[NotAJerry]

Sun Belt and SoCon tournaments on ESPN and ESPN2 starting now. I'd love to be taking part in one of these, especially the Sun Belt, in the very near future.

[NotAJerry]

Going with a Final Four of Duke, Wisconsin, Georgetown and Indiana. Indiana over Duke in the final.

[NotAJerry]

First time since 1977 (32 team tournament) that no teams from Texas are in the tournament.

[Cider Jim]

Loving that Coach Layer is taking his LU team to the Big Dance; equally loving that Asst. Coach RM is taking his UVa team ONLY to the NIT.

[Purple Haize]

In all the wailing and gnashing of teeth with the LU loss, there still is joy in Mudville

UK was eliminated from the NIT

[lynchburgwildcats]

In all the wailing and gnashing of teeth with the LU loss, there still is joy in Mudville

UK was eliminated from the NIT

+1

[NotAJerry]

This is why you don't hire Ed Rush as your head of officials.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... l/21989633

[Purple Haize]

This is why you don't hire Ed Rush as your head of officials.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... l/21989633

I saw that. Craziness but I can see it happening, especially with him.

On a side note the WBB tourney announcers are starting to annoy me. Yes the Baylor Louisville game was crazy but now they want to say all contact is a foul. Ugh.

[BJWilliams]

Dunk City is headed to Southern Cal...

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-col ... oops-coach

[lynchburgwildcats]

Ed Rush was the director of officials during the Tim Donaghy era that resulted in sweeping changes in leadership in NBA officiating. This should come as no surprise to anyone. Listened to an ESPN Radio interview with Tim Donaghy today and he said that Ed Rush would tell the officials to stick it to Mark Cuban but not too hard because Cuban was gay and he might like it.

But the most disturbing part is the PAC-12 trying to sweep it under the rug like it's nothing. It compromises the integrity of every game officiated by a PAC-12 ref. Fans and coaches can't trust the refs now. Is Ed Rush paying these guys to stick it to you? Is Ed Rush paying them to show favoritism to certain coaches? Is Ed Rush instructed the official to give star treatment to some players? Is Ed Rush allowing his officials to accept autographed memorabilia from players and coaches in exchange for favorable treatment? This is all crap that Ed Rush let go away without punishment when he was the NBA director of officials. The possibilities are endless once you put the doubt in the minds of people. Is your teams getting a fair shake, are you paying for a fair contest? No one knows now.

Andy Katz even tweeted out:

A high-level non-Pac-12 coach said he won't schedule Pac-12 schools in non-conference while Ed Rush is coordinator of officials. No trust.

[lynchburgwildcats]

This is why you don't hire Ed Rush as your head of officials.

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketb ... l/21989633

I saw that. Craziness but I can see it happening, especially with him.

On a side note the WBB tourney announcers are starting to annoy me. Yes the Baylor Louisville game was crazy but now they want to say all contact is a foul. Ugh.

I watched part of the first half of the Kentucky vs. UConn game. The competency of the refs in that game was deplorable. Paired with TOs every other possession, I turned that joint off before if turned into a complete blowout. Just couldn't stomach watching crap basketball paired with crap officiating.

[Purple Haize]

Ed Rush is no longer PAC 12 Coordinator of Officials.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/ed-rush-re ... ncaab.html

[lynchburgwildcats]

This Ed Rush stuff is just another glaring example of how tone deaf many college athletics administrators can be. Thankfully this situation got out in the media so the appropriate action could take place since obviously he would still have his job if not for that.

[thepostman]

wait, is this the awful NBA people are always talking about??? Oh wait, its COLLEGE basketball

weird