Final Four

Gonzaga has come a long way since their initial cinderella run in '99, carrying oking3 and B Keenan to Final Four weekend. Damon Walker finishes 8-0 with the Bulldog victory but runs out of options. 

Meanwhile Tin Cup hopes for a Michigan win over UCLA to punch his ticket. It's remarkable that 1.03 seconds of lane agility and seven chin-ups are all that separate the average Williams hoops player from the NBA. 

 

UCLA sinks five more

CrumDawg, theDIDE, Nils, papa, and wwb2 curse Herb Jones and Alabama's 11-25 night from the line. 

 

Nice Beavers

Leslie Neilson dated Sister Jean for a brief time back in '59 while she finished her M.A. at Loyola Marymount in LA (not to be confused with Loyola Chicago). She rebuffed his advances and embraced a life of celibacy. Which other famous virgin was connected to the Loyola - Oregon State matchup? 

None other than A.C. Green, who led the Beaver's last Elite Eight run in 1982, celebrating each victory with a cold shower en route to a magical wedding night years later. JLoveless, Stautberg, Title Defender, Gregg Hicks, Give Me A Ric Flair and Smallhalls join A.C. in the shower. 

 

Happy trails Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger announced his retirement today, bringing back fond memories of the inaugural Cheesedust in '94. Admin ran things on a Peabody House chalkboard at Groton, with 23 Fourth Formers dreaming about the $115 pot. Tulsa over UCLA in the first round and BC over UNC in the second reduced the field, before Rich "Da Meat Hook" Scott took out Dixon with Florida's victory over UConn in the Sweet 16. Long live Dametri Hill.

 

A few fun facts about Oral Roberts

Oral Roberts University takes down Florida and 22 entries. The Blog is left wondering whether anybody shook Coach Mills' hand. 

ORU’s Golden Eagles are the second 15 seed in history to advance to the Sweet 16. The other?

 

Florida Gulf Coast and Dunk City in 2013. Also the Eagles. Interestingly those Eagles also played Florida that year, losing in the round of 16.

In 2019, ORU was ranked 4th in the nation in student engagement by the Wall Street Journal. A proud moment for the university, the accolade made sense as ORU's student handbook prohibits premarital sex.

Other gems from the handbook? The usual suspects gossip, profanity, immodesty of dress, smoking, drinking, sexual promiscuity all prohibited, along with "social dancing". Several high-risk activities forbidden: canoeing, water skiing, cliff diving, and spelunking. Young adults these days need a little structure, but the real kicker here is that ROLLER BLADES are totally banned. The Blog is generally inclined to cheer for a #15 to begin with, but these kids absolutely need this tournament run. 

 

Cheesedust fears Sister Jean

Classic 1 vs 8 situation on day three at the Cheesedust, dozens of entries alive, and nobody takes Illinois. Fascinating. Admin has assembled quite the veteran group here. Ramblers up 8 with 6:35 to play...

*UPDATE: The Blog had incorrect information. JDenfeld took Illinois and goes out with the Illini.

 

Little gamey in here. Not much ventilation.

"What are you in for Ben?"

"Picking Texas over Abilene Christian."

Randall "Tex" Cobb suited up for the 1974 ACU football team. 

Cobb was suspended when a coach saw him, clad only in a jockstrap, shoot flaming arrows from a dorm roof using an English crossbow. And such was the fate of 6 Cheesedusters who picked 3 seed Texas.

Slow news day

O-H-I-O... turns out it's the Bobcats and not the Buckeyes, as Ohio U takes down Virginia and four Cheesedust hopefuls. 

Oklahoma didn't factor at the Cheesedust today, but the Monday matchup with Gonzaga will likely draw plenty of looks. Going to be hard to bet against a 6'9" blond mustache with a striking resemblance to Larry Legend. 

 

Cheesedust 4:13 says I just whupped your ass

 

Former North Texas linebacker Steve "Austin" Williams has no sympathy for the six entries who chose 4 seed Purdue over his 13 seed Mean Green.

It's a little known fact that Orville Redenbacher played tuba in the Purdue band in 1925...

With inflation that's almost the same as smashing beers in front of screaming fans in the late 90s.

Like a glove

Gary Payton and the Beavers take down Tennessee and 12 Cheesedust enthusiasts.

 

Ye of little faith...

Who was Oral Roberts? Admin and three Cheesedust disciples learn the hard way that it's poor form to bet against a university founded by a pioneer televangelist following a command from God... 

... particularly when Ned Flanders is an alum. 

In a scene eerily reminiscent of Tyler Annex celebrating Williams' 1998 Sears Cup, the ORU faithful exploit a loophole in the university honor code that allows for unlimited root beer consumption. 

Welcome back!

 

Vin Baker and the Hartford Hawks gear up for a Cheesedust appearance vs Baylor. RIP Yinka Dare.