2024-25 NCAA Basketball Thread

[MarquetteDano]

I mentioned it last weekend during their Saturday night game against AZ...they are legitimately good.

And I think BYU has a monster recruiting class next year too.

[MU82]

Thank goodness Indiana has a lot of guys who shoot mid-range jumpers.

[MuggsyB]

Wow.  Tough foul call on BYU.  But WTH was that with 9 secs to go? 

[Zog from Margo]

Big win for Buzz

[MuggsyB]

Big win for Buzz

They caught Auburn at the right time. 

[MuggsyB]

Wow, just wow.  It's amazing how often teams just go iso ball in the last secs and don't even get a shot off.  Heck of a game in Ames. 

[MuggsyB]

BYU prevails.  Big win for seeding.  That team is dangerous. 

[bradforster]

Big win for Buzz

The building was rocking tonight in College Station.  Buzz prevented the students from storming the court, but they were ready to go.  I've attended two Houston games and now an A&M game this year, and all three contests produced electric atmospheres. 

[Uncle Rico]

We never should have fired Buzz

[Billy Hoyle]

And I think BYU has a monster recruiting class next year too.

They do. AJ Dybantsa may be the best HS recruit to go to college in a long time. They also have five billionaire donors living within a 20 mile radius of campus. They're here to stay.

[The Sultan]

The number of missteps the Pac-12 made could fill up a book, but being so haughty about BYU was a big one.

[wadesworld]

They do. AJ Dybantsa may be the best HS recruit to go to college in a long time. They also have five billionaire donors living within a 20 mile radius of campus. They're here to stay.

These high level athletes also have to attend BYU, so they have that going against them.

[The Sultan]

These high level athletes also have to attend BYU, so they have that going against them.

Dybantsa has said that the on-campus culture is one of the reasons he chose BYU.

[wadesworld]

Dybantsa has said that the on-campus culture is one of the reasons he chose BYU.

Good on him.  I'm guessing if he was being completely honest, there were about 7 million reasons ahead of the on-campus culture that he chose BYU.  Can't imagine many high level athletes are choosing to go there for anything but the money.

[Scoop Snoop]

Good on him.  Can't imagine many high level athletes are choosing to go there for anything but the money.

Each player is given sets of the magic underwear that Mormons LDS believe in.

[The Sultan]

Good on him.  I'm guessing if he was being completely honest, there were about 7 million reasons ahead of the on-campus culture that he chose BYU.  Can't imagine many high level athletes are choosing to go there for anything but the money.

According to him, each of the finalists met the asking price. He also said that the coach working in the NBA for years and running an NBA-like offense is something that drew him there as well.

Not every kid wants to go to school and party you know.

[Jay Bee]

Imagine being afraid of Mountain Dew for reasons other than it tastes like sh1t and gives you gut rot.

[wadesworld]

According to him, each of the finalists met the asking price. He also said that the coach working in the NBA for years and running an NBA-like offense is something that drew him there as well.

Not every kid wants to go to school and party you know.

I'm not even talking needing to be at a party school.  The list of rules there is wild.  No form fitting clothes, no beards, no alcohol, no caffeine in hot drinks, have a specific rule that you cannot "jam pennies in doors, climb on window ledges at Helaman Halls," etc.  Limits on number of piercings, where you can be in the opposite sex's dorms/living areas, shorts length, no profanity, etc. etc. etc.  The list is long and crazy.

[Uncle Rico]

I'm not even talking needing to be at a party school.  The list of rules there is wild.  No form fitting clothes, no beards, no alcohol, no caffeine in hot drinks, have a specific rule that you cannot "jam pennies in doors, climb on window ledges at Helaman Halls," etc.  Limits on number of piercings, where you can be in the opposite sex's dorms/living areas, shorts length, no profanity, etc. etc. etc.  The list is long and crazy.

All schools should be like this

[Scoop Snoop]

All schools should be like this

Add chastity belts to the list and I agree.

[Uncle Rico]

Add chastity belts to the list and I agree.

Women in trousers or skirts failing to cover their ankles should be put in jail. 

[Spaniel with a Short Tail]

According to him, each of the finalists met the asking price. He also said that the coach working in the NBA for years and running an NBA-like offense is something that drew him there as well.

Not every kid wants to go to school and party you know.

[Billy Hoyle]

I'm not even talking needing to be at a party school.  The list of rules there is wild.   have a specific rule that you cannot "jam pennies in doors, climb on window ledges at Helaman Halls," etc. The list is long and crazy.

I had no idea that could be a deciding factor in choosing a college, especially for athletes.

Also, don't think BYU is going to be 100% enforcing the honor code for star athletes. People like to go back to the Brandon Davies situation but Davies wasn't suspended for having "premarital sex" as most reported, it was for knocking up a girl who was not his girlfriend and it wasn't his first run in with the Honor Code.

[Scoop Snoop]

I had no idea that could be a deciding factor in choosing a college, especially for athletes.

Also, don't think BYU is going to be 100% enforcing the honor code for star athletes. People like to go back to the Brandon Davies situation but Davies wasn't suspended for having "premarital sex" as most reported, it was for knocking up a girl who was not his girlfriend and it wasn't his first run in with the Honor Code. 

Way back in the late 70's, future Bear's QB Jim McMahon had a rep for flaunting the rules while at BYU. He reportedly thoroughly enjoyed breaking them, knowing full well that the school officials would not do anything about it. 

[tower912]

Burka or bust.