#1 Kentucky Just lost to #8 Robert Morris in the first round of the NIT

[JoBo2756]

Shame.

I'm smiling ear to ear. I hate Calipari and this makes me really happy.

Go from being a preseason #3 to losing everything (including Nerls Noelle... or whatever his name is).

One thought: Does this mean that Kentucky will have two unbelieveable recruiting classes on one bench?

[Nukem2]

Yeah, there may be some "departures" between now and August.....

[BCHoopster]

Yeah, there may be some "departures" between now and August.....

All they have is some D-League players, great win for Robert Morris, loved the gym, much like UWM's.  When you start talking about 5 Star recruits, like the 3 they have, not one would
start at MU right now. 

[Mr. Nielsen]

Great finish as well in the St. John's-St. Joe's game. Red Storm hit a shot at the buzzer to win!

[GGGG]

Yeah, there may be some "departures" between now and August.....

There has to be.  They are way oversigned.

[Avenue Commons]

Wow, how the mighty have fallen. I'm guessing that at some point in the past another NCAA champion has not made the tourney the next year, but not with that many Burger Boys on the bench.

Noells is gone anyways, he could still by the No. 1 pick in the NBA.

[tower912]

Definitely court-storm worthy. 

[TJ]

Awesome game, awesome finish!

We were at the tourney in Minneapolis a few years ago and RMU was staying at the same hotel as us - they couldn't have been nicer people.  The alumni association gave us tshirts and wristbands so we could be honorary RMU fans at the game the next day.  We drank with the admins (band director, cheerleader coach, mascot, etc.) in the hotel bar the night before the game.  It was awesome.  The coach came into the bar with Phil Martelli after the game and everyone was just generally having a great time.  I love RMU, I'm a Colonial Crazy!  I'm so excited they beat Kentucky!

[LAZER]

Noel, Goodwin, Poythress, and Cauley-Stein could all go in the first round

[TJ]

BTW, RMU was damn close to beating Villanova in the first round in 2010 in a 2-15 game.  Had 'em all game long and blew it in the last 90 seconds or so.

[jesmu84]

Awesome game, awesome finish!

We were at the tourney in Minneapolis a few years ago and RMU was staying at the same hotel as us - they couldn't have been nicer people.  The alumni association gave us tshirts and wristbands so we could be honorary RMU fans at the game the next day.  We drank with the admins (band director, cheerleader coach, mascot, etc.) in the hotel bar the night before the game.  It was awesome.  The coach came into the bar with Phil Martelli after the game and everyone was just generally having a great time.  I love RMU, I'm a Colonial Crazy!  I'm so excited they beat Kentucky!

"cheerleader coach"... and?

[Avenue Commons]

Robert Morris got a kid named "Lucky Jones." Lucky was ejected for two flagrants en route to beating Kentucky. Robert Morris is my new favorite team.

[JoBo2756]

He mobbed that Kentucky guy

[79Warrior]

Noel, Goodwin, Poythress, and Cauley-Stein could all go in the first round

He's already reloaded.

[keefe]

Robert Morris got a kid named "Lucky Jones." Lucky was ejected for two flagrants en route to beating Kentucky. Robert Morris is my new favorite team.

That was a real cheap shot by Jones. A real thug move. I'm glad Kentucky lost, though.

[TJ]

"cheerleader coach"... and?

She was hot.  I wasn't in her league at all.  Fun to drink with though.

[Avenue Commons]

That was a real cheap shot by Jones. A real thug move. I'm glad Kentucky lost, though.

I don't judge my fellow Thug Life peeps. You see my avatar? Better recognize.

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[TallTitan34]

I don't judge my fellow Thug Life peeps. You see my avatar? Better recognize.

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Ahhh that takes me back.  Love a good Jonathan Xavier reference.

[KipsBayEagle]

Noel, Goodwin, Poythress, and Cauley-Stein could all go in the first round

They might go in the first round in possibly the worst draft of all time.

[keefe]

I don't judge my fellow Thug Life peeps. You see my avatar? Better recognize.

http://youtu.be/MqVGMLBOqnY

I've seen drunks run onto baseball diamonds but Xavier's brother stands as the most bizarre I have seen. One thing that is creepy is Fulce got Xavier's right eye with his left finger nail. Watch your tape - between 2:23 and 2:30 Fulce is clearly cleaning his finger nail of Xavier's eye matter. He actually wipes it on his jersey. All in all a bizarre sequence of events.

[reinko]

Weirdest thing I have ever saw live.

[MerrittsMustache]

That was a real cheap shot by Jones. A real thug move. I'm glad Kentucky lost, though.

It was a hard foul, not a "thug move." The play looked worse than it actually was because he wound up. If you watch it closely, he actually hits the ball out of Goodwin's hand. It just so happened that Goodwin's head/face were in between Lucky and the ball

[Golden Avalanche]

If the gods gave Marquette a National Title this season only to lose in the first round of the NIT next season, how many of you wouldn't take that deal?

[GGGG]

If the gods gave Marquette a National Title this season only to lose in the first round of the NIT next season, how many of you wouldn't take that deal?

Hell, I'd take a repeat of 2003 even if it means 2004 follows.

[ChicosBailBonds]

How many times do we see a team that thought they were getting into the NCAA tournament lose early in the NIT?  Seems to be a yearly occurrence.  Kids are disappointed, the effort isn't there, they basically mail it in.  Right or wrong, this happens frequently.

For the record, UK didn't deserve to be in.  They would have got in if their stud wasn't hurt last month, but that's not how it worked out for them.