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No skin in the game here, but I'll be pulling for MSU. I live in the midwest. Wife graduated from Big 10 school. Go Sparty.

If any MSU grad posts in here during the game you need to check yourself. Those MSU fans who attended other schools feel free to post away.

I know it's early but when does the Mercy Rule go into effect?

this looks pretty familiar. UNC up double digits, opponent lots of turnovers, dismal shooting %.....

They're just too good.

Goodnight.

This one got ugly early on my 50 inch plasma.

I don't know how you defend a team that doesn't miss anything.

..err, the department store's 50 inch plasma.

The Truth.

Wow!!! m2 has a $1,000 TV. That's just so extraordinary!

Rack Fu wrote:Wow!!! m2 has a $1,000 TV. That's just so extraordinary!

Actually, $1,600 for my office... but, who's counting.

Are you still emptying waste baskets for a living ?

Bobby42 wrote:..err, the department store's 50 inch plasma.

The Truth.

Carolina just isn't a team you want to play catch-up with...too many scorers.

Shoalzie wrote:Carolina just isn't a team you want to play catch-up with...too many scorers.

yeah, and in about 3-4 minutes the parade to the FT line begins. UNC has shot 122 FT's in 5 previous tournament games. 24 a game.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:They're just too good.

Goodnight.

As I was walking past the TV to get a beer, having long since quit watching the game, I think I heard Jim Nance call MSU the Trojans.

Ouch.

I don't mind losing to UNC, but for the game to be over 5 minutes into the 1st half...that hurts.

War Wagon wrote:As I was walking past the TV to get a beer, having long since quit watching the game, I think I heard Jim Nance call MSU the Trojans.

That's not so much OUCH! for MSU as it is another clear case of Nance acting like a total, clueless dumbfuck who doesn't know his mouth from his asshole.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I don't mind losing to UNC, but for the game to be over 5 minutes into the 1st half...that hurts.

At least Carolina went into the "They can't comeback, so let's play street ball in the second half" mentality. Williams should tear them a new one for becoming sloppy and undisciplined. MSU probably won't lose by 35 this time.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:I don't mind losing to UNC, but for the game to be over 5 minutes into the 1st half...that hurts.

It should hurt, Mgo. If you're a fan.

At least your team made it this far, which is more than 63 other teams can say.

Stiff upper lip, upon you at this moment, is to be Racked.

That Guitar Hero: Metallica commercial shown earlier with Knight, Coach K, Pitino and Williams was more entertaining than this game.

Shine was right. This team would beat any of the champions of the last 10 years. They were the true team of "destiny." They had all those guys come back to win it. It was college vs NBA tonight. The only thing I can take from this game is that this juggernaut of a team will not return next year, and that MSU will return many of its key players.

Rack Fu wrote:That Guitar Hero: Metallica commercial shown earlier with Knight, Coach K, Pitino and Williams was more entertaining than this game.

Pssst... the guy on the far left lives about 5 minutes away from my shop in Novato.

Santana lives about 10 minutes away.

.m2 wrote: Pssst... the guy on the far left lives about 5 minutes away from my shop in Novato.

Santana lives about 10 minutes away.

m2 at his "shop."

The Truth

Where is Slobbering Sam? I stand corrected.

I honestly don't know how it didn't get back to 35 points. UNC couldn't miss, and MSU was ice cold from 3. Chris Allen was something like 0-7 from the arc, and he's "supposed" to be their best shooter. They looked rattled from start to finish. That didn't help matters.

Next year damnit, next year...

.m2 wrote:

Rack Fu wrote:That Guitar Hero: Metallica commercial shown earlier with Knight, Coach K, Pitino and Williams was more entertaining than this game.

Pssst... the guy on the far left lives about 5 minutes away from my shop in Novato.

Santana lives about 10 minutes away.

pssssst... nobdy gives a fuck.

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Shine was right. This team would beat any of the champions of the last 10 years.

Didn't last years champion play this same Carolina team in the Final Four?

How'd that turn out?

Mook wrote:

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Shine was right. This team would beat any of the champions of the last 10 years.

Didn't last years champion play this same Carolina team in the Final Four?

How'd that turn out?

Touche, but I would still feel pretty confident about taking this year's UNC team over last year's KU team; with their added experience. They brought back the same core guys, but those guys got even better through experience. At the end of it all they were playing like a semi pro team, which is what you saw on display yesterday.

Mook wrote:

MgoBlue-LightSpecial wrote:Shine was right. This team would beat any of the champions of the last 10 years.

Didn't last years champion play this same Carolina team in the Final Four?

How'd that turn out?

Uh, not exactly. The extra year certainly had guys like Lawson and Ellington playing at a higher level, plus most guys tend to progress year to year in college. Not to mention last years UNC team didn't have Ed Davis, Larry Drew or Tyler Zeller.

Putting that aside, my comment regarding this UNC team was that I'd put them up against any champ of the past decade. I didn't say they'd necessarily be the best of the bunch but my belief is they'd be right there in the mix as the best. If each team were to play a best of 7 series though, my picks would prolly be:

UNC-KU: UNC in 6
UNC-UF- UF in 6
UNC-UF- UNC in 6
UNC-UNC- current UNC in 6
UNC-UConn- UNC in 7
UNC-Cuse- UNC in 5
UNC-Maryland- UNC in 6
UNC-Duke- UNC in 7
UNC-MSU- UNC in 6
UNC-UConn- UConn in 6

My choice for best team of the past 10 champs would prolly be the 07 Gators.

I think 04 UCONN would give them the best challenge, with 07 UF right behind.

I'm just having fun with the KU/UNC thing from last year.

This years UNC team was damn good that's for sure.