View Full Version : George Mason! Ok, Finkey, we wont merge it for you ;)
Ray Finkle
03-26-2006, 07:16 PM
I know there is a thread about NCAA basketball but I need to brag about my undergrad/grad school a little (besides I think I am the only GMU alumni on this board)!
Garcia Bronco
03-26-2006, 07:19 PM
I got accepted there...in electrical engineering...went to Tech instead.
GonzoLays
03-26-2006, 07:24 PM
I know there is a thread about NCAA basketball but I need to brag about my undergrad/grad school a little (besides I think I am the only GMU alumni on this board)!
That is awesome. Congrats, man.
watermock
03-26-2006, 07:24 PM
I thought it would be on later and completely missed it, I was watching Bristol racing. Damn NASCAR. All 4 #1's fell. Huge upset.
Ray Finkle
03-26-2006, 07:26 PM
After my kickball game, the whole league was sitting in the bar stunned....I thought they would keep the game close but jeez....this is amazing for a school that doesn't get blue chip prospects...
GonzoLays
03-26-2006, 07:27 PM
I thought it would be on later and completely missed it, I was watching Bristol racing. Damn NASCAR. All 4 #1's fell. Huge upset.
that is freakin' terrible! hilarious!!
GonzoLays
03-26-2006, 07:29 PM
After my kickball game, the whole league was sitting in the bar stunned....I thought they would keep the game close but jeez....this is amazing for a school that doesn't get blue chip prospects...
http://chicago.metblogs.com/photos/kickball.jpg
Finkle was killing'em too.
Ray Finkle
03-26-2006, 07:30 PM
http://chicago.metblogs.com/photos/kickball.jpg
Finkle was killing'em too.
damn you for finding the picture!
And you still have them in your bracket ? :)
Ray Finkle
03-26-2006, 07:35 PM
And you still have them in your bracket ? :)
A- THANK YOU FOR NOT MERGING THIS!
B-I am so rarely watch the NCAA's that I would have picked Mason to win just because I am clueless.....
ro_50
03-26-2006, 07:37 PM
I know there is a thread about NCAA basketball but I need to brag about my undergrad/grad school a little (besides I think I am the only GMU alumni on this board)!
From a big time UConn fan whose heart bleeds Blue and White, congrats to George Mason.
Forget the talk of UConn choking or not playing up to its level or anything like that, flat out, George Mason won the game. They outhustled UConn, out-hearted them, outexecuted them and outplayed them.
George Mason was not only the better team today than UConn but proven to be a better team than UConn throughout this tournament.
I'm proud of the effort UConn showed despite the haters - truth is they are just kids who played to the best of their abilities today, but George Mason played a little better.
They are only a Cinderella because of what conference they come, the Coloniel Athletic Association and of their little tourney history before today, but they have a NATIONAL GAME AND DESERVE TO BE THERE.
Congrats.
I will be personally rooting for them, coach Larranaga is one of the good guys in the profession - I met him once at the Nike Camp a couple of summers ago, what a classy guy.
Ray Finkle
03-26-2006, 07:40 PM
From a big time UConn fan whose heart bleeds Blue and White, congrats to George Mason.
Forget the talk of UConn choking or not playing up to its level or anything like that, flat out, George Mason won the game. They outhustled UConn, out-hearted them, outexecuted them and outplayed them.
George Mason was not only the better team today than UConn but proven to be a better team than UConn throughout this tournament.
I'm proud of the effort UConn showed despite the haters - truth is they are just kids who played to the best of their abilities today, but George Mason played a little better.
They are only a Cinderella because of what conference they come, the Coloniel Athletic Association and of their little tourney history before today, but they have a NATIONAL GAME AND DESERVE TO BE THERE.
Congrats.
I will be personally rooting for them, coach Larranaga is one of the good guys in the profession - I met him once at the Nike Camp a couple of summers ago, what a classy guy.
Thanks, my buddy went to Mason and is a die hard UCONN fan. You can see him about 5 rows behind GMU's bench. He is crushed UCONN lost but happy it was to Mason... Larranga's first year was one of my last years of undergrad. That man is total class. He would walk around the school and introduce himself to all the students (he still does).....
RedskinBronco
03-26-2006, 07:47 PM
real happy for my undergrad...although my grad school GW got hosed with the #8 seed.
Still, this GMU team is a joy to watch. Jai Lewis is a future NFL TE if he doesn't make it in the NBA. He has great hands and is really nimble for a guy that big.
Ray Finkle
03-26-2006, 07:51 PM
real happy for my undergrad...although my grad school GW got hosed with the #8 seed.
Still, this GMU team is a joy to watch. Jai Lewis is a future NFL TE if he doesn't make it in the NBA. He has great hands and is really nimble for a guy that big.
Congrats to you to....Jai Lewis is a OG/OT if anything....I walked by him on campus last semester and looked like a 5 year old next to him....
Crushaholic
03-26-2006, 07:56 PM
Congrats on your school making it to Indy, Ray...:thumbsup:
RedskinBronco
03-26-2006, 08:10 PM
Congrats to you to....Jai Lewis is a OG/OT if anything....I walked by him on campus last semester and looked like a 5 year old next to him....
Ray, what do you think about the chances of a national title? It's kind of hard to think that George freakin' Mason could be the champion. I think they might be able to get past Florida, but probably lose to LSU or UCLA. The other part of me says that if they can beat UCONN, MSU, and UNC...all great tourney teams, they can beat anyone.
They need to neutralize that pest Joakim Noah from FL, good player but still a pest.
ro_50
03-26-2006, 08:34 PM
For GM to defeat Florida, they will need to prevent Noah and Hortford from controlling the lanes (they have been playing much better than Armstrong and Boone of UConn).
They are both quicker inside than the UConn tandem and Corey Brewer is a nice young SF for their team.
They need to keep an eye on Lee Humphrey cuz that guy can shoot.
Overall, Florida is a much quicker team that UConn, especially on the perimeter but w/ that said, George Mason, as long as they gat a nice distribution of points from their five starters, they have a great chance to win the game.
The key will be which backcourt plays better. Which one does I think will determine the winner.
ro_50
03-26-2006, 08:59 PM
I know a lot of people dont like Calhoun, even Marcus Williams and my boy Rashad Anderson, but hear them after the game and they were nothing but classy. Calhoun is also good friends w/ Larranaga, who coached once upon a time where Calhoun played college ball at, American International.
"We couldn't get a stop," UConn point guard Marcus Williams said. "We just couldn't. That's only the second time a team has shot 50 percent against us ... They beat us on the glass. They went after every loose ball. They made big shots."
It's very impressive," UConn senior guard Rashad Anderson said of the Patriots' run. "It's just one of those things. They beat us fair and square."
"They had to take on Michigan State, Carolina, a really good Wichita State team and the University of Connecticut in overtime," UConn coach Jim Calhoun said afterward. "I feel very, very positive for Jimmy, who is a friend of mine. I wish them well and they will really enjoy the Final Four."
Ray Finkle
03-27-2006, 04:32 AM
Ray, what do you think about the chances of a national title? It's kind of hard to think that George freakin' Mason could be the champion. I think they might be able to get past Florida, but probably lose to LSU or UCLA. The other part of me says that if they can beat UCONN, MSU, and UNC...all great tourney teams, they can beat anyone.
They need to neutralize that pest Joakim Noah from FL, good player but still a pest.
they would have to play an all out amazing defensive two games to win...It's unlikely they for them to be able to do it but I wouldn't bet against them right now...
Garcia Bronco
03-27-2006, 05:07 AM
of the 3 Million people that filled out brackets with Espin....4 entries got the final four correct.
OrangeShadow
03-27-2006, 05:43 AM
thats awesome man. you deserve to brag
SkinRamon
03-27-2006, 07:56 AM
I know there is a thread about NCAA basketball but I need to brag about my undergrad/grad school a little (besides I think I am the only GMU alumni on this board)!
MASON ALUMNI RIGHT HERE FINKLE!
Here we go Mason here we go!
I was at the game and my voice is absolute torn from the screaming. Then we hit the Patriot Center for the welcome back rally! The campus was freaking out last night.
Next victim: FLORIDA!
GSRelyea
03-27-2006, 08:23 AM
MASON ALUMNI RIGHT HERE FINKLE!
Here we go Mason here we go!
I was at the game and my voice is absolute torn from the screaming. Then we hit the Patriot Center for the welcome back rally! The campus was freaking out last night.
Next victim: FLORIDA!
I can't even imagine what that campus was like yesterday, must have been amazing. I am a UNCW guy so I am happy to see the colonial doing so well in both NCAA & NIT.
SkinRamon
03-27-2006, 08:46 AM
I can't even imagine what that campus was like yesterday, must have been amazing. I am a UNCW guy so I am happy to see the colonial doing so well in both NCAA & NIT.
The results from last night's frenzy:
furniture thrown out of windows
fire extinguishers randomly sprayed throughout the halls
an inordinate amount of firecracker explosiongs (set by the freshmen, who else?)
cars beeping off and on into the night
My RA buddy got punched out for breaking up one of many massive parties.
Everyone is hungover.
There's a general message going out to all the professors not to be too strict with class attendance today!!!
(so this is what it's like to go to the Final Four)
:sunshine:
UNC-Wilmington grad (and fan) here.
Congrats to the Mason boys...it looks good for the CAA and will bring more talent to all the teams. I was pulling for you yesterday for sure.
I know my Seahawks are thinking "what if's" right now...we split the regular season championship with you guys and we won the conf. tourney....but we got sent home in Rnd 1 and you're in the Final Four!
Congrats again to George Mason!
Nuggets4
03-27-2006, 11:25 AM
Congrats Finkle and all of the GM grads. You have a lot of people pulling for you right now.
Ray Finkle
03-27-2006, 08:14 PM
Congrats Finkle and all of the GM grads. You have a lot of people pulling for you right now.
Thanks,
It is getting to the point I can't wear one of my favorite hats because everyone is wearing GMU stuff here. Mine is beat up and two years old but I don't want to look like a bandwagon jumper....
2KBack
03-27-2006, 08:19 PM
The results from last night's frenzy:
furniture thrown out of windows
fire extinguishers randomly sprayed throughout the halls
an inordinate amount of firecracker explosiongs (set by the freshmen, who else?)
cars beeping off and on into the night
My RA buddy got punched out for breaking up one of many massive parties.
Everyone is hungover.
There's a general message going out to all the professors not to be too strict with class attendance today!!!
(so this is what it's like to go to the Final Four)
:sunshine:
and all that in a commuter school.
Half my friends Graduated from GMU, I've spent a ot of time there. Never became a fan though, congrats.
SkinRamon
03-27-2006, 08:29 PM
and all that in a commuter school.
Half my friends Graduated from GMU, I've spent a ot of time there. Never became a fan though, congrats.
Thanks man.
We are "the little school that could".