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I didn't see any of their games this year , but is this the same South Alabama team that was in the Belt ??? I don't see how they ended on such a slide. I guess when they knocked off UH on the road last month they got a big head ?? I don't know. Im VERY impressed with them.

Best chance to win the game , start off with the Hack a Shaq strategy. They start missing , we get in their heads.

Not Really , but why not

Thought the same thing before the Women's bracket was announced. They are in a BRUTAL region , with Tennesse , defending Champs Maryland , and the Shaq of Women's BB , C-Paris & OU.

Classic , Ill still take Mora's take on the PLAYOFFS ???? As my all time favorite rant

OMG , When did Richard Simmons come out of the closet ?? You would of never knew!!

Alright , Ill man up and eat my words. Publicity is good for University , but I still don't like her. I hope next week she'll still be talking about us being in the Sweet 16!

Just remember this post when we lose a few games in Football next year and this little Bi**ch rants on us again. The people who support her , don't listen to her enough. She's just like Dick Bayless , they will say anything just to get a reaction. Ill take any past alumn , fan , denton resident ...list can go on and on , but a sports personality on t.v or radio NEVER fully supports a team ( on air/radio) , they can't , it's their job to cover a team , not be a fan.

Giving myself alittle pat on the back here , I actually had Princeton picked in 96 over UCLA ; Tulsa in 03 over Dayton & Vermont in 05 over Syracuse.

Too bad we weren't playing Football , maybe one of the few teams we could of beat last year

SANTA CLARA over ARIZONA NORTH TEXAS over MEMPHIS SAME # OF LETTERS , HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF... SORRY ALL I GOT

Could be worse , we could be playing USC and looking at their board

The Zags started out as a #14 seed in 1995 , lost to Maryland #10 seed in 1999 , beat Minnesota,Stanford,Florida ; lost to UConn... America falls in love w/ the Zags #10 seed in 2000, beat Louisville,St.John's ; lost to Purdue

I was thinking MTSU would get a higher seed than #5. They go 29-3 and beat a 24-6 Georgia team , who just happended to get a #3 seed in the tourney.

Damn , we might lose Slinker to UT Or who knows maybe they will do the Hokey Pokey!

It's not often we get other fans on here to talk smack with , wish good luck etc. We do get a few SMU idiots browsing , but we really don't count them. I just want to wish you guys the best in the tourney and if you happen to pull off the "upset of the century " and beat us , I hope you guys WIN it all. If we have to lose in the 1st rd it might as well be to the National Champs. Also , C-USA is not in a Bull $hit Conference and I would love it if someone outside the " alliance " could cut down the nets. Good Luck.

Agree !!! If we were to play the Mizzu Tigers in the 1st rd would she still want a shirt ?? I think not What ?? MIzzu is not even in the tourney ?? Oh where have you gone Doug Smith

http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=353&p=8&a...amp;nid=3022095

LEWISTON, N.Y. -- Shocked, dismayed and disrespected. Coach Joe Mihalich and the Niagara Purple Eagles don't understand how the NCAA tournament selection committee relegated them to the play-in game. "Nothing makes sense to me," Mihalich said Sunday, shortly after learning his team's low seeding. "Let me be diplomatic here: I'm confused." Niagara will face Florida A&M in the play-in game Tuesday at Dayton, Ohio. The announcement quickly tempered the enthusiasm of a crowd of about 500 fans gathered in Niagara's Gallagher Center, who were prepared to celebrate the Purple Eagles' third tournament berth and second in three years. Following a brief moment of disbelief that silenced the gym after Niagara's name was shown on a big screen, a chorus of boos filled the room. "We feel disrespected," junior forward Charron Fisher said. "I'm sure you'll be able to see when we play on Tuesday how disrespected we feel." The Purple Eagles (22-11) finished second in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference before defeating Siena 83-79 in the championship game last week. The win was Niagara's 11th straight, capping a remarkable turnaround for a team that endured a troubled start to open the season. Niagara opened 1-6, the consequence of having six players serve suspensions ranging from one to eight games for their roles in assaulting Niagara pitcher Jeffrey St. Denis outside an off-campus bar in August. The group of suspended players included Fisher, the team's leading scorer, who sat out the first eight games. NCAA selection chairman Gary Walters said the committee factored in Niagara's early season suspensions when determining its seedings. "The suspensions were taken into account, but it didn't alter our decision to have them play in the play-in game," Walters said. The winner of Tuesday's game will advance to face Kansas, the West region's top seed at Chicago on Friday. Mihalich noted that there are numerous schools in the tournament that finished with a Ratings Percentage Index lower than the Purple Eagles, who were ranked 144th. Florida A&M had an RPI of 207, behind Jackson State (184), Weber State (159), Central Connecticut (152) and North Texas (147). "It was shocking," Mihalich said of the seeding. "I think everybody was shocked, and maybe some people were insulted by it. But that's good. That's fine with us." Mihalich said the seeding will serve to further motivate his players. "We're ready to go," Mihalich said. "The committee did us a favor. They found a team that responds to adversity and thrives on adversity. And they gave us some more adversity to deal with." Niagara has faced Florida A&M only once, beating the Rattlers 76-65 in December 1998. The Rattlers (21-13) are coming off a dramatic 58-56 victory over Delaware State in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship game Saturday. The win was sealed by Brian Greene's buzzer-beating alley-oop. The Purple Eagles have an up-tempo offense that's averaging 76 points a game. But they struggle on defense, allowing nearly 74 points. The team features five players averaging double digits in scoring, led by Fisher's 21 per game. "We know we're winners and we know that no matter how many times people put us down, no matter how many times people say we can't do something, we're going to come out and do it," Fisher said. "We're just ready for another challenge." Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press 7 comments on "Niagara feels disrespected with play-in game status" adsonar_placementId=1267948;adsonar_pid=580761;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=420;adsonar_zh=300;adsonar_jv='ads.espn.adsonar.com';

DAMN IT!!! There goes my chance to go !!! Anyone on here a doctor and can give me a note to miss work on Friday ??

IF we somehow win on Friday , Im sure you could find them cheaper from a Memphis fan. Im sure they have all purchased tix for both fri & sun

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Her 1st play will be to hire Pokey Chapman , I hear she is looking for a job... why not Vice President

Your going to have to have more COWBELL!!!

Friday , if we WIN sunday vs. Nevada/Creighton