2008/2009 Big East Thread

[Cusefan]

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SWEEP!

yea yea yea. Its not a sweep till you get us at the Garden.

Good Game Nova though, They really capitalized off of SU's Mistakes.

[AJ989898]

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Hey..just checking back on this thread since I haven't been on OS lately. My Marquette Golden Eagles sit at 23-4 overall and 12-2 in the Big East. They just finished game one of the "gauntlet" in which they play: @ Georgetown (already won), vs. Connecticut, @ Louisville, @ Pittsburgh, and vs. Syracuse.

Uconn comes into town on Wednesday and it should be a helluva battle. I think Dyson being out will be a big loss for UConn's effort to try and stop MU's 3 guards. The Bradley Center should be rocking (It's MU's first Weeknight sellout at the BC) and MU's marketing team made a pretty cool website for the game a couple weeks back to try and promote the game: http://selloutuconn.com/

I think MU will go 2-2 down the stretch but 3-1 isn't completely out of the question. Everytime I think about it though the USF game comes back to haunt me. Marquette would have a legitimate shot at the BE title (although they still control their own destiny). One tip in away from being 13-1 in the BE.

[countryboy]

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I'll be pulling for you guys Wednesday night, if we win tomorrow night @ Georgetown. If we lose, I'll be pulling for UConn.

[ehh]

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Rautins taking 14 threes.

[crques]

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WVU keeps on rolling with an 18 point win on the road at Rutgers today and now has moved up to 6th place in the conference. That's 3 wins in a row with a trip to Cincinnati up next, then games at USF & DePaul, before closing out the season at home against Louisville. WVU is still considered a "bubble" team by some, but I would have to think that they are in and with a pretty decent seed barring a monumental collapse over the next 2 weeks. I expect them to at least go 2-2 in their last 4 games, if not better. With their RPI and SOS in the Top 20 and a winning Big East record, they shouldn't have to worry come Selection Sunday if they take care of business these last few weeks.

[superjames1992]

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WVU keeps on rolling with an 18 point win on the road at Rutgers today and now has moved up to 6th place in the conference. That's 3 wins in a row with a trip to Cincinnati up next, then games at USF & DePaul, before closing out the season at home against Louisville. WVU is still considered a "bubble" team by some, but I would have to think that they are in and with a pretty decent seed barring a monumental collapse over the next 2 weeks. I expect them to at least go 2-2 in their last 4 games, if not better. With their RPI and SOS in the Top 20 and a winning Big East record, they shouldn't have to worry come Selection Sunday if they take care of business these last few weeks.

Yep, those wins against Villanova and Notre Dame were huge. Now, at the very worse, WVU will be 20-10 (10-8) heading into the Big East Tournament if they go 2-2. I think WVU goes 3-1, losing only to Louisville and finishing 21-9 (11-7). Although, if WVU plays like they did against Villanova, I wouldn't be shocked if WVU won on Senior Night against Louisville to end the regular season at 22-8 (12-6). Either way, as long as WVU doesn't blow one against South Florida or DePaul, I think they're in the Big Dance now.

[crques]

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Yep, those wins against Villanova and Notre Dame were huge. Now, at the very worse, WVU will be 20-10 (10-8) heading into the Big East Tournament if they go 2-2. I think WVU goes 3-1, losing only to Louisville and finishing 21-9 (11-7). Although, if WVU plays like they did against Villanova, I wouldn't be shocked if WVU won on Senior Night against Louisville to end the regular season at 22-8 (12-6). Either way, as long as WVU doesn't blow one against South Florida or DePaul, I think they're in the Big Dance now.

I'm not sure about the Cincinnati game on Thursday. That one worries me. They should beat USF & DePaul but on the road you can never tell in this conference. I'm actually pretty confident about the Louisville game. I think the team will feed off the crowd energy and I look for Ruoff to have a monster game on Senior Night. I know it's all part of the game and these things happen, but had it not been for that horrible 8 minute stretch to close out the 1st half of the game at Louisville, WVU was right there with them and nearly put a scare in the Cardinals at the end when they closed the gap to 4 points with 2:30 remaining.

[countryboy]

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Big game tonight between UofL and G'Town. G'Town must have this game and UofL needs it to stay in the hunt for a Big East title.

I hate the quick turnaround games. Hopefully we can match G'Town's intensity tonight the same way we did Cincy on Saturday.

[crques]

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Big game tonight between UofL and G'Town. G'Town must have this game and UofL needs it to stay in the hunt for a Big East title.

I hate the quick turnaround games. Hopefully we can match G'Town's intensity tonight the same way we did Cincy on Saturday.

Well I'm pulling for your Cardinals tonight cb. I'm hoping you guys are in the Top 5 when you come to Morgantown next weekend. I think that's going to be a great game.

[Cusefan]

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Who was that clown at the UCONN Press Conference asking about Calhoun's salary? Disgusting line of questioning and I got to hand it to Calhoun for making the guy look like a jackass.

[J0nnD0ugh]

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Who was that clown at the UCONN Press Conference asking about Calhoun's salary? Disgusting line of questioning and I got to hand it to Calhoun for making the guy look like a jackass.

I thought they succeeded in making each other look like jerks.

[mvb34]

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GTown = NIT.. So sad that the in house conflicts had cause there fall this year..

[ryanm1058123]

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mvb, care to explain?


thats interesting

[J0nnD0ugh]

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Will G'twn get the NIT? You have to be above .500 I thought & they are close to not even achieving that.

[Psyblast]

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Will G'twn get the NIT? You have to be above .500 I thought & they are close to not even achieving that.

14-12 with @ Nova, @ St. John's and DePaul left. Nova is probably an auto-loss, but the last two are very winnable.