With a record 8 excpetional teams coming the Big East, I can see realisticall the BE going 8-0 in the first round.

Additionally, The Big East tourney played in the Worlds Most Famous Arena hit a grand slam by demolishing previous TV ratings of conference tourneys.

Mission Accomplished!

Seton Hall looses to Wichita St.

[ March 16, 2006, 11:49 AM: Message edited by: Ou Sooner 1997 ]

1 down; 7 to go. Buy-bye, Seton Hall.

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!! ROTFLMAO !!!!

The big east gets the distinction of being the first conference with a loss in the NCAA tourney, as Seton Hall (which trounced WVU in the regular season) is annihilated by mid-major Wichita State.

Marquette down by double digits in the first half? Interesting.

Au revoir, Marquette.

Two down, six to go.

BE = Bloated Expectations?

Seton Hall did smack around NC State ( 4th best ACC team)by 20 down in Tabacoo Roads.


In placing a record 8 teams in the tourney, one could expect a couple losses.

BC ( the 2nd best team in the ACC) sure looked today in 2 OT's against the West Coast power called Pacific.
wink

yeah, but like they say, a win is a win and for the big east, 2 losses are 2 losses.

Normally not big into Wichita State nor am I anti-Seton Hall, but Billy Packer and Jim Nantz, even for just a couple hours, turned me into a Shockers fan.

Not a good start for the Big East. And Syracuse has a TOUGH one tonight with Texas A&M.

KWG,


Just curious.

Are all 4 Huricane basketball fans excited about opportunity of deep run in NIT?


Coral Gables must be in a frenzy right now.

The Big East should know about Pacific, since the Tigers took out Pitt last year, and Providence 2 years ago.

Big East: 0-2 thus far in the tourney.

Big Sky: 1-0 thus far.

Just sayin.

Going back to topic....

Texas A&M is giving Syracuse a good run late in first half right now. G-Mac has nothing really statistically except turnovers.

Pitt has 2 starters (Benjamin and Gray) ill this week. Benjamin didn't even make the initial trip to Auburn Hills. Biggs, who's in the rotation, has been on crutches with a calf injury. Going to be interesting if that affects the Panthers tomorrow.

Thanks Seton Hall for the practice game today! We apprecite the BE in volunteering teams to help prepare us for the Sweet 16.

Another one bites the dust
Another one bites the dust
And another one gone, and another one gone
Another one bites the dust
Hey, I'm gonna get you too
Another one bites the dust

and then there were 5

So long, Syracuse.

Will the BE win at all this tournament? :confused:

My new prediction: Not only will the "big east" set a record for the number of teams in the NCAA tourney this year, but they will also set a record for the number of losses by a single conference !!! wink

My prediction:
WVU vs. S. Illinois will be one of the most closely watched games in Outsports history.

The "joke" of an SEC is 4-0. Good joke!

They're 5-0 if you count Marco K's win last night.

Not sure I'd be too boasting of the Number 2 seed barely squeaking by Winthrop.

As a Big East fan, I am humbled. But I also never expected them to go 8-0 in the first round! That was craziness. Syracuse had NO business being a 5 seed and I am not surprised at all that they lost. How does one go from the Bubble to a 5 seed on the strength of a streaky player hitting a hot streak? And Seton Hall had no business being there to begin with. Neither of those losses was unexpected. I did think Marquette would beat Alabama, though, and I think we'll have a better showing today. At least I hope so!

Weren't we told that Cincinnati belonged in the Big Dance as well?

cincy would have fared better than those 3. They had a lot of obstacles to overcome in losing Huggins during the season and I think they did an admiral job holding on. Andy Kennedy is a good coach and would have had his boys ready.

CU, I completely agree with UT being a bad # 2. They never should have been one. They were playing their worst ball at the end of the year. I don't know if they are tired or what. UK and Arky will complete the story today.

Cincy should have been dancing long before Seton Hall.

Reagardless, that is only one team. Syracuse was hardly a resmeblence of the team that tore through the BET. It resemebeled the Orange's play of the regular season.

Also,I exepected more from Marquette. Although, there is nothing to apologize in losing to Alabama in basketball ( ask Auburn fans about this).

That being said, there are other Big East teams that still haven't taken to the court yet. A 5-3 record is still probable. For most conferences, a 5-3 or even 4-4 record calls for celebration. For the BE, its the norm.

[ March 17, 2006, 10:00 AM: Message edited by: WVUBuff ]

And just like that, the Big East is 3-3.

Gtown won.
WVU demolished Southern Illinois.
Nova is in the final minutes of their win.

With Northwestern State's upset of Iowa, WVU looks good to advance to the Sweet 16.

Georgetown looked impressive too.


With UCONN a certainty tonight, look for Pitt to play well too.

While 5-3 is good, by Big East standards, we expect better.

Pitt goes down to Bradely.

If one Big East team were to lose today, I am happy it was Pitt.

Good to see the MVC get two teams to the Sweet 16.

The Big East/MVC Challenge is now tied at two apiece.....

My MountainEERS are destroying NW State 42-19 at halftime behind Nichols halfcourt shot at the buzzer.

Sweet 16 just a Half away.

UCONN & WVU advance to the Sweet 16.

Gtown winning over Ohio State & Nova up shortly.

:cool: :cool: :cool:

The Big East ties the record for sending the most teams into the Sweet 16 with 4 teams advancing.

Congratulations to Georgetown, UCONN, Villanova, & West Virginia.

and if Pitt hadn't choked, it would have been five

l

Damn Pitt! Even more ammo for us to keep them in their place. wink

Eat @$#% Pitt!

Damn Pitt!

You always blow it when I gots ya going deep in the tourney.......

frown

Leave it to Pitt to embarrass the Big East once again with their streetball antics and the subpar intellect of their players like that moron Krauser (AKA the X man). Jamie Dixon needs to learn to actually run a disciplined team and stop being a whiny little bitch when it comes to officiating. No wonder no one respects Pitt.

Sooner, I want the 411 on the weekend excursion to Dallas.

Too bad WVU didn't draw Dallas this weekend.

Although, that would have ruined Derby's weekend of fun in Auburn Hills rubbing elbows with the GM execs in their suite <grin>.

[ March 19, 2006, 06:45 PM: Message edited by: WVUBuff ]

It was just a "get away" trip. My cuddle buddy (aka: the Ex) and I went to the "Big D" Friday. It rained all weekend long, which was no biggie since the mid-west forgot what rain was.

Friday night, we hit the bars on Cedar Springs: Jr's (pub), Throckmore Mining Co. (leather), S4 (dance club; I have to have my techno fix) and had multiple beers. I love the bars there because they all have balconies you can hang out on and watch the crowd outside. Plus there are the really hot guys wink

Saturday, we checked out the West End but it was dead due to the rain. The West End Market is just a sad little mall anymore. It had/has specialty shops but not as many as there use to be. I wanted to go by the American Airlines Center and grab a NCAA tee but never did.

We went out Saturday night and spent most of our time at S4 with a side trip to the Throckmore Mining Co. The cool thing about S4 is that it stays open until 4 (no booze after 2), but we left about 3-ish. We had some personal business to deal with wink and got to bed about 5 AM

We rolled back into Oklahoma about the end of the WVU game.

WVUBuff, looks like we'll meet again in Atlanta - Texas and WVU. Horns looked better on Sunday but they aren't where I'd like them to be. They finally found the 3 point shot. Buckman is still so inconsistent Coach Barnes can't rely on him.

Just got in from the Dallas trip. AAC is a good venue. The rain was the only issue for the weekend. Almost missed my flight due to street closures in Dallas. To top that off all of Southwest computers were down at Love Field. They had to dig out the old plastic cards for boarding. 2 hours late but finally home.

Looking forward to the Thursday game and the rematch Regional (Texas-WVU, Texas-Duke or WVU-Duke). I'm wondering if the committee did that on purpose.

Glad Jim put Chris Walker's videos up on the front page. I still laugh my ass off seeing Chris and his roommate doing the Moulin Rouge take off. I also love seeing Matt's pelvic action in Thug Luv. The boy would make a good male dancer. Just wish the Aggies were still in the Dance. Maybe next year.

Yes, Pitt lost and it should have, given the way the played. But by my count, the Panthers were 2-1 against the Mountaineers this season. Any questions?

Too bad those regular season wins don't count for crap once you are in the NCAA tourney. Pitt was one and done. WVU is still in. That's too bad isn't it? There's you your question.

Pitt sucks and is an embarrassment to the Big East since they can't even beat a lowly 14 seeded team.

Hey bee-yatches....I'm still here and with my head held proud--considering UNC started the season as a big question mark, supposed to finish 6th in the ACC and doubtful for the tourney. My baby Heels did a great job and we'll be near the top next year.

I'm here to give the Big East its props. It is having a very successful year, almost as good as a normal ACC year. I even picked a Big East team to win the title. Enjoy it while you can.

Get use to it.

Even if the babies evolve out of diapers next year, Duke will be average at best next year. UNC might be a top 10 or might not. BC loses everyone.

Who is left? Clemson? They will be a NCAA type team, but hardly a top 25 team.

ACC basketball with the additions of dismal basketball schools like VT, Miami, and BC have hurt the conference overall.

The ACC is just a shadow in comparison to Big East basketball. Deep down, you know its accurate too.

Good luck with those diaper changings this offseason.

Predictable response, derby. Is that what you were thinking (that the games WVU lost don't count) when you were losing them? Considering Pitt returned exactly one starter and NO ONE expected them to win 25 games this season, we're all holding our heads up high. Your team of seniors have lost, what, 10 games and 11 happens at the end of the week. Go Horns! And Go UConn, Nova and Georgetown!

DnD, why does WVU have 10 losses?

While Pitt was playing Pitt Catholic School for the Blind before the Big East regular season, WVU was playing

@Oklahoma
Texas
Kentucky
@UCLA
LSU


Also, Pitt had the weakest schedule in the Big East in comparison to the rest of the top 6/

Pitt only played Georgetown ONCE and didn't play Villanova at all during the regular season.

Keep me posted on next year's development Coach B isn't considered one of the best in the game for no reason. He will have the EERs ready next year.


John Beilein is among the best coaches in the country" But, according to Tigger no one ever says these things & I only imaginge COach Beilein is regarded in this capacity.

http://westvirginia.rivals.com/showmsg.asp...0966436&style=1

wink wink

i'm a big east guy, but i really don't agree with WVU about BC being a "dismal basketball school"...not in the al skinner era anyway. the guy's a good coach. it'll be interesting to see how they fare in the acc post craig smith.

buff, do you follow the mountaineers recruiting closely? what are mountaineer fans expecting from joey mazzula next year? a lot of providence fans are upset that the friars didn't recruit him hard enough.

Joe is going to be an outstanding PG floor general for WVU. I'm very surprised PC didn't go after the kind until late in the recruiting process. He's been the Rhode Island state player of the year two years in a row & led team to three state championships, right?

He's the perfect PG for Belein's offense. If you ask Coach B, he hasn't had the true PG to run the offense even thought current PG JD Collins is good, Joe M. is more the type of PG coveted to make the offense click the way its suppose to.

How is PC's class looking?

[ March 20, 2006, 09:51 PM: Message edited by: m1 ]

Proper and player development is much greater than recruiting as proven by WVU's recent success in BOTH football and basketball. We don't get the highly recruited players coming out of high school. We get the ones that don't have the prima donna attitudes that are hungry to win.

Coachable players. Smart players that are taught by intelligent coaches. Player development and coaching is what pitt lacks.

[ March 24, 2006, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: m1 ]

the pc fans like their class. they're bringing in several guards and still looking at another one. i think villanova's success has got a lot of coaches thinking that an extra guard (or in their case, two) on the floor is not such a bad thing.

providence had a very productive freshman class this year despite the players being lowly rated by the recruiting experts. the thinking is that the players who sign with the dukes and carolinas of the world get ranked higher as a result of signing with the big boys. not sure i totally agree but there is some merit to it...