Lunes grande!

Actually, ESPN has an affinity for KU, UT and OU, since all the games involve at least one of those schools. But yes, KU gets four games, and UT gets four games. I guess there was no interest in that riveting Iowa State-Texas Tech matchup.

And that will be the biggest home game since…?

Strollin’ Nolan brought #3 Arkansas in for the overtime win over Texas in 1990. That was Pender’s best team and it appeared to have the win when Lance Blanks hit two free throws with 14 seconds to go to give Texas a three-point lead. I think it was the Hogs Lee Mayberry who had been called for an intentional foul, and Richardson, thinking the game was lost, stormed off the court and into the locker room.

But Travis Mays missed the front end of a one-and-one and Mayberry hit a 30 footer to send it into overtime. Richardson came back and the Hogs won in overtime. The two met again in the Regional Finals in Dallas, and Arkansas won 88-85 to go to the Final Four.

The Austin game was the first time I can remember that the NY Times sent a columnist (Bill Rhoden) to Austin to cover a basketball game.

i remember watching that game on TV, on Raycom Sports if im not mistaken…

this is the first time i can remember we havent played KU the last week of February. usually its a game or two – at most – from the B12 tourny…

Good old Raycom and their Southwest Conference Game of the Weak.

You know I don’t speak Spanish.

I was at that game. Everyone at the Drum (was it called the Frank Erwin Center yet?) watched as Nolan slowly walked across the court with time left on the clock in those hideous boots. The refs watched and did nothing.

Strollin’ Nolan had the refs so intimidated that they ignored what should have been an obvious technical foul. Maybe he threatened them with a lawsuit.

The officials said Nolan didn’t get a tech for walking off since it was a dead-ball situation.

Is that an actual rule? Coaches can leave the box in a dead-ball situation without receiving a tech?

I was at that game as a kid. Damndest thing I’ve ever seen a coach do at a basketall game. That Arkansas team was really, really good.

Is that an actual rule? Coaches can leave the box in a dead-ball situation without receiving a tech?

When did the box actually go in?

I was at that game too. They had that Oliver Miller guy too. Man I hated him and Todd Day. And Nolan.

Later that same season I had tickets to the regional at Reunion Arena. Texas beat Xavier with an unbelievable second half. I’m still embarrassed about taunting an older couple seated behind me from Xavier.

In the Elite 8 Arky beat us by 3. Fat Ass Oliver Miller climbed on top of the basket and did the Horns down until he finished his box of Twinkies.

Diabetes will do what we couldn’t.

That was a good Razorback team. The next year they met UNLV in a 1 vs 2 nonconference matchup. Since UNLV was playing in the Big West, this was the only game standing in the way of a perfect season for the Rebels. Unless you were counting on New Mexico State and Randy Brown.

The game was an up and down affair but UNLV was always in control. The highlight of the game was a Todd Day slap punch at Larry Johnson. Of course Day, weighing in at 170 pounds, promptly backed up 10 feet practically begged someone to break things up.

Grandmamma smiled with his gold grill and told Richardson to go recruit some men on the team. Rebels win 112 to 105. I’m pretty sure that Ron Huery and Lee Mayberry went nuts for the Hogs. Todd Day wet his pants. And the Runnin’ Rebs wouldn’t lose a game until they faced the Dukies in the final four.

I wanted to be proud of Nolan, being from UTEP and having once coached at LaBowie HS. But unfortunately he always had chip on his shoulder and came off sounding oppressed.

And I have no problem with ESPN focusing on the top teams in the conference. Until Tech can play watchable basketball, there’s no sense in televising them nationally. Just like I wouldn’t be interested in watching Depaul-Rutgers or Georgia-Arkansas.

Tech and others will be on ESPN & ESPN2 plenty. Just not on the showcase of monday night. DOn’t worry we’ll see some riveting Iowa State & Baylor basketball for sure.

I was there and said to one of my friends in the waning moments of regulation, “Why the hell are they letting Mayberry cross half court without anyone in his face, I mean he could just jack one up and…Shit!”

I guess I’d throw out the OU game of 2/10/03. Broke the eight-game losing streak to the Sooners. No. 5 (OU) vs. No. 6.

Highest-rated teams to match up on the Drum floor until… well… probably when KU comes to town next February.

I was there and said to one of my friends in the waning moments of regulation, "Why the hell are they letting Mayberry cross half court without anyone in his face, I mean he could just jack one up and…Shit!"

Penders?

Hank Dudek may be working on a post comparing Penders and Barnes. Keep an eye out for that. Should be a good read.