Short and sweet this week as I am currently on my way to San Diego for work. And yes, there is a San Diego-specific YouTube clip below, but I shunned Ron Burgundy in favor of a Chris Berman/Tom Jackson favorite. Enough fluff, on to this week's Top 10:1. Georgetown (20-5, 10-2)
Nine straight wins, and once they dismantle Cincy mid-week I fully expect them to take down Pittsburgh at the Phone Booth on Saturday. You're looking at a regular season Big East title for the Hoyas.
2. Virginia (18-7, 9-3)
Sure, you wouldn't think beating Longwood and Florida St. would bump UVA up to #2 on this list, but they are tied for first in the ACC with North Carolina, and that's gotta be worth something.
3. Virginia Tech (18-8, 8-4)
Atrocious loss to NC State Sunday takes some of the shine off the impressive upset of the Tar Heels. The Wolfpack are only 4-8 in the ACC this year, but 2 of those 4 wins are over Seth Greenberg's boys. Not good, not good at all.
4. VCU (22-6, 14-2)
CAA leader VCU really needed to defend its homecourt and beat Bradley Saturday, but it was not to be. Luckily, their final two CAA games are against 4-12 JMU and 5-11 Georgia St., so this week they stay a spot ahead of ODU under the assumption they win both and secure the CAA regular season title.
5. Old Dominion (21-7, 13-3)
Despite my well-documented mid-major love for VCU, even I have to recognize how well ODU is playing (and how that early season win over Georgetown propels them ahead of VCU in the eyes of many). They've won 9 straight, and if VCU stumbles, they're gonna take the CAA crown.
6. Maryland (20-7, 6-6)
The two double-digit conference road wins are indeed impressive. Two weeks ago we were happily dismissing their tourney chances, but now a split in their final four games and they are all but assured a spot in the Dance. They also managed to push Clemson, who started 17-0, to the brink of March elimination.
7. Loyola (16-11, 11-5)
Tied for 2nd place in the MAAC...which elevates them ever so slightly above middling teams 8, 9 and 10. I am in no way a Loyola hoops expert, but this has got to be the best year they've had in a very long time.
8. George Washington (16-8, 7-5)
If William and Mary and Towson weren't so damn mediocre, GW would be sitting pretty in the cellar of this poll. 5th place in the A-10, losers of 4 of their last 5, this team is trying very hard to play its way out of this local hoops poll, which is quite a feat, given the awful teams in the "also receiving votes" category.
9. William and Mary (15-12, 8-8)
Horrendous loss to Fairfield over the weekend, but it wasn't a conference loss, and I am obviously biased, so they stay put at #9. The Tribe could really make the contributors of GTB proud with a win over either ODU (highly unlikely) or Drexel (always a possibility with Mensa member Bruiser Flint at the helm) to finish the season.
10. Towson (14-14, 8-8)
I didn't feel like bringing George Mason back into the mix, especially after their loss to Kent St. Saturday, so Towson and my boy Gary Neal hold down spot 10. I wonder if Neal has any shot at playing in the NBA?
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skeptical about the tribe remaining in the top 10 after that brutal loss. in previous weeks, your decision to keep them out has served to spur the lads in green and gold to great victories. let's hope you haven't contributed to their complacency.
I just got back from San Deigo. How come, you and I (I'm talking to TJ here) never seem to be able to get to the same conference at the same time? One of us needs to become more powerful so that we can assure this happens more regularly.
so, teej, big carnivals in the streets in america's finest city over the hiring of norvelous?
Who's going to succeed Norv in San Diego (next year), Steve Spurrier or Richie Petitbon? Maybe Terry Robiskie?
I'm pretty sure the PA voice at San Diego airport is Kenny Mayne.
"The white zone is for loading only...Jimmy, you look like you have a case of sports video deficiency..."
So I'm on for predictions this week? If I go sub-.500, am I still allowed to have an opinion on men's college basketball?
Whit, I always enjoy hearing your incorrect opinions on college hoops...
Please continue with fervor.
whit - big shoes to fill after my 7-1 performance last week. and if i'd known that aj graves was sick, i'd have been perfect.
I'd also enjoy any feedback involving wives tales for inducing labor...i'm all out of ideas.
This from WebMD:
"A lot of the other suggestions won't actually start your labor unless your body is ready. Evening Primrose Oil and semen both soften the cervix, which should make things move along more quickly once they start, and orgasm will cause contractions, but I don't think the contractions will continue unless your body wants them to."
Good god. Is this what happens when TJ's out of town?
I need a poop joke, stat.
Or more appropriately, a YouTube clip of a guy telling a poop joke.
Either way. Just no more labor inducement talk. The mere thought of children scares the bejesus out of me.
hey, mark - wanna babysit my kids? it's great practice.
also, i'm getting taller and can speak with some authority that whitney seemed shorter when i saw him this evening. it's possible that this watchcap i'm wearing has something to do with my height gain, and i'm not certain, but i believe that whit may have been sitting on a barstool.
Poop...
By the way, all of San Diego is convinced they are winning the Super Bowl with Norv in the Barry Switzer role. Minus the handguns (I think).
So, from what I can tell, last night at least 5 bubble teams completely dropped the ball, many of them in the SEC?
The SEC West is god awful. It might get only one team in the tourney and I'm not sure it deserves that.
Did you walk the streets of San Diego looking for local reaction to Norville's hiring, or are you basing your assessment on the three bartenders you talked to?
Oh, and Rob, I'm pretty sure your wife would kill you if you left your children in the care of me and my pit bull. Just a guess.
It would be based on that, except I can't remember the evenings anymore...
Whit, Wiz bet update:
@Philadelphia - WIN
Minnesota - WIN
Sacramento
@Chicago
@Minnesota
@New Jersey
Miami
Atlanta
Golden State
Toronto
I've actually read that it was Jones himself who grabbed the strippers hair and slammed her head into the stage. Not that it matters much either way.
And now we head to the opposite end of the athletics spectrum, William & Mary basketball.
The Tribe aren't quite limping to the finish line; more like they've collapsed 20 meters out. After a drubbing at the mighty Fairfield in which they scored 13 points in the first half, last night they went into halftime down 40-17 to Drexel. They made it something of a game late, but the first halves look to be something of a problem.
You can get a copy of Tony Shaver's inspirational pre-game pep talks on CD and in mp3 format. It's the new Ambien.
I'd blame TJ if I was you. It's clear that Brusier's boys were offended by TJ's constant bashing of their head coach and were out for revenge.
And PacMan had $81,000 bucks in a trash bag in his room?
I don't know about you, but I am very much looking forward to Whitney's college hoops picks.
NEW YORK -- Here's a bet there won't be any Beatles songs on the next "Dancing With the Stars." ABC announced Wednesday that Paul McCartney's estranged wife, Heather Mills, will be among the competitors.
Doesn't she have one leg?
She does have one leg. If I were wealthier, I'd pay her "dancing partner" on that show to somehow dislodge it during their routine.
I read on the Internet that she and her partner will be dancing to the Beastie Boys' "Shake Your Stump."
Uncool.
Or the Grease favorite "You're The One [leg] That I Want"
Okay. "Shake Your Stump" got me.
Me too. In other, sadder news, DJ is dead at the senseless age of 52.
1 - mark: nice doggie
2 - this pac man jones thing has gone from mildly amusing to completely despicable in a hurry.
3 - dj, bummer. those celtics teams of the 80s were a big part of my childhood
4 - i hear heather mills has chosen the zz top classic, "leg", as her music. can't believe nobody went there.
It's a good thing that Heather Mills has been painted as a less than pleasant person, because I am getting some hearty chuckles at her unfortunate expense.
And this just in from the wire -- her song choices have been narrowed down to Steely Dan's "Peg" or Kenny Loggins' "Footloose."
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