Funny I had the same tune in my head but got the goat pun.  Put enough simple minds together and we could come up with something... complex?

Can't say that I missed you.  I am relativity new to this blog family and was only reading sporadically before your self induced exile. Now over the last year, I have become an addicted reader checking in multiple times daily to see what is new.

 I don't know if I have what it takes to go a whole year without a posting anything.  You sir, are one tough lunchbox or goat or what ever. 

Welcome home. Looking forward to your contributions.

I have seen referance to soft or hard basketball rims before but never knew the relationship to shooting and why.  Here is a artical I found to explain it.  Good artical if you can get past the Duke part .                                                                                http://www.aolnews.com/2007/03/25/ncaa-tests-show-duke-has-loose-rims/

  I can never seem to find a radio stream any suggestions.  GO BLUE!

Thanks for the tv rundown.  I can never seem to find a radio stream any suggestions.  GO BLUE!

Much of the difference at the top could have to do with Carr taking over a long time successful program as an assistant with all the recruiting infrastructure, system and recruits in place.  i.e the recruits were familiar with the coaches and what scheme would be used.  Hoke  took over for a program that was obviously in decline and great turmoil, with a different staff and new system. All things that my be hard for a top recruit to ignore.

The Gardner thing was great but the kid thing made me SMILE !!

Thanks NCAA and loosekanen

http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2013/02/jim_bollman_ohio_state_purdue.html

Well I was not in a good mood this morning but pass to "Helms, deep" made me LOL well played.  Thanks

 and called a cab.  Now he must learn not to punch the cabbie.  One step at a time I think.