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(03-17-2023 11:07 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  Good job FAU .. glad for them. Crazy that’s their first ncaa win in freaking program history. I’m salty that they’re having the season we should’ve had, but that really puts the big picture into perspective for me.

Penny is an ******* and the epitome of class. Throwing his water bottle like an indignant child when they got beat. The constipated old man walk of one of their players through the hand shake line was also very rewarding.

I’m glad to be playing Memphis again. Maybe we can actually be competitive against them again since mike Davis’s choking self is gone.

I kept hoping for their bench to start fighting. Is it still an automatic ejection if you use a closed fist on a teammate? As for Penny:

Vandy beat Michigan by 1 after going on a 9-0 run in the final minute, forcing 3 turnovers off their press in the process. We would play at Vandy if we take care of business Sunday.

(03-18-2023 01:06 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Vandy beat Michigan by 1 after going on a 9-0 run in the final minute, forcing 3 turnovers off their press in the process. We would play at Vandy if we take care of business Sunday.

Vandy is 12-2 over their last 14 games. They are clicking!

(03-18-2023 02:24 PM)KevMo4UAB Wrote:  

(03-18-2023 01:06 PM)BlazerMatt Wrote:  Vandy beat Michigan by 1 after going on a 9-0 run in the final minute, forcing 3 turnovers off their press in the process. We would play at Vandy if we take care of business Sunday.

Vandy is 12-2 over their last 14 games. They are clicking!

We're 13-2 over our last 15 games. Poop on the SEC and the horse it rode in on.

Auburn was 19-36 from the foul line.

Incredible second half for Houston, 50-23.

Took down Auburn in Birmingham.

KenPom has FAU favored by 19 over FDU on Sunday. ESPN has it at 15.5.

Auburn only had 4 field goals in the 2nd half right? I watched a good bit of the 2nd half and it’s hard for me to remember a more inept offensive performance. That shot so poorly from the line too.

(03-17-2023 11:28 PM)notnow Wrote:  I was thinking of expansion going to top16 get byes. 96 teams play in first round. No need for the playin games of 11's and 16's. So instead of 68 teams you would have 112 teams. 8 pods of 14 teams. All eight of the 1's and 2's get byes like I said. The matchups would be like they are today. 3/14, 4/13, 5/12, 6/11, 7/10 and 8/9. Maybe each conference gets 2 bids. Tourney and regular season champs. It would be a huge money machine and many chances for underdogs to perform well.

Maybe 112 teams would make it too big! Every SEC and BIG team would be in the tournament? Maybe you would need to be at least .500 and only count equal number of home and away/neutral games. Some kind of incentive to play Road games out of conference.
But I agree with AK, expansion is warranted.

I think that regular season Conference Champions and conference tournament champions for sure. I also like requiring your record to be above .500 in conference play unless you are the conference tournament winner.

Charlotte just beat Radford to advance to the CBI final tomorrow against Eastern Kentucky. Rice lost in the CBI yesterday, and the team that beat them lost in double OT tonight.

North Texas advanced to the NIT final four in Vegas next week.

Winner of our game tomorrow against Vandy goes to the NIT final four.

FAU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Folks, CUSA is now 11-1 in postseason play, with all of those teams going to the AAC next year.

(03-21-2023 10:51 PM)Marathon Blazer Wrote:  Charlotte just beat Radford to advance to the CBI final tomorrow against Eastern Kentucky. Rice lost in the CBI yesterday, and the team that beat them lost in double OT tonight.

North Texas advanced to the NIT final four in Vegas next week.

Winner of our game tomorrow against Vandy goes to the NIT final four.

FAU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Folks, CUSA is now 11-1 in postseason play, with all of those teams going to the AAC next year.

Bringing good b-ball teams to AAC

(03-21-2023 11:02 PM)C-Finder Wrote:  

(03-21-2023 10:51 PM)Marathon Blazer Wrote:  Charlotte just beat Radford to advance to the CBI final tomorrow against Eastern Kentucky. Rice lost in the CBI yesterday, and the team that beat them lost in double OT tonight.

North Texas advanced to the NIT final four in Vegas next week.

Winner of our game tomorrow against Vandy goes to the NIT final four.

FAU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Folks, CUSA is now 11-1 in postseason play, with all of those teams going to the AAC next year.

Bringing good b-ball teams to AAC

And UTSA.

UTSA basketball causes warts.

(03-21-2023 10:51 PM)Marathon Blazer Wrote:  Charlotte just beat Radford to advance to the CBI final tomorrow against Eastern Kentucky. Rice lost in the CBI yesterday, and the team that beat them lost in double OT tonight.

North Texas advanced to the NIT final four in Vegas next week.

Winner of our game tomorrow against Vandy goes to the NIT final four.

FAU in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament.

Folks, CUSA is now 11-1 in postseason play, with all of those teams going to the AAC next year.

Should have given some of MWC bids to CUSA, just saying. SDSU was their only team that won in the first round and now they are in the Sweet 16 - with a chance to upset Bama. They should have had only 2-3 not 4. Let's hope with UAB, FAU, UNT and others can get the AAC back to being 3-4 bid league again.

I saw the Utah State men's team in the SLC airport a couple of weeks ago and me and AB could've run a high pick n roll against them all day.

Current KenPom Numbers:

FAU - 21
UNT - 32
UAB - 46

FAU coming alive in the 2nd half against TN. Up 7 with 7 to play.

FAU to the elite eight!

FAU to the Elite 8. Incredible.

After an inspirational speech from . . . Mike Davis? Now that's "overcoming adversity."