Phog Blog

Happy Fourteenth Final Four Day!

phogblog@gmail.com — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 22:29:00 +0000

I have been on this planet 22,653 days. In all those days, this is the tenth time I have gotten up in the morning with the knowledge and anticipation that that the Jayhawks were one of 4 teams standing who would be competing this very day for the right [...]

Stats on Final Four Referees

phogblog@gmail.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:14:19 +0000

Referees can obviously play a huge part in the outcome of games (see Syracuse, 2012), so I thought it would be helpful to put together a little crib sheet to show how these fellas had called previous games. Doug Shows and Joe DeRosa have called in favor of the home team more than anyone [...]

My Weekend With Mizzou Fans

phogblog@gmail.com — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:38:21 +0000

I was very upset by my interactions with Mizzou fans this weekend, beginning in the Houston Airport. One Mizzou fan, who was traveling incognito, wearing no identifying clothing, noticed the Jayhawk on my shirt and accused me of being a Jayhawk fan. Acted like he was alright with [...]

Highlights from the last minute of the KU - Purdue Game

phogblog@gmail.com — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:00:29 +0000

Enjoy.

Open Letter to Mizzou Fans

phogblog@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 04:49:20 +0000

Listen up, Mizzou fans. You are not the first fan base to have gone through this. It is gut-wrenching. It is different from losing in the Sweet 16 or the Elite 8. It is different from losing in the first round as a 6, 8, or 11 seed. It is different, [...]

The Most Overrated Play Ever? That’s “Logistics”

phogblog@gmail.com — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 02:58:31 +0000

REALly, UPS? Your “logistics” campaign is one of the most inane in the history of advertising. No one gives a damn about “logistics,” even if inserted un-cleverly into an old Dean Martin song that probably no one remembers with the exception of those who recall the name of the secret agent he once played when [...]