lichoya68
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OK YOUNGINS ARE HERE AND ARE VERY VERY GOOD cant wait GO HOYAS
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Post by lichoya68 on Jan 18, 2012 22:58:38 GMT -5
WOWOOWWO JUST SAW THAT NEBRASKA BEAT INDIANA FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1920 IF THATS WRIGHT THATS KINDA CRAZY WOWOOWO GO HOYAS on any given nite any team especailly in the big east can beat anybody NO GIMMES BE READY TO PLAY AND HUSTLE FOR FORTY MINUTES OR MORE go hoyas must beat rutgers..
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lichoya68
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OK YOUNGINS ARE HERE AND ARE VERY VERY GOOD cant wait GO HOYAS
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Post by lichoya68 on Jan 18, 2012 23:08:45 GMT -5
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MacHoya
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Post by MacHoya on Jan 19, 2012 10:26:35 GMT -5
cincy is for real...they live and die by the three though - so there is a way to beat them. during the broadcast golden dommer goteibb or however you spell his name had this nugget... if you shoot 50 3's and 50 2's; you only have to make 33% of your 3's to beat 50% of the 2's....now granted he is close - but 33.33333333% still only rounds to 50. I realize I'm a dork and a loser....but why not just say 34%. Best part might have been the announcer responding "I've checked your math and you are correct..." In an attempt to "out-dork" you, I must point out that it is not possible to hit 33% of 50 three point shots - you either hit 16 (32%) or 17 (34%).
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Post by williambraskyiii on Jan 19, 2012 10:51:02 GMT -5
Seth Davis has taken out a second mortgage on his home after buying additional stock in the Indiana Hoosiers a few weeks ago.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 19, 2012 12:01:50 GMT -5
Aren't we now 5-2? 3rd place alone right now I think. Correct: Cinci is half a game ahead of us @ 5-1 and all of WVU, Marquette and USF are half a game behind us at 4-2. Not that you guys are doing it, but its kind of annoying how much folks are making of the BE balance and lack of stellar teams (i.e., it's Syracuse and every one else!) because so many teams are bunched at 4-2, etc. Of course teams are 4-2 right now. Its like that every year. There arent too many records that 16 teams can have after 6 games. To be fair, Cincinnati was supposed to be good this year. They were ranked in the top 15 at the beginning of the year, i think. I still think there will end up being 4-5 really good BE teams by the end of the season. I think the story of the BE not being good is because Nova, Pitt and ND arent going to be those teams. Cincy has probably the two best road wins in the country, I would argue (at Gtown and UConn), but they arent a traditional elite team.
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Post by HometownHoya on Jan 19, 2012 14:05:15 GMT -5
I agree with you Jook...additionally, I think it is better for the conference that some of these bottom dwellers are moving up in the conference. We can only hope that Pitt, WVU, and Cuse will somehow all have miserable seasons but I pray that SJU, Cinci, Marquette, USF and even Rutgers can have good seasons to help maintain the strength of the new BE.
Additionally, the Big East is as competitive and balanced as the last few years, we just haven't had the "Best Conference in the US" tag since pre-season. In fact, 10 of 16 teams in the BE are at .500 or above, with #17 ranked Louisville, an improved SJU, and collapsing Pitt and Nova below.
Like every year, it seems like the BE has 3-4 levels. By the end of the year, I think it will look like many other years, especially since I don't think SUcks is on a level of their own. It is just difficult for commentators because no other teams have stood out from the crowd.
In a league were #11 UConn is 7th and #21 Louisville is 10th, I think we can all agree there is a high level of competition and parity.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 19, 2012 14:11:19 GMT -5
Yeah, I like that the conference is sort of sneaky good this year. It may benefit it us in the sense of less pressure going into the tourney, where all eyes have been on whether the BE will live up to getting X teams in, etc. (Of course, we have our own baggage in that regard.) I think you are right. The BE dialogue is just all about how the traditional teams are bad, and Syracuse is really good.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jan 19, 2012 19:40:57 GMT -5
Just updating here since there aren't many important or good game since they're mostly showing ACC games(Please don't say Duke is putting their home court win streak on the line when they're playing wake forest, they really aren't"
But the 1 good and relevant game is currently airing on ESPN2 as Alabama v. Vanderbilt is almost at the half. Tied 19-19 with 3 minutes to play.
Other relevant games today: UNC Greensboro(4-14) v. Chattanooga. Spartans up 30-26 in the 1st. NJIT(7-9) v. Houston Baptist. Highlanders up 28-26 in the 1st. IUPUI(8-12) v. South Dakota 8pm
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Jan 19, 2012 20:06:48 GMT -5
Tune in to see Nikita against Duke.
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dense
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Post by dense on Jan 19, 2012 22:09:52 GMT -5
UNC is just soft mentally...like very soft mentally. Whether they win this game with Va Tech or not.
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dense
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Post by dense on Jan 19, 2012 22:19:25 GMT -5
of course they go on a 17-0 after i type that,lol....but this how they should be playing D all the time.
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Post by HoyaSinceBirth on Jan 19, 2012 22:33:21 GMT -5
Alabama lost by 10.
NJIT and UNC Greensboro won.
IUPUI lost.
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gahoya
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Post by gahoya on Jan 19, 2012 22:35:39 GMT -5
Alabama's rankings won't reflect how good they are; they've lost to a few bad teams, but their about to head into a stretch with UK, Florida, etc., which will all most likely be losses.
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hoyainla
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Post by hoyainla on Jan 20, 2012 0:40:47 GMT -5
Im sure Vanderbilt will be back up in the rankings next week, but right now they are by far the best unranked team. I dont think anyone wants to play them now that they are healthy.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 20, 2012 10:08:41 GMT -5
Alabama is pretty awful. I wouldnt sugar coat it. Obviously, I am rooting for them to be better, but they may not make the tourney. They are right on the cusp with a 34 RPI, and they dont have that many shots left to win big games, unless they can beat Kentucky on the road, or Florida, Tennessee and/or Miss St at home, but they wont be favored to do so when they lose to Vandy like that.
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GUJook97
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Post by GUJook97 on Jan 21, 2012 15:44:29 GMT -5
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prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Jan 22, 2012 9:59:59 GMT -5
After last night, how long will this last?
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