OK, enough with the baseball talk. At the moment, the crew is in a serious bacon and egg coma, sans myself. Torsiello ended up making me the best plate of burned eggs and bacon I've ever had. No lie. We're about to tip-off the Niagara-Drexel game, and we have a brand-name coach in Bruiser Flint roaming the sidelines. Quite the upgrade from the Northern Colorado-Hawaii (yawn) and Monmouth-Saint Peter's games. Hopefully, a we'll also have a better brand of basketball. Sorry small NJ schools, that 6am game was tough to watch.
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Do these kids enjoy freezing their asses off? Maybe they all have a thing for the Falls? However, I'm giving the NU student body credit. They're definitely making the best of this ESPN showcase and are all decked out in purple and shaking their white pom-poms. Has an SEC football game feel - if they played those in gyms that fit about 3,000 people. I'm also curious as to what percentage of the Niagara student body is intoxicated at this hour. I'm guessing it's <25%.
Shameless Niagara plug - Go to PURPLEEAGLESSTORE.COM to get your awesome NU swag today! I'm sure if you need an umbrella, you can find one with the NU logo stamped on it there.
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Sports Marketing and Branding Note: Is Jordan Brand aware that Drexel is sporting the Jumpman logo on their warmup shirts? Kinda tarnishes any aura the brand had. I mean, is Drexel really that great of a program?
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Katie M. is now in the house. That makes 2 females in the apt now (Geetha has been alseep in Rob's room since the beginning of the madness). Katie is a Yankees fan, so its a much welcomed addition to the crew.
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One reason to like Niagara University:
I found this beauty on a "Niagara University" Google Image Search. Apparently, she was a contestant on American Idol and was a DI athlete at NU. Very nice, I like. NU is running Drexel out of the gym and are up 12 at half. End scene.
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Jon Schiambi looks like someone gave him a noogie at halftime. And I had no idea Laphonso Ellis was calling college hoops games. Man, he was quite a talent back in the day. Maybe he can score some points for the his alma mater's (ND) football team.
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Everyone is still asleep and I just dozed off for a few minutes. ESPN just showed a student studying and Schiambi asked, "Why does any student schedule classes this early?" Because they enjoy torturing themselves?
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Clemson is playing in the next game. Mmmmm, power conference hoops. Let's see how the Tigers rebound this season after getting bounced by Michigan in last year's NCAA first round. Even with MSU and Purdue leading the way in the Big Ten (11), the Wolverines are definitely capable of making a run at the conference title. I have a big-time man crush on the game of Manny Harris and UM is ready to take the next big step under NCAA Tourney Wizard, John Beilein.
Drexel has made this a game with 10 minutes to go. Definitely a much better flow in this matchup than in the Saint Peter's-Monmouth tilt. Even though I love the power conference game, the energy of the small school team and gym is great TV.
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I knew the name Bilal Benn sounded familiar. Transfer from Villanova.
Oh man, Clemson is playing Liberty University next. Trying to refrain from any Jerry Falwell jokes.
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Niagara is about to win this game. College basketball fans everywhere just cursed Drexel because they fouled with .8 seconds left in the game while down 6. Final Score after the final FT, Niagara 76-Drexel 69.
Now we're off to Lynchburg, Va for the Clemson-Liberty game. Don't get too excited in the crowd and touch a co-ed, Liberty students. Uncle Jerry is watching. It's been a pleasure guest blogging for my good friends at 55 Wyckoff. End Scene.
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