Barkley ripping the Big East

[OUhoops11]

in front of Pitino. This is hilarious.

 

[StoopsBros]

Barkley is right.

 

[NickZepp]

The stare Patino gave him said more than any of his words. And I agree, Barkley is right. Patino is gonna be biased. No coach every says their conference sucks.

 

[Riseandfire10]

Pitino did not look happy. Barkley isn't the most intelligent analyst but it's good to hear someone rip the big east.

 

[coolm]

Pitino thinks he's Pacino

 

[OU84]

Yeah, he tried to recover by saying the coaches were excellent but the players not great.

 

[StoopsBros]

FSU is winning over Notre Dame.

 

[OUhoops11]

I'm still waiting for the NCAA to eliminate allowing coaches to be on pre-game/halftime/post-game shows like this. Let's be honest, CBS would never ask Michigan's coach (or someone similar) to be on that show. And recruits are watching. Just like allowing Saban to be on the BCS show.

 

[coolm]

I'm still waiting for the NCAA to eliminate allowing coaches to be on pre-game/halftime/post-game shows like this. Let's be honest, CBS would never ask Michigan's coach (or someone similar) to be on that show. And recruits are watching. Just like allowing Saban to be on the BCS show.

schools need to restrict access until it becomes an equal opportunity thing.

 

[WTSooner]

So what conference is better?

I agree they may be a tad overrated, but how is that different then the SEC in football? Overrated? Probably. Still the best conference for that sport? Without a doubt.

 

[Jason]

"The Big East is turrible. Just turrible!"

 

[SilliSooner]

Pitino thinks he's Pacino

Patino-Sypher Flick Tough Casting

Karen Sypher was found guilty of extorting Louisville basketball coach Rick Patino. Whew, so now the trial is over, the movie can begin.

If you followed the case you know about the key scenes: the cozy Italian restaurant, the back booth, the sex, the abortion, the extortion, the rape claim, the trial. All we need now are scripts, plots and actors. Movies have been started with less.

Do you need a re-hash? Okay, just for you. We don’t do this for all our readers. Picture this: Late at night, meatball joint (for grins, let’s call it Porcini’s), tall-blonde (let’s call her Karen Wise) walks into the place, sees the Coach and his buddies near the back booth, walks up, whispers in the coach’s ear, buddies clear, bartender tosses keys and tells “the Boys” to lock up when done, where-in Blondie and Coachie un-zip, a few moans and groans, then Blondie drives the coach home.

Next we see the coach answering a phone, perturbed look, saying something like “You can’t be pregnant… it’s not my kid” then agrees to give her $ 3000 for “medical expenses” which is carried to Ms. Wise by his long time assistant and equipment manager, Tim Sypher.

Here’s a quirky twist: Sypher falls in love with Karen as he drives her to an abortion clinic, and, oh yeah, after realizing they have so much in common – Coach Patino plus a trip to the abortionist – they get married. Six years later, a man calls Patino claiming Rick raped Karen and they’ll go to the police unless $ 10 million and other considerations are paid. Yada, yada.

Who do you root for in a sports movie like this? That’s why it might be tough to cast these characters… even sleazy Hollywood types have some morals.

We’re thinking Pacino as Patino. A little make-up, baby Al’s face up a bit. Either Glenn Close, because we love typecasting, or Anne Heche as Karen Wise Sypher. Those were easy. Minor characters, if they’re juicy, make or break a movie and the minor characters we learned about in the trial, can be considered “juicy.”

The Patino team tried to paint Sypher as a seducer so they trotted up one seductee after another. Lester Goetzinger had a few dates with Karen and told the jurors Karen knew his name because he “wore it on his belt buckle.” For the part of Lester, let’s try Eric Stonestreet (Cameron on “Modern Family”).

Patino’s friend Glenn Hogan, one of Patino’s Porcini bar buddies and known for the “what you got under there?” line as he lifts up Karen’s skirt, to be played by Colin Quinn.

Attorney Dana Kolter, originally hired by Karen but later dragged up as another seductee, to be played by Daniel Baldwin. Tim Sypher, Patino’s long time assistant and former husband of Karen, to be played by UConn basketball coach Jim Calhoun.

We’re still mulling the title. “Over in 15 Seconds”, based on Patino’s statement of how long the tryst lasted, might work. “Back Booth Boogie” might work but we doubt, unless the music warrants. “Quick Shot Rick” is a catchy title but we expect it to be used as a chant by opposing fans. “Porcini Mushroom” with a triple meaning basing the title on the restaurant, their food of choice and a sex act? Too complicated? Nah, in this event… fits right in.

 

[CokeSooner]

As a fan, I think I wouldn't like my coach doubling as an analyst just days after his team lost in the tournament.

Kudos to Barkley, he never holds back.

 

[bgrch1350]

Only 2 make it out of 11 to the sweet 16. They should have just put the whole conference in the tournament.

 

[coolm]

They should have just put the whole conference in the tournament.

I thought they did.

 

[campbest]

Beauty of match-ups in the tournament, really levels the playing field. To be honest though, don't see any teams which were left out that should of been in over the likes of Georgetown, etc. Could make a case for Villanova, but I just don't think Nova would lose to CU, personal opinion.

Throw Virginia Tech in there, but that is really about it. Not many of the other conferences did themselves any favors by having such mediocre seasons.

 

[WTSooner]

Beauty of match-ups in the tournament, really levels the playing field. To be honest though, don't see any teams which were left out that should of been in over the likes of Georgetown, etc. Could make a case for Villanova, but I just don't think Nova would lose to CU, personal opinion.

Throw Virginia Tech in there, but that is really about it. Not many of the other conferences did themselves any favors by having such mediocre seasons.

That is the way I see it.

 

[stoops4pres]

So what conference is better?

I agree they may be a tad overrated, but how is that different then the SEC in football? Overrated? Probably. Still the best conference for that sport? Without a doubt.

Agreed with your point. They still were the best conference in the country, but with 16 teams in the conference, that should almost always be the case.

Nevertheless, only two teams advancing to the Sweet 16 in a conference that was perpetually praised by the media is very underwhelming, to say the least.

 

[boksooner]

The only two that advanced played another Big East team. You can't make this stuff up.

 

[suncoastsooner]

I said it before the tournament. Every season we hear how fantabulous the Big EastPN is out of the east coast driven media conglomerate in Storrs and most years they disappoint. Next season the hype machination will be put back into full effect and the Big EastPN will drop between 8-10 teams in the tournament and more deserving teams from other major conferences will be left in the NIT for the Big EastPN to advance one or two of those teams into the 2nd weekend of action per the norm.

Fact of the matter about the Big EastPN is that they have had 16 more bids than any other conference since 2000; 18 more than the Big 12. The Big 12, at this moment, has had one fewer sweet 16 rep than the Big EastPN, our lead on them in regional finals will remain unless both of their teams advance and Kansas chokes (which only allows them to tie us), and I am willing to bet based on the brackets and Kansas' road the next two games we take the lead in Final Four appearances on them since 2000.

When it counts: Big 12 basketball > Big EastPN basketball.