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Wake Forest got the biggest win of the year with a 56-47 victory over Iowa. We led the whole way and let the lead get a little small in the final minute, but the outcome was never really in doubt. Chas "Don't Pronounce It 'Chaz'" McFarland came out of nowhere to put up 15 points, 8 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. In fact, Chas was the only player on either team to have a good game. Something must have been off with the rims, because the teams combined to shoot a horrific 38 of 106 from the field and 24 of 47 from the stripe. I loved Dino's three-piece, but the pleat in the back has to go.

Game Highlights.

Halftime segment about Dino dealing with Skip's passing.

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Due to the writer's strike, a classic Leno from 1992 is being shown on NBC. It was Tom Hanks' first appearance on the Tonight Show, and I think Julia Robert's first appearance will be on tomorrow. Things I found interesting:

• Monologue topics included "President Bush," a Batman movie, Geraldo Rivera, and even a joke about Hillary Clinton running for president.
  
• There was zero interaction with the band leader (this was while Kevin Eubanks was just the guitarist). I'm not even sure if then-leader Branford Marsalis had a mic.
  
• The back drop was a hilly ocean coastline. It looked like the interior of a Chinese buffet.
  
• This was Leno's first year as host, and even though he had been guest host for several years prior, he wasn't fluid at all and was clearly still getting used to the whole thing. There was zero transition between segments,which made the show feel too structured and just plain flat. Contrast this to the modern Late Night, which is full of Conan improv'ing between segments and even individual jokes, making it incredibly watchable and durable.
  
• Tom Hanks had a great jewfro. I know he's not Jewish, but it was a jewfro nonetheless.
  
• Leno had pretty big hair too, and there was a bit of ex post facto irony when they both showed older pictures of themselves joking how they "used" to have big hair.
• The show order was: first guest, musical act, second guest; which seemed like talk show heresy to me.
  
• The whole show was very "soft" in terms of volume. I could barely hear what anyone was saying, so I turned the volume way up, which caused me to flinch when our modern, loud, get-your-attention-quick commercials came on.