Mavric Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 56 minutes ago, JJ Husker said: Well they sucked me in just in time to let me down. That was a pretty crazy game, though. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 Not a Duke fan. Definitely not a Laettner fan. But this was iconic. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 18 hours ago, Mavric said: Not a Duke fan. Definitely not a Laettner fan. But this was iconic. I am a huge Masburn fan, and Kentucky fan during that era..... But also, I am a huge Laettner fan and Hurley fan...... This game was amazingly fun..... And the winning cross court pass, catch dribble turnaround shot is still the most incredible, most impossible shot / play that I ever do seen...... Quote Link to comment
admo Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Clemson made the Elite 8, or the Great 8.... Their coach was asked about "What does this mean to them, and to the rest of college basketball?" and the Clemson coach responded.... "It means we are not just a football program" and then went on about their program. Really? Your team made it to the tournament with 11 losses, but this season with some moderate success it means "We are not just a football program" ?? How about you make 3 or 4 Final Fours in 5 years before claiming that?? I mean, that's like Nebraska basketball having one good year and making the NCAA tournament with 63 other teams, and giving the coach a contract extension. (Too soon? Yeah, I think so. That's your normal goal every year). It's like Bo Pellini having a football team with 4 losses, winning a bowl game and claiming "We're Baaack". Instead of claiming how great we are RN, we actually become great year after year after year. It's a 64 team tournament, with some upsets, some good wins, some bad losses. Seriously, "not just a football program" for a team with 11 losses doing well in March Madness. I'm not saying that can't make it to the Final 4 or play for a championship. I'm not saying they can't win it all, or that they are bad. I mean, they are playing pretty good and I am rooting for them. I just think it's too soon to claim how great your basketball program is, or give coaches a contract extension for making a tournament with 63 other teams. Let's just see how they do the next couple years first. Quote Link to comment
Lorewarn Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 1 hour ago, admo said: Clemson made the Elite 8, or the Great 8.... Their coach was asked about "What does this mean to them, and to the rest of college basketball?" and the Clemson coach responded.... "It means we are not just a football program" and then went on about their program. Really? Your team made it to the tournament with 11 losses, but this season with some moderate success it means "We are not just a football program" ?? How about you make 3 or 4 Final Fours in 5 years before claiming that?? I mean, that's like Nebraska basketball having one good year and making the NCAA tournament with 63 other teams, and giving the coach a contract extension. (Too soon? Yeah, I think so. That's your normal goal every year). It's like Bo Pellini having a football team with 4 losses, winning a bowl game and claiming "We're Baaack". Instead of claiming how great we are RN, we actually become great year after year after year. It's a 64 team tournament, with some upsets, some good wins, some bad losses. Seriously, "not just a football program" for a team with 11 losses doing well in March Madness. I'm not saying that can't make it to the Final 4 or play for a championship. I'm not saying they can't win it all, or that they are bad. I mean, they are playing pretty good and I am rooting for them. I just think it's too soon to claim how great your basketball program is, or give coaches a contract extension for making a tournament with 63 other teams. Let's just see how they do the next couple years first. His job isn't to be committed to a purely rational worldview, his job is to support and hype up his team and program. Next you're gonna tell me you have a problem with the inaccuracy of Husker Athletics using the phrase, "Our Red Burns Brighter". 1 Quote Link to comment
commando Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 3 hours ago, admo said: Clemson made the Elite 8, or the Great 8.... Their coach was asked about "What does this mean to them, and to the rest of college basketball?" and the Clemson coach responded.... "It means we are not just a football program" and then went on about their program. Really? Your team made it to the tournament with 11 losses, but this season with some moderate success it means "We are not just a football program" ?? How about you make 3 or 4 Final Fours in 5 years before claiming that?? I mean, that's like Nebraska basketball having one good year and making the NCAA tournament with 63 other teams, and giving the coach a contract extension. (Too soon? Yeah, I think so. That's your normal goal every year). It's like Bo Pellini having a football team with 4 losses, winning a bowl game and claiming "We're Baaack". Instead of claiming how great we are RN, we actually become great year after year after year. It's a 64 team tournament, with some upsets, some good wins, some bad losses. Seriously, "not just a football program" for a team with 11 losses doing well in March Madness. I'm not saying that can't make it to the Final 4 or play for a championship. I'm not saying they can't win it all, or that they are bad. I mean, they are playing pretty good and I am rooting for them. I just think it's too soon to claim how great your basketball program is, or give coaches a contract extension for making a tournament with 63 other teams. Let's just see how they do the next couple years first. i think he is joking about this https://sports.yahoo.com/charles-barkley-gives-shoutout-dabo-020741141.html?fr=sycsrp_catchall 1 Quote Link to comment
admo Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 15 hours ago, Lorewarn said: His job isn't to be committed to a purely rational worldview, his job is to support and hype up his team and program. Next you're gonna tell me you have a problem with the inaccuracy of Husker Athletics using the phrase, "Our Red Burns Brighter". I think you are absolutely right. Thanks bro. I should have considered that angle as well, and maybe I would have been more chill about it. I'm working on it. 1 Quote Link to comment
nic Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 https://tarheeltribune.com/2024/03/30/alabama-grad-assistants-in-stands-tipped-off-tide-players-on-what-unc-was-about-to-run/?r=tht Grad assistants in the stands stealing signals and calling out the UNC plays to the Bama players. All legal. Nate Oats was proud. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 28 minutes ago, nic said: https://tarheeltribune.com/2024/03/30/alabama-grad-assistants-in-stands-tipped-off-tide-players-on-what-unc-was-about-to-run/?r=tht Grad assistants in the stands stealing signals and calling out the UNC plays to the Bama players. All legal. Nate Oats was proud. Yeah, it's almost like if you do things legally, it's fine. 1 Quote Link to comment
Guy Chamberlin Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 12 hours ago, Mavric said: I may not be the first to say this, but my bet is that Zach Edey's game doesn't translate very well to the NBA. 2 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 5 minutes ago, Mavric said: Yeah, it's almost like if you do things legally, it's fine. Yep. All we can ask is that teams/coaches/players abide by the rules on the books. It appears Alabama basketball was within the rules, whereas Michigan football was not. I guess we can also ask/hope that the rules are made more stringent so that sporting contests can be determined by the players, coaches and preparation rather than by exploiting loopholes in the rules that make intelligence gathering measures a factor. 1 Quote Link to comment
JJ Husker Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 How’s everybody’s brackets looking? I only have 2 possible remaining for the FF (UConn & Purdue) with UConn going all the way. Marquette (pathetic E8 effort btw) and Arizona were my other 2 FF picks. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mavric Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 5 minutes ago, JJ Husker said: How’s everybody’s brackets looking? I only have 2 possible remaining for the FF (UConn & Purdue) with UConn going all the way. Marquette (pathetic E8 effort btw) and Arizona were my other 2 FF picks. I'm in the 92.2 percentile on ESPN right now. So not terrible. But I have Houston winning it all. So .... terrible going forward. I have Tennessee in the Final Four and UConn in the championship game. But I won't score a lot of points the rest of the way. 1 Quote Link to comment
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