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- Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:10 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
I've seen that a bunch of places, saying the BCS is proven better because the Mountain West and A-10 combined for 10 bids and 1 Sweet 16 team, but it sort of ignores that those two conferences only had two teams seeded 1-4. They underperformed by 1. Big East had 4 teams 1-4 and passed 3 into the Sw...
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:22 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Hey Mountain West Conference! If you really want to be considered one of the big boy conferences, you can't completely miss the Sweet Sixteen.
- Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:21 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
I don't think you can fault the officials for the OSU call (though the studio crew did). It was an incredibly close play, and even on review it looked to barely be conclusive. Not egregious at all, in my estimation. Yeah, I actually thought they were both close and both probably wrong. It happens t...
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:46 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Fuck, I hate seeing a game decided by idiotic refs. And, yes, there is an enormous difference between Illinois being tied (or up one) and being down four, with less than a minute to play. That was disgraceful; not even a close call, really. Yeah, and there was a very similar missed call at the end ...
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:50 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
You can all breathe a sigh of relief. UVA has won again in the NIT, beating St. John's 68-50. One more win and UVA heads to MSG.
46 of UVA's 68 points came from freshmen. The future's still looking pretty good in cville.
46 of UVA's 68 points came from freshmen. The future's still looking pretty good in cville.
- Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:45 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
- Replies: 1439
- Views: 110156
Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
That was hilarious.
- Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:52 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Ben Howland (era at Westwood)
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2884
Re: Ben Howland (era at Westwood)
Just a stunning fall. Before his early, amazing success at ucla, he was damn successful at Pitt.
I read that SI article a while back, but I still don't really understand what went wrong.
I read that SI article a while back, but I still don't really understand what went wrong.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers
- Replies: 388
- Views: 23538
Re: The HEX! and other World Cup Qualifiers
I just tuned in. Holy shit! I don't think I've ever seen a soccer game like this.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:25 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Videos
- Replies: 1993
- Views: 207991
Re: Random Videos
Pretty cool.
So what did that guy do to his guitar to make it play like that? He's not strumming anything and he doesn't appear to be hitting the strings hard at all. It's almost like a keyboard.
And Scottie, is there a way to make the embedded videos a little bigger?
So what did that guy do to his guitar to make it play like that? He's not strumming anything and he doesn't appear to be hitting the strings hard at all. It's almost like a keyboard.
And Scottie, is there a way to make the embedded videos a little bigger?
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:17 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
I haven't looked up the numbers but #1s are something like 120-0 versus #16 seeds all-time. Wouldn't ya' think that at some point that's gotta break? The #1s can't stay undefeated forever and the kids that play this game get more athletic every year. Some day I hope to see it happen. What's funny (...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)
- Replies: 477
- Views: 61541
Re: The Animated GIF Thread (NSFW)
Right in the golden bears!Johnny Hotcakes wrote:Basketball in the groin.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:30 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Scott Fucking Wood! That's what NC State needed. Game on.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:29 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the spins
- Replies: 3330
- Views: 222195
Re: Getting the spins
We built this city! We built this city on rooooock and rollllllll!Grasspenis wrote:If I've learned anything from the Swamp, Shirls, it's that a lot of songs that you can't stand seem to get stuck in people's heads.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:19 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
This is a classic N.C. State performance. All that talent and they look like a bunch of idiots. Yup. Their top six players are easily top ten in the country, talent-wise. When they care and play well, they are scary. I figured they'd focus enough today to get by and then turn on the gas against Ind...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 1:34 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
A no-nonsense, disciplined team like Wisconsin seems like the worst possible opponent for Henderson. Not gonna fall for his antics.howard wrote:Wisconsin playing ugly. Rebels playing dumb. Henderson 1-11 first half. Too bad you can't run-your-mouth the ball into the hoop.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 12:53 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Getting the spins
- Replies: 3330
- Views: 222195
Re: Getting the spins
Speaking of SF, I almost died (traffic came to a sudden stop ahead of me, slammed the brakes, ended up swerving a bit to the right, and luckily the lady flying down the right lane in her Audi was paying attention (and driving an Audi?, QUATTRO!!!) and was able to miss me) with that fucking Foxygen ...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:28 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
- Replies: 3481
- Views: 233657
Re: Learn Something Random Every Day Thoughts
Yeah, I'm thinking of sticking with Shirley. She makes me happy.sancarlos wrote:I chuckle every time I see Dave's "Shirley" avatar.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:27 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Images (now possibly NSFW)
- Replies: 2145
- Views: 286941
Re: Images (now possibly NSFW)
This is fascinating - it's a view of internet usage around the world throughout a day. Red/yellow is high usage while blue/green is low. http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18i61q6227twfgif/original.gif http://gawker.com/5991667/this-illegally-made-incredibly-mesmerizing-animated-gif-is-what-the-interne...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:24 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NOTE: (Now Renamed News and Announcements)
- Replies: 190
- Views: 68388
Re: NOTE: (Now Renamed News and Announcements)
Damn, I preferred you as ztest. Probably the stats geek in me.ZMan wrote:Whenever you have the time... ZMan
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:23 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamper on the scene: Heat at Cavs, 3/20/13
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1433
Re: Swamper on the scene: Heat at Cavs, 3/20/13
Hell, a lot (all?) of arenas actually play music DURING play now as well. Not the whole time, but after a made free throw or something, they'll blast some Smash Mouth until the other team gets the ball over half court. Really fucking annoying.
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:19 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread
- Replies: 79
- Views: 7762
Re: Old is New Again HDTV Buying Thread
To clear it up, LED tvs are still LCD screens. The difference is in the backlighting. LED TVs use ... LEDs! Other LCD screens use florescent backlighting. LED lights allow for thinner screens and apparently better contrast. A pretty good breakdown - http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387377,00.as...
- Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:02 am
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Harry Reems
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1076
Re: Harry Reems
Deep Throat made $600 million? Damn.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:22 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
BTW, I loved that Crimson win even if it did cost me my first Sweet Sixteen casualty.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:21 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
I'd be willing to bet they have the highest average SAT scores in the tourney.Rush2112 wrote:and wouldn't call Harvard "the smart kids" the administration removed a lot of entrance obstacles (and smart kids wouldn't have been caught cheating on a take home open book test.)
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:20 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Good recall on the 1987 tournament, Dave. I sure as heck had to look up that reference. I read about it a little before I posted. Watching, it dawned on me that their careers overlapped (Amaker was point on that great '86 Duke team and Alford won the title in '87), so a quick Google search turned u...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:08 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
I don't know. The smart kids are looking pretty damn poised right now.howard wrote:Nope. Not without any Chinese kids.Shirley wrote:Is Harvard going to win an NCAA Tournament game? Craziness.
Amaker can get revenge for Alford ending his college playing days in '87.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:06 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Is Harvard going to win an NCAA Tournament game? Craziness. I find it funny that Mizzou has maintained their tradition of underperforming in the tournament no matter who their coach is. (In fairness, they are only an 8 seed, but still.) 9. So they technically didn't underperform in the tournament a...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:51 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamper on the scene: Heat at Cavs, 3/20/13
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1433
Re: Swamper on the scene: Heat at Cavs, 3/20/13
Yeah, great post, Bapo! The Swamp doesn't get enough long-form posting anymore. I'm with you on the NBA Experience. I find all of the extra crap really cheapens the game. It's like they know the game itself isn't entertaining enough. And the thing is, it could be, but all the fake cheering, loud mus...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:43 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Is Harvard going to win an NCAA Tournament game? Craziness.
I find it funny that Mizzou has maintained their tradition of underperforming in the tournament no matter who their coach is. (In fairness, they are only an 8 seed, but still.)
I find it funny that Mizzou has maintained their tradition of underperforming in the tournament no matter who their coach is. (In fairness, they are only an 8 seed, but still.)
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Damn, that St. Mary's game got interesting in a hurry. Would have loved to see that last shot go in for Dellavedova.
And we're rooting for this Davidson upset, right?
And we're rooting for this Davidson upset, right?
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Something to remember is that Stevens is an Indy boy. His family is here. He has built a solid program here. I listen to radio interviews with him all the time. I don't think he is a guy who is going to chase the big money. And I don't think Tom Crean is going anywhere anytime in the near future. I...
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:48 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Is Brad Stevens not going to move on to a bigger program, unless the Hoosier job opens up? Coach K's replacement. There's a very strong sentiment for that around here. Some people think it might be a contest of whether Roy Williams or Coach K retires first - whoever gets first shot gets Stevens.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
- Replies: 278
- Views: 16539
Re: NCAA Tournament thread - Play-In games and Round of 64
Glad I didn't pick Valpo.
- Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Bathroom Etiquette
- Replies: 266
- Views: 15845
Re: Bathroom Etiquette
A co-worker just stopped himself mid-piss to pull out his wallet to try and pay me for the office bracket pool. I didn't have any change on me. Hope he washes his hands before he makes it down to my office later. How do you stop yourself mid-piss? Once I start, I can't stop, although I guess I have...
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:33 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
- Replies: 1439
- Views: 110156
Re: Swamp 6 Link Dump Extravaganza
"don't tell me the score" For people who want to see the highlights not knowing what is going to happen or how it ends up. When I clicked through, I picked a game and it took me to a page with the score in 40 point font (along with highlights, stats, etc). Is it just that the scores aren'...
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Random Videos
- Replies: 1993
- Views: 207991
Re: Random Videos
This is fascinating. It's a TED talk on de-extinction of species.
(hope this doesn't brand me as a religious zealot)
(hope this doesn't brand me as a religious zealot)
- Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:47 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Thread
- Replies: 127
- Views: 9506
Re: NBA Thread
DC, I'm actually with you on dunks in general. I especially fail to get why people get so worked up about "getting dunked on." In many cases, the guy who got dunked on was the only defender with the balls to actually try to stop the play. I hate that it's considered a bad thing to not conc...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 5:13 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Thread
- Replies: 127
- Views: 9506
Re: NBA Thread
Our difference of opinion may come down to this. I think dunking over a player who is 6-10 inches shorter and 50-80 pounds lighter from five feet away is actually something that dozens of high school and college players can do pretty routinely. I've watched a lot of basketball in my life and I have...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: NBA Thread
- Replies: 127
- Views: 9506
Re: NBA Thread
I hadn't seen the dunk until just now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm_t6OfBF7Y I don't think that was nearly as good as DeAndre Jordan's. And no, there most certainly are not many high school kids who could throw down a dunk like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTkN2q6sUUk That's just ridicu...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:44 pm
- Forum: The Swamp
- Topic: Conference Tourney Week 2013
- Replies: 66
- Views: 4537
Re: Conference Tourney Week 2013
I have hardly watched any college basketball all season, and then watched most of the Big10 and SEC tournaments. I can't be the only one who wants to strangle Marshall Henderson? Here's a few more who want to strangle him (I just wanted to post this again): http://nbccollegebasketballtalk.files.wor...