NCAA Tourney

[Mona2006]

Great game for Davidson yesterday. Awesome win over the Hoyas. It was nice to see a team in red winning in the RBC Center in post-season. :beatup:

ABC... :spin:

[puckin_A]

that was great.

Also UNC is doing well!! WOOT!!! Tommy??? where are ya?

[Mona2006]

that was great.

Also UNC is doing well!! WOOT!!! Tommy??? where are ya?

I was smiling at your replay and then the second line gave me a rash. :p:hurl:

ABC.. :spin:

[Mona2006]

Great story.. GO WILDCATS!! :D

Davidson Gives 275 Students Free Trip to Detroit for NCAA Game

Posted: Today at 1:52 p.m.
Updated: 34 minutes ago

DAVIDSON, N.C. — It's a free for all at Davidson College.

Nearly 300 Davidson students will board five buses early Friday morning for an 11-hour drive to Detroit to support the surprising run of the men's basketball team at the NCAA tournament.

Behind sophomore sensation Stephen Curry, Davidson upset Gonzaga and Georgetown last week for the school's first NCAA tournament wins in 39 years.

The school's board of trustees set up a fund this week to pay for any student wishing to see Davidson play Wisconsin in the Midwest Regional semifinals. Students are getting bus transportation, two nights lodging and a ticket to Friday night's game for free.

College spokeswoman Stacey Schmeidel said Thursday that more students want to go - but school officials can't find more buses. About 1,700 student attend the liberal-arts college near Charlotte.

[LostTexan]

^That's so awesome

I wish my university would have helped me to pay for all my sports trips during college.

[puck_it]

i wish NC State would make a tournament.

[Canesluver]

I happened to have the TV on CBS This Morning, when I was gettin' ready this morning. They had one of their on-air guys down there at Davidson doing a story.

He was outside and all the kids were in school colors and chanting, and the pep band was playing. They were all pumped-up and it was only 7-ish in the morning! :lol:

And he mentioned the school trustees were paying for the entire study body to go to the game. Pretty damn cool!

[SouthernHockeyChick]

So, WVU is up on Xavier 2 points with a bit over 2 minutes left and UNC is up by 24 points and they're still showing that useless game?!? THIS is why people hate UNC. :sick:

[nccanes]

I thought the Davidson free trip for Students was awesome. The story I saw about pointed out that the trip was free, but tuition is $40k a year. So there's that.

[Mona2006]

So, WVU is up on Xavier 2 points with a bit over 2 minutes left and UNC is up by 24 points and they're still showing that useless game?!? THIS is why people hate UNC. :sick:

Well that is ONE reason... I have a very long list. :lol::mad:

Wow I had no idea that Davidson was that expensive. :crazy:

[LostTexan]

Wow I had no idea that Davidson was that expensive. :crazy:

Yea but they do your laundry for free so it's worth it. :lol:

Seriously though thats what most of those small to medium upper level private colleges cost these days.

[Mona2006]

i wish NC State would make a tournament.

ahhh to dream.. :D

I know it won't do much good but I have a hankerin' to be a Louisville fan tomorrow. :D

[caneshockeychick]

^Hey, their colors are a lot like State's...red and white :D

[dakuwan]

^Hey, their colors are a lot like State's...red and white :D

Go Louisville!!! :D

[Mona2006]

^Hey, their colors are a lot like State's...red and white :D

yep.. good thing I actually like the color red...:) Between the Pack and the Canes I have quite a collection.

[SoCalcaniac]

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/ucla/graphics/ucla-07-mast-logo.jpg (http://uclabruins.cstv.com/)

Ok ya'll know I am so not a basketball person, HOWEVER, I'm a Bruins alum ('87) and will get ZERO love around these parts- so I have to just say holla, for my Bruins another trip to the Elite 8, woo. I think the Alumni Assoc. sent out 3 emails to commemorate, lol.

The Davidson story is awesome. I don't ever really follow this stuff but I always enjoy the Little Engine that Could type sports stories. So I'll root them on for sure.

I'm so out of my element --- That is all................ :lol:

[nccanes]

Yeah -- seeing you as the last post in this thread is what caused me to click it. :lol:

[Mona2006]

Well P if your Bruins win it all, I will perfectly happy for them... because that will mean that a particular ACC team didn't! :D

Davidson is my fave and I have to cheer for Xavier too. I like underdogs as well.. even though Davidson had an awesome year, they still are considered an underdog in the land of the giants in the tournament.

And if Louisville does me a favor, they will be on my good list as well. :)

ABC..:spin:

[livinthedream]

UNC and U of L are both customers of mine, so for me it will definitely be an exciting matchup!

[tommy]

that was great.

Also UNC is doing well!! WOOT!!! Tommy??? where are ya?

haha, as far as talking about college b'ball, i'm layin' low around these parts 'til the tourney's over, for my own safety. :-p

but i do think that if unc should go on to win the whole thing (*knock on wood*), this year's squad might just be the best basketball team ever to represent this university.

[puckin_A]

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/ucla/graphics/ucla-07-mast-logo.jpg (http://uclabruins.cstv.com/)

Ok ya'll know I am so not a basketball person, HOWEVER, I'm a Bruins alum ('87) and will get ZERO love around these parts- so I have to just say holla, for my Bruins another trip to the Elite 8, woo. I think the Alumni Assoc. sent out 3 emails to commemorate, lol.


wrong, you are not alone! Being from SoCal, I have been a UCLA fan since the Wooden days!! (yes, I am old) I STILL cheer them on. Living out here for 10 years, I have become a UNC fan as well, so I am cheering on both these teams. Now if they play each other in the finals? I say, may the best team win! I love college basketball.

:D

[puckin_A]

I thought the Davidson free trip for Students was awesome. The story I saw about pointed out that the trip was free, but tuition is $40k a year. So there's that.

me too and they found five more buses for todays game. I don't think the school is paying for this. I thought I read where someone came up with $100,000.00 to fund this. Must be nice. Will have to find a link to that to make sure.

[guinevere]

Not alone with me either. I've kind of tried to stay out of this for the most part too since some of my best friends are vehemently anti-UNC.

I'm thrilled with how they are doing.

[LostTexan]

me too and they found five more buses for todays game. I don't think the school is paying for this. I thought I read where someone came up with $100,000.00 to fund this. Must be nice. Will have to find a link to that to make sure.
Yea, I dont think it's coming out of tuition or the endowment. My understanding is the board of trustees came up with the plan and some alumni stepped up to pay for it.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Sorry to see Davidson go.

All #1 seeds in the final four.....bo-ring.

[puckin_A]

boring? Far from it :p

[SoCalcaniac]

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/ucla/graphics/ucla-07-mast-logo.jpg (http://uclabruins.cstv.com/)

All I got.... *socal cuing up the UCLA fight song* :lol:

Very disappointed that Davidson didn't make it. Gutsy performance all the way though.

Puckin A- I forgot you are a socal too- so there's two of us rooting for the Bruins! (oh, and in my dad's office is a signed John Wooden picture- it's like his crowning acheivement in life. The Coach signing a photo for him at a speaking engagement he attended, you can't walk into his office without it hitting you in the face, lol. you're not old, Coach Wooden is a legend!)

U-C-L-A! ok, I'm leaving.... teehee.

[Mona2006]

I would rather see a team that has Osama Bin Laden at center win the NCAA than the Tar Holes. Sad but true folks.. sad but true. :D

And I agree about Davidson. A team with heart like that doesn't deserve to lose. Congrats on a fantastic season.

[puckin_A]

well I guess that is in the eye of the beholder. All college teams that get this far play with heart. They aren't getting paid millions, remember? ;)

U-N-C!!!

U-C-L-A!!!

:D

[Mona2006]

When I look at the Holes and I look at a team like Davidson, it shows me what heart is all about. So what if they win another NCAA championship.. what will it mean to them? Just bragging rights..I will admit that they have talent but they have a horseshoe up their arse that has been there as long as I have been watching ACC games since the 70s..... watch some of the old games and you will see what I mean. I like Cinderella and Underdog. Not to argue...just my opinion.

ABC.. but I know my hatred for them always seem to pull them through. It must be punishment of some sort for me. :hurl::mad:

[tommy]

unfortunately you can't win a national championship on heart alone. but the heels have plenty, too. nobody on here was talking about davidson during the regular season, anyway. interesting.

btw, pretty much everyone on the current team hasn't won a championship, so it's not just for bragging rights. pretty sure they'll enjoy it thoroughly if that does turn out to be what happens.

go heels!

[Mona2006]

nobody on here was talking about davidson during the regular season, anyway. interesting.



To be honest, the N&O doesn't even cover other ACC teams (other than the Pack and those two blue teams :D) or ECU (and I am NOT a fan) so I had no idea that Davidson was having such an awesome year. Had I known I would have gladly given them props. Sad to see them go. :( I always enjoy watching upsets in the Big Dance.

[Guyute]

I need Memphis to win their game, but not win it all.
Either UNC or Kansas can win it all, as long as they play Memphis, and I win my brackets. Not a bad chance :)

[SouthernHockeyChick]

nobody on here was talking about davidson during the regular season, anyway. interesting.



C'mon, you know that is a ridiculous thing to say.

No one in Edmonton was talking about the Canes in January of 06 either but, they were by May. WTF? That's what playoffs are all about....the Cinderella, unexpected stories. And for those of us who couldn't care less about the NCAA, that's the only thing that could get us interested.

And don't forget you're talking about a school of several thousand vs schools of tens of thousands. Think for a moment about the recruitment programs at Davidson vs UNC or Duke or hell, even State. If UNC fans, or any fans, can't get how important that is I don't know what's wrong with them.


If Davidson hadn't had such a run I'd not even be able to tell you who the final four teams were. Now that they're out, I don't even care, except I'll be glad if UNC gets killed and especially glad if it's Kansas that does it.

[caneshockeychick]

C'mon, you know that is a ridiculous thing to say.

No one in Edmonton was talking about the Canes in January of 06 either but, they were by May. WTF? That's what playoffs are all about....the Cinderella, unexpected stories. And for those of us who couldn't care less about the NCAA, that's the only thing that could get us interested.

And don't forget you're talking about a school of several thousand vs schools of tens of thousands. Think for a moment about the recruitment programs at Davidson vs UNC or Duke or hell, even State. If UNC fans, or any fans, can't get how important that is I don't know what's wrong with them.


If Davidson hadn't had such a run I'd not even be able to tell you who the final four teams were. Now that they're out, I don't even care, except I'll be glad if UNC gets killed and especially glad if it's Kansas that does it.

Get outta my head!!!!!:lol:

[Jillsdad]

This is the same Davidson team that came within a whisker of knocking off UNC in the first game of the season. If they could have made a layup or two in the second half, they would have.

And while we are on the subject of the tarheels(I refuse to capitalize it) how come no one has ever questioned Roy about the fact that when he first was offered the UNC job he turned it down because he could see that the cupboard was empty(witness the 8-20 season) yet when his "good" friend Matt Doherty had recruited some great players suddenly he had a change of heart. Good Ol' Roy is just out for Good Ol' Roy, don;t let his hillbilly bs attitude fool anyone. If anyone needs anymore proof, look at the quotes he made after Skip Prosser passed away. "Skip was the first to call when I won this or when I was elected to the HOF or when I came to NC or when I blah blah blah." Here is personally hoping they do not won the National Championship so we can all still say that he has never won the tourney with his players.

[Mona2006]

Poor Skip.. I really thought Wake would have an awesome season because of the motivation. I would much rather have them in the final four.. I would actually be cheering for an ACC team then. :lol:

Hope the Jayhawks tear Hansblow and the rest a new one. :mad::D

[SouthernHockeyChick]

Just wanted to say that I hadn't intended to start a UNC pile-on, or anything. I just thought that statement about Davidson was pretty unfair, no matter who made it.

[dakuwan]

I hope Kansas wins so this weekend isnt a complete sports loss. :fire:

[Mona2006]

I hope Kansas wins so this weekend isnt a complete sports loss. :fire:

Agreed.. let's hope the Caps and the Holes go belly up! :D

Go Panthers Go!! and Rock Chalk Jayhawk!!

[VandyCane]

That makes three of us. Mr. VC was saying he hoped UNC lost so that more people in the triangle would feel as crappy as we do! :laugh:

[livinthedream]

^ Well, with less than 2 minutes left and a 17-point deficit.....

I wish no evil on UNC, but I am very grateful that their collapse bumps ours down the list of media attention.

[PennsylvaniaCanesFan]

Sad day in North Carolina today. The state's sports teams really went belly up.

[SouthernHockeyChick]

OMG!!! I'm just checking the score for the first time tonight! YES! Something went right in the sports world this weekend after all! Little revenge exacted on the part of Kansas tonight.

:spin:


LMAO, Vandy!

[nccanes]

Well at least we know the Canes demise will be 'below the fold'.

[puck_it]

BWHAAHHAHAHAHAHA at least one game went right tonight.

[LostTexan]

I almost feel kinda bad for Canes/Heels fans, must be a bad sports day for them especially.

[SoCalcaniac]

It was a hellacious weekend for me. My beloved Canes AND the Bruins. Lord, help me.

http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/ucla/graphics/ucla-07-mast-logo.jpg (http://uclabruins.cstv.com/)

[Serendipity]

I almost feel kinda bad for Canes/Heels fans, must be a bad sports day for them especially.

Yeah, it sucks. :(

I am a bit of a UCLA fan too after living in SoCal. I was hoping to see UNC-UCLA in the final.

What a bad sports weekend.

[Mona2006]

Good riddence Tar Holes!! :nanner::yippee: I got a little nervous when they cut that lead down because I know what they can do.. thank goodness Kansas stepped it up. I am happy but would enjoy it much more if my heart was not in pieces because of my Canes! :(

I will cheer for Kansas Monday night for obvious reasons.. but I don't dislike Memphis so I won't be mad if they win it... as long as the champ isn't wearing baby blue, I can live with it. :D

[Jay]

<wolf>
HOWL!!!!
</wolf<

[Caniac]

LOL!

The Holes losing has finally brought a momentary smile to my face this weekend.

[dakuwan]

Thank god at least something went right this weekend and the 'Holes are where they rightfully belong. On a plane home.

Next up lets home Beeker (Hansborogh) tries to go pro and gets relegated to a traveling squad or Europe so we never have to hear about him again.

[Mona2006]

Were the Kansas players in the middle not beasts? I haven't seen a college team dunk like that in years. Most rely on the 3 pointer.... all I can say is WOW..:crazy:

And I hope Hansblow goes pro. I will be glad to see him gone. What a pain he has been... falling down everytime a man got within 5 feet of him AND the foul was called. :mad:

[Alicia]

LOL!

The Holes losing has finally brought a momentary smile to my face this weekend.
Mine too!

[Canesluver]

Mr. CL & I are very delighted with KU's win. Mr. CL is Kansas born and bred.... and his son is the Director of Cardio-Physical Rehibilitation at the KU Med Center... so, we're quite the Jayhawks, these days. :D

[guinevere]

I almost feel kinda bad for Canes/Heels fans, must be a bad sports day for them especially.

Thanks for the little bit of empathy. My heart's in pieces. As for the rest of you lovely people .... how do I say "bite me" with intonations of friendship and love? :wah::p (kidding and sad at the same time)

[dakuwan]

So I just noticed that if Kansas wants to make up national championship banners like say, Carolina, they're now tied with 5 "national championships". :lol:

Men's Basketball (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Championship)
1922 Helms Basketball Champion - coached by Phog Allen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phog_Allen)
1923 Helms Basketball Champion - coached by Phog Allen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phog_Allen)
1952 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament ) - coached by Phog Allen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phog_Allen), won 80-63 over St. John's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._John%27s_University%2C_New_York)
1988 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament ) - coached by Larry Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Brown_%28basketball%29), won 83-79 over Oklahoma (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oklahoma)
2008 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_NCAA_Men%27s_Division_I_Basketball_Tournament ) - coached by Bill Self (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Self), won 75-68 In Overtime over Memphis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Memphis) in San Antonio.

And I say made up banners because:
The first national championship tournament, in 1939, was conducted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches and sanctioned by the NCAA, which took over the tournament in 1940.

Prior to that the Helms Foundation (Los Angeles) retroactively selected Basketball National Champions from 1901 to 1941. In addition the Helms Foundation selected national college basketball champions from 1942-82. In most cases the selections were the NCAA tournament winners, however in 1939, 1940, 1944 and 1954 they were different.The titles werent earned but elected/selected with no tournament structure and thus no real validity other than the Helms Foundation's opinions of who would win. And you can see that they didnt even agree in cases where there was a real national champion who won the tournament. Also the NCAA doesnt recognize these "championships".

Conclusion - Prior to 1939, titles are BS and should be ignored. :D

[Mona2006]

Funny you mentioned banners at Carolina dakuwan because I laugh about that all the time. The only time I have been to the Dean Dome has been for concerts and I said they have banners for every ingrown toenail and bowel movement that their players have ever had. :lol: (I am not exaggerating..much) :D

"Chick Yonaker dropped a turd in 1979 and it was painful* :lol:

[LostTexan]

^ & ^^ LOL :lol:

[RangersCanesFan]

Funny you mentioned banners at Carolina dakuwan because I laugh about that all the time. The only time I have been to the Dean Dome has been for concerts and I said they have banners for every ingrown toenail and bowel movement that their players have ever had. :lol: (I am not exaggerating..much) :D

"Chick Yonaker dropped a turd in 1979 and it was painful* :lol:

Woody Durham will remember every detail and crow about how the "Carolina family" helped him through a difficult time.

[Mona2006]

Woody Durham sucks.. and we told him that many times at Reynolds Coliseum. :lol: