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My take from being in Columbus Sunday

  • 1. The hallways at Nationwide are super narrow and conjested, but above average concessions.
    2. The Billikens had a cool fan playing the trumpet in the stands, first time i have seen that.
    3.CJ Leslie from NC State can jump out of the gym, but has a definate aura about him of being a head case.
    4. The MSU fan section was in fact loud, and super well represented. We sat in section 20, right behind the pep band, and over a hair. Very involved fans, and my wife is hoarse this morning.
    5. MSU is a team that is very, very confident. It was extremely evident at all the key points in the game. Execution was crisp when it needed to be, and everybody is accountable.
    6. Izzo, IMO, looked to be thinking ahead to this week. He substituted quite heavily, especially for Appling, or so it seemed. He was on the bench a good bit going right down to the end of the half. It was almost as if the coaching staff wanted to keep St Louis at arms length and substituted freely to maintain that. A fine balance that was pulled off splendidly i thought.
    7. Wood i thought played extremely well again, that baseline drive was a thing of beauty.
    8. This team i think is better overall than the team that beat Louisville in Indy( a game i attended). Better inside post play, and take care of the ball better. Just much crisper and tighter.
    9. This Louisville team isnt as good as the 09 Louisville team was.
    10. I avoided the tornado, and maded it out of the torrential rains.

    11. I drove back thinking the same thing i have thought since about the first part of December. Florida scares me, i hope Marquette knocks them out. The sort of team that doesnt always answer the bell, but when they do....

    Edit.. 12
    Majerus is an outstanding coach, good guy, and was very nice in his comments RE MSU after the game. SLU played very well and its a compliment to him and his kids. Truly an excellent X and O guy.

    This post was edited by Mudjin harbor on 3/19/2012 at 12:14 PM

    Mudjin harbor

  • Mudjin harbor said...

    Edit.. 12 Majerus is an outstanding coach, good guy, and was very nice in his comments RE MSU after the game. SLU played very well and its a compliment to him and his kids. Truly an excellent X and O guy.

    This edit: More addition by subtraction?

    Vegas Vic ●

  • My non-fan spouse wondered why the NCAA would consider an arena with ice below the court since the high humidity was causing the floor to sweat.

    GRR Spartan

  • Bob Sakimano said...

    is the Red Roof Inn on the other side of the Olentangy River still there?

    Actually, i am old. Only made it as far as the Comfort Inn at Marion Saturday Night.lol

    Mudjin harbor

  • Why does Florida scare you. They knocked off Virginia with only 7 scholarship players and Norfolk St.

    SpartanHoops

  • SpartanHoops said...

    Why does Florida scare you. They knocked off Virginia with only 7 scholarship players and Norfolk St.

    Exactly, I don't get why teams should fear them either. They are essentially UM with their shot selection & game plan.

    The Only Colors ●

  • SpartanHoops said...

    Why does Florida scare you. They knocked off Virginia with only 7 scholarship players and Norfolk St.

    maybe because they have one of the best coaches in the country in Billy Donovan? he's won a national championship ya know...

    NJSpartanfan11

  • NJSpartanfan11 said...

    maybe because they have one of the best coaches in the country in Billy Donovan? he's won a national championship ya know...

    I'm not sure I'd put him as one of the best in the country, but it doesn't matter when we have the best coach in the country on our sidelines. King1

    The Only Colors ●

  • SpartanHoops said...

    Why does Florida scare you. They knocked off Virginia with only 7 scholarship players and Norfolk St.

    They have better perimeter shooters who are more athletic than scUM,and a better more athletic post player by far.
    They get hot, they are scary good.

    I would be very surprised if Florida doesnt beat Marquette, you heard it here first. A lot of people thought they wouldnt beat UVA, who did beat UM this year. And they throttled them.
    Remember what two or three year ago, one of those FF teams lost to a so/so Florida team on i think a neutral court.
    Not saying they would beat MSU, but i consider it very possible they could. They scared me more than anybody in the West regional.

    If you have watched Florida over the years, they are one of those teams who can play poorly for a lengthy stretch of games, then seemingly get it together and be world beaters for several weeks.
    They appear to be to be on one of those dangerous upticks right now.

    This post was edited by Mudjin harbor on 3/19/2012 at 1:50 PM

    Mudjin harbor

  • edited for being unnecessarily mean.

    This post was edited by AMwood on 3/19/2012 at 2:33 PM

    AMwood ●

  • Good post.

    ARW Lasers20025

  • Mudjin harbor said...

    They have better perimeter shooters who are more athletic than scUM,and a better more athletic post player by far. They get hot, they are scary good.

    I would be very surprised if Florida doesnt beat Marquette, you heard it here first. A lot of people thought they wouldnt beat UVA, who did beat UM this year. And they throttled them. Remember what two or three year ago, one of those FF teams lost to a so/so Florida team on i think a neutral court. Not saying they would beat MSU, but i consider it very possible they could. They scared me more than anybody in the West regional.

    If you have watched Florida over the years, they are one of those teams who can play poorly for a lengthy stretch of games, then seemingly get it together and be world beaters for several weeks. They appear to be to be on one of those dangerous upticks right now.

    This..I actually have UF playing us in the Elite Eight in a few of my brackets. Donovan is a coach that knows how to get to the Final Four / Elite Eight and he had a good team last year. The Rosario transfer is playing well right now and they are getting hot at the right time. If they do beat Marquette we should expect much of the same in preparation as Louisville. I think that is the advantage we get with playing Florida in the Elite Eight. Donovan runs the same stuff as Pitino.

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  • Mudjin harbor said...

    1. The hallways at Nationwide are super narrow and conjested, but above average concessions.

    Were you upstairs or downstairs? We walked both and I thought.... narrow upstairs, OK downstairs.

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    Pinky Tuscadero

  • NJSpartanfan11 said...

    maybe because they have one of the best coaches in the country in Billy Donovan? he's won a national championship ya know...

    I pretty sure he lost one too (If only I could remember to who......)

    "Leave the gun.....take the cannoli" "It's not your job to be as confused as Nigel."

    Son of Sparta

  • Pinky Tuscadero said...

    Were you upstairs or downstairs? We walked both and I thought.... narrow upstairs, OK downstairs.

    Down

    Mudjin harbor

  • deleted because of overcompensating for my hormones.

    This post was edited by AMwood on 3/19/2012 at 2:34 PM

    AMwood ●


  • Edit.. 12
    Majerus is an outstanding coach, good guy, and was very nice in his comments RE MSU after the game. SLU played very well and its a compliment to him and his kids. Truly an excellent X and O guy.

    You mean when he's not shitting in towles and handing it to their managers...

    Sparty2QP

  • Sparty2QP said...

    You mean when he's not shitting in towles and handing it to their managers...

    And not calling his players "see you next Tuesdays"...

    Spartan Butters ●

  • A.M. wood said...

    deleted because of overcompensating for my hormones.

    Wait...wha? So you are female????

    Man, that makes all of your thread posts read WAY differently!

    "Leave the gun.....take the cannoli" "It's not your job to be as confused as Nigel."

    Son of Sparta

  • GRR Spartan said...

    My non-fan spouse wondered why the NCAA would consider an arena with ice below the court since the high humidity was causing the floor to sweat.

    There will be ice below the court at the East Regionals this weekend as well.

    This post was edited by PRStoetzer on 3/19/2012 at 3:06 PM

    PRStoetzer

  • Son of Sparta said...

    Wait...wha? So you are female????

    Man, that makes all of your thread posts read WAY differently!

    what, you don't have heavy flow days?

    great avatar btw

    AMwood ●

  • Mudjin harbor said...

    4. The MSU fan section was in fact loud, and super well represented. We sat in section 20, right behind the pep band, and over a hair. Very involved fans, and my wife is hoarse this morning. 6. Izzo, IMO, looked to be thinking ahead to this week. He substituted quite heavily, especially for Appling, or so it seemed. He was on the bench a good bit going right down to the end of the half. It was almost as if the coaching staff wanted to keep St Louis at arms length and substituted freely to maintain that. A fine balance that was pulled off splendidly i thought.

    We kept moving around in both games, both to get better seats and to find more MSU fans to sit with. I thought the MSU contingent was very quiet and small. I was expecting us to own the place. Oh well, we tried.

    The subbing was because of fouls. Izzo all season (every season) has benched anyone with 2 fouls in the first half, and Appling, Thornton, and Nix all had 2 fouls. And then the foul totals went up in the 2nd half. I'm sure Izzo would have had no reason to risk a loss by resting guys on a Sunday game with a Thursday game next up.

    My main impressions from Columbus are:

    MSU runs the tightest warm-up drills of the 8 teams that played.
    Green just exudes bad-ass alpha dog.
    There can be real asshole fans for any and every school, even ours.
    NC St. is the best 11-seed the tourney has seen in awhile.
    Georgetown needs a coach who can help the offense function at least a little bit.
    I'm a convert to believing in Trice's longterm upside. It's hard to explain why, since he didn't have great games, but there's something from watching him live that shows a talent there that watching on tv doesn't show.

    mark_v

  • Mudjin harbor said...

    1. The hallways at Nationwide are super narrow and conjested, but above average concessions. 2. The Billikens had a cool fan playing the trumpet in the stands, first time i have seen that. 3.CJ Leslie from NC State can jump out of the gym, but has a definate aura about him of being a head case. 4. The MSU fan section was in fact loud, and super well represented. We sat in section 20, right behind the pep band, and over a hair. Very involved fans, and my wife is hoarse this morning. 5. MSU is a team that is very, very confident. It was extremely evident at all the key points in the game. Execution was crisp when it needed to be, and everybody is accountable. 6. Izzo, IMO, looked to be thinking ahead to this week. He substituted quite heavily, especially for Appling, or so it seemed. He was on the bench a good bit going right down to the end of the half. It was almost as if the coaching staff wanted to keep St Louis at arms length and substituted freely to maintain that. A fine balance that was pulled off splendidly i thought. 7. Wood i thought played extremely well again, that baseline drive was a thing of beauty. 8. This team i think is better overall than the team that beat Louisville in Indy( a game i attended). Better inside post play, and take care of the ball better. Just much crisper and tighter. 9. This Louisville team isnt as good as the 09 Louisville team was. 10. I avoided the tornado, and maded it out of the torrential rains.

    11. I drove back thinking the same thing i have thought since about the first part of December. Florida scares me, i hope Marquette knocks them out. The sort of team that doesnt always answer the bell, but when they do....

    Edit.. 12 Majerus is an outstanding coach, good guy, and was very nice in his comments RE MSU after the game. SLU played very well and its a compliment to him and his kids. Truly an excellent X and O guy.

    thanks man: great stuff!!!biggrin

    spartyon1

  • Mudjin harbor said...

    1. The hallways at Nationwide are super narrow and conjested, but above average concessions.

    Kinda like Spartan Stadium?

    Don't think -- it can only hurt the ballclub

    LA_Spartan ●

  • mark_v said...

    I'm a convert to believing in Trice's longterm upside. It's hard to explain why, since he didn't have great games, but there's something from watching him live that shows a talent there that watching on tv doesn't show.

    +1, for this specific point.

    SpartanInNH ●

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