Making an Appetizer Sausage Entry Out of Some Loose Ends

See how I did that in the title? Because you make sausage out of meat scraps and...ah, screw it. In any event, this is very much a loose ends post.

First and most exciting,

WE ARE FORTY DAYS FROM THE FIRST PRESEASON GAME.

Go ahead, think about it. Savor it. Roll it around in your brain. Do you feel it in the pit of your stomach? That desire to skip your evening classes so you can paint yourself blue and join your fellow Blue Crew members in Bender? That curiosity about where your five or six Blue Crew shirts are? That pang of desire for a Lumpkin Patch t-shirt? I can feel it from here. Get excited, the long wait is almost over.

The next tidbit of information (courtesy of our friends at AUEagles.com) is that the CBS College Sports Package (CBS's version of ESPN8 "the ocho") will pick up two HOME men's basketball games this season. January 17 versus Colgate at 2pm and February 11 versus Bucknell at 7pm. The deal also includes an option to pick-up the February 21 game AT Holy Cross and the February 27 home game against Lafayette.

Now, this is pretty exciting because any time AU appears on TV it's a big deal. But let's be serious, this should not matter to you. Why? BECAUSE IF IT'S A HOME GAME, YOU HAD BETTER BE IN THAT ARENA UNLESS YOU'RE AT SIBLEY. Besides, we don't get the CBS College Sports Package in the dorms. So let your parents know they can see you in the stands, and then get your freaking paint on.

Last tidbit of information concerns the Lehigh Hill Pigeons. Rivals released their top 100 rankings and, lo and behold, Lehigh did indeed break the top 100 at number 96. Rivals' take on the Pigeons? "The Mountain Hawks are coming off a disappointing season, but every key piece returns. Those pieces should be good enough to push Lehigh to the top. Carrington (14 ppg, 8.6 rpg) leads the league's best frontcourt and rebounding team. Marquis Hall (13.9 ppg) keys a backcourt that must become more productive overall. "

Seems nasty. Carrington and Hall were a beastly duo last year. Still, one game at a time, and, like my dad says, that's why they play the games.

Anyway, appetizer course over, bring on the entree: analysis of the incoming freshmen guards!

See you in a minute.

Pro deo et patria and GO EAGLES!