The Big East S---ks
By Jeff
What did we learn this weekend. First, we learned the Big East was so over-hyped by the so-called experts, that they should have to make public apologies and give back some of their salaries. The only games the Big East won over the weekend were the games where they played other Big East opponents. And not only did they all lose, but they lost to teams with double digit seeds.
Two, you have to feel sorry for Jamie Dixon who once again failed to get his highly ranked Panthers far into the tournament. Folks were already starting the " you cant win the big one" garbage before Saturday's upset, and the way Pitt lost will not quiet those folks, What they need to remember is that Jamie has won more games in his first 8 years than any other Div 1 basketball coach. Enough said
Third, there as many schools from the City of Richmond left in the Tournament as there are Big East Schools left. VCU and Richmond vrs Marquette and UCONN.
Forth, schools with three letters had great wins. BYU, VCU, and OSU were outstanding. And now that my bracket is shot ( thanks Pittsburgh), it may be time to cheer for the underdogs to get to Houston. Include Butler in that equation.
But my Dukies and Tarheels survived home games in Charlotte. They both might have lost at a " neutral site. Now Duke has to travel to Anaheim where they could play San Diego State, the " home team", if the Aztecs can get by a UCONN squad that is playing out of its mind. And dont count out my Richmond Spiders against Kansas. My picks for the next round games are Ohio State, UNC, Duke, UCONN, Butler, Fla, Richmond, and VCU. Its easy to go with all the favorites, but what's the fun in that.
Finally, its the Jimmer by a mile for my John Wooden pick. Thanks for all of you who voted. He was my pick all along.
Hoops Talk
March 21st, 2011 at 3:03 pm
my whole right bracket is shot with only Kansas left.
left side, only Marquette was not on my list of survivors.
Amazing how well our President Obama is doing with his picks.
Maybe he has influence with the referees???
March 21st, 2011 at 3:24 pm
President Obama's bracket
http://games.espn.go.com/tcmen/en/entry?entryID=4267886
March 21st, 2011 at 4:21 pm
As Sir Charles Barkley, so eloquently states, the Big East is overrated and their name should be the "insey bitsy"{sp) East. So well worded. haha..
Sorry Jeff, but I hope the Aztecs beat Connecticut and then bounce the Dukies back to Durham.
Go RAINBOW WARRIORS, a great season accomplishment......
March 21st, 2011 at 10:48 pm
jeff p u have to admit pitt really blew that last play!!!! What was that player thinking of rebounding that shot!!!!! Coach should have pulled his players off the free throw line what was worst that could have happened a tie ???really bad coaching sorry and then not getting a shot off in 24 seconds double auwe on a possession anyway i got duke jeff waikiki
March 21st, 2011 at 11:20 pm
I was watching the TNT broadcast last night. At halftime of the last game on that station, Charles Barkley said out loud that the Big East has great basketball coaches, but not great talent. They have good players, but not great talent. He said that the Big East did not deserve to have 11 teams in the field. When Kenny Smith asked him how many should have gone in, Barkley said 8. All this said with Rick Pitino sitting there one person away from him. Pitino looked kinda p.o.'d...
March 22nd, 2011 at 9:13 am
Charles Barkley is hilarious. like sportsforfun mentioned Barkley is brutal and says thing with Rick Pitino right there. He called them the Big Least or the Little East. I didn't think the Big East was that strong but my power conference didn't do any better. I thought the Big Ten was the best conferecne but Purdue and Michgan State let me down. The ACC still has 3 teams left and I thought they were a weak conference. No wonder my backets selections S___k.
March 24th, 2011 at 4:07 am
Hey Jeff
Whatsup with Wazzu, its like an inferno over there, burn baby burn. Can we have a study done on the enhancement of what their smokin over there, is it as good as what everyone else is using. Must not be since they only made it to the NIT.
March 29th, 2011 at 4:02 am
My spouse and I had not ever heard of VCU prior to now, however their basketball team kicks booty! They pulled off precisely what numerous women and men deemed inconceivable by simply defeating the top performing team in the united states, Kansas. Similar to Butler before them, VCU took charge to fight a higher ranked team so when the last bell sounded . . . these people were the winner of the greatest upset in the 2011 NCAA tournament to this point.
April 4th, 2011 at 10:13 am
What a run! You can thank God for this basketball team!