Twas the night before SOTU, and all through the House Not a member was stirring, not even to grouse. The prompters were hung ‘fore the podium with care In hopes that Obama soon would be there. The partisans, nestled all snug in their beds, dreamed of cross-the-aisle prom dates to enhance #NewTone cred. And Bachmann, the wingnut, and Boehner, the… Read more »
TUESDAY UPDATE: It sounds like this was a false alarm. Here’s the official statement from the Mountain West Board of Directors: Over the past two days, the Board of Directors has engaged in a very thorough discussion of several key topics pertinent to the future of the Mountain West Conference. This has included, but not been limited to, issues related… Read more »
This evening, I went with my parents (who are in town visiting), Kristy and V to hear Brian Clancy, a local Irish pub singer — no relation to the Clancies of Makem/Clancy fame, though he sings a lot of their stuff — sing at the Irish Snug. During his second set, he sang “The Old Dun Cow,” a very funny… Read more »
Just two days after their euphoric 38-point home win over Arkansas State, the Denver Pioneers fell back to earth with a 59-49 road loss to Middle Tennessee State, ending their eight-game winning streak and giving them their first loss in Sun Belt play. I wasn’t able to watch the game, but DU committed 20 turnovers and allowed 16 offensive rebounds,… Read more »
MSNBC talk-show host Keith Olbermann unexpectedly announced the end of his show Countdown today. The eight-year-long show was the highest-rated on MSNBC. Olbermann, who gained fame as a host of Sports Center on ESPN, started the show as a humorous look at the news, but morphed into a vocal liberal critic in the later half of the Bush presidency. (Hat… Read more »
Denver is 6-0 in the Sun Belt, 10-9 overall — above .500 after a 2-9 start! — and riding an eight-game winning streak, their longest ever in Division I, capped by this evening’s utter demolition of Arkansas State at Magness Arena. Just an amazing, phenomenal performance by the Pioneers, winning by 38 points — their largest margin of victory since… Read more »
It’s #1 vs. #2 in the Sun Belt West tonight at Magness Arena, as things start getting real in conference play. Denver vs. Arkansas State might not be the Mid-Majority’s Game! Of! The! Night! (despite my dreams to the contrary), but it’s the G! O! T! N! in our hearts. Mike Jarvis, coach of the Sun Belt’s only other undefeated… Read more »
Two years to the day before America either inaugurates a new president or re-inaugurates the current one (or, you know, fails to inaugurate anybody due to the declaration of martial law amid the post-apocalyptic nightmare following the End of the World in 2012), Larry Sabato offers some political junkie porn in the form of 19 — count ’em, 19 —… Read more »
Two interesting stories this week that could be the tremors indicating further tectonic shifts in the world of college football. First, a report from Jon Wilner of the San Jose Mercury News, that WAC members San Jose State and Utah State are potential targets for further Mountain West expansion (presumeably aiming for a 12 team league and the coveted conference… Read more »
For those without the time or patience to listen to today’s podcast episode to learn our “news,” I suppose I’ll come out and say it: Becky and I are expecting Baby Loy #3 in July!!! Specifically, on July 8 — the very same date that Loyacita was due back in 2009 (though she was born five days late). We don’t… Read more »