http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772 I wore my Ball State Alumni sweatshirt Sunday for two reasons. No. 1: Because I wanted to show THE MAN that I wasn't afraid of his hate-spewing&nbsp; e-mail (Given my last blog entry, I won't name names but he knows). No. 2: The simple fact it was chilly outside. Little did I know, I'd be celebrating the biggest upset in school history since the Cardinals knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon State 54-53, and followed with a 62-60 win over No. 4 seeded Louisville in the 1990 NCAA men's tournament. Ball State lost to eventual champion UNLV by 2 points in the Sweet 16 but that's the closest any team came to beating the Runnin' Rebels that season. Asfor the latest upset, the 12th-seeded Cardinals absolutely annihilated defending national champion Tennessee 71-55 on Sunday. I knew the Vols were down but didn't expect that outcome. Congrats to my Ball State Cardinals. I might just end up watching a women's basketball game this season after all. &nbsp; I wore my Ball State Alumni sweatshirt Sunday for two reasons. No. 1: Because I wanted to show THE MAN that I wasn't afraid of his hate-spewing&nbsp; e-mail (Given my last blog entry, I won't name names but he knows). No. 2: The simple fact it was chilly outside. Little did I know, I'd be celebrating the biggest upset in school history since the Cardinals knocked off No. 5 seed Oregon State 54-53, and followed with a 62-60 win over No. 4 seeded Louisville in the 1990 NCAA men's tournament. Ball State lost to eventual champion UNLV by 2 points in the Sweet 16 but that's the closest any team came to beating the Runnin' Rebels that season. Asfor the latest upset, the 12th-seeded Cardinals absolutely annihilated defending national champion Tennessee 71-55 on Sunday. I knew the Vols were down but didn't expect that outcome. Congrats to my Ball State Cardinals. I might just end up watching a women's basketball game this season after all. &nbsp; en-us Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:59:50 PDT <p>Sorry to hear about the idiocy with the e-mailer, but glad to see you take an interest in the women's hoop tournament.</p> <p>Go Cal Lady Bears!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384137 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384137 <p>Sorry to hear about the idiocy with the e-mailer, but glad to see you take an interest in the women's hoop tournament.</p> <p>Go Cal Lady Bears!</p> <p>Adam -</p> <p>We've disagreed on the last topic but I would never attack you personally or request you leave town because we disagree. That's the sort of letters we&nbsp;get in the newsroom when we have differing opinions/slash philosophies.</p> <p>You'd be shocked as to who the e-mail was from. Given this person's esteemed title. I loathe people who&nbsp;overvalue their&nbsp;self importance in life and follow any argument with, &quot;Don't you know who I am?&quot;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384151 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384151 <p>Adam -</p> <p>We've disagreed on the last topic but I would never attack you personally or request you leave town because we disagree. That's the sort of letters we&nbsp;get in the newsroom when we have differing opinions/slash philosophies.</p> <p>You'd be shocked as to who the e-mail was from. Given this person's esteemed title. I loathe people who&nbsp;overvalue their&nbsp;self importance in life and follow any argument with, &quot;Don't you know who I am?&quot;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I never understood the my way or the highway throw-down. I also think you did your job well with supplying a hot button to a topic that usually gets no ink. I'm not sure why some get so ramped up on harmless discussion topics as to lose all sight of civility. This place is a forum for discussion and ideas, not a smackdown event for mixed martial arts. </p> <p>I look forward to your next plunge in the shark filled waters here. I am only a hammerhead, and won't bite, but I'll pick at the shiny things that interest me. Thanks!&nbsp; </p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384170 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384170 <p>I never understood the my way or the highway throw-down. I also think you did your job well with supplying a hot button to a topic that usually gets no ink. I'm not sure why some get so ramped up on harmless discussion topics as to lose all sight of civility. This place is a forum for discussion and ideas, not a smackdown event for mixed martial arts. </p> <p>I look forward to your next plunge in the shark filled waters here. I am only a hammerhead, and won't bite, but I'll pick at the shiny things that interest me. Thanks!&nbsp; </p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Soprry about stupid people~ especially ones with no class.You know who you are Mr.Not So Big.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Glad to hear womans basketball is &quot;interesting&quot; to you again</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> ;-)</span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384197 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/LastRites/42772/#c_384197 <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Soprry about stupid people~ especially ones with no class.You know who you are Mr.Not So Big.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: medium;">Glad to hear womans basketball is &quot;interesting&quot; to you again</span><span style="font-size: medium;"> ;-)</span></p>