in the AP:
Others receiving votes:
Northwestern 5, Siena 3, Saint Mary's 2, Louisiana Tech 2, California 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Harvard 1
North Carolina:0
Quote from: indeelaw90 on January 25, 2010, 02:52:18 PM
in the AP:
Others receiving votes:
Northwestern 5, Siena 3, Saint Mary's 2, Louisiana Tech 2, California 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Harvard 1
North Carolina:0
Kentucky #1. Coach C will be in a good mood...we are filming a commercial spot with him the next few days in Charlotte. UNC dropping out is not a surprise. Could be a great NIT this year. UNC, MU, UCLA, etc
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 25, 2010, 03:19:01 PM
Kentucky #1. Coach C will be in a good mood...we are filming a commercial spot with him the next few days in Charlotte. UNC dropping out is not a surprise. Could be a great NIT this year. UNC, MU, UCLA, etc
Wow. What an excellent person to feature in a commercial. Tim Floyd wasn't available?
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 25, 2010, 03:19:01 PM
Kentucky #1. Coach C will be in a good mood...
I hope sincerely that Kentucky loses soon. I am sick of the Blue Nation, or whatever they call themselves.
Quote from: NavinRJohnson on January 25, 2010, 03:28:47 PM
Wow. What an excellent person to feature in a commercial. Tim Floyd wasn't available?
The key is to use someone that is charasmatic, gets people to talk, perhaps a bit controversial, head of a winning program, very recognizable, etc. Unfortunately, a lot of the other names aren't there this year. UCLA is way down, UNC is down. Many of the other programs don't have very charasmatic coaches. The NCAA has to approve who is used in the commercials, and they approved him.
i loathe Kentucky.. in the 60's it seemed like every regional we were in was in Kentucky and we had to play Kentucky on their home floor. The home cooking their wasn't about Mint Julep's. I remember George Thompson being told he wouldn't finish the game.( he didn't)
Maybe Pitino, Tarkanian, Eustacy could all appear with Calipari and have Knight as moderator.
Quote from: 4everwarriors on January 25, 2010, 03:48:32 PM
Maybe Pitino, Tarkanian, Eustacy could all appear with Calipari and have Knight as moderator.
NCAA would say no to Tark and Eustacy. We would say no to Pitino. Knight has been a spokesman in the past.
Glad to see another one of ours quarterbacking in the Super Bowl again this year. ;)
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 25, 2010, 03:53:53 PM
NCAA would say no to Tark and Eustacy. We would say no to Pitino. Knight has been a spokesman in the past.
Glad to see another one of ours quarterbacking in the Super Bowl again this year. ;)
DirecTV would say no to Pitino b/c he smushed some broad in the back of an Olive Garden who wasn't Mrs. Pitino, but the guy who has had two vacated FF's gets a big fat check from y'all?
Hmmmmmm
Bernie Madoff wasn't available?[/font]
but anyway, I thought at least one AP voter would have NC still in. Northwestern, Coastal Carolina?
chicos is a true hypocrite's hypocrite not only would he commit the indefensible he then rationalizes it.
Quote from: MR.HAYWARD on January 25, 2010, 04:08:21 PM
chicos is a true hypocrite's hypocrite not only would he commit the indefensible he then rationalizes it.
This is longshot, but I am guessing the decision was a little above Chico's pay grade.
Quote from: MR.HAYWARD on January 25, 2010, 04:08:21 PM
chicos is a true hypocrite's hypocrite not only would he commit the indefensible he then rationalizes it.
Yep...no one has ever had to do something because their boss said they had to. Every member of every company/organization gets full input on all decisions. How is life on the commune Hayward?
Quote from: MR.HAYWARD on January 25, 2010, 04:08:21 PM
chicos is a true hypocrite's hypocrite not only would he commit the indefensible he then rationalizes it.
Enough already, Hayward. I think everyone's grown tired of your Chicos bashing. Some people are starting to believe you might even have a secret crush on him......
Quote from: MU_B2002 on January 25, 2010, 03:29:20 PM
I hope sincerely that Kentucky loses soon. I am sick of the Blue Nation, or whatever they call themselves.
It would be great to see Ky. lose some, however, ther are very good. And to top it off, their Coach is an NCAA shame--he definitely bends the rules--qnd then goes on to more praise and glory. They likely will either go very deep or win the dance.
He'd better win it this year because in two years when he has all his own players anything he wins will be vacated.
He'll be in the NBA within 5 years. He's like Pete Carrol, he has unfinished business there and would like to prove that he can be successful there.
And no, it was not my decision to put him in there.
Quote from: jmayer1 on January 25, 2010, 06:54:13 PM
Yep, they're both cheaters!!!
Hard to argue, though by the NCAA letter, they aren't. I'm not defending either one but in the NCAA's eyes, they are both considered innocent of any wrong doing at this point.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 25, 2010, 03:40:37 PM
The NCAA has to approve who is used in the commercials, and they approved him.
Shocking! I'm a little disappointed you weren't able to hook Buzz up though ;D Pull some strings!
On a subject more related to this original post, I saw the ranking and immediately thought of what Buzz has accomplished in his short time as head coach of MU. When you see Roy Williams and UNC drop out of the top 25 after losing all their players, you quickly realize what a rough spot Buzz was put in, and how with a few free throws MU could be in the top 25. We talk on here a lot about how it's so "easy" to find good guards, but so hard to find good big men, and I think the amount of quality guards has really worked as an equalizer in college basketball.
Have at it
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1340867931805
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on February 15, 2010, 06:47:04 PM
Have at it
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1340867931805
False advertisement, I don't believe he prepares his players with March Madness on Demand supplied by DirectTV any more than I believe he didn't realize Rose was too dumb to pass the SAT.
I thought it was a nice spot - good work. (Still don't like him.) ;)
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on January 25, 2010, 03:19:01 PM
Kentucky #1. Coach C will be in a good mood...we are filming a commercial spot with him the next few days in Charlotte. UNC dropping out is not a surprise. Could be a great NIT this year. UNC, MU, UCLA, etc
MU? Hope not
Quote from: copious1218 on February 16, 2010, 09:09:09 AM
MU? Hope not
Notice Chicos original post about MU being an NIT team was on January 25th - shortly after our loss to DePaul and Syracuse. He was just being a realist at that time, and wasn't able to see beyond the record and results at that time, that this MU team was an NCAA caliber team. Most fans could see MU was still a very good basketball team at that time, and chose not to jump off the bandwagon at first site of adversity. Shoot, at least Chicos still had MU in the NIT - I recall some posts after the DePaul loss stating this team wouldn't even make the NIT.
I wonder in Georgetown's fans questioned if G'Town was a tournament worthy team after dropping to lowly Rutgers?
That's a well done spot. I liked it. just switched to Direct in time for March Madness
Go MU!
Quote from: Ners on February 16, 2010, 09:31:27 AM
Notice Chicos original post about MU being an NIT team was on January 25th - shortly after our loss to DePaul and Syracuse. He was just being a realist at that time, and wasn't able to see beyond the record and results at that time, that this MU team was an NCAA caliber team. Most fans could see MU was still a very good basketball team at that time, and chose not to jump off the bandwagon at first site of adversity. Shoot, at least Chicos still had MU in the NIT - I recall some posts after the DePaul loss stating this team wouldn't even make the NIT.
I wonder in Georgetown's fans questioned if G'Town was a tournament worthy team after dropping to lowly Rutgers?
Fair enough, I failed to look at the date of the entry/time of the entry. Good think I didn't go all Hayward on him then. I sure would look foolish.
Quote from: copious1218 on February 16, 2010, 09:37:51 AM
Fair enough, I failed to look at the date of the entry/time of the entry. Good think I didn't go all Hayward on him then. I sure would look foolish.
I actually don't have too many issues with Hayward. I know he and Chicos go at each other, and I've had a few battles with Chicos. As I mentioned in the previous post, Chicos, like most bandwagon/realistic fans jumped off the MU bus at first sign of REAL adversity - the DePaul loss - and wrote this team off. If I were a betting man, I would have probably put my money on MU for the NIT at that time as well - but refused to lose faith in this team that has played so hard all year long.
At the beginning of the year, I predicted a terrible BE season and no NIT. As the season progressed, they were better than I thought .. with close losses came the thought that it would be a frustrating, oh-so-close season. When we lost to DePaul, myself, and a TON of others gave up the ghost of the idea that we would be heading for the dance.
So .. to those of you who, after the DePaul loss, stayed on the NCAA bandwagon: Good for you. You kept believing the team was better than their record and you were proven correct.
Gosh. Imagine that. People thinking the season was going south. People thinking the season was brighter. All hail our right thinking overlords who would never rub our noses in it.
Quote from: Ners on February 16, 2010, 09:31:27 AM
Notice Chicos original post about MU being an NIT team was on January 25th - shortly after our loss to DePaul and Syracuse. He was just being a realist at that time, and wasn't able to see beyond the record and results at that time, that this MU team was an NCAA caliber team. Most fans could see MU was still a very good basketball team at that time, and chose not to jump off the bandwagon at first site of adversity. Shoot, at least Chicos still had MU in the NIT - I recall some posts after the DePaul loss stating this team wouldn't even make the NIT.
I wonder in Georgetown's fans questioned if G'Town was a tournament worthy team after dropping to lowly Rutgers?
If MU does not make the NCAA, Ners, it will be the DePaul loss that keeps them out most likely. That loss removed all margin for error. We still have a lot of work to go. Thank God the Pac Ten is so unbelievably bad this year to make the bubble very soft.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on February 16, 2010, 12:02:39 PM
If MU does not make the NCAA, Ners, it will be the DePaul loss that keeps them out most likely. That loss removed all margin for error. We still have a lot of work to go. Thank God the Pac Ten is so unbelievably bad this year to make the bubble very soft.
Agreed with the above, but it is curious to note that if a "Bad Loss" such as DePaul could be the difference in us missing the tourney, why should 2 or 3 good losses against WVU and Villanova (which are factoring into our sum total of defeats and season record) not offset this 1 bad loss? I realize that is counterintuitive logic to think 3 "good losses" could offset 1 bad loss..but interesting to think about. At very least up to this point, MU has shown NOBODY can blow MU out of a game, and that we have pretty much been in every game except maybe Wisconsin and Syracuse (realistically speaking.)
I also think a characterization of someone being a "bandwagon" fan is incorrect. I don't think in my life I've ever been called a bandwagon Marquette fan. Just because someone feels the team is going to go to the NIT doesn't mean they are a bandwagon fan. Some folks view things with different prisms than others do.
MU has a tremendous opportunity in front of them right now. They also have a few losses that could hold them back. That is why they are on the bubble and not a lock right now. If MU had beaten DePaul and NCState, hard not to see them as a virtual lock at this point.
Let's hope they take care of this opportunity and go 4-2 in the final 6 games. That should be enough.
Quote from: ChicosBailBonds on February 16, 2010, 12:43:53 PM
I also think a characterization of someone being a "bandwagon" fan is incorrect. I don't think in my life I've ever been called a bandwagon Marquette fan. Just because someone feels the team is going to go to the NIT doesn't mean they are a bandwagon fan. Some folks view things with different prisms than others do.
MU has a tremendous opportunity in front of them right now. They also have a few losses that could hold them back. That is why they are on the bubble and not a lock right now. If MU had beaten DePaul and NCState, hard not to see them as a virtual lock at this point.
Let's hope they take care of this opportunity and go 4-2 in the final 6 games. That should be enough.
Good point - bandwagon was a wrong term to use..knee jerk reacting fan would have been better...and I'm not so much speaking of you and your prediction for the NIT, as much as some on here who after the DePaul loss predicted impending doom and that MU wouldn't even make the NIT. That definitely qualifies as a knee jerk reacting fan!