Saturday, March 27, 2010
Jerry Bueno Upgrades!
The Fayetteville Stage Race was epic in many ways. During this hard fought weekend, Jerry Bueno gathered enough points to earn his Category 3 upgrade. Congratulations to Jerry!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
SE Clients Grit Their Teeth on an Epic Weekend!
Fisk Knob Time Trial March 21. Grand Rapids, MI
Men Open: Tom Burke, 2nd. 1st Amateur!
Fayetteville Stage Race March 21-22. Fayetteville, TX
Stage 1, RR
Men 35+: Jerry Bueno, 1st!
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 5th
Men P,1: Colton Jarisch, 12th
Brandon Cowart, 15th
Men 3: Andrew Ennis, 14
Stage 2, TT
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 3rd
Men 3: Andrew Ennis, 14th
Men P,1: Colton Jarisch, 13th
Stage 3, RR
Men 3: Andrew Ennis, 1st!
Men 3: Brian Darby, 2nd!
Men 35+: Jerry Bueno, 4th.
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 6th
GC
Men 35+: Jerry Bueno, 4th.
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 4th
Men P,1: Brandon Cowart, 12th.
The Driveway Criterium Austin, TX. March 18.
Men P,1,2,3: Jed Rogers, 12th.
Tuesday Night Worlds Kansas City, KS
March 16: Shadd Smith, 1st!
March 23: Shadd Smith, 2nd
Men Open: Tom Burke, 2nd. 1st Amateur!
Fayetteville Stage Race March 21-22. Fayetteville, TX
Stage 1, RR
Men 35+: Jerry Bueno, 1st!
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 5th
Men P,1: Colton Jarisch, 12th
Brandon Cowart, 15th
Men 3: Andrew Ennis, 14
Stage 2, TT
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 3rd
Men 3: Andrew Ennis, 14th
Men P,1: Colton Jarisch, 13th
Stage 3, RR
Men 3: Andrew Ennis, 1st!
Men 3: Brian Darby, 2nd!
Men 35+: Jerry Bueno, 4th.
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 6th
GC
Men 35+: Jerry Bueno, 4th.
Men 5: Phillip Luce, 4th
Men P,1: Brandon Cowart, 12th.
The Driveway Criterium Austin, TX. March 18.
Men P,1,2,3: Jed Rogers, 12th.
Tuesday Night Worlds Kansas City, KS
March 16: Shadd Smith, 1st!
March 23: Shadd Smith, 2nd
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Colton Jarisch Upgrades to Category 1
Following a brilliant early season campaign, Colton has earned his category 1 upgrade. Keep your eye on good things from him and congratulations to Colton!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
It's a Crying Shame....
I'm a KU fan, 100%. They didn't deserve to win and this is a beautifully written, "tough" article. Remember that no matter how good you are, on any given day, someone is always better. Go hard or go home.
It's a Crying Shame...
And Kansas wanted it. Finally.
The clock hit zero, the buzzer sounded, the Northern Iowa and Kansas State fans in attendance at the Ford Center went bonkers, and right then and there, it occurred to the Jayhawks that they really wanted to win this game.
Senior guard Sherron Collins walked toward the Kansas bench to be near someone, anyone, who might feel his pain, and finding nobody to hug, he simply collapsed in a heap in front of coach Bill Self's empty chair. Sophomore forward Marcus Morris was on his hands and knees. So was his twin brother, Markieff Morris.
Fifteen minutes later, when the Kansas locker room opened its doors to the media, the Jayhawks were still crying. Literally, bawling. All of them. I've never seen anything like it, and I've seen devastated college locker rooms -- after losses in the Final Four, the national championship game -- every year since 1998.
The Morris twins were crying into towels. So were Tyshawn Taylor and Xavier Henry. Brady Morningstar was bawling loudly, completely broken by this loss. It was a shocking sight for two reasons.
One, like I said, I've never seen a locker room this distraught.
Two, Kansas didn't play like the game had mattered this much. Not until it was late. Not until it was too late, obviously.
I'll tell you when it kicked in for Kansas, the desire to win, the realization that losing might actually, you know, hurt: With less than three minutes left, when Self stopped yelling and started coaching, and had his players cover the entire court as if their season depended on it. Which it did. From that moment on, it was obvious which team was the No. 1 overall Goliath, and which team was the ninth-seeded David from the Missouri Valley Conference.
Honestly, it was uncomfortable to watch the final three minutes. Uncomfortable because it wasn't fair, Kansas being so much bigger, stronger and quicker than Northern Iowa. It was like watching a ninth-grader beat up a second-grader. It was that much of a physical mismatch.
And it was uncomfortable because, as those final three minutes unfolded, it crystallized Kansas' apathy over the previous 37 minutes.
Kansas had wanted to win from the opening tap, sure. Sort of like, when it's dinner time, you want to eat. Are you hungry? Maybe, maybe not. But it's 6 p.m., and you eat at 6, so you head for the table. Same with Kansas for those first 37 minutes. This was a game, and athletes prefer winning to losing, so Kansas wanted to win.
But the Jayhawks didn't need to win until they trailed 59-54 with 2 minutes, 58 seconds left. They weren't starving until those final three minutes. Northern Iowa, meanwhile, chased down this game from the opening tap like it was the Panthers' first meal in weeks. I'm not talking about shots going into the basket, though Northern Iowa had plenty of those. Ali Farokhmanesh made a trio of 3-pointers in the first half, no surprise considering he was the final-second hero of the Panthers' opening-round victory against UNLV. Center Jordan Eglseder made two 3-pointers in the first half, a shock considering he had made just one 3-pointer all season.
It was more than made shots. It was rebounds. Both teams had 16 in the first half, and again, you had to watch those last three minutes to realize just how much smaller, slower and weaker Northern Iowa was. In the second half Kansas outrebounded the Panthers by eight, but by then the Jayhawks trailed by 12 points.
Kansas' low point might have come with 14 minutes left when a Northern Iowa 3-pointer was tapped all the way into the backcourt, and Markieff Morris literally stopped chasing the ball. He figured it was a backcourt violation, never mind that Northern Iowa was still playing. Chasing everyone else would have required desire, and Morris wasn't about to show that, and so the Panthers played the rest of that possession like a power play in hockey, five on four -- and scored two points.
Final margin of victory? Two points.
But it was more than made shots or rebounds or even hustle at halfcourt. It was grit. The Panthers chased Kansas around the floor like Kansas had taken their lunch money. Kansas was bigger, stronger and faster, as I've said, but Northern Iowa was pissed. It wanted that money back. Kansas was nonchalant, aloof. If this was a baseball game, through 37 minutes every Northern Iowa player would have had dirt on his chest and knees. Kansas' uniforms would have been immaculate.
Am I being clear here? Kansas forced just four turnovers in the first half, and that's not even technically true. Northern Iowa had four turnovers in the half. That much is true. But Kansas forced only one of them. The others were offensive fouls or unforced, sloppy UNI mistakes.
That's how the second half unfolded, too. Kansas forced two turnovers in the first 17 minutes of the second half. Do the math there: In 37 minutes, Northern Iowa committed just six turnovers. That's almost impossible to do, especially against a team with more size, speed and strength. But anything's possible when that bigger, stronger, faster team doesn't have the heart. And Kansas, until three minutes were left, didn't have it. Just wasn't Kansas' day in the ol' ticker department.
In those final three minutes, though, Kansas made like the Grinch. Its heart grew two sizes after Self called for the full-court press, and Kansas just about chased Northern Iowa into oblivion.
The Panthers probably would have folded all the way under the pressure were it not for Farokhmanesh, who's as gutty as any player in the field. He had missed six straight 3-pointers when he found himself alone on the 3-point arc with 35 seconds left and a 63-62 lead.
It was early in the shot clock, so the smart basketball play would have been to pull the ball out, run off some more clock and shoot with about 10 seconds left in the game -- but screw it. Where's the fun in that? Farokhmanesh didn't punt. He went for it. He fired up the 3-pointer, and it went down, and this game was basically over.
When it was finished, Northern Iowa had scored more points off turnovers than Kansas. Northern Iowa had scored more points off the offensive glass. More points in transition. More points not just on the scoreboard, but more points in every way that measures effort.
Kansas led just once. It was 2-0. Other than the opening score of 0-0, this game was never even tied.
And you're going to cry after the game, Kansas? Don't bother. Too late. Nobody wants to hear that crap now.
For more from Gregg Doyel, check him out on Twitter: @greggdoyelcbs
It's a Crying Shame...
It's a crying shame Kansas didn't want it sooner
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Better late than never, Kansas wanted this game. Time had run out, sadly. Ninth-seeded Northern Iowa had just beaten the No. 1 seed Jayhawks -- the No. 1 overall seed Jayhawks -- in the second round, a 69-67 upset Saturday night that will rank among the biggest shockers in NCAA tournament history.
And Kansas wanted it. Finally.
The clock hit zero, the buzzer sounded, the Northern Iowa and Kansas State fans in attendance at the Ford Center went bonkers, and right then and there, it occurred to the Jayhawks that they really wanted to win this game.
Senior guard Sherron Collins walked toward the Kansas bench to be near someone, anyone, who might feel his pain, and finding nobody to hug, he simply collapsed in a heap in front of coach Bill Self's empty chair. Sophomore forward Marcus Morris was on his hands and knees. So was his twin brother, Markieff Morris.
Fifteen minutes later, when the Kansas locker room opened its doors to the media, the Jayhawks were still crying. Literally, bawling. All of them. I've never seen anything like it, and I've seen devastated college locker rooms -- after losses in the Final Four, the national championship game -- every year since 1998.
The Morris twins were crying into towels. So were Tyshawn Taylor and Xavier Henry. Brady Morningstar was bawling loudly, completely broken by this loss. It was a shocking sight for two reasons.
One, like I said, I've never seen a locker room this distraught.
Two, Kansas didn't play like the game had mattered this much. Not until it was late. Not until it was too late, obviously.
I'll tell you when it kicked in for Kansas, the desire to win, the realization that losing might actually, you know, hurt: With less than three minutes left, when Self stopped yelling and started coaching, and had his players cover the entire court as if their season depended on it. Which it did. From that moment on, it was obvious which team was the No. 1 overall Goliath, and which team was the ninth-seeded David from the Missouri Valley Conference.
Honestly, it was uncomfortable to watch the final three minutes. Uncomfortable because it wasn't fair, Kansas being so much bigger, stronger and quicker than Northern Iowa. It was like watching a ninth-grader beat up a second-grader. It was that much of a physical mismatch.
And it was uncomfortable because, as those final three minutes unfolded, it crystallized Kansas' apathy over the previous 37 minutes.
Kansas had wanted to win from the opening tap, sure. Sort of like, when it's dinner time, you want to eat. Are you hungry? Maybe, maybe not. But it's 6 p.m., and you eat at 6, so you head for the table. Same with Kansas for those first 37 minutes. This was a game, and athletes prefer winning to losing, so Kansas wanted to win.
But the Jayhawks didn't need to win until they trailed 59-54 with 2 minutes, 58 seconds left. They weren't starving until those final three minutes. Northern Iowa, meanwhile, chased down this game from the opening tap like it was the Panthers' first meal in weeks. I'm not talking about shots going into the basket, though Northern Iowa had plenty of those. Ali Farokhmanesh made a trio of 3-pointers in the first half, no surprise considering he was the final-second hero of the Panthers' opening-round victory against UNLV. Center Jordan Eglseder made two 3-pointers in the first half, a shock considering he had made just one 3-pointer all season.
It was more than made shots. It was rebounds. Both teams had 16 in the first half, and again, you had to watch those last three minutes to realize just how much smaller, slower and weaker Northern Iowa was. In the second half Kansas outrebounded the Panthers by eight, but by then the Jayhawks trailed by 12 points.
Kansas' low point might have come with 14 minutes left when a Northern Iowa 3-pointer was tapped all the way into the backcourt, and Markieff Morris literally stopped chasing the ball. He figured it was a backcourt violation, never mind that Northern Iowa was still playing. Chasing everyone else would have required desire, and Morris wasn't about to show that, and so the Panthers played the rest of that possession like a power play in hockey, five on four -- and scored two points.
Final margin of victory? Two points.
But it was more than made shots or rebounds or even hustle at halfcourt. It was grit. The Panthers chased Kansas around the floor like Kansas had taken their lunch money. Kansas was bigger, stronger and faster, as I've said, but Northern Iowa was pissed. It wanted that money back. Kansas was nonchalant, aloof. If this was a baseball game, through 37 minutes every Northern Iowa player would have had dirt on his chest and knees. Kansas' uniforms would have been immaculate.
Am I being clear here? Kansas forced just four turnovers in the first half, and that's not even technically true. Northern Iowa had four turnovers in the half. That much is true. But Kansas forced only one of them. The others were offensive fouls or unforced, sloppy UNI mistakes.
That's how the second half unfolded, too. Kansas forced two turnovers in the first 17 minutes of the second half. Do the math there: In 37 minutes, Northern Iowa committed just six turnovers. That's almost impossible to do, especially against a team with more size, speed and strength. But anything's possible when that bigger, stronger, faster team doesn't have the heart. And Kansas, until three minutes were left, didn't have it. Just wasn't Kansas' day in the ol' ticker department.
In those final three minutes, though, Kansas made like the Grinch. Its heart grew two sizes after Self called for the full-court press, and Kansas just about chased Northern Iowa into oblivion.
The Panthers probably would have folded all the way under the pressure were it not for Farokhmanesh, who's as gutty as any player in the field. He had missed six straight 3-pointers when he found himself alone on the 3-point arc with 35 seconds left and a 63-62 lead.
It was early in the shot clock, so the smart basketball play would have been to pull the ball out, run off some more clock and shoot with about 10 seconds left in the game -- but screw it. Where's the fun in that? Farokhmanesh didn't punt. He went for it. He fired up the 3-pointer, and it went down, and this game was basically over.
When it was finished, Northern Iowa had scored more points off turnovers than Kansas. Northern Iowa had scored more points off the offensive glass. More points in transition. More points not just on the scoreboard, but more points in every way that measures effort.
Kansas led just once. It was 2-0. Other than the opening score of 0-0, this game was never even tied.
And you're going to cry after the game, Kansas? Don't bother. Too late. Nobody wants to hear that crap now.
For more from Gregg Doyel, check him out on Twitter: @greggdoyelcbs
Monday, March 15, 2010
SE Client Results from the weekend
University Oaks Criterium. San Antonio, TX 3/13
Men 4: Jerry Bueno, 9th
Men 5: Jaime Reyna, 12th
The Chronometro TT. Austin, TX 3/14
Colton Jarisch, Men 19-29 1st! Overall, 3rd
Ahmed King, Men Open- Standard Bike, 13th
Storm Hill Country Challenge Mtb.Comfort, TX 3/14
Men Category 2, 35-39: Jon Toner 4th.
Hell's Kitchen Road Race. Fayetteville, AR 3/14
Men P,1,2: Joseph Schmalz, 4th.
Perry Dam Series #1. Topeka, KS 3/7
Men 55-59: Dean Parker, 2nd.
Spring Fling II. Lawrence, KS 3/6
Women 3/4: Aubree Dock, 1ST!!!
Men 3/4: Mark Cole, 4th
Aubree Dock, 10th.
Spring Fling I. Lawrence, KS 2/27
Men 3/4: Mark Cole, 5th.
Men 4: Jerry Bueno, 9th
Men 5: Jaime Reyna, 12th
The Chronometro TT. Austin, TX 3/14
Colton Jarisch, Men 19-29 1st! Overall, 3rd
Ahmed King, Men Open- Standard Bike, 13th
Storm Hill Country Challenge Mtb.Comfort, TX 3/14
Men Category 2, 35-39: Jon Toner 4th.
Hell's Kitchen Road Race. Fayetteville, AR 3/14
Men P,1,2: Joseph Schmalz, 4th.
Perry Dam Series #1. Topeka, KS 3/7
Men 55-59: Dean Parker, 2nd.
Spring Fling II. Lawrence, KS 3/6
Women 3/4: Aubree Dock, 1ST!!!
Men 3/4: Mark Cole, 4th
Aubree Dock, 10th.
Spring Fling I. Lawrence, KS 2/27
Men 3/4: Mark Cole, 5th.
Friday, March 5, 2010
SE Athletes Riding Fast at Lago Vista
Lago Vista I 2/27:
Men 2/3:
Colton Jarisch, 1st!
Men 4:
Jorge Martinez, 2nd
Men 50+:
Paul Hurdlow, 8th
Men 35+, 4/5:
Jerry Bueno, 6th
Lago Vista II 2/28
Men P,1,2:
Brandon Cowart, 11th
Men 2/3:
Colton Jarisch, 7th
Men 35+ 4/5:
Jerry Bueno, 15th.
Men 2/3:
Colton Jarisch, 1st!
Men 4:
Jorge Martinez, 2nd
Men 50+:
Paul Hurdlow, 8th
Men 35+, 4/5:
Jerry Bueno, 6th
Lago Vista II 2/28
Men P,1,2:
Brandon Cowart, 11th
Men 2/3:
Colton Jarisch, 7th
Men 35+ 4/5:
Jerry Bueno, 15th.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tactics Talk moved to New Location
Greetings Everyone,
This Thursday's workshop venue with Adam Mills will be moving from Coaches Bar & Grill South their other location @ 103rd & Wornall due to a scheduling snafu:
When: 6-8pm
Where: Coach's Bar & Grill @ 414 W. 103rd St. (I-435 & Wornall), 816-941-2286
We will start the presentation at 6:15 to allow for anyone to who missed the update to travel over. The south location will be setup to direct them. Hopefully we can contact most everyone before hand, please forward this update to anyone you contacted.
Plan on being there at 6:00pm or a bit early as we are being provided a number of free appetizers "waiting for us when we arrive" for the trouble of the venue move.
Regards,
This Thursday's workshop venue with Adam Mills will be moving from Coaches Bar & Grill South their other location @ 103rd & Wornall due to a scheduling snafu:
When: 6-8pm
Where: Coach's Bar & Grill @ 414 W. 103rd St. (I-435 & Wornall), 816-941-2286
We will start the presentation at 6:15 to allow for anyone to who missed the update to travel over. The south location will be setup to direct them. Hopefully we can contact most everyone before hand, please forward this update to anyone you contacted.
Plan on being there at 6:00pm or a bit early as we are being provided a number of free appetizers "waiting for us when we arrive" for the trouble of the venue move.
Regards,
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