NCAA Basketball Action

[BlueDevilsDB]

It's underway now. Preseason NIT started tonight. Most teams start their regular season within a week.

[Wilson56 bell26]

since your pm box is full i'll do it here

can you give me the link to the eli manning sig that you have.

thanks in advance

[BlueDevilsDB]

Duke 64 BU 47

First final from the NIT.

No one passes through the Gate of The D.

[thesaint]

Duke 64 BU 47

First final from the NIT.

No one passes through the Gate of The D.


Im sure Duke will be fine...but that wasnt an impressive win....

[orangenblue420]

GO UCONN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woot Woot

Finally some decent basketball to watch

[horsesense]

is UCONN playing a decent team? :confused:
Oh thats right. The womens team IS decent huh? ;)

[orangenblue420]

is UCONN playing a decent team? :confused:
Oh thats right. The womens team IS decent huh? ;)


Whateva - :P

Quit hatin cause my state RULES college bball - ladies and gentlemen -

[BlueDevilsDB]

Wow.............Missouri lost to Sam Houston State. They're going to be calling for Quinn's head.

[Emancipator]

Yea for college basketball.

[draco193]

Air Force beat Miami, Woohoo
:D

[BlueDevilsDB]

GO UCONN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Woot Woot

Finally some decent basketball to watch
You wanna make a little wager when we face you in the Pre-NIT?

[Jaws]

Ok - newbie to college basketball here but would like to watch some games this year. Who are the big teams to watch out for?

[BlueDevilsDB]

Ok - newbie to college basketball here but would like to watch some games this year. Who are the big teams to watch out for?
Duke, Michigan State, Texas, and UConn are some of the top teams this year. Duke Plays Texas in early December. Duke and UConn will most likely play within a week in the Preseason NIT. Texas vs Oklahoma and Michigan State vs Illinois will be some of the big conference games this year.

[draco193]

Ok - newbie to college basketball here but would like to watch some games this year. Who are the big teams to watch out for?

Duke is the big one, they are the #1 ranked team this year. I would also say UCONN, Texas, North Carolina. I also personally root for Air Force. I also root for Kansas, but was disappointed that they werent ranked coming into the season.

[Jaws]

Thanks Draco and BlueDevils, I'll keep an eye out for those teams. If I remember they showed a game or two a week over here last year - in the middle of the night of course, so more work for the VCR.

I only got into American Sports a year and a half ago, first football, then baseball, a few NBA games and now College Football is begininning to get a hold over me too. I'm fast becoming a full time sports fan, what with my new found sports and keeping up with the old ones of soccer and rugby too!

I hope you don't mind me asking a few more questions.

How popular is College B'ball in comparison to the NBA and is there a big difference between the way they play?

[BlueDevilsDB]

Thanks Draco and BlueDevils, I'll keep an eye out for those teams. If I remember they showed a game or two a week over here last year - in the middle of the night of course, so more work for the VCR.

I only got into American Sports a year and a half ago, first football, then baseball, a few NBA games and now College Football is begininning to get a hold over me too. I'm fast becoming a full time sports fan, what with my new found sports and keeping up with the old ones of soccer and rugby too!

I hope you don't mind me asking a few more questions.

How popular is College B'ball in comparison to the NBA and is there a big difference between the way they play?
The games are very similar. The main difference is the NBA 3-point line is longer than the college line. The NBA plays 4 12-minutes quarters, while college has 20 minute halfs. Also, the NBA allows 6 personal fouls until a player is kicked out, in college, it is 5.

The only reason I watch the NBA is to see how former Duke players are doing. College games (especially big rivalries, ex: Duke vs North Carolina, Kansas vs Missouri) are more exciting. The games are more meangingful (82 regular-season NBA games opposed to around 24 for college.)

[Peerless]

I love to watch Duke. I don't jump on the bandwagon, but I have been following them over the past 4 years. "The landloard" looks like he's going to have a great year.

[BlueDevilsDB]

Less than 24 hours to the dismantling of Seton Hall.

[rcsodak]

Sooners!!!!!!

SI is picking them for Final 8.

With all the new players, and the time it takes to gel, it'll be interesting.....



.....I'd love to see them kick some booootayyyyyyyyyyyyy!

[silkamilkamonic]

Sooners!!!!!!

SI is picking them for Final 8.

With all the new players, and the time it takes to gel, it'll be interesting.....



.....I'd love to see them kick some booootayyyyyyyyyyyyy!



Bahh Sooners will be nobodys this year when they face KU! :cheers:


Nah for real's though, pay attention to the Jayhawks all ya'll.

We will be young and inexperienced and probably won't finish with a good enough record to garner a highs seed in the tournament due to the youth, but we will be exciting and probably can do some damage by the end of the year if the young pups start playing up to their talent level, which probably is asking alot at this point.

Self just pulled in the best recruiting class ever at KU anyways n terms of talent level coming in. Couple that with the impact CJ Giles will become and the great class Self pulled in last year as well.

incoming freshman;

Mario Chalmers 5 star, #1 PG, #2 overall
Julian Wright 5 star, #2 PF, #10 overall
Micah Downs 5 star, #4 SF, #14 overall
Brandon Rush 5 star, #3 SF, #13 overall
Roderick Stewart (transfer can play in Jan)

=

explosive!

See Yuz.

[BlueDevilsDB]

Well Seton Hall just got plowed by the D 93-40. Our freshman look amazing.

[rcsodak]

Bahh Sooners will be nobodys this year when they face KU! :cheers:


Nah for real's though, pay attention to the Jayhawks all ya'll.

We will be young and inexperienced and probably won't finish with a good enough record to garner a highs seed in the tournament due to the youth, but we will be exciting and probably can do some damage by the end of the year if the young pups start playing up to their talent level, which probably is asking alot at this point.

Self just pulled in the best recruiting class ever at KU anyways n terms of talent level coming in. Couple that with the impact CJ Giles will become and the great class Self pulled in last year as well.

incoming freshman;

Mario Chalmers 5 star, #1 PG, #2 overall
Julian Wright 5 star, #2 PF, #10 overall
Micah Downs 5 star, #4 SF, #14 overall
Brandon Rush 5 star, #3 SF, #13 overall
Roderick Stewart (transfer can play in Jan)

=

explosive!

See Yuz.
I don't remember the Fab Five ever winning anything...... :heh:

[Wilson56 bell26]

well,i don't see one anywhere...i remember one somewhere but it appears to have died out

so all of the college basketball discussion goes here

Go Duke!!

Mods can we get a sticky on this??

[Wilson56 bell26]

looks to be some good games tonight

#15 WVU @ #3 Texas

#7 Gonzaga @ #21 Maryland

#20 Iowa @ #10 Kentucky

....i swear...without college basketball during this time of the season....I wouldn't make it. I would go crazy waiting for the next Broncos game.

:beer:

[BlueDevilsDB]

Yeah, mine kind of dropped off.

[BroncoBailey024]

OMG, I hate Duke! :fight:


It's Ralk Chalk Jayhawk time, we don't got much experience, but we probably had the best recruiting class.


Just sit back and watch Rush, Chalmers, Downs and Wright ball it up. :D

[Skywalker]

Go Texas!



------

[RunYouOver]

GO GATORS! :D

From unranked, to 14th :beer:

[Peerless]

I love to watch the Duke Blue Devils. I'm not a huge ULTIMATE FAN of them, but I like how they play.

I am a homer of the UW. We have the twin towers improving from their rookie years!

[Skywalker]

LOL Drexel almost beat Duke yesturday

[BroncoBailey024]

Well looks like the jayhawks really need improvement lol. :heh:

[Booher]

Go terps, another year of dropping duke to multiple losses.

[Wilson56 bell26]

Go terps, another year of dropping duke to multiple losses.


I doubt that'll happen this year. This year Duke has unbelievable depth, unlike last year where they didn't. That cost them late in the maryland OT game last year. Duke will run the table. :)

[BlueDevilsDB]

I doubt that'll happen this year. This year Duke has unbelievable depth, unlike last year where they didn't. That cost them late in the maryland OT game last year. Duke will run the table. :)
Yeah, it seemed like we had about 3 players last year.

Should be a great game tonight against Memphis.

[JayhawkBronco]

OMG, I hate Duke!

Well Said!

But they will probably cut down the nets as National Champs in Indy. Hopefully they blow it though.

KU's freshman are going to be amazing. If they gel during the conference season they could be a dangerous team.
Next year...watch out for the Jayhawks.

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK

[tpryce93]

Go Georgia Tech!!!!!!!!! the buzz is gonna sting ya. They'll probly suck though because the ramblin wreck lost basically there whole team :mad:

[orangenblue420]

UCONN UCONN

How bout dem huskies winning the Maui - woot woot :beer:

[BlueDevilsDB]

UCONN UCONN

How bout dem huskies winning the Maui - woot woot :beer:
Please join the ACC!!

Our games are always great. It'd be a hell of a time playing twice a year.

[badintentions]

go hawaii warriors, we slaughtered #4 michigan state :beer:

[BlueDevilsDB]

J.J. for Player of the Year............no......J.J. for President!

[tpryce93]

go hawaii warriors, we slaughtered #4 michigan state :beer:
GT lost by 2 :mad: Michigan State is overrated anyway

[BlueDevilsDB]

GT lost by 2 :mad: Michigan State is overrated anyway
GT almost made a hell of a comeback. They lost a lot last year, but never count out a Paul Hewitt team.

[tpryce93]

GT almost made a hell of a comeback. They lost a lot last year, but never count out a Paul Hewitt team.
in a couple years when the young players get more experienced the jackets will be a forced to be reckoned with. losing elder and jack and schenscher and will bynum i think is what hurt us the most this year. Is'mail muhammed was amazing to watch i wished he was still here.

[BlueDevilsDB]

Oh My God!!!!!!!!!!!!! Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy @#$%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sean Mother@#$%ing Dockery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sean Dockery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

[BlueDevilsDB]

00:01.6 Sean Dockery made Three Point Jumper. 77-75
00:00 End Game

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[Peerless]

Holy man, I was jumping up and down. It was all luck...... I mean cmon, sean dockery?? But hey, a win is a win....

[tpryce93]

I hate duke

[BlueDevilsDB]

I hate duke
Just think what VT fans must be thinking.

[ColRockies_5]

I hate to say I'm an Arizona Wildcats fan after their 2-3 start... :ugh:

We'll turn it around...I hope

[Wilson56 bell26]

I'm so pumped for this saturday's game against texas

#1 Duke @ #2 Texas--Saturday on ABC at 12:30



:rockon:

[Peerless]

I'm getting sick of the type of play here at the UW..

You have a 7 footer..... I'll round the guy up. 7 feet....... He breaks out of a double team and gets free all open under the basket and what's he do?

He lays it up.....

I know it's 2 pts both ways... BUT THROW IT DOWN ONCE!!! (BRIAN BUTCH)

[BlueDevilsDB]

Nice to see 31 points seperates the top 2 teams. J.J. Re**** is the best scorer in college basketball.

[BVP]

I don't know why know one has posted this, but Colorado State is 6-1! More importantly, we beat CU! :rockon: We play Pepperdine tonight, and we are getting some votes for the Top 25.

[BVP]

Nice to see 31 points seperates the top 2 teams. J.J. Re**** is the best scorer in college basketball.

J.J. is AWSOME!!!! 41 PTS! I hate Duke, but damn, that is just amazing. :jawdrop:

[Bronco_f1]

J.J. is AWSOME!!!! 41 PTS! I hate Duke, but damn, that is just amazing. :jawdrop:

That's because Texas was overrated. JJ is really good though

[BVP]

That's because Texas was overrated. JJ is really good though

41 points against any team is really good.

[BVP]

WOO!!! Colorado State beat Western Michigan last night! :rockon: On to round #2 in Outriggers Hotel Rainbow Classic. :rockon:

[BlueDevilsDB]

.......And in we go to Winston-Salem. Should be fun.

[RunYouOver]

The Florida Gators could actually go undefeated this year :eek:

[BroncoBailey024]

Kansa put a beat down on Kentucky.:fight:

[BroncoBailey024]

41 points against any team is really good.
Nick Novak from Marquette dropped 41 against Uconn. :P

[Kapaibro]

This Duke - Wake Forest game is good! 48-39 Duke.

JJ Redd.ck is an angry young white guy!

[BlueDevilsDB]

We finally won in Winston-Salem!!!!!!

J.J. has got to be the Player of the Year.

[BroncoManiac_69]

Kansa put a beat down on Kentucky.:fight:

Yeah, and Vanderbilt was spanking them in Rupp Arena tonight. :ugh:

What the hell is wrong my Wildcats?????? :confused:

[BlueDevilsDB]

If only Booher were around tonight.

The Turtles are going down!

[BlueDevilsDB]

What a game!

Sheldon's first Triple Double!

J.J.'s first Dunk!

The whole building chanting Sweat, Gary, Sweat!

[Peerless]

HAHA JJ Dunked!!!! That was just sick, but he did it. I have to give the guy credit. He is a great athlete.

[BroncoManiac_69]

The Kentucky Wildcats are my main team

but UNLV is my second.

RE-BELS
RE-BELS

[BVP]

UNLV, :coffee: . Its all about the Rams from Colorado State! :rockon: Today is Max Out Moby day in Ft. Collins for the Utah at CSU basketball game.

GO RAMS.

[RoorRipper]

Duke looks unstoppable this year, Re**** is the man when it comes to hitting jumpers.

Go Arkansas.

[Booher]

Duke looks unstoppable this year, Re**** is the man when it comes to hitting jumpers.

Go Arkansas.


welp they got stopped and it will happen again in the comcast center.

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

It's clear that the Big East is by far the best team in the NCAA this year. (just thought y'all should know that)

[orangenblue420]

It's clear that the Big East is by far the best team in the NCAA this year. (just thought y'all should know that)


and whos on top of the Big East - hell whos on top of the NCAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COME ON BOYS YA'ALL KNOW WHO #1 IS

woot woot :beer:

[WhoDeyBengals]

and whos on top of the Big East - hell whos on top of the NCAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

COME ON BOYS YA'ALL KNOW WHO #1 IS

woot woot :beer:
Enjoy your time on top of the Big East, Huskies. Just be glad that Bob Huggins got fired at Cincinnati, because otherwise, that spot would be ours.

As it is, we need to sign Andy Kennedy, pronto. This interim tag is killing our recruiting. As soon as we have a stable situation, Cincinnati will go right back to being a powerhouse. Just watch.

What I'm really hoping for is that we get Kennedy signed and then get O.J. Mayo, a local player with North College Hill High School. The kid is a monster.

Cincinnati = College Basketball Mecca. 'Nuff said.

[orangenblue420]

Enjoy your time on top of the Big East, Huskies. Just be glad that Bob Huggins got fired at Cincinnati, because otherwise, that spot would be ours.

As it is, we need to sign Andy Kennedy, pronto. This interim tag is killing our recruiting. As soon as we have a stable situation, Cincinnati will go right back to being a powerhouse. Just watch.

What I'm really hoping for is that we get Kennedy signed and then get O.J. Mayo, a local player with North College Hill High School. The kid is a monster.

Cincinnati = College Basketball Mecca. 'Nuff said.

Aww hell, enjoy it for sure, but im used to bein there ;)

I dont have to live on woulda, coulda and shouldas but I know being from cinncy thats all you ever really have - sorry :ugh:

[WhoDeyBengals]

Aww hell, enjoy it for sure, but im used to bein there ;)

I dont have to live on woulda, coulda and shouldas but I know being from cinncy thats all you ever really have - sorry
Well, when you align yourself with teams like the Yankees, I guess it's easy to pick a good ship and set sail ;) You're not a UConn grad, are ya? I'm a UC grad, that's why they're my team.

I'm pretty sure any basketball fan knows this, but Cincinnati's best sport has been College Basketball for a number of years. With the Bearcats and the Xavier Musketeers within 5 miles of eachother, it's not hard to understand why. Xavier sent a team to the Elite 8 last year, and UC's been in the NCAA tourney 14 years in a row.

Shoulda coulda woulda whatever. :)

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Well, when you align yourself with teams like the Yankees, I guess it's easy to pick a good ship and set sail ;) You're not a UConn grad, are ya? I'm a UC grad, that's why they're my team.


Yea, she's a front runner! :P

[WhoDeyBengals]

Yea, she's a front runner! :P
I wasn't going to call her out on it directly, but...

Essentially, yes :P

[orangenblue420]

Hey I cant help it if the teams I like WIN :D

I love UCONN because I was born and raised in CT and will always be a YANKEE at heart - and as u are prolly aware college basketball is the only real sport our state can lay any type of claim to - you'd be hard pressed to find anyone from CT who is a genuine nutmegger who doesnt love Husky Basketball

Oh and ya'all can bite me :P

[WhoDeyBengals]

Hey I cant help it if the teams I like WIN :D

I love UCONN because I was born and raised in CT and will always be a YANKEE at heart - and as u are prolly aware college basketball is the only real sport our state can lay any type of claim to - you'd be hard pressed to find anyone from CT who is a genuine nutmegger who doesnt love Husky Basketball

Oh and ya'all can bite me :P
No problem, just was wondering - you have to admit, that's an interesting trio of favorite teams. Yankees, Huskies, and Broncos? :confused: You have to admit you can understand why I was confused!

[thesaint]

Hey here's a college basketball question...I know we have alot of Notre Dame fans out there....you all are Notre Dame hoops fans, too.........RIGHT?

[orangenblue420]

No problem, just was wondering - you have to admit, that's an interesting trio of favorite teams. Yankees, Huskies, and Broncos? :confused: You have to admit you can understand why I was confused!


Understood - and just FYI - the being from CT explains the Yankees following, I hope and the Bronco thing stems from CT also - my ex is a HUGE broncos fan (we met when we were 19) and so I started watching the broncos with him cause sports was the only other thing that was enjoyable with him - i tell ppl the only two good things i got from that relationship was my son (well most of the time he's good) and the Broncos (and I got to keep most of the broncos stuff in the split, and after 9 years we accumulated a nice collection, although i let him have all the cards, 4 Elway rookies :mad: )

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Hey here's a college basketball question...I know we have alot of Notre Dame fans out there....you all are Notre Dame hoops fans, too.........RIGHT?
Haha..not me.
My love of ND football comes directly from watching them every weekend as a kid.
As far as basketball, I root for WVU (went there for a year), rutgers (alumni), and the rest of the big east when the tourney rolls around.

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Hey I cant help it if the teams I like WIN :D

I love UCONN because I was born and raised in CT and will always be a YANKEE at heart - and as u are prolly aware college basketball is the only real sport our state can lay any type of claim to - you'd be hard pressed to find anyone from CT who is a genuine nutmegger who doesnt love Husky Basketball

Oh and ya'all can bite me :P
Sounds good to me. ;)

[orangenblue420]

Haha..not me.
My love of ND football comes directly from watching them every weekend as a kid.
As far as basketball, I root for WVU (went there for a year), rutgers (alumni), and the rest of the big east when the tourney rolls around.

and you all were pickin on me - at least I have ONE team that I keep an alliance to ;)

[WhoDeyBengals]

Haha..not me.
My love of ND football comes directly from watching them every weekend as a kid.
As far as basketball, I root for WVU (went there for a year), rutgers (alumni), and the rest of the big east when the tourney rolls around.
Hehe, me either. I'm a ND football fan, but that's where the allegiance ends. The only college games I've been to other than UC football games (ugh) were Notre Dame and Southern Illinois games, and we only went to SIU games because my cousin was a quarterback for them about 20 years ago.

[Peerless]

What in the world, is wrong with the badgers?

[WhoDeyBengals]

What in the world, is wrong with the badgers?
Besides the fact that their team is named after a burrowing rat?

[BVP]

Hey here's a college basketball question...I know we have alot of Notre Dame fans out there....you all are Notre Dame hoops fans, too.........RIGHT?

To be honest with you, no, I am not a ND hoops fan. I am not a USC hoops fan either. And I am not a Florida St. hoops fan. Those are my favorite College FOOTBALL teams. The only college I am a true fan of for every sport is Colorado St. I love that school with all of my heart.

[thesaint]

To be honest with you, no, I am not a ND hoops fan. I am not a USC hoops fan either. And I am not a Florida St. hoops fan. Those are my favorite College FOOTBALL teams.


I notice all the teams you listed suck in basketball.....I wonder if thats a coincidence....hmmmmm..... :confused:

[BroncoBailey024]

Big game tonight..
Duke vs. Boston College, I'll be watching. ;)

Duke is undefeated in conference play and BC is 9-1 at home, this should be a great game. :beer:

[BlueDevilsDB]

Big game tonight..
Duke vs. Boston College, I'll be watching. ;)

Duke is undefeated in conference play and BC is 9-1 at home, this should be a great game. :beer:
That was one of the best games I have seen for awhile. The second half was very intense. J.J. and Marshall kept getting into each others' faces. I thought at one point they were going to call a double Technical. B.C. fought and fought, but Shel and J.J. were clutch at the free throw line. I feel bad for anyone who missed it.

[Peerless]

That was one of the best games I have seen for awhile. The second half was very intense. J.J. and Marshall kept getting into each others' faces. I thought at one point they were going to call a double Technical. B.C. fought and fought, but Shel and J.J. were clutch at the free throw line. I feel bad for anyone who missed it.
I saw the game. Very very awesome. I liked how JJ helped Marshall up.... it was kind of a slap in the face to him.

[BlueDevilsDB]

Maryland, you just got swept!

[BroncoBailey024]

Kansas has won 7 in a row after beating Iowa State 88-75.

I would hate to face us in the NCAA tourney because our young team is really starting to gel. :P

[ColRockies_5]

If Arizona doesn't get into to tournament this year, I will cry...

The Pac is having a down year...the MVC is better than them!!!

[Tyler_Thompson]

my favorite college basketball team is Indiana

[WhoDeyBengals]

Bumping this thread because we're getting close to the tournament. Also, I will go ahead and say that Andy Kennedy deserves to be hired as UC's head coach, and furthermore, he deserves to be named the Big East Coach of the Year!!!

We might actually make it into the tournament! W00t!!

[orangenblue420]

Bumping this thread because we're getting close to the tournament. Also, I will go ahead and say that Andy Kennedy deserves to be hired as UC's head coach, and furthermore, he deserves to be named the Big East Coach of the Year!!!

We might actually make it into the tournament! W00t!!


We need a yawny smilie

;)

We all know who THE BEAST OF THE EAST IS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BlueDevilsDB]

We need a yawny smilie

;)

We all know who THE BEAST OF THE EAST IS BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marquette? :confused:

[orangenblue420]

Marquette? :confused:


Your so funny I forgot how many times we've kicked your ass :D

[WhoDeyBengals]

Your so funny I forgot how many times we've kicked your ass :D
Yeah, and we'll see where your at when we hire our coach. Cincinnati is college basketball excellence. You better learn to respect us now, because we'll force you to do it later whether you're ready or not ;)

[WhoDeyBengals]

Cincinnati VS Seton Hall tonight!

GO BEARCATS!!!

[rcsodak]

It's clear that the Big East is by far the best team in the NCAA this year. (just thought y'all should know that)
Well, if a CONFERENCE is the "best team", then the rest of 'em might as well prepare for next year..... ;)

[rcsodak]

Kansas has won 7 in a row after beating Iowa State 88-75.

I would hate to face us in the NCAA tourney because our young team is really starting to gel. :P

Yeah....


...they looked awesome against Texass..... :D

[Jared]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11613419/


WAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!



If you have the biggest and best facility, and you win the league title, why SHOULDN'T you host the conference tournament? Sour grapes.

[WhoDeyBengals]

Cincinnati VS Seton Hall tonight!

GO BEARCATS!!!
Crap on a stick!!!

Oh well. We've got one more game and the Big East Tourney to look forward to. Cincinnati should be getting into the NCAA tourney this year.

[thesaint]

Crap on a stick!!!

Oh well. We've got one more game and the Big East Tourney to look forward to. Cincinnati should be getting into the NCAA tourney this year.

Losing to Seton Hall really hurts. Better have a good showing against WVU or you'll be NIT bound.

[BlueDevilsDB]

Crazy, crazy ending.

I don't get the foul situation.

FSU gets a technical for storming the court with time left. Then they give Duke a personal foul (I never caught why). Did they foul Duke so the crowd wouldn't affect the outcome? Hopefully someone will clarify everything. I'm somewhat confused why Duke didn't get the ball back after the technical.

[WhoDeyBengals]

Losing to Seton Hall really hurts. Better have a good showing against WVU or you'll be NIT bound.
The bracketologists around here think that they can still get in if they win in the first round of the Big East tourney. I think so too, given their RPI and their record. UC has a pretty good tourney resume.

[thesaint]

Yes but you havent beaten ANYONE this year. Who is your best win? Rutgers?

[WhoDeyBengals]

WOOT!!!

Cincinnati beat #16 West Virginia!

We're in the tourney! We're in!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[WhoDeyBengals]

Big East All Conference Teams announced. (http://www.bigeast.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030606aaa.html)

My boy Eric Hicks made first team! He totally deserved it. He was also voted "most likely to have a future in professional wrestling after college." j/k

Devan Downey made the All-Rookie list, too. Booya.

[orangenblue420]

There is no excuse to lose to 'cuse :mad:

***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WhoDeyBengals]

There is no excuse to lose to 'cuse :mad:

***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to my world of Pain. It should have been UC beating down on you guys. :P

[orangenblue420]

Welcome to my world of Pain. It should have been UC beating down on you guys. :P


Although they led most of the game - i wouldnt call a 2ptr in OT a beat down :cheeky:

Cuse is a tough tourney team - always has been

basturds :mad:

[orangenblue420]

Are there any brackets goin on in here????

[WhoDeyBengals]

Although they led most of the game - i wouldnt call a 2ptr in OT a beat down :cheeky:

Cuse is a tough tourney team - always has been

basturds :mad:
Hey, we lost by 1 on a freak trey. So I know how you feel. However, there's no excuse for allowing Syracuse to come out of the gate on a 10-0 run!

Oh, and Rudi Gay is overrated :P

[orangenblue420]

Hey, we lost by 1 on a freak trey. So I know how you feel. However, there's no excuse for allowing Syracuse to come out of the gate on a 10-0 run!

Oh, and Rudi Gay is overrated :P


Screw that - No one on UCONN is ever over rated - we never get press or respect regardless of how good we are - everything is Puke and NC this and Puke and NC that - its BS :P

[BlueDevilsDB]

I'm going to start a bracket on ESPN. PM me if you want to join.

[BroncoBailey024]

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK KU!

Big 12 Conference Tournament Champions! :beer:

[thesaint]

WOOT!!!

Cincinnati beat #16 West Virginia!

We're in the tourney! We're in!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!


Awwwwww.....

[WhoDeyBengals]

Awwwwww.....
BIGGEST. HOSE JOB. EVER.

A breakdown of teams that made it compared to UC.

#10 Seed Seton Hall
RPI 58/SOS 36
Best win: 11 Pitt, 17 Syracuse
Top 50 RPI: 4-4 /Top 100 RPI: 8-8

#11 seed George Mason
RPI 26 /SOS 89
Best win: 27 Wich St, 28 UNC Wilm
Top 50: 2-4 /Top 100: 8-6

#7 seed Wichita St
RPI 27/SOS 58
Best win: 21 Missouri St (2x), 29 S. Il
Top 50: 6-8 /Top 100: 8-8

#9 seed UAB:
RPI 32/SOS 115
Best wins: 4 Memphis, 54 Houston
Top 50: 1-2/Top 100: 7-6

#8 seed Kentucky:
RPI 41/SOS 15
Best win: 6 Tenn, 38 WV
Top 50: 3-8/Top 100: 9-12

#10 seed Alabama
RPI 57/SOS 12
Best wins: 6 Tenn, 13 LSU, 15 Florida
Top 50 RPI: 5-5, Top 100: 9-9

UC
RPI 40/SOS 5
Best Win: 13 LSU, 17 Syracuse
Top 50: 4-8 /Top 100: 11-11

[orangenblue420]

BIGGEST. HOSE JOB. EVER.

A breakdown of teams that made it compared to UC.

#10 Seed Seton Hall
RPI 58/SOS 36
Best win: 11 Pitt, 17 Syracuse
Top 50 RPI: 4-4 /Top 100 RPI: 8-8

#11 seed George Mason
RPI 26 /SOS 89
Best win: 27 Wich St, 28 UNC Wilm
Top 50: 2-4 /Top 100: 8-6

#7 seed Wichita St
RPI 27/SOS 58
Best win: 21 Missouri St (2x), 29 S. Il
Top 50: 6-8 /Top 100: 8-8

#9 seed UAB:
RPI 32/SOS 115
Best wins: 4 Memphis, 54 Houston
Top 50: 1-2/Top 100: 7-6

#8 seed Kentucky:
RPI 41/SOS 15
Best win: 6 Tenn, 38 WV
Top 50: 3-8/Top 100: 9-12

#10 seed Alabama
RPI 57/SOS 12
Best wins: 6 Tenn, 13 LSU, 15 Florida
Top 50 RPI: 5-5, Top 100: 9-9

UC
RPI 40/SOS 5
Best Win: 13 LSU, 17 Syracuse
Top 50: 4-8 /Top 100: 11-11


*** whodey - wheres cinnci :P

[WhoDeyBengals]

*** whodey - wheres cinnci :P
As long as we've got the current University president and incompetent AD, we're nowhere. This is a travesty, and I'm crying conspiracy. The school doesn't want to hire a Huggins guy, which Kennedy definitely is. They got the selection committee not to select them. It's the only explanation.

[orangenblue420]

As long as we've got the current University president and incompetent AD, we're nowhere. This is a travesty, and I'm crying conspiracy. The school doesn't want to hire a Huggins guy, which Kennedy definitely is. They got the selection committee not to select them. It's the only explanation.


http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/4_9_7[1].gif :P

[BlueDevilsDB]

In my opinion, it is complete bull**** that mid-majors get in over teams like Florida State, Maryland, and Cincinatti. George Mason and most MVC teams wouldn't win more than a couple games in the ACC or Big East. The committee is trying too hard to put in small schools. I'd like to see Murray State play Maryland and see who wins.

[WhoDeyBengals]

http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/4_9_7[1].gif :P
Hey, no need to rub salt in the wound. :cheeky:

[orangenblue420]

Hey, no need to rub salt in the wound. :cheeky:


There aint no better time than tourney time BABY - :D

But if it makes you feel any better I def. feel you (Cinnci) got royally screwed http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/00001655.gif

I thought of you as soon as I saw that their bubble burst (and my friend Dustin) we work together at the rest and he is a big Cinnci/Ohio State fan - he is fuming right now - I had to talk him into not quitting the tourney challenege we have going on at the restaurant cuz he is so pi$$ed

[Jared]

In my opinion, it is complete bull**** that mid-majors get in over teams like Florida State, Maryland, and Cincinatti. George Mason and most MVC teams wouldn't win more than a couple games in the ACC or Big East. The committee is trying too hard to put in small schools. I'd like to see Murray State play Maryland and see who wins.



Actually, historically, dominant teams (say the top 2) from smaller conferences do much better in the tournament than middle of the pack teams from power conferences.


The talent level is not so wide as you think. The rules regarding scholarships have led to a much wider spreading of talent.

George Mason plays extremely good basketball as a team. It all depends on if Tony Skinn is available. He was suspended because of the game against Hofstra.

Murray State though, should not be able to beat Maryland, 8 times out of 10.

[silkamilkamonic]

When filling in your brackets, the only team you need to know is........Kansas.

They going all the way fab 3 style.

[thesaint]

BIGGEST. HOSE JOB. EVER.

It happens every year, and someone gets left out who feels they should be in...and maybe rightly so. Having said that, take care of business and youre never left out.

Dont lose to Dayton, Louisville, and Seton Hall and Cincy is in...

[BlueDevilsDB]

Actually, historically, dominant teams (say the top 2) from smaller conferences do much better in the tournament than middle of the pack teams from power conferences.


The talent level is not so wide as you think. The rules regarding scholarships have led to a much wider spreading of talent.

George Mason plays extremely good basketball as a team. It all depends on if Tony Skinn is available. He was suspended because of the game against Hofstra.

Murray State though, should not be able to beat Maryland, 8 times out of 10.
I know some of the mid-majors have had some good runs the last couple seasons, like UW-Green Bay (I believe) getting to the sweet 16 last year. I just believe (and probably partially biased, being an ACC fan) that just because some smaller schools have nice regular season runs doesn't mean they should get in over power-conference schools where the level of play is much higher.

I think this year, though, non-conference schedules played a bigger role than conference RPI. Hence the reason Florida State at 9-7 in the ACC (and upsetting #1 Duke) was left out, but had a very week non-conference schedule. Memphis didn't play in a very tough conference, but due to playing Duke and at Texas, they had a very nice looking non-conference resume. Had they not played those games, and finished with the same record, they would probably have been a 3 or 4 seed.

[Jared]

I know some of the mid-majors have had some good runs the last couple seasons, like UW-Green Bay (I believe) getting to the sweet 16 last year. I just believe (and probably partially biased, being an ACC fan) that just because some smaller schools have nice regular season runs doesn't mean they should get in over power-conference schools where the level of play is much higher.

I think this year, though, non-conference schedules played a bigger role than conference RPI. Hence the reason Florida State at 9-7 in the ACC (and upsetting #1 Duke) was left out, but had a very week non-conference schedule. Memphis didn't play in a very tough conference, but due to playing Duke and at Texas, they had a very nice looking non-conference resume. Had they not played those games, and finished with the same record, they would probably have been a 3 or 4 seed.


I understand what you are saying, but I am not sure I was clear.


The level of play between, say the Big Ten, and the MAC is not as wide a chasm as you seem to imply.

The top team in the MAC or MVC, should be equal to or better than a middling power conference school, in most cases, like FSU, or Wisconsin.

Thus, the selection committee reflects this.

In the past, before RPI became a big deal, you HAD to win your conference unless you were in the ACC, PAC 10, Big East, Big X, Big 8 (now 12), the A 10, the old WAC, and maybe in a good year, the MVC.

And what would happen is, some school with a great record and a killer RPI who didn't win their league tourney would get passed over for some 17-12 school from a power conference. That 17-12 team would promptly get bounced by some mid major school, because they weren't really a great team (see Richmond vs Syracuse, 1990).


So, the selection committee, ever mindful of entertainment value and its relationship to ratings and income (and because the criticism was unrelenting), started looking at other things, and the picks in the last 10 years or so have been better, in my opinion.

I mean, too bad for Cinci, I guess, but they had chances to be a 21 or 22 game winner, by my count. In the brutual Big East (the best and deepest conference this season) that would have been a no brainer.

[rcsodak]

http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/4_9_7[1].gif :P
I hope the moving up/down with the kleenex is due to sobbing...... :huh:

[WhoDeyBengals]

I understand what you are saying, but I am not sure I was clear.


The level of play between, say the Big Ten, and the MAC is not as wide a chasm as you seem to imply.

The top team in the MAC or MVC, should be equal to or better than a middling power conference school, in most cases, like FSU, or Wisconsin.

Thus, the selection committee reflects this.

In the past, before RPI became a big deal, you HAD to win your conference unless you were in the ACC, PAC 10, Big East, Big X, Big 8 (now 12), the A 10, the old WAC, and maybe in a good year, the MVC.

And what would happen is, some school with a great record and a killer RPI who didn't win their league tourney would get passed over for some 17-12 school from a power conference. That 17-12 team would promptly get bounced by some mid major school, because they weren't really a great team (see Richmond vs Syracuse, 1990).


So, the selection committee, ever mindful of entertainment value and its relationship to ratings and income (and because the criticism was unrelenting), started looking at other things, and the picks in the last 10 years or so have been better, in my opinion.

I mean, too bad for Cinci, I guess, but they had chances to be a 21 or 22 game winner, by my count. In the brutual Big East (the best and deepest conference this season) that would have been a no brainer.
This shouldn't be just about conference, though. The fact of the matter is, the tournament only works because there's no upper or lower limit on who can get in from each conference. In theory.

In practice, we saw the selection committee exclude UC in favor of teams that are obviously inferior on the grounds that they would have been the 9th team in from the Big East. Look at UC's RPI. Strength of schedule. Quality of wins. And then compare that to the last 4 in, and you tell me whether you really think that UC didn't deserve to get in more than any one of those teams.

[Jared]

This shouldn't be just about conference, though. The fact of the matter is, the tournament only works because there's no upper or lower limit on who can get in from each conference. In theory.

In practice, we saw the selection committee exclude UC in favor of teams that are obviously inferior on the grounds that they would have been the 9th team in from the Big East. Look at UC's RPI. Strength of schedule. Quality of wins. And then compare that to the last 4 in, and you tell me whether you really think that UC didn't deserve to get in more than any one of those teams.

If you got in over Maryland, I'd be having this same discussion with someone else.


Or, who else do you exclude if UC and UM both get in?

Unless you do a pitiful football setup, where a minimum amount of wins automatically makes you post season eligible, this is about as good as it gets. I prefer this to no playoffs, don't you?

As it stands, 64 teams is already roughly 20%of all division I teams. That's kinda high. I'd like to see the old 32 team tournament come back. Closer to 10%. A more accurate reflection of the perecentage of teams who have a legit chance of wining it all. Man, would late season games be really neat to see.

[orangenblue420]

I agree with Jared in general but I agree with whodey about Cinnci - there is no question they got screwed - and I think being the 9th team that would come from the Big E hurt them alot

It wasnt fair - there is at least one or two teams that are NOT conference winners taht are in the tourney with an at lg bid that Cinncy deserved (Airforce comes to mind w/o putting too much thought although I will admit I havent seen them ever play but something just tells me cinnci would kick their ass)

PLUS let me run this by you guys and see what you make of it

In each 4 divisions the break down of Conf Winners goes like this:

Atlanta - (duke) 9
Oakland - (memphis) 9
Minneapolis - (villanova) 10
Washington DC - (UCONN) 3



I would think at lg teams would be tougher since they made it in w/o winning a division but w/o throwing any BS out there - how do you at least not make it more even than that - that is a huge difference (just havent figured out if its in our favor or not - im leaning towards not)

[WhoDeyBengals]

If you got in over Maryland, I'd be having this same discussion with someone else.


Or, who else do you exclude if UC and UM both get in?

Unless you do a pitiful football setup, where a minimum amount of wins automatically makes you post season eligible, this is about as good as it gets. I prefer this to no playoffs, don't you?

As it stands, 64 teams is already roughly 20%of all division I teams. That's kinda high. I'd like to see the old 32 team tournament come back. Closer to 10%. A more accurate reflection of the perecentage of teams who have a legit chance of wining it all. Man, would late season games be really neat to see.
Indiana gets a 6 seed? Nah, they're out. UC had a better record, a better RPI, and a better strength of schedule. So Indiana would be out.

As far as Maryland goes, look no further than Air Force.

[thesaint]

Indiana gets a 6 seed? Nah, they're out. UC had a better record, a better RPI, and a better strength of schedule. So Indiana would be out.


The biggest problem with Cincy is who did you beat? Your best win is LSU....(before Christmas)...and West Virginia (who went 4-6 in its last 10 games).

Indiana beat Kentucky, Ohio State, Illinois, and Michigan State.

Again, dont lose to the likes of Dayton and Seton Hall and Im sure Cincy is probably in.

Either way...teams like Maryland and Cincy would most likely be one and done. Two at the most...

[Jared]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12052201/from/RS.3/

[thesaint]

Oklahoma's Sampson to be new coach at Indiana?


I saw that and it surprises me a little. Sampson's a good coach. Maybe he's tired of being second to football at OU?

[rcsodak]

Unfreakingbelievable.........
He finally gets a top 10 recruiting class, and BOOM, he's gone!
He better not have put OU Basketball on probation...... :mad:

So long, Sooners
OU's Sampson tells players he's headed to Indiana
Posted: Tuesday March 28, 2006 3:53PM; Updated: Tuesday March 28, 2006 11:25PM

Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson could be moving north to take over for Mike Davis at Indiana.
Bill Frakes/SI


INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana will hire Kelvin Sampson as its next basketball coach, delivering him from an Oklahoma team under investigation for possible recruiting violations to lead one of the most prestigious programs in the country.

Sampson broke the news to his Sooner team Tuesday. Indiana players were also informed, one of the Hoosier players' relatives told The Associated Press.

Details were being worked out Tuesday afternoon, and the deal was expected to be announced shortly, said a person close to the talks who requested anonymity because negotiations were ongoing. No news conference was scheduled.

"I was caught by surprise a little bit," said Taylor Griffin, a freshman forward for the Sooners. "He made the decision. I guess it's better for the program. I guess it's better for him."

The 50-year-old Sampson, AP's Coach of the Year in 1995, will replace Mike Davis, who announced last month he was resigning. Davis went 115-79 in six seasons as head coach, was the first Indiana coach to win 20 games in each of his first three seasons and led the Hoosiers to the national championship game in 2002, two seasons after Bob Knight was fired.

The Hoosiers were 19-12 this year and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Gonzaga.

Stephanie Gilbert, who help raised nephew A.J. Ratliff in Indianapolis, said the Hoosiers' sophomore guard called her Tuesday to discuss the change, first reported by ESPN. Gilbert also said it was likely Ratliff would stay at Indiana.

"He's looking forward to meeting him and getting to know him," Gilbert said. "He seems pretty happy."

Ratliff initially declined to comment, denying that a team meeting was held. Later, he appeared to confirm Sampson's hiring to television crews in Bloomington.

"He's shown that he's a good coach by what he's done at Oklahoma," Ratliff said. "You've got to give him a chance. He's shown that he can win at Oklahoma, so I think he can come here and do the same."

Two other key Indiana players had said after Davis resigned that they were apt to transfer: D.J. White, the 2005 Big Ten freshman of the year, and Robert Vaden.

Gilbert said Sampson's hiring could change their minds.

"Once they meet with him, they'll probably need to see," Gilbert said. "I think, from the looks of it, they have a pretty good coach on their hands."

Oklahoma officials declined to comment Tuesday. Telephone messages left for Indiana athletic director Rick Greenspan and spokesman Pete Rhoda were not immediately returned.

Sampson leaves Oklahoma behind amid an investigation for possible recruiting violations. The NCAA is looking into more than 550 impermissible phone calls to recruits by Sampson and his assistant coaches, and Oklahoma officials are scheduled to appear before an NCAA panel in Utah on April 21.

As part of their self-imposed sanctions, the Sooners froze Sampson's salary for a two-year period beginning in 2005 and restricted him from receiving any postseason bonuses. His recruiting was also heavily curtailed.

NCAA spokesman Erik Christiansen said it's up to the committee on infractions to determine whether any penalties would follow Sampson to Indiana.

"It's all dependent on what the sanctions are, the severity of the bylaw violations and ultimately it's up to them," Christiansen said.

Such a thing has happened before: For instance, former Ohio State assistant Paul Biancardi was prohibited from recruiting until October 2007 at his new job as coach of Wright State University in Dayton over recruiting violations under former Buckeye head coach Jim O'Brien. The sanctions prompted Biancardi's resignation from Wright State two weeks ago.

When he resigned, Davis said he believed Indiana needed a former Hoosier to unify the pro-Knight and anti-Knight factions. But Greenspan turned down the opportunity to lure Iowa's Steve Alford, a former All-American who led the Hoosiers to the 1987 national title.

"Certainly there were those persons who wanted a coach to come from the 'IU family,' but I did not detect that being the majority of the people," said Ken Beckley, president of the Indiana Alumni Association president. "Most wanted us to get the best coach available that we could afford."

Sampson spent the last 12 seasons at Oklahoma, re-establishing the Sooners as a national contender. Oklahoma went 20-9 this year, and his name came up after the Sooners were upset in the first round of the NCAA tournament by Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Sampson gives the Hoosiers a widely respected coach and proven recruiter. He has been successful in both the Pac-10 and Big 12; he once served as president of the National Association of Basketball Coaches; he has coached on five national teams; and boasts a career record of 455-257.

In 12 seasons with the Sooners, Sampson went 279-109 and made 12 straight postseason appearances, including the 2002 Final Four, Oklahoma's first trip to the semifinals in more than a decade.

The Sooners were upset in that game -- by Davis' Hoosiers, who went on to lose to Maryland in the final.

Sampson took his team back to the regional finals in 2003. In 2004-05, the Sooners shared the Big 12 title and were ranked among the top 10.

Sampson is one of six coaches with 20 or more wins each of the past nine seasons. The others are Arizona's Lute Olson (15), Kentucky's Tubby Smith (13), Duke's Mike Krzyzewski (10), Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (9) and Connecticut's Jim Calhoun (9).

Sampson got his first head coaching job at Montana Tech in 1981 after spending only one season as an assistant there. After back-to-back conference titles, he moved on to Washington State where he was an assistant for two years before taking over as head coach. He led the Cougars to the 1994 NCAA tournament in his final season before coming to Oklahoma.

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[broncofan303]

Wow, that kinda sucks... I don't think the big bosses were happy with a first round knockout with that roster...

That was a good team, their was no reason why they should of lost in the first round, they have great guards in Everett and Neal and dominate big guys(who they rarely fed) in Gray and Bookout, that's one of those teams that has all the tools but lack of direction... I think its somewhat of a big loss but they'll recover...

[orangenblue420]

FLORIDA :rolleyes: :coffee:

[thesaint]

FLORIDA :rolleyes: :coffee:


http://images6.theimagehosting.com/006762610.JPG (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

:cool:

[orangenblue420]

http://images6.theimagehosting.com/006762610.JPG (http://www.theimagehosting.com)

:cool:

http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/BBbad.gif

[thesaint]

http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/2282/flgator2sp.gif (http://imageshack.us)

Dont be bitter.