the just released schedules were a flat-out statement that the B10 doesn't believe SOS will matter in playoff selection
OPEN THREAD - NCAA Tournament Thursday Afternoon Session
March 21st, 2013 at 12:36 PM | 
hahaha...
hahaha...
March 21st, 2013 at 12:45 PM |
At this point
At this point
At this point any "micro brew" that is legitimately obscure most assuredly does NOT come in racks.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:35 PM |
Subpar Shooting...
Subpar Shooting...
I am starting to think that Valpo and Michigan State should have had the court professionally surveyed before the game in the event they had trouble locating the basket. Neither team is sniffing 30% shooting right now.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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March 21st, 2013 at 12:42 PM |
I think we'll see a lot of
I think we'll see a lot of
I think we'll see a lot of this today in most of the games. Pretty typical for an 18-22 year old to be a little nervous and tight in the first round of the NCAAs... Seems like this is the case in the first round every year; especially in the first half.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:36 PM |
If not for ignorant folks like
If not for ignorant folks like
Charles Barkley, I would be all-in for Valpo. Now I'm conflicted about this. I might need to root harder for the other 6 B1G schools and root against Sparty.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:43 PM |
Anyone else have no idea what
Anyone else have no idea what
Anyone else have no idea what this is referencing?
March 21st, 2013 at 12:45 PM |
Barkley on the pregrame show
Barkley on the pregrame show
He was saying the same thing that other fools have said the past few days that the B1G is overrated.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:36 PM |
wow, msu looks surprisingly
wow, msu looks surprisingly
wow, msu looks surprisingly bad...i have mixed feelings about that since i do want the big to do well this year in the tourney
March 21st, 2013 at 12:36 PM |
Cox Communications in Phoenix
Cox Communications in Phoenix
Cox Communications in Phoenix is having issues... CBS HD is offline... /fantastic
March 21st, 2013 at 12:41 PM |
Bah CBS, how am I supposed to
Bah CBS, how am I supposed to
Bah CBS, how am I supposed to watch basketball during lecture if the screen won't get past the loading circle spinning around?
EDIT: Crisis averted, it works in Chrome.
EEB c/o 2014
March 21st, 2013 at 12:45 PM |
Agreed. How can they be
Agreed. How can they be
Agreed. How can they be surprised by the traffic? Seems they screw it up every year, but it's particularly bad now.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:38 PM |
State turning it on a little
State turning it on a little
State turning it on a little bit here. 8-0 run
Just do it!
March 21st, 2013 at 12:40 PM |
yeah, gary harris started
yeah, gary harris started
yeah, gary harris started that with a nice open three hit in rhythm. while i don't want to believe it, he is really good
March 21st, 2013 at 12:46 PM |
Harris
Harris
I am hoping both him and Payne go pro after this year, to make Michigan's sweep of them easier next year.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:40 PM |
Verne is drunk!
Verne is drunk!
Verne is drunk!
March 21st, 2013 at 12:43 PM |
just senile
just senile
just senile
Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
- Vince Lombardi
March 21st, 2013 at 12:49 PM |
No doubt; could we get a pair
No doubt; could we get a pair
No doubt; could we get a pair of announcers more out of touch and geriatric? "Harris getting his puppies organized..." Really?
BTW CBS stream working famously in Montana.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:48 PM |
Best line I've heard today
Best line I've heard today
"What's the best show on TruTV the other 51 weeks?" - John Gasaway on ESPN chat. Really, what is good on that station. I don't get it on my cable plan.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:49 PM |
Cops reruns!
Cops reruns!
Cops reruns!
Despite what the other guy calls himself, my name actually is Magnus.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:58 PM |
World's Dumbest
World's Dumbest
World's Dumbest can be pretty funny, though you put yourself at the risk of hearing Tonya Harding speak.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:48 PM |
Valpo looks like us in the
Valpo looks like us in the
Valpo looks like us in the first game against msu. Bad.
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
March 21st, 2013 at 12:52 PM |
I'm shocked! SHOCKED! that
I'm shocked! SHOCKED! that
I'm shocked! SHOCKED! that MSU is going to hammer Valpo. The Big 10 is going to have a really nice first round. We'll see after that, but I think the conference is unbeaten through tomorrow night.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:53 PM |
Valpo getting blowed out
Valpo getting blowed out
Valpo getting blowed out
And when we play as a team, when the old season is over, you and I know it’s going to be Michigan again. Michigan!
March 21st, 2013 at 12:54 PM |
These games are boring.
These games are boring.
These games are boring.
This is MICHIGAN
March 21st, 2013 at 12:54 PM |
Much as I love me some Sparty
Much as I love me some Sparty
Much as I love me some Sparty schadenfreude, I do hope this is just the start of the B1G beating the piss out of everybody.
Oddly, I rarely feel that way when it comes to football...
March 21st, 2013 at 12:56 PM |
agreed.
man, valpo cannot
agreed.
man, valpo cannot
agreed.
man, valpo cannot buy a made basket.
March 21st, 2013 at 12:57 PM |
To Butler and Bucknell!
To Butler and Bucknell!
To Butler and Bucknell!
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
March 21st, 2013 at 12:59 PM |
Holy white people, batman
Holy white people, batman
Holy white people, batman
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
March 21st, 2013 at 1:17 PM |
Get ready for a heaping
Get ready for a heaping
Get ready for a heaping helping of solid fundamentals, baby
"All I've had today is, like, six gummy bears and some scotch"
March 21st, 2013 at 12:58 PM |
Valparaiso Shooting...
Valparaiso Shooting...
Yikes. The Crusaders are 4-22 and 1-10 from downtown. That makes for an effective FG% of 20.5%. At that rate, they could still potentially break 30 points before the game ends. Those six TOs hurt quite a bit right now, I would say.
EDIT: Make that 7 TOs, but the two 3-pointers up the Crusaders' effective FG% to 31.3%.
"Funny isn't it, how naughty dentists always make that one fatal mistake."
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March 21st, 2013 at 12:58 PM |
So maybe the Big Ten really
So maybe the Big Ten really
So maybe the Big Ten really is the best conference in the country...
Valpo is supposed to be a decent team; they are getting manhandled by MSU.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:01 PM |
Timeouts
Timeouts
Correct me if I am wrong but you get 7 timeouts for the whole game correct? Not that I blame him, but the Valpo coach is burning through those timeouts in the first half.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:03 PM |
Only 5. You lose one after
Only 5. You lose one after
Only 5. You lose one after half if you don't use it.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:07 PM |
Thanks
Thanks
7 seemed like a lot but the cnnsi.com gamecast had 7 little boxes next to timeout.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:12 PM |
Someone needs to tell him
Someone needs to tell him
Someone needs to tell him that timeouts aren't like cell phone minutes! They don't carry over!
-Valenti
"Ohio is like a giant turd that Michigan just can't pinch off"
March 21st, 2013 at 1:03 PM |
I'm looking at this game and
I'm looking at this game and
I'm looking at this game and hoping that Michigan going through the gauntlet that is the Big Ten will serve them just as well as it is MSU right now. Can only serve to your advantage that you face top competition week in and week out.
Valparaiso is supposed to be a decent team and they're getting completely outclassed right now.
It's been a lot. Its been a roller coaster that for some reason seemed like it would never get good. But you know what? We kept fighting. It's like that old saying goes, "Those Who Stay Will Be Champions." -David Molk
March 21st, 2013 at 1:06 PM |
anyone ever hit the boss
anyone ever hit the boss
anyone ever hit the boss button on the live stream and actually read the various messages in the inbox? I just did for the first time out of curiosity and they are rather amusing and comical. Everyone loves this time of year.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:07 PM |
Soon as I've got everyone
Soon as I've got everyone
Soon as I've got everyone awake and stuff we're going to start the liveblog. Probably 4-ish. Who wants to moderate (any part of the day?) Email me.
(Blogger alias: "Misopogon") This team is under construction. We thank you for your patience.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:11 PM |
Free Roll
Free Roll
Also the sponsor (Draft Street) is hosting another free game if anyone wants to jump in and draft early: http://www.draftstreet.com/l/cbb_gen.aspx?AID=729&pid=163&subid=March+CBBfreeroll
(Blogger alias: "Misopogon") This team is under construction. We thank you for your patience.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:12 PM |
I can't help but be more than
I can't help but be more than
I can't help but be more than a little bit jealous of MSU's defense right now. Michigan would have probably allowed 30+ to Valpo in that first half and we'd have an uncomfortable second half coming up.
Novak's grittiness meant so much more than we even imagined to Michigan.
The swag is back.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:20 PM |
I think Stu was an underrated
I think Stu was an underrated
I think Stu was an underrated defender as well.
Greetings from Bolivia.
"It's special how the real true people hang together. And if you don't support the program you're not a true Michigan guy. It's that simple." - Gary Moeller
March 21st, 2013 at 1:33 PM |
This. Stu always guarded the
This. Stu always guarded the
This. Stu always guarded the opposing team's best guard. And he did it well.
This is MICHIGAN
March 21st, 2013 at 1:23 PM |
What sucks is we know they
What sucks is we know they
What sucks is we know they can play that level of defense...They played against this very Sparty team. They don't do it as fluid and as consistent though. To make a run in this Tourney they'll need to buckle down like they did in the aforementioned game.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:27 PM |
Agreed. Unfortunately
Agreed. Unfortunately
Agreed. Unfortunately nothing I have seen suggests they can play defense with the needed intensity for more than fits and spurts. They are capable of having good defensive games, are they capable of doing it six games in a row?
The swag is back.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:26 PM |
Bucknell-Butler is 21-14 at
Bucknell-Butler is 21-14 at
Bucknell-Butler is 21-14 at halftime. And that is the MORE interesting game.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
March 21st, 2013 at 1:32 PM |
MSU is putting on a clinic.
MSU is putting on a clinic.
MSU is putting on a clinic.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:35 PM |
Nix is scoring but he looks
Nix is scoring but he looks
Nix is scoring but he looks so f--king unathletic out there. Watching him run is painful.
Follow me on the twitters at @CooperLily21
March 21st, 2013 at 1:37 PM |
Nix
Nix
I don't think what he does can be called running.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:45 PM |
Effective is effective. Not
Effective is effective. Not
Effective is effective. Not saying Nix is anywhere near their level, but the annals of sports history are filled with guys who were amongst the best ever and didn't look good doing it. You wouldn't teach Arnold Palmer's swing or putting stroke to anybody; Rick Barry shot free throws underhanded. Terry Bradshaw threw wounded ducks for completions.
Sometimes you just have to take the high road. Nix's football-related tweets were classless, but I'd take his interior presence on Michigan's team right about now.
The swag is back.
March 21st, 2013 at 1:51 PM |
Please tell me you didn't
Please tell me you didn't
Please tell me you didn't just put Nix in the same sentence with Arnie Palmer, Rick Barry, and Terry Bradshaw. I get your point, but please never, ever do that again.
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