5 things we know on a Friday: December 4, 2009

Good morning West Texans and all you good, fine, friendly folks out there who wish you were . . .

1. Great crowd last night at the United Spirit Arena for Tech‘s OT win over Washington. Over 9,000 fans on hand at the start of December. That’s a great tribute to Lubbock on a bitter cold night during a time of year when most folks around these parts aren’t thinking about basketball. Those idiots out there that run-down Tech fans for basketball attendance don’t get it and I’m sick and tired of hearing from them.
2. You win a game like that and folks around the country begin to take notice. ESPN’s Andy Katz shared his thoughts on the four-letter network’s blog last night.
3. The best radio you’ll hear this year in the Big 12 is Nebraska Women’s Basketball broadcasts with Matt Coatney and Jeff Griesch. If you love basketball it is worth it. If you just like to sit back and laugh out loud more than a few times, these guys are for you.
4. I’m getting tired of folks complaining about the coverage of Tiger Woods by saying that it isn’t a real story because “everyone” does it. Really? Everyone cheats on their wife? I didn’t know that.
5. Mark Mangino is out at Kansas because he couldn‘t control himself and couldn’t get along with his boss. For all the hero worship and media attention college coaches get these days, let alone the pay, it is easy to forget that they do work for someone else. They aren’t the boss and they aren’t untouchable. Call it a witch hunt if you want to, but Mangino worked for Lew Perkins, not the other way around. It will be most interesting to see what A.D. decides to hire Mangino next. If he doesn’t land a job it isn’t because of his weight, Jason Whitlock, it’ll be because he can’t work well and play well with others.

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