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Here at Prayers For Blowouts we love to let our members spout off their opinions on anything and everything.
Recently we asked them to tell us their favorite college basketball team, and how far they thought they would go this year.
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Wisconsin Badgers - The media has us #3 in the Big Ten and 20-something nationally which is exactly where Bo Ryan teams like to be. I like our chances to make a run for the B10 title- we’d have to catch some lightning in a bottle to get past the Sweet 16. GO BIG RED!
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My fav college hoops team is the UNC Tarheels, who have already been successfully jinxed by the preseason #1 ranking. I fully expect them to have a dominant year and easily win twenty, maybe twenty-five, but the odds of a national championship are not in their favor, sadly. I predict a final four showing, but all the giant killers will be out, and the big trophy will be very hard to obtain.
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Bama.
Slim to None.
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My favorite college team is my alma mater, the Illinois State Redbirds. Chances on winning the national title? Less than 0. But, we have a great chance at winning the ever competitive Missouri Valley Conference and going to the NCAA tournament. Then at least we have a shot at the title.
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College bball?
Meh.
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My favorite college basketball team is Georgia Tech. For the third year in a row we’re in “ok, this team is not good, but you should see the recruiting class we have coming in!” mode. One of these days those great recruits will actually turn into great players, right? As far as Tech’s chances to win the ACC, since they share the ACC with North Carolina, I call the chances slim and none. Making the NCAA Tourney this year would be a big accomplishment, much less winning the whole deal.
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Having started college at a Division III school and then eventually graduation from a Division I-A school (that was a big-time commuter college), I feel inadequate answering questions about college basketball, mostly because I only watch the sport (as exciting as it might be) during the month of March. I can only tolerate so much Dick Vitale. That being said, my general prediction is this: Tyler Hansborough will go down with a knee injury in January, wrecking UNC’s chances of winning the title, paving the way for the Florida Gators to win the title and once again hold two major college sports titles at the same time.
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Favorite college basketball team is the University of Maryland.
They have little to no shot of winning the ACC much less the NCAA championship. I hope they can just make the ncaa tournament.
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I am a Longhorn fan, all day, everyday, but I don’t keep up with CBB as much as I do CFB. But I know UT always has a decent BB team and that with Abrams and Atchley as seniors leading the team, they will all play really well together. I was even surprised when the rankings came out that they were ranked so high. First big test will come Dec. 4th against a hot UCLA.
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Tags: college basketball, Members
November 19th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
Though I neglected to answer this one in the email out of business, I just want to add that I am a proud alum of UNC, and we are freaking stacked this year. I’m not out to rub it in people’s faces, it’s just a fact. There is an excess of riches on that team. And I hate that so much of the fan base is already turning negative - yeah, I’m calling you out, Bernard! After the way the last two years have ended, I guess people aren’t getting too excited yet. Yes, this team can be beaten, but it isn’t likely. In all honesty I think we are going to win it this year. And yes, that may be because I photograph the team and I want to shoot a national championship game, but a little positivity never hurt anyone. Go Heels!
November 19th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Bernard, were you trying for the reverse jinx with your comments or were you being serious? If this UNC team wins any less than 35 games it will be a disappointment. We are loaded.
November 19th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
Who let all the Cubs fans in?
November 20th, 2008 at 8:17 am
Hey, Ron, at least our team made it to the playoffs this season.
(Yeah, that’s weaksauce, I know, but it’s all I got. Maybe next year.)
November 20th, 2008 at 10:07 am
Nicely handled there, Chris.
I’ve actually got a bit of a preference for the Cubbies, since I grew up watching them on WGN (back before the MLB Extra Innings days. They’re not my favorite team (by far), but they’re not too far down my list. I just happened to notice that there are several Cubs fans in the membership here. At least you’re not Red Sox fans.
(Anti-NYY comment from Bryan in 3…2…1…)
November 20th, 2008 at 11:00 am
Amen, Ron. Amen.
November 20th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
not taking the bait…not taking the bait…just hit “submit”…
November 20th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
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