Friday Haiku

Another weekend-
Still control own destiny.
Keep on rolling, guys.

#1 Out of 337

As JJBA says, "some people never make it to the mountaintop."

Richt Flair takes the top spot. Suck it PWD!

MURRAY!!!

Keep up the good work, Aaron. It's not your fault.

Quote of the Week

I'll preface the quote by saying I like Christian Robinson. He's undersized but plays hard. Seems pretty smart and like it or not is one of the more reliable guys on our defense right now.

From Emerson:

"Robinson said overall he still feels okay about the performance of the defense, pointing out that Boise State didn't have many plays of 20-plus yards."

That was always Van Gorder's mindset.

And, every single line of Emerson's recap of today's presser is depressing. I might read a little much into certain things but three or four things in there says a lot about where the program is as a whole.

Words of the Week

Pee on Pius!

Murf the Smurf!

Boo

Ken Malcome won't light it up come Saturday, but he sure does on Twitter:

"If NFL didn't exist... would dere be college players?"
"I'm on so far as I'm concern u on"
"cuz ball out me and India gon support you"
"my fone bill high up some early dis morning I'm piss"
"It's lonely at da in watever u do so take care of yoself"
"My ears ain't fa gave wat I heard yet u sat in my living room tellin lies dont put trust in a stranger even if offered some special"
"I was neva popular in elementary skool... I was da crazy quiet kid eating paste in da back of da class"

Reminder

Week 1 Picks

A Whale of a Season

Georgia is in for a BIG 2011!!

Sep. 3 Boise State W
Sep. 10 South Carolina W
Sep. 17 Coastal Carolina W
Sep. 24 at Ole Miss W
Oct. 1 Miss. State L
Oct. 8 at Tennessee W
Oct. 15 at Vanderbilt W
Oct. 29 Florida W
Nov. 5 New Mexico St. W
Nov. 12 Auburn W
Nov. 19 Kentucky W
Nov. 26 at Georgia Tech W

SEC Championship: vs Alabama L
Record 12-2 with a Sugar Bowl Victory

I'll let Holland or Mouse start the conference predictions/Heisman thread on PPB. Thanks. See ya:)



Tech fans do not rike a the rhales (also some mag 7 in here)

Two Weeks In

As most of you know, two weeks ago today , I moved to Atlanta. So far the transition has gone rather smoothly. I haven't had much time to eat at many good restaurants or get drunk at any bars. That will change this weekend.

This is my apartment.


This is my school.


Last week, I was miserable and wondering if I made a good decision. I've since gotten more comfortable and am now basically begging for visitors. That's an open invite, doors always open.

Moving on, BC plays 25 miles down the street from me. Kickoff in a little over an hour.

Other "news": Lenny Dykstra is in the news ago. This time for, as TMZ puts it, "whipping out his dong"

Almost Forgot How To Log-in

For no particular reason whatsoever, I have recently decided to begin blogging again.

After nearly 3 quarters of a year's hiatus, I will pick up exactly where I left off... at some point later in the week. Currently, I am running on fumes and I'm stealing the neighbors Internet, so unfortunately, I must keep this short. For now, I'll simply leave you with this gem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pkFYqilPAg&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Damn We Used To Be Good

Return to glory starts 9-3-2011

ESPN Gets It Right For Once

The soccer flop...

Not to be confused with the infamous "Flair Flop..."

The difference, Flair gets up and #WINS, #16times. Woooooo!!! Go USA!

Friday Haiku

Yes, the time has come-
Slic, bad boys and the horsemen.
Gonna have some fun.

Top 5 Sports Moments

5: 04 defeats 03 in 3 on 3 football.

Since the days of Holland's front yard in Kensington Park, Jack and Rick never lost a 3 on 3 football game. Jack's brilliant offensive mind with Rick's genuis on the defensive side made them impossible to stop. For years Rick, Jack, and Andrew conquered all suitors. With Andrew's multiple injuries, they turned to Shane who could run all day, cover, and catch passes.

For years, Schiv mixed and matched teams, but all fell short. FInally, in December of 2009, he turned to Plowe and myself. Plowe ran and matched up physically with Schwarz- something that had never been done before. (Big night before, Foran). Schivera chunked it around. I pushed and yelled a lot- manipulating a few rules. The specifics are a little hazy, but we came out on top in which looks to be the last 3 on 3 football tourney.


4: Jones, Bell, Jackson defeat Cannon, Gray, Summerlin
Junior year Franky and I wanted to be on the same 3 on 3 team. He chose Deejay as our 3rd member. The overwhelming favorites to win were the Coaches and Brady's team. When Brady's team knocked off the coaches in the semis, around 90% of the school- the faculty, the staff, the student body, and the other coaches- felt they had already won the championship and the money. We knew that wasn't the case. It did surprise me that as we started to pull away, a lot of the guys in the stands began to root for us. In a game that was never really close, we finished the drill with a score of 32-19. I remember going to Sawyer's with them Brady, Bryan, and Keenan afterwards. No hard feelings. The better team had just won.


3: BC defeats Effingham 2003
Freshman year I played football. I think we had 9 games. I played in 3 or 4 of them. Junior summer, Coach Brackett convinced me to play senior year. It was the best decision I ever made. We went 4-6 and lost to Savannah High, but I wouldn't trade that experience for anything. Highlights included a 27-0 demolition of Calvary and an overtime win over Effingham. I caught a td pass with under a minute left to send the game to OT. Definitely one of the best moments of my life.

2: St. Michael's defeats BSS in SPAL JV B League Championship
I almost put this number 1. Plowe still talks about this season every weekend. To put it in perspective, we had two guys go on to play high school sports- Plowe and myself. Some of our key contributors included Vernie, Whitaker, Tim Smith, and J Alstad. BSS had athletes: B Mell, Josh Dean, Shearouse, Walden, McCarthy, Nolan, Keenan, and Ian Paige who had hit puberty at the age of 8. Anyways, that year we beat St. Peter's 3 times, St James 5th grade 3 times, and BSS 3 times. BSS was far and away the best team in our league. I still don't know how we won it all. St. Michael's Gym- the Shark Tank- will never rock again quite like it did for that championship game.


1: BC defeats SHS 2004
Plowe talks about the BSS SMS games every weekend. I talk about this game a lot more. Hinchey had 27 rebounds. Mike Hill went for double digits. We held Casey to single digits, and Luke only had one basket. They hammered us by 50 earlier in the season, and we would only finish the season with 7 wins- but I'd argue this one game was the greatest upset in the history of BC sports. I'll never forget meeting at half-court before the game with Coach Cannon and Coach Jordan. I won't forget the lights being off by the time we got out the locker room. Still not sure how long it had been since BC had won at SHS, and we'll see how long it takes to happen again.

Ouch

Disclaimer: I have absolutely nothing against Trey Thompkins. He's a Dawg so I wish him luck. This is just too funny to ignore.

Jay Bilas on Thompkins' body fat percentage during ESPN's NBA Draft coverage...

"It's pretty good if you're a sea lion."

Ouch indeed. (Artwork courtesy of GFS IV)

Birthday Haiku

Happy birthday, Schiv-
Cadets, Crider- a wild man.
Glad you are my friend.

Friday Haiku

Big birthday weekend-
Golf, Collins, and halfrubber,
Hangover part two?

USA!!!

Irwin Blitzer (John Candy) in Cool Runnings: "Those guys have earned the right to walk into that stadium and wave their nation's flag. That's the single greatest honor an athlete can ever have."

Question: Is waving your nation's flag and competing against other nations still the greatest honor an athlete can have? Has this ever been the case?

Lebron has caught a lot of hell lately; he deserves it. 1: He has a tattoo that says "KING" 2: He said they'd win multiple championships before they won a single ring. 3: He had a show to announce where he would play. 4: He continually backtracks off of stupid statements. 5: He needs a brush.

My question is what's worse: doing these 5 things, or turning down a chance to represent your country?

In the summer of 2008 I stayed up pretty late a few nights to watch Kobe, Dwight Howard, Lebron, D Wade, and Carmelo "redeem" USA basketball from the "nightmare" team of 2004 captained by Iverson and Duncan. As much as I hate Duncan and Iverson, they devoted their offseason in the midst of declining careers to represent their country. Hell, Iverson wanted to play again in 2008 but wasnt invited.

Last summer, the World Cup caught fire in the United States (until mighty Ghana knocked us out). Of course, not watching made you anti-American, but that's for another time (wonder how many of these people watched basketball and luging with the same resolve in 2008). Anyways, say what you want about Donovan and Altidore, but they go out as underdogs, knowing many of their fellow countrymen root against them and they bust their asses- the effort and emotion they put into it is unquestioned. Correct me if I'm wrong Schiv, but with the exception of jackasses like De Rossa who play for other countries, when USA Soccer comes calling, people don't turn it down.

Here's a list of some NBA guys who refused to represent their country in the Olympics at some point in their careers: Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Jason Kidd, Tracy McGrady, Richard Hamilton, Rashard Lewis, Jared Sullinger, Kendrick Perkins, and Tayshaun Prince.

Here's a list of MLB players who wanted no part of representing their country in the World Baseball Classic: John Danks, John Lackey, Tim Lincecum, and Joe Mauer. I understand the World Baseball Classic is new and not that important but these are all young, well-liked guys, and they wouldn't play for USA.

So along with trying to portray Lebron in a little bit of a positive light, has the greatest honor for an athlete ever been to compete for one's country? If so, why do so many guys turn it down? You'll never convince me of a good reason not to play for your country. If you're injured, they won't want you.

Refusing to play for your country is worse than any "Decision" or stupid tweet one can have.

If Lebron turns down Coach K in a few years, I'll hate him too.

Blazers Baseball

Baseball With the Blazers, 2011 from Bethesda Academy on Vimeo.

Enjoy. 2 days.

1: BC 40 SHS 37

BC vs SHS @ Ron Love Athletic Center Jan 2004

In lower classifications, an off night against a more talented opponent usually results in a double digit loss. Hell, Calvary beats teams by 20, even 30 some nights. Earlier in the season Savannah High beat us by 50 at Benedictine. Up 40 with 2 minutes to go, they kept the press on. Losing like this builds character. It prepares you for the real world. If you weren't smart enough to go to Harvard, you still compete against Harvard grads in the job market. BC should play the best to prepare our young men for the real world. If you don't give great effort, are missing players, and don't come to play, you deserve to lose by 50. We learned a lot about ourselves that night.

Fast forward 5 weeks. Franky and Mike Hill are back. We are much more competitive taking Bradwell and Glynn to overtime. Guys begin to buy in and believe we might knock off one of the big boys. In no way am I saying we expected to win that Tuesday in January. But we knew we were going to compete and we were there to play.

Hinchey played his ass off. I will be forever indebted to him for his effort that night. A 6'0 doctor's son who played in SPAL stood toe to toe against a frontline with a 7 footer and a team with a total of 6 college basketball players. Mike Hill hit some big shots and Barker played solid D on a guy who was just a sophomore but was already their best player. That player was Casey Mitchell. I think there were 20 cadets there: 10 basketball players and 10 fans.

We did the unthinkable. Im still not sure when the last time BC won at SHS before we did, and I don't know how long it will be until it happens again. What I do know is that you remember games like these forever. Cannon shook each one of our hand's after that game, and they turned out the gym lights before we could exit the gym. I wouldn't have it any other way.


BOYS' ROUNDUP
Region 3-AAAAA
Benedictine 40, Savannah High 37

Benedictine posted its first Class AAAAA (A) win by stunning Savannah High 40-37 at the Ron Love Athletic Center.
The Cadets (3-11 overall, 1-6 subregion) made 7 of 10 free throws down the stretch to clinch the victory. Donnie Bell and Michael Hill led BC with 12 points each.
Savannah High (11-5, 6-2) was led by Kevin Parker with 11 points. The Blue Jackets fall out of a three-way tie for first place in the subregion with the loss, a game behind Groves and Glynn Academy.
BC (40)
Hinchey 1, Barker 7, Jackson 8, Donnie Bell 12, Michael Hill 12.
SHS (37)
Kevin Parker 11, Mitchell 7, Smith 6, Brown 10, Tambon 2.
Halftime—SHS, 14-12. Records — Savannah High 11-5 overall, 6-2 Class AAAAA (A); Benedictine 3-11, 1-6