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Yes, the string of Texas-themed posts hits three, which hopefully propels someone to beat a No. 1 seed. That, or the 30,000 Longhorn fans in attendance. D.J. Augustin got the best of Derrick Rose last summer, but let's see what becomes of games that matter.
Both teams can play a quick tempo game so at least this one promises to be one of the more high octane of the weekend's matchups.
-Rose already has problems with his eye. Billy Packer says he doesn't like stitches. Probably shouldn't be snitchin' then.
-And Augustin isn't getting the better of Rose today, not yet at least, as he airs a three and Memphis is on a 8-0 run early.
-And Rose is kind of owning D.J. thus far, adding a jam off a steal to put the Tigers up 24-13.
-Aaaaaand, it's starting to get ugly. Roberts picks up the and 1 to give Memphis a 16-point lead with 8 minutes left in the first.
-Augustin gets a steal and misses the lay-up, leading to an uncontested dunk for Memphis. This might not be close.
-Just before the wheels totally come off, the Longhorns narrow Memphis' halftime lead to 11 with a 6-0 run to end the first.
-And Texan comes storming out of the break with a quick six and Augustin is finally showing some life.
-The Tigers survived the early second half surge and it looks like the Longhorns are going to fouling with 8 minutes left, down 16. Is Davidson on yet?
-Guuuhhhh This game blows.
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Nice work by Texas to cut the bleeder again. Very Ragin' Longhorn of 'em.
I'm impressed that those Memphis cheerleaders girls are holding up the other girls unassisted.
@Tuffy: Texas A&M would've been classier.
/bad sport
@Scout:
Still bitter?
I've never seen Texas look so slow or small. They're making Memphis look like monsters...scratch that, they're making Memphis look like Monstars
Good afternoon all. Is everyone excited for North Dakota/Wisconsin and Miami (Original Recipe)/Boston College?
@UkraineNotWeak: just a bit pouty.
When I say I'd like to put a smile on my face, that Texas picture is typically what I have in mind.
I actually caught the end of the North Dakota game yesterday. I couldn't believe that they were showing college hockey on TV in Florida
Was it ever explained why the court is like a Def Leopard theater-in-the-round?
In honor of our Longhorn friends:
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/doesn't know how to relabel a link
Larry Kilgore just made an announcement: Texas is prepared to secede from the Union if the Longhorns don't take care of business today.
Kirby approves that Texs photo.
@bizzo5000: Yes, it's a new NCAA experiment to try the elevated court to a). create a better experience in the football stadia for the Final Four (Ford Field and Reliant will host the 2009 and 2011 Final Fours, and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis in 2010 will likely have the same configuration.)
b). sell more tickets by basically being allowed to sell every seat in the house instead of curtaining off a section of the stadium.
@Brazil Thrill:
Please god, let them.
@Clare: It's all done with wires. Wires and BBQ.
@Scout: Don't throw a log on us now.
@Yostal: Maybe. Check your Hoover mail, please.
Oh great!! We get to hear Nantz slobber all over the Bushes.
@Tuffy: We're discussing now. It's looking good.
@Clare: I was about to say that. Those chicks are beastly.
@Yostal:
I really hope they do this with football too and make it 10' high. It'll be the last time someone runs out of bounds instead of taking the hit.
@bizzo5000: Hey! Texas is the only reason Tennessee and Kentucky look as good as they do.
@Yostal: I like the backdrop that it provides for TV viewing. The background in't as busy.
Also...would someone ecourage "the other three" UT guys to show up? They look awful.
@Yostal: I would be if RCN deemed ESPNU as one of the 8 million channels that I receive...and I wasnt confident that the Eagles will pull off a stunning victory today only to collapse next week.
@Scout:
So Texas is the fat chick in a group of hot chicks? It's like Ohio of the Midwest.
@Yostal: Detroit has the Final Four next year?
@SunDevilDogg:
/burns city
@StevePerryPsychOut: I agree. I was shocked how "small" that the East Regional looked last night at a "regular" arena.
@SunDevilDogg: Yes, it does. And the Frozen Four in 2010.
@Scout: Mississippi, on the other hand, makes the rest of the South look great by comparison.
@Brazil Thrill:
This is why I won't go south of Pittsburgh.
@Brazil Thrill: At least it has the Gulf Coast. I've personally never enjoyed being in Arkansas.
They just announced in PHX that the Pink Taco will be host to a two-game tournament next year (Louisville vs Minnesota; ASU vs BYU), in hopes to snag a Final Four...
I find it hilarious that they're showing cheerleaders while saying, "Winning a scholarship with no skills?"
I love the VW Minibus horn that sounds anytime a substitution is made...it really sets the atmosphere.
@SunDevilDogg: They have a Regional Final next year, right?
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Memphis cheerleaders have 0 turnovers in the first half. Texas? 7. Maybe Coke should just back the hell off.
@The Boy Wonder: its on blocks in the tunnel. It does sound like they took the sound effects from Larry the Cable Guy's character in Cars.
@bizzo5000: This has been my experience:
Texas is the US geographical standard for "hick" and "cowboy". All of the John Wayne movies and "Dallas" spread this reputation far and wide.
Mississippi is the US geographical standard for "poverty" and "uneducated". A joke I heard: Missouri's state motto is Thank God we're not Mississippi.
@Yostal: So it's: San Antonio, Detroit, Indianapolis, Houston? Are there issues with going east or west?
@Yostal: Yes, they do.
@SunDevilDogg: (in answer to your question about PHX getting the Regional final)
@StevePerryPsychOut: I just picture a really impatient coyote with a cigarette that is half ash dangling from his lips driving a minibus full of aliens dreaming of a new life stuck on a back road because a herd of cattle has moseyed their way partly across. He is just trying to get them to move.
/holy run on sentence Batman
@Scout:
What does all that make West Virgina?
On a side note: I pray I look as good and as spry as Gordie Howe when I turn 80 years old. Bless you Mr. Hockey!
This thread is kickin'.
@Yostal: For what it's worth...I think that "The Gordie Howe Hat-Trick" is easily the best namesake that has ever been awarded to a former athlete.
@bizzo5000: Having lived in Atlanta for the past 11 years I can say that it doesn't "feel" like hicksville. As you go away from the big city, however, the "tooth-per-capita" ratio sharply decreases.
@StevePerryPsychOut: Never been West of Jawja myself.
@SunDevilDogg: Well, Indy gets it once every five years as a part of the deal they made to move the NCAA Headquarters there from Overland Park. Detroit made a huge push at the turn of the century to fill in Ford Field with big time events, so they landed the Super Bowl and the Final Four. The issue is, you need an indoor football stadium and those tend to be in the South and in the Midwest. Dallas will likely get one when ExxonMobil Stadium opens, the NCAA will likely want to go back to New Orleans when it gets a chance, and there was hope that the New Meadowlands would get one, but without a roof, that's not gonna happen.
@StevePerryPsychOut: Agree, amazingly, Gordie only ever had one in his career. Brendan Shanahan has the unofficial record with 9.
To all you southern haters, we're not ALL crazy rednecks.
@Brazil Thrill: @Scout:
PA has been described as Pittsburgh in the east, Philly in the west and Mississippi in the middle.
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: Amen. Texas can't be considered the south, they don't have sweet tea.
@Le Kangourou de Kataroo: True... there's probably three or four sane ones somewhere.
@bizzo5000: When I think of West Virginia I automatically think "underage marriages". Can't they marry as young as 16 there? But I like West Virginia a lot because they split off from Virginia during the Civil War and rejoined/stayed with the Union.