Mik 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 Any night Duke loses by 23 is good for me. Fuck Duke. I often wondered why Cowboy liked Duke so much myself, considering his location. I might have only been there one year, but at least I went to North Carolina... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob_barron 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I keep thinking he has some crazy messed up reason for liking Duke, so you know his actual reason is going to be a letdown Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smues 0 Report post Posted March 27, 2009 I'm not sure where this 'Duke doesn't graduate athletes' thing comes from. 2009 sweet 16 team graduation rates Note that Duke is tied for the top rate of the 16 schools. Thinking maybe they had a problem graduating other atheletes outside of basketball or something I kept reading and while their basketball graduation rate is 89%, their overall student athlete graduation rate is 97%. So how exactly is that a bad thing? Orlando, FL – March 25, 2009…If the Sweet 16 for men’s/women’s basketball teams were based on Graduation Success Ratesi, then the complete seeding would be (team’s overall GSR is in parentheses after the school’s name): Men’s Women’s #1. Duke (89%) #1. (tie) Connecticut (100%) #1. (tie) Villanova (89%) #1. (tie) Ohio State (100%) #3. North Carolina (86%) #1. (tie) Stanford (100%) #4. Xavier (82%) #1. (tie) Vanderbilt (100%) #5. Purdue (77%) #5. (tie) Iowa State (93%) #6. Pittsburgh (69%) #5. (tie) Pittsburg (93%) #7. Gonzaga (67%) #7. Arizona State (90%) #8. Kansas (64%) #8. Purdue (89%) #9. Michigan State (60%) #9. Baylor (88%) #10. Memphis (55%) #10. Michigan State (85%) #10. (tie) Oklahoma (55%) #11. Louisville (80%) #12. Syracuse (50%) #12. California, Berkeley (71%) #13. Louisville (42%) #13. (tie) Oklahoma (69%) #14. Missouri (36%) #13. (tie) Rutgers (69%) #15. Connecticut (33%) #15. (tie) Maryland (67%) #16. Arizona (20%) #15. (tie) Texas A&M (67%) And the formatting doesn't work to paste the chart showing overall student athlete graduation, but the jist of it for Duke is that they graduate 97% of their student athletes (highest of the sweet 16 teams), 86% of their black basketball players (tied for highest) and 100% of their white basketball players (tied for highest). So unless I'm missing something huge (which i never deny is possible) Duke is graduating kids just fine, so complain about the media love or something, not the academics please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psycho Penguin 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 I wish Louisville could play Arizona in the Elite 8, Final Four, and National Title. (I picked them to go all the way. I also have Pitt and Syracuse going to the Final 4.. not sure about them right now.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smues 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Well the first round of games tonight sure was boring. (Yeah yeah SYR/OKLA has 8 minutes left, it's not going to redeem itself in that time.) I still want Gonzaga to get curb stomped, so I have to hope for Kanas/MSU to be good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 I'm not sure where this 'Duke doesn't graduate athletes' thing comes from. 2009 sweet 16 team graduation rates Note that Duke is tied for the top rate of the 16 schools. Thinking maybe they had a problem graduating other atheletes outside of basketball or something I kept reading and while their basketball graduation rate is 89%, their overall student athlete graduation rate is 97%. So how exactly is that a bad thing? Orlando, FL – March 25, 2009…If the Sweet 16 for men’s/women’s basketball teams were based on Graduation Success Ratesi, then the complete seeding would be (team’s overall GSR is in parentheses after the school’s name): Men’s Women’s #1. Duke (89%) #1. (tie) Connecticut (100%) #1. (tie) Villanova (89%) #1. (tie) Ohio State (100%) #3. North Carolina (86%) #1. (tie) Stanford (100%) #4. Xavier (82%) #1. (tie) Vanderbilt (100%) #5. Purdue (77%) #5. (tie) Iowa State (93%) #6. Pittsburgh (69%) #5. (tie) Pittsburg (93%) #7. Gonzaga (67%) #7. Arizona State (90%) #8. Kansas (64%) #8. Purdue (89%) #9. Michigan State (60%) #9. Baylor (88%) #10. Memphis (55%) #10. Michigan State (85%) #10. (tie) Oklahoma (55%) #11. Louisville (80%) #12. Syracuse (50%) #12. California, Berkeley (71%) #13. Louisville (42%) #13. (tie) Oklahoma (69%) #14. Missouri (36%) #13. (tie) Rutgers (69%) #15. Connecticut (33%) #15. (tie) Maryland (67%) #16. Arizona (20%) #15. (tie) Texas A&M (67%) And the formatting doesn't work to paste the chart showing overall student athlete graduation, but the jist of it for Duke is that they graduate 97% of their student athletes (highest of the sweet 16 teams), 86% of their black basketball players (tied for highest) and 100% of their white basketball players (tied for highest). So unless I'm missing something huge (which i never deny is possible) Duke is graduating kids just fine, so complain about the media love or something, not the academics please. They must have hired someone worth a damn in the academic field. The numbers I saw from a couple years ago (in a class, so that's the only exposure I had) are a complete 180. And so what if I was wrong, Duke is a big faggot. That's right. I likened Duke to something I can call a faggot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 I hate the Jayhawks. They win when I want them to lose and lose when I want them to win. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smues 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Kansas losing hurts me big time in the yahoo league, but oh well I'm fine with MSU moving on. And while I hate UNC them drubbing Gonzaga still brings a smile to my face. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 The Gonzaga drubbing wasn't surprising to me considering that they had little answer in the post for North Carolina. I knew that if WKU advanced we would get drubbed in a similar fashion had we advanced out of the 2nd round. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Okay, Arizona wasn't much of a challenge. Pitino in the Sweet 16 is just lethal, so any "expert" who thought that game would be close is nuts. I have to admit though....Michigan St. worries me. I don't know why they do, but it seems like U of L never plays worth a crap against anyone from the Big 10. If Northwestern showed up in Indy tomorrow U of L might find a way to lose to them 56-55. Still, after that awesome destruction last night we just can't lose to this lethargic MSU team. I don't want to hear these lame "OMG Spartans are in Detroit for the Final 4!" stories. Here are predictions for the next round: Villanova 72, Pitt 63. Just not feeling Pitt in this tourney. They keep playing with fire and Nova is on a major roll. Missouri 85, UConn 84. I had Mizzou in my bracket so I have to keep the pick. Of my FF teams I have the least confidence in this one however. UNC 82, Oklahoma 77. Could be a close game but in the end I don't see the Sooners having quite enough. U of L 75, MSU 65. MSU will ugly it up with the Big 10 snooze deal, but surely the Cards won't be denied. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 I've got Pitt/---/OU/Louisville in my bracket since Memphis tanked. However, I'm going to go with 'Nova (by 11), UConn (by 5), Louisville (by 13) and unfortunately my least favorite team in the NCAA, UNC (by 7). Call it a Big East bias, but I just think they're all better than they're opponents though I wouldn't be shocked if UNC won it as the only non Big East team in the Final Four just to spite me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 If Missouri wins tonight then I actually have a chance of winning all my brackets. I seem to be the only person I know who had them going to the Final 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foleyfanforever88 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 Final Four baby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 28, 2009 I can no longer win the yahoo bracket thanks to Misery. At this point I'm just hoping for Big East domination and anyone other than UConn or UNC winning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 'Nova might have just blown this one. Wow. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingPK 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 What the FUCK was Nova thinking there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jaxxson Mayhem 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 ONIONS~!!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 How many times is a team going to lose in this tourney because they don't stop the ball on this kind of situation? I can think of Pitt here, Illinois and maybe one other team, I want to say it was Marquette before the endline stepping incident shitted that finish away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Edwin MacPhisto 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Hey, finally a classic game! Took long enough, but that was a great one, endless comments about DeJuan Blair's "derriere" notwithstanding. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brett Favre 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 How many times is a team going to lose in this tourney because they don't stop the ball on this kind of situation? I can think of Pitt here, Illinois and maybe one other team, I want to say it was Marquette before the endline stepping incident shitted that finish away. When you pressure full court like that, once you get by the first surge, it's open court. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mik 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Great ending. Pitt didn't deserve to make the Final 4 the way they played the entire tournament. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 How many times is a team going to lose in this tourney because they don't stop the ball on this kind of situation? I can think of Pitt here, Illinois and maybe one other team, I want to say it was Marquette before the endline stepping incident shitted that finish away. When you pressure full court like that, once you get by the first surge, it's open court. Which is why it's such a baffling choice to use the full court press. Just lay back near the foul line and STAY IN FRONT OF YOUR MAN, forcing them to take a 30 footer to win at the buzzer instead of a layup or dunk. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garfieldsnose 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Final. Four. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 How many times is a team going to lose in this tourney because they don't stop the ball on this kind of situation? I can think of Pitt here, Illinois and maybe one other team, I want to say it was Marquette before the endline stepping incident shitted that finish away. Western Kentucky was the other team (versus Gonzaga in Round 2).... I had Nova in my Final Four. However, my bracket went south thanks to the West Region because I had Memphis coming out of there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naiwf 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Louisville looks just about done right now. So much for a repeat of the '85 Final Four. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psycho Penguin 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Did ANYONE have Michigan State in the final four? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MFer 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 I guess I shouldn't have underestimated Michigan St.'s motivation in this one. Of course there's the obvious that the Final Four is in Detroit, but MSU's also trying to keep the streak alive for Travis Walton (in the Izzo era, every 4-year senior has made at least one Final Four). Also Louisville losing officially ends my chances of winning the TSM bracket, best I can finish is like 3rd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Psycho Penguin 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 I had Louisville over Pitt in my finals, but I only did a money bracket since I didn't have internet access at the time I did my bracket. Oh well. It's a curse to be my national title pick, I've never gotten any participant right in my 7 years of picking brackets. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Danville_Wrestling 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Five trips to the Final Four for Izzo, three of them at the expense of Kentucky teams in the Elite 8, unbelievable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
foleyfanforever88 0 Report post Posted March 29, 2009 Did ANYONE have Michigan State in the final four? I did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
