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03-18-2016, 04:22 PM
MUAlphaBangura

Pac 12 certainly crapping the bed so far.
03-18-2016, 04:23 PM
Nukem2

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Originally Posted by MUAlphaBangura

Pac 12 certainly crapping the bed so far.

But, Charles Barkley said..... ;)
03-18-2016, 04:54 PM
Nukem2

Michigan State goes down. Big 14 not so good.
03-18-2016, 04:55 PM
Goose85

I barely had time to enjoy my upset pick of Hawaii, when my eventual champ - Michigan State - goes down.

I love the upsets, but not my eventual champ in round 1.
03-18-2016, 05:02 PM
Goose85

There have been 21 games completed thus far.
Of the 21 winners, 11 are from non power 5 conferences and 10 are from power five conferences.
03-18-2016, 05:18 PM
IWB

Congrats to MKE ProAm vet Darnell Harris for knocking off MSU
03-18-2016, 05:37 PM
MUAlphaBangura

Leave it to a Michael Stephen's led crew to allow a 2 handed shove in the back by Adam Woodberry to get the put back to win it for Iowa over Temple. Would have loved to see another BIG1011121314 team go down.
03-18-2016, 05:41 PM
warriorfan4life

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Originally Posted by Goose85

There have been 21 games completed thus far.
Of the 21 winners, 11 are from non power 5 conferences and 10 are from power five conferences.

Sorry Goose, but for the love of God do not classify the Big East with the rest of the non "Power 5" conferences. If we badly need a delineation mark, it would be the "Power 6". After reading the drivel on Casual Hoya about JTIII and lamenting their failures in large part to the new conference (which has done just fine even with Georgetown and Marquette falling apart), it pisses me off to see the Big East referred to as anything less then a high-major conference that is at the top level of college basketball. It is no longer an oversized megapower, but damn good as a lean and mean group of 10.
03-18-2016, 05:45 PM
Goose85

Quote:

Originally Posted by warriorfan4life

Sorry Goose, but for the love of God do not classify the Big East with the rest of the non "Power 5" conferences. If we badly need a delineation mark, it would be the "Power 6". After reading the drivel on Casual Hoya about JTIII and lamenting their failures in large part to the new conference (which has done just fine even with Georgetown and Marquette falling apart), it pisses me off to see the Big East referred to as anything less then a high-major conference that is at the top level of college basketball. It is no longer an oversized megapower, but damn good as a lean and mean group of 10.

My point was more along the lines of when it comes to hoops, the 'power 5' conferences are the the be all end all like most think of in football.
I don't like it, but I often hear references to 'power 5', and I was happy to see those conferences were not winning like many think they should.
03-18-2016, 05:51 PM
Gato78

Temple should have been on the line to win the game with 1 second left. Obvious call. Typical of this year's crappy officiating. Even Verne called it rather obvious based on Woodbury having extended his arms. If that happened to MU I would just go to Froedert for my coronary max protect.
03-18-2016, 05:55 PM
IWB

No question, that was a foul, and allowed the eye poker to win it for Iowa.
03-18-2016, 05:56 PM
warriorfan4life

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goose85

My point was more along the lines of when it comes to hoops, the 'power 5' conferences are the the be all end all like most think of in football.
I don't like it, but I often hear references to 'power 5', and I was happy to see those conferences were not winning like many think they should.

And my point is, the Big East is in the same class as the "Power 5" by all objective measures and it's a "Power 6" in basketball. I am also enjoying the struggles of the overrated Pac 12 and B1G, but we are part of the haves and not the American, A-10, and everyone else.
03-18-2016, 05:56 PM
MUMac

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUAlphaBangura

Leave it to a Michael Stephen's led crew to allow a 2 handed shove in the back by Adam Woodberry to get the put back to win it for Iowa over Temple. Would have loved to see another BIG1011121314 team go down.

Yeah, it was a shove and was obvious. The ref swallowed his whistle. That said, the majority of the officials would have swallowed their whistle in that situation. Not just this crew.

I pull against the big10 teams. Part of me, though, wants to see the coronaries from the badger fans if Iowa, Indiana and Maryland are the only one's to advance. The ones they denigrate the most.
03-18-2016, 05:58 PM
MUMac

Quote:

Originally Posted by warriorfan4life

And my point is, the Big East is in the same class as the "Power 5" by all objective measures and it's a "Power 6" in basketball. I am also enjoying the struggles of the overrated Pac 12 and B1G, but we are part of the haves and not the American, A-10, and everyone else.

I believe goose's post missed a "not" in there. I am guessing he meant to say his point is the Power 5 are not the end all be all in hoops.
03-18-2016, 06:10 PM
warriorfan4life

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Originally Posted by MUMac

I believe goose's post missed a "not" in there. I am guessing he meant to say his point is the Power 5 are not the end all be all in hoops.

Not necessarily, and I'd much rather have the SLU job then Rutgers for comparison, but it is still better to be part of the haves. With our performance on the court and the resources of the TV contract, the Big East is part of the haves ("Power 6").
03-18-2016, 07:07 PM
MUAlphaBangura

BIG10-14 escapes again with Maryland hanging on for dear life against South Dakota St.
03-18-2016, 07:31 PM
MayorBeluga

And Greg Gard looks to be continuing the tradition of coaching unwatchable basketball at the government school
03-18-2016, 07:44 PM
DCwarrior

Pitt and UW just set college hoops back 50 years with that first half
03-18-2016, 07:50 PM
MUAlphaBangura

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCwarrior

Pitt and UW just set college hoops back 50 years with that first half

Let's think about this...... in 2 games, the UW final four game in 2000, and the current game against Pitt, Wisconsin has set college basketball back 100 years combined! :cool:
03-18-2016, 07:51 PM
Halo

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUMac

Yeah, it was a shove and was obvious. The ref swallowed his whistle. That said, the majority of the officials would have swallowed their whistle in that situation. Not just this crew.

I pull against the big10 teams. Part of me, though, wants to see the coronaries from the badger fans if Iowa, Indiana and Maryland are the only one's to advance. The ones they denigrate the most.

Yep. My feelings also Mac.
03-18-2016, 07:59 PM
MayorBeluga

And Pitt begins to play stupid. Alas
03-18-2016, 08:45 PM
MUMac

Brian Anderson's skill of calling a baseball game is coming in handy with the "scoring" in this game.
03-18-2016, 08:51 PM
MU_Iceman

47 points...I'm sure Badger fans must be so proud. What a f'n lucky team...Robinson misses 10 straight to end the game, including two from point blank range. Whatever. If things follow script like they usually do for UW now Weber St will beat Xavier.
03-18-2016, 09:04 PM
Nukem2

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Originally Posted by MayorBeluga

And Pitt begins to play stupid. Alas

And on.... Kept dribbling in the for unforced to's
03-18-2016, 09:04 PM
MUAlphaBangura

How the BIG10-14 gets awarded 3 wins today is beyond me. Some of the worst basketball I have ever witnessed from this supposed "power" conference. Don't know how I will even handle it if Bucky beats Xavier. It will be a long, long spring and summer.:mad:
03-18-2016, 09:32 PM
unclejohn

Huggy Bear just got T'd up, putting his team down by double figures. If they lose, that's two of my final four down and my bracket is toast. Why does that not bother me?
03-18-2016, 09:41 PM
Nukem2

Some big upsets and some are not even close. A weird year for Div I BB
03-18-2016, 09:49 PM
unclejohn

Well Xavier apparently does not plan on being the second #2 to go down today.
03-18-2016, 10:15 PM
Goose85

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUMac

I believe goose's post missed a "not" in there. I am guessing he meant to say his point is the Power 5 are not the end all be all in hoops.

Correct Mac, thanks for the catch
03-18-2016, 11:46 PM
warriorfan4life

Quote:

Originally Posted by Goose85

Correct Mac, thanks for the catch

I'll just say that a major conference does not have a 14-4 champ either miss the field or get in the field as a 10 seed. It does have half the teams get in each year on average and earns multiple protected seeds each year.
03-18-2016, 11:53 PM
MU/Panther

NIT action, BYU just won a good game over Virginia Tech. BYU will host the Wagner at Creighton winner (Sat 11am in ESPN) on Tuesday for a trip to MSG.
03-19-2016, 09:50 PM
MUAlphaBangura

No way Providence comes close to winning this game jacking up contested jump shots. Need to attack Carolina, especially their guards. Carolina can block some shots but they are soft.
03-20-2016, 11:08 AM
IrwinFletcher

I thought Bentil's 4th and 5th fouls were a little weak. Not sure it would have made a difference or not, but certainly killed any chances of a comeback.
03-20-2016, 12:12 PM
Nukem2

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Originally Posted by IrwinFletcher

I thought Bentil's 4th and 5th fouls were a little weak. Not sure it would have made a difference or not, but certainly killed any chances of a comeback.

They were very weak. Probably made no difference other than the margin of defeat.
03-20-2016, 01:01 PM
Markedman

Nova looks....ok .....so far......54-29 at the half.

Not sure they can play any better then that.
03-20-2016, 01:03 PM
MU/Panther

Quote:

Originally Posted by markedman

nova looks....ok .....so far......54-29 at the half.

Not sure they can play any better then that.

i love it!
03-20-2016, 01:19 PM
DCwarrior

Big East needs Nova and Xavier to win today. Nova looks to be on their way.

If Xavier can win, the added bonus would be that UW will be able to say they finished 0-3 this year against a mid-major conference.

ACC is dominating the tourney right now though.
03-20-2016, 01:30 PM
Nukem2

Guess Iowa feels like MU did that night in November.
03-20-2016, 02:25 PM
mufan2003

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCwarrior

Big East needs Nova and Xavier to win today. Nova looks to be on their way.

If Xavier can win, the added bonus would be that UW will be able to say they finished 0-3 this year against a mid-major conference.

ACC is dominating the tourney right now though.

Yes. Although Duke and Syracuse lucked out with "perceived" easy matchups. UNC Wilmington, Yale, Dayton and potentially Middle Tennessee. Not too difficult.

Meanwhile, Providence and Butler each face a #1 seed after their first round wins. The top 2 seeds from the ACC. Seeds and matchups can make a difference.
03-20-2016, 03:25 PM
Halo

Quote:

Originally Posted by MUFAN2003

Yes. Although Duke and Syracuse lucked out with "perceived" easy matchups. UNC Wilmington, Yale, Dayton and potentially Middle Tennessee. Not too difficult.

Meanwhile, Providence and Butler each face a #1 seed after their first round wins. The top 2 seeds from the ACC. Seeds and matchups can make a difference.

Agree. The committee did the BE no favors by putting them in round 2 facing 1 seeds.

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