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MC Fruit Stripe posted:2) Virginia is not a team that gets ranked #1. You know how around December 1st, Auburn fans start complaining that they should be in the Sugar Bowl and not the Citrus Bowl? Virginia fans are going "oh cool we made a bowl game". To be fair Auburn has a reason to care about bowl games and Virginia often doesn't. Auburn is having their best year in basketball in at least 15 years and probably since Y2K. I don't really take issue with your actual point, just Auburn is a weird and timely comparison in the opposite direction you're aiming for. Oh man after looking them up Auburn basketball is like 10 times worse than Virginia football somehow.
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Grittybeard posted:To be fair Auburn has a reason to care about bowl games and Virginia often doesn't. Auburn is having their best year in basketball in at least 15 years and probably since Y2K.  Auburn made the Sugar Bowl 2 years ago! I'm just looking for a comparison with a team who has been so good for so long that they've almost gotten tired of it. (e: But I get what you mean, because even if Auburn football fans are so used to success they take it for granted, fans of the basketball team aren't. I switched from basketball to football to make the comparison so it was awkward, but you get my point.) MC Fruit Stripe fucked around with this message at 23:22 on Feb 12, 2018 |
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:I've drat near given myself sodium poisoning from drinking so many Michigan State tears. I might enjoy the saltiness from VT fans who think they dashed our hope of a #1 ranking even more.
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Feb 12, 2018 23:22
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is losing to St. John's worse than losing to Va Tech? I still maintain that you can basically flip a coin between Virginia and Villanova. It's Virginia by a hair, and as I mentioned above I love that it's Virginia, but I wouldn't be upset if you went with Villanova. I'm kinda wondering who invited Michigan State to the conversation though. MC Fruit Stripe fucked around with this message at 23:27 on Feb 12, 2018 |
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Feb 12, 2018 23:23
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Is losing to St. John's worse than losing to Va Tech? St. Johns is 72 on Kenpom right now v 40 for VT. Granted this is after their respective wins, but still.
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Feb 12, 2018 23:30
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I know that if my team (Texas Tech) made it to #1 sometime before the season ended (only chance of that happening is chaos + we win out), I would be ridiculously ecstatic
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kayakyakr posted:I know that if my team (Texas Tech) made it to #1 sometime before the season ended (only chance of that happening is chaos + we win out), I would be ridiculously ecstatic I would think as long as you're not a jaded blue blood fan, you get why it's a big deal. Sure it's just a moment in time that doesn't get you anything, but it sure is nice when a team you root for is sitting at the top.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I might enjoy the saltiness from VT fans who think they dashed our hope of a #1 ranking even more. Yes, all the tears we have from beating you, I can't believe how much I'm crying from you losing to us at home, how salty we are.
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I hope you keep #1, we have the best win in the loving country right now. It's like an enormous 72 font bolded print on the top of our resume that says "beat #1 at their place where they haven't lost in nearly a year".
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Nur_Neerg posted:Yes, all the tears we have from beating you, I can't believe how much I'm crying from you losing to us at home, how salty we are.
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Feb 13, 2018 02:11
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Being #1 sucks. gently caress Ali Farokhmanesh.
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Probably Magic posted:Being #1 sucks. gently caress Ali Farokhmanesh. 
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Kibner posted:Better yet, the ref who called the tech was at the halfcourt line so didn't even see the smile and could only assume eye contact was made. Also the ref is a) an ex-cop, b) a Trump supporter and c) a St. Louis Cardinals fan MC Fruit Stripe posted:I'm probably the most vocal about it, so I'll say that for myself: Who are these MSU fans that are having a meltdown? I certainly haven't seen any and I am from Michigan. Besides, if you rooted for a team that actually had tournament success ever you would know rankings don't matter 
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Feb 13, 2018 02:40
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Feb 13, 2018 02:40
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Mike_V posted:What happened to the A&M guards that got dismissed from the team? Only one was dismissed, but he's a point guard. I'm sure he's learned his lesson now, let's sign him. As far as I know they got busted for pot, one got suspended and the other was suspended earlier this year and I guess they decided he was too much of a headache. e: if you're wondering about tomorrow's game it will make approximately zero difference one way or the other, the suspended dude played about 10 minutes a game and the guy who got cut barely played at all. Grittybeard fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Feb 13, 2018 |
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:You're responding to a thing he didn't say, why didn't you read his post before you replied to it? I've just not seen what he's talking about at all, so... On the largest Hokie sites it's just 'well apparently we beat the best team in the country.'
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MC Fruit Stripe posted:I don't know why you'd buy a shirt to remind people that you weren't the national champs. Reminding people they weren't national champs is kinda VT's thing.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I might enjoy the saltiness from VT fans who think they dashed our hope of a #1 ranking even more. Aw hell, I don't care. Just makes the win look better on paper, if anything. I have no illusions about the lowly social status that VT basketball has earned over the last quarter century. I'll take a win over a highly-ranked program any day of the week and twice on Sundays.
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mdemone posted:Aw hell, I don't care. Just makes the win look better on paper, if anything. Yeah like it or not, both teams are tied to each other now. We need VT not to poo poo the bed, because it will make our loss worse. You want UVA to win because it makes you win even better.
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I’m happy that I inherited Virginia fandom late in life, and then because UVA signed my checks. Family has history with VT and I don’t really have it in me to properly hate a Hokie team without a Vick on it. Much rather drop a game to them than to the blues.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:Yeah like it or not, both teams are tied to each other now. We need VT not to poo poo the bed, because it will make our loss worse. You want UVA to win because it makes you win even better. Honestly don't even think we can poo poo the bed at this point; the tail end of our schedule is p. ridiculously difficult, winning 3 between the end of the regular season and the ACCT combined would pretty much lock us in. Rest of regular season: @Duke, @ GT, vs Clemson, vs Louisville, vs Duke, @ Miami. Hopefully we'll win @ GT and find 1-2 more in there, but really don't see much in there that could potentially make that a worse loss for y'all.
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elentar posted:I’m happy that I inherited Virginia fandom late in life, and then because UVA signed my checks. Family has history with VT and I don’t really have it in me to properly hate a Hokie team without a Vick on it. Much rather drop a game to them than to the blues. I really like Buzz Williams and I'm one of those weirdo UVA fans who thinks a strong VT is good for the state and makes for a more entertaining rivalry. I wish our football teams still had what was recognizable as an actual rivalry, instead of the annual crapfest the Hoos put on the field. Thank god for hoops.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I really like Buzz Williams and I'm one of those weirdo UVA fans who thinks a strong VT is good for the state and makes for a more entertaining rivalry. You really need to get rid of Mendy to have much of a shot there.
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Nur_Neerg posted:You really need to get rid of Mendy to have much of a shot there. I’m not convinced either way with him yet, but our OC Anae is garbage.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I’m not convinced either way with him yet, but our OC Anae is garbage. It seems like Bronco's decent at the coaching aspect of coaching, and unbelievably bad at the recruiting and culture-fit parts, unless you guys want to be the 'dirty' Virginia squad. I'd be more than happy for him to be there indefinitely given the trajectory of our football team, but it's pretty depressing not having a proper rival in football these days. Curious to see how you guys do on the field with the starters you'll be replacing with much less talented guys. I don't expect us to ever get up to your current level in basketball, but am thinking if we can hold on to Buzz for more than a couple years we should be looking at borderline top 25 squads most years going forward. Next year's team should be by far our most talented in a very long time, if not ever.
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Flash Gordon Ramsay posted:I really like Buzz Williams and I'm one of those weirdo UVA fans who thinks a strong VT is good for the state and makes for a more entertaining rivalry. I'm that way for baseball when it comes to wanting both the Cubs and Sox to be good, but when it comes to Purdue I'd sell the pope's soul into sex slavery with the devil if it meant that IU, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin never won a game in any sport for the rest of time
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Poque posted:I'm that way for baseball when it comes to wanting both the Cubs and Sox to be good, but when it comes to Purdue I'd sell the pope's soul into sex slavery with the devil if it meant that IU, Notre Dame, and Wisconsin never won a game in any sport for the rest of time Yeah no, that's not happening. The others not winning, especially Notre Dame, is fine.
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iospace posted:Yeah no, that's not happening. The others not winning, especially Notre Dame, is fine. We're just never on the same side for anything.
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Cuonzo Martin has to be in coach of the year considerations right? Going from the absolute mess Kim Anderson left, to Michael Porter Jr. being out for most of the year, to all of their PGs leaving or being dismissed, the Tigers are almost a lock for the tournament barring a huge collapse down the stretch.
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Poque posted:We're just never on the same side for anything. I'm pretty sure we both agree that the Cardinals can go gently caress off, but that's a different matter for a different thread
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Mike_V posted:Cuonzo Martin has to be in coach of the year considerations right? Going from the absolute mess Kim Anderson left, to Michael Porter Jr. being out for most of the year, to all of their PGs leaving or being dismissed, the Tigers are almost a lock for the tournament barring a huge collapse down the stretch. Yeah but it's going to Bruce Pearl.
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kiimo posted:Yeah but it's going to Bruce Pearl. this but Chris Holtmann
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I'm going to have to hear an argument why 22-5 traditional basketball power Ohio State is more impressive than 22-3 N'body give two poo poo bout round ball, Son! Auburn
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Mike_V posted:Cuonzo Martin has to be in coach of the year considerations right? Going from the absolute mess Kim Anderson left, to Michael Porter Jr. being out for most of the year, to all of their PGs leaving or being dismissed, the Tigers are almost a lock for the tournament barring a huge collapse down the stretch. Talking in conference, or national? Because nationally, Tony Bennett needs to be in the discussion at least, to go from unranked preseason (picked 6th in conference) to current #1/overall #1 seed.
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