NCAA Tournament: Elite Eight - Day Two
Here is your Open Game Thread for today's two games. The final two tickets to be punched, with Louisville having an opportunity to be the 3rd Big East team.
Oklahoma provides the Big 12's lone chance to be represented in Detroit, same with Michigan State and the Big 10 and North Carolina and the ACC.
(1) Louisville vs. (2) Michigan State
(1) North Carolina vs. (2) Oklahoma
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And, I should not be sitting on my ass at home watching it.
I shoud be sitting right in the middle of nothing but red Louisville fans, along with the cool KU family of four right in front of us, screaming my ass off everytime the ’ Hawks make a play, and getting dirty looks from all the UofL fans. It would have been AWESOME.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
We would have probably lost, but I think it would have been the best way to end the season.
Completely and entirely moving beyond EVERYONE’s expectations. Give the overall #1 seed a serious scare, before tapering off. Giving us an incredible amount of momentum going into next year.
But hell, maybe it’s better this way. Maybe we’ll be more motivated next year.
If Sherron comes back, I have a feeling no one will be forgetting that loss any time soon.
yeah
I can watch the next game but I don’t think I’ll be able to watch this one…..It’s fun to think about next years team, though
by I need more Esteban on Mar 29, 2009 1:36 PM CDT up reply actions
it's more than fun...
C – Cole, Withey (two 6’11"/7 Footers)
PF – Marcus, Markieff, Robinson
SF – Stephenson, Brady, Little, Releford
SG – Tyshawn, Tyrel
PG – Collins, E Johnson
Obviously there is no way we’re looking at a 13 man rotation but I think we could go with a solid 4 man frontline rotation like we did last year.
and then probably 4-5 guys rotating out in the backcourt and wing
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
SICK!
National title, here we come! That frontline is as good as you will find around the country. If only Withey was eligible first semester next year…
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 1:48 PM CDT up reply actions
it'd be nice but he'll have had...
over a year and a half going against Cole at that point in practice which is huge for both of them
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
See, that's what scares me though.
And what makes me enjoy seasons like this one so much.
I hate expectations. That is what made this year so awesome. There were no expectations, so everything we did, just about, was awesome.
Next year, though, should be fine. Other times will likely overshadow us, at least partially, while we develop.
We’ll still be incredibly young, and will probably lose a game or two that freaks everybody out.
By the end of the year, though, you’d have to think we’d be a Title Contender. And that’s as exciting as hell.
Personally I never speak of National Titles in terms of expectations....
Kansas fans should know just how much has to go your way to be National Champions. Final Four…? sure those are expectations I would have for a team in situations but National Title is never something to count on.
Althoug Big12 title, would be awesome again…6 in a row???
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Big 12 Title for sure.
That should definitely be a goal.
Final Four wouldn’t bother me too bad, as long as everyone didn’t freak out if we didn’t get there.
Once you get there, though, a lot of it is just luck and stuff. So it’s really stupid to expect a National Championship.
I'm a greedy bastard.
Not really “expecting” it, but more stating that it is a distinct possibility.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:01 PM CDT up reply actions
just expecting a title is a little too far
it’s soo damn hard
by I need more Esteban on Mar 29, 2009 1:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd imagine that
Marcus, Markieff and Robinson will all get the first semester to figure out which one or two will see PT once Withey becomes eligible. Obviously, Withey will have a learning curve and likely won’t come out and start right away, but he will eventually. And there will only be room for one or two more, at the max, meaning one of them gets left out.
For the perimeter, I bet we go 5 and maybe even 6 at the beginning of the year to see what we have. Here is how I see it playing out:
Sherron
Tyshawn
Stephenson
Little
Brady/Tyrel
Releford/E Johnson
I only think one of Brady and Tyrel will see significant playing time next year. Same with Elijah and Travis, although both of them have the potential to emerge and get more PT.
Agree...we'll see a much deeper team at the beginning of the year....
while Self tries to settle a rotation and give guys an opportunity to prove their the ones to do it. Come tourney time we’ll probably be back down to a solid 8 man rotation…it’s possible we’d go deeper with that level of talent but even last year as deep as that team was the bench and the minutes got shorter.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
So MIch St.
hanging with Louisville early….that sucks because that means we definitely could’ve hung with em.
by I need more Esteban on Mar 29, 2009 1:59 PM CDT reply actions
Whitlock article on the effect Lance could have on Sherron next year
Click the red letters. Right……
….
here? Nah, not yet….
….
Right………. HERE
He stated the EXACT thing I said in my Indy FanPost:
That is that nobody – Tyshawn, Brady and Tyrel, except for his one three – wanted to take the big shot.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:03 PM CDT up reply actions
What if Stephenson doesn't come...
Read a rumor about his decision being a “surprise.” Let’s say the worst case scenario plays out. I still think the team could be a title contender IF (it’s a big if) Mario Little gets healthy and becomes the perimeter threat the team really needs, and the rest of the team continues to develop.
With a much more legit big man rotation, the team can dominate the boards more easily, creating easier scoring opportunities for the guards.
So sure I’m biased, but I think Sherron should stay anyways. Thoughts?
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 2:07 PM CDT up reply actions
No more of this "surprise" talk, please.
Everybody over at JayhawkSlant is freaking out about that comment. It is being taken way out of context, because people are paranoid. All that was meant by that was – He said he knew where he was going, and it would be a surprise in the fact that nobody was supposed to know until HE himself announced it.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:09 PM CDT up reply actions
TWIN!!!
What’s up, man? Do you wanna be McMorris or Kiefer?? I’m a huge 24 fan, so I prefer to be Kiefer, but it’s your call. Hahahahaha
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Badass!
I’m way too inconsistent at making valuable contributions to be Marcus. I just like to be sporadic and spontaneous on here. (Don’t tell anybody this, but I really don’t know anything about basketball. It’s just easy to pretend on the internet :D)
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
EXACTLY!!!
That is SO me, man! I hate them more than Roseanne Barr hates Johnson’s!!!
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Speaking of which....
What is up with Missouri and KU fans still showing each other love on ESPN…It’s getting gay as hell
Haha, well...
I’ll admit, I went over to RMN last night and showed a little love. But, I’m done with it.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't give crap
to this one Missouri fan but she still deleted me as a friend on Facebook…I’m guessing she went paranoid waiting for me to say something
That's such a Misery thing to do.
I rarely, RARELY, give mu fans shit about them losing. I just expect it to happen, so it’s not a big deal to me. Yet, everytime KU loses, it comes from everywhere. Comical.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't.
There was no need to. They knew they sucked then, and letting them admit it themselves was much more satisfying than anything I could have said.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah...
I got a lot of crap from that chick leading up to the game…Ha now that I think about it…..She deleted me as a friend after that game too! Yet added me again after KU lost to Texas Tech……..I need to stop accepting her friend requests….
Why, yes, of course I do, Marcus.
This is definitely NOT a link to my Facebook page. Definitely not.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:34 PM CDT up reply actions
I assume so, yes.
Gotta be. Where you from?
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Currently here in Lawrence....
but originally from Atwood in the northwest corner of the state….Filled with damn K-State fans
Ah, gotcha.
So do you hate the purple kitties more than misery then?
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions
True, true.
But, Old Man Snyder is back. They’re gonna win championships (again??) :D
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:41 PM CDT up reply actions
But, but, but...
They finished second for Bryce Brown!
Ahahahahahaha
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
No they didn't.
They don’t have enough money to finish second in that kind of race.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Idiots....
I was on some sports page on Facebook and some kid was talking about how good K-State was going to be with Bryce Brown…what’s funny is they had a good player with Freeman and they still sucked
Well, you know.
It usually takes playerS to be good.
Sorry, I’m cranky.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
3 games, 20 turnovers vs. Kansas.
He was REAL good.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions
No...
supporting actors….And what is with the billboard for K-State sports in Topeka….it’s sad that they have to resort to that to get fans since they can’t win at anything
Somebody told me
about one between Lawrence and Manhattan that had a big picture of Old Man Snyder, and read “Putting off the Hall of Fame for more wins” or something stupid to that effect.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Hahaha, how lame.
Unless she is like uber-hot, you must discard her permanently.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions
She is uber-hot
but she’s only a Missouri fan because her boyfriend is so it’s usually easy to beat her in an argument….
Hmmmm, here's the plan...
We are gonna show up at his house one night, and do work on him. One of us will go to the back of the house, the other to the front. We’ll tap on the windows in rapid succession, causing him to run back and forth, and he will have NO IDEA how fast one person could run around the house so fast, since we are identical and all. He’ll crap his pants, that will disgust her, and she’ll be a KU fan for life!
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, let's not talk about breaking the law here at RCT.
Just so I’m left out of any potential investigations…mmkay?
No, I was being sarcastic.
It was a really stupid plan, anyways.
by rockchalk on Mar 29, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You just say that because you don't have an identical twin.
You wouldn’t understand.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Tell him Kief!
Don’t make Kief break out his BB gun!
by jco8394 on Mar 29, 2009 2:46 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
So
That just means he’ll be EXTRA easy to spook because he’ll be on his guard. The problem is he won’t freak out, and might take limbs as a souvenir.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Darnell Jackson is currently on the floor for the Cavs.
Game’s on ABC.
In fact, they just showed a clip of him doing this weird dance-type-thing with LeBron before the game.
D-Block!
That picture thing the team does before every game is STOOPID, but it always gets Darnell on SportsCenter, so I don’t complain too much.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Darnell did.
I think I probably miss him more than anybody off of last year’s team. Everytime he did something sick, it was such a surprise because he came out of nowhere last year, and the fact that he was such a key player was so unexpected. Plus, it was SUCH an incredible story, too. I always thought of everything he had been through during his time at KU everytime he did something great.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:21 PM CDT up reply actions
He's hard to recognize, though.
00, in case you can’t find him.
He shaved all of his hair, so he looks different.
Anybody else think...
That HCBS made a phone call to Jeff Capel the other night? “Hey Big 12 buddy, here’s how you destroy UNC. Your welcome.”
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 2:22 PM CDT reply actions
God, I hope so.
Teabag is within 40 points of Danny Manning’s career scoring total. Can’t let that flamer pass up Danny. Gotta knock ’em out tonight before he gets there.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I hope.
That would have been awesome.
Although, I would bet that Capel would be the one to call.
Ahhhh FYL.
Me = sober this WHOLE weekend!
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Everyone
is handling this is in a more mature fashion than I am. We could be halfway to punching a Final Four ticket right now.
It just makes me want to swallow a sword.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
WHY ISN'T LOUSIVILLE KILLING THESE GUYS???
LAME
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 2:43 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I'm rec'ing this
because it’s exactly how I feel, but without the insinuated screaming.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 2:44 PM CDT up reply actions
TVs are much too bright.
I can put my monitor at juuust the right brightness to be acceptable.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Just watched a Mangino video on JayhawkSlant
Mangino said Briscoe not practicing because hes suspended right now for violating team rules….anyone know any details other than that? Prolly not but I figured I’d ask since it’s officially time to look to football
by I need more Esteban on Mar 29, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions
Well...
Apparently there are a few people on the message board on JS that say they know, but they are going all righteous power on everybody who is asking, saying it’s none of their business. JK (head moderator at JS) said that it had nothing to do with anything illegal, so it’s likely something small.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so ridiculously depressed right now.
This is almost as bad as when we lost.
Ohmygoodness, this is terrible.
Agreed.
Join us in talking about trivial, non-sensical stuff.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow this game...
makes Dickhead Vitale look like an idiot…well it makes all of them look like idiots but hey
He makes himself look like an idiot
on a pretty regular basis.
That said, he does seem like a genuinely good guy. I just wish he would stop screaming all the time.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions
At this point, I'm more than pissed.
We totally could have done this to Louisville.
And we had the Spartans beat…
All of my depression is coming back.
I hate to be the one to disagree...
but KU is WAY too turnover-prone to be playing this well against Louisville. We had 19 turnovers vs. 11 assists on Friday night. Michigan State takes much better care of the ball than KU does/did, which is probably why they’re handling the Louisville pressure fairly well.
I just don’t see KU up 12 at this point if we’re playing this game.
That’s all.
not up 12 but I think the game is close
by I need more Esteban on Mar 29, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Could be
but to get depressed thinking we would be winning this game had we beaten MSU is, in my opinion, not really worth the trouble.
You're probably right.
And I do agree that we would have turned the ball over far too much.
I still think we certainly could have won, though.
I must say
if MSU does win, I’ll be pleased as punch that the Big East will only get 2 teams in the Final Four.
So we're about 10 points better than Louisville this year.
That’s something… I guess. They did win the regular season and tournament in the Big East.
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 3:24 PM CDT reply actions
Go Oklahoma, go Oklahoma, go Oklahoma.
I’ve never rooted so hard for the Boomer Sooners as I’m about to.
I think that I'm gonna have to
watch the Royals game on MLB Network here in 15 minutes. The thought of what could have been is too great right now. Perhaps I will check the game between half innings, but I can’t stomach a full game.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 3:44 PM CDT up reply actions
I'll catch some of the Royals game.
This is different, though.
I can stomach OU-UNC, because no matter what happened to us, that game would be irrelevant.
If that makes any sense.
It does.
I’m excited for this game, too. Griffin and Hansbrough? Fuuuuun.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah, hell.
It’s the Seattle broadcast team. This is weird to watch.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Well...
I just went over to RR, and apparently it is on a 1 hour tape delay. If you wanna know what happened in the last hour, they have a FanShot up for the game.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Guess I'll watch the bball game
since I know what happened already.
Griffin already beating Teabag.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions
HR Gordon, btw.
It was 8-7 in the 5th, IIRC, and both SP’s were still in. Greinke got ROCKED, but most was due to errors by Gordon and the incredible TPJ.
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 4:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed.
Did you see him just BLOW BY him on that drive? Although, he missed the shot, but he went RIGHT by hiM!
by Andy Edwards on Mar 29, 2009 4:08 PM CDT up reply actions
he can't compete anywhere with Griffin...
OU has to attack that matchup early
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
so far it appears the refs are giving Carolina the ACC treatment
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
OU looks lost right now...
shots aren’t falling and the can’t get it into the middle to Griffin. When they do they’re doubling/tripling and they aren’t capitalizing. I’m impressed with Carolina’s D so far looks like Roy got em to play a little today.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Wow.
This game is going to be a massacre.
Oklahoma has to hit threes to compete. So far, zero.
Blake Griffin is getting triple-teamed, and no one can even get to the bucket.
And they have had a billion shots go in-and-out.
Plus, the refs have clearly bought in to the powder blue.
A little life for the Sooners and...
Hansbrough moves to the bench…Griffins dominating the defensive glass so if OU can start scoring some points we could have a game
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I'm with ya....
I don’t mind if they lose one bit
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I hate them.
When UNC plays Duke, I won’t watch it, because they are equally evil in my opinion.
So, so, so awful.
I watch it but I can never decide who I want to win...
I generally turn it off when it appears to be over, but before the final buzzer and then I pretend it never happened.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Something tells me
B. Griffin is going to play more than 33 minutes today (as long as he’s not in foul trouble).
he needs to...
hard to have a lot of confidence in the group without him.
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
If willie warren
keeps doing what he’s doing, OU will be just fine…
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
Finally, some fouls being called on stupid North Carolina.
That’s 3 on Frasor.
As long as Boomer can hit free throws, just keep on driving. UNC is soft as hell, and they just reach in and slap when you drive in.
Foul, foul, foul Roy. Plus, Oklahoma has already figured out their D, and Roy won’t adjust.
Roy...Not adjust???
you’re kidding me :D
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
I'm so happy Passover is near...
I’m not Jewish but in NY they make Kosher Coke with sugar and not High Fructose Corn Syrup. SOOO much better…
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
OU has no energy.
That play by Greene was just wrong. No excuse for that when you have the Griffin brothers.
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
Really do look lazy right now.
Maybe they just want to weather the early storm?
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 4:39 PM CDT up reply actions
this is not cool.
for a second it looked like OU was going play their game then no………….how is that a foul on leary? How can they call a little hand check but Greene goes over the back on an O-reb with a no call?
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
Cryler Hansboro
just stepped on the end line – just checked the DVR. Ref was there, no call. I’m getting pissed.
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
If OU doesn't start hitting 3s,
They’re pretty much done. Griffin isn’t getting the ball in scoring position and his cross-court passes aren’t leading to made shots.
Green just pushed blake griffin out of possition on the lob...
how is that not a foul again?
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
I love how they are getting away with foul calls.
And yet, if you were to poll the average powder blue t-shirt in the FedEx Forum, they would all say that the refs are getting payed by Oklahoma and the game is ridiculously unfair.
They are sooooo used to getting every call under the sun, an evenly called game freaks them out.
"Evenly called game"
is not in their collective lexicon.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 4:45 PM CDT up reply actions
And there's the Rock Chalk commercial...
Sigh….
Won’t be needing that for another year…
Ehhhhhhh…….
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 4:46 PM CDT reply actions
yeah - it was nice
but I really didn’t need to hear that at the moment.
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
Fuck that.
Even when we’re gone, the basketball world is KU’s pearl.
I thought it kicked ass.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't want it to be baseball season.
I’m trying to watch the Royals game during commercials, and it’s just brutal.
It’s so boring and there are so many stoppages…I’m not ready for it.
Green is all over the place
he just has more “want to” right now than anyone on the OU squad.
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
more "want to" in his pinky you think??
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Sodium Carbonate.
Or something. I dunno. I was reading about the Model T when they were talking about it.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 4:50 PM CDT up reply actions
yes....apparently he's baking soda
Some people are like Slinkies...not really good for anything but they make you smile when pushed down the stairs.
Good news here
Roy’s probably going to come out in the 2nd half with the same game plan. Jeff Caple should make some adjustments and hopefully that pays off.
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
Why the hell does
Roy burn a time out there?
He’s gonna regret that when he’s down 5 with less than a minute.
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
He would have lost it anyways.
You automatically go down to 4 timeouts in the second half.
He always uses one at the end of the half, because he’s never used one before then.
Yeah, Oklahoma actually isn't in all that bad of shape.
Considering they are what, 0-8 from three?
If they can just hit 50% in the second half, they are right back in the game.
Plus, North Carolina is in some foul trouble. Green has 2, Hansbrough has 2, Frasor has 3.
Hansbrough has 2???
North Carolina fans must be irate. That’s a travesty.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Man
I know Griffin is a beast and all, but that athleticism isn’t going to take him too far in the NBA. Dude needs to develop something other than “jump, catch, dunk”
It appears, my friends
that the Big 12 will go quietly into the good night with little more than a whisper and a clamor.
Suppose that's what we get
for leaving the league’s legacy up to Missouri and “Choklahoma”.
Too bad, too.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 5:49 PM CDT up reply actions
It's like they don't even care.
Something must be wrong with that locker room. Money, women, drugs, ego…. who knows?
by KennyGregoryRockThaCradle on Mar 29, 2009 5:41 PM CDT reply actions
With Willie Warren
actually talking about returning next season instead of the NBA BEFORE THIS GAME EVEN HAPPENED, it looked like at least one star player was more focused on next year. That should be telling.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions
crap
Don’t let Hansbrough fill the stat sheet at the end, makes him look better than he played all game.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
well, basketball season is over for me.
Time for, hockey playoffs, baseball, and SPRING FOOTBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Snozberries taste like Snozberries
I've got to pick a team to root for or else it's not so fun.
I’m like Labba, can’t root for Carolina. Uconn’s a bunch of cheaters who win too much, they’re out. Between MSU and Villanova. I’ll have to decide by Saturday. Leaning towards Villanova.
by hunter s. royal on Mar 29, 2009 6:17 PM CDT reply actions
It has to be Villanova.
This is Michigan State’s 4th Final Four since 2000.
Villanova hasn’t made one since 1985.
Advantage Wildcats.
NOVA
My sleeper team of the tournament and a team that has perfectly put into place my GAUNTLET theory.
by A.J. Haefele on Mar 29, 2009 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I used to love Villanova way back when.
They were my second favorite after KU. Massimino seemed like a bit of a crazy nut on the sidelines, but it wasn’t obnoxious so much as funny. Kind of like the difference between Vitale(who drives me insane) and Bill Raftery, who has all the goofy sayings, but pulls it off without being annoying. The 1985 title game was brilliant. Separating out my feelings as a KU fan,(I’d rate 1988 & last year as a tie) it was the best basketball game I’ve ever seen. My choice is getting easier all the time. I like Izzo & MSU, but like a little more entertaining style as a fan.
by hunter s. royal on Mar 29, 2009 7:34 PM CDT reply actions
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