We took Junior to his first church service yesterday and he did GREAT. I say he did "GREAT" because he slept through the whole thing. That's about all you can ask!
I enjoy going to church and normally, if the preacher is half-way decent, get something out of it. However, don't you all wish that you could get praised for sleeping through church like Junior does. If you did, your wife might say something like, "Well, Pappa slept through church again this week. I'M SO PROUD OF HIM!!!"
We've got some Junior pictures to share and I'll get those on here ASAP.
The Hogs hired John Pelphrey. Long drawn out story. At any rate, this guy has a good BB pedigree and likes to play up-tempo ball. Might as well get on the bandwagon b/c we got turned down by every big name we went after. I'm more excited about this guy than Altman.
We need to hire a good AD and get John White's hands out of athletics. That will go a LONG way toward making any of our next hires good ones.
John White has a reputation of being less than honest, having a lack of knowledge regarding athletics, and to boot....a meddler in athletics. I'm not a fan of his.
Monday, April 9, 2007
Thursday, April 5, 2007
Everyone Call Mamma
Everyone who reads this, call Mamma and ask her about athletes foot. Trust me. Just do it.
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
I Saw Snow Today and Marathon Training
and I was NONE too pleased. Snow in April? Really? Damned Michigan.
High on Easter Day: 40 degrees.
That's right: 40 degrees...and that ain't Celcius either. That would be Farenheit. 40 freakin' degrees FARENHEIT!
I'd cry but my tears would freeze.
Ran 4 miles without walking Sunday for the first time since last summer. It felt good. I thought I was really making progress...and I am! However, after running 3 miles (without walking) yesterday, I realized why the 4 miler was relatively easy.
You see, the 3 mile track I've been training on is VERY hilly. I mean up, down, up, down, up, down, ad nausem. The 4 mile track has a couple of hills but it has 2 miles of flat.
So, I get going on the 3 miler yesterday and I noticed from my first running step that my old body don't feel so swooft. Even the first step was an effort. That's when you know it's going to be a painful run. It was. I ran that hilly, 3 mile course without walking but it got to the point where, at the end, I was literally using foul language directed toward the hills/road.
"I'm not going to let you beat me you f'n hill."
"I'm 'bout to whoop your a$$ you damned road."
These things sound insane when taken at face value. However, in context, they seemed to make perfect sense at the time. EVERY DADGUM STEP WAS AN EFFORT but I kept on keeping on. I suppose that's something. Not much, but something.
Now, to relate the first and last parts of this post: The highs up here are butt a$$ cold and I've got to run on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Guess what? Ain't no way I'm running outside. I know. You're supposed to train on the road but I have a rule that I'm not running (right now) outside if it's that cold. I'm just not. Period.
Treadmill here I come.
This reminds me of another good quote from "Grumpy Old Men"
"How you doin' Pop?"
Old Man says: "Terrible! It's butt a$$ cold and I'm fresh out of beer."
He then steals a beer from the first guy. Did I mention I love that movie?
High on Easter Day: 40 degrees.
That's right: 40 degrees...and that ain't Celcius either. That would be Farenheit. 40 freakin' degrees FARENHEIT!
I'd cry but my tears would freeze.
Ran 4 miles without walking Sunday for the first time since last summer. It felt good. I thought I was really making progress...and I am! However, after running 3 miles (without walking) yesterday, I realized why the 4 miler was relatively easy.
You see, the 3 mile track I've been training on is VERY hilly. I mean up, down, up, down, up, down, ad nausem. The 4 mile track has a couple of hills but it has 2 miles of flat.
So, I get going on the 3 miler yesterday and I noticed from my first running step that my old body don't feel so swooft. Even the first step was an effort. That's when you know it's going to be a painful run. It was. I ran that hilly, 3 mile course without walking but it got to the point where, at the end, I was literally using foul language directed toward the hills/road.
"I'm not going to let you beat me you f'n hill."
"I'm 'bout to whoop your a$$ you damned road."
These things sound insane when taken at face value. However, in context, they seemed to make perfect sense at the time. EVERY DADGUM STEP WAS AN EFFORT but I kept on keeping on. I suppose that's something. Not much, but something.
Now, to relate the first and last parts of this post: The highs up here are butt a$$ cold and I've got to run on Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Guess what? Ain't no way I'm running outside. I know. You're supposed to train on the road but I have a rule that I'm not running (right now) outside if it's that cold. I'm just not. Period.
Treadmill here I come.
This reminds me of another good quote from "Grumpy Old Men"
"How you doin' Pop?"
Old Man says: "Terrible! It's butt a$$ cold and I'm fresh out of beer."
He then steals a beer from the first guy. Did I mention I love that movie?
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
All You Can Do Is Laugh
That's all you can do when it comes to Hog Sports. It's a cluster...
If you don't know why now, don't worry. You will soon.
If you don't know why now, don't worry. You will soon.
I Feel Good About Dana Altman
I was a little down in the dumps yesterday and beat my thoughts into the ground, but after hearing Altman's speech yesterday I feel better about him.
He talks like a coach. Some might call it boring but he has a very no-nonsense, honest, knowledgeable tone. He knows what he wants to do. 40 minutes of defensive pressure with opportunities for 3's and driving to the basket. I'm no basketball guru, but that sounds a lot like Pitino's style to me. He seems like a quality person. That's important to players, fans, and to be a good representative of The University.
I wanted a big name coach but substance trumps style every day. I was worried about his recruiting ability but he scored big with his first recruits yesterday: Patrick Beverley and the rest of the team. By the way, we are blessed to have Patrick Beverley and his mom. They made a commitment to The University and are sticking by it. He's going to make as all proud in the future just as he has already done in the past.
It boils down to this, as with all coaches, if he wins - he'll be retained. If he doesn't win, he won't be retained. Winning is a function of coaching, recruiting, and relationships. I think we have someone who can do all three. I'm a happy Hog fan even if I wasn't yesterday morning. It's time for all of us to get behind our University and do what little we all can to support our men's basketball program.
GO HOGS!
He talks like a coach. Some might call it boring but he has a very no-nonsense, honest, knowledgeable tone. He knows what he wants to do. 40 minutes of defensive pressure with opportunities for 3's and driving to the basket. I'm no basketball guru, but that sounds a lot like Pitino's style to me. He seems like a quality person. That's important to players, fans, and to be a good representative of The University.
I wanted a big name coach but substance trumps style every day. I was worried about his recruiting ability but he scored big with his first recruits yesterday: Patrick Beverley and the rest of the team. By the way, we are blessed to have Patrick Beverley and his mom. They made a commitment to The University and are sticking by it. He's going to make as all proud in the future just as he has already done in the past.
It boils down to this, as with all coaches, if he wins - he'll be retained. If he doesn't win, he won't be retained. Winning is a function of coaching, recruiting, and relationships. I think we have someone who can do all three. I'm a happy Hog fan even if I wasn't yesterday morning. It's time for all of us to get behind our University and do what little we all can to support our men's basketball program.
GO HOGS!
Monday, April 2, 2007
Dana Altman is the New Head Hog
I was right. Nobody knew anything b/c they wanted to delay the backlash. I won't even go into my thoughts of Altman in depth. Suffice to say that we were led to believe we would be getting a big name coach. We didn't. He's been successful in the MVC. He's got questionable recruiting ability. He's a good X and O coach who demands toughness from his players. He's well respected in coaching circles and many media guys are saying this is a good hire.
In sum: We traded a bad floor coach who's a great recruiter for a good floor coach whose recruiting ability is questionable. If he can recruit well, he'll do well. If not, he might still do OK.
I guess I and many others are upset b/c we were led to believe from the get go that we would get a big name. I've gotten over my "mad" about hiring Altman but he's walking into a hornet's nest of upset fans. That said, we should all recognize that we are Hog fans and not Coach fans. Like any other coach, if he wins...he'll stay. If he doesn't win...he'll get fired and we'll start all over.
Oh well. GO HOGS!
In sum: We traded a bad floor coach who's a great recruiter for a good floor coach whose recruiting ability is questionable. If he can recruit well, he'll do well. If not, he might still do OK.
I guess I and many others are upset b/c we were led to believe from the get go that we would get a big name. I've gotten over my "mad" about hiring Altman but he's walking into a hornet's nest of upset fans. That said, we should all recognize that we are Hog fans and not Coach fans. Like any other coach, if he wins...he'll stay. If he doesn't win...he'll get fired and we'll start all over.
Oh well. GO HOGS!
Razorback Update or Lack Thereof
Well, nobody seems to know what's going on with the Hogs. That's interesting in and of itself. I've been following the Hogs VERY closely on the Internet since I've been in MI. Never before, in the past 5 years, have I heard such a deafening silence regarding something so important as this BB hire.
The hot rumor over the weekend was that John Calipari, University of Memphis (a.k.a. Tiger High) head coach, was about to be the Head Hog. Some said that it was likely. My guy in Fayetteville who is usually spot on with this stuff said it was a REAL possibility. Some others said that there was no way he was leaving Memphis with the team he had coming back.
Looks like the latter was correct. Calipari came out yesterday and said he's not leaving and, in fact, was never offered the job. He WAS offered the job. John's telling a tall tale there. However, I don't think the UA nor Calipari ever really thought he would take the job. It looks like that was a smokescreen for something else (I'd say bigger but I'm not sure that's true) going down.
There have been rumors for the past few days that an unknown candidate exists who is interested in the job. All sources are saying something should be announced no later than Tuesday. Frank left Atlanta early, which leads one to believe he had a good idea of who he was going to get. There are a few rumblings that someone was signed this weekend and the final details are getting worked out (heard that one before?).
In sum: Nobody but Frank and a few powers that be know what's happening. Nobody's talking. Nobody's revealing the name of the unknown candidate for fear of screwing something up.
The silence probably means one of two things:
1) We got a big name coach and they don't want to trot him out to the public before getting all ducks in a row
2) We got another up and comer and they want to put off the backlash as long as possible.
The next few days are going to be interesting. There is one thing I know for certain: That is...I don't know anything and it seems many others are in the same boat.
The hot rumor over the weekend was that John Calipari, University of Memphis (a.k.a. Tiger High) head coach, was about to be the Head Hog. Some said that it was likely. My guy in Fayetteville who is usually spot on with this stuff said it was a REAL possibility. Some others said that there was no way he was leaving Memphis with the team he had coming back.
Looks like the latter was correct. Calipari came out yesterday and said he's not leaving and, in fact, was never offered the job. He WAS offered the job. John's telling a tall tale there. However, I don't think the UA nor Calipari ever really thought he would take the job. It looks like that was a smokescreen for something else (I'd say bigger but I'm not sure that's true) going down.
There have been rumors for the past few days that an unknown candidate exists who is interested in the job. All sources are saying something should be announced no later than Tuesday. Frank left Atlanta early, which leads one to believe he had a good idea of who he was going to get. There are a few rumblings that someone was signed this weekend and the final details are getting worked out (heard that one before?).
In sum: Nobody but Frank and a few powers that be know what's happening. Nobody's talking. Nobody's revealing the name of the unknown candidate for fear of screwing something up.
The silence probably means one of two things:
1) We got a big name coach and they don't want to trot him out to the public before getting all ducks in a row
2) We got another up and comer and they want to put off the backlash as long as possible.
The next few days are going to be interesting. There is one thing I know for certain: That is...I don't know anything and it seems many others are in the same boat.
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