Not much time to work on my picks during the day but thankfully I have turned into a bit of a loser and am spending most of my Friday nights on the couch writing blogs. So if you happen to be at home playing on your computer than you can enjoy the picks tonight. Get yourself prepared for another great weekend of roundball.
Before I hit you with my knowledge, I must sidetrack and get everyone’s opinions on how to handle a situation that Laura and I are currently experiencing. My condo is on the 3rd floor of a four-story building and our neighbors to the north are extremely noisy. Now, this is not just the occasional noise. Rather it is all sorts of racket at random times through out the day and night. For example, one day in the middle of the afternoon Laura complained to me about their blaringly loud music. The music was loud enough that Laura was able to sing along to the Journey’s Don’t stop believing that was coming from the condo above. A little odd? I think so. I hear them in the morning at 6 am and every night before bed clogging around with what seems to be cement blocks on their feet. On the rare nights that we go out until bar time, we can expect to pass out to the audible annoyances coming from above. As for tonight it appears that there is an adult dinner party going on in combination with a kindergarteners birthday party. We’ve got music, loud talking, children running across the floor, objects crashing to the floor, and just about every other sound possible. Sometimes I am not sure what is worse, the train blaring its horn as it pulls into the factory or the neighbors above.
I am blogging about this because I need your advice on what to do. Do I go up there now and ask them to please be a little more considerate and keep their loud sounds to a minimum? Should I wait until tomorrow to introduce myself and ask if they can try to be a bit quieter? How effective would it be if I shot a basketball into the ceiling every night before bed and when I get up in the morning? Would it be wise to leave an anonymous note asking for some peace and quiet? Do I continue to bitch and complain about it with Laura and not say anything at all? I need some help, please! I am sure some of you have been in similar situations. At this point, I am willing to try anybody’s suggestions so please share your advice with me asap.
Now on to the picks…
West Virginia at Pittsburgh: The Mountaineers need a bounce back win after suffering a home loss against Villanova. Huggy Bear will have his squad ready to go and WVU will steal a tough road game. WVU 75 Pitt 67
Tennessee at Kentucky: Expect a blow out at Rupp Arena on Saturday. Kentucky, with Wall and Cousins, is just too talented. The Vols are still playing short handed and with limited scholarship players and the tank is running on empty. Bruce Pearl always seems to have some magic up his sleeve but not this weekend. Kentucky 78 Tennessee 57
Missouri at Baylor: Mizzou should be able to get a road win, as long as they are able to avoid foul trouble and play their style of basketball in Waco. Both teams have great guards but I believe Missouri’s JT Tiller, Zaire Taylor, and Kim English will have the upper hand. Quick thought: How do people think Missouri would fit in the Big 10? They have solid football and basketball programs but does Columbia Missouri have much appeal? Mizzou 72 Baylor 66
Ohio State at Illinois: Other than the Illini, the Buckeyes are probably the hottest team in the Big 10. I expect Illinois to have a letdown game after two big wins against Michigan State and Wisconsin. Combine that with the fact that Ohio State has Evan Turner, arguably the best player in the Big 10 if not the country, listed on its roster. This should result in a victory for the crazy gummy chomping Thad Matta.
Louisville at Syracuse: The Orange will go down at the Carrier Dome this weekend. They are 24-1 and are due for a loss. The Cuse has survived a couple close calls recently and Louisville is a team that could pull off the upset. Maybe Rick Pitino will bust out his all white suit and shoe combo for the road game. Well, probably not but we can wish can’t we? Go Cards. Louisville 77 Syracuse 71
Quick Hits:
Wisconsin over Indiana
Duke over Maryland
Virginia over Virginia Tech
I am starting to feel like the Nostradamus of the Sports World,
The Bean Spiller
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nice louisville pick
ReplyDeleteI am not sure of the full complaint...if i got to wake up to hear Don't Stop Believing, I would think, wow, what a great start to a day!
ReplyDeletehahahaha true meech everyone loves don't stop believing. especially back when everyone played it for a pregame drinking song in college. come on you know you rocked out to it. but now at the age of i am guessing mid 30s is it still necessary to blare the song in the middle of the afternoon. guess i am not the only one with college withdrawals.
ReplyDeletetoday at about 10 am i came back to the condo. of course music is blaring. this time the song was Defying Gravity. It is the popular theme song from Broadway's Musical Wicked. So now they not only want to be back in college but they also want to be an actress.
Jeannie great blog. Loved the cement blocks on their feet. very accurate description. I think we both now that neither of us is going to complain any time soon. But if that day does come I would bet on me complaining (by your force).