March Madness Open Thread
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 9:57 AM PDT
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PrintThere's nothing quite like the soothing voice of Jim Nantz to get me in the tournament mood. I realize that at this point I should have purchased DirecTV so I can pick my announcing poison, but I am a poor grad school student living in New York City, so I suffer with the rest of us.
I will take this thread down, by the way, if a similar one goes up on the main page, but I would like to share my idiotic bracket choices with the community: that is, if you'll have me.
First Update: Memphis looking like a pretty boneheaded final four pick.
Second Update: Gatorade has been replaced courtside by Vitamin Water--hair will now receive much needed lustre after getting dunked in victory. Oh, and Memphis still can't stop high screen dribble penetration.
Third Update: Greg Gumble looking smart in matching tie and pocket square. Wait, did I say "smart"? I meant "foppish." A&M with convincing halftime lead. Memphis struggling, LSU and Butler are close.
Fourth Update: The backup halftime team asks "What does Northridge have to do to keep the pressure on Memphis?" The answer? "If you're the coach of CS-Northridge, you've got to figure out what works, and keep doing it!"
Wow.
Fifth Update: CS-Northridge player, going after a loose ball, pushes a Memphis guard to the floor. Refs swallow their whistles. Needless to say, they are "letting them play" a little bit...
Sixth Update: CSNR and Memphis is obvious game of the morning. All the Memphis players look like Zach Braff right after he found out he was being punk*d and was threatening to kill a twelve year old on camera. My stomach hurts.
Seventh Update: Studio break includes the following quote: "BYU cannot protect the paint or guard against jumpshots." I assume their defense is geared around stopping half-court shots, then?
Eighth Update: Miller Lite commercial begins with "When you're enjoying a refreshing Miller Lite..." in hopes that customers will forget they've never enjoyed a Miller Lite.
Ninth Update: It's time for Elton John to rewrite one of his hits for CS-Northridge, Butler, and BYU. They all played like candles in the wind. Never knowing who to pass to, when the trap-press came in. Up next: two number one seeds and the Maryland/Cal game.
Tenth Update: Rose Garden is EMPTY for N. Iowa/Purdue. You guys couldn't get fired up for the historic matchup of Kwadzo Ahelegbe and 35-year-old Chris Kramer?
Eleventh Update: Northern Iowa sure knows how to lay down and play dead.
Twelfth Update: N. iowa/Purdue is a battle of ugly white balding power forwards. I think these games should be referred to as "Brian Cardinal Deathmatches," and shall be typified by their high number of turnovers and unnecessary diving out of bounds.
Thirteenth Update: CSI: Miami promos include a ninja. MIND=BLOWN
Fourteenth Update: Mocs have run off the rails on a crazy train. Cal/Maryland however, are pretty close in a kind of borzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Fifteenth Update: N. Iowa, like Jason before them, have risen from the dead to give Purdue a run for their money. There is a lot of sweat on those receding hairlines. Meanwhile, Mocs and Radford are sunk, while Cal and Maryland stage battle of who will throw up more ill-advised shots.
Sixteenth Update: I click on the link to watch the UNC-Radford game. The screen tells me there's "a problem with that video" and asks if I'd like to "consider another game?" The CBS server is protecting me from bad basketball.
Seventeenth Update: N. Iowa officially sent packing, Chatt. and Radford are mathematically eliminated. Only Cal/Maryland is still interesting, and half of my interest is in Bill Raftery.
Eighteenth Update: Announcer bemoans a Cal player getting his fourth foul "just as he was getting lathered up on the other end." I didn't make that up. Meanwhile Cal is shooting themselves in the foot (feet?) and I have to go to the gym. No more updates for a while. Thanks to everyone for the conversation--I'll be back for late games.
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I picked along the lines of Dickie V, so Louisville and NC
Although I wish neither NC nor Duke would get to the finals, but I doubt it. I think I also have Memphis reaching the final four, though just as well it could be UConn. Will check back later in the day.
I don’t like UConn at all. They look tired or something. Maybe they’ll have a little more energy when the tournament starts
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I also picked Memphis for the Final Four
They’ll be ok. This first round games are usually close between the high and low seeds until about the 10 minute mark of the second half. I’d be willing to bet Memphis wins this by 15+.
CSN is running a really simple high pick-and-roll/triangle offense, and are having great success getting into the paint with regularity. Usually these high seeds have trouble with princeton-style back-cut offenses, but surely they should have seen this kind of thing before, right?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions
I would expect Memphis
to tighten the defense a little and also make sharper passes. CSN will eventually wear down and get tired. Calipari is too good a coach to not make the adjustments.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
I grew up close to Northridge
but if they win, they will ruin my bracket. I have Memphis losing to UConn in the regional finals. – Elgin
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
If you think he's good, wait for John Wall
- high school player looking to maybe go to Memphis next year after Evans bolts to the NBA.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
USC grad?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
a 10 seed?
that would be awesome – Elgin
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
I’d be on board. Everyone’s brackets are busted.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Really? I have them in the final four, but only by default.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
I have them winning it all
only because of my Blair mancrush.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
Did I hear Obama right when he said “he’s a man”?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't know what interview you're referencing
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, sorry. Obama filled out a bracket on ESPN. I’ve had about a hundred friends email me the video link. Do you want to see it? It’s just a video of a guy filling out a bracket, the only interesting part to me is what I mentioned above, where I’m pretty sure he says, “he’s a man” about Dejuan Blair.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:21 AM PDT up reply actions
nah
if VCU was playing any other team I’d say they make it to the sweet 16.
UCLA is the worst possible matchup for them
I tend to agree. VCU is the cosmopolitan upset choice, and cosmopolitan upset choices always lose.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions
any other team and I'd probably pick them to win in the first round
but UCLA has a ton of tourney experience, a great senior guard (and defender), tough man to man D…
They have experience upsetting teams
plus they aren’t that far from home. UCLA had to go cross country. Plus, I heard Collison isn’t a hundred percent.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
You’re probably right. Whoever I choose always loses.
OT: your little avatar, when it’s small, looks like a painting of Luigi with a lobster on his hat. This only makes it all the more hilarious when I see the larger one.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:28 AM PDT up reply actions
UCLA will defeat VCU but will not get past Villanova,
Their travel draws are brutal, Nova will destroy them.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Yeah, home game for Nova, and their ballhandlers are really skilled.
In b4 sexual readings of the preceding sentence.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
A&M is really beating up on a group of 26 year old white kids.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:17 AM PDT reply actions
But they’re so worldly!
Hey, true story: my Mormon friend (BYU grad) got assigned to do his mission in…Moab, Utah. No joke.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, he still does an impression of it:
“So, can I talk to you about the book of Mormon?…Oh, you are…well, that’s good…no, this isn’t a joke.”
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
I have Memphis winning the whole thing :/
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
me too.
in one bracket. in the other i have MSU. i don’t feel really confident
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:23 AM PDT up reply actions
He was probably crushed under the weight of all those dimes he refuses to give back.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
My nose is bleeding
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
Ooooooh, THAT’S why my keyboard is all red?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I love it how they time these things so that all games go to halftime simultaneously. Great job, guys.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
I picked UW to knock them off
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
I filled my bracket out
as I want it to turn out this year. I hate filling it out and then having to root against teams that I like.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
The Homer Bracket
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
In the finals?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:32 AM PDT up reply actions
I saw UNC
and read UConn. That was weird.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Anybody just see their first masters commercial
Now its march. those damn ads all tourny loong
Ducks Go!
Already miss you MB
Between Masters and Coach K visa commercials.
I dont know which is more ingrained in my head. Like that Save By The Bell episode where they learn about subliminal messages……By the final four I want to paint my self blue and well “Get in the hole” all the time.
Give 'Em The Chump!
Zach Morris is like a blonde Tom Cruise
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
NBA > NCAA: Exhibit F
LSU player drops a hook shot off the side of the backboard
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
In comedy, though:
NCAA > NBA
Same exhibit
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:34 AM PDT up reply actions
True, true…
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
Butler’s offense is mind-numbingly boring. I like NCAA games where neither team has any discipline and they just chuck outlet passes half the court after every missed lay-up.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:36 AM PDT reply actions
But that Howard guy has decent post moves.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Dwight?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
No, the white one.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:37 AM PDT up reply actions
I dig the white dudes with the t-shirts under their jerseys
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
All of them?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Pretty much, yeah
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Covers the bacne
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
As an experienced female, you speak the truth.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I feel like Jeff Green did at G’Town last year
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Dang! Butler to within one! With a nice fast-break, too. Proving me wrong.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:37 AM PDT reply actions
How do you feel about Utah State?
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
No way they get past Marquette
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, but they have awesome unis. Those are some sweet sixteen unis right there.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Same
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:41 AM PDT up reply actions
John Cougar Chevy commercials are cruel and unusual punishment. I’m taking this to the highest court.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:38 AM PDT reply actions
John Cougar Chevycommercial
is an affront to society. – Elgin
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
Things are getting chippy in that game. Those Matadors don’t back down!
Well, I mean, Matadors back down, obviously, but not the basketball team.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions
Matadors step aside
And then stab
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Flamboyantly.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I still think Memphis wins by double digits
The turning point is coming soon. About 5 or 6 (game) minutes
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
Butler will win.
Book it fatty
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I'm watching games on the free internet feed
and they wont’ let me switch between games at commercials. darn their money making ways!
The problem with brackets is that they force you to root against exciting upsets
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
Nah, I figure a fifteen seed victory was worth my money.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:45 AM PDT up reply actions
unless you didn't pick the 2 seed to make it very far
and other people in your pool picked them to go to the final four…
Unfortunately, I’m the “other people in your pool” in that scenario
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:46 AM PDT up reply actions
I picked them to make it to the final four too lol
just providing an example of where it’s OK to root for the high seed
Gotcha
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
nope
I did pick PSU over Xavier though. So I guess that means maybe I just have one big stone instead of two?
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
I thought about both of those
I didn’t have either Xavier or Kansas going very far anyways, so I wouldn’t mind seeing those upsets.
CS Northridge is ruining it for Portland State right now
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
I picked Memphis to take it all
Am I foolish?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
At this point yes.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
they don't have Dejuan Blair
so yes.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
OH MY! What a follow dunk by CSNR!
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT reply actions
they are more athletic than I expected
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:47 AM PDT up reply actions
“Just take it to the rack…don’t look back”
I love announcers
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
+1
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
best call ever
Bautista with the CAAAAAAATCH
and then he makes that ungodly sound, which in turn makes Morrison cry
AAAAAUUUUUUUGGGHHHHHHH—AAAAAAAAUUUUUU
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
We have a winner…
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
that killed me.
I had Gonzaga in the finals that year. I loved that team. One of my all time favorite NCAA teams with the Kansas squad that lost to Melo in 2003.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
those were great games
the UCLA comeback was amazing.
and then the Warrick block where he came out of nowhere to stuff Hinrich.
Sometimes…note the fourth update in the main post.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions
oh lord.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Memphis AIRBALL??? Why did I pick these guys in the final four?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions
Blast you.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
it's ok
I’m sure my bracket will absolutely implode in a few hours.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:55 AM PDT up reply actions
i almost did
but I changed it at the last minute.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
You pick UConn?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions
I went with UW over UConn in the sweet sixteen
I really don’t like Thabeet.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 10:58 AM PDT up reply actions
I love these games where there is a huge upset bid
and all of the fans start rooting for the underdog lol
Please stand by
for the 12-0 Memphis run
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:56 AM PDT up reply actions
hmm..
i think my feed is a little behind you guys. plus, i might be a huge idiot.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh my.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
CSNR’s defense is really a beautiful thing to behold. They are challenging every shot.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 10:57 AM PDT reply actions
That’s like saying “any points yet?”
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
by inroywetrust on Mar 19, 2009 10:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Northridge doesn't even have their leader and their best player?
Such faith in one another would be required, Braswell told his players, after Deon Tresvant, his team’s best player, was suspended as a result of his arrest in a shoplifting case in early January, and Josh Jenkins, the squad’s emotional weathervane, was lost for the season after being injured in a car accident on Valentine’s Day.
Biggie smalls in the building.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Memphis starting to play their game offensively, but still can’t stop CSN off the dribble.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:00 AM PDT reply actions
memphis couldn't guard a bridge at this point
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
That pull-up 3 by CSN was stupid…you can’t be going for daggers with 9 minutes left
My HDTV is a torrented game that I can watch lag-free :(
Let LaMarcus keep the headband!
when you're a 15 seed
I’m fine with that shot. Wild crest of momentum, might as well see if you can sink it.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 11:11 AM PDT up reply actions
No joke! Somebody already mentioned it, but it bears repeating, the quality of the NCAA feed blows the NBA out of the water.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
Memphis starting to get whiny now…this is not good.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:11 AM PDT reply actions
I'm still holding to my double digit win prediction....
but i’m glad I didn’t put any money down on brackets this year.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:12 AM PDT up reply actions
At least I have A&M coming through.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You were going with age and experience rather than height and athleticism. It’s understandable.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Wide open elbow jumper: if they don’t hit that, they’re cooked.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
LSU is leading, but they’re starting to play Butler’s game. I’m not convinced they’re going to pull this out.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:17 AM PDT reply actions
Memphis starting to manufacture some distance. And it’s about time.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:18 AM PDT reply actions
Northridge getting reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal sloppy.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:19 AM PDT up reply actions
Where did this come from?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:20 AM PDT up reply actions
You’ve made an ass of me. Kudos.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
it are fact
I know because of my learnings
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
What? Speak up.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions
Northridge is cooked. Their defensive intensity is null.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:22 AM PDT reply actions
Butler done, too.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah quite.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Totally quite
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions
QUITE.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe i am not so foolish now
make me proud, tigers!
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Northridge put up a fight
for much longer than I thought. Good game from them. But they’re just joining the script that happens every year. Seems like the 2-15 games always go this way. Except when Bucknell won
for sure.
besides, we have the PSU and VCU upsets to look forward to. Watch W.Kentucky also.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
Cleveland State as well.
and VCU is not going to win.
also can you call the Arizona game an upset if they win?
I think you could.
AZ was one of the last teams in. St. Mary’s probably should have gotten their place. I don’t see Wake losing. They have too much seasoning from a tough ACC season. VCU, I’m telling you. And they’ll give Nova a tough time too.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions
Collison’s injured.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
My bracket’s ruined.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
It's the NCAA tournament.
what else is he going to say?
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions
3/3! Things looking good for my picks.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:30 AM PDT up reply actions
i stopped trusting them after the whole "golden tablets" thing
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
2/3 in the important bracket that I am watching
The Butler let me down. – Elgin
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
I stopped trusting them after I worked with this guy at a bakery named Matt (Mormon), who would disappear to take a dump in the employee bathroom every night when it was time to clean the place up. If you’re on here, Matt, I still haven’t forgiven you.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
you ever see the South Park called
“All about the Mormons?” That was a pretty funny episode.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I really liked the point they made at the end. I mean, the Mormons take a lot of crap for the history of their faith, but if they’ve crafted an ideology where people are happy and treat each other with respect, what’s the problem?
I’ll tell you what the problem is: Lazy Matt and his fortuitous closing poops! MATT YOU WILL PAY!!!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:37 AM PDT up reply actions
This is my current concern.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Anyobody take N. Iowa?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:34 AM PDT reply actions
nope. and I have Purdue beating UConn
in one of my brackets before losing to Memphis.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I have Purdue falling to the Huskies
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Should be some at the Purdue game now, right?
Just my luck the NCAA’s come to Portland in the year I move to NYC.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't CBS streaming every game?
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
i know some people
but A) the tickets were such a hassle to get if i remembered correctly
B) I’m a poor college student
C) I miss out on all of the other games if i go
D) I have a final today
You have finals past wednesday? How did that happen?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, my finals aren’t until April, but I’m assuming this guy goes to PSU, and PSU finals are always M-W this week.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions
There you go.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
How is Corvallis these days?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, same in NYC.
Last time I was in Corvallis, everything smelled like vomit. But, in the city’s defense, it was Halloween.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I showed up late in the night—too late to be drunk enough to ignore the smell. But I caught up quick.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:53 AM PDT up reply actions
have you Met A Black Guy yet?
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
lol i was beginning to think he'd changed somehow
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Northern Iowa is playing like a team of guys who just met one another.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:41 AM PDT reply actions
or a bunch of grocery baggers
Like their hero and great NIU alumnus, Kurt Warner.
Also they’re all white, which is a distinct disadvantage. They should consider forced bussing.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I blame the purple and yellow unis.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I love if when college players take shots that have no way to go in
If I was the coach, I would probably look at some of those guys in the next timeout and say “you really thought that was a good shot?”.
Maybe the coach should do some “get to know” everyone drills in the huddle. Like, you know, two truths and a lie.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions
I'm 3 for 3 so far and Purdue has ugly cheerleaders
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab. I am the Kobe of Blazers Edge, I'm a devil on the run, a six pack lover, a fart in the wind.
I picked their cheerleaders to get upset in the first round.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:47 AM PDT up reply actions
The guy masquerading as a center for Ohio was almost comical in the tournament finals
I wonder how often his coach wishes Greg had remained in college for the whole 4 years.
BJ Mullens?
Yeah he is a stiff in the Shawn Bradley mold
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Supposedly Matta wore out Greg’s knee on account of the fact he knew Greg wouldn’t be there more than a year—although this may be a conspiracy theory.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
Nah
Matta has Club Trillion blogger Mark Titus to carry the team. He doesn’t need Greg.
draft dejuan blair
by Cablinasian on Mar 19, 2009 11:54 AM PDT up reply actions
You know what?
Chicken butt!
For real ya’all.
Look where Portland State will be playing.
Taco Bell Arena (Boise, ID)
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/teams/pbe
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab. I am the Kobe of Blazers Edge, I'm a devil on the run, a six pack lover, a fart in the wind.
That’s my alma mater. I hope they put up a fight. If they pull a N. Iowa I’m gonna be pissed.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
Aren't they playing in Portland?
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab. I am the Kobe of Blazers Edge, I'm a devil on the run, a six pack lover, a fart in the wind.
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Their best player is shorter than me, and I’m a girl, so, there you go.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, he’s good. For sure.
But still.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
OMG
I LOVE Taco Bell. I hope that arena is shaped like a giant taco salad shell.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Taco Bell is one of those unique restaurants
for whatever reason, the later the night gets, the better the food tastes
What else goes in that category? Popeyes?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Disagree: Jack in the Box.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Chipotle is open in Corvallis until 2 in the morning
it gets better as the night goes on too.
Popeyes maybe.
Popeyes here in Wash. Heights is open way late. Stumbling off the 1 train coming back from the bars I can smell the Louisiana seasonings. That restaurant is the reason I go to the gym every day.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like I’m watching Raging Bull fight scenes. PAINTER! CALL THEM OFF! CALL THEM OFF!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:55 AM PDT reply actions
that's a great movie.
which fight was a better scene: LaMotta vs Robinson when he just kinda gave up against the ropes or LaMotta vs jail brick wall?
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Latter
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
the shot of the blood dripping off the rope
in the former kind of puts that one over the top for me.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Latter just makes you beg Scorcese to cut the scene, though. The way he just lets the camera linger is genius. Too bad he died soon after that film, though.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, the Scorcese that made decisions like that is surely dead. Some other Scorcese is making love films to Leo today.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
hmm.
Maybe that Scorsese died after Goodfellas? And I actually like the Scorsese-DiCaprio partnership. Gangs of New York is really underrated I think, despite the Oscar nominations. The Aviator and The Departed are both really good too I think.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes, but those movies are polished. He stopped making any tough decisions.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Gangs of New York would like to have a word with you sir
That movie was a love letter to Daniel Day-Lewis, not Leo.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
My apologies.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't believe they haven't ruled Aldridge out the day after suffering a concussion
chances he plays tonight?
0 if he’s smart
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Signs of life from the Bobcats! Will they put up a fight or continue their deer-in-the-headlights routine?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 11:58 AM PDT reply actions
There’s a pretty rabid Maryland grad who wanders these parts occasionally, so I’m totally ready for the backlash here, but the Terrapins are almost always overrated.
That said, I think they’ll at least give Cal a run for their money. I picked the terps.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I picked Maryland.
don’t know why. I like Gary Williams.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
I picked Maryland
I mean, Cal lost to Oregon State. I love the Beavs, but they didn’t win many games on teh road this year.
draft dejuan blair
Yeah, but I think the ACC was a little more competitive than the Pac-10 this year
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
The ACC was better, at least at the top of the conference
but I’d argue that the battle for the conference title was more competitive in the Pac-10
Go Mocs! I’ve got them in the elite eight.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:07 PM PDT reply actions
Mocs win the first three and a half minutes! UPSET ALERT!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:12 PM PDT reply actions
UT-Chatt up 6-4 on UConn
UPSET ALERT
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
ECHO-CHO-HO-O
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL oh they are the Mocs
My bad, I thought it was some weird nickname for Maryland
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
TACO BELL
7 layer nachos FTW
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Taco Bell is worth a road trip, sir
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
I’m going Salami and Swiss Sandwich and Guinness.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:15 PM PDT up reply actions
I just had char siu manapua and pork hash for breakfasat
You should eat ramen.
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab. I am the Kobe of Blazers Edge, I'm a devil on the run, a six pack lover, a fart in the wind.
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2009 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't trust any food I can't pronounce
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
You know what is lame?
I checked the spelling of char siu and manapu before I hit “post.”
Eat fish sticks then with peanut butter and cheese.
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab. I am the Kobe of Blazers Edge, I'm a devil on the run, a six pack lover, a fart in the wind.
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2009 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Is there a worse feeling that biting into a mealy apple? I hate you, Whole Foods.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I had a 5 dollar foot long
sorry for putting that song in your head.
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
by 22baylor on Mar 19, 2009 12:39 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
S’cool, it knocked the Cougar Mellancamp song out.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
c-c-c-combo breaker
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
you are a gentleman and a scholar
go home, anon
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Your avatar gave you away.
THIS IS OUR COUNTWWWWWRRRRRRYYYYYYYYYYY!!!
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
That is Rich Raven
and I made that macro myself.
Not to be confused with Advice Raven, Advice Dog, Sad Dachsund, or Courage Wolf.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Only the template is confusable.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I can't get good portobello mushrooms here
I'm tominhawaii, was dragline, and have never been tominrehab. I am the Kobe of Blazers Edge, I'm a devil on the run, a six pack lover, a fart in the wind.
by tominhawaii on Mar 19, 2009 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t get good ANYTHING here. Produce in NYC is teh garbage.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
that's probably due to the lack of farms
NYC is not known for its productive farmland.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Plus all the produce gets shipped through one giant, terrifying sorting center in hunt’s point.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Mocs and Huskies tied.
O THE INTRIGUE!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:17 PM PDT reply actions
TIED AGAIN!
HOW MANY LEAD CHANGES WILL WE ENDURE?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
will the intrigue never end?
my heart can’t take it
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Intrigue over in UNC-Radford game.
Can anybody tell me where Radford is without consulting the web?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Clever.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Mocs in it to win it.
Cal-Maryland more boring than score suggests.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:28 PM PDT reply actions
cal looks like they are not yet awake!
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
Halftime cup of joe? Did Terps pull an LT and send prostitutes to their hotel rooms?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Maryland has not scored in the last four minutes.
Rrrrrrrrrrrrrr….
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:39 PM PDT reply actions
Maryland hits a bucket. I’m awake!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:45 PM PDT reply actions
Cal responds! Signs of life!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Maryland again! It’s like I’m watching a different game!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal nails a three! My exclamation mark finger is cramping!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Maryland hits another! I need to take an Aleve!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
the NBA is a much, much better product
the three point line is way too far in in the NCAA.
draft dejuan blair
Sonic commercials are as bad as their food.
Any other restaurant quality/advertisement quality connections to make?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:50 PM PDT reply actions
Agreed, I should have mentioned that.
Food is terrible, though.
McDonald’s food is mediocre, ads are forgettable. Both are ultimately regrettable, too.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Sonic sundaes? Are they made with real ice cream?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Coke Zero is as pointless as its ad campaign.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Sin duda.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Porque este fin de semana tiene mas opurtunidades para sorpresa que todos los otros.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions
No, real students are beavers or ducks, obviously.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
This is a real game now. If they had played like this all game, they’d be ahead for sure.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll find you, Matt.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
you'll have to get past his wives first
and when he’s dead, you’re really sunk. He gets his own planet and everything.
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Fundamentals sinking Purdue.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
WHOA, WAIT!
They’re sending us away from the end of the N. Iowa game? What?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
What's up with Gumbel's shiny hair?
JUST LET YOUR SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUL GLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
You notice certain physical changes when you become a level 45 broadcaster.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:13 PM PDT up reply actions
he must have multi-classed into Eriq La Salle
These are my principles. If you don't like them, I have others. -Groucho Marx
Couple surprisingly nice plays from N. Iowa, but other than that, Cal-Maryland has been a real snoozer.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I see that the Terps are up at halftime.
I guess I won’t change my feed to there yet.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
That game’s live on CBS now.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
It does look like Purdue is going to pull it out, though.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:19 PM PDT up reply actions
that'll help my bracket quite a bit then.
I have them in the elite 8 in one of my brackets and the sweet 16 in the other.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, I’ve got them going a ways, too. I’m a little upset at how much ground N. Iowa has covered just running a triangle in the halfcourt. Decent post players will give them hell.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh my goodness.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:22 PM PDT up reply actions
NOW quite over.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m biting my tongue.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
now quite over.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
That no one will see in person?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:24 PM PDT up reply actions
CHARGE!
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty obvious call, really.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
tough in the sense that it is the nail in their coffin, but a call any ref would make.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
yes, that was bad.
- was all alone in the corner. Or as I like to call it, the Outlaw spot.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:30 PM PDT up reply actions
You will not leave satisfied.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Now I’m supposed to be “moved” and “inspired” by The Amazing Race? Our country is getting pretty desperate for inspiration.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
i like the Amazing Race
Though I can’t say I’ve ever been inspired or moved by it. Sometimes embarrassed for America though.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Exactly. I’m only moved and inspired by real classy stuff like “Tool Academy”
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Cal looks lost defensively. It’s cool though. They rejected me when I applied to their program.
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English. That’s what I do.
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions
i never finished my masters in english.
i was at university of york in the UK. it sucked. not the right program for me. I have another friend who’s just about to finish her masters at Kansas.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Was Derek Attridge there when you were?
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by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
yep.
talked to him more than once. took a class from him on South African lit he taught with another lady whose name I can’t remember but was very good. He was probably the best professor I had there in that he seemed to actually care about the students. That program there was just too modernist for me. I don’t have similar tastes.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Attridge’s books “Joyce Effects” and “Semi-Colonial Joyce” are playing huge roles in my dissertation work, for better and worse. His new stuff, though, is really dry and, I think, just plain wrong. Nice to hear he’s a good guy, though.
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. He's a huge Joyce guy.
What is your dissertation on? Joyce, I’m assuming but what’s the thrust of it?
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
It’s in the midst of a major transformation, looking at nationality and deformity in Joyce, Beckett, and O’Brien. But that might not be an accurate description of it next week!
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions
sounds interesting.
the work of a writer seems to take on a life of it’s own I’ve found so perhaps you won’t have an accurate description until it’s bound.
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions
it's best to just go a day at a time.
don’t think about the future. after all, it doesn’t really exist right?
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
One of my finer qualities is how I never drop a grudge.
Do you hear that Matt?
"Literary Criticism is not bookkeeping." -SB
by nightbluefruit on Mar 19, 2009 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been waiting for them to pull their head out all game, haven't heard that pop sound yet
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
How is the crowd at the Rose garden?
I reallllllly hope they are totally anti-Huskies.
Dude, remember when Blazer fans used to invade the Sonics arena?
Imagine that, but with the opposing team not having any local fans.
Washington’s naturally going to get a home crowd reaction. And for good reason.
I'm 4 for 7. Blech.
BYU, Cal, and Butler let me down. – Elgin
Blazers win BDL 2 on 2 tournament!
Skeets: i’ll close it down now … congrats. you bastards
I'm 6 for 7
in the Bedge group (lost Butler). 5 for 7 in the other bracket (picked BYU for some reason, along with Butler)
by DrivetheLane on Mar 19, 2009 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW!
I’m 8 for 8 right now, and I don’t even follow college basketball LOL
"I don’t have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome." – Jerome James, on comments by coach Nate McMillan about Seattle SuperSonics players being selfish.
Sort of
I picked some upsets, Cal for example. I mostly just hated on the pac10 and big10 teams for upsets. But my final 4 is a pair of 1 seeds, a 2 seed, and a 3 seed. LOL
What do you expect, I said I don’t watch college ball!
"I don’t have the first clue who he is talking about, because all I worry about is Jerome." – Jerome James, on comments by coach Nate McMillan about Seattle SuperSonics players being selfish.
Barring a surprise, the Utah State game is over
They ran out of miracles after taking a 6 point lead.
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- Grizzlies Valentine’s Day cards are the key to love
- Kevin Love would like the NBA to take the MLB’s approach on All-Star games
- Kobe Bryant fires a few hilarious salvos at Jeremy Lin
- Brandon Jennings states the obvious regarding his 2014 free agency, everyone goes nuts
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