Too bad you live in the west.

We're all perfect somewhere else. :D

I know you're kidding if you are even hinting that 2-6 in their last 8, RPI 74 Illinois deserved a spot over Wisconsin.

Now, Cornell.

Hmm, IL in over WI? Nah, maybe only partially kidding. (I noticed you didn't go back 9 games; that would've been the game at the Kohl Center...;) ) Remember, in those last 9 games IL played Ohio St. 3 times, Wisconsin 3 times, and Purdue. That makes 7 of their last 9 games against opponents ranked in the Top 15. I don't know if you can find any other team in the country with that type of schedule. The game that hurt them was the loss to MN at home at the end of Feb.; I think that's what put MN in over IL. IL was simply inconsistent over the course of the season, and they deserved to be where they are.

Now, don't be taking Cornell lightly, after all, they are a bunch of smart guys. :D

Probably not just x's & o's on the chalkboard.

Missing In Action ???
 

Originally Posted by BillyMac
For some reason I couldn't find UCONN on my NCAA bracket sheet?

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Originally Posted by grunewar
They're there, right next to the NC Tar Heels!

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Originally Posted by Andy
I think my Arizona Wildcats are in that same region.

There must be a fifth region in the NCAA tournament that they're keeping a secret? This may be the first year that there is a Final Five ©.

Doesn't the NCAA have a rule where if you win the tournament you get a five-year exemption. Wait? That's golf. Nevermind.

Baby Still Needs A New Pair Of Shoes ...
 

I had Temple going to the Sweet Sixteen. It's a good thing that I officiate better than I pick NCAA winners.

Worked Special Olympics Unified Games today. I have this warm feeling inside. Maybe I have a temperature? Maybe I've got the H2N1 Swine Flu? Don't get too close to your monitor. You may catch it.

I would've taken Illinois over Minnesota.

Is this just your opinion or is there somewhere we can go to verify this? :D

geez what a boring day compared to yesterday. too many ads and the games aren't fun. Hardly watched at all.

Has a coach gotten a Tech yet? I saw a double T Marq-Wash game that was kind of standard but any big blow-up yet? Nice of the refs passing on T's to the Robert Morris team after questionable calls.

Or So I've Been Told ...
 

I've been told by evaluators that, for some strange reason, I do my best officiating when I wear my black jersey with the white stripes. For some odd reason, I don't seem to officiate as well when I wear my white jersey with the black stripes.

rowdy finish to the NMSU-MSU game. If there wasn't that fuss over the Kentucky-MSU no lane violation call then I don't think the ref makes that lane violation call on NMSU. My gosh there must have been a torrent of broken tvs and screaming in NMSU territory. What also bothered me was the last out of bounds. Why didn't the refs go to the monitor? It really looked like there should have been more than .3 seconds.

Just heard:

"Jon Diebler! He is lethal!"

I didn't see the UK-MSU game that you refer to, so I can't comment on that, but the call tonight had to be made. It wasn't like it was a timing play during the release, the player stepped in. Like an OOB call there is no looking the other way here. How would you explain to Izzo that. He would have a legitimate beef, the NMSU coach can only complain (legitimately) to his own player.

Good grief. There really hasn't been a whole lot of publicity about that KU no-call, so I doubt they were pressured by public opinion. Do you really believe the crap you write?

I know ESPN showed that play numerous times and I think many refs heard about it. So yeah absolutely I think it might have played a role in why the ref called that violation. The KU-Missi St. game was at the end when the obvious violation wasn't called. I do think the ref was thinking of that play when he called it a violation here.
Yes, by the book but that doesn't mean you have to call it and at the very least see if the other team was trying to rebound which they were not.
I thought NMSU was shooting a ton of bad shots at the end so they shouldn't just blame the refs.
More video at ncaa.com where you can see the game replayed. last minute. Watch the last shot. I stopped the video when the whistle sounds and there is .7 seconds. Why didn't the refs go to the video there? .3 vs .7 The good news at least it wasn't Bobby Knight his son or that Seton Hall coach because they would've have thrown every chair in the arena.
Yahoo link but the NCAA video is better because it shows the player who closest to the ref. Watch his foot. I think he pointed at the wrong guy. Again, I think it was the wrong time to call that violation but if you disagree with me fine. No problem with that at all. But combined that with the ending I just thought NMSU didn't get a fair shake there.

Video: Controversial lane violation helps Michigan State avoid upset - The Dagger - NCAAB Blog - Yahoo! Sports
"It's an incident reminiscent of the foot fault which led to Serena Williams' infamous outburst at the 2009 U.S. Open.Tough the calls themselves may have been technically by the book, they shouldn't be called given the circumstances. There's too much on the line to blow a whistle for a trivial, questionable, irregular violation like stepping into the lane a split-second too early."

off topic but-actually in that case the official made the incorrect call. Serena should have been kicked out of the tourney but still one of the worst Open tennis calls ever. Also, was that NMSU player hit in the nuts or something? That seemed straight out of a Pourtaguese soccer player handbook with him rolling on the floor for that long. Kind of weird after a while. Speaking of weird people need to talk to players about not getting so many tattoos. Neck tattoos for the NMSU player and leg ones for a Louisville player.