This Just In
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Bold Prediction: The Hoyas will win at least 1 BE game in 2023.
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Post by This Just In on Mar 14, 2013 23:01:10 GMT -5
The Big East (C7) vs the ACC/Leaving teams..bracket wise...the Big East has not represented too well outside of the Hoyas to this point
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Post by krukster201 on Mar 14, 2013 23:08:12 GMT -5
Get it done Hoyas!
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Big Dog
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Post by Big Dog on Mar 15, 2013 0:19:37 GMT -5
So Marquette finishes the reg season with 1 non-Milwaukee win against an NCAA tournament team, and zero non-Milwaukee wins against such teams when the opposing team's best player (Woodall) didn't leave for good early with injury.
Yeah, Buzz deserved COY.
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birdman
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Post by birdman on Mar 15, 2013 7:14:29 GMT -5
All right then, we're the only Big East team left in the BET.
For God, Country, and Conference! Go Hoyas!
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hoyatables
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Post by hoyatables on Mar 15, 2013 7:40:29 GMT -5
Birdman, excellent find and what a great way to start and get psyched for the day! I cannot wait for 7 PM . . . going to be a long day of waiting!
And what is Rick Moranis up to these days? He was in EVERYTHING for a while. Don't see him anymore. Perhaps he is living off "Honey I Shrunk The . . . " profits?
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Post by fsohoya on Mar 15, 2013 9:02:02 GMT -5
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Post by fsohoya on Mar 15, 2013 9:05:26 GMT -5
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Mar 15, 2013 9:16:48 GMT -5
This d-bag is on my list of people I would punch immediately upon seeing them. Just ahead of Olbermann.
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 15, 2013 9:25:04 GMT -5
He interviewed half a dozen coaches and AD's - SU, Pitt, ND, Louisville. Gee, I wonder what they would say! The ACC is NOT dragging its southern roots all up to NYC every year. Thamel is just spouting off as usual.
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Post by fsohoya on Mar 15, 2013 9:38:38 GMT -5
All this crap reminds me of why I HATE college football. It is completely ruining hoops.
I wish we could get Gonzaga in the new league. We need absolutely the best football-free college hoops product we can put together.
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Post by Madgesdiq on Mar 15, 2013 9:46:18 GMT -5
This d-bag is on my list of people I would punch immediately upon seeing them. Just ahead of Olbermann. + 6139 Completely agree.
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NCHoya
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Post by NCHoya on Mar 15, 2013 9:47:57 GMT -5
At least the comments section of Thamel's "article" are reflective of what a moron we all know this guy to be. He has the ACC people angry at him for insulting the South and trying to make the ACC into the BE. And he has the BE folks riled for his "bludgeoning the Catholic Schools" line among other ridiculous notions and ideas. Is he a serious writer? Who publishes something like this article? How bad is it getting for SI.com? Thamel represents EXACTLY what is wrong with college sports.
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Post by professorhoya on Mar 15, 2013 9:52:54 GMT -5
At least the comments section of Thamel's "article" are reflective of what a moron we all know this guy to be. He has the ACC people angry at him for insulting the South and trying to make the ACC into the BE. And he has the BE folks riled for his "bludgeoning the Catholic Schools" line among other ridiculous notions and ideas. Is he a serious writer? Who publishes something like this article? How bad is it getting for SI.com? Thamel represents EXACTLY what is wrong with college sports. Notable alumni The Daily Orange:
Sports Illustrated Pete Thamel, college sports columnist and former New York Times sports reporter
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Post by TBird41 on Mar 15, 2013 9:54:30 GMT -5
At least the comments section of Thamel's "article" are reflective of what a moron we all know this guy to be. He has the ACC people angry at him for insulting the South and trying to make the ACC into the BE. And he has the BE folks riled for his "bludgeoning the Catholic Schools" line among other ridiculous notions and ideas. Is he a serious writer? Who publishes something like this article? How bad is it getting for SI.com? Thamel represents EXACTLY what is wrong with college sports. Between Seth "Fab Melo has a great personality and like to pimp my Mom's juicing business" Davis and Pete "I believe Manti Teo and love Syracuse" Thamel, I refuse to read half of Sports Illustrated's basketball writers. At this point I'll read Luke Winn and Andy Glockner. The other two are trash
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Post by dungeon ball on Mar 15, 2013 10:03:52 GMT -5
What really Editedes me off about all this BE obit stuff this week is that they're talking like the BE is dying from cancer or old age. Syracuse made a decision to leave. Pitt made a decision to leave. It's like the media feels bad for the guy who killed his wife because now he's lonely
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Filo
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Post by Filo on Mar 15, 2013 10:38:43 GMT -5
Man is Thamel a feminine hygieny product or what.
In addition to many of the comments above, I note that just talking to casual basketball fans who have no iron in the fire regarding the old BE / new BE / ACC crap, they don't even get this "end-of-the BE" talk. There will be a BE tournament at MSG next year and it will be exciting and have some great teams. Will it have lost some lustre? Of course. Removing teams like Pitt, ND, Louisville and 'Cuse will do that. But by adding Butler, Xavier and hopefully Creighton, it will certainly be better than the ACC tournament this year. What a complete pile of horse manure that tournament is.
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Post by bmartin on Mar 15, 2013 11:07:37 GMT -5
Former President Bill Clinton made his way to the Louisville locker room after the team beat Villanova in the Big East quarterfinals on Thursday. And it looked like he had some fun. Louisville player Chane Behanan posted some very close-up pictures of Clinton enjoying the post-game celebration on Instagram. "He loved us -- hopefully," Behanan later told CBS Sports. Clinton did seem happy for the Cardinals, but they’re not his favorite college team. Earlier in the evening, ESPN’s Andy Katz asked Clinton about the NCAA tournament. “Who do you like to win the national championship?” Katz asked. “I’m going to bet on Georgetown because they’re my alma mater,” Clinton replied. “I’m loyal, and they’re playing great.”
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Boz
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Post by Boz on Mar 15, 2013 11:19:16 GMT -5
“I’m going to bet on Georgetown because they’re my alma mater,” Clinton replied. “I’m loyal, and they’re playing great.” Weren't so loyal in 1994 were ya', Slick Willy?
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Post by TBird41 on Mar 15, 2013 11:25:11 GMT -5
“I’m going to bet on Georgetown because they’re my alma mater,” Clinton replied. “I’m loyal, and they’re playing great.” Weren't so loyal in 1994 were ya', Slick Willy? Depends on what the definition of "I'm" is ;D
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Post by FrazierFanatic on Mar 15, 2013 11:29:05 GMT -5
"I did not have supportive intercourse with that (Louisville) basketball team."
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