Sorry for the lateness of this post. I've been caught up in a lot of extra curricular activities that have limited me from putting some thoughts down.
First of all I am well into week three of P90X and I'm loving it. The workouts are still kicking my butt, but I can feel myself getting into shape and the body is starting to react to the workouts in a positive way i.e. the ab-ripperX is shaping the beach body for some future pool action at the Jefferson Ridge Pool. Next week is what's called a recovery week and then week five will focus on working the muscles in a completely different way. A guy I know who has completed the program says if I can make it through week five then I'll be good to go. He said to that I'll need to brace myself for some more intense sore-ness as the muscles will not be used to the exercises, hence the muscle confusion method of P90X. I have nothing but positive things to say about P90X so far. Other than brief moments when I want to rip Tony Horton's head off his body, I'm feeling the program so far. A huge plus of the program is I've really been watching my eating habits and what I'm eating. I can really feel a difference. In the words of the P90X DVDs...BRING IT.
Once again UVA athletics are getting it done. Let me tell you about hanging banners and slinging bling. While that's what Xavier does in Cintas it's also what UVA does. This past weekend UVA athletics captured ACC Titles 100, 101, and 102. UVA has claimed 7 ACC titles this year (Men's LaCrosse, Rowing, Men's Tennis, Men's Soccer, Men's Swimming and Diving, Wrestling, and Women's Swimming and Diving). Baseball and Softball are still alive and well in the hunt to win titles as well so it could potentially be nine before it's done. In addition, to Men's soccer won the National Title this year. Both Baseball, Men's LaCrosse, Men's Tennis, and rowing could bring more 'Ships to Charlottesville which in turn would make us ultimate contenders for the Director's Cup. Boom.
Keeping with athletics I need to hit on the Browns and the draft. It was quite a frustrating couple of days for myself. But, I guess that's why I am not the President, GM, or coach of the Browns because while I seem to think I know what I'm doing I probably don't. I got full trust in Mike Holmgren and his decision making. The Browns took Joe Haden, a DB from Florida at #7. They then took a safety, TJ Ward, from Oregon and Eric Hardesty a RB from Tennessee in the second round. At that point I was fuming because the Browns had passed up twice on Colt McCoy. However, the Browns did make big time plays and get the steal of the draft in Colt McCoy in the third round. This in turn made me happy. The Browns continued to select solid dudes as the draft concluded on Saturday. I should also note that UVA had guys go to teams:
Chris Cook, DB, Minnesota Vikings (34th overall)
Denzel Burrell, LB, Browns
Jameel Sewell, ATH, Dolphins
Vic Hall, ATH, Bears
Will Barker, OL, Cowboys
Mikell Simpson, RB, Bengals
Rashawn Jackson, FB, Panthers
Nate Collins, DL, Giants
The NBA Playoffs are in full effect. Looks like the east and west are wrapping up the first round. The Cavs will be facing the Celtics in one of the Eastern Semi's. Meanwhile, the Magic are awaiting the outcome of the Milwaukee Bucks and Hawks. I gotta think the Hawks advance. Moving forward, LeBron had better be healthy (me over reacting to his elbow injury) because I really would like to see the Cavs danza the Celtics. I'm tired of their act. I just cannot get down with Rondo, Garnett, Pierce, Allen, Perkins, and Allen. The Magic and Hawks series would be very interesting. If the Magic even want to think about going to the eastern conference finals then Dwight Howard should probably get his act together. If not, the Hawks will mow 'em down. Looking at the West, it's been nothing short of exciting. There appears to be a rivalry brewing between the Lakers and the Thunder. Even if the Thunder don't beat the Lakers you have to think that team is going to be very good in the future. Westbrook and Durantula are nasty. The Nuggets are in a must win scenario tonight. I never saw this coming expecially with the health issues of the Jazz, none the less, that's why only the strong survive in the playoffs. The Suns are looking nice. I think it's absolutely absurd that Brandon Roy is trying to rally his team. If he does, than props to him, if not and he injures himself even further than he's an idiot. The Mavericks and Spurs series has been exciting as well. I still like the Mavs to advance especially if they get some big time efforts from Caron Butler. Looking at it now, I'm going with the Mavs to advance, Nuggets in seven, Lakers in six, and Suns in seven.
Ok, finally I get to talk about Foxfield 2010. It was indeed an epic weekend. DL, Billy, and Log made the trip east for a little afternoon at Foxfield. We hit the scene briefly Friday night to warm ourselves up for Saturday. After an early rise on Saturday we drove through the rain to Foxfield. The rain let up just as the gates opened and before we knew it, there was no rain, our plot was set up (after a flustered gay guy and his girl friends moved into their prop plot spot and out of our spot), and beer pong was going. Everyone was dressed to the nines, the music was bumping, the PBR and High Life was flowing, and the Xavier boys were making examples of everyone on the beer pong table. Let it be known that anyone associated with Xavier had an unblemished record on the pong table. Dominance. We mingled, we drank, we enjoyed ourselves, and paced ourselves perfectly. We returned back to my spot to gather ourselves with a brief rest, food, and hydration. We then returned to the scene and closed out Foxfield to the maximum. I think I speak for everyone when I say it was a raging success. I'll take RSVP's now for Foxfield 2011 if anyone is willing to commit.
I'm headed to Houston for the weekend. I'll report back with a more timely post next week. Oh and by the way, Old Men & Young Guns (softball squad) remains undefeated. Pow.
-'Killa
Deam
New week, new sets and reps, new smelling salts, new deam-ness, and most importantly always carpe deam-ing. That's seizing the deam for those of you who aren't down. I've moved into week two of P90X. Last week I was incredibly sore. Some mornings I really wondered if I would be able to get myself out of bed. That sore. But, let me tell you, these workouts are incredibly legit and high level. I can honestly tell you that I do see some results and I feel some results. The main thing besides getting dominated in the workouts is I've really put in a big effort to eat as healthy as possible. I did some research as far as what I need to be eating and I am now looking for low fat foods, vegetables, and fruits. I feel a new sense of energy and after the workouts I'm feeling a new sensation of accomplishment, like, "man that workout may have killed me but man I'm feeling good." So a week deep I can say I support P90X and I love it.
Big sports weekend again in Charlottesville. First, baseball was playing host to the Hokies. We took two of three from them. We should've had the brooms out but a lack of poise in the 9th inning yesterday resulted in the loss. With a painful loss to VMI mid-week we dropped to #2, but we're still feeling it on the diamond. Lacrosse was set-up to have a high level performance. Night game at home against #5 Puke was setting up for a big time win to stay undefeated. We jumped out to a 3-0 lead, then fell behind 5-3, then we went up 6-5 at half. Unfortunately the wheels fell off in the second half. I saw this coming as in the past couple of games it seems like we got complacent at times in the second halves and this time it caught up to us and we ended up losing 13-9 to Duke. In fact it was Duke's 8th straight win over the Wahoos. Let's go fellas, we're approaching crunch time and it would be really wavy to bring home the big time hard wood as we pursue a Director's Cup title here in Charlottesville.
The NBA playoffs are here and I couldn't be any happier. The NBA Playoffs are the true definition of journey. Only the strong survive in these playoffs. Obviously I'm going to hit on the Cavs. They took game one pretty handly winning by 13. We didn't shoot the three-ball well which hurt us a bit in the second half when we let a 22 point lead slip to only a 7 point lead but LeBron did what he had to do and we got the W. The Bulls are fiesty but there is just absolutely no way this series should be even remotely close. It should be a sweep like the Indians swept the White Sox this past weekend to continue Cleveland's dominance of Chicago. If the Cavs are stroking from deep then the playoffs shouldn't be a problem. They have enough legit big men to stay out of foul trouble and we all know they have the King. Again, I think the Cavs should be in the Finals against whoever comes out of the west (complete crap shoot, I like the Mavericks to come out of the west). Ok, I officially am not down with the Celtics. Their act has gotten old and it has got to go. Guys, your run was nice a few years ago but outside of Boston, no one cares anymore. I'm glad KG got the one game ban, he deserved that for that 'bow he dropped on Q. It would just be unreal if the Heat got that series. Also in a perfect world the Bobcats would beat the Magic but that's about as likely as me winning the lottery aka 0.07% chance. Anyways, everyone feel free to enjoy 40 Games in 40 Nights.
It's NFL draft time, again, I have one thing to say to the Browns, draft Eric Berry at seven and then fire off Colt McCoy at 38. If you guys do that I will celebrate like none other (I'd like to thank @getemCC for the following video, her tweet game is weak but she did show me this)...
Speaking of celebrating, Foxfield is less than 5 days away. Foxfield, combine Pig Roast, mix in some Derby, put on some DEAM gear, get some beer, some nice weather, and there you go. Foxfield. Yup, that's this Saturday. I got some homies coming in town for the all day event: DL (@dlorentz12, his tweet game is OFFICIAL), Jay, Cam, and Billy. Expect a big time post about this coming weekend's events next week.
Joakim Noah, you suck. I hate your garbage game. I hate your act. I think you're full of crap. How bad do you want to get embarrassed? By not speaking to LeBron you won't be fully embarrassed. By opening your trap and chirping at the King, well since you are merely a serf without any land in LeBron's Kingdom you will most likely be hung, stoned, and torched and possibly shot with a bow and arrow. So, I suggest you shut up, move along, and cut the crap.
-'Killa
Big sports weekend again in Charlottesville. First, baseball was playing host to the Hokies. We took two of three from them. We should've had the brooms out but a lack of poise in the 9th inning yesterday resulted in the loss. With a painful loss to VMI mid-week we dropped to #2, but we're still feeling it on the diamond. Lacrosse was set-up to have a high level performance. Night game at home against #5 Puke was setting up for a big time win to stay undefeated. We jumped out to a 3-0 lead, then fell behind 5-3, then we went up 6-5 at half. Unfortunately the wheels fell off in the second half. I saw this coming as in the past couple of games it seems like we got complacent at times in the second halves and this time it caught up to us and we ended up losing 13-9 to Duke. In fact it was Duke's 8th straight win over the Wahoos. Let's go fellas, we're approaching crunch time and it would be really wavy to bring home the big time hard wood as we pursue a Director's Cup title here in Charlottesville.
The NBA playoffs are here and I couldn't be any happier. The NBA Playoffs are the true definition of journey. Only the strong survive in these playoffs. Obviously I'm going to hit on the Cavs. They took game one pretty handly winning by 13. We didn't shoot the three-ball well which hurt us a bit in the second half when we let a 22 point lead slip to only a 7 point lead but LeBron did what he had to do and we got the W. The Bulls are fiesty but there is just absolutely no way this series should be even remotely close. It should be a sweep like the Indians swept the White Sox this past weekend to continue Cleveland's dominance of Chicago. If the Cavs are stroking from deep then the playoffs shouldn't be a problem. They have enough legit big men to stay out of foul trouble and we all know they have the King. Again, I think the Cavs should be in the Finals against whoever comes out of the west (complete crap shoot, I like the Mavericks to come out of the west). Ok, I officially am not down with the Celtics. Their act has gotten old and it has got to go. Guys, your run was nice a few years ago but outside of Boston, no one cares anymore. I'm glad KG got the one game ban, he deserved that for that 'bow he dropped on Q. It would just be unreal if the Heat got that series. Also in a perfect world the Bobcats would beat the Magic but that's about as likely as me winning the lottery aka 0.07% chance. Anyways, everyone feel free to enjoy 40 Games in 40 Nights.
It's NFL draft time, again, I have one thing to say to the Browns, draft Eric Berry at seven and then fire off Colt McCoy at 38. If you guys do that I will celebrate like none other (I'd like to thank @getemCC for the following video, her tweet game is weak but she did show me this)...
Speaking of celebrating, Foxfield is less than 5 days away. Foxfield, combine Pig Roast, mix in some Derby, put on some DEAM gear, get some beer, some nice weather, and there you go. Foxfield. Yup, that's this Saturday. I got some homies coming in town for the all day event: DL (@dlorentz12, his tweet game is OFFICIAL), Jay, Cam, and Billy. Expect a big time post about this coming weekend's events next week.
Joakim Noah, you suck. I hate your garbage game. I hate your act. I think you're full of crap. How bad do you want to get embarrassed? By not speaking to LeBron you won't be fully embarrassed. By opening your trap and chirping at the King, well since you are merely a serf without any land in LeBron's Kingdom you will most likely be hung, stoned, and torched and possibly shot with a bow and arrow. So, I suggest you shut up, move along, and cut the crap.
-'Killa
P90X
Good God, i literally just got owned by a 1 hour and 8 minute workout. Today I embarked on the P90X journey. It's 90 days of intense, balls to the wall, workout. Over a span of 13 weeks I will be working out 6 days a week for about an hour per workout. It uses the idea of muscle confusion to sculpt the body into what I hope will be a beach body for Jefferson Ridge pool action this summer. After the workout today I couldn't even lift my water bottle to take a drink. This is in part due to the fact that I haven't worked out like that in who knows how long 3 maybe 4 years. So I have decided to take this 90 day workout routine and fully committing myself to reaching maximum in-shapeness. It works out perfectly as I'll finish the program in time to start getting ready for training camp. I'll keep everyone posted weekly with my progress. The possible end results and sense of acomplishment after 90 days are the motivation for me to stick to the program. I'm really going to need to hunker down and battle the mental sides of being tired and "can't do it" attitude to complete the program. See you at the beach.
UVA's spring game was this past Saturday. It was pretty bland. Nothing too exciting. Our offense more or less looked pretty weak. I just think we had a bad day offensively. The defense looked pretty solid. I still can't tell you how the team will be this fall but I have to say the new staff has slowly been changing the attitude here at UVA and I think good things are in the future.
UVA baseball took the series this weekend at home over #2 Georgia Tech. I took in the action Friday night that featured two big time pitchers. UVA got on the board early but Tech took the lead with back to back homers to go up 4-2. UVA responded with some more homers of their own and ended up winning 7-4. They lost Saturday afternoon but won Sunday afternoon to take the series. Again, the baseball team is really on DEAM this year.
UVA LAX is the team that is boardwalk right now. They are currently undefeated and #1 in the country. They opened the new stadium at the Meadowlands this weekend by issuing a beat down to #2 and previously undefeated North Carolina. The offense is really looking high level this year for the Cavaliers. I'm about done with the lulls that come in the second half. The past two games have shown UVA getting out to a hot start, lulling in the second half but finishing strong. This weekend at home against Duke on Saturday night will be another big test for the Cavaliers as they continue to eye the ultimate prize at the end of the season. Stay tuned. It's about to go down.
In other big news, Bill Raftery retweeted me today. Yesterday I tweeted, "What if @BillRaftery and Gus Johnson called the Masters?" @BillRaftery retweeted today with a little SEND IT IN, PHIL in response to my tweet. That really made my day. Speaking of the Masters, big shout out to Phil aka Lefty. He won his third green jacket this weekend. Phil was on his game from Thursday through Sunday. He had the shot of his career on 13 yesterday. I'm sure you all have seen it, the one where he went 6 iron from about 208 out behind a tree, in the mulch, and stuck it to about 5 feet. That sealed the deal right there, well that, or the eagle, eagle, birdie run he went on Saturday. Oh, did you guys know Eldrick returned to golf this weekend? He did about what I expected. He was in contention throughout but just didn't have it to win it. The media also overplayed this like I expected. ESPN ran Tiger updates shot by shot on the bottom line, to the left of the screen, and live cut ins. Pretty ridiculous. I've had about enough of the media barrage on Tiger. A little less would be nice. You have to be happy for Phil as he's had a rough year with his wife and mother in law going through breast cancer treatments. Big time win for Phil.
Browns, please draft Eric Berry if given the opportunity. Other players I'll accept: Earl Thomas or Joe Haden. You already took care of my #1 request and that was re-signing Joshua Cribbs. You failed in free agency by signing two garbage QB's in Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme. I again threaten my loyal fandom to you if you draft a QB in the first, second, or third round or ever. DO NOT DRAFT a QB. Thanks.
-'Killa
UVA's spring game was this past Saturday. It was pretty bland. Nothing too exciting. Our offense more or less looked pretty weak. I just think we had a bad day offensively. The defense looked pretty solid. I still can't tell you how the team will be this fall but I have to say the new staff has slowly been changing the attitude here at UVA and I think good things are in the future.
UVA baseball took the series this weekend at home over #2 Georgia Tech. I took in the action Friday night that featured two big time pitchers. UVA got on the board early but Tech took the lead with back to back homers to go up 4-2. UVA responded with some more homers of their own and ended up winning 7-4. They lost Saturday afternoon but won Sunday afternoon to take the series. Again, the baseball team is really on DEAM this year.
UVA LAX is the team that is boardwalk right now. They are currently undefeated and #1 in the country. They opened the new stadium at the Meadowlands this weekend by issuing a beat down to #2 and previously undefeated North Carolina. The offense is really looking high level this year for the Cavaliers. I'm about done with the lulls that come in the second half. The past two games have shown UVA getting out to a hot start, lulling in the second half but finishing strong. This weekend at home against Duke on Saturday night will be another big test for the Cavaliers as they continue to eye the ultimate prize at the end of the season. Stay tuned. It's about to go down.
In other big news, Bill Raftery retweeted me today. Yesterday I tweeted, "What if @BillRaftery and Gus Johnson called the Masters?" @BillRaftery retweeted today with a little SEND IT IN, PHIL in response to my tweet. That really made my day. Speaking of the Masters, big shout out to Phil aka Lefty. He won his third green jacket this weekend. Phil was on his game from Thursday through Sunday. He had the shot of his career on 13 yesterday. I'm sure you all have seen it, the one where he went 6 iron from about 208 out behind a tree, in the mulch, and stuck it to about 5 feet. That sealed the deal right there, well that, or the eagle, eagle, birdie run he went on Saturday. Oh, did you guys know Eldrick returned to golf this weekend? He did about what I expected. He was in contention throughout but just didn't have it to win it. The media also overplayed this like I expected. ESPN ran Tiger updates shot by shot on the bottom line, to the left of the screen, and live cut ins. Pretty ridiculous. I've had about enough of the media barrage on Tiger. A little less would be nice. You have to be happy for Phil as he's had a rough year with his wife and mother in law going through breast cancer treatments. Big time win for Phil.
Browns, please draft Eric Berry if given the opportunity. Other players I'll accept: Earl Thomas or Joe Haden. You already took care of my #1 request and that was re-signing Joshua Cribbs. You failed in free agency by signing two garbage QB's in Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme. I again threaten my loyal fandom to you if you draft a QB in the first, second, or third round or ever. DO NOT DRAFT a QB. Thanks.
-'Killa
Cutting of Nylon
We were treated to quite the March. This year's NCAA tournament was one for the ages. I've never quite seen a tournament like the one we just had. Between the absurd upsets, classic games, and unlikely runs this certainly was a tournament to remember and certainly for the best. With the imminent tournament expansion to 96 (I'll get to this later) it was great to go out in style this year. My yearly seasonal obsession with college basketball came to an end last night as Duke was left standing at the top of the mountain in a great championship game. I think the fans got what they deserved this weekend in Indianapolis. Let me first congratulate Butler on one heck of a season. Their 25 game winning streak ended last night but you have to feel nothing but respect for that program. In my opinion, like Xavier, Butler has long been on the map but just waiting to get the recognition they deserve and certainly this year proved it more than anything else. Even though they don't play in a "Big 6" conference they continue to compete at the highest level. Even though they don't land 5-star one and done athletes they continue to compete at a high level. Even though they have lost coaches to bigger pay checks and brighter lights they continue to compete at the highest level. Even though their basketball program operates at $1.6 million (Duke +$13 million) they continue to compete at the highest level. Butler's 25 game win streak that ended last night included an undefeated conference play record. Gordon Hayward didn't even play AAU basketball because he was a state tennis champion and yet could leave for the NBA this year and get drafted in the first round. Coaches like Thad Matta and Todd Lickliter paved the way for Brad Stevens to be so successful at such a young age and is now a hot commodity amongst college coaches. In fact, Matta hired Stevens and got him started in college hoops. At 33 Stevens has only lost 16 games in three years, that is very impressive. How he handles himself throughout games and with the media is like Coach Wooden back in the day. Very stoic and calm. I never once saw him lose his mind or composure this year. I mean when he beat Michigan State, he cooly strolled across the sideline, hand in pocket, and shook Izzo's hand like it's not a big deal. The unbelievable eye gouging fact is that absurd difference in operating budgets between Duke and Butler ($12 million). But yet, Butler was just as competitive and was right there until the final horn sounded with just as good of a chance to beat Duke last night. Incredible. That just goes to show if you believe in your coach, system, and teammates anything is possible. You certainly have to tip your hats to Duke for the job they did this year. They were pretty steady all season long and did what Duke does and that's not only be on TV more than Leave it Beaver re-runs but its fundamentally beat opponents and wear people down with a deep bench and solid play. The big three of Scheyer, Smith, and Singler again lead the team last night along with a solid performance from Zoubek. Coach K is a sure fire Hall of Famer as he won his 4th NCAA championship last night. I really hope he doesn't go to the Nets, and I don't think he will, because that would be a shame. He does more good for college basketball than he could for an awful franchise. Overall, what a game last night. I was glued to the TV until the horn sounded. My favorite moment, the brick wall of a screen Matt Howard (sweet Larry Bird mustache) laid on Kyle Singler as Gordon Hayward rushed to get a near running half court bank shot to fall.
I do have some beefs to get off my chest. First of all, CBS, please get rid of Jim Nantz. I never realized how bad this guy is until the departure of Billy Packer. Packer was so bad he overshadowed the awfulness of Jim Nantz. Dude you are terrible. Anything would be better than you to call that game. How about the trio of Gus Johnson, Clark Kellog, and Bill Raferty?! That would be absolutely unreal. Secondly, CBS, One Shining Moment. Seriously. You butchered that one too. I have watched that for as long as I can remember but I didn't even bother giving it a chance last night after I heard you changed from Luther Vandross to Jennifer Hudson. I heard you showed more shots of her in the studio and cheerleaders than notable performances or performers. That's pathetic and a disgrace to one of the best traditions to go along with the tournament. Nike, those hats and t-shirts, terrible. That's all I'm going to say. Terrible. Finally, the expansion of the tournament to 96 teams. Sure this is a money motivating move but seriously, why? This makes end of the season conference tournaments irrelevant. It ruins the excitement of tournament in general. I don't care that it will still be a three week tournament. I don't. Why would you think this is a good idea? Twenty four seeds in each region? NO. Basically, I'm a sucker for the old school and don't want to see everyone and their brother make the tournament just because people are greedy and people wine and complain each year becasue they schedule piece of crap non-conference schedules and then don't make the tournament (Seth Greenberg). This is also a shame.
While the tournament was in full action last weekend so were UVA athletics. LAX remains undefeated and remains #1 in the country after a big time win on the road at #4 Maryland. This Saturday at 4pm UVA LAX will take on UNC in the Meadowlands to officially open up the new Ginats/Jets stadium. It will be televised on ESPNU. I suggest you try and watch this as UNC is undefeated this year. Baseball unfortunately dropped their first series of the season. I don't know what they're ranked now but they play host to #3 Georgia Tech this weekend, I will check out Friday night's game. Also this SAturday is the UVA Football Spring Game! It should be a good look for the fans to see what the new staff has got going on. I can tell everyone that the attitude has changed around here. Practices are very uptempo and guys are really buying into the new staff and looking pretty good out there. The D is legit even with a new scheme (4-3). Marc Verica has really been on fire this spring. His confidence is soaring and he seems to have control of the new offense and is really firing the rock around to Kris Burd, Dontrelle Inman, and Tim Smith. There is a high level of optimism coming out of the spring, leading into the summer workouts and this upcoming season! Stay tuned.
The Masters are this weekend so I'm pretty excited to finally sit down and watch some golf on a Sunday afternoon. Of course the hustle and bustle is all about Tiger making his return. It will certainly boost ratings and golf will be back to where it was prior to his brief hiatus. I think he is going to be somewhere in striking distance on Sunday but may end up coming up short. But, I'm really excited to see what he does. If I had a little more knowledge about golf I would provide more insight but I don't. So may the best man win. I wish Justin Leonard was still a baller because he would be my guy in golf.
I cannot wait for 40 Games in 40 Nights! For those of you unaware of what I'm talking about, I'm talking about the NBA Playoffs. The regular season is coming to an end. I love nothing more than NBA Playoffs. The Cavs should have home court throughout the playoffs. They are playing at a HIGH level right now and Antawn Jamison seems to be fitting in just fine. In case you missed it LeBron recently said he has one goal and one goal only. That is to bring a title to Cleveland and he's going to stop at nothing to bring that trophy home where it belongs! This leads me to believe 1. he's ready to go hard in the playoffs and 2. he's making a reference to wanting to stay with Cleveland when this summer comes around. Only time will tell on #2 but the Cavs have as good of a chance to win it this year as they have ever had. Let's go Cavs!
It's 91 today here in Charlottesville. A little hot for the spring but I can't complain. Nice weather means one thing. I'm compiling my summer mix to officially drop when I buy my new whip sometime in mid to late May. I plan on debuting the entire mix no later than Memorial Day weekend. Stay tuned.
-'Killa
I do have some beefs to get off my chest. First of all, CBS, please get rid of Jim Nantz. I never realized how bad this guy is until the departure of Billy Packer. Packer was so bad he overshadowed the awfulness of Jim Nantz. Dude you are terrible. Anything would be better than you to call that game. How about the trio of Gus Johnson, Clark Kellog, and Bill Raferty?! That would be absolutely unreal. Secondly, CBS, One Shining Moment. Seriously. You butchered that one too. I have watched that for as long as I can remember but I didn't even bother giving it a chance last night after I heard you changed from Luther Vandross to Jennifer Hudson. I heard you showed more shots of her in the studio and cheerleaders than notable performances or performers. That's pathetic and a disgrace to one of the best traditions to go along with the tournament. Nike, those hats and t-shirts, terrible. That's all I'm going to say. Terrible. Finally, the expansion of the tournament to 96 teams. Sure this is a money motivating move but seriously, why? This makes end of the season conference tournaments irrelevant. It ruins the excitement of tournament in general. I don't care that it will still be a three week tournament. I don't. Why would you think this is a good idea? Twenty four seeds in each region? NO. Basically, I'm a sucker for the old school and don't want to see everyone and their brother make the tournament just because people are greedy and people wine and complain each year becasue they schedule piece of crap non-conference schedules and then don't make the tournament (Seth Greenberg). This is also a shame.
While the tournament was in full action last weekend so were UVA athletics. LAX remains undefeated and remains #1 in the country after a big time win on the road at #4 Maryland. This Saturday at 4pm UVA LAX will take on UNC in the Meadowlands to officially open up the new Ginats/Jets stadium. It will be televised on ESPNU. I suggest you try and watch this as UNC is undefeated this year. Baseball unfortunately dropped their first series of the season. I don't know what they're ranked now but they play host to #3 Georgia Tech this weekend, I will check out Friday night's game. Also this SAturday is the UVA Football Spring Game! It should be a good look for the fans to see what the new staff has got going on. I can tell everyone that the attitude has changed around here. Practices are very uptempo and guys are really buying into the new staff and looking pretty good out there. The D is legit even with a new scheme (4-3). Marc Verica has really been on fire this spring. His confidence is soaring and he seems to have control of the new offense and is really firing the rock around to Kris Burd, Dontrelle Inman, and Tim Smith. There is a high level of optimism coming out of the spring, leading into the summer workouts and this upcoming season! Stay tuned.
The Masters are this weekend so I'm pretty excited to finally sit down and watch some golf on a Sunday afternoon. Of course the hustle and bustle is all about Tiger making his return. It will certainly boost ratings and golf will be back to where it was prior to his brief hiatus. I think he is going to be somewhere in striking distance on Sunday but may end up coming up short. But, I'm really excited to see what he does. If I had a little more knowledge about golf I would provide more insight but I don't. So may the best man win. I wish Justin Leonard was still a baller because he would be my guy in golf.
I cannot wait for 40 Games in 40 Nights! For those of you unaware of what I'm talking about, I'm talking about the NBA Playoffs. The regular season is coming to an end. I love nothing more than NBA Playoffs. The Cavs should have home court throughout the playoffs. They are playing at a HIGH level right now and Antawn Jamison seems to be fitting in just fine. In case you missed it LeBron recently said he has one goal and one goal only. That is to bring a title to Cleveland and he's going to stop at nothing to bring that trophy home where it belongs! This leads me to believe 1. he's ready to go hard in the playoffs and 2. he's making a reference to wanting to stay with Cleveland when this summer comes around. Only time will tell on #2 but the Cavs have as good of a chance to win it this year as they have ever had. Let's go Cavs!
It's 91 today here in Charlottesville. A little hot for the spring but I can't complain. Nice weather means one thing. I'm compiling my summer mix to officially drop when I buy my new whip sometime in mid to late May. I plan on debuting the entire mix no later than Memorial Day weekend. Stay tuned.
-'Killa
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