The Goat Pen

yep, they look like the same shitty, slow team that can't hit a shot they look like every time they lose.

Good call back in Nov. saying they were only playing well then because they were a veteran team.

I also said UK would greatly improve.

1 for 2

Vitale and Patrick(?) keep talking about how it's going to be so different when Miami goes to Cameron.

Miami will probably lose but I bet they still have a better ACC record than Duke at that point.

haven't seen Miami play until but it's hard to imagine they're able to play like this all the time. Tonight, they look pretty fucking good and Dook looks like shit.

yeah, it's a perfect storm. Duke's playing as bad as they can, UM is playing it's best. Good. Fuck Duke.

a good day for Miami- they also made the NCAA admit they were corrupt today

Props to Coach K on not running to the locker room with his starters with a minute left in the game.

he left his starters in so he wouldn't lose by 30.

didn't know Barry Larkin's kid played at Miami

Who is the moron that does games with Vitale? He bugs the shit out of me more than Vitale does.

I hope he gets the aids

My Creighton is going down the tubes.

Thank goodness my Northeastern Huskies still have it together (7-0 CAA.)

According to the Dan Patrick Show, Duke practiced from 1:30 a.m. – 4:45 a.m. this morning when they arrived in Durham after being routed by Miami, 90-63. According to NCAA rules, that is not allowed:

Article 17.1.6.6.3: Countable Athletically Related Activities Between Midnight and 5 a.m.

Countable athletically related activities shall not occur between midnight and 5 a.m. (Adopted: 1/16/10)

The only exceptions?

(a) During participation in a conference championship or an NCAA championship;

(b) Participation in any competition that begins before midnight and concludes after midnight; or

(c) Participation in a promotional practice activity (e.g., first practice of the season).

R’uh r’oh…

UPDATE: Andy Katz is reporting that Duke associate coach Chris Collins as well as two Duke officials said Duke did not practice from 1:30 to 4:45 a.m. What a bunch of Lennay Kekuas.

Even if they did, that's a secondary as a first offense.

AA = Batman of secondary violations as a result of being first offense

yea quit being Nick Buzzkill

we already have ATM for that

From KSR........

The list below shows the pre-season AP Top 25.

1. Indiana (currently ranked 8th)
2. Louisville (currently ranked 5th)
3. Kentucky (currently unranked)
4. Ohio State (currently ranked 14th)
5. Michigan (currently ranked 2nd)
6. N.C. State (currently ranked 18th)
7. Kansas (currently ranked 3rd)
8. Duke (currently ranked 1st)
9. Syracuse (currently ranked 3rd…yes, Kansas and Syracuse are tied for 3rd with 1,486 points)
10. Florida (currently ranked 8th)
11. North Carolina (currently unranked)
12. Arizona (currently ranked 6th)
13. UCLA (currently unranked)
14. Michigan State (currently ranked 13th)
15. Missouri (currently ranked 22nd)
16. Creighton (currently ranked 17th)
17. Memphis (currently unranked)
18. UNLV (currently unranked)
19. Baylor (currently unranked)
20. San Diego State (currently unranked)
21. Gonzaga (currently ranked 10th)
22. Notre Dame (currently ranked 24th)
T-23. UCONN (currently unranked)
T-23. Wisconsin (currently unranked)
24. Cincinnati (currently ranked 21st)
25. Florida State (currently unranked)
A few interesting tidbits:
*The following 9 teams were not ranked in the pre-season, but are now in the top 25: Butler (#9), Kansas State (#11), Minnesota (#12), New Mexico (#15), Oregon (#16), VCU (#19), Wichita State (#20), Ole Miss (#23), Miami (Fla) (#25)
*17 of the original teams ranked in the top 25 have dropped in their ranking since the pre-season
*10 of the original teams ranked in the top 25 have fallen out of the polls completely
* At various points since the pre-season polls, 41 different teams have been ranked in the top 25
* 9 of the teams in this week’s top 25 poll have already lost a game this week. Some of those included losses to the following unranked teams: Villanova, La Salle, Northwestern, Drake, Wake Forest and Georgetown
* #19 VCU has 1 win over a then-ranked top-25 team. That win was against Memphis (ranked #19 at the time) on November 22nd
*#10 Gonzaga has 1 win over a then-ranked top-25 team. That win was against #22 Oklahoma State.
*#17 ranked Creighton has zero wins over then-ranked top-25 teams. Creighton’s 3 losses were to Boise State, Wichita State (not ranked at the time) and Drake.
*#20 Wichita State has 1 win over a then-ranked top-25 team. That team was Creighton (ranked 12th at the time). Wichita State has losses to Tennessee and Evansville.
*#22 Missouri has 1 win over a then-ranked top-25 team. That team was Illinois (ranked #10 at the time).
*#23 Ole Miss has 1 win over a then-ranked top-25 team. That win was against Missouri (ranked 10th at the time).

Looks like the voters were about right on MSU and Creighton...

Watching the Wear brothers play makes me sick

they are so bad

Anyone watching UCLA and Zona game Bill Walton is terrible he is all over UCLA nuts, which is expected but his killing Arizona like it was a 35 point game, now it is 4 points and he is not talking