2010 NCAA Tournament (and NIT) Thread - Page 25

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 08:17 PM

Boneheaded play by Miles... BYU is going to be BYE-BYE pretty soon.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:18 PM

Go KSU! 22-4 run and most of it was defense-triggered.

Noop · 03-20-2010, 08:19 PM

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For the record, I'm in favor of legalizing marijuana. However, it should be noted that my main reason is to allow natural selection to take place at an accelerated pace.

Lets see... high = not so stress. Sober = A heart attack or stroke away from death. Pass the blunt homie!

sterlingice · 03-20-2010, 08:19 PM

Yeah, KSU is looking more like themselves now. They're up 38-29 with under 2 to go. Kentucky may have finished their game off already. They're up 44-28 at the half.

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JonInMiddleGA · 03-20-2010, 08:19 PM

On the women's side I see where #13 UTC had an 18 point halftime lead over #4 seed Okl State. That margin is down to 12 with still 18 minutes to go.

BYU 14 · 03-20-2010, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mauboy1

Boneheaded play by Miles... BYU is going to be BYE-BYE pretty soon.

We are in meltdown mode right now...our three top inside guys with 3 fouls each, it's going to get ugly.

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 08:21 PM

Bummer.. Guess I can watch the Kentucky game.

the_meanstrosity · 03-20-2010, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

The level of immaturity they display is a big warning sign for future behavior, regardless of whether they are rewarded with multi-million dollar contracts or never become professional players. These guys are a time bomb from a personal responsibility standpoint, especially Cousins with his aggressive behavior.

Not necessarily. I've seen a number of freshmen who act like imbeciles as freshmen and mature after a season or two. Obviously not everyone matures at the same rate, but I don't think either of those two are a lost cause.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:24 PM

Best news for BYU...........halftime finally arrived and they're only down 10.

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 08:24 PM

I don't think it's going to count, unfortunately.. that wouldhave been a little bit of a boost going into the lockerroom.

sterlingice · 03-20-2010, 08:24 PM

Frank Martin is wound so tight. He looks like he should be a CEO almost moreso than a basketball coach.

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Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:25 PM

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Not necessarily. I've seen a number of freshmen who act like imbeciles as freshmen and mature after a season or two. Obviously not everyone matures at the same rate, but I don't think either of those two are a lost cause.

There's a lot of psych professionals that would give you odds on that assessment in a hurry.

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 08:25 PM

Damn. What am I going to do for the rest of the night? I guess I can study for a test I've got on Monday.. first test in like 5 years.

sterlingice · 03-20-2010, 08:27 PM

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Damn. What am I going to do for the rest of the night? I guess I can study for a test I've got on Monday.. first test in like 5 years.

What's it in?

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Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:27 PM

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Damn. What am I going to do for the rest of the night? I guess I can study for a test I've got on Monday.. first test in like 5 years.

You've got all day Sunday. Head over to Noop's and relax.

Swaggs · 03-20-2010, 08:28 PM

I can't believe anyone would root for Kentucky or a Calipari-coached team, outside of their own fans. After seeing the ESPN or CBS "fluff" piece on the freshmen and Calipari, that was on a little bit ago, I cannot think of a team I would rather not win it all (and that includes Pitt, Georgetown, Marquette, or Notre Dame).

Not to mention that, if they do win, there is probably a greater than 50% chance that their title will be vacated in the near future -- which pretty much renders the whole tournament useless.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:30 PM

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Not to mention that, if they do win, there is probably a greater than 50% chance that their title will be vacated in the near future -- which pretty much renders the whole tournament useless.

Memphis already paid for his sins. He's got another 2-3 years before he has to run to another job.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-20-2010, 08:31 PM

You think it's bad now, just wait until Cal manages to convince Wall that he should stick around another year & avoid taking the pay cut of the NBA.

TargetPractice6 · 03-20-2010, 08:33 PM

Coming from a Kentucky fan I doubt anyone will believe this, but Cousins has come a long way attitude-wise over the course of the season. At the beginning of this season I thought he would definitely do something stupid and cost us a game somewhere along the line. However, each game he's gotten better and better about not letting other teams get in his head (and virtually every team tries to... Tennessee going as far as taking nut-shots at him). He's still far from mature though. It's most evident from the free throw stripe: if he misses one or two he totally loses his composure and ends up shooting something like 3-13.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:35 PM

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Coming from a Kentucky fan I doubt anyone will believe this, but Cousins has come a long way attitude-wise over the course of the season. At the beginning of this season I thought he would definitely do something stupid and cost us a game somewhere along the line. However, each game he's gotten better and better about not letting other teams get in his head (and virtually every team tries to... Tennessee going as far as taking nut-shots at him). He's still far from mature though. It's most evident from the free throw stripe: if he misses one or two he totally loses his composure and ends up shooting something like 3-13.

I actually believe that. Mizzou was involved in his recruitment and I know how raw he was before. As you said though, he's still very raw even with improvement.

Blade6119 · 03-20-2010, 08:35 PM

Fun fact about Mizzou, the Tigers are one of three teams — Syracuse and Marquette are the others — to return to the NCAA Tournament after losing three 1,000-point scorers last season.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-20-2010, 08:36 PM

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(and virtually every team tries to... Tennessee going as far as taking nut-shots at him).

As was pointed out after that game, the shot was the culmination of dealing with what UK does (and typically gets away with) on every possession.

The only thing missing from the UK game with conference officials is them bringing 9 mm onto the floor with them, and pretty much everyone in the league expects that to be allowed if they happen to think of it.

terpkristin · 03-20-2010, 08:40 PM

Woohoo, get to leave work now, hopefully I'll see the end of the last games. Thanks for the score updates, folks!

/tk

TargetPractice6 · 03-20-2010, 08:42 PM

Yeah, Jon it's the refs' fault Tennessee lost by 30 and that totally excuses hitting a dude in the nuts. Cousins gets pounded on every single game and all the other SEC fans just want to whine about how their team is getting screwed by the refs. At least, Tennessee fans didn't throw water bottles at them I guess.

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 08:42 PM

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What's it in?

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Swaggs · 03-20-2010, 08:45 PM

Haha... I just saw a video of WVU's players watching the end of the Kansas game and they had much the same reaction that the folks in this thread had.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 08:49 PM

LOL.......I just realized why Northern Iowa had such a loud crowd. KSU was playing in the same session as KU. Was too busy taking care of my kids to notice that until now.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-20-2010, 08:50 PM

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Yeah, Jon it's the refs' fault Tennessee lost by 30 and that totally excuses hitting a dude in the nuts. Cousins gets pounded on every single game and all the other SEC fans just want to whine about how their team is getting screwed by the refs. At least, Tennessee fans didn't throw water bottles at them I guess.

In complete sincerity, I'm consistently amazed that SEC fans in 11 arenas haven't at the very least dragged basketball refs off the floor and tarred & feathered them. I'm almost as surprised someone hasn't at least tried to assasinate Calipari.

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 08:50 PM

Watching Kentucky just absolutely demolish Wake has me as a Badger fan kind of pumped(assuming the Badgers win tomorrow). Kentucky is going to be riding the high train going into the Sweet 16 game and may be in for a major letdown.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-20-2010, 08:50 PM

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LOL.......I just realized why Northern Iowa had such a loud crowd. KSU was playing in the same session as KU. Was too busy taking care of my kids to notice that until now.

I hadn't even thought about that.

TargetPractice6 · 03-20-2010, 08:53 PM

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In complete sincerity, I'm consistently amazed that SEC fans in 11 arenas haven't at the very least dragged basketball refs off the floor and tarred & feathered them. I'm almost as surprised someone hasn't at least tried to assasinate Calipari.

Yeah, I guess SEC fans really just don't care about basketball if they aren't willing to kill an opposing coach. Way to perpetuate the football-only stereotype guys!

sterlingice · 03-20-2010, 09:09 PM

(To say nothing of the "tar and feather over sports" we're-from-the-south stereotype?)

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TargetPractice6 · 03-20-2010, 09:10 PM

McFarland with another classic example of what Cousins has faced all year...

timmynausea · 03-20-2010, 09:12 PM

You'd think that eventually BYU would guard the perimeter a bit.

RainMaker · 03-20-2010, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

In complete sincerity, I'm consistently amazed that SEC fans in 11 arenas haven't at the very least dragged basketball refs off the floor and tarred & feathered them. I'm almost as surprised someone hasn't at least tried to assasinate Calipari.

Yes, SEC fans need to show the country even more how empty their lives are.

terpkristin · 03-20-2010, 09:16 PM

Yikes, I see Kentucky really widened the gap with Wake.

/tk

dawgfan · 03-20-2010, 09:20 PM

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Washington is very streaky. Romar is an above average coach, but his team has fire power from the guards

Huskies seem to have found themselves over the last 10+ games or so. It took them a while, but they seem to be playing like the team many thought they could be at the beginning of the season. There were some close to the program that thought this group had Final Four potential. That looked way overoptimistic midway through the Pac-10 season, but it's not quite as far-fetched now.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 03-20-2010, 09:20 PM

BYU really hasn't cut into that 10 point gap too much, but still a fun game to watch.

Radii · 03-20-2010, 09:23 PM

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McFarland with another classic example of what Cousins has faced all year...

You have to expect this though right? You have a kid who looks like he's ready to explode at any minute, with the perception that you can take him off his game and get him scowling and worrying more about things that have nothing to do with the game, you're going to play him rough. Its up to Cousins to man up and show he's above it before it'd be reasonable not to beat the crap out of him.

mauchow · 03-20-2010, 09:26 PM

BYU needed a stop there and instead KSU goes to the free throw line. 5 to go and BYU down 9.

TargetPractice6 · 03-20-2010, 09:31 PM

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You have to expect this though right? You have a kid who looks like he's ready to explode at any minute, with the perception that you can take him off his game and get him scowling and worrying more about things that have nothing to do with the game, you're going to play him rough. Its up to Cousins to man up and show he's above it before it'd be reasonable not to beat the crap out of him.

It's definitely expected by now, but it hasn't worked for anyone yet. Even in Kentucky's two losses Cousins still went for 27 points / 12 rebounds and 15 points / 14 rebounds.

I'm just saying it's ridiculous for opposing fans (and coaches, I think Rick Stansbury is still crying) to whine about refereeing when their team's gameplan revolves around hacking and taunting Cousins in the effort to make him blow his top.

Big Fo · 03-20-2010, 09:41 PM

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I hadn't heard of this movie. I looked it up on Wikipedia and IMDB and it seemed like it might be pretty good so I added it to my Netflix queue.

Lathum · 03-20-2010, 10:04 PM

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Damn, Washington is serious.

Yes we are, peaking at the right time.

Radii · 03-20-2010, 10:09 PM

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I'm just saying it's ridiculous for opposing fans (and coaches, I think Rick Stansbury is still crying) to whine about refereeing when their team's gameplan revolves around hacking and taunting Cousins in the effort to make him blow his top.

Oh I missed where you were going with that then. Yeah, totally agree!

Lathum · 03-20-2010, 10:25 PM

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I'm not excusing Wall or Cousins, but there are far worse things they could be doing than being immature at their age.

Exactly.

To many people expect these kids to act like pros. They are 18. I did a lot of stupid shit when I was 18.

sooner333 · 03-20-2010, 10:38 PM

WOW...the UNI-KU game was a pretty awesome game to be at. It was just so intense from possession to possession because you knew UNI had to play top-notch and you knew KU would come back. It was just great. Being on the line (mid-section) between the regular seats and the UNI section was great too. You could really see what it meant to their fans for them to win the game. I bet St. Louis is purple as can be next weekend.

JonInMiddleGA · 03-20-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TargetPractice6

Yeah, I guess SEC fans really just don't care about basketball if they aren't willing to kill an opposing coach. Way to perpetuate the football-only stereotype guys!

I was actually referring more to the hatred for UK & how I'm a little surprised it hasn't reached that point yet.

As for the worst officials in the history of officialdom, I'm genuinely
surprised that they haven't been dragged away never to be seen again on a fairly regular basis.

Lathum · 03-21-2010, 12:10 AM

Anyone know where the times for Thursdays games are listed?

sterlingice · 03-21-2010, 01:09 AM

NCAA.com has them all as TBA currently.

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Karlifornia · 03-21-2010, 06:29 AM

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For the record, I'm in favor of legalizing marijuana. However, it should be noted that my main reason is to allow natural selection to take place at an accelerated pace.

I never thought I would share a message board with the person who wrote the script for "Reefer Madness".

Booze causes more deaths in a single day than weed causes in 100 years.

03-20-2010, 08:19 PM	#1204
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Yeah, KSU is looking more like themselves now. They're up 38-29 with under 2 to go. Kentucky may have finished their game off already. They're up 44-28 at the half. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-20-2010, 08:19 PM	#1205
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	On the women's side I see where #13 UTC had an 18 point halftime lead over #4 seed Okl State. That margin is down to 12 with still 18 minutes to go. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-20-2010, 08:24 PM	#1211
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Frank Martin is wound so tight. He looks like he should be a CEO almost moreso than a basketball coach. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-20-2010, 08:28 PM	#1216
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I can't believe anyone would root for Kentucky or a Calipari-coached team, outside of their own fans. After seeing the ESPN or CBS "fluff" piece on the freshmen and Calipari, that was on a little bit ago, I cannot think of a team I would rather not win it all (and that includes Pitt, Georgetown, Marquette, or Notre Dame). Not to mention that, if they do win, there is probably a greater than 50% chance that their title will be vacated in the near future -- which pretty much renders the whole tournament useless. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-20-2010, 08:31 PM	#1218
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	You think it's bad now, just wait until Cal manages to convince Wall that he should stick around another year & avoid taking the pay cut of the NBA. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

03-20-2010, 08:17 PM	#1201
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Boneheaded play by Miles... BYU is going to be BYE-BYE pretty soon.

03-20-2010, 08:18 PM	#1202
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Go KSU! 22-4 run and most of it was defense-triggered.

03-20-2010, 08:21 PM	#1207
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Bummer.. Guess I can watch the Kentucky game.

03-20-2010, 08:24 PM	#1209
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Best news for BYU...........halftime finally arrived and they're only down 10.

03-20-2010, 08:24 PM	#1210
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	I don't think it's going to count, unfortunately.. that wouldhave been a little bit of a boost going into the lockerroom.

03-20-2010, 08:25 PM	#1213
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Damn. What am I going to do for the rest of the night? I guess I can study for a test I've got on Monday.. first test in like 5 years.

03-20-2010, 08:33 PM	#1219
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	Coming from a Kentucky fan I doubt anyone will believe this, but Cousins has come a long way attitude-wise over the course of the season. At the beginning of this season I thought he would definitely do something stupid and cost us a game somewhere along the line. However, each game he's gotten better and better about not letting other teams get in his head (and virtually every team tries to... Tennessee going as far as taking nut-shots at him). He's still far from mature though. It's most evident from the free throw stripe: if he misses one or two he totally loses his composure and ends up shooting something like 3-13.

03-20-2010, 08:35 PM	#1221
Blade6119 Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona	Fun fact about Mizzou, the Tigers are one of three teams — Syracuse and Marquette are the others — to return to the NCAA Tournament after losing three 1,000-point scorers last season. __________________ *Underachievement* The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the lawnmower. *Despair* It's always darkest just before it goes pitch black. *Demotivation* Sometimes the best solution to morale problems is just to fire all of the unhappy people. http://www.despair.com/viewall.html

03-20-2010, 08:40 PM	#1223
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Woohoo, get to leave work now, hopefully I'll see the end of the last games. Thanks for the score updates, folks! /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

03-20-2010, 08:42 PM	#1224
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	Yeah, Jon it's the refs' fault Tennessee lost by 30 and that totally excuses hitting a dude in the nuts. Cousins gets pounded on every single game and all the other SEC fans just want to whine about how their team is getting screwed by the refs. At least, Tennessee fans didn't throw water bottles at them I guess.

03-20-2010, 08:45 PM	#1226
Swaggs Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Haha... I just saw a video of WVU's players watching the end of the Kansas game and they had much the same reaction that the folks in this thread had. __________________ DOWN WITH HATTRICK!!! The RWBL Are you reading In The Bleachers?

03-20-2010, 08:49 PM	#1227
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	LOL.......I just realized why Northern Iowa had such a loud crowd. KSU was playing in the same session as KU. Was too busy taking care of my kids to notice that until now.

03-20-2010, 08:50 PM	#1229
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	Watching Kentucky just absolutely demolish Wake has me as a Badger fan kind of pumped(assuming the Badgers win tomorrow). Kentucky is going to be riding the high train going into the Sweet 16 game and may be in for a major letdown.

03-20-2010, 09:09 PM	#1232
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	(To say nothing of the "tar and feather over sports" we're-from-the-south stereotype?) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-20-2010, 09:10 PM	#1233
TargetPractice6 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lexington, KY	McFarland with another classic example of what Cousins has faced all year...

03-20-2010, 09:12 PM	#1234
timmynausea College Starter Join Date: Dec 2002	You'd think that eventually BYU would guard the perimeter a bit.

03-20-2010, 09:16 PM	#1236
terpkristin Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ashburn, VA	Yikes, I see Kentucky really widened the gap with Wake. /tk __________________ GO TERPS! https://www.flickr.com/photos/terpkristin https://twitter.com/terpkristin

03-20-2010, 09:20 PM	#1238
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	BYU really hasn't cut into that 10 point gap too much, but still a fun game to watch.

03-20-2010, 09:26 PM	#1240
mauchow Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Murfreesboro, TN	BYU needed a stop there and instead KSU goes to the free throw line. 5 to go and BYU down 9.

03-20-2010, 10:38 PM	#1246
sooner333 College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Norman, OK	WOW...the UNI-KU game was a pretty awesome game to be at. It was just so intense from possession to possession because you knew UNI had to play top-notch and you knew KU would come back. It was just great. Being on the line (mid-section) between the regular seats and the UNI section was great too. You could really see what it meant to their fans for them to win the game. I bet St. Louis is purple as can be next weekend.

03-21-2010, 12:10 AM	#1248
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Anyone know where the times for Thursdays games are listed?

03-21-2010, 01:09 AM	#1249
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	NCAA.com has them all as TBA currently. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

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