One Sh!tty Moment - 2010

After the championship game, CBS once again showed a montage of Tourney clips set to “One Shining Moment”. The lyrics are below. Interspersed within those lyrics are the words to the 2010 version of my song – “One Sh!tty Moment”, written for all of you who, like me, had their brackets destroyed well before Monday’s big game. Enjoy.

One Sh!tty Moment - 2010

The ball is tipped
(Kansas got whipped) 

and there you are

(So you head to a bar)
you're running for your life

(Hiding from your wife)
you're a shooting star
(‘Cause you bet too much by far.)

And all the years
(Downin’ all those beers) 

no one knows
(hoping no one knows)
just how hard you worked
(despite how hard you worked)
but now it shows...
(you forgot that Boeheim blows!)


IN ONE SHINING MOMENT,
(In One Sh!tty Moment)
IT'S ALL ON THE LINE

(ND’s Goddy Seemed Blind)
ONE SHINING MOMENT,
(One Sh!tty Moment)
THERE FROZEN IN TIME
 

(St. Mary’s kicked ‘Nova’s behind)

But time is short 

(Kentucky came up short)
and the road is long
(Baylor didn’t stay too long)

in the blinking of an eye
(You let out a sigh)
ah that moment's gone
(Your Final 4 is gone.)

And when it's done
(Though K-State made it fun)
win or lose
(to watch Xavier lose,)
you always did your best

(2 OTs meant no rest)
cuz inside you knew...

(So next day’s work you screwed)


THAT ONE SHINING MOMENT,
(One Sh!tty Moment)
YOU REACHED DEEP INSIDE
(You Knew Georgetown Hadn’t Tried)
ONE SHINING MOMENT,
(One Sh!tty Moment)
YOU KNEW YOU WERE ALIVE

(You Puked With Each Duke High Five)


Feel the beat of your heart
(WV’s loss stopped your heart)

feel the wind in your face
(But Huggins didn’t wipe tears from “your” face.)

it's more than a contest

(And Cornell won? A math contest?)
it's more than a race...


(Then the Spartans put you in your place.)

And when it's done
(Picked Butler out in Round 1)

win or lose

(Yeah, you can really choose)
you always did your best

(Thought you were up for the test)
cuz inside you knew... 

(But Murray State? Who knew?)

THAT ONE SHINING MOMENT,
(That One Sh!tty Moment)
YOU REACHED FOR THE SKY
(Northern Iowa Just Wouldn’t Die)
ONE SHINING MOMENT,
(One Sh!tty Moment)
YOU WERE WILLING TO TRY
(So Throw Away Those Brackets – They Just Make You Cry.)

Until next year -


Take it easy,
Dave

“Who’s Who” of who is still alive in the Free pool:
(Also known as the list of people who have yet to have their One Sh!tty Moment.)

Butler Wins:
1.Michael Wood ($1,967.87)– My 6’ 4” neighbor who used to be UConn’s strength coach and was listed by Men’s Journal amongst the top 100 fitness trainers in the US. Whenever my wife sees him out walking his tiny little dog she always comments, “Oh, how cute.” Wait a minute. It’s just hitting me that my wife might not be referring to the dog.

2. (Tie) Jon Weideman ($490.46) – A man with whom I’ve showered many times. I should probably explain that. Jon and I went to St. Bonaventure University where the dorms are equipped with communal showers. Yeah, you’d think that would be the situation at a Catholic school.

2.(Tie) Julia Wood ($490.46)– Though ranked by “ESPN Rise” as one of the best guards in Massachusetts, she has yet to beat me in a game of H-O-R-S-E. That could be because she has yet to play me in a game of H-O-R-S-E.

4.(Tie) Charles O’Shea ($81.74)– A person whom I’ve never met. According to my sister Samara, he is a good friend of hers. Not sure what that means. She considers Julia Stiles to be a friend based on the fact that they once shared a cab.

4.(Tie) Michael Joyce ($81.74) – My sister’s boyfriend’s brother-in-law. He is, therefore, living proof that I truly ask everyone I know, to ask everyone they know, to join this pool.


Duke Wins:
1.Eric Anable ($1,961.87)– An old friend dating back to junior high with whom I reconnected with recently via the power of Facebook. He and I played on a travel soccer team called Ajax. He then got really good, and moved on to play for 409.

2.Mark Hoover ($653.96)– Clearly someone who now hates the power of Facebook. He's also a BC Law buddy who has yet to recover from the fact that “Jackass 2” got snubbed at the Oscars.

3.Michael Wood ($326.97) – See Above
4 (Tie) Jon Weideman ($81.74) – See Above
4. (Tie) Julia Wood – ($81.74) - See Above

Jimmy V - $163.48
*(An extra $25 was donated by Tyler Bonstead to the Jimmy V Foundation)

Good Luck To All,
Dave

Dave's Final 4 Point Play

Below is my hopefully humorous Final 4-point play. Below that is the list of all the folks who still have a shot at coming in first –fourth in the “Free” pool. I opted not to put together a separate list of people who claim to know a lot about college hoops, but have no chance at winning the pool – because I would be on top.

Final 4 Point Play –
1.Butler – So, odds are that you, like most folks, are leaning toward rooting for the underdog Bulldogs to win it all. Before you commit, let me give you a little bit of info about the founder of Butler University that may change your mind. He was an attorney.

2.Duke – During their game against the “play-in” winner, Arkansas Pine-Bluff, the Blue Devil Mascot wore a headband that read “Played In/Blown Out.” Given that Duke’s win on Sunday was due to awful officiating, their mascot should be forced to wear a different headband this weekend. One that reads, “Fix’s In/Bailed Out.”

3.West Virginia –I’ve been told that WV’s guard, Joe Mazzulla has acquired the nickname “Corn Oil”. I’m guessing that’s because of Mazola Corn Oil. Then again, it could be because he has some kind of greasy foot issue.

4.Michigan State – Oregon reportedly offered to make Tom Izzo the highest paid coach in college basketball. Should it really take that much to convince him to leave the state of Michigan. I mean, half that state is currently filled with unemployed people. And the other half is filled with Michael Moore.


Folks With A Chance To Finish 1-4 In The Arguably Non-Illegal Pool

Duke Wins Championship
1 Eric Anable
2 Mark Hoover
3.Michael Wood
4 (tie) John Wiedeman
4.(tie) Julia Wood

West Virginia Wins Championship
1 Tara Kenyon
2 Clare Frey
3. Mikey Schmidt
4.Dan Palmisano

Michigan State or Butler beats West Virginia
1.Michael Joyce
2.David Mitchell
3.David Diprosa
4.Tara Kenyon

Michigan State or Butler beats Duke
1.Michael Wood
2.(tie) John Wiedeman
2.(tie) Julia Wood
4. (tie) Charles O’Shea
4. (tie) Michael Joyce

First place - $1,947.49
Second place $649.16
Third place - $324.58
Fourth place - $162.29
Jimmy V - $162.29
Total Pot - $3,245.81
*(An extra $25 was donated by Tyler Bonstead to the Jimmy V Foundation)


Take it easy,
Dave