This blog sucks...

I haven't posted in three weeks, and I'm sorry. I wish I could blog more often. These are the reasons I can't:

1) We have been really busy at work (and often without internet access), which leaves me no time to sneak off and blog.
2) Whenever I get any free time on the internet, I have been emailing about Andrew's bachelor party and wedding plans.
3) Most of my time outside of work is spent with Debbie/at the gym/at the bar.

A lot of people have complained about my lack of blogging. Unfortunately, none of my friends in DC even know about the blog and, therefore, do not remind me about it. Lately, I just forget.

Who knows how long it will be before I blog again. With Debbie out of town, and most of the plans set for Andrew's wedding, I may even get to blog tomorrow. Who knows?

MIA

No, I did not forget about my blog. And it's not that I don't have anything to blog about. The fact is, I have been asked not to blog about what I have been up to lately. I know, I know, I said I would not censor my blog. But that was concerning outrageous stories about people like the ladies of 3953 or NFL QB's girlfriends. This time, I have interests at stake and cannot risk them.

I hope that was cryptic enough. Now on to talk basketball...

I was so upset with what went down last Thursday night, that I refused to blog about it. I cannot believe they named Mick Cronin the head coach at UC less than an hour after they lost the game. I still wasn't over the loss yet. It was too early. But now I am a little excited, and I am happy that Andy Kennedy still has a job somewhere.

My bracket is screwed. And so is yours. Let's throw them all away and root for George Mason to win it all. It would be the most incredible Final Four in our recent memory. All I want is to see Jai Lewis and Big Baby throw down in the lane. I hope that we tune into the basketball game and a sumo wrestling match breaks out. That, or a lift off to see who can bench more. Winner gets the girl. Lets hope for and LSU-George Mason finals.

I got nothing else. I have been really busy at work and am using my short lunch break to write this. I am also trying to prepare for the bachelor party this weekend. Should be a good time. Get back to ya soon.

Bob Huggins

...is off to Manhattan, Kansas to coach Kansas St. Not much I can say now, but I wish him well...

My comment on Paul Daugherty's blog:
"I understand you're a Bob Huggins fan, and you've always wished him well. However, I take umbrage with your satanic analogy. Congratulations to the schools like XU that graduate good kids from high schools like Moeller and St. X. But those kids would graduate from college anyway. XU and the like should not be given extra credit for allowing fortunate kids to graduate. Bob Huggins gets underprivileged young men from less fortunate surroundings and manages to graduate an impressive number of them. Some of them don't make it, and that is reality. But at least he graduated some young boys, that if not for Bob Huggins, might not have even had a chance to attend college. I'm not saying Bob Huggins sets out to do this, but it is a worthy by-product, and more impressive than what XU does. In the very least, Bob Huggins should not be compared to the devil for doing it. Shame on you."

I really hope he responds.

Sweet 16

Wow it's been a while since I posted. It was a busy weekend of drinking and watching basketball. I think I managed to drink myself to sleep Thurs, Fri, and Sat. That happens around St. Patty's Day.

Penn almost beat Texas, which would have been awesome. I barely remember much of the game though. Too much Guinness.

My bracket sucks now that UNC lost to ole Georgey Mason. That led me to wonder, if George Mason got into a fight with George Washington, who would win? What if you throw Oral Roberts into the mix? How about Bradley? I don't know which Bradley that school is named after, but he must be a badass to have his first name on a Div 1 college. And did you catch their game against Pittsburgh. The scoreboard in the bottom right-hand corner read Brad-Pitt because of some convenient abbreviations. I wonder how he felt about that. I know I'd take George Washington over Brad Pitt. GW led a revolt against an entire country. Brad couldn't even hold on to Jennifer Aniston.

Anyway, I still have Duke vs Nova in the final and Nova winning. If that happens, I can still cash in. More importantly, UC plays Charlotte in the NIT tomorrow night. I really hope that ESPN carries that game. I am really looking forward to it.

Finalized some plans for Andrew's Bachelor Party. It involves, golf, watching the Final Four at Willie's, and that is all that I will say here.

March Madness On Demand

Not to jinx myself, but at 2:00 PM, all the games are going the way I said they would. The reason I know this, is thanks to the 4th gift of the Magi to Jesus at his birth, being March Madness On Demand. I can watch all the games on my computer, LIVE, while I am at work!! It's great. Everyone is doing it. We even put in different zip codes so that none of the games are blacked out. My prediction, is that they will charge us for this next year. There is no way that they can continue this for free.

We drank Sammy Light last night during the games. Pretty good. Nothing special. What I would expect from Sam Adams and a light beer.

I am drinking Pepsi One right now. 1 Calorie. Bottle looks badass. And most of what I do is all about looking badass.

Though I don't like to give in to the Schrimpfs very often, I will give them credit for convincing me to read Dustin Dow's blog. He has good insight, humor, and a lot to say. That's what I want from a journalist/blogger. Seems like a cool guy.

For real, last comment on Bode: he won the last World Cup race of the year. And he still doesn't care. He's just glad that he was able to party and perform. Bode-haters lose.

NCAA Day 1 - Cincinnati Subway

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!! One of the greatest days of the year. Drink a Guinness for me. I will undoubtedly be drinking several for you. I'm wearing green underwear, wanna see?

I picked 12 of the first 16 games correctly. 3 of the 4 I missed were Big East teams. I picked all the Big East teams to win in the first round because I was angry that UC got left now. I shouldn't have let my emotions get the best of me. I am confident that UConn and Nova will win, but now I'm starting to think that I shouldn't have picked West Virginia, Georgetown, and Pittsburgh to win too. I did have Syracuse and Seton Hall in the Sweet 16, but my other 14 picks are all still in it.

I did manage to pick the Montana and UW-Milwaukee upsets correctly. Today, I have the better seed winning every matchup, except for Bucknell over Arkansas.

In other news, I read somewhere that the city of Cincinnati is exploring the possibility of re-initiating the subway project. This, or at least some sort of improved public transit, has always been a staple of my platform for transforming Cincinnati into the next big city (like Atlanta and then Austin). They say that they will examine possibility of continuing to dig the tunnels that have already been started in and around downtown. They don't have any set plans yet. Unfortunately, they are also considering just filling in all the tunnels and abandoning the subways forever. Hopefully, this will not be the case. I just want them to take their time and wait for me to get back. Until then, finish the Banks so I have somewhere to live!

Finally, the Eagles signed Matt Schobel. You know that your program is headed downhill when you are signing old Bengals, and ones that aren't very good. The Bengals met with Rocky Boiman yesterday (St. X grad). My dad and little bro are ecstatic. When they read the news, my dad called Mike Brown to ask how much they offered him and make a recommendation, and my bro called me to tell me his is already looking for a Rocky Boiman jersey. Personally, I am dreaming about the day that Odell "Big Play" Thurman lines up next to Rocky "yes that's my real first name" Boiman. Sweet.

True Post-season Predictions

All four #5 seeds will win this year.
The only first round upset will be UW-Milwaukee over Oklahoma.
Final 4 will be two 1s and two 3s.
UConn will NOT win it all.

The Final Four for the NIT will be just as exciting as the Final 4 for the NCAA.
Since the NCAA now owns the NIT, they are trying to keep them both interesting.
Imagine Louisville-UC and Michigan-Maryland. I'd rather watch those games than see UConn and Nova play for the 4th time this year.

My tourney picks...

...not that anyone cares. I took a generic approach this year. I was too scared to pick many upsets, and made most of my picks with very little confidence. I did pick against every MVC team. I hope they all lose and they all lose badly. The key there will be Seton Hall over Wichita St. I also have Seton Hall beating Tennessee.

Two second round games have given me nightmares. Kansas-Pittsburgh and UNC-Mich St. are HUGE games in my bracket. I want to have the winner of those games going to the Final Four. I wanted to pick Pitt, but they struggle come tourney time, so I picked Kansas. Plus, I really want to see the Kansas-Bucknell rematch from last year, which means I have Bucknell beating Memphis, yes. For the other game, I love Mich St. and I have been talking them up all year. I did the same thing with Georgia Tech last year, and they really let me down. I doubt my luck has changed, so I'm picking UNC.

That being said, my Final 4: Duke, UNC, Gonzaga, and Nova. Morrison will be outplayed by JJ Redick in an epic showdown for player of the year, but Redick will be out of gas when he faces Nova in the finals. Nova 88 Duke 82

Last post on Bode...

...until 2010.

You need to read this column from espn.com. It explains my thought process and presents it from a different, yet much clearer angle.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=klosterman/060314

Thanks to Alex Turner, my only fellow Bodeist in the fight against Bode-haters.

Bring on the comments.

In other news, I had a Pepsi One yesterday (that's like a diet Pepsi but with only 1 calorie). It legitimately tasted like Pepsi and was a hell of a lot better than diet Pepsi. I would try Coke-Zero, but I'm a Pepsi man. Why? Because they make Dr. Pepper. That's it.