Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Will someone please make up their mind

So we are now not just waiting on Born Ready.

We're waiting on Calamari (who may have just taken the UK job per some Memphis TV station)

Which means we could be potentially waiting on X Henry (which will involve some serious kiss and make up work from this blog- basically if he came around it'd be like listen I loved you and then you never called and I wanted you to die but I never stopped loving you- like that kind of deal)

This also means that John Wall- yeah crazy ass, fast as shit John Wall is in the waiting KU pool too.

Go ahead and add Sherron Collins and Cole get that shit outta here Aldrich to the people we are waiting on list (got a pretty/ solid source that says they are coming back)

Who will transfer? Will anyone transfer?

Will Mike Anderson leave? (that's be awesome)

Soooo- I clearly have no fucking clue what is going to happen but below is my guess.

Lance Stephenson is going to go to St John's- that's the easy way for him to go, he wants to go to KU but he wants to be the only option so he can be the savior, but you can't be the savior when Xavier is around.

So X will wind up at KU.
Which means Calamari is at UK.

Who knows or cares where John Wall winds up at. Because if we have X (or born ready for that fact) Sherronatron and Cole- we're going to execute mother fuckers next year- its gonna be good.

So let's see what happens. Calamari is deciding in the next couple of hours, and if he goes X is going to decide by Thursday see KU and Born Ready is waiting.
buckle up
Rock Chalk

Monday, March 30, 2009

What now, bitch

Funny, you little snot nosed fuck. What's up now, your coach is gonna go to Kentucky and you're ass is gonna be stuck in Memphis, won't that be fun. You fuck.
This should serve notice to you and your orchestrating dick of a dad that you don't fuck with the Hawks. Because if you fuck with the Hawks, you get served.
Rock Chalk

Sunday, March 29, 2009

2009 - like that crazy bitch you dated

09 Hawks made me smile at times, like when they whipped the piss out of Mizzou, beat the fuck out of them.
then there was the fun of being 5 TIME Big 12 Champs (that's in a row, we got 52 of those suckers)
And obviously there were so low lows, which we don't need to talk about.

Check this little fact that I realized after Sherron Collins missed the front end of a 1 and 1-
Last year Nova lost to KU in Detroit, in the Sweet 16, now Nova is heading back to Detroit Rock City for the Final 4.
KU lost (gave away a game) to Michigan St in Indy in the Sweet 16, and wouldn't you know it the Final 4 is in Indy next year, so dial that shit up.

Next week I hope to be able to blog about a new addition to the KU squad.
I'd bet Cole comes back and the same with Collins, although I guess there is a small chance that he gets some very favorable grades from the NBA and bolts.

So somebody is transferring or having a "back injury" that forces them to quit playing a la Moulaye Niang (you never thought we'd talk about him did you)

So we'll see.

Once we get through the McDonald's game on Wednesday I'll get some Spring Game and Spring Practice info up, it's good stuff.

09 Hawks I loved you and hated you sometimes at the same time, you crazy bitches.
Rock Chalk

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Once was plenty


I have no doubt that the above is not going down on Friday.
Rock Chalk

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Stubs

So since there isn't shit to do until rematch Friday and since I'm sitting in the KU room and since the all hoops frame is done I figured let's talk duckets. Hopefully a good amount of KU fans are getting duckets and heading to Indy to support our Hawks.

Since I love top 5's I gonna break down as such.

Top 5 tickets with interesting stories behind them-
5- KU at Ok state -2008I posed as a KU student and went there and back sober on a bus with a bunch of kids from SUA and my sister. KU lost and it snowed on the way home.It would turn out to be the last game they lost that year and Memphis lost that night for the first time, their only other loss coming on April 7th.

4- KU v. Zona - 97 Sweet 16- I chose a trip and ticket to this game over a car, whoops.

3-KU v. South Carolina - 2004This was a really close game and I got to sit right behind the bench. But my ticket was free and I got it from Keith Langford's dad since maybe he got discounted hotel rooms, hey he could have been a member of AAA.

2-KU v. A&M - January 2001This 3 days after I started at KU and student tickets were sold out. I bought tickets from some guy on a message board and made him meet me in Lawrence since I was too lazy to drive. I went with my dad and Bryant Nash is on the ticket.Little did I know I'd see his dumb ass at a party shortly after and tell him how lucky he was to be at KU and that he really shouldn't be.

1-KU v. CU - March 1, 2006Max's last game. Herm told me I had to go to the game and paid for my ticket. I called the jersey being retired so that was fun and earlier this year I had Max sign it, which is very cool.

Ok top 5 biggest games / most fun
In no order-

1- KU v. G-Tech - new years day 2005
I got so hammered on the night of December 30th that I puked black stuff and slept on the bathroom floor, I didn't drink on New Years Eve because I was still a mess.I get to the house early like 5:30 AM early on Gameday and camp out, we get decent seats but I sweat so much you can't tell who we played on the stub its basically blank. KU never led until overtime and won while Simien was on the bench.

2-March 2, 2005

50 Years of the Field House.
I almost turned down a job to go to this game and flew back from Colorado for it.No one, I mean no one was as ramped for 50 Years of the Phog as I was, I bought everything that had to do with that deal. Anyway throwback uniforms, senior day, free shit at the gate. Both my parents were there and the roomie was there. Awesome times. Work that next day was less fun.And we beet K-st which made it even better.

3- 91 Championship game / 93 Final Four

Both of these games were huge because of the stage they were played on but both involved me throwing things into the fireplace.
91 was the TV remote which caused some problems after the fact.
93 was ketchup packets and when you hit the outside of the fireplace with a ketchup packet, there's serious repercussions.

4- KU v. MU 2002 Big Monday / KU v. Ok St 2003 Hinrich Collison Senior day

KU - MU in 02 was awesome because that was the year Kareem Rush was picked preseason to be Player of the Year and Mizzou had been ranked number 2 in the land. I was spitting / coughing up blood and had an appointment the next day at Watkins but I went anyway and this was the first game with Thundersticks, which was great.You'll remember we beat the fuck out of MU in the 2nd half, Arthur Johnson's fat ass got stuffed by the rim and Kirk ran down the floor backwards after hitting a pull up 3 in Kareem's grill piece. Magically I felt fine the next day.

Ahh Kirk's last game, that was tough but weird in retrospect that it was Roy's last game too. I remember being so nervous and anxious because I wanted both Kirk and Nick to play so well that I didn't have that much fun, but it was a special day. Plus after the game I realized that Reals didn't know the difference between a giraffe and an elephant, don't ask.

5- KU v. The Dream Team - 4/7/8I paid like $40 or something ignorant for a stub from this game and the Carolina game last year because I needed them to be the centerpiece of my frame but is cool to have even though I wasn't there I was at the Phog, but its an awesome stub and the greatest game I've ever seen.
Rock Chalk

Sunday, March 22, 2009

fucked around and got a triple double

Sweet 16!

I was not nervous about this game today but it was close and tense at times.
Brady was miserable today and Tyshawn wasn't much better.
(I'm at Old Chicago- post game and there are 2 Mizz fans discussing making Cosmo's- not saying they're gay but I bet they love cock)

So anyway back to the Hawks-
(WHO SWEPT #1 TEXAS in BASEBALL- claps!)

Sherron Collins played A LOT better today- I don't recall any forced shots today and he still wound up with 25 and

played a lot better D.
Sherronatron also had 7 boards and might have been close to 10 dimes if Pajamas and Reed would have hit some shots.

But here we are with Pajamas and the Twins and Tyshawnia still not having done anything blog worthy in the dance but we're still dancing.

But the real story- one of the few times I ever remember giving a standing ovation from the living room- Cole Aldrich.
13 points is nothing to talk about (although he did score our first 6 and get us off to a good start)

20 Rebounds is certainly worth talking about. I remember him getting 18 in a game this year but 20 is silly. If he had 20 boards and 13 points I would have been overly pleased.

But 10 BLOCKS! That's 20 points taken away from the other team (I never saw a possession where the guy missing a tooth blocked 2 shots on one trip)-
What a freaking stud. 10 BLOCKS!

I sent the following message to one of my buddies who used to drink - "if he gets 25 boards I getting "Cole-Play" tatted on my gut"
Well that didn't happen but the trip dub was sick.
Let's enjoy advancing for now and get busy on Friday.
Rock Chalk

Saturday, March 21, 2009

i wish we would have worn Blue

NCAA must have thought it was cute to put NDSU just a short drive from campus and then all those turds could show up.
Well too bad- we should have work Blue and said let's party, you know make it a real road game.
It was odd that they were talking noise right up to Seth Davis telling KU they have bad fans (note to Seth Davis- we expect to be in the tourney, so we don't have gatherings or parties for something we should be doing. And the players were the only one's that you showed- idiot)

Well they had all the fans there, but we have one of the best bigs in the land and between him dunking and Sherronatron dropping 30 plus it was pretty clear that all the fans from the directional school we're going home.
Even 37 points from Remy couldn't help.

So here we are 7 in a row. and a chance to play a neutral game on Sunday.
The thing that has me the most fired up about Sunday is the fact that Little didn't do shit, Reed basically laid a shitburger and while Marcus played pretty well both him and Kieff could be a little bit more solid.
Rock Chalk

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Happy belated St Patty's day


I can't even tell you how many beers I had.
Rock Chalk

Friday, March 13, 2009

Spring Game ---- (edited post scrimmage)

Spring game is less than a month away and since my weekend plan for being a degenerate watching basketball has been foiled by Selfish Sherron I got to thinking about the Spring Game.

Here's what I'm going to be looking at through Spring Ball and the Spring Game.

1- Can Kale Pick do how Dodge City do and be the backup QB?
My guess is yes, while I could care less who our backup QB is, KP bringing the noise will make it easier for Kerry Meier to get even better at WR and earn some $$ playing on Sunday's (Just so there's no confusion there is a 100% chance I'll be sporting a Kerry Meier Houston Texans jersey next year)

2- How is Tanner Hawkinson doing at LT?
Since should probably be #1, but if he can go in and nail down the LT spot, we'll be a lot better for it.
Tanner manning the LT will allow us to put Hatch at Center (the position he was recruited for and played in HS) and keep Spikes at RT (where he got progressively better throughout the year and was somewhat studly there at the end)
At the Guard spots I'm hoping that Lueken can lock down one of the spots, but I think he's going to have some competition from RS FR Trevor Margonelli, who's a mean SOB.
Also look for Brad Thorsen, transfer from Wisconsin, to figure in the Guard rotation and Sal Capra who got a lot of reps there last year.

At the other guard spot I really think its Big John Williams' to lose, he's a big big man.

3-Kevin Young at DE
He's a true freshmen but has been on campus since January. Can he at his young age give us a rush end? I hope so. (this isn't of paramount importance since we have 4 Star Juco, Quinton Woods coming in for next year)

4- Kick Returner
I hope its not Briscoe. Not because I dislike Dez, because nothing could be further from the truth, but I really don't think someone that is critical to our aerial attack should be returning kicks.
In my mind there are a couple of candidates-
1- Joc Crawford- I'm not ready to write this guy off yet, he was good on Kickoff coverage unit and serviceable against OU returning kicks, broke one to about midfield.
2- DeShaun Sands - son of TD Tony Sands, has wiggle and could be real solid in the role, he's already on campus so getting reps shouldn't be a problem.
3- Isiah Barfield - converted to WR from CB, and has good speed.

I'm sure someone else could do this, but I look for it to be one of the 3 listed

5- Who the hell are the corners?
Mangino recently said Daymond Patterson is staying at CB, so he'll be there on one side.
On the other side you have Thorton, who is physical but not the fastest guy around.
Chris Harris- maybe he can regain his form, but right now he's slotted as a Safety.
Greg Brown - RS FR- highly regarded coming out of HS
Corrigan Powell or Anthony Davis - Both saw time last year but with mixed to poor results
Calvin Rubles- might be the guy, he's a Juco transfer and went to the same HS as Talib.
Whoever the hell it is, they better lock it down, no wavering about who it is.

Rock Chalk


After getting some inside info, it appears that everyone looked good. But the most encouraging news to come out of scrimmage was that Joc Crawford looks a lot better than he did last year, so that's a real good sign.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

that guy is always right and other misc BS

I got a lot to get to so let's get it poppin-
1- LJ (litigation Jesus) called the loss to Baylor- he said it was based on a gut feeling or it could have been our lackluster performance over the last couple of games.
2- if we lost one game earlier we wouldn't be Big 12 champs- but we didn't and we are.
3- this team goes as Sherron goes. Sometimes he looks like an All American- see OU. And sometimes he looks like an undersized, streaky shooting point guard and that's not a basket that you want to put all your eggs in.
4- I don't believe in losing can help. Sorry not buying it. Maybe it opens your eyes but I don't buy it. The positive of losing this game is that this team looks tired and could use the rest (and yes that hurts to write that and its hard for me to convince myself that they needed an extra day off)
5- this team needs Sherron to get hot, Cole to get healthy and the others to understand how important the next game is.
6- I thought Tyshawnia was pretty solid today and Marcus had his moments. If they both can step up and help Sherronatron and Cole we'll be in good shape.

I'm still very proud of this team and they still have a chance to do some damage / something bad ass in the coming weeks.
No matter what happens we're still Big 12 champs.
Rock Chalk

whatever

We're still the Big 12 Champs and the Spring Game is less than a month away.

t minus 200 minutes

KU got lucky yesterday and when I say that I mean that they didn't want to play Nebraska, no one really does, they are scrappy and annoying and while I think KU would have rolled on them, playing a scrappy team like that when you are trying to win 3 in 3 is tough.

So we got Baylor, they of the no defense variety, so giddy up.
Tip at 11:30 and since I am taking off St Patty's day and the first two days of the tourney I'll be watching this shit over lunch, on the blackberry and the radio, God Bless DVR.
to all of you lucky enough to watch the game, enjoy.
Rock Chalk

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Madness has started?

So Butler lost last night which means some piece of shit school from the Big East or some other BCS conference just started to clinch their asshole a lot tighter.

Here's a list of teams that I DO NOT want to make the tourney-
K-sucks obvious reasons - and they won't so that's good
Kentucky - see above
Arizona - see above

Anyway, I loved seeing Cinci who was a bubble team lose to 0-18 in the conference Depaul, nice work lads.
G-Towm had a very small chance of making the dance and by that I mean not at all, and they lost to the Johnnie's, so there done.

There's a 10 percent chance I will watch the Big 12 tourney tonight.

UPDATE -
I watched ZERO seconds of the first round of the Big 12 tourney- instead I opted for the KU- Florida game from 07, good choice on my part.
Rock Chalk

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Even other people think the Phog is baller

I found this below article written by some dolt from texass, at least he knows how we like to party

Daily Texan Online
There’s not much that makes Allen Fieldhouse any different when I look at it from the curb.

Bricks. Windows. A couple of trees outside. Even the stadium’s name looks typical in that standard bold-face type.

Then I walk inside.

Allen Fieldhouse already has a reputation as one of the best college basketball venues in the country, but I didn’t realize exactly what that meant until I made the 10-hour trek from Austin to see it in person.

It has a unique old-school feel, with the fans right behind the media rows in bleacher seats that look they belong in a high school gym rather than in a major stadium. The student section sits behind a railing that features wooden boards that function as something to hang banners on and a as louder-than-life drum. Imagine the basic “De-fense” chant amped up with extra wood-slapping bass.

The Fieldhouse is about the noise in every way. The music in between time-outs is so loud it’s barely recognizable at times.

The student chants make you wonder how they act in the library. Even in the floor-side media row, I could barely hear the referees’ whistles at times.

The intensity, the excitement, the soldier who descended down a rope from the ceiling, paratrooper-style, just to deliver the official game ball ? it all puts the Erwin Center to shame.

Watching a game in the Erwin Center is more relaxing. Fans frequently leave early to beat the traffic. In-game chants are modest in comparison and the crowd only seems to get into the game if Texas looks like they’re about be upset (The Texas loss to Kansas State seemed to rile up the crowd more than the win over UCLA).

The Erwin Center has a lot more to look at on the outside, but it lacks the passion of The Phog.After a Tyshawn Taylor dunk all but sealed the Kansas win, the 18th sellout crowd of the season (they’ve played 19 home games) added its own punctuation to the victory with a roar that forces the decibel meter on the jumbotron to peak at 104.8.
I felt the vibrations through my chair. The student section include several cardboard letters that came together to read “Big XII Champs.”

Then came the Rock Chalk. It’s the one chant no one quite understands, but it gave me the chills. Nothing is as creepy as 16,300 grown men and women getting together to sing “KU.”

It took a 700-mile road trip through the plains but I finally know how a building transforms from a basic sports arena to the spirit capital of college basketball:

A bunch of fans screaming at the top of their lungs.





Below is some blog from some guy that works with some girl that I know, this dude is a mizz fan, but even those losers recognize greatness.

Beware the Phog.

I went to the KU-MU game. Man that was a mistake.

How is MU supposed to win at the legendary Allen Fieldhouse, a place so steeped in “Rock Chalk” history, you need to walk through a museum and various national trophies to find your seat?

How is MU supposed to win when the scoreboard plays a rousing video that touts countless Big 12 championships, Final Four appearances, and national championships, including pictures of James Naismith inventing the game of basketball with a peach basket and Wilt Chamberlain posing in a KU uniform?

How is MU supposed to win when the crowd goes bat-shiat crazy every time KU scores and the sound level is off the freaking charts?

How is MU supposed to win after KU let a 14-point lead slip away in Columbia and now they arehungry for revenge with another Big 12 Championship on the line?

How is MU supposed to win when KU goes on a 16-point run in the first five minutes? How I ask you?

This was not fair. This was not fair. I’m writing a letter to the commissioner.

Monday, March 9, 2009

In case we weren't murderific enough for next year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgrV0-VNoE0

Newest Jayhawk - Jonbon Watts

p.s. Check the comments on the youtube link- hillarious



this is Billy Miller's first recruit to Kansas, brings experience and fills a need for next year. Should be in the mix at LB with others.

Good get for the Hawks.

The 2009 football class is officially done.



2010 will be heating up here in the coming months.

Rock Chalk

Awards, jewelry and football kick off

Football first-
I'm gonna move quick on this since we're in the heart of hoops season.
But Tanner Hawkinson moving to LT is a GREAT move. I'm looking for the OL to be real nice this year.
Moving Barfield to WR pretty much tells me that McGriff and Omigie will redshirt, which I figured.
KM at full time WR is $$$ for him and us.
Practice starts today.

The hoops squad cleaned up like 409 this weekend, 5 in a row.
Bill Self scored the coach of the year in the conference from both the AP and the Coaches.
Cole and Sherron made 1st team.
Cole Defensive Player of the Year
Tyshawnia and Marcus made the all Rookie team.

Congrats to all.
Rock Chalk

Saturday, March 7, 2009

BACK TO BACK TO BACK TO BACK TO BACK

Left at 9:52 AM- after about ten minutes of looking at the team poster and screaming at it.
I'm so fucking ready.
I'm in Lawrence now with no agenda, so things could get interesting.
I've been listening to the B52's- this will be important later

**** 52 conference championships - good karma ****************

Arriving at the Fieldhouse was great. It was pretty electric in there and there's that charm of the AC being non-existent.
Something about walking in there going to your seat and sweating your ass off.The crowd was well aware of what was at stake especially before the game.Up until about 8 minutes left the crowd was kind of weak. I was having my own problems with the negative bitch to my left and the annoying / stoopit behind me.The chick behind me asked me what the bonus was and I just couldn't tell her.

I really do believe that the Tech loss was in the players heads and the fans for a good part of the afternoon but thankfully we were able to pull through.

I'm really proud of this squad for being tough and learning on the job. This team will go down as one of the easiest teams ever to be proud of.
Rock Chalk

Friday, March 6, 2009

From the mouth of Cole

Below is something so ground breaking and news worthy that its almost too big for this blog. its an exchange between someone (me) and the leading shot blocker in the Big 12 (ca) in regards to his availability on Saturday as the Hawks try to lock up some shit in about 26 hours.
enjoy.


me: how is your ankle?
ca: it feels good.
me: are you going to play on saturday?
ca: yeah
me: cool.

Rock Chalk

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Silver lining -(EDITED FOR CLARIFICATION)









I'd like to get one of those and not feel dirty about it

BLOGGER NOTE-
Last night I was in a bad place emotionally and mentally. I stopped watching the game at 2 different times and also lied to Blondie about when the 2nd half started so we could save ourselves from the pain.
I told someone I was not watching the game, which was partially true, and I acted in frustration to this person's brutal honesty, most of his honesty was directed toward Sherratron and it was hard for me to accept the reality that was the ass mauling.
So PIN friend, I'm sorry. Let's PIN on Saturday.
Todd Reesing : I'm sorry, its not you its me.


I have no idea how I'm finding a positive in the ass impaling that happened last night, but I think I'm on point here.




Cole twisting his ankle-


Why did it happen? - Because Marcus Morris didn't move his feet on defense and fell down like a turd.


Silver lining - Cole says he's okay and will play. I'd bet he sleeps in an ice bucket if he has to.


(this is the biggest reason why I'm not overly concerned with out seed in the big dance, likely a 3 now, I just want us to go to Minnesota, because it starts on a Friday (see extra day of rest and prep) and I like going to a hometown of one of our studs, being Cole.




Tyshawn falling down -


Why did it happen? - He was too fast for Tech and it was a freak incident that he hit his foot on that guys heel


Silver lining- Its a toe and not an ankle or knee or torn hamstring like the turds on TV were saying last night. Also he's gonna be ready for Saturday. (put him in the same group that needs an extra day off for the tourney and probably even Collins)




Sherron shooting like 3-19 and 1-10 and missing 3 free throws


Why did it happen - because he was pressing, he looked frustrated and tense at the line when missing charities and he was trying to do too much, or maybe it just wasn't his night.


Silver lining- He doesn't have 2 bad games in a row and I'd rather he get that shit game out of his system now than in the dance.


I might be reaching but him and Cole might have just earned themselves another year on the hill with last night.


(There is NO WAY we can discuss that yet, toooooooooo early)




Obviously the perimeter D better get a lot fucking better for Saturday, A LOT. Everybody did something that fucked us last night so everybody needs to step in up and do work on Saturday.


Rock Chalk

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

one for the thumb

High Five, more Backs than the chiropractics office, whatever.
We got a chance, now all we need to do is march our happĂ˝ little asses into that shithole lubbock as if we are the most pissed off, violent, blood hungry bunch ever.
Tomorrow honestly means a lot and nothing at all.
If we take care of business, they'll get jewelry and add to a banner.
But if all they do is just win tomorrow they'll have to share the title.
I personally hate sharing, it doesn't make sense to me.
I'd rather look at tomorrow as an opportunity to keep on keepin on. The chance to do something very special.

I'm not ready to talk about seedings and the pod system and all the other rif raff that is March, that time will come.
Winning the title has given me a real chance to enjoy the ride and the best way to enjoy this ride is if the captain, Bill Self, and the driver, Sherratron, put their foot on the gas and make that pedal hit the floor and don't let up.
After 4 hours of The Bachelor at my crib in the last 2 nights I really need to see a beat down.
Rock Chalk

Sunday, March 1, 2009

gameday - Live from the Phog- until the BlackBerry busted

So far we're off to a money start.
Smooth drive up K-10 accompanied by songs about heroin and my cherry coke on ice.

First bank I drive by says the temp is 10 so I'm thinking that's cold and awesome since K-money is getting his jersey retired.

There's a 200% chance I'm going to cry at halftime, so I'm dealing with it.

Drove by The House at 9;30 and there's already mother fuckers lined up outside.
Hey this is one of those games

Grubbin at some place called McCallisters- which this sandwich could be sent from heaven but all its doing is buying me time before I get to the Phog.

I'm a tad upset with KU Athletics though. Apparently if you're a student you not only don't get a schedule for pick up dates, they "forget" to e-mail you the pick up dates for Mizzou and Texas, just so they can sell some extra tickets.
FYI- the more students the better, lew- dick.
And while I'm on this rant let's get back to student tickets- actual physical tickets- that way its easier for them to go and trade tickets and then they can try to rival my all world ticket stub frames.
Ok off to the PHOG.

Live and direct from Allen.
I'm not going to say where the jersey is gonna hang, but I think its ironic and awesome that it is where it is.

LOTTA students here so maybe I was wrong but whatever. Already booing anything that resembles a tiger, which is good.
Big ups to Kelting because the pregame music sounds a lot like the "From the lab" mix CD I got recently.

I haven't seen the kid that dresses like a tiger and smears brown all over his face, which sucks- you gotta pass that shit down.

Still no word if Leo Criswell errrrr Lyons had his mom dress him today.

7:42 left in the first half-
Its loud, I'm sweating a lot and I met Hinrich.
More on the man later.
Voice is shot already.

So I figure out that the 2 tools in front of me are Tigger fans, which is great because I can get within about 6 inches of this guys ear and yell. So I do. They leave with 3 minutes left in the first half and never come back.
Actual quote from this D-bag "40 minutes of hell, more like 40 minutes of terrible"

Today marked the second game in a row that I correctly predicted a Tyrel Reed 3, so that is fun.

The 3 at the end of the half by Tyshawn was HUGE. That was for all intents and purposes the end for mizz. Place got real loud at that point.
(A lot of people have asked me last night and today how loud it was / how was the atmosphere)
Here's my answer to one such e-mail ---

not as loud and crazy as 02 when we had thundersticks for the first time.
I didn't go last year, but I've been the 2 years before that and yesterday was louder
it was a good atmosphere, could have been louder, but had some real high points, the pregame was crazy and i had a boner for the Hinrich thing.

Also the noise level thing got to 105.8 which is way higher that any other game, and only Tenn, this year came close to it.

Hinrich at the half was great, they did not show his block from the Arizona game to clinch the Final Four so that was kind of a let down, but he was great, real nervous but very genuine, I for one am super happy for him even though according to LJ his sister is ugly and tried to fuck him.

Before the game I had the great pleasure of meeting Kirk, he was way cool. Told him congrats and that it was well deserved he told me thanks and that he appreciated the words, it was a very cool moment for me.

Props to KU for really making it very miserable for any Mizz fan in the building.
We did the following that were giant FU's to them
-played the TR5 to KM play
-showed Mario's shot and highlights from the OT in the Championship game
- played a video from Josie Wells
-Played the Simpson's clip
-Played a wild video about having the biggest home court advantage, right before tip
-Showed A LOT of Hinrich highlights against Mizz
- chanted Overrated!

The second half was less fun, Mizz started to make some shots and the crowd wasn't as into it, but the Overrated chant was great. The OOPS to Cole were great and he Rock Chalk was about as good as I have heard it in awhile, very cool.
All in all a great day and I'm glad I could be there.
Yes I cried at halftime.
Rock Chalk