Watching war on television, I’ve come to the conclusion that war
is the ultimate reality TV show, the real
”
Survivor.
”
And not even war with Iraq could put a damper on a great NCAA
men’s tournament, which forced CBS to make some tough choices.
Watching war on television, I’ve come to the conclusion that war is the ultimate reality TV show, the real “Survivor.” And not even war with Iraq could put a damper on a great NCAA men’s tournament, which forced CBS to make some tough choices.
So with all due respect to Leo Tolstoy and John Wooden, here goes…
No matter if one is for or agin’ the war, you got to root for the road team.
My pre-tourney Final Four was shot to heck early with three teams gone after the first weekend. Kentucky fell the next.
Next millionaire: The person who can invent an air-conditioned chemical weapons suit.
And if you had Syracuse to win it all, you probably had some ‘Cuse ties at some juncture in your life.
U.S. had no choice. It was between Iraq and a hard place.
Syracuse freshman Carmelo Anthony was the Final Four MVP. Without much thought, I already have the name for his candy bar.
For the definition of underpaid, see “Imbedded Journalist”.
Doing the math, Kansas, which beat Marquette by 33, is 47 points better than Kentucky, which lost to Marquette by 14. Wildcats coach Tubby Smith is pleased voting for Coach of the Year was before the tournament.
Not what the American people want to hear in war reports – innocent civilians killed or your own soldiers/allies killed by friendly fire.
Not a good quote spied from Stanford head coach Mike Montgomery after his Cardinal was eliminated by Connecticut: “We were going to lose a game in the tournament. We weren’t going through the tournament undefeated.” Fine fodder for Cardinal fans who picked Stanford to go all the way.
Hopefully after the war is over, we’ll all forget about Peter Arnett’s firing, which was way overblown.
As for the Stanford women, there was no excuse, losing to Minnesota in the friendly confines of Maples Pavilion.
War is like cross country and golf. Low score wins.
Best game of the men’s tournament, war or no: Arizona 96, Gonzaga 95 in double OT. My good friend Ted Robinson on radio did it justice, despite his partner.
Could have sworn I saw Saddam Hussein doing business at my local bank. Could it be? Nah.
Close “losers” in my bracket the first two days – Cal-NC State, St. Joe’s-Auburn, Missisippi State-Butler, Cincinnati-Gonzaga, Oregon-Utah. Ducks were up 9-0 if I recall. St. Joe’s was up four in OT with a couple minutes to play. NC State up with 14 seconds left. Stupid Bob Huggins gets two tech’s which produces for Gonzaga free throws. That’s enough pain for now.
Working out at my health club, I heard the Iraqi theme song played on the sound system while I was watching the war on screen in front of me – “You dropped the bomb on me, baby”.
If you picked Tennessee and Connecticut to meet in tonight’s women’s title game, don’t worry. You won’t fall off of that limb.
While on the treadmill at my health club the other day, I had a choice of watching the war or two grown men in an apron and Dick Clark bathing poodle-like dogs in a couple of tubs. I chose the war. Judging by the giggles from the lady on the treadmill adjacent to me, she chose the dogs. And yes, I’ve lost all respect for Dick Clark. I gave him a 55 1/2 on that one.
When the men’s Final Four was officially formed, I predicted that Marquette and Kansas to go down to the wire, possibly overtime and Texas would win it all because Ford had a better idea.
Friendly fire. In war, often an oxymoron.
Dwayne Wade’s great performance vs. Kentucky was so impressive that studio anchor Greg Gumbel referred to Wade as “Dwayne Rudd.”
Just as I didn’t like the older MASH TV shows because they got too bloody and too serious, I quickly turn off CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s medical spots – Hell Docs. A little bit too much information, doc.
Billy Packer would be an outstanding color man if he didn’t try to do play-by-play, too.
Go Kurds!
Listening to last weekend’s Elite Eight game between Syracuse and Oklahoma, play-by-play man Kevin Harlan ruined it by going crazy in the first few minutes of the game. Save the drama for later.
Iraq spokesman Tariq Aziz sounds like a point guard for Seton Hall.
I’ve haven’t seen many players who have a nose for the basketball like Connecticut’s Diana Taurasi.
Those doubles for Saddam Hussein must be sweating bullets right now.
Thanks, Pontiac, for beating all the great buzzer beaters in NCAA history to a pulp. Now they’re not special anymore.
It’s really stretching it to call them “coalition forces,” isn’t it? It’s U.S., British, the Aussies and a few mine detectors from Kosovo.
In both Final Four games, Orangeman center Craig Forth picked up his fourth foul, then his fifth. His last name has been officially been changed from ‘Forth’ to ‘Fifth’.
The ultimate insult: Taking a shower in the Presidential Palace. OK, sitting on the Royal Throne, too, for good measure.
Kansas shooting 12-of-30 free throws and 4-20 three’s kind of wraps things up.
As sure as I put too much dressing on my salad, the end of this war will not come easy.
