During college, it was easy. Be sick, skip class, whatever I had to do. My brother and I were going to watch the NCAA tourney. However, since starting my “career” in the real world, the Thursday and Friday of the first weekend of March Madness has been a huge challenge. Since everyone I work with knows I’m into sports, and especially college bball, calling in sick those days doesn’t really work for me. So, I’m learning how to get myself in front of a TV during work hours on those days. It’s not been easy.
My first year out of school, working in a new town, I didn’t really have a good idea of where to go. So, I headed over to a department store, figured out how to change the channel on one of the TVs, and stood there for over an hour watching the tournament. The employees’ eyeballs can only sear your flesh for so long before you become immune to it. On days like this, it didn’t matter. After being asked if I needed any help for the third time, they determined I was probably not there to purchase a 42”, or a SD Video cable, or even a Spaceballs DVD.
Another year, my sister and I headed to a mom-and-pop cafeteria where we knew there would be a TV. Usually, no one is paying attention to it, and we figured it would be no problem to have it tuned to CBS. Well, with a little coercion, we were nodding our heads to the March Madness theme music. Just as Clark Kellogg was serenading us, the owner’s granddaughter decides it’s her time to watch cartoons, which I suppose are much more important to her. As panic set in, I tried convincing myself that the guys from Wiggles are actually semi-talented. Maybe they are, but I wasn’t going to find out. Not this day.
I dragged some of my work buddies to a well-known sandwich shop one year, knowing that the TVs were there and reachable. Well, that turned out to be a bad thing, as all my 6’4” reach was able to do is shut down the cable box. This resulted in me being asked not to “mess with the television.” What is the deal? Does no one in this town watch the best tournament known to man? Again, the familiar panic and frustration set in.
This year, I am once again trying to enjoy the NCAA’s March Madness On Demand, which is a spectacular idea from the NCAA heads. So, I’ve scouted out locations where I can get Wi-Fi access to watch the games, and I can only come up with one place. Krystal. The southern version of Harold and Kumar would be proud. So, I’m sitting here now, surprised at another year of how the tournament viewing has gone for me. I have to do it though, because the alternative is to not watch, and that’s not an alternative.
What's the best Free Agent signing in the NFL so far?
There are a few I like here:
Linebacker Kawika Mitchel to the Buffalo Bills.
Mike Wahle from to the Seattle Seahawks.
DeShaun Foster to the San Francisco 49'ers
I'm going to say the best is Mike Wahle to Seattle. This move only makes them better on the O-Line, where they've struggled since losing Steve Hutchinson to Minnesota. Look what he did for Minny ever since. Bryant McKinnie becomes the Left Tackle he was intended to be and Chester Taylor and Adrian Peterson have great years in the last two years. I think Wahle brings Walter Jones back to life, and makes Seattle's O-Line respectable again. I'm sure Shaun Alexander and Maurice Morris are happier today. Well, that is assuming Holmgren's group decides not to drop Alexander.
One note here: If the Jets sign Alan Faneca, he wins the award. That line with D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Faneca, and Nick Mangold will be a force for Thomas Jones, Leon Washington, and whoever can throw a football to be proud of.
Why do the Houston Astros continue to support HGH and Steroids?
The Astros seem to have no problem having Roger Clemens around. They seemed happy to get Miguel Tejada from the Orioles the day before the Mitchel Report became public. Both of those guys were more than just mentioned to be linked to illegal performance enhancers in the Report. However, the Astros seem to be happy to just wait for this to all blow over. This approach makes it very hard to to want to show interest in their club.
Can Michael Beasley carry Kansas St. far enough to be an actual contender in the Field of 64(65)?
Michael Beasley is starting to feel like a Carmelo Anthony in his one year at Syracuse. Kansas St. followers have got to be feeling great about the potential of the Wildcats in the upcoming Tournament. With big wins in Kansas and at home against Texas A&M, they have proven they can beat quality teams. What could deter me from believing in Kansas St. are losses against Big 12 teams that probably aren't tournament ready. Even so, what Beasley does well is get up for the big games. If he can treat every tournament game like they are playing Kansas, I believe the best player in college basketball can put in at least a Final Four appearance. Problem is, one bad game and they are out. Just ask Harold Arceneaux how hard it can be.
During college, it was easy. Be sick, skip class, whatever I had to do. My brother and I were going to watch the NCAA tourney. However, since starting my “career” in the real world, the Thursday and Friday of the first weekend of March Madness has been a huge challenge. Since everyone I work with knows I’m into sports, and especially college bball, calling in sick those days doesn’t really work for me. So, I’m learning how to get myself in front of a TV during work hours on those days. It’s not been easy.
My first year out of school, working in a new town, I didn’t really have a good idea of where to go. So, I headed over to a department store, figured out how to change the channel on one of the TVs, and stood there for over an hour watching the tournament. The employees’ eyeballs can only sear your flesh for so long before you become immune to it. On days like this, it didn’t matter. After being asked if I needed any help for the third time, they determined I was probably not there to purchase a 42”, or a SD Video cable, or even a Spaceballs DVD.
Another year, my sister and I headed to a mom-and-pop cafeteria where we knew there would be a TV. Usually, no one is paying attention to it, and we figured it would be no problem to have it tuned to CBS. Well, with a little coercion, we were nodding our heads to the March Madness theme music. Just as Clark Kellogg was serenading us, the owner’s granddaughter decides it’s her time to watch cartoons, which I suppose are much more important to her. As panic set in, I tried convincing myself that the guys from Wiggles are actually semi-talented. Maybe they are, but I wasn’t going to find out. Not this day.
I dragged some of my work buddies to a well-known sandwich shop one year, knowing that the TVs were there and reachable. Well, that turned out to be a bad thing, as all my 6’4” reach was able to do is shut down the cable box. This resulted in me being asked not to “mess with the television.” What is the deal? Does no one in this town watch the best tournament known to man? Again, the familiar panic and frustration set in.
This year, I am once again trying to enjoy the NCAA’s March Madness On Demand, which is a spectacular idea from the NCAA heads. So, I’ve scouted out locations where I can get Wi-Fi access to watch the games, and I can only come up with one place. Krystal. The southern version of Harold and Kumar would be proud. So, I’m sitting here now, surprised at another year of how the tournament viewing has gone for me. I have to do it though, because the alternative is to not watch, and that’s not an alternative.
