tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:19:53 +0000Sports and All Things Unrelatedhttp://thebeardown.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (BC)Blogger475125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-1399334191213029791Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:27:00 +00002009-11-04T09:02:59.319-07:00Sorry it's been awhile since our last post. Been way too hard at work. It's a shame there's no documentation or representation from us here at The Beardown for this momentous Arizona season we're in the middle of. But I've decided to give those around the Pac-10 a look at what's left and how your team can make it to the Grand Daddy of them all on New Years.After Oregon's decimation of the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/6KNx17q9-h8/rose-bowl-maps-for-pac-10.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/6KNx17q9-h8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/11/rose-bowl-maps-for-pac-10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-1915145583508913064Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:09:00 +00002009-07-28T12:18:52.532-07:00Over the last two days ESPN's The Sports Guy a.k.a. Bill Simmons has been using quotes from one of his, and my, all-time favorite movies Almost Famous to describe the NBA offseason. I thought this was a great idea. In fact I almost did it last year when breaking down the Arizona Football season Preview, but due to time constraints held back and simply titled the post "Eff it Dude, Let's Go http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/Xxecx7bQ4xc/eff-it-dude-lets-go-bowlingagain.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/Xxecx7bQ4xc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/07/eff-it-dude-lets-go-bowlingagain.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-352661277246352784Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:38:00 +00002009-06-09T17:00:45.348-07:00Tim Floyd is resigning from USC, and I for one couldn't be happier. I hated him while losing as the Bulls coach, hated him more when he was winning at USC, and was about to blow a gasket when he was hired by U of A. One problem, he was never hired by U of A, and the fact that Tim Pink Floyd thought he was too good for Arizona made it even worse. It was my lowest moment as a fan of the U. Lower http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/wg5g_KRmV8A/floyd-out-arizona-consequences.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/wg5g_KRmV8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/06/floyd-out-arizona-consequences.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-8501995668515499455Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:15:00 +00002009-06-04T14:45:17.885-07:00Everything can be explained with a curse these days, so here's the first in a "However-Many-I-Decide-To-Do" Series, of current (real or imagined) sports curses. Check back for more over the coming days and weeks as time permits.LeBron got bounced from the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday and it got me thinking, shouldn't the team with the best player and coach be in the NBA Finals? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/K-Iw82b8JgE/nba-mvp-curse.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/K-Iw82b8JgE" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/06/nba-mvp-curse.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-5931424167166544348Thu, 07 May 2009 18:40:00 +00002009-05-07T11:46:24.219-07:00I guess we all owe Manny an apology. He didn't test positive for steroids or it's cousin HGH, it was hCG, or Human Choloronic Gonadatropin. He is not trying to get an edge on the rest of the baseball world he just wants to be a mommy. Newest reports are that he tested positive for the woman's fertility drug. Either he wants to become pregnant or he's using the substance to jump start his http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/j4F_dmu1Z5s/manny-being-mommy.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/j4F_dmu1Z5s" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/05/manny-being-mommy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-2880913404995058507Thu, 07 May 2009 15:46:00 +00002009-05-07T08:53:55.305-07:00So much for that hot LA Dodgers 2009 start. Go ahead and slap a big fat asterisk on that record breaking streak. A-Roid has a new friend in the steroid spotlight. Meet Man-Roid, or Manny Roidmirez, or Manny being Positive. Either way you write it the Dodgers Outfielder and prolific hitter has apparently popped positive for PEDs and will be suspended 50 games. Five Oh. We'll keep you posted.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/ZogId4JB3yM/move-over-roid.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/ZogId4JB3yM" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/05/move-over-roid.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-5764771279667890825Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:57:00 +00002009-04-30T08:18:03.208-07:00It has been a busy day in the world of Wildcat athletics. Today was marked by one subtraction and one addition from our Wildcat family.We'll start with the subtraction. Junior SF Zane Johnson has decided to transfer from the U of A. Indications out of the AD's office are that his request will be granted. Zane seems to be reacting to the writing on the wall with regards to his playing time. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/nIe-LtAgBiU/busy-day-in-wildcat-country.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Randle "el")0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/nIe-LtAgBiU" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/busy-day-in-wildcat-country.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-4284558089024773108Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:26:00 +00002009-04-28T14:54:42.876-07:00Many thoughts spring to the top of my head on the heels of this weekends NFL Draft. This was supposed to be one of the best drafts in recent Arizona history. There were 6 legitimate Arizona Alums poised to hear their name called, with the majority of the 6 hoping for Day 2 call-ups PLUS the possibility of Arizona Power Forward, Fendi Onobun a.k.a Fen-Diesel making it a total of 7 possible Arizonahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/tqLzUI2zN9Q/arizona-in-wake-of-nfl-draft.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/tqLzUI2zN9Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/arizona-in-wake-of-nfl-draft.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-2889765247559492730Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:14:00 +00002009-04-20T13:25:30.733-07:00In response to their 0-16 season the Detroit Lions have decided to have a new look for the franchise. After seeing how the Arizona Cardinals were able to turn things around with a new logo, the Lions have decided to follow suit. The 2009 Detroit Lions will take the field with this as their new logo:But this wasn't the first choice of the head honchos in Motor City. Other logos were presented at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/vjCUgToU1v0/new-future-in-detroit.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/vjCUgToU1v0" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/new-future-in-detroit.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-4694624317916519345Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:34:00 +00002009-04-14T16:49:56.162-07:00As previously discussed in the recruiting prospectus Coach Miller will something you hear shouted a lot this season at the Wildcat practices. It seems as though the entire coaching staff has now been set. Archie Miller, Ohio State assistant coach and brother of Arizona head coach Sean Miller, is expected to leave Ohio St. to take the same position on his brother Sean's staff at according to a http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/he-tWkhUVOc/staff-is-set.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Randle "el")0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/he-tWkhUVOc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/staff-is-set.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-6603062019444448290Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:21:00 +00002009-04-14T08:23:07.483-07:00Well in just a few short days Coach Miller seems to have us headed in the right direction. As I previously stated in my recruiting prospective last week Coach Miller and his reputation were going to put us in hunt for a number of recruits previously out of reach.After an amazing weekend of recruiting news it seems that things may be even better then we could have imagined.Coach Miller was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/1q4iXA7ASX8/recruiting-round-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Randle "el")0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/1q4iXA7ASX8" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/recruiting-round-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-1614871504292211765Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:16:00 +00002009-04-09T08:26:43.517-07:00Congratulations all around for Grand Canyon University's new Head Basketball Coach, Russ Pennell. Many thought that Pennell would have a shot at a higher position, but I personally couldn't think of a better outcome for Coach Pennell. He will have the chance to take over a successful Division II program that is attempting to rebuild and petitioning for Division I status. Not only is this great http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/uYpV7htGkGQ/pennell-signs-new-deal.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/uYpV7htGkGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/pennell-signs-new-deal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-4737814309115113078Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:06:00 +00002009-04-08T00:14:33.174-07:00The entire introductory press conference in raw unedited format.....This guy is gonna be good and he bails Livengood out and wins the press conference.Full Press Conference http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/WnpCyJZuQ1I/coach-millers-introductory-press.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Randle "el")0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/WnpCyJZuQ1I" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/coach-millers-introductory-press.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-1518080324241878444Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:49:00 +00002009-04-07T09:53:33.905-07:00Question: What does new UA Coach Sean Miller have in common with this kid dribbling the ball?Answer: In case you watched it on mute or weren't paying attention, that little guy is the new face of the Arizona Men's Basketball Program.It's nice to have such a quality ball handler coaching Poing Guard U, plus listen to his work ethic as a 12 year old. He goes home and practices after http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/0Rz9jckV-1A/sean-miller-videos-from-past.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/0Rz9jckV-1A" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/sean-miller-videos-from-past.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-282066737793445815Tue, 07 Apr 2009 03:05:00 +00002009-04-07T09:54:06.902-07:00With the signing of a new coach finally accomplished and the severe turnover of coaches all over the NCAA BB landscape we here at TheBearDown thought you, the loyal reader would like to know just what possibilities exist for the still barren 2009 recruiting class.... First things first, we should dispel the notion that we don't have anyone committed in this class. Unbeknown to many Reggie Geary http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/Oxyq1f-sN8o/it-is-miller-time-for-09-basket-cats.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt Randle "el")5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/Oxyq1f-sN8o" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/it-is-miller-time-for-09-basket-cats.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-4407218231393862552Tue, 07 Apr 2009 02:38:00 +00002009-04-06T19:42:22.439-07:00Sean MillerArizona Head CoachXavierSo most would think that we may be a little late reporting this story and everyone would probably agree that we aren’t the ones bringing it to you since it is now old news. The fact of the matter is; Dom has been doing a good job keeping up to date with ALL the new information and it was changing at such an insane rate that nothing seemed true while everything seemed possible. Plus, I didn’t http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/a4T_jYKB2A4/announcing-arizonas-new-head-coach-sean.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (4Real)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/a4T_jYKB2A4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/announcing-arizonas-new-head-coach-sean.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-3302749544195080220Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-04-02T15:14:07.303-07:00Alledgedly the Press Conference was for today at 4 and it was going to announce Tim Floyd as the next Arizona Coach. I thank God that that is apparently not happening anymore. This is getting more ridiculous by the momeny but I'm ok with pretty much anyone but Floyd. Is Pennell still an option?Did Livengood lose Pastner's number?How mad was Miles when he wasn't retained last year?At this point,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/FcsrK6mppCg/floyds-out.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/FcsrK6mppCg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/floyds-out.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-1944709385383049107Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:20:00 +00002009-04-01T21:30:00.071-07:00Newest source of intelligence on the home front in the Tucson area is that Capel is out, Few is out, Calipari is out, Pitino is out, Pearl is out, and the newest coach of the Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Team is ..... USC's Tim "Pink" Floyd.  That's right the coach that tied Russ Pennell's Men's Basketball Team for 5th place in the Pac-10 is taking over for the Arizona Wildcats.  I was told http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/uVPGSaFs3aY/arizona-coaching-update-pinks-in-town.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/uVPGSaFs3aY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/arizona-coaching-update-pinks-in-town.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-4482318271175479024Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:34:00 +00002009-04-01T11:40:24.489-07:00Quick Report. As I posted earlier, http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/final-stretch-arizonas-coaching-search.html, it appears down to Pearl, Few, and Capel. I was told that the candidate not only had a done deal but was in Tucson right now. As I mentioned in the previous article, Jim Livengood was rumored to be in El Paso recently meeting with Jeff Capel. I got a tip from an old Fraternity http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/ZwZNI1oMCqY/capel-takes-lead.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/ZwZNI1oMCqY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/capel-takes-lead.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-3358041043416726840Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:27:00 +00002009-04-01T11:30:52.927-07:00Welcome back to the carousel that is the Arizona Basketbal Coach Search. The newest Doc Randi intel is in, but first let's look at how we got here.October: Lute Olson retires, Russ Pennell is named the Interim Head CoachNovember: Michigan State's Tom Izzo, through the typical back door channels, tells friends of friends, of colleagues, who happen to be of mutual acquaintance with Jim Livengood http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/9EXhRTO4vQg/final-stretch-arizonas-coaching-search.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/9EXhRTO4vQg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/04/final-stretch-arizonas-coaching-search.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-8399284184582029481Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:38:00 +00002009-03-27T09:34:36.081-07:00Word in from my usually pretty reliable source, a.k.a. Doc Randi, says that the Arizona Coaching Search should be on it's last lap. While nothing is written or signed, it sounds like the decision has been made by Athletic Director Jim Livengood and there are only a few options.1a. Rick PitinoWhy: Pitino has said recently that he loves rebuilding programs, and there isn't a better rebuilding http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/eYMZvg0u3XQ/updated-arizona-coaching-search.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/eYMZvg0u3XQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/03/updated-arizona-coaching-search.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-3436849577541962418Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:00:00 +00002009-03-23T11:46:39.281-07:00While the Scum Devils went home with their forked tail between their legs, Chase, Jordan, Nic and co. are still wearing their dancing shoes. And no they're not glass slippers, because despite their seed, Arizona is not a Cinderella. This is a good thing, Cinderella isn't supposed to win, and every year there's a Cinderella, midnight eventually comes.That's right, the Wildcats are among the Top 16http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/prCOsl1zh7Q/arizonas-chance-to-continue-dance.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/prCOsl1zh7Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/03/arizonas-chance-to-continue-dance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-480894005436365551Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:01:00 +00002009-03-20T15:09:05.679-07:00A little Humor for the Cats fans out there. What exactly is a Ute anyways?Beardown and Beat the Utes.Which according to Vinny is a synonym for a defendant.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/BNmOQGjy9sw/what-is-ute.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/BNmOQGjy9sw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-is-ute.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-6318845381889927950Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:19:00 +00002009-03-16T10:20:47.364-07:00Shocking as it was to hear yesterday, our beloved Arizona Wildcats Basketball team had the Tourney Selection Gods looking down on them yesterday afternoon and they took into account the Cats big wins, and whatever other criteria they look at and announced to the world, that the streak is alive for another year. The Quest for 25 is complete.25 years ago The Wildcats made their first appearance http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/xvW8awZ4pGQ/off-bubble-and-in-tourney.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/xvW8awZ4pGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/03/off-bubble-and-in-tourney.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-942537789206351726.post-3136854686989167184Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:41:00 +00002009-03-10T14:57:47.650-07:00It has been said over and over again, by everyone, that based on the recent 1-4 record of our beloved Men's Basketball team, Arizona's season, fittingly so, rests in the hands of the archrival, scum of the earth, Arizona State Scum Devils. They knocked UA out of a bowl 2 years ago. UA knocked them out of a bowl last year, and took, what some suggest, was their spot in the NCAA's last year, and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheBeardown/~3/piCgQ84mIOM/cats-notes.htmlCTDomschke@gmail.com (Dom)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheBeardown/~4/piCgQ84mIOM" height="1" width="1"/>http://thebeardown.blogspot.com/2009/03/cats-notes.html