Awesome!

I just got word from Amazon that not only is my copy of NCAA 10 going to be three dollars cheaper than they originally said it would be, thus being $11 cheaper than retail, it's going to arrive tomorrow, when the original estimate was that it wouldn't start shipping until the 20th. I'd say two days late is a fair price to pay for getting it $11 off.

What good music really sounds like

It makes me sad to know what trash is being broadcast as "music" these days, and unfortunately, way too many people buy into the crap. I'm happy for people like the Jonas Brothers because they're making money and despite the South Park image, I'm pretty sure they're happy with their lives, but they're unintentionally helping to destroy what used to be an art form. Such a pity...

Life is excellent

Two days ago, I was told by my dentist that he was extremely happy with my oral hygiene and that I should keep doing what I'm doing vis a vis brushing and flossing. Better yet, I no longer have to wear my retainers (awesome may they be, seeing as though they're red and blue) during the day and only have to wear them when I'm sleeping. Excellent.

The only downside is that over the past year, due to the fact that I've worn them constantly and the only time I ever took them out was to clean them when brushing my teeth, the roof of my mouth hasn't experienced the feeling of solid food in about a year. It's not exactly a pleasant feeling.

Oh well.

Oceanside player commits to Arizona

You know, I didn't go to El Camino, but you don't have to go to El Camino High to hate Oceanside High. They're kinda like the Yankees of local football, especially since they've won a record five straight CIF titles.

However, the hatred doesn't change the fact that John Carroll (no relation to USC's Pete) is a damn good coach and he creates good athletes, so I'm really happy to hear that one of Oceanside's players committed to Arizona for the 2010 season.

Jerry Whittaker grew up rooting for the underdog.

When it came to Pac-10 football, that meant following somebody other than USC and UCLA, the two powerhouses located just a two-hour drive from his Oceanside, Calif., home.

"I always liked Arizona, probably because I was always rooting against USC and UCLA," he said. "Even when I was a kid, I thought, 'Arizona — that'd be a nice place to go.'"

Now, he's going.

Whittaker, a 5-foot-11-inch, 170-pound defensive back, verbally committed to the Arizona Wildcats late Monday. The seventh member of the UA's 2010 recruiting class chose the UA over offers from Texas A&M, Washington, Washington State, San Diego State and New Mexico.

Whittaker registered four interceptions as a junior at Oceanside High School, one of the San Diego area's football powerhouses. He was also a stellar wide receiver, catching 30 passes for 543 yards and seven touchdowns.

Whittaker said he's happy playing defense; he spurned interest from Cal and Wyoming, in part because both schools preferred him at receiver.

I really hope that this is a sign of things to come for Arizona. Recruiting out of Southern California is a gold mine year in and year out, so things will definitely turn out well for Arizona if this turns into a trend. As long as Sonny Dykes chooses to stay with us instead of taking teams up on head coach offers (which he'll definitely be getting in the future, count on it) things just continue to look up for Arizona.

Speaking of Arizona football, I've added a countdown timer to Arizona's home opener on the left sidebar.

Best Futurama scene ever?

Unfortunately, the first part of the scene isn't included in the video (you can find the audio of the beginning of the scene here (#7)), which kinda ruins it, but I am of the honest belief that this is one of Futurama's best scenes ever.

No word yet on when those 26 new episodes come out, unfortunately.

His organ donation card also lists his beard

I would do the same thing with my ridiculously awesome goatee if I could.

Arizona's recruiting class: #12 in the nation

In three months, Sean Miller has taken us from no recruiting class whatsoever to #12 in the nation. Just imagine what he'll do with a full recruiting period.

I could not be any prouder of our basketball program at this moment. Actually, that's not true, but our next national championship is yet to come. I'll save the true pride for when Sean cuts down the net.

A true hero amongst men

Greater than Chuck Norris.

Even if he is completely fictional, every man should aspire to be like The Most Interesting Man in the World.

Things just keep getting better and better

Released from USC, point guard commits to play for Miller, Cats

NEW YORK — Lamont "Momo" Jones on Wednesday became the second straight Oak Hill Academy starting point guard to commit to Arizona.

Only this time, ironically on the eve of Brandon Jennings' ascension into the NBA draft, Jones says he's coming for sure.

Whereas Jennings opted to go straight from Oak Hill to Italian pro ball last season, rather than enroll at UA, Jones said he decided to become a Wildcat guard after taking an impressive visit to Tucson last weekend and meeting with new coach Sean Miller. Jones originally planned a Monday news conference but said Wednesday he did not need to wait.

"Sean Miller is a great coach," Jones said. "I watched him at Xavier and, with what he did there, I have no doubt he will do the same at Arizona. Me and my mother sat down with him and listened to him talk, and we believe this is the best place for us."

Jones signed with USC in April but was released from his letter of intent after USC coach Tim Floyd resigned this month.

This is absolutely great news. Arizona seemed like it was MoMo's #1 school after he left USC, so this isn't surprising. I'm really happy to see him coming to Tucson and he'll definitely be a big asset to us. Interestingly enough, he has a family connection to Arizona's staff: Emanuel 'Book' Richardson, one of our assistants, is Jones' godfather.

What makes this so good is next year. If Miller can put this good of a recruiting class together in this short of a time as our coach, imagine what he'll be able to do for our 2010 class when he's got a full recruiting period to work with. I'm extremely happy about this and I can't wait to get back to McKale Center next year.

One other thing from the article that really stood out to me:

Miller "getting (the UA) job proves how much of a great coach he is," Jones said. "You don't just give anybody the University of Arizona coaching job. You have to be some type of special coach."

Although Miller has not yet coached a game at Arizona, he is drawing praise for his recruiting. Since being hired in April, Miller has lined up four Top100 freshmen, including Parrom, Solomon Hill and big man Kyryl Natyazhko. Arizona could get a fifth after Southern California wing Derrick Williams visits the UA this weekend.

Williams said via text message Tuesday, during a visit to Memphis, that he will visit Tucson this weekend and probably make a decision early next month.

Clark Francis of HoopScoop recruiting service said Jones' addition already gives the UA a 2009 recruiting class tied for 24th.

"This shows Sean Miller can recruit good players, and (Jones) is as good as it's going to get right now," Francis said. "If I were an Arizona fan, I'd be very excited."

Huzzah!

A few thoughts

* Transformers 2 was absolutely amazing. I don't care that it was about 2 and a half hours long. It was great. Yeah, there were some cheesy parts, but come on. Anyone who's walking into a Michael Bay movie shouldn't be expecting an amazing Oscar-winning plot. There is no one better than Bay when it comes to action scenes and this was absolutely great.

* USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! USA! 'Nuff said.