Friday, March 23, 2007

Notes from the Periphery: Quick Hit Friday

Well another version of quick thoughts from someone who has no working tv and is currently speaking English at third grade level.

NCAA Tournament:
Last night was just a shining example of why the tournament is the greatest sports event around. Four games, all close, all exciting. I of course watched bits and pieces in state of complete exhaustion given the fact that the Earth apparently is round. Nonetheless a few things picked up:
1) Memphis has one of the most explosive offenses around. Remember the Aggies were one of the best defensive teams going into the tournament if not THE best. When they needed it Memphis ran their offense to perfection.
2) OSU is a deep team. While the emphasis has been on Oden there are number of other great players (Mike Conley Jr. and Lewis stepping up last night). I think Cook will need to step up if OSU is to advance any farther but hey not too shabby
3) UCLA v. Kansas is going to be great. Get those Tivos fired up people

NFL Draft
The big news of the day is Atlanta's trade of Matt Schaub from Atlanta to Houston. This means a) That its Michael Vick or bust for the Falcons and b) Its the end of the David Carr era in Houston. I'm not convinced that Schaub is the real deal and certainly not given the Texans o-line and running game. That said the big question mark hanging out there is where does David Carr go and if that influences the make up of the top 10 draft order. Rumors of the day continue to swirl over the top 3 as suddenly Oakland is considering taking Calvin Johnson and then trading away Randy Moss. Ah the silliest of seasons.....

Just for fun links

Cartoons that are unintentionally hilarious

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