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WAR ROOM ARCHIVE #3 THE WAR ROOM ARCHIVE OF PAST COLUMNS THE WAR ROOM ARCHIVE #1 THE WAR ROOM ARCHIVE #2 THE WAR ROOM ARCHIVE #4 CURRENT WAR ROOM |
DECEMBER
12th, 2005 |
Craig
Hall has over 15 years Association with the Major Media Sports Departments
in Lexington, Kentucky He was a Contributor to the 1984 Eclipse Award Winning Feature by ESPN |
NORTHERN
vs. SOUTHERN FOOTBALL |
Women's Accessories: NORTH: ChapStick in back pocket and a $20 bill in the front pocket. SOUTH: Louis Vuitton duffel with two lipsticks, waterproof mascara, and a fifth of Captain Morgan/Crown Royal. Money is not necessary that's what dates are for. Stadium Size: NORTH: College football stadiums hold 20,000 people. SOUTH: High School football stadiums hold 20,000 people. Campus Decor: NORTH: Statues of founding fathers. SOUTH: Statues of Heisman trophy winners. Homecoming Queen: NORTH: Also a physics major. SOUTH: Also Miss America. Cheerleaders: NORTH: If you are slightly coordinated, you make the varsity squad. SOUTH: You begin cheer camp at age two, complete with ballet, dance & Olympic gymnastic training. Getting Tickets: NORTH: 5 days before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus and purchase tickets. SOUTH: 5 months before the game you walk into the ticket office on campus & put name on the waiting list. Friday Classes After a Thursday Night Game: NORTH: Students and teachers not sure they're going to the game, because they have classes on Friday. SOUTH: Teachers cancel Friday classes because they don't want to see the few hung-over students that might actually make it to class. Parking: NORTH: An hour before game time, the University opens the campus for game parking. SOUTH: RVs sporting their school flags begin arriving on Wednesday for the weekend festivities. The really faithful arrive on Tuesday. Game Day: NORTH: A few students party in the dorm and watch ESPN on TV. SOUTH: Every student wakes up, has a beer for breakfast, and rushes over to where ESPN is broadcasting "Game Day Live" to get on camera and wave to the people up north. Tailgating: NORTH: Raw meat on a grill, beer with lime in it, listening to local radio station with truck tailgate down. SOUTH: 30-foot custom pig-shaped smoker fires up at dawn. Cooking accompanied by live performance by "Dave Matthew's' Band," who come over during breaks and ask for a hit off bottle of bourbon. Getting to the Stadium: NORTH: You ask "Where's the stadium?" When you find it, you walk right in. SOUTH: When you're near it, you'll hear it. On game day it becomes the state's third largest city. Concessions: NORTH: Drinks served in a paper cup, filled to the top with soda. SOUTH: Drinks served in a plastic cup .. with the home team's mascot on it, filled less than halfway with soda, to ensure enough room for Captain Morgan/Crown Royal. When National Anthem is Played: NORTH: Stands are less than half full, and less than half of them standup. SOUTH: 100,000 fans, all standing, sing along in perfect four-part harmony. The Smell in the Air After the First Score: NORTH: Nothing changes. SOUTH: Fireworks & Captain Morgan/Crown Royal. Commentary (Male): NORTH: "Nice play." SOUTH: "Dammit, you slow sumbitch ... tackle him and break his legs." Commentary (Female): NORTH: "My, this certainly is a violent sport." SOUTH: "Dammit, you slow sumbitch ... tackle him and break his legs." Announcers: NORTH: Neutral and paid. SOUTH: Announcer harmonizes with the crowd in the fight song, with a tear in his eye because he is so proud of his team. After the Game: NORTH: The stadium is empty way before the game ends. SOUTH: Another rack of ribs goes on the smoker. While somebody goes to the nearest package store for more bourbon; planning begins for next week's game. |
MARCH
28th, 2005 |
Craig
Hall has over 15 years Association with the Major Media Sports Departments
in Lexington, Kentucky He was a Contributor to the 1984 Eclipse Award Winning Feature by ESPN |
NCAA
FINAL FOUR IS SET |
NOTES NOW THAT THE FINAL FOUR IS SET: We will Update Our Tourney Bracket on this site as the games progress. Have a look for yourself: RRS 2005 NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT VIEWABLE/PRINTABLE BRACKET 1. Well, UK made the Elite Eight. Everyone should be happy with that. It would have been nice to go to the Final Four but really the youth of the team really hurt in the Regional Championship. Poor decision making, Shot Selection, Rebounding and Free Throw Shooting, the basics for winning tournament games, were missing in the Overtime Periods. 2. UK has got to get an Offense. Shooting the ball with the proper form on the line and from the field. 3. Despite what Bill Raftery says ... Villinova did not walk and North Carolina should have perhaps ... lost that game. 4. I didn't think that Michigan State beat Duke so much as Duke lost it. Duke looked 'Out of Gas' against a team that largely scored only from the inside. 5. I thought the PAC 10 was overrated and I was right. Arizona blows a 15 point lead within 4 minutes and Illinois moves on. 6. Personally, I don't want Louisville or North Carolina to win the Championship. Because of Rick Pitino and Roy Williams. I'll be plain ... Pitino for going to Louisville in the first place and Roy Williams (1) because it's North Carolina and (2) because Roy is playing with a team that Matt Daugherty put together years ago and will get no credit for. 7. My Final Four Outlook: SYRACUSE REGION - North Carolina over AUSTIN REGION - Michigan State CHICAGO REGION - Illinois over ALBUQUERQUE REGION - Louisville 8. My pick now to win it all: ILLINOIS out of the CHICAGO REGION vs NORTH CAROLINA out of the SYRACUSE REGION 72 to 68 ILLINOIS 2005 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS |
MARCH
21st, 2005 |
Craig
Hall has over 15 years Association with the Major Media Sports Departments
in Lexington, Kentucky He was a Contributor to the 1984 Eclipse Award Winning Feature by ESPN |
NCAA
BRACKET 1st WEEKEND UPDATE |
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