Friday Early Evening Game Thread

• ts1227

  

  Didn't see one for this, so here we go.
  
  6:50, TBS, Tulsa -- Kansas vs. Boston U.
  7:15, CBS, Charlotte -- North Carolina vs. Long Island
  7:20, TNT, Chicago -- Purdue vs. St. Peter’s
  7:50, truTV, Cleveland -- Xavier vs. Marquette
  
  
  BU hanging with Kansas for the first 12 minutes so far.
• ts1227

  

  Xavier/Marquette pushed back to 7:50, as the first game of the day ran long and has the entire schedule off in Cleveland
• SportsAndLady

  

  Kansas is playing lousy
• Mulva

  

  Boring games until Xavier. BU can't hang with Kansas for long.
  
  John Holland looks like the best player on the court though.
• dave

  Heard from a friend it's a giant clusterfuck at the Q. Hard time getting everyone cleared out so everyone else can get back in. They didn't tell anyone the games were pushed back for awhile so everyone was pissed, some refusing to leave, etc. Even if the OSU game would have started on time it was a terrible scheduling job.
• ts1227

  

  dave;717022 wrote:Heard from a friend it's a giant clusterfuck at the Q. Hard time getting everyone cleared out so everyone else can get back in. They didn't tell anyone the games were pushed back for awhile so everyone was pissed, some refusing to leave, etc. Even if the OSU game would have started on time it was a terrible scheduling job.

  
  It was known ALL WEEK that they had to clear it out and let them back in in 30 minutes after the afternoon session (even if you have tickets to both sessions you have to exit and re-enter)... I read an article on the Plain Dealer website about how they were planning the logistics of it, and had examples of other places doing it because the NCAA forces it due to the TV setup. People are just stupid, it was made plenty clear, but you can only do so much when dealing with complete retards.
  
  I don't see how the games going like 20 minutes long affects anything... people with 2nd session only tickets had stand outside for 20 minutes, whoopty doo.
• september63

  

  You forgot many of the fans have been drinking most of the day. Rationale behavior goes out the door.
• grodt

  

  I thought I read that alcohol sale was prohibited in the arenas. It might have only been at one location though.
• ts1227

  

  Alcohol sales were prohibited at least as of 2010. I doubt it has changed in the past year.
• september63

  

  State High school games dont sell either. Is everyone in their sober? You get my point. There are bars within walking distance all day.
• grodt

  

  Fair enough.
  
  Boston put up a good fight but Kansas is just too good.
• Mulva

  

  I picked Marquette in just about all of my online brackets, but those have mostly all blown up in my face by now. In my actual pool bracket I picked X for some reason (to the sweet 16 actually) even though I'm not expecting them to win, so it would be swell if they could surprise me and pull this one out.
• ts1227

  

  Every game except the Xavier/Marquette one has turned into a blowout.
• dave

  ts1227;717026 wrote:It was known ALL WEEK that they had to clear it out and let them back in in 30 minutes after the afternoon session (even if you have tickets to both sessions you have to exit and re-enter)... I read an article on the Plain Dealer website about how they were planning the logistics of it, and had examples of other places doing it because the NCAA forces it due to the TV setup. People are just stupid, it was made plenty clear, but you can only do so much when dealing with complete retards.
  
  I don't see how the games going like 20 minutes long affects anything... people with 2nd session only tickets had stand outside for 20 minutes, whoopty doo.

  
  Yeah everyone knows that, the point is why have the osu game be the late game in session 2 and the xavier game be the 2nd game in session 3 today? People didn't want to leave because they didn't want to miss part of the game, which they most certainly would have before it was moved back. The problem was they supposedly didn't announce that right away.
• dave

  ts1227;717056 wrote:Every game except the Xavier/Marquette one has turned into a blowout.

  
  33-20 at the half, what do you call that?
• dave

  just came across this lunardi gem on a michigan website, ill just post it in this thread
  
  http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=6217460
• september63

  

  I think Joe's tupee was on too tight that day.
• Non

  

  Marquette has had its way with Xavier from the outset
  
  58-43 lead
• Non

  

  I like their swagger.
  
  They'll have a shot in the next round. Probably against Syracuse, a conference foe.
• AcesinCalifornia

  Boy, I like X a lot and always root for them to win, but that was an ugly offensive game. Jackson and Frease did what they usually do, but 3 of their big four scorers really blew tonight. Holloway, McLean, and Lyons a combined 5-24 from the floor for 15 points (average almost 45 collectively). Luckily Andrew Taylor played the game of his life or it would have been really ugly.
• Mulva

  

  Blah. Should have stuck with Marquette. Tu Holloway with the disappearing act of the tournament.
  
  Marquette is definitely solid though. 7 of their losses this year were by 5 pts or less, and they beat 'Cuse earlier in the season.