Observations From the Couch

• Soccer game, professional variety, crowd cheering wildly, television commentators raving .... about some guys foot work with the ball leaving the defender looking overmatched. BUT he didn't go anywhere!! Didn't gain an advantage for himself or anyone else. Didn't accomplish a thing. And the defender stayed between him and the goal the entire time. So what's the big deal? I could always dribble a basketball between my legs and behind my back as well when I wasn't going anywhere and no one was pressuring me. But I guess you have to have something to cheer about 70 minutes into a scoreless game.  
• End of the first half of the Duke vs. North Carolina basketball game. The ESPN sideline reporter is scurrying across the court in high heels in pursuit of a interview. I had several coaches in my playing days that would have been screaming at her to get off the court while she's wearing those damn high heels. Scuff marks you know.