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Feb 19, 2011 10:10 PM
Azubuike24;683913 wrote:
Oklahoma State is getting ripped by A&M today, and that is going to really put them off the Tournament line.

What are you talking about. The game is at halftime and Ok State is leading.
Feb 19, 2011 10:10pm
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Feb 19, 2011 11:53 PM
I feel all of the joshing will have faded by about 3 p.m. tomorrow. Besides, despite the loss today, Texas is still the best overall team in the country, from top of the starting lineup to the bottom. This Longhorn unit is built to be a beast in March.

Ryan Smith for 45. Mark it down. Representin' the Panthers.
Feb 19, 2011 11:53pm
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Feb 19, 2011 11:58 PM
reclegend22;684292 wrote:This Longhorn unit is built to be a beast in March.

I'm not seeing it. I'd be shocked if they made the Final Four.
Feb 19, 2011 11:58pm
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Feb 20, 2011 12:20 AM
I just really like the trio of the versatile Jordan Hamilton (a top three or four forward in the country, with excellent range), big man Tristan Thompson (dependable paint production/defense) and guard Cory Joseph (hasn't been on fire of late, but a great spurt scorer out top). Maybe I'm putting too much weight on the fact that Texas played like world beaters during that torrid January to mid-February stretch, but, over the last month and a half, Texas has looked like it has all the pieces fitting together nicely. Random losses are part of the game. It happens to the best of them, and Nebraska is actually a good team. Had Texas won tonight by 10, a lot of people would be starting to push Texas a clear pace ahead of the rest. But that's how it works.

I also think that the Final Four being played in Houston will add another level of motivation to this team. It would be a really big deal to play in front of the Lone Star state. I mean, look at how this helped out the Cowboys this year for the Super Bowl. (I added that to show the Final Four location means very little most of the time, but, on occasion, it serves as an extra spark. Look at MSU in '09. Tom Izzo remarked throughout the whole season how much playing in Detroit meant to the team, the school and the fans.)
Feb 20, 2011 12:20am
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Feb 20, 2011 12:37 AM
reclegend22;684292 wrote:I feel all of the joshing will have faded by about 3 p.m. tomorrow. Besides, despite the loss today, Texas is still the best overall team in the country, from top of the starting lineup to the bottom. This Longhorn unit is built to be a beast in March.

Ryan Smith for 45. Mark it down. Representin' the Panthers.
Sigh, a team with 4 losses is not the best team in the nation. OSU is the best team, there's no doubt about it. Enjoy your sweet 16 loss.
Feb 20, 2011 12:37am
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Feb 20, 2011 12:49 AM
I will thanks.
Feb 20, 2011 12:49am
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Feb 20, 2011 1:01 AM
sleeper wrote:Sigh, a team with 4 losses is not the best team in the nation. OSU is the best team, there's no doubt about it. Enjoy your sweet 16 loss.
As I said, one loss doesn't change anything. Before yesterday's game at Nebraska, many of the experts were also choosing Texas as their "best overall team in the country." Chances are, they haven't changed their minds. Duke had four losses on Feb. 27 of 2001, after losing in Cameron to Maryland. That team today is arguably the greatest team of the last 15 years.

And thanks, I always enjoy myself. Four times out of the last 20 isn't bad odds...
Feb 20, 2011 1:01am
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Feb 20, 2011 2:56 AM
reclegend22;684292 wrote:I feel all of the joshing will have faded by about 3 p.m. tomorrow. Besides, despite the loss today, Texas is still the best overall team in the country, from top of the starting lineup to the bottom. This Longhorn unit is built to be a beast in March.

Ryan Smith for 45. Mark it down. Representin' the Panthers.
Rep them by spelling his name right. Haha. They are doing pretty well this year. Lost their first game of the season last week.
Feb 20, 2011 2:56am
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Feb 20, 2011 3:12 AM
Tiger2003;684094 wrote:What are you talking about. The game is at halftime and Ok State is leading.
I should have worded it differently. I was saying OSU has been taking on water and was going to lose to A&M. The game ended up coming down to the wire, so my statement wasn't as prophetic as I thought. It shouldn't have been worded in the present tense though.
Feb 20, 2011 3:12am
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Feb 20, 2011 8:21 AM
reclegend22;684292 wrote:Ryan Smith for 45. Mark it down. Representin' the Panthers.

care to make a friendly wager on this? I'll even knock half off your prediction of 45 and say that if RYNE Smith scores 23 or more, I'll not post for a month, and if he doesn't, you return the favor---agreed?? and I won't even comment on the "Texas is the best team" bullshit :rolleyes:

btw, what happened to your Panthers against the SJJ Titans??
Feb 20, 2011 8:21am
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Feb 20, 2011 12:20 PM
centralbucksfan;683916 wrote:Hey LALEY...how about them Horns!! ;) jk!!

I knew that was coming:D

I wont back down though, and will man up. Texas until that game looked unbeatable versus anyone anywhere in my eyes. But the Huskers got the best of them. What a 2nd half by Nebraska.

Looks like OSU (big IF) may make a quick return to #1.

If Purdue wins does Duke vault all the way to 1, or only jump Pitt and Texas?
Feb 20, 2011 12:20pm
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Feb 20, 2011 12:26 PM
vball10set;684371 wrote:
btw, what happened to your Panthers against the SJJ Titans??

Eddie Norrils got mad and took over. Whitmer, in my mind, was the best team that night though I think SJJ is better. Whitmer just lost it for a 6 minute span. If a coach contain Nigel Hayes and work on his shooting, (because his shot is really nice and soft, just doesnt ever go in lol) they are going to be getting a BEAST in college.
Matta is getting a fantastic player in Marc Loving. Good length, nice shot, good rebounder. Just needs to develop a mean streak and learn to take over. He is a very smooth player right now.

Im excited to see the rematch, assuming SJJ gets by Bowsher and Whitmer gets by Central.
Feb 20, 2011 12:26pm
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Feb 20, 2011 12:27 PM
Laley23;684482 wrote:I knew that was coming:D

I wont back down though, and will man up. Texas until that game looked unbeatable versus anyone anywhere in my eyes. But the Huskers got the best of them. What a 2nd half by Nebraska.

Looks like OSU (big IF) may make a quick return to #1.

If Purdue wins does Duke vault all the way to 1, or only jump Pitt and Texas?

Tough call on that one, lot depends on Purdue/OSU. OSU win it's a moot point, a loss big would be different than a tight loss but still may not matter.
Feb 20, 2011 12:27pm
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Feb 20, 2011 12:31 PM
Laley23;684482 wrote: If Purdue wins does Duke vault all the way to 1, or only jump Pitt and Texas?

Yes Duke should be #1 if they win vs Georgia Tech and the Buckeyes lose. If the Buckeyes win and so does Duke, the Blue Devils will be the #2 ranked team followed by Kansas, Texas, SDSU, Pitt.
Feb 20, 2011 12:31pm
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Feb 20, 2011 4:19 PM
vball10set wrote:care to make a friendly wager on this? I'll even knock half off your prediction of 45 and say that if RYNE Smith scores 23 or more, I'll not post for a month, and if he doesn't, you return the favor---agreed?? and I won't even comment on the "Texas is the best team" bullshit

btw, what happened to your Panthers against the SJJ Titans??
#1, I'd rather watch Neal McCoy consume a 300-pound watermelon than care for 10 seconds about the Whitmer Panthers. And as for thinking RYNE -- what is he, a half rhino, half person? Let's conform to the Anglo-Saxon naming process please -- scoring 45-plus, obviously I didn't type that with a serious face.

#2, calling Texas the best overall team in the country is not bullshit. If that's "bullshit," then suggesting OSU is the best team in the country after losing two of three is a "straight fucking lie." I don't care that the Buckeyes played those losses in "the two toughest places in the country," which, with regard to Purdue, is 100% untrue anyway. Point is, those two Ohio State losses don't take away from the Buckeyes' status as a top three team one bit, just as Texas' loss at Nebraska -- a probable NCAA team -- doesn't, either.
Feb 20, 2011 4:19pm
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Feb 20, 2011 4:24 PM
reclegend22;684892 wrote:#1, I'd rather watch Neal McCoy consume a 300-pound watermelon than care for 10 seconds about the Whitmer Panthers. And as for thinking RYNE -- what is he, a half rhino, half person? Let's conform to the Anglo-Saxon naming process please -- scoring 45-plus, obviously I didn't type that with a serious face.

#2, calling Texas the best overall team in the country is not bullshit. If that's "bullshit," then suggesting OSU is the best team in the country after losing two of three is a "straight fucking lie." I don't care that the Buckeyes played those losses in "the two toughest places in the country," which, with regard to Purdue, is 100% untrue anyway. Point is, those two Ohio State losses don't take away from the Buckeyes' status as a top three team one bit, just as Texas' loss at Nebraska -- a probable NCAA team -- doesn't, either.

Cool the jet there Lisa....lol
Feb 20, 2011 4:24pm
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Feb 20, 2011 4:32 PM
"And that was an overreaction." -Andy Bernard.
Feb 20, 2011 4:32pm
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Feb 20, 2011 6:20 PM
reclegend22;684892 wrote:#1, I'd rather watch Neal McCoy consume a 300-pound watermelon than care for 10 seconds about the Whitmer Panthers. And as for thinking RYNE -- what is he, a half rhino, half person? Let's conform to the Anglo-Saxon naming process please -- scoring 45-plus, obviously I didn't type that with a serious face.

#2, calling Texas the best overall team in the country is not bullshit. If that's "bullshit," then suggesting OSU is the best team in the country after losing two of three is a "straight fucking lie." I don't care that the Buckeyes played those losses in "the two toughest places in the country," which, with regard to Purdue, is 100% untrue anyway. Point is, those two Ohio State losses don't take away from the Buckeyes' status as a top three team one bit, just as Texas' loss at Nebraska -- a probable NCAA team -- doesn't, either.
#1, I didn't name him- his parents did, and if you don't care about the Whitmer Panthers, then don't post the "representin'" bullshit

#2, I posted this before OSU lost their second game, and nowhere did I suggest that they were the "best team in the country", even though I do believe they are one of the top five, with no particular team being "the best". Point is, if you think that Nebraska is a tougher opponent, and that Lincoln is a tougher place to play, than Purdue at West Lafayette, then you're a moron.

and that, my friend, is no fucking lie :cool:
Feb 20, 2011 6:20pm
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Feb 20, 2011 9:04 PM
vball10set wrote:#1, I didn't name him- his parents did, and if you don't care about the Whitmer Panthers, then don't post the "representin'" bullshit
You, on the other hand, obviously care way too much.
vball10set wrote:Point is, if you think that Nebraska is a tougher opponent, and that Lincoln is a tougher place to play, than Purdue at West Lafayette, then you're a moron.
I won't even respond to that, since that's completely unrelated to what I said. Because of this, I no longer care.
Feb 20, 2011 9:04pm