NCAA Championship Week

[Ramy]

Gillispie just doesn't get it. I never liked him for choice of the coach and if he still hasn't signed a contract, how the heck can they be responsible for paying him the rest of it.

 

[anders5189]

Gillispie just doesn't get it. I never liked him for choice of the coach and if he still hasn't signed a contract, how the heck can they be responsible for paying him the rest of it.

What the heck was up that contract? I've heard about that for a while and never understood why they didn't settle that. Does this mean Kentucky can fire him without having to buy him out? God Lord if they could have done that to Tubby they'd have fired him years ago.

 

[Ramy]

What the heck was up that contract? I've heard about that for a while and never understood why they didn't settle that. Does this mean Kentucky can fire him without having to buy him out? God Lord if they could have done that to Tubby they'd have fired him years ago.

I don't know but the article says they still have to pay him or buy him out.

 

[anders5189]

Villanova up 34-26 on Louisville at the half.

 

[BillD1984]

Villanova up 34-26 on Louisville at the half.

Nova was my pick to win the BE.

 

[BillD1984]

A-10 top seed Xavier trailing Temple, 48-47 with four minutes remaining in reg.

 

[BillD1984]

Tennessee blowing out Alabama.

 

[BillD1984]

Illinois defeats Michigan, 60-50.

It doesn't matter, the Wolverines are safe.

 

[BillD1984]

BIG news on the bubble front:

A-10 top seed Xavier loses to Temple, 55-53.

The Musketeers are obviously a lock for an at-large, so that knocks another bubble hopeful out.

The Owls will meet the Duquesne/Dayton winner tomorrow night in the A-10 title game.

 

[anders5189]

Temple beats Xavier in the A-10 Semis. That's bad news for some bubble teams out there.

 

[anders5189]

BIG news on the bubble front:

A-10 top seed Xavier loses to Temple, 55-53.

The Musketeers are obviously a lock for an at-large, so that knocks another bubble hopeful out.

The Owls will meet the Duquesne/Dayton winner tomorrow night in the A-10 title game.

What he said.

 

[BillD1984]

Tulsa beats UAB and will face Memphis for the C-USA title tomorrow morning.

 

[BillD1984]

Anders,

does this Xavier loss hurt Maryland (assuming the Terps hang on tonight)?

 

[BillD1984]

Louisville starting to pull away from Nova.

 

[anders5189]

Anders,

does this Xavier loss hurt Maryland (assuming the Terps hang on tonight)?

I think Maryland is doing what they need to do. The Xavier loss will cause problems for teams that have already lost like Arizona or Creighton, maybe even some of the Big Ten teams like Wisconsin that think they're safe.

 

[BillD1984]

I think Maryland is doing what they need to do. The Xavier loss will cause problems for teams that have already lost like Arizona or Creighton, maybe even some of the Big Ten teams like Wisconsin that think they're safe.

I was just looking at the ESPN "locks", and they have Dayton as a lock.

So as long as Dayton wins tonight and tomorrow, the Xavier loss may not be that bad for bubble hopefuls.

 

[anders5189]

I was just looking at the ESPN "locks", and they have Dayton as a lock.

So as long as Dayton wins tonight and tomorrow, the Xavier loss may not be that bad for bubble hopefuls.

Temple's got a top 40 RPI and the win tonight will only boost it higher. I'm not sure that tomorrow is a must win for them. I think a lot of bubble teams would have rather seen them lose tonight.

 

[BillD1984]

Temple's got a top 40 RPI and the win tonight will only boost it higher. I'm not sure that tomorrow is a must win for them. I think a lot of bubble teams would have rather seen them lose tonight.

Good point.

A fourth A-10 team, Rhode Island, was knocked out of at-large consideration when they lost to Duquesne last night.

 

[BillD1984]

Baylor ahead of Texas, 69-65 with :36 left.

 

[SabresRule]

I'm surprised Temple won.

They are still able to remain relevant since the retirement of their legendary coach.