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After today, Houston is a legit Final Four candidate, and has a chance to correct what happened in 1983.

Aren't the Huskies still committed to playing an AAC team. If so, Houston is actually beyond a no brainer. They're now a legit powerhouse, and as an ooc opponent would be a major plus on the schedule. I'm not a UConn guy, and UConn/Houston would be a must watch on my schedule.

Makes you wonder how the college basketball season will unfold.

This is easy. Buster Sheary of Holy Cross. 155–36 (.812) People look and see that he won the NIT in 1954 and shrug it off. 1954 was probably the last season where you can make a strong case for the NIT winner as the true National Champion. LaSalle won the NCAAs, but I think Holy Cross was...

You were the one who accused him of underachieving when he did not. There were two clearly better teams than his that year, and he went as far as he should have.

I was actually defending Thompson. Nelson thought they underachievd. I don't think they did. They certainly weren't more talented than that loaded UK team, and I don't think they were better than UMass, as was proven on the court. You could debate if they were as good as that year's UConn team...

That team reached the East Regional Final. They were run out of the building by UMass, but that was a great UMass team. The 1996 Kentucky team is considered one of the greatest ever, and UMass beat them by 10 points. Unfortunately for UMass, they lost in the rematch, which the defacto National...

Mayo or Miracle Whip?? Just kidding! The only thing that gets the food police more upset than ketchup is Miracle Whip.

USF was actually ranked #1 in the late 70s when Bill Cartwright was there.

It is a good take. Omaha's the better city, and CU has been more consistently good than Wichita has, but Wichita has been ranked #1, and has gone to a Final Four, CU hasn't. Sounds like a wash to me.

Shooting for that number 7 spot behind the Pac 12. Three bids a year, four in a good year. Best team usually ranked. Team in the Sweet 16 every year, with an Elite 8 team every 3-4 years. Those are realistic goals for the A10. Would help if the AAC, MWC, and WCC are similar. Those lesser...

They were top heavy, which has always been the issue with what you might call "the super mid majors". Those are the leagues that are clearly better than the one bid leagues, sometimes even putting elite teams on the floor, but are burdened by too many weaklings like East Carolina, and Tulane...

Realistically, this is what they should aspire to. At it's peak, when Louisville, and Marquette were still there, and Huggins had elite teams at Cincy, CUSA was a borderline power conference, which is why the BE became stronger after taking it's best teams. Never comparable to the top leagues...

I think you're right. That's why I compared them to UCLA. Wooden knew shady dealings were going on, but he made sure that he didn't know exactly what those shady dealings were. Same thing going on here. I'd be shocked if K was directly involved in any of this, but he approved of his support...

Duke is as crooked under K as UCLA was under "St. Wooden".

Tulsa's been the best springboard job ever. Three former Tulsa coaches with National Championships. Can any school match that?

How many of these former star players become big time coaches? I believe John Wooden is the only person who is a Hall Of Famer as a player, and a college coach. Yet schools continue this nonsense.

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I think what league a player comes from plays a role as well. You'd expect a player transferring up from the A10, or WCC is likely to do more than one coming from America East, or the MAAC, provided they had similar numbers. Also, some guys are brought in to be role players, even if they were...

The Stooges being on Saturday morning resulted in a resurgence of their popularity in the early 60s. I remember we went to see them when I was about 4 years old. I also remember that kids that watched were hitting each other over the head with hard objects, and it resulted in a bit of controversy.

This will help college ball by getting rid of most of the one and dones. You'll still have stars in college ball, but now most of them will stay at least 2-3 years, giving the fans a chance to become acquainted with them.

It wasn't the behavior that was politically incorrect, it was the artwork that was questionable. It's like why Chief Wahoo was more controversial than the Chiefs having an arrowhead on their helmet.

This was another favorite.

So many great ones, led of course by the Warner Brothers stuff. We used to watch Herman and Katnip, Popeye, Top Cat. One of my favorites that hasn't been mentioned is this. Loved the theme song as well, but man, that Go Go Gophers is about as politically incorrect as you could get in the 1960s...

Holy Cross for sure. They also won The NIT in 1954, and you can make a strong argument that they were better than NCAA Champion LaSalle. 1954 was probably the last year where you could really make that case. The NIT champs for the next decade or so were still usually Top 10 teams, but the NCAA...

I think a hit is defined as a record that reaches the Billboard Top 40. Thus you can have that one big hit, and then several more that reach the bottom 60 of the Top 100, and you'd still be considered a one hit wonder. Also, there are many major r&b, and country acts that have tons of hits in...

I have a P100 respirator. If that doesn't keep the virus away, nothing will.

It's sad that some seniors missed out on March Madness, but giving them another year would really screw the classes coming behind them. Imagine being an underclassman who has worked hard, and waited his turn. Now, the guy who was in front of him isn't moving on. What if UConn were returning 5...

Back in the early to mid 50s, the Globetrotters had NBA level talent. That was no longer the case by the mid 60s, but of all the Trotters from that era, Curly was the one that I thought could have been in the NBA.

This track sums up what Hip Hop really is. Harder than a sledgehammer. Public Enemy - Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos As hard, and street as you can get, and not a single curse word. Kool G Rap & DJ Polo - Road To The Riches [HQ Video]

How could it be anything but this? Just epic! It's like Liston vs Patterson. Start at 47:45 if you don't want to watch the whole thing. One of the most enjoyable 5 minutes you'll ever have.

This!

ECU is hopeless. The rest of the also rans at least have the potential to be decent, with the occasional magical season like UCF last year. Tulsa is usually decent, and Tulane looks to be headed in the right direction. Tulane is one of those programs that occasionally pops up, and becomes...

Be careful, this ain't Duke or Kentucky. The NCAA may see your post, blame the school for it via "lack of institutional control", and slap UConn with major sanctions.

The cream of the A10 crop is Dayton, and only VCU is close.