Daily Archives: May 27, 2008

Bramlage will be the place to be…

All day Saturday, it seems. Pretty loaded second day of Manhattan Classic pool play action at the Bram.

It begins with the 16-and-under Spiece MoKan-WK versus the Unity Stars at 8 a.m. That’s a little too early for my tastes, but I should be in the arena by 9:15 a.m., which pits the Wally Judge, Rodney McGruder and the rest of the D.C. Assault against Team Texas Elite.

Stick around for KWA taking on the 16-and-under D.C. Assault at 10:30 a.m. There’s a lunch break, but then Judge, McGruder and the Assault tangle with the Spiece Indy Heat at 1 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., it’s the 16-and-under D.C. Assault meeting the Houston Clippers.

At 3:30 p.m., Judge, McGruder and the Assault clash with the Spiece MOKAN, which should be entertaining. At 4:45 p.m., it’s the Iowa Barnstormers against the TX-Ambassadors-Wilkins. And finally, for a glimpse of Latavious Williams, it’s Saturday’s finale at the Bram – Texas Team Elite squaring off against Williams’ Brandon Bass All-Stars.

Absurdities

Completely flabbergasted at how Kansas State is being dragged into the O.J. Mayo mess at Southern Cal. Actually, K-State isn’t, but a few, shall we say, “resourceful” bloggers are trying to establish a connection by clinging to a recent Manhattan Mercury account of assistant coach Brad Underwood’s rather candid address at a Rotary Club meeting.

Somehow, the whole O.J. saga – which only became public, mind you, because of a whistle-blower’s soured relationship with his boss – is Bob Huggins’ fault. Because Huggins, just like virtually everyone else with a rational mind, “knew” Mayo would never “pass” NCAA Clearinghouse guidelines, somehow it’s his fault that he didn’t step forward and alert officials.

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