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Big East Champs!!

by John Cole|  March 13, 201011:23 pm| 65 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Yutsano

    March 13, 2010 at 11:24 pm

    James O’Keefe plays basketball??

    (What? Too soon?)

  2. 2.

    Comrade Luke

    March 13, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    I don’t know how the hell that guy made the last shot.

    And btw, that last bucket by Georgetown was a travel. He took 4-5 steps.

    The latest Bracketology has GT as a 2 seed, which if true is a joke imo. They’re good, but from #22 in the nation to a 2 seed?

  3. 3.

    madmommy

    March 13, 2010 at 11:28 pm

    What a game!

    So, where will the Mountaineers end up seeded?

  4. 4.

    gopher2b

    March 13, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    I’m sad.

  5. 5.

    gopher2b

    March 13, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    @madmommy:

    Me thinks WV earned themselves a #1 seed. GT should be a #3.

  6. 6.

    Comrade Luke

    March 13, 2010 at 11:32 pm

    @madmommy: Probably a two seed, but there’s an outside chance at a one.

  7. 7.

    Comrade Luke

    March 13, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    @gopher2b: The questions for me are will Kansas win, will Duke win, and what are they going to do about Syracuse.

  8. 8.

    John Cole

    March 13, 2010 at 11:37 pm

    The officiating was HORRIBLE, btw. Felt like there were three teams on the court.

  9. 9.

    Kryptik

    March 13, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    Georgetown deserves the #2 from how they played all tournament, no doubt. 22 in the polls, I don’t care, they made their case.

    As far as WVU, I doubt they’ll get the #1 over Duke at this point…but they should easily be considered and might just miss that cut.

  10. 10.

    madmommy

    March 13, 2010 at 11:41 pm

    @gopher2b:

    I’m thinking more like a #2, which is pretty damn good. I don’t think in the top 1-5 the seedings matter so much. You’re going to get a team that you should beat without too much effort in the first round, guaranteed.

  11. 11.

    Comrade Kevin

    March 13, 2010 at 11:42 pm

    Congratulations to the Mountaineers.

    From my conference, I really hope St. Mary’s, who I normally hate, get selected for an at-large bid.

  12. 12.

    The Dangerman

    March 13, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    Have to be a 1 through 4 to won the Pod (location). They’ll get that pod ownership.

    1’s are set: Syracuse, Duke, Kansas, Kentucky. Locks.

  13. 13.

    Comrade Luke

    March 13, 2010 at 11:48 pm

    @Kryptik: They finished 7th in the Big East yet they get a 2?

  14. 14.

    madmommy

    March 13, 2010 at 11:51 pm

    @The Dangerman:

    I’m wondering if they’ll re-think Syracuse. Losing in the semi’s of the conference tourney ain’t good.

  15. 15.

    Comrade Luke

    March 13, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    An 11-part series on Life on Discovery? Sounds like an attempt to sell DVDs.

    And it’s narrated by Oprah.

    FAIL.

  16. 16.

    Clutch414

    March 13, 2010 at 11:52 pm

    Congrats Cole and Mountaineer fans.

    I was rooting for the ‘eers because I hate Georgetown (born, raised, and still live in the ‘Cuse). WVU just earned themselves a solid #2 seed. Can’t wait until the selection show tomorrow. Hopefully ‘Cuse retains their #1 seed and plays in the Buffalo pod.

  17. 17.

    J. Michael Neal

    March 14, 2010 at 12:02 am

    The Gophers won 4-2, to force a third game tomorrow night. There’s no way we make it to the NCAAs if we don’t win the conference tournament, so our next loss is our last. There’s not a chance in hell we make it, but I really want to beat the Fucking Sioux tomorrow.

    I didn’t even realize that West Virginia and Georgetown had varsity hockey teams. Congratulations to the Mountaineers. I think you’re going to draw Bemidji State in the first round.

  18. 18.

    Mike Kay

    March 14, 2010 at 12:05 am

    First he came for our guns, then he came for our fishing poles, then he came for our digital clocks…..

    Bastird!

  19. 19.

    freelancer

    March 14, 2010 at 12:11 am

    BTW- Set your clocks forward. Obama is such a socialist he is taking away one of your hours.

    John McCain sez: I got yer Daylight Savings Time Right here, Obama! Arizona’s going to Pacific Time now!

  20. 20.

    John Cain

    March 14, 2010 at 12:11 am

    @Comrade Mike: They’re 7 in the RPI with the #1 SOS. OOC wins over Butler, Duke, Washington, and Temple. Either they’re a weak 2 or a strong 3.

    @Comrade Kevin: Didn’t St. Mary’s win the WCC tournament?

    Go Hoyas!

  21. 21.

    mr. whipple

    March 14, 2010 at 12:14 am

    Big shout out to JenJen and the MAC champs, Ohio U Bobcats!

  22. 22.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 12:15 am

    U of M, bitchez. Playing for the Big Ten Championship tomorrow. Huzzah!

    Yutsy, you around?

    @J. Michael Neal: Um, what is this hockey about which you are talking? I keed, I keed.

  23. 23.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 12:29 am

    @asiangrrlMN: This may not be nirvana, but a chocolate covered strawberry Blizzard is da shiznit at the very least.

    Yep I’m bouncing around just getting confections for the evening.

  24. 24.

    Comrade Luke

    March 14, 2010 at 12:30 am

    @John Cain: Yes, St Mary’s won the WCC tourney. They’re in.

  25. 25.

    The Dangerman

    March 14, 2010 at 12:30 am

    @madmommy:

    Losing in the semi’s of the conference tourney ain’t good.

    True, but the rest of season is too solid.

    And I hate Syracuse and I’m still calling lock.

  26. 26.

    themann1086

    March 14, 2010 at 12:31 am

    @madmommy: Actually they lost in the Quarterfinals. This of course is central to your point ;)

    And grats Cole, both for last night’s win over my Irish and the Conference championship. They earned it.

  27. 27.

    FiveInchTaint

    March 14, 2010 at 12:37 am

    The only way Kansas loses is if they beat themselves. Provided they come to play in the tournament, might as well pencil in the Jayhawks as national champs.

    +4

  28. 28.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 12:37 am

    @Yutsano: Yum. Yum. Yum. SHARE!

  29. 29.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 12:40 am

    @asiangrrlMN: Hehehe. Mine. Mine! MINE!! Actually I would if I could but there’s that whole damn distance thingie. I bought my brother one (though a different kind) if that helps at all. Oh and I freely confess to slacking on making the cookies this weekend, but as I was productive otherwise for the most part, I’m not feeling hugely guilty about it. At least not yet.

  30. 30.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 12:45 am

    @Yutsano: I don’t think our DQs are open yet. Huh.

  31. 31.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 12:52 am

    @asiangrrlMN: I bet if DQ went 24 hours or closed at midnight it would work really really well. Can you imagine being drunk and craving a Dilly Bar? I could totally see that happening.

  32. 32.

    gbear

    March 14, 2010 at 12:59 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Oh yes they are!

  33. 33.

    Elisabeth

    March 14, 2010 at 1:08 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Uhhh, go Bucks!

  34. 34.

    gopher2b

    March 14, 2010 at 1:31 am

    @madmommy:

    Ditto. #1 seeds don’t go one and out in their conference tournaments.

  35. 35.

    Elisabeth

    March 14, 2010 at 1:33 am

    @gopher2b:

    Hasn’t Syracuse lost their last two games? Not a great way to go into the tournament.

  36. 36.

    J. Michael Neal

    March 14, 2010 at 1:34 am

    @Yutsano: Around here, when she says the DQs aren’t open yet, she means that they’re closed for the winter. gbear disagrees, but I know that at least some of them still are.

  37. 37.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 1:38 am

    @J. Michael Neal: Uhh…wait…¿que?

  38. 38.

    freelancer

    March 14, 2010 at 1:41 am

    You people are boring.

  39. 39.

    fledermaus

    March 14, 2010 at 1:47 am

    Meanwhile, in a real conference, Huskies take the Pac-10

  40. 40.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 1:49 am

    @fledermaus: And this is supposed to enthuse me…how, exactly?

  41. 41.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 1:49 am

    @Yutsano: That would be yummy. But, yeah, ditto what J. Michael says. Our DQs close over the winter.

    @gbear: Not the one in my neighborhood. Unless it opened today, and I missed seeing it.

    @freelancer: So, liven up the conversations!

  42. 42.

    freelancer

    March 14, 2010 at 1:52 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    But I’m going to bed…I never made any claim that I was especially awesome.

  43. 43.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 1:55 am

    @freelancer: Well, shit. SOMEONE entertain me!

  44. 44.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 3:01 am

    @asiangrrlMN: :: does Charleston ::

    Well my bills are paid for the most part and housework is pretty much caught up. If I drank I’d get smashed right now.

  45. 45.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 3:03 am

    @Elisabeth: Oh, hell no! You guys win enough stuff.

    @Yutsano: You know how YOU could entertain me. Cough, muumuu, cough.

  46. 46.

    Yutsano

    March 14, 2010 at 3:06 am

    @asiangrrlMN: You want me to do the Charleston in a muumuu? I really should be disturbed but to be honest I’m much more intrigued.

  47. 47.

    Ecks

    March 14, 2010 at 3:16 am

    I bet Obama is giving my hour to a welfare queen.

  48. 48.

    Elisabeth

    March 14, 2010 at 3:31 am

    @asiangrrlMN:

    Nope can never win enough. A Big Ten title for the men to go with the title for the women would be quite lovely.

  49. 49.

    Jeff Fecke

    March 14, 2010 at 3:11 am

    Bob Huggins builds winning basketball programs. Of course, it’s likely no WVU men’s basketball player will ever graduate until Huggins leaves, but that only bothers namby-pamby types who think that “student-athlete” still means anything.

    As for the Gophers, I have no idea where today’s game came from. 27 points better than Purdue? If that doesn’t get ’em into the tournament, nothing will.

    And as stated above, it’s all irrelevant; my sister’s alma mater, Kansas, is going to win the whole thing.

  50. 50.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 4:00 am

    @Yutsano: While chugging a chocolate strawberry Blizzard.

    @Elisabeth: Greedy.

  51. 51.

    asiangrrlMN

    March 14, 2010 at 4:01 am

    @Yutsano: While eating a chocolate strawberry Blizzard.

    @Elisabeth: Greedy.

  52. 52.

    Common Sense

    March 14, 2010 at 5:24 am

    @Elisabeth:

    Still, at the end of the day it’s merely a big 10 title. It’s not like it means anything.

    I kid, I kid. I’m hoping the rumors are true and Texas joins the Big 10.

  53. 53.

    Michael

    March 14, 2010 at 6:57 am

    OT – Justice Thomas’ wife is now a teabagger organizer.

    http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470633/posts

    I’m now of the opinion that this Supreme Court is now tied with the Taney court as the worst.

  54. 54.

    4jkb4ia

    March 14, 2010 at 7:09 am

    Da’Sean Butler is not human. Mumbles congratulations, runs away.

  55. 55.

    demo woman

    March 14, 2010 at 7:15 am

    @Michael: Here is a link to the LATimes article for those who would prefer not to link to the Free Republic.

  56. 56.

    Michael

    March 14, 2010 at 7:42 am

    The comments are always so special, though.

  57. 57.

    4jkb4ia

    March 14, 2010 at 7:51 am

    @Comrade Kevin:
    St. Mary’s of the WCC is in. They won the tournament. I remember this clearly.

  58. 58.

    SiubhanDuinne

    March 14, 2010 at 8:14 am

    @Michael #52: Well, I have only contempt for both Thomases — Clarence for his judicial opinions and Virginia for her political views — but honestly, I don’t have a problem with her occupying her time in setting up Tea Parties if she wants to. Now if a TP-related case came before the Supremes, and Thomas failed to recuse himself, *that* I’d have a problem with.

  59. 59.

    mousebumples

    March 14, 2010 at 8:57 am

    I still maintain that we should “fall back” twice a year.

  60. 60.

    grandpajohn

    March 14, 2010 at 9:45 am

    Yes John as an ACC (Clemson) fan who didn’t have a horse in the race, I very much agree with you about the officiating

  61. 61.

    burnspbesq

    March 14, 2010 at 9:56 am

    The only good team in the Pac-10 this year is the Stanford women. The Pac-10 may get two teams into the men’s tournament by virtue of Cal’s strength of schedule (although the Bears lost most of the games that give them that high SOS). But San Diego State’s win over UNLV means the Mountain West probably gets FOUR.

    Nice win for WVU, but if we win the ACC Tournament we get the fourth number one seed – and most likely get the Salt Lake City regional and a relatively easy route to the Final Four. And all you Dook haters can just suck on it.

    Waiting to hear the woofing from DougJ when Upstate New York’s three teams in the tournament (Cuse, Cornell, and Siena) all win their first-round games.

    And speaking of bad calls, the highlight of the day – that ridiculous dunk by the Vermont guy – should have been an offensive foul. He cleared out with his off arm.

  62. 62.

    Bootlegger

    March 14, 2010 at 10:52 am

    Balloon Juice NCAA tourney pool is open for business on Yahoo. Don’t forget the “seed bonuses” when you make your picks. You’ll need the group ID# in the group label below.

    BALLOON JUICE GROUP ID# 61659
    “Consistently Wrong Since 2002”

  63. 63.

    Ecks

    March 14, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    I still maintain that we should “fall back” twice a year.

    Surrender monkey.

  64. 64.

    JSD

    March 14, 2010 at 6:02 pm

    @ John

    The WV women were in the Big East final, too. But my alma mater is pretty much unstoppable. Go Huskies!

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