southwestern athletic conference Stories - Revenge of the Birds
RPI WATCH: 11/30/11
In the wake of the Thanksgiving tournaments, it was a bit of a boring midweek stretch, other than the beginning of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Highlights included West Virginia's quality win over an Akron team that earlier won at Mississippi State; Clemson winning at Iowa and UTEP losing at Oregon,...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/30/2011
Clearly, Washington State was not all that enthused by the idea of playing for a relatively meaningless also-ran championship at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, because Wazzu laid down and died in that game. Wichita State out-rebounded the moribund Cougars 55-25 and outscored them 75-44...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/28/2011
I really don't think I need to say anything about the one locally significant game that took place Sunday. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words. I think I got all the schadenfreude out of my system yesterday and I'm ready to start focusing on our own teams again. Associated Press...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/27/2011 (NCAA Open Thread)
First things first: Let this post serve as our unofficial gathering place today as we cheer the Rams of the Commonwealth of Virginia on to an upset win over the Mythical Birds. A region as prone to upsets as the Southwest has been deserves better than sending a chalky No. 1 seed to Houston. I want...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/26/2011
Rock chalk, around the clock — Friday was all KU, all the time. Forget the win over Richmond, which was at best a minor obstacle. Ohio State, the only other remaining No. 1 seed, stumbled all over its feet in its second consecutive Sweet Sixteen exit at the hands of an SEC team. Guess it's...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/25/2011
Three Sweet Sixteen appearances by three BCS teams that defeated K-State this season produced two stinkers and one survival. All in all, not a great night for the ol' resume/reputation. I don't recall ever seeing a Mike Krzyzewski-coached team capitulate in the face of sudden and unanticipated...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/24/2011
Joining Colorado in New York City next week for the NIT "final four" will be Alabama, Wichita State and Washington State, all unsurprising home winners Wednesday night. Alabama jumped all over Miami, but let the Hurricanes back into it midway through the game before putting them away for good late....
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/23/2011
As Monday night was to Oklahoma State, so Tuesday night was to Colorado, albeit with slightly different results. Alec Burks fought through illness to score 25 points and grab 10 rebounds in a 81-74 home victory over seventh-seeded Kent State in the NIT quarterfinals — and the Buffs needed...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/22/2011
The only game of relevance Monday night occurred in Pullman, Wash., where the second-seeded Washington St. Cougars dispatched the third-seeded Oklahoma St. Cowboys to advance to the NIT quarterfinals. Although the final margin was 10 points, the game really wasn't that close. Wazzu jumped out to a...
TOURNEY WATCH: 3/21/2011
Sunday brought a mixed tournament bag for both the ACC and the Big 12. The Atlantic Coast Conference dodged a PR bullet when Michigan's final shot rolled off the rim and Duke avoided what would have been a second embarrassing loss by a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. On the flip side, the ACC...
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