1. Duke (64) 25-1 1,789
2. Villanova (3) 21-2 1,700
3. Connecticut (4) 23-2 1,655
4. Memphis (1) 24-2 1,615
5. Gonzaga 22-3 1,513
6. George Washington 22-1 1,375
7. Texas 22-4 1,294
8. Illinois 22-4 1,143
9. Pittsburgh 20-4 1,142
10. Tennessee 19-4 1,123
11. Boston College 21-5 1,068
12. Florida 22-4 1,030
13. Ohio State 19-4 981
14. West Virginia 18-7 773
15. N.C. State 21-5 680
16. Kansas 19-6 616
17. Washington 20-5 590
18. Michigan State 19-7 543
19. UCLA 20-6 507
20. Iowa 20-7 492
21. North Carolina 17-6 483
22. Oklahoma 17-6 345
23. Georgetown 17-7 295
24. LSU 18-7 187
25. Northern Iowa 22-6 76
25. Nevada 20-5 76
Week 16 ESPN/USA Today Poll
1. Duke (26) 25-1 770
2. Villanova 21-2 730
3. Memphis (3) 24-2 706
4. Connecticut (2) 23-2 700
5. Gonzaga 22-3 645
6. George Washington 22-1 594
7. Texas 22-4 568
8. Illinois 22-4 497
9. Florida 22-4 483
10. Pittsburgh 20-4 473
11. Tennessee 19-4 457
12. Ohio State 19-4 431
13. Boston College 21-5 428
14. N.C. State 21-5 366
15. West Virginia 18-7 298
16. Michigan State 19-7 280
17. UCLA 20-6 263
18. Kansas 19-6 233
19. Washington 20-5 197
20. Oklahoma 17-6 178
21. North Carolina 17-6 167
22. Iowa 20-7 147
23. Georgetown 17-7 141
24. LSU 18-7 99
25. George Mason 21-5 48
Glad to see WVU didn't fall too far. Gives them a chance to finish strong and finish in the top 10 and get a decent NCAA seed. But they're schedule isn't easy (though easier than the past 4 games).
B.A.
02-20-06, 02:19 PM
It's A Go: SLU approves plan for arena
By Tom Timmermann
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Saturday, Feb. 18 2006
St. Louis University will break ground on its long- awaited on-campus
basketball arena by September, with the building ready for the 2008-09 season.
The school's board of trustees approved the plans for the $77 million facility,
which will be built on university property near Compton Avenue and Highway 40,
and authorized the timeline for construction at its meeting Saturday. There are
two significant changes in the final plans from what the school announced three
years ago when it declared its intention to move back on campus from Savvis
Center. The building, which will also be used for concerts, trade shows and
school events, now will include all the athletic department offices and
practice courts for the basketball teams but the capacity has been scaled back
to 10,000 from 13,000.
"It has been a long time coming,'' SLU athletics director Cheryl Levick said
Saturday, "and I'm glad it's here."
"It makes a statement we're serious about becoming a player on the national
level,'' SLU men's basketball coach Brad Soderberg said. "I would have liked it
to have been done two years ago, but that's OK. We can finally say we're going
to have a groundbreaking ceremony. I'm so excited."
"Excited isn't the word for it,'' said SLU women's coach Shimmy Gray, whose
team plays on campus in SLU's ancient West Pine Gym. "Ecstatic is more like it.
The new arena is huge for the women's basketball program. We want to do great
things, and it starts with the facility. When big time recruits come to campus,
that's what they want to see."
The groundbreaking could happen sooner than September, depending on how long it
takes to finalize the arena's plans, which were re-done in December when it was
decided to include the practice facility (which will also serve as home for the
volleyball team) and offices. The arena is expected to take 18 to 20 months to
build (Mizzou's new building took 19 months) and would be ready when the
current basketball freshman class are seniors. It's possible the building could
be done for the end of the '07-08 season, but Levick said they weren't sure if
they would want to move there for a handful of games at the end of the schedule
or make a grand debut in the fall.
The school still is $12 million short of its $39 million fundraising goal, but
Levick said they expect it will be easier to raise the money once construction
has begun. Even if the money isn't raised by September, construction will begin.
The original plan for a building that seated 13,000 was based on the minimum
size needed to host NCAA events, but the NCAA has begun putting even the
opening rounds of the men's basketball tournament in large venues, so that was
no longer seen as a concern. By scaling back the number of seats - the arena
would still be one of the largest in the Atlantic 10 (George Washington's arena only seats 5k) - it reduced the cost of
the arena, allowing for the practice facility and offices.
A 10,000-seat arena means that the building would be full or close to it for
most men's basketball games. This season, SLU is averaging 9,011 fans per game,
and from when the team moved into Savvis Center in 1994 until the 2001-02
season, the team averaged at least 12,000 fans every season. An on-campus
facility would likely increase attendance by students, who would be able to
walk from their dormitories or apartments to games.
"We want it jammed, we want it a hot ticket,'' Levick said. "We want it to
sellout, we want people lining up for tickets, we want to create a buzz and
demand and we can do that with this facility."
"I hope it gets to the point where it means something to have a ticket to a SLU
game,'' Soderberg said. "I can't tell you how much happier I am that it's 10
rather than 13. I had to tow the company line, but I was so disappointed there
wasn't going to be a practice facility and offices in the original design. I
understood the advantages of 13,000, the bottom line is I'm a selfish guy and
I'm in it for the basketball. More than anything, I'm excited about a homecourt
advantage."
Though there has been talk of an on-campus arena for years - SLU last regularly
played games on campus in 1945 - the school made official its intention to move
back three years ago, but fundraising for the plan was slow. Soderberg and Gray
have been touting the proposed new building to recruits. Gray has taken
recruits to the site, but she said that showing them actual construction will
be better than just showing them the billboard that's there.
"With West Pine Gym, we're not competitive with the facilities other programs
have to sell,'' she said. "I can tell them that when the arena is built, you'll
be one of the first classes to play there. It will be the home you built
basically. Recruits buy into that."
_________________________________________________________________________________
Big :up:
And from what I have heard - SLU will get three dates a year at Savvis, if they need them.
Here is the school's website for the arena - I don't believe it has been updated since the announcement, but it gives you an idea of what the building looks like etc:
http://arena.slu.edu/arena4.html
The building is a bit boring looking, but at least it's on-campus. In addition to the reduction in seats, there will only be one concourse instead of two.
Red Dog
02-20-06, 02:23 PM
National TV:
Monday, Feb. 20
West Virginia at Syracuse, ESPN, 7 HD
Oklahoma at Texas Tech, ESPN, 9 HD
Saint Mary's at San Diego, CSTV, 11
Gonzaga at Pepperdine, ESPN2, midnight HD
Tuesday, Feb. 21
Illinois at Michigan, ESPN, 7 HD
Xavier at Dayton, ESPN2, 7:30
Alabama at Arkansas, ESPN, 9 HD
Southern Illinois at Evansville, ESPNU, 9
Wednesday, Feb. 22
Duke at Georgia Tech, ESPN, 7 HD
Virginia Tech at Miami (Fla.), ESPNU, 7
Southern Methodist at Tulsa, CSTV/INHD, 8 HD
Texas at Kansas State, ESPN2, 8 HD
DePaul at Louisville, ESPNU, 9
Texas-El Paso at Memphis, ESPN2, 10 HD
Thursday, Feb. 23
South Carolina at Georgia, ESPN, 7 HD
Navy at American, CSTV, 7
Villanova at Cincinnati, ESPN, 9
Wisconsin at Northwestern, ESPN2, 9 HD
Murray State at Tennessee Tech, ESPNU, 9
Stanford at Washington, FSN, 10:30
Friday, Feb. 24
Canisius at St. Peter's, ESPNU, 7
Hampton at South Carolina State, ESPNU, 9
Saturday, eb. 25
Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State, ESPNU, 11:30 a.m.
College of Charleston at Davidson, ESPN2, noon
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech, ABC regional, 1
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, ABC regional, 1
Louisville at West Virginia, CBS regional, 1:30
Michigan at Ohio State, CBS regional, 1:30
Missouri at Colorado, ESPNU, 1:30
Northern Iowa at Southern Illinois, ESPN2, 2
Duke at Temple, ESPN, 2:30 HD
Boston College at N.C. State, CBS regional, 3:45
Kentucky at LSU, CBS regional, 3:45
Ohio at Akron, ESPN2, 4
Kansas State at Oklahoma, ESPNU, 4
Iowa at Illinois, ESPN, 6
Marquette at Notre Dame, ESPNU, 6
Stanford at Washington State, ABC regional, 7
Houston at Texas-El Paso, CSTV, 9
Kansas at Texas, ESPN, 9 HD
Colorado State at Wyoming, ESPN2, 10 HD
Sunday, Feb. 26
Michigan State at Indiana, CBS, noon HD
Lehigh at Holy Cross, CSTV, 1
Villanova at Connecticut, CBS, 2 HD
Florida at Alabama, CBS regional, 4
Oregon at UCLA, CBS regional, 4
Maryland at North Carolina, FSN, 5:30
California at Washington, FSN, 8
2/22/2006 7:00 PM PENN STATE @ INDIANA
2/22/2006 8:00 PM OLE MISS @ KENTUCKY
2/22/2006 8:00 PM OHIO STATE @ MICHIGAN STATE
2/22/2006 9:00 PM MARYLAND @ FLORIDA STATE - Blackouts
2/22/2006 9:00 PM OKLAHOMA STATE @ IOWA STATE
2/22/2006 9:00 PM PURDUE @ MINNESOTA
2/22/2006 9:00 PM NORTH CAROLINA @ NC STATE - Blackouts
2/23/2006 7:00 PM Niagara @ Marist
2/23/2006 10:00 P Fresno State @ San Jose State
2/25/2006 12:00 PM SYRACUSE @ GEORGETOWN
2/25/2006 1:00 PM WAKE FOREST @ GEORGIA TECH
2/25/2006 1:00 PM TEXAS TECH @ OKLAHOMA STATE
2/25/2006 1:00 PM VANDERBILT @ SOUTH CAROLINA
2/25/2006 1:00 PM ARKANSAS @ TENNESSEE
2/25/2006 1:30 PM IOWA STATE @ BAYLOR
2/25/2006 3:00 PM SETON HALL @ DEPAUL
2/25/2006 3:00 PM SAN DIEGO STATE @ NEW MEXICO
2/25/2006 3:30 PM NORTHWESTERN @ PENN STATE
2/25/2006 4:00 PM GEORGE WASHINGTON @ FORDHAM
2/25/2006 4:00 PM KANSAS STATE @ OKLAHOMA
2/25/2006 4:00 PM NEBRASKA @ TEXAS A&M
2/25/2006 6:00 PM HAWAII @ SAN JOSE STATE
2/25/2006 6:00 PM UL-Lafayette @ Arkansas-Little Rock
2/25/2006 7:00 PM Stanford @ WSU
2/25/2006 7:30 PM PROVIDENCE @ PITTSBURGH
Tuesday, February 21
Boston College @ Virginia, RSN (XM 191) 7:00 PM
Wednesday, February 22
Duke @ Georgia Tech, ESPN (XM 191) 7:00 PM
Virginia Tech @ Miami, ESPNU (XM 193) 7:00 PM
Clemson @ Wake Forest (XM 192) 7:00 PM
North Carolina @ NC State, RJ* (XM 192) 9:00 PM
Maryland @ Florida State, RJ* (XM 191) 9:00 PM
Saturday, February 25
Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech, ABC (XM 192) 1:00 PM
Virginia @ Clemson (XM 193) 2:00 PM
Duke @ Temple, ESPN (XM 191) 2:30 PM
Boston College @ NC State, CBS (XM 192) 3:45 PM
Florida State @ Virginia Tech, ESPNU (XM 191) 7:00 PM
Sunday, February 26
Maryland @ North Carolina, FSN (XM 191) 5:30 PM
STANDINGS:
Duke 13-0 1.000 25-1 .962
NC State 10-3 .769 21-5 .808
Boston College 8-4 .667 21-5 .808
North Carolina 8-4 .667 17-6 .739
Florida State 6-6 .500 16-7 .696
Maryland 6-6 .500 16-9 .640
Virginia 6-6 .500 13-10 .565
Miami 6-7 .462 14-12 .538
Clemson 4-8 .333 15-10 .600
Virginia Tech 3-9 .250 13-12 .520
Georgia Tech 3-10 .231 10-14 .417
Wake Forest 1-11 .083 13-13 .500
Red Dog
02-20-06, 02:41 PM
Important last week in the Patriot League. A lot on the line.
Bucknell 12-0 -- vs Lehigh, vs Army
Lehigh 11-1 -- at Buck, at HC
Holy Cross 9-3 -- at Colgate, vs Lehigh
The format of the Patriot League tourney puts a lot of emphasis on regular season finish. The top-2 seeds automatically host the quarterfinal/semifinal pods. The highest remaining seed hosts the championship.
Bucknell needs 1 win to wrap up the top-seed and home-court advantage in the tourney. Needless to say, they need to keep winning to sustain their at-large profile
Lehigh needs 1 win to wrap up the 2nd seed and earn home-court advantage for the quarters and semis.
HC needs Bucknell to beat Lehigh and win their 2 games to tie Lehigh. In that event, since they would have split with Lehigh, they would likely get the 2nd seed since RPI is the next tiebreaker and they have a 27 spot lead currently.
Can one of the Insiders post what he says about Bucknell, please.
Good to see the tight loss by Bucknell did not hurt them at all in Lunardi's eyes. A 10 seed vs GMU would be interesting. My college alma mater vs my law alma mater. :lol: Greensboro would be a nice destination for travel - for the team and me.
Maryland is actually up to 2nd in the Last 4 Out, which is remarkable. The game at Florida State Wed night is essentially a playoff game.
WallyOPD
02-20-06, 03:26 PM
I would be ecstatic if Arizona got that draw.
taa455
02-20-06, 03:35 PM
My apologies in advance to Josh H., but WVU is overrated this week. They have lost 2 straight and 3 of 4. They should've dropped farther than to #14. Kansas is overrated at #16. I know they're on hot streak, but still they have 6 losses. Other than Oklahoma (against whom they had to come back from like 14 down in the last 8 minutes) I'm not really impressed with any of their wins in the recent streak.
I can't believe George Mason is at #25 in the coach poll. They don't have a single win over a major conference opponent. Coaches must just be throwing them a bone there.
MrX
02-20-06, 04:40 PM
Thad Matta had a chance to deny that he'd be interested in the Indiana job today at his teleconference and he didn't so this could get interesting. Oden and the rest of his recruits I don't think could follow him to Indiana on scholarship so this could get because of Big 10 rules.
Red Dog
02-20-06, 04:47 PM
Thad Matta had a chance to deny that he'd be interested in the Indiana job today at his teleconference and he didn't so this could get interesting. Oden and the rest of his recruits I don't think could follow him to Indiana on scholarship so this could get because of Big 10 rules.
Thad Matta isn't an Indiana alum (didn't grow up in Indiana either), so I don't know why he'd be interested anyhow. He's building something very good at OSU. No reason to leave for Indiana.
Daryl
02-20-06, 04:58 PM
Can one of the Insiders post what he says about Bucknell, please.
BUCKNELL
A win would have been great, obviously, but Bucknell certainly looked like an NCAA team in BracketBusters. They should survive just about whatever the Patriot League brings.
Why seeded here?
9-1 in last 10 games. Only loss in double OT at No. 20 Northern Iowa.
May change because:
0-3 vs. RPI Top 25. SOS No. 166.
Good Wins
RPI 1-25: None
RPI 26-50: @Syracuse, Saint Joseph's
Bad Losses
RPI 101-200: None
RPI 201+: @Santa Clara
MrX
02-20-06, 05:14 PM
Thad Matta isn't an Indiana alum (didn't grow up in Indiana either), so I don't know why he'd be interested anyhow. He's building something very good at OSU. No reason to leave for Indiana.
He grew up right along the border.
If IU gets a coach that can lock down the state his well drys up quickly. Plus there are still the violations hanging over the program. If the NCAA actually decides to punish a program for cheating Oden and company are gone.
MrX
02-20-06, 05:20 PM
One rumor floating around is Indiana bringing in Majerus as a placeholder for 4-5 years and then bring in Matta. Indiana and Ohio St fans both think he will listen if Indiana comes calling.
Canadian Bacon
02-20-06, 05:25 PM
Let me get this out of the way already
SCREW BAMA!!!!
2-0 this week and we're right back on the bubble
Josh H
02-20-06, 05:47 PM
My apologies in advance to Josh H., but WVU is overrated this week. They have lost 2 straight and 3 of 4.
Actually I agree. I expected them to fall a little futher as well. But I guess they're weighing the schedule strength.
@ Pitt, @ Georgetown @ Seton Hall(on 1 day rest) then UCONN is about as tough as it gets in any conference.
And now have @ Syracuse on 1 day rest after playing UCONN.
Playing well against UCONN probably helped them not to drop to much as well, as it was close the whole game (WVU's biggest lead was 5, UCONN's 8).
But at anyrate, all the rest of the games are winnable, so they have the chance to bounce back and move back up in the rankings....or to continue to slide and get a crappy seed and an early exit.
Quake1028
02-20-06, 07:02 PM
West Virginia at Syracuse, ESPN, 7 HD
Oklahoma at Texas Tech, ESPN, 9 HD
Gonzaga at Pepperdine, ESPN2, midnight HD
Illinois at Michigan, ESPN, 7 HD
Alabama at Arkansas, ESPN, 9 HD
Duke at Georgia Tech, ESPN, 7 HD
Southern Methodist at Tulsa, CSTV/INHD, 8 HD
Texas at Kansas State, ESPN2, 8 HD
Texas-El Paso at Memphis, ESPN2, 10 HD
South Carolina at Georgia, ESPN, 7 HD
Wisconsin at Northwestern, ESPN2, 9 HD
Duke at Temple, ESPN, 2:30 HD
Kansas at Texas, ESPN, 9 HD
Colorado State at Wyoming, ESPN2, 10 HD
Michigan State at Indiana, CBS, noon HD
Villanova at Connecticut, CBS, 2 HD
:drool: Having HD for sports is like watching a whole new game that you have never seen before. Stupid cable company needs to hurry up and get ESPN2 HD.
kenbuzz
02-20-06, 07:24 PM
The original plan for a building that seated 13,000 was based on the minimum size needed to host NCAA events, but the NCAA has begun putting even the opening rounds of the men's basketball tournament in large venues, so that was no longer seen as a concern. By scaling back the number of seats - the arena would still be one of the largest in the Atlantic 10.
But not even with the additional 3k seats would it be the largest.
http://www.udayton.edu/~psk/images/ud_logo_2.gif (http://1290whio.com/whiosports/udtop20atten.html) = 13,409
Josh H
02-20-06, 07:51 PM
Fucking WVU. Shut down McNamara and still find a way to lose. -rolleyes-
To be fair, Syracuse played great defense, but WVU just made too many stupid mistakes down the stretch.
Looking a lot like the 1997-1998 season where they started off hot and got pretty high in the rankings, and finished the season out of the top 25 and got a 10 seed in the NCAAs after being projected as a high seed earlier. :(
Hopefully they can win the last three. Get Louisville and Pitt at home and finish at Cincy and get at least 1 win in Big East tourney and get back up to a 4 seed or so. But I'm not very confident right now.
wildcatlh
02-20-06, 07:53 PM
Bam Bam bam oh goodness we needed that win.
I was worried about actually making the tournament earlier. Now I'm feeling a helluva lot more confident, although another couple of wins would really help. Even winning with G-Mac not having his best game.
Red Dog
02-20-06, 09:10 PM
Bam Bam bam oh goodness we needed that win.
I was worried about actually making the tournament earlier. Now I'm feeling a helluva lot more confident, although another couple of wins would really help. Even winning with G-Mac not having his best game.
What's good for the Orange & Blue is good for another Orange & Blue. ;) :thumbsup:
Red Dog
02-20-06, 09:13 PM
BUCKNELL
A win would have been great, obviously, but Bucknell certainly looked like an NCAA team in BracketBusters. They should survive just about whatever the Patriot League brings.
Why seeded here?
9-1 in last 10 games. Only loss in double OT at No. 20 Northern Iowa.
May change because:
0-3 vs. RPI Top 25. SOS No. 166.
Good Wins
RPI 1-25: None
RPI 26-50: @Syracuse, Saint Joseph's
Bad Losses
RPI 101-200: None
RPI 201+: @Santa Clara
Thanks.
Red Dog
02-21-06, 01:42 PM
Dr. Evil - FYI - if you get it....the Lehigh/Bucknell game Wednesday will be broadcast live on FCS-Atlantic at 7 pm ET.
http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbball/release.asp?release_id=4108
Lehigh returns to action on Wednesday evening when the Mountain Hawks travel to Lewisburg for the highly anticipated matchup with No. 24 Bucknell. Tip-off is set for 7:00 and the game will be televised live on WFMZ, as well as FCS Atlantic with Steve Degler and Nathan Jameson on the call. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN Radio 1230 and 1320 AM as well as lehighsports.com with veteran Matt Kerr and Greg Falkenbach ’72.
Red Dog
02-21-06, 08:03 PM
UConn blew a big lead vs ND. Less than minute left in OT. UConn up 1. Bonus coverage on ESPN.
Red Dog
02-21-06, 08:04 PM
UConn blew a big lead vs ND. Less than minute left in OT. UConn up 1. Bonus coverage on ESPN.
Meanwhile, big win for Michigan.
UVA keeps their faint hopes alive with an upset of BC.
Canadian Bacon
02-21-06, 08:05 PM
:rolleyes: Typical ESPN
instead of showign the game they have schedueld they ahve to show bonus shit that Bama and Arkansas fans don't care about :mad:
Go to the game now dammit!!!!!!!!!!!
Red Dog
02-21-06, 08:06 PM
UConn survives.
Dr_Evil
02-21-06, 08:06 PM
UConn blew a big lead vs ND. Less than minute left in OT. UConn up 1. Bonus coverage on ESPN.
And in one of those 'I had to rewind it and make sure that is what I heard' moments, the guy doing color on this game said, "I like that Gay penetration". Of course he was talking about Rudy Gay driving the lane, but he sure chose some poor words.
MrX
02-21-06, 08:11 PM
And in one of those 'I had to rewind it and make sure that is what I heard' moments, the guy doing color on this game said, "I like that Gay penetration". Of course he was talking about Rudy Gay driving the lane, but he sure chose some poor words.
Still not as good as Majerus's "I'm not a big Gay guy" from earlier in the season. That was made even better with Lavin sitting next to him turning red while trying not to bust out laughing.
Hope Horton enjoyed the game of his life tonight. Nice job by Sanzere displaying the Big 10 officials amazing ability to anticipate foul calls on Randle's 5th at the end of the game-ohbfrank-
Josh H
02-21-06, 08:15 PM
:lol:
Notre Dame is officially the unluckiest team every. I think that's 9 Big East losses by a combined total of 27 points.
Glad to see the "luck of the Irish" finally catch up with them. ;)
taa455
02-21-06, 09:44 PM
Illinois loses to Michigan. Horton scored 39 for Michigan. Dee Brown put up 19 shots and scored 20 points for Illinois.
I was pretty sure the ACC would get 5 teams into the tourney. There were 4 teams sitting at 6-6. Looks like Virginia may end up grabbing that 5th ACC invite. UVa can be a dangerous team if they are hitting the 3 balls.
Red Dog
02-21-06, 09:49 PM
I was pretty sure the ACC would get 5 teams into the tourney. There were 4 teams sitting at 6-6. Looks like Virginia may end up grabbing that 5th ACC invite.
I wouldn't be so sure of that. Only 5 have an RPI > 60 and Maryland (45) is struggling. Most of the 'experts' are projecting 4 at this point. A 5th team would have to finish 9-7 and even then, it's tough because beating the 12th seed in the 1st round wouldn't help the profile. The 5th seed would almost have to win 2 games in the tourney.
taa455
02-21-06, 09:57 PM
Well obviously it's far from certain at this point. I couldn't care less if they get in, but with a couple more wins, it's a possibility. They have 2 very winnable games remaining, @Clemson and home vs. Maryland. Their other game is @UNC.
But now that I look closer at their schedule they really don't have any good OOC wins. So you are right, they would need to win at least 2 games in the ACC tourney.
Canadian Bacon
02-21-06, 09:59 PM
EAT IT BAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
:banana:
Big win!!!!!!!!!!!
brizz
02-21-06, 10:05 PM
well this is a first...Ba got a 1 and 1/2 game suspension for decking the fan before the MSU game saturday :hscratch:
Big Ten Accepts Actions by Michigan and Michigan State Regarding Men's Basketball Incident
Big Ten accepts schools' actions and conclusions
Feb. 21, 2006
Pursuant to Big Ten Conference policies, the conference office has received a joint report from the University of Michigan and Michigan State University regarding an incident that took place prior to their men's basketball game on Saturday, February 18, in East Lansing, Mich. Both schools acknowledge inappropriate contact between a Michigan State student and Michigan student-athlete Amadou Ba and have taken immediate action to review and respond to this incident. The conference office has accepted the following actions and conclusions:
1) Michigan State acknowledges that it has an obligation to provide security and protection for visiting teams per the Big Ten Protection of Visiting Teams Agreement (17.1.A.2.b) and that staff at the game should have interceded when the student first went onto the court. Michigan State has conducted a thorough review of game security procedures and will continue to take steps to enhance courtside security.
2) The Michigan State student exhibited inappropriate behavior.
3) The Michigan State student will receive counseling regarding appropriate fan behavior and will have his access to Michigan State men's basketball contests revoked for one and a half games.
4) In response to the Michigan State student's inappropriate behavior, Ba failed to exercise proper restraint, thus leading to his violation of the Big Ten Sportslike Conduct Agreement (10.01).
5) Ba has received counseling regarding appropriate responses to improper fan behavior and will be withheld for one and a half men's basketball games (50 percent of Michigan's remaining regular season contests).
The Big Ten Conference, Michigan and Michigan State also affirm their strong commitment to sportslike conduct from student-athletes and fans alike and will continue educational efforts regarding appropriate behavior during intercollegiate athletic events. The conference office intends to immediately reinforce its emphasis on security not only during games, but also prior to and after contests, to provide maximum protection for student-athletes, coaches and officials.
The Big Ten Conference considers this matter concluded and will have no further comment.
Daryl
02-21-06, 10:16 PM
Notre Dame is officially the unluckiest team every. I think that's 9 Big East losses by a combined total of 27 points.
Painful to watch the final seconds knowing whatever they shot, even if it was a wide open dunk, they were still gonna miss it and lose by 1! Absolutely brutal, best 38 minute team in the nation ;)
taa455
02-21-06, 11:17 PM
In the Missouri Valley tonight, Southern Illinois goes down to Evansville. The MVC may get just 3 teams in (Witchita State, Creighton and N. Iowa).
RJainMJ
02-21-06, 11:21 PM
Well obviously it's far from certain at this point. I couldn't care less if they get in, but with a couple more wins, it's a possibility. They have 2 very winnable games remaining, @Clemson and home vs. Maryland. Their other game is @UNC.
But now that I look closer at their schedule they really don't have any good OOC wins. So you are right, they would need to win at least 2 games in the ACC tourney.
vs. UNC and vs. BC are pretty good ACC wins. We've been close so many times on the road, but we're a young team and haven't learned yet how to win big games. We jumped on Maryland 13-0 and couldn't hold it, we were close @ NC state. The only team in the ACC that UVA can't beat is Duke. We're going to get hurt with our extremely weak out of conference schedule, which included losses against Fordham and Western Kentucky. But with the big win tonight, we still got some hope.
B.A.
02-21-06, 11:26 PM
SIU has been playing like shit lately.
And did Deron Williams take Dee Brown's mojo w/ him to the NBA - the guy can't shoot worth a damn this season. -ohbfrank-
How did Illinois only go the line NINE times at home?
Props to the Wolverines for capitalizing at the line and only missing one free throw.
I have to stop looking at these predictions. Drives me nuts. Iowa a #3? Wisconsin a #5? George Mason a #7? Are they really that good?
He has the SEC getting 6 teams in and the MVC with 5. That's a mistake, IMHO.
taa455
02-22-06, 10:02 AM
Big game tonight in the ACC, UNC@NCSU. UNC moved into sole possession of 3rd place with BC's loss. NCSU sits alone in 2nd place. If UNC wins tonight, they will be tied with NCSU in the loss column and own the tiebreaker.
Some are saying this is the biggest game of Sendek's career. :lol: He has never defeated Roy Williams since he came to UNC, 0-5. You can bet some wolfpack fans will be calling for his head if he loses tonight. :lol:
I have a feeling GA Tech could pull off the upset tonight with Duke coming to town. They have lost a lot of close games lately. There is a lot of young talent on that GT team. They built a 20 point lead in the 1st half vs. UNC. They'll be even better when Thaddeus Young comes in next season.
Red Dog
02-22-06, 10:54 AM
Who's saying this is the biggest game of Sendek's career? Ridiculous.
Josh H
02-22-06, 10:57 AM
Maryland @ FSU a huge game tonight. Loser is probably out of at large contention barring winning at least 2 or 3 games in the ACC tourney (which I think neither is capable of).
Red Dog
02-22-06, 11:24 AM
I have to stop looking at these predictions. Drives me nuts. Iowa a #3? Wisconsin a #5? George Mason a #7? Are they really that good?
He has the SEC getting 6 teams in and the MVC with 5. That's a mistake, IMHO.
Why not a 3 for Iowa? They're leading the B-10. They're 10th in the RPI and have a 8-4 record vs the RPI-Top 50. Who below them would you make a 3 instead of them right now?
No problem with a 5 for Wisconsin either. They're 12th in the RPI and are 6-4 vs the RPI-Top 50 and 11-4 vs the top-100.
I can see people having a problem with GMU being a 7, mainly because this is a case of few people having seen them. They do have a lofty RPI. I do think they are a tad overrated though - they should be an 8/9.
taa455
02-22-06, 11:53 AM
Why not a 3 for Iowa? They're leading the B-10. They're 10th in the RPI and have a 8-4 record vs the RPI-Top 50. Who below them would you make a 3 instead of them right now?
Look at their schedule. They have won very few, if any, big road games. All their big wins (NCState, Illinois, Ohio St, MSU, Michigan) have come at home. They beat MSU at home then follow it up with a loss on the road @Minn. They have lost games @Texas, @Illinois (by 15), @N Iowa, @Iowa St (by 12), @Wisc (by 14), @MSU (by 30), @N'western, @Minn (by 13). Not only are they getting beat consistently on the road, they are getting beat soundly. For some reason they play really well at home (undefeated). I would be willing to bet you they lose to @Illinois this week. They are a good team, no doubt. I guess its just the nature of college ball this year that teams like Iowa would get a 3 seed. I don't really see a team below them that I would move up. I think Washington deserves higher than a 7. Depending on what happens @NCState tonight, UNC might deserve higher than a 6. I'm not saying they deserve the 3 seed, but maybe move them up a spot or 2.
Red Dog
02-22-06, 11:58 AM
I don't really see a team below them that I would move up.
Well there you go. You didn't need to type out any of the rest. ;)
taa455
02-22-06, 12:16 PM
Well there you go. You didn't need to type out any of the rest. ;)
Well, I was going to say NC State until I noticed Iowa had actually beat them already. On 2nd thought, I'll go ahead and say it now. Iowa only beat them by 3 and it was a home game for Iowa.
Of course there are still several games left, so it all could change.
taa455
02-22-06, 12:33 PM
Who's saying this is the biggest game of Sendek's career? Ridiculous.
It's a huge game, especially in the eyes of the fans. Most of them despise UNC and 5 straight losses to them hasn't gone over too well. Going into the season with the outlook looking somewhat bleak for UNC, State fans thought they'd be able to win both games. Now they are concerned about being swept by the Heels. It would be a huge blow to their ego to get beat again.
Most of the stuff I'm hearing is on message boards, but here is one link to an article:
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060222/NEWS/60221045/1005/SPORTS
Red Dog
02-22-06, 12:39 PM
It's a huge game, especially in the eyes of the fans. Most of them despise UNC and 5 straight losses to them hasn't gone over too well. Going into the season with the outlook looking somewhat bleak for UNC, State fans thought they'd be able to win both games. Now they are concerned about being swept by the Heels. It would be a huge blow to their ego to get beat again.
Most of the stuff I'm hearing is on message boards, but here is one link to an article:
http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060222/NEWS/60221045/1005/SPORTS
No doubt it is a big game, but hardly the most important in his career - fans tend to embellish things.
taa455
02-22-06, 12:43 PM
No doubt it is a big game, but hardly the most important in his career - fans tend to embellish things.
Oh, I know. Hence my :lol:
Some are saying this is the biggest game of Sendek's career. :lol:
TheDude
02-22-06, 01:51 PM
I'm not saying this is the most important game of his career; however, this could very well be his "John Cooper" game (where it was Cooper's inability to beat Michigan, more than anything else, that led to his dismissal) wherein if he doesn't come out with a win the digruntled alumni is going to call for his head.
Being an alumni, and having suffered through the Les Robinson years (great guy, horrible recruiter/coach), I don't agree with their opinion, but damn am I tired of watching my school lose to those baby blue goofballs.
edytwinky
02-22-06, 05:12 PM
Tough loss for SIU. They've been on a huge skid these past few weeks. Hell Missouri State may be able to jump over SIU for a fourth spot in the tournament if they can win out.
brizz
02-22-06, 07:23 PM
Nice of ESPN to put a shit game on 2 so as to not compete with mighty Duke. MSU-OSU has huge BT implications, not to mention two top 20 teams....but no, that's relegated to sportsbardom. jackasses.
Red Dog
02-22-06, 08:40 PM
Important last week in the Patriot League. A lot on the line.
Bucknell 12-0 -- vs Lehigh, vs Army
Lehigh 11-1 -- at Buck, at HC
Holy Cross 9-3 -- at Colgate, vs Lehigh
Great rebound from the tough loss for Bucknell as they beat Lehigh to go to 22-4, 13-0. They clinch the PL regular season title and top-seed in the tourney. All the rest of their games will be in the friendly confines of Sojka Pavilion. :thumbsup:
Holy Cross gets a narrow win at Colgate to set up a big showdown vs Lehigh Sunday. Winner hosts quarterfinal and semifinal games in the league tourney.
Tommy_Harn
02-22-06, 08:51 PM
David Noel has 18 points at the half, and Carolina is up 12 over NC State at the half.
:lol: at Mike Patrick for saying that Coach K could coach the U.S. Bobsled team and lead them to the gold medal.
Red Dog
02-22-06, 08:56 PM
:lol: at Mike Patrick for saying that Coach K could coach the U.S. Bobsled team and lead them to the gold medal.
I think Mike should wait and see how he does with the ballers in '08 before making that proclaimation. ;)
Red Dog
02-22-06, 08:56 PM
Huge win for the Buckeyes tonight.
brizz
02-22-06, 08:59 PM
Man this Spartan team is a frustrating bunch. They just can't seem to play 40 minutes when it counts. Huge game they needed to put themselves right in the middle of the title hunt and they just fold in the last 2 minutes and OSU goes on a 10-0 run to put it away. Pathetic and very un-Izzo like basketball. I don't get it. Ager just isn't the player we expected, he underperforms every time he's needed, and only seems to have good games when it's out of reach (see the UoM games).
taa455
02-22-06, 09:25 PM
Tennessee wins the big SEC showdown @ Florida. Did anyone see how much Pearl was sweating in that game? He was absolutely drenched. It was really quite disgusting and funny at the same time.
taa455
02-22-06, 09:31 PM
David Noel has 18 points at the half, and Carolina is up 12 over NC State at the half.
UNC up 16 with 8:52 to play. Noel has 25 points now, 10-12 FGs, and 10 rebounds.
Red Dog
02-22-06, 09:46 PM
Maybe this was the biggest game of Sendek's career. :lol:
Red Dog
02-22-06, 09:47 PM
Thank goodness for my Bison since Maryland is stinking up the joint again.
Quake1028
02-22-06, 09:50 PM
Hurricanes win the first of 4 or 5 must win games to get into the NCAA tournament. They are probably playing eliminators with Maryland and F$U to close out the season, barring a miracle run through the ACC tournament from any of those teams.
taa455
02-22-06, 10:07 PM
Great game for UNC. Final 95-71.
Dr_Evil
02-22-06, 10:08 PM
Thank goodness for my Bison since Maryland is stinking up the joint again.
Regular season Partiot League champs. :banana::banana:
The home court advantage through the PL tournament should help them get back to the big dance. Looks like a set of back to back home games against Army coming up.
Josh H
02-22-06, 10:13 PM
Maryland's NCAA chances are kaput.
edytwinky
02-22-06, 11:05 PM
Another big MVC loss, UNI loses to Bradley who has been extremely hot right now. That puts the Shockers in first, Creighton one game back, and SIU, Missouri State and UNI two games back with one to go.
Daryl
02-22-06, 11:48 PM
Huge win for the Buckeyes tonight.
when they get hot from 3, it's lights out
B.A.
02-23-06, 07:13 AM
Tough loss for SIU. They've been on a huge skid these past few weeks. Hell Missouri State may be able to jump over SIU for a fourth spot in the tournament if they can win out.The way the Salukis have played lately I think they are going to have to win Arch Madness to get into the tourney.
Josh H
02-23-06, 12:29 PM
ESPN.com Power 16
1 seeds:
Duke
Villanova
UCONN
Memphis
2 Seeds
Texas
Gozaga
Tennessee
George Washington
3 seeds
Pittsburg
Ohio State
Kansas
Illinois
4 seeds
North Carolina
Florida
Iowa
West Virginia
taa455
02-23-06, 01:59 PM
ESPN.com Power 16
Looks pretty good to me, although I think GW is a 3 seed at best. I would probably switch GW and OSU. I might move WVU down to a 5 and put BC in as the last 4 seed. At this point anyway.
Josh H
02-23-06, 03:05 PM
Yeah, WVU isn't a 4 right now. They need to win their final three games to get back up to the 4 line, and a game or two in the BE tourney to get back up to the 3 line they were at a couple weeks back.
Hopefully they can pull it together. They haven't been playing terribly, just playing good teams on short rest. We seem a little ran down with all the minutes Belein plays his starters only using a 7 man rotation.
Especially Gansey, he plays so damn hard he's always worn down this time of the year.
Josh H
02-23-06, 03:12 PM
CNNSI.com power rankings
1. Duke
2. Villanova
3. UCONN
4. Memphis
5. Texas
6. Gonzaga
7. Tennessee
8. Kansas :confused: (so they think they are a 2 seed?)
9. Ohio State
10. George Washington
11. Washington
12. North Carolina
13. Pittsburgh
14. Nevada
15. Iowa
16. Florida
taa455
02-23-06, 03:33 PM
CNNSI.com power rankings
Kansas does look out of place that high. I guess we'll see how good they are when they play @Texas on Saturday. Surprised to see Nevada in there at #14.
Red Dog
02-23-06, 03:41 PM
Regular season Partiot League champs. :banana::banana:
The home court advantage through the PL tournament should help them get back to the big dance. Looks like a set of back to back home games against Army coming up.
They made a nice jump in the RPI overnight too. Up to 34.
The bad thing about playing Army back to back is the hit they'll take in SOS. Army is 326 - 7th worst in D-I.
Red Dog
02-23-06, 05:04 PM
Damn - WTF happened to UNI last night? Losing to Bradley by 22 at home!?
Daryl
02-24-06, 02:00 PM
ESPN has posted an updated version of what you kids like to call Bracketology (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology)
Daryl
02-24-06, 02:10 PM
Crap - my goal of going to the 1st and 2nd round tourney games in both Detroit and Dayton has been foiled as both sites are hosting Friday/Sunday games. I am sure that last year when I looked it up, whatever site I was on had one of them listed as a Thu/Sat host, which would have made 16 teams/12 games in 4 days quite do-able.
taa455
02-24-06, 03:28 PM
Nevada-N.Iowa would be a fantastic 8/9 game. Who would've thought before the season began that Bucknell and Kentucky might meet in the 1st round AND with Bucknell having the higher seed?
Wow. North Carolina moved from a 6 seed to a 3 seed. I'd switch Washington to a 5 and drop LSU down to a 6. I think BC will end up better than a 6, and NCState worse than a 4.
tofu
02-24-06, 05:03 PM
Overall, it seems pretty reasonable although I tend to think that Arizona will eventually not make the tournament unless they get hot in the conference tourney.
Red Dog
02-25-06, 09:26 AM
ESPN has posted an updated version of what you kids like to call Bracketology (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bracketology)
Bucknell an 8?! -eek- How could they jump 2 seeds in 3 days? :lol:
Can an Insider post Lunardi's explanation, please.
That Atlanta bracket is loaded.
WallyOPD
02-25-06, 09:41 AM
Overall, it seems pretty reasonable although I tend to think that Arizona will eventually not make the tournament unless they get hot in the conference tourney.
They do finish out with 3 home games against teams they've already beaten on the road, and their RPI is at 18 right now. Honestly I think even if they only win 2 of those 3 and lose in the first round of the Pac-10 tourney they'll still end up squeezing in. They'd have an 18-12 record but a pretty solid SOS and RPI.
This team is not very good but ASU and WSU are still much worse so I'd like to think they'll get those 2 games.
Daryl
02-25-06, 10:16 AM
Can an Insider post Lunardi's explanation, please.
He must be pretty busy - he didn't have a lot of notes for each team this week:
BUCKNELL
Hopefully the Bison can stay awake for their next two games. No. 328 Army visits for both the regular-season finale and the Patriot League tournament opener.
Best win (RPI): @Syracuse (No. 29)
Worst loss (RPI): @Santa Clara (No. 189)
Josh H
02-25-06, 01:16 PM
WVU and Louisville tied at 31 at the half.
Canadian Bacon
02-25-06, 02:00 PM
:banana:
3 in a row including 2 being against the 10th ranked teams :up:
73-69 @ Tennessee
taa455
02-25-06, 02:02 PM
:banana:
3 in a row including 2 being against the 10th ranked teams :up:
73-69 @ Tennessee
Nice win!
Canadian Bacon
02-25-06, 02:06 PM
Nice win!
thanks, take care business on Wednesday and next Sunday and I think the Hogs are dancin' for sure
Red Dog
02-25-06, 02:14 PM
:lol: at the ESPN camera pointing right at the Temple fan just as he was making an obscene gesture.
B.A.
02-25-06, 03:12 PM
SIU survives a horrible shooting performance and holds court at home against Northern Iowa. :beer:
Red Dog
02-25-06, 03:36 PM
UNI. :rolleyes:
taa455
02-25-06, 03:47 PM
The MVC is quite perplexing.
Dr_Evil
02-25-06, 04:26 PM
The MVC is quite perplexing.
The MVC may get 4 or 5 teams in the tournamnt, but I have a feeling they'll be lucky to have any of them make the second round. They've got inflated RPIs from beating up on each other, but haven't really done anything outside of their own conference. None of them have stood out from the others as being great.
Quake1028
02-25-06, 04:31 PM
:banana:
3 in a row including 2 being against the 10th ranked teams :up:
73-69 @ Tennessee
Arkansas is a lock now, IMO.
Red Dog
02-25-06, 04:31 PM
The MVC may get 4 or 5 teams in the tournamnt, but I have a feeling they'll be lucky to have any of them make the second round. They've got inflated RPIs from beating up on each other, but haven't really done anything outside of their own conference. None of them have stood out from the others as being great.
For the most part I agree, but not with UNI. UNI is #4 in non-conf RPI with wins over Iowa, LSU, and Bucknell.
Red Dog
02-25-06, 04:55 PM
What horrible go-ahead shot attempts in Raleigh.
Dr_Evil
02-25-06, 04:58 PM
For the most part I agree, but not with UNI. UNI is #4 in non-conf RPI with wins over Iowa, LSU, and Bucknell.
UNI definitely has the OOC resume, but given the way they are playing, I think they'll have trouble making the tournament, let alone winning a game.
Red Dog
02-25-06, 05:04 PM
UNI definitely has the OOC resume, but given the way they are playing, I think they'll have trouble making the tournament, let alone winning a game.
I don't think they're in any trouble of missing the tournament. They still went 11-7 in conference and have those 3 big OOC wins. Their RPI is 28 and won't go down that much with today's loss.
Red Dog
02-25-06, 05:11 PM
BC wins a game of attrition. A road win over NCSU should give a nice boost to their overall resume.
Quake1028
02-25-06, 05:12 PM
Yeah, UNI is still pretty much a mortal lock.
Dr_Evil
02-25-06, 05:15 PM
If they lose first round of the MVC tournament, there will be more than a few nervous people in Cedar Falls. They'll probably still make it, but I wouldn't call them a lock anymore.
Dr_Evil
02-25-06, 05:18 PM
ESPN pulled UNI out of their lock column and that was before today's loss.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/bubblewatch?id=16
Quake1028
02-25-06, 05:19 PM
Earlier today I was asking myself if Gonzaga really had a #2 seed profile. I looked deeper at their stats, and I would have to say yes. If they win out they are at worst a #3, even with some BCS conference teams getting super hot.
9 Gonzaga
Record 23-3
RPI Rank 9th
RPI .6269
SOS Rank 88
SOS .5336
vs. RPI 1-50 3-3
vs. RPI 51-100 4-0
vs. RPI 101-200 9-0
vs. RPI 200+ 7-0
Non Conference Record 11-3
NC RPI 9
NC SOS 18
Last 10 10-0
Road / Neutral 11-3
B.A.
02-25-06, 06:11 PM
The Valley will only be sending three teams to the tourney.
Quake1028
02-25-06, 07:26 PM
The Valley will only be sending three teams to the tourney.
Why do you say this?
MrX
02-25-06, 07:31 PM
Illinois beats Iowa and gives Ohio St the Big 10 title unless they choke at Northwestern or at home against Purdue.
Red Dog
02-25-06, 08:06 PM
Bucknell completes the perfect 14-0 Patriot League regular season, by beating the Cadets, 70-47. First time that has been done in the 15-year history of the league. :thumbsup: 23-4 overall.
Remaining business is the Patriot League tournament, which begins next Friday night at Bucknell and either Lehigh or the Cross.
B.A.
02-25-06, 08:16 PM
Why do you say this?It's just a gut feeling. We'll see how Arch Madness plays out, but I wouldn't be surprised if a bubble team or two loses early on and really hurts their post-season chances.
Speaking of Saint Louis - huge win for SLU tonight in Charlotte. If only they had started the season off w/ a few wins in a row.
MrX
02-25-06, 10:18 PM
Kansas plays its first real opponent in over a month and loses by 25
Josh H
02-25-06, 10:30 PM
WVU beat Louisville 68-64 to get a much needed W. Hope they can get another one against Pitt on Monday, that would help their seeding greatly.
Finally got a good game from both Pittsnogle and Gansey, with Pittsnogle doing most of his damage inside. For a while there it was just one or the other playing well in each game and that had a lot to do with those close losses.
taa455
02-25-06, 10:36 PM
Kansas plays its first real opponent in over a month and loses by 25
Yep, I thought Kansas would lose tonight. I was all but certain Iowa was going to lose on the road again. The Hawkeyes are such a Jekyl and Hyde team when it comes to home and away success this year.
Both FSU and UVA lost tonight. That 5th team just will not step up out of the ACC this year. That leaves the door open for some of the other mid-majors like the MVC to get that extra at-large bid.
Quake1028
02-26-06, 09:15 AM
Michigan State at Indiana, CBS, noon HD
Villanova at Connecticut, CBS, 2 HD
Florida at Alabama, CBS regional, 4
Maryland at North Carolina, FSN, 5:30
California at Washington, FSN, 8
What a great Sunday for college basketball :up:.
Canadian Bacon
02-26-06, 12:35 PM
Michigan State at Indiana, CBS, noon HD
Villanova at Connecticut, CBS, 2 HD
Florida at Alabama, CBS regional, 4
Maryland at North Carolina, FSN, 5:30
California at Washington, FSN, 8
What a great Sunday for college basketball :up:.
:up:
Go Gators, a loss by Bama today and on Wednesday or Saturday and we're in the driver's seat for the SEC #2 seed in the western division, just gotta beat Miss St and Georgia
MrX
02-26-06, 01:15 PM
Indiana beats Michigan St-eek-
Refs took Paul Davis out early and its amazing all the crap they let Killingsworth get away with.
Loved Gus Johnson's line at the end "Congratulations Coach Mike Davis, you replaced a living legend and left the Indiana program in great shaperotfl
If by great shape you mean a middle of the pack program that is going to be really bad for the next several years if DJ White and Vaden leave then I would agree with that.
Daryl
02-26-06, 01:37 PM
:lol: Billy Packer: it is amazing that the shot-blocking ability of Connecticut has been taken away by these Villanova guards - they're driving relentlessly to the basket
next 4 Nova possessions result in 4 or 5 blocks for UConn
Packer: they're doing a terrific job
Josh H
02-26-06, 02:05 PM
http://www.ncaasports.com/mmod/welcome
Go there and register to get "VIP" access to the March Madness on demand. Only a set number of people can watch the games at one time and those who register now will get preference over general admission people and get put further up the "line" in the "waiting room."
I'm not optimistic that this system will work well, but its free so worth a shot given how sucky CBS's TV coverage of the first 3 rounds can be.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 02:40 PM
http://www.ncaasports.com/mmod/welcome
Go there and register to get "VIP" access to the March Madness on demand. Only a set number of people can watch the games at one time and those who register now will get preference over general admission people and get put further up the "line" in the "waiting room."
I'm not optimistic that this system will work well, but its free so worth a shot given how sucky CBS's TV coverage of the first 3 rounds can be.
Thanks for the link. I already had a Sportsline ID, so that was easy.
Hopefully, I will not be using it much as I hope to travel with the Bison the first weekend. Then the 2nd weekend I already have my tickets to the DC Regional. That just leaves the alternate game on the Thursday 3rd round games, and hopefully, DC and Baltimore has some split coverage that night.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 02:42 PM
Lehigh had a nice surge in the 2nd half, but the Cross holds them off and clinches 2nd place in the Patriot. That means they host half of the PL tournament next weekend. Big win - I can't see Lehigh winning a semifinal game in Worcester next Sunday. Amazing that someone goes 11-3 in the PL and only finishes 3rd. That's gotta be a first.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 02:45 PM
Good - Bucknell only dropped 3 spots in the RPI after playing Army.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 02:56 PM
UConn is wearing Nova down now. I really hope we get to see these 2 go at it again, maybe twice - on a neutral floor. Such a great contrast in styles. Smart move by UConn to play this on campus instead of the Hartford Civic Center.
Whoever goes further in the BE tourney should be top-seed in the DC regional. As Packer said, they both should be going to the Philly pod in the opening rounds. That will be a tough ticket.
Dr_Evil
02-26-06, 03:02 PM
UConn is wearing Nova down now. I really hope we get to see these 2 go at it again, maybe twice - on a neutral floor. Such a great contrast in styles. Smart move by UConn to play this on campus instead of the Hartford Civic Center.
Whoever goes further in the BE tourney should be top-seed in the DC regional. As Packer said, they both should be going to the Philly pod in the opening rounds. That will be a tough ticket.
And unfortunately, that is likely where Bucknell will be too if they win out. I'm guessing getting tickets through the school will be a lot more difficult than last year (I don't think they used their entire allotment in OKC).
Daryl
02-26-06, 03:05 PM
damn, helluva dunk by Brown from UConn
Red Dog
02-26-06, 03:06 PM
And unfortunately, that is likely where Bucknell will be too if they win out. I'm guessing getting tickets through the school will be a lot more difficult than last year (I don't think they used their entire allotment in OKC).
There are too many variables to determine where Bucknell is going, although if they win out, an 8/9 game is certainly a strong possibility, and Philly would be a very likely destination, particularly if UConn and Nova are 1 seeds.
Price won't be an issue for me. If I can't get tickets through the school, I'll pay whatever to see them - plus I wouldn't have to worry about airfare to get to Philly.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 03:08 PM
Potential good news for Big-Ten fans. Big Ten ref and current AD at UNI (and former Bucknell AD) Rick Hartzell is one of three finalists for the University of New Mexico's athletic director job. If he gets that job, I assume he would become a Pac-10 or Big-12 ref.
Dr_Evil
02-26-06, 03:11 PM
There are too many variables to determine where Bucknell is going, although if they win out, an 8/9 game is certainly a strong possibility, and Philly would be a very likely destination.
Price won't be an issue for me. If I can't get tickets through the school, I'll pay whatever to see them - plus I wouldn't have to worry about airfare to get to Philly.
The tickets the school gets are great seats. Last year it was $50 for two games, about 10 rows up from the floor, right at the foul line. Definitely try to go through the school first. Assuming we get in of course ;).
I'm guessing they'll end up as a 9 in Philly. Of course that could change, but it looks likely right now.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 03:13 PM
The tickets the school gets are great seats. Last year it was $50 for two games, about 10 rows up from the floor, right at the foul line. Definitely try to go through the school first. Assuming we get in of course ;).
I'm guessing they'll end up as a 9 in Philly. Of course that could change, but it looks likely right now.
The Bucknell SID and I are good friends - we graduated the same year - he was the PA announcer and I was the shot clock operater (from our soph-senior years), so hopefully he can set me up. :)
Daryl
02-26-06, 03:26 PM
Potential good news for Big-Ten fans. Big Ten ref and current AD at UNI (and former Bucknell AD) Rick Hartzell is one of three finalists for the University of New Mexico's athletic director job. If he gets that job, I assume he would become a Pac-10 or Big-12 ref.
Is he still on the selection committee? Speaking of Big Ten refs, a friend of mine who works for the IRS told me that he got a call recently from a Big Ten ref who has some significant tax problems. Unfortunately he couldn't remember the ref's name, even though I reeled off as many as I knew by name. If that had been me, I would have brokered a deal to solve his problem while Michigan got some good calls their way ;)
brizz
02-26-06, 03:33 PM
Indiana beats Michigan St-eek-
Refs took Paul Davis out early and its amazing all the crap they let Killingsworth get away with.
Just like Dials in the last game...and someone else in every other game. It really has been amazing how many times the refs have fucked State this year. the last two games are a perfect example: Opponent gets away with murder, Spartan gets touch fouls.
That said, they simply have no depth. if they win one game in the tourney i'll be amazed at this point.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 03:35 PM
Is he still on the selection committee? Speaking of Big Ten refs, a friend of mine who works for the IRS told me that he got a call recently from a Big Ten ref who has some significant tax problems. Unfortunately he couldn't remember the ref's name, even though I reeled off as many as I knew by name. If that had been me, I would have brokered a deal to solve his problem while Michigan got some good calls their way ;)
When was Rick Hartzell on the selection committee. I can't see how someone who is an AD and ref could be on a selection committee. That's like being judge, jury, and executioner. :lol:
Rick seemed like a stand-up guy when I was at Bucknell and worked in the athletic dept, so I'd be surprised if that was him. :shrug:
Daryl
02-26-06, 03:40 PM
When was Rick Hartzell on the selection committee. I can't see how someone who is an AD and ref could be on a selection committee. That's like being judge, jury, and executioner. :lol:
Rick seemed like a stand-up guy when I was at Bucknell and worked in the athletic dept, so I'd be surprised if that was him. :shrug:
ah, I may have confused with someone else, my bad!!
Red Dog
02-26-06, 03:43 PM
I'm sitting here with the Fla/Bama game on and realized how few SEC games I've watched this season even with Full Court. Is anybody else in the boat? I'll have to be careful when doing my brackets and making my bets in March.
edytwinky
02-26-06, 03:50 PM
My Shockers won the Missouri Valley Conference Title! Right now, they are the ONLY lock out of the Missouri Valley.
UNI had a tough loss and dropped all the way from 1st to 6th in a matter of a couple weeks. SIU dropped a game to Evansville and then picks up the victory vx. Northern Iowa? And red hot Missouri State defeats Creighton to jump into second out of no where.
All the talk of sending 5-6 teams, even 4 are probably all washed away. If Wichita State wins the tournament this weekend, then the MVC will probably send two teams depending on how things go. Otherwise, we could send two of three teams (Mo State, UNI, or Creighton). Somebody's probably going to get snubbed.
BTW, great KU game......loved it!
Red Dog
02-26-06, 04:00 PM
I wish Seth Davis was in the room to make GW a 2 seed. Ain't going to happen.
B.A.
02-26-06, 04:00 PM
http://www.ncaasports.com/mmod/welcome
Go there and register to get "VIP" access to the March Madness on demand. Only a set number of people can watch the games at one time and those who register now will get preference over general admission people and get put further up the "line" in the "waiting room."
I'm not optimistic that this system will work well, but its free so worth a shot given how sucky CBS's TV coverage of the first 3 rounds can be.Thanks, JH. :beer:
Dr_Evil
02-26-06, 04:07 PM
The Bucknell SID and I are good friends - we graduated the same year - he was the PA announcer and I was the shot clock operater (from our soph-senior years), so hopefully he can set me up. :)
Well if you got the connections, you should hook a fellow DVDTalker up. :)
I think if the game is in Philly it will be really hard to get tickets. It's a day trip for students and lots of alum in the area as well. I wouldn't mind seeing them get sent to Salt Lake City or somewhere just to make it easier to get tickets.
Of course, assuming they make it. Don't want to put the cart before the horse. I have a feeling that they American/Lafeyette winner is going to give them a tough game.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 04:14 PM
I'm sitting here with the Fla/Bama game on and realized how few SEC games I've watched this season even with Full Court. Is anybody else in the boat? I'll have to be careful when doing my brackets and making my bets in March.
Now I really have to be careful. Watching this game right after UConn/Nova could be dangerous.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 04:58 PM
I really don't think Maryland will win another game this season.
Red Dog
02-26-06, 05:03 PM
As a bitter directionally challenged satellite person, I appreciate how Direct TV teases their subscribers with the 3-games at once tournament channel with the local game getting blacked out. ;)
Josh H
02-26-06, 06:43 PM
I really don't think Maryland will win another game this season.
UNC 81- Maryland 57.
Going to have to agree with you.
Maybe some hope at home on senior night against Miami, but I don't see them winning at UVA or in the ACC Tourney or NIT.
Daryl
02-26-06, 11:32 PM
As a bitter directionally challenged satellite person, I appreciate how Direct TV teases their subscribers with the 3-games at once tournament channel with the local game getting blacked out. ;)
They have basically suckered me in for another year of the MM package, even though my local CBS shows the other 3 regions on its subchannels for free. The picture on the subchannels doesn't look that great on a widescreen TV, especially when you know DTV has a 2-3 games on at the same time in HD. Plus, when the local CBS decides to show a game in HD, the bandwidth needed means no games on the other two subchannels.
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