Remember when Wells Fargo Arena and the Iowa Events Center opened in 2005? Remember when people complained about paying $6 for a beer at Wells Fargo? Remember when the Polk County Board of Supervisors had that ridiculous iron-clad contract to put an AHL team inside Wells Fargo? Remember when people expected Wells Fargo and Des…
Tag: March Madness
March Madness: Survive and Advance
The brackets are out, the teams are paired up, and the debate over who “deserved” to get in or not is now underway on ESPN with Dick Vitale and Jay Bilas. We can analyze and over-analyze this until we run out of rationale and hypothesis for every team. Here’s the one advice I have for…
The Greatest One Hour of the Year
Need I say more? In case if you were unaware, there are lyrics (yes lyrics!) to the CBS College Basketball theme. Sing-a-long with the older version of CBS’ theme. Come on and watch some basketball, you’ll watch it all… day… long… Come on and watch some basketball, til’ your pool sheet is done! .. Come on and…
Sports and News Links – May 12, 2011
We’ve had some news popping up in the sports world over the past 2 days. Let’s get to the business at hand. The downfall of national sportswriter and provocateur Jay Mariotti has taken another sad and sorry turn. Mariotti was charged with three felonies, including felony stalking, after he confronted his ex-girlfriend on the same day a court…
March Mad-links: March 12, 2011
When you start hearing yourself scream or jump out of your seats over the past couple of days, you know that the most exciting time of the year for sports fans has arrived: March Madness in college basketball. I hope everyone was able to get adjusted to Daylight Savings Time…
Civility Is Not Dead...Yet 