Anyone excited for NCAA basketball?

[tbakergobuck]

Even though my Buckeyes lost to North Carolina and got spanked by Floirda in the 2nd half (Oden not 100%) I think they will be pretty good this year. Oden is a freak and I'm sure he will set a new record for block shots this year. :) Go Buckeyes beat Indiana tonight. :) :headbang2

[reemusk]

not really. back to back NIT winners don't even get ranked? its a popularity (cough cough midwest or state of north carolina ) contest

[kulnet]

Eh... Not really. My alma mater isn't exactly considered a basketball powerhouse. March Madness is pretty neat though. I am looking forward to that.

[Wayne 1]

This season is looking very good so far for Oklahoma State University (OSU). I believe they are ranked about 15th. :clap:

Sean Sutton is the head coach now that Eddie Sutton (ONE of the best win loss records ever) has retired.

[icsedge1]

heh...thinking we have to (once again) win 4 games in 4 days at the Big Ten tourney (which we have done twice, and made the final after winning 3 two other times...wacky) to get into the Dance. i'll be happy with .500 in the Big Ten this year.

Sedge

[tbakergobuck]

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My Buckeyes got the win against Indiana but there not playing that good. Hopefully they play better there next 2 games. Oden is a beast! He shoots better foul shots then Shaq with his non shooting hand.

[tbakergobuck]

Darn it my Buckeyes had a tough couple of days. lol The Buckeyes went over 5 mins without scoring in the 1st half but they were only down a few points. Also the Buckeyes were down by 16 in the 2nd half and battled back only to miss a last second open 3 pointer to send it to overtime. They need to get Oden more involved and as the season goes on I think they will.

[icsedge1]

yeah, they played well. just tough to win in that building for the road teams.

tomorrow we look to pul the Illini into an 0-3 hole. it's in C-U so it's one of those road games we have to steal. if we get everyone involved like we did against the Spartans i like our chances.

Sedge

[Wayne 1]

OSU is kicking azz! They're up to 9th in the rankings with Junior (Sean Sutton) at the helm and are looking good. Go OSU Cowboys! :hee:

[willwise]

I'm excited even though I'm a nebraska fan so its hard to get to pumped about basketball. Probably an NIT at best this year.

[tbakergobuck]

Wow Ohio State blew a 20 point lead but got the win against Michigan St. At times Ohio State looks like there a great team and at other times they look like crap. Oden had a great 1st half but for some reason didn't do anything it the 2nd half. They have some time to get it together before they play Wisconsin again. It's still early but it seems that Michigan might not make it to the dance once again. I think it's been 8 years since they made it?

[Wayne 1]

The Cowboys whipped Iowa State tonight in Stillwater! :music:

Coming up in February they go up against the General (Bobby Knight) and his Texas Tech red raiders. I suppose Bobby's chair throwing days are over! :lol: :p

[icsedge1]

such is life in the Big Ten! Badgers come to Carver tomorrow and we shall see if the Hawks can put 40 minutes together and hand them loss #1. they are not going to run the table and it's a road game, so we shall see what's up.

in other news, it's now: 216 days, 11 hours, 11 minutes until 2007 football starts (for Iowa.). alas...it's also 216 days and 11 minutes to my birthday. :(

Sedge

[tbakergobuck]

such is life in the Big Ten! Badgers come to Carver tomorrow and we shall see if the Hawks can put 40 minutes together and hand them loss #1. they are not going to run the table and it's a road game, so we shall see what's up.

in other news, it's now: 216 days, 11 hours, 11 minutes until 2007 football starts (for Iowa.). alas...it's also 216 days and 11 minutes to my birthday. :(

SedgeI'll be rooting for Iowa but I don't think it will be much of a game considering Iowa is having a down year and Wisconsin is playing pretty good right now but will see.

[usfhett03]

I'm pretty excited...as much as you can be expected to be excited about being the #1 ranked team in the country and defending champs...yawn.

[tbakergobuck]

GO BUCKEYES!

[icsedge1]

they almost let another one get away...

meanwhile, the Hawks find themselves in 4th today and just a game back of 3rd. the next stretch will be tough but we seem to be finding our stride!

Sedge

[tbakergobuck]

they almost let another one get away...SedgeYep keyword is alsmot. :p Do you think the Buckeyes have a good team or do you think there over ranked? Your not a Ohio State hater or are you? ;) The Buckeyes went cold a few times but it's not easy playing at Michigan St. I couldn't beleave they were letting Neitzel get wide open 3 pointers late in the game just like when they played at Ohio State. I don't think Michigan St. ever had the lead in the game so I think that's impressive. Oden is a BEAST and he's getting better each game. Ohio States rest of there season is not as hard as Wisconsins, Indiana and Iowa. If Ohio State gets hot shooting 3-pointers it will be hard for anyone to beat them but you live and die shooting the 3-pointer. lol Looks like the Buckeyes will move up a spot to #3 since North Carolina lost. :)

[willwise]

go huskers 2-4 in the big 12 still time to turn it around

[tbakergobuck]

What is up with Michigans basketball program. :hee:

[LJA]

What is up with Michigans basketball program. :hee:

Everyone has gone around the lake to join the cheese factory!

[tbakergobuck]

Wow the Buckeyes won another close game. Dam Oden only played a half because of foul trouble but he did make to big free throws (left handed) with 2 mins left in the game. Purdue has a good team. Looks like the Buckeyes will move up to #2 since UCLA lost.

[Wayne 1]

We had a good one tonight, Oklahoma State beat Texas Tech (Bobby Knight's team) in double overtime. Ahhh the sweetness of victory! :headbang2 :Popcorn2:

[tbakergobuck]

Man I turned the Ohio State/ Penn St. game off at halftime and put in a movie. I should've known that Ohio State would blow another 20 point lead. :rolleyes: I guess a win is a win. Florida was down by 18 against Alabama but they came back and got the win.

[tbakergobuck]

Good job Michigan St. beating Wisconsin last night. I kinda wanted a #1 vs. #2 this Sunday but oh well. Even though Penn St almost beat the Buckeyes at Penn St. I think Ohio State will win by 20 tonight. :fingers:

[ycats]

Yep, ready for March Madness..............I like it better than the Superbowl.
KY is my favorite team but they should win one game and that's it.

Can't go wrong with Florida winning it all again.

[Cheatachu72]

Good job Michigan St. beating Wisconsin last night. I kinda wanted a #1 vs. #2 this Sunday but oh well. Even though Penn St almost beat the Buckeyes at Penn St. I think Ohio State will win by 20 tonight. :fingers:


rankings dont come out until monday :deal:

and technically it is a #1 vs. #1 :clap:

ON WISCONSIN!!

[Cheatachu72]

poopy-fart!

at least it was a close game, and hopefully the bulls-eye is off wisconsin's back for the ncaa's now....

lets hope ohio state didnt hang out with their football team and dont choke in the tourney...go big ten!

[tbakergobuck]

GO BUCKEYES! Two Big Ten Championships in a row. I'm still waiting for Ohio State to play 2 good halfs. UNC and Florida lost again.

[Guy]

That was tough game to watch. Amazing how neither team even scored 50 points. I think that makes the Big 10 look kinda weak.

Oh yeah, I'm a Spartan too. GO STATE!! :D

[tbakergobuck]

Tucker and Oden are two pretty good players and neither had a good game. Good defense. Getting a #1 seed should help the Bucks out.

[tbakergobuck]

I figured Ohio State might have a let down since they already won the Big Ten. Looks like it will be 11 years since Michigan has got to play in the NCAA Tournament. lol Michigan has a pretty good team and played the Buckeyes tuff but choked down the stretch. I don't understand why Ohio State waits untill 6 minutes left in the game to go to the BIG man. Ohio States athletic program can't do much better right now.

GO BUCKEYES!

[Wayne 1]

We had a good one tonight in the Big 12 Conference in OK City. OSU beat Texas A&M which is ranked number 7! OSU plays Texas (14th) tomorrow in the semi-finals. Go Cowboys!! :hungry: :bullhorn: :wow:

[tbakergobuck]

It's not easy beating the same team 3 times but Ohio State did it against Michigan. :clap: Michigan hung around again but they had 15 turnovers to Ohio States 5. Oden's wrist is finally almost 100% and you can tell he's improved a lot this year. I guess Michigan football fans on this site don't like basketball. :lol: I thougt it was funny in yesterdays game a Michigan player was coming into the game off the bench but still had his warm up pants on. :lol: Shows you how smart the kids are up North. :rolleyes: Go Bucks!

[Wayne 1]

Hopefully OSU gets past Texas (beat'em once this season in a triple overtime thriller)......then they'll most likely get Kansas in the championship game. Kansas is coached by Bll Self, a former assistant coach to OSU's Eddie Sutton! :lol:

[tbakergobuck]

Oden had 17 points and 19 rebounds. He brought the rim down with a huge dunk. He's a beast!

[Wayne 1]

Ohio State number 1 and Kansas number 2, those are the latest national ranking's I've seen. If everything plays out (it will lol), they will be number 1 seeds in the NCAA tourney. Anyone know who the other two will (probably) be? Texas A&M is out since they got beat. :lol:

One bit of bad news OSU was beaten today by Texas :irked: The finals will be tomorrow with Kansas taking on Texas. Look for Kansas to roll........ :Popcorn2:

[tbakergobuck]

Good Job Buckeyes winning the Big Ten Conference and Championship. :clap: I think I like where there at in the NCAA bracket.

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[icsedge1]

yup...not sure why they didn't get the number 1 overall seed cause Florida faltered down the stretch and the Buckeyes went 10-0 in the last 10. oh well, guess they might meet in the final 4 and then we shall see who should have been #1.

Sedge

[Wayne 1]

Yes it does look like a good tournament coming up. The only team from Oklahoma to get in is ORU which is located in Tulsa. OU and OSU screwed up by losing too many games during the regular season.

[tbakergobuck]

yup...not sure why they didn't get the number 1 overall seed cause Florida faltered down the stretch and the Buckeyes went 10-0 in the last 10. oh well, guess they might meet in the final 4 and then we shall see who should have been #1.

SedgeYea I think that was bs.. I just hope if Ohio Sate and Florida do meet it's NOT the same result as the Football team. lol :fingers: During the season I wasn't sure about Ohio State because they were up and down but I think/hope there peaking at the right time. Conley and Oden are special players. It's to bad that both of them will probably turn pro after this season.

[josh33_unc]

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i hope hansbrough can play better with that mask or the heels wont make it far, but for some reason dickiev picked them to win it all.

so who all's interested in a pool?

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=128055

[Wayne 1]

NC's coach Roy Williams looks happy. :lol: He has won so many, its just another day at the office for him. Even when he coached at Kansas, he maintained a home in North Carolina. ;)

[tbakergobuck]

Josh your a North Carolina fan now. :scratch:

[josh33_unc]

Josh your a North Carolina fan now. :scratch:

now? whats this now talk?
ive been unc basketball since middle school, where do you think the unc in josh33_unc came from? had that as a email at hotmail and yahoo for forever now, and myspace, and here, and anywhere i sign up for something, ebay too.

im unc n bball, and bama n football.

[tbakergobuck]

now? whats this now talk?
ive been unc basketball since middle school, where do you think the unc in josh33_unc came from? had that as a email at hotmail and yahoo for forever now, and myspace, and here, and anywhere i sign up for something, ebay too.

im unc n bball, and bama n football.Sorry never really thought about the unc in your user name but now I know. ;) I've never seen you post anything about North Carolina before today. I don't think to many people have different favorite college teams for different college sports but that's cool.

[josh33_unc]

Sorry never really thought about the unc in your user name but now I know. ;) I've never seen you post anything about North Carolina before today. I don't think to many people have different favorite college teams for different college sports but that's cool.

yeah i was raised up to love alabama football by my dad. he didnt care much about basketball, to have a fav team, but bein from alabama, i was drilled into alabama football growing up. read the "one year ago today" blog on my myspace page, (link in signature) to know about how i got to liking alabama football.

me and btrav are both from ky and both unc fans. if you find some of his posts, you can find that me and him both have mentioned unc on the forum.

[Dan]

I'm somewhat disappointed in the tournament making a conference champ of an "automatic bid" conference play in the "play in" game. Though I don't think Niagara would have much of a chance against Kansas (well, none) I still think the NCAA selection process is flawed.

If you don't feel a conference should have an automatic bid, then don't grant them the status. If you feel that they deserve it, have a couple "at large" schools play to "play in."

I think it makes a joke of the process. They could end up not playing in the real tournament (64 team field) and also have been not considered for the NIT on the basis that they were given an "automatic" spot in the NCAA tournament.

[josh33_unc]

Sorry never really thought about the unc in your user name but now I know. ;) I've never seen you post anything about North Carolina before today. I don't think to many people have different favorite college teams for different college sports but that's cool.

check out post 6 of this thread

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93412&page=1&pp=15&highlight=bracket


hell, you even posted in the thread, how soon you forget my loyalty... :p

[tbakergobuck]

check out post 6 of this thread

http://www.sprintusers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=93412&page=1&pp=15&highlight=bracket


hell, you even posted in the thread, how soon you forget my loyalty... :pYou don't have to prove yourself, I beleave you. I can't remember some things from last week let alone from 1 year ago.

[Wayne 1]

Some of the "sports experts" are already predicting ORU will win its first round game. For those that don't know this is a team that beat Kansas worse than anyone else could, in the entire regular season! :headbang2

Their coach is Scott Sutton, one of the coaching sons of Eddie Sutton (who has one of the best records in division one mens basketball).

Maybe this will be the little team that could! :fingers: :)

[bhowdy123]

josh33_Unc here...at bens house


oral roberts i have past the 1st rd for sure, just dunno off the top of my head if i have them past the 2nd or not though

[Wayne 1]

josh33_Unc here...at bens house


oral roberts i have past the 1st rd for sure, just dunno off the top of my head if i have them past the 2nd or not though


I'm praying! Get it? :lol:

Last year, they were a even lower seed and had to play Memphis the first round. OUCH!!!! :bang: :irked:

[icsedge1]

well, it was hard to see at game speed, but Vandy sure got screwed...looked like Green traveled not once but twice on that game winning shot.

still, great games all weekend. and all 4 numbers 1s are on pace for the Final 4. so much for upsets and mid-majors in 2007! Madness! got to love it!

Sedge

[Wayne 1]

Well, I'm sad to see Texas A&M get knocked out by Memphis, glad to see Kansas move on to the next round. That was interesting with Ohio State, they came back after being 20 down. Currently NC is in a dogfight and last time I checked they were behind. Hey March madness continues! :Popcorn2: :clap: :music:

[josh33_unc]

yeah tex am was my 1st and only final four team to lose so far. unc came back and won thank god, i have them all the way, of course. i have unc over tex am, ucla over fl, and unc over ucla n the final rounds in my brackets. but when its all said and done, i will probably lose $8 in one pool and $5 in the other :(

[Dzalumni]

What I am looking forward to is the original Final Four!
But to help end confusion, NCAA changed this even't name to the Frozen Four.
B-Ball is fun to watch, but my B-Ball team was out a long time ago.
College, hockey, "season't not over yet!"

[tbakergobuck]

UNC played USC just like Ohio State played Tennessee. Two totally different halfs. USC ran out of gas not to mention 18 turnovers.

[tbakergobuck]

I picked all the Final Four teams. :headbang2 Go Buckeyes!
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[Burrito75]

good job Baker. I can't remember ever picking all four teams right. I did say the Buckeyes could go all the way......but then again I am kind of biased.

[tbakergobuck]

good job Baker. I can't remember ever picking all four teams right. I did say the Buckeyes could go all the way......but then again I am kind of biased.thanks. ;) Yea I'm biased to but a player like Oden only comes around every 20 years not to mention Mike Conley Jr. is a very talented player as well. After the Xavier comeback and beating Tennessee when they shot lights out behind the 3-point line, it just could be the Buckeyes year. I'm still waiting for the Buckeyes to get hot behind the 3-point line. Did you see last night on Sports Center that there calling the Buckeyes the fad five. lol. I hope that Oden and Conley come back next year but I doubt Oden will.

[ycats]

I picked three of the four; I had KU instead of UCLA. Should be FLA vs G'town with FLA winning it all.

[Wayne 1]

I picked three of the four; I had KU instead of UCLA. Should be FLA vs G'town with FLA winning it all.

If that happens, it would be the first repeat in a long time. Florida does look good though.......standing out there and knocking down the three's....... :headbang2

[tbakergobuck]

Should be FLA vs G'town with FLA winning it all.You said that Ohio State wouldn't make it to the Final Four in the other thread so you were wrong about that. :p Now your still picking against Ohio State, well you said "it should be Georgetown and FLA in the Championship". :lol: North Carolina went really cold in the 2nd half, only scoring 31 points and Georgetown shot the ball really good. Ohio State had a few games where they went cold but it's doesn't happen to often becasue they have a lot of players that can score. Georgetown has to have another great game shooting from the perimeter and they have to stay out of foul trouble. Ohio State has shown that they can win games when Oden is on the bench. If Ohio State wins the NCAA Championship I wonder if the doubters/haters give them any credit. :rolleyes:

[tbakergobuck]

A battle between true big men Oden vs Hibbert tomorrow. :)
"Saturday's national semifinal matchup is the most anticipated, true low-post center showdown since Patrick Ewing versus Hakeem Olajuwon when Georgetown played Houston in the 1984 national championship game".
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney07/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=2815442

If Ohio State wins another close game against Georgetown I hope the Florida vs UCLA game is close as well so no team has a slight advantage in the NCAA Championship game. One good thing is that if Ohio State does win tomorrow they won't have to wait over a month to play the NCAA Championship game. :lol:

[Wayne 1]

I can't wait! :headbang2 :tu: :Popcorn2:

[Wayne 1]

First title game since 1962 for OSU! We'll know in a few hours who will be playing them! :headbang2 :Popcorn2:





http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=274000062

[josh33_unc]

at buffalo wild wings on wifi with 6700 watchin fla vs ucla then headin to party

[Wayne 1]

Good game coming up Monday, OSU playing Florida! :Popcorn2:

[tbakergobuck]

Still waiting for Ohio State to play a complete game but as long as they win it's all good. Green for G'Town was non factor scoring only 9 points. Mike Conley Jr. the FRESHMAN for Ohio State had another great game and Ohio State proved once again they can play without Oden. Bring on Florida it's payback time.