FSU vs Georgia Tech preview and game thread
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 6:30 PM EST
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PrintThe Seminoles (14-6, 5-1) enter tonight's matchup with Georgia Tech (8-13, 1-6) on a 5-game winning streak. It's been 19 years since the Noles won 6 straight in conference play. The Yellow Jackets are a struggling team, having lost 9 of 10. Oddly, their only win came on the road versus a solid North Carolina State team. Hopefully that will be enough to catch the Noles attention and keep them from taking Georgia Tech lightly.
Tech has two players averaging double figures in juniors Glen Rice Jr and Mfon Udofia. Rice (note - Mike Gminski reporting that Rice is out for tonight's game) leads the team at 13.1 but he's yet to display the 3-pt prowess he had as a freshman. He's also been hobbled with a foot injury. Udofia is a turnover prone guard who shoots too many 3s. As you might guess from my comments (or lack thereof) about their two best players, Georgia Tech is a bad offensive team. They're 181st nationally, and the problem is turnovers (270th), inability to get to the line (287th) and lack of an outside threat (268th). They've been held below a point per possession in four of their past five games, and if the Noles are focused then it will be five of six after tonight.
Defensively, this team was solid in out-of-conference play, and has been horrible in ACC play. For the year they're ranked 110th, and in ACC play they're 12th. Still, they've played well on the road, beating NC State, losing to Clemson by two, and losing to UNC by 12. Their defense doesn't force turnovers (305th). They do limit offensive boards (54th) and defend well against 2s (40th). If FSU can establish a consistent interior game then this will be a blowout.
The game tips at 7pm from the Donald L Tucker Center, and will be broadcast on FSN. The line in Vegas opened with the Noles -14.5, but has come down considerably to Noles -12. Pomeroy has the Noles -16. In other words, for the 4th straight game people are betting on an FSU regression to the mean.
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Thanks for the preview, Michael
Hopefully this can be a successful nightcap after a largely successful NSD.
Great job on the Snaer article Michael.
Will be at work for another hour or so, so will try to follow as best I can.
"You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
— John Wooden
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
Trying to get their money back from the last 3 games.
4th straight game people are betting on an FSU regression to the mean.
"You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
— John Wooden
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
Wow. That's bad news for the engineers.
"You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
— John Wooden
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
by pasadenanole22 on Feb 1, 2012 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
nice.
maybe I will break the rules and bet on the Noles.
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Just mixed a bacardi and coke
Ready to relax and watch some B-Ball hope it blacked out on espn3 in Fort Myers …
Its so annoying that we had a week lay off in basketball leading up to signing day.
This is poor schedule management.
Does this surprise you with the ACC?
"You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you."
— John Wooden
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man."
by pasadenanole22 on Feb 1, 2012 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
anyone have a link to watch it?
not on TV, and blacked out at the same time. F U ESPN
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
not working
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
in previous years, I had luck with the audio feed from WBOB 600am out of jacksonville
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nevermind, apparently it was actually on and the TV guide said otherwise
thanks for the attempted help anyway!
"I guess they have a reputation of being more of a tricky team and not being tough. You hit ‘em in the mouth, and they don’t like it. Other teams that have beat them just hit them in the mouth, so that’s what we started out with.’’ - Nick Moody
YEEEESSSSSSSS
RREEEECCCCC
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by freshcollegeboy on Feb 1, 2012 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
hahaha,
time to get direct TV. It’s awesome. Watching in full HD.
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It puts the lotion on its skin
"What kind of addicting substance has Jimbo spiked the Tally water with?
It’s this new thing going around campus lately-I think it’s known by the term…"winning". I hear it’s really addictive and the real hardcore victory junkies can smell it from all the way across the nation."
by SmoothCrimiNole on Feb 1, 2012 10:11 PM EST via Android app up reply actions
go to school outside the south east
then, no FSU games are blacked out
Let's Go Noles!
Nightcap!!! Worked all day, time for a mixer…
by FullTimeNole on Feb 1, 2012 7:03 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Seats look pretty empty
My recliner is pretty full though :-)
by FullTimeNole on Feb 1, 2012 7:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions
lol. rusty first four minutes (on offense). for sure.
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I completely forget he had graduated
I was looking away and heard “Pierre Jordan handling the ball”, I was like WHAT THE F#@*K!??!?
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
I know. Thought I might be having a bad acid flashback
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Running list
0 references to James being a vet
1 reference to Ham being the 2nd most tenured coach in ACC
1 reference to FSU being the third best team in the ACC
will we see the gold-plated AK-47 shot?
“signs point to yes.”
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Very worried that Pierre Jordan goes for 25+ because he knows our defense so well.
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that pointspread looks like easy money right now
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GT has a turnover/minute. Smothering D!
by Renegade_Rider on Feb 1, 2012 7:25 PM EST up reply actions
So there's an FSU bball game tonight?
What else happened today?
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DANTE FOWLER IS SATAN HE TROLLED OUR WHOLE FANBASE I HATE THAT LITTLE BASTARD
That about sums it up. I think we dodged a bullet, but that’s just me.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
Yeah, Chris Folwer is a D-bag.
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude
by pasadenanole22 on Feb 1, 2012 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
You take that back.
I didn’t see any pictures of Fowler with ’Nole gear on and makeup….now, back to basketball.
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haha.
pretty sure I saw much worse than that.
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negative, hours and hours of meetings.
but I tried to keep up.
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Yeah. Rather uneventful IMO. Goldman was the highlight of the day
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I wasn't expecting Darby...
though I barely follow recruiting.
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I was wondering
When it would be “ok” to bash that bastard. Safety in numbers…
by FullTimeNole on Feb 1, 2012 7:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
The game looks fantastic on CBS gametracker :(
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude
I posted earlier that I had luck in past years with WBOB 600am out of Jax
if you wanna try that
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I'm at work in Los Angeles, CA. No audio. Keepin on the down-low
"Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude
by pasadenanole22 on Feb 1, 2012 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
its one of the affiliates of the official broadcast, yes.
in past years, I know they frequently did not block the feed.
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Was the Udofia kid like really highly recruited, or am I thinking of someone else?
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HAHA, yes.
GTech has asked him to play a lot this year.
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exactly.
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by onebarrelrum on Feb 1, 2012 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Loucks comes through again. To stop the bleeding
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Glad we decided to take and Off game on GP
this shit won’t fly next game
prob go on a run like wake and blow them out in second half...I hope.
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now I'm thinking I'm glad the schedule was GaTech then Uva, not the other way around.
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starting to pick up fouls for playing defense...
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Please get into the second half guys....
…without giving up too many more points. Need some serious regrouping
70.6 offensive efficiency and 32.4 on the turnover %.
U-G-L-Y is right.
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FSU was up 9 when I turned the game on.
Sat here and watched them derp it away. Perhaps I need to turn the game off…
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ehh. I'm puttin' the blame directly on the team.
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well either way...
I might turn the channel.
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at the rate it's going
might be better use of your time
I had to skip my workout too, so they damn well better not lose this thing.
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Haha, me too. I get one off day a week...I used mine today.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
by CornNole on Feb 1, 2012 8:18 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Make sure you take the protein powder right after each workout, helps.
Oh also steroids.
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I get my stuff straight from DRusso's magic shop of muscles.
Just kidding. I love my balls to much to do roids.
Formerly known as Randall W. Spetman.
and I am deathly afraid of acne. so none for me, thanks.
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was actually going to say, that roid rager totally hooked me up.
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Have to remember FSU was down a point in the second half against Wake.
Hopefully they get it together and OMG PLEASE NO MORE DRAMA.
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"All right, adjustments coming out of the half..."
Step one, stop sucking.
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I should totally write the articles for Michael.
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I'm just not used to him being as good as he has been.
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http://www.firstrow.tv/watch/105278/1/watch-georgia-tech-vs-(24)-florida-state.html
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Ok, I have to admit,
it was funny watching Pierre jordan with that pass.
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I'm late
But I’ve seen Snaer take two early shotclock three’s that I’d prefer he didn’t
Of course, he hit the second.
how about that blake dunk earlier this week though. wow wee
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meh.
actually saw a college slam I liked better last week. Forget what game.
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it was that one dude, in that game with those guys
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 8:36 PM EST up reply actions
it was on a top 10,
he got T’d up for talking ish after.
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Man can't remember, but it really was pretty awesome.
You remember?
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I'll search for vid to share if you can remember.
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I have no idea if I'm right or not.
But IMO it doesn’t seem weird, cuz it’s the ACC and they love to pleasure Duke with their mouths.
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Bad turnover (terrible pass)
Leads to GT slam
Then we miss a really quick 3
Up 9, 12 to go FSU foul.
nice no look by Snaer to Georgia Tech to set up the break
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 8:34 PM EST up reply actions
Exactly
I’ve only been watching about 2-3 minutes,
But we look sloppy and lazy.
I hate it when we look at our own press clippings.
Have to play hard every game!
any link? For some reason it is blacked out here in Indiana on ESPN3
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20
NICE Steal by Snaer
Catches the deflection he made
And throws it to a team mate while falling out of bounds
what is your twitter?
not sure if I’m following you.
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and honestly it took me forever to get one, but it really is fun to watch a game and follow stuff on twitter.
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Hmm...
I may have to do that. I just don’t think I have enough inside info that anyone would want to “follow” me.
Need to get an pad of some sort, so I can watch the big screen and internet at the same time.
True, I got the laptop,
makes it easy. And really I don’t have ANY inside scoop. Say interesting, funny, timely stuff, and people will follow you. Though, I don’t have enough followers to fill a pro football team. Not a big deal, it’s the people you follow that makes it good.
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If you have to type, it's work.
There, justified.
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Eff an I pad,
may Steven Jobs rot in hell for that thing.
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wait wha?
to the google! Wow, crazy. I can promise you this. Steve Jobs did not care about them.
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Oh sure!
it’s super original. @theonebarrelrum
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and as you will be able to tell from my avi,
I’m tempted to just post archer quotes 3 or 4 times a day.
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I watched the first episode and was like, yep,
this series better run forever.
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Yeah.
I’m sure you’ve already heard this, but Sealab 202 & Frisky Dingo are just as funny. Much less polished, but damn fine shows
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RIGHT SORRY.
I got it wrong twice so that means I had it right.
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Dadgum it Kreft, tell one of your tats to catch that pass.
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kreft's like
my bad, was enjoying setting the pick more on my man than catching that
Don't feel like we're going to lose...
But it’s important to put teams away to avoid late game theatrics.
Only excuse, and it really isn't a bad excuse,
first game back in a week. Rust is rust.
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Exactly
In the B-ball thread, I said I’d predict a double-digit victory if it hadn’t been for the layoff (which we did not need :)
Could be
I hope so. Practice new plays, dead ball situations
first time I’ve seen the press in a while.
exactly, when you rotate as many guys as FSU does,
the layoff really isn’t doing anything for you.
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16 points and 5 steals. 4 of 6 from 3-land. not bad.
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Technically
If the protein helped build more muscle mass
The extra hops would counter-act the weight
You’re bringing out my inner geek
HAHA, yeah, I was joking.
but only fast twitch muscles. counter geek’d.
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I've ate food with that young man at Chick-fil-a...HE ATE in high school...but he is skinny
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20
Wow, this is not good,
Miller is even more surprising. Maybe he is just sick or something, please lord I hope he is on cough syrup.
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wouldn't this be four? or are you having fun at something the announcers said?
Thanks for inviting me out today. I really needed some time to stop worrying about my love life.
--Well, you know, that's why God gave us baseball..... And war.
not true, even though he said it 4 times
Won 6 straight in 1993
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
Don't take stats from strangers.
I’ve got a whole bag of them in my van.
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:15 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
He said first time 6 straight acc games, think is what they meant
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1993 was 6 straight ACC games.
Would have been 12 straight if they didn’t blow a 21 point lead to UNC
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
Ok - I think I remember that game
This was the Bobby Sura show right?
After Ward et al had graduated from the Sweet 16 team.
Ward's junior year when we went Elite 8
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
That was a PK
brilliant sub-scheme special. He let the starting five die out there while the lead kept fading. (Full disclosure: I never liked PK)
Dogs bark in the night but the caravan moves on.
yes, I remember that UNC game. I had a small little apartment in
Cincinnati at the time. I am sure the nieghbors heard my screaming.
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that was the 'wine and cheese' game
that was when i realized pat kennedy either had zero bench or hated the all so much he’d rather lose than play them
it was also the first time i saw all 83 of sam cassell’s teeth as he entered the locker room @ halftime -
not as big a smile after we blew teh lead though
'wine and cheese' was 92 when FSU won at UNC
by Michael Rogner on Feb 2, 2012 8:37 AM EST up reply actions
right - that was the 1st game @ chapel hill after sammy c's comments
it got a lot of press up here b/f the ’93 game
I think this is first time FSU has gone 6 straight in ACC play
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FSU won 8 straight in 93,
but 2nd and 3rd game were jacksonville and uconn. So, I don’t know, not 6 straight ACC games in a row but 8 games in a row 6 of them ACC.
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So what the announcer meant was
6 straight ACC games when all of the games happen to have been in a row? Playing ooc and then conference is a new phenomenon
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah I guess that may have been what they are getting at.
I don’t know. The 8 in a row, just happened to have a couple OOC games mixed into it….
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I think they were just lazy. Corey Clark reported the same thing a week ago,
then corrected himself once he fact checked it.
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:23 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I'm fine with calling the 92-93 season
with the first streak.
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I say we win Saturday and end all this confusion.
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then friggan Gtech hits one to end game. LAME.
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hahaha, this game will look like a blowout...
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No, no, but much closer than scoreboard.
seemed like anyway.
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Snaer had a couple big threes that prevented me from actually starting to think that.
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G Tech was stroking 3's at the end
They didn’t miss those -
They also kept on throwing the ball away though…
NO RECAP TONIGHT
So that the recruiting stuff remains front and center. Nice ending 3 by Snaer to get FSU over a point per possession (67 possessions)
Just crappy shooting.
Hardly took a contested shot all night
by Michael Rogner on Feb 1, 2012 9:12 PM EST up reply actions
That, and I think Miller really had James off his game.
Maybe a goofy white guy, but that guy is pretty big and it gave James some problems until he got worn down.
On that note… really loving what our depth is doing to teams in the 2nd half. If the score is close at halftime the other team appears to be doomed.
ok - football has had enough time
hit us w/ the recap!
A decent Wednesday for FSU all around
Didn’t get everything we wanted – but what we got was all good :)
6-1 in the ACC sounds good, no matter how you get there.
The only thing that sucks is my best friend is a Bama guy. Took the high off of NSD.
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Yeah, but you can take solace in knowing that....he's a Bama guy.
Those guys just suck even when they don’t suck.
bottom line is, I always end the argument when I bring up Nole women.
I know there’s some hotties on the campus in Tuscaloosa. But, he’s been to Tally. He cant deny the evidence of his own damn bama eyes.
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I hear ya. Unfortunately, if you know any Bama people, those sorts of facts don't get in the
way of their crowing.
Luckily, I’ll always have the game in Jacksonville to hold over him. He had to go to the Bama side for the second half because we were all riding him for the first 30 minutes.
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Snaer had a great stat line
21 points on 10 shots, 5 steals
Looking at the ESPN schedule
here
It seems bizaar to me that the right column has 6 consecutive W’s while the left doesn’t start with 6 straight w’s.
I'd like to complain to someone at ESPN about the college basketball standings page.
They have us and UNC at 6-1, and we currently have the tiebreaker over them. So someone over there better change that sh*t. I want us on top.
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Technically
The ACC doesn’t apply tie-breakers til the end of the season
And list by total record after conference record midseason
We all know the truth though :)
yes. thats what I am talking about. the truth.
I’ll complain to Erin Andrews. She annoys me for some reason
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The official ACC tiebreaker for W/L record
is distance in miles from Duke University.
by Meehl on Feb 1, 2012 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I don't want our guys looking at the standings
Or the rankings or any press.
Take care of our business and we will be a force.
I say if we win out, including the ACC Tourney, we get a #2 seed in the Dance.
How’s that for crazy?
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the back-t0-back against VT and Mia...
Is that to hit the 11 win mark? Im telling you: DONT LOOK AT IT.
man! I just saw what I wrote.
I gotta stay away from this 9.5% beer.
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lol. I sobered up a bit.
I apologize to everyone on that #2 seed blathering.
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Michael Snaer's 3's
Just noticed an interesting stat while looking at the box score:
Of Snaer’s last 14 3-point attempts, he’s only missed 3! Thats 78.6%!
Recruiting analysis
Great concise rundown of our class and where it fits with our needs. Thanks much Bud. Go Noles
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