Northwestern wins first NCAA tourney game
- Thread starter psulion2001
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Oh please stop with the static already. This is the first time in their history Northwestern is relevant.
If it wasn't for a stupid foul by Vandy with seconds to go (after they just took the lead!!
)- Northwestern may not have got that win.
)- Northwestern may not have got that win.
So that makes it less impressive? I would say it makes it even more impressive. It's not like we're a basketball powerhouse that is having a down cycle in our program.
Lol. Caught the end - that was a good game. Feel bad for the Vandy player that got confused about the score or fouls to give and fouled up 1 with under 30 left. Fun seeing Julia Louis-Dreyfus cheering on her son. That keep's my son's bracket perfect so far - he did a little "my bracket's better than your bracket" dance - ha!
I frankly get tired of the same old stupid prattle about Chambers, etc. I read through the same crap about Franklin in the fall too. Lots of coaches on this board.
I wonder what the board would have been like if Franklin was in year six with six straight seasons of 7-5 or worse. Hmm.
No shit captain obvious but I guess critical thinking is not one of your strong points now is it?
Elaine's son plays for the NW basketball team? Is that right?
That makes Northwestern the #1 ranked school in the NCAA tournament all-time winning percentage. They are up a good bit on Duke.
1. Northwestern 1-0 1.000
2. Duke 107-35 .753
1. Northwestern 1-0 1.000
2. Duke 107-35 .753
It is impressive but it is getting more than a little tiresome hearing about it.
We get it. Pat is not doing a good job. INMO he has next year to figure it out.
unless you've been MIA the past 3 years you shouldn't have to wonder.
Some were ready to fire Franklin after the Michy game.
and IIRC you would have fired him after the Michigan game or was it Pitt or the first 3 quarters of the tOSU game?
Forget about comparing to PSU for a moment, NW is a great story and at least a team that is worth rooting for from the B1G. They are the IVY league of the midwest for academics and are basking in their first ever tourney win. Good for them and I'd love to see them win more, which is unlikely.
I watched the last 5 or 6 minutes of that game and was pulling like hell for the Wildcats. The purists will claim that they won on a fluke (sound familiar), but they won, they survived and they get to play another game.
The scenes of their locker room with the coach getting sprayed were great. Sometimes, we forget that these are just bigger kids.
No, and this is apples to oranges comparisons. Franklin hadn't gotten thru a full cycle of recruiting classes, was dealing with sanctions, etc. I did however want John Donovan fired into outer space. There were many who actually defended that guy, some people just cannot bring themselves to criticize anything Penn State.
Back to Chambers: he's been here for 7 years. We keep hearing he's recruited at a historic level for PSU and we finish near the bottom in a down year for the big ten. He has never gotten us to the freaking NIT. If he doesn't put it together next year, he should be gone. Enough with the excuses already.
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I wish I could care remotely about this NW team. They are a great story. But they have to be the most boring team to watch in the Big Ten. Just so uninteresting in every sense of the word.
Bracket bragging -- 16 for 16 correctly predicted from Day 1
not many big upsets, and I had MTSU and Xavier
the bad news -- not in any pool that pays money
not many big upsets, and I had MTSU and Xavier
the bad news -- not in any pool that pays money
I went 15-1, lone loss is Vanderbilt/NW (maybe that's the source of my NW rage? Nah). My pool pays out $2500 though to the winner. I'll be sad when my bracket busts later in the tournament.
Good for you, royboy. I had the same two upsets (MTSU and X) but I also picked VaTech over Wiscy and VCU over St. Marys. I will take my 14/16 gladly.
I actually thought that Xavier was badly mis-seeded. They lost 6 or 7 in a row in February, but looked like they put it back together at the BigEast Tournament. They beat the snot out of the Terps in the 2nd half. I especially liked that with about 30 seconds to go, MD was trying to shoot 3s and Xavier's defenders were all out at the 3 point line. Every pass to a Terp near the three point line was met with an immediate double team. That is coaching at the end of the game
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Depending on the size of the bracket, the first round might not matter so much. It's all about your final four teams surviving for as long as possible, and picking the winner. You win 31/32 in the first round but the team you picked to win gets bounced, your bracket is cooked.
Ok genius, then explain how chambers took Boston U to the dance if he's such a bad coach...
The seniors from his predecessors recruiting classes?
So do you blame...
a) The BJC?
b) The Geographic Location of PSU?
c) The Liberal Media?
for Chambers lack of success?
Pretty cool when Fitzgerald stuck his head into the locker room to offer his congratulations too!
I'm not seeing you in this board's competition. If it's not there, all bragging rights are suspended
I'm also not seeing brackets from the many "experts" in other PSU hoops threads
I'm not seeing you in this board's competition. If it's not there, all bragging rights are suspended
I'm also not seeing brackets from the many "experts" in other PSU hoops threads
I have a KU - DITKA final in my various polls!
well, I'm busted.....didn't enter the local competitionI'm not seeing you in this board's competition. If it's not there, all bragging rights are suspended
I'm also not seeing brackets from the many "experts" in other PSU hoops threads
I'll have to confine my bragging to the local office gang....or just wait until my favorites start biting the dust
