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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
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Reader Danny Bryant pointed us to a news story on GetReligion.org about how University of Texas Men’s Head Basketball Coach Rick Barnes has changed his cussin’ ways.
In a story originally reported on statesmen.com, Kirk Bohls tells of Rick Barnes’ recent vocabulary adjustments, which have him breaking huddles by saying things like, “let’s go out and kick butt!”
Not only has he cleaned up his speech, Barnes has cleaned up his iPod as well. In addition to sermons from his own pastor, Matt Carter, Barnes has been taking in wisdom from some more notable voices:
The coach also takes part with his wife Candy’s daily devotionals and reads from books she has given him, such as Billy Graham’s “The Holy Spirit” and Minneapolis preacher John Piper’s “Don’t Waste Your Life.”
“The journey’s real important,” one Barnes confidante said. “Having self-control is never a bad thing.”
Barnes, who’s Longhorns host play Stanford on Friday night in Houston for a spot in the Elite Eight, has changed his diet and fitness regimen as well. He even swears by Metamucil, pushing it on reporters every chance he gets according to the article.
(Did you see what I did there with the word ’swear’? Clever, no?)
Tags: cussing, Rick Barnes
Posted in college sports, morality | 6 Comments »
Friday, March 21st, 2008
Did you catch any of yesterday’s Tournament action? #11 Ishmael over #6 Isaac? #15 Herod almost taking down #2 seed John the Baptist? #1 seed Moses destroying #16 Og?
No, I’m not flipping through my bible on an acid trip. Check out reader Danny Bryant’s Bible Brackets to see what on earth I’m talking about.
Hope everyone enjoys their Easter holiday. In between marveling at Tiger Woods’ greatnes and giving your not-so-perfect bracket sheet dirty looks, spend some time marveling at the love of God, and how in His greatness, he sent His son to live and die for our not-so-perfect souls. Happy Easter everyone!
Tags: Bible Brackets
Posted in college sports | 1 Comment »
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Everybody getting buckled in and ready for 4 days of college basketball goodness? I am…sort of. I’m going on a date with my wife tonight, and I’m sure we’ll watch LOST when we get home…meaning the only bball I might enjoy today might be following the early games on my computer at work and watching the late games after I find out just how Michael got onto that freighter.
Tomorrow? We’re playing poker up the street at my brother-in-law’s, so I’ll have on eye on the games while I lose my $10 buy-in.
No matter how much or how little coverage you take in this weekend, one thing you’re sure to see is Clark Kellogg, CBS’ Studio Analyst who works alongside of Seth Davis and Greg Gumbel. If you’re interested in learning a little more about Clark, and I know you were, here’s a few links to peruse while your Elite Eight teams start dropping like flies.
PS…I’ve got Kansas over Memphis in our PFB Facebook Bracket Challenge.
Tags: Clark Kellogg, March Madness
Posted in Christianity, college sports | 4 Comments »
Monday, March 17th, 2008
Let me be the first to say it: “Who is this year’s George Mason?”
What’s that? 814 people have already said it? Oh…okay.
Well, while you’re drinking your coffee and wondering how Tiger Woods can score so low, how the Denver Nuggets can score so high, and how the Houston Rockets can score more than their opponents 22 straight times, consider these odds and ends about the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on this “post-selection sunday” Monday morning. (disclaimer: some of these may not be veracious)
- First off, you need to join our Prayers For Blowouts Facebook Bracket Challenge Group. The winner will get a free post here on the Prayers For Blowouts Blog about anything he/she wants, an autographed copy of my book if/when it ever gets published, and 12 months of bragging rights.
- The word “bracket(s)” gets spoken roughly 10.8 million times per year in the U.S., with a whopping 31% of those usages coming in the month of March. (source: my imagination)
- If Disney was paid a royalty fee every time someone said “Cinderella” during March Madness, they would have enough money to purchase Billy Packer’s soul.
- By the Sunday evening of the first weekend of the tournament, the most popular question in America as voted by Elle Magazine is, “Are you still watching basketball?”
- 82% of all folks who fill out brackets for the tournament have skipped out early on class or work to watch the first round games. Personally, I’ve skipped out on both. (source: thin air)
- There are two types of people: Those who wear green on St. Patrick’s Day, and those who do not. That’s right. Check your clothes and tell me which group you fall into.
- Everyone and their mom is going to have UCLA in their Final Four. What’s that? You’re not? Well, there’s a contrarian in every group.
- Want official odds from Vegas? Here you go.
- ESPN’s Joe Lunardi - their resident bracketologist - went 65/65 in picking the teams in the tourney this year. That’s pretty outstanding. Considering Joe Lunard’s sole job at ESPN is to predict the 65 teams, and the fact that he did it perfectly, what do you think he is doing this morning? Sleeping in? Soaking in a hot tub doing pretend interviews with pretend radio shows about how right he was? Rolling around naked in brackets he spent all night printing out on his Lexmark laser printer? Congrats, Joe! Now go get some clothes on and start prepping for 2009.
- Pastor CJ Mahaney disagrees that the best college basketball player of all time was Pete Maravich.
- Still havent joined our Facebook group? What are you waiting for, Gus Johnson to scream at you? Go make it happen.
Tags: NCAA Basketball Tourney
Posted in college sports | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Picking up on a story that Deadspin mentioned this week, Annette Legion, the mother of a Kentucky freshman basketball player who claims to be a prophet, is prophesying that the Wildcats will make the Final Four this year “providing they play together.”
If you think she’s making her claim based on what she’s seen in pickup games and unorganized practices, think again. Up until last year she didn’t even know Kentucky had a basketball team.
That’s the sports equivalent of not knowing McDonald’s sells hamburgers.
According to the article, Legion “…also puts “holy oil” in the basketball shoes of her son and his roommate, fellow freshman Patrick Patterson.” Not on the shoes, in the shoes.
While I’m not in a position to confirm or deny her prophetic gift, I can tell you this much: If these kids start getting blisters, the team trainer is going to be knocking down her door. (Then again, if she sees it coming she should be ok.)
(h/t: Deadspin.com)
Tags: college basketball, prophecy
Posted in Christianity, college sports | 5 Comments »
