Augie

We went to a private school near us once just to see a game, and it’s a lot different when you don’t have a kid out there. Completely angst free! It was supposed to be a varsity game, but we were pretty sure it was JV. We wanted to ask to verify, but we couldn’t. It was just going to be too awkward. “Really? This is really the Varsity team?” 😂

It’s gotten to where I can’t even keep up with the roster from year to year. My sister lives in Appleton, WI near Lawrence University. They enjoy going to those games, and I think I would too. Nobody thinks they’re going to the NBA, they just do it because they enjoy the game and they get an education. Like a better quality high school game. We spent 10+ years of our lives living in gyms between our two boys school, rec league and AAU teams. It just feels good and I enjoy a hot dog and a Diet Coke, my little tradition…..like I needed to get MORE hyped up! 😂

It’s all about the money, for both the coaches and the players. Not only will Miller and his coaches get more, but I heard Xavier has an NIL budget of about $3.1Mil, while Texas is more like $12Mil. The whole thing is broken. I’m not sure if I’ve quit a team, or a sport. I used to go up for a game every year and travel top see them in the Tournament. I didn’t start back after Covid. It’s been going downhill for a while. This seems to be the last straw. .

We started watching “Running Point” with Kate Hudson last night. It’s loosely based on Jennie Buss running the Lakers. Funny stuff once you get what’s going on. We would have finished the first season if it hadn’t gotten late. I think we maybe saw 6-7 of 10 season one episodes. I’m reading there will be a season 2.

Yesterday the Xavier basketball coach, Sean Miller, announced he is leaving for Texas. He was previously the Xavier coach and left for Arizona. He got in trouble at Arizona, and at least one of his guys did prison time. He left, disgraced, but Xavier took him back despite his parting comment that he was going from a Buick to a Lexus. Now he is leaving AGAIN for a bigger school. Yep, I’m done. It’s not just Miller leaving again, it’s also the portal and NIL. They have killed a sport I used to love. Xavier used to be my second team after the Bills. Now? Screw it all……

Apparently I’m doing something right. 🤷‍♂️

I have a sister in Appleton near Lawrence University and they enjoy those games. That might be more my style going forward. Maybe KSU in ATL, but even that is a much bigger school.

I had been rooting for the Big East, but it looks like Xavier has just lost our HC to Texas. He also coached Xavier before he left for Arizona. That time he said it was like going from driving a Buick to driving a Lexus. Maybe this time it’s a Bentley after we gave him a second chance after he was disgraced in Arizona. At least one of his guys went to prison for what went down. He’s a two time loser and this may be the last straw for me. I was already getting tired of the portal and NIL. I’ll have a little more free time on my hands next year.

This way you can sneak up on them and they will never see you coming! You got this!

One great memory with my dad was going into the stadium and picking seats. He got clubs up against the suites and under cover about the 20. Awesome! I keep meaning to go back and visit those seats, like I do the houses we used to live in back in those days. I lived in 9 houses before I left for college at 17. Technically 8 since one of them was twice. Barring hardship, that has to be close to a record.

My AAU playing sons went to UNC hoops camp in Chapel Hill for maybe 5-6 years between the 2 of them. Chapel Hill was my home for a week every summer. I loved it! Duke is Puke. 🤮 indeed! Footnote - Every time I tried to get into Cameron Indoor it was wide open to go in and wander around. Sometimes we would be in there by ourselves and our sons would stand at the FT line and remember famous moments. It’s a fabulous marketing tool! “Intimate” and “tiny and steamy” have such different connotations.

It’s almost like a snowman, it’s just part of the season? 🤷‍♂️

Thursday was weak I admit @Steptide, but Clemson losing made it a great day anyway. Yesterday was better, and we just had an upset today. The best games are yet to come! CHEERS! 🍺 Kills me as a Xavier guy. It’s like brothers fighting! I’ll kill you, until someone else tries to harm you, then we will both harm him. 😂 .

I don’t believe you get any bonus points for being an overachiever.

I’m not going to go round and round, but discovery is what you have to share from what you have learned in the investigative process. Two different things. I’m done.

One of my clients/friends was a defense attorney and his investigator was his right hand man. Willie would have been screwed if he didn’t have the guy who got answers to all the questions they had. Information is critical. That goes for criminal or civil. You still go 100% all out to win. It’s not like you give less than full effort because it’s not in criminal court. There is a LOT as stake here. I’m sure your experience was probably related to your field of work. Willie got involved with dirty stuff too. .

I know it’s not a criminal matter. The attorneys will have investigators who dig for the facts. It doesn’t have to be the police to have an investigation, but there will be an investigation. You need as much information as possible just to know who to depose. That was the point I was trying to make.

Without an investigation, how do you even know who to depose? Of course they have to do some digging, and after all this time it’s going to be tough to pin things down.

This is silly. I bet Chiefs, Bengals and Ravens fans don’t just crown Josh as the best. And don’t try to sell me on the arbitrary MVP award. You seem to want to support a certain narrative. .

To be fair, should they not be compared to their peers? Other GM’s and coaches? Make it apples to apples. I do not feel them to be second rate. I just dropped by to mention that Kincaid guy, if anybody remembers him. Between the injuries last year and being singled out at post-season pressers, I expect him to work his tail off and show us another level next season. Fingers crossed!

Happy BDay young fella!

Almost all of them, although it may feel differently at times.

I have Maryland going far in the bracket, because I heard someone who sounded smart say something. I think they are only 5 deep, but I will be just one step above Edna from accounting if they go on a run.

I’m sorry, I think that made me a little dizzy…..

Well then, I feel that some offenses are so heinous that they deserve justice, if only 15 minutes of public scorn. We can just disagree. Where did you stand on the whole Bill Cosby thing? Was that water under the bridge too? .