My Beloved 17 Bloggees:
The SEC West showed its true colors again when host LSU recently lost to Coastal Carolina in overtime, 78 - 69 http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201012130319 . The Big South Conference's Chanticleers head coach is a familiar name, Cliff Ellis, the former Auburn, Clemson and South Alabama country music crooning head coach. Ellis has followed the path of guys like John Brady, Mike Davis and Rod Barnes in moving to a mid-major university after leaving or being forced to leave a BCS school. NEXT
Being a Raiders fan, I was a bit excited when I saw that Oakland beat Tennessee this week in what I thought was an AFC tilt. Wait a minute, it was college basketball. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/recap?gid=201012140580 . After losing by just one point to Michigan State last week, Oakland (based in Rochester, Michigan) could be a team to watch in the Big Dance. They made it last year, winning the Summit League tourney and are favorites this year to repeat. Meanwhile it will be interesting if Tennessee can rebound from this loss as they soon enter the "Pearl-less" stretch of SEC play. NEXT
Gator assistant coach, Richard Pitino, probably made a condolence call last night to his dad after previously undefeated Louisville was upset by the 7-1 Dragons of Drexel 52 - 46. http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201012140314 (By the way, the only loss Drexel has suffered was 74 - 68 to January 3rd Gator opponent, Rhode Island). Louisville had some ugly, ugly stats. They were outrebounded 45 - 25. They made only 12 of 25 free throws. Finally, they shot 15 for 47 for just under 32 per cent. Louisville might have had a practice after the game with that effort. Drexel coach, former Masschussetts Calipari replacement, Bruiser Flint, must be a defensive wizzard. Drexel's offensive stats weren't that much better, however. NEXT
UF transfer update.....Jai Lucas was 2 for 9 with 4 assists in 30 minutes against North Florida last night http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/boxscore?gid=201012140585 Yes, there is a smile on my face along with yours, probably. NEXT
With regard to our new Gator football coach, the following story was on the front page of the Birmingham News sports section this morning. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2010/12/scarbinsky_coach_boom_wont_be.html I have been taking some dramamine since watching Muschamp move around during his press conference. But seriously, the future looks bright. NEXT
I will close with one of the funniest lines by a basketball coach with holiday season overtones. When living in Atlanta, I was a member of the Hawks Booster Club. The late Chuck Daly spoke to us when the Pistons were in town. I asked him something like what did he think of the officiating in the NBA compared to when he coached in college, his reply......."I send each and every NBA official a Christmas card each year...(a two-second pause) .....in Braille".
Hope you are enjoying and Go Gators,
Barry
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