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November 17, 2009

Titans win: No, not those Titans

Frankly, I wasn't all that excited about ESPN's 24 straight hours of college basketball...until my Cal State Fullerton Titans upset UCLA at Pauley Pavilion in last night's double-overtime midnight matchup. I'm still yawning after staying up until nearly 3 a.m. to see the end.

Got to wonder about UCLA. The Titans were picked to finish seventh in their conference and UCLA got just about every call from the Pac-10 offciating crew and still couldn't outlast one of their cannon fodder preseason opponents. The Bruins are in a rebuilding year, but that still shouldn't happen to a program of that magnitude.

I'm not whining after a victory, but Fullerton was smothered under the rim down the stretch and UCLA did not get called for a single personal foul for the first 15 1/2 minutes of the second half. If they were that good, they wouldn't have been behind almost the entire game.

Posted by Peter Schmuck at 2:27 PM | Permalink | Comments (4)
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well, THOSE titans DID win... playoffs?

nah. still. at least they arent gonna be 1-15 *coughbrownscough*

Posted by: release Bass | November 17, 2009 10:14 PM

It's still the offseason for basketball. College hoops begin at the first mention of "bubble teams" and "at large bids." Pro hoops begin with Game Seven of the Finals.

Posted by: waspman | November 18, 2009 11:44 AM

What? Still no comments about your Trojans getting hammered for the second time this season?
As for the CSF Titans, good to see them being successful on a national stage other than Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.

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Pete's reply: I'm still getting over the Oregon game. It was the worst performance I've seen by USC since they lost to Notre Dame, 51-0, in 1966, which was the first USC game I ever attended in person. I cried that day (I was 11) but this time I just moped. I didn't get to see the Stanford game, but I guess it was just as bad. On the brighter side, 7-3 is what passes for a rebuilding year at USC. Go Titans.

Posted by: trebort49 | November 18, 2009 2:16 PM

yay! GO TITANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted by: carol schoiber | November 19, 2009 5:20 PM

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Peter Schmuck wants you to know that, contrary to popular belief, he is more than just a bon vivant, raconteur and collector of blousy flowered shirts. He is a semi-respected journalist who has covered virtually every sport -- except luge, of course – and tackled issues that transcend the mere games people play. If that isn’t enough to qualify him to provide witty, wide-ranging commentary on the sports world ... and the rest of the world, for that matter ... he is an avid reader of history, biography and the classics, as well as a charming blowhard who pops off on both sports and politics on WBAL Radio. That means you can expect a little of everything in The Schmuck Stops Here, but the major focus will be keeping you up to the minute on Baltimore’s major sports teams and themes, whether it’s throwing up the Orioles lineup the minute it’s announced or updating you on the latest sprained ankle in Owings Mills. Oh, and by the way, that’s Mr. Schmuck to you.

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