i'm not impressed with kansas, who have they beat?
2009-2010 NCAA Basketball
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Northwestern really likes getn blown out by good teams, dont they.
Sad news for Gonzaga fans (report from ESPN):
Fitzgerlad will surely be missed by many, from his loved ones to many participants and contributors of college basketball.
Rest in peace, Dan Fitzgerald.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4841748
Fitzgerlad will surely be missed by many, from his loved ones to many participants and contributors of college basketball.
Rest in peace, Dan Fitzgerald.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=4841748
The one controversial topic that has lit up this year is the excessive "court storming" that come in at rather inappropriate times at the end of games, as some may say. The main exception I saw was Kansas State's victory over previous top-ranked Kansas.
They didn't rush the court in Manhattan, Kansas.
With that one single non-action, I'm hoping the Kansas State crowd has kick-started a whole new era of sports - one that will shape not just crowd behavior, but athlete behavior as well.
The current era, the era I hope took its first step toward extinction Monday night in Manhattan, celebrates everything. A basketball player like Alabama forward JaMychal Green does something as routine as making a basket from 2 feet against Tennessee on Tuesday night, and that's not good enough, so Green screams into the crowd and pounds his chest because it takes considerable heart for a 6'9'' guy to score from 2 feet out against Tennessee.
It's not just basketball, obviously. When he's not getting trucked by Adrian Peterson, cornerback William Gay of the Steelers celebrates tackles by doing a silly little dance. Defensive end Shawne Merriman of the Chargers sacks the quarterback and sprints 10 yards away from the pile so the entire stadium can watch him gyrate in self-gratification.
Everything is a celebration. Catching a football and then popping up and making the first-down signal. Dunking a basketball and then slapping the backboard on the way down. Blocking a shot and then throwing your head back and screaming to the rafters. We celebrate everything in sports - and I'm sorry to get all Confucius on you, but when everything is celebrated, nothing is celebrated. You follow?
They follow at Kansas State, where on Monday night the Wildcats defeated the No. 1 team in the country for just the third time in 108 years. That's a big deal. It was so big that Kansas State's fans stayed inside Bramlage Coliseum for 10 or 15 minutes, just savoring the feeling. But they never ran onto the court. This wasn't apathy - this was a premeditated case of cool. As the final seconds approached, fans were yelling at each other to stay in their seats, to leave the floor alone; to act like they'd been there before.
This isn't a Puritan plea to show respect for the other team. I'm not that naïve. But how about this: how about showing respect to your own team? Storming the floor after a win says the crowd is happy, yes, but it also says the crowd is stunned. We won? We DID?
See it coming, people. Confidence is charismatic. Postgame shows of orgiastic shock? Not charismatic; it's pathetic.
I'm talking to you, Indiana. For everyone else, please sit down to digest this information: The mighty Indiana basketball program beat historically mediocre Minnesota on Sunday at Assembly Hall - and the crowd responded by rushing the court.
Minnesota was unranked, and Indiana is Indiana. Well, Indiana was Indiana. I don't care how low Kelvin Sampson sank the program - you're no longer Indiana when your fans think a win over unranked Minnesota deserves a good court-storming.
Same goes for you, Michigan, where the Wolverines defeated No. 15 (and obviously sinking) Connecticut on Sunday, and the Crisler Arena crowd rushed the floor. Michigan, which has won a national title and been to six Final Fours, rushed the floor after beating the No. 15 team in the country.
At Texas Tech, fans in Lubbock rushed the court after Mike Singletary beat the buzzer, and the Washington Huskies, with a 3-pointer on Dec. 3. Or not. Turns out, Singletary's shot hadn't beaten the buzzer, or the Huskies. The game went to overtime, where the Red Raiders finally did win, although without any late fireworks. Texas Tech won by seven points. And guess what the home crowd did when the clock hit the double goose egg - just take a wild guess...
They rushed the floor again.
It's everywhere. In women's basketball, Towson beat visiting Maryland in December in front of less than 3,000 people and they rushed the court. At Texas A&M in 2007, students watching the Aggies' victory against No. 6 Kansas rushed the court at Reed Arena. Thing is, the game wasn't played at Reed Arena. It was played at Kansas. The crowd in College Station, Texas, had been watching the game on the scoreboard.
See what we are. But to see what we might still become, look at Manhattan on Monday. Kansas State fans gave us the blueprint.
Please follow it.
They didn't rush the court in Manhattan, Kansas.
With that one single non-action, I'm hoping the Kansas State crowd has kick-started a whole new era of sports - one that will shape not just crowd behavior, but athlete behavior as well.
The current era, the era I hope took its first step toward extinction Monday night in Manhattan, celebrates everything. A basketball player like Alabama forward JaMychal Green does something as routine as making a basket from 2 feet against Tennessee on Tuesday night, and that's not good enough, so Green screams into the crowd and pounds his chest because it takes considerable heart for a 6'9'' guy to score from 2 feet out against Tennessee.
It's not just basketball, obviously. When he's not getting trucked by Adrian Peterson, cornerback William Gay of the Steelers celebrates tackles by doing a silly little dance. Defensive end Shawne Merriman of the Chargers sacks the quarterback and sprints 10 yards away from the pile so the entire stadium can watch him gyrate in self-gratification.
Everything is a celebration. Catching a football and then popping up and making the first-down signal. Dunking a basketball and then slapping the backboard on the way down. Blocking a shot and then throwing your head back and screaming to the rafters. We celebrate everything in sports - and I'm sorry to get all Confucius on you, but when everything is celebrated, nothing is celebrated. You follow?
They follow at Kansas State, where on Monday night the Wildcats defeated the No. 1 team in the country for just the third time in 108 years. That's a big deal. It was so big that Kansas State's fans stayed inside Bramlage Coliseum for 10 or 15 minutes, just savoring the feeling. But they never ran onto the court. This wasn't apathy - this was a premeditated case of cool. As the final seconds approached, fans were yelling at each other to stay in their seats, to leave the floor alone; to act like they'd been there before.
This isn't a Puritan plea to show respect for the other team. I'm not that naïve. But how about this: how about showing respect to your own team? Storming the floor after a win says the crowd is happy, yes, but it also says the crowd is stunned. We won? We DID?
See it coming, people. Confidence is charismatic. Postgame shows of orgiastic shock? Not charismatic; it's pathetic.
I'm talking to you, Indiana. For everyone else, please sit down to digest this information: The mighty Indiana basketball program beat historically mediocre Minnesota on Sunday at Assembly Hall - and the crowd responded by rushing the court.
Minnesota was unranked, and Indiana is Indiana. Well, Indiana was Indiana. I don't care how low Kelvin Sampson sank the program - you're no longer Indiana when your fans think a win over unranked Minnesota deserves a good court-storming.
Same goes for you, Michigan, where the Wolverines defeated No. 15 (and obviously sinking) Connecticut on Sunday, and the Crisler Arena crowd rushed the floor. Michigan, which has won a national title and been to six Final Fours, rushed the floor after beating the No. 15 team in the country.
At Texas Tech, fans in Lubbock rushed the court after Mike Singletary beat the buzzer, and the Washington Huskies, with a 3-pointer on Dec. 3. Or not. Turns out, Singletary's shot hadn't beaten the buzzer, or the Huskies. The game went to overtime, where the Red Raiders finally did win, although without any late fireworks. Texas Tech won by seven points. And guess what the home crowd did when the clock hit the double goose egg - just take a wild guess...
They rushed the floor again.
It's everywhere. In women's basketball, Towson beat visiting Maryland in December in front of less than 3,000 people and they rushed the court. At Texas A&M in 2007, students watching the Aggies' victory against No. 6 Kansas rushed the court at Reed Arena. Thing is, the game wasn't played at Reed Arena. It was played at Kansas. The crowd in College Station, Texas, had been watching the game on the scoreboard.
See what we are. But to see what we might still become, look at Manhattan on Monday. Kansas State fans gave us the blueprint.
Please follow it.
Michigan State has announced that they will reveal their new logo in April, which will look like this:
The new version is on the right.
I love it.
Tough game for the bucks tomorow at Morgantown. Big 10 schedule is easier down the stretch than it was at the beginning, particularly without and with Evan Turner.
Win tomorrow we are looking at a 4 or 5 seed, lose and its probably a 6 or 7.
Win tomorrow we are looking at a 4 or 5 seed, lose and its probably a 6 or 7.
Michigan State has announced that they will reveal their new logo in April, which will look like this:
The new version is on the right.
I like the old.
FSU can play good ball, and the ACC is wonky to say the least this year.
I would hate to be a bookmaker in the ACC this year.
Good call.
Your good at these. I guess FSU wasnt ranked, so they werent good enough for GT to beat them. If they had been, GT probably woulda won lol.
Great finish to the rivaly game between Michigan & Michigan State. Spartans were fortunate enough to seal a victory by the slimmest of margins, albeit their 18 turnovers and shooting 2-12 from the 3-point arc. I liked the way Manny Harris responded with poise & heart in this game after his suspension. Although it goes without saying after watching this game, both teams have some room for improvement left.
Spartans took care of business. Fun game.
Should be a good one tomorrow between Florida and Georgia. UGa always gives UF a good fight.
Should be a good one tomorrow between Florida and Georgia. UGa always gives UF a good fight.
Games on Saturday:
#23 Vanderbelt @ #1 Kentucky
#2 Kansas @ #13 Kansas St.
Northwestern @ #5 Michigan St.
Baylor @ #6 Texas
#7 Duke @ #11 Georgetown
Marquette @ #19 UConn
#25 Northern Iowa @ Missouri St.
Bradley @ Illinois St. (always a fun rivalry game to watch)
UTEP @ UAB
My upset pick for Saturday: Missouri St. over #25 UNI
#23 Vanderbelt @ #1 Kentucky
#2 Kansas @ #13 Kansas St.
Northwestern @ #5 Michigan St.
Baylor @ #6 Texas
#7 Duke @ #11 Georgetown
Marquette @ #19 UConn
#25 Northern Iowa @ Missouri St.
Bradley @ Illinois St. (always a fun rivalry game to watch)
UTEP @ UAB
My upset pick for Saturday: Missouri St. over #25 UNI
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MSU is a high-ranked question mark. Their play is inconsistent. They falter against the tougher teams. Izzo can't decide where the hell his team stands. Lucas is a yo-yo. And all of this drivel coming from a HUGE Spartan fan. I'll wait until the tournament.
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