I can't wait for football season to end. I thought it had when the Saints beat the Colts in the Super Bowl or at least after Letter of Intent Signing Day. Then a group of Oregon football players decided to go rogue. Guys, do us all a personal favor. After class the next couple of weeks, just go home, play with your X-box, workout, do homework and think twice before you act. We'd all appreciate it.
At some point we have to begin thinking about our brackets with Selection Sunday a mere 19 days away. Kansas started the season #1 and looked sharp but lost an odd game to a shorthanded Tennessee team before rebounding to reclaim their top spot. Last night they came out smoking & built a 29-6 lead against Oklahoma. Though the Sooners got back in it, eventually the Jayhawks pulled away and have clinched a share of the Big 12 title. This team has a near lock on one of those Big Dance top seeds. UConn beat #7 West Virginia last night to keep their Tourney hopes alive. They've had to deal with the absence of head coach Jim Calhoun to illness, but have rallied upon his return with attention grabbing wins at #3 Villanova and the Mountaineers. They're 7 & 8 in the Big East but have 3 winnable games to wrap the regular season. Accomplish that & I think they land on the right side of the bubble. Some bubble teams in action this evening with Florida hosting Tennessee and a 17 & 10 Illinois squad at Michigan.
History is taking a pounding this year. I consider the Pac 10, ACC & Big East to be the 3 strongest conferences year in and year out. Right now only Duke is ranked out of the ACC and no Pac 10 teams are in the Top 25. Odd.
Let's give away some loot. Two winners. E-mail your answer to stevetannen@live.com
When was the last year no teams from either the ACC or Pac 10 made the Final Four of the Men's Basketball Tournament?
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Yesterday you mentioned something about it being time for some leaders on the football team to stand up to the rest and say, "Enough!"
I think it's time for some past Ducks to stand up too. Bad or good, (and it's been mostly bad) when you go to the U of Miami you know you're not just a part of a team; your part of a legacy. Past greats were going to be watching you.
I think a visit from Haloti, Igor, J-Stew, Dixon, Fouts, Amahd... would send a strong message that "it's not about you, it's not even about your buddies, it's bigger."
C-ya on the radio...
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