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14 January 2010
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I love bullet points.
- Clemson fans screwed up another postgame. First, there was this guy. If that wasn't embarrassing enough, Clemson fans rushed the court last night after beating North Carolina. At first glance, it doesn't seem that bad. North Carolina is a top program, Clemson is a football school (in the loosest use of the term). But, the Tigers were ranked last night going into their game with the Tar Heels, only six spots behind the Heels in the polls. Also, Clemson won the game by nineteen points. I could give Tigers fans a pass if they'd hit a bucket at the buzzer to win, but they were drilling UNC the whole game. Where's the excitement in rushing the court after a blowout? Hell, if I went to Clemson, I would have been back at a sorority house by halftime.
- Tennessee needs to wait and hire a coach after the 2010 season. Tennessee AD Mike Hamilton is about to screw things up really badly. He's getting shot down by anyone he talks to about being the head coach for the Vols. It's late in the process to try and go hire a guy, so you can't blame Hamilton. But, he shouldn't hire a coach just to hire a coach. Air Force's Troy Calhoun would be an absolute disaster of a hire. My solution for the Vols is to let Interim Coach Kippy Brown take the reins for this season. Maybe he's really good and you get a really cheap coach for a season. If not, there's not a big loss. UT could then go out in December and make a push for a top-tier coach like they deserve. I know one Vol fan (JYeary) who is renouncing his fandom if Calhoun is named Head Coach. That's a huge loss for the program.
- Speaking of the Vols, they have a basketball team! The Vols take the court for the first time since Sunday's dismantling of then #1 Kansas. This will be a big test for UT. It's easy to get pumped up when you're playing the #1 team in the country, not so much for playing unranked Auburn. This game will show the true Tennessee team. If they come out and beat Auburn handily, like they should, the Vols are for real. If they sleep-walk through the game because they're not playing a ranked opponent, go ahead and write them off.
- The Winter Olympics start next month. Seriously. I'm not joking.
- Carlos Beltran is an idiot. Lots of people have surgery that will require them to miss six weeks of work without telling their bosses. What's that? They don't? Oh, someone should inform Beltran of that. The Mets are an absolute joke.
- I can't understand how people feel badly for Conan O'Brien. Yes, I know this doesn't have to do with sports, but I had to say it. People act as if Conan is getting bullied around or something. First off, he's making millions of dollars. Secondly, if he gets fired, he's going to get millions of dollars for doing nothing but not being good at his job. Is Jay Leno an asshole? Of course he is, but everyone in the world has known that for twenty years, so why are people acting surprised? I just don't understand the sympathy for Conan. He's not getting ratings at his time slot, which means advertisers aren't giving money, so NBC is losing money. I'm pretty sure that most people who lose money for their company either get fired or get moved. It doesn't seem like a difficult decision. But, some people will continue to feel sorry for millionaires.
You really can get so much accomplished with bullet points.
