And another "W" please.

<----- This is a horn frog.

-I've decided I'm going to ask for The Mountain channel for my birthday. But my birthday is in August, so I'm not entirely sure how that's going to work out...All I know is that the whole "AM radio" thing isn't the most reliable way to get the game. I felt like I was getting subliminal messages the whole time...and I'm pretty sure I'm right on that.

-Although, it is pretty entertaining to listen to the announcers keep up with the passing of the ball. I felt like I was watching that one part of The Replacements where John Madden is drawing all over the screen.

-I want mo' Mo (I couldn't resist). 5 points right off of the bat?

-I'm not sure where Darger was with the 3!'s at the beginning, in fact, I'm not sure where any of our 3!'s were. Terry didn't even score until the second half...what? Darg finally hit the 3!, although it seemed to take forever. That's okay though, better late than never.

-Ken-doll! He hit a few really good 3!'s, I can't even imagine what he's going to do for us in the future. Actually, I lied, I can imagine, and it's beautiful.

-Although these announcers weren't nearly as bad as last game, it made me wonder what the announcing qualifications are. I took two years of broadcast journalism in high school, can I have an application? Also, apparently the banks in Ft. Worth stay open later.

-Thank goodness when Terry is off his game Wink steps up, and vice versa. We can't afford for them to both have "off" nights. So I've decided that's just not going to happen.

-Wink was definitely having an "on" night, or at least an "on" second half. Just 3! after 3!. Hell yes. And according to my sources (Brian), he's now ranked 8th in the country for free throw percentage.

-Corey Bailey, I'm sorry I haven't paid that much attention to you in the beginning of the year. I'm regretting that because now he is scoring all over the place. Can you say SLAM DUNK? Or a change-hands-in-mid-air lay up? He certainly can.

-And of course, you can't forget Rene. I don't even know what to put here about him, just think of something awesome regarding basketball and more than likely, that'll suffice.

-One of these days I'll have to get someone to explain the whole "in the bonus" thing to me.

My boyfriend has started to call The Rebels my obsession. I'm not entirely sure why...But now we're 16-4, and it's a good day. I'm excited for New Mexico at the Mack, go Rebels.

Reeeebellllllls!

So I started listening to the game on the radio because, silly me, I didn't think to check Channel 67. Luckily my dad informed me it was on television, so I only caught the first 3 or 4 minutes on the radio. I was scratching down notes during the game of awesome things I needed to mention, but of course, they're not in any sort of order...

-Rene is a beast! And more importantly I LOVE IT. How about the steal he made? And then a few minutes later pounding the floor as the Aztec advanced toward him? He was all over the court (in a good way), stealing, and scoring, and blocking, and assisting. Anything good that happened, chances are Rene had some part of it. (Join the "Rene Rougeau is Michael Jordan" Facebook group!)

-Ummm Hi Corey Bailey! He's always been a sort of under-the-radar player, but that's not the case anymore, with his career high 15 point game.

-I adore alliteration, so Darger's Double Double is even more awesome. I can't believe we've had two double doubles in two games, that's insane!

-Did anyone else catch the sweet back-flipesque #32 of the Aztecs did toward the beginning of the game? I give it a 9.6 for it's gracefulness.

-I also enjoyed the 10 minute story from the announcers about Timmy (I think) the Guinea Pig. Or that Spain likes to sing Usher, and sang at a banquet. Awesome.

-As for the play of the game (according to the radio anyway), I'd have to say it was one hell of a play! Tied 69-69 with 38.8 seconds left after the time-out and Terry hits a 3! I'm pretty sure the neighbors heard my cheering on that one.

-Does San Diego really have the most expensive cab rides in the world? I'll have to google that one later.

-Oh, and anyone know what a bench warning is? The announcer couldn't say what it was either. Annnnyone at all?

-One of the announcers was saying that our guys are high school sized, and I do like when people say stuff like that. It just gives us something to prove. And today I certainly think we did!

-It was an amazing game to watch. I spent the last six minutes standing in my living room either yelling or flailing my arms around. That's a long time to flail.

We pulled it off in the end though, and now we're Number 1! Go Rebs!

Giddy up!

It's been a stressful week: classes starting, paying for books, the Rebels trailing the Cowboys by 10. Wait, what?! I don't think anyone was expecting that last part.



So, a recap. Wyoming scores, and then they score some more. And oh, wait, they score again. Our boys manage to catch up, and then Wyoming goes and scores again with those threes that this Ewing character kept putting down (or is it up?). We were down by 8 at the half, and I don't think anyone in the stadium, Rebel fans and Cowboys alike, expected that. Thank goodness after the half, Darg and Wink both get 3!s, and things get going, finally in our favor. It was close a few times (tied, I think), but we managed a win. As we should have, I'd have to say Wyoming isn't very good, it seemed like half of the time they couldn't hold onto the ball. So it's a good thing we won, that would have been a horribly embarrassing loss. As for Wink, man oh man. A career-high of 33 points. Wiiiiiink! Rene deserves major credit as well, it's not everyday a UNLV player gets a double-double.



How young is too young to start recruiting Rebels? I think a few of those kids who played at half-time have some potential. And I'm voting it as the Cutest Half-Time Show Ever. Awwww!



Another reason why I love the Rebels? Coach Kruger (or Daddy Krug or Lonny). Coach K simply has class, and after watching the Wyoming coach stomp his feet like a spoiled diva, I'm even more impressed by him. Keep it up, Coach. (And tell Kevin I said "Hey"...)

(And thank you to Brian for helping me with the counter thing, even though I'm pretty sure you're the only one who reads this anyway!)

Re-or!

For those of you who know the fine art of onomatopoeia, you'll know what the sound the blog title makes. But for those of you who don't know what that sound is, it's the sound a Cougar makes when it gets flattened by a Runnin' Rebel. (Seems oh so obvious now, doesn't it?)

Some might say we won because we had the home court advantage, and we had that, but I think we won because we have the better team. I don't even know where to start.

How about with Terr-Bear's (nickname courtesy of Sheleana) awesome performance? He just kept sinking the 3's! My favorite was the one with about 11 minutes left in the first half, and he was so far away from the 3! line. He shot it, the crowd gasped in fear, but it went in. And same with the majority of his other 3!'s. It just goes to show that when Terry is on his game, he's on fire. Good for you Terry, good for you.

I could also mention that it seemed everyone was in on the scoring action. Terry, Wink, Darger, Rougeau, Bailey, everyone! Even Lawrence got a few points. And if I'm not mistaken Ken Doll got a pretty sweet 3! as well. I was expecting it to be a really close game, but we beat them by 29 points! And by the way, I love watching the crowd when it comes to um, sketchy referee calls. It's amazing just how quickly people can jump out of their chairs in anger.

Orrrr I could bring up the fact that our defense was on point at tonight's game. Obviously I don't follow BYU basketball, but I would assume that they normally get more than 41 points a game. And it just goes to show that size doesn't matter. BYU's #44 was a beast of a man, but when it came down to it, he really wasn't all that good against us. Good job Rebels, you made us fans proud (yet again!)

On kind of a side note, I'm reading Tark the Shark's biography, and there's a passage on how he recruited Moses Scurry, and it was because he saw the pre-game lightshow on television. I'm glad I'm not the only one who enjoys the hell out of those fireworks.

(Also, a thank you to JB for linking my blog on his. If you're looking for an excellent blog on the Rebs, check out the Master Blogger at the link on the right! )

As for the Cougars, na na na na...na na na na..., well, I'm sure they know the rest.

We'll get 'em next time.

I decided to blog about the Runnin' Rebels because well, I do love to blog, and I do love the Rebels. It seems like a good match. However, I freely admit that I'm not a basketball know-it-all. Or even a basketball know-most-of-it-all. Not even close. So if a play-by-play recap is what you're expecting, I'll warn you up front that you won't find one (although I do know of a good blog for that). What you will find is an obviously biased blog about Runnin' Rebels basketball.

The last time we played against Air Force, they were ranked, and they were also beaten. I remember questioning my choice of flip-flop footwear before we stormed the court, but then quickly deciding that a few bruised toes would be worth it. It was. However, Air Force this time around was a completely different story. My toes didn't get bruised, but my heart certainly did. In fact, the Toni Braxton song "Unbreak My Heart" comes to mind. What the heck? I listened to the game on the radio (always a good time), and I kept hoping things would get better. We made the first basket, but then things went downhill from there, and quickly. I don't know what was going on, but our boys just couldn't eek out enough points. Terry made most of the points, and poor Wink couldn't seem to get any of the 3!'s he went for. Bailey made what sounded like an awesome shot (remember, I was listening on the radio), you'd think the momentum would have been going, but no, the momentum was short-lived. And really, this Tim Anderson fellow? Where did he come from, and why wasn't he stoppable? 21 points in the second half? Not cool man, not cool. I think I'm done talking about Air Force, it just saddens me, much like the Arizona game. I think the hardest part about watching the Rebels lose is knowing that we have an awesome team that somehow, in some way, didn't reach it's potential.

I like things that make me happy, and the thought of next season makes me happy. I know it's a bit premature to be thinking of such things, but hey, it's my blog. Seriously though, I can't help but think what certain people who quit the team will think when we are National Champs next year. "Whoops, shouldn't have quit!" comes to mind, doesn't it? Next year will be glorious.

As for the BYU game, let's hope Daddy Krug gets our Rebels into shape. We need the boys to bring their game, we can't let BYU get the championship. We need a Win. I'll see you at the Mack.