This is what the sports department calls the shoulder season in high school sports.
Basketball is done, but spring sports can’t get unraveled because of cold, snow and rain.
And, the catchphrase weather gang only make things worse.
Last week the newbie phrase was ‘inverted fog’. Hey, if it’s foggy, inverted or not, you can’t see a deep fly ball.
Or try this week’s whopper, ‘downward flake dispersal’, more often recognized as melting snow. Either way, the fields and courts are too wet to ‘relegate potential competition’ (i.e.. play).
Hey, The Chief pays by the word, so I may as well get in the act.
No concern here about rainouts. We’ll move to the most popular sports subject around the water cooler this week- March Madness.
By now we all know who’s playing. Here’s Wild Bill’s “Know Your March Madness Obscure Facts for 2015.”
Lefty Driesell led Georgia State to its one and only NCAA tournament victory. Oops, Baylor helped erase that one Thursday afternoon.
Lafayette last won a NCAA tournament game in 1957. Still, the Leopards may be the smartest team over those 58 years.
Belmont is the only school in this year’s tournament not named after a location or person. Actually, it’s named after a 19,000 square foot mansion with 36 bedrooms. No wonder they’re a sleeper to advance.
Valparaiso has had three members of the Drew family, Homer, Scott and Bryce, as their only head coaches since 1988. Consistency often wins games.
Brigham Young can’t play on a Sunday this year (or any) because of religious reasons.
Oddsmakers say the Hampton Pirates have a 1-in-932,647,504 chance of winning the tournament.
The toughest non-conference schedule in the country belongs to West Region entrant Texas Southern.
Yes, you always learn something when you read this column.
March Madness brings back the late-night product reviews where we take a look at a joint pain medication that spans over 10,000 miles to fruition.
We introduce AxialRx, where you’ll feel like a 20-year old after cartilage repair in your knees motivates you to run, play quarterback and take to the dance floor like Ginger Rogers.
Inspired by the healthy lifestyle of Iceland, with key ingredients from the pure water of New Zealand, AxialRx needs no prescription. Seems like they’d just call it Axial or AxialNoRx.
I checked, and it’s approximately 10,772 miles from Iceland to New Zealand. And, research reveals that Icelanders are night owls who are known for partying all night.
That’s good enough for me. I give AxialRx a positive rating for lasting for 10,772 miles and the likelihood of hitting the dance floor with those beautiful Icelandic blonds.
Until next week, I’m suggesting to The Chief that we have our annual meeting in Reykjavik. Meantime, send your comments to [email protected].
– Bill Turner