Who knew I was so popular?

So it's been a while since my last post, and my deepest apologies to all of my faithful readers (Darnell and Court). It's been a crazy week here at the James Breckenridge Speed School of Engineering. Who knew I had to be so fluent in electronics to be a mechanical engineer?

Enough with the small talk; on to the important stuff. Obviously, my Cards have a huge game tomorrow, at Georgetown for the Big East title. Did I mention its for the Big East crown? I mean, this game will decide the regular season champ of a conference that is way better than the SEC will ever be (sorry, I had to get a jab in there). According to the commissioner Mike Tranghese, this is the first time in 25 years that the regular season champion will be decided in the final game of the season. On a side note, Connecticut lost last night, which means that even with a U of L loss on Saturday, the Cards still lock up a 2-seed in the Big East Tournament next week at Madison Square Garden.

With the recent surge by UK, I am beginning to accept the fact that they might actually make the tournament (as much as it pains me to accept anything from UK, ever). But this feeling poses an interesting question. One that was discussed at length on one of my favorite local sports talk radio shows, "The Afternoon Underdogs" on 790 AM. The question is this:

Which would make you happier? U of L getting a 1 or 2-seed in the tournament while UK makes the tournament, or would you take a 4-seed in the tourney and see UK get left out?

And to UK fans, would you be happy if UK failed to make the tournament and U of L got a 4-seed and lost in the first round, or would you rather have U of L get a 2-seed, make a final four/national championship run and UK make the tournament?

It's interesting, but ultimately, I would have to take the choice that meant better things for my team. I wouldn't mind UK making the tournament if U of L got a 1 or 2 seed. But, as one caller stated, he would gladly take a 4-seed for U of L, UK not make the tournament, and Minnesota (and Tubby) make the dance.

As much as I despise UK and most of their fans, I find it hard to accept a low seed just to see UK get left out; although, it would bring me great joy to watch UK play in the NIT. Let me know what you guys think.

On to the Bengals, and their odd management. So they go after Shaun Rogers of the Lions, and claim to have made a deal with him, when they actually hadn't. He ended up going to the Browns (the freakin Browns!). I'm really confused. Not by them claiming to have made a deal with him. But does anyone remember what happened last year? This team had something like 10 players arrested last year, and now says they will go after people that are "character" guys. Well, um, Rogers doesn't exactly fit that mold. He's a guy that's always been talented, but has a history of being lazy and being a problem in the locker room. Yep. This is the guy the Bengals want.

Then, they come out and say they want to switch to a 3-4 defense. So they go out and get a d-lineman who is good. You probably think they got a lineman who has a history of performing well in a 3-4 defense. Nope. They got a guy that is good, in Antwan Odom, from the Titans, but he just doesn't fit their needs right now. I don't know. Hopefully someone in that organization has a plan. Maybe Carson Palmer should just become the team Owner/Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach/WR coach. I trust him, and him only. And maybe T.J. But that's it. And Rudi too (OK, I trust everyone except Chad and Mike Brown).

I'll be gone next week, so no post until after the Big East tournament. It will take me a while to get up to speed with the world of sports once I get back. Anyone who is dissatisfied with this post, blame Darnell, he rushed it out of me.