Dear Stallion,

[DawgatAuburn]

Good luck today. I am 100% in your corner. Hope that there is some urgency for OUR Tigers.
Sincerely,
D@A

 

[DawgatAuburn]

Good luck today. I am 100% in your corner. Hope that there is some urgency for OUR Tigers.
Sincerely,
D@A

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

T. Mitchell with two fouls is big though

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

..

 

[DawgatAuburn]

But against Carolina you have to play 20. That closing sequence (Martin three, Hansbrough FT) was big to keep it under 10.

 

[hessdawg]

[No message]

 

[Badon]

went from -9 to +3 in less than 4 minutes.

 

[BriantheDawg]

And seeding DEFINITELY doesn't matter.

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

When I suggested that they would be a couple of weeks ago, two people who "know a lot about sports" told me there was NO way the SEC Champion would be an 8 seed.

Oh really?

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

nm

 

[eckie1]

What a meaningless lose by LSU!!!!!!!

 

[patdog]

But the loss to Mississippi State didn't matter.

 

[graddawg]

However, I did read that it's ok since the 1 seeds bowed out early in their conference tournaments as well.

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

So what if LSU wasn't an 8 seed. To me it doesn't matter, because you are in the NCAA tournament for one reason and one reason only...to win the whole thing - the National Championship. You will eventually have to knock out the king of the mountain eventually whether you do it in the 2nd round, elite 8 or whatever. LSU definitely showed that they can play with the top team and I left proud.</p>

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

So what if LSU wasn't an 8 seed. To me it doesn't matter, because you are in the NCAA tournament for one reason and one reason only...to win the whole thing - the National Championship. You will eventually have to knock out the king of the mountain eventually whether you do it in the 2nd round, elite 8 or whatever. LSU definitely showed that they can play with the top team and I left proud.</p>

Really? Is that the only reason? Tell that to North Dakota State. Heck, tell that to you. Your favorite team isn't going to win the National Championship this year- never have to my knowledge. And yet you "left proud".

 

[BriantheDawg]

Well, first - you came onto a Mississippi State message and down-played the significance of our win against LSU, calling it a MEANINGLESS game. Just a little condescending and arrogant wouldn't ya say? I guess all the losses we've had to you in football have been MEANINGLESS too, since by the time we play you, we've already lost one or two (or 3 or 4 or 5) games already and had no chance at the National Championship, rendering those games MEANINGLESS.

Second - you go and pretend like seeding doesn't matter and were really liking your chances against UNC after your big win against Butler, when in reality if you played the same kind of game you played yesterday, you'd have beaten almost ANY OTHER TEAM IN THE NATION had you not been playing UNC. Now while it is true, you may have to beat the king of the hill to win the whole damn thing, sometimes there are these things called upsets which could make your road the Championship Game a little easier. It happened to us in 1996. Had Princeton not beat UCLA, who knows what might have happened?

So be proud about your moral victory over North Carolina. It's just too bad it was that game was MEANINGLESS.

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

I didn't say it was a meaningless game for the Bulldogs. It was huge for the dawgs b/c they were not in the NCAA. I said it was meaningless for the Tigers b/c they were already in the tournamament and didn't have nearly as much to play for at that time. In football, it's a little different b/c every game is significant in college football toward winning the national championship. (apples v. oranges).

As far as me being on this board, it's not exclusive toward Bulldog fans last time I checked with the creator of the board.

I never liked our chances against UNC. So that is an incorrect statement there. Never in my right mind felt like we would beat them. That is why I was proud of our effort. </p>

As far as my "arrogance" that you refer to, I merely stated an opinion on a message board and the Bulldog faithful didn't agree with me. So I can live with that, but that doesn't mean I am arrogant. I was stating an observation.</p>

 

[Coach34]

you know losing to us in the SEC Tourney cost you guys a spot or two. Getting an 8 seed eliminated any chance you guys had...Even getting a 7 seed would have given LSU a much better chance of going farther in the Tourney

It wasnt a meaningless game for you guys against us

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

LSU has made it to the final four before as an 11 seed. I didn't really feel that this LSU team would make a long run in the tournament anyway, but I am pleased with their effort and their accomplishments.

 

[BriantheDawg]

but it was a back-handed comment and you know it.

I never said this board was exclusive to MSU fans, but I don't think many of us here care to hear how the reason we somehow beat the almighty LSU bball team was because the game was MEANINGLESS to LSU, when you know for a fact it was very meaningful. And that was proven yesterday, when if you had been a 6 or 7 seed and played the way you did yesterday, you'd have most likely won and would still have been playing next weekend.

Trust me, we have plenty of our own fans on here to make excuses for some of the losses other teams have against us. We don't need fans of other schools degrading any kind of accomplishment we stumble upon every once in awhile. Maybe arrogance wasn't the correct term to use, but it sure comes off as sour grapes.

 

[Coach34]

LSU needed to avoid a quality team with a good post presence...athletically, they match-up well with teams 1-4...sans Oklahoma, they would have been in much better shape facing a 2 or 3 seed instead of the 1 seeds who have good big men

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

despite what you may think, I am also a State fan (with the exception of when State plays LSU). But I also call things like I see it. Had the tables been turned, I would have said the same thing. For years, I have had the same opinion of conference tournaments - They are merely a vehicle for bubble teams and long-shots to still get in the tournament or play the way out of the tournament. Once a team has certified itself in the tourney, the conference tournament is meaningless. You can ask HD6 for a second opinion on that on where I have stood on the issue. I've seen if it for years. It just so happened that MSU v. LSU was this year's example to me.

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

in UNC. Hansbrough didn't beat LSU, but Ty Lawson and Ellington had a huge impact in that loss. Matchups are always a concern, but you are going to have that in any tournament.

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

why play in the NCAA tournament. I agree if you are a ND State fan you may think differently about that, but I am an LSU fan so I set the bar higher. I am proud of the accompishments of this year's team - winning the regular season by 3 games after last year's dismal performance, and taking the top team in the country down to the wire when I really didn't give the Tigers much of a shot in that game. I was proud of that. Yes, I am disappointed we lost too...don't get me wrong.

 

[Woof Man Jack]

So, basically you are saying seedings don't matter in the NCAA tournamant. Which any half-*** basketball fan knows is a load of ****.

 

[patdog]

You've said yourself that LSU could have gotten a #6 seed if it had won the SEC tournament. I've shown you earlier that #6 seeds are 119-95 and #8 seeds are 64-95 since the field expanded to 64 teams. It's inconceivable that a team shouldn't have some sense of urgency to play for a seed that equates to almost twice as many NCAA tournament wins.

 

[Coach34]

helps you win in the Tourney, then I guess we are done here.

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

why play in the NCAA tournament. I agree if you are a ND State fan you may think differently about that, but I am an LSU fan so I set the bar higher. I am proud of the accompishments of this year's team - winning the regular season by 3 games after last year's dismal performance, and taking the top team in the country down to the wire when I really didn't give the Tigers much of a shot in that game. I was proud of that. Yes, I am disappointed we lost too...don't get me wrong.

Wow. I don't guess there is any chance I could get that 10 seconds of my life back?

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

I am ready to move on to a different topic, b/c the same arguements are being made over and over.

 

[patdog]

Because you've never once in any of the threads about this come up with a half-way reasonable argument for your position. I also note that you've twice not come up with a response to my posts showing you the tangible difference in NCAA tournament wins between a #6 seed and a #8 seed.

 

[Ol Blue.sixpack]

I am ready to move on to a different topic, b/c the same arguements are being made over and over.

You might want to check with little bro before you sign off. Not only does he allow the same arguments to be made over and over again, he apparently appreciates it and encourages it.

 

[Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs]

Yes statistically you are correct. Bigger picture however, does it really matter if you are a 6 or 8 seed in winning the whole thing. Not really. Either you are good or you're not.

 

[patdog]

that your 1986 and 2006 NCAA tournaments were failures. And I know this MSU fan would disagree with you that our 1995 and 1996 NCAA tournaments were failures.

 

[HD6]

when the calendar says March, there are no meaningless college basketball games.