Well, the first round of the NCAA tournament is over.
Here are the Sweet Sixteen Match ups:
West, UConn v. Purdue and Missouri v. Memphis
Midwest, Louisville v. Arizona and Kansas v. Michigan State
South, North Carolina v. Gonzaga and Syracuse v. Oklahoma
East, Pitt v. Xavier and Villanova v. Duke
Other than Purdue and Arizona, not many surprises this year. Disappointed in the Huskies' loss to Purdue, but they had a good year. The West has two teams, Gonzaga and Arizona. I don't care for Arizona, because they are nouveau riche and don't act with a lot of class, such as North Carolina, Kentucky and UCLA.
The NCAA tournament is becoming like the NBA or NFL. More chalk and fewer upsets. Yes a Siena and Cleveland State can win a game, but two or three is nearly impossible. I do believe that one of the top seeds will fall this weekend, possibly Pitt, because they don't score enough in the last few minutes of a game.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
First day of tournament thoughts
Well, I saw a good part of the Husky and Bulldog (Zags) wins today. Here are my impressions:
1) Pondexter is a very good player and if he does well, the Huskies will go far. From what I saw (and have seen) of Purdue, I think that the Huskies should beat the Boilermakers. Most of these Big 10 teams don't have a big-time scorer, and rely on their defense and tempo to win games.
2) Gonzaga is good, but perhaps their sluggish first half is a wake-up call to the team to not assume that they can coast to wins, even over lesser teams. Heytvelt is playing well as is Pargo, which is great for the Zags.
3) Akron would beat Mississippi State if they met on a neutral court. Akron doesn't have a great player, but a lot of depth and they take care of the basketball, unlike Mississippi State. Mississippi State was essentially a one or two man team in Varnado and Johnson.
4) Upsets will occur in the second round. The bigger schools can counteract a lack of experience with talent, unlike a few years ago, when guys went straight to the NBA from High School.
1) Pondexter is a very good player and if he does well, the Huskies will go far. From what I saw (and have seen) of Purdue, I think that the Huskies should beat the Boilermakers. Most of these Big 10 teams don't have a big-time scorer, and rely on their defense and tempo to win games.
2) Gonzaga is good, but perhaps their sluggish first half is a wake-up call to the team to not assume that they can coast to wins, even over lesser teams. Heytvelt is playing well as is Pargo, which is great for the Zags.
3) Akron would beat Mississippi State if they met on a neutral court. Akron doesn't have a great player, but a lot of depth and they take care of the basketball, unlike Mississippi State. Mississippi State was essentially a one or two man team in Varnado and Johnson.
4) Upsets will occur in the second round. The bigger schools can counteract a lack of experience with talent, unlike a few years ago, when guys went straight to the NBA from High School.
PC Picks, Southern Region, Memphis
Last Region is the South
North Carolina and Radford, Tar Heels and Highlanders. Highlanders are some sort of warrior, North Carolina.
LSU & Butler. Tigers and Bulldogs. Butler is a small school from a small conference (Horizon). Butler is the pick.
Illinois and Western Kentucky. Illini and Hilltoppers. Illinois is the choice because Obama is from there. However, Illinois would not be the choice against Gonzaga or Akron because Chief Illiniwek is insensitive to Native Americans.
Gonzaga and Akron. Bulldogs or Zags and Zips. Gonzaga is the choice. Blue State.
Arizona State and Temple. Sun Devils and Owls. Temple is the choice. McCain is from Arizona.
Syracuse and Stephen F. Austin. Orange and Lumberjacks. Syracuse. SFA is from Texas, home of Bush and big oil.
Clemson and Michigan. Tigers and Wolverines. Michigan is the choice.
Oklahoma and Morgan State. Morgan State, small school from Baltimore and part of the MEAC. Oklahoma is a big oil state.
North Carolina and Radford, Tar Heels and Highlanders. Highlanders are some sort of warrior, North Carolina.
LSU & Butler. Tigers and Bulldogs. Butler is a small school from a small conference (Horizon). Butler is the pick.
Illinois and Western Kentucky. Illini and Hilltoppers. Illinois is the choice because Obama is from there. However, Illinois would not be the choice against Gonzaga or Akron because Chief Illiniwek is insensitive to Native Americans.
Gonzaga and Akron. Bulldogs or Zags and Zips. Gonzaga is the choice. Blue State.
Arizona State and Temple. Sun Devils and Owls. Temple is the choice. McCain is from Arizona.
Syracuse and Stephen F. Austin. Orange and Lumberjacks. Syracuse. SFA is from Texas, home of Bush and big oil.
Clemson and Michigan. Tigers and Wolverines. Michigan is the choice.
Oklahoma and Morgan State. Morgan State, small school from Baltimore and part of the MEAC. Oklahoma is a big oil state.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
NCAA PC Picks, Eastern Region (Boston)
Here comes the picks for the Eastern Region, PC Style
Pittburgh v. E. Tenn St., Panthers v. Buccaneers, Buccaneers take advantage of people, just like AIG and Wall Street corporate executives did in the financial meltdown of the past year. Pitt.
Oklahoma State and Tennessee. Cowboys and Volunteers. Take Tennessee. Oklahoma State's big donor is T. Boone Pickens, a multi-billionaire who made his money in oil. He's almost as bad as Dick Cheney and Halliburton.
Florida State and Wisconsin. Seminoles and Badgers. Wisconsin.
1) Wisconsin is a blue state, Florida is purple, yes Obama won Florida, but Florida is where all of the trouble in 2000 started.
2) Badgers are nice animals.
3) Florida State's nickname is insensitive to Native Americans and they do the Tomahawk Chop.
Xavier and Portland State. Musketeers and Vikings.
Vikings exploited the indigenous people of North America but Musketeers are Warriors. Take Portland State because Oregon is a blue state.
UCLA and Virginia Commonwealth. Bruins and Rams. UCLA is the choice.
a)Virginia Commonwealth sounds old-fashioned and b) they're from the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) which is trying to impose their theocratic views on the poor UCLA Student-Athletes.
Villanova and American U. Wildcats and Eagles. Villanova. American University?? How jingoistic of a name for a school is that? Why not call the school Great American University while you're at it? A better name would be International University or Global Village U. Maybe the North American Union College would be more inclusive to the Canadians and Mexicans who come here.
Texas and Minnesota. Longhorns and Golden Gophers. Minny is the choice for two reasons. 1) Golden Gophers are animals who are part of nature and Texas is where Jenna Bush went to school.
Duke and Binghamton. Blue Devils and Bearcats. Binghamton because a) they're the underdog and b) we still haven't forgiven Duke for the Lacrosse sex scandal of three years ago.
Pittburgh v. E. Tenn St., Panthers v. Buccaneers, Buccaneers take advantage of people, just like AIG and Wall Street corporate executives did in the financial meltdown of the past year. Pitt.
Oklahoma State and Tennessee. Cowboys and Volunteers. Take Tennessee. Oklahoma State's big donor is T. Boone Pickens, a multi-billionaire who made his money in oil. He's almost as bad as Dick Cheney and Halliburton.
Florida State and Wisconsin. Seminoles and Badgers. Wisconsin.
1) Wisconsin is a blue state, Florida is purple, yes Obama won Florida, but Florida is where all of the trouble in 2000 started.
2) Badgers are nice animals.
3) Florida State's nickname is insensitive to Native Americans and they do the Tomahawk Chop.
Xavier and Portland State. Musketeers and Vikings.
Vikings exploited the indigenous people of North America but Musketeers are Warriors. Take Portland State because Oregon is a blue state.
UCLA and Virginia Commonwealth. Bruins and Rams. UCLA is the choice.
a)Virginia Commonwealth sounds old-fashioned and b) they're from the CAA (Colonial Athletic Association) which is trying to impose their theocratic views on the poor UCLA Student-Athletes.
Villanova and American U. Wildcats and Eagles. Villanova. American University?? How jingoistic of a name for a school is that? Why not call the school Great American University while you're at it? A better name would be International University or Global Village U. Maybe the North American Union College would be more inclusive to the Canadians and Mexicans who come here.
Texas and Minnesota. Longhorns and Golden Gophers. Minny is the choice for two reasons. 1) Golden Gophers are animals who are part of nature and Texas is where Jenna Bush went to school.
Duke and Binghamton. Blue Devils and Bearcats. Binghamton because a) they're the underdog and b) we still haven't forgiven Duke for the Lacrosse sex scandal of three years ago.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
PC NCAA Picks, Western Region (Phoenix)
Now it's time for the Western Region
UConn (Connecticut) vs. Chattanooga. Huskies versus Moccasins. Moccasins were shoes worn by Native Americans and hunters and settlers in the frontier regions of North America, according to Wikipedia. While Native Americans wore these shoes, also the rotten white settlers wore these shoes, therefore Mocs are politically incorrect and we pick UConn. Moreover Connecticut is a blue state.
BYU v. Texas A&M . Cougars v. Aggies. Both animals, so that doesn't work. BYU is a Mormon school, Mormons can be like Romney or Harry Reid, however, Texas A&M got a lot of money from Halliburton, so pick the Cougars.
Purdue v. Northern Iowa. Boilermakers v. Panthers. Panthers are an animal and Boilermakers are trained craftsmen who ruin the environment. UNI.
Washington v. Miss St. Huskies v. Bulldogs. Mississippi State once wouldn't play in a tournament game because their school refused to play against integrated schools. Therefore, pick Washington.
Marquette v. Utah State. Warriors v. Aggies. Marquette was named for a French explorer. Utah State.
Missouri v. Cornell. Tigers v. Big Red. Cornell is an Ivy League school, so we pick them because they're on the cutting edge of what is politically correct.
California v. Maryland. Bears v. Terrapins. Terrapins are turtles, nice animals. Maryland, even though you'd think Cal because of Berkeley's reputation for peace and anti-war activism.
Memphis v. Cal-State Northridge, Tigers v. Matadors. Matadors are main performers in bullfighting, which is cruel to the bulls in Spain. Memphis is the pick.
UConn (Connecticut) vs. Chattanooga. Huskies versus Moccasins. Moccasins were shoes worn by Native Americans and hunters and settlers in the frontier regions of North America, according to Wikipedia. While Native Americans wore these shoes, also the rotten white settlers wore these shoes, therefore Mocs are politically incorrect and we pick UConn. Moreover Connecticut is a blue state.
BYU v. Texas A&M . Cougars v. Aggies. Both animals, so that doesn't work. BYU is a Mormon school, Mormons can be like Romney or Harry Reid, however, Texas A&M got a lot of money from Halliburton, so pick the Cougars.
Purdue v. Northern Iowa. Boilermakers v. Panthers. Panthers are an animal and Boilermakers are trained craftsmen who ruin the environment. UNI.
Washington v. Miss St. Huskies v. Bulldogs. Mississippi State once wouldn't play in a tournament game because their school refused to play against integrated schools. Therefore, pick Washington.
Marquette v. Utah State. Warriors v. Aggies. Marquette was named for a French explorer. Utah State.
Missouri v. Cornell. Tigers v. Big Red. Cornell is an Ivy League school, so we pick them because they're on the cutting edge of what is politically correct.
California v. Maryland. Bears v. Terrapins. Terrapins are turtles, nice animals. Maryland, even though you'd think Cal because of Berkeley's reputation for peace and anti-war activism.
Memphis v. Cal-State Northridge, Tigers v. Matadors. Matadors are main performers in bullfighting, which is cruel to the bulls in Spain. Memphis is the pick.
Monday, March 16, 2009
4th annual NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament PC Picks
Yes, it's time for my Fourth annual NCAA Men's Tournament PC Picks, where we take a school's nickname and state into consideration on who should win, not if the players are good.
To my chagrin, none of the Military academies are in, Army, Navy and Air Force. VMI (Virginia Military Institute) lost in their conference final, or they'd be in and an easy team to make fun of.
Can we petition a school in Oklahoma or Texas to call themselves the Hallies (short for Halliburton)?
First the Midwest or Indy region
Louisville versus Morehead State or Alabama State. Alabama State comes from the SWAC, a conference of historically black schools. Morehead State is in Kentucky, a red state and they're the eagles, which represents America, which we don't like because it isn't global enough. If Alabama State wins the playin game, take them, otherwise take the Cardinals, because Cardinals are nice birds.
Ohio State versus Siena, Buckeyes versus Saints. Saints are too intolerant. Ohio State.
Utah versus Arizona. Utes versus Wildcats. Utah is a more conservative state than Arizona, Arizona.
Wake Forest versus Cleveland State. Demon Deacons versus Vikings. Vikings were exploiting the Native American population in the Midwest. Wake Forest.
West Virginia versus Dayton. Mountaineers versus Flyers. Both are harmful to the environment. But the Mountaineers didn't clean up the environment and were like the 49ers and other greedy people who came to California for the Gold Rush. Dayton
Kansas versus North Dakota State. Jayhawks versus Bison. People like to eat Bison, so take ND State.
Boston College v. USC. Golden Eagles v. Trojans. Yes BC are Eagles, but Trojans are worse because they're Dead White Males, BC.
Michigan State v. Robert Morris. Spartans v. Colonials. Colonials were trying to impose their values on others and engage in homophobia and other intolerant behavior that the extreme right and Christian Coalition believes in, these people took over the GOP. Look at Rush Limbaugh. Take Michigan State.
Tomorrow I will do the West and Southern Regions.
To my chagrin, none of the Military academies are in, Army, Navy and Air Force. VMI (Virginia Military Institute) lost in their conference final, or they'd be in and an easy team to make fun of.
Can we petition a school in Oklahoma or Texas to call themselves the Hallies (short for Halliburton)?
First the Midwest or Indy region
Louisville versus Morehead State or Alabama State. Alabama State comes from the SWAC, a conference of historically black schools. Morehead State is in Kentucky, a red state and they're the eagles, which represents America, which we don't like because it isn't global enough. If Alabama State wins the playin game, take them, otherwise take the Cardinals, because Cardinals are nice birds.
Ohio State versus Siena, Buckeyes versus Saints. Saints are too intolerant. Ohio State.
Utah versus Arizona. Utes versus Wildcats. Utah is a more conservative state than Arizona, Arizona.
Wake Forest versus Cleveland State. Demon Deacons versus Vikings. Vikings were exploiting the Native American population in the Midwest. Wake Forest.
West Virginia versus Dayton. Mountaineers versus Flyers. Both are harmful to the environment. But the Mountaineers didn't clean up the environment and were like the 49ers and other greedy people who came to California for the Gold Rush. Dayton
Kansas versus North Dakota State. Jayhawks versus Bison. People like to eat Bison, so take ND State.
Boston College v. USC. Golden Eagles v. Trojans. Yes BC are Eagles, but Trojans are worse because they're Dead White Males, BC.
Michigan State v. Robert Morris. Spartans v. Colonials. Colonials were trying to impose their values on others and engage in homophobia and other intolerant behavior that the extreme right and Christian Coalition believes in, these people took over the GOP. Look at Rush Limbaugh. Take Michigan State.
Tomorrow I will do the West and Southern Regions.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
My projected NCAA field
Here is my projected NCAA Field
Big 10 (6): Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Minnesota
Big East (7): Louisville, Pitt, UConn, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia and Marquette
ACC (6): North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, Maryland
Pac-10 (5): Washington, California, USC, UCLA, Arizona State
Big 12 (6): Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas, Kansas, Missouri
A-10 (3) Temple, Xavier, Dayton
Mountain West (3): San Diego State, Utah, BYU
Horizon (2): Cleveland State, Butler
Missouri Valley (2): Northern Iowa, Creighton
SEC (2): LSU, Tennessee
WCC (2): Gonzaga, St. Mary's
Teams who might make it
Penn State, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Tulsa, Kentucky, Providence, VT
Big 10 (6): Michigan State, Michigan, Illinois, Purdue, Ohio State, Minnesota
Big East (7): Louisville, Pitt, UConn, Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia and Marquette
ACC (6): North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Wake Forest, Florida State, Maryland
Pac-10 (5): Washington, California, USC, UCLA, Arizona State
Big 12 (6): Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Baylor, Texas, Kansas, Missouri
A-10 (3) Temple, Xavier, Dayton
Mountain West (3): San Diego State, Utah, BYU
Horizon (2): Cleveland State, Butler
Missouri Valley (2): Northern Iowa, Creighton
SEC (2): LSU, Tennessee
WCC (2): Gonzaga, St. Mary's
Teams who might make it
Penn State, Wisconsin, Arizona, New Mexico, Florida, Tulsa, Kentucky, Providence, VT
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
NCAA faves
Well, Gonzaga finished a very good season 26-5 and 16-0 including the WCC tournament in Las Vegas. They have won their last three games by 50, 35 and 25. According to Joe Lunardi, Gonzaga is projected to be a 4 seed in Boise, Idaho.
Washington is 24-7 and the Pac-10 regular season champion. Tomorrow at 2:30 in LA, they get the Stanford Cardinal. If they win that game, they get the winner of Arizona-Arizona State. UCLA will win it's side of the bracket.
Lunardi projects 8 Big Ten Teams in the tournament. Having seen both the Big 10 and Big East, I feel that this is an error that should be corrected. Wisconsin and Penn State and Ohio State don't deserve at large bids.
Washington is 24-7 and the Pac-10 regular season champion. Tomorrow at 2:30 in LA, they get the Stanford Cardinal. If they win that game, they get the winner of Arizona-Arizona State. UCLA will win it's side of the bracket.
Lunardi projects 8 Big Ten Teams in the tournament. Having seen both the Big 10 and Big East, I feel that this is an error that should be corrected. Wisconsin and Penn State and Ohio State don't deserve at large bids.
Principles of PC picks
1) Dead White Males are inferior to animals.
2) Blue States are superior to Red States.
3) Teams with Native American nicknames and mascots are anti-PC.
4) Teams from Oklahoma and Texas who are oil-rich are in the pocket of Halliburton.
2) Blue States are superior to Red States.
3) Teams with Native American nicknames and mascots are anti-PC.
4) Teams from Oklahoma and Texas who are oil-rich are in the pocket of Halliburton.
Monday, March 9, 2009
King County YR's
Last Thursday night, I attended the March meeting of the King County Young Republicans. It was a good meeting and we had about 30 people at the meeting.
It was interesting to note that all but two of the attendees were from the Eastside (Bellevue, Kirkland, etc.)
My hope is to be more involved in this organization, as Seattle and the State of Washington needs to remove these leftists. For five years, I heard about how awful and evil George Bush was and how the Republicans messed up everything. Well, how about cleaning up your own mess and taking responsibility for the fact that a lot of these blue cities and states are run exclusively by Democrats with high taxes and cost of living indices.
One other thing, here's a link from my friend Mark Levin about the "split" in the conservative movement.
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2009/03/i-daresay-it-is-time-we-deal-with-the-mutineers-aboard-the-ss-conservatism.html
It was interesting to note that all but two of the attendees were from the Eastside (Bellevue, Kirkland, etc.)
My hope is to be more involved in this organization, as Seattle and the State of Washington needs to remove these leftists. For five years, I heard about how awful and evil George Bush was and how the Republicans messed up everything. Well, how about cleaning up your own mess and taking responsibility for the fact that a lot of these blue cities and states are run exclusively by Democrats with high taxes and cost of living indices.
One other thing, here's a link from my friend Mark Levin about the "split" in the conservative movement.
http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2009/03/i-daresay-it-is-time-we-deal-with-the-mutineers-aboard-the-ss-conservatism.html
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