Braylonfest or Burkefest?
Which was the better game. Both were improbable comebacks.
Burke, no question. Braylon was playing against a dude with a titanium rod for a shin bone on a 0.500 team (or whatever the record was). Burke took it to a loaded Kansas team to get us into the elite eight.
Yes.
Dogfish 90 or Bells Hopslam?
and get back to MGoBlog at like 2:19 tomorrow with an answer. On a completely unrelated note, I might not be coherent by 2:20 tomorrow.
But 90 minute. Hopslam has about a week before it noticeably gets worse
Can I pick both?
last night's game also brought out mass couch burnings in EL.
Burke is going to win this because his game is fresh and we're all still excited.
But he hit a buzzer-beater and then hit 2 shots in OT that he's definitely made before.
He's also the PG, he's got the ball in his hands. Braylon is a WR, he had to TAKE the ball.
Last night was much more of a total team effort even though football is the ultimate team sport and individuals can win basketball games.
But McGary was huge down the stretch, Morgan's defense was huge, Robinson made a HUGE layup, etc. It wasn't just Burke last night.
Edwards put the team on his back and made plays when there weren't always plays to be made. Edwards didn't have the ball in his hands for the entire stretch.
He may be a knucklehead and make us all shake our fists in anger at times...but Braylon wins this in a landslide. In fact, it no contest because they can't really be compared.
I get the Michigan/KU vs. UTL Game comparison. Team effort comeback vs. Team effort comeback.
Braylon did his thing pretty much by himsefl (I know Avant had a crazy catch as well).
Braylon game again if you really think that he did that all by himself.
/damn braylonfest
is the key to a good day. Washed down with a triple-shot of lore please.
In '84 Isiah Thomas scored 16 points in the last 94 seconds against the Knicks to send a first-round playoff game to overtime. The Pistons ended up losing that game though...So this one was better.
Burkefest was a ridiculous come from behind performance against a better team on one of the biggest stages in college basketball in a do or die game.
I vote Burkefest.
a home game.
I enjoyed watching Braylonfest but, as others have noted, that win came against a mediocre team with a tradition to match. Burke's shot and UMich's win last night came against what is generally a top-tier team.
I'm reminded of the '79 IU football game that causes so many people to go apeshit. Anthony Carter's play was spectacular and I understand that it was historically significant (awakening Bo to the possibilities of passing, etc.) but people seem to forget that Michigan was tied to a Big Ten doormat in the Big House (rather than trailing OSU in Columbus).
March 30th, 2013 at 10:14 PM ^
March 30th, 2013 at 10:19 PM ^
I think a better comparison in general is that game vs the Notre Dame UTL game(even though it wasn't 1 person in the UTL game). However, the comeback and the energy of those two games I think are more comparable.
March 30th, 2013 at 11:47 PM ^
March 31st, 2013 at 12:22 AM ^
I'm still going to say Braylonfest. Trust me, I loved last night and both are great. But Braylon-fest beat a rival. It stopped the "little brothers" from trolling for another year (because when they win against Michigan there is honestly nothing more annoying in the state of Michigan). Braylon went bonkers (as did the team), but Burke still has work to do. Braylon did work against a rival.
I watch Braylonfest on replay on the regular. I'll enjoy Burke whenever posted. Give me Braylon for now.
FWIW, I feed off of going contrary to popular opinion, especially when it's something I believe in, so I'm going to keep on fighting this when I wake up hungover tomorrow.
March 31st, 2013 at 12:03 PM ^