Thursday

This will be pretty short today. December will be coming in with a flurry tonight. Cold for sure. The snow may stay south of us.

Coach Kate texts that her team got Win #2 today.

I see where UM canned Coach Monson today. There was a guy who six or seven years ago put Gonzaga on the national college basketball map. His Minnesota teams have never done well. For some reason he couldn't keep players in school even when their NBA prospects were not that high. In contrast, Mark Few has kept the Zags in the top 10 or 15 most years.

The Big 10-ACC shoot-out showed a big gap in the quality of the teams. Seems like the ACC just has lots more talent. Ohio State should come around once Odean is healthy. And Izzo usually gets Michigan State ready come tournament time. But the bottom half of the Big 10 will be lucky to go to the NIT.

I ended up going to the Augie game last night. At least for the first half. Ambrose rolled them by 23. Augie is not showing the toughness that it will take to equal last years' success.

The popcorn was worth the trip. A little salty, but good and hot. The Ambrose gym was pretty full, and loud.

The new SB's opens tomorrow near the office. I may become a semi-regular there too. It does create options.

Stay warm .

Be careful out there.