tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post7703418391922277340..comments2024-03-28T14:54:56.816-04:00Comments on Cardinal Couple: Recapping the ACC Tournament -- TUESDAY CARDINAL COUPLECase Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06335869124809666508noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-5974416217899749522023-03-07T12:48:33.615-05:002023-03-07T12:48:33.615-05:0029th Ranked Cards a tournament Nightmare Bracket ...29th Ranked Cards a tournament Nightmare Bracket busters. Mervhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291561836769365083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-48353146761935328982023-03-07T10:36:25.550-05:002023-03-07T10:36:25.550-05:00Cards did not make top 25 in poll this week. A R/V...Cards did not make top 25 in poll this week. A R/V slot, roughly 29th in the poll. <br /><br />paulie Cardinal Couplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10565155435705858363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-44353033167445708032023-03-07T09:54:10.715-05:002023-03-07T09:54:10.715-05:00My uncle used to say, quit replacing distributors ...My uncle used to say, quit replacing distributors that go bad in that car, get a new car. That's how you clean up officiating, get new ones. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-90951137758480357432023-03-07T09:50:58.111-05:002023-03-07T09:50:58.111-05:00Hey, HO !
It's Dave O !
Examine, if you will,...Hey, HO !<br />It's Dave O !<br /><br />Examine, if you will, the statistics in the 2 losses to ND and the one to VT, where VT and UL were real close with UL having a slight advantage, except for free throws. Some of the late intentional fouls obviously made the margin larger than what it would have been somewhat smaller if the game was closer in the score and end, but 27-12 in attempts is too much to overcome.<br /><br />Our FG shooting percentage was horrible, and explains the loss and obviously you can't .blame the officials for how we shoot free throws, but UofL is not particularly efficient in that category in most of our contests. Moving to free throws, I know that 75% , which gets the Cards a capital "F" in the Fred Report, but I firmly believe that 80% success should be the new standard. <br /><br />I'm not blaming the officials for the loss, but the imbalance in FTs is on the officials, and it does affect the outcome. I know that it probably disturbs CJW, as he addresses this with media he has to use careful and delicate terms as to avoid ACC and/or NCAA fines, but I'd bet that privately he is convinced that it has cost us several games that we would have won otherwise.<br /><br />The thing is, how do you correct bad officiating in a sport where it's hard enough to get officials to begin with? You RAISE THEIR PAY, enforce a stricter and stronger review board and assign fines, punishment and suspensions to the bad apples out there. AND INCLUDE OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE REVIEW PROCESS! <br /><br />C'mon NCAA, you are making an obscene amount of $$$$$. Spend a little on your officials, umps and referees<br /><br />Dave ODavid watsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8945676324950180664.post-513011198435034642023-03-07T09:25:46.514-05:002023-03-07T09:25:46.514-05:00The tournament, in it's WBB version, just does...The tournament, in it's WBB version, just doesn't draw the fan base unless a Carolina team is playing in the semifinals or finals because of the Greensboro location. This year, you just had Duke who as you know did not make the finals. <br /><br />Chatter I here is that the ACC wants to move the women's part to Charlotte next year and then, maybe, look at a rotating, different location each year after that, <br /><br />I hope they don't. It's tradition to hold it there and 6-7,000 is better than you're going to get in an Atlanta, or Tampa or Birmingham or Chicago. If Charlotte draws well in 2024, then I wouldn't be opposed to seeing it go there. <br /><br />Congratulations to Virginia Tech. I think Louisville, Duke, Notre Dame, Miami, FSU, North Carolina and North Carolina State join them in the NCAA WBB Tournament. <br /><br />Finally, you want to debate how important having a stable and consistent head coach is? Virginia -- first year coach, bowed out in first round. Georgia Tech? Nell hasn't been there long, and exits after first round, Virginia Tech has had Kenny Brooks in place for, what...seven or eight years, and your other final game coach -- Jeff Walz -- 15 or 16? <br /><br />I know it's not women's sports, but all you naysayers who say Payne has to go, give the man a five-year plan to build a good team. <br /><br />Congratulation to Karen J. for her win in the Pick 'EM and thumbs down to me for failing to break.500. Will there be an NCAA version?<br /><br />Blue LouAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com