OT: Who is watching the "Carrier Classic" basketball game tonight between UNC and MSU?
by Tater596 on Nov 11, 2011 10:46 AM EST
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Tonight, UNC and MSU will face off on the flight deck of the U.S.S. Carl Vinson in what is coming to be known as the "Carrier Classic." I don't know about anyone else, but I think this is the coolest thing ever done in college basketball, and possibly in sports history. What a great way to honor our troops on Veteran's Day. This should be a really great game tonight between two teams with the utmost respect for each other, and a history of meeting each other in the NCAA tournament.
There is a complete photo gallery here with some really great pictures of the setup and the teams getting used to playing outdoors. Both coaches seem absolutely tickled by the opportunity to play in the unique setting, and who can blame them? This is college basketball history in the making. 7,000 military service men and women will be in attendance, as well as President Obama.
I think the edge here clearly goes to UNC for several reasons. They have the best front-court in college basketball, the better talent, and their heavy focus on inside shooting and fast breaks will give them the edge with the possibility of gusty winds in play. MSU is no slouch however, as they bring a physical team that is always willing to fight for the ball, and a coach who is one of the best in the game in Tom Izzo.
I give the edge to UNC 62-51 in a low scoring affair, as both teams shake off the rust and meet a little resistance from the outdoor conditions.
So what do you think Panther fans? Will you be watching tonight? Tip-off is at 7pm, and it is a national broadcast. Who you got?
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I'm looking forward to it.
College basketball is the one sport where I don’t have a “favorite team”, and I can watch it because I just love watching the game itself. (I don’t like the NBA, but I love the game of basketball.)
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I am a Carolina fan (yes, the real Carolina)
but I’m far from die hard.
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Nov 11, 2011 11:20 AM EST up reply actions
I didn't know you liked the Gamecocks...
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Okay, okay...
that was well played.
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Nov 11, 2011 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
GO HEELS!
"The way y'all are lollygaggin around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was 120 degrees...can't be more than 114."
by SouthernPanther on Nov 11, 2011 10:56 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
+1
"If I know that you like Pancakes on Tuesdays, I might as well bring you the syrup" -Cam Newton
by Son of a Newton on Nov 11, 2011 12:36 PM EST up reply actions
Name of that vessel must be the USS Overated…..
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LOL
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Yes!!!
Been waiting for this since Barnes, Henson and Zeller decided to stay!
by rscott94 on Nov 11, 2011 11:12 AM EST via mobile reply actions
They only stayed because they're not good enough for the NBA
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
^^^misuse of the sarcastic font
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by MMA_PITBULL on Nov 11, 2011 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Apprently, the NBA is to good, even for it’s own players right now.
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good point...
I hope they cancel the season, just so I don’t have to hear about LeBron James every 5 minutes on ESPN.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I saw ESPN showing a tweet about what LeBromo thinks of Cam.
All I could think was…
Who fucking cares?
I don't always fail, but when I do...
I do it awesomely.
by BusyBeingAwesome on Nov 11, 2011 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
Unfortunate
Veterans Day is a time to celebrate honesty, integrity, and courage. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has not exhibited any of these traits in the past year.
It’s saddening to me that the money machine that is ESPN continues to support universities who fail to meet the standards and guidelines set forth.
Interesting fact: Discovered by the Germans in 1904, they named it San Diego, which of course in German means a whale’s vagina.
by iamronburgandy? on Nov 11, 2011 11:21 AM EST reply actions
lol thanks for the history lesson re: san diego
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I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Re: honesty, integrity, courage
I might agree with you if they were playing a football game on the carrier (which i really really really hope someone can make that happen someday), but the UNC basketball program did nothing wrong.
Anyway, as boring as the game might be, I think Navy and Air Force should play a yearly game on a carrier and in a Hangar, respectively.
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that would be cool
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
Dude, stow it.
College football as a whole is a morality cesspit. When you can find recruiting violations via a U.S. map and a dart, maybe the problem’s not with the integrity of the schools, but with the rules that are used to govern those schools.
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by The Kackalack Kid on Nov 11, 2011 11:42 AM EST up reply actions
why are you condemning the basketball program and university?
because a few stupid football players took some money and a coach was selfishly looking out for himself you are going to lump in the whole school?? yeah…that’s fair…good assessment
"The way y'all are lollygaggin around here with them picks and them shovels, you'd think it was 120 degrees...can't be more than 114."
by SouthernPanther on Nov 11, 2011 12:59 PM EST up reply actions
Might watch it
I will indeed be playing Skyrim though, so I may be a bit preoccupied.
by Ol' Uncle Munnerlyn on Nov 11, 2011 11:38 AM EST reply actions
I too will be playing Skyrim
but not during the game.
7 pm cannot come soon enough and I, for one, am super excited.
I will definitely be playing it before and after
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And yes, I will SO be watching
As the Unbeaten Express takes its maiden voyage tonight. How fitting it gets kicked off aboard a ship. =)
"You know you're in Charlotte when every day while you're having lunch in the city you hear ... "GOD Scott Fowler is a retard!"
by The Kackalack Kid on Nov 11, 2011 11:44 AM EST reply actions
Feb 8th and March 3rd…Two L’s
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by MMA_PITBULL on Nov 11, 2011 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
MMA
Thought you were a state fan, not a dookie. Or is this an ABC thing.
No im a Duke fan…some of us have taste Beny
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by MMA_PITBULL on Nov 11, 2011 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Ah yes... taste.
i think Paulus is STILL trying to get the taste of Danny Green’s balls out of his mouth.
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by Tater596 on Nov 11, 2011 12:24 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
LOL
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
He broked my nose!..didn't top this moment...made Psycho T look like a B*****
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'We're the little brothers getting punched in the head. Pretty soon, we're gong to learn to punch back.'" - Ron Rivera aka BAMF
by MMA_PITBULL on Nov 11, 2011 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
You mean where he punched him in the face?
Real classy and tasteful.
Fun Fact: Tyler Hansborough and Danny Green never lost a game at Cameron Indoor. So… who made who the b**** again?
Never losing to Duke on the road > Breaking a nose on a flagrant foul
Which of course means Green got to not only teabag Paulus while operating within the rules of the game, but also never lost in front of Paulus’ home crowd. He gets the gold star.
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by Tater596 on Nov 11, 2011 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 8 recs
T always gave us trouble we never had the size to match up with him. Hendo at 6’4 did what he had to do. At UNC to do that to your Tebow was balls..the look on his face when it was covered with blood…priceless
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To me its disturbing that you’d consider that priceless.
And please, do not make Tyler out to be “our Tebow” I hate that guy. He was Tyler Hansborough, no one else.
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A flagrant dirty foul
Is not priceless. If an obvious head to head collision for any Panthers player occurred, would you consider that priceless?
"Excuses are a disease." -Cam Newton
I suppose these days it takes UNC two or so years of being irrelevant in order for them to get that good.
Duke doesn’t seem to have that problem.
BTW, I’d be a bit worried about the next two years if I’m a UNC fan.
And oh yeah, remind me again what an NIT tournament is like? I honestly can’t remember ever watching one of those.
I'll accept that
We do take about two years to settle into the team.As much as I hate to admit it Duke is good I pray every year that Coach K goes to the NBA (he never does _). But let’s look at this
- UNC leads the series 131-101
- ACC Regular Series Championships UNC-28 Duke-19
-ACC Tournament Championships Duke-19 UNC-17
-NCAA Final Fours UNC-18 Duke-15
-NCAA Tournament Championships UNC-5 Duke-4
I’m not worried about the next two years the coaching staff is excellent at recruiting
That’s a low blow bringing up the NIT
by rscott94 on Nov 11, 2011 2:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Ya but,
who has been doing better recently? Duke has won 3 straight ACC titles and Roy Williams as a coach is 8-9 against Duke. The problem with Chapel Hill is that they don’t develop players. They play the same 5 all star recruits every season and hope that they don’t leave school early. IMO Coach K does a better job of coaching a team and gets more of his players involved.
"One step at a time"
The problem with Chapel Hill is that they don’t develop players.
Yeah, cause Duke’s alumni are so much better when they get to the NBA…
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
I'm not talking about the NBA
I was talking about college and why every three or four years Chapel Hill goes from being a title contender to a team of average joe’s (though their not actually average joe’s, their 3 or 4 elite freshmen who have been handed the reigns)
"One step at a time"
If you look closer, it usually coincides with a switch at PG
the PG position at UNC is like the QB position in the NFL. Roy Williams asks an awful lot of his PGs, and until they build trust with the players around them, the team will usually struggle.
This is why last year, until Drew II finally got out of the way, we stunk. Then, once Marshall took over, we were great.
That is because Marshall is a pass-first PG and Drew was more of a shooting PG that sucked at shooting.
Rarely do we get the rare combination of shooting and passing that we had in Ty Lawson. We had a dominant team during that championship run, but Ty Lawson was the main reason we didn’t just win, but destroyed, our opposition.
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The success of both teams has been a total wash over the last 10 years. Both have been dominant.
Duke has won 3 straight ACC TOURNAMENT titles
FTFY, ACC titles refer to the team who has the best overall record at the end of the regular season and before the tournament. The tournament is a separate title.
On that note, UNC has won the ACC title 6 times since 2000 and Duke has won 4 times.
Both teams have won the NCAA tournament twice since 2000, Carolina has won twice in the past 5 years.
Both teams have been to the final four 3 times in the last 10 years.
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I put a bit more creedence into the the tournament
But truth be told I don’t hate Chapel Hill. I was never a one or the other guy in fact I enjoy watching both in the tournament every year; however, when they play each other I’ve always pulled for Duke. Coach K is just a baller. The ACC is going to be crazy when Cuse & Pitt join up.
"One step at a time"
The ACC is going to be crazy when Cuse & Pitt join up.
Oh god yes. Ultimately, it will benefit all ACC teams to face some stiffer competition than just at the top with UNC and Duke.
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Not to mention that both Duke and UNC don't necessarily need excellent recruiters
The names recruit themselves.
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Hey, guess what
If it takes our teams and freshmen a year to settle into our system so be it. We keep winning national championships at the current rate we are doing so under Roy, then I really don’t care if we end up in an NIT in between.
I personally am not worried at all about the next two years.
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Ha! the dookies will get theirs in due time...
Rules and Regulations of the Game: 89, Bottom Line
by John Chilton on Nov 11, 2011 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
Im watching it for Barnes, Henson, and McAdoo
One of them will more then likely be drafted by the Bobcats this year
I don't see them drafting Henson
He fits the mold of Tyrus Thomas and Bismack. I think they’ll look to add a wing player.
Tyrus Thomas got hurt and will be a good 6th man at best not if he isnt traded
And Henson and Bismack are nowhere near the same player plus I think Biyombo will be a C in the NBA. If there is no season and the Cats are siiting 10th-13th and Henson is there they will take him unless Austin Rivers is there.
I just don't know how well he'll be able to score in the NBA
And that’s what the Bobcats need in their frontcourt. They don’t have a reliable offensive option in the post. That’s my opinion at least. I may be wrong though.
No your right
He will be able to get layups and dunks and be a incredible defensive precence but not a great scorer. So thats why we need to get a scoring PF or C and then move Biyombo to PF or C depending on what position we drafted.
That's what I thought
Henson, Thomas and Biyombo would block shots and rebound like no other, but none of them can score. The Bobcats biggest problem last year was that they would go through stretches where they just couldn’t put the ball in the basket. Henson wouldn’t help with that. But I could definitely see the Bobcats taking McAdoo or Barnes if the opportunity presented itself.
I can't wait for tonights game
Should be a good game and a great way to honor the military.
GO HEELS!!!
Rules and Regulations of the Game: 89, Bottom Line
I thought the concept is pretty awesome
Will give it a watch as well. Is there any info on how the proceeds from this game’s revenue get split up? I would think it’d be pretty awesome if a significant chunk goes to the VA or something.
Honestly... I don't know if there are any proceeds.
Tickets to this event weren’t sold I believe, invitation only type deal.
Fairly certain the whole event is being paid for by sponsors. At least if I were a large company, I would pay handsomely to get my name somewhere on this event.
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Both teams' unis for tonight's game:
(Courtesy of ESPN)
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No way... You got that pic from ESPN?
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by BusyBeingAwesome on Nov 11, 2011 1:47 PM EST up reply actions
Those are... interesting...
Camo and Argyle DEFINITELY don’t go well together.
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Huge UNC fan
Excited about this year, praying nothing happens to Kendall Marshall. He’s the most important piece of the team.
"Excuses are a disease." -Cam Newton
No doubt
Historically, the PG position is the cornerstone of the UNC offense, but even more so under Roy. We all saw the total change in play when Marshall took over from “he who shall not be named”, same players, but basically double the production.
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It's killing me right now.
I picked up Skyrim on my lunch break so I wouldn’t have to go out of my way on my drive home from work (and hence into worse traffic).
As i type this, it is sitting right beside me, like a sleeping dragon… waiting to be awoken after 5pm.
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Still gotta go get it after work.
But man it looks badass.
I’m gonna be like: “little dude, you gotta go to bed at like 6:30.” And yes, that makes me a bad father.
Twaa...
No, it makes you an efficient father.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
+1
It teaches your son a lesson in Sh*t rolling downhill.
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and I just made the mistake of opening the box
There is a map in here printed on some real high quality paper, as opposed to the crappy ones they used to give you that ripped to shreds within a week. (although modern HUDs have made the maps fairly useless)
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Never played Elder Scrolls
but between yall and a few of the high school students that I work with I may end up buying that before BF3 or MW3
"One step at a time"
Oblivion is still one of the best games I've ever played.
I can’t wait to get my hands on Skyrim, though I’m going to have to wait a little while longer than I want due to financial reasons.
The truth will set you free, but not until it is finished with you. ~David Foster Wallace
I may not always be right, but even a blind nut finds a squirrel every once in a while.
apparently it might be better to wait a while anyway
As usual, Bethesda’s release is plagued with metric buttloads of bugs.
Maybe.
Their track record isn’t the best about fixing bugs through patches. They can usually fix the critical ones, but the lingering annoying bugs never get fixed.
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Xbox prompted me to download an update before I played it for the first time.
So I think that must have took care of some bugs because I haven’t experienced any yet.
What a great looking game. Love the open-world dynamic.
Twaa...
I experience my first hard freeze last night
But other than that, i haven’t seen any bugs. There is some slowdown on occasion when there is a lot going on.
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I'm going to be glued to the TV
Can’t wait! Will truly be a spectacle and historic moment, especially if and when the Heels win it!
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