GO, MOUNTANEERS!
So we have reigning National Invitational Tournament champion West Virginia in our opener today. And, as you may know, last year's two NCAA championship game combatants, Florida and Ohio State, are both in the semi-finals of this year's NIT.
Anyway, when the Mountaineers won the NIT last spring in Madison Square Garden, they donned those championship T-shirts that you see every team every team's players adorn microseconds after the game ends. There was just one problem. The shirts read "WEST VIRGINA NIT CHAMPIONS". Here, check it out:
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2819286
Meanwhile, those of you who keep track of the itinerant lives of sports information directors may not know that friendly Shelly Poe, who was at West Virginia for a decade and a half, at least, is now at Ohio State. Shelly Poe, she is your NIT good luck charm.
Also, Shelly, didn't you get the memo? West Virginia staff are supposed to move on to Michigan, not Ohio State.
STRANGE EXCHANGE
We'll return to hoops, but let's wade into the morass of the Chelsea Clinton vs. Evan Strange contretemps at Butler University earlier this week. Strange, a Butler student and self-proclaimed Hillary supporter (just like Tina Fey), asked the former first daughter, who happens to be a 27 year-old alumna of one of the country's most prestigious temperate-climed university, if her mother's credibility had been damaged by the Monica Lewinsky scandal. This was Chelsea's reply:
"Wow, you're the first person actually that's ever asked me that question in the, I don't know maybe, 70 college campuses I've now been to, and I do not think that is any of your business."
If I may, a few observations.
1) Um, yes it is, and this was all covered in The American President by Lewis Rothschild (Alex Keaton...um, I mean Michael J.Fox). and A.J. MacInerny (Martin Sheen). During a critical moment of Andrew Shepherd's reelection campaign, Lewis insists that a poll must be taken on the public's perception of the president's love life.
MacInerny plays the Chelsea Clinton role: "The president doesn't answer to you, Lewis."
And Rothschild replies: "Oh yes he does, A.J. I'm a citizen. This is my president. And in this country it s not only permissible to question our leaders, it's our responsibility."
2) If Roseanne Rosanna Danna were still around, she'd do an entire riff wondering how come Hillary's edibility would be damaged.
3) I'm looking forward to hearing what Bill Maher has to say about this tomorrow night. Here's my Bill Maher "Real Time" dream guest panel: Tina Fey, Bob Knight and Borat. ("Yeah, that's a' nize").
4) I'm not really sure I understand the inquiry. It was, after all, a Strange question. I mean, was Anne Archer's credibility damaged when Michael Douglas got too Close in "Fatal Attraction"?
5) See, it always comes back to Michael Douglas.
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I'm wondering whether your B.M. "dream guest panel" would stay on the air for more than 5 minutes - don't you think Bob Knight would throw a chair (at the very least) at Borat?
Actually, I'm in.
That's how bad "Disclosure" was, in that it almost singlehandedly ruined Anne Archer's chances of becoming the first female president. Again, she wasn't even in it, but it permeated like three degrees past Michael Douglas.
As much as I like "The American President" as the Sorkin administration before the Sorkin administration, I like "Dave" better. Great, underrated movie. But of little help to the Chelsea lesson.