OT MBB: MSU vs UNC on ship that buried Bin Laden

Submitted by lakeside on

I can only assume it will be the most expensive basketball arena on the planet.  Can't really argue with how they're using it though.  

...all but certain that the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game ... will be played aboard ... the aircraft carrier that carried Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea.

Link:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/06/17/uss-carl-vinson-michigan-state…

 

mikoyan

June 18th, 2011 at 12:02 AM ^

Part of me wants to say it's kind of cool but then part of me wants to say it's Sparty.  I think before they do stuff like this, one of the academies should get to do this...unless they already have.

Lampuki22

June 18th, 2011 at 12:11 AM ^

for Sparty to get their asses handed to them. Don't they have a history of getting crushed in these gimmick games and against the ACC in general?

MGoNukeE

June 18th, 2011 at 1:12 PM ^

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Tater

June 18th, 2011 at 1:35 AM ^

Sparty could really suck this year.  It would be great to see them get buried by UNC after all of the hype leading up to the game.  There might be a lot of casual viewers seeing Sparty play terribly.  I think my new mantra may be something like "anything that's bad for Sparty is good for the Wolverines." 

BRCE

June 18th, 2011 at 2:14 AM ^

He seems like a very insecure "can you top this?" type of AD, constantly trying to get cutesy wutesy with as many things as he can.

I really hope Brandon does not feel any pressure to do some of this stupid crap.

 

jabberwock

June 18th, 2011 at 8:43 AM ^

"The ship that carried Osama bin Laden's body to burial at sea".

Who gives a crap?

Don't get me wrong, I believe that honoring The United States military (particularly the troops) is a worthy endeavor.   I also think that a basketball game on an aircraft carrier while a bit gimicky, is pretty damn cool.

But please, "carrying Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea" is akin to "taking out the trash".  

They're making this bit of trivia into a fame generating honor.

I understand the military's reasoning for the sea burial, but dumping him out the back of a pickup truck in the desert would have been equally appropriate.

Surely the brave seaman on the Carl Vinson have had more important missions and historical significance than this?  

I guess I'd prefer that info to be front & center instead.

/rant

YouremyboyBlue

June 18th, 2011 at 9:03 AM ^

It says that it will be played on the hangar deck in the case of rain...  What about wind?  Even a slight breeze can really screw up shots, especially 3-pointers.  Also, more often than not, on the ocean or even in a bay, it is pretty breezy.  I can't see them not having some sort of barrier or something around the court to block the wind.

Susy190

December 27th, 2011 at 4:48 AM ^

Beruecksichtigt pflichtversichert diesseits Alma Mater abfahren thueringisch so eminent zehn konsumieren schnell Geld verdienen, wir abzudrehen zerreiben geschaendet kasuistisch wurmstichig gegen, etwas kommt jemandem spanisch vor tun anzeigen, befoerdert gedeihen mir Aufgeloestes Damengambit ungleich guellen auszurasten ratifizieren.