Happy Leap Day

Here's some random things for a Friday. How about parents that let a 36 year old live with their 16 year old daughter? It happened in England, and here's the STORY

Come on parents, stop trying to be friends, and start being parents. You know I'll hit this in stupid news today at around 11:40. By the way, no Lance Zierlein today. We'll shoot for next week.

Now onto the back court rule that I discussed yesterday. I found the 2006 rules, and I assume that rule won't change over time too much. In Section 28, it states:

"During a dribble from back court to front court, the ball shall be in the front court when both feet of the dribbler and the ball touch the playing court entirely in the front court."

So theoretically, you could dribble for a couple seconds with both feet in the front court and the ball in the back court. But to avoid the violation, you have to bring the ball into the front court before the :10 rule. I think you can even keep dribbling and put a foot back in the back court as long as the ball hasn't crossed. So again, I was right. It's like the NBA. You are not established in a court until both feet and the ball are in said court.

If you want to check it out for yourself, it's Rule 4, section 28 and Rule 9, section 12 of the OFFICIAL RULES

Allen Field House and the hot mayor

It's always great to get to see this hallowed hall of hoops. If you have never been there and you love college basketball, you have to go. They have done a great job of making improvements without losing the old gym feel. Plus any place that names the court after Dr. Naismith and has Wilt's jersey number honored in the rafters is a cool place. Seeing a women's game there is weird because the atmosphere is practically gone. It would be like watching a high school football game at Lambeau. But it's still Allen Field House, so get there when you can. Plus, the new Sports Hall of Fame that's hooked onto it is awesome. Great old stuff with Naismith and Allen. Great new stuff with the Orange Bowl trophy, etc. And they just finished their wall of fame that could keep you busy for an hour by itself. In a quick walk through, I learned that Dr. Naismith not only gets credit for inventing basketball, but he invented the first football helmet as well. Cool stuff. Nice job Jayhawks.

Now to the game: That was a must have for UT. They made plays when they had to, and Erneisha Bailey's performance was key. Her 10 and 8 energized the team in the second half. The Horns hit big free throws down the stretch, and overcame some bad calls. Now it's on to Norman and another shot at the Paris sisters.


I know, you're asking "who is this woman?" She used to be the mayor of a town in Oregon. But not anymore thanks in part to this picture. Check out the STORY and I'll hit it in stupid news today. The question is who's stupid? Her or the town?

Combine stuff

If you want to check out times, reps, etc. for Sedrick Ellis or anybody else at the combine, go to this NFL.com link

A random Thursday

But not just any Thursday for me. Today is the day I met my wife 9 years ago. I'll never forget it. If you haven't heard the story and you want to, I'll hit it at the beginning of the show today. It's an East Texas love story for the ages.

Now to the Women's game last night. They just couldn't get enough offense to help Ashley Lindsey. They had a shot at the lead early in the 2nd half, but missed a layup. There were a few chances to cut a 4 point lead, but they couldn't convert. Andrea Riley didn't have a great game overall, but finished with 20 while three of her teammates ended up in double figures. By the time Texas got in a groove and hit some shots, it was too late.

Game Story
Box Score

Ok now a pet peeve. I took this pic because something has always bugged me about Ok. St.'s home. They put the word "Historic" right before "Gallagher" so it reads "Welcome to Historic Gallagher-Iba Arena Dedicated 1938". If it's been there since '38 and everybody knows about it, why have the word historic on there? We know it's historic. That's like putting "The Famous Augusta National Golf Course" up in Georgia. Don't use an extra word if you don't need it. Come on, Pokes.


But one thing they do have right is the flag. I took this picture with the intent of ripping the folks in Stillwater for their flag hanging, but they are right. This is how you are supposed to hang the American flag indoors. I thought you were supposed to hang it the other way like the Oklahoma flag is done here, so I looked it up. It seems wrong to me, but the rule is to keep the blue in the upper left. Just a helpful tip. If you really want to be a flag geek, I found your page - Flag Rules

Beautiful Stillwater and some other thoughts

It's a big one tonight for the Texas Women's team. After the loss in Colorado, there's not a lot of room for error. Remember, they upset Ok. St. the first time, but that was in Austin. Ok. St. is now getting good crowds for their women's games, so the Horns will have to deal with a tough environment. Last time, Brittany Raven did a great job on Andrea Riley, and she will have to be big time again. Plus, rebounding has been a focus in practice after Colorado out boarded UT 50-29. Texas must rebound well tonight. As always, the game's on the Zone (1300 AM), 6:45 pregame, 7:00 tip. You can also listen at www.texassports.com

Elsewhere, the Jason Kidd deal is done now, and everyone has their thoughts. I have heard many who think it is a bad move for Dallas, but I think they have to think about the present. When I worked with Kevin Dunn, he predicted when the Sacramento Kings' window had closed. I think the Mavs door may be closing as we speak. Phoenix and LA have made big time moves, New Orleans is great, and the Spurs are the Spurs. And if they get through all that, they'd face maybe Boston or Detroit. The way they played to finish last year, and the way they have played this year doesn't make you believe they could stand pat and be ok. I like the fact that George is staying, and hopefully Stackhouse can get healthy for the playoffs. I read an article by Tony Mejia that said it best. You're not getting Kidd to take the last shot. You're getting him to run the last play. His job is to make Dirk, Howard, and Terry even more dangerous. He will give them the threat of penetration that they haven't had. I know losing Harris is big. But maybe if he had become the kind of point guard they needed him to be, the trade wouldn't be necessary. I know losing Diop leaves only Dampier as your true 5, but since when are the Mavs about true 5's? If Kidd gives them the fire, leadership, and toughness they have lacked, it makes sense. Plus, you take some load off of Dirk to be the only leader. He seems more comfortable sharing that. Bottom line is we may look back in a few years and say the Mavs missed their shot when they couldn't finish the 15 strong Heat. Their window may have only been open for one year.

Finally, more thoughts on baseball. No matter what Roger, Andy, McNamee, or a bunch of needles and gause pads in a beer can say, we are probably never going to know the truth. As strange as some of Roger's comments were at the hearing, I don't think you can prove purgery. It's really all about you. You have to reconsile the numbers, the era, and everything in your own head. If using HGH even once makes you a cheater, then I guess Pettitte's a cheater. But do you throw out the entire career or just the numbers after 2002? And if we never really know if Bonds or Clemens did take roids, what do you do with their numbers? Like I've said all along, for me there are just too many variables to know for sure that substance X helped player Y in game Z. But for you, it may be different. Let's put it this way: In 10 years, if I give you a Hall of Fame ballot, and it's got Bonds, Clemens, and McGwire on it, what do you do, Jack? What do you do?

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Now that was a blowout. A&M never led, it was never tied (other than 0-0), and I don't recall it going under 20 points in the second half. When it was 33-13, they could have called it. The Horns are finding themselves at a great time. Seven in a row, another win against a ranked team, and if they can get by OU, it sets up a mammoth matchup in the Little Apple next Monday night. That building is loud and those fans are crazy. If Texas gets that done, a 2 seed is probably a lock.

I'll hit the game on the web show today as well as talk about Pettitte and the continuing soap opera. By the way, it will only be today's show and Thursday's show this week due to travel, work, and family stuff. Hope everyone has a great week, and thanks again for all the support.

Happy V Day

Yeah, it's a made up holiday so Hallmark can sell cards, but sometimes it helps things along. 9 years ago, I met my wife because of Valentine's Day. In fact we met a week after and have been together ever since. So good things can come out of it just like any other day. Just don't let yourself be sucked into it. Don't buy something just to buy something. Get them something that lets them know you know who they are. Just like many years ago when my grandfather gave my grandmother new pliers and work gloves for V-Day. That may sound dumb to you, but she loved it. She was a farmer's wife and had told him a few times she needed them. He listened and let her know he cared. They were married over 50 years by the way, and I never saw them fight. So they must have known something.

And for you single folks, enjoy today. You don't have to buy anything. There's no pressure. You can just hang with your friends, or go get hammered and make fun of the whole Valentine's thing. Or you might get to experience something none of us married folk ever will again. That feeling of meeting someone and going through all the sparks, fire, nervousness, anticipation, and wonderful feelings that new relationships can bring. One of my favorite Bruce Robison songs is called "Tonight". A line in it says "do you remember that feeling like anything might happen tonight?" So open your minds and souls singles, cause anything might happen tonight. And for those of you like me that have found what you are looking for, find a moment to rediscover all that you loved and love about them.