Bo Ryan retiring end of semester

[TheSultan]

I mentioned this on the other board, but this was apparently supposed to happen before the season began. But Gard's dad was diagnosed with cancer and died at the end of October. Bo stayed on until Gard was ready.

http://host.madison.com/wsj/sports/c...6c9f19d0e.html

Furthermore I don't think Barry is terribly happy about this. However he really can't take his unhappiness with Bo out on Gard. It isn't his fault that Bo forced his hand.

[Alan Bykowski, "brewcity77"]

My tribute to Bo. Great career, great rival, and great character to poke fun at one last time...

Every Who down in Whoville can finally rest in peace,
They can play with their pop guns and eat their roast beast!
For the Grinch who has tormented the Who girls and boys
Will finally stop complaining about the Noise!
NOISE NOISE NOISE!!!

The Grinch hates joy and the Whos fast-paced basketballing.
He always thought "I must put a stop to this whole thing!"
"Why for fifteen years I've put up with it now!"
"I must suck the joy out of basketball, but HOW?"

Then he got an idea! An awful idea!
THE GRINCH GOT A WONDERFUL, AWFUL IDEA!
"I know just what to do" The Grinch shouted at Gard,
"I'll make my own team to rule all the schoolyards!"

Of course the Grinch shouted, he shouted and growled,
He shouted at refs, and growled about fouls.
But his crying and whining and frowning, it worked!
His slow-paced teams kept on winning despite him acting like the jerk.

He took his team to the top of Mount Crumpit,
So close to the title he could see the summit.
But just before the basketball gods answered his prayers,
His teams were undone by those confounded rent-a-players!

Back down in Whoville, he heard a sound rising over the snow.
It started in low, then it started to grow!
The Whos were all singing, singing songs that were upbeat!
Every good Who was reveling in that nasty old Grinch's defeat!

And the Grinch stood there frozen, struggling to comprehend,
Why he'd just have to try to suck the joy out of basketball once again!
But a mighty Who Hero stood in his way, the Grinch's courage shrunk three sizes that day!
And so did Who Ellenson finally say, "Go away Grinch, oh Grinch go away!"

[farmerdoc]

Bravo!!!!!! Encore...Encore!! Well done sir!

[unclejohn]

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