Is there still any doubt from anyone that Calipari intentionally ducked out of playing IU this year to save himself the embarrassment, plus the home undefeated streak?
that is unfortunate, I always liked that rivalry game even though I dislike both teams.
Heck if we could duck out of playing IU twice this year I'd be fine with that.
Are you so sure? Them getting better is probable, but they seem to be getting worse.
They've got a ton of NBA bodies and Noel, who came into the season out of shape because his reclassification kept him from pre-season workouts, will get A LOT better.
Not even necessarily that, but the fact that the SEC is a notoriously weak conference in hoops. If they get more then 5 in I'll be very surprised. Basically even a lower-middle tier Big East team would be top 3rd of the SEC in hoops. Now Kentucky having to sweat it out on the bubble a bit this year? THAT would not surprise me the way they've been playing.
In the late 90's I remember NC St was involved in a game in which the final score was something like 39-38. The worst part? It actually went into 2 OT's.
Being from St. Louis it was really tough hearing about Rick Majerus' death tonight.
This was posted back at the end of August but it's a great read for anyone who is a college basketball fan:
When Rick Majerus died Saturday afternoon in Los Angeles, after failing to survive the heart disease that had diminished him, I hope he had loved ones around him. I hope those closest to him where there, holding his hand, getting him through this final day — just as Coach Majerus got Andre Miller through Utah and to that graduation ceremony, just as Coach got Keith Van Horn through the initial disbelief and grief of unexpectedly losing a father, just as Coach got Brian Conklin through the stages of development that took him from being an awkward and unsure freshman to a commanding, confident senior leader.
I hope Rick Majerus knew how much he was loved. I hope he realized that he’d made a tremendous, positive impact on so many lives. You’re going to have to forgive me for making this personal, which I don’t do often, but I cried on Saturday night, and I don’t even know how I pulled myself together to write this wholly inadequate tribute to Rick.
