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With all the recent defections in college basketball - the Lopez Twins, O.J. Mayo, Trent Johnson - at least one guy has decided to stay put.
(“Show me the security!”)
The KANSAS CITY STAR reports that Bill Self will remain at Kansas, putting end to speculation that the Jayhawks coach would soon be flying south to Stillwater to helm the Oklahoma State hoops program.
Wow, that was some national championship game, wasn’t it?
• The best part of last night’s title tilt - spotting Greg Ostertag afterwards.
• With March Madness finally over, will Bill Self & John Calipari be seeking employment elsewhere?
• Overall, the Final Four rocked - even if it really didn’t hip-hop.
• And who better to ease the Memphis Tigers’ pain than Jesse Jackson?
In the aftermath of KU blindsiding the Memphis Tigers last night, today we’re sure you’ll be hearing more about Bill Self’s flirtation with his alma mater, and Coach Cal’s previous insistence that that free throw thing really is overrated.
(Singing the blues right about now)
We were at the game, and it was pretty damn thrilling. But not as exciting as our postgame experience.
As we watched the video board play “One Shining Moment” with all the relieved (not excited) Kansas fans, we gazed up a rather tall gent wrapped in denim, boots and a ten gallon hat. Why, who could it be? Read more…
I chose to start the second half thread with the sublime over the ridiculous. This blur of speed and agility is none other than newly minted Hall of Famer Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon. Thanks to Brooks for the attempt to capture a dream in pixels.
And now onto the ridiculous…
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Monday night’s title tilt between Kansas & Memphis could be Bill Self’s swan song along the Jayhawks sidelines, if rumors keep persisting.
ESPN learns from the TULSA WORLD that Oklahoma State is willing to offer a huge sum to bring the KU coach back to his alma mater. The Cowboys have been coachless since running Sean Sutton out of town last week.
Although the rumors of Self-to-Stillwater started pretty much the minute Eddie’s son skedaddled away, the proposed amount of dollar bills to Bill wasn’t mentioned - until now.
We sent over a cellphone image of this view of the Alamodome Final Four court during our live blog on Saturday. Here’s a much better pic - actually three images we put together that gives you the lovely panorama from section 330 for tonight’s game:
(Click here for full size image)
Seats in the section next door are still available on StubHub at $275. Read more…
Yes, we’re still holed up in San Antonio, waiting for the Memphis-KU final tonight. We just finished a piece for FOXSports.com called “Your unofficial guide to San Antonio.” Oddly enough, the post doesn’t include these young, lovely locals:
But there is a cool photo gallery for the piece, which includes the Memphis Tigers escaping to San Antonio’s Riverwalk yesterday and the SbB Girls.
Tonight, Tuffy and I will be live-blogging the game, so be sure and check back at game time, whenever that really is. As far as home court advantage for the game, we can promise you Memphis fans will be vastly outnumbered inside the Alamodome, though the remaining Carolina fans will be rooting for the Tigers.
(Speaking of stomach turners)
We like Memphis, if Derrick Rose’s upper duodenum cooperates. In case you’re unaware, the best player in the country is suffering from a Ruthian-esque tummy ache. While most have only speculated at the specific cause, Ryan Greene of the LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD has the most likely reason for Rose’s delicate condition. Read more…
