Can John Calipari, highest paid college coach, multiple final 4 apperances, and possible the best family room recuiter ever, finally win that elusive NCAA championship he so desperately needs to validate his lofty status.
That's the good......
Here's the bad. Because he CHEATED!!!. While at U Mass, (recruiting, illegal payments) in the mid nineties and at Memphis in 08' with Derek Rose (same thing), he's the only coach I can think of that coached two teams to the final 4, including the 08' championship game and those seasons never happened, (erased by the NCAA) because of these violations.
Fast forward to 2012, and what do we have, coach Cal, as he likes to be called, back in the final 4 with a starting 5 that is all projected to be taken in this years NBA draft. If there was ever a year to throw that monkey off his back this is it, but with his failures in the final 4 still haunting him (had a 9 point lead with two minutes to go in 08' against Kansas) nothing is a sure thing with coach Cal.
My take: Calipari stays out of his own way, lets this group of one and doners, play the wide open run and gun offense their built for, takes care of Louisville on Saturday and then gets his revenge on Monday against Kansas in the title game. Then all will be happy in Calipariville, I mean Lexington.
ENJOY THE GAMES AND THE WEATHER EVERYONE
SCHABES
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Monday, March 5, 2012
RORY MCILROY, GOLF'S NEW NUMBER #1, TIGER SHOOTS 62, PGA TOUR SCREAMS YAHOOO!!!
If you thought you heard champagne bottles popping outside your window last night, it was just the PGA Tour celebrating what happened at the Honda Classic yeaterday in south Florida.
Not since the 2008 US OPEN, when Tiger beat Rocco Mediate in a 19 hole playoff, has Golf's ratings been this high, or as Tiger would say (" BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS, WINK WINK!!!").
Between the new young guns, (Dustin Johnson, Ricky Fowler etc), Rory at only 22 years old, to go along with Phil Mickelson and Tiger, the glory days of monster ratings like in the early 2000's is about to go off the charts.
Lets get back to Mcilroy, Golf's new #1 player in the world, defending US OPEN champion, and dating hot women, (currently Tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki), Ahhh reminds me of my days back at SIU, (OK I WASN'T GOLF'S #1 PLAYER, LOL) this my friends is exactly what the PGA needed.
The timing of this could not of been better for the tour, with the Masters in four weeks and the other three majors coming up in June, July, and August, get ready for the Sunday drama of old with one difference, the Tiger intimidation factor to these young guns, who can hit it longer and chip it closer is long gone.................
PS. The ACC tournament starts thursday, should be a great four days. Hey KC have you lost weight your looking good!!! (inside joke).
SCHABES
Not since the 2008 US OPEN, when Tiger beat Rocco Mediate in a 19 hole playoff, has Golf's ratings been this high, or as Tiger would say (" BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS, WINK WINK!!!").
Between the new young guns, (Dustin Johnson, Ricky Fowler etc), Rory at only 22 years old, to go along with Phil Mickelson and Tiger, the glory days of monster ratings like in the early 2000's is about to go off the charts.
Lets get back to Mcilroy, Golf's new #1 player in the world, defending US OPEN champion, and dating hot women, (currently Tennis pro Caroline Wozniacki), Ahhh reminds me of my days back at SIU, (OK I WASN'T GOLF'S #1 PLAYER, LOL) this my friends is exactly what the PGA needed.
The timing of this could not of been better for the tour, with the Masters in four weeks and the other three majors coming up in June, July, and August, get ready for the Sunday drama of old with one difference, the Tiger intimidation factor to these young guns, who can hit it longer and chip it closer is long gone.................
PS. The ACC tournament starts thursday, should be a great four days. Hey KC have you lost weight your looking good!!! (inside joke).
SCHABES
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