And it sucked. The basketball gods got together last night and decided that like taxes, everyone needs something to hate in this world, and today it’s going to be Duke. I was only able to catch the end of the game, but it was enough; Coach K’s tears and the comparison of him to Rupp [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tourney Time’
April 5th, 2010 - 2:25 pm § in Uncategorized
Bring on the Duke Hate
Yes, Kentucky is still recovering from the “Blue Flu,” as my mother put it. Apologies for the sparse posting over the past week…I have snapped out of the Blue funk and put on my Butler pride. Thanks to Cooter for the great posts, I think everyone (even the NPR sports commentators[...]
March 30th, 2010 - 9:33 am § in Uncategorized
See, Cats and Dogs Really Can Get Along!
As you’ve probably already noticed, we have a guest blogger on the site for the next week or so. Cooter (a nickname based on his last name Couture, I promise) is a good pal who has been trying to convince me to be a Butler fan for about as long as I’ve known him. He [...][...]
March 26th, 2010 - 11:07 am § in Uncategorized
TGIMarch
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[...]
March 26th, 2010 - 9:07 am § in Uncategorized
Defense wins Championships
It’s a coach’s mantra, what he preaches to his team throughout the season between sprints and film sessions. Offense sells tickets, Defense wins championships While the Cats looked a bit shaky on offense (my sister blames the rims at the Carrier Dome), their defense completely shut Corne[...]
March 25th, 2010 - 9:08 pm § in Uncategorized
GO BIG BLUE live thread
And here we go…. Trashy and I are here all night if you want to chat/rant/rave/bitch/etc. 9:13 p.m. WHERE THE HELL IS OUR REBOUNDING?! 9:13 p.m. Finally Cousins, thank you 9:14 Cats look flat or just back on their heels? I’m not worried…yet. 9:17 Cornell’s little pep talk d[...]
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[...]