FROM THE FIELD : THINGS ARE NEVER DULL FOR BIBBY'S TROJANS.Byline: SCOTT WOLF Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor. Born in Boston, Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch, Wolf was raised in West Orange, New Jersey. He graduated in 1986 from West Orange High School. The stress accumulated during life on the NCAA's bubble was never more apparent than Saturday night at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (IATA: SEA, ICAO: KSEA, FAA LID: SEA), also known as Sea-Tac Airport, is located in SeaTac, Washington, United States at the intersections of Washington State Route 518, Washington State Route 99 and . The USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. basketball team, still wearing its warmups, quietly milled about the airport waiting for its flight back to L.A. after a tough loss to Washington. Some players sat in chairs and tried to figure out what the Trojans' chances were of making the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX players, who were taking the same flight home, scattered about the airport or relaxed by watching conference-tournament games on TV. USC coach Henry Bibby had already bailed out, taking a flight to Dallas to do some recruiting in Texas. Conversely, Steve Lavin was planning what color Reeboks his team would wear for the big dance. That's the difference between being in the tournament and on the bubble. And it's one reason the Trojans celebrated with such unmitigated un·mit·i·gat·ed adj. 1. Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; unrelieved: unmitigated suffering. 2. joy after being announced as one the last entrants in the 64-team field. Bibby finally returned from Dallas and met with his players Monday afternoon, and set about discussing the latest challenge confronting USC. They likely heard the same things Bibby has preached all season, because life on the edge has been standard operating procedure standard operating procedure Medtalk A technique, method or therapy performed 'by the book,' using a standard protocol meeting internally or externally defined criteria; a formal, written procedure that describes how specific lab operations are to be performed. around USC. One week, the Trojans are heroes, the next are they are fighting for their athletic lives. They are underdogs - as usual - against Illinois on Friday. But the Trojans need to decide if they want to have a cup of coffee in the tournament or try and confound the national analysts as much as they have surprised Pac-10 observers. If the NCAA Tournament changes a team's perspective, it was already apparent Monday. Bibby had more bravado than perhaps at any point this season. Asked if he was at a disadvantage because Illinois coach Lon Kruger has previously coached in the tournament, Bibby said: ``Nobody has an advantage over me in coaching. I'm very confident in my coaching. Now, are his players better than mine? I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . ``Is Lute Olson a better coach than me? I don't know, we split (our games).'' Whoa. For a minute it sounded like Jim Harrick was answering the question. But that's the type of unpredictable responses the national media will discover this week in Charlotte. And Bibby's Trojans are just as perplexing per·plex tr.v. per·plexed, per·plex·ing, per·plex·es 1. To confuse or trouble with uncertainty or doubt. See Synonyms at puzzle. 2. To make confusedly intricate; complicate. . They could lose in the first round, or get hot and reach the Sweet Sixteen. Nobody really knows. Or could venture an educated guess. It's just the way it is around USC. |
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