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Two local kids not getting much playing time but hopefully good educations. Matt Ryan 9 mpg as a Soph at ND and Ty Jerome 9 mpg as a Freshman at Virginia.
 
Not big east related but junior Terrance Mann who is originally from Queens and whose dad still lives there and who grew up Practicing at CA was fantastic for Florida State this afternoon in their win over Louisville. A great kid and a super talent.
 
Watched Arizona win at UCLA. Really good game and either of these teams could potentially make the Final Four. Alkins will lose some minutes now that Trier is back but he has proven he can be a solid contributor on a very good team.
 
Watched Arizona win at UCLA. Really good game and either of these teams could potentially make the Final Four. Alkins will lose some minutes now that Trier is back but he has proven he can be a solid contributor on a very good team.
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I didn't see much of the game but I did notice that Alkins is built like a middle linebacker.
 
Two local kids not getting much playing time but hopefully good educations. Matt Ryan 9 mpg as a Soph at ND and Ty Jerome 9 mpg as a Freshman at Virginia.
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Two local kids who will attend 4 NCAA tournaments and leave with valuable diplomas.
 
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Georgetown has now lost SIXTEEN consecutive Big East games to teams not named Blue Demons or Red Storm.
 
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Big shots down the stretch in two @ButlerMBB wins earns Kamar Baldwin his second #BIGEASThoops Freshman of the Week honor

Hart, Player of Week, no Johnnies on honor roll.
 
BE in the latest AP Top25: 1. Villanova, 11. Butler, 16. Creighton, 24. Xavier.
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Beyond these four, I think Marquette, Providence and Seton Hall have a shot at the NCAA tournament. Their play vs. each other should sort things out. G'town, SJU and DePaul will go home after BE tourney.
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Last Sat., in OT win vs Air Force, Chris Jones played 34 minutes and had 15 points and six rebounds. He's averaging about 11 and five. Keep in mind, the competition in the Mountain West is very weak and it will be a one bid conference.
 
Just part of the hype, but;

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March Madness extends to February w/ first-ever in-season look at NCAA Tournament bracket, revealed Feb. 11 on CBS http://bit.ly/2koGBaz
 
March Madness TV – Verified account ‏@MarchMadnessTV

March Madness extends to February w/ first-ever in-season look at NCAA Tournament bracket, revealed Feb. 11 on CBS http://bit.ly/2koGBaz
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I've always been in favor of something like this, because I believe teams should have an idea of their situation, and the college football playoff show does well every November.

However, revealing the top 16 teams really does nothing. Would rather see "Last Four Byes", "Last Four In", "First Four Out", and "Next Four Out" revealed, instead.
 
March Madness TV – Verified account ‏@MarchMadnessTV

March Madness extends to February w/ first-ever in-season look at NCAA Tournament bracket, revealed Feb. 11 on CBS http://bit.ly/2koGBaz
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I've always been in favor of something like this, because I believe teams should have an idea of their situation, and the college football playoff show does well every November.

However, revealing the top 16 teams really does nothing. Would rather see "Last Four Byes", "Last Four In", "First Four Out", and "Next Four Out" revealed, instead.
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No way! Those are the most exciting parts. NCAA needs to keep people hanging on for those.
 
March Madness TV – Verified account ‏@MarchMadnessTV

March Madness extends to February w/ first-ever in-season look at NCAA Tournament bracket, revealed Feb. 11 on CBS http://bit.ly/2koGBaz
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I've always been in favor of something like this, because I believe teams should have an idea of their situation, and the college football playoff show does well every November.

However, revealing the top 16 teams really does nothing. Would rather see "Last Four Byes", "Last Four In", "First Four Out", and "Next Four Out" revealed, instead.
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No way! Those are the most exciting parts. NCAA needs to keep people hanging on for those.
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I disagree. It's not fun. It's the equivalent of a fighter not knowing what the score is between rounds. We all know he needs a KO, his corner guy's telling him no, and he pays the price for it.

Knowing exactly whose on the bubble would make the regular season (and conference tournament) games involving those teams even more exciting. They're pretty exciting now, but we don't truly know what's at stake, while we are watching them.

Actually, I'd like to see a complete "mock bracket" reveled, every Monday, before the ACC ESPN game. I've been pushing for that for a few years, now. You'd have to use the first place team in the small conferences for the automatic bids, and that can obviously change, and might even change seedings for some of the other teams, so it still would not be definitive, but would give everyone a better idea of where they stand.
 
March Madness TV – Verified account ‏@MarchMadnessTV

March Madness extends to February w/ first-ever in-season look at NCAA Tournament bracket, revealed Feb. 11 on CBS http://bit.ly/2koGBaz
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I've always been in favor of something like this, because I believe teams should have an idea of their situation, and the college football playoff show does well every November.

However, revealing the top 16 teams really does nothing. Would rather see "Last Four Byes", "Last Four In", "First Four Out", and "Next Four Out" revealed, instead.
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No way! Those are the most exciting parts. NCAA needs to keep people hanging on for those.
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I disagree. It's not fun. It's the equivalent of a fighter not knowing what the score is between rounds. We all know he needs a KO, his corner guy's telling him no, and he pays the price for it.

Knowing exactly whose on the bubble would make the regular season (and conference tournament) games involving those teams even more exciting. They're pretty exciting now, but we don't truly know what's at stake, while we are watching them.

Actually, I'd like to see a complete "mock bracket" reveled, every Monday, before the ACC ESPN game. I've been pushing for that for a few years, now. You'd have to use the first place team in the small conferences for the automatic bids, and that can obviously change, and might even change seedings for some of the other teams, so it still would not be definitive, but would give everyone a better idea of where they stand.
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This 'no idea' stuff you mention is what makes college basketball so great. The bracketologists do a good enough job giving everyone an idea.
 
March Madness TV – Verified account ‏@MarchMadnessTV

March Madness extends to February w/ first-ever in-season look at NCAA Tournament bracket, revealed Feb. 11 on CBS http://bit.ly/2koGBaz
Click to expand...

I've always been in favor of something like this, because I believe teams should have an idea of their situation, and the college football playoff show does well every November.

However, revealing the top 16 teams really does nothing. Would rather see "Last Four Byes", "Last Four In", "First Four Out", and "Next Four Out" revealed, instead.
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No way! Those are the most exciting parts. NCAA needs to keep people hanging on for those.
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I disagree. It's not fun. It's the equivalent of a fighter not knowing what the score is between rounds. We all know he needs a KO, his corner guy's telling him no, and he pays the price for it.

Knowing exactly whose on the bubble would make the regular season (and conference tournament) games involving those teams even more exciting. They're pretty exciting now, but we don't truly know what's at stake, while we are watching them.

Actually, I'd like to see a complete "mock bracket" reveled, every Monday, before the ACC ESPN game. I've been pushing for that for a few years, now. You'd have to use the first place team in the small conferences for the automatic bids, and that can obviously change, and might even change seedings for some of the other teams, so it still would not be definitive, but would give everyone a better idea of where they stand.
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This 'no idea' stuff you mention is what makes college basketball so great. The bracketologists do a good enough job giving everyone an idea.
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I predict we will be a 60th seed
 
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