Tweet
Guess what Good Old Curt Cavin-dish did Thursday night?????
He reported on the Purdue-IU game, girls basketball that is.
I am a Purdue backer so I am a bit biased here. For those out-of-staters and women's hoops nincompoops, the Purdue women have dominated the Midwest like Notre Dame did in Football during the Holtz Era. The Purdue program has held its reputation up there with La Tech, Lady Vols, and UConn over the last ten years with four different head coaches no less. Last year's final four sall the Purdue team make it within one basket of the national championship - to Notre Dame of all teams
Back to Curt. I know Red had to attend a school that matched his hair color and is an IU backer. IU women do not share their mens success in hoops, much the opposite.
Anyway ole Curt's headline is something like "The 11th ranked Boilers knock-off archrival Indiana."
That is like saying Juan Montoya holds on to beat Indy Veteran Eleanor St. James to win the 2000 Indy 500.
There is a local Star beat writer by the name of Pat McKee that handles all womens collegiate local sports and does a heck of a job of objectively hitting all schools and their local recruits.
Now why was someone covering Pat's beat (Pat was covering an interstate girls HS invitational in Chicago this weekend.)???? And why was it the Racing Expert filling in???
I appreciate the fact the Purdue (and IU for that matter) made the front page of the sports section in the middle of the NFL playoffs and IU's (mens) 4-0 Big 11 start.
Really, should not Curt have been running up and down Georgetown road buzzing on the effects of Red Pit Bull getting all the scoop for his Pit Pass column. How about a Chili Bowl snoop or something. Teams headed for testing or something.
Sorry for the Rant, the article just seemed out-of-place today.
My own NDBarb feel-good-story (though not nearly as critical or heartfelt):
My grandfather was a huge Purdue backer and then was overcome with a stroke in the late 80's. Through an excruciating and lengthy rehab process he made a 95% recovery (his left leg has a little problem, but the other two work fine, so I am told). He was really torn up that he could not go to see HIS boys play basketball. I was told how the women's team did not draw very well and had GA seating and that I could probably sit him in the arena without managing ANY stairs. I checked it out got Granny's approval and suprised him with a trip to a playoff game (my first womens game also). He liked it so much he wanted season tickets for the next year. 15 years lator, Pop still has his season tix on the top row of the lower arena. I still try to make it up to a game when his drivers (a bunch of oldfart Bobby Knight loving Hoosiers that got hooked on the Purdue Women) cannot make it. We have had a total of 6 season tickets annually and usually they all get used. There were some rough rough times as anyone with a stroke ridden relative can attest, but that old turkey traveled to 4 of the 6 NCAA tournament games the year Purdue won it all (without me, darnit). Well Pop is 91 now and truthfully starting to fade, but there is nothing like sharing a beer with granddad at an on campus pub after a game. He is usually the life of the Yacht Club party, when we head there (He also likes a certain establishment on 7th St. if you get my drift fellow Boilers). This year he made it to a Football game in Ross-Ade at age 91. When the game was over we snuck out onto the field for a few Photo-Ops. I hope I can be that active 60 years from now.
Heck another story. His high school made the State football championship game in the HoosierDome. We first went to the IMS muesem (he has not been to the track since before it closed for the big one) I was welling up listening to him describe the events of his life in regard to the various eras of cars. I did not think he was much of a race fan, but he knew, man did he know those older cars and DRIVERS. Well, after meeting some of his blokes, his team won the championship (any guesses) and we went to Hooters. Pop would rather have hit the Pike, but we were headed the other direction. We got a bunch of hot wings. and when they came we were currently out of beer. Pop bit into a wing and his mouth was on fire - As soon as the waitress brought another pitcher he grabbed it and proceeded to down about all of it straight from the spigot. Needless to say, virtually every waitress in the place visited the table to entertain their new friend. How did Granny ever keep him honest???????
I always thought babies we chick magnets, but I got one on all of you!
He reported on the Purdue-IU game, girls basketball that is.
I am a Purdue backer so I am a bit biased here. For those out-of-staters and women's hoops nincompoops, the Purdue women have dominated the Midwest like Notre Dame did in Football during the Holtz Era. The Purdue program has held its reputation up there with La Tech, Lady Vols, and UConn over the last ten years with four different head coaches no less. Last year's final four sall the Purdue team make it within one basket of the national championship - to Notre Dame of all teams
Back to Curt. I know Red had to attend a school that matched his hair color and is an IU backer. IU women do not share their mens success in hoops, much the opposite.
Anyway ole Curt's headline is something like "The 11th ranked Boilers knock-off archrival Indiana."
That is like saying Juan Montoya holds on to beat Indy Veteran Eleanor St. James to win the 2000 Indy 500.
There is a local Star beat writer by the name of Pat McKee that handles all womens collegiate local sports and does a heck of a job of objectively hitting all schools and their local recruits.
Now why was someone covering Pat's beat (Pat was covering an interstate girls HS invitational in Chicago this weekend.)???? And why was it the Racing Expert filling in???
I appreciate the fact the Purdue (and IU for that matter) made the front page of the sports section in the middle of the NFL playoffs and IU's (mens) 4-0 Big 11 start.
Really, should not Curt have been running up and down Georgetown road buzzing on the effects of Red Pit Bull getting all the scoop for his Pit Pass column. How about a Chili Bowl snoop or something. Teams headed for testing or something.
Sorry for the Rant, the article just seemed out-of-place today.
My own NDBarb feel-good-story (though not nearly as critical or heartfelt):
My grandfather was a huge Purdue backer and then was overcome with a stroke in the late 80's. Through an excruciating and lengthy rehab process he made a 95% recovery (his left leg has a little problem, but the other two work fine, so I am told). He was really torn up that he could not go to see HIS boys play basketball. I was told how the women's team did not draw very well and had GA seating and that I could probably sit him in the arena without managing ANY stairs. I checked it out got Granny's approval and suprised him with a trip to a playoff game (my first womens game also). He liked it so much he wanted season tickets for the next year. 15 years lator, Pop still has his season tix on the top row of the lower arena. I still try to make it up to a game when his drivers (a bunch of oldfart Bobby Knight loving Hoosiers that got hooked on the Purdue Women) cannot make it. We have had a total of 6 season tickets annually and usually they all get used. There were some rough rough times as anyone with a stroke ridden relative can attest, but that old turkey traveled to 4 of the 6 NCAA tournament games the year Purdue won it all (without me, darnit). Well Pop is 91 now and truthfully starting to fade, but there is nothing like sharing a beer with granddad at an on campus pub after a game. He is usually the life of the Yacht Club party, when we head there (He also likes a certain establishment on 7th St. if you get my drift fellow Boilers). This year he made it to a Football game in Ross-Ade at age 91. When the game was over we snuck out onto the field for a few Photo-Ops. I hope I can be that active 60 years from now.
Heck another story. His high school made the State football championship game in the HoosierDome. We first went to the IMS muesem (he has not been to the track since before it closed for the big one) I was welling up listening to him describe the events of his life in regard to the various eras of cars. I did not think he was much of a race fan, but he knew, man did he know those older cars and DRIVERS. Well, after meeting some of his blokes, his team won the championship (any guesses) and we went to Hooters. Pop would rather have hit the Pike, but we were headed the other direction. We got a bunch of hot wings. and when they came we were currently out of beer. Pop bit into a wing and his mouth was on fire - As soon as the waitress brought another pitcher he grabbed it and proceeded to down about all of it straight from the spigot. Needless to say, virtually every waitress in the place visited the table to entertain their new friend. How did Granny ever keep him honest???????
I always thought babies we chick magnets, but I got one on all of you!
Comment