PYB promises to return to form next week, as work subsides a bit....
In the meantime, you can click on this headline to read all about why college basketball is so watered down and almost unwatchable. The article rambles on about returning studs, great transfers and new recruits. Not once does it mention team basketball and the quality of the teams that play....just individuals. That's why college basketball is almost unwatchable in the regular season and the same reason nobody gives a shit when a Top-5 college football team loses anymore.....
http://www.omaha.com/article/20091022/SPORTS/710229749
Also, just so you know that folks in Omaha haven't gained any touch with reality. Apparently after you get a PF Chang's and a Cheesecake Factory, a major professional sports franchise is next....
From: Jeff, Omaha
Published Wednesday, Oct. 21
Hey Tom, what's your take on NFL football or MLB baseball in Omaha? Why is it so impossible? Being born and raised in Omaha all I ever hear about this subject is “Omaha had its chance with the Knights and the Kings back in the 70's.” People say Omaha couldn't support pro teams. Times change, Omaha and vicinity has nearly 1 million people now. If there was a MLB/NFL team would this state support them when the Yankees or Red Sox or the Peyton Manning and the Colts came to town? I personally would be the first one buying season tickets! And I'm sure the rest of the state would support a pro team with the same intensity as the Huskers! I think that you Tom, being the premier sports writer in the state should at a minimum take a state wide poll and ask the people and give the results to all the right people!
I'll be happy to take the poll, but two of the questions will be: 1) Do you support a significant property tax hike to build a bigger baseball stadium and/or a new football dome and 2) Would you be willing to pay $20 for parking and then up to $100 for a ticket for one game? I don't think the finances work, nor will they ever. We're a college town/state and I'm very okay with that.
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