2000.09.23
Driving home from Weglein's lecture Friday night, I was listening to a compilation
tape of Bob Mould & SUGAR.
I don't understand why this guy didn't catch on in a big way.
To the grave from the cradle, we don't rock anymore!
While I'm on the subject of loud rock and roll, I should point everyone to the last release from The Smashing Pumpkins.
If you want to hear it, you have to download the MP3's. According
to the band, there will be no CD pressing. Personally, I thought all 25 tracks
were well worth the download. But I'm a really big Pumpkin fan -- YMMV.
And speaking of downloading MP3's, Napster's next
court date is October 2. I
don't think they will still be in business on October 3, so if there is any music
you would like to download for free, you had better hurry!
2000.09.11
Oh, gosh! I got so excited about Bobby Knight, I forgot to mention that
LSU
beat Houston 28-13 Saturday night. I watched the game. It was in Tiger Stadium,
which is always a big plus. LSU looked really good in the first half, and was
leading 21-0 at half-time. In the second half they played worse than the totally
inept Cougars, and missed numerous opportunities to score.
Here's the
Associated
Press Top 25 College Football Poll. I should mention that Texas, my other alma
mater, is ranked number 5. There are five SEC schools in the top 25, but just barely.
Only one commit about the Knight firing. I can't give Indiana any credit for
finally doing the right thing twenty-one years too late. The current administration
is trying to justify its decision to act now by implying that Knight's behavior
has gotten worse in the last couple of years. This is a laughable attempt to
whitewash the university's repeated failures to take appropriate action during
three decades of abusive
behavior.
2000.09.10
ESPN: Knight
fired as Indiana head coach.
"Besides his three NCAA championships, Knight led the Hoosiers to
11 Big Ten titles and coached the U.S. men's basketball team to the
gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
"But his behavior, which has included verbal and physical abuse of
players, has been a problem and often an embarrassment since he
took over the Hoosiers in 1971."
ESPN: Trustee:
Knight left Indiana no choice.
"[Knight will] be paid the base salary of $170,000 per year for the final two years
of his contract."
Don't miss this opportunity to cast your votes ranking Bobby Knight's top ten controveries!
