Whew... I feel like I had the wind knocked out of me. Wow. I did not see that punch to the ol' basketball-bread-basket coming. Centenary, at home against a team that had lost their last ELEVEN road games, was beaten like a set of erasers. IPFW (which is either the International Pipe-Fitters & Welder's club team or Indiana University-Purdue University Ft. Wayne) rolled out to a 26-4 first half lead before settling for a 41-15 halftime advantage. The Gents played "scrappy" in the second half, but to no avail---a lopsided loss in front of a lot of empty bleachers.

The news isn't much better in Ruston. Louisiana Tech suffered their ninth loss in nine WAC Games as Boise State broke the Bulldogs down eventually, 73-61.

The two local/area teams have something in common though. There is light at the end of the tunnel. Rob Flaska (Gents) and Kerry Rupp ('Dogs) have young teams--and, kids that could really help the program, ineligible (transfer) or hurt. As rough as the sledding is now in the Gold Dome and The Thomas Assembly Center, it doesn't mean fans should pull their support. It's evident these guys need all the help they can get.