It was a busy night in college basketball absurdity, and that’s kind of our lifeblood, so let’s get right to it.
Look at Trey McGowens on This Scooter
There was a little scuffle during NC State/Nebraska (it also went four overtimes, but we aren’t here to talk about the games themselves) and Trey McGowens, broken foot and all, wasn’t going to be left out:
It’s a leisurely scoot. Kind of looks like he said, “Wonder what my buddies are doing over there. Better go check it out.” But don’t get it twisted: McGowens was there for his team, which I take to mean Fred Hoiberg’s building something special in Lincoln. Watch out, others contending for eleventh in the Big Ten.
Brad Davison vs. Blooper
You know we love Blooper, mascot of the Atlanta Braves. He was at the Georgia Tech/Wisconsin game last night, and we somehow didn’t get Brad Davison punching him in the nuts. Opportunity missed. Davison did have this happen to him, though:
Kyle Smith: Defensive Genius
Kyle “Moneyball” Smith is a smart dude. Or at least, he has that reputation. I don’t have any reason to doubt that reputation, but for some reason, people neglected it when talking about how Washington State held Arizona State to ten points in the first half last night and 29 over the whole game. Is Arizona State bad? Yes. Did Washington State only score 18 in the first half themselves? Yes. But we’ve got to get back to our fundamentals as a populace, and our fundamentals include assuming everything smart people do is intentional.
UNC Beat Michigan
Ok, one result we’ll talk about: North Carolina beat Michigan. Smoked ‘em. This is noteworthy because 1) We’ve been counting on UNC as an NITle contender and 2) Michigan is supposed to be good and this was their second double-digit loss of the last eleven days (the other one was against Arizona, who’s fine but not entirely out of our orbit). Anyway, Michigan’s in trouble, no, they’re not going to make the NIT, but we’re going to give them the airtime because they’re a big brand and they’re fun to torment. UNC, on the other hand: None of that shit. None of it. Cut that out right now.
Selling Senset
The Senators might be for sale! Probably not, but evidently someone speculated they could be, and it has given the city of Ottawa’s hockey fans and one semi-ironic Sens fan in Texas hope.
In other news, fresh Sens pickup Adam Gaudette scored in last night’s blowout loss to fellow terrible team Vancouver, which led to me learning his wife does rituals to try to make him score goals, and one worked last night. The clear course of action here is to dial up the oddness. I’m thinking Major League. Let Gaudette build a shrine in the corner of the locker room. You know he’s been eyeing it.
Speaking of Evil Owners…
On the Major League topic: The Lockout™ has begun. Our content for the day:
How Major League Baseball Players Will Spend the Lockout
An Incomplete List of Rob Manfred’s Greatest Accomplishments
It’s NASCAR Championship Week
Awards and such in Nashville. The best part of this is that last night they just had a bunch of drivers do burnouts in the streets. That’s a formal part of the festivities. God bless NASCAR.
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Not a lot going on tonight, and I’ve got rec volleyball, so for our viewing schedule let’s keep it to just Saint Mary’s vs. Utah State. 8:00 PM Texas Time on CBSSN. If you’re so inclined, you can watch Oregon State play Cal at 9:30 Texas Time on one or more Pac-12 Network, but if you do that, make sure you’re doing it to laugh at how bad one of that other tournament’s Elite Eight teams is.
