Tag Archives: ncaa

Go, Tarheels!

Posted on April 6, 2009 by ken

My normal rules of sports engagement include the phrase “root for those who took you out.” If I were to follow that tonight, I’d be bleeding Michigan State Spartan green; the Spartans did get the best of the Jayhawks in … Continue reading →

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Sweet 16, Again

Posted on March 22, 2009 by ken

Rock Chalk Jayhawk! The Kansas Jayhawks have advanced to the Sweet 16 in the Men’s NCAA Basketball championship, with a 60-43 win over Dayton. My brackets have them advancing to the Elite 8 next weekend, and falling a bit short … Continue reading →

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Approaching an 0-fer

Posted on January 11, 2009 by ken

Let’s recap: four NFL playoff games this weekend; 3 played. Number of my teams of choice that have won: 0. NCAA Basketball: The Kansas Jayhawks lost1. Last NFL Game: San Diego vs Pittsburgh. My heart’s choice: San Diego2. Probable winner: … Continue reading →

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The Faulkneresque Bowl Lives!

Posted on December 23, 2008 by ken

And in another secular holiday tradition, the 4th annual San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl is on ESPN tonight. Boise State vs TCU. Post-season bowls evidently ring cash registers for advertisers, colleges, and a host of others. I blogged … Continue reading →

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Outstanding State-Line Performance

Posted on November 29, 2008 by ken

Two of the best NCAA football games I’ve seen in a while were played today and yesterday, in what ESPN calls Rivalry Weekend. Last night, in a nail-biter if there ever was one, Nebraska prevailed: One rarely sees a 57-yard … Continue reading →

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My State-line Roots Grow Deep

Posted on November 28, 2008 by ken

On the teevee now: Nebraska/Colorado Football. My Kansas/Nebraska growin’ up roots say: Go Big Red! And tomorrow, the KU/Mizzou border war. Two words define my sentiments there: Rock Chalk! I sincerely hope that everyone’s Thanksgiving is as joyful for them … Continue reading →

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Post Turkey Day Geekage

Posted on November 28, 2008 by ken

Listening to the EGC Clambake #231, logged on to IRC, chatting about Fedora, tweaking my F10 install on my 64-bit laptop, and sipping a cool one. I ask you, how can it possibly get any better than that? Oh, yeah; … Continue reading →

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Another The Game

Posted on November 2, 2008 by ken

I meant to blog this yesterday; the laptop upgrade intervened. In what is The Game for Kansans, expatriate Kansans, and fans of intrastate rivalries in general: Kansas 52, Kansas State 21 Kansans realize that this is The Game; back in … Continue reading →

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I Remember when it was The Game

Posted on November 1, 2008 by ken

I’m watching the NASCAR race on ESPN, and the NCAA football scroll says that tonight is the Nebraska/Oklahoma football game. I grew up on the Kansas/Nebraska border, on the Kansas side. We got more teevee from Nebraska-based stations than from … Continue reading →

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Out of Uniform

Posted on April 8, 2008 by ken

To commemorate last night’s Kansas basketball triumph, I’m forsaking my all-black garb for one day only. Today, appearing in a shabby cubicle near you, will be an old man attired in a tasteful white polo shirt, with an understated Jayhawk … Continue reading →

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