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Happy Easter
Happy Easter to all who celebrate. Hopefully, you're able to spend some time with family today. I've been out of town the last few days in the mountains at the in-law's.
Unfortunately, between work and watching basketball and baseball, I haven't had any time to hit the woods to look for a Sasquatch. Maybe the next time we're up this way.
The plan for today is to put in a solid day content wise, eat some dinner, and head back home. Good luck to everyone else in the house who has to keep a sugared-up preschooler entertained.
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The UFC was in Atlantic City last night and a former champion was in the octagon looking for his first win in almost four years. Chris Weidman took on Bruno Silva on the main card and was able to put one in the win column.
He didn't do so with an impressive knockout or crazy submission. He did so with a controversial eye-poke combination. Weidman was originally given a TKO win over Silva after jumping on him with a flurry of punches.
But the replay revealed that Weidman didn't drop his opponent with punches. Back-to-back eye pokes to each of Silva's eyes helped put him on the canvas and the win was changed to a unanimous decision.
The lesson here is if you can poke your guy in the eyes and get away with it, then jump on him and finish him, so you'll walk away with a win.
Check it out:
A win's a win, I guess.
You would think that maybe an eye-poke combo would be enough to disqualify a fighter, but that's not the case. Chris Weidman has one in the win column for the first time since August 2020.
Tickets to the Final Four have been punched
Moving right along on this Easter morning (I'm up a little earlier than normal and I hit the ground running).
A couple of tickets have been punched to the Final Four. Both Alabama and UConn took care of business on Saturday and defeated their Elite 8 opponents to advance.
Alabama sent Clemson home by topping them 89-82, while UConn dominated Illinois in the second-half of their game and ran away with a 77-52 victory.
The two will meet in the Final Four on Saturday.
As for the two remaining spots, those will be determined today. Tennessee is taking on Purdue and NC State has been tasked with putting an end to Duke's run.
Is it too much to ask for Duke to lose today? I don't think so.
Speaking of reasonable requests this Easter Sunday, Tennessee alum Brian A has one of his family and if they don't respect the conditions he's laid down, whatever happens, happens.
Easter could get real bloody...
• Brian A writes:
Sean,
I'm a Univ of TENNESSEE alum and obviously a sports fan. Tomorrow our annual Easter late lunch/early dinner for the family is being hosted by my brother's mother-in-law.
I made my conditions for my attendance very clear. Three hots and a cot is worth it if anyone ruins my experience to see UT go cold from the field as they let Purdue run over them once again. I want to see it with my virgin eyes. I will not even glance at the internet before I watch this game. Lunch/dinner is 2:30 and I will eat, give bad life advice to the nephew and niece (I'm that uncle), and get back home around 5:30. Once home, I will start the game from tip. Second Elite Eight in program history deserves me to watch the epic letdown that will happen but the ride so far has been glorious!
Best wishes to Brian as he attempts to attend Easter dinner then watch the entire Purdue-Tennessee game as if it hadn't already happened. He'll be living in some sort of time warp, and you have to respect that.
He's plainly laid out very reasonable expectations here. He's not expecting much from his Vols, but whatever happens, he wants to watch it with his own two eyes.
Again, a move I certainly respect. Let's all hope his family does the same, and he's able to enjoy a peaceful Easter before he has his heart ripped out by Tennessee.
Otherwise, the family is just going to have to deal with the consequences, no matter what those consequences are. Good luck again to Brian and his Easter side quest.
Easter Bunny kicking ass and taking names
Now let's take a look at an all-time Easter video and what might go down at Brian's dinner this year should a family member cross the established boundaries.
Who could forget the Easter Bunny throwing punches on the streets of Orlando?
The bunny was bar hopping when he noticed a man and woman fighting. So he did what any Easter Bunny would do in that situation.
He jumped into the middle of the action, attempted to break things up, then started throwing punches.
Hero? Absolutely. Not only did the Easter Bunny not whip out his phone and start recording - although we are grateful to the person that did because we have this footage for the rest of recorded history - he took matters into his own hands.
It really drives home the point that not all heroes wear capes. Some are bar hopping in a bunny suit when they're called into action. It's not how the situation finds you that matters, it's how you respond to the situation.
That's all I have for this Easter Sunday. Enjoy the day with your family and may the family respect your wishes if you're attempting to pull off the near impossible in 2024, as Brian A is.
As always, the DMs are open @sjoseph_sports on X, as is my inbox at sean.joseph@outkick.com.