College Hoops

Total hoops fan here but im a BLUE DEVIL man my self and for the best conference it has to be the big 12 baby go COWBOYS

College Basket ball is my second favorite spectator sport next to the NFL.

I generally care more towards the Big Tourney, which is obviously coming up, as it is now about time for March Madness.  I see that two of my state's teams are in it to, both of which I like a lot. (Also.. yay!  No IU.  Purdue > IU)  I don't see any Missouri either though , but hopefully they'll make the tourney to.. somehow.  After all, it's 65 teams that make it, not just the top 25 and Conference winners.

Believe it or not, I like this more than the NBA.. which I just checked up on last night.  My Pacers suck balls this year.  In Eastern Conference, New Jersey's the only team that's worse than them. (though two or three teams in the Western Conference are worse as well (Golden State, Minnesota, and maybe someone else.. I didn't really look at the standings much more than a minute.))

Syracuse FTW!

Well, it looks like the Big Tourney's brackets are set.  My state's got three teams in it. (Butler, Purdue, and Notre Dame, but surprisingly, no IU.)  I see Missouri to.  I heard there's talk that the selection committee sucked this year though.  Do you agree or not?

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/bracket;_ylt=AtLH4TaXBU9G7iy.wnTEGqgOvbYF

The Brackets

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Do-s-and-Don-ts-for-filling-out-your-NCAA-bracke?urn=ncaab,227883

Do-s and don't-s of bracket making, just so you know/ for some interesting Big Tourney facts.

http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/blog/the_dagger/post/Don-t-fall-for-em-The-five-most-overrated-team?urn=ncaab,228073

and.. the top 5 overrated teams.  Do you agree with the picks?

Sorry, I'm just a big fan of the big tourney.  Anyhow.. Go Butler!  Go Purdue!  Go Notre Dame!  Go Missouri!

I'm well aware Purdue and Notre Dame might be going out early though.

Big East is a joke, bunch of mediocre teams all playing each other in close games. Come Tourney time they aint $hit.

Originally posted by Fluffy Fluffington Big East is a joke, bunch of mediocre teams all playing each other in close games. Come Tourney time they aint $hit.   My brackets are still solid all my first round losses Gtown, Marquette, and UNLV i had losing in round 2 anyway.   I picked Nova to get to the F4,  but based on their performance vs Robert Morris I doubt they get past Baylor, much less the sweet sixteen.   Cant wait for the Big Ten to show their Defensive muscle Friday!!

You are analyzing the quality of an entire conference based on the performance of 4 teams in ONE game. That's like saying the Patriots are a sh1t football team because the Giants beat them in the Super Bowl. Without even looking, I can tell you that the Big East has more Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final Four and Finals bids than The big 10. I would bet they have more NCAA championships as well. I'm not saying the Big 10 doesn't have some nice teams, I'm just saying they aren't as good as the Big East. Basing analysis on one round of games or even one tournament is just convenient. The ACC had a bad year, but I'm not saying they are a sh1t conference. Big East > big 10.

Wow, just wow.  I saw this coming after seeing them struggle against Robert Morris to.  Villanova's already out.  Honestly though, the Big Ten doesn't look much better.  Wisconsin struggled against Wofford as well and I wouldn't be surprised if Cornell sends them home.  Honestly, I don't know what is, but this year, the higher seeds seem much weaker than they usually are.

Out of the 21 winning higher seeds, only 12 seem to have had a solid (10+) win.  One of which is out, while another (my Butler) is struggling, but they're also a mid-major.

I don't know if Syracuse will even make it.  Gonzaga's looking pretty good too.  I wonder who's going to be the first 1 seed to fall, because this isn't last year's tourney.  Somebody's bound to lose real soon.  We already have one 2 seed out.  Let's see a 1 get knocked off.  Who do you think is the most vulnerable one?  I can't believe how that ended though.  I really thought it was going into OT for a moment, but Butler made them double back, which was the first part of Murray State's undoing.  The deflected pass, shot, or whatever it was sealed the deal.

I don't think it means much, since it's the first half, but Kansas seems to be having a bit of trouble with Northern Iowa atm.  Also, Washington and New Mexico are all tied up, while Baylor's not having too much trouble atm, but I'm watching the scoreboards right now, not that actually game, so you never know.

Originally posted by Fluffy Fluffington lol, I think i Said twice already that the Big Ten is NOT the best conference. - You're right. My desire to defend the best hoops conference overtook my ability to comprehend. I stand corrected.     Ive said my piece but Big 12 > big East by a galactic mile Ain't Kansas in the Big 12?