I’m Glad to Say…
I told you so! If you scroll down a few blogging posts of mine, you’ll see Todd Lickliter listed as one of the names I wanted Iowa to look at. Well, they did, and he’ll be announced as their new head coach today. I think this is a very good move, and I hope he can gather more recruits than Alford. Iowa was set to offer it to Vandy’s coach, but he withdrew. I don’t really know if I would’ve trusted that guy any way…
NCAA Championship notes:
1. I’m really disappointed that Ohio State lost. Other than Oden and Conley (at the end), no one else showed up, especially in terms of 3 point shooting, which was the difference in the game.
2. I don’t like Florida’s guys, but man can they shoot! Every time Ohio State went on a run, Brewer or Humphrey or Green would knock down triples and distance the them again…it was disheartening.
3. Oden dominated 3 guys!! 25 points, 12 boards, a bunch of blocks…Donovan kept throwing post players at him to “wear him out” as Billy Packer mentioned about 1000 times, and Oden held his ground, got all of them in foul trouble and didn’t allow anything in the paint. (I don’t know if there’s a Youtube video of this, but his two handed stuff of Brewer against the backboard was amazing/hilarious) Anyway, I hope he comes back for another season so I can watch him and they can win a championship (if Conley stays, too…)
4. I could’ve used a little more class from Florida after winning. From Donovan’s “we are the greatest team ever” to Noah’s “we’re doing it huge, man! Big! Don’t nobody know how we do it!” comments, no one spoke about how well Ohio State played…
5. I’m glad Billy Packer is out of my life for a long time.
Al said,
April 3, 2007 at 5:01 pm
I saw the last part of the game and agree with all of your comments, with a mention of one additional accomplishment by Oden: In addition to getting opponents into foul trouble, he stayed out of it himself. Unlike some other postseason games, he was a presence to be reckoned with the whole time. He deserved that MVP for his team as CBS announced afterward. Our relatives in Ohio can hold their heads high after the game last night and Oden is a big part of the reason. But good luck keeping him around next year. When asked about that afterward, he replied, “Next question”.
Nathan said,
April 4, 2007 at 12:48 am
I’m feeling bad for our Ohio relatives. So close and no title! And, it’s official, I’m rooting AGAINST FLORIDA!! That’s right, they’re on my naughty list right up there with USC. Get ‘em outta here, stupid dynasties!
Mark my words: Donovan goes to Kentucky by the end of April.
“Throw it down, big fella!” Bill Packer sucks.