Monday, January 12, 2009

Beltway Basketball Bonanza... and early 24 thoughts...

Hope everyone had a nice holiday season...best present was a Barnes and Noble gift card from my sister---purchased WAR AS THEY KNEW IT...about Michigan-Ohio State in the 70's--the rivalry that made me a football fan forever.


Thumbnail thoughts on the hardwood...
Nice bounceback win by Georgetown--it looks as though the young players are starting to click...but what a meat-grinder of a schedule for Coach Thompson's team.

Maryland minus quality big men this winter will ebb and flow on how well they shoot on a given evening--so be prepared for comebacks like Georgia Tech and head-scratchers like Morgan State.

George Washington is a work in progress...a young team in a league where there are wins to be had but where the road is very unforgiving like last year.

American looks to have another fantastic season in the Patriot League--it's a given Garrison Carr and Derrick Mercer will produce; how well the Eagles fare will hinge on the supporting players.

George Mason doesn't rebuild--they reload...unstoppable at home and bolstered by Doc Nix and the best college pep band in the region.

Howard can at least hang its hat on being able to beat the brother in law of the president-elects team (Oregon State).



Early returns on 24...impressed with the action-- nice fight with Tony... I buy the new president much more than "Wayne Palmer"...gee, very surprised CTU I mean FBI has a computer specialist with limited social skills...and oh my--dissension in the Cabinet plus another mole working with the bad guys? I wish they named Janine Garofaolo's character "Eolhc" or something Chloe-esque... because that seems to be the part she's playing. Major stunner when the suspect was shot right before he gave Jack the information he was looking for.

Proposed subplot--bring Kim Bauer back as an undercover agent who is infiltrating a sorority house--the only way she can find the microfilm she's searching for is to engage the co-eds in a multi-hour pillow-fight.

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