WSU - VCU Bracketbuster Game Thread

[forevershockerfan]

I think what another shocker is implying is that FSF is a man of few words? :D

[BOBB]

I know almost zero about bracketology, but I suspect the Shockers should not have any at large aspirations.

I think they should have at large aspirations. Much the same way I aspire to be in the middle of a Penelope Cruz/Christina Hendricks sandwich. Not going to happen, but if I'mma dream, I'mma dream BIG. And by big I mean Chrstina Hendricks.

[1979Shocker]

They showed highlights of the Pittsburgh-St Johns game where St Johns won by one, The St Johns guard drove towards the basket while getting bumped by the Pittsburgh guard, but no foul was called. He ended up going in for the basket and the one point win for St Johns.

I think they only call those type of fouls in the MVC. I remember them calling it in the Missouri State-Indiana State game too.

[SHOXAAC]

SHOXMVC.. the redneck moron variety. shoxlax.. the boy playing the banjo. 'Just as embarrassing as WSU was last night. No wonder..

I was hoping to be the "boy playing the banjo."

(one sentence)

:D

[pinstripers]

Ronny Cox's birthday is the same day as our anniversary.

[SHOXAAC]

Ronny Cox's birthday is the same day as our anniversary.

Da...na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, naaaaa....

[1972Shocker]

I know almost zero about bracketology, but I suspect the Shockers should not have any at large aspirations.

I think Mike Kennedy and Dave Dahl pretty much echoed those thoughts in last night's post-game discussion. I don't think either MK or DD or known as glass half-full types.

[DaShox]

You guys need to stop bashing on Marshall or we'll end up with another Cohen.

Please cite a source which shows Turg left WSU for A&M because of negative fan comments on a message board.

Please cite a source which shows Gene Stephenson left WSU for OU because of negative comments on a message board.

Cite a source of ANY D1 coach who has ever left a school due to negative fan comments on an internet message board.

[shox1989]

You guys need to stop bashing on Marshall or we'll end up with another Cohen.

Please cite a source which shows Turg left WSU for A&M because of negative fan comments on a message board.

Please cite a source which shows Gene Stephenson left WSU for OU because of negative comments on a message board.

Cite a source of ANY D1 coach who has ever left a school due to negative fan comments on an internet message board.

No but we can easily lose a coach because they feel the MVC has become a one bid conference which makes it the lowest place possible for coach to be.

[mattdalt]

I would think that before a coach becomes frustrated with a conference that is only a one bid conference, they might acutally get the bid from that conference :)

[wusphlash]

They showed highlights of the Pittsburgh-St Johns game where St Johns won by one, The St Johns guard drove towards the basket while getting bumped by the Pittsburgh guard, but no foul was called. He ended up going in for the basket and the one point win for St Johns.

I think they only call those type of fouls in the MVC. I remember them calling it in the Missouri State-Indiana State game too.

Wasn't that a Colonial Conference crew? They weren't anyone I recognized.

[shox1989]

They showed highlights of the Pittsburgh-St Johns game where St Johns won by one, The St Johns guard drove towards the basket while getting bumped by the Pittsburgh guard, but no foul was called. He ended up going in for the basket and the one point win for St Johns.

I think they only call those type of fouls in the MVC. I remember them calling it in the Missouri State-Indiana State game too.

Wasn't that a Colonial Conference crew? They weren't anyone I recognized.

Yes it was. They made me appreciate the level of officials the Valley has gotten this year.

[shockerfanmas]

KC Shox just confirmed what I had been saying all along.

Yes, there was most definitely a foul committed by Ragland at the end of the game. You can see the right hand pushing Rodriguez clear as day in the pic. However, the other point that was made:

The officials had been letting them play and get pretty rough all night, so in that instance the foul should not have been called. Yes it was a foul, but judging by the way the officiating had been all not, it was a foul that should have been passed on.

[shox1989]

I hope the TV announcers of the Long Beach-Montana game are wrong.

While talking about Utah St winning at St. Mary's, the announcers said that Utah St still probably had to win the WAC tournament to get into the dance.

If Utah St wins out but loses in the WAC conference championship they better not be left out. That would be very unfair in my opinion.

What good is the BB if even the winners can't be helped?

[SHOXAAC]

KC Shox just confirmed what I had been saying all along.

Yes, there was most definitely a foul committed by Ragland at the end of the game. You can see the right hand pushing Rodriguez clear as day in the pic. However, the other point that was made:

The officials had been letting them play and get pretty rough all night, so in that instance the foul should not have been called. Yes it was a foul, but judging by the way the officiating had been all not, it was a foul that should have been passed on.

Well I'm glad you cleared that up. But now you have the whole official nation up in arms because as you said it was a "clear as day" foul on Rags.

But wait, you said it should not have been called.

But wait, wasn't it a "clear as day" foul, so the official did the right thing.

But wait, because the officials have been letting them play "pretty rough" all night Rags foul should have gotten a pass, even though it was a "clear as day" foul.

Maybe it should be discussed some more. And we need Ref to come clean and bring in the official "clear as day" foul manual so we can all analyze the different degrees of fouls in the clearly defined "clear as day" section.

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