Cancel Border War Football Game!

The talk around town of Mizzou leaving the Big 12 conference has been as big of a deal as ABC canceling my favorite show Flash Forward; Yes I am going to miss it but, it really doesn't hurt me and the network whatsoever! If Mizzou leaves I won't say good riddance because the 100+ year rivalry is quite significant being the second oldest in the nation, however I don't care to lose that football game. Mizzou and Kansas don't really benefit from the game because most of the revenue goes straight to Arrowhead Stadium. Then the remaining is split between the schools in the Big 12 and Kansas and Mizzou. Once Mizzou leaves, which won't hurt the conference either, we will be able to build stronger ties with another school and create another rivalry for down the future. As stated by Dodds, the U of Texas athettic director "Mizzou brings no substantial financial means to the conference, we are no better with them than we would be without them...West Virginia has been a top 25 school for years in football and basketball, where does Mizzou lye? I agree Dodds, you are the man! Peace out Mizzou Tigers! What is even funnier is that, while writing this post, I read an opinion article in Mizzou's school newspaper and it says that "Border War showdowns pack Arrowhead Stadium every November with fans from both schools. Turning this into a nonconference event would only further its relative impact on overall revenue for both schools. Kansas realizes this, but it’s as if the Jayhawks care more about wishing Missouri good riddance than protecting its age-old rivalry". This is not true at all your school is the one that thinks they are better and too good for the Big 12! Your school is the arrogant school that feels they deserve more than what the Big 12 is offering! You are idiots and just like a little hot blonde girl who wants attention from their friends when she is leaving an awesome party for no apparent reason! No body cares you attention craving bimbos!

Good luck Mizzou and if you think we are going to sit by and pray for you to change your mind, you are smoking the meth that Columbia is so well-known for!

Anyone else as excited as I am?

So tonight is Late Night in the Phog! One of the most anticipated events in the nation for college basketball! And the most recent news; Ben McLemore and Jamari Traylor have just been declared ineligible for the season and can only practice after the Fall semester. So there ya have it, they will probably stay for next year which is fine but they get no PT this year...sucks for them. As for the rest of the Jayhawks, I am so excited to see what we come up with! Thomas Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor and company are going to bring the house down! We will not be starting any Freshman and we don't need to worry about Selbyitus and worry about him getting his playing time. Let's go through out starting five:

Tyshawn Taylor
Thomas Robinson
Elijah Johnson
Travis Releford
Jeff Withey

By the way you hear it here first, Jeff Withey is our X factor and he is going to dominate in the paint now that he has a couple of years under Self and Manning. Just watch he is on the "Golden Globe" watch list!

Here we go again...!

So there has been a lot of speculation on Texas A&M leaving the Big 12 for the SEC today. I decided to write a post about what will happen if Texas A&M decides to bolt for the bigger, better SEC. Let's see here...nothing! Texas A&M is jealous of what University of Texas has; a strong fan base, a strong football program, high profile boosters, and pretty much all of Texan's support. Making the decision to leave the Big 12 where they had some small share of the football market and go to the SEC where Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Auburn, LSU, Arkansas, and Georgia whom all have high profile football programs! They must be the dumbest run athletic department ever! If they hate being in Texas' shadow in the Big 12, how are they going to make a name for themselves in a conference with all those high profile football programs? A&M has no pull in the Big 12 and in all honesty I don't think the Big 12 would care if A&M left. They have no conference championships, no national titles nothing to contribute to the conference at all! It was like losing Colorado to the Pac-10, who cares? All we would really lose are the camouflage wearing, weirdos that went to A&M! Is that a loss? Not in my mind! Now think about realignment...? Would the conference break up, I don't think so however if Big 12 splits up could be interesting.

Here is what I think the new conference would look like:

Big 12: UT, KU,KSU,OU,OSU,Baylor,ISU, BYU, UHouston, Memphis,Georgia Tech, and Notre Dame(This is a long shot obviously).

Mario is the "Big Three"

So here is the thing; the Miami Heat didn't win the NBA Finals, woohoo! However, one thing we did see is how well Mario Chalmers can play and how Mike Bibby was a terrible trade for them and they needed to utilize Mario more, if that was even possible! Mario Chalmers did an amazing job as the Point Guard for a team that was obviously not looking to pass very much. Mario made clutch three pointers as well as some great passes and rebounds. He looked amazing against a Dallas team that could have easily made him irrelevant in the series! Let me know throw some numbers at ya! 40% thats what he shot from 3-point range! 44% that was his field goal percentage for the entire post season! These numbers don't even show the shots that were clutch, i.e. the game where he hit the tying three with 12 seconds left! Come on!! A guy who doesn't even start should not have the gull to take a shot like that but he did and he made it! He is just as important to the heat as Lebron (choke artist) James and Dwyane (How did he make that) Wade! Notice no mention of Chris (I look like my old team's mascot) Bosh? Anyway I just wanted to inform everybody that I was routing for Mario to get a ring as long as Dallas won the Finals, which if you are scratching your head right now which I know some of you are, is not possible. Go Dallas and thank god Miami didn't win like I said they wouldn't at the beginning of the season! You all heard me...maybe!!

T-Rob is the man!

Since the season has ended, I have only written one column and it was about a jerk of a coach...today I will write about someone who is not only a great player but a great person as well (from what I read, I don't know him personally). Thomas Robinson seems like a guy who knows exactly what he wants out of life. After reading an article on Rivals.com written by Jason King (article)where T-Rob actually says he wants a legacy at the University of Kansas and he has not achieved that legacy quite yet. He seems determined to better himself as a basketball player and understand that it isn't just about the money it is about succeeding in life and money does not prove succession.

So enough with the money and his legacy, he also understands that becoming better at the game is important in furthering his career in the sport. He informed the entire world that he realizes that there may be an NBA lockout next year which means no training camps. What 20 year old kid is thinking about training camps when there is money and girls? T-Rob that's who! Robinson mentioned that the NBA lockout pretty much scares him because he will lose out on an entire off season of training. He mentioned that he is so lucky to be able to come back one more year and learn even more from Danny Manning, the best bigs coach in the country (and soon to be head coach elsewhere). I agree with him. Why not stay another year learn from Danny Manning a little bit more and even increase his draft stock and maybe clear the NBA lock out, if there is one?

Let me remind you all that Thomas Robinson has a little sister who he is the only one responsible for. He lost his mother during the 2010-11 season and now his sister is living with him in Lawrence. This young man actually turned down a possibility of a lot of money and take a chance when he has bigger responsibilities than just basketball!! He is incredible! I look forward to seeing him on the court next year and I hope we win one for him and no one else!

The problem with the world today...

So I am sure that all of you were patiently waiting for me to do a season follow up but since I don't want to do it because it would be me just reiterating what I have been saying all season long, I decided to write about something that plagues college basketball, John Calipari. If even of you know me and talk basketball with me then you know I hate that man with a passion! I hate him more than the Dude hates Jackie Treehorn! John Calipari is the slimiest of slime balls in college basketball! So I am going to throw out some numbers to you real quick: 3; that is the amount of college programs he has worked with: 3; that is the amount of programs he has taken to the final four: 2; that is the amount of programs, that after he has left, had to deal with NCAA investigations and sanctions. Therefore, 2 of the 3 programs he has/is working at, the 3rd being Kentucky where he is now, has had NCAA violations. Does anyone see a pattern here? Let's do some more numbers shall we? 24; that is the number of McDonald's All American Roster. 4; that is the number of McDonald's All Americans that are going to Kentucky with Calipari. That is the most by one team in this year's game! Last year he got 3 Mcyd's All Americans. Now what is weird is that everyone knows that top recruits like these don't commit somewhere until they know that they can start or are filling a major void in the roster. Since all 3 Kentucky All Americans are Freshman and starters, what void is there to fill? Why have these recruits already committed to Kentucky? $$$$$$$$$!

Lastly, Jay Z visiting the Kentucky locker room after they advanced to the Final Four. Jay Z is probably more to blame than Calipari but Cal didn't have to let him in? Cal probably wanted him to come in to show to possible recruits that they come one year to Kentucky, win for him, they will go pro and meet people like Jay Z. Cal is using the Jay Z stunt as a fricking recruiting tool!

Now I just read that a man from the Kansas ticket scandal just received 46 months in jail for scalping Kansas basketball and football tickets and not claiming the income on his taxes! 4 years in the slammer for scalping?!!! Calipari has taken two schools into NCAA infractions and has caused them serious problems after he has left and for some odd reason he keeps getting jobs! Derrick Rose, who is the man, shouldn't have even been eligible for Memphis basketball but he played. UMASS and Marcus Camby accepted money from agents and their Final Four, just like Memphis', was vacated! Two schools lost Final Four appearances for the time that Calipari was head coach. I ask again, can we see where Kentucky is headed?

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