I'm still 
@ us not getting Bennett because his grades weren't good enough to get into the SEC.
@ us not getting Bennett because his grades weren't good enough to get into the SEC.
The 2012-2013 College basketball random thoughts Thread
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MightyHealthy
said what he said
That Big East logo under the baskets trips me out...looks like it's a physical sign and not a floor decal.
Goddamn, he must have been really stupid, thenI'm still
@MightyHealthy
it pales in comparison to the raptors' logo.
air force been giving everybody trouble.
theyre somewhat of a force now.
they had a good year. might can sneak into the NIT.
it pales in comparison to the raptors' logo.
air force been giving everybody trouble.
theyre somewhat of a force now.
they had a good year. might can sneak into the NIT.
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MightyHealthy
said what he said
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muzikfrk75
#4080
Every time I see the Raptors court I'm 
funkee
All Star
anyone seeing this notre damn/rutgers game? adidas deserves the death penalty for these atrocities that notre dame is wearing and that louisville, ucla wll be wearing.
charknicks
All Star
Wesnesday, 1 more team got their ticket punched for the dance. Congrads to Bucknell, for winning the Patriot league bid. They may be a problem for someone in the first round.
Also, #1 in the MEAC Norfolk St., who went undefeated in conference play, decide to pick now to choke and lose on their own home court in the quarters to a 13-19 team. Oh well, they have an NIT spot waiting for them.
14 teams officially in now.
Teams officially in NCAA (14)
Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun champ) (24-10)
Harvard (Ivy champ) (19-9)
Belmont (Ohio Valley champ) (26-6)
Liberty (Big South champ) (15-20) (will be a 16 seed)
Creighton (Missouri Valley champ) (27-7)
James Madison (Colonial champ) (20-14)
Davidson (Southern champ) (26-7)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt champ) (20-15)
Gonzaga (West Coast champ) (32-2) (will be a #1 seed)
Iona (Metro Atlantic champ) (20-13)
LIU Brooklyn (Northeast champ) (20-13)
South Dakota St. (Summit champ) (25-9)
Valparaiso (Horizon champ) (26-7)
Bucknell (Patriot champ) (28-5)
Other locks (41)
ACC (4): Miami, Duke, N. Carolina, NC State
Big East (7): Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pitt, Louisville, Syracuse, Marquette, Cincinnati
Big 10 (5): Indiana, Michigan St., Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio St.
Big 12 (4): Kansas, Kansas St., Oklahoma St, Oklahoma
Pac 12 (2): Arizona, UCLA
SEC (2): Florida, Missouri
Mountain West (4): San Diego St, New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado St.
Atlantic 10 (4): St. Louis, VCU, Temple, Butler
Other locks (2): Wichita St, Memphis
Other small 1-bid conferences (7)
That leaves 13 spots for all the bubble teams to fight over: Virginia, Villanova, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa St., Baylor, Colorado, California, Oregon, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Alabama, Boise St, LaSalle, St. Marys, Southern Miss, Mid. Tennessee. 18 teams to fight over the last 13 spots.
All bubble teams that hit the court Wednesday took care of business. Pretty much all of them hit the court tomorrow, so its a big day in bubble land.
Teams officially in NIT
Mercer (Atlantic Sun reg. season champ)
Robert Morris (Northeast reg. season champ)
Charleston Southern (Big South reg. season champ)
Niagara (MAAC reg. season champ)
Stony Brook (America East reg. season champ)
Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt reg. season champ) (still on NCAA bubble)
Northeastern (Colonial reg. season champ)
Norfolk St. (MEAC reg. season champ)
Also, #1 in the MEAC Norfolk St., who went undefeated in conference play, decide to pick now to choke and lose on their own home court in the quarters to a 13-19 team. Oh well, they have an NIT spot waiting for them.
14 teams officially in now.
Teams officially in NCAA (14)
Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun champ) (24-10)
Harvard (Ivy champ) (19-9)
Belmont (Ohio Valley champ) (26-6)
Liberty (Big South champ) (15-20) (will be a 16 seed)
Creighton (Missouri Valley champ) (27-7)
James Madison (Colonial champ) (20-14)
Davidson (Southern champ) (26-7)
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt champ) (20-15)
Gonzaga (West Coast champ) (32-2) (will be a #1 seed)
Iona (Metro Atlantic champ) (20-13)
LIU Brooklyn (Northeast champ) (20-13)
South Dakota St. (Summit champ) (25-9)
Valparaiso (Horizon champ) (26-7)
Bucknell (Patriot champ) (28-5)
Other locks (41)
ACC (4): Miami, Duke, N. Carolina, NC State
Big East (7): Georgetown, Notre Dame, Pitt, Louisville, Syracuse, Marquette, Cincinnati
Big 10 (5): Indiana, Michigan St., Michigan, Wisconsin, Ohio St.
Big 12 (4): Kansas, Kansas St., Oklahoma St, Oklahoma
Pac 12 (2): Arizona, UCLA
SEC (2): Florida, Missouri
Mountain West (4): San Diego St, New Mexico, UNLV, Colorado St.
Atlantic 10 (4): St. Louis, VCU, Temple, Butler
Other locks (2): Wichita St, Memphis
Other small 1-bid conferences (7)
That leaves 13 spots for all the bubble teams to fight over: Virginia, Villanova, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa St., Baylor, Colorado, California, Oregon, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Alabama, Boise St, LaSalle, St. Marys, Southern Miss, Mid. Tennessee. 18 teams to fight over the last 13 spots.
All bubble teams that hit the court Wednesday took care of business. Pretty much all of them hit the court tomorrow, so its a big day in bubble land.
Teams officially in NIT
Mercer (Atlantic Sun reg. season champ)
Robert Morris (Northeast reg. season champ)
Charleston Southern (Big South reg. season champ)
Niagara (MAAC reg. season champ)
Stony Brook (America East reg. season champ)
Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt reg. season champ) (still on NCAA bubble)
Northeastern (Colonial reg. season champ)
Norfolk St. (MEAC reg. season champ)
Notre Dame, Big East agree on Irish exit 2 years early to join ACC - ESPN
Big East, Notre Dame agree on exit
Notre Dame and the Big East reached an agreement Tuesday allowing the Fighting Irish to leave the league two years early and join the ACC on July 1.
"This decision makes sense for the Big East," commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement after a vote by Big East presidents. "In view of Notre Dame's expressed desire to join the ACC on an earlier timetable, the Big East and Notre Dame were able to arrive at an acceptable resolution."
It was reported earlier Tuesday that Notre Dame and the Big East had negotiated a $2.5 million exit fee for the Irish. However, Notre Dame will not have to pay.
Notre Dame's exit agreement with the Big East required the Fighting Irish to provide 27 months' notice but did not require an exit fee. To allow Notre Dame to leave before 2015, the Big East had sought at least $2.5 million from the Fighting Irish, a source told ESPN last week.
Sports Illustrated reported Monday night, however, that Notre Dame was not required to pay an exit fee because the school agreed not to seek any of the league's exit and entrance fee revenue of about $110 million accumulated in the past few years. A source confirmed those terms to ESPN on Tuesday morning.
Of the Big East's $110 million, about $10 million was given to the departing Catholic 7 schools, with $15 million going to lawyers and consultants, sources said.
That leaves an estimated $85 million to be distributed between the remaining members (Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida) and the league's incoming members scheduled to join in 2013 and 2014.
The Fighting Irish announced last year they were joining the ACC in all sports except football.
"From the time of our decision to join the ACC we have stressed our commitment to ensuring that our departure was achieved in a collegial manner," Notre Dame vice president and director of athletics Jack Swarbrick said in the joint statement with the Big East.
The ACC had been planning for months to accommodate Notre Dame if it was able to join for the 2013-14 academic year. The ACC already has formulated an 18-game, 15-team scheduling format for men's basketball.
Notre Dame will play home-and-home ACC games against Boston College and Georgia Tech along with two other ACC schools to be determined. Notre Dame also will play one game each against the league's remaining 10 members.
Previously the Big East unsuccessfully tried to get Notre Dame to schedule future football games against Big East opponents to allow an early exit from the league, sources said.
However, Notre Dame didn't have any future openings, in part because of its football scheduling agreement with the ACC. Notre Dame, which will remain an independent in football, will play five ACC teams annually starting in 2014.
"Our conference, schools and fans are delighted that Notre Dame will join the ACC on July 1, 2013," ACC commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. "The addition of Notre Dame, Pitt and Syracuse, followed by Louisville in 2014, positions us extremely well with an outstanding collection of 15 member institutions."
Notre Dame was prepared to remain in the Big East at least another season. But that all changed with Friday's announcement that the Catholic 7 schools -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova -- would depart July 1 to form their own league.
That league, which will keep the Big East name, is expected to add Butler, Xavier and likely Creighton and begin play this winter.
The Catholic 7 schools issued a statement Tuesday confirming they would keep the Big East name and "details about the expected broadcast media deal, season-ending tournament and additional members of the new conference will be announced in the near future."
Sources told ESPN the new league will receive a multiyear deal with Fox Sports Network worth at least $3 million per school annually.
The Catholic 7 group -- with the Big East name -- also is expected to hold its league tournament next year in Madison Square Garden, sources said.
The current Big East, which must have a new conference name by July 1, will be left with a 10-member league in 2013: Cincinnati, UConn, UCF, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, Temple and USF.
Last week ESPN reported that America 12 Conference was a favorite for the league's new name and the conference's law firm had purchased several domain names with variations of America 12 in it. However, the league's presidents responded that they do not favor a name with a number in it and are asking its marketing group for a name that highlights the metro nature of the new schools in the league, a source said.
This week's Big East basketball tournament will mark the final league appearances for Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame, which all will move to the ACC next season.
Louisville and Rutgers will remain in the league one more season before moving to the ACC and Big Ten, respectively, in 2014.
The remaining Big East schools are considering new sites for next year's tournament, including Hartford, Conn.; Memphis, Tenn.; Cincinnati and Dallas.
Big East, Notre Dame agree on exit
Notre Dame and the Big East reached an agreement Tuesday allowing the Fighting Irish to leave the league two years early and join the ACC on July 1.
"This decision makes sense for the Big East," commissioner Mike Aresco said in a statement after a vote by Big East presidents. "In view of Notre Dame's expressed desire to join the ACC on an earlier timetable, the Big East and Notre Dame were able to arrive at an acceptable resolution."
It was reported earlier Tuesday that Notre Dame and the Big East had negotiated a $2.5 million exit fee for the Irish. However, Notre Dame will not have to pay.
Notre Dame's exit agreement with the Big East required the Fighting Irish to provide 27 months' notice but did not require an exit fee. To allow Notre Dame to leave before 2015, the Big East had sought at least $2.5 million from the Fighting Irish, a source told ESPN last week.
Sports Illustrated reported Monday night, however, that Notre Dame was not required to pay an exit fee because the school agreed not to seek any of the league's exit and entrance fee revenue of about $110 million accumulated in the past few years. A source confirmed those terms to ESPN on Tuesday morning.
Of the Big East's $110 million, about $10 million was given to the departing Catholic 7 schools, with $15 million going to lawyers and consultants, sources said.
That leaves an estimated $85 million to be distributed between the remaining members (Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida) and the league's incoming members scheduled to join in 2013 and 2014.
The Fighting Irish announced last year they were joining the ACC in all sports except football.
"From the time of our decision to join the ACC we have stressed our commitment to ensuring that our departure was achieved in a collegial manner," Notre Dame vice president and director of athletics Jack Swarbrick said in the joint statement with the Big East.
The ACC had been planning for months to accommodate Notre Dame if it was able to join for the 2013-14 academic year. The ACC already has formulated an 18-game, 15-team scheduling format for men's basketball.
Notre Dame will play home-and-home ACC games against Boston College and Georgia Tech along with two other ACC schools to be determined. Notre Dame also will play one game each against the league's remaining 10 members.
Previously the Big East unsuccessfully tried to get Notre Dame to schedule future football games against Big East opponents to allow an early exit from the league, sources said.
However, Notre Dame didn't have any future openings, in part because of its football scheduling agreement with the ACC. Notre Dame, which will remain an independent in football, will play five ACC teams annually starting in 2014.
"Our conference, schools and fans are delighted that Notre Dame will join the ACC on July 1, 2013," ACC commissioner John Swofford said in a statement. "The addition of Notre Dame, Pitt and Syracuse, followed by Louisville in 2014, positions us extremely well with an outstanding collection of 15 member institutions."
Notre Dame was prepared to remain in the Big East at least another season. But that all changed with Friday's announcement that the Catholic 7 schools -- DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall and Villanova -- would depart July 1 to form their own league.
That league, which will keep the Big East name, is expected to add Butler, Xavier and likely Creighton and begin play this winter.
The Catholic 7 schools issued a statement Tuesday confirming they would keep the Big East name and "details about the expected broadcast media deal, season-ending tournament and additional members of the new conference will be announced in the near future."
Sources told ESPN the new league will receive a multiyear deal with Fox Sports Network worth at least $3 million per school annually.
The Catholic 7 group -- with the Big East name -- also is expected to hold its league tournament next year in Madison Square Garden, sources said.
The current Big East, which must have a new conference name by July 1, will be left with a 10-member league in 2013: Cincinnati, UConn, UCF, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, Temple and USF.
Last week ESPN reported that America 12 Conference was a favorite for the league's new name and the conference's law firm had purchased several domain names with variations of America 12 in it. However, the league's presidents responded that they do not favor a name with a number in it and are asking its marketing group for a name that highlights the metro nature of the new schools in the league, a source said.
This week's Big East basketball tournament will mark the final league appearances for Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Notre Dame, which all will move to the ACC next season.
Louisville and Rutgers will remain in the league one more season before moving to the ACC and Big Ten, respectively, in 2014.
The remaining Big East schools are considering new sites for next year's tournament, including Hartford, Conn.; Memphis, Tenn.; Cincinnati and Dallas.
NaijaProdigy Redux
Veteran
GA Tech
How you go from blowing out to getting blown out
Are you all still paying Hewitt too
That boy still eating well off 2004.
NigerianDonDada
FFOE
The Gus Johnson effect 
Brandon Paul hit buzzer beater to beat Min
Brandon Paul hit buzzer beater to beat Min
The Gus Johnson effect
Brandon Paul hit buzzer beater to beat Min
Just turned to it before it happens I thought he took to much time off the clock but it was perfect
MightyHealthy
said what he said
what happened?
Damn @Rekkapryde, how did you deal?GA Tech
How you go from blowing out to getting blown out
Are you all still paying Hewitt too
35 point swing :nasty:
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