Sometime in the near future, Bob Knight will collect his 880th victory as a college basketball coach and surpass Dean Smith as the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history. This may happen as soon as tomorrow night, when Knight’s Texas Tech Raiders host the Rebels of Nevada-Las Vegas. Of course, the debate as to [...]
Entries from December 2006
December 24, 2006
Ineptitude in Trading and in the Media
Another week comes to a close, and once again it is time to dole out the hardware. It was a busy week this week, so I didn’t have as much time to scour the internet for stories, but I think we’ve got a couple pretty decent candidates. Every Sunday, “The Voice of (un)Reason” presents two [...]
December 21, 2006
Denver is Not the Answer
As I’m sure you are aware by now, earlier this week the Philadelphia 76ers traded Allen Iverson to the Denver Nuggets. Let’s put aside for a second how the Sixers got hammered in this deal, as they traded away one of basketball’s best for pocket change. That was bad, but we all saw that coming [...]
December 19, 2006
40 Minutes of False Hope
Monday brought with it the official start of the winter break. The first weekday on which their were no classes was certainly cause for celebration and relaxation (relaxation particularly necessary after last week’s car wreck). With no more projects, tests, or papers hanging over our heads, we were free to do whatever we pleased. However, [...]
December 17, 2006
Annoying Parents Being Hunted By the Blind
Alright, first things first. I apologize for the lack of life on the blog this week (this is only the second post). I managed to wreck my car (picture at right; click for larger view) in a two-car accident on Wednesday night and have spent most of the rest of the week re-gathering my nerves, [...]
December 13, 2006
NFL Term Papers
Each of the past two days, I sat down to write a final paper. On Monday, it was a 10-page paper comparing and contrasting the cultural statements made by three historical narratives of different eras in Irish history. Yesterday, it was a nine-page paper on how baseball writers had really botched their coverage of steroids [...]
December 10, 2006
Overspending and Buying While on Fire
So, today, The Voice of (un)Reason wraps up its first month of existence; day number 30 since we launched from the sidelines at Gampel Pavilion. Hopefully the first 11 posts have given you an idea of what is to come in the future, and of course, we’re very much still figuring out where this is [...]
December 9, 2006
Final Exam Survival Guide
Well, it’s that time of the semester again. Final exams are right around the corner, either this coming week or the one after, depending on where you go to school. So, as we head through these last stress-filled weeks, we offer you with The Voice of (un)Reason’s “Final Exam Survival Guide.” These are the things [...]
December 6, 2006
Learning a Little from Jimmy Valvano
Every year, ESPN teams with the V Foundation for Cancer Research to put on the Jimmy V Basketball Classic. The event brings four premier men’s college basketball teams to Madison Square Garden for a tournament designed to raise funds for cancer research. For those unaware, Jimmy Valvano was formerly the basketball coach who led North [...]
December 3, 2006
Tale of the Tape: Ohio State vs. Florida
Earlier tonight it was announced that the University of Florida will be the opponents of The Ohio State University in this season’s Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game to be played on January 8 in Glendale, Arizona. Thus, the game is a little over a month away. However, we here at The Voice of (un)Reason [...]
