tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6114890463234144291.post-35379446108218324632008-03-09T09:28:00.000-07:002008-03-09T12:59:26.669-07:00Women's first round action and how I was saddened by a Kangaroo<br /><br /><br />By Samantha Franz<br />Sports Editor<br /><br /><br />Saturday afternoon was the kick-off for Summit League tournament action when the first-seeded Oakland University women's team took on eighth-seeded Centenary College at noon CST.<br /><br /><br />I was not covering the game, so why was I so nervous?<br /><br /><br />That's because in addition to covering the games, Tim and I are to take out own photos with a Nikon D50 that costs about six of my Oakland Post paychecks (yes, that's a hint at how much I make haha).<br /><br /><br />I had never used a camera that nice before and I prayed I wouldn't take crappy pictures or that a Golden Grizzly wouldn't come crashing into me while I sat defenseless on the baseline.<br /><br /><br /><br />Luckily, the photos turned out pretty sweet. You can check out the photo gallery <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/franz.samantha">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />(And for the record, I escaped from the court unscathed...for that day, anyway.)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_s6_pxxIU-Bc/R9Q_edEHGFI/AAAAAAAAAP0/JriY_TfJS48/s1600-h/game16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175831664186038354" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_s6_pxxIU-Bc/R9Q_edEHGFI/AAAAAAAAAP0/JriY_TfJS48/s320/game16.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Samantha Franz/The Oakland Post</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">One of my best shots, I think. This </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">one is of Charlese Greer. </span><br /><br /><br />After the 60-49 victory, we indulged in another Sonic run (Tim reccomends mixing Dr. Pepper with blue coconut flavor...use your best judgement there) and relaxed until 6 p.m. CST, when we headed back to the UMAC to watch the two top men's seeds (Oral Roberts at 1st and IUPUI at 2nd).<br /><br /><br />The Oral Roberts game, as expected, was a blowout over Centenary College (man, it just wasn't their day....), which posed the question among the Oakland University media: who would win in a game? Centenary College or Rochester College?<br /><br /><br />The second game is where things got interesting. The seventh-seeded Kangaroos of UMKC were taking on second-seeded IUPUI and what on paper appeared to be a blowout turned into a great down-to-the-wire game.<br /><br />But alas, I was saddened. Not by the eventual <a href="http://www.umkckangaroos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&amp;ATCLID=1408360&amp;DB_OEM_ID=18300">loss</a> of the underdog, but becase of the complete lack of mobility of Kasey Kangaroo.<br /><br /><br />See, last year, the portly marsupial wowed the crowd with backflips and mid-air spins. I told my co-workers to just wait for the timeouts. They were going to be dazzled.<br /><br /><br />Instead, I felt like an idiot because the stupid thing just sat there on it's overweight behind and stared blankly into space.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_s6_pxxIU-Bc/R9RAwdEHGGI/AAAAAAAAAP8/eVCsTQaacws/s1600-h/kasey+kangaroo1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5175833072935311458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_s6_pxxIU-Bc/R9RAwdEHGGI/AAAAAAAAAP8/eVCsTQaacws/s320/kasey+kangaroo1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Myspace videos</strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Move your ass, buddy. </span><br /><br /><br />I felt like that old cartoon where the frog puts on a top hat and dances, but only when nobody else is looking.<br /><br /><br />Ah, well. Look for more Tulsa escapaes later.Samantha Franz, Sports Editor 06-08http://www.blogger.com/profile/12141708179160310889noreply@blogger.com