Thai it - in Ireland!

On a recent trip to central Ireland I was surprised to find that the superior taste of Thailand does in fact live in other parts of the world other than Thailand and the Twin Cities (disclaimer:  I have yet to find good Thai food in all my other world travels).  However in the small town of Athlone, Ireland I was amazed to find Kin Khao, a Thai restaurant located off the beaten path that is well worth the trip.  I ordered the fresh spring rolls and Pad Thai and was amazed to find cuisine that was comparable to Pad Thai, King and I Thai, Ruam Mit Thai and the other amazing restaurants of the Twin Cities.

Is Tubby Time over?

After another brutal showing from the Gophers it is time to think of what we once thought was unthinkable: do the Gophers need to fire Tubby Smith?  It seemed impossible, especially after Tubby took a bottom of the conference team and turned them instantly into a middle of the road bunch of overachievers.  The talent was not there the first few years he was in town but we found ways to win games.  Now with the likes of T Bak, Dre, Austin Hollins and Rodney Wiliams we are still looking like a team that will be one and done.  We gave Tubby a pass when Royce White had his personal problems.  We gave him a  pass on Devoe Joseph.  We gave him a pass when MBakwe got injured last year.  Now though, what is our excuse?  We are goo enough to win against MSU, to come back against Indiana and make a blow out a one possession game (if we could grab a rebound) and good enough to win at Illinois when they are ranked in the top 10.  However, now we can't beat anyone, and most importantly we can't beat a zone.  Northwestern beat us while playing bad themselves, Iowa and OSU just completely embarrassed us and we have IU next week.

I think Tubby's only hope is to win the three games of the season against the bottom feeders of the conference.  If he can't, he might want to update his resume.  I for one have enough of one and done and high hopes.  I am ready for a change if he doesn't because I believe the talent is there.  He just needs to change his style to fit the talent.