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Mar 1st 2011, 19:21:25

One other note mrford: You may not have a lot to play for Wednesday night but we do. A win vs UNC would make us 8-0 at home in ACC play for the first time ever (Even the Ward/Cassell/Sura teams only went 7-1), would tie the best ACC W-L record in FSU history and would be the first time FSU beat all four Carolina schools in the same season, locks us into at worst the 3 seed and gives us a legit shot at the 2 seed.

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Mar 1st 2011, 19:17:20

With the midmajors being so unbelievably weak this year and there being basically no potential bid stealers out there, the Pac 10 still being a 2 bid league plus three extra bids virtually every semi-deserving team will get in. At this point I could see 11 BE teams (although I think they get 10), 5 ACC teams, 5-6 SEC teams, 5-6 Big 12 and Big 10 teams.

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Mar 1st 2011, 15:17:26

Yeah we get that a lot. Which is fine by us as it usually precedes the other team getting bit in the ass ;)

If we do beat you Wednesday you BETTER beat Duke on Saturday or we'll be taking your two seed.

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Feb 28th 2011, 22:24:13

Not our problem we care more about basketball then any other conference :P

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Feb 28th 2011, 22:17:30

Alabama is not even going to make the NCAAT. They have an RPI in the 80s after losing to a horrible Ole Miss team.

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Feb 28th 2011, 22:13:58

Looking forward to our rematch with UNC Wednesday :) Just beat Miami for the 11th time out of the last 12 which is always fun.

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Feb 24th 2011, 22:13:53

Yeah his surgery was single day outpatient surgery the Monday after the injury. It's not nearly as bad as it was first reported, turned out to only be a partial fracture. He's already walking around without any sort of boot/cast/brace etc... just fine. He just cant put any major stress on it probably until after next weekend.

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Feb 24th 2011, 19:37:50

Singleton will definitely be back for NCAAs and possibly for ACCT

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Feb 24th 2011, 19:07:28

Yeah it was a must win game for the Terps and they played like it. FSU actually came out to start teh game guns blazing which is uncharacteristic of us. Maryland made a lot of REALLY hard contested shots that game and got a few ridiculous Greg Paulus-esque charge calls in the second half ;)

Hope you can translate that into an NCAAT bid because right now it's looking like MD is the only hope the ACC has of a 4th team as Clemson/BC/Va Tech all play each other and will likely eliminate each other from contention. If you guys beat UNC this weekend you'll have a legit shot as the 4th ACC team.

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Feb 23rd 2011, 23:04:42

I've written up some long stuff on the BE for various pundits. They were saying the EXACT SAME THING about the BE last year. The BE got 8 teams in all except one were favored seeds (Louisville as a 9). 6 of the 8 BE teams lost in the first weekend to teams seeded 8 or lower. Of the remaining two BE teams West Virginia made the final four by beating three double digit seeds before playing Kentucky and were then crushed by 30 points by Duke. Syracuse didn't come close to the Final Four and was the first 1 seed eliminated from the tournament. So I'm not on the "monster conference" bandwagon.

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Feb 23rd 2011, 18:08:44

It's a big game for FSU as well. A win for FSU tonight would mathematically clinch a first round ACC Tournament bye. It also would pretty much make FSU a lock for the tournament and would likely move them into the low 8 high 7 range for seeding in the NCAAT

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Feb 22nd 2011, 4:19:16

Deerhunter is from SOL right? That would probably explain his colossal fluff taconess.

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Feb 22nd 2011, 4:14:54

And what sport is manly enough for you Deerhunter?

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Feb 22nd 2011, 3:34:06

So you are invoking the "eye test". Im actually not bashing UNC. I think they SHOULD be top 25. I'm merely contrasting how differently two teams are perceived when they both have near identical profiles. And getting up on my soapbox as the FSU fans generally view ourselves as the Rodney Dangerfield of the NCAA because we are consistantly asked to do much more then other teams, even in the same conference, in order to garner the same respect.

But enough of that. I have NEVER understood why teams who play tough schedules are rewarded for LOSING all of those games. If you play 10 top 10 teams and go 1-9 that shows you suck. The benefit of the doubt should come into play if a team goes 4-6 or 5-5 but has a lot of losses due to the tough schedule. And then you have to not have horrible losses to go with those good wins *looks at Tennessee*

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Feb 22nd 2011, 1:25:37

So the difference is the RPI which is a product of UNC playing (and losing to) a ton of good teams OOC? You realize that's not actually a substantive difference right? :P It's also the excuse that Michigan St and Tennessee are using to try and get IN to the tournament and it shouldnt work for them either. Losing to great teams is still losing :P

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Feb 21st 2011, 21:51:25

While I'm on my FSU soapbox what is the difference between UNC and FSU aside from UNC beating FSU @ UNC's arena?

FSU 19-7
UNC 20-6

Relavent wins
FSU Beat #1 Duke, vs Baylor
UNC beat #18 Kentucky, Florida State (we are their next best win)

Bad Losses:

FSU: @Auburn
UNC: @Georgia Tech, Minnesota is now looking very questionable as as well losing 5 on last 6 and sitting at 6-8 in conference but we'll leave that off for now.

So what is the REAL difference between these two teams that makes UNC #17 and a virtual lock and FSU getting 4 votes in one poll and still needing to do work to get in aside from the fact that one team did it with offense and one did it with defense?

BTW just a crazy fact that is unlikely to happen but if it did would turn the league upside down. If FSU, UNC and Duke ended the season tied at 13-3 FSU would be the #1 seed, UNC #2 and Duke #3

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Feb 21st 2011, 21:38:51

Shinigami: You sound like Gary Parrish who has a massive boner for the SEC and a huge amount of hatred for Florida State for some reason. FSU isn't a bad loss for Duke. FSU is a top 50 RPI team that's 9-3 in the ACC and 2 games up on the next team behind them. They've finished #4 and #3 the past two seasons in the ACC and gotten a #5 and #9 seed as well. The media just likes to hate on them because we don't put up a lot of points and despite us playing the best defense in the nation and are on pace to set the all time field goal % defense for a season in NCAA history, defense isn't sexy. St Johns also just beat Pittsburgh who everyone thinks should be a 1 because they are dominating the Big Least. Duke should be #1 until Duke loses again (which they will). OSU/Texas will move back up then assuming THEY take care of business.

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Feb 21st 2011, 4:07:01

ACC is so underranked. Duke deserves to be #1 again tomorrow. But they won't be. UNC should be top 15 and I doubt that'll happen either. FSU should be in the 21-25 range but we won't even be close. It's absolutely ridiculous how much haterade the media is drinking regarding the ACC just because the #3 and #4 teams arent NC State and Wake.

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Feb 19th 2011, 15:55:35

Pretty sure you can easily sue. Fooglmog is incorrect on this one. If someone commits a criminal offense against you aka extortion you can sue for and likely win punitive damages for emotional distress etc... as long as you keep proof of the extortion.

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Feb 19th 2011, 15:51:03

So many good games. Favorite individual game is probably Ocarina of Time.

Favorite series overall is probably Kingdom Hearts.

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Feb 18th 2011, 18:46:59

We need to do some ilegal gambling on a ginormous Earth bracket group this year ;)

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Feb 17th 2011, 18:37:01

Yeah saying MSU is the team of the last 15 years is hyperbole in the opposite direction. UNC and Duke are still #1 and #2 in some order of the past 15 years.

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Feb 17th 2011, 17:32:24

Yeah that is some pretty big spin. You can't say they choke every time when Izzo has actually won a CBB national title. Which IMO is the hardest title to get in sports due to the 65/68 team single elimination format.

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Feb 17th 2011, 16:56:49

There's a 50% chance it's someone from the ACC according to the last decade :P

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Feb 17th 2011, 16:55:47

RaVeS: Past tournament success should NOT get them in this year though. They havent proven that they deserve the invite at all. If they DO get in they should be in the First Four.

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Feb 16th 2011, 14:20:04

I genuinely think the SEC wont get a single team in the Sweet 16. If they do it will probably only be Florida. The fact that the SEC is in talks of getting 5-6 bids is laughable.

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Feb 15th 2011, 19:09:07

Perhaps, but how many of the teams FSU is competing against have a signature win (Duke) + an okay OOC win vs a team that is probably going to make the tourney in Baylor on a neutral site. Plus FSU beat both BC and Clemson who are looking like the next two in line at the moment. FSU just has a better overall profile then the other teams. I'm banking on beating Wake Saturday, if we beat Maryland on the Wednesday after then FSU is a lock as the 3rd ACC team.

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Feb 15th 2011, 5:07:26

And for the record I will take any Big East team first round in the NCAAT. With the exception of Pitt (who I'm sure is who'll we will end up in the same bracket as just because I said this) I'm confident we can beat any of the Big East teams.

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Feb 15th 2011, 5:06:02

Also hi Notorious ;)

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Feb 15th 2011, 5:05:32

How is FSU done for the year just because Singleton broke his foot? Found out today he had outpatient surgery and it was his 5th metatarsal aka bone connected to his pinky. Heal time is 3 weeks but could be shorter because his his treatment/physique. Basically Singleton will be back for the ACCT/NCAAT.

In the meantime it's not exactly like FSU has a monster schedule to get through between then and now. We have @Wake which we should win even without Singleton. @Maryland which is a tough but winnable game especially if they lose at Va Tech basically eliminating the last remnant of NCAAT hopes they had. Miami at home which we should win. UNC at home which is the one daunting game on our schedule without Singleton and @NC State who is ALMOST as bad as Wake. With those five games FSU could easily be 11-5/12-4 going into the ACCT which would have them safely in the field.

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Feb 12th 2011, 4:30:38

I agree they are looking much better. However our defense is THE best in the country when we play it right and 2nd is a VERY distant 2nd. We held Ohio State AND Duke to 32% shooting and are close to setting the all time NCAA record for field goal % defense. The UNC game was an anomoly, first team to shoot over 50% against us in the last 90 games. I doubt that kind of lightning strikes twice :P I think regardless UNC and FSU are on pace to meet in the 2/3 semifinal game in the ACCT for a third time in some sort of order.

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Feb 12th 2011, 3:24:25

So it's that time of the year where CBB starts to become the main sports focus. Selection Sunday is a month away. The Big East is as usual extremely overvalued and will drop like flies in the first and second round.

mrford: Looking forward to our rematch in Tallahassee first week of March. We didn't play team defense like we've done to many other teams in Chapel Hill. I think our players got distracted by the banners. Have a sneaking suspicion UNC/FSU rematch will be to decide the #2/#3 seeds in the ACC.

Also the PAC10 is a 1 bid league and the SEC better not get more then 3 :|

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Feb 12th 2011, 3:21:34

Personally I think this adds an extra layer of complicatedness the game dosn't need. It dosn't really add new functionality and makes existing functions more complicated for new players. But take my opinion FWIW :P

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Jan 16th 2011, 23:17:16

I suppose TLK could use a visit from the great Sitting Bull one last time.

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Jan 13th 2011, 7:16:12

bsnake kinda sounds too stupid to make good on his threats or at least he'd be easily caught.

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Jan 12th 2011, 18:33:28

It'd be interesting if the WSJ/Yahoo articles end up bringing back all the oldschool names. We could all be peas and carrots again.

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Jan 12th 2011, 17:21:18

Or Justin Credible

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Jan 12th 2011, 17:13:26

Keep a lookout for users who put their name as Handsome B. Wonderful

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Jan 12th 2011, 17:07:55

I don't think the crosshairs caused this or was a big deal. However the general sentiment of armed revolution if they don't get their way was pervasive in the Tea Party movement. I doubt many people ever seriously thought of that sentiment as anything but symbolic, however it was there nonetheless and was wholly inapropriate.

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Jan 12th 2011, 17:02:17

martian this is your chance to introduce fluff and m0m0 to the mainstream vernacular

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Jan 12th 2011, 6:07:47

Oh my. This article is the lead article on the FRONT PAGE of the Wall Street Journal's website.

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Jan 12th 2011, 3:22:35

Holy crap did Patty just take a shot at me over #tie? :P

GameSurge is 100% secure as far as the IRCOPs enforcing proper channel ownership. Having been an IRC Helper (baby IRCOP there) I can tell you they have strict policies. Pang for instance will always be deferred to as rightful owner of any channel using Earth Empires because he owns/runs the game. IX and many other alliances used GameSurge for a long time without incident. Plus most other games I play use GameSurge so it makes everything more convenient for me ;)

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Jan 11th 2011, 21:48:45

I'd pay for Patron status just to get a custom title on the forums ;)

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Jan 11th 2011, 21:47:40

Yeah trumper unless we go 11-5 or 12-4 we are probably going to the NIT. Luckily with the ACC being so bad this year there's still a chance of that happening. And like @MD there's always a chance Duke can lose @FSU ;)

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Jan 11th 2011, 20:11:01

And yes, my seats especially to the ACC Tournament are disgustingly good. Put it this way. 2 years ago I had Sam Cassell sitting directly in front of me and Harry Douglas from the Atlanta Falcons sitting directly behind me. Year before that I had Elgin Baylor and Kevin McHale sitting right in front of me with Brad Johnson a little further down on my row. Year before that I had a TicketMaster VP sitting next to me who offered me a large amount for my tickets after we lost :P

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Jan 11th 2011, 20:08:09

It was nationally televised on ESPNU. You can probably see me tomorrow as Duke is @ Florida State on ESPN. I'll be there behind the FSU bench ;)

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Jan 11th 2011, 20:02:28

Pang can use his advertising budget to make one I'm sure!

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Jan 11th 2011, 20:00:28

Hey Pang, hooked me up with an Earth Empires shirt and I'll wear it at the ACC Tournament/NCAA Tournament this year I'm always on TV then because of where my seats are ;)

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Jan 9th 2011, 17:51:17

You actually getting a lot of media emails regarding this?

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Jan 9th 2011, 5:18:20

Yeah when I saw this thread title I was sure Yheti would turn out to be the shooter but wow. Kinda freaky. Prepare to have this site monitored by the FBI/CIA/NSA for a while.

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