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...
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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.
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