Sunday Bubbly Sunday
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 12:43 PM EDT
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Because you keep eating all the thread, here's another for your kvetching and hating. Lunardi still thinks we're the first team out. Jay Bilas is lobbying for Penn State on GameDay. Digger Phelps, former coach at St. Gabriel's H.S. in Hazleton, is just bagging on us.
Storming The Floor and Bracketology 101 have us out, as well. I maintain that in a year of weak mid-major bubble teams, this decision has to come down to quality wins and quality road wins. Penn State has them.
In any event, our fate appears to be in this guy's hands:
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Tennessee v. MSU at 1 p.m., CBS
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 12:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Vols
throws up immediately
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 12:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Making chocolate stout, trying not to have an anxiety attack.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You have to love Digger
He wildly argues Arizona’s case for an entire hour, and concludes the program with “I watch teams play, and I like their style of play at the end of the year.”
Arizona’s last six games:
Sun, Feb 22 at (14) Arizona St. L 68-70
Thu, Feb 26 at Washington St. L 53-69
Sat, Feb 28 at (21) Washington L 78-83
Thu, Mar 5 California L 77-83
Sat, Mar 7 Stanford W 101-87
Thu, Mar 12 (23) Arizona St. L 56-68
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Digger is a tool
I’m pretty sure Hubert was looking at Rece with a “Is this guy high” look. The committee puts a lot of stock into how you finish and Arizona simply didn’t
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 1:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Digger has no appreciation for defense
He doesn’t seem to be even the least bit aware that you’re allowed to try to stop teams from scoring 100 points, and that it doesn’t matter if you only score 55 if you can hold your opponent to 54. Is it the most aesthetically pleasing basketball? Maybe not (though I find it far more enjoyable than watching the layup lines that NBA games inevitably turn into). But it sure as hell works.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Tennessee!
Tony Hunt, bitches!
Now please win.
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We knew that they weren't nearly as tough as us
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 1:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tagline
’Nuff said.
"We heard all that talk all week about the SEC and their speed, but we knew personally that they weren't nearly as tough as us."
-Tony Hunt
by Cpiritual27 on Mar 15, 2009 1:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
DIdn't get to post this yesterday...
Now I feel better.
WE ARE...
by dmoney350z on Mar 15, 2009 1:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am so happy that for once I can seriously say “The SEC sucks!”
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ReadingRambler= BSD Championship Week MVP
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And just like that, we're deadlocked at 9
http://www.happyhourvalley.com/
by Happy Hour Valley on Mar 15, 2009 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Bracketology 101
RUTS, I don’t see anywhere on the B101 site where they say that PSU is out.
http://www.happyhourvalley.com/
by Happy Hour Valley on Mar 15, 2009 1:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Am I an idiot or is this shit basketball? Run down the floor gun it up, repeat.
by GiveitToRoyster on Mar 15, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This game sucks
Anyway, Vols up by 2, 12:18 left. And MSU’s best player is down.
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 1:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I still don't see why
the “experts” have MD as a lock. Compare them to us : 7-9 in the ACC (with 3 of those wins against Va and Ga Tech) vs 10-8 in the Big 10. Their big non conf win was against Mich St, a team we beat at their place. They also lost to Morgan St and to Duke by 41. Just because they won 1 extra conf tourney game against Wake Forest shouldn’t take away what happened all season.
by mundyscorner99 on Mar 15, 2009 1:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If RPI is so important...
well the Big 10 is the #2 rated RPI league in the country, ahead of the overrated Big Least. So I think they are a little better than some may give credit.
by mundyscorner99 on Mar 15, 2009 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is great
CBS will be in the PSU player lounge during the selection show to broadcast the humiliation across the country.
http://live.psu.edu/story/38235
CBS will be cutting into live shots of the Penn State men’s basketball team during today’s (March 15) tournament selection show from 6-7 p.m. The team will be watching the show together in their locker room area of the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions will learn during the show whether or not they will be selected to participate in this year’s 65-team NCAA Championship.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Mar 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Should be fun
I can’t wait to see Cornley smash a chair through the television.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
by BSD on Mar 15, 2009 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MELLE SMASH.
He’s a bad man. We’re going to miss him.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's gonna tear Will Leiner in half.
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
fuck everything
"They ain't got the tradition to hold our nuts." - Deon Butler
by Roland86 on Mar 15, 2009 1:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UT is worthless
"They ain't got the tradition to hold our nuts." - Deon Butler
by Roland86 on Mar 15, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow........OT, come on damnit
"They ain't got the tradition to hold our nuts." - Deon Butler
by Roland86 on Mar 15, 2009 2:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and can we just go ahead and get rid of the top 25 in basketball?
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seth Davis seems to think we're in.
I suppose that’s comforting.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 2:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Rebounding Tennessee You're doin it wrong
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and after all that the shot clock…
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've never seen anything like this in my life
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This basketball is terrible
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
MSU up 2, 15:04
Tennessee is totally gonna blow this
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
who could lose in their tourny when,
they do this at home….
by xozte on Mar 15, 2009 2:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate you, Tennessee
MSU up by 5, 12:58 left
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You have got to be kidding me
Tennessee shouldn’t even be a lock for the tournament. This game is fuckin terrible
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 2:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh god, Taco Bell has horrible commercials
by xozte on Mar 15, 2009 2:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I, on the other hand, got an awesome York Mitsubishi commercial that had a kickass guitar solo.
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 2:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How many blocks does that kid have?
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
nevermind. (I have a policy against listening to the commentators. Tom Rush is currently on play-by-play).
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
they are terrified to go to the rim.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You know what really sucks about this
is that I hate that I’m rooting for Tenn.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 2:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It does feel dirty.
But it’s taken a nice turn for us in the past two minutes.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Tennessee is so immensely talented
And such an unbelievably awful team to watch. They would drive me insane if I was a Vol fan.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
As much ripping on the Big Ten as there was for That Game, this has been infinitely worse. Sure, they’re scoring more … only because of matador defense.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 2:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stupid UT
It’s like watching the rejects from the And 1 Streetball Tour.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 2:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So, if MSU wins do we still have a shot?
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 2:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice.
but they seriously refuse to go to the rim.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nice
he would have been blocked anyway.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Tennessee is fucking garbage
Anyone who says any player on Tennessee has a high basketball IQ I am going to slap in the face. Bruce Pearl clearly doesn’t do anything but stuff donuts in his face during practice. Screw them.
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We're enjoying the bubble, aren't we?
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm a ragaholic
I need rageahol
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Terrible fucking call
Everything SEC should die in a fire
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wait for a dumbass shot
It’s gonna be epic
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
why to do wait 10 seconds to call TO?
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hit a 3 to win, please.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Okay, I'll take a foul.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 3:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow
One ref signaling foul, one signaling travel. They called the foul first.
Think he was trying to start the dribble when he got hammered, which is why the foul got called.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
bruce pearlman
should tear his clothes off and streak the court naked if they win
by poor2816 on Mar 15, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch, they're just gonna throw up a bad three
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You have to be shitting me, Tennessee.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What.
The.
F@#k.
Fastest five-count ever.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Let the kids play refs
Let ’em play
One of the worst officiated ends of a game in memory
I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.
by spakajewia on Mar 15, 2009 3:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
fuck the sec
i hate everything
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I take that back.
That wasn’t even a five-count. It was the fastest four-count ever.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 3:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING IN THIS GAME
EVERY REF SHOULD BE FIRED REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate you so much, Tennessee.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i hate ncaa basketball
this isn’t fun at all. seriously.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
HOLY SHIT
This makes Brady Quinn for Heisman look good by comparison.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
There is no way we should get screwed out of the tourney because of this bullshit.
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sadly, the math disagrees.
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Digger thinks your math is pedestrian
because he’s seen the games.
BSD
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Life is shit.
So, it’s a five team race for the last spot? PSU, St. Mary’s, Creighton, Arizona, and Auburn?
"Never. We would never shoot nuclear weapons at Decepticons." -- Gen. Jack Jacobs
by Run Up The Score on Mar 15, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
My God
I have never seen both teams try so desperately hard to lose a game. And that includes the 38-33 game.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I dunno
My lingering impressions of that one were more “three parts good defense, one part Yakety Sax offense”. This was the reverse.
Although the 3-2 Auburn-Miss St football game this year might be close.
by SpartanDan on Mar 15, 2009 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm going to lie in the fetal position for three and a half hours
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2.5 should be enough
Black Shoe Diaries
I BLAME IOWA.
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
We will be sharing signatures
kthankbai
I blame Iowa
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm so angry
Scanners was awesome though
Kath?
by psuphiman80 on Mar 15, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crap...
Well, so much for spending a couple of hours on Thursday or Friday watching Penn State lose in the first round.
by NittanyBadger on Mar 15, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well… at least we all can root against OSU now, right? Anybody?
by smashtheguitar on Mar 15, 2009 3:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t even work up the energy to root against Duke
I blame Iowa
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was doing that anyway
Black Shoe Diaries
I BLAME IOWA.
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ed DeChellis
was just on ESPN News propping the team. Didn’t seem to convince Andy Katz.
by Mr. Rosewater on Mar 15, 2009 3:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Life would be so much easier
If we would’ve just won one of our close losses @ Iowa, @ Wisconsin, vs Rhode Island or vs Temple, we’d be pretty much a lock. So yes, while I think it’s unfortunate that PSU will now likely be left out of the tournament after how the Pac-10, SEC and A-10 tournaments went, the blame for missing the NCAA tournament (if indeed we miss it) lies nowhere but at the feet of PSU. I’ve never had sympathy for mediocre big-conference teams that miss out on the NCAA, because they all had the opportunity either to schedule better non-conference games or not lose one or two more games. We choked some very winnable games away, and we scheduled a non-conference schedule to qualify for the NIT. Both of those factors are coming back to bite us now. It’s still really disappointing that such a promising such a promising season will now probably end in the NIT. On the plus side, we should be a #1 seed in the NIT… :-\
Let's Go State!
by Gopher Broke on Mar 15, 2009 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so you are blaming Iowa, then?
Black Shoe Diaries
I BLAME IOWA.
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Non blaming of Iowa should be punishable by the ban hammer
I blame Iowa
by ReadingRambler on Mar 15, 2009 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+200 And we can move over
to the I BLAME IOWA thread.
Black Shoe Diaries
I BLAME IOWA.
by Kevin HD on Mar 15, 2009 3:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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