http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/ Whether its the University of Cincinnati, Indiana, Ohio State or the latest favorite of ESPN, this is your place to discuss NCAA related news. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:52:44 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/ http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15893&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:14:25 GMT Looks like UK is in a bind again. Turkish recruit Enes Kanter apparently received as much as $100,000 in salary, rent, and stipend while a member of... Looks like UK is in a bind again. Turkish recruit Enes Kanter apparently received as much as $100,000 in salary, rent, and stipend while a member of a club team. Of course, I'm sure Calipari had no knowledge of this, as he is honest and clean as they come.

That's sarcasm. ]]> Around The NCAA Cheesehead http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15893 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15892&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:22:47 GMT * Video goes for 13+ minutes...... Excellent time waster!:D XU Muskie makes the list.....
Video goes for 13+ minutes......

Excellent time waster!:D


XU Muskie makes the list.....





http://frathousesports.com/the-top-5...ll-time-video/







]]> Around The NCAA LutherRackleyRulez http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15892 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15875&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:47:16 GMT * MC was Foster Brooks...... http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews/articleid/4470255
MC was Foster Brooks......




http://www.istockanalyst.com/article...icleid/4470255



http://www.wvmetronews.com/mediaplay...d&source=story












]]> Around The NCAA LutherRackleyRulez http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15875 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15866&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:27:15 GMT * Per Rush The Court..... _The RTC Interview Series: One on One With Arthur Agee_
Per Rush The Court.....



The RTC Interview Series:
One on One With Arthur Agee



Rush The Court is back with another edition of One on One: an Interview Series, which we hope to publish weekly on Friday mornings throughout the year. If you have any specific interview requests or want us to interview you, shoot us an email at rushthecourt@yahoo.com.

Arthur Agee is one of the inimitable names in basketball circles for his excruciatingly real portrayal of a hotshot recruit with dreams of the NBA in one of the greatest documentaries of all-time, Hoop Dreams. The movie tracked Agee and his Chicago compatriot, William Gates, as they moved through the shady underworld of high school basketball star-making and college basketball recruiting in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Agee, the player who seemed more likely to end up on the wrong path as a result of his tough home life, ended up winning the Chicago Public League championship in 1991 and attending Arkansas State on scholarship. While he nor Gates never made it to the NBA, they both have found meaning through their experiences captured on film to pass on their lessons to youngsters in the community: Gates as a pastor, and Agee as a motivational speaker who travels around the country inspiring students to follow their “hoop dreams” in all walks of life. Agee was kind enough to speak with us last week.







http://rushthecourt.net/2010/09/03/t...h-arthur-agee/








]]> Around The NCAA LutherRackleyRulez http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15866 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15859&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:03:48 GMT * Per RushTheCourt....... _HSAC Analyses: Time Out Before Last Possession Benefits Defense_
Per RushTheCourt.......



HSAC Analyses:
Time Out Before Last Possession Benefits Defense



Those folks from the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective have been at it again, continuing what will apparently be a series of analyses of close basketball games. They’ve released two more sets of data, one that says the defense benefits from a time out being called before a team that trails by two points or less takes its last possession, and another that verifies this defensive advantage in situations where the score is tied. The benefit comes from the fact that a foul on the leading/defending team is less likely to be called because a coach has time to communicate with his players and set his defense. This is important because their data from last season also shows that offenses which draw fouls on the defense in these situations score almost twice as much (1.62 points per last possession) on the average than offenses that do not draw fouls (0.878 points).






http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/31/h...efits-defense/







]]> Around The NCAA LutherRackleyRulez http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15859 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15858&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:34:45 GMT ESPN - BYU to leave the Mountain West beginning with the 2011-12 season (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=5517305) The expected - BYU... ESPN - BYU to leave the Mountain West beginning with the 2011-12 season

The expected - BYU will officially become a football independent next season. The deadline was tomorrow for the Cougars to state their intentions, and this season will be their last in the Mountain West. The conference will now officially say adieu to Utah and BYU and say hello to Nevada and Fresno State.

The unexpected - BYU will not join the WAC as anticipated for their other sports, but will instead join the West Coast Conference. That's a big addition for that conference - now you've got Gonzaga, St. Mary's, and now BYU at the top of the conference. It appears likely that the WAC will have to add some I-A and I-AA schools to retain their automatic bid as far as the NCAA basketball tournament goes. As for football, now we'll have to see if they remain I-A or go down to I-AA. The WAC is going to pursue a $5 million exit fee from both Nevada and Fresno State. ]]> Around The NCAA http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15858 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15857&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:42:32 GMT Though I'm not necessarily in agreement on their rankings, the overall previews are decent. So far they've previewed the following teams of interest.

#62 Wake Forest
#60 Cincinnati
#59 Arizona State
#56 Clemson (Paradise Jam)
#55 Louisville
#50 Airzona
#49 Rhode Island
#48 Dayton
#45 Old Dominion (Paradise Jam)
#44 Richmond
#43 Saint Louis

http://www.thehoopsreport.com/ ]]> Around The NCAA waggy http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15857 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15853&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:22:34 GMT I know this isn't huge news, but I found this quite interesting. Arkansas State has not one, but two Final Four head coaches on the staff now.

John Brady went to the Final Four with LSU.
Richard Williams went to the Final Four with Mississippi State.
John Brady was an assistant to Richard Williams 2 different times.

If they can just get Tim Floyd and Larry Eustacy to hop on, they will have the old booze crew back together again. ]]> Around The NCAA XUglow http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15853 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15849&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:30:55 GMT Well, the Fulmer Cup was close until Georgia's tailback was arrested on Friday. Less than 72 hours left for other contenders to catch up.

http://blogs.ajc.com/mark-bradley-bl...t-humiliating/

http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday....florida-drinks ]]> Around The NCAA bourbonman http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15849 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15840&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:08:01 GMT Per BobbieMcgee For anyone interested: jdemling .Live recruiting chat Monday at 1 p.m. http://bit.ly/aYpSB7 about 2 hours ago via... Per BobbieMcgee

For anyone interested:

jdemling
.Live recruiting chat Monday at 1 p.m. http://bit.ly/aYpSB7
about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed

I got him to answer a couple of X question last time even tho he's a UK homer. ]]> Around The NCAA MADXSTER http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15840 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15818&goto=newpost Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:48:08 GMT * Per ESPN...... _2011 Schedule for Expanded Basketball College GameDay_ Eight-week show continues to originate from site of Saturday...
Per ESPN......



2011 Schedule for Expanded Basketball College GameDay


Eight-week show continues to originate from site of Saturday Primetime; Begins Jan. 15 from Knoxville for first-ever men’s and women’s doubleheader

ESPN’s College GameDay Driven by State Farm, the popular eight-week Saturday morning and evening college basketball program originating from the site of ESPN’s Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV telecast, will expand to include an extra hour of analysis, news and features. ESPNU will air the new first hour of College GameDay – returning for its seventh season beginning Saturday, Jan. 15 – at 10 a.m. ET and ESPN will continue to televise the show at 11 a.m. and a one-hour edition at 8 p.m. (except Jan. 15 when the show will air on ESPN at 10 a.m. and ESPNU at 11 a.m.). The Saturday Primetime game-of-the-week series will be aired at 9 p.m. (except for Jan. 15 and Jan. 29).

The 2011 series will open from Knoxville, Tenn., site of the Tennessee Volunteers men’s and women’s teams hosting the men’s and women’s Vanderbilt Commodores programs at noon and 8 p.m., respectively. It will mark the first time the show has originated from a site that has featured a men’s and women’s game played in the same day.

College GameDay will feature show host Rece Davis with returning analysts Jay Bilas, Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis and Bob Knight.

Scheduled sites for College GameDay and Saturday Primetime:



Date.....Site.....Show Times.....Game.....Game Time

Jan 15 Knoxville, Tenn. 10 a.m. & 7 p.m. * Vanderbilt at Tennessee (men’s game) noon
Vanderbilt at Tennessee (women’s game) 8 p.m.

Jan 22 West Lafayette, Ind. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Michigan State at Purdue 9 p.m.

Jan 29 Lawrence, Kan. 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Kansas State at Kansas 7 p.m.

Feb 5 Gainesville, Fla. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Kentucky at Florida 9 p.m.

Feb 12 Villanova, Pa. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Villanova 9 p.m.

Feb 19 Lansing, Mich. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Illinois at Michigan State 9 p.m.

Feb 26 Blacksburg, Va. 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Duke at Virginia Tech 9 p.m.

Mar 5 Waco, Texas 10 a.m. & 8 p.m. Texas at Baylor 9 p.m.





http://www.espnmediazone3.com/us/201...llege-gameday/





]]> Around The NCAA LutherRackleyRulez http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15818 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15808&goto=newpost Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:58:26 GMT * Per Rush The Court..... _Harvard Study: No Discernible Advantage to Fouling While Up Three_ One of the coolest sporting trends of the...
Per Rush The Court.....


Harvard Study:
No Discernible Advantage to Fouling While Up Three


One of the coolest sporting trends of the last decade in sports has been the increasing usage of statistical analysis to make determinations about the games that we love and follow. While Bill James, Nate Silver and others have done yeoman’s work in popularizing the use of these metrics, they’ve mostly focused on the professional side of sports (and political polling, in Silver’s case). One notable exception, Ken Pomeroy’s site of college basketball tempo-free statistics, has been invaluable in how we all understand and evaluate the game, helping to debunk common myths while also alerting us to teams and players under the radar of the national consciousness. Another up-and-coming group that is showing it wants to enter the fray by analyzing some of the big questions in the game is the Harvard Sports Analysis Collective, who just two weeks ago presented us with the most unlikely finish of the 2009-10 season, a random game between Cal State Fullerton and Cal State Northridge.




http://rushthecourt.net/2010/08/25/h...ng-down-three/





]]> Around The NCAA LutherRackleyRulez http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15808 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15792&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 17:32:02 GMT The SEC has (sorta) banned Cowbells during in-game action. Full link to photo of the Bull Bell, and excerpt, below. Question: are there any... The SEC has (sorta) banned Cowbells during in-game action. Full link to photo of the Bull Bell, and excerpt, below.

Question: are there any controls on noisemakers at the Cintas?

http://http://www.al.com/sports/inde..._for_miss.html

"We now know what ringing cowbells in Starkville at the wrong time will cost Mississippi State. According to The Jackson Clarion-Ledger, the SEC has decided the first offense will cost the school $5,000, the second offense is a $25,000 penalty, and the third offense is worth $50,000.

Cowbells can be used before a game, at halftime, during timeouts and after scores. Using the cowbell during the game action -- which Mississippi State fans have done for years as a school symbol -- would constitute a penalty.

The fines will be per game in which a violation or violations occur, not per violation. The SEC has capped the fine structure at $50,000, and the first-offense fine will be reduced to $5,000 if Mississippi State goes three years without a violation.

Some major questions still remain on this one-year trial experiment. Mainly, how will the SEC determine if a violation has occurred? Mississippi State AD Scott Stricklin told The Clarion-Ledger he expects the SEC representative assigned to each game and feedback from opposing schools will determine if there was a cowbell violation.

So how much is too much cowbell? I see a Christopher Walken SNL skit coming out of this." ]]> Around The NCAA TheEmperorHasNoClothes http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15792 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15769&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:56:42 GMT This would be a surprise. MHettel has to like their idea of going independent in football. What should have been a great offseason for MWC football... This would be a surprise. MHettel has to like their idea of going independent in football. What should have been a great offseason for MWC football (Boise State in) could turn into a total disaster (Utah and BYU out).

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5473151 ]]> Around The NCAA GoMuskies http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15769 http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15764&goto=newpost Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:02:12 GMT Incoming NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert says he'd be interested in a baseball-style rule that would allow college basketball players to either enter the NBA draft out of high school, or commit to college for a set period of time before they are eligibile to be drafted.

Incoming NCAA president Dr. Mark Emmert says he'd be interested in a baseball-style rule that would allow college basketball players to either enter the NBA draft out of high school, or commit to college for a set period of time before they are eligibile to be drafted. ]]> Around The NCAA waggy http://www.xavierhoops.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15764