Intro
Appetizers as entrees
Paradise French Fries Update from Brian: pulled pork and chicken nuggets
Basketball
1-0 this week; 9 game win streak; 26-5, 14-4 – BIG 12 CHAMPS
- 80-73 @ ISU on Saturday
https://texastech.com/boxscore.aspx?id=14038&path=mbball - KSU went on to beat OU for their share of the title
- TTU up to #7 in the AP poll – only team in top 10 unranked preseason
- Honors (others I’ve missed?)
- Culver named AP Big 12 Player of the Year (Beard name AP Coach)
https://apnews.com/45a35bdad4af423a90d96db850a8da13 - Culver named Big 12 Player of the Year
- ISU Stats: 12-19 FG, 4-8 3PT, 3-3 FT, 31 points, 37 min
- Beard named Big 12 Coach of the Year (not “co”)
- https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2019/03/10/jarrett-culver-named-big-12-player-of-the-year-chris-beard-named-big-12-coach-of-the-year/
- NBC sports names Culver to first team and Beard shares the coaching award with Purdue’s Matt Painter
https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2019/03/11/postseason-awards-2018-19-all-american-teams-player-of-the-year-coach-of-the-year/
- Culver named AP Big 12 Player of the Year (Beard name AP Coach)
- 4-star recruit SF Terrence Shannon
https://www.stakingtheplains.com/2019/03/11/quick-reaction-4-star-sf-terrence-shannon-commits-to-texas-tech/ - Big 12 Tourney – Tech with a first round bye will play winner of OU/WVU on Thursday at 8pm (ESPN/ESPN2)
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/2019-03-11/2019-big-12-tournament-bracket-schedule-scores-seeds - Beard contract extension?
- Current contract: 6 year, $19 million ($3.167 million/year), signed March 2018
- Bill Self: $4.95 million
- Bob Huggins: $3.76 mil
- Lon Kruger & Shaka Smart: $3.1 mil
- Scott Drew: $2.86
Football
- Spring break
Baseball
- 2-0 in San Diego
- Notes from Dinger Derby pod:
- New Nickname – Bam Bam O’Tremba
- Played 10 pitchers in Game 2
- Neuse – leading red raiders in batting average, slugging percentage, and on base percentage, 6 multi-RBI games, tied for most home runs (3)
- Notes from Dinger Derby pod:
- 3-0 sweep at home against Wichita State
- Texas Series starts Friday in Austin
Questions
TTU Softball Stan Account @B_DonCarlos
Out of the entire Full House cast, did you think it would be Aunt Becky that got nailed by the feds first?
References: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2019/03/12/lori-loughin-indicted-full-house-aunt-becky-reactions/3139504002/
https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/12/us/college-admission-cheating-scheme/index.html
Going Yard
What we learned
Upgrading five generations in the smart phone world is quite the leap and I now know what it costs to have a doctor remove a bead from your toddler’s nose.
https://www.klll.com/chris-beard-sings-little-ditty-win-kansas-state/