Hereafter

[Wayne23]

12/4: 81-67 in our first road game at Arizona. We led all the way. 13, 17, 5, 3 blocks for Graw, 13, 8 for SF Max Hark. Very good guard play. +19 RBs.

77-53 over Alabama here. Once again, we led all the way. 18, 18 for Graw who is certainly the real thing. 15, 7 for Hark. +29 RBs, +18 inside.

84-57 butt kicking of North Carolina here. 19, 15 for Graw, 18, 2, 4 for Oslo. Big advantage inside.

People have been using the risky dino holo program for about a week. Not many are using it but some are. No casualties so far.

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12/25: 85-60 over Kona here. Never a game. 19, 11 for Graw, 15, 7 for Ansa. +22 down low.

Our first close game, 78-73 at #5 Cincinnati. We led almost all the way but they got it to one possession several times. We fought back every time, which is a good sign.

28, 16 for Graw, 19, 3, 4 steals for PF Jay Mile, 12, 19, 4 for Ansa.9 TOs and we controlled the paint.

91-66 here, over FL ST, in our last pre-conf game. 18, 5, 3 for Mile. Graw had his first poor game. Total control inside.

We're at 9-0, NET #1, but we're only ranked #2 behind undefeated Kansas.

+20.7 PPG, + and amazing 17.5 RBs, -4.4 TOs, 12.6, which is too many. +7.5 assists.

Superstar Del Graw leads us with 16.8, 12.8. 4 other average 10.3 or more and the next gets 9.3. 8.6 RBs for Ansa.

Still no casualties in the dino program but several close calls. The geeks are about to release lessened safety protocol holo programs for the other dino sites.

[Wayne23]

1/12/2065: We start Big 10 play with an 83-64 win at Indiana. 22, 11 for Graw. Strong inside play and 9 fewer TOs.

69-55 at Northwestern, and we led all the way. 24, 4 for Mile, 17, 4, 4 for Oslo. Dominant inside again but 20 TOs.

91-74 over Ohio ST here. 55-33 at halftime. 23, 8 for Hark, 21, 4 for Ansa. +32 in the paint, 6 TOs.

Del Graw: I expect to be one and done here at Michigan ST. If it looks like I'll be a lottery pick, I'm gone, and that's what I think will happen. But I'm having a lot of fun. I would really like to win a national championship!

88-56 over Nebraska in East Lansing. We were up by only 7 at halftime. 51-26 in the 2nd. 25, 14 for Graw, 24, 4, 6 for Oslo, 11, 13 for Ansa. 53 RBs, +29.

13-0, 4-0, #2, NET #1.

We knew it was just a matter of time but there have been casualties in one of the dino programs. Someone who was using a lowered safety program took a foolish chance. In practically no time he was killed and devoured by a few raptors. It is captured on video and is not a pretty sight. People who opt for lower safety in the dino programs will be forced to watch it from now on. It probably won't help.

“No! We should not change our policies on this. People are making a choice. Of course there are consequences. I'm opposed to taking that choice away. We've taken every reasonable precaution. You can't protect damn fools from being damn fools.”

We voted 9-3 to make no changes.

[Wayne23]

1/24: 59-68 at #11 Wisconsin. They always seem to give us trouble. We shot 32.8%, at least partly due to their good D but we were cold. 12, 20 for Graw, 13, 4, 4 for Oslo. 20 TOs, -6 at the line.

I didn't expect to go undefeated. Shake it off and move on.

A real blowout, 71-36 over Rutgers here. They shot 33.3%. 18 for Gare, 14, 7 for Ansa. 8 TOs; we handle the ball much better at home, which makes very little sense to me.

79-52 over Iowa here; they're having a down season. 23, 15, 1, 4 for Graw. Huge edge inside.

87-54 over Indiana here. 22, 4, 4 for Gare, 18, 10, 3 for Graw.

We're 16-1, 7-1, 1 back of #3 Illinois who we meet at their place in the regular season finale. That could be a big game!

Still #2 and #1 NET.

I spoke a little about boxing several years ago and never followed up. It's time. I have been watching all this time. I have always been fascinated by boxing. At its best it is an art, “the manly art of self-defense.” Of course now women box as well. Boxing takes all kinds of skills if one is to be successful at it and it takes a dedication to training.

We use somewhat oversized gloves here, and our boxers wear helmets. Nearly all fights end in a decision rather than a knock out, although knock outs do happen on occasion. But it is still really interesting to me. Awhile ago I decided to work to learn to become a trainer and a cut man. I resurrected someone as close to Angelo Dundee as I could manage, and he ahs been teaching me. I “work the corner” with him and assist him in supervising training. In a few years I will be ready to have my own stable of boxers. When that happens I may need to stop coaching- there are only so many hours. We'll see.

Oh, and those other sports that happen in a ring? A plague on all of them. None of them require the kind of skills boxing does. They are about violence for the sake of violence are little more than back alley brawls. None of them are allowed here, except in the holo chamber where a few people engage in them, but not many.

[Wayne23]

2/9: 83-71 at Ohio ST. They kept it reasonably close most of the way. 24, 8 for Mile, 10, 2, 11 for Oslo. We were solid inside but 20 TOs.

Can't believe Dal McGraw is only #14 on the Norton list!

100-85 at Maryland. They couldn't stop us. Our D could have been better but it didn't make any difference. 15, 15, 4, 3, 4 for Ansa, 21, 5 for Mile, 20, 3, 4 for Gare. +22 in the paint, 10 TOs.

95-62 with Penn ST here. 48-19 at halftime. 17, 12 for Graw, 18, 7 for Mile.

Jay Mile: I'm trying to decide whether to declare for the draft. I'm only a freshman but it's tempting. I know a lot of the pro scouts are here to watch Dal Graw but some of them are definitely watching me. We'll see.

82-66 at #17 Michigan. We led all the way. 15, 3, 7, 5 for Oslo. All 5 starters were in double figures.

20-1, 11-1. Still 1 back of #3 Illinois. It's a 2 team race as we're 4 up on 3rd place with 8 to play. Still #2, NET #1.

[Wayne23]

2/11: Dal Graw is #10 on the Norton list.

2/21: 85-67 against Purdue here. Only up 1 at the half. 14, 15, 4 for Graw, 12, 2, 8, 4, 4 for Oslo. +23 RBs but 20 TOs.

65-55 at Rutgers. We led all the way but it was closer than we wanted it to be. 17, 6, 5 for Gare. +24 inside, 9 TOs to 24.

73-57 at Penn ST. It was close for 25 minutes. 23, 11 for Graw, 19, 5 for Hark. We dominated inside. It was a terribly sloppy game; we had 24 TOs, they had 29.

82-61 over Northwestern here. Never close. 14, 13, 3 for Graw, 16, 7 for Ansa. We owned the paint.

24-1, 15-1, tied for 1st with #3 Illinois who finally lost. 4 games to go and we meet in the final at their place. #2, NET #1. We're 5 up on 3rd place.

[Wayne23]

3/4: 90-46 with Minnesota here. A rout. 20, 11, 4 for Graw, 16, 5 for Mile. +31 RBs, +30 in the paint. 8 TOs.

79-73 at Purdue. The final was as close as they got. 18, 14 for Graw, 17, 7 for Hark. Strong inside play.

63-70 at Maryland. We didn't expect this but then we played poorly. No doubt we were looking ahead. They led by as many as 17 and we never caught up.

It all came down to the final game of the season, at #3 Illinois. We beat them 68-61. We took a big early lead, led by 20 at the half, and they never got closer than 5 in the 2nd. 14, 7 for Mile, 11, 12 for Graw. +15 RBs, +10 in the paint. 18 TOs but they had 17. We will almost certainly meet again in the Big 10 tourney final.

27-2, 18-2, #1 seed in the Big 10 tourney, #2, NET #2.

+18.8 PPG, #2 in scoring. +14.8 RBs, #1 in RBs and RB margin. -5.6 TOs but 13.2. +5.9 assists. Graw leads us with 14.7, 12.4. The next 5 scorers average between 12.5 and 9.7.

3/5: Dal Graw climbs to #5 on the Norton list.

We lose both Graw and Mile to the draft. Not a surprise. We have some good big men coming in, thankfully, because we're losing all of ours, 2 to the draft, 2 to graduation.

[Wayne23]

3/8: We play #9 seed Penn ST, 16-15, 8-12. Their starting C is out with an MCL tear. Beat them by 33 and 16. This is a team we should beat easily.

3/9: Up 15 after 10. 54-27 at the half. Kind of what we expected. +16 in the paint and 3 TOs.

86-56. Not pretty. 17, 9 for Hark. 6 TOs, +18 inside.

For the first time in a very long time we lost power. We've still been having regular drills about this but people stopped taking them seriously. As a result there were casualties. 3 killed, 46 injured.

“This is our fault. We should have done more to get people to take the drills seriously.”

“We held them, we lectured people about how serious they were and how dangerous a complete power failure could be, we sent emails.
Not sure what more we could have done.”

“Lots more!”

[Wayne23]

3/10: #5 seed Maryland, 22-9, 12-8, in the semis. We're huge favorites. We won by 15 there and then they shocked us winning by 7 here. We lost it at the line, frankly, due to poor officiating. They have a good SG but he doesn't get a lot of help.

Game time: Close early. Up 6 after 10. We go on a run and lead 51-32 at the half. 16 for Graw, 14 for Oslo. Up 10 with 10 left. Then we take charge.

93-76. 24, 4, for Graw, 18, 4, 4 for Oslo. +24 in the paint. 8 TOs.

Rob Wilx, who barely plays, gets a concussion and is out for a week and a half or so.

The Council voted to ramp up safety efforts both related to drills, and to other matters. We were feeling way too safe. It's never safe on a space ship.

[Wayne23]

3/11: #3 seed, #21 ranked Wisconsin, 21-13, 12-8, upset #3 ranked Illinois. We play them for the title. Their leading scorer has a bruised bicep but he'll play. They beat us by 9 at their place, mostly due to the guy who is hurt, he had 25 and played excellent D. We think we're a lot better but they always give us trouble.

Game time: We score the first 8. Up 6 after 10. 35-25 at halftime. Both of our starting guards have 3 fouls as does their PG. Their big scorer only had 5 but their C had 13. We start the 2nd with a big run to get the lead past 20. Up 21 with 10 left. The subs are in early!

78-52 and the Big 10 title. 20, 15 for Graw. 12 TOs to 26.

A very expensive win. We lose starting PG Kev Oslo for 11 days, which means for at least the first 2 games, maybe the 3rd. Don Hale will start.