Opinion: College hoops and random thoughts
It’s about halftime of the IU game Tuesday evening. I realize I haven’t written anything for this week’s column, nor do I have any ideas. So here are all my thoughts about college basketball (and whatever else).
If you think Bruce Pearl is leaving Tennessee for Indiana, you’re nuts. If you insist on a really sweaty coach, let’s just hire Patrick Ewing. It would be smart to look at one of the up and coming coaches at a mid-major.
I like Sean Miller of Xavier. That school has been the number one springboard job in the country recently.
Thad Matta, currently at Ohio State, and Skip Prosser, formerly the coach at Wake Forest, were both at Xavier before Miller.
Speaking of Xavier, they are the best team in the country that no one knows about. They are currently projected as a number-two seed and straight gave the business to the Hoosiers back in November.
If they make the Final Four, there’s no doubt Sean Miller should get the keys to the castle. It will cost us, though.
On the topic of costing a lot, why should someone get paid $750,000 for lying? I do it all the time for free.
Am I the only one who grows tired of North Carolina and Duke being good every year?
Am I the only one who thinks Coach K is a jerk? And his commercial for auto insurance is annoying.
Last week, I said Butler is overrated. Then, the ‘Dogs lost to Drake at home on national TV. This week’s polls have Butler at 13 and Drake at 20.
I still feel like I’m taking crazy pills. Milk that one victory over Ohio State for all it’s worth.
Notre Dame is tough. You want a sleeper in the tournament that will be fun to root for, think about picking the Irish deep.
I have no idea who will win the national championship this year. I do not like Memphis, though, and I’m definitely not getting screwed over by Kansas for the 11th time in my life.
My favorite part about March Madness is picking against Gonzaga early every year and nailing it. It’s not 1999 anymore.
Bob Knight is coming back to IU. Also, Barry Bonds never took steroids, everyone has equal opportunity in America, Christina Aguilera saved herself for marriage and Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in shooting John Kennedy with a magic bullet (too soon?).
UAB nearly beat Memphis and is currently projected to make the NCAA Tournament. Maybe some of you owe Mike Davis an apology. Okay, maybe not.
Seriously, use the plastic cups in the cafeteria. It’s so much better for the environment, and it doesn’t take any effort for you.
Big Ten Network should be illegal, and the person who thought it up should be forced to live in northern Canada.
Erin Andrews might be the hottest woman on the planet right now. Believe it.
