Lacking the time to write a proper Cooking with Chas this week, I thought I'd take a slightly different approach. This will be sort of an Open Thread Thursday style post, I suppose, except I do have something specific to introduce as a conversation point. … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: On the Unemployment Line
Archives for January 2009
Xavier over Rhode Island – all in a night’s work
No doubt when Sean Miller's Xavier Musketeers answer the dinner bell, they travel to the dining hall behind the Cintas Center like the rest of the student body at the Jesuit school in southwest Ohio. From time to time the Muskies may grab a snack or two from the various eateries in the Gallagher Student Center. After watching them on the hard wood, it wouldn't be difficult … [Read more...] about Xavier over Rhode Island – all in a night’s work
Big East Mid-season Awards
by Doug Potter The Big East has lived up to all the pre-season hype so far this year and look to continue their domination of the college basketball world. There’s only one problem: From here on out, they can only beat up on each other as Conference play is in full swing. With the exception of Louisville traveling to UCLA on February 7th, all Big East must get … [Read more...] about Big East Mid-season Awards
Tuesdays with Smitty: Conference Championship Weekend
By Aaron Smith Similar to the dropping temperature in Rochester, NY - teams left in the NFL playoffs are slowly dwindling to a mere four. While most teams are beginning to plan for the proverbial "next" season (including the annual pillage of the Patriots' coaching staff and front office), this Sunday's results will determine who represents each respective conference in … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Conference Championship Weekend
ACC full of surprises thus far
by Paul Casey Gotham In what could be a case of quality over quantity, the Atlantic Coast Conference has rather quietly seized four of the AP's most recent Top Ten. While much has been deservedly made of the Big East and their potential for nine or ten teams earning invitations to the NCAA tournament in March, the ACC has shown they could be punching more than one ticket … [Read more...] about ACC full of surprises thus far