“This Is The Business We Have Chosen.”
It is a dirty business and watching Kentucky perform an extended execution of loveable, genius, buffoon, Bobby Huggins and his “scrappy” victims from West Virginia was more than I could stand. I went to bed. Maybe if I was intoxicated in a bar it would have been slightly interesting. But at home all I could think of as the Mountaineers tried to run on the Wildcats was what I think in every teen slasher movie was, NOOOOOOOOOOO! DON’T WALK BACKWARDS INTO THE DARKENED ROOM! DON’T ANSWER THE PHONE! DON’T TURN ON THE TV WITH THE CRAZY LEPRECHAUN ON IT! But they did. I said to the not loveable and oft discredited John Calipari…”You had me at 17-2″ and I went to bed. In going to bed I essentially turned my back on him and the fabulous Kentucky “program”. It is one thing to knock someone out, but even in the brutal sport of boxing, when the guy falls to the floor…you stop hitting him and you certainly don’t stand over the body…kicking it in the head…killing it…then standing over it and kicking it…laughing. This team appears to be God’s walking among men and with Calipari hat the help they appear to have no soul. I watched some scenes from late in the game this morning… I know, Kentucky could have scored more but that still didn’t justify this charade.
A perfect contest for the “Quicken Loans Arena”.
“We said when we came in here at halftime, ‘Step on their throats,’ ” Cauley-Stein said. “ ‘Don’t let them back up.’ ”
Was Dexter Miles Jr. an immature ass for talking trash? Sure. Was it appropriate to stick a gun in his mouth and execute him on national TV? Likely not.
I am certain that all the people who tell me this is just the way competition goes and sports is a great lesson for life and a lot of other bullshit but this was the best argument ever for the professionalism of the game that already exists at the elite schools that seriously has sucked the fun out of the contests. Kentucky currently is perceived as the best path to the pros and Calipari has done a great job but seriously, this team has no business in College basketball. They still could stumble but who cares. No one can question they are the best team in the land, and not by a little bit. n Kentucky Started with Vegas odd of 10/13 to win the National Championship. It looks like a sucker bet at this point.
Fortunately we have the KUBE to entertain us. Let’s start at the bottom. The Klassiness of our kontestants rarely ceases to disappoint. We have N. Logan at dead last, “Flip Flop” in second to last and “Some Bitch” holding down third to last. Since she picked Valpo to win it all it is safe to say it is “Some Lutheran Bitch”. Interestingly according to Turbo Tourny (the worst program available according to our Koordinator) all three are trending up!
At the top, I don’t know what happened and I am afraid we might see them again but the hated Jamie Winstroer and Jon Becker have disappeared. They both have Kentucky and are likely to return to some prominence but we can all hope that the stupid kids from Wisconsin prevail. Go Badgers! We now have Greg Gates (seriously?) in first. Gates is my nephew and in his 7 years at Murray State never would have dreamed that he might see 1000 dollars all at once from a KUBE payday. Up is down, bad is good, hello is goodbye…Thanks Obama! Joyce Maples (I still do not know who she is) loojks very contentious in 2nd with a little potential and Dan Farrell (who fired me from my last job) is skulking along in the money and also looks strong. Dan filled out his brakkets while in trial! Yes it was indeed billable time.
Interesting people hanging around the top. Payne (with AZ), Mary Becker (with Notre Dame) and Michael Johnson Jr. (with Duke). His entry begs the question of who let Michael Johnson Sr. reproduce but we will hold that commentary for another day.
Good games this evening as well. I get the feeling that the entire nation will be looking for Kentucky stumble after their bullying, felonious beating of West Virginia.