Charlie Sheen & The SU Redhawks take on the Portland Pilots

C'mon, you really didn't think I could pass up folding in somehow the whacked out, insane media hog into one of the seasons last few blogs did you?  Everybody else is on the bandwagon so I'm jumping too. Plus Charlie "everyone is a troll" Sheen also likes basketball, being sited many times on the Lakers courtside so maybe if one day he searches his million post for his pure self indulgence decadence on the internet he will run across this and become a Redhawk fan from afar - and lets hope it is from afar. Although, there is a standing invitation for him to sit with me courtside for the my pure self indulgence of getting on TMZ, E News, etc, etc.  This year I had fun teasing, trashing, joking with the opposing teams mascot, but this guy is like the pinnacle of trash able - physically and intellectually .  He has been trashed so much he even has his own garbage can!

Now there are a few similarities to Mr. Goofball and the SU Redhawks.  First, they both think they are 'winning'.  Now if the Redhawks continue to use that phrase as much as Sheen does in everyday life they will start to see it come naturally.  Yes the Redhawks are winning (eleven games this year, fourteen last year) and those are solidified in the stat column. If Sheen was a basketball team the winning is only in his head and he is 0 for the last two years,  Second, Tiger Blood.  I have never seen real blood dripping from Sheen's fangs, but I have seen it flashed from Cervante Burrell as he drives madly down the court into the lane with acrobatic determination to score amongst the opposing bigs. I doubt Sheen has Tiger Blood running through his veins.  I am sure Cervante does. Third, bringing back the eighties phrase 'gnarly'.  Way to go dude, 'gnarly is back, but I think it was always here on the Redhawks court due to the lovable eighties style floppy mop of our enforcer Gavin Gilmore.  I do believe I heard him say once after a dunk under the basket - "ahhhh dude that was gnarly!"  Fourth, the 'Vatican Assassin'  Sheen is not - he is self assassinating, but if you ever watched Garrett Lever lock up game after game against the opposing lead scorer this definitely holds true to the moniker.

Well, that's it for Charlie and the Redhawks.  I am sure we have not heard the last from Mr. Goofball and we all know it is not the last we will hear from the Redhawks.

SU takes on Final game in the Key against Portland State
How sad the end is close and soon the Chieftain Chatter & Redhawk report may go into hibernation,  There are a few pieces still to rant about, but the big Redhawk will soon laying down his feathers and go night night.

Portland State finishes thier regular season tonight also after finishing 7th in the Big Sky with a record of 13-16 and a 1-11 (in fact PSU has never won in Seattle) road record. In the last meeting PSU beat SU in Stott Arena 83-76, but the rivalry goes back into the 50's with SU holding a 7-6 advantage and Coach Dollar 2-1.  PSU has a one game losing streak and SU a two game on the road losing streak.

Timeout Tidbit
PSU head coach Tyler Geving has some ties to Seattle University and the Seattle area.  Tyler grew up in Burien, attended Highline Community College and studied under present WSU coach Ken Bone and former eight year SU coach Joe Callero.  Tyler spent three years as an assistant with Callero at SU so he is very familiar with the Redhawks.  If you can't catch the game live at KeyArena then listen to it on KIRO 710 AM ESPN or follow it on goseattleu.com

We will recap the season next week.  GO Redhawks