HISTORIC #TORNADO INTERCEPT southwest of Frankfort, Kansas! We launched a sensor into the tornado and it went up past 10,000 feet and did at least three revolutions around the tornado. Incredible data on this sensor
#stormchasing#Dominator
A harsh reality
Jack Gardner - 1939-42, 46-53
2 tournaments in 7 years
Tex Winter - 1953-68
6 tournaments in 15 years
Cotton Fitzsimmons - 1968-70
1 tournament in 2 years
Jack Hartman - 1970-86
7 tournaments in 16 years
Lon Kruger - 1986-90
4 tournaments in 4 years
NCAA tournament size by year
1939-50 - 8 teams
1951-52 - 16 teams
1953-74 - fluctuated, 22-25 teams
1975-84 - 32 teams
1985-2010 - 64 teams
2011-today - 68 teams
So to get to my point -
Gardner, Tex, Cotton, Hartman, Lonnie
20 tournaments in 44 years
Altman, Asbury, Woolie, Bob, Frank, Bruce, Tang
12 tournaments in 36 years
Guys, we had more tournament appearances when the field was half, a quarter, an eighth of the size. I’m convinced the ghost of Mike Ahearn haunts us for leaving the Old Barn.
I don’t think it’s hyperbolic to say if Gene doesn’t nail this hire, the good times are over for good. And that’s if they aren’t already.
In The Dark Knight, Heath Ledger’s iconic lip-licking as the Joker began as a practical trick to stop the scar prosthetics from loosening during filming.
But he leaned into it, turning the habit into one of the character’s most unsettling mannerisms.