Sometimes its not what you hear but the circumstances in which you hear it. A provocative question was posed recently in an assemblage of polite gentlemen a mile north of Franklin Street. Will Dean Smith Go To Hell? …… AND we also address “a wildfire rumor”.
“Dragons live forever but not so little boys”. Puff’s lament in The Land of Honalee has resurfaced with “Little Jackie Papers” of my generation. We (Baby) Boomers are into that time-honored tradition – reflecting upon the seminal moments of our life journeys. I
Holden “Harry Potter” Thorp is headed to “Hogwarts”. It will be announced today that Holden Thorp will become Provost of Washington University in St Louis effective July 1. It should be a PERFECT fit for my much-maligned friend. I could not be happier for Holden and his family.
Four Alabama’s footballers were arrested this week for armed robbery and assault. You may not have read that Diogenes visited Tuscaloosa this week….. In other news, the SACSCC kicks UNC-CH in the cajones….. and Jim Delany’s group are giving up cupcakes for Lent.
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With Roy limping back from his 2nd annual Sunshine State Slaughter, we can count on an odd coalition of UNC’s flatulent fat cats and screeching board monkey mob ratcheting up their Rip Roy Rants. Their teeth-clenching DEMAND that “we (??) MUST do something”
“College humor” has always been a ticklish subject (pun intended) for responsible adults to discuss. Because today’s “responsible adults” were IRresponsible smart-a** college students just a few decades ago. IRresponsible adults however have no problem blurting their asinine opinions ….
Yesterday was “Signing Day for Blue-Chippers” in college football. If there is a more disgustingly tragic example of society gone to Hell in a Handbasket, I can’t think of it. The mutual exploitation of semi-literate 17-18 y/os and “citadels of high academe”.
Hippos Danced 3.0 … a For-Real BobLeeSays Golden Oldie makes its 3rd appearance… for your viewing pleasure.
I lied. Blondie and I did NOT watch a Bond-athon as our pre-SB47 ritual. Instead she did a TurnerClassic Movie-athon including “A Nun’s Story” featuring Audrey Hepburn. Audrey and Beyonce on the same HDTV screen on the same day – YIKES!
…… As predicted we did not go to SB47 coverage until 6:15…. and did not miss a thing of the slightest significance…. MORE
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It is incumbent to weigh in on the public debate over The Future of Football”. This debate and speculation is not new. It is rooted in the basics of human nature and an individual’s responsibility for his own well-being. Can we toss football into the same socio-cultural crock pot as…
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10+ years ago an NC State partisan proffered on the Internet that NC State, and everyone affiliated with the institution, was far superior to their UNC-CH counterparts BECAUSE – Gen Hugh Shelton was a greater human than Rick Dees. I thought about that this weekend.
In the late 70s one of my favorite past times was watching Pro Wrestling….. Dusty Rhodes “The American Deam” – a young Ric Flair – The Von Erichs – etc. Meanwhile my mom loved “her soaps”. Now I devour crime/action fiction audio books…..
RIMSHOTS… Meet Phillip Bridges ’86. Phillip ‘86 wrote a letter to The Daily Tar Heel last week. Here is a portion of Phillip’s screed.
As if I needed to prove my insightful theory on sport’s “real playing field” – the parallel cyber-universe where sports now takes place (as well as politics, international banking, romance and pretty much everything). This one isn’t 24 hours old so goodness knows where it.
It doesn’t have its own catchphrase name (yet), which sort of adds to its cache. The second round of the NFL Playoffs has become a very manageable weekend for excellent sports TVing. Two out of four were certified humdingers for the ages. PLUS; there was…
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