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This post was edited on 3/16 10:35 AM by SeanDon

Espn projects all #1 seeds advancing to the Final 4....with Nova losing to Duke....and Ky winning it all. Interesting...

Are you waiting for notification from VU? Are you buying from StubHub tonight, or waiting until tomorrow? Are you buying from PrimeSport tonight, or waiting?

I am trying to figure out what is the best tactic, and curious what others have experienced in previous years.

Thanks.

This post was edited on 3/15 1:46 PM by NovaCat91

I was texting with my cousin and we were trying to identify recent dominant 1 seeds without sure fire pros. Look no further than the Florida Gators of 2013-2014. Here is the lowdown of that team in case you don't recall:

36-3 record; 18-0 in SEC; won SEC tournament 61-60 over Kentucky #1 overall seed and advanced to the Final 4 where they succumbed to UConn 65-53 Not an NBA player on that roster
Their top players were Patric Young (undersized big like JVP playing in Turkey), Scottie Wilbekin (lead guard playing in Athens) and the other players are mostly still there on a team that went 16-17 this year. I actually think we are more talented than that team, with more weapons and play just as good of defense.

I don't recall many in the media world dismissing them like they dismiss us now, but this team lacked the sure fire NBA talent and still advance to the F4. One could make the argument that college basketball is stronger at the top this year, but nevertheless, they were #1 in the country. Thought this was a good comparison. It absolutely can be done without lock NBA players.

This post was edited on 3/16 11:28 AM by TRIP4VU

Thats the headline for the eastern region write up in Austin paper. Then it goes on to say that Villanova has no excuses, the soft east is set up on a tee for Villanova.

-22.5 at betonline.ag

openers

I got a very nice e mail from her this morning,she wishes the board her best and hopes VU gets to FF.
She and her family still struggling,so if any of you know her,I'm sure she would appreciate a note...Thanks

I think this guy gets it. He seems to know the team well.

Villanova/East

I think we can take everyone in our region. That said, the three teams I would rather not face are:

1) Michigan State-I personally think Izzo is the best coach in the country (although Jay is catching up very fast!)

2) Northern Iowa - They are a very good team-however, having attended enough NCAA games I know if we end up playing them the average basketball fans in the crowd will be rooting for UNI because their name indicates they are a major underdog when in reality they are one of the top teams in the country this year.

3) Providence- After Friday nights game I do not want to be faced with having to beat them for a fourth time this year.

Again I'm not afraid of anyone with this team but I would prefer to stay away from these teams if possible!

This post was edited on 3/15 10:12 PM by Nova98

Found another YouTube channel with the game uploaded. No idea how long it'll stay up. I'm on mobile so you'll have to copy and paste the link.

https://youtu.be/-4eNzY77fSk
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Check out Bridges finger in this picture

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/112805406/ncaa-tournament-regular-season-champions-conference-winners

...just re-watched the post-game and Darrun's interview on the dais...two things stood out...uh, I take that back three...ONE - O'Neill is a fool, TWO - Darrun handled O'Neill's awkwardly-posed question about whether he was upset that he did not win the Big East POY extremely well - perfectly and sincerely actually, THREE - loved Darrun's comment that "we have SIX more games"...chills...

Warning: The video is almost 20 minutes long.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4UiBZRa-0I

We only need to win five games to win the national championship if Kentucky is in the title game. At that point we either win it outright on April 6th or wait until the NCAA vacates Kentucky's win in a few years and we win it by default.

Red card against Paris against chelsea in the 33rd minute is the worst call I have ever seen. Not sure if it was even yellow card worthy. What a joke.

Now that Jay is recognized as the dean of coaching in the big east, it should really help our recruiting. Not that it hasn't been good, it has, but now Jay has a chance to take it to the next level, should be interesting

Love getting this coverage in New York.

So I took the advice of the board (thinking Ohio St may end up and demand tix) and bought the full 3 session pack right before the brackets were unveiled. Paid $315 total for lower level corner tix and they are now going for $700 (given Tx and ND) so good advice. Tix are being overnighted to me for Tue delivery, but I want to sell Session 1. Can they be converted to eDelivery or do I need to quickly turnaround and ship or meet someone in Pittsburgh early Thur prior to Session 1?

Does anybody have link to the current (i.e. reflects the pairings that have been given) odds to win it all ?

Nova tips.

If tomorrow we are ranked #2, like we should be, we that be Villanova's highest ever ranking? I know we have never been ranked #1, not sure if/when we were ever #2. I do think we have never gone into the NCAA as anything higher than #3.

The Pittsbugh pod's most compelling game is Butler and Texas. Thus, we will be day session. Further, we will be the early game as the 8-9 game is often the capper of the doubleheader. Look for a 1225-1245 tip.

Head of the committee came across very unconvincing when he answered questions. Can't he just say we thought Team A deserved a bid and Team B didn't?
same thing happened in Football speak a couple years ago,now every talking head says "he can make plays in space"....what are they,Astronauts?

IMHO just about as good as could be expected

S curve seed list
Nova #2
Georgetown #16
Providence #22
Butler #23
Xavier #24
St John's #32
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said NCS will beat us...1st #1 seed to go out