Open Game Day Thread: Oklahoma State at Texas
by awiggo on Mar 9, 2008 1:34 PM CDT
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PrintOklahoma State (16-13, 7-8) at Texas Longhorns (25-5, 12-3)
Sunday, March 9, 2008 · 3:00 p.m. CT
Frank Erwin Center (16,550) · Austin, TX
Television: ESPN
Radio: 98.1 FM / 1300 AM (Austin)
A couple of brief points before I head down to the Erwin Center for the final home game of the year.
- It's Senior Day for JD Lewis and Ian Mooney. While neither will factor in this afternoon's outcome, the are both hard-working student-athletes and deserve our appreciation.
- #1 Seed on the line. This is very simple. If Texas wins, the Longhorns are the #1 seed in Kansas City, win a share of the Big XII title, and would play the 8/9 winner at 11:30 am on Friday. Should the 'Horns lose, they would be the #2 seed and play the 7/10 winner at 6 pm on Friday.
- NCAA tournament implications. To have any shot of grabbing a #1 seed, the Longhorns must win today. A W this afternoon plus at least two wins in the Big XII tourney would put the 'Horns in a great position for a #2 seed in the NCAA tourney. Should they win the tourney in Kansas City, the 'Horns would be at least a #2 and could be a #1 seed depending on how teams like Tennessee and UCLA finish.
- Keys to the Game. These are going to be the keys from here on out: stay out of foul trouble, get quality post play on offense, play solid team defense, and take smart shots. While OSU entered this week having won five in a row and harboring hopes of a remarkable season ending winning streak that could carry them to the NCAA tournament, they really played poorly at home against Oklahoma on Wednesday and now must earn the automatic bid to play in the NCAAs.
Ken Pomeroy predicts a 74-62 Texas victory and Vegas has the Longhorns as 11 point favorites. If Texas stays out of foul trouble, I have no trouble seeing an double digit victory.
--AW--
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Inigo...
What Fezzik?
I hope we win.
what is it
OT for Indiana-PSU
We're supposedly streamed at http://channelsurfing.net/
but I'm getting Arena Football on our channel there. Any other streams?
Looks like Rick saw OU's zone
which cooled down OSU.
Looks like a small crowd here.
Think the change in time made a difference?
still a close game
Not thrilled with a single digit lead at halftime but a pretty well played first half. The important thing is the team has only 5 fouls. That means our studs should play the rest of the game and wear down the cowpokes eventually.
the crowd
Does seem a little small and doesnt sound very loud on the television coverage. I am sure the Drum will pick it up in the second half knowing the Big 12 Championship is well within reach.
I'm always frustrated with Texas crowds
especially after watching UCLA/Stanford and UNC/Duke. I know the stakes are always higher in both of those games, but even when atm comes around we cant seem to even get out of our seats.
I agree
The Big Monday game against Kansas was loud and very exciting but most of the rest of the home games dont seem to have the same electricity. I dont really know why either.
crowd
Texas basketball crowds always seem weak. I think it's because the student section is so much smaller than those of schools like UNC and duke..
They need to put students at midcourt and behind
the opponents bench. Also, the drum doesn't help, it's just not built to amplify noise like say Gregory is.
Jesus... DJ has scored our last 9 points
by goingforthecorner on Mar 9, 2008 4:32 PM CDT reply actions
AJ
AJ is 1-12. He has got to be more productive. Missing that wide open lay up is inexcusable, and that is the type of shot that can get him going.
WTF why keep letting AJ shoot?
I hate that AJ has taken 13 shots, while Connor, James, and Johnson have 12 shots attempted COMBINED. What happened to our offensive balance?
by goingforthecorner on Mar 9, 2008 4:52 PM CDT reply actions
Man... FTs... Connor misses front end
Really looks like we're regressing. Worst possible scenario. I actually hope we're not giving a full effort and are being complacent.
by goingforthecorner on Mar 9, 2008 4:54 PM CDT reply actions
VICTORY
#1 seed and Big 12 champs (share)
by goingforthecorner on Mar 9, 2008 5:09 PM CDT reply actions
I will take it
not our best week of basketball but we could be in a better spot going into the big 12 tourney.
Where is everybody today?
Arby's Roast Beef Sale?
I guess we got a lot of BONers on Spring Break...man, I miss Spring Break.
Same sentiments as everyone else...good win but nothing real exciting to report. But that's sort of been our M.O. since the K-State game.
Like everyone else, I'd like to see a bit more fire and maybe even put some teams away earlier, but I'm comforted by the fact that we just seem to always have another gear when we need it.
In a tie ball-game with two minutes left, I'm always going to like our chances with DJ and AJ in the game.
Big XII Tourney awaits, let's go to work.
since the ksu game
seems like we have let our foot off the gas pedal a bit but maybe thats because of the long grind of a conference season and being a little too comfortable at home against overmatched foes. Lets go to KC and give ourselves a chance at a possible #1 seed in the "REAL" tournament.
AJ
It's always nerve racking when he's off but he always seems to pull thru in the end making a big 3 and the FT's to put us up.. Damion!!! Nice boards!! DJ..please stay!! JaMay.. geez..wow!!! Connor.. what a pretty hook!! We have the skills and talent to put these Sooner stepchildren away by double digits.. not our best game.. but.. a W is a W and hell.. we're big 12 champs!! Hook em Horns!!
by LadyLonghorninOK on Mar 9, 2008 5:29 PM CDT reply actions
just got back
Not a great game for the Horns, but we'll take the win. It seemed like the shooting just wasn't there. As Barnes said after the game, they were getting the looks, just not hitting them. Defense was enough.
It was kind of a weird game, there were a lot of plays where I thought there would be fouls called, but there weren't... it seemed like they were letting them play in the paint, but then there were some calls that were questionable - but it seemed to go both ways (bad calls for both teams).
And how about a standing ovation for txtwister?!?? Dude went out and did the Wabash Cannonball dance with the Texas Pom squad in the middle of the court, even took point in the triangle formation, IN FRONT! The crowd loved it, huge ovation.
Going forward - I don't know, it seems like Texas hasn't been playing up to their potential since the A&M game. Loss to Tech, close one vs. Nebraska, another close one vs. OSU. Hopefully they will come out of their shooting slump in time for the tournament games. I agree with Barnes, they need EVERYBODY to play well at the same time, not just one or two guys picking up the slack.
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