Bits and Pieces for a Monday Morning

-Hmmm.  I see John Daly and I (and lots others, I expect), are on the same page.  From espn.comhttp://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4699432:

"I don't really care what happened between Tiger and ... whatever happened. I'm just glad he's OK," said Daly, preparing for the Australian Open. "We need him, probably more than anybody on the tour, to keep things going, the way the economy is.
"Tiger's the biggest asset the tour's had in a long, long time," he said. "Whatever happened, as long as he's OK that's all that matters.
"Golf needs him badly ... no doubt."

- And here's a guy, from the NY Times, who thinks maybe Tiger's not coming clean will start a golf recession.  Oh my golly jees.

- The Houston Texans are gangbusters for the first half, the Indianapolis Colts gangbusters and a half for the second.  Colts win.  Bob Kravitz at the Indy Star sings their praises.  Any predictions for next week's tussle with the Titans and the revitalized Vince Young?

- Charlie Weiss still has his job but not for long, me thinks.  Expect I'm not alone there.

- Golf day today in southern Indiana?  Expect I'll try it though tomorrow looks much nicer.

Photos of Saturday's Gamers

The individual photos of the guys who were out gaming last Saturday can be found here at Webshots.  Note that Curt did leave a comment giving the results of the game here.

Bits and Pieces for a Sunday Morning

-The call for Tiger to come clean.  Well, I just hope he plays this coming week, and plays well.  One other thing: hope his wounds, both physical and emotional, are superficial.

-The Irish play a most entertaining game, again, and again come out holding the short end of the stick, losing to Stanford last night, 45-38.  The finish six and six after starting the season with some saying championship potential, an 11-1 or 10-2 win-loss record, and a spot in one of the BCS bowl games.  High expectations.  Did enjoy the play of Clausen and Tate who both played spectacular for most of the season - Tate really coming on strong once Michael Floyd was hurt.  Hope they return for their fourth year at ND and whomever the new coach is going to be.  (Btw, I did wonder why Harbaugh didn't run out the clock on their last possession - take a knee for two downs, clock runs down to just about the end of the game, kick a field goal;  that would have kept the ball out of the hands of Clausen and Tate.  Worked out in the end but not till ND had moved the ball well within game changing distance.)

-The Irish basketball teams did win yesterday, the men over St. Louis in Chicago and the women over Oklahoma down in the Virgin Islands.  Shylar Diggins, the freshman guard out of SB Washington, was the tournament mvp.

-Had intentions of going down to the Lions Den last night and watching the boy Lions play in the championship game, but opted for the living room and the Irish-Cardinal football game.  Expect the boys destroyed whoever they played - had listened to the morning game against Henryville.  I know the score is on the internet somewhere but I can't find it - did see that the Lions won with Josh Divine being the MVP from the Loogootee Tribune's facebook site.  (Found it at the Shoals News web site.  The final was a four point game - as close as the final score?)  The girls won on Friday.

-Haven't heard what happened in the skins and flags game that took place at the golf course yesterday midday.  Maybe Curt or Tracy will add a comment and enlighten us.  You have to want Cory, the youngster, to walk off with the lion's share, right?  

The Second Tee

Photo - click to enlatge.

Some of the guys were out for skins and flags earlier today. Caught up with them on the second tee after Cory Rayhill, the college student in the group, took the opening skin on one. The above photo shows the four of them arriving, taking their turn on the tee, and then leaving. Let me see, that would be something like veni, vidi, vici, wouldn't it? Well, maybe just for Cory at this early stage. The guys: Cory, with the honors, Tracy Rayhill, Bric Parker and Curt Johnson.

Tiger Sighting

Early in the morning in a little accident.  Sure had the world news organizations all aflutter.  And a lot of TW supporters, myself included, sitting on the edge of our seats waiting for more news.  Glad it's only facial cuts (is it only that?) and hope he's able to play this next week.  (Wish I had a nickle for every story that is circulating on the whys of the accident.)

Saturday Golf Game

Anybody out there up for a golf game at 11 or 12?  Sunny day with temperatures heading into the 60's.  Lovely Thanksgiving Saturday.

Course Opening

Will open the course about 11 this morning.  A little cool but maybe the best place to go work off some of yesterday's excess.  And what else do you have to do other than go mix with the crowds doing their Black Friday thingee?