One of the two or three best basketball teams in Texas, the UTEP Miners are on CBS now playing against Tom Pender's Houston Cougars. With John Calipari disciple Tony Barbee manning the opposing bench, the coaching mismatch in this game is stark, and eventhough UH is only down three as I type, so is the talent disparity. Other than Baylor this UTEP squad has more talent one through five than any other team
I really can't take it anymore. If you must know how or why Baylor continues to play Earl "the Goat" Manigault to our sports-goggled, weekend warrior check out the
last Baylor write-up.
For those of you that discount this Texas victory over Iowa State, you do so at your own peril.
If we can stop Jeff Hornacek from touching his face on foul shots, we have a chance.
I thought this was too good to be buried in the open thread. Good stuff. Enjoy...
--Trips
OK, how dumb was I? I bought tickets to this thing back in November for a few reasons, one of which was that I might get see some clinching of some championship or whatever.
Whatever.
Instead, I get to watch probably the worst Texas defense since… hmmm… maybe Acie Earl and Iowa gave
If the Big 12 were Dunder Mifflin, Scott Drew would be Dwight Schrute.
If we can prevent the sucker punch from Brittney Grimner, we have a chance.
Here's an article discussing Syracuse's weaknesses and which teams have the necessary components needed to knock off the top ranked team in the country.
Interestingly enough, if you're talking big upsets in the tournament a team like Texas has a lot of what it takes to beat the Orangemen. Baylor is also a team that can give the 'Cuse fits.
You can use the information about the Bears as a little primer