The storms started going about 19z today in Oklahoma and Kansas. Oklahoma of course had the discrete supercell structure to their storms. The storm that started just south of Woodward got up by and probably into the warm front and went tornadic off and on for quite some time.
The LMN 18z sounding had over 700 SRH, but the CAPE was not as impressive while the OUN sounding had modest tornadic SRH of 280 but better CAPE. No wonder three separate storms already spawned tornadoes in between OUN and LMN. Another tornadic storm just slid south of Norman.
This has been a very active last month especially the last couple of weeks for severe weather. Transitioning ENSO episodes have shown to yield good severe weather seasons. This has proved to be no exception. A pretty classic triple point day in Oklahoma with discrete supercells giving way to an MCS overnight into eastern Oklahoma moving eastward.
Vortex 2 has made up for a lackluster 2009 with a pretty informative 2010. Let's hope they don't botch the research and come out with something promising in the next couple of years.
Stay Safe
Jim Thorpe
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Severe Wx Again in Oklahoma
The southern Plains is bracing for another round of severe weather today. Multiple tornadoes in Colorado, Wyoming, Texas, and Oklahoma were just a precursor to today's event. The difluence aloft is tremendous with a very strong curved jet present aloft. A very well defined dryline, low level jet (LLJ), and drier cooler air aloft make for a perfect recipe for a sever weather outbreak.
The SPC just upgraded the severe weather risk to High across central Oklahoma. It will be interesting to see the 18 or 20z soundings that will be sent off this afternoon. The storm relative helicity looks to be large again, probably exceeding 350 and maybe even over 400 for most of Oklahoma east of the dryline.
The MCS that passed over this morning has moved out and solar heating can begin again as the dryline starts to tighten in western Oklahoma/eastern Panhandle of Texas. Look to bulges in the dryline for enhanced convergence and storm producing areas as well as high pockets of theta-e next to a tight gradient of theta-e. These are favorable areas for chase windows.
If you are in the Wichita Falls, TX TV area, be sure to tune into your CBS station and watch friend of the blog Ben Walnick do his thing. I also know that Joey P and Rick H aka Maverick will be out chasing today, but I doubt they will have to go very far.
I will update more in a couple of hours.
Jim Thorpe
The SPC just upgraded the severe weather risk to High across central Oklahoma. It will be interesting to see the 18 or 20z soundings that will be sent off this afternoon. The storm relative helicity looks to be large again, probably exceeding 350 and maybe even over 400 for most of Oklahoma east of the dryline.
The MCS that passed over this morning has moved out and solar heating can begin again as the dryline starts to tighten in western Oklahoma/eastern Panhandle of Texas. Look to bulges in the dryline for enhanced convergence and storm producing areas as well as high pockets of theta-e next to a tight gradient of theta-e. These are favorable areas for chase windows.
If you are in the Wichita Falls, TX TV area, be sure to tune into your CBS station and watch friend of the blog Ben Walnick do his thing. I also know that Joey P and Rick H aka Maverick will be out chasing today, but I doubt they will have to go very far.
I will update more in a couple of hours.
Jim Thorpe
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
NBA Thoughts
There has to be some sort of flop/flail off between Vince Carter and Paul Pierce. Both act like they have been shot when any sort of contact finds them. Maybe Paul Pierce has flashbacks to when got stabbed? (ok low blow, I apologize) And the inevitable sniper shot injury to Mr Glass aka Vince Carter just happened as he slipped on the floor and couldn't figure which part of his body to grab in pain.
I mean they are making Europeans look tough. Both get carried off by teammates at least once a year. Paul Pierce looks like he just became Darrell Stingley only to return 15 minutes later and play like an All-Star. And as I write this, Mr. Glass just returned from his sniper shot injury.
I said this at the beginning of the season, the Celtics are the best team in the East if they are healthy and motivated. Well, this didn't happen until the playoffs. Now they are looking like legit contenders and like they could seriously challenge the Lakers for the title (assuming the beat Los Suns). Rasheed Wallace has made me eat my own words along with a lot of other sports writers. He has played hard and well throughout the playoffs especially against the Cavs and now the Magic. His defense, rebounding, and offensive repertoire help keep the Celts in front as their lead dwindled in game 1.
The Magic have a lot of good parts, but they don't seem to have a good rotation or consistent play from their big money guys in tough games. Speaking of this, Rashard Lewis apparently watched JaMarcus Russell's Motivation Video before this series and maybe even throughout this whole season. He looks tentative and uninterested for making 15-16 million per season.
The NBA Lottery yielded the Wizards the first pick. I wonder if Gilbert Arenas sent him an NRA packet as part of his orientation to the Wizards. Also, the new Russian owner of the Nets looked like he wanted to have the KGB 'disappear' Mrs. Polian and David Stern. Also, over/under is set at 363 for number of time Jay Bilas says length in the next 4 weeks.
The Lakers looked unbeatable last night. Kobe looked rested after the long layoff and Lamar Odom and Gasol owned the paint and provided havoc for the weaker front line of the Suns. Robin Lopez is good, but he can't shut down any of the bigs, except Bynum, but Mrs. Polian could shut Bynum down when he's not interested in playing.
Well, I'll finish watching the game and provide some weather input tomorrow.
Jim Thorpe
I mean they are making Europeans look tough. Both get carried off by teammates at least once a year. Paul Pierce looks like he just became Darrell Stingley only to return 15 minutes later and play like an All-Star. And as I write this, Mr. Glass just returned from his sniper shot injury.
I said this at the beginning of the season, the Celtics are the best team in the East if they are healthy and motivated. Well, this didn't happen until the playoffs. Now they are looking like legit contenders and like they could seriously challenge the Lakers for the title (assuming the beat Los Suns). Rasheed Wallace has made me eat my own words along with a lot of other sports writers. He has played hard and well throughout the playoffs especially against the Cavs and now the Magic. His defense, rebounding, and offensive repertoire help keep the Celts in front as their lead dwindled in game 1.
The Magic have a lot of good parts, but they don't seem to have a good rotation or consistent play from their big money guys in tough games. Speaking of this, Rashard Lewis apparently watched JaMarcus Russell's Motivation Video before this series and maybe even throughout this whole season. He looks tentative and uninterested for making 15-16 million per season.
The NBA Lottery yielded the Wizards the first pick. I wonder if Gilbert Arenas sent him an NRA packet as part of his orientation to the Wizards. Also, the new Russian owner of the Nets looked like he wanted to have the KGB 'disappear' Mrs. Polian and David Stern. Also, over/under is set at 363 for number of time Jay Bilas says length in the next 4 weeks.
The Lakers looked unbeatable last night. Kobe looked rested after the long layoff and Lamar Odom and Gasol owned the paint and provided havoc for the weaker front line of the Suns. Robin Lopez is good, but he can't shut down any of the bigs, except Bynum, but Mrs. Polian could shut Bynum down when he's not interested in playing.
Well, I'll finish watching the game and provide some weather input tomorrow.
Jim Thorpe
Monday, May 17, 2010
Quick Shave Points
- The story and how 'Worldwide' Wes Johnson could heavily impact where NBA players end up this summer. He has been known to 'steer' certain players to certain programs and he has very close to Calipari and James. Here is a story from espn via Chicago Tribune...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5194333
- Michael Ballack is out for the World Cup. Pretty big blow to the Germans, but our soccer expert Dat Boi says they should still easily make the quarters without hime
- The Celtics set the tone for the series with physical play against the Magic yesterday. Per usual the Celts almost blew a big 4th quarter lead and the Magic surged back. This series will go 7 games.
- Suns-Lakers have their first game tonight in what should be a very entertaining series. If Robin Lopez is healthy, the Suns have a chance.
- Lou Pinella sounded off for the second time in about 3 weeks after the Cubs have lost 7 straight to the Pirates and are 2-8 in their last ten games. Buster Olney blogged the Cubs are in real trouble due to their poor record against a soft early season schedule.
Till Next Time
Jim Thorpe
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5194333
- Michael Ballack is out for the World Cup. Pretty big blow to the Germans, but our soccer expert Dat Boi says they should still easily make the quarters without hime
- The Celtics set the tone for the series with physical play against the Magic yesterday. Per usual the Celts almost blew a big 4th quarter lead and the Magic surged back. This series will go 7 games.
- Suns-Lakers have their first game tonight in what should be a very entertaining series. If Robin Lopez is healthy, the Suns have a chance.
- Lou Pinella sounded off for the second time in about 3 weeks after the Cubs have lost 7 straight to the Pirates and are 2-8 in their last ten games. Buster Olney blogged the Cubs are in real trouble due to their poor record against a soft early season schedule.
Till Next Time
Jim Thorpe
Friday, May 14, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Quick Thoughts
- The Cavs and Lebron look much better, but Lebron and his teammates just seem off to me, like something happened. Maybe its all the pressure that has affected the relationship or something else happened. Either way, they are playing better tonight.
- Roy Williams is an idiot. He is the third or fourth best receiver on the Cowboys. He is not the man. Jerry Jones probably kicks himself every day about that trade and he probably went off on him too during that drunken tirade last month, but the guy ran out of room on his phone
-Here's hoping that Orlando makes it to the Finals so the Cougar Watch for both teams in the Finals will be good.
-Royals fired their manager...They and the Pirates need to wake up and compete.
- And Shaq is still huge...wow. And Antwan Jamison looks like he is about ready to wet the bed. B/w him and VC, I am not surprised they never won a title at UNC.
- Storms ripped through the Plains and Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys again today. The storm season has been relatively mild this year but with the exception of about 3-4 days which were really intense.
Until Later
Jim Thorpe
- Roy Williams is an idiot. He is the third or fourth best receiver on the Cowboys. He is not the man. Jerry Jones probably kicks himself every day about that trade and he probably went off on him too during that drunken tirade last month, but the guy ran out of room on his phone
-Here's hoping that Orlando makes it to the Finals so the Cougar Watch for both teams in the Finals will be good.
-Royals fired their manager...They and the Pirates need to wake up and compete.
- And Shaq is still huge...wow. And Antwan Jamison looks like he is about ready to wet the bed. B/w him and VC, I am not surprised they never won a title at UNC.
- Storms ripped through the Plains and Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys again today. The storm season has been relatively mild this year but with the exception of about 3-4 days which were really intense.
Until Later
Jim Thorpe
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
I'm Back...Part Dos
There has been some awesome weather around the country in the last 6 weeks. I'll just throw some thoughts around...
- May 10 may go down with May 3rd for Oklahoma. It might be more in the arena of May 8-9th, 2003, but nonethless it goes down as one of the more premium and memorable severe weather days in Oklahoma. Talking with fellow blog contributor B-Dubs... the soundings, upper air maps, and radar returns were about as classic and textbook as you could get. The conditions were perfect for widespread discrete tornadic supercells. Props to friend of the blog Rick Hluchan who was in not only the National Weather Center but working the NWS on May 10. He said you could see the Norman tornado touchdown from the office. Our thoughts and prayers do go out to the deceased, injured, and to all those who were affected by the tornadoes on May 10.
- Quick side note. Dr. Kaplan at DRI is going to put together a NSF proposal about tornado genesis and tornado outbreaks in the coming weeks. It breaks from traditional theories and from the 'OU Dogma' about severe weather. If it gets funded, I could be a part of this. If you are interested in knowing more about this, let me know.
- The snow keeps coming out west. The Sierras have recieved storm after storm since I've left making me feel like I missed out on about another 5-10 ski days since I moved out to Colorado. You may ask why don't you ski in Colorado? Well, some resorts close at the beginning of April and other ones are too expensive for especially for the lack of snowpack left up around Vail and Summitt County. It snowed in Reno this monday and in Grand Junction 10 days ago. If you are backcountry skiing this late, be very careful of avalanches. Heavy, wet spring snow on top of months old snowpack can be very dangerous. Maybe our snow expert can blog about this soon...
- The fire season is still about a month away for most places out west. However, spring burning is going on and I got on my first two fires last week. It was really cool and informative to see how fires actually spread and what they burn given certain conditions. I've always said and will continue to say that you cannot fully understand your craft unless you see it in action. I hope to continue to go on fires to expand my knowledge and understanding of fire behavior and weather.
- The fire season outlook looks to be above normal for the northern Rockies and near normal around my area (Central Rockies). One thing to keep an eye is the below average snowpack in Colorado's high country in conjunction with the bug kill. This could become a problem in August, but we'll see.
In conclusion, congrats to the end of the semester for everyone and to everyone that is graduating.
Peace
Jim Thorpe
- May 10 may go down with May 3rd for Oklahoma. It might be more in the arena of May 8-9th, 2003, but nonethless it goes down as one of the more premium and memorable severe weather days in Oklahoma. Talking with fellow blog contributor B-Dubs... the soundings, upper air maps, and radar returns were about as classic and textbook as you could get. The conditions were perfect for widespread discrete tornadic supercells. Props to friend of the blog Rick Hluchan who was in not only the National Weather Center but working the NWS on May 10. He said you could see the Norman tornado touchdown from the office. Our thoughts and prayers do go out to the deceased, injured, and to all those who were affected by the tornadoes on May 10.
- Quick side note. Dr. Kaplan at DRI is going to put together a NSF proposal about tornado genesis and tornado outbreaks in the coming weeks. It breaks from traditional theories and from the 'OU Dogma' about severe weather. If it gets funded, I could be a part of this. If you are interested in knowing more about this, let me know.
- The snow keeps coming out west. The Sierras have recieved storm after storm since I've left making me feel like I missed out on about another 5-10 ski days since I moved out to Colorado. You may ask why don't you ski in Colorado? Well, some resorts close at the beginning of April and other ones are too expensive for especially for the lack of snowpack left up around Vail and Summitt County. It snowed in Reno this monday and in Grand Junction 10 days ago. If you are backcountry skiing this late, be very careful of avalanches. Heavy, wet spring snow on top of months old snowpack can be very dangerous. Maybe our snow expert can blog about this soon...
- The fire season is still about a month away for most places out west. However, spring burning is going on and I got on my first two fires last week. It was really cool and informative to see how fires actually spread and what they burn given certain conditions. I've always said and will continue to say that you cannot fully understand your craft unless you see it in action. I hope to continue to go on fires to expand my knowledge and understanding of fire behavior and weather.
- The fire season outlook looks to be above normal for the northern Rockies and near normal around my area (Central Rockies). One thing to keep an eye is the below average snowpack in Colorado's high country in conjunction with the bug kill. This could become a problem in August, but we'll see.
In conclusion, congrats to the end of the semester for everyone and to everyone that is graduating.
Peace
Jim Thorpe
I'm Back....
Sorry for the 6+ week layoff, but the move to Colorado and getting settled in has made me neglect my blog. A lot has happened since then so I'm trying to knock out a few tid bits to recap...
-Duke holds off cinderella Butler in an extremely exciting NCAA Championship game. Gordon Haywood= Adam Morrison, Wally Sczerbiak or Kyle Korver?
- Big Ben dodged another bullett by not getting charged with rape but did get suspended at least 4 games and possibly as much as 6 games if he doesn't adhere to counseling
- The JaMarcus Russell Era is over in Oakland...I think they did it to promote 30 for 30's 'Straight Outta LA'
- Lefty wins the Masters with the aid of the greatest shot I've ever seen live in a golf tournament on that stage. I put it ahead of Tiger's chip in five years ago. Tiger then preceded to miss the cut in the next tourney and then withdraw during the final round with a neck injury. Two days later, Hank Haney leaves him. Has there been a rougher 6 months for a elite professional athlete in terms of an image?
- My Bulls got bumped in 5 by the Cavs who now are down 3-2 to the Celtics. Lebron is looking for real estate in and around Chicago (starting the rumor now) while Wade has already purchased a luxury condo downtown last year. Although with his crazy soon to be divorced wife around Chicago, he may not want to move there.
- Los Suns are dealing on everyone and are my new favorite team for the playoffs. I'm fully on the bandwagon. I would love a Orlando-Phoenix Finals and watch Vinsanity shrink more from the moment than Lebron did last night, Nick Anderson in the 94 Finals or Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing...well in every moment of their careers.
- The Hawks quit worse on their coach than half the team on East Dillon (FNL reference). If the Bucks had a healthy Bogut, they win that series in 5 and push the Magic to 6 games.
- The NFL draft happened. 3 out of the top 4 picks were Sooners (now lighting myself on fire after our 8-5 record last year) and my Broncos traded 3 picks for one to draft Tim 'Virgiah' Tebow (half virgin and messiah, sarcasm...and now pouring gasoline on my already on fire body). Claussen fell to the middle of the 2nd round while the Browns, Seahawks, Ravens, Cowboys, Broncos(minus tebow), and Panthers all had excellent drafts. Good news from the draft...I saw McCoy's gf in high def...very nice
- The Cubs suck...again...end of story
- The Big Ten is talking expansion. Rumor has it that Nebraska, Mizzou, Rutgers and good ol ND are the four teams they are looking at. Nebraska won't leave the Big 12, Mizzou might, ND wants to be special in football, and Rutgers has the best chance. Notre Dame, Iowa St, and Missouri make the most sense to add but we'll see.
- World Cup is a month away and the nations named their 30 man prelim rosters. Davies was left off sadly while still recovering from that horrific car wreck. More on world cup in the coming weeks especially from Dat Boy.
- Did I mention the Bulls have a legit chance at Lebron and Wade now? Just checking
Stay tuned to my next post, which will be all about weather...
Peace
Jim Thorpe
-Duke holds off cinderella Butler in an extremely exciting NCAA Championship game. Gordon Haywood= Adam Morrison, Wally Sczerbiak or Kyle Korver?
- Big Ben dodged another bullett by not getting charged with rape but did get suspended at least 4 games and possibly as much as 6 games if he doesn't adhere to counseling
- The JaMarcus Russell Era is over in Oakland...I think they did it to promote 30 for 30's 'Straight Outta LA'
- Lefty wins the Masters with the aid of the greatest shot I've ever seen live in a golf tournament on that stage. I put it ahead of Tiger's chip in five years ago. Tiger then preceded to miss the cut in the next tourney and then withdraw during the final round with a neck injury. Two days later, Hank Haney leaves him. Has there been a rougher 6 months for a elite professional athlete in terms of an image?
- My Bulls got bumped in 5 by the Cavs who now are down 3-2 to the Celtics. Lebron is looking for real estate in and around Chicago (starting the rumor now) while Wade has already purchased a luxury condo downtown last year. Although with his crazy soon to be divorced wife around Chicago, he may not want to move there.
- Los Suns are dealing on everyone and are my new favorite team for the playoffs. I'm fully on the bandwagon. I would love a Orlando-Phoenix Finals and watch Vinsanity shrink more from the moment than Lebron did last night, Nick Anderson in the 94 Finals or Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing...well in every moment of their careers.
- The Hawks quit worse on their coach than half the team on East Dillon (FNL reference). If the Bucks had a healthy Bogut, they win that series in 5 and push the Magic to 6 games.
- The NFL draft happened. 3 out of the top 4 picks were Sooners (now lighting myself on fire after our 8-5 record last year) and my Broncos traded 3 picks for one to draft Tim 'Virgiah' Tebow (half virgin and messiah, sarcasm...and now pouring gasoline on my already on fire body). Claussen fell to the middle of the 2nd round while the Browns, Seahawks, Ravens, Cowboys, Broncos(minus tebow), and Panthers all had excellent drafts. Good news from the draft...I saw McCoy's gf in high def...very nice
- The Cubs suck...again...end of story
- The Big Ten is talking expansion. Rumor has it that Nebraska, Mizzou, Rutgers and good ol ND are the four teams they are looking at. Nebraska won't leave the Big 12, Mizzou might, ND wants to be special in football, and Rutgers has the best chance. Notre Dame, Iowa St, and Missouri make the most sense to add but we'll see.
- World Cup is a month away and the nations named their 30 man prelim rosters. Davies was left off sadly while still recovering from that horrific car wreck. More on world cup in the coming weeks especially from Dat Boy.
- Did I mention the Bulls have a legit chance at Lebron and Wade now? Just checking
Stay tuned to my next post, which will be all about weather...
Peace
Jim Thorpe
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Boycott of Mike and Mike
So Mike and Mike trash weathermen in their new book and then they post that excerpt on espn.com as a sample of their book. Here's the link
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/story?id=5038937
You know what Greeny I take back my acceptance of your apology for calling it 'Martin Luther Coon, I mean King Day.' Golic, ND has a vastly bloated opinion of itself like you do and just as irrelevant in sports especially football. Mike and Mike, you are dead to me...
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnradio/story?id=5038937
You know what Greeny I take back my acceptance of your apology for calling it 'Martin Luther Coon, I mean King Day.' Golic, ND has a vastly bloated opinion of itself like you do and just as irrelevant in sports especially football. Mike and Mike, you are dead to me...
Tiger Shots
And the shots or hits keep coming at Tiger Woods. Vanity Fair is publishing a story in their newest issue that details many stories of Tiger Woods' personal life. Citing women he has slept with and former insiders of Tiger Woods' circle as sources, they allege that his inner circle knew about the affairs and actually helped facilitate them.
Also a former adviser told Tiger to stay away from Jordan and Barkley because he thought they were bad influences. The former adviser said of Jordan, "'Stay away from that son of a ***** (Jordan), because he doesn't have anything to offer to the ****ing world in which he lives except playing basketball, which he did yesterday.'"
Here is a link to a summary of the Vanity Fair story: http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/mistresses-ex-adviser-reveal-shocking-tiger-details
You wonder if these statements and stories are true and if most of them are, you wonder why athletes, politicians, and celebrities just can't tell the whole truth when they get caught and tell the 'truth' about what happened. Ridiculous...I still hope he does well at the Masters though, hahaha
Also a former adviser told Tiger to stay away from Jordan and Barkley because he thought they were bad influences. The former adviser said of Jordan, "'Stay away from that son of a ***** (Jordan), because he doesn't have anything to offer to the ****ing world in which he lives except playing basketball, which he did yesterday.'"
Here is a link to a summary of the Vanity Fair story: http://msn.foxsports.com/golf/story/mistresses-ex-adviser-reveal-shocking-tiger-details
You wonder if these statements and stories are true and if most of them are, you wonder why athletes, politicians, and celebrities just can't tell the whole truth when they get caught and tell the 'truth' about what happened. Ridiculous...I still hope he does well at the Masters though, hahaha
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Downslope Winds and Snow
Yesterday brought crazy fast and intense downslope winds to the lee side of the Sierras. Wind gusts were over 55 mph in the valley with sustained winds in the 30-40 mph range. The real good momentum got washed out by the spillover precipitation happening earlier than expected. If the precip had held off we could have seen upwards of 70 mph in Reno with crest wind speeds approaching 120 mph.
But we are getting some good snow in the mountains. Mt. Rose and Squaw had received 8-12 in as of this morning and it has continued to snow all day with shots of snow coming through the valley. However not much is sticking with air temperatures in the low 40's. Snow should continue in the mountains until early Thursday morning. Total accumulation should be upwards of 2 feet or more. This will result in some good spring skiing and also some major avalanche concerns. I'm sure the ski patrols will be blasting a lot in the next couple of days.
But we are getting some good snow in the mountains. Mt. Rose and Squaw had received 8-12 in as of this morning and it has continued to snow all day with shots of snow coming through the valley. However not much is sticking with air temperatures in the low 40's. Snow should continue in the mountains until early Thursday morning. Total accumulation should be upwards of 2 feet or more. This will result in some good spring skiing and also some major avalanche concerns. I'm sure the ski patrols will be blasting a lot in the next couple of days.
Final Four Saved by Duke?
NOOOOOOO. After David Stern pushed the button for the refs to gift wrap Duke a final four berth in the 2nd half of the Duke Baylor game, it made Jason Whitlock look like Nostradamus and me furious. I know I am a Duke hater, but it was brutal from what I've heard and seen.
At any rate, the final four teams are West Va, Duke, Butler, and Michigan St who have gutted their way through several wins and fought through injuries to reach here (with the exception of Duke of course). I am hoping for a Butler West Va final, but I wouldn't mind seeing Duke win and then get trounced in the finals by either Butler or Sparty.
I have no idea who is going to win but I'll find myself rooting for West Va and Butler so why not go with those teams.
Elite 8 Team
G DaSean Butler West VA
G Nolan Smith Duke
F Durrell Summers MSU
F Gordon Hayward Butler
F Epke Udoh Baylor
6th Man
Raymar Morgan MSU/Shelvin Mack Butler
At any rate, the final four teams are West Va, Duke, Butler, and Michigan St who have gutted their way through several wins and fought through injuries to reach here (with the exception of Duke of course). I am hoping for a Butler West Va final, but I wouldn't mind seeing Duke win and then get trounced in the finals by either Butler or Sparty.
I have no idea who is going to win but I'll find myself rooting for West Va and Butler so why not go with those teams.
Elite 8 Team
G DaSean Butler West VA
G Nolan Smith Duke
F Durrell Summers MSU
F Gordon Hayward Butler
F Epke Udoh Baylor
6th Man
Raymar Morgan MSU/Shelvin Mack Butler
Friday, March 26, 2010
4 in, 4 to go
Butler, Kansas St, Kentucky, and West VA all punched their tickets for the Elite 8. Butler did it with out hustling and taking care of the ball which Syracuse did not (note:before the tourney started I said Syracuse would struggle due to a lack of a true PG). Kentucky swarmed Cornell, who didn't help themselves with an awful shooting night. West Virginia turned it over way too much, but Washington wasn't talented enough to take full advantage. Finally, Kansas St edged out Xavier in an epic 2OT Sweet 16 thriller. Thank God Gus Johnson was calling this game. As blog contributor B-Dubs said, Gus was having gusgasms throughout the 2nd half and OTs.
Jacob Pullen hit two killer threes in the 2nd OT to help Kansas St pull away. They might not get the same exposure as Farokhmanesh's 3 pointer got, but they were huge. Jordan Crawford and Holloway kept Xavier in it with huge shots and FT's. Crawford's 30 ft. 3 pointer at the end of the first OT was ginormous. Near the end of regulation Holloway calmly sank 3 free throws to tie the game after a bad foul on a 3pt shot.
Bill Simmons wrote a great article about how March Madness affects a player's NBA draft stock. Crawford and Pullen even before this epic game passed his test to be legit NBA players. Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100326
There are four more great games scheduled for tonight with Duke vs Purdue, Baylor vs St. Marys, N. Iowa vs MSU, and Tennessee vs Ohio St. Hopefully, there will be at least one more epic game, even if Gus Johnson isn't announcing it.
Jacob Pullen hit two killer threes in the 2nd OT to help Kansas St pull away. They might not get the same exposure as Farokhmanesh's 3 pointer got, but they were huge. Jordan Crawford and Holloway kept Xavier in it with huge shots and FT's. Crawford's 30 ft. 3 pointer at the end of the first OT was ginormous. Near the end of regulation Holloway calmly sank 3 free throws to tie the game after a bad foul on a 3pt shot.
Bill Simmons wrote a great article about how March Madness affects a player's NBA draft stock. Crawford and Pullen even before this epic game passed his test to be legit NBA players. Link: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100326
There are four more great games scheduled for tonight with Duke vs Purdue, Baylor vs St. Marys, N. Iowa vs MSU, and Tennessee vs Ohio St. Hopefully, there will be at least one more epic game, even if Gus Johnson isn't announcing it.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Coach Meyer aka Hal McCrae
Coach Meyer continued his arrogant, untouchable, and holier than thou actions when berating an Orlando Sentinel Florida Gator beat writer for publishing a quote from Gator WR Deonte Thompson in which he discussed the difference between new Gator QB Brantley and former QB Tebow.
Here is the story that started this confrontation: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2010/03/florida-gators-wr-deonte-thompson-sounds-happy-to-usher-in-post-tebow-era.html
Her is the video of Urban Meyer threatening the reporter: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5027317
And here is a funny take on how Meyer thinks the media and everyone else should treat his program: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/100325_urban_meyer_reporter_guidelines&sportCat=ncf
Meyer vehemently defends his players as if they were his own kids, which I can respect. However, his program has had a checkered history with off the field incidents and Meyer jumps on any reporter that criticizes any facet of his program no matter if it is warranted or not.
Then there was the whole HealthGate saga with him resigning and then taking a 'leave of absence.' As with most powerful coaches in sports, he has a major ego which can help propel programs to great heights, but also rub a lot of people the wrong way and can bring trouble to the programs (see Pete Carroll and John Calipari).
Meyer looked like a pissed off soccer dad while telling the reporter he would fight him if Thompson was his own kid. Maybe a he, Roy Williams, and John Boehner should spend less time in the tanning bed and more time focusing on their jobs and actions.
Here is the story that started this confrontation: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_uf/2010/03/florida-gators-wr-deonte-thompson-sounds-happy-to-usher-in-post-tebow-era.html
Her is the video of Urban Meyer threatening the reporter: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5027317
And here is a funny take on how Meyer thinks the media and everyone else should treat his program: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=hruby/100325_urban_meyer_reporter_guidelines&sportCat=ncf
Meyer vehemently defends his players as if they were his own kids, which I can respect. However, his program has had a checkered history with off the field incidents and Meyer jumps on any reporter that criticizes any facet of his program no matter if it is warranted or not.
Then there was the whole HealthGate saga with him resigning and then taking a 'leave of absence.' As with most powerful coaches in sports, he has a major ego which can help propel programs to great heights, but also rub a lot of people the wrong way and can bring trouble to the programs (see Pete Carroll and John Calipari).
Meyer looked like a pissed off soccer dad while telling the reporter he would fight him if Thompson was his own kid. Maybe a he, Roy Williams, and John Boehner should spend less time in the tanning bed and more time focusing on their jobs and actions.
Sweet Mountain Weather
Strong winds came across the Sierras last night with gusts over 50mph that brought cold enough air aloft to provide a dusting to an inch of snow around Reno early this morning. The mountains got 4-6in of snow overnight with another shot of snow possible later this evening. The radar image from overnight is above.
This begins an active period of weather with plenty of cold air sliding into the western United States and causing widespread snowfall and rain (see other image) over the next 10 days. This will give the resort ski season one last good shot to stay open another 2-3 weeks...hopefully.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Quick Stories
Doc Gooden was arrested after he was involved in a two car accident. He was under the influence of drugs (shocker) and he also had a child in the car (inexcusable).
Tim Tebow apparently was told to 'shut the f*** up' (other prospects laughed) when he asked other draft prospects to bow their heads in prayer before the Wonderlic Test. No prayer could explain why he didn't do so well on the test...
Ben Jacobson signed a 10 year extension to stay with N. Iowa.
Onawaku is out for this Thursday's game versus Butler
Check out the Mustache Mafia on ESPNU with blog contributor and friend Eddie Radosevich
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5002972
Tim Tebow apparently was told to 'shut the f*** up' (other prospects laughed) when he asked other draft prospects to bow their heads in prayer before the Wonderlic Test. No prayer could explain why he didn't do so well on the test...
Ben Jacobson signed a 10 year extension to stay with N. Iowa.
Onawaku is out for this Thursday's game versus Butler
Check out the Mustache Mafia on ESPNU with blog contributor and friend Eddie Radosevich
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5002972
Ali! Bumaye!
Wow...the first weekend of the NCAA tournament was unreal. So many upsets and buzzer beaters consumed the first 4 days of the tournament that nearly everyone's bracket is in shambles. Northern Iowa pulled off the upset of the tournament with their win over the #1 overall seed Kansas. Ali Farokhmanesh solidified himself in the ranks of Bryce Drew, Michael Jordan, Drew Nicholas, Tyus Edney, Scottie Reynolds (2008 version), and Christian Laettner with his dagger 3-pointer with about 30 seconds to go. Northern Iowa made Kansas feel the pressure of the tournament favorite by leading nearly the entire game and absorbing all the blows Kansas threw including the full court pressure late in the 2nd half that got Kansas back into it.
Omar Samhan has led the tournament in scoring and provided some honest and funny post game interviews. He led his Gaels over Nova with the help of his Aussy teammates to provide the second biggest upset of the 2nd round. The best team from the west coast looks to continue their run against the very talented and long (copyright Jay Bilas) Baylor Bears who could pose big problems for Samhan.
Cornell dominated Wisconsin, but they will face a completely different type of team in Kentucky then they did the first two rounds. Temple and Wisconsin are more methodical and not nearly as athletic as Kentucky. This game will prove the ultimate test of youth versus experience. Both teams are talented, but Kentucky has the decided edge in athleticism while Cornell is the best outside shooting team in America. The key matchups will be John Wall vs Louis Dale and DeMarcus Cousins vs Jeff Foote. If Cornell can win these match-ups or at least break even, then the Big Red will be there in the end.
All Sweet 16 Team
G Ali Farokhmanesh N. Iowa
G Louis Dale Cornell
G Jacob Pullen Kansas St.
F Omar Samhan St. Marys
F Jordan Crawford Xavier
6th Man
G Chris Kramer
Elite 8 Picks
N. Iowa
Ohio St.
Syracuse
Kansas St.
Kentucky
West VA
Duke
Baylor
Omar Samhan has led the tournament in scoring and provided some honest and funny post game interviews. He led his Gaels over Nova with the help of his Aussy teammates to provide the second biggest upset of the 2nd round. The best team from the west coast looks to continue their run against the very talented and long (copyright Jay Bilas) Baylor Bears who could pose big problems for Samhan.
Cornell dominated Wisconsin, but they will face a completely different type of team in Kentucky then they did the first two rounds. Temple and Wisconsin are more methodical and not nearly as athletic as Kentucky. This game will prove the ultimate test of youth versus experience. Both teams are talented, but Kentucky has the decided edge in athleticism while Cornell is the best outside shooting team in America. The key matchups will be John Wall vs Louis Dale and DeMarcus Cousins vs Jeff Foote. If Cornell can win these match-ups or at least break even, then the Big Red will be there in the end.
All Sweet 16 Team
G Ali Farokhmanesh N. Iowa
G Louis Dale Cornell
G Jacob Pullen Kansas St.
F Omar Samhan St. Marys
F Jordan Crawford Xavier
6th Man
G Chris Kramer
Elite 8 Picks
N. Iowa
Ohio St.
Syracuse
Kansas St.
Kentucky
West VA
Duke
Baylor
Friday, March 19, 2010
March Madness
Sorry for the lack of posting the last few days...
1st of all, I loathe you, Georgetown. Ahh I feel better for getting that out of the way...
The first day of the tournament was unbelievable. I don't even mind (that much) that I went 10-6 yesterday with all the upsets and close games. Washington (didn't pick) hit a last second layup by all everything G/F Pondexter, Northern Iowa (the guards name sounds like BabbaGanush) and Murray State (picked both) hit dagger jumpers to win their games while good ol Texas choked a game away. This was the best opening day that I could remember and many people agreed with me. Northern Iowa, Wake Forest, Murray State, Washington, Nova (awful officiating), BYU, Old Dominion, Tennessee, and New Mexico all won close games.
All-Thursday Team
Jimmer Fredette BYU
Ali Farokhmanesh N. Iowa
Quincy Pondexter Washington
Danero Thomas Murray St
Armon Bassett Ohio
6th Man
Ishmael Smith WF
1st of all, I loathe you, Georgetown. Ahh I feel better for getting that out of the way...
The first day of the tournament was unbelievable. I don't even mind (that much) that I went 10-6 yesterday with all the upsets and close games. Washington (didn't pick) hit a last second layup by all everything G/F Pondexter, Northern Iowa (the guards name sounds like BabbaGanush) and Murray State (picked both) hit dagger jumpers to win their games while good ol Texas choked a game away. This was the best opening day that I could remember and many people agreed with me. Northern Iowa, Wake Forest, Murray State, Washington, Nova (awful officiating), BYU, Old Dominion, Tennessee, and New Mexico all won close games.
All-Thursday Team
Jimmer Fredette BYU
Ali Farokhmanesh N. Iowa
Quincy Pondexter Washington
Danero Thomas Murray St
Armon Bassett Ohio
6th Man
Ishmael Smith WF
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
The Duke Bias
All credit for this post goes to one of my favorite writers, Jason Whitlock, who wrote an article immediately after the brackets were released about how ridiculous Duke's placement was/is.
If you polled the country to rank the top teams we would come up with something like: #1 Kansas and Kentucky a close #2, then Syracuse, Duke, Ohio State and West Virginia would be fighting for the next highest rank.
According to the selection committee, they agreed. Kansas was the top overall seed, but regional setup looks very fishy. I already discussed who I thought should be fighting for the other two #1 seeds. So if Kentucky and Kansas are the top dawgs, they shouldnt have one of those guys as a #2 seed right? Nay. The selection committee dropped West Virginia and Ohio State into the regions with the Jayhawks and Wildcats. While Duke gets Villanova, whom is melting down faster than Phil Mickelson at Winged Foot.
Plus, Duke gets probably one of the weakest 3-seeds (Baylor) and 4-seed (Purdue). Unless Robbie Hummel limps onto the floor Willis Reed-style, but you know... actually can score some points for his team, then Purdue might not make it out of round-1.
Now Duke has a pretty healthy resume, but they looked anything but a clear-cut #1 seed in the ACC tournament. And there is NO WAY they should have the easiest road to Indy.
Well Mr. Whitlock has the answer... its a contract year for the NCAA tournament. ESPN and CBS are vying for a deal to lock up the tournament for several years and the NCAA wants to jack-up the price. So to do that, you need monster ratings this year. To do that you need one of two things:
Either reveal one of Tiger Wood's "conquests" at halftime of each tournament game while playing One Shining Moment. Or you need a bunch of white, tattooless guys led by a legendary white coach to make a deep run in the tourney.
Unfortunately for all of us, they decided to go with the latter... Boo on you NCAA. I can't wait to root for University of Arkansas Pine Bluff in round one.
Stay Classy,
B-Dubs
If you polled the country to rank the top teams we would come up with something like: #1 Kansas and Kentucky a close #2, then Syracuse, Duke, Ohio State and West Virginia would be fighting for the next highest rank.
According to the selection committee, they agreed. Kansas was the top overall seed, but regional setup looks very fishy. I already discussed who I thought should be fighting for the other two #1 seeds. So if Kentucky and Kansas are the top dawgs, they shouldnt have one of those guys as a #2 seed right? Nay. The selection committee dropped West Virginia and Ohio State into the regions with the Jayhawks and Wildcats. While Duke gets Villanova, whom is melting down faster than Phil Mickelson at Winged Foot.
Plus, Duke gets probably one of the weakest 3-seeds (Baylor) and 4-seed (Purdue). Unless Robbie Hummel limps onto the floor Willis Reed-style, but you know... actually can score some points for his team, then Purdue might not make it out of round-1.
Now Duke has a pretty healthy resume, but they looked anything but a clear-cut #1 seed in the ACC tournament. And there is NO WAY they should have the easiest road to Indy.
Well Mr. Whitlock has the answer... its a contract year for the NCAA tournament. ESPN and CBS are vying for a deal to lock up the tournament for several years and the NCAA wants to jack-up the price. So to do that, you need monster ratings this year. To do that you need one of two things:
Either reveal one of Tiger Wood's "conquests" at halftime of each tournament game while playing One Shining Moment. Or you need a bunch of white, tattooless guys led by a legendary white coach to make a deep run in the tourney.
Unfortunately for all of us, they decided to go with the latter... Boo on you NCAA. I can't wait to root for University of Arkansas Pine Bluff in round one.
Stay Classy,
B-Dubs
Tiger's Comeback
Tiger Woods is coming back to golf at the Masters in August April 8th. This seems to be a great fit for Tiger commencing his comeback. The Masters is the most controlled atmosphere and gallery in golf which should dispel much of the possible heckling while Tiger is playing.
Tiger also loves playing Augusta and wants to make a big splash in his season debut. I believe we will see an intensely focused Tiger (even more so than normal), but probably a more open and accommodating Tiger as well. He has that competitive streak that Jordan and Ali possessed, but he now has to worry about his image and the only person that can salvage it is him and it will take time. Kobe repaired his image after rape allegations, but Kobe was never put on the pedestal that Tiger was.
I hope Tiger comes back and kicks tail. What he did was wrong, but he didn't kill or rape anyone. He made some very bad life decisions and has paid dearly publicly and privately. I think he was always an awkward, nerdy kid that finally made it big and rich. Then he lost himself within the fame and fortune and having Barkley and Jordan be your sponsors in those endeavors was not the best choice. It's almost like an 80's movie where an uncool kid becomes popular and turns on everything that got him to that point (see Teen Wolf 1&2).
With Tiger's determination and skill set, he may be the only person alive to take 5 months off from competitive golf, come back at a major, and win. And I hope he does it, unless Lefty is in the hunt too, haha.
Tiger also loves playing Augusta and wants to make a big splash in his season debut. I believe we will see an intensely focused Tiger (even more so than normal), but probably a more open and accommodating Tiger as well. He has that competitive streak that Jordan and Ali possessed, but he now has to worry about his image and the only person that can salvage it is him and it will take time. Kobe repaired his image after rape allegations, but Kobe was never put on the pedestal that Tiger was.
I hope Tiger comes back and kicks tail. What he did was wrong, but he didn't kill or rape anyone. He made some very bad life decisions and has paid dearly publicly and privately. I think he was always an awkward, nerdy kid that finally made it big and rich. Then he lost himself within the fame and fortune and having Barkley and Jordan be your sponsors in those endeavors was not the best choice. It's almost like an 80's movie where an uncool kid becomes popular and turns on everything that got him to that point (see Teen Wolf 1&2).
With Tiger's determination and skill set, he may be the only person alive to take 5 months off from competitive golf, come back at a major, and win. And I hope he does it, unless Lefty is in the hunt too, haha.
Monday, March 15, 2010
March Madness
The 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament field was announced yesterday afternoon/evening. Some of the bubble teams that didn't make it (Miss St., Illinois, and Va Tech) probably had better arguments than teams that did make it (Florida, Minnesota, Georgia Tech). However, none of those teams figure to make it past the second round and maybe not even the first round. The 4 #1 seeds weren't very surprising either (Duke, KU, Kentucky, and Syracuse).
Now with the brackets set, let's admire how work production falls off a cliff in most places. With frantic and in-depth research and all the office pools that get formed, work becomes secondary the first week of the tournament. Not to mention you can watch any game for free online at cbsportsline.com. I will be watching a few games, and I will always have Gus Johnson's game on audio though.
As for picks. I will wait for Wednesday to make those public. I am still working on my bracket and haven't even decided all of the 1st round games.Although, this year could be filled with upsets with so many teams notched so close together and the top 7-10 teams so far ahead of the rest of the field. Even if your bracket falls apart this year (like mine during the 2nd weekend, 28-5 (1st rd), 12-4 (2nd rd), and finally 6-6 3rd and 4th rds combined) it still represents one of the best sports weekends of the year with a glass slipper or two to be handed out.
Now with the brackets set, let's admire how work production falls off a cliff in most places. With frantic and in-depth research and all the office pools that get formed, work becomes secondary the first week of the tournament. Not to mention you can watch any game for free online at cbsportsline.com. I will be watching a few games, and I will always have Gus Johnson's game on audio though.
As for picks. I will wait for Wednesday to make those public. I am still working on my bracket and haven't even decided all of the 1st round games.Although, this year could be filled with upsets with so many teams notched so close together and the top 7-10 teams so far ahead of the rest of the field. Even if your bracket falls apart this year (like mine during the 2nd weekend, 28-5 (1st rd), 12-4 (2nd rd), and finally 6-6 3rd and 4th rds combined) it still represents one of the best sports weekends of the year with a glass slipper or two to be handed out.
Tahoe Snow Report Update
Most of the Tahoe resorts received somewhere between 12-18in of snow Friday and Friday night. I was able to make it up Sunday morning after getting my bindings repaired and the snow conditions were still really good.
However, most of the Pacific Coast and intermountain west will be under the influence of an upper level ridge bringing warmer conditions throughout the week. The only system of note in the next 5-7 days is a weaker trough that will move through the Pacific NW and slide down through Utah and Colorado late Thursday and into the early part of the weekend. Resorts around Tahoe will see temperatures in the low 40's at the summit and low 50's near the base of the mountain. This will get the snowpack melting fast and have less than stellar skiing conditions. The sloppy, wet snow during the day will then freeze overnight and repeat the same process of thawing and becoming 'mush' midway through the morning. Not the best stuff to ski on.
Hopefully, we get another shot or two of snow next week to keep the season going into April with decent conditions.
However, most of the Pacific Coast and intermountain west will be under the influence of an upper level ridge bringing warmer conditions throughout the week. The only system of note in the next 5-7 days is a weaker trough that will move through the Pacific NW and slide down through Utah and Colorado late Thursday and into the early part of the weekend. Resorts around Tahoe will see temperatures in the low 40's at the summit and low 50's near the base of the mountain. This will get the snowpack melting fast and have less than stellar skiing conditions. The sloppy, wet snow during the day will then freeze overnight and repeat the same process of thawing and becoming 'mush' midway through the morning. Not the best stuff to ski on.
Hopefully, we get another shot or two of snow next week to keep the season going into April with decent conditions.
Friday, March 12, 2010
Mike Leach Doing What Coaches Do
Locker room video of Mike Leach getting after his team. So say this is offensive, I say it's normal and nothing is wrong with it. You be the judge
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/news/story?id=4987339&POLL476=100000000000000000
(God Squad Guys, lol)
PS
I'm still too upset to blog about Michigan's lost. Time to gamble on the remaining tourney games
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/news/story?id=4987339&POLL476=100000000000000000
(God Squad Guys, lol)
PS
I'm still too upset to blog about Michigan's lost. Time to gamble on the remaining tourney games
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Arkansas Severe Weather
A big supercell formed west-southwest of Little Rock this afternoon/evening. A classic v-notch, mesocyclone, and hook accompanied the storm. I can't wait for video and images to crop up because it looked big. Once I figure out how to post pictures, I will add some to the posts.
This is the first and probably the last time I'll say this...I wish I was in Arkansas right now...
This is the first and probably the last time I'll say this...I wish I was in Arkansas right now...
Surprise Tahoe Snow
Lake Tahoe resorts reported 4-8in of snow overnight, but as my boy Hatchett (La Vida is his author name) said, Squaw got at least a foot and with prime wind deposited areas, 2 feet of fresh powder was to be shredded. The NWS under forecasted this event. They were calling for around an inch or so of snow around Tahoe. As we have seen in the past and especially this year, if the temperature range -14C to -20C is in an area with the most lifting, larger amounts of snow will fall.
This temperature region is prime for dendrite formation (snowflakes) and when upward motion is maximized in and around this temperature layer, higher amounts of snowfall can occur. Last night, a shortwave moved through aided by the left exit region of the 300mb jet to help provide some more lifting. The 12z Reno sounding shows a very saturated and unstable vertical profile while the radar images had dBZ returns between 20-35. No doubt some weak convection and upslope flow aided in the higher snowfall amounts.
To make a long story short, I should have went skiing today and I will go skiing tomorrow, haha.
This temperature region is prime for dendrite formation (snowflakes) and when upward motion is maximized in and around this temperature layer, higher amounts of snowfall can occur. Last night, a shortwave moved through aided by the left exit region of the 300mb jet to help provide some more lifting. The 12z Reno sounding shows a very saturated and unstable vertical profile while the radar images had dBZ returns between 20-35. No doubt some weak convection and upslope flow aided in the higher snowfall amounts.
To make a long story short, I should have went skiing today and I will go skiing tomorrow, haha.
Champions League Soccer
After watching the first four teams punch their way to the quarterfinals it will be interesting to see the other half of the teams who make it followed by the draw next friday. The draw is very important at the quarterfinal stage, as we all saw last year man utd was given a cake walk to the finals in playing easy opponents like porto and arsenal. It will be interesting to see if they end up being paired up against a more challenging team such as Barcelona or Chelsea/Inter Milan. Manchester United had no problem dismantling AC Milan today and i think at the moment that there is only a handful of teams that have the potential to beat them. I would relish the chance to see Barcelona play Manchester United in the quarterfinals as a rematch to the finals of last year.
Quick Tid Bits
Milton Bradley was interviewed by Colleen Dominguez about his time in Chicago. He complains about racism and hate mail. The racism is uncalled for, but the general disgust Cubs fans had for him is part of the game. He made $10 million last year and played awful. Any professional athlete will tell you that the public will dislike you no matter what color you are when you don't produce. Just ask Derek Anderson.
Bradley's interview & Cubs Response
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=4982604
Nomar Garciaparra signed a 1 day contract with the Red Sox and then retired after 14 MLB seasons. He will join ESPN as a baseball analyst. http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4981701
There's always room for college football on this blog. Here is a list of coaches on the hot seat for next year. And yes I think Rich Rod should be #1, and probably #2,#3, and #4 on this list. http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/coaches-who-need-to-win-this-fall
UConn women's basketball>UConn men's basketball
Mike Dunleavy is finally out as GM of the Clippers. I know this will make one of the blog's authors very happy. http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4980825
OU men's basketball plays at 4 pm pacific time today in a Bedlam matchup vs OSU.
Bulls center and new Bill Lambeer, Joakim Noah, is out for 2 weeks while trying to recover from plantar facsitis. His defense is already missed with the Bulls giving up 132 points to the Jazz at home last night.
Finally, some weather.
Looks like the Tahoe area will get another shot of snow but the west lake areas will get the most. Squaw and Alpine should receive 6-12in of snow, while Mt. Rose, Northstar, and Kirkwood look to get about 3-6in. So that should be enough snow to freshen up the pow runs especially in the wind blown areas of the mountains.
Bradley's interview & Cubs Response
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/mlb/news/story?id=4982604
Nomar Garciaparra signed a 1 day contract with the Red Sox and then retired after 14 MLB seasons. He will join ESPN as a baseball analyst. http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/mlb/news/story?id=4981701
There's always room for college football on this blog. Here is a list of coaches on the hot seat for next year. And yes I think Rich Rod should be #1, and probably #2,#3, and #4 on this list. http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/coaches-who-need-to-win-this-fall
UConn women's basketball>UConn men's basketball
Mike Dunleavy is finally out as GM of the Clippers. I know this will make one of the blog's authors very happy. http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=4980825
OU men's basketball plays at 4 pm pacific time today in a Bedlam matchup vs OSU.
Bulls center and new Bill Lambeer, Joakim Noah, is out for 2 weeks while trying to recover from plantar facsitis. His defense is already missed with the Bulls giving up 132 points to the Jazz at home last night.
Finally, some weather.
Looks like the Tahoe area will get another shot of snow but the west lake areas will get the most. Squaw and Alpine should receive 6-12in of snow, while Mt. Rose, Northstar, and Kirkwood look to get about 3-6in. So that should be enough snow to freshen up the pow runs especially in the wind blown areas of the mountains.
Monday, March 8, 2010
College Basketball
Some of the smaller conferences are finished up or are finishing up their conference tournaments early this week. The larger/BCS conferences have most of their tournaments starting this week and finishing up this weekend. The bubble has become quite tenuous for many at large teams. Jay Bilas described this as 'the weakest at large field ever.' Considering my schools (OU, Michigan, and Nevada) are not in line to make the tournament, and with few intriguing storylines, I find myself less enthusiastic about March Madness. Nevada has a chance to steal a bid this week in Reno (might go to a game or two) at the WAC tournament. However, Michigan and OU woefully underachieved this year finishing in the bottom half of both of their conferences.
I will be rooting for New Mexico (like Steve Alford, can't stand BYU), San Diego St. (my boy Steve Fisher is coaching), Nevada, and for many of the mid majors to have good showings this week. With a wide open field, March Madness could be a lot more upset ridden than last year.
Kansas has to the be the favorite over the young Wildcats and the point guard less Orangemen. You need 4 man post rotation, outside shooting, and an outstanding point guard to win a NCAA championship. Andy Rautins is a fantastic college player, but I do not think they have that dynamic point guard like a Sherron Collins or even a John Wall to set the pace of the game.
Connecticut women's basketball team goes for their 71st straight win tonight versus Notre Dame tonight. This streak is simply amazing, but now I have to stop talking about women's basketball because I have exceeded my allowance the past week...
I will be rooting for New Mexico (like Steve Alford, can't stand BYU), San Diego St. (my boy Steve Fisher is coaching), Nevada, and for many of the mid majors to have good showings this week. With a wide open field, March Madness could be a lot more upset ridden than last year.
Kansas has to the be the favorite over the young Wildcats and the point guard less Orangemen. You need 4 man post rotation, outside shooting, and an outstanding point guard to win a NCAA championship. Andy Rautins is a fantastic college player, but I do not think they have that dynamic point guard like a Sherron Collins or even a John Wall to set the pace of the game.
Connecticut women's basketball team goes for their 71st straight win tonight versus Notre Dame tonight. This streak is simply amazing, but now I have to stop talking about women's basketball because I have exceeded my allowance the past week...
Friday, March 5, 2010
NFL Free Agency & News
Just a few highlights of the first day of Free Agency
Bears signed DE Julius Peppers to a 6 yr deal and RB Chester Taylor to a 4 yr deal.
Lions signed DE Kyle Vanden Bosch to a 4 yr deal and WR Nate Burelson to a 4 yr deal (former Wolf Pack WR)
Chargers traded CB Antonio Cromartie to the Jets for a conditional 2011 draft pick (2nd or 3rd rounder)
Colts re-signed LB Gary Brackett to a 5 yr contract
Panthers released QB Jake Delhomme
Dolphins release LB Joey Porter
Jets released RB Thomas Jones to avoid paying a 2.8 million roster bonus, but are trying to re-sign him
Brandon Marshall visited the Seahawks today (he's a restricted FA, and was tendered at a 1st and 3rd rd picks)
Steelers QB Ben Roethlesburger has yet again been accused of sexual assault and charges are pending in Georgia
Bears signed DE Julius Peppers to a 6 yr deal and RB Chester Taylor to a 4 yr deal.
Lions signed DE Kyle Vanden Bosch to a 4 yr deal and WR Nate Burelson to a 4 yr deal (former Wolf Pack WR)
Chargers traded CB Antonio Cromartie to the Jets for a conditional 2011 draft pick (2nd or 3rd rounder)
Colts re-signed LB Gary Brackett to a 5 yr contract
Panthers released QB Jake Delhomme
Dolphins release LB Joey Porter
Jets released RB Thomas Jones to avoid paying a 2.8 million roster bonus, but are trying to re-sign him
Brandon Marshall visited the Seahawks today (he's a restricted FA, and was tendered at a 1st and 3rd rd picks)
Steelers QB Ben Roethlesburger has yet again been accused of sexual assault and charges are pending in Georgia
"Today was a good day..."
Went up and skied at Mt. Rose today. The snow conditions were surprisingly good. They only received several inches of snow from this past storm system, but the cold temperatures made the snow fantastic. While it wasn't champagne powder, it was not icy, or extremely heavy for the Sierras. It was a good groomer day today, and the trees and certain lines in the chutes still had untracked powder. Additionally, I threw my first grab off a jump today. OK it was more of a touch, but hey, you have to start somewhere. As Ice Cube would say, "Today was a good day..."
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Women's Basketball...
Women's basketball probably won't make many appearances on this blog, but I will make an exception for this. Brittney Griner's punch to Texas Tech's Jordan Barncastle was a nice off balance roundhouse. No one has confirmed if Kermit Washington or Stephen Jackson have been mentoring and training Griner. Here is a link to the punch...
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=4966163
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/news/story?id=4966163
Big Snow Around Tahoe
Storm totals for ski resorts around Tahoe...
Squallywood- 26"
Alpine Meadows- 30"
Kirkwood- 36"
Flatstar(Northstar)- 8"
Heavenly(Hacker's favorite resort aka 'Why didn't we go to squaw?')- 16"
Mt. Rose- 6"
Snow conditions should be good with the cold temperatures as the snow fell and it should not get above freezing throughout the day or tonight. Chances for snow tomorrow afternoon through the weekend with some breaks in between, but the snowfall totals won't be as high.
Squallywood- 26"
Alpine Meadows- 30"
Kirkwood- 36"
Flatstar(Northstar)- 8"
Heavenly(Hacker's favorite resort aka 'Why didn't we go to squaw?')- 16"
Mt. Rose- 6"
Snow conditions should be good with the cold temperatures as the snow fell and it should not get above freezing throughout the day or tonight. Chances for snow tomorrow afternoon through the weekend with some breaks in between, but the snowfall totals won't be as high.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
USA v Netherlands Game
Man after seeing the US game versus Holland, Bob Bradley has a lot to do to have his troops ready for battle. I know we did not have out full strength squad but if u normal see the dutch play you can tell that they were only playing half speed against us. If it were not for bocanegra being unmarked for our goal this game could have been a lot worse....
Dat Boi Uch
PS
Sorry Uche, you copied and pasted the wrong thing, so I re-posted what you said.
Dat Boi Uch
PS
Sorry Uche, you copied and pasted the wrong thing, so I re-posted what you said.
Tahoe Ski Resort Snow Reports
And looks like a busted forecast for snow totals on the Mt. Rose side with the ski resort only getting a few inches, but Squallywood (Squaw Valley) has received upwards of 20'' of new snow and should get a few more inches tonight. It looks like Kirkwood and Mammoth will get the most out of this storm with Kirkwood already receiving over 2 feet with more on the way tonight and Mammoth receiving 7'' so far and another foot on the way.
Good articles about Squallywood and CR Johnson, the skier that died there over a week ago.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=4952468
http://sports.espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=4944104
Good articles about Squallywood and CR Johnson, the skier that died there over a week ago.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/skiing/news/story?id=4952468
http://sports.espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/news/story?id=4944104
Tiger Woods and Ali
Bill Simmons wrote a really good article comparing Muhammad Ali and Tiger Woods. It focuses on each of their comebacks and details the similarities and differences in their careers and personalities. Another must read by BS. Also check out Jason Whitlock as the self proclaimed 'Racial Czar'. All of his stuff is fantastic.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100303
http://msn.foxsports.com/writer/Jason_Whitlock
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/100303
http://msn.foxsports.com/writer/Jason_Whitlock
1st Entry
This is the new blog for sports and weather bums. We will have multiple views and inputs about all things sports and weather. I hope everyone will enjoy it.
Remember the USA and Netherlands friendly today at 2:45ET. You can catch it on ESPN2 or espn360.com. Additionally, there are some big college basketball games tonight...KSU vs KU, UCONN vs ND, and Duke vs Maryland. Hopefully we can get some input before and after these games.
The Sierras are getting hit with some big snow. The crest around Tahoe should get 10-14in out of the storm with some minimal spillover. Mt. Rose is looking to get 6-10in.
Until later.
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