OT - How to break a 310-game losing streak

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February 23rd, 2011 at 5:04 AM
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OT - How to break a 310-game losing streak

The California Institute of Technology (my alma mater!) broke a 310 game conference losing streak, beating Occidental College (president Obama's alma mater!) 46-45 on a last second free throw.  The Caltech Beavers play in the very competitive SCIAC (Southern California Intercollegiate Atheletic Conference), in NCAA DIvision III.

 

The last time the Beavers won a conference game was Jan. 23, 1985 - almost two years before I was born.  People are gonna get hammered tonight in Pasadena.

 

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/news/story?id=6149755

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballnation/post/_/id/23931/caltech-celebrates-win-like-its-1985

 

 

This is home...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ

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February 23rd, 2011 at 7:52 AM | The excitement lasted almost (Score:1)
mgovideo
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The excitement lasted almost 2 minutes. Then they all went home and did their homework.

@mgovideo

February 23rd, 2011 at 7:58 AM | Brag post (Score:1)
JDNorway
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Veiled brag post imo. Typical Michigan grad, does his PhD @CalTech.

February 23rd, 2011 at 10:19 AM | truth (Score:1)
Geaux_Blue
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also, these baggy pants are tight in the crotch. fit too snugly.

February 23rd, 2011 at 1:14 PM | if he graduated from michigan (Score:1)
bluetell
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if he graduated from michigan and then got a PhD from cal tech all just a few weeks after he turns 24, then he can brag all he wants

Rudy watches inspirational movies about Shawn Hunwick

 

February 23rd, 2011 at 2:02 PM | Hahaha, so yeah, I didn't go (Score:1)
pasadenablue
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Hahaha, so yeah, I didn't go to Michigan.  I grew in Ann Arbor, dad got three masters from Michigan, and I fled to the west coast for my undergrad because my parents knew half the profs at UM.  And also the fact that Caltech is a really good school.

This is home...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ

February 23rd, 2011 at 8:55 AM | Am I... (Score:1)
KJ
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Am I the only one who thought this was going to be about the Cleveland Cavaliers?

"I'm here with my friend, the zombie, Johnathon. Michigan is in the Final Four for the first time in 20 years, what do you think?"

"I like turtles."

February 23rd, 2011 at 9:10 AM | Negged for not telling us how (Score:1)
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Negged for not telling us how to break a 310-game losing streak.

Oh, and vicarious congrats to you.

February 23rd, 2011 at 2:04 PM | In three words... (Score:1)
pasadenablue
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... Just win baby

This is home...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ

February 23rd, 2011 at 3:13 PM | Or four words: Last second (Score:1)
Jeff
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Or four words: Last second free throw

 

I had no idea about such a long losing streak.  I'll have to congratulate the people I know from Caltech.

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February 23rd, 2011 at 9:53 AM | Count me in as needing to (Score:1)
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Count me in as needing to know how to break a 310-game losing streak.

(We might need it to beat Ohio State in football.)

February 23rd, 2011 at 12:44 PM | You suck (Score:1)
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Go to hell, you cynical dick.

No excuses. Play like a champion.

http://www.gundaymonday.com

February 23rd, 2011 at 10:00 AM | Lot of sweaty beavers on that court (Score:1)
lilpenny1316
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Just think if they play the Connecticut College Camels.  Beavers and Camel Toes on the court, Oh My!

February 23rd, 2011 at 11:12 AM | As it is with most ninjas... (Score:1)
MichTits
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As it is with most ninjas...

Party...

February 23rd, 2011 at 11:40 AM | The odds are good (Score:1)
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I've since heard this joke refer to many other places, but every time I hear CalTech mentioned, I think of a woman I knew who went there and talked about being surrounded by guys, saying if you wanted a relationship that "the odds are good, but the goods are odd."  For whatever reason, that still cracks me up to this day.

 

Since that's not actually that good of a joke, I'll add a completely unrelated but much funnier one that I heard in Seattle, where there's a grocery chain called Safeway (which I think is actually quite large, but just not in Michigan):

Q: How do you fit a giraffe in a Safeway cart?

 

 

A: Take the s out of Safe and the f out of Way.

 

If you're not getting it, say aloud what you're thinking a few times (if your boss/child/home isn't too close by) and see if you get it then.

February 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 PM | "the odds are good, but the goods are odd" (Score:1)
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a girl i know who went to purdue said the same thing

Rudy watches inspirational movies about Shawn Hunwick

 

February 23rd, 2011 at 12:35 PM | I am a recent michigan grad (Score:1)
tblasius
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I am a recent michigan grad now doing a PhD in physics at Caltech.  I was at the game and it was awesome.  Just shear elation on the faces of the players and the coaches.  It serves as my definition of a feel good win.

February 23rd, 2011 at 1:15 PM | You were born in 1987?  God, (Score:1)
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You were born in 1987?  God, I'm old. 

The Human Torch was denied a bank loan.

February 23rd, 2011 at 1:35 PM | How does that make you old? (Score:1)
bluewings
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There are people born in 2011

February 23rd, 2011 at 1:39 PM | Yes (Score:1)
Blazefire
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But those people haven't already finished graduate school.

"This is the EMU game, not the emo game."
February 23rd, 2011 at 2:04 PM | I haven't gone to grad school (Score:1)
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I haven't gone to grad school (see my post above).  I went to Caltech for undergrad.

 

So see, you're not that old!

This is home...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgijdypJUEQ

February 23rd, 2011 at 2:38 PM | But they're not posting here (Score:1)
jmblue
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But they're not posting here about how they're college grads.  

I remember the Tigers' playoff run in '87...

February 23rd, 2011 at 3:15 PM | let the 310 game winning (Score:1)
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let the 310 game winning streak begin!

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