College Hoops Thread '09-'10

[The Poet]

Originally Posted by Col. Kurtz

Cremosas would be sublime, if they were the fruit of a Wolfpack butt-whoopin'.

Enjoyed the wager, friend.

Cremosas, never. Consuegras, maybe. And we both would have enjoyed it more had our boys been fighting for the ACC lead, not the cellar. Well, wait 'til next year.

So let's see if I get this in in a hurry here, now that I've finally finished all my work. Last night:

Kentucky 81 - Mississippi State 75 (OT) = I pretty much said that this could be a lot closer than one would think, but as any Wildcat fan can tell you, I don't know squat about hoops. And as they will certainly tell you, they had this one in total control from the get-go. Props to the team from Starkville for their effort, and shame on those fans of theirs who threw crap onto the court at the buzzer. Sorry, there's no place for that garbage.

Michigan 80 - Iowa 78 (OT) = Well, neither one of these two teams are going much of anywhere, barring some miracle, but they at least put on one hell of a show.

Virginia Tech 87 - Wake Forest 83 = And both these teams have the chance to make a little noise come March (albeit not a full-blown racket), so they too gave you some thrills.

As none of the other games were either shocks nor of much significance, let's move on to tonight's schedule:

Purdue vs. Ohio State = Two pretty good teams, and should be a real battle.

Duke vs. Miami = Not so much here, but you never know . . . Dook sometimes comes out cold from outside, and they ain't got no inside to speak of.

Virginia vs. Florida State = A fairly even matchup, though I'd give the Semi-holes an edge in positive momentum.

Notre Dame vs. Louisville = And despite the recent bad loss by one and good win by the other, these match up closely also.

Tulsa vs. Marshall = I've talked earlier about other teams in contention for the CUSA, and Marshall is not totally out of it either, being 5th with their 6-4 record, whereas Tulsa is 3rd at 8-3. There's plenty of reason for both teams to show up for this one, and if both do it will be a war.

Seton Hall vs. St. John's = Well, these may be the also-rans of the Big East, but they too are well-matched, and both are coming off nice wins.

Texas vs. Missouri = And although the Longhorns have gotten much more press, both these teams are 6-4 in the Big 12 race, so here's another with a lotta juice.

Rhode Island vs. St. Louis = Another of my good mid-majors contests, and both teams can play some pretty decent ball . . . at that level, anyway.


Well, there it is, quick and dirty. Enjoy.