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Sorry Louisville, and Kansas.

Kentucky vs Ohio State in the finals.

Kentucky wins it all.

Yeah, my mind is saying that Kentucky will win it, but for the sake of seeing something different for a change, I like to see Louisville vs Ohio State. I can't stand Nat'l media blowhards like JT the Brick (caught a coupla minutes of him the other day) saying that the country automatically wanna see Kentucky vs Kansas, and no one cares otherwise; He's one of those typical "nothing exist outside of NY, Boston, LA, and Chicago" condescending type hacks; I don't know if he knows this, but alotta fans like me get SO sick and tired of seeing the same teams in the big dance. 

Ohio State has NO answer for Robinson and Self has won the tourney already once. OSU has a nice team, but Kansas has more talent. KU and UK in the final. UK is strong, but you never know in the final. Georgetown with Patrick Ewing was a given to win it all in his senior year, and he ended up losing to Villanova.

You never know.

if Kentucky wins, they'll be stripped of the title within a few years.....just check Calipari's past record at UMass and Memphis...heck, half his kids don't even bother going to class during spring semester

looks like UK will be the first half.

It is interesting to see 2 teams that are blue and red as their main colors against each other. Not sure the last time that happened.

Quote from: tufsu1 on March 31, 2012, 08:02:05 PM
if Kentucky wins, they'll be stripped of the title within a few years.....just check Calipari's past record at UMass and Memphis...heck, half his kids don't even bother going to class during spring semester

Let he who has not sinned cast the 1st stone!

UK has academic standards, did you mean to say Louisville?

I think I just cast the 2nd stone, however it was at Louisville.

yes...Kentucky has academic standards....that was shown to the nation in the riots after their win....while Louisville fans cheered their team's accomplishments this year with a calm demeanor.

UK and specifically Calipari definitely operate in a shady, grey area. 

Calipari reportedly is very personable and does a good job of selling himself and his team.  Maybe a little too slick and smarmy for my tastes, but we all know the used car salesman routine works on a lot of people.  Also he tells top recruits that they can come in, get a load of playing time, as he usually only goes 6 players deep, and showcase their skills to the NBA.  This is all fairly legit and honestly it is the coaches job to sell their program.

The trouble lies with his connection to NBA players, agents, and the so called "runners" for agents.  Rather than explain it all I will link 3 stories.  One is a story on William "Worldwide Wes" Wesley.  A guy that somehow knows everyone in the NBA and has connections to one of the biggest agencies, Creative Artists.  The other is a story on Creative Artists Agency itself and its influence in the NBA.  When reading these remember that the following people have been seen at UK games: Jay Z, Lebron James, and of course Worldwide Wes.  These 3 are connected to agents, are agents themselves, or NBA team owners.  So maybe you call it cheating, maybe Calipari has found a loophole, I suppose that is left for everyone to decide what they want college sports to look like in the future.

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/62775 (http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/62775)

http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/07/sports/is-creative-artists-agency-ruining-the-nba/ (http://www.toonaripost.com/2011/07/sports/is-creative-artists-agency-ruining-the-nba/)

The NBA could put a stop to most of this by simply saying you must be 21 to join...

QuoteThe NBA could put a stop to most of this by simply saying you must be 21 to join...

Without the television networks, none of the professional sports would have 2 nickels to rub together. Same goes for all the professional leagues, without TV, no one gets the 30 million guaranteed contracts and the teams aren't worth millions or billions as they are today.

Are the Dodgers really worth 2 billion in value? Its ridiculous.

Quote from: mtraininjax on April 02, 2012, 12:44:32 PM
Without the television networks, none of the professional sports would have 2 nickels to rub together. Same goes for all the professional leagues, without TV, no one gets the 30 million guaranteed contracts and the teams aren't worth millions or billions as they are today.

But the point is that the TV deals are there and the networks pay billions to broadcast games.