VolenteHawk

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KU v ISU in the finals is awesome, but I'd rather play K-State...assuming we get by West Va.

It's actually overrated. The team that won the first two wins like 70% of the time, because they're usually better enough that it's not that hard to do.

The Buddy Hield game winning half courter that wasn't had to be more painful. Ironically in the Big 12 tourney against West Virginia.

Yeah...we don't blow teams out...so it'll be a grind. But if we're to win I hope it's less painful for you than the dribble, dribble, dribble, dribble, contested 35 footer in Lawrence.

Good spot today for Iowa State. Playing a virtual home game against a team that beat them twice. Coming off 3 straight losses but showed some fight in the finale against Tech. ISU -3

Nothing to text home about?

Not even in the conversation. Shaka’s VCU team lost 12 games in the CAA and entered the tournament 82nd (via KenPom). They are the worst. Loyola Chicago entered 41st last year. Texas is 27th. Again, I’m not saying it’s likely, but the notion that it’s impossible or that a UT fan would root against it are both crazy.

There’s a pretty good place in Uvalde.

Because he’s a weirdo. Same reason Gregg Marshall is still at Wichita State.

Shaka’s VCU run was after they ended the season losing 5 of 8 and hadn’t won 3 straight since January. I’m not saying it’s likely, I’m saying you take more Shaka if he delivers a FF...mostly related to Goo, of course.

Baylor has made 2 different Elite 8s without beating a single digit seed. KU won the national championship after getting out of their region with their best (by seed) win being the 8/9 winner. Shaka Smart went to the Final Four with a team that shouldn’t have been in the tournament (I had a good view of the celebration in San Antonio). Texas is 27 on KenPom...they would not even be in the conversation for worst team to make the FF.

If OU hangs on here, it’s gonna be awfully hard to keep Texas out.

You’ve been to 3 Final Fours in the school’s history, only once in the last 70 years. This take is not sane. Final Fours are a huge deal.

I post here, because the off topic boards are fantastic and I live in Austin. But I do try, even in the Big 12 thread, not to dwell too much on KU or get into prolonged conversations with Jhawk...which we could b/c we often disagree. Anyway, I think Tech is the only legitimately good team in the league, but all of KU, Iowa State, K-State, and Texas are good enough to get out of the first weekend, then you never know. Bracket might collapse for you. Baylor doesn't do anything for me, they'd be the most surprising of the top 6 to make the Sweet 16 to me. Hell of a coaching job by Drew to drag that group to 10-8 and tournament lock status. Edit: To break the KU-centric rule I just discussed...I actually really like KU's chances in the tournament even though I don't really like this team. If they can dodge a first round upset to get the jitters out, they could beat most anybody. They start 4 freshmen and have been dog shit on the road, but they're done with road games.

If Self were to go NBA or get FBI'd, Beard would be on my very short list.

I'm in. I'm cool with OBP or OPS. I'm manically against AVG.

Couldn't make it back this year and am butthurt about it.

Shaka was right to change styles. He wasn’t going to get the talent he needed to compete with the big boys in the Big 12 playing havoc. He’d have been a poor man’s West Virginia. It didn’t work, but that doesn’t make the strategy wrong. But rest easy, because he gone. Buzz Williams is the best reasonable option for the next guy for many reason. You can make some guys that will say no your first call to hear it (Few, Beard), but Buzz should be the focus.

This is kinda my point. When you're near an ocean, by all means eat fresh seafood. But for sushi in the US, it's all frozen. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/08/nyregion/sushi-fresh-from-the-deep-the-deep-freeze.html

Huge pet peeve of mine among idiots..."how can you get great sushi in __________?" You could hypothetically get the best sushi in the US in Lincoln or Des Moines. Being landlocked doesn't mean shit.

And now that I've gone through them, being historic is apparently worth points in the BBQ cradles...so Arthur Bryants wins Missouri for the same reason City Market wins Texas, even though neither one is the best.

Joe's suffers in these things, because the most famous thing on the menu is a gawddamn sandwich with cheese and an onion ring on it.

That's a good one. I've seen some Big 12 fans do it with the West Virginia final four from a few years back.