jarvis Orenthal Hughes if that'll make you happy...
Teedge, what teams were incorrectly seeded? UConn won the Big East tournament but they're a #3 while Pitt did win a game in the Big East tournament and they were a #1. SDSU beat no one except BYU once and they're a #2.
It will. I'll be the godfather.
If it's a girl you should go with Pastel Hughes.
I was referring more to some of the 8/9 seeds at that moment, particularly ODU and Butler. I'm exhausted now, but will look at a bracket tomorrow to remind me what the fuck I was talking about.
This game is over.
Did I miss the comment where Rob congratulated the Richmond Spiders on making the Sweet 16?
How long has Paul Giamatti coached at Cincy?
I'm not a huge SNL or lil Wayne fan, but he just murdered it SNL tonight.
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