tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post680653603965995616..comments2023-10-20T04:16:20.694-05:00Comments on Cracked Sidewalks: Marquette v Kentucky in round one of the 2008 NCAA tournamentUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-62021321540439478682008-03-16T22:16:00.000-05:002008-03-16T22:16:00.000-05:00We are almost sure to be the Noon (Pacific time) g...We are almost sure to be the Noon (Pacific time) game both Thursday and Saturday. It won't be announced until tomorrow during the day, but UCLA is in the other bracket so that will almost certainly be the 6 p.m. Session. In the Noon session, as well as Kentucky travels they would put our game at Noon to make Stanford the late game.<BR/><BR/>Then Stanford-Marquette Saturday with UCLA to follow seems too logical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-4375190106333699842008-03-16T22:05:00.000-05:002008-03-16T22:05:00.000-05:00Well, Bracketography.com has us as one of 15 team...Well, Bracketography.com has us as one of 15 teams with a better than 1% chance of winning the whole thing – albeit the 15th most likely to win.<BR/><BR/>Based on the brackets they have us with a 72% chance of beating Kentucky, 36% chance of making the final 16, 18% chance of Elite Eight, 7% chance at the Final Four, 3% chance of making the championship game and 1.03% chance of winning it all.<BR/><BR/>The top 15 teams in chance of winning it all with seeds in parenthesis are; 1 Kansas 20%, 1 Memphis 15%, 1 UNC, 1 UCLA, 2 Duke, 3 Wisconsin, 2 Texas, 2 Tennessee, 2 Georgetown, 3 Stanford, 3 Louisville, 4 Washington State, 5 Clemson, 3 Xavier, 6 Marquette.<BR/><BR/>So while they give all the 1 through 3 seeds a better chance than us, the only two other seeds they have with a better chance than us are 4-seed Washington State and 5-seed Clemson. After we leave Anaheim Saturday night you can just book a Hotel in between San Antonio and Houston for the last 4 games!<BR/><BR/>BamaMarquette Fan - Journalism '87 (not trying to be anonymous, my signin just doesn't work :-) )Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-63509575264358455012008-03-16T21:39:00.000-05:002008-03-16T21:39:00.000-05:00Bucky can complain of Duke over itself. But the Bi...Bucky can complain of Duke over itself. But the Big Ten blew balls.<BR/><BR/>As for MU, I'm disappointed we didn't get a five as I thought we deserved it. I can tolerate a six, but seeing Vandy at a four and they are #17 this week (a five seed) and didn't fare too well in their tourney. Oh well.<BR/><BR/>I like getting KY in round one. We match-up well with them. Stanford - assuming they win - is another story. It's a typical MU game where our guards stand out over their bigs. I also think that we can take them despite this. <BR/><BR/>BUT....if MU plays either first round game like the first half of Pitt or the Syracuse game we are done. Like Crean said, and the fans know, we HAVE to penetrate to make things happen. We don't do that, we die. <BR/><BR/>Looking wayyyy ahead, I'm not fearful of a Rick Barnes-coached team. Sorry, but I just don't think he's a great game coach at all.Gene Frenklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219722201995664841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-47640591949422024822008-03-16T19:32:00.000-05:002008-03-16T19:32:00.000-05:00No difference really between a 5 or 6. In fact if...No difference really between a 5 or 6. In fact if we win 2 games we avoid a 1 in the sweet sixteen. The problem is Stanford. They're strong defensively and there bigs could murder us. Our guards better penetrate, shoot the ball well, and get to the line, or we're fked. First though looms Kentucky. A first round loss would really be a disaster. We better win or this will go down as one of the most disappointing season's ever. Oh, by the way if anyone has a right to complain it's Bucky. They should have been a 2 even with the abomination that is the Big Ten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-35912654937475473902008-03-16T19:25:00.000-05:002008-03-16T19:25:00.000-05:00I have no problem with the draw. UK is a team tha...I have no problem with the draw. UK is a team that is playing very good, but they started off slow and that is why they fell to 11. Stanford in CA isn't that big of a deal...there fans don't travel well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-54520233003703496732008-03-16T18:57:00.000-05:002008-03-16T18:57:00.000-05:00We got screwed. PLaying an SEC team in the first r...We got screwed. PLaying an SEC team in the first round, in Anaheim, far from home. Good grief, you'd think we were Austin Peay or something.<BR/><BR/>Reality check, committee! Argument 1, we beat Notre Dame twice in three chances; we beat Villanova, we beat Pitt one of two times and we defeated the Roadkill in Red.<BR/><BR/>Argument 2: We played in the Big East. We weren't a Drake or Xavier, where half the wins came against teams we'd generally not play after January 1.<BR/><BR/>Oh well, it's on to Anaheim and let's win there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-3639201795247256432008-03-16T18:08:00.000-05:002008-03-16T18:08:00.000-05:00When will we know the time of the game?When will we know the time of the game?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-4515514498960020082008-03-16T17:56:00.000-05:002008-03-16T17:56:00.000-05:00I have several Stanford friends are in a panic, te...I have several Stanford friends are in a panic, tell me they don't think they can handle our guards. "Your guards are REAAAALLLY good, that's not the matchup we wanted," was one of the first comments. I'm not thrilled about playing Stanford in California then Texas in Houston if we get that far, but other than that can't complain on the draw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10389503.post-20834559198554239562008-03-16T17:44:00.000-05:002008-03-16T17:44:00.000-05:00We win 2 of 3 from Notre Dame, and they get a 5? O...We win 2 of 3 from Notre Dame, and they get a 5? Oh well, let's kick Kentucky like its Tony Miller time, and I think we got a shot at Stanford.<BR/><BR/>Jack 82Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com