kcwhite
Redshirt
Relocated to Texas, still try to keep up with the black and gold.
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Post by kcwhite on Mar 23, 2011 23:07:44 GMT -6
Maybe I take my sports a little bit too serious, but there are 3 teams in this world I hate: 1) Marquette 2) Cubs 3) Bears +1 add the yankees to my list though. |
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 6:49:18 GMT -6
I would call finishing in 11th place in your conference underachieving. Take away the last two games (which includes a win against a "mid-major" that didn't really have any BIG wins this year and a conference rival) and I would call it a terrible season. Especially since they shouldn't be in the tournament anyways. Just my opinion. 9-9 in the best conf. in america and going to the sweet 16, is not a good year in year book.  |
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Post by Hack on Mar 24, 2011 7:59:07 GMT -6
The problem with the Big East? Look at the bottom of the league ... absolute horsesh*t (I'll continue to hide the fact that UWM lost to DePaul in the recesses of my mind).
So teams can load up a few extra victories against that dreck.
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Post by PantherNation on Mar 24, 2011 10:11:26 GMT -6
Just because you're in the "best conference in America" doesn't give you a pass to go .500 and make the NCAA tournament. Obviously, there are plenty of teams out there that can beat Big East teams seeing as though 9 of 11 are gone already.
We all appreciate the fact that you are a die-hard Panther fan... Lord knows we need as many as we can get! But I personally couldn't even fathom the thought of cheering for MU. In fact, I recently put all of my parents home videos onto DVDs as a Christmas gift. There was a shot of me getting a Marquette sweatshirt when I was maybe 6 or 7 years old and I was so excited. It still disgusts me to this day that I used to root for them as a child. But hey, to each their own I guess.
Whether it's Marquette and UWM, Georgia and Georgia Tech, or Butler and Indiana - you just don't normally see fans cheering for the other. You are a rare exception to the rule.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 10:36:36 GMT -6
The problem with the Big East? Look at the bottom of the league ... absolute horsesh*t (I'll continue to hide the fact that UWM lost to DePaul in the recesses of my mind). So teams can load up a few extra victories against that dreck. The Big East has sucked in the NCAA toury for the past two years. Nevermind the bottom of the league for a bit here, the Bid East had so many big wins in the non-league versus other NCAA teams. |
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 10:39:48 GMT -6
We all appreciate the fact that you are a die-hard Panther fan... Lord knows we need as many as we can get! Whether it's Marquette and UWM, Georgia and Georgia Tech, or Butler and Indiana - you just don't normally see fans cheering for the other. You are a rare exception to the rule. Yes, my wife and I are die-hard MU & UWM fans who attend every home. Your correct, it's rare. There are others I know who have both MU & UWM season-tickets besides myself. |
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Post by PantherU on Mar 24, 2011 10:55:40 GMT -6
As long as fans like these are still in the minority, I'm OK with it. Same with UW fans. They're not worse fans, and I'm sorry if I implied that before. But DA (Dual Allegiance) fans split their money and time among two teams, and if a majority of our fans are DA fans, we're being held back.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2011 11:41:49 GMT -6
BP, I understand and agree with most of your argument. But does your idea of DA apply to other sports? I bet many of UWM's fans invest more in the Packers or Brewers.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 11:55:31 GMT -6
I kind of really don't know what to say about dual allegiance fans. I see your point on some levels and hate them on other levels.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 13:14:55 GMT -6
Thursday Night Games
UCONN-SDST. 6:15 CBS
BYU-Florida, 6:27 TBS
Arizona-Duke, 8:45 CBS
Butler-Wisconsin, 8:57 TBS
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Post by PantherU on Mar 24, 2011 13:21:08 GMT -6
BP, I understand and agree with most of your argument. But does your idea of DA apply to other sports? I bet many of UWM's fans invest more in the Packers or Brewers. College. We're comparing apples to oranges in a Badgers/Packers football discussion. Do they split fans? Sure, but there are more than enough fans for both - one of the reasons I'm such a proponent of Milwaukee Football. And even money doesn't need to be split between Milwaukee Brewers and Panthers baseball - there's no ticket sales for the Panthers! |
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 13:24:41 GMT -6
This topic needs to go to "Pitfalls of Dual Allegiance"
Let's keep this one on toury games. Thank You
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Post by skrapheap on Mar 24, 2011 15:48:58 GMT -6
Thursday Night Games UCONN-SDST. 6:15 CBS BYU-Florida, 6:27 TBS Arizona-Duke, 8:45 CBS Butler-Wisconsin, 8:57 TBS |
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Mar 24, 2011 18:13:41 GMT -6
Can the NCAA please stop giving the City of New Orleans, the right to host NCAA toury games. Last season they had the 1st/2nd rounds and only sold 55% of the seats were sold. It seats 18,500.
Now they get the regional semi final and finals. The upper deck is empty. Maybe 60% sold.
We have a great basketball state in Wisconsin. Milwaukee had the toury in 1992, 96, 99, 2004 & 2010. It was sold-out every year. I forget what year Madison had it at the Kohl Center. It was sold-out.
What gives NCAA?
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Post by Super King on Mar 24, 2011 19:40:33 GMT -6
Florida just crushed BYU in overtime. So long BYU, the fakest of the mid-majors.
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