Corona Chronicles
And then life got even crazier… I suppose this is the second in what will be an on-going series sharing my thoughts and observations on the most insane era of my lifetime. I’ll work a little out of order to get caught up. First, my girls are all out of school. Cathedral was scheduled to be off today for the…
Ben the Tournament Savior?
March is the time to relive both the glories and horrors of NCAA tournaments past. This excellent piece of speculative sports history brought back some bad memories. But it was also a very enjoyable read. What If Ben Affleck Had Stayed on the Kansas Basketball Team in ‘The Way Back’?
KU: Champs Again
About a month ago, my KU buddies I text with daily and I had a lengthy exchange fearing what was ahead of us. The conversation went something like, “I’m not sure if we can win the Big 12, but we need Baylor to lose to someone so they don’t go 18–0.” At that point the Bears were rolling. They had…
Round Two
It’s been awhile since KU played a huge Big 12 game. The game at Texas Tech two years ago, when the Jayhawks clinched their 14th straight conference title was a big game. ESPN Gameday was in town, Tech had beaten KU in Lawrence a month earlier. But that game didn’t feel massive because A) KU was in first place coming…
(Mostly) Sports Notes
Time for some of my famous half-assed sports thoughts! NBA ASG Man, I am mad at myself for not paying more attention to Sunday’s All Star Game. I blame L. I told her the game was on and she wasn’t interested, so we watched other things. I turned it on for the last 30 seconds of the first half then…
KU Hoops: Putting the Pieces Together
Because no two sports seasons are alike, every season seems weird. This Big 12 basketball season is no different. The weirdness this year comes from Baylor winning in Lubbock and Lawrence the first week of the season, not stumbling elsewhere, and the league race seeming to be locked up early. The math changed a little last night when KU was…
Stupidity
I sure picked a good night not to watch the KU game. Between having the nephew around, C having volleyball practice, and the early start time, I decided to record the KU-K-State game, follow the score, and watch it later if needed. For most of the night that seemed like a good decision. After a slow start, the Jayhawks waxed…
Weekend Sports Notes
What a weekend of sports! Hoops and football gave us plenty to discuss. KU Hoops I guess Baylor had to win in Lawrence eventually, right? For a decade Scott Drew has been bringing ranked teams into Lawrence. Some years they kept it close until very late. A few years they probably should have won. But KU always made the plays…
Weekend Notes
Before I get to the notes, a quick warning that if you still access this site via thebrannanblog.net address, that site name will be going away at the end of the month. Please update your bookmarks to reflect dsnotebook.me as the correct address. We are back at it today. Well, kind of. M started at her normal time today, but…
Weekend Notes
Last week was wild and wacky, which kept me away from my blogging duties. I’ll share some notes to try to get caught up before Christmas. Family News I’m very much a creature of habit. I can adjust most of the time. But when things get too out of whack, I do struggle. Last week we had four different schedules…