<![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood - Deadspin Comments]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance...: No, that's fine, as a fan, but when the players are talking shit in interviews, and the cheerleaders are doing it during a game, AND WE FUCKING KICKED THE SHIT OUT OF THOSE PUSSIES, then it's over the line.

iHaveaRagingTebowner

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @iHaveaRagingTebowner: So, it's over the line to mock Joakim Noah's hair, but not Kevin Love's My First Mustachio?

josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris's sack-dance for you

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @yayadiaw:

Which guy, the one who threw Darren Collison to the ground and didn't get called for it?

Seitz

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @yayadiaw:

Which guy, the one who threw Darren Collison to the floor?

Seitz

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Seitz:
Tell that guy from A&M they don't foul but just play tough d.

yayadiaw

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @yayadiaw:

Xavier Coach Sean Miller:
"The thing that amazes me about UCLA's defense is they don't foul. I mean, they are physical, they blitz and trap every pick and roll you set, they trap the low post, they pressure the ball, they sometimes have four players on the court who are 6-7 or taller and they don't foul.

Guess that puts that foul differential in perspective, doesn't it?

Seitz

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Big Daddy Drew: From that article:
Best of all, Love's arrival should herald UCLA's transformation from a gear-grinding half-court attack into the fast-breaking college version of -- dare we say it? -- Showtime.

That's working out well for them.

Fuck Lion

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Pure jealousy, they have 11 championships.

/don't hate

Laser Guided

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Seitz:

Averaging 4 more fouls/game than your oppenents could lead people to that assumption.

[statsheet.com]

yayadiaw

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @iHaveaRagingTebowner:

Little upset because no one is acknowledging Florida's return to the Final Four for the 3rd year in a row?

/65th best team in the country

Bruin Brewin

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Bob Knight is a moron.

the creator

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @muggsybogues:
Like the charge on Lawrence Hill in the Stanford game (not called)? Or the double dribble by Mitch Johnson in the Stanford game (not called)? Or the two point takedown of Collison by Sloan in the A&M game (inexplicably called a foul on Collison, I assume because he fouled the floor)? And they really got all the calls against Western Kentucky, when their point guard fouled out (for the first time all season), and their other two guards both had four fouls. Not to mention the ridiculous officiating in the Xavier game.

Yeah, they get all the calls.

Seitz

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> I personally hate UCLA for all the team (and the cheerleaders') shit-talking of UF the past two years. I mean, I know we disgraced them and proved them to be pussies who need a freshman with the most God-awful facial hair ever to make them successful, but i still hate them.
Seriously, 3rd final four in a row doesn't prove anything to me, except that the same old dude's finally don't have to get their asses fucking whipped by the Gators. Go Memphis.
And that Mata-Real guy? WHAT a pussy especially.



iHaveaRagingTebowner

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @TheStarterWife: Because they've gotten every phantom call you can possibly get?

muggsybogues

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> I was watching the Wazzu/UNC game at this Seattle bar with all these sort of cute Cougar grad girls. UCLA was the next game, and about halfway through Wazzu's, this just ridiculously gorgeous girl in UCLA gear came in..."Oh yeah, *that's* what hot girls look like."

Ickenham

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @martyfunkhauser:
Only after putting them there in the first place. It would be nice if the people who make these statements had actually watched the entirety of those games, instead of the highlights on Sportscenter.

Seitz

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Big Daddy Drew: Pat Benatar has a different take on the matter.

metroville

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Every team should have someone to point out all those that be hatin.

EddieRebel

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Doyle McPoyle: Yeah, but 30 minutes after you see their student population, you want to see them again.

EditorOfTheDailyFaberian

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Duke is the most hated team in the nation, bar none. And I guess playing the underdog card is a good motivator, but come on. I really don't know how you can attempt to pick an underdog with all the #1 seeds in the Final 4. At the risk of sounding like an ESPN commentator, they're all really good teams.

elwood

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Didn't SI pick UCLA? So that means they're gonna lose right?

(I also picked them to win it all)

Shorty

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Can't wait until he goes pro and proves himself to be the white Benoit Benjamin.

Burnination

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Stev D: @Signal to Noise: Or The Everlast

[academic.evergreen.edu]

Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Big Daddy Drew:

"That hurt Kevin a lot," Stan says.

I'm correct in assuming that Stan is Love's alter ego, right? With that facial hair, he has to be an Eminem fan.

Slothrop

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> UCLA vs. Memphis. Can they both possibly be "underdogs"?

FightTiger

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Jehovahs Witness Protection Program: Yeah, it's how I ended up justifying my chalktastic final game of UCLA/UNC.

Yostal

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @metroville: Well played.

insomniac

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Love doesn't try as hard as Hansbrough.

Len Bias Cocaine Surplus

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Stev D: Or "the Federline."

Signal to Noise

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @TheStarterWife: And the other half attended Newhouse.

kayceebk

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> It's not the UCLA players that people hate so much, it's their racist, racist fans. And they're all like, "wicked pissah!"

metroville

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> The lesson here, as always: when Bill Simmons jumps on your bandwagon, brace yourself for some hatred.

Barry Lutz

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> It's not the team, it's the fact they've gotten victories from the refs.

LeagueofShadows

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @UkraineNotWeak:
That and a guy I worked with who was a little too touchy feely and a borderline sexual predator graduated from there.

tater

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> His facial hair style is called the "guy who works at best-buy".

Stev D

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Love's a douche.

[sportsillustrated.cnn.com]

Love certainly isn't lacking in confidence. In the space of an hour he stakes a claim that would seem preposterous for any other collegiate post player ("I feel like I'm the best passer in the country"); apologizes in advance to the defenders his passes will bamboozle ("You'll see me laughing on the court sometimes this year. It's funny to me. I'm almost playing a game with them")...

If everything goes according to plan, Love explains, the acclaim will take care of itself. "When it comes to Los Angeles, there's Kobe Bryant, and then there's Kevin Love and O.J. Mayo," he says, lowering his right hand from eye level to chin level...

The Loves still can't fathom why the stands at Lake Oswego High games were usually half empty until the state playoffs, why out-of-state crowds were more supportive of Kevin than his home fans, or why Kevin would be chosen the Gatorade national high school athlete of the year but didn't win the top athlete honor at his own school. "That hurt Kevin a lot," Stan says.

Drew Magary

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @tater:

Kansas fan remembering the 2003 Championship?

UkraineNotWeak

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Yostal: Actually, we beat them 8 in football 8 years in a row 1991-1998. (Of course, that was before they beat us 7 years in a row.)

divisadero

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Jehovahs Witness Protection Program:
I have my reasons for hating on the 'Cuse.

tater

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Steve Trachsel, Ace: or there, moron.

Steve Trachsel, Ace

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Sloppy blogging, Leitch. Bruins Nation merely discusses a Yahoo.com article that ponders the animus toward UCLA. It's not exactly UCLA playing the underdog card.

divisadero

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Jehovahs Witness Protection Program:

Live in ACC Basketball Country. No love for Big East Basketball down here.

UkraineNotWeak

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Was anyone else a little surprised when they realized this was the third straight final four for UCLA? Honestly, it kind of snuck up on me their.

/going back to watching Caddyshack...

Steve Trachsel, Ace

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @7-8 Deville: Here's a riddle: If ESPN has an East Coast bias, why does every ESPN NFL analyst go on and on about West Coast offense?

You know, besides lack of true knowledge...

What Would Kornheiser Do? Presented by Peniston Fuels

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Yostal: I like your reasoning.

Jehovahs Witness Protection Program

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @UkraineNotWeak: People really hate the 'Cuse? (Other than Georgetown and UConn fans...)

Jehovahs Witness Protection Program

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @TheStarterWife: Sadly, 44 in a Row seems not to be around -- I'll chuckle at that very notion for him (as well as the four family members of mine who went to Columbia.)

Signal to Noise

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> How can anyone hate UCLA? To me, they're like Michigan's SoCal cousin, a Wolverine in a pair of sunglasses. They wear a shade of yellow and a shade of blue, they like to think of themselves as a power in several sports, and they hate USC, but they can't beat them with any recent frequency.

[/top 25 public universities needing to stick together.]

Yostal

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> East Coast Bias?

7-8 Deville

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> ?

They are as much a "disrespected underdog" as the 2004 Red Sox. At least they have cheerleaders.

Johnny LaRue

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @TheStarterWife:

The other half attended Newhouse at Syracuse. Thus, the hatred of Syracuse.

UkraineNotWeak

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Signal to Noise: God help us if Columbia ever makes a run at anything.

TheStarterWife

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> I can't hate on any student population that blisteringly hot. Luckily, I'll never have that problem rooting against Duke ("how you look like soccer moms at NINETEEEEEN?!").

Doyle McPoyle

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> this UCLA team was supposed to be considered the most hated team by all Oregonians in college basketball?

Duck'd

I'm Hafner the man I used to be

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> The new poster for the vasectomy clinic.

Chones_Chonies

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Spectacular Sam: My bracket certainly does. And amazingly I'm the only one in the top 10 of my league who does. That money's as good as mine!

Chamomiles Davis

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @tater: Yeah but those other half are totally direspecting them!

/bitter Wisconsin fan

Spectacular Sam

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Unfortunately, Love will miss the Final Four, as he is out four to seven days with "scissors in brain".

Gourmet Spud

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> "Raise this net in honor of Brian Suksomwong, boys!"

Carlton_Whitfield

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> It's not UCLA I hate so much as the referees who have bailed them out of so many close games this year.

martyfunkhauser

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @TheStarterWife: we have a winning plausible theory.

UCLA was my national champion pick and would be one of the few things I got right if it happens.

Signal to Noise

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> @Spectacular Sam:
I bet the other half have UCLA in the championship game.

If it wasn't for my obvious bias I'd have them winning it all.

tater

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Why all the hate for UCLA?

Because the nation is full of journalists who attended the Annenberg School for Communication.

TheStarterWife

]]> <![CDATA[That Scrappy Underdog In Westwood]]> Seriously? Nobody beleives in you? I think over half the brackets in my pool have UCLA winning it all.

Spectacular Sam

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