2010 NCAA Tournament (and NIT) Thread

[mauchow]

If you're going to foul, foul 20 seconds sooner..

[mauchow]

So the guy who used to host Family Fued now coach's Montana. Good for him

[Lathum]

Montana needs more urgency.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by mauboy1

So the guy who used to host Family Fued now coach's Montana. Good for him

that could be a lot of people.

[mauchow]

these refs aren't even calling the right fouls. usually they're missing something that should've been called two seconds earlier.

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by Lathum

that could be a lot of people.

lol true..

i think the most recent one.. the really tall guy with gray hair that nobody knew..

and grats to New Mexico for keeping me up later than I wanted.

[Young Drachma]

What a neat story about Montana's Anthony Johnson and his wife in the NY Times. The video is from last year, but still...cool stuff.

Johnson, Montana’s Star Guard, Takes Life in His Hands - NYTimes.com

[SackAttack]

Cool story...but isn't the scholarship thing for Shaunte an NCAA violation? I mean, wouldn't that be like accepting cash to go to a school?

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by Lathum

yeah, he butchered the Huskies game also

I'm pretty biased, but I think he's an excellent play by play announcer. Might be the nerves from being on tv?

[RainMaker]

I don't think there is any rules against it. Schools have hired relatives for coaching staffs and stuff before.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by SackAttack

Cool story...but isn't the scholarship thing for Shaunte an NCAA violation? I mean, wouldn't that be like accepting cash to go to a school?

There was no contract and one would figure if she weren't good enough to help them, they'd have said no. Besides, it's an extremely common practice for faculty (and sometimes, staff) when they're considering an offer to join a school's faculty.

But again, it's just a good story. If she weren't good enough to make the team, it wouldn't have mattered. Or they'd have cut her as soon as they got him signed to his LOI.

[panerd]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

I'm pretty biased, but I think he's an excellent play by play announcer. Might be the nerves from being on tv?

He slurred a few times. I thought he had a lisp but I guess it sounds like it is nerves. Either way it's not good.

[panerd]

Originally Posted by mauboy1

lol true..

i think the most recent one.. the really tall guy with gray hair that nobody knew..

and grats to New Mexico for keeping me up later than I wanted.

You mean Eliane's boss J Peterman?

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by mauboy1

So the guy who used to host Family Fued now coach's Montana. Good for him

Nope.

http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/page....aspx?c=9&m=17

Dude is only 41. Is a Montana alum and spent a decade overseas playing ball.

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by panerd

He slurred a few times. I thought he had a lisp but I guess it sounds like it is nerves. Either way it's not good.

Ah well. He and Stu Lanz should just do Laker games. We need to get rid of Joel Meyers and Mychal Thompson

[JonInMiddleGA]

Oh I almost forgot ... Seth Davis can pucker up & kiss my ass

[Butter]

Nice Day One, Big East.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

First of all, I'd like to give a tip of the hat to everyone with a man-crush on me. I've never been mentioned in a thread while being absent from it nearly as much as I was in this thread last night.

I think we learned what we expected to learn yesterday. The Big East isn't as good as some thought they were. The top teams in the Big 12 played well. I was also very impressed with Washington. Got to watch that whole game and thought they played with a lot of heart.

As for the Texas game, for the record, I was not dancing around naked. I was fully clothed and was wondering why anyone was surprised that a team that engineered the "Great Choke Job of 2010" manage to find another way to miss free throws and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It's been that way all conferece season.

Getting off work early today to take in the whole slate of games. Hoping for the best from Mizzou. Need Coach Oliver to run that NCAA record to 0-6.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

dola

If you get a chance to watch the Oklahoma State game today, do it. You'll get to see one of the best basketball players you've probably never heard of. James Anderson is an amazing player. He'll put that OSU team on his back at times.

[Celeval]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

As for the Texas game, for the record, I was not dancing around naked. I was fully clothed and was wondering why anyone was surprised that a team that engineered the "Great Choke Job of 2010" manage to find another way to miss free throws and snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. It's been that way all conferece season.

Mainly because those of us in ACC country were trying to figure out how Wake was going to blow this one.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Celeval

Mainly because those of us in ACC country were trying to figure out how Wake was going to blow this one.

I suppose that's probably true. The ACC's "What the hell?" team beat the Big 12's "What the hell?" team.

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Nope.

http://www.montanagrizzlies.com/page....aspx?c=9&m=17

Dude is only 41. Is a Montana alum and spent a decade overseas playing ball.

I was being sarcastic. And yes panerd, that's the guy I was joking about that looked like the Montana coach at times.

[Butter]

C'mon, Clemson. If ever there was a game I wanted you to win, it's this one. Break the streak, get a win.

[Matthean]

Looking at my brackets I did for work just before they were complete I thought I might have gone too conservative. Yesterday sucked as it looked like I missed on so many of the lower seeds winning and I even planned for that stuff to happen early, but not enough. I picked horribly at which ones were going to win. The only saving grace is how badly some of my coworkers picked. As long as the upper teams keep winning I might be doing decent in the end.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by Celeval

Mainly because those of us in ACC country were trying to figure out how Wake was going to blow this one.

Yup. This was THE HARDEST game for me to pick because both teams were on such a slide.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

C'mon, Clemson. If ever there was a game I wanted you to win, it's this one. Break the streak, get a win.

They're the higher seed. They're supposed to win.

[Swaggs]

Is it gametime yet?

I don't think I'd be able to take it if we were in one of the late games tonight.

[CleBrownsfan]

Soooooo tired

Awesome games yesterday. I don't remember a day one as good as yesterdays. Can't wait to start it up again....

[RedKingGold]

Go Pitt! (I have you in my final four, don't take a dump like everyone else in the Big East).

[MrBug708]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

They're the higher seed. They're supposed to win.

But Missouri is the better program, they should win with their talent

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by MrBug708

But Missouri is the better program, they should win with their talent

You're on record. I'm not as confident as you in this round.

[MikeVic]

I watched a bit of the games. Exciting stuff, but there were a few ref calls that were kinda bleh.

[RedKingGold]

You stay classy, MBBF

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Yup. This was THE HARDEST game for me to pick because both teams were on such a slide.

I flipped a coin actually.

[Galaril]

Yesterday was an awesome day in the NCAA though my bracket was busted mossing 6 of the ten winners thanks to the ton of upsets.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

You stay classy, MBBF

I can't see anything I've said this morning that wasn't classy. I suppose I called Texas and their 2nd half collapse a 'choke job', but the first Texas fan that calls it anything other than a choke job will be the only one. If the Longhorn football team had a second half like that to finish a season, there would have been a record set for number of suicides in Austin in one day.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

The top teams in the Big 12 played well.

Really?

KState looked great but Kansas looked like they were asleep in the first half and most of the second outside a few runs, Baylor let SHS hang around way to long and Texas lost in spectacular fashion.

They hardly blew me away.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

I can't see anything I've said this morning that wasn't classy. .

I agree. Of course I may just be saying that because you praised UDub.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Lathum

Really?

KState looked great but Kansas looked like they were asleep in the first half and most of the second outside a few runs, Baylor let SHS hang around way to long and Texas lost in spectacular fashion.

They hardly blew me away.

KU outscored Lehigh by 24 points after the initial run by Lehigh in the first few minutes. KSU result was never in doubt. Baylor didn't play well but still won by 9. Considering what we saw from some 2 and 3 seeds yesterday, I think that's more than good enough.

Texas is Texas. No one should be surprised by that.

Originally Posted by Lathum

I agree. Of course I may just be saying that because you praised UDub.

I was really impressed. First time I had seen them play. They've got some lanky athletes on that team that Coach Anderson would love to toss in his system. Really a gutsy performance by them. This coming from someone who's not a Lomar fan.

[Arles]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Oh I almost forgot ... Seth Davis can pucker up & kiss my ass

He has to be the most agitating commentator on TV. He's always smug and always wrong. He's like the Jersey Shore equivalent of a sports analyst.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Texas is Texas. No one should be surprised by that.

Yep, Texas was the PS3 of college basketball this season.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by cartman

Yep, Texas was the PS3 of college basketball this season.

There's always football.

[jbergey22]

If West Virginia is going to stand outside the 3 point line and chuck bombs all day they are going to be another Big East team that gets themselves in trouble later in the game.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by jbergey22

If West Virginia is going to stand outside the 3 point line and chuck bombs all day they are going to be another Big East team that gets themselves in trouble later in the game.

Had a friend just text me from the arena. Said that place is full of WVU fans.

[Lathum]

Originally Posted by Arles

He has to be the most agitating commentator on TV. He's always smug and always wrong. He's like the Jersey Shore equivalent of a sports analyst.

+1

I would bet my house he didn't see one Udub game the way he was blowing Marquette prior to the tourny

[Butter]

Morgan State up 10-0 at the first TV timeout.

[jbergey22]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Had a friend just text me from the arena. Said that place is full of WVU fans.

They are in stunned silence at the moment

[jbergey22]

The Sportsbooks appeared to have picked up something on the Big East as well.

Syracuse started out as an 18 point fav, they are now 15.5
W Virginia went from 16.5 to 15.5
Pitt started at 10 went to 9.5

Looks like Purdue is picking up steam they've gone from 3.5 to 5 point favs.

[Butter]

WVU shooting 1-12 at the 2nd TV timeout, Morgan up 14-5.

[molson]

Originally Posted by jbergey22

The Sportsbooks appeared to have picked up something on the Big East as well.

Syracuse started out as an 18 point fav, they are now 15.5
W Virginia went from 16.5 to 15.5
Pitt started at 10 went to 9.5

.

Seems like a decent time to bet on the Big East going forward. Bettors are overreacting to events yesterday that have nothing to do with today. Kind of like how at the race track, you bet the favorite in the race after the underdog wins, because everyone latches on to a meaningless "trend".