March Madness blog rankings

So sometimes we get accused of being Judases, as we are fans and alumnus of San Diego State, but we trash talk them so much. We guess those are the side effects of being in an abusive relationship with the school. So we want to show what other people are saying about our beloved Aztecs just as a counter point to our gloominess. Maybe it will help keep perspective on things.

Here is week four. Can the Aztecs keep a lead in a game?

The Bracket Board: Has SDSU out
College Hoops Journal: Has SDSU out
March Madness All Season: Has SDSU out
Joe Lunardi: Has SDSU out

Your failure is now complete

Once again we are looking at the Not Invited Tournament which is akin to not being able to kiss a Playboy model but being offered your sister instead. And no, our hopes are not high on the MWC Tournament. We'll be playing the same teams who slapped us around in conference play. Oh well...

Your Wednesday Moment of Zen

March To Madness presents... Thank you!

NSFW... Golfing can be a lot more fun like that.

Picture Pages

Don't mess with UConn women's coach Geno Auriemma. You think those two ladies can hold him back?

(HT: The Dagger)

Now college basketball is run by them?

Note to all: When you are at a Catholic university basketball game, do NOT say derogatory things about the Jewish faith.

With five minutes left in a Creighton University basketball game at Qwest Center Omaha, a fan's angry scream rang out.

Jeffrey Aizenberg, a longtime season-ticket holder, couldn't believe what he had heard.

"It was pretty much at the top of his lungs," Jeff said. "He yelled, 'The ref is a Jew!'"

By the time Jeff called to inform CU Athletic Director Bruce Rasmussen the next morning, he learned that the fan not only had been ejected, but also that he had been banned from the Qwest Center for a year.

We are still trying to figure out what that means exactly. If he was Jewish would that mean we would call more penalties on Creighton? Because they're mackerel snappers? Because they have Black guys on their team? What?

Eh, forget it. Why analyze stupidity.

Oh the indignity

Called out on CBS for our mistake in ranking Michigan instead of Michigan State:



And yes, we were a little distracted by that horse-whipping. Hello NIT!

BlogPoll Week 4

This is not a power poll...

Rank	Team	Delta
1	Memphis	2
2	Connecticut
3	Oklahoma	1
4	North Carolina	7
5	Louisville	2
6	Duke	3
7	Pittsburgh	6
8	Michigan St.
9	Kansas	4
10	Gonzaga	11
11	Wake Forest	1
12	Louisiana St.	12
13	Xavier	3
14	Washington	6
15	Butler	4
16	Villanova	10
17	Clemson	3
18	Marquette	8
19	Missouri	14
20	Purdue	2
21	UCLA	4
22	Syracuse
23	Miami FL
24	Boston College
25	St. Mary's	2
Last week's ballot

Dropped Out: Michigan (#8), Arizona St. (#15), Illinois (#17), Texas (#22).

Comments - It just gets worse and worse trying to figure out the top 25 teams. Memphis? We defy ANYONE to explain to us rationally why they shouldn't be #1 over all the other teams we ranked #1 and they fell right afterward. Everyone else? We tried our best to reward success and punish failure. But with so many teams failing...

Michigan? A mistake. Lo siento.

Rule 4, Section 66

While we can all appreciate Duke guard Jon Scheyer's amazing quickness in matters on and off the court, he's not above the law.

Travel (or walk):

Art. 1. Traveling occurs when a player holding the ball moves a foot or
both feet in any direction in excess of prescribed limits described in this
Rule.

Art. 4. After coming to a stop and establishing the pivot foot:
a. The pivot foot may be lifted, but not returned to the playing court,
before the ball is released on a pass or try for goal;
b. The pivot foot shall not be lifted before the ball is released to start a
dribble.



Ever a violation if we've seen one. We bet our blogging brother NCAA Hoops Today is screaming bloody murder right now.