BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — Let’s throw a few logs on the fire and hit the links:

— Okay, I give up: why is the UD/ODU home game being played on a Friday night?

— In case you missed the thread on the UD Pride MB entitled “No wonder our players are tough” this is my favorite Flyer highlight tape of recent memory:

http://all-access.cbssports.com/player.html?code=dayt&media=158054

“Hard work beats talent when talent does not work hard.”

— I can understand some of the Flyer bloggers taking a siesta during the summer months, but in the middle of the season?

“Flyers Fieldhouse” apparently never made it back from PR, as their last entry was a Georgia Tech preview dated November 18th:

http://flyersfieldhouse.blogspot.com/

Meanwhile, over at “Flyer Faithful” it appears they never even made it to PR, as the last posting was a Creighton profile back on November 10th:

http://flyerfaithful.blogspot.com/

Hey, you guys: WAKE UP!

— Speaking of blogs, Arch weighs in with an item on his which can be found on the DDN site about Juwan Staten (#109) and Adreian Payne (#100) getting below normal (as in ridiculously freaking low) rankings from Clark Francis at PoopScoop.com:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/throughthearch/entries/2009/12/09/less_love_for_staten_and_payne.html

If I was Wan and AP, I would consider this an honor. Francis should stick with handicapping 6th graders, which is where he does his best work. I’m not kidding, either…there is actually a “Top 75 Class of 2016” (6th Graders) ranking on his site:

http://www.hoopscooponline.com/visitors/free-visitors.html (scroll down)

How is that objectively possible? I mean really? How would you know if an 11 year old is any good at hoops yet or not?

— Me, I’m more of a Bob Gibbons man myself when it comes to objective assessment of HS basketball talent:

http://www.bobgibbons.net/index.php?/weblog/article/class_of_2010_top_200_player_ratings/

AP at #23 and Juwan at #53 sounds a bit more like it, no?

— If you haven’t seen Juwan play yet this year, here’s your chance: a video of the entire Oak Hill vs. Jackson Calloway (MS) game:

http://www.ihigh.com/marshallcounty/broadcast_106212.html

Tip of the “FTS” cap to Ron Driesen over at FlyerHoops.net for the linky goodness.

— Time magazine’s list of the top 100 TV shows of all time, presented alphabetically:

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1651341,00.html

I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m an old fart. But even I don’t have any recollection of the “Abbott and Costello Show.” None whatsoever.

— While we’re on the subject of old farts, should Dick Clark retire from “New Years Rockin’ Eve? How about yes:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703300504574568522666907890.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_careerjournal

— Any of you astrology majors out there have any theories as to what the heck this was?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1234430/Mystery-spiral-blue-light-display-hovers-Norway.html

Now with YouTube video linky goodness:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYvM68AtlbA&feature=player_embedded

— I’m not too bright, so I don’t get it: how does one gamble away $127 million in one year? That’s roughly $348,000 a day, every day, for 365 of ‘em!

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125996714714577317.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read

And of course the response by the idiot who did it? Why, sue the casinos, of course! It’s all their fault! Whatever happened to accountability?

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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