NCAA

Post by **TheCatt** » Wed Feb 18, 2015 11:12 pm

Coach K ran out of timeouts with 2 minutes left in the game. Now the refs have stopped the action THREE times to "review the clock" in the past minute. Hope Coach K thanks them for all the free timeouts.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:27 pm

Freshmen Ineligibility?

Big Ten considering it. Apparently, so are the Pac 12 and Big 12.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Thu Feb 19, 2015 8:52 pm

Only works if they all do it at once. Holdouts would clean up.

Post by **Leisher** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 9:19 am

Yeah, I expect the SEC will try to game the system, like they did with the previous system.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:07 am

But... why? An ideal path would be some kind of pragmatic "this guy isn't ready, give him a year" but they already have that, and it's called red-shirting, right?

Post by **Leisher** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:10 am

I had the same thought, but I guess there's also a push to dump red-shirting.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 10:44 am

Leisher wrote:I had the same thought, but I guess there's also a push to dump red-shirting.

So remove a flexible policy that lets those who are ready play, and those who aren't to wait a year, and replace it with one that forces everyone to wait a year?

I dont get it.

Post by **Leisher** » Fri Feb 20, 2015 11:06 am

I don't either. I saw the "one and done" players mentioned, and I'm curious if it's a way to get them to stick around? Or maybe it's what they'll implying and it's a legit way to get kids to stick around longer for their degree?

Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 8:30 pm

OSU lands new recruit

Post by **Leisher** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 9:29 pm

Ha! Someone in the Pac12 has sour grapes.

We'll try to keep our obnoxious drinking to a minimum while we enjoy our national championship.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 1:54 pm

Check out Sam Thompson's defensive basket last night.

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Mar 05, 2015 2:32 pm

Hah - that's awesome.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:59 pm

Thad Matta became OSU's winningest coach tonight with 298 wins.

Shows how unimportant basketball has been there.

When you're doing your brackets this year, don't move them very far. I'm thinking 1 and done.

Post by **Leisher** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 11:24 am

Someone setup a Yahoo bracket for DTMan.

By the way, how far has the NIT fallen? It used to be the premier tournament and decided the national championship. I'm not sure what happened and when that shifted it to the second tier tournament, but now it gets mocked.

CBS ran a graphic after the bracket was revealed called: Close but NIT. Below those words it said "Not In Tournament".

I'm sure the NIT folks were thrilled with that.

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Post by **TheCatt** » Mon Mar 16, 2015 12:28 pm

lol. What does that mean for the CBI and CIT? For the record, the NCAA actually owns the NIT.

History: The NIT came first. But the NCAA has been the big dog since the 50's.

Post by **Leisher** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:03 pm

At least the NIT gets more respect than the CBI.

Post by **TheCatt** » Tue Mar 17, 2015 3:42 pm

I can't fault him.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:21 am

DTMan bracket is anyone wants to throw one up.

Password is iheartboobs

Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:25 am

This is the least inspired I've ever felt about brackets.

Post by **Leisher** » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:32 am

I have zero faith in them.

This year has been ridiculous.