Think they hate Huggins now?

In my first life as a blogger, I wrote that Kansas State fans should be grateful for the year they got from Bob Huggins and quit crying about him bolting for West Virginia.

After Huggins recruits Michael Beasley and Bill Walker led the surging Wildcats to a stunningly convincing win over previously undefeated No. 2 Kansas, KSU fans should be sending Huggins love letters.

In droves.

Looking rediculous-er and absurd-er by the moment

We all had a nice laugh last week when we read Ernie Kent’s quote touting Oregon fans as “different,” and not “fans that turn into hatred and all that kind of stuff.” Well, nobody’s really laughing now, as Oregon AD Pat Kilkenny has had to publicly apologize to pretty much everyone ever associated with the UCLA basketball program for comments directed by students at — surprise! — Kevin Love during Thursday’s game.

To Kent’s credit, he got on the microphone and pleaded with the crowd to be nicer to the Trojans on Saturday. But, c’mon: Can you imagine Tony Bennett or Ben Howland or Lorenzo Romar or Coach K or Roy Williams or … anyone else having to do that? There have been a number of coaches who have had to ask for a fan to not throw stuff at the playing surface, but I can’t remember one ever having to plead with the masses for better behavior.

It’s admirable that Kent wanted to give his fans the benefit of the doubt, but it really shouldn’t have come as a surprise to anyone.

Oh, and if you’d like a first-hand account of what actually happened, check this out. Rated PG-13. (You’ll also wonder, after reading it, if any of those students actually realize why what they did was wrong.)