tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post1002780835072411906..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Wednesday 02/28 A.M. Quickie:Summitt, Steroids, Santo and MoreUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-47982004946442522462007-02-28T19:17:00.000-05:002007-02-28T19:17:00.000-05:00Big D- I've been told that Ordway cannot be challe...Big D- I've been told that Ordway cannot be challenged by ANYONE in the NE area of the country (as in, everyone is afraid of him)...true?<BR/><BR/>He wouldn't last a second in Chicago. Writers here do not protect each other. I can't even begin to count how many times the writers in the same newspaper started ripping each other.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10307730756093313102007-02-28T18:35:00.000-05:002007-02-28T18:35:00.000-05:00Even though In will bet with my heart and pick UF ...Even though In will bet with my heart and pick UF to win we really have no chance. <BR/><BR/>That pharmacy in orlando is right next to my bus stop. Hell I even had`a scrip i got there after surgery a few yrs ago. Now i wonder about all the pimped out rides I always have seen out front.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-60888636912281960722007-02-28T17:50:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:50:00.000-05:00I am with you. I think both options are not as go...I am with you. I think both options are not as good as what we have now though.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-19872496000776755642007-02-28T17:35:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:35:00.000-05:00Luke, I'm not actually advocating that. I just off...Luke, I'm not actually advocating that. I just offer it up as a simpler solution to GITC's scenario.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03738491377772661996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-27226970263582030072007-02-28T17:19:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:19:00.000-05:00Backdoor cut, backdoor cut, backdoor cut...Ahhh ye...Backdoor cut, backdoor cut, backdoor cut...Ahhh yes, I miss those days.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-6431210268108318632007-02-28T17:17:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:17:00.000-05:00No Ivy League?!!I think UCLA woulda preferred that...No Ivy League?!!<BR/><BR/>I think UCLA woulda preferred that back in '96.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-3494677297759716592007-02-28T17:01:00.000-05:002007-02-28T17:01:00.000-05:00I agree. If you want the top 64 teams, why not ge...I agree. If you want the top 64 teams, why not get rid of anyone not in the top 64? Sorry, Ivy League champ, no tournament for you. Many of the mid majors (and all of the low majors) would have no shot at the tournament. As it is, we get the best *possible* 64 teams. Sure, there are always a few that are outside that are better than some that are in, but those are the breaks.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53281677381069751392007-02-28T16:36:00.000-05:002007-02-28T16:36:00.000-05:00Jason-That's my point. They may not be good but th...Jason-<BR/><BR/>That's my point. They may not be good but they are better than teams we already HAVE IN THE TOURNAMENT. I want it to be the top 96 and these 96 is much closer to top 96 than the 65 is to top 65.<BR/><BR/>Also with these teams we get the bubble teams.<BR/><BR/>And I want them.<BR/><BR/>At the current format, there are 21 teams that are better than these guys that wont make it.<BR/><BR/>I want those 21.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1517489243383518632007-02-28T16:06:00.000-05:002007-02-28T16:06:00.000-05:00I don't consider any of those teams qualified for ...I don't consider any of those teams qualified for the NCAA tournament. I'm sorry, I do see your side of the argument, but in reality, we are just letting any mediocre team into the dance. The regular season loses a lot of meaning when you do that.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80011826028122105752007-02-28T16:02:00.000-05:002007-02-28T16:02:00.000-05:00Good wins:Nebraska- Creighton, Kansas St., Texas T...Good wins:<BR/>Nebraska- Creighton, Kansas St., Texas Tech<BR/>Missouri- Texas Tech, Oklahoma St.<BR/>New Mexico St.- Nevada<BR/>Washington- LSU (when ranked 15), Stanford, Oregon<BR/>LSU- Texas A&M, UConn (when ranked 14), Florida<BR/>UCONN - None<BR/>Northern Iowa - Wichita St., Southern Illinois, Missouri St., Bradley<BR/>South Carolina- @USC, Tennessee<BR/>Akron- None<BR/>Kent St.- ToledoGuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-39706195464697195732007-02-28T15:50:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:50:00.000-05:00Actually I've now been to www.nitology.com and acc...Actually I've now been to www.nitology.com and according to them the teams would be.<BR/><BR/>Nebraska<BR/>Missouri<BR/>New Mexico St.<BR/>Washington<BR/>LSU<BR/>UCONN<BR/>Northern Iowa<BR/>South Carolina<BR/>Akron<BR/>Kent St.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-51445849719404743142007-02-28T15:47:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:47:00.000-05:00Jason-First of all.Where is this NIT-ology?Jason-<BR/><BR/>First of all.<BR/><BR/>Where is this NIT-ology?GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-39659708770177819562007-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:38:00.000-05:00I don't want a team that finished 7th in their con...I don't want a team that finished 7th in their conference in the dance. Adding more teams just moves the bubble. I like it better when somewhat competitive teams are the ones on the bubble, rather than adding more teams and making even worse teams the new bubble.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-31984931398845824792007-02-28T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:36:00.000-05:00I said that last year it would have been Butler ac...I said that last year it would have been Butler according to the NIT bracket and seedings, that would be a "24-seed".GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1974619026764102932007-02-28T15:35:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:35:00.000-05:00As for the question of 10 teams not on the bubble ...As for the question of 10 teams not on the bubble that I'd pick... that's hard. I'm only a semi-pro bracketologist. I'm no Joe Lunardi. I bet you he could do it.<BR/><BR/>It's simple really. After the NIT comes out, we will know. They shrunk the NIT to 32 teams, so just drop the worst team there. That would be the rest of the teams.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66935583580927498232007-02-28T15:34:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:34:00.000-05:00I have this bad vision of running 2 games at the s...I have this bad vision of running 2 games at the same time, side by side on the auxiliary courts, ya know like they do at the gym on sunday mornings.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-15364096189207300662007-02-28T15:31:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:31:00.000-05:00You still play neutral.They could pull it off.Inst...You still play neutral.<BR/>They could pull it off.<BR/>Instead of having a pod be 4 teams playing 3 games in 3 days it would be 6 teams playing 5 games in 5 days.<BR/>That's not to bad.<BR/>Maybe arenas wouldn't be able to do 4 pods like some do. All you'd have to do is have more locations with less games.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-77127931532723858362007-02-28T15:29:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:29:00.000-05:00I think that's where we disagree. Every bubble te...I think that's where we disagree. Every bubble team is there because of something they didn't do during the season. Whereas the 14 seeds are there because of what they did do, instead.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I'm all for more games, although it may require an 11 x 17 sheet for filling everything in.<BR/><BR/>Hey, am I the only one who includes the play-in game when scoring a tourney pool?Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71984979006509723752007-02-28T15:27:00.002-05:002007-02-28T15:27:00.002-05:00I still think 64 teams is more than enough. Look a...I still think 64 teams is more than enough. <BR/><BR/>Look at the NBA and NHL where 16 teams make the playoffs. Fans of the 7 and 8th seeded teams might be excited during the first round of the playoffs but it made most of the regular season meaningless. Teams get built to just win in the postseason.<BR/><BR/>NFL and MLB have it right as far as I am concerned. Good teams make it, bad teams don't. Teams with sub .500 records shouldn't be in the playoffs. The NCAA recognized this at least with Bowl games. However I think that only 7-5 teams should be bowl eligible, 6-6 teams have no place in a bowl game.CycleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933822029791530613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-9494199941280316152007-02-28T15:27:00.001-05:002007-02-28T15:27:00.001-05:00How much more exciting is the Big 10 tourney if be...How much more exciting is the Big 10 tourney if before they don't even take it into acount and now it would determine a bye in the NCAA?GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55329066148178942292007-02-28T15:26:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:26:00.000-05:00Brian-It makes it more fun, it makes more gambling...Brian-<BR/><BR/>It makes it more fun, it makes more gambling, it makes more games, and with barely watering down the talent.<BR/><BR/>I wanna see exciting games.<BR/>I wanna see the conference tourneys count.<BR/>I wanna see those bubble teams that are all better than the 14 seeds make it.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91882832587074144182007-02-28T15:23:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:23:00.000-05:00The problem is, adding more teams, just adds more ...The problem is, adding more teams, just adds more losers. Nobody left out was going to win the title anyways. I'm sorry that Maryland had Duke's number that year, but it's not like they were 26-3.<BR/><BR/>So any expansion of the tournament is really just a money grab.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-60983930119759089432007-02-28T15:22:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:22:00.000-05:00cmfost-could you drop your opinion on my last post...cmfost-<BR/><BR/>could you drop your opinion on my last post, it has taken time to develop but thanks to contributions from others (jason, brian) I like it even more now.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-648512051666292442007-02-28T15:21:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:21:00.000-05:00Stop your love affair with Ryan Howard already! T...Stop your love affair with Ryan Howard already! The guy had a great two months last year, but he's actually older than Pujols (granted, nobody knows how old Pujols *really* is), and he's not nearly as good. There's no way Howard is the "face of baseball" - he'll probably go something like .300-35-115 this year if he doesn't get hurt. Those are obviously great numbers, but not as amazing as you want him to be...plus he's slow as hell and plays crappy defense at a crappy position.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-36346147498285934342007-02-28T15:20:00.000-05:002007-02-28T15:20:00.000-05:00Big D - it could not be worse then tony maz. And i...Big D - it could not be worse then tony maz. And if you want Airtime you can always by a spot on 1510 the Zone.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.com