Not dazed, but definitely confused...

The good news is if you're a Red Waver, you'll have something to do Thursday evening. The bad news is...you might have too much to do for your own good.

After racking my brain for the past four days, mining for a solution in the depths of my cranium, I came up with -- a big, fat nothing.

I mean, it's March Madness, and the 'Dogs men's b-ball team gets under way against Nevada at 5 p.m. Thursday. It's a game I fully expect the 'Dogs to win (hey, Kevin Bell is a first-team All-WAC point guard) and it's hard to beat a team three times in one year. Heck, I'm ready to turn on the tube and watch this game right now!

But wait, what about the softball game at Bulldog Diamond pitting our 20-somethingth ranked Lady 'Dogs against top 10 Oklahoma? Man, if there's one softball game this year I want to see in person, it's this one. And it's at the same, exact time -- 5 p.m. Shoot, which of these two should I pick!?

Huh? What's that? Baseball is being played that same night too? You have got to be kidding me! It's the PJQC (Pepsi Johnny Quik Classic for those of you not in the know) and the 'Dogs host a familiar PJQC foe in Gonzaga (didn't one of their players get hit by a car in front of Taco Bell several years back?)...

So how do I narrow this down? Basketball is the most high-profile sport and most important in the grand scheme of things...but it's just on TV. Softball is playing in a high-profile matchup of two of the nation's strongest teams. But baseball is more my game (plus Mike Batesole isn't talking about suing the university). Hmm, that said, I've been to three baseball games in the past three days...

You see what I mean? The more I think about this, the more confusing it becomes...

Listen here Margie...

OK, we just got back from the softball season-opening doubleheader (two 'Dogs wins). First, let me say this...I'm bummed Robin Mackin is taking a year off for her Olympic dreams. We FINALLY decided to get two star pitchers in the same year and now Mackin redshirts. Freshman Morgan Melloh looks good, REAL good. And she's a lefty...her and Mackin together next year will be our best 1-2 combo in recent memory, if not ever.

It's exciting. Poor Jenna Cervantez...she won't get to join those two next year (she homered today in Game 1).

But listen Margie Wright...there was practically a full house out there at Bulldog Diamond today -- you know, the LARGEST college stadium in the country that Fresno State built for you and your team. It seems to me softball has some pretty nice facilities, a heckuva following and gets as much marketing as any program not called football. Here's to hoping you recognize softball gets its fair share from the university because we really want to keep being a fan of you as coach and supporting your program...and that's something we might not be able to do if this Title IX card keeps getting played...