The live blog from the Drake-ISU game has begun.



http://slog.cstv.com/postingup/missouri_valley/



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Hi, Gang.



I wanted to invite you to check out some live blogging on CSTV.com today.
We are trying out some new live blog software and are looking for help
putting it through its paces.



I'll be doing the Valparaiso-Butler game at 2 ET and my cohort, David Scott,
will have the Kansas-Boston College game at noon ET.  You can follow the
action at http://slog.cstv.com/postingup



The Kansas-BC game is on ESPN, but the Valpo-Butler game is not televised
over the air.  I believe the Horizon League website is streaming it though.



Thanks!



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For you folks who want to see a couple of up-and-coming non-majors, the
UMass-Houston game is on CSTV and one of my cohorts is blogging it live at
http://slog.cstv.com/postingup/.  We're trying out some new software, so
check it out if you get the chance.



I'll be blogging the Butler-Valpo game on Saturday afternoon on that CSTV
blog as well.



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Howdy, all.  I hope the holidays were good for you.



This is just a reminder that I will be live blogging the Purdue-Central
Michgan Motor City Bowl (6:30 CT on ESPN) in order to test out some new
blogging software.  You can follow along at collegebcs.com (free or
subscription site) or at my blog at http://palmreadings.blogspot.com
<http://palmreadings.blogspot.com/>  (2nd entry down).



If you do, feel free to participate as I would like to test all the
functionality of the software and hopefully use it for other events.



Thanks!



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I realize that this is a very old post that I'm replying to, however,
I do know the procedure. The tiebreaker always reverts to the first
step whenever one team is placed, so in your scenario divisional
record comes first. However, I believe that it was always intended
that all ties be first broken based upon head-to-head results, so in
that case KU would be first, followed by KSU, then Missouri.

It's possible that the wording of the rules has been changed since
you posted this. I've been part of a discussion on a Big 12 women's
message board about the ambiguities in the tiebreaker rules that had
not been clarified, although there had never been a case where it was
necessary.

Here's a link to the current Big 12 tiebreaker procedures:
http://www.big12sports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/111605aab.html

Hope that clears things up.



--- In collegerpi@yahoogroups.com, "louisdj1976" <louisdj1976@...>
wrote:
>
> I've seen the tiebreaking procedures for the Big 12 tournament; and
> things make sense for the most part.  However, there is something
> when 3+ teams from one division are tied that this page does not
> answer.  I was wondering if anyone here knew how to handle it.
>
> Thought I could use this years' standings and what if, but cannot
> find something that will work nice.  Thus, suppose 2 years from
now,
> Kansas, K-State and Mizzou finish 11-5 in the conference.  Also
> suppose that KU wins in Columbia, while the other 5 games pairing
the
> trio is determined by the home team.  Making up some division
records
> to finish we have the following
>
> TEAM             Head-to-head           Division
> Kansas           3-1                    8-2
> Kansas State     2-2                    5-5
> Mizzou           1-3                    6-4.
>
> Clearly KU is the best of the 3 (see tiebreaker on Big 12 website
as
> to why).  But who's 2nd?  Do we use this round robin to break ALL
the
> ties?  Or do we just seed KU and start all over for #2 (in which
case
> we'd have to use the 2nd tiebreaker, division record, and put
Mizzou
> in #2)?
>

I'm at the Missouri Valley media day today and blogging live.  You can
follow it at http://slog.cstv.com/hangtime/mvc



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Time for the periodic reminder of the rules of the list, also known as the
three Ps.



1. No Profanity.  The standard is that if I don't want to hear it out
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The owner of the list (me) is allowed to violate rule 3.  The list is
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Here's what I think happened:
     Have you ever heard the story about how Marisa Tomei won an Oscar
a few years ago? Supposedly Jack Palance read her name, even though
her name wasn't the one on the card. It was simply a mistake, but it
wasn't as if they could take back the trophy once she'd run up front
and grabbed it. So everybody kept their mouths shut.
     On Sunday, somebody on the committee probably wrote "Purdue"
or "Arizona" on the 8/9 line when he/she meant to write "Syracuse."
By the time the rest of the committee realized the error, they were
seeing it on CBS. So they were stuck with it. It's simply impossible
to believe that either of those teams, let alone both, earned 8/9
seeds while Syracuse was left out of the field entirely.
     I mean, if the committee had put in Vermont, Akron and Drexel,
that would at least have made sense in some way. It would have been
because the committee wants to send a message that it's going to
reward mid-majors who had good years instead of including power
conference teams who had poor years. That's how George Mason slipped
in last year, and that decision worked out well for the tourney.
    But to make room for the Catamounts, Zips and Dragons they would
have bumped the Boilermakers, Illini and Cedar Trees (or whatever
Stanford is called this week), not the Orangemen, who weren't
even "on the bubble" until about 6:55 last night.
     Either that, or the committee really intended to reward Illinois,
Arkansas and Stanford for having mediocre years in weak conferences
(or at least conferences that are top-heavy -- two or three strong
teams and a bunch of lousy ones) and punish Syracuse having a good
year in a strong conference.

Just a reminder that you will be able to follow the MVC tournament through
my eyes as I blog from courtside.



The blog is at http://slog.cstv.com/hangtime/



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I've seen the tiebreaking procedures for the Big 12 tournament; and
things make sense for the most part.  However, there is something
when 3+ teams from one division are tied that this page does not
answer.  I was wondering if anyone here knew how to handle it.

Thought I could use this years' standings and what if, but cannot
find something that will work nice.  Thus, suppose 2 years from now,
Kansas, K-State and Mizzou finish 11-5 in the conference.  Also
suppose that KU wins in Columbia, while the other 5 games pairing the
trio is determined by the home team.  Making up some division records
to finish we have the following

TEAM             Head-to-head           Division
Kansas           3-1                    8-2
Kansas State     2-2                    5-5
Mizzou           1-3                    6-4.

Clearly KU is the best of the 3 (see tiebreaker on Big 12 website as
to why).  But who's 2nd?  Do we use this round robin to break ALL the
ties?  Or do we just seed KU and start all over for #2 (in which case
we'd have to use the 2nd tiebreaker, division record, and put Mizzou
in #2)?

That's what makes sports fun
--- Mike Kerry <mkcubs@...> wrote:

> I can think of a couple of teams that were in the
> top 5 in February that had a player hurt and were
> never the same and were 1 and done in their
> conference tournament and the NCAA tournament.
> Probably a Valley team the past few years that
> received the short end of the stick for the NCAA but
> they were for RPI not voting as they don't have the
> names like the big 6 conferences.
>
> But isn't this a totally irrelevant question? Must
> be a Duke or UConn fan. Rankings of some teams this
> year seems to be given due to the history of the
> program rather than this years team effort.
>
> You play a season of games, 27 or 30 maybe 31
> depending on the tournaments the team was in. You
> don't play 25 games and say please don't look at the
> final 5 or 6 games that we were beaten in. What
> about the teams that started the year slowly and
> then won their last 8 of 10 games but don't make a
> tournament? Clemson was 17-0 until they hit the
> skids, were they a top team early this year and are
> they on the bubble now? Plus they were given a bad
> break at Duke.  The answer always is it's about the
> whole season. Let's play the games and then see
> where people are ranked. But with seedings these
> days do they even follow the rankings?
>
> This is like the handringing with the BCS, oh my,
> with 5 games to go we have 7 unbeaten teams. Oh my,
> what will happen? Play the games out and guess what
> there are often only 1 or 2 unbeaten then but the
> media gets fans get all worried about what will
> happen in the future. Almost like you have to book
> your plane ticket in advance to get a cheap fare, it
> has to be done now but I don't know if my team will
> be there. This has become just goofy with the video
> game mentality that we need an answer in 15 minutes
> rather than watching the real game for 2 or 3 hours.
>
>
> Mike Kerry
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>




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9 wins away from home, few opponents ranked above 200, usually translates into a
pretty good rpi.

Jerry palm really should do all bubble and bracket discussions for all major
outlets. He is the only one who understands how this works.



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-----Original Message-----
From: "beisthen" <beisthen@...>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 04:59:57
To:collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [collegerpi] Crunch Time!

A month to go and yet another ESPN talking head exhibits only nominal
  understanding of the RPI (in this case, he knows that smaller numbers
  are better than bigger numbers). To wit, "I'll be honest and say I'm
  not sure why Nova's computer numbers are so strong. The win at
  Georgetown is nice, but the best nonconference win is over Texas. Next
  is ... at Oklahoma? Versus Iowa?" Lots of road games would be my
  answer. Yes, they beat Texas...they beat Oklahoma on the road,
  Georgetown on the road, Iowa on a neutral court, swept the Big Five
  (which includes two road games), beat Stony Brook on the road (which
  had to be an RPI-stuffer game because they knew they would win by 40
  and proceeded to do it). Compare that to Oklahoma State, which is 0-5
  on the road, barely more impressive in neutral court games but listed
  as "should be in" by this guy.

  BobE, obsessing

Mike, I'm talking about rpi, not polls.

I am wondering if there have been instances where a team has been in the teens
in mid february and have fallen to the point of being on the wrong side of the
bubble.

Rpi doesn't seem so fluid that a team can go from 15 to 45 in a matter of 6
games barring total collapse, so I don't see it happening too often.


Villanova was #13 entering last night's game (the win dropped them to 16), but
their conference record is shaky (although their con rpi is #4, they've played a
tougher schedule than most). That is why I was curious of this question.



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-----Original Message-----
From: "Mike Kerry" <mkcubs@...>
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:11:17
To:<collegerpi@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [collegerpi] Re:Historical Question

I can think of a couple of teams that were in the top 5 in February that had a
player hurt and were never the same and were 1 and done in their conference
tournament and the NCAA tournament. Probably a Valley team the past few years
that received the short end of the stick for the NCAA but they were for RPI not
voting as they don't have the names like the big 6 conferences.

  But isn't this a totally irrelevant question? Must be a Duke or UConn fan.
Rankings of some teams this year seems to be given due to the history of the
program rather than this years team effort.

  You play a season of games, 27 or 30 maybe 31 depending on the tournaments the
team was in. You don't play 25 games and say please don't look at the final 5 or
6 games that we were beaten in. What about the teams that started the year
slowly and then won their last 8 of 10 games but don't make a tournament?
Clemson was 17-0 until they hit the skids, were they a top team early this year
and are they on the bubble now? Plus they were given a bad break at Duke. The
answer always is it's about the whole season. Let's play the games and then see
where people are ranked. But with seedings these days do they even follow the
rankings?

  This is like the handringing with the BCS, oh my, with 5 games to go we have 7
unbeaten teams. Oh my, what will happen? Play the games out and guess what there
are often only 1 or 2 unbeaten then but the media gets fans get all worried
about what will happen in the future. Almost like you have to book your plane
ticket in advance to get a cheap fare, it has to be done now but I don't know if
my team will be there. This has become just goofy with the video game mentality
that we need an answer in 15 minutes rather than watching the real game for 2 or
3 hours.

  Mike Kerry

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Wasn't UNLV ranked in 1993 and missed out on the field entirely?  This
was Rollie's first of his two seasons as their coach.

--- In collegerpi@yahoogroups.com, kennedyandrewm@... wrote:
>
> Can anybody remember a team ranked in the teens in mid-february
missing the dance?
>
> What is the lowest ranked team you can remember this late in the
season to eventually miss the dance?
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>

Most of them if they are not reading off a
teleprompter have no clue what is going on.  You point
that out quite nicely
--- beisthen <beisthen@...> wrote:

> A month to go and yet another ESPN talking head
> exhibits only nominal
> understanding of the RPI (in this case, he knows
> that smaller numbers
> are better than bigger numbers).  To wit, "I'll be
> honest and say I'm
> not sure why Nova's computer numbers are so strong.
> The win at
> Georgetown is nice, but the best nonconference win
> is over Texas. Next
> is ... at Oklahoma? Versus Iowa?"  Lots of road
> games would be my
> answer.  Yes, they beat Texas...they beat Oklahoma
> on the road,
> Georgetown on the road, Iowa on a neutral court,
> swept the Big Five
> (which includes two road games), beat Stony Brook on
> the road (which
> had to be an RPI-stuffer game because they knew they
> would win by 40
> and proceeded to do it).  Compare that to Oklahoma
> State, which is 0-5
> on the road, barely more impressive in neutral court
> games but listed
> as "should be in" by this guy.
>
> BobE, obsessing
>
>
>
>




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A month to go and yet another ESPN talking head exhibits only nominal
understanding of the RPI (in this case, he knows that smaller numbers
are better than bigger numbers).  To wit, "I'll be honest and say I'm
not sure why Nova's computer numbers are so strong. The win at
Georgetown is nice, but the best nonconference win is over Texas. Next
is ... at Oklahoma? Versus Iowa?"  Lots of road games would be my
answer.  Yes, they beat Texas...they beat Oklahoma on the road,
Georgetown on the road, Iowa on a neutral court, swept the Big Five
(which includes two road games), beat Stony Brook on the road (which
had to be an RPI-stuffer game because they knew they would win by 40
and proceeded to do it).  Compare that to Oklahoma State, which is 0-5
on the road, barely more impressive in neutral court games but listed
as "should be in" by this guy.

BobE, obsessing

I can think of a couple of teams that were in the top 5 in February that had a
player hurt and were never the same and were 1 and done in their conference
tournament and the NCAA tournament. Probably a Valley team the past few years
that received the short end of the stick for the NCAA but they were for RPI not
voting as they don't have the names like the big 6 conferences.

But isn't this a totally irrelevant question? Must be a Duke or UConn fan.
Rankings of some teams this year seems to be given due to the history of the
program rather than this years team effort.

You play a season of games, 27 or 30 maybe 31 depending on the tournaments the
team was in. You don't play 25 games and say please don't look at the final 5 or
6 games that we were beaten in. What about the teams that started the year
slowly and then won their last 8 of 10 games but don't make a tournament?
Clemson was 17-0 until they hit the skids, were they a top team early this year
and are they on the bubble now? Plus they were given a bad break at Duke.  The
answer always is it's about the whole season. Let's play the games and then see
where people are ranked. But with seedings these days do they even follow the
rankings?

This is like the handringing with the BCS, oh my, with 5 games to go we have 7
unbeaten teams. Oh my, what will happen? Play the games out and guess what there
are often only 1 or 2 unbeaten then but the media gets fans get all worried
about what will happen in the future. Almost like you have to book your plane
ticket in advance to get a cheap fare, it has to be done now but I don't know if
my team will be there. This has become just goofy with the video game mentality
that we need an answer in 15 minutes rather than watching the real game for 2 or
3 hours.

Mike Kerry

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Can anybody remember a team ranked in the teens in mid-february missing the
dance?

What is the lowest ranked team you can remember this late in the season to
eventually miss the dance?
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Jerry-Heard you on Mike and the Mad Dog a couple of
weeks ago.  Very good spot.
--- kennedyandrewm@... wrote:

> Also, I'm looking for historical brackets and can't
> seem to find them. Are those available on the site
> this year as they were in yrs past?
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: kennedyandrewm@...
> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:10:47
> To:collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [collegerpi] SOS Impact
>
>  Jerry,
>
>  you used to have a ranking of SOS Impact. It seems
> to have been lost in the new site design. Any chance
> of SOSI making a return? Great tool for evaluating
> opponents and the quality of the game on the RPI.
>
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>
>




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SOS Impact isn't up yet (look for it around Christmas).  The complete
tournament history is available though.

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Behalf Of kennedyandrewm@...
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 7:30 AM
To: collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [collegerpi] SOS Impact

Also, I'm looking for historical brackets and can't seem to find them. Are
those available on the site this year as they were in yrs past?



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From: kennedyandrewm@...
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:10:47
To:collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [collegerpi] SOS Impact

  Jerry,

  you used to have a ranking of SOS Impact. It seems to have been lost in the
new site design. Any chance of SOSI making a return? Great tool for
evaluating opponents and the quality of the game on the RPI.


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Yahoo! Groups Links

Also, I'm looking for historical brackets and can't seem to find them. Are those
available on the site this year as they were in yrs past?



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-----Original Message-----
From: kennedyandrewm@...
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:10:47
To:collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [collegerpi] SOS Impact

  Jerry,

  you used to have a ranking of SOS Impact. It seems to have been lost in the new
site design. Any chance of SOSI making a return? Great tool for evaluating
opponents and the quality of the game on the RPI.


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Jerry,

you used to have a ranking of SOS Impact.  It seems to have been lost in the new
site design.  Any chance of SOSI making a return?  Great tool for evaluating
opponents and the quality of the game on the RPI.


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kennedyandrew wrote:

Throwing out a few scheduling oddities I noticed this year (from a
Nova fan's perspective):

Villanova @ Northwood.
This game makes sense, as Rollie is starting up the Northwood
program.  If Rollie's starting up a school's hoops program, I guess
Villanova should give him a home game to open their new gym.



IIRC, Rollie announced the game in a press conference without telling
the folks at Villanova first.
----------------------------
Villanova @ Stony Brook.
I cannot think of any reason why this game is being played on eastern
Long Island besides RPI considerations.
Last season, Villanova played a Trenton and AC game as a means of
additional revenue and to make the games more accessable to alumni.
At first glance, people figured this game would be at Nassau Coliseum
for the same reasons.  However, this game will be on Stony Brook's
campus, which makes this a real odd game.


I looked at the roster to see if there were any Long Island
kids...two from Brooklyn (Sumpter and freshman Antonio Pena) were as
close as I could get.

When I saw the game on the schedule, I had a bit of a flashback, as
Stony Brook was one of Coach Mass's early career stops.

Since it doesn't figure to be much of a contest, I don't know why
they would book a 17,000 seat arena.  I'm figuring they just want to
play a couple of easy road games (Northwood being the other) and
showcase for recruits from the NY metro area, long a gold mine for
Villanova's program.
------------------

But a road win against Stony Brook is worth more than double a home
win versus Georgetown or UConn, so I like the game.


I'd like to have the Georgetown or UConn wins!
-----------------------
Curtis Sumpter is my pick for Player of the Year.
Hearing that he looks great, stronger than before.  Lateral defensive
quickness is not all there yet, and he's going to be a little rusty,
but he's been a beast from what I have heard.


I watched their Paradise Jam games against Xavier and Iowa on an off-
brand cable channel I subscribed just because there was nowhere near
enough hoop available on TV ;-)

Sumpter is back, that part is certain.  He was the quickest player on
the floor both nights, despite being larger than most at 6-7, 225.

However, his play against Xavier was not stellar at all.  I noticed
he often was out of control, playing like a guy trying to make for 18
months without competition all at once.  Too much one-on-one or one-
on-five, too little play within the offensive structure.  He lead the
team in scoring, but I would point to Curtis' play as the reason
Villanova lost that game.

The game against Iowa was everything the Xavier loss wasn't.  Curtis
was playing within himself and within the team's game.  By involving
his teammates more, he became more unguardable.  He ripped off 26
points in a 29 point win even while sitting long stretches in the
second half.
--------------------

The rest of Nova's team?  Well, they are young and are going to need
some time to become effective supporting players.  Strong
defensively, but nobody knows how they will develop offensively.


There is serious talent up and down this lineup.  After the Xavier
debacle, I wasn't so sure but last night's demolition of Iowa was
breathtaking.  Sophomores Shane Clark (wing) and Dante Cunningham
(post) got minutes last year and have enormous talent.  Dwayne
Anderson showed nothing last year because he didn't play much, if
ever, but demonstrated last night that he can stroke with the best.
He'll probably remain a role player on this team, but the seeds of
excellent upper-classmen years have been planted.

Prediction on this team?  My guess is they're good enough to go about
21-9 in the regular season (plus or minues two games), tack on a win
or two in each the Big East conference tournament and the NCAAs.

BobE, yeah I went to Villanova

Throwing out a few scheduling oddities I noticed this year (from a Nova fan's
perspective):

Villanova @ Northwood.
This game makes sense, as Rollie is starting up the Northwood program.  If
Rollie's starting up a school's hoops program, I guess Villanova should give him
a home game to open their new gym.

Villanova @ Stony Brook.
I cannot think of any reason why this game is being played on eastern Long
Island besides RPI considerations.
Last season, Villanova played a Trenton and AC game as a means of additional
revenue and to make the games more accessable to alumni.  At first glance,
people figured this game would be at Nassau Coliseum for the same reasons. 
However, this game will be on Stony Brook's campus, which makes this a real odd
game.

But a road win against Stony Brook is worth more than double a home win versus
Georgetown or UConn, so I like the game.


Curtis Sumpter is my pick for Player of the Year.
Hearing that he looks great, stronger than before.  Lateral defensive quickness
is not all there yet, and he's going to be a little rusty, but he's been a beast
from what I have heard.

The rest of Nova's team?  Well, they are young and are going to need some time
to become effective supporting players.  Strong defensively, but nobody knows
how they will develop offensively.


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I can't remember a time that the A 10 had a higher rpi than the big east. Might
have happened once, but I'd be surprised if this is anything more than an urban
legand among A 10 fans glorifying the past more than they should. It has not
happened since 1994.

According to Jerry's site, since 1994, the best the A 10 has been is 7, and the
worst the big east has been is 6. In the A 10's best year they don't match up to
the Big East's worst year.

94:
BE - 5
A10 - 7

95:
BE - 4
A10 - 9

96:
BE - 6
A10 - 8

97:
BE - 5
A10 - 7

98:
BE - 4
A10 - 7

99:
BE - 5
A10 - 10

00:
BE - 4
A10 - 9

01:
BE - 4
A10 - 9

02:
BE - 4
A10 -

03:
BE - 4
A10 - 9

04:
BE - 3
A10 - 8

05:
BE - 2
A10 - 15

06:
BE - 2
A10 - 11




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-----Original Message-----
From: "cdhoops1" <cdhoops1@...>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:36:53
To:collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [collegerpi] Help needed

Can anyone remember when the A10 had a higher RPI than the Big East? I believe
it happened
  once in the 90's, but for the life of me I can not remember.

  THanks,
  MIke

Can anyone remember when the A10 had a higher RPI than the Big East? I believe
it happened
once in the 90's, but for the life of me I can not remember.

THanks,
MIke

As a recent IU graduate and current IU Law Student I have mixed
feelings going into the Sampson era.  His coaching resume is
definitely impressive and he will have much better talent in
Bloomington than he ever had in Norman, but it seems like IU could
have lured a coach with a little less baggage.

--- In collegerpi@yahoogroups.com, Peter Dahowski <firstvik@...>
wrote:
>
> I think he can afford Final Four tickets with his new
> deal
>
> --- Kartik Krishnaiyer <kkfla737@...> wrote:
>
> > Wow! A strong message from the NABC to say the
> > least!
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Jerry Palm <jppalm@...>
> > To: collegerpimem@yahoogroups.com;
> > collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 3:22:34 PM
> > Subject: [collegerpi] NABC slaps Sampson
> >
> >
> > NABC Ethics Committee Reprimands Coach Kelvin
> > Sampson
> >
> > For NCAA Violations at University of Oklahoma
> >
> >
> >
> > Kansas City, MO. (August 15, 2006) - The National
> > Association of Basketball
> > Coaches (NABC) Ethics Committee has reprimanded
> > Indiana University Head
> > Coach Kelvin Sampson for NCAA infractions that
> > occurred during his tenure at
> > the University of Oklahoma.  The NCAA Committee on
> > Infractions penalized
> > Sampson in June 2006 for impermissible telephone
> > contact with prospective
> > student-athletes that occurred at the University of
> > Oklahoma from 2000-2004.
> >
> >
> >
> > The Ethics Committee has placed Sampson's membership
> > with the NABC on
> > probation for a period of three years, during which
> > time he will be
> > ineligible:
> >
> > *    to serve in any official capacity for the NABC,
> > including, but not
> > limited to, any board or committee of the NABC or
> > any of its affiliates;
> > *    be considered for District Coach of the Year or
> > National Coach of
> > the Year honors; and
> > *    to receive Final Four ticket privileges.
> >
> >
> >
> > The NABC Board of Directors authorized the NABC
> > Ethics Committee, from the
> > time of its formation in 2003, to consider any and
> > all cases where there are
> > findings of improper conduct of basketball coaches
> > by the NCAA Infractions
> > Committee.  The Ethics Committee does not conduct
> > subsequent fact-finding
> > investigations.  The Committee does determine if
> > penalties should be
> > assessed.
> >
> >
> >
> > "When one coach falls, we all fall.  And as
> > Guardians of the Game, we must
> > take responsibility for protecting and promoting the
> > best interests of the
> > game of basketball and the integrity of the coaching
> > profession," said
> > Reggie Minton, Chairman of the NABC Ethics
> > Committee. "We must hold one
> > another accountable and that's exactly what the
> > Ethics Committee is doing
> > through these actions."
> >
> >
> >
> > The NABC Code of Ethics were adopted in 1987 and are
> > used as a condition of
> > membership in the organization.  The Code of Ethics
> > are intended to guide
> > basketball coaches individually and collectively in
> > maintaining the highest
> > professional level of ethical conduct.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ***
> >
> > Jerry P. Palm
> >
> > Schererville, IN
> >
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> >
> > Currently blogging at
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> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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I think he can afford Final Four tickets with his new
deal

--- Kartik Krishnaiyer <kkfla737@...> wrote:

> Wow! A strong message from the NABC to say the
> least!
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jerry Palm <jppalm@...>
> To: collegerpimem@yahoogroups.com;
> collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 3:22:34 PM
> Subject: [collegerpi] NABC slaps Sampson
>
>
> NABC Ethics Committee Reprimands Coach Kelvin
> Sampson
>
> For NCAA Violations at University of Oklahoma
>
>
>
> Kansas City, MO. (August 15, 2006) - The National
> Association of Basketball
> Coaches (NABC) Ethics Committee has reprimanded
> Indiana University Head
> Coach Kelvin Sampson for NCAA infractions that
> occurred during his tenure at
> the University of Oklahoma.  The NCAA Committee on
> Infractions penalized
> Sampson in June 2006 for impermissible telephone
> contact with prospective
> student-athletes that occurred at the University of
> Oklahoma from 2000-2004.
>
>
>
> The Ethics Committee has placed Sampson's membership
> with the NABC on
> probation for a period of three years, during which
> time he will be
> ineligible:
>
> *    to serve in any official capacity for the NABC,
> including, but not
> limited to, any board or committee of the NABC or
> any of its affiliates;
> *    be considered for District Coach of the Year or
> National Coach of
> the Year honors; and
> *    to receive Final Four ticket privileges.
>
>
>
> The NABC Board of Directors authorized the NABC
> Ethics Committee, from the
> time of its formation in 2003, to consider any and
> all cases where there are
> findings of improper conduct of basketball coaches
> by the NCAA Infractions
> Committee.  The Ethics Committee does not conduct
> subsequent fact-finding
> investigations.  The Committee does determine if
> penalties should be
> assessed.
>
>
>
> "When one coach falls, we all fall.  And as
> Guardians of the Game, we must
> take responsibility for protecting and promoting the
> best interests of the
> game of basketball and the integrity of the coaching
> profession," said
> Reggie Minton, Chairman of the NABC Ethics
> Committee. "We must hold one
> another accountable and that's exactly what the
> Ethics Committee is doing
> through these actions."
>
>
>
> The NABC Code of Ethics were adopted in 1987 and are
> used as a condition of
> membership in the organization.  The Code of Ethics
> are intended to guide
> basketball coaches individually and collectively in
> maintaining the highest
> professional level of ethical conduct.
>
>
>
>
>
> ***
>
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>
> Schererville, IN
>
> CollegeBCS.com and CollegeRPI.com
>
> Currently blogging at
> http://palmreadings.blogspot.com
>
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>
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Wow! A strong message from the NABC to say the least!


----- Original Message ----
From: Jerry Palm <jppalm@...>
To: collegerpimem@yahoogroups.com; collegerpi@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2006 3:22:34 PM
Subject: [collegerpi] NABC slaps Sampson


NABC Ethics Committee Reprimands Coach Kelvin Sampson

For NCAA Violations at University of Oklahoma



Kansas City, MO. (August 15, 2006) - The National Association of Basketball
Coaches (NABC) Ethics Committee has reprimanded Indiana University Head
Coach Kelvin Sampson for NCAA infractions that occurred during his tenure at
the University of Oklahoma.  The NCAA Committee on Infractions penalized
Sampson in June 2006 for impermissible telephone contact with prospective
student-athletes that occurred at the University of Oklahoma from 2000-2004.



The Ethics Committee has placed Sampson's membership with the NABC on
probation for a period of three years, during which time he will be
ineligible:

*    to serve in any official capacity for the NABC, including, but not
limited to, any board or committee of the NABC or any of its affiliates;
*    be considered for District Coach of the Year or National Coach of
the Year honors; and
*    to receive Final Four ticket privileges.



The NABC Board of Directors authorized the NABC Ethics Committee, from the
time of its formation in 2003, to consider any and all cases where there are
findings of improper conduct of basketball coaches by the NCAA Infractions
Committee.  The Ethics Committee does not conduct subsequent fact-finding
investigations.  The Committee does determine if penalties should be
assessed.



"When one coach falls, we all fall.  And as Guardians of the Game, we must
take responsibility for protecting and promoting the best interests of the
game of basketball and the integrity of the coaching profession," said
Reggie Minton, Chairman of the NABC Ethics Committee. "We must hold one
another accountable and that's exactly what the Ethics Committee is doing
through these actions."



The NABC Code of Ethics were adopted in 1987 and are used as a condition of
membership in the organization.  The Code of Ethics are intended to guide
basketball coaches individually and collectively in maintaining the highest
professional level of ethical conduct.





***

Jerry P. Palm

Schererville, IN

CollegeBCS.com and CollegeRPI.com

Currently blogging at http://palmreadings.blogspot.com



Is this the real life?  Is this just fantasy?







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Yahoo! Groups Links




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

NABC Ethics Committee Reprimands Coach Kelvin Sampson

For NCAA Violations at University of Oklahoma



Kansas City, MO. (August 15, 2006) - The National Association of Basketball
Coaches (NABC) Ethics Committee has reprimanded Indiana University Head
Coach Kelvin Sampson for NCAA infractions that occurred during his tenure at
the University of Oklahoma.  The NCAA Committee on Infractions penalized
Sampson in June 2006 for impermissible telephone contact with prospective
student-athletes that occurred at the University of Oklahoma from 2000-2004.



The Ethics Committee has placed Sampson's membership with the NABC on
probation for a period of three years, during which time he will be
ineligible:

* to serve in any official capacity for the NABC, including, but not
limited to, any board or committee of the NABC or any of its affiliates;
* be considered for District Coach of the Year or National Coach of
the Year honors; and
* to receive Final Four ticket privileges.



The NABC Board of Directors authorized the NABC Ethics Committee, from the
time of its formation in 2003, to consider any and all cases where there are
findings of improper conduct of basketball coaches by the NCAA Infractions
Committee.  The Ethics Committee does not conduct subsequent fact-finding
investigations.  The Committee does determine if penalties should be
assessed.



"When one coach falls, we all fall.  And as Guardians of the Game, we must
take responsibility for protecting and promoting the best interests of the
game of basketball and the integrity of the coaching profession," said
Reggie Minton, Chairman of the NABC Ethics Committee. "We must hold one
another accountable and that's exactly what the Ethics Committee is doing
through these actions."



The NABC Code of Ethics were adopted in 1987 and are used as a condition of
membership in the organization.  The Code of Ethics are intended to guide
basketball coaches individually and collectively in maintaining the highest
professional level of ethical conduct.





***

Jerry P. Palm

Schererville, IN

CollegeBCS.com and CollegeRPI.com

Currently blogging at http://palmreadings.blogspot.com



Is this the real life?  Is this just fantasy?







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