KU fans were right about one thing

[coolm]

a Kansas team in the Final Four

 

[sunny]

Wichita State in the final four is like Tulsa making it. How is that possible?

 

[SoonerTraveler]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab...ves-ohio-state-comeback-015414208--ncaab.html

Wichita State becomes only the fourth team seeded ninth or higher to make the Final Four, joining Penn (No. 9 in 1979), LSU (No. 11 in 1986), George Mason (No. 11 in 2006) and Virginia Commonwealth (No. 11 in 2011). The Shockers didn't have an easy path either, topping Big East power Pittsburgh, No. 1 seed Gonzaga and streaking upstart La Salle just to advance to the Elite Eight.

The most remarkable part of Wichita State's victory was the Shockers did it with ex-walk-ons, junior college transfers and overlooked prospects powerhouses like Ohio State wouldn't even dream of recruiting.

Cleanthony Early, Wichita State's leading scorer, lacked the grades to attend a Division I school out of high school and attended a lower-level junior college near his New York home after his older brother drowned.

Carl Hall, the Shockers' top big man, gave up basketball after experiencing fainting spells and went to work in a light bulb factory before picking the game again in junior college.

Malcolm Armstead, their starting point guard, took out a loan and got a part-time job to pay his own way at Wichita State last season because the Oregon transfer felt the Shockers were the best fit for him but no scholarships were available.

And Ron Baker, their starting shooting guard, agreed to pay his own last season as well because the only other Division I schools that offered him scholarships were South Dakota State and Arkansas Little Rock.

That collection of castoffs dominated Ohio State's bevy of top 100 recruits and McDonald's All-Americans for the first 30 minutes. They out-rebounded the Buckeyes by 10 in the first half and held Ohio State to 8 of 33 first-half shooting, opening a 13-point halftime lead.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab...ves-ohio-state-comeback-015414208--ncaab.html

 

[mict085]

This Wichita St team is for real. They are no fluke. They defend and rebound as well as anyone and they're deep with guys that can score. The better team won this regional. They out played everyone and earned it straight up. They are not Cinderella. They are for real.

 

[SoonerTraveler]

This Wichita St team is for real. They are no fluke. They defend and rebound as well as anyone and they're deep with guys that can score. The better team won this regional. They out played everyone and earned it straight up. They are not Cinderella. They are for real.

That is not the way many tOSU fans see it:
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=145&f=3156&t=11426956&p=1

 

[Salt City Sooner]

That is not the way many tOSU fans see it:
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=145&f=3156&t=11426956&p=1

I am absolutely SMH that they'd have the audacity to gripe about the officiating one little bit. I was watching tonight with a friend who has absolutely NO dog in this fight & he was next thing to throwing a glass at the screen by the time they'd got done bending WSU over.

 

[coolm]

IDIOTIC to try blaming that on the officials. WSU most certainly earned it.