Maybe Dick was so impressed with Texas, Dick thought we deserve two #1 spot.

#1 + #1 = #11?

Just another case of ESPN (their employees) having way too much influence on sports.

I refuse to watch games when he does color commentary. I truly do not understand what anybody sees in him. His cliche's are old and boring and he always finds a way to work in props for the ACC regardless of who is playing.

You may think his schtick is stale and he hangs from Coach K's left nut (both true), but Dickie V has been the loudest promoter of CBB for as long as I can remember watching.  His passion for the game is unquestionable and I think the broadcasting world would be a little less fun without his presence.  His peers and stewards of the game agree as well, landing him in the basketball HOF recently.
     Before the BONers light the torches and get a rope for a hyperspace lynching, realize the guy is recovering from throat cancer and is probably not 100%.  Is that an excuse to slack on his job of analyzing all things college basketball?  Probably not.  But maybe his priorities are a little different at the moment.  And since when does the weekly ESPN.com Power Rankings mean a damn thing??  The only thing that matters is steamrolling Tech on Saturday.  The rest will work itself out.  Let's avoid acting like Aggies and turds and stay the classy fan base the country knows us as.

The Power 16 means absolutely nothing. We really shouldn't be upset about this.

This was just posted by Dick on ESPN?

http://espn.go.com/dickvitale/080129roundballchatter.html

• How about some consideration for Rick Barnes of Texas as national Coach of the Year? Think about his Longhorns after losing the Player of the Year from a season ago, Kevin Durant. Well, Barnes regrouped his team and Texas is in the hunt for a No. 1 seed at the big dance. The Longhorns have wins over Tennessee, UCLA and Kansas. His name should be mentioned among those doing the best coaching job this season!

I know very little about how the seeds in CBB are determined, but please tell me that Dick Vitale and ESPN have nothing to do with it.  Pleae?

Dick Vitale calling a series of Duke games for eternity and being forced to listen to every inane word.

He is a Duke lover, and I despise his Duke-love even more for the fact that they've kicked our ass every time we've played them. I definitely have problems with what he (along with any other commentator) says.

However, the universal popularity of college basketball among fans and non-fans alike is in part because of his enthusiasm toward the game. Think about it, if you were watching something you didn't care about (for me, let's say women's golf) would you rather have a calm commentator talk about the mechanics of the swing or Dickie V shouting "it's in the green, baby!"?

No one should doubt his knowledge of basketball either: a poor NBA coach is to an well-informed fan analyzing basketball as JD Lewis is to Lebron James playing a game of one-on-one.

It's that simple, really.  And Dick Vitale is no different.  The proof is in the pudding: after that killer win against Kansas last week, the headline on ESPN.com was about Beasley scoring 30 in the loss, not about Texas winning.  And you can bet your ass I wrote ESPN a strongly worded email about their anti-Texas bias showing.  And it's not just in basketball, football too.  After we beat USC in 2006, the broadcasters went directly to the USC sidelines!  Traditionally, you go to the winners' sideline to congratulate them, but for some reason, they didn't.  Bias.