Saturday Open Thread

[Toledo Prophet]

For your discussing pleasure.....

Off the jump, it'll be interesting to see these Big East games......all four of these teams can be tourney bound, but only Georgetown is probably a lock.....Scuse, Nova and ND all could use as many impressive wins as they can get.

Short home favs been dominant thus far in the Big East.....can Nova and ND buck that trend?

 

[bryanz]

nova can ....

 

[Toledo Prophet]

nova can ....

We'll see......they look good early. Reynolds has a piar of treys and the Cuse has three early turnovers.

 

[Toledo Prophet]

So what games are folks looking most forward to watching today?

These early Big East games ought to be fun.

Also looking forward to:

Clemson-Duke....only game between ranked foes today......Clemson felt like they got robbed at Cameron last year, they've been waiting for this rematch for awhile now.

KU-Missou.....one the best rivalries in college hoops....always an up and down the floor contest.....think Missou can pull the upset.

Ill St-Drake.....both teams 6-0 in the MVC. Both only had six wins each in league play last year. Good times will keep rolling for one. Anything Drake does will be historic as they have not made the tourney since 1971!

Valpo-Cleveland St.....hey this one is on local TV here in Ohio tonight. Vikings have already won at Wright State and at home vs Butler in the last week.....a win against league newcomer, yet talented Valpo squad would wrap up most successful week CSU has had since that run to the Sweet 16 in 1986, when they beat IU in the first round!

And, of course, I'm interested in any game I've got action on!!!

 

[Cie]

Vikings have already won at Wright State and at home vs Butler in the last week.....a win against league newcomer, yet talented Valpo squad would wrap up most successful week CSU has had since that run to the Sweet 16 in 1986, when they beat IU in the first round!

!

Thant's why I'm on Valpo GL today.

Won't be watching anything today. I'm gong to the Fairgrounds to catch a little sloppy track action. :weed:

 

[Houseman]

Toledo, What about the SEC? haha. Some good games going on today. Miss/Aub, Ala/Ms st., Ga/Ark, FL/KY All will be good games to watch. The only one with national implications will be Miss. I tell you, they could win the SEC. They should win the west and play TN or FL in the championship. They only lost to TN by 1 in TN. (although some would say TN is better on the road this year than at home).

You going on any SEC games today?

 

[RexBudler]

I am looking forward to USC giving the Bruins all they can handle today

 

[jer-z jock]

:scared Roy Hibbert killing ND inside with 13 points EARLY:scared
Need to get him in trouble....it may be a long day if not:0corn

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Thant's why I'm on Valpo GL today.

Won't be watching anything today. I'm gong to the Fairgrounds to catch a little sloppy track action. :weed:

Wish I knew something about horse racing.....then again, do I need another gambling outlet......Toledo is a pretty nice horse racing town, by the way, just not this time of year!!! Everything I learned from horse racing comes from the movie Let It Ride.

So, if there's a horse named Charity in the race, get all over it!!

Good luck out there.....i'll be pulling for your hoops picks! :weed:

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Toledo, What about the SEC? haha. Some good games going on today. Miss/Aub, Ala/Ms st., Ga/Ark, FL/KY All will be good games to watch. The only one with national implications will be Miss. I tell you, they could win the SEC. They should win the west and play TN or FL in the championship. They only lost to TN by 1 in TN. (although some would say TN is better on the road this year than at home).

You going on any SEC games today?

Man, I always struggle picking SEC hoops.

I will have Uk-Fla on tonight......i am a bit perverse. As an IU fan, I enjoy the train wreck UK has become, but I am as intrigued to watch Donovan completely retool the Gators. I see them in an 8/9 in the tourney.

Ole Miss keeps impressing.....we'll see how they do on the road. Game is on ESPN Full Court, so I might check them out.

Arky-UGA has my attention too. UGA always should do better than they do.....but I thought the Hogs were ready to take the next step this year. Little disappointed in them thus far, but a road win tonight gets them right back int he tourney discussion.

Not sure if any of the games grab my attention as a gambler, though.....I do like Arky, but not sure I trust them on the road.....and I like Bama at home, but just dont trust them period.

 

[Toledo Prophet]

I am looking forward to USC giving the Bruins all they can handle today

Forgot about that game! Probably on account on the fact that CBS will be showing Ohio St-Tenn instead.

USC needs to make a statement today, in my opinion, or they risk falling squarely on the bubble for the rest of the season.

Floyd vs Howland....will anyone score into the 60s?

 

[thisisbad]

Bama games at home i typically take the first half over. Maybe Bama and the first half over if you feelin lucky.

Take the other team in the second half, especially if bama has a lead. Our coach is terrible

 

[Houseman]

SEC is tough conference to call. I'll have to check out your football picks. I learned my lesson from last week. I'll be following you this week.

GL today.

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Bama games at home i typically take the first half over. Maybe Bama and the first half over if you feelin lucky.

Take the other team in the second half, especially if bama has a lead. Our coach is terrible

What are you saying? Could it be that Mike Davis is the best coach in the state of Alabama! So it aint so! :142smilie

 

[thisisbad]

LOL i am not prepared to make that sort of statement..... but our coach doesn't run plays or make adjustments.....
Other than that, great recruiter and has brought the program a very long way

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Yeah, i would not endorse that either.....it seems like Bama is always on the verge of bigger things, but they cant seem to get over the hump.

Georgetown has opened up a big lead on ND......Scuse has a nice 5-point edge at half, but that sucker is going down to the wire. The Orange turn it over too much.....they had URI and Umaa on the ropes several times at the Carrier Dome, but could not close the deal and lost both of those games.

We'll see if Jimmy B's young team has learned from that experience.

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Georgetown is taking ND out behind the woodshed.

Villanova has come out playing well in the second half.....Wright's club never feels out of it having had some pretty big comeback wins this year vs LSU and Depaul.....those were at home though.

Syracuse in a bit of foul trouble, through. Green has 4 and Onuaku has 3.

Reynolds has hit some big shots to start the half. He hit some big shots to start the game, then kinda faded away the rest of the half, though.

Even at 44.

 

[Steve's plays]

refs are ruining this cuse game...calling every a foul everytime there is the smallest contact. Let them play.

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Green, Onuaka for Cuse and Pena for Nova all have 4 fouls with 8 mins to go.....all important players now hamstrung by fouls.

might be some attrition before its said and done in this one.

 

[Toledo Prophet]

Jardine also has 4 for the Cuse.

Nova looks like they're gonna take this. Orange cant play defense. Just turned it over again.