Happy Election Day, and the new podcast (Soft Pretzel Logic)

Happy Election Day, and the new podcast

The new College HoopsCast is up, featuring interviews with Temple's Fran Dunphy and La Salle's John Giannini.

If you guessed it would run on the same day as the Inquirer's Temple preview, you'd be right.

And since it's election day, don't forget to vote in the readership survey. 183 votes have been cast so far, which is already way more than the total of 138 votes in last season's poll. So thanks very much for that.

Drexel 1
La Salle 9
Penn 36
Temple 23
St. Joe's 70
Villanova 37
Somebody else 7 (and still none of them have spoken up about what their team is)

I have to say, I've been waiting for that kind of a tally. I knew that the St. Joe's fans would show up sooner or later, and lo and behold they have.

By the way, the Hawks get a mention in the Forde Yard Dash basketball preview edition. It is one heck of a piece, and not just because of the Ashley Judd references.

Apparently, Mr. Forde has never paid a visit to the Palestra. Well that surely ought to end this year, shouldn't it? I'm not saying that you all should blast his inbox, but I have a sneaking suspicion that an offer of a trip to the New Deck Tavern after a game on 33rd Street might sweeten the pot.

And you might want to keep in mind that even though Forde thinks St. Joe's has a shot at the Sweet 16, his parent company is broadcasting the Holy War this year. It is on CSTV.

But ESPN does have the North Carolina-Penn game, and here's betting the Tar Heels have a better shot of pulling him in than any of our local teams.

Oh well.

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Posted by Jonathan Tannenwald on November 6, 2007 10:37 AM | Permalink

Comments (2)

frank:

I emailed Forde yesterday about his lack of Palestra visits, even listing the potential Big 5 games he could watch this year.

Still waiting for a response.

Posted by frank | November 6, 2007 2:50 PM

Posted on November 6, 2007 14:50

Ryan:

What are the other high profile games this year at the Palestra besides the Chapel Hill game?

I assume Penn-Princeton, and a few Big 5 games could be considered marquee games since Temple and Nova play their big ones at the WC.

Duke makes a Philadelphia visit but that is certainly not at the Palestra.

Posted by Ryan | November 6, 2007 3:02 PM

Posted on November 6, 2007 15:02

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I fell in love with the Big 5 at first sight upon moving to Philadelphia in 2002. At various points in my journalistic career, I've covered all six of the region's Division I teams. During that time, I've eaten many soft pretzels from the Palestra's concession stands, which is how this blog got its name.

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