And here's the link for when the YouTube inevitably gets pulled.

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Good afternoon everyone. As you might be able to tell from the headline of this post, I'm here to type quickly about the collegiate basketball contest between BYU and Texas A&M. I am well aware this is the game that is causing you to lament being stuck at work this afternoon. For that I'm sorry. Don't think this live-blog is my attempt to shove that fact in your face.

This is a rematch of last year's first round match up which A&M won by 5. This year, they're the same seeds and pretty much the same teams.

BYU is lead by Upstate New York's pride and joy, Jimmer Fredette. Glens Falls' favorite son is the Cougar's second-leading scorer at 16.2 ppg. I saw Fredette play multiple times towards his high school career, but not nearly as many times as my father and brother did. They followed him around like they were filthy hippies and he was The Grateful Dead.

As for the Aggies - none of their players are from anywhere near my hometown. They've won 6 straight including an upset win over Missouri two weeks ago. BYU is coming off a loss last week to Mountain West superpower, San Diego State. Whoever wins today gets UConn on Saturday.

Let's live-blog!

12:31 - Hello. BYU wins the tip and Jimmer controls. 1 possession, 1 three for BYU. A white kid scored.

12:33 - After two quick - scratch that - three quick baskets for AM, they're up 6-3. AM is going inside successfully early. And now a 3.

12:35 - 9-3 AM. BYU is missing everything early.

12:35 - 11-0 run and we've got our first timeout. And our first Geico ad. Sweet.

12:36 - I keep scrolling up to save the post, but the Save button is at the bottom. Gawker software is so backwards. Also, everyone is wearing slippers.

12:38 - We're back. Jimmer just missed a 3. My ties to the Mormon community are becoming strained.

12:39 - What did I just say? Jimmer with the steal and bucket. I honestly have no idea how his in-traffic finger rolls translated to major college basketball. A&M with another 3. They're up 14-5.

12:40 - Chris Miles scored for BYU and we're headed to another commercial. 14-7 A&M.

Anyone else hate Coke Zero commercials? (Why don't they make the entire plane out of the black box?)

12:42 - Richard Hamilton has been remembered.... back to the game.

12:43 - Another layup for A&M. Another missed 3 from BYU. Another bucket for A&M. They are now 8-8 from the field.

12:45 - Charge on my boy. Followed by him dribbling the ball off his foot. Jumper by A&M. 9-9. Ridiculous start for the Aggies.

12:47 - With 12:56 to go in the half, A&M finally misses. Of course they were fouled. Derrick Roland hits both free throws. 22-7.

12:48 - Jimmer draws the foul and Glens Falls gets its first mention of the day. Knocks down both FT's. BJ Holmes answers. 10-10 for the Aggies.

12:49 - A&M officially misses a shot. Brian Davis collected the board and scored. We head to our third commercial with BYU trailing by 26-8.

12:51 - The Taco Bell commercial with the faux-preggers guy. It's that a metaphor for how you feel after you've eaten TB? A "food baby" as Juno would say.

12:52 - And CBS cut away from the BYU game. Am I supposed to live blog CS North-Memphis? Suss? AJ? Anyone?

12:53 - LSU-Butler is on my other CBS. Does no one at WRGB care that my favorite Mormon is playing?

12:54 - According to the ESPN GameCast, BYU hit 2-three's out of the TV timeout. 26-14, A&M.

12:55 - I am now live-blogging the GameCast. The Aggie's took a TO after the back-to-back's. Apparently, I'm missing commercials. Instead I had to watch an exciting steal and dunk in the Cal State-Memphis game. Where are all the white people?

12:57 - Jonathon Tavernari hit another three. 32-19, A&M. I think I'm going to take this opportunity to grab a beer.

12:58 - I misspelled Bryan Davis' first name earlier. I apologize. He has 12 points and his team leads by 11.

1:00 - They went to a TV TO, says GameCast. A&M is shooting a blistering 14 of 18 from the field. BYU is a bit less accurate.

The fact that CBS cut away from my game is very disappointing.

1:04 - I forgot about the whole "TV on the Internet" thing. Yeah, I am a schmuck.

1:05 - The Cougars are back within 8. I need a bigger monitor.

1:06 - Chris Miles missed a short jumper off the glass. A&M is dominating offensively inside. 34-24. Another offensive foul on BYU. This one was Lee Cummard's second. He looked angry and awkward as he took a seat.

1:08 - BJ Holmes hit a three a few short moments ago for A&M. Put back and foul for Noah Hartsock after a miss by Fredette. 11-point game.

1:09 - I never noticed how much swagger Tony Stewart had until just now.

1:10 - I'm being razzed in the comments and BJ Holmes hit another three. Where's Pete Gaines?

1:13 - Three for BYU. Big block by A&M and Jimmer draws a block. Jimmer missed a free throw? That doesn't sound right.

1:15 - Fredette missed both freebies. I wonder if he was shaken up when he hit the ground. 40-30, A&M.

1:16 - 52.7 seconds to go in the half. Chinemelu Elonu just hit two FT's to put A&M back up 12.

1:18 - And we're headed to the half. Texas A&M 42, BYU 30.

A&M cooled off a bit after a great start, but they're still 17-30. BYU would be getting blown the eff out if it weren't for the fact that they're 6-8 from distance. My illegitimate brother is 1-5 from the field. Not a good start to the tournament by my extended-pretend family.

1:22 - Random non-game related note: Len Bias Cocaine Surplus lives with my (real) brother.

1:23 - This AT&T half-time show features some ugly dudes. And it looks like they're broadcasting from a phone booth. And they randomly cut to commercials while people are talking.

1:25 - For future hecklers - I'm from The Big Lead. I'm oblivious to your criticisms.

1:28 - Elonu has 7 rebounds and 3 blocks at the half. The inside play of A&M might be too much for BYU.

1:29 - If you had told me 5 years ago I would turn out to be a BYU homer, I would have thought you were crazy. Now, here I am touting Mormonism like it's going out of style.

1:34 - Jim Calhoun won't coach in UConn's opening round game due to illness. /Broken news!

1:35 - Not to self: Remember to make "dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb" joke in second half.

1:37 - Memphis better not lose to a 15-seed. They're in at least one of my Final Fours.

1:39 - This is the assassin leading BYU with 9 points at the half. You should all be terrified.

1:40 - The CBS stream went to a commercial as the first half began. Tavernari picked up his 3rd foul while we were gone. He sits and BYU misses another bunny.

1:41 - And we've got our first highlight of the second half. Bryan Davis hit a shot with his back to the basket and the foul. Of course, he had landed by the time he shot, but that's neither here nor there.

Josh Carter with the three. A&M is up 47-32 with just under 18 minutes to go.

1:43 - If BYU wants to win, they are going to need to score more. Lee Cummard drew a foul. He is a beautiful man. He hit both free throws.

1:45 - Chris Miles inside and one! You can tell I'm excited because of the exclamation point. Of course Miles missed the freebie. I put too much pressure on him. Obviously.

1:46 - BYU is within 11. Jimmer drove and drew the foul. He's got such great touch inside. (NTTAWWT) BYU within 9.

1:48 - Two straight buckets (including a three from Josh Carter) and the Aggies are up 14 with less than 14 minutes to go. All BYU has to do is outscore A&M by 1 each minute and they'll tie the game. It's that simple.

1:50 - Cal State and Memphis are tied right now. Conventional wisdom tells me that the 15-2 game shouldn't be closer than the 8-9 game.

1:52 - 52-38, 13:42 on the clock. This game lacks "game pressure." I could have told you that.

1:53 - Buckets on both ends. Nothing spectacular. Just some good Mountain West - Big XII basketball. The way God intended.

1:54 - Awesome tip by Davis. And I just saw that somehow a "Y" got on the end of A&M in the post title. I blame Daulerio.

2 free throws for Jimmer and it's a 56-42 ball game. Make that 58. Bryan Davis is killing them down low.

1:56 - Another missed bunny. Things are looking bleak in the land of Joseph Smith. Jimmer with the tough basket. Followed by a dunk by Derrick Roland on the other end via alley-oop.

1:58 - Cummard is starting to work inside. We're past the 10 minute mark and headed to commercial. A&My leads 60-46. Time is running out.

1:100 2:00 - I thought you could use some Muse this afternoon.

2:01 - Lee Cummard hits two free throws. Two players have apparently changed teams. Yes, that was a race joke.

2:03 - 8:41 to go. BYU trails by 12. A&M is getting every loose ball. BJ Holmes just hit two from the line.

2:04 - Lead to 16 and a time out. Movie I'd like to see made: Harold and Cummard. Another freaking Coke Zero commercial. I can feel myself slimming as I type.

2:08 - OK, it's about time for a BYU run. Right? Not yet. We just came back from commercial, saw a foul (Hartsock will shoot two) and we're back to commercial.

2:09 - Bryan Davis has 18 and 10. He's averaging 10 and 6 on the season. Good for him. I went to high school with a kid named Brian Davis. He loved Beavis and Butthead. Cummard hits one of two. 15 point lead for A&My.

2:10 - Davis to the line. He had an assist on the previous trip. He's wearing one of those tight t-shirts. I wonder if Affliction makes basketball gear?

2:14 - Donald Sloane with the tough layup. Cummard answers with a jumper. Still a 15 point lead... make that 17 on the dunk by Elonu.

2:15 - Jackson Emery flopped and took his 4th. Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.

2:16 - Jimmer has been completely shut down in the second half after a slow first half. Casa de CRM is gloo
my right now. I better open the blinds before I grab my next beer. BYU is 0-6 from deep this half.

2:17 - Tavernari with his 4th. 72-57 with 4 and a half to go.

2:18 - Jimmer goes to the hoop with no regard for human life. He'll shoot two.

2:19 - Bilas keeps bringing up two missed threes from earlier in the half. No team could come back from such a setback. BYU had it down to 13, but Carter just hit two. Tick tock.

2:21 - Hartsock with the offensive foul. Davis drew the charge. 4:09 left and BYU is now pressing. A&M easily beats the pressure.

2:22 - Very strange Axe commercial with sweat-spraying armpits. Thank you streaming video.

2:24 - Why is part of the West bracket played in Philadelphia? Shouldn't it be played... I don't know... in the West?

2:25 - Bryan Davis to the line. He gets 1-2. He's got a season high of 21. Jimmer with the floater in the paint. 14-point game. Bilas just called Jimmer a gamer. He immediately misses his next shot.

2:26 - 2:36 left in the game. 75-61. *Le sigh* I wonder if Definitely, Maybe is on HBO right now?

2:28 - Sloan at the line. We're just counting down the seconds now. Sloane is one of 5 A&M players with double-figures.

2:29 - Jimmer buries the three. A&M runs down 30 seconds and draws the foul. Sloane back at the line. Hit the first. Missed the second. 13 point game.

2:30 - Jimmer has come alive, but it's way too little, way too late. 77-66 with just over a minute left.

2:31 - A&M runs it down to just under a minute then Sloan took it to the basket where it was goal tended. Ball game. Almost.

2:33 - Shot clock violation by A&M. Davis will finish with 21 and 9. Cummard 17 and 6. Jimmer missed a floater at the buzzer for the exclamation point. That's two years in a row A&M finished BYU's season in an 8-9 match up.

Well, thanks for the memories guys. It's been fun typing through a not-quite-a-blowout. Better luck next year Jimmer.

2) A Player/Pronunciation Guide:

• LEE CUMMARD (cuh–MAHRD) / 16.8 ppg. The former MWC Player of the Year is 6'7" and a mere 190 lbs, making Cummard a poor man's Reggie Miller, and quite possibly Reggie's white doppelganger. Despite his skeleton-ness, Cummard has never missed a game in four years.
• JIMMER FREDETTE (Frah–debt) / 16.2 ppg. Glen Falls, NY's finest, the 6'2" sophomore guard not only allows grown men to call him "Jimmer", he is also twelfth highest on the New York high school boys basketball career scoring list.
• JONATHAN TAVERNARI (tah–ver–NAHR–ee) / 15.9 ppg. The Brazilian import hasn't let this disturbing eye gouge from 2007 stop him from putting up shots with wild abandon.
• CHARLES ABOUO (a–BOO–oh) / 3.0 ppg. Arrived at BYU via the well-worn basketball path of Côte d'Ivoire to Provo, Utah. An artist, cook, and lacrosse aficionado, Abouo is the most surprising player on the team to speak with a Cache Valley accent.

3) The Road Home Despite posting a 59-3 record at home over the past four years, the Cougars haven't been out of the first round of the NCAA Tournament since the 1992-93 team which featured Mark Durrant, the current color commentator for the team's radio broadcast. — Spencer Hall (Salt City Hoops)

TEXAS A&M AGGIES

1) Not the Same Guy Did you know the legendary Bernard King went to Texas A&M? No? That's because he didn't. Well, a guy named Bernard King went there in the early part of this decade, and he was pretty good, but couldn't hold a candle to this guy.

2) Do We Have to Salute the Dog? A&M is famous for its corps of cadets, and their adopted collie mascot, Reveille. The dog might seem like a cute sideline ornament, but she carries real weight in College Station. You see, the Army has officially designated Reveille as a Cadet General, which makes her the highest-ranking member of A&M's corps.

3) Déjà vu, Man. The Aggies' first round opponent is Brigham Young. Which is kind of strange, because their first round opponent last year was ... Brigham Young. In '08, A&M got past the Cougars and narrowly missed upsetting #2 seed UCLA, losing 51-49. If they manage to repeat that feat this season, it will likely be a #1—UConn this time—gunning for them. — Eric Angevine (Storming The Floor)

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BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS

1. My Left Foot. BYU lost to UNLV for the second straight year in the Mountain West championship game, but one has to wonder if things would have been different had the Cougars' 6-foot-11 Vuk Ivanovic still been on the roster. Ivanovic, a native of Serbia and Montenegro, broke his foot during practice in January. But one wonders why he just didn't heal himself, being that he's a genetics and biotechnology major. Also, the senior lists his hobbies as Formula 1 Racing, chess, ping-pong and playing the piano; you know, the typical stuff.

2. On Any Given Sunday. As far as the NCAA is concerned, BYU is rather high maintenance. They refuse to let their athletic teams play on Sunday; which would have been a conflict in the NCAA basketball tournament in 2003, had the Cougars reached the Elite Eight. Fortunately, they never made it. Also, the university gets special dispensation from the NCAA due to their athletes' service on LDS missions (typically two years), which do not count against the maximum four years of college eligibility. As a result, BYU players tend to be older than average, and many are already married with families.

3. Black Power! Sophomore guard Jonathan Tavernari got his start playing basketball from his mom, who is a basketball coach in Brazil ... 6-foot-11 sophomore center Chris Miles, who recently returned from an LDS mission, was recruited out of high school by Texas Tech. But for some reason he thought he might be uncomfortable playing for Bobby Knight ... according to his bio, junior guard Lamont Morgan Jr. "is active in the Black Student Union." Who knew? ... senior guard Ben Murdock served his LDS mission in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Who do you have to know to get that gig? — Rick Chandler

TEXAS A&M AGGIES

1. Battle of the Brazos. Texas A&M's rivalry with Baylor is called "The Battle of the Brazos," as the team's campuses sit 90 miles apart, near the Brazos River. The teams have been playing each other since 1914, but no year has been as eventful as this one. The fun started with a five-overtime thriller in College Station, with Baylor emerging with a 116-110 victory. The game wasn't shown on TV, but ESPN Classic later rebroadcast it using footage from A&M's in-arena cameras and
audio from the radio broadcast. In the rematch, Baylor fans ended the game by throwing plastic soda bottles onto the floor after the Aggies' Donald Sloan capped a 71-57 blowout with an off-the-glass dunk dubbed by Aggie fans as "The Baptism."

2. First Half Good, Second Half Not So Much. Few teams have had the rollercoaster season that A&M has. The first half of the season couldn't have gone better, as a 15-1 start took them to the edge of the Top 10. Then came a three-game losing streak and a 7-8 record over final two months. Even within that stretch, the Aggies decided to to things in a big way, including a pair of 27-point losses and a 44-point win.

3. Not Exactly "Win One For The Gipper.". Aggies Coach Mark Turgeon may have gotten an early sense that his team was headed for trouble down the stretch. After two straight losses in January and just prior to the five-overtime bonk to Baylor, Turgeon let it fly: "I know what I'm doing. Have I gotten the most out of my team the last two games? No. But I know no matter what I do, if we win, (former coach Billy) Gillispie's getting the credit, and if we lose, it's my fault. I'm in a no-flippin-win situation this year, and that puts me in a bad mood." The result? Seven more wins from January to March, and losing five of its final seven. — Jeff Beckham

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2. On Any Given Sunday. As far as the NCAA is concerned, BYU is rather high maintenance. They refuse to let their athletic teams play on Sunday; which would have been a conflict in the NCAA basketball tournament in 2003, had the Cougars reached the Elite Eight. Fortunately, they never made it. Also, the university gets special dispensation from the NCAA due to their athletes' service on LDS missions (typically two years), which do not count against the maximum four years of college eligibility. As a result, BYU players tend to be older than average, and many are already married with families.

3. Black Power! Sophomore guard Jonathan Tavernari got his start playing basketball from his mom, who is a basketball coach in Brazil ... 6-foot-11 sophomore center Chris Miles, who recently returned from an LDS mission, was recruited out of high school by Texas Tech. But for some reason he thought he might be uncomfortable playing for Bobby Knight ... according to his bio, junior guard Lamont Morgan Jr. "is active in the Black Student Union." Who knew? ... senior guard Ben Murdock served his LDS mission in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Who do you have to know to get that gig? — Rick Chandler

For example, BYU's last-second blocked kick to beat UCLA in the Las Vegas Bowl was rather exciting (are we sure that was blocked? Looked more like the ball just kind of deflated on its own free will). But while some are familiar with the decline of UCLA, few people got to watch a BYU game this year. For one, I was reminded of the fact that BYU players often go on Mormon missions around the world. That has to be tough to recruit through. Can you imagine if ACC players did that? "Yeah, hey coach. I'm... uh ... gonna take a leave from the team for two years. Don't know where I'm goin'. What's that? Yeah, I know I was gonna be your starting running back. I just ... um, have to do this. But hey, I can join the team again when I come back, right? Thanks coach. Oh, one more thing. Can I have some money? I don't plan on getting a job the next two years."

The list goes on. Schnellenberger's Create-A-School endeavors at FAU. Jeff Bower's enigmatic resignation from Southern Miss. Ben Mauk's transfer to Cincinnati. The fact that New Mexico's bowl win makes it one more team that's won one of these silly games since the last time Notre Dame did. So if you can ignore the handful of bad games, BCS soft news and Hannah Montana product placement promos, the early part of bowl season isn't half bad, considering they're the only postseason games in the world that don't factor into the national championship at all.

The Magic Continues For Cougars [Salt Lake Tribune}

We may point and laugh at the Three Stooges, but it appears that Curly Howard really was ahead of his time. Allan Ray, however, was not.

Eye Gouge [My Life at F/22]

But no matter how big mop jousting becomes, let us never forget its humble beginnings.

Kyle Perry, a track star at Brigham Young, was arrested last week after getting out of his car and striking a pedestrian — with a mop. Perry's vehicle apparently got too close to the man, who was pushing a bucket with mops across a street June 14, witnesses told police. "Angry words were exchanged," Provo police Capt. Cliff Argyle said. "Mr. Perry exited his vehicle and grabbed a mop out of the pedestrian's mop bucket and started to strike the pedestrian. The pedestrian grabbed another mop and used it to defend himself," he said. "Eventually the pedestrian was shoved over a planter box and fell onto his back."

Police arrived (what's the code numbers for "mop attack?") and arrested Perry. But our story isn't over.
Perry is filing a complaint against Provo police, claiming that he was unfairly tabbed as the aggressor. We eagerly await the gavel-to-gavel coverage by Court TV's Nancy Grace.

That's No Baton: BYU Track Star Arrested In Mop Fight [Yahoo Sports]
Y. Runner Filed Complaint With Provo Police [Deseret News]
BYU Track Star Mops Up Pedestrian [Lion In Oil]

BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS

1. Provo is an international destination. No, really.
Hanging next to Danny Ainge's oversized jersey in from the rafters of the Marriott Center is that of Kresimir Cosic. Cosic, a 6'11" center from Croatia, became in 1972 the first foreign player to be named a UPI All-American. BYU's international pipeline has recently shifted to Brazil, where former Cougar and first round NBA draft pick (hey, don't laugh, it's true!) Rafael Araujo is from. Current Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year Johnathan Tavernari and reserve forward Fernando Malaman are also Brazilian, as is assistant coach Walter Roese. BYU's student body is especially well-suited to welcoming international players, since more than 70 percent of BYU students are fluent in a second language.

2. Keena Young was born to play for BYU. You just wouldn't know that by looking at him.
Keena Young, BYU's starting forward and the reigning Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, has a family history perfect for the university. Of course, the Young family shares a last name with the university's namesake, Brigham Young. But Young's mother's first name, LaVella, is remarkably similar to that of legendary former Cougar Head Football Coach LaVell Edwards. And Young's father, Cleveland, shares a name with former head basketball coach Steve Cleveland, who recruited Young to BYU before leaving to take the head coaching job at Fresno State in 2005.

3. "Hey, are you the coach's son?" In keeping with the family-oriented focus of the school's sponsoring religion, BYU's basketball team has featured various family ties throughout the years. Starting point guard Austin Ainge is the son of former Wooden-Award winning Cougar guard and current Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge. Reserve guard and 3-point shooting specialist Mike Rose is the nephew of head coach Dave Rose. And last season's lone departing senior, Brock Reichner, is Rose's son-in-law, having married Rose's daughter (and former Lady Cougar basketball player) Chanell. Former BYU coach Roger Reid coached his sons Randy and Robbie on the team prior to being fired in 1996. — Joel Baughman

XAVIER MUSKETEERS

1. Can't touch this! Junior guard Stanley Burrell is the second leading scorer for the Musketeers. No, not that Stanley Burrell!. The Xavier student section had nicknamed him "The Hammer" before he even set foot on campus.

2. Dinner at 4...in bed by 9! Xavier has one of the oldest, most experienced squads in college basketball. Their players stay all four years, and they graduate. They have nine upperclassman on their roster. Throw in the dismissed Dedrick Finn, and Xavier's starting five would include four seniors and one junior. Fans across the Atlantic 10 constantly say to themselves, "Wait, Doellman is STILL there? That guy has to be like 60!"

3. The poop of angels. The University of Cincinnati is Xavier's main rival. If you think Duke and UNC are close (10 miles), Xavier and UC are only 3 miles apart. Skyline Chili is the sponsor of the annual Xavier vs. Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout/hatefest. For those of you not familiar with Skyline, I suggest you suck it up and make a trip to the greater Cincinnati area and try a delicious coney or 3-way. Yes, I know it's "in Ohio" but trust me when I say that Skyline chili truly is "the poop of angels." — Scott DeMange

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2. Keena Young was born to play for BYU. You just wouldn't know that by looking at him.
Keena Young, BYU's starting forward and the reigning Mountain West Conference Player of the Year, has a family history perfect for the university. Of course, the Young family shares a last name with the university's namesake, Brigham Young. But Young's mother's first name, LaVella, is remarkably similar to that of legendary former Cougar Head Football Coach LaVell Edwards. And Young's father, Cleveland, shares a name with former head basketball coach Steve Cleveland, who recruited Young to BYU before leaving to take the head coaching job at Fresno State in 2005.

3. "Hey, are you the coach's son?" In keeping with the family-oriented focus of the school's sponsoring religion, BYU's basketball team has featured various family ties throughout the years. Starting point guard Austin Ainge is the son of former Wooden-Award winning Cougar guard and current Boston Celtics GM Danny Ainge. Reserve guard and 3-point shooting specialist Mike Rose is the nephew of head coach Dave Rose. And last season's lone departing senior, Brock Reichner, is Rose's son-in-law, having married Rose's daughter (and former Lady Cougar basketball player) Chanell. Former BYU coach Roger Reid coached his sons Randy and Robbie on the team prior to being fired in 1996. — Joel Baughman

For whatever reason, the No. 7 Trojans put up a lackluster effort in their final game of the season against No. 10 BYU. USC struggled defensively in giving up five goals and an empty netter. Seniors Chris Dralla and Matt Carter-Tracy both scored in their final game in cardinal and gold.

Lackluster effort?! They're obviously ignoring the glossy, bright heiney of one Mr. Mickey Meyer:

A University of Southern California hockey goalie put on a show, but it had nothing to do with stopping shots. Mickey Meyer rode his stick like a horse, dropped his bulky pants, mooned the crowd and slapped his buttocks during a game against Brigham Young University, police said. He was ejected and ticketed for lewdness, a misdemeanor, after an officer who was working security at the rink said he witnessed the scene Saturday. "I had my fill of these refs," Meyer said on an Internet broadcast of the game, according to The Herald-Journal of Logan.

Of course, Meyer is also the goalie who stopped a puck with his head in a 5-3 win over UCLA on Jan. 19. The Trojans play in the Pac-8 Conference, which they won this year, and from what we understand each player is required to put up more than $1,000 of his own money to participate. So we think Mickey earned his little moment. This is him, front row, second from the right, we presume.

We're still kind of surprised, though, that the incident didn't involve USC's backup goalie, Matt Buttweiler.

(And here's a link to an MP3 play-by-play of the whole thing).

California Goalie Moons BYU Hockey Crowd [KUTV.com]
Flat Finale [University of Southern California Ice Hockey]

Brigham Young 62, Air Force 41.

We know DeBerry is under a lot of fire at his school right now — and we'd make the argument that it probably has as much to do (if not more so) with the struggles of his team than his recent "remarks" — but we have to give him the benefit of the doubt: If there's one team that has more luck than Air Force at recruiting the type of athletes DeBerry was talking about ... it's totally Brigham Young.

Brigham Young 62, Air Force 41 [Salt Lake Tribune]
Fisher DeBerry: Racist, Or Just Evil Devil Spawn? [Deadspin]