Enter the (M)Aarch — God of War madness!
March is the third month in the Gregorian Calendar. It has 31 days, including one dedicated to mass consumption of Green Beer. (Mmmm. Green beer.)
Known by Greeks as Ares and Romans as Mars, the month of March gets its name from the God of War.
Mars — the red, bloody scar in the night sky.
Mars — Minister of Wrath. Lord of the Death Knights.
If you don’t think the name “Ares” sounds tough enough for a War God, just put one or two of those titles behind it. Ares, God of War, Minister of Wrath. Or even your name — “Bill, God of War, Lord of the Death Knights.”
If the Greeks had more swords and fewer orgies, the third month might even be known as “Arrch.” Better yet, just make the M silent and sound off like a thirsty, Greek pirate - “Aaaarccch!”
That, patient reader, brings us to the subject of Aaarrcchh Madness. The month isn’t even 60 hours old, and already the upsets are stacking up.
THURSDAY
Georgia Tech punks No. 8 Heels 84-77: The Jackets saddled NC with its sixth loss of the season. Five of those have come against the ACC. Go figure.
Utah State bull-rushes No. 10 Nevada 79-77 in OT: Incidentally, if you have never seen a game at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, punch yourself a first class ticket to the Intermountain West’s own Happy Valley. When Cal Poly is in town, it’s a little calm. But bring Nevada, Utah or especially BYU into the 10K-seat Spectrum, and it’s flat nutty. Has that Kentucky-Louisville feel to it.
The 142-140 triple-OT loss to then-national power UNLV in 1985 was the best game ever played. OK, the best game I ever saw on TV. All right. The best game I ever read about in the paper.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:38 am
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