College BB: Jux’s Weekly Word, Jan. 14th

I have received some requests to bring Jux’s Weekly Word out of retirement, where it has been since my college days at Miami (OH).  I will have to scale down the vulgarity in order for it to be published.  Nonetheless, it’s back.

Make A Shot, Will Ya?    

Gotta give it up to Rick Majerus and the Saint Louis Billikens for turning in the all-time performance for making you want to stab both of your eyes with a fork.  In its A-10 opener against GW, this atrocious basketball team lit up the scoreboard with 20 points.  Total.  20 points total.  Yes, that really happened.  It's easily the lowest output since the shot clock era began in 1986.  Majerus and his genius X's and O's were only able to scrounge up three field goals the entire first half!  Reports from DC came in stating that more than 1,000 fans actually puked and cried during the game.

Honorable mention goes to Tom Izzo’s Spartans, who lost to Iowa 43-36.  36.  Pardon me Drew Neitzel, but will you do me a favor and uh, GET OUT!  I’ve been tired of you for three years now, but this is the last straw.  Michigan State now joins Duke and Xavier as teams I have boycotted watching.

Welcome Back…I Think

I don’t know about you, but I’ve really been enjoying watching games on ESPN this season.  More so than in the past.  I wasn’t sure why…then I saw that Dick Vitale was about to come back from a throat injury.  Ohhh, ok.  No wonder!  It was nice to have that break from listening to Dickie V constantly and unrelentingly slurp and bend over for Duke and North Carolina. 

Hall of Fame Coaches Beware

I already wrote an article about this, but I want to talk about it again—and yes, I am biased; what are you gonna do about it?  What the Cincinnati Bearcats and Coach Mick Cronin have done this month is nothing short of spectacular…and to most, shocking.  Starting out with a stunning 58-57 win over former boss Rick Pitino on New Year’s Day, Cronin just finished knocking off Syracuse and (17) Villanova this past week, landing UC (8-8, 3-1) at 2nd place in the Big East.

The Bearcats managed just two total wins last season in conference play (2-14) so they have passed last year’s total with 14 games still to play.  If Mick can guide this team to an 8-6 mark the rest of the way, they will be in the postseason.  Anybody predict THAT??

NCAA May Lift Text Messaging Ban in Recruiting...What About Pix Messages?

The NCAA had thought about not allowing coaches to send text messages to recruits, but have said nothing about PIX messages.  I for one would think that coaches at schools with a decided population of sexy females would utilize this feature to show recruits “what they’ll be able to enjoy” when they arrive on campus.  Saves the cost of an official visit…  just a thought….

Where did all these "People" come from?

Have you seen Washington State play yet?  If not, I would advise against it.  First of all, this team plays at a brutal slow-motion pace.  Secondly, the numbers on the back of their jerseys are in Font Size 12,000.  It’s really weird and well, in my opinion, very dumb.  And finally, this team is the biggest collection of lurches and goons that I have ever seen.  It’s too much.  I've seriously never seen anything like this.

But hey, they win a lot of games.  Hats off to Tony Bennett. 

     
What Happened To YOU?

Now I don’t want you to answer me because your voice is the worst thing since unsliced bread, but what happened to your team, Bruce Weber?  Starting with an inexcusable home loss to Tennessee State on Dec 30, your Illini have now lost five in a row, landing you in the basement of the Big 10 at 0-4.  That includes a home loss to garbage-ey Penn State.  You are now 8-9 overall.  No dancing for you this season.

That’s it for the first edition of the revived Jux’s Weekly Word.  More to come.