2025 Conference Tournaments

[OrangeXtreme]

Liberty Biberty

 

[jncuse]

Seeing Liberty playing Jacksonville in the CUSA FInal.
Has any other conference been destroyed his much by multiple re-alignments?

CUSA in 2000

CUSA in 2025

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[jncuse]

Didn't realize this was only the first year that UC San Diego was eligible. They are #36 in KenPom, which is amazing.

Not some pushover #14-#15 seed you often see as the Big West Champ.
They will be a #11 or #12 seed.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[BuffOrange]

Nelson who is maybe 'Bama best/most important player didn't play in the second half due to injury. Florida won the second half by 20.

Florida is a really good team but they didn't dominate a full strength Bama team.

Sure but they also coasted at Bama in what could've easily been a double digit final and led wire to wire at Auburn. I was kinda hoping for a different sec tourney so that they'd be a less popular pick in the ncaas.

 

[Col. Bleep]

Nelson who is maybe 'Bama best/most important player didn't play in the second half due to injury. Florida won the second half by 20.

Florida is a really good team but they didn't dominate a full strength Bama team.

True.
But the absolute no nonsense domination on both ends of the floor was jaw dropping.
And Nate Oats either didn't or couldn't do anything about it.

Looking forward to Florida-Tennessee

 

[Cstate]

Watching this Florida/Tennessee game is insane. The athletes, their size, their speed, it’s all off the charts! I’m not sure how many years it will take to get to this level of play, but it ain’t happening overnight that’s for sure. The money The money and resources that the SEC has and how they were ahead of the game is scary!

 

[Toga]

Seeing Liberty playing Jacksonville in the CUSA FInal.
Has any other conference been destroyed his much by multiple re-alignments?

CUSA in 2000

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CUSA in 2025

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Oof

 

[OrangeXtreme]

72 left. George Mason laid some bricks—and VCU is officially in the dance!

71 left. UAB’s hopes just went ablaze as Memphis blocks out a bid thief.Now we wait for the bracket!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[HyattsCuse]

I have not watched a lot of college basketball this year outside of Syracuse. Still going to fill out a bracket for fun.

It’s looking like I’m picking Florida to go all the way. They look amazing and well rounded. 3 legit big guys, scoring wings, and Clayton can take anyone. AND they play in your face defense.

Maybe a full strength Duke can give them a game.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cstate]

They just said Florida went 5-1 against Auburn, Alabama, and Tennessee this year. Damn

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Col. Bleep]

Watching this Florida/Tennessee game is insane. The athletes, their size, their speed, it’s all off the charts! I’m not sure how many years it will take to get to this level of play, but it ain’t happening overnight that’s for sure. The money The money and resources that the SEC has and how they were ahead of the game is scary!

The Orange could play each of these teams ten times apiece and wouldn't come within 20 points in any game. That is a huge talent gap.

And by the way...for whatever its worth Rick Pitino claims St. John's talent isn't all about the NIL $:

St. John’s title team wasn’t ‘built by NIL money’: Rick Pitino

Rick Pitino wanted to set the record straight: St. John’s isn’t the product of a high Name, Image & Likeness payroll.

nypost.com

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[atlanticuse]

Michigan had two people return.
Oh how things have flipped 180 degrees.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

And my work is done here.

 

[adk(roc)CUSE]

What a run! Cheers

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cheriehoop]

Michigan had two people return.
Oh how things have flipped 180 degrees.

Anyone watch that Michigan-Wisconsin game? Saw the most amazing thing happen during it. A Michigan guard (think it was #3) guarding a Wisconsin player at the perimeter by the 3 point line, the Wisconsin kid made a move to the basket, #3‘s gum dropped out of his mouth, he then stopped guarding him as the kid drove by him, then went over picked up his gum and put it back in his mouth. (Yuck) I thought I couldn’t have really seen that happen - really? The Wisconsin player got fouled - can’t even recall if he made the basket or not I was in such shock. Immediately Coach Day subbed him out to sit on the bench. Then the broadcasters started talking and laughing about what I had just seen, wondering how he could ever explain doing that to his coach - so I did really see it. That kid was a starter, the point guard I believe and did get reinserted later in the game.