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Played a few pick up games in college with Tom Kropp. Guy could play! I could not.

For this very reason, I was a HUGE Utah Utes fan in the spring of 1998. I was 11 years old and my parents made me go to bed at halftime of the championship game, with Utah leading by ten! When I awoke the next morning my dad told me Kentucky had come back to win. At first I didn't believe him, but I was absolutely heartbroken when Sportscenter supported his claim. I remember a classmate saying, "I knew he'd be mad today." when I was clearly in a bad mood that day. All because I wasn't getting a Mountain Dew hat that I probably would have worn once or twice.

It was an 8:00 AM class so I could not get fully stretched out. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! (Thanks for the ride to campus BTW)

Braun is the best player on the team, better than Stewart. She'd be on everyones radar if there was an aau season this summer. She's dang good.

good find, Red Don! watched a couple of her games online. really, really like her game. idk, huskers have to start getting to ncaa---starting next season. i think she is going to get some really good offers before all is said and done.

Spent my 21st bday at Dugans. Good time. The next morning was not. Actually come to think of it I skipped morning and went right to afternoon, which was not good either.

Spent most of my days in Bruner Hall of Science or at Dugans.

Looks like the DFL decided to restart, as the government recently allowed, starting May 15 through June 30: https://global.espn.com/football/german-bundesliga/story/4092755/bundesliga-to-return-from-coronavirus-on-may-16-sources?platform=amp

I'm pretty sure I attended the Phoenix Rising FC match against Portland Timbers 2 in person on March 7th, 2020 though.

Fall of 1983-December of 1987. Kropp was back after finishing up his pro career and was starting his coaching career.

My favorite is The Year of Living Dangerously, with Mel Gibson as an Australian journalist in Indonesia. Directed by Aussie Peter Weir, who also directed Picnic at Hanging Rock and Gallipoli. Sigourney Weaver, while not Australian, also makes it worth watching.

Another good movie that is connected to the battle of Gallipoli is "The Water Diviner" starring Russell Crowe.

Cazzie: Don't forget "Quigley Down Under", one of my favorites. And to save anyone some lost time, avoid my last night's movie at all costs. "The Snowman" was interesting only because it took place in Oslo and Bergan and had the Fassbinder guy who played the evil replicant in the latest Alien movie. It was supposed to be a film noirish serial killer thriller but the plot was so convoluted and the twists so murky that it bordered on gibberish. I challenge anyone who may have seen this movie to explain the so-called plot. If anyone ever travels to Norway, do not shelter in a theater playing this one in a snowstorm because you will freeze to death when you run outside screaming for someone to explain what is going on. And here's my creepy finding this morning. I did my daily Facebook visit, and not only was the appearance "updated" but a big ad for Film Noirs had appeared. Then I checked my gmail and got a non-solicited google map communication showing me all of the places I have visited both locally and regionally during the past year. Big Brother definitely has his eye on me.

Just goes to show that someone who likes Silent Movies and Film Noir, just Can't be ALL Bad! (Thanks @KZRider ) Here's my contribution: (oops, guess I did something early-on ) For lovers of Film Noir, and classic B&W, TCM has about a 2 hr show every Friday Night ('Noir Alley') around 10pm Eastern (repeated early Sunday morning) hosted by Eddie Muller, sometimes called the 'Czar of Noir.' Muller's knowledge of Film Noir is encyclopedic; He introduces each film (with back stories) which is worth the price of admission alone. Btw, Eddie Muller hosts an annual Film Noir Festival each January where they screen some 20 vintage Film Noirs over 10 days. I've been able to attend almost every showing for the past 18 years (Now, That's a LOT of ). www.noircity.com

Yes, Kropp was a legit 4-sport stud. Tom got drafted by nearly every major pro sport in America !!!

But you could coach! You obviously got more out of that advanced basketball class than I did.

I took a film studies course in undergrad and we studied both Galipoli and Picnic at Hanging Rock, can confirm both are quality films.

In honor of our Australian players, I highly recommend some movies from there. 1. Breaker Morant: Starring Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson and Bryan Brown Subject is the Boer War in South Africa. Near the top of my list of favorites. 2. Galipoli: Starring Mel Gibson. Great story about Australian Troops sacrificed for the Empire on the Turkish Coast. 3. My Brilliant Career: Judy Davis is wonderful 4. Strictly Ballroom: Yes, it’s about dancing. 5. Picnic at Hanging Rock: about the strange disappearance of school girls from a School picnic. All of these have great stories.

Yes, and I always thought it was somewhat remarkable that so many significant movie stars in addition to Lloyd came from Nebraska; i.e. Marlon Brando, Fred Astaire, Henry Fonda, Robert Taylor, Nick Nolte,etc.

F**k the NBA. They've been sucking Chinese d**k how long? https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/16/nba-will-lose-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-due-to-rift-with-china-commissioner-says.html