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Start, damn it. We're already into the season.
UConn is getting shit for being such a young team, but that's the drive that will help them get over the sleepwalking during games that plagued them last year. This group of kids have nothing to lose.
I don't know if anyone's watching the Duke/Air Force game, but Dick Vitale is already showing off his amazing Duke bias.
QUOTE(kyle @ Nov 20 2006, 08:33 PM) 
I don't know if anyone's watching the Duke/Air Force game, but Dick Vitale is already showing off his amazing Duke bias.
IT'S THOSE DIAPER DANDIES!
I can't wait till these overrated teams fall out of the Top 25 so Illinois can get in there.
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Georgia Tech is the only good team out of the ACC other then UNC this year imho.
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I'm going to have to agree with mrdude even though I'm a little biased. Duke is easily going to be just as good as last year because of how balanced the scoring is now. I think our freshmen might be leading the country in total freshman scoring average. Yes they're young and will make mistakes, but I think they'll gain experience over the course of the season very quickly.
QUOTE(mrdude272 @ Nov 21 2006, 07:27 PM)
Naaah. Duke is better this year than last year to me. I mean, last year it was all JJ and Shelden. I think we have more potential in the tourney because I knew all last year that JJ was going to fuck up like he always did. This team is young but amazingly talented. And what's the deal with Kansas. Ever since Roy left, that program has gone down the shit hole. They've lost twice in a row in the first round of the NCAA tourney and they lost to fucking Butler the other night. They have the talent, but that coach is overrated.
Bill Self is one of the most overrated coaches in the league, he can recruit but can't coach worth a shit. Even though we've lost a ton of guys since Self left, I'd take Weber over him any day.
Oregon's 5-0 with a date at Georgetown on the 29th. That should be a really good game.
Freshman phenom Tajuan Porter. Learn the name.
And Duke loses to Marquette...
Just bought tickets close to the floor for the Maryland/Illinois game.
So North Carolina also goes down. I guess you can't call these upsets anymore, Gonzaga's been pretty good for a while.
And so does Georgia Tech, but to a good UCLA team.
UCLA has a really good chance to make it back to the Final Four this year, I've watched Georgia Tech a few times this year and they're damn good. Then UCLA just runs right over them.
Oh man, the Big Ten sucks ass this year.
Penn State lost to Stony Brook, Northwestern lost to Cornell, and Wisconsin lost to Missouri State. Wisconsin will probably recover, but I feel good about Illinois chances to do some damage this year.
Penn State lost to Stony Brook, Northwestern lost to Cornell, and Wisconsin lost to Missouri State. Wisconsin will probably recover, but I feel good about Illinois chances to do some damage this year.
QUOTE(kyle @ Nov 24 2006, 04:21 PM)
Oh man, the Big Ten sucks ass this year.
Penn State lost to Stony Brook, Northwestern lost to Cornell, and Wisconsin lost to Missouri State. Wisconsin will probably recover, but I feel good about Illinois chances to do some damage this year.
But that guy, ummmm Big Greg Oden for OSU, damn he looks scary.
Yeah, I heard he's a beast.
Btw, I have a question for anyone who lives in the Big Ten area. Have you heard anything about this Big Ten Channel that's coming out next year? Is it going to be for free? From what I hear it shows every Big Ten game not televised by CBS, ABC, or ESPN but I'm scared as hell of losing my ESPN+ Illinois games.
Btw, I have a question for anyone who lives in the Big Ten area. Have you heard anything about this Big Ten Channel that's coming out next year? Is it going to be for free? From what I hear it shows every Big Ten game not televised by CBS, ABC, or ESPN but I'm scared as hell of losing my ESPN+ Illinois games.
Man, last night was scary. I was expecting a letdown though.
Old, but it looks like Illinois landed a top recruit for the 2010 class. I hope he sticks around.
http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sp...cs-sports-print
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go wolfpack!!!
QUOTE(Tiz @ Nov 29 2006, 01:16 PM)
go wolfpack!!!
Yeah! Except screw your wolfpack, go my Wolf Pack!
And I'm nervous about today's UNC/Ohio State game.
I wasn't really shocked that we lost to Maryland. They're just the better team, and Rich McBride hasn't done shit this year so we were probably expected to lose.
Oh well, won't be the only loss we have at home this year.
Oh well, won't be the only loss we have at home this year.
#1 in football and basketball. 
Hopefully tonight will cement that for a bit.
Hopefully tonight will cement that for a bit.
QUOTE(Grimes @ Nov 29 2006, 01:32 PM)
#1 in football and basketball.
Hopefully tonight will cement that for a bit.I'm pretty sure you guys can win, if you have someone who can shut down Hansbrough.
Go OSU! Please beat UNC tonight!
I'm so tired of the Big Ten getting crushed in this ACC challenge.
QUOTE(kyle @ Nov 29 2006, 06:45 PM)
I'm so tired of the Big Ten getting crushed in this ACC challenge.
If it was a round robin tourney the ACC would still be at like a .650 winning percentage.
Why doesn't the Big East ever have Tourneys with like the Big 12 or SEC
YEAH BOYEEEE. Ducks are 6-0 after beating Georgetown on the road.
Well, it was a good game in the first half... 
OSU with Oden = shutdown of Hansbrough
Oh well.
Oh well.
I tried counting all the references Vitale made to the ACC/Duke during the game, I gave up around 50.
QUOTE(kyle @ Nov 29 2006, 08:23 PM)
I tried counting all the references Vitale made to the ACC/Duke during the game, I gave up around 50.
Vitale just needs to stop. The poor guy's going to live and die on the court.
ARE YOU SERIOUS A PTPER BABY IT'S UNBELIEVABLE DUKE UNC ACC DIAPER DANDY etc etc
That was a pretty awesome game, Ohio State can shoot the fucking lights out.
That was a pretty awesome game, Ohio State can shoot the fucking lights out.
YOU CAN HAVE CHEMISTRY
I WANT TALENT
YOU CAN HAVE CHEMISTRY
I WANT TALENT
I WANT TALENT
YOU CAN HAVE CHEMISTRY
I WANT TALENT
QUOTE(Mr. Mojo Risin' @ Nov 30 2006, 02:22 AM)
ARE YOU SERIOUS A PTPER BABY IT'S UNBELIEVABLE DUKE UNC ACC DIAPER DANDY etc etc
That was a pretty awesome game, Ohio State can shoot the fucking lights out.
Until the end of the game anyway...
That's going to be a deadly ability once they have a lethal big man who will just kick it out when he gets double and triple teamed.
QUOTE(kyle @ Nov 30 2006, 07:27 AM)
YOU CAN HAVE CHEMISTRY
I WANT TALENT
YOU CAN HAVE CHEMISTRY
I WANT TALENT
x4
Damn Ohio STate was so close, shame they don't have a big man otherwise I think they could have won. UNC had a ton of offensive boards...
I won't be surprised if Arizona blows us out on Saturday. If we don't play McBride we might actually have a chance.
Greg Oden looked monstrous yesterday, and the Blue Devils pulled out a revenge victory over Georgetown. It was a good day.
I hate the refs.
UConn is moving up the polls, #10 now.
How could we lose to godamn UNLV. I'm going to hear shit about that until next year. 
Ah, we're finally in the polls. #22/24.
With the toughest part of the non-conference schedule behind us now, we could easily be 14-0 and close to the Top 10 when UCLA rolls into town on January 4. Here's hoping it happens.
#8 baby and 14 in the stingy AP.
8-0 and still rolling. I'm going to the game on Sunday where they should roll to 10-0 by then.
9-1 and #6 but we're still really overrated. I'm not looking forward to our games against the better teams because our youth is really going to be exposed and we're going to drop significantly in the rankings. Actually, I am looking forward to going to the games, because Cameron will be nuts the entire time, but we're definitely not going to continue the success we have now.
I can see Illinois losing their next few games. Belmont we SHOULD take care of, but it's going to be a close call with Xavier and Missouri. Especially with Missouri, they've improved so much from last year.
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