Official March Madness Tournament thread.

[T Park]

So far the winners today are Xavier (:pctoss) Kansas, and michigan state.


Gotta love gobs of basketball all in one day :tu

[Jimcs50]

Here is my Fox sports bracket, where I was more of a homer than my other one.

:)


http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/collegebasketball/tourney/picks/bracket_show.asp

[T Park]

I didn't know Dwight Schrute was coaching Marquette.

[Jimcs50]

I didn't know Dwight Schrute was coaching Marquette.

hell yes, that is why they are one of the best defensive and most physical teams in the country. :p:

[tlongII]

Here is my Fox sports bracket, where I was more of a homer than my other one.

:)


http://msn.foxsports.com/fantasy/collegebasketball/tourney/picks/bracket_show.asp


Don't you have any money on your brackets?

[T Park]

hell yes, that is why they are one of the best defensive and most physical teams in the country.


:lol

I'm expecting him to come out in a darth cloaked hood in the second half.

[T Park]

BTW, if you can't get to a TV today (like me)

You can watch the games live at ncaasports.com

[tlongII]

BTW, if you can't get to a TV today (like me)

You can watch the games live at ncaasports.com

That's exactly what I'm doing here at work! :tu

[sa_butta]

Im watching on CBSsportsline.com

I was able to get a VIP pass.

[SrA Husker]

Im watching on CBSsportsline.com

I was able to get a VIP pass.

You act like that required work or something... about 500,000 people have VIP passes. It means jack shit. (and I should know, I've had one the past 4-5 years)

[tlongII]

What does a VIP pass mean? Is the video better quality?

[SrA Husker]

No, it just means you get a better place in the waiting line to see the video, so you wait 20 seconds instead of 40 seconds.

[tlongII]

I see. Eh, I think I can spare the extra 20 seconds...

[Jimcs50]

:depressed

My brackets are toast.

WHY THE FUCK DID I PICK BAYLOR??!!!

:bang

[tlongII]

I picked Purdue. :smokin

[tlongII]

I still haven't lost a game yet. :smokin

[mdubay]

I picked Baylor to root for the underdog! I wished Baylor could have made a run at the Boilies, but oh well. I had Baylor losing in the next round, not a big deal.

[NoMoneyDown]

I'm 0-0. One more win to 1.000!!!

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:depressed

My brackets are toast.

WHY THE FUCK DID I PICK BAYLOR??!!!

:bang

There is no way any sane person could watch us kill Baylor at Waco and think that team would do shit in the NCAAs.

[Jimcs50]

There is no way any sane person could watch us kill Baylor at Waco and think that team would do shit in the NCAAs.

Um, they finished 4th in the Big 12 which was the 2nd best conference in the nation this year and had big wins against A&M, Nortre Dame, Kansas St and Oklahoma, all tourney teams....so excuse me for giving them a shot against a so-so Purdue team that lost to Iowa St and Missouri for God's sake.

:rolleyes

[johngateswhiteley]

Um, they finished 4th in the Big 12 which was the 2nd best conference in the nation this year and had big wins against A&M, Nortre Dame, Kansas St and Oklahoma, all tourney teams....so excuse me for giving them a shot against a so-so team.

you're excused, but it wasn't smart.

[tlongII]

Um, they finished 4th in the Big 12 which was the 2nd best conference in the nation this year and had big wins against A&M, Nortre Dame, Kansas St and Oklahoma, all tourney teams....so excuse me for giving them a shot against a so-so Purdue team that lost to Iowa St and Missouri for God's sake.

:rolleyes

What idiot told you that the Big 12 was the 2nd best conference in the country this year? That's ridiculous!

[johngateswhiteley]

What idiot told you that the Big 12 was the 2nd best conference in the country this year? That's ridiculous!

rpi

[Jimcs50]

What idiot told you that the Big 12 was the 2nd best conference in the country this year? That's ridiculous!

Um, everyone.

[tlongII]

rpi

Sorry. RPI has the Big 12 at #3. RPI is a joke anyway. The Big 12 should be behind Pac-10, SEC, ACC, and Big East.

[Herschel Walker]

The same Pac 10 whose Trojans are getting slapped around by the running Beasley's out of the Big Xll?

The Big Xll has the best team in the nation (Kansas) and one of the top 5 in the nation (Texas). Down a little further is the team spanking the Trojans.

PAC 10 is all UCLA.

[Jimcs50]

The same Pac 10 whose Trojans are getting slapped around by the running Beasley's out of the Big Xll?

The Big Xll has the best team in the nation (Kansas) and one of the top 5 in the nation (Texas). Down a little further is the team spanking the Trojans.

PAC 10 is all UCLA.

:clap

tlong, is your foot always in your mouth?

:)

[tlongII]

Stanford will be in the Final Four as will UCLA.

[johngateswhiteley]

The same Pac 10 whose Trojans are getting slapped around by the running Beasley's out of the Big Xll?

The Big Xll has the best team in the nation (Kansas) and one of the top 5 in the nation (Texas). Down a little further is the team spanking the Trojans.

PAC 10 is all UCLA.

you're ridiculous. uchla, stanford, wazzou, and usc were all very good teams this year. i expect stanford to beat t.u..

[word]

I had a perfect bracket till Wisconsin won. Bad choice. What was I thinking ?

[K-State Spur]

I had a perfect bracket till Wisconsin won. Bad choice. What was I thinking ?

yeah, i'm not buying that.

in over 2 million entries at ESPN, nobody had less than 2 misses in the first round.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

if ut beats miami, we will probably lose to stanford, i admit. I don't think UT has the manpower, experience, and ability to counter a frontcourt with two seven footers that aren't stiffs, are good rebounding and scoring threats, and good defenders. We haven't seen anything like that all season, and it will shut us down, completely. Hopefully I am wrong.


Btw, go Aggies...

[Herschel Walker]

I think Texas's guards will dominate Stanford's guards and Atchley/Pittman will hold their own. It all comes down to Abrams and Augustine shooting. If UT shoots consistently and their defense is active they will out gun Stanford without much of a problem. That's what it comes down to because Texas on all cylinders beats Stanford on all cylinders.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

I dunno brah, those lopez brothers are pretty mobile.


A&M is having trouble passing the ball inside, even when the backups are guarding Jones.

[Whisky Dog]

A&M doesn't have the firepower to match UCLA, but they are a bunch of tough and physical dudes and were able to muck it up enough in the 1st half to take a 3 pt lead. Can they do it for another 20?

[Whisky Dog]

I wasn't impressed with Stanford's backcourt play in their first two games. The Lopez twins are impressive, but if Texas is able to run on them and if guys like Abrams is lighting it up from three I don't think Stanford has the firepower to keep up. The only team I've seen that can really go toe to toe and beat a Texas team who is firing on all cylinders is Kansas. Kansas are some bad mofos.

That said, if Texas gets cold from outside they could lose easily. That also goes for tomorrow against Miami. Texas has the talent and can pretty much beat anyone handily if they're knocking out shots.

[CubanMustGo]

A&M doesn't have the firepower to match UCLA, but they are a bunch of tough and physical dudes and were able to muck it up enough in the 1st half to take a 3 pt lead. Can they do it for another 20?

I was pretty surprised to see the refs calling it both ways so far.

UCLA will tighten up their interior D ... TAMU's not hitting squat from the outside and if that doesn't change it will spell defeat for the Ags.

[word]

yeah, i'm not buying that.

in over 2 million entries at ESPN, nobody had less than 2 misses in the first round.

Really ? Every year they have a few with perfect brackets.

[K-State Spur]

Really ? Every year they have a few with perfect brackets.

yeah, that's not correct.

the odds of a perfect bracket are 1 in 7.2 trillion.

nobody has EVER gotten a perfect bracket in ESPN's challenge.

The best in ESPN this year after the first round is 30-2, and only 51 people have that.

[iminlakerland]

UCLA is going to send me to an early grave with all these games! Good lord, anyone have a damn valium?

[word]

Yeah I see that. Winning it all would be pretty bizarre. I know they've had quite a few people perfect out of 1st rounds before. I've never played them, just do it for fun, mainly between family. My luck this year is the upsets were either teams I had a reason to pick, ( family members that are alumnus like ...Siena..my nephews wife, or they were playing against teams I despise. WVA was my underdog pick not derived from any particular hatred. The thing we do, and this is not how other people do brackets...but in the fam we don't fill out the next round till after the previous round is played and then we score the rounds. We could never agree on how to score it so we ended up doing that. It's kinda fun that way so, yeah, start with a pefect round each time. Pure luck, I assure you.

[K-State Spur]

Every year somebody will say that they saw a perfect bracket at ESPN, but that person just saw a person's name with a 100% by it, not realizing that the number meant that person finished in the 100th percentile, not 100% correct.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Two years ago I actually had a perfect bracket after the first round on ESPN (was sitting in a 25 way tie for first place). Of course then I missed four S16 picks and plummeted....

I still finished that year in the top 10000 overall, which was pretty good I thought...

[K-State Spur]

i finished in the top 5000 one year, thanks to be one of just a handful of people that picked Syracuse to win it all.

[Flo-Rida]

texas is overrated

[Flo-Rida]

they will get rolled in the sweet sixteen

[Herschel Walker]

Texas rolled Miami and went to sleep trying to milk the clock with a 15 pt lead with 6 min left. McClinton had 6 points when it mattered and only got going when Texas stopped playing. Texas is elite and Miami was dominated.

[Tippecanoe]

butler loses. :depressed

but damn, what a ride it has been. great season butler. :toast

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Butler and Gtown go down :wow

[tlongII]

Stephen Curry of Davidson is the REAL DEAL!

[Whisky Dog]

I wouldn't want to be playing Davidson in the sweet 16. I'd rather play them than some other teams out there, but that backcourt is the real deal and gives them a chance in every game.

[dallaskd]

damn UCLA pwnd Xavier today. pretty shocking imo. i had xavier winning.

[Jimcs50]

I am in 20th place in my bracket challenge, but 12 people ahead of me have Kansas to win it all just as I do, so I can only get to 13th place....but out of 575 entries, that is not too bad. I fucked up by going heavily on Big 12, picking Baylor to win 1st game, Kansas St to win 2 games and Texas to make Final 4.

[lebomb]

You picked Texas over Memphis???? :fight

[G-Nob]

Will there be a v-bookie for tonight's game?

[Pistons < Spurs]

This is gonna be fun!!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

Sasha!!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

2 on Taggart!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

:clap 2 on Dozier!

[Hank the Tank]

i dont even know who to root for. the last couple years it was easy.(boo florida....that turned out well)...guess i'll just hope for a close game and no blowout.

[lefty]

Calipari : "San Antonio is an amazing place for a Final Four " :spin

[Pistons < Spurs]

Go Kansas!!!!!


Sounds like the crowd is mostly pro Kansas too.

[lebomb]

Go Kansas!!!!!


Sounds like the crowd is mostly pro Kansas too.


Ahhhhhh Kansas smanshas..............Memphis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! :elephant :elephant :elephant

[Herschel Walker]

Kansas looks to have the matchup advantage. Their frontcourt is better, the quick help defense is giving Rose problems, and Rush is a superior to CDR.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Great half, but I feel like Kansas should have a bigger lead. They looked to have outplayed Memphis by more than 5 points. Gotta start hitting those 3's.

[Dex]

OMG the riverwalk is on TV!

[Pistons < Spurs]

C'mon now Kansas ... too many mistakes. And Rose is starting to get going....

[Hank the Tank]

oh shit boys.

[Pistons < Spurs]

my boys are falling apart.

[Pistons < Spurs]

ohhhhh...that's a killer.

[Hank the Tank]

god must hate kansas...that was just cruel.

[Pistons < Spurs]

1-9 from 3...:(:(:(

[ShoogarBear]

LMAO at Packer and Nantz debating whether or not that slop was slop.

[Hank the Tank]

well it was only a 2...but kansas has to get their ass in gear NOW if they want to have a chance.

[Pistons < Spurs]

And that probably ends it....

[Pistons < Spurs]

HUGE play :clap :clap

[ShoogarBear]

Billy Packer is SUCH an idiot.

"It's a two-possession game, but they've got to go for three!"

"They're taking a lot of time!" (Because there's a minute and a half left, dumbshit!)

[Pistons < Spurs]

defense .... defense ... defense.....

[Hank the Tank]

p<s must be shittin his pants. :lol

exciting game though.

[Pistons < Spurs]

dumb ass motherfucking decisions all damned night long.

Pull the ball back out, reset, and use the clock.


so many wasted opportunities...

[Hank the Tank]

that rebound HURT

[ShoogarBear]

Memphis' offensive boards have been killing Kansas.

[Pistons < Spurs]

overtime!@!!!!!!!!!

[SAtown]

Holy fuckin shit

[Warlord23]

Omg!!!!!!!!11

[ShoogarBear]

Holy Shit!!!!!

[Pistons < Spurs]

i'm bitching as the ball goes in, and quickly switch to cheering!

[SAtown]

:lmao fuckin awesome

[Hank the Tank]

p<s do a few laps around your house....it'll help...trust me. :lol


seriously though....that was fuckin sweet!

[Warlord23]

Well Memphis asked for this ... horrible collective choke at the FT line

[lefty]

Holy Super Shit !

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Wow what a tank job at the FT line.

[SAtown]

Go Kansas!!!!

[Hank the Tank]

man, exciting game. go kansas.


this game is givin me an adrenaline rush, and im not even a fan of either of these teams....cant imagine what it feels like to be a kansas fan. have to finish though.

[Herschel Walker]

Cold Blooded Chalmers may have just knocked the wind out of Memphis. They look beaten and better get their energy back if they want this one.

[CubanMustGo]

16-3 KU run after being down 9 with 2:00 left ...

[angel_luv]

I called that it was going into overtime.

My landlady laughed at me for talking at the television.

She isn't a sports fan.

I didn't know that Memphis would choke like this though.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!!!!!

[lefty]

Nice team work

[Warlord23]

Kansas getting looks at the rim throughout the OT, while Memphis is launching long range bricks

[CubanMustGo]

make that an 18-3 run ...

and I am so fucking tired of these lame "DUDE" commercials

[lefty]

Note to Memphis : going to OT on purpose won't get you more TV exposure.
Winning championship does.

[angel_luv]

Let's go Memphis.

I want double overtime.

[lefty]

Let's go Memphis.

I want double overtime.

Hey !

Some people are working tomorrow

[angel_luv]

Just as I was about to call the game for Kansas.

Crazy game.

[CubanMustGo]

Chalmers stone cold FTs.

[SAtown]

That's game. Congrats Kansas

[SAtown]

That's game. Congrats Kansas

Don't jinx, dumbass

[Pistons < Spurs]

http://www.ericsiegmund.com/images/fireant/misc/jayhawks.gif

[Vinnie_Johnson]

http://www.ericsiegmund.com/images/fireant/misc/jayhawks.gif

:lol Congrats

[lefty]

Danny Manning and Larry Brown are so happy right now they are covered with champagne and licking each other in the locker-room

[Pistons < Spurs]

kansas-77
memphis- 69
Nicely done!

[angel_luv]

Good work Kansas. Congrats!

[Pistons < Spurs]

WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

:clap :clap Rock Chalk Jayhawk :clap :clap

[ShoogarBear]

Chalmers is going to get laid like a madman when they get back to Lawrence.

[angel_luv]

Sorry Memphis.

[angel_luv]

That's gotta stink to have confetti falling all over you when you lost.

[Hank the Tank]

congrats p<s :toast
must feel good to win a championship....i want to feel that feelin again this year.

[SAtown]

That's gotta stink to have confetti falling all over you when you lost.

It's gotta stink a little more to have to pick it up. :lol

[GuerillaBlack]

KU wins! Memphis....free throws killed them. In the South Regionals in Houston, the free throws helped them win games, but in the championship game...they missed free throws down the stretch (and early in the game) that cost them the championship.

[Vinnie_Johnson]

Sorry Memphis.

What a crushing loss they were up 9 only to tank it away. Now the big three are all going to the NBA I wouldn't mind Dorsey in Detroit with a late first.

[Pistons < Spurs]

:lol Congrats

congrats p<s :toast
must feel good to win a championship....i want to feel that feelin again this year.
:tu

[lefty]

That game tying off-balance 3 was awesome !

It was like the ball was in the air for 2 hours !!!!!!!!!

[Mr Dio]

Stanford will be in the Final Four as will UCLA.


Wow, talk about being the Big XII's bitch... :lol

[DazedAndConfused]

LMAO at Calipari being so smug about his team's shitty F/T percentage. Completely bit his team in the ass.

[Herschel Walker]

I thought Rush underachieved in the game. He had big problems with the length.

Big Xll bitches!

[samikeyp]

WOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

:clap :clap Rock Chalk Jayhawk :clap :clap


:toast

[GuerillaBlack]

Look at KU's website:


CHAMPIONS!
KU wins the national championship game! After defeating Memphis 75-68 in overtime, the Jayhawks clinch the fifth national championship in school history and the first since 1988. Tuesday classes are canceled in honor of KU's victory.Beautiful.

[Dex]

That was an awesome finish, and I don't even like college ball. WTG Kansas.

[Horry For 3!]

I wanted Memphis to win. Mostly because I followed them all year because I have Derrick Rose on my Dynasty Basketball team. Oh well.

[Horry For 3!]

Look at KU's website:

[/b]Beautiful.
Beautiful for people who to go Kansas.

[FlavoredIcecream]

:lol what a crazy game. Congrats KU

[Jimcs50]

I am in 20th place in my bracket challenge, but 12 people ahead of me have Kansas to win it all just as I do, so I can only get to 13th place....but out of 575 entries, that is not too bad. I fucked up by going heavily on Big 12, picking Baylor to win 1st game, Kansas St to win 2 games and Texas to make Final 4.


13th place...not too shabby.

:smokin

[Jimcs50]

What idiot told you that the Big 12 was the 2nd best conference in the country this year? That's ridiculous!


Well looky here...what conference had the champ in it?

:smokin

[MajorMike]

Yeah, that idiot meant best.

[Jimcs50]

Yeah, that idiot meant best.


Hey Mike, is coach Self going to be coaching his alma mater next year????

[tlongII]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. The Big XII, Home of the Blind Squirrels.

[MajorMike]

Hey Mike, is coach Self going to be coaching his alma mater next year????

He has been given the offer. I found a GREAT article on rivals that dug up an old quote from him that said his dream would be to coach at OSU (this was like 18 years ago or the like). The article was written as if it were a back-to-the-future type thing, with him going forward in time to remind himself what his dream job was originally. I think it was even called 'Self-Addressed Letter'.

Anyhoos, the facts are the facts. Bill is an alum. He is one of the Top 150 donors yearly to OSU. He has immediate family that live in Stillwater. He is great friends with the AD. The offer is going to make him the highest paid coach in college basketball, plus 6 mil to go blow just because he signed his name. You will be taking over a program that, while not a top 5 or 6, is for sure a top 15 program historically, one of the best arenas historically, Has been to the Final Four twice in the past dozen years plus another couple Elite Eights, has had the #1 recruiting class recently and an amazing crop of talent returning. KU is gonig to lose 8 to 9 players off this team, which may or may not matter because most of them started as Frosh/Soph.

Bill was brought to KU to win a NC; mission accomplished. KU is going to win and recruit no matter who the coach is. This will be the ONE chance in his life to take the money and run, because at this point only the only jobs that would top KU would be UNC, Duke and UK (unless he goes NBA - how many college coaches are successful doing that?). KU cannot compete with OSU's money; OSU is not KU's tradition, however in reality not that far romoved.

The question is: does Bill take the money and go home or stay and try to build a 20-yearish program like Coach K?

I think he stays and regrets it the rest of his life.

[MajorMike]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. The Big XII, Home of the Blind Squirrels.

It took you two days to come up with THAT for your comeback??

[tlongII]

It took you two days to come up with THAT for your comeback??

Sorry. I'm not very good at talking smack.

[ShoogarBear]

Even a blind squirrel finds a nut now and then. The Big XII, Home of the Blind Squirrels.
:lmao

[MajorMike]

Sorry. I'm not very good at talking smack.

No offense, but we noticed.

[MajorMike]

I think he stays and regrets it the rest of his life.


Ooops. I just was told it was a done deal. 4 mil signing bonus; 3.5 mil per; 15 years; trust fund for his both his kids in Boone's hedge fund, no commissions; a brand new house built at Karsten for him (Karsten is the ritzy area next to the golf course); lifetime membership to Karsten Creek (the golf course).

He has agreed in principal but will wait a week or so to let KU enjoy the title. Unless the KU AD changes his mind.

[RonMexico]

Hahahah - I think he goes to OSU and regrets it for the rest of his life.

Top 15 all-time? I think top 25 all-time might be your best bet, Mike.

Don't ever count out City College of New York, which is the only school in history to win the NCAA Title and NIT Title in the same season... easily putting them at #1 all time.

[RonMexico]

Let's go with 15+ jobs that are more appealing than OSU (in no particular order):

1. Duke
2. UNC
3. Kansas
4. Kentucky
5. UCLA
6. Georgetown
7. Indiana
8. Texas
9. UConn
10. Florida
11. Michigan
12. West Virginia
13. Michigan State
14. Louisville
15. Arizona
16. NC State
17. Wake Forest
18. Georgia Tech
19. Marquette
20. George Mason

[RonMexico]

Thanks, Wojo: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/columns/story?columnist=wojciechowski_gene&id=3335480&sportCat=ncb

[tlongII]

Let's go with 15+ jobs that are more appealing than OSU (in no particular order):

1. Duke
2. UNC
3. Kansas
4. Kentucky
5. UCLA
6. Georgetown
7. Indiana
8. Texas
9. UConn
10. Florida
11. Michigan
12. West Virginia
13. Michigan State
14. Louisville
15. Arizona
16. NC State
17. Wake Forest
18. Georgia Tech
19. Marquette
20. George Mason

George Mason?! :lmao

You should put Ohio State and Oregon on there though.

[Doug Collins]

Let's go with 15+ jobs that are more appealing than OSU (in no particular order):

1. Duke
2. UNC
3. Kansas
4. Kentucky
5. UCLA
6. Georgetown
7. Indiana
8. Texas
9. UConn
10. Florida
11. Michigan
12. West Virginia
13. Michigan State
14. Louisville
15. Arizona
16. NC State
17. Wake Forest
18. Georgia Tech
19. Marquette
20. George Mason

You also forgot Marist, Winthrop, and Southern Illinois

[Doug Collins]

George Mason?! :lmao

You should put Ohio State and Oregon on there though.

And Michigan State, Syracuse...

[Pistons < Spurs]

Kansas donors say they’re willing to pay to keep coach Self (http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaab/news;_ylt=Ajn8sirVXCrX1cunbEACQxfevbYF?slug=ap-kansas-self&prov=ap&type=lgns)

[MajorMike]

Championships:
11 — UCLA
7 — Kentucky
5 — Indiana
4 — North Carolina
3 — Duke; Kansas
2 — Cincinnati; Connecticut; Florida; Louisville; Michigan State; North Carolina State; Oklahoma State

Final Fours:
18 — UCLA
17 — North Carolina
14 — Duke
13 — Kansas, Kentucky
10 — Ohio State
8 — Indiana; Louisville
6 — Arkansas, Cincinnati, Michigan, Michigan State, Oklahoma State

Forbes Most Valuable Programs:
1. UNC-CH
2. Kentucky
3. Louisville
4. Arizona
5. Duke
6. Indiana
7. Illinois
8. Kansas
9. Wisconsin
10. Ohio State
11. Texas
12. Missouri
13. NC State
14. UCLA
15. Oklahoma State

If you were to even only count the 1st 2 lists, there are only X teams on both:
UCLA
UK
Indiana
UNC
Duke
KU
L'ville
Mich State
Cincy
OSU

[MajorMike]

Self stayed the night in Stillwater last night. This is OSU's plane that picked him up.

http://map3.flightaware.com/flight_track_map.rvt?ident=XSR387-1207789117-47574;airports=KOJC+KSWO;key=c31697d2225e901e41236 f91f7be892474019390;keytime=1207834480;height=340; width=400;departuretime=1207797240;arrivaltime=120 7803975

Aircraft Beechcraft King Air 90 (twin-turboprop) (BE9L/G)
Origin Johnson County Executive (KOJC)
Destination Stillwater Rgnl (KSWO)
Date Wednesday, Apr 09, 2008
Duration 1 hour 52 minutes
Departure 08:48PM CDT
Arrival 09:54PM CDT

[RonMexico]

George Mason?! :lmao

You should put Ohio State and Oregon on there though.

Obviously I was joking about George Mason, which I'm sure you understood, but CaptMike doesn't know what sarcasm means.

I did forget Ohio State, which was my bad. I dropped Oregon because their fans lept from "rapid" to "disgraceful" with their treatment of Kevin Love this year (even Ernie Kent said so), which is why the job isn't as "appealing."

I didn't put Syracuse on there because they wouldn't have won 10 fucking games without Gerry McNamara in 2006.

[RonMexico]

I can't believe Mike didn't quote the other "valuable" list that included Utah and Navy above Oklahoma State.

Forbes makes a list... I made a list... I think mine is right.

[j-6]

Championships:
11 — UCLA
7 — Kentucky
5 — Indiana
4 — North Carolina
3 — Duke; Kansas
2 — Cincinnati; Connecticut; Florida; Louisville; Michigan State; North Carolina State; Oklahoma State

You left off San Francisco, who had back-to-back titles in the fifties, ten years after Oklahoma A&M's pair of titles. By the way, here's the team picture of your '45 Aggies.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/1945_Oklahoma_A%26M.jpg/800px-1945_Oklahoma_A%26M.jpg

[Whisky Dog]

damn, that looks like a small Texas town's high school team today. People are looking older younger and younger these days.

[RonMexico]

I like how every team Mike listed with 2 titles won theirs after his team won two in the 40s.

[MajorMike]

You left off San Francisco, who had back-to-back titles in the fifties, ten years after Oklahoma A&M's pair of titles. By the way, here's the team picture of your '45 Aggies.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/1945_Oklahoma_A%26M.jpg/800px-1945_Oklahoma_A%26M.jpg

Yah, #90 there on the front row was E$PN's #20 player of all time.

[johngateswhiteley]

why would ok state want bill self? i thought he was a tourney underachiever.

[Whisky Dog]

why would ok state want bill self? i thought he was a tourney underachiever.

He was until he got a complete team with no holes and Mario Chalmers hitting big shots.

[MajorMike]

When Self says no, maybe we can get a really good coach, like Turgeon.

[samikeyp]

looks like he did....

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3340309

[degenerate_gambler]

looks like he did....

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3340309



wonder how hard of a decision it was for him? that said, nice to see someone not chasing $$ for once.

[MajorMike]

So Turgeon is #1 on our list now.

[Doug Collins]

So Turgeon is #1 on our list now.

Over/Under on number of coaches who turn down the job. I'm gonna go with 3+

[RonMexico]

When Self says no, maybe we can get a really good coach, like Turgeon.

I love that Mike made this comment when she still thought that Self was going to accept a 15 year contract.

I enjoy reveling in the collapse of Mike's ego... except it will never collapse because he'll just come on here and call us "aggrots" and stupid and not defend himself.

[RonMexico]

Self stayed the night in Stillwater last night. This is OSU's plane that picked him up.

http://map3.flightaware.com/flight_track_map.rvt?ident=XSR387-1207789117-47574;airports=KOJC+KSWO;key=c31697d2225e901e41236 f91f7be892474019390;keytime=1207834480;height=340; width=400;departuretime=1207797240;arrivaltime=120 7803975

Aircraft Beechcraft King Air 90 (twin-turboprop) (BE9L/G)
Origin Johnson County Executive (KOJC)
Destination Stillwater Rgnl (KSWO)
Date Wednesday, Apr 09, 2008
Duration 1 hour 52 minutes
Departure 08:48PM CDT
Arrival 09:54PM CDT

Is that the same flight/plane Billy Gillispie was on when he went to Fayetteville?

[MajorMike]

Over/Under on number of coaches who turn down the job. I'm gonna go with 3+

Hey, at least it'll be thorough. Supposedly Holder flew to Tennessee this morning. Don't know if it was Knoxville or Memphis.

[j-6]

Hey, at least it'll be thorough. Supposedly Holder flew to Tennessee this morning. Don't know if it was Knoxville or Memphis.

Or Nashville, home of Belmont and Vandy.

[MajorMike]

Troo, Vandy had a pretty good year in a crappy league.

[RonMexico]

I've just made a few observations:

CaptMike flaunts two national titles from the 40s, yet rips on A&M for a 1939 football championship.

You're not getting Bruce Pearl or John Calipari.

This thread is identical to the thread Brutalis created last year re: Arkansas coacing search thread. This pretty much confirms that both Oklahoma State and Arkansas fans are in the same mold, except Fayetteville is a slightly better town with hotter girls.

"But at least it will be thorough." It has to be because everybody from Tony Bennett to Bill Self is going to turn you down until maybe Coach Fran says yes.

[j-6]

except Fayetteville is a slightly better town with hotter girls.

You be the judge (at least on the girls - Fayetteville vs. Stillwater is an argument I'm ill-equipped to handle).

Okie State Hotties (http://hottiesthread.com/index.php?topic=3.0)

Arkansas Hotties (http://www.hogs-uncensored.com/hog-hotties/)

[degenerate_gambler]

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3349529


Sources: Ford likely to succeed Sutton at Oklahoma State

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ESPN.com news services

Multiple sources have confirmed that barring unforeseen circumstances, Massachusetts coach Travis Ford is expected to be named the new head coach at Oklahoma State, ESPN's Doug Gottlieb reported.

Ford, who reached a new deal on a contract at UMass less than a week ago, planned to meet with the UMass team in Amherst on Wednesday, Gottlieb reported.

A week ago, at the Minutemen's end-of-season banquet, UMass athletic director John McCutcheon announced Ford, who had just turned down an offer from Providence, would be staying and had reached a new deal, but would not discuss its terms.

Ford led UMass to the NIT championship game this past season, where the team lost to Ohio State. He is 62-35 in three seasons at UMass.

Ford was also named as a candidate for the LSU opening, but he withdrew his name from consideration. The Tigers hired Trent Johnson on Friday.

Sean Sutton resigned from Oklahoma State after going 39-29 in two seasons. The Cowboys failed to reach the NCAA tournament in 2007 and 2008.