Comments on: Basketball: Jackson State scouting report

By: Takeoffthatredshirt

Takeoffthatredshirt — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:22:25 +0000

His name is Moren – morenationalchampionships – anyways that’s what the troll is called when someone acknowledges it’s existence. I’ll try no to again.

Am I smart or stupid- not sure -, but I’m smart enough to know you don’t know what you’re talking about in terms of college hoops.

Any response to my other point? That if positivity will change recruiting why don’t you lead the way? Doubtful you’ve got anything to say on that.

Move along folks, just angry old Steve ranting about whatever is convenient.

By: SteveNTEXAS

SteveNTEXAS — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:29:05 +0000

Shirt you can’t even spell MORON despite probably having heard it often.

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit either. I had already mentioned IU’s schedule had been weak so far but guess what conference they are in?

Its a good mix to have a few cupcakes and a bunch of tough competition as well. IU is rebuilding but will get both.

Shirt tell me you really didn’t attend Cal- MORON!

By: Babbalouie

Babbalouie — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:43:08 +0000

Shirts correct. Think of it this way: what if we didn’t have any cupcakes? What if our OOC schedule was: Kentucky, Ohio State, Syracuse, North Carolina, Louisville, Baylor, Duke, Xavier, Connecticut, Missouri, Marquette, Florida, and Kansas? You then start conference play with an RPI of 1, but a record of what? 0-13? 1-12? Maybe in a good year 3-10? There are 21-22 conference games, including the championship. Now you’re in a position where you have to win almost all of them to get into the NCAA tournament. Your RPI is going to drop playing (this year’s) weak Pac-12 teams…and you’ll need 20 wins to get in. Too chancy. The schedule we have now is just fine. Denver is a good win (right now). UNLV would be a good win. Starting conference play 11-2 is good. Ending up with 23 or 24 wins gets us into the NCAA tourney, even if we don’t win the Pac-12 Championship. Winning and getting to NCAA tourney brings in better recruits.

By: Takeoffthatredshirt

Takeoffthatredshirt — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:54:09 +0000

Steve- you are worse than the moren sometimes.

Let’s start with the obvious hypocrisy of your post on the other thread – your solution to improve recruiting is for message posters to be more positive because recruits read it. Right. That’ll change the world. And if you believe that crap then do two things: 1) stop blaming Monty if it’s all the fault of the blogosphere. 2) try taking your own advice – you are rarely positive and make uninformed criticisms. recruits read it remember? So stop trashing Monty, recruiting, and scheduling.

Would you like an example of your uninformed criticism? Indiana, who really I don’t give a crap about but it’s clear you do, has possibly played an EASIER schedule than Cal in non conference.
Missouri, Georgia, SDSU, and UNLV is very close to Kentucky, notre dame, NC st, butler. Most teams play about this many tough games. Cal could still win two.

Also, scheduling doesn’t just mean you call Duke and they say “OK when?” It’s tough to get major conference teams to travel west. Cal’s schedule is hard enough and it’s not Cal’s fault the conference is yet again without elite teams.

Summary: Stop whining.

By: SteveNTEXAS

SteveNTEXAS — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:18:04 +0000

Our conference is ranked #9 but less than a point ahead of Conf USA and the WestCoast Conf (whatever that is). We are behind Missouri Valley.

I think the Pac12 could get less than the 3 NCAA spots that were predicted.

We may just have to win our conference! That would be fun -even in a down year.

By: SteveNTEXAS

SteveNTEXAS — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 18:13:25 +0000

Indiana’s situation is different – it soon will play in a tough conference. Cal is likely to have cupcakes all season long. The Big Ten will have 7-8 teams in the NCAA Tourney.

Its not going to help us to play these schools there is absolutely no benefit.
1 No national exposure – no recruits of note will have a chance to see us.
2.IT wont help our rankings if we win, even by 40 points. If we lose we become a laughing stock
3. This won’t prepare us for when we play good teams in the post season.

Both IU and Cal have weak SOS as of now. IU wasn’t supposed to be good. By the end of the season Cal’s SOS will still be at 150 or so- that won’t help.

By: Batmansf

Batmansf — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:32:11 +0000

In the next 11 days, IU plays Howard and Maryland-Baltimore County. Apparently there are plenty of leftover cupcakes for everyone.

By: Yoda

Yoda — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 17:16:31 +0000

No one cares about Indiana until the presidential election, and then only for a couple of months.

By: SteveNTEXAS

SteveNTEXAS — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:58:14 +0000

Jackson State ?? LOL wanting their first win over a Div 1 School? Its mid-December and time to be finished with the cupcakes, besides it looks like most of the Pac 12 are cupcakes.

I finish watching IU beat #1 Kentucky and check this board and .. Jackson State??

This short video is especially exciting coving the last 6 seconds of the IU -KTy game.

http://www.insidethehall.com/2011/12/11/video-espn-fischer-calling-watfords-buzzer-beater/