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

[jesmu84]

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.

Cal said this in the postgame. Said some players "let go of the rope" so he took them out and didn't play them again. I don't quite understand how he wasn't more upset. If I was a coach and my players quit, regardless of the circumstance, I'd be livid.

[MerrittsMustache]

Cal said this in the postgame. Said some players "let go of the rope" so he took them out and didn't play them again. I don't quite understand how he wasn't more upset. If I was a coach and my players quit, regardless of the circumstance, I'd be livid.

Cal hates this team and is relieved to have the season over. He can also use it as a teaching point for the new class of McD AAs that come in next season. Whenever a coach says that it would have been a shame if his team won, he's packed it in for the season.

[reinko]

Hmmm...they have signed 5 guys, and only one senior.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1485702&PT=4&PR=2

Even if Noel leaves, looks like more than a couple will be shown the door.

[GGGG]

And they just added Julius Randle...Scout's #1 rated power forward.

So they have the #1 and #2 center, the #1 PG, the #1 SG, the #1 PF and the #3 SF.

Evan Daniels calls it "the best class he has ever seen."  Hard to disagree.

[The Lens]

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!

That coach was probably Mike Rice of Rutgers.  He had a nice little run at RMU.  He did some time on the MU bench in the '90's.  Assistant to Deane on a few NCAA teams and part time bartender at Hegs...cause back then we didn't pay our assistants 200K (and also because that's where you could usually find our Head Coach and top assistant.

[4everwarriors]

Anyone else, besides me, impressed with Andrew Toole?

[Tugg Speedman]

Hmmm...they have signed 5 guys, and only one senior.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1485702&PT=4&PR=2

Even if Noel leaves, looks like more than a couple will be shown the door.

Just watched PTI and they said a couple of Kentucky guys would like to stay but they are being told to leave.  Things are not well in Lexington.

[akmarq]

I know Kentucky also has several players on 'year-to-year' scholarships that they can back out of. Most of the UK chatter I've read suggests that even if Noel stays (he won't) then they'd only be oversigned by 1

[Bocephys]

I know Kentucky also has several players on 'year-to-year' scholarships that they can back out of. Most of the UK chatter I've read suggests that even if Noel stays (he won't) then they'd only be oversigned by 1

All scholarships are year to year.

[akmarq]

All scholarships are year to year.

Right. I think it was made explicit to several players that they would lose their scholarships when they signed though.

That was bad phrasing on my part.

What I'm getting at is I do not believe they are oversigned/overcommited because so many of their players are walk-ons who got a scholarship this year knowing they might lose it.

[RushmoreAcademy]

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?

I would take the deal if Marquette was knocked out of the postseason next year by DeVry.

[ChicosBailBonds]

All scholarships are year to year.

That was just changed by the NCAA.  Multi-year scholarships are now available.  Marquette voted against this, by the way.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-02-17/multiyear-scholarships-be-allowed

[keefe]

That was just changed by the NCAA.  Multi-year scholarships are now available.  Marquette voted against this, by the way.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/ncaa/article/2012-02-17/multiyear-scholarships-be-allowed

I am just guessing that Tanned Tommy was also against this? Vehemently so?

[ChicosBailBonds]

I am just guessing that Tanned Tommy was also against this? Vehemently so?

Schools vote, not coaches.  I have no idea if he was against it or how IU voted.  I know Marquette voted against it because they were mentioned in articles that they were against it.