NCAA action Thursday

[two3zone]

Vandy handed them that game.

 

[skurey]

Good thing they got in over us

 

[skurey]

THEY BEAT FLORIDA THREE TIMES YOU CAN'T LEAVE OUT THAT KIND OF RESUME

 

[pearl31]

I hate it when the "upset" everyone picks wins.

'specially when it's the most obviously over-seeded team (mn) in the tourney - that team as a 5 is prolly worse than the year we got a 5 after Gerry's msg miracle run

 

[Cowtown]

In FIBA, the foul with 1.1 in that inbounding situation IS an intentional foul.

 

[Cowtown]

I thought you had to be smart to get into Vandy, what a moron.

You don't have to be that smart. Take Jay Cutler ...

 

[HOFCeluck]

that kid from Vandy will agonize over that brain fart for the rest of his life

Probably point shaving TBH.

 

[Alsacs]

God Northwestern twitter sucks.

How the heck did Gonzaga get the worst 8-9 seeds in the tournaments

I would pick any other of the 6 teams second round. Gonzaga is going to kill Northwestern.

 

[jncuse]

Too bad those Vandy kids take real classes. If they went to UNC they would have time to learn to use their smarts on the court.

 

[Cowtown]

When did Maryland go to those gold jerseys? They were red and white back in the day.

 

[Briancuse]

You don't have to be that smart. Take Jay Cutler ...

You have a valid point? What is up with the avatar?

 

[orangenirvana]

God Northwestern twitter sucks.

How the heck did Gonzaga get the worst 8-9 seeds in the tournaments

I would pick any other of the 6 teams second round. Gonzaga is going to kill Northwestern.

 

[MSOrange]

Xavier and Maryland lighting up the scoreboard at 3-2 at the first tv timeout.

 

[HOFCeluck]

When did Maryland go to those gold jerseys? They were red and white back in the day.

They've been like that as far back as when Gary Williams retired in 2011. Possibly longer.

 

[MSOrange]

I wonder if CBS will put this on One Shining Moment?

 

[Cowtown]

You have a valid point? What is up with the avatar?

My No. 2 guys. Mrs Moo did her M.Ed. there. Lots of nice golf courses down there, too.

 

[Ghost]

Then followed up by a 3, down 1.

I thought Vandy were the smart kids in the SEC.

Vandy takes stupid to a whole new level. My god Northwestern sucked, but Vandy really sucks worse.

How are we not in this tournament?

Kid really didn't think to check the score at any point in the last minute? Great final possession too. Dumb, dumb, dumb, dubm, dbum, mudb.

Well, I guess the final possession was that full court heave...that was smart too!

 

[Cowtown]

They've been like that as far back as when Gary Williams retired in 2011. Possibly longer.

 

[73CAV]

When did Maryland go to those gold jerseys? They were red and white back in the day.

Actually, Maryland's colors were black and yellow back in the day (see the state flag). However, when Jim Tatum was named head football coach back in the late 40's, he decided he didn't like those colors and changed the uniforms to a red and white scheme. Or, at least, that is the story I heard. Over that last decade or two, Maryland has occasionally returned to their former colors, although not consistently.

 

[Ghost]

Officiating today seems awful in 2 out of every 3 games. Tony Greene's performance in the Minnesota game was especially notable. I wanted Minnesota to lose, so very happy with the result, but my god, they got CHEATED.

Also, does Iowa State's defense seem to mostly foul nonstop for forty minutes? I mean, if you hedge, and don't beat the guy to the spot, why is that not a foul for them? So weird.

For example, if Iowa State was officiated like Minnesota today, that whole team would foul out before the first TV timeout. Yet, if they same crew did that game, I doubt they call them for much of anything.

 

[Cowtown]

Officiating today seems awful in 2 out of every 3 games. Tony Greene's performance in the Minnesota game was especially notable. I wanted Minnesota to lose, so very happy with the result, but my god, they got CHEATED.

Also, does Iowa State's defense seem to mostly foul nonstop for forty minutes? I mean, if you hedge, and don't beat the guy to the spot, why is that not a foul for them? So weird.

For example, if Iowa State was officiated like Minnesota today, that whole team would foul out before the first TV timeout. Yet, if they same crew did that game, I doubt they call them for much of anything.

Caveat: I didn't see too much of the Minnesota game. That said, most of the refs are all nominated from different conferences, and don't usually work together a lot. And a lot of times the appointments are political. So, there are always be inconsistencies. The ability to adjust in-game is critical in this tournament. Thus, two things all teams need to remember. 1.) If you force the ref to make a decision, you're stuck with the decision he makes; and 2.) If the refs are calling it, stop doing it!

 

[Ghost]

Caveat: I didn't see too much of the Minnesota game. That said, most of the refs are all nominated from different conferences, and don't usually work together a lot. And a lot of times the appointments are political. So, there are always be inconsistencies. The ability to adjust in-game is critical in this tournament. Thus, two things all teams need to remember. 1.) If you force the ref to make a decision, you're stuck with the decision he makes; and 2.) If the refs are calling it, stop doing it!

I don't know how you stop committing fouls you're not committing. I mean, there were some weird calls in that game IMO.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Caveat: I didn't see too much of the Minnesota game. That said, most of the refs are all nominated from different conferences, and don't usually work together a lot. And a lot of times the appointments are political. So, there are always be inconsistencies. The ability to adjust in-game is critical in this tournament. Thus, two things all teams need to remember. 1.) If you force the ref to make a decision, you're stuck with the decision he makes; and 2.) If the refs are calling it, stop doing it!

I know you officiate, but I think it's bad protocol for officials to be folllowing coaches back into their team huddles(Tony Greene).

 

[MartyCuse]

I know vill will come back and win this but I have been watching the game with my nine year old... I cheered for a shot and he asked dad why are you cheering against villanova...I said Im just cheering for a good game between a 16 and a 1.. He turned and looked at me and said are we watching history... I answered maybe. This is why I love March Madness!

 

[Cowtown]

I know you officiate, but I think it's bad protocol for officials to be folllowing coaches back into their team huddles(Tony Greene).

All depends what happened and what they're talking about. But like I said, I didn't see much of that game. And Tony gets more latitude than some others because of the "Do you know who I am?" factor. I don't mean to say I support that, just saying it's the way it is. There's a lot of pressure on newer officials (new to the tournament). Whether they move ahead is based on their evaluations after each game/round. For after each round, half of them go home, so sometimes they'll try too hard to show how they can catch every little thing.

But I'll be shocked if the guy who didn't get the shot clock violation in the Maryland-Xavier game isn't going home. That was an atrocious miss. Xavier player got a free put back off that. We can live with differences in interpretation or judgment (we always have) but we can't have a flat-out kicked call like that. :noidea: