College Hoops: February '08

[Hawk 34]

I'm likely the only person here watching it but Miami-Valpo has been some kind of game.

 

Edit: 20T.

[Mik]

[ANKLELOCK]

Tenn/Memphis celebrity count: Peyton and Eli, Justin Timberlake, Priscilla Presley, Penny Hardaway and a couple others I ain't familiar with.

[Hawk 34]

Penny is a celeb? Really?

[ANKLELOCK]

eh. ESPN says.

[Mik]

He used to be. Little Penny was great. I don't know how many posters here are old enough to remember.

 

This is some game so far. Electric atmosphere and both teams are shooting the lights out. It's a rare non-ACC regular season game that I make a point to watch but this is a great damn game.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

He used to be. Little Penny was great. I don't know how many posters here are old enough to remember.

 

This is some game so far. Electric atmosphere and both teams are shooting the lights out. It's a rare non-ACC regular season game that I make a point to watch but this is a great damn game.

 

 

Little Penny wasn't that long ago, was it?

[Mik]

It's over 10 years ago.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

Whoa.

[alfdogg]

The Yahoo Pick 'Em leagues are up.

[Nate]

and TN knocks off Memphis to my delight

[cabbageboy]

I am glad Tennessee won tonight. What will be so funny is that Memphis may just fall to #2 and then end back up and #1 once Tennessee loses at Vandy this coming week. Let's just say I'd be shocked if the Vols didn't have a massive letdown there.

 

Tennessee....they won at Memphis, but still can't figure out how to beat UK, haha.

[Spaceman Spiff]

Hey, what was with those Oregon black-with-black-lettering jerseys? Uuuugly.

 

 

[Open the Muggy Gate]

Cowboy, are you from Indiana or the West Lafayette area? Just wondering with the Purdue chat.

 

 

Ya. From Indiana.

 

 

You?

 

I'm from Tennesee, but I got a girlfriend that goes to Purdue. Probably moving up there within the next 2-3 months. Guess I'm gonna get used to a lot of bad blood from Hooiser and Boilermaker fans.

 

Sadly had to work tonight, but from the highlights, it looked like an awesome game for Memphis and Tennessee. Tennessee being #1 and ahead of their women's team is something I thought I'd never see.

[Guest Michael Myers Resplendent]

Black on black? When will they start wearing jerseys with every team's logo on them?

[Gert T]

I believe the black jerseys are in response to the teams poor play as of late. Ernie Kent had "taken away" the last names for the USC game on Thursday night. I don't know if he'll have a "white out" on the home jerseys. I think it has to say the teams name on the jersey, hence the "black on black".

 

 

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

AP Top 25

1. Tennessee (69) 25-2 1,797
2. Memphis 26-1 1,682
3. North Carolina (2) 26-2 1,668
4. UCLA (1) 24-3 1,593
5. Texas 23-4 1,478
6. Kansas 24-3 1,368
7. Duke 23-3 1,344
8. Stanford 22-4 1,264
9. Xavier 24-4 1,228
10. Wisconsin 23-4 1,175
11. Georgetown 22-4 1,101
12. Indiana 23-4 969
13. Louisville 22-6 828
14. Butler 25-3 752
15. Connecticut 21-6 688
16. Purdue 21-6 655
17. Notre Dame 21-5 630
18. Vanderbilt 23-4 627
19. Michigan State 22-5 625
20. Drake 24-3 621
21. Marquette 20-6 389
22. Washington State 21-6 364
23. Kent State 23-5 125
24. Gonzaga 21-6 94
25. Saint Mary's 23-4 77

Others Receiving Votes
Miami (FL) 62, Davidson 40, Clemson 26, Texas A&M 21, Brigham Young 20, South Alabama 14, Kansas State 14, Arizona 11, USC 11, Mississippi State 8, Pittsburgh 7, Stephen F. Austin 7, Virginia Commonwealth 4, Western Kentucky 3, Kentucky 3, Florida 3, Arizona State 1, Cornell 1, UAB 1, New Mexico 1.

Dropped From Rankings
Texas A&M 22, Kansas State 24.

[Bored]

TV Schedule for the week of 2/25 - 3/2

 

MONDAY

#21 Marquette at Villanova, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN

#5 Texas at Kansas State, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN

Gonzaga at Portland, 11:00/8:00 PM, ESPN2

 

TUESDAY

Ohio State at #12 Indiana, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN

Southern Illinois at Bradley, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2

#1 Tennessee at #18 Vanderbilt, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN

 

WEDNESDAY

#6 Kansas at Iowa State, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN

Georgia Tech at #7 Duke, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN

West Virginia at DePaul, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2

 

THURSDAY

#17 Notre Dame at #13 Louisville, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN

St. Louis at St. Joseph's, 7:00/4:00 PM, ESPN2

USC at Arizona, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN

#19 Michigan State at #10 Wisconsin, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN2

#22 Washington State at California, 11:00/8:00, FSN

 

SATURDAY

#7 Duke at N.C. State, Noon/9:00 AM, CBS

Pittsburgh at Syracuse, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN

Wright State at Valparaiso, Noon/9:00 AM, ESPN2

#11 Georgetown at #21 Marquette, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, CBS

Texas A&M at Oklahoma, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN

Wichita State at #20 Drake, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, ESPN2

#3 North Carolina at Boston College, 3:30/12:30 PM, ABC

#5 Texas at Texas Tech, 4:00/1:00 PM, CBS*

Mississippi State at Florida, 4:00/1:00 PM, CBS*

Ohio State at Minnesota, 4:00/1:00 PM, ESPN

#22 Washington State at #8 Stanford, 4:00/1:00 PM, FSN

Kansas State at #6 Kansas, 9:00/6:00 PM, ESPN

 

SUNDAY

Kentucky at #1 Tennessee, Noon/9:00 AM, CBS

#12 Indiana at #19 Michigan State, 2:00 PM/11:00 AM, CBS

#4 UCLA at Arizona, 4:00/1:00 PM, CBS*

Villanova at #13 Louisville, 4:00/1:00 PM, CBS*

Clemson at Maryland, 7:30/4:30 PM, FSN

Oregon at Oregon State, 10:00/7:00 PM, FSN

[Gert T]

The Big 12 is a bit of a mess right now, with Kansas State and Texas A&M forgetting how to win conference games.

 

BTW apparently the Oregon jerseys were a fashion statement and not punishment. Yuck.

 

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I just have to wonder, am I the only person who was pissed that Memphis lost? Not because I love Memphis or anything like that.

 

It's because now, we have to stomach UTK being #1. And that will never, ever sound right.

 

Edit: 29 Hours Later, the Orange Menace lost. That was a shaky couple of hours.

[Bored]

Bracket Project Update

 

Last Four In

Villanova

Ohio State

Wake Forest

Florida

 

Last Four Out

Rhode Island

Syracuse

Kentucky

New Mexico

[alfdogg]

Drake went down two spots after beating Butler? How does that work?

[Darthtiki]

Goodnight Vols...damn what a game

[ANKLELOCK]

Eh, I expected this. We were just too damn tired. We'll still be a one seed.

 

Florida lost their first game as #1 in school history a couple years ago....look what happened there.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

Tennessee is overrated.

 

They didn't help that sentiment by losing tonight, even though it's a rivalry game.

[Jorge Gorgeous]

Im a huge Oregon apologist and those are just... just awful. It looks like it was made with black t-shirts, scissors and electrical tape.

[ANKLELOCK]

People saying Tennessee's overrated don't understand how good Vandy is at home. Especially when UT came into the game physically drained after Saturday night. They had people cramping up for gods sakes. They play 94 feet for 40 minutes. Both on the road both against archrivals. Two days from each other. Tennessee won'l lose again pre-tournament. Bank on it.

[Jaxxson Mayhem]

*waits to use quote against him*

[cabbageboy]

I noticed a few weeks ago that Tennessee had Memphis and Vandy back to back on the road and thought that was insane. Vandy is nearly invincible at home, so this was hardly a bad loss.

 

It's weird because while I don't think Tennessee is overrated, I'd love for U of L to be in their bracket. I think we'd destroy them inside. Under Pitino U of L owns the Vols.

[ANKLELOCK]

Under Pitino U of L owns the Vols

 

Unfortunately, this is true.