The Sweet Sixteen

[Beeeej]

Time for a new topic?

ESPN.com has a great Drew Litton cartoon up this morning.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/commentary/news/story?id=5017626

[Jordan 04]

Should be a very interesting game. Cornell is going to have to keep shooting 60% to probably have any chance. Temple and Wisconsin turned out to be great matchups due to their limited size and athletic ability. With Cousins up front, and Wall and Bledsoe in the backcourt, Kentucky is simply in a different world with regard to talent and athleticism. The more Foote and Dale have to work at the defensive end, the less they'll have to give on offense.

Although, if Kentucky wins, in a few years when they have their tournament wins vacated due to Calipari recruiting violations, we'll be able to claim they never beat us.

[scoop85]

Although, if Kentucky wins, in a few years when they have their tournament wins vacated due to Calipari recruiting violations, we'll be able to claim they never beat us.

When this matchup actually materialized yesterday, that's one of the first thoughts that crossed my mind :-D

[phillysportsfan]

Sounds like an idea for a sign, such as "Headline 2011: Cornell beats Kentucky to get to Elite 8"

[Rita]

Sounds like an idea for a sign, such as "Headline 2011: Cornell beats Kentucky to get to Elite 8"

It ususally takes the NC$$ a few years to do the investigation and hand out the punishment and taking wins away. Might be a 2013 headline, not 2011. ;-)

[HeafDog]

I just realized that there's an interesting coincidence regarding our opponents Thursday (in hoops) and Friday (in hockey): their team nicknames are both the Wildcats.

[jkahn]

I just realized that there's an interesting coincidence regarding our opponents Thursday (in hoops) and Friday (in hockey): their team nicknames are both the Wildcats.

which would have also been the case if we played Northern Michigan Friday as the PWR suggested.

[French Rage]

I just realized that there's an interesting coincidence regarding our opponents Thursday (in hoops) and Friday (in hockey): their team nicknames are both the Wildcats.

"Who are we?"
"Wildcats!"
"Who are we going to beat?"
"Wildcats!"

[Al DeFlorio]

Monday's USAToday "cover story" in the sports section: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2010-03-21-cornell-wisconsin_N.htm

There was an accompanying sidebar picked up from the Ithaca Journal describing Cornell's amazing four-sport weekend.

[Al DeFlorio]

Cornell striving to maintain its perfect record against Kentucky: http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Cornell.html

Game story from the Louisville Courier-Journal: http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Games/19661228Cornell.html

And here's the Calipari interview with Mike and Mike: http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-22/calipari-cornell-got-worst-seed-tournament

[Jim Hyla]

Syracuse reports that Wed practices at the Dome will be free and open. Times are:

Code Select Expand


Noon-Wash
1 PM-CU
2:10-WV
3:10-UK

Free parking and shuttle buses from Skytop.

[Al DeFlorio]

Recent piece at SI.com by Alexander Wolff on how NCAA seedings are more and more based on adjustments being made to RPI: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writers/alexander_wolff/03/22/upsets/index.html?eref=sihp

Note the Jeff Sagarin quote and Wolff's last paragraph.  Couldn't agree more.  Also of interest to those who study computer rankings is this Wolff piece, written seven years ago, on the genesis of RPI: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1028153/index.htm?eref=sisf

[KenP]

Cornell striving to maintain its perfect record against Kentucky: http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Cornell.html

Game story from the Louisville Courier-Journal: http://bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/Games/19661228Cornell.html

And here's the Calipari interview with Mike and Mike: http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-22/calipari-cornell-got-worst-seed-tournament

That day in 1966, UK's top scorer was Pat Riley (24 pts)

[Al DeFlorio]

Boston Globe article today by Dan Shaughnessy: http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/mens_basketball/articles/2010/03/24/clinging_to_an_ivy_climber/?page=1

Best line:

"Donahue is a onetime high school junior varsity coach who has five kids. Kentucky is coached by the one and only John Calipari, a man with more vacancies than the Bates Motel."

Closing paragraph is a good one, too.

[billhoward]

All the sportswriters from the Northeast Kingdome rooting for the Ivy League may be seen elsewhere as part of the Eastern elite liberal leftie etcetera establishment which can be shortened to "assholes." Fans from the rest (God's country) of America know Louis Dale is funnin' them with the "babies and memories" line [cited today on the http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704117304575137731273060788.html?KEYWORDS=LOUIS+DALE editorial page] but they're not sure how.

Wildcat Nation probably also wonders why Calipari can't also be called Coach K.