hawks! tigers (boo!) live blog ...

As always, I'm logged into yahoo! as teamtito15 if you want to participate.

My prediction: MU 83, Kansas 81. God I hope I'm wrong.

I also wish that the Lundquist / Raftery crew calling the Louisville / Marquette game had drawn us instead. Oh well, at least my favorite college hoops duo is back together again, just in time for the Madness that is March.

Gregg checks in: "feel free to post any of my hatred or venom towards fizzou". You got it champ. I hate them too. They did rape all our women and children, their fans are all a bunch of drunks, and they toss whiskey bottles at you. Plus their women are all easy. Wait, that's a good thing, my bad.

The band is ready. Oh Oh Oh Oh!

Rock ... Chalk ... Jayhawk ... KU ...

Ian Eagle on the call. Jim Spanarkle on the color.

The tip! Out of bounds to Kansas.

Morningstar misses the 3. Ball stolen back by Kansas. Collins fouled by English. I think its non shooting.

Nope, shooting. Collins hits the first. Misses the second.

Lyons misses from 12. Taylor with the running driver! Swish! 3-0 Kansas!

Tiller hits from the top of the key. Nice shot.

Aldridge misses the dunk! Dammit! Carroll brick on the other end. Horrendous pass by Collins. Morris with the block! But Lyons follows up to give MU its first lead.

Marcus Morris! 5-4 Hawks!

The Field House is LOUD. Carroll bricks! Collins to Morningstar! Layup good!

The Field House is REALLY loud!

MU misses a 3. Morningstar with a TURRIBLE pass, back to MU. 7-4 Hawks, 16:51 to go.

Another bricked MU 3. Hawks board. Aldridge misses from short range. Good D by Carroll. Who takes it the other way and is fouled. Shots upcoming.

Bricks the first. Friendly roll on the 2nd. 7-5 Hawks.

STUPID foul on English. That's his 2nd already!

Tiller steal, misses the layup! Aldridge with the dunk on the other end!

Collins to Morris! Timeout MU!!! 11-5 Hawks!

Its not a border showdown, its a border war!

Brick by MU! Morningstar to Morris! 13-5 Hawks! Lyons bricks! Huge pass to Aldridge ... and we blow it. Kansas ball though. Under 16 timeout, KU up 8!

Good point by Kellie on the CSI: Miami promo: what kind of red headed white guy is named Horatio? And what person in Miami doesn't have a tan?

Reid inside ... foul called on MU. I thought that was goaltending on Little's follow up.

Little hits the first.

And rebounds the 2nd! Collins from 3! SWISH! 17-5 Hawks!

Shot clock violation! The noise is playing a HUGE factor!

And Ian ... you can't deliver a knockout punch 7 minutes into a game. Not against a team like MU.

Collins! 14-0 run!

Foul on MU on Ramsey! This is implosion city early on!

When I look at Bill Self, I can't help but think Joe Biden Hair Plugs.

Little! 16-0 run! Timeout MU! 21-5 Kansas!

Gregg: "does it violate state prostitution laws to have that many fizzou parents in one area?" I say yes. But then again, I'm pro prostitution in any form, so go fizzou parents!

Lyons, and the foul. Very good set play. Under 12 with a free throw upcoming, 21-7 Hawks.

I can think of a few people who'd question the ethics of ITT Hartford. This whole watching live thing so you're stuck with commercials sucks at times.

Since when does Barack Obama say anything inspiring or hopeful? I thought everything was doom and gloom under this guy?

Lyons hits the foul shot. 21-8.

Little misses from 8 feet. MU running its offense, Blocked! I think Aldridge got it. Jump ball, possession arrow MU.

Bad 3 try by Lawrence. Hawks board, carry on Taylor. Good call. Crowd has quieted down.

Lyons with a nice layup. Dusty: "where's the and one?" I have to agree, looked like a foul to me.

Aldridge no, Morris, YES! And it counts! And we got away with an over the back to boot!

23-10 Hawks, free throw pending, 10:33 left in the half.

And the brick. Lawrence misses a wide open 3. Steal MU. Ramsey bricks the layup! Hawks push it! Collins! To Aldridge! 25-10! And the house is ROCKING again!

Ramsey misses ANOTHER layup! But KU gives it back. Tiller to Lyons, good play. 25-12 Hawks.

Foul on Tiller on the support D. Man, live blogging a speech or football is so much easier, the pace is slower.

TOUGH call on Aldridge. And yes, I'm biased. That's his 2nd.

I feel a MU run coming on here.

Unlucky shot by Lyons, should have fallen. Collins p*sses it away on the other end, Carroll ... and stolen by Morningstar ... who bricks the layup! Collins with the board ... and fouled by Tiller.

That was NOT a foul by Tiller. We'll take it, but weak.

Collins hits the first.

Collins hits the 2nd. Kansas by 15.

What was Tiller thinking? Horrid pass. Tie up gives the ball to KU.

I should probably delete that "I feel a MU run coming here" comment.

Reid from 3! 30-12 Kansas!

Under 8 timeout, MU ball. Hawks by 18! Dusty is getting frustrated.

Foul on Morris, Lyons to the line. Brick! Lyons has 9 of MU's 12. Yikes. The jumper ain't falling today.

Brick! Board Morris. STUPID shot by Collins. Carroll with the board.

Charge on MU! Obvious call, why it took 5 seconds to decide, I don't know.

Apparently nobody else here agrees with me on the charge call. Dusty just called me "f*cking blind ... not even the announcers agreed with you on that one". OK then.

Reid from 3! Holy crap we're up 21!!!

Bad MU shot, they get the board. NICE pass to Lyons. 33-14.

Taylor drives, fouled. Shots upcoming.

Bricks the first. Damn.

Bricks them both. MU pushes it. Lyons bricks, Aldridge, to Little to Collins, swish! KU 36-14! Largest lead!

Lyons brick! Back shot by Reid. Foul on Reid.

Brick at the line by Carroll. You can't help but laugh.

Bangs home the 2nd one. 36-15 Hawks.

Little misses, Taylor with the board for MU. NICE play by Carroll. And KU turns it over on a STUPID inbounds brain fart. Bill Self is p*ssed.

Huge moment here for MU if they can drain a 3.

Tiller close ... nope. Hawks push. Taylor with the floater! Hawks by 21!

MU bricks it. Morningstar turns it over. Frenetic pace. Carroll lays it in. TO KU. 38-19 Kansas. Still have the under 4 timeout to go as well.

MU sets the offense. Still 38-19.

Rejected by Aldridge! There's the under four.

I effing LOVE Verne Lundquist.

Brick, but board MU. Foul on Tyshawn Taylor. Not sure where we're at in terms of the bonus right now.

Another miss by Lawrence. Kansas sets into the half court offense.

ALDRIDGE on the follow up! 40-19 1:30 to go!

If the Morris kids didn't commit stupid fouls, they'd never post any stats. 1 and 1 for Carroll, who misses.

Layup by someone on Kansas. Was too busy cracking Austin Johnson jokes with everyone to notice who.

Holy crap, MU is ice cold.

KU playing for the last shot up 23.

Tyshawn Taylor for 3! Holy effing God! 45-19 Kansas at the half! 45-19!

I'm taking 10 for the half, will resume when action does.

And we're back. Only 3 Tigers scored in the first half. Yikes.

Carroll hits. Cuts the lead to 24. Hee hee.

Nice steal by Lyons. I still think MU had a big run in them, which is why I wanted the lead to be as large as possible at the half.

Lyons, money. Down to 22.

Foul on Zaire Taylor on Aldridge.

Aldridge hits both. Up to 24 again.

Once again, if the Morris twins didn't pick up fouls ...

Steal Kansas. Collins wide open 3!!! Largest lead of the game!!!

And MU FINALLY hits a 3. Zaire Taylor.

Aldridge close to an over and back.

Morris with back to back ass farts, first a horrendous three point shot, then a stupid foul.

Lyons for 3. Down to 21. MU starting to hit the jumpers ...

Little, awful shot. MU pushes it. Foul on Aldridge, his 3rd? Yup. I'd call TO if I was Kansas with one more MU bucket.

Lyons hits the first. Down to 20.

MU has not missed an attempted shot or free throw in this half yet.

Lyons hits the second, we're under 20.

Little nearly gives it away. AWFUL shot by Collins ... but somehow, he's at the line after the scrum at midcourt.

Seriously, what the hell is Kansas thinking? Why are we chucking up 25 point 3's with 20 on the shot clock when we're up 19?

Collins hits the first.

And the 2nd. Back to 21 ... but I'm not comfortable right now.

NICE PASS to Carroll. Down to 19, and MU can finally press. D might need to spark something up here again to calm me down.

Someone hit the layup follow up for Kansas. Other end, foul on Little, should be the under 16 timeout with Lyons at the line. 54-33 Kansas.

Lyons hits the first. Down to 20. Lyons has been an effing stud today. Fortunately nobody else on his team showed up to play.

Down to 19 after he drains the 2nd.

Aldridge bricks, tie up. Ball to KU.

MU still hasn't missed an attempted shot in this half.

Reid for 3! 57-35!

There's a miss! Morningstar with the board. REID ... no. Lyons pushes it. Steal Tyshawn Taylor! Collins 3 ... SWISH! SWISH! As Bob Davis would say, SWISH!!! Timeout MU! 60-35 Kansas!!!

The Filet-o-Fish ad is hilarious.

Nice pass, Tiller to Carroll. And a foul on Carroll on the inbounds.

Gregg: "If assholes could fly, Columbia MO would be busier than O'Hare". (chris matthews voice) Ha!

Free throw good by Carroll, and the 2nd as well. Down to 21.

Anytime you see a J. Tiller line in the KC area, you can't help but think abortion mill.

Collins hits from the foul line. Up 23. And MU turns it over!

Foul on MU as Tyshawn Taylor drives. Shots upcoming.

Swish. Up 24. Not quite a swish but good. Up 25.

MU hits a jumper, Bowers I believe.

Aldridge with the gimme.

Foul on Little, his 4th. Under 12 TO, 66-41 Kansas.

MU's Taylor hits a 3. 66-44.

Aldridge hits!

This thing is just about over. KU ball, 10:42 to go.

(My way of saying, the live blog is just about over ...)

KU shooting 55%. Beautiful.

Aldridge! YES! And it counts! KU matches its largest lead with a foul shot upcoming!

Hits it. 71-44 Hawks.

Carroll hits. Down to 25. Hee hee.

Foul on Carroll against Aldridge.

This is an absolute ass kicking. This is an absolute bend over, grab the ankles, and assume the position defeat. This redefines woodshed beating. This ... this is beautiful.

Thomas hits the first foul shot. We might hit 100.

Collins misses the 3. MU can cut it to 20 ... and misses. Collins with the layup on the other end! 74-50!

Carroll cuts it to 20, 74-54. 7:21 to go. At least Wednesday night we get to crack Austin Johnson jokes again when MU plays OU.

10-2 MU run has cut it to 20. And the Tigers get a steal. Out of bounds to MU, should be the under 8. 74-54, 7 minutes exactly to go.

And with that, the blog is done. If MU gets back in it, I will too ...