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Have fun Petey - hope they win for your sake... always more fun the first time you go when your team wins 
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My luck at sporting events used to be great, but now it's dropping. I'm 3-0 at Yanks games. 1-0 at Mets games. 2 and 2 at Browns games (might be 3-2 at Browns games, I feel like I've seen us beat the Bengals as well as lose to them). 0-1 at UConn football games. and 3-0 at Celtics games. But 0-1 at Nets games (free tickets from the girlfriend's job, right behind the hoop, i'm not really much of a Nets fan)
I don't know what to wear. I could wear my usual Conn blue long sleeve shirt with a big C, but I'm thinking I might just have to go and buy a jersey! (Free tickets, makes sense to do it)
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I almost always prefer to wear a jersey at a sporting event... I've got a good record for college games, I haven't been to a college game where my team lost... Pros who knows... have been to way too many Texans games. And the other sports I'm usually just going to enjoy the game 
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how about that border war tonight? The last one in Kansas City, MO for a while...wow what a game...and atmosphere.
I cant remember seeing a game with that much energy in the crowd. The game in a couple weeks in Lawrence is gonna be unbelieveable. I know Duke/UNC is the gold standard for College Basketball rivalries, but with Mizzou leaving and the game tonight...thats game of the year. I think hands down. I dont see any game coming even CLOSE to the emotion and excitement that will hit this next game between them two.
Man what a game tonight...Thomas Robinson for player of the year, and at the same time...Kansas will never succeed with Tyshawn Taylor being their go to guy...hes just not clutch enough. He doesnt have the nerve to hold up when the chips are down.
Kansas will lose in the sweet 16
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how about that border war tonight? The last one in Kansas City, MO for a while...wow what a game...and atmosphere.
I was talking to a guy from Missouri a year ago on a cruise, actually a college basketball ref, but not D1. He began explaining the Missouri Kansas Rivalry to me and how it dates back to the civil war. Being a history teacher, I knew about the history between those states, but never figured it would develop into a college sport rivalry
And coming from Connecticut, I had no idea it was such a big deal.
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wow...
I knew it was big, but i didnt realize it was that deep...It makes sense both Kansas and Missouri had different stances on slavery when they applied for statehood. That was a part of the Missouri Comprimise and what not so it makes sense. but wow.
I did know that theyve been playing each other since 1907, but there is a lot of unsavory feelings between the two...mostly from the Kansas side and the rest of the Big XII, but still. Its always been huge games and this year is even bigger...The game in Lawrence is gonna be unbelieveably charged.
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Bucks and Purdue underway in about 45 mins.. Bucks have 4 home games left including tonight. I sure hope we get a fast start. This team needs to learn over the next few games to start strong.. finish strong and learn to close the sale. Tournament time is around the corner.
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Buford's getting tough tonight.
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Wh.... William Buford stepping up in a close game?!?! 
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I sure hope we stay the hell away from kentucky , hopefully until the championship game. They looked real dominant tonight. Probably the most athletic team in the land. The bucks played real soft on defense. I know purdue hit shots, but no excuse giving up 84 to them at home. At least Buford was lights out.
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I'm glad you're confident about that.. I'm not. We start too slooow too many games. No way we can play a catch up game with KY.
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I'm glad you're confident about that.. I'm not. We start too slooow too many games. No way we can play a catch up game with KY.
Kentucky has also played awful in the first half of games too. They are not a superhuman juggernaut that can't be beat.
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I'm glad you're confident about that.. I'm not. We start too slooow too many games. No way we can play a catch up game with KY.
Kentucky has also played awful in the first half of games too. They are not a superhuman juggernaut that can't be beat.
Well.. okaay.. from your lips to God's ears. First things first.. we have 3 home games left.. lets sweep them all and beat MSU and UM.. then it's tourney time!
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I think any team is vulnerable in a one and done tourney. I thought Kentucky had a great squad 2 years ago, and didn't make the final 4. I thought the bucks were a shoe in for the final 4 last year, and we couldn't get past the sweet 16. Who knows, maybe if Jones gets in foul trouble, they could be beat. I think we match up very well with Duke and North Carolina, and even Syracuse, but Kentucky, I think would give us fits again. That's unless Buford had a night like tonight.
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I disagree, I feel that we match up the worst with Syracuse. That team terrifies me more than anyone else. They are incredibly well coached, tall, athletic, deep and can only be beat if you nail 3's. We haven't been consistant at that.
I think we could definately beat Duke and UNC. I agree about Kentucky though. That John Wall led team was better than this years Kentucky team.
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That's not even close to true. This team is FAR superior to the John Wall led team.
That team did not have a single guy who could knock down a 3.
Teague < Wall
Lamb > Bledsoe
MKG > Miller
Jones > Patterson
Davis > Cousins
Senior Miller > Sophomore Liggins
Wiltjer > Dodson
Vargas = Orton
Whether we win a title or not, because teams can have off nights and get beat, this is the best team in the country. And the best team Calipari has EVER assembled.
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WOW!! Did anyone see the end of that Duke Carolina game?
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I can't pick UNC to win it all when they lose games like this
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Barnes is maddening. He is so silky with his shot and does alot of little things but I still never get the awed feeling with him nor does he ever seem to step up his game. His game is his game no matter the circumstance (which can be good and bad I guess).
Tyler Zeller is a madman though. He would look great next to Andy.
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Barnes = William Buford
Has the talent and skill to be a star. I don't think either are mentally tough enough to lead a team to a title. Ohio State finishes the year with 4/7 games on the road. This will make or break us. Tough game against Sparty on Saturday.
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i don't think Barnes role on a team would be to lead them. you'd want him to develop into (warning: absolute best case analysis here) Ray Allen. a guy who can hit clutch shots and can get hot and destroy the other teams will that way.
i've seen the Rip Hamilton comp's for him but he just doesn't seem like he's a guy who wants to run around a ton of screens. he seems more comfortable finding his spots and nailing jumpers.
the one thing I think we can all agree on is that he won't be a Reggie Miller (guy who will just want and try to take games over all by himself)
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JC: Disaster here folks. Prospects of Conn playing in the 2013 postseason tourney are not looking good! It's gonna definitely do some damage to our recruiting and to keeping players that are possible NBA guys here next year....... http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2012/02/university-to-appeal-ncaa-denial-of-uconns-waiver-application/ Quote:
University to Appeal NCAA Denial of UConn’s Waiver Application
February 10, 2012
By: Mike Enright
The University of Connecticut was informed today by the NCAA that its waiver request to participate in men’s basketball postseason competition for the 2012-13 season, including the 2013 NCAA Tournament, has been denied.
The University will now appeal the decision to the NCAA Division I Committee on Academic Performance Subcommittee on Appeals.
The waiver was submitted to the NCAA as a result of the UConn men’s basketball team’s performance in the Academic Progress Rate (APR).
“We are deeply disappointed that our request for a waiver was denied, but we look forward to continuing in the process,” said UConn President Susan Herbst. “We continue to believe that we have made a very compelling case in our waiver to the NCAA, and we are pleased with the recent outstanding academic success of our men’s basketball student-athletes.
“I want to be clear that during my entire career as a scholar and a teacher, I have been in full support of high academic standards in collegiate athletics. However, in this case, there are good students who could be penalized for the problematic behavior of students who have not been enrolled for years.
“Educators and parents need to do what is right for their students, and not allow them to be caught in the dynamics of public relations.”
How lame is that. Man, I wish these teachers would have just given the basketball players A's and be done with it. The team makes CT a lot of money and is a huge ambassador for the school.
This could be a major downfall for UConn basketball  My tax dollars do not go towards having a "smart" basketball team. Sure, it can be a feel good story, but I honestly only care about winning games.
I'm really hoping we figure something out, it's just so upsetting
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God forbid that college students be expected to learn anything ........... 
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
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I've never thought of these guys as college students. They aren't going to UConn to learn. Just as players don't go to Kentucky or OSU to learn.
Let's get real, they're there to play basketball. Learning is something that can be done on the side
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I am confused. Is the problem that Uconn has really low academic standards or what?
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I am confused. Is the problem that Uconn has really low academic standards or what?
I'm not really sure. I know that we've had some basketball players who were problems. Jerome Dyson and Stanley Robinson are two of them.
But it isn't this year where academics are a problem. It's years past, and some cumulative academic average that went into effect like this year. Basically, we're below it, and there was no way to get above it. Some new NCAA rule.
I just don't get how we seem to be the only school with this problem. I mean are you telling me that Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State, Michigan State, USC basketball players are better students?
I mean, I'll believe it with Duke. But other state schools? I just don't get why we're the only ones who have a problem. I've been really waiting for an explanation as to what happened from the school itself. What sets us apart?
Edit: It looks like in 2008 and 2009, we had very bad academic scores. So we'll be penalized for 2012-2013 season.
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well, as long as they are supposedly college students, then they should have to get the grades.
this has been coming down the pipe for awhile, so it's not like UConn didn't know it and it's not like there aren't a ton of other schools abiding by this standard already.
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Here is a good (brief) discription of the APR and how it is calculated.. as far as what UConn is doing or not doing, that I can't tell you..
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well, as long as they are supposedly college students, then they should have to get the grades.
this has been coming down the pipe for awhile, so it's not like UConn didn't know it and it's not like there aren't a ton of other schools abiding by this standard already.
Just drives me nuts. It's for the guys from two year's ago's team. Couldn't be at a worse time either.
Calhoun questions retiring every season, we're putting together a good team, and I think most of the guys were gonna come back next year, and then this..........
Players on the team getting punished for grades that had nothing to do with them. There's not one player on the UConn basketball team from even 2009-2010 besides Alex Oriaki. And if the NCAA wants to suspend him from the tourney, they can go ahead. The guy's a scrub anyway
I'm hoping we get this waiver figured out. I just don't get how this hasn't happened to other basketball powerhouses. I mean, are you telling me that Kentucky's players are better students than Conn's players?
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I mean are you telling me that Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio State, Michigan State, USC basketball players are better students?
I'm trying to figure out how a team that had Demarcus Cousins didn't run into academic trouble.
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I mean, are you telling me that Kentucky's players are better students than Conn's players?
Kentucky players get to campus, take remedial freshman classes for the first semester, do enough to get by, then never return as sophomores because they go to the NBA.. so in reality, if they can get through that first semester ok, they don't cost the school anything because if you transfer to another school and you are in good academic standing.. OR if you go to play professional sports, that doesn't count against you.
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how is the NCAA supposed to punish the guys that are not there anymore for poor academics? it's done over a period of time and if the current players were not keeping up to date with the possible sanctions that the media has been reporting (and the other teams recruiting them had to have been saying) then it is on them.
it's also not fair that USC players are still paying for Reggie Bush's stuff, but that's just how the system works.
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I mean, are you telling me that Kentucky's players are better students than Conn's players?
Kentucky players get to campus, take remedial freshman classes for the first semester, do enough to get by, then never return as sophomores because they go to the NBA.. so in reality, if they can get through that first semester ok, they don't cost the school anything because if you transfer to another school and you are in good academic standing.. OR if you go to play professional sports, that doesn't count against you.
You've gotta be kidding me, lol. So Kentucky benefits by having a basketball team made up of one-and-done just sitting around waiting to go the the NBAers?
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how is the NCAA supposed to punish the guys that are not there anymore for poor academics? it's done over a period of time and if the current players were not keeping up to date with the possible sanctions that the media has been reporting (and the other teams recruiting them had to have been saying) then it is on them.
I know, it just really sucks
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You've gotta be kidding me, lol. So Kentucky benefits by having a basketball team made up of one-and-done just sitting around waiting to go the the NBAers?
As I read the rule, I'm not saying they "benefit" from it, I'm just saying they are not punished for it... Semantics, I know.
But yes, it does appear that if you bring in a struggling student and try to keep them for a few years you are going to have a harder time than bringing in a dumbass that is going to the NBA after one year.
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