SELECTION SUNDAY

Balefuego

COLLEGE HOOPS

The sport of dancing, fans chanting horrible things at kids in opposing jerseys, and the sweet sweet art of making children cry.







Tonight the frequently meaningless regular season starts, and we start the slow process of eliminating aproximatley 10 teams from contention for the NCAA tournament so the remaining 300 can play in a single elimination tournament that comprises one of the greatest sporting events known to man.

Here are our preseason polls:

Associated Press
1 Duke (55)
2 Michigan State (8)
3 Kansas State (2)
4 Ohio State
5 Pittsburgh
6 Villanova
7 Kansas
8 North Carolina
9 Florida
10 Syracuse
11 Kentucky
12 Gonzaga
13 Illinois
14 Purdue
15 Missouri
16 Baylor
17 Butler
18 Washington
19 Memphis
20 Georgetown
21 Virginia Tech
22 Temple
23 Tennessee
24 BYU
25 San Diego State

ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
1 Duke (29)
2 Michigan State (2)
3 Kansas State
4 Pittsburgh
5 Ohio State
6 Villanova
7 Kansas
8 Purdue
9 North Carolina
10 Kentucky
11 Florida
12 Gonzaga
13 Syracuse
14 Baylor
15 Missouri
16 Illinois
17 Washington
18 Butler
19 Memphis
20 Tennessee
21 Georgetown
22 Temple
23 Virginia Tech
24 Wisconsin
25 Texas


Sadly, the Duke Blue Devils who blundered into a championship last year and broke the hearts of college basketball fans everywhere by denying us a true mid major champion are ranked #1 in both polls and are favorite to repeat.

But take heart my friends, for the following will always be true.

satansfingers

bale are you 'ly gay' guy

Balefuego

PRESEASON TOURNAMENTS

gonna edit in here

Preseason NIT (Nov 15-26):

Spoiler:

Villanova
Marist
GW
Boston U
UCLA
Pepperdine
Nevada
Pacific
Wake Forest
Hampton
VCU
Winthrop
Tennesse
Belmont
Missouri State
Arkansas State

2010 Coaches vs Cancer Classic (Nov 8-20):

Spoiler:

Pittsburgh
Maryland
Texas
Illinois
Illinois-Chicago
Toledo
Charleston
Louisiana Tech
Rhode Island
UC Irvine
Navy
Seattle

Puerto Rico Tip Off (Nov. 18-21):

Spoiler:

Davidson
Hofstra
Minnesota
Nebraska
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
West Virginia
Western Kentucky

Maui Invitational (Nov 22-24):

Spoiler:

Wichita State
UConn
Michigan State
Chaminade
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Washington
Virginia

Balefuego

satansfingers wrote: »

bale are you 'ly gay' guy

god I wish



actually lostwords claims he went to highschool with that guy

satansfingers

i am also a fan of 'ly gay' guy's work on lost

YoSoyTheWalrus

Redickulous

Ubik

Little known fact: The term "March Madness" was stolen from an Illinois highschool boys basketball championship tournament

simo

i'm excited to see bc play

i'm not optimistic about their chances, with a new coach and a new system, but at least the program seems to be headed in a better direction after it stagnated under skinner for a few years

they play in the old spice classic starting on thanksgiving, open with a&m and play wisconsin if they win

satansfingers

i am looking forward to this season for missouri

the recruiting class is great, even if our best guy won't play for some indefinite period of time

but there's also this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5UmH5TdfI

YoSoyTheWalrus

Is he magic

jkylefulton

I don't even like college basketball, and I hate Duke and Coach K.

Raijin Quickfoot

Excellent thread title.

Balefuego

simo wrote: »

i'm excited to see bc play

i'm not optimistic about their chances, with a new coach and a new system, but at least the program seems to be headed in a better direction after it stagnated under skinner for a few years

they play in the old spice classic starting on thanksgiving, open with a&m and play wisconsin if they win

I was sort of not sure what to expect from Maryland coming into this season, given that we just graduated the best class we've had since the Dixon/Blake/Baxter team that won the 2002 championship.

Vasquez (my favorite Terp ever), Hayes, and Milbourne are all gone. But Jordan Williams is going to be one of the best bigs in the country, not just the ACC, the country and we have a couple of freshman points, one of which has the amazing name of Pe'Shon Howard who I already feel is going to a stud.

Futore

satansfingers wrote: »

i am looking forward to this season for missouri

the recruiting class is great, even if our best guy won't play for some indefinite period of time

but there's also this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj5UmH5TdfI

the way he raises up to the rim looks like he is wire fighting. that is insane

simo

Balefuego wrote: »

simo wrote: »

i'm excited to see bc play

i'm not optimistic about their chances, with a new coach and a new system, but at least the program seems to be headed in a better direction after it stagnated under skinner for a few years

they play in the old spice classic starting on thanksgiving, open with a&m and play wisconsin if they win

I was sort of not sure what to expect from Maryland coming into this season, given that we just graduated the best class we've had since the Dixon/Blake/Baxter team that won the 2002 championship.

Vasquez (my favorite Terp ever), Hayes, and Milbourne are all gone. But Jordan Williams is going to be one of the best bigs in the country, not just the ACC, the country and we have a couple of freshman points, one of which has the amazing name of Pe'Shon Howard who I already feel is going to a stud.

i watched the grizzlies-celtics game the other night and vazquez got his first serious playing time of the year and looked pretty good off the bench

i think he has the potential to be a decent backup point guard, he brings a lot of energy off the bench

Futore

Duke released this video.

Balefuego

simo wrote: »

Balefuego wrote: »

simo wrote: »

i'm excited to see bc play

i'm not optimistic about their chances, with a new coach and a new system, but at least the program seems to be headed in a better direction after it stagnated under skinner for a few years

they play in the old spice classic starting on thanksgiving, open with a&m and play wisconsin if they win

I was sort of not sure what to expect from Maryland coming into this season, given that we just graduated the best class we've had since the Dixon/Blake/Baxter team that won the 2002 championship.

Vasquez (my favorite Terp ever), Hayes, and Milbourne are all gone. But Jordan Williams is going to be one of the best bigs in the country, not just the ACC, the country and we have a couple of freshman points, one of which has the amazing name of Pe'Shon Howard who I already feel is going to a stud.

i watched the grizzlies-celtics game the other night and vazquez got his first serious playing time of the year and looked pretty good off the bench

i think he has the potential to be a decent backup point guard, he brings a lot of energy off the bench

I am torn that my boy Stevie Blake has a great shot to be a key part of an NBA championship team this year. Except it's the fucking Lakers, bluh.

The Geebs That Is A Pony

if Illinois can play consistent this year they will be pretty scary

although the big ten is going to be a fucking madhouse this year

Marth

Marth wrote: »

I love Bill Raftery.

simo

is indiana supposed to still be bad?

i noticed at halftime bilas didn't mention them as a potential tournament team, but i'm curious as bc plays them in the acc-big 10 challenge

Tonkka

Washington might have a team that wins soon!

My only interest is that I work in a bar near the UW and boy has it been quiet in here on Saturdays...

Romanian My Escutcheon

Michael Jordan has been to one of UCF's basketball games.

What do you jerks have?

Spoiler:

Probably a basketball team that performed at/above expectations last year.

The Geebs That Is A Pony

simo wrote: »

is indiana supposed to still be bad?

i noticed at halftime bilas didn't mention them as a potential tournament team, but i'm curious as bc plays them in the acc-big 10 challenge

Indiana won't be as bad as last year, but they definitely won't be any good

Marth

I quite like Texas basketball which is one of the more random Texas sports to like. I think I just like rooting for mediocre teams with great talent.

simo

The Geebs That Is A Mod wrote: »

simo wrote: »

is indiana supposed to still be bad?

i noticed at halftime bilas didn't mention them as a potential tournament team, but i'm curious as bc plays them in the acc-big 10 challenge

Indiana won't be as bad as last year, but they definitely won't be any good

well that's good for this year

but i do hope they can get back to national relevance as i really like tom crean

The Geebs That Is A Pony

I think Indiana has some nice recruits on the way, so that'll help. They're not in an Iowa situation, where they can barely recruit anyone, and the ones they do manage to recruit end up transferring after getting busted for DUIs or whatever

Marth

Geebs I have a feeling you don't like Iowa all that much. Just a hunch.

The Geebs That Is A Pony

well I mean I don't like Iowa but they've got serious problems with their basketball program

you know those cupcake games you schedule at home to start the year? Iowa keeps losing those games

Barcardi

obligatory fuck coach K and all of duke, and the acc for that matter.

and now UConn too, actually any team on the east coast that espn talks up. Go zags! Also Wisconsin and Minnesota, someday.

Munkus Beaver

Balefuego wrote: »

God, I love this image.

Clint Eastwood

Fuck Coach K, fuck Duke, fuck North Carolina in general.

Fear the turtle, you rotten bastards

Nirya

UC IRVINE BASKETBALL!

WE GOT IT THIS YEAR, GUYS!

natek

gophers beat siena and this miami/memphis game is alright

Munkus Beaver

Yay Alabama beat Troy.

Yay. Roll Tide. U-S-A Numba One!

Balefuego

Clint Eastwood wrote: »

Fuck Coach K, fuck Duke, fuck North Carolina in general.

Fear the turtle, you rotten bastards

Cloudman, my Terrapin brother

last season was a fun ride, I think this one can be too.

Believe with me Cloudman

believe

Barcardi

I hope to see some great clips of the Standford tree and that hawk that cannot stop flapping his wings.

Koshian

who's coach k

is he like coach z

Balefuego

Koshian wrote: »

who's coach k

is he like coach z

Romanian My Escutcheon

Koshian wrote: »

who's coach k

is he like coach z

He led a shitty basketball team to win a championship a lot of people thought he didn't deserve.

Therefore, he is hated and despised by anybody who does not go to Duke.

Koshian

so he's not like coach z

Balefuego

Romanian My Escutcheon, Doxy wrote: »

Koshian wrote: »

who's coach k

is he like coach z

He led a shitty basketball team to win a championship a lot of people thought he didn't deserve.

Therefore, he is hated and despised by anybody who does not go to Duke.

What? No

Everyone hates Coach K because he always has been, and always will be a megadouche.