Can Friday live up to Thursday? We were treated to a few awesome basketball games last night–Butler took care of Syracuse for us and then the neverending, heart stopping, shot dropping double OT victory by Kansas State that I was only able to appreciate after the Kentucky game was over. Bu[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bracket Racket’
March 25th, 2010 - 8:48 am § in Uncategorized
Finally, Gameday!
Finally, game day. By tonight, all of the talk of the smart kids vs. the stupid kids will be over and we can finally focus on what this is all about: basketball. But before you can pry my fingers off my soapbox, here’s a really good article from Jeff Goodman on the stupidity of the [...][...]
March 24th, 2010 - 2:45 pm § in Uncategorized
Kentucky: The Real Underdog Story
If you’ve been around a TV, newspaper, computer, or a Northerner lately, surely you’ve heard how awesome and heartwarming smart and scrappy Cornell is and how Kentucky is the evil empire with their flashy one-and-done thugs and smarmy car salesman coach. If I have to read one more “[...]
March 23rd, 2010 - 10:57 am § in Uncategorized
Our Super Sweet Sixteen
It’s a surprisingly slow news day in Catland as we roll towards Thursday night’s matchup vs. the Fighting Mark Courys. Coury and Cornell continue their press tour, today’s stop being the New York Times, which puts the gag in exaggerate (bear with me, it’s Tuesday and I̵[...]
March 22nd, 2010 - 9:31 am § in Uncategorized
Monday Morning Madness
Whew, what a weekend! First off, congrats to both Jedi78 and Christie, who are tied for first in the Real Girls Watch Sports bracket Pick’em. MAJOR props to dpadg55, who correctly predicted that Northern Iowa would beat Kansas and is one of the few people playing that has a shot at a correct[...]
March 20th, 2010 - 10:02 pm § in Uncategorized
Cats dominate Deacons, 90-60
The Cats absolutely rolled the Deacons tonight in a performance that had Kentucky fans across the country doing a happy dance. The unsung Cats continue to step up and shine in this tournament–first it was Eric Bledsoe, tonight it was Darius Miller, with a game-high 20 points. One has to feel[...]
March 19th, 2010 - 9:02 am § in Uncategorized
Cats roll, bring on Wake
Man, that felt good. 100-71. ONE HUNDRED, folks. Kentucky’s dominant performance last night made me feel like I was living in the mid-90′s again. Poor East Tennessee State…they tried, but it was no use. I was actually happy when that one kid got the dunk in the latter part [...]
March 16th, 2010 - 1:41 pm § in Uncategorized
Why brackets can make you crazy
Like most people around the country today, I’m agonizing over my bracket(s). There are so many tips and do’s and don’ts for filling out your bracket it’s insane. And, I’ll admit, I’m a little rusty; after last year’s descent to the NCAA basement, a.k.a. [...]