Dear Stallion,

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (HD6) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 14:55:30 GMT

when the calendar says March, there are no meaningless college basketball games.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (patdog) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:47:22 GMT

that your 1986 and 2006 NCAA tournaments were failures. And I know this MSU fan would disagree with you that our 1995 and 1996 NCAA tournaments were failures.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:41:37 GMT

Yes statistically you are correct. Bigger picture however, does it really matter if you are a 6 or 8 seed in winning the whole thing. Not really. Either you are good or you're not.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Ol Blue) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:15:00 GMT

Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs wrote:
I am ready to move on to a different topic, b/c the same arguements are being made over and over.

You might want to check with little bro before you sign off. Not only does he allow the same arguments to be made over and over again, he apparently appreciates it and encourages it.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (patdog) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:13:29 GMT

Because you've never once in any of the threads about this come up with a half-way reasonable argument for your position. I also note that you've twice not come up with a response to my posts showing you the tangible difference in NCAA tournament wins between a #6 seed and a #8 seed.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:07:15 GMT

I am ready to move on to a different topic, b/c the same arguements are being made over and over.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Ol Blue) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:05:07 GMT

Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs wrote:
why play in the NCAA tournament. I agree if you are a ND State fan you may think differently about that, but I am an LSU fan so I set the bar higher. I am proud of the accompishments of this year's team - winning the regular season by 3 games after last year's dismal performance, and taking the top team in the country down to the wire when I really didn't give the Tigers much of a shot in...

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Coach34) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 13:02:28 GMT

helps you win in the Tourney, then I guess we are done here.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (patdog) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:51:30 GMT

You've said yourself that LSU could have gotten a #6 seed if it had won the SEC tournament. I've shown you earlier that #6 seeds are 119-95 and #8 seeds are 64-95 since the field expanded to 64 teams. It's inconceivable that a team shouldn't have some sense of urgency to play for a seed that equates to almost twice as many NCAA tournament wins.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Woof Man Jack) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:50:18 GMT

So, basically you are saying seedings don't matter in the NCAA tournamant. Which any half-ass basketball fan knows is a load of shit.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:49:16 GMT

why play in the NCAA tournament. I agree if you are a ND State fan you may think differently about that, but I am an LSU fan so I set the bar higher. I am proud of the accompishments of this year's team - winning the regular season by 3 games after last year's dismal performance, and taking the top team in the country down to the wire when I really didn't give the Tigers much of a shot in that game. I was proud of that. Yes, I am disappointed we lost too...don't get me wrong.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:41:54 GMT

in UNC. Hansbrough didn't beat LSU, but Ty Lawson and Ellington had a huge impact in that loss. Matchups are always a concern, but you are going to have that in any tournament.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:40:10 GMT

despite what you may think, I am also a State fan (with the exception of when State plays LSU). But I also call things like I see it. Had the tables been turned, I would have said the same thing. For years, I have had the same opinion of conference tournaments - They are merely a vehicle for bubble teams and long-shots to still get in the tournament or play the way out of the tournament. Once a team has certified itself in the tourney, the conference tournament is meaningless. You can...

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Coach34) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:35:25 GMT

LSU needed to avoid a quality team with a good post presence...athletically, they match-up well with teams 1-4...sans Oklahoma, they would have been in much better shape facing a 2 or 3 seed instead of the 1 seeds who have good big men

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (BriantheDawg) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:33:23 GMT

but it was a back-handed comment and you know it.

I never said this board was exclusive to MSU fans, but I don't think many of us here care to hear how the reason we somehow beat the almighty LSU bball team was because the game was MEANINGLESS to LSU, when you know for a fact it was very meaningful. And that was proven yesterday, when if you had been a 6 or 7 seed and played the way you did yesterday, you'd have most likely won and would still have been playing next...

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:27:41 GMT

LSU has made it to the final four before as an 11 seed. I didn't really feel that this LSU team would make a long run in the tournament anyway, but I am pleased with their effort and their accomplishments.

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Coach34) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:24:16 GMT

you know losing to us in the SEC Tourney cost you guys a spot or two. Getting an 8 seed eliminated any chance you guys had...Even getting a 7 seed would have given LSU a much better chance of going farther in the Tourney

It wasnt a meaningless game for you guys against us

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:17:08 GMT

I didn't say it was a meaningless game for the Bulldogs. It was huge for the dawgs b/c they were not in the NCAA. I said it was meaningless for the Tigers b/c they were already in the tournamament and didn't have nearly as much to play for at that time. In football, it's a little different b/c every game is significant in college football toward winning the national championship. (apples v. oranges).

As far as me being on this board, it's not exclusive toward...

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (BriantheDawg) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:55:18 GMT

Well, first - you came onto a Mississippi State message and down-played the significance of our win against LSU, calling it a MEANINGLESS game. Just a little condescending and arrogant wouldn't ya say? I guess all the losses we've had to you in football have been MEANINGLESS too, since by the time we play you, we've already lost one or two (or 3 or 4 or 5) games already and had no chance at the National Championship, rendering those games MEANINGLESS.

Second - you go...

Re: Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (Ol Blue) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:42:16 GMT

Stallion4Tiiigaaahhhs wrote:

So what if LSU wasn't an 8 seed. To me it doesn't matter, because you are in the NCAA tournament for one reason and one reason only...to win the whole thing - the National Championship. You will eventually have to knock out the king of the mountain eventually whether you do it in the 2nd round, elite 8 or whatever. LSU definitely showed that they can play with the top team and I left...

Dear Stallion,

feeds@yuku.com (DawgatAuburn) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 15:37:22 GMT

Good luck today. I am 100% in your corner. Hope that there is some urgency for OUR Tigers.
Sincerely,
D@A