“Can't wait for the lady Vols vs. Uconn game! Should be a great match up.”

“11th place - woo hoo!”

“Well since it doesn't matter who wins for my position, I guess I'll *choke* cheer for the ACC team over the BigEast. UConn is in the big east, right?”

“You bettcha”

“It feels good to be good”

“Real winner in this is CBS.

Don't imagine there would be a big audience for Duke-Ga. tech other then the Southeast.”

“Imagine that, I get more points for UConn, yet lose two #&%!$ing places.”

“been going for Ga Tech all season long...even got a GA TECH Basketball pennant...of course thats right beside my UGA SEC collection of sports crap...always go for the home home team...and if they aint playing go for whatever southern team is...BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ,.....yeah someones gonna get stung tonight....MUAH HA HA”

“ok down by 15, no problem...since i cant spell his name ill just tell ya the center for GA TECH blows big monkey balls...he has no vertical...he just stands there all the time...even to get rebounds...he will soooooo not go to the NBA if he does they suck for picking him...but i think theyll come back...if not to win it will be very close..”

“Now the question is:

Will Uconn Sweep?

Go Huskies!”

“I gave my wife 5.5 points. My win is that I get to acuire a new sleeping bag/quilt.

Any super deals out there that I have missed?”

“Here are the final tallies:

1 cocoa 3091
2 dayhiker 3062
3 Stickmanwalking 3040
4 Arky 3030
5 Dunadan 3030
6 chili 3029
7 hubcap 3008
8 Dr Pivo 2981
9 Redhawk 2975
10 Wounded Knee 2961
11 Bowlderman 2879
12 Violin 2806


So, Cocoa comes in first and Violin comes in last.”

“What a beating! If GT was gay that game would have been ruled a hate crime. BORRRRRING!”

“So which one of you was responsible for the rioting?”

“Once again, right in the middle of the pack.

You know, it takes more skill to finish exactly average than it does to win.”

“I just want everyone to know that I am 4th and Arky is 5th!
Oh, and Violin is taking my place this year as "Mr. Can't Pick-Em". How does it feel, big boy?”

“To celebrate my big win and to show solidarity with my Big East cousins, I overturned my car and lit it on fire in the driveway.

Speaking of Big East BB… wow! – back-to-back titles to Big East teams. With the addition of Cincinnati, Louisville, DePaul and Marquette, y’all better get used to the idea of dynasty.”

“Bunch of damn losers, we kicked them out of C-USA.”

“Pre-season pick for 2004....Kansas at #1. Read it and weep, you pretenders!
Cocoa, log on and let us know what kind of god you will be. I'm looking for redemption, and am willing to supplicate.”

“Bama was #11 in the poll Dunadan mentioned. That's the top rated SEC school. I find it hard to believe that the SEC won't have a top 10 team.

Bama should be good next year. Replacing the heart of Pettway will be tough. Alabama has never retired the number of a basketball player. We probably haven't retired a football number either. The Tuscaloosa News had an article recommending that Pettways jersey #50 be retired. As it hangs from the rafters they said it should be displayed front side out with ALABAMA #50 displayed instead of backside out with his name. The reason is that's the only way he ever played the game.”

“So the Basketball hall of fame inducts an owner as a "contributer" (Jerry Colangelo), A European star Drazen Dalipagic, who most have never heard of and fails to induct College Coaches like Calhoun and Sutton?

I really think there ought to be an outcry and a boycott of the hall of Fame for their shortsightedness.”

“Cocoa as bball god? Couldn't we have chosen someone who's wife will let them out of the house to go bpacking? Well at least he won't be on here to gloat much.

Dunadan, 3rd loser-4th loser, take your pick.”

“hmm, this pre-pre-season conjecture has Kansas in third, right behind Illinois.

check it out”

“GA TECH BLOWS!!!!!! I never go for them....who the hell would pick them to win anything...i would think that UCONN's experiance helped set that game up early...GA TECH is just too young i guess...Screw 'em...they suck at football too...GO DAWGS!!!”

“GA. Tech was out talented and out experienced. I think they did a good job getting as far as they did.

You have to give them credit considering they were picked to finish 8th in the ACC.

To get to the title game sure shows me intestinal fortitude.

No One could have beaten the Huskies on Monday night (or Tue night either for that matter)

Only Uconn could have beat Uconn.

After suffering as the doormat of the Big east in the pre Calhoun years, you have no idea how proud I am on the Huskies.

Men and Woman, National Champions!
Five straight Final Fours for the Women
Three straight Championships for the Women!
UCoon men and women combined are 7-0 in Championship games.”

“It feels good to be good
But then, none of you would know,
cause you're all LOSERS!

Except for Dayhiker. In TAF (typical Alabama Fan) form, he will live off his victory last year for the next 20 or so years.

Have to take my shots at the ousted Bball God”

“And in typical Auburn fashion, every blind hog finds a nut every now and then.”

“Hubcap, re-read the line about Hairston on the Kansas review in that article. Wouldn't that be better than Michigan getting him?
Illinois will be tough next season.

Congratulations, Cocoa! Next year, I will reign!”

“Day, seems like it's been pretty easy to find the last 2 years, and come to think of it, 3 out of 4 ain't bad!

Yea Dunny, there's always NEXT year right! Sounds like you may reign where it really counts, on the hardwood”

“According to the SF Chronicle (and others), the Golden State Warriors have fired their coach and hired Mike Montgomery. MM coached for 18 seasons at Stanford and got the team into the tournament the last 10 years in a row. No word yet on who they will find to replace him....”

“Nigal,

Looksl like Bama's basketball coach is being considered for the Ohio State position. I hope it doesn't happen.”

“Razorback signee Al Jefferson enters NBA draft & goes #15 to Boston. Damn the luck.”

“Sasha Kaun. That's all I should have to say to strike fear into your hearts! The man will be a monster.
KU is looking Rock Chalk-a-rific right about now. (Of course, the season hasn't begun, but that's a mere technicality.)
Hand over the trophy!”

“How about the hs guy that went first in the draft. Incredibile.”

“Dunadan,

Good job keeping Kaun away from Dook. UI scored a very solid big man for next year also - Shaun Pruitt.

So what's up with KU and Julian Wright (2005 class)? I've heard that they are no longer in the running for his services, just AZ, UI, and Depaul.


dayhiker,

Dwight Howard should be good, but I would have taken Okafor with the #1 pick if I were Orlando.”

“Illini football is a lost cause.

We are finally on the cusp of basketball season.

ESPN/USA Today Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Rank School (first-place votes) Points '03-'04 record Final '03-'04 rank


1. Kansas (8) 741 24-9 9
2. Wake Forest (12) 724 21-10 15
3. North Carolina (6) 697 19-11 22
4. Georgia Tech (1) 604 28-10 3
5. Illinois (1) 598 26-7 11
6. Syracuse 557 23-8 19
7. Connecticut 541 33-6 1
8. Oklahoma State (1) 511 31-4 4
9. Kentucky 480 27-5 8
10. Michigan State 476 18-12 NR
11. Arizona (1) 475 20-10 NR
12. Duke 403 31-6 2
13. Louisville (1) 374 20-10 NR
14. Mississippi State 365 26-4 13
15. Texas 334 25-8 10
16. Maryland 316 20-12 24
17. Pittsburgh 247 31-5 7
18. Alabama 224 20-13 17
19. North Carolina State 218 21-10 20
20. Wisconsin 216 25-7 16
21. Notre Dame 214 19-13 NR
22. Florida 160 20-11 NR
23. Memphis 131 22-8 NR
24. Washington 108 19-12 NR
25. Stanford 64 30-2 6




Others receiving votes (with '03-'04 record): Gonzaga (28-3) 58; Cincinnati (25-7) 44; Michigan (23-11) 38; Providence (20-9) 37; Oklahoma (20-11) 34; Charlotte (21-9) 31; UAB (22-10) 11; UNLV (18-13) 9; Utah (24-9) 6; Pacific (25-8) 5; Southern Illinois (25-5) 4; DePaul (22-10) 3; Purdue (17-14) 3; Texas Tech (23-11) 3; Pepperdine (15-16) 2; Saint Joseph's (30-2) 2; Texas-El Paso (23-8) 2; Toledo (20-11) 2; Florida State (19-14) 1; Princeton (20-8) 1; Vanderbilt (23-10) 1.

I hate seeing 3 ACC teams in the top 4.

That should change December 1st when Illinois pounds Wake in Champaign.”

“Only 4 SEC teams in the top 25. If Bama's true frosh PG turns out to be as good as advertised we should be pretty good. All of the other 4 starters return. We lost our ex-walkon PG who was the life blood of the team. Talk about a leader. When the game was on the line, he took the shot. Antoine Pettway, you will be missed.”

“Sure wish they would have picked some other team #1. Jayhawks have a great chance to take it all, but I don't like them being number one, except after the NCAA tourney.
In any case,
ROCK
CHALK
JAYHAWK
KAYYYYYY
UUUUUUUUU
!!!!!!!!!!”

“The top 5 should probably be in the top 5. You could make an argument for any of them being #1.

Well, maybe not UNC. They haven't lived up to their potential the last couple years. I don't know why people are sure that will change this year.

What I find interesting is Wake received more first place votes than Kansas but wound up #2. Must show the varing opinion of Wake.”

“I see no one was knowledgeable enough to vote for Rutgers.”

“OK Dunadan, Kansas is on the hotseat.

Do they have enough depth at the big man spot? And talk to me about wins when they decide to leave the field house. When is that? ;-)


Virginia Commonwealth???


Team Record Points Prev
1. KANSAS (25) 24-9 1,697 16
2. WAKE FOREST (22) 21-10 1,680 17
3. GEORGIA TECH (10) 28-10 1,567 14
4. NORTH CAROLINA (10) 19-11 1,558 18
5. ILLINOIS (2) 26-7 1,457 13
6. SYRACUSE 23-8 1,452 20
7. OKLAHOMA ST (2) 31-4 1,342 4
8. CONNECTICUT 33-6 1,281 7
9. KENTUCKY (1) 27-5 1,177 2
10. ARIZONA 20-10 1,061 22
11. DUKE 31-6 981 6
12. MISSISSIPPI ST 26-4 913 8
13. MICHIGAN ST 18-12 910 --
14. LOUISVILLE 20-10 876 --
15. MARYLAND 20-12 765 19
16. TEXAS 25-8 671 12
17. PITTSBURGH 31-5 596 9
18. ALABAMA 20-13 510 --
19. NO CAROLINA ST 21-10 490 15
20. NOTRE DAME 19-13 429 --
21. WISCONSIN 25-7 378 10
22. WASHINGTON 19-12 355 --
23. FLORIDA 20-11 337 --
24. MEMPHIS 22-8 283 24
25. GONZAGA 28-3 215 3

Others Receiving Votes:
STANFORD 90, MICHIGAN 74, CHARLOTTE 37, PROVIDENCE 32, SOUTHERN ILL 31, UTAH 31, CINCINNATI 30, OKLAHOMA 28, BOSTON COLLEGE 7, TEXAS EL PASO 7, GEO WASHINGTON 6, UAB 6, XAVIER 5, EAST TENN ST 4, LSU 4, TENNESSEE 4, TOLEDO 4, UCLA 4, UNLV 4, IOWA ST 2, OREGON 2, RICE 2, DEPAUL 1, INDIANA 1, VA COMMONWEALTH 1, VANDERBILT 1, VERMONT 1



(D, yes, I know you play GT and Kentucky)”

“This is great!

Kansas starts on top of both major polls and Dunadan can only read this thread. We won't have to read that dumb chant for two years.

The Jayhawks really don't deserve to be in the top ten.”

“I guess I have spared you guys a whole year's worth of "RAWK CHALK JAYHAWK"s (as well as bad haiku).

You're welcome. :)”

“It'll be a little hard to take losing some games this year after last year's whatever-and-oh start, but heck, Stanford only has 2 seniors and a few juniors....”

“Indiana has fallen from greatness. Will this be the final year for Mr. Davis? If so, who will be brought in to resurrect this storied program?”

“Memphis sneaks in at #24. They are playing in the FedEx Forum this year. The pyramid was known as the tomb of doom but the early reviews of the forum are all positive.”

“Tonight starts the Big 10/ACC challenge. (Schedule below)

A few interesting games I plan on watchin.

MONDAY, NOV. 29
Purdue at North Carolina State (ESPN2, 7 ET)

TUESDAY, NOV. 30
Michigan at Georgia Tech (ESPN, 7 ET)

TUESDAY, NOV. 30
Florida State at Minnesota (ESPN2, 7:30 ET)

TUESDAY, NOV. 30
Michigan State at Duke (ESPN, 9 ET)

TUESDAY, NOV. 30
Maryland at Wisconsin (ESPN2, 9:30 ET)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
Wake Forest at Illinois (ESPN, 7 ET)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
Ohio State at Clemson (ESPN2, 7:30 ET)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
North Carolina at Indiana (ESPN, 9 ET)

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 1
Virginia at Northwestern (ESPN2, 9:30 ET)”

“michigan state and duke should be a good one to watch. umm....... go Kentucky Wildcats”

“That is one of the games I plan on watching. The other will be the Illini vs. WF.

Bigest upset - Northwestern over Virginia”