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Dale
03-22-2009, 09:04 PM
Obviously a game interesting to some of us. Tennessee up only 26-25 with under 3 in the first half.

M. Dale
:ISU:
Scamp
03-22-2009, 09:08 PM
At the half, Ball State 29 and Tennessee 28 :eek: Wouldn't want to be in the Baby Vols locker room!
Dale
03-22-2009, 09:09 PM
Ball State up 29-28 at the half! Not that I don't think ISU can beat Tennessee -- clearly they can -- but I'd prefer Ball State, no question.

M. Dale
:ISU:
spooky
03-22-2009, 09:09 PM
I kinda hope Ball St. doesn't knock Tennessee out. I'd really like the Cyclones to have that honor.
MsProudSooner
03-22-2009, 09:20 PM
Anyone else catch the comment about the Tennessee trainer's 'unconventional methods' with respect to knee injuries?
dem
03-22-2009, 09:23 PM
I'd rather get Tennessee. Better to have that unique opportunity and see what you can do with it, than to feel as if you might have "backed in" to the Sweet 16.
Dale
03-22-2009, 09:26 PM
My goal is to see Iowa State get as far as they can. I'd rather see Iowa State beat Tennessee than beat Ball State, but I'd even more rather see Iowa State in the Sweet Sixteen than Iowa State not in the Sweet Sixteen. I'll take any advantage we can get. So I'm cheering for Ball State, Michigan State, and whoever's playing Stanford...

M. Dale
spooky
03-22-2009, 09:29 PM
It'd be an awesome thing to beat Tennessee, but I wouldn't look at it as backing in if it turns out Ball State wins it. Getting your team as far as it can go is the most important thing. if you get a signature win along the way, great, but if the other way is an easier route, then take it.

At the final four in 2005, many BU fans were rooting for Tennessee to beat Michigan State so we could play them and avenge the previous year in the Sweet 16. I was totally rooting for MSU because I thought they would be easier for us to beat. Revenge would have been cool, but i'd never trade it for a better percentage chance at a championship.
Jimi
03-22-2009, 09:31 PM
I am sure this is a goofy comment that I should not make, but I think if either Ball State OR Tennessee plays like they are tonight against the Cyclones the Clones will be in the sweet 16.
Dale
03-22-2009, 09:35 PM
Tennessee up 33-32 just after the first second half TV timeout.

M. Dale
:ISU:
TTU79
03-22-2009, 09:36 PM
If Tenn. goes out this early, I would not want to be a member of that Tenn. team. They will have a conditioning program established for them that will be a real doozy!
Dale
03-22-2009, 09:43 PM
Ball State up 40-37 at the 12 min. timeout.

M. Dale
:ISU:
Bball Girl
03-22-2009, 09:49 PM
or Pat will come with some new brilliant offensive scheme and she'll spend the summer putting those pieces in place and they'll win the NC next year :D

I'm enjoying this game solely because the Tenn fans must be in need of CPR.
Dale
03-22-2009, 09:55 PM
52-44 Ball State at the 8-minute time out, Ball State shooting two!

M. Dale
:ISU:
Bball Girl
03-22-2009, 10:00 PM
Lady Vols ain't getting the calls either... :D
Row6Seat10
03-22-2009, 10:01 PM
I'm guessing right now Coach Fennelly and his assistants have put the Tennessee scouting report aside and are scrambling around trying to find where they laid the Cardinal scouting report. :)
Cyclones Rule
03-22-2009, 10:03 PM
I kinda hope Ball St. doesn't knock Tennessee out. I'd really like the Cyclones to have that honor.


I knew this would happen that if we took care of business Tenn, might not. If you think Ball St. is a gimme for ISU you are sadly mistaken.
Dale
03-22-2009, 10:04 PM
59-51 Ball State with the ball at the last TV timeout, and that's after a 5-0 run by Tennessee.

M. Dale
:ISU:
Marquette Fan
03-22-2009, 10:06 PM
Wow - I knew this was possible this year but still kind of surprising.
ChipperF1
03-22-2009, 10:08 PM
Attention all the anti-womens basketball haters -- AN UPSET HAS HAPPENED...YOU CAN BE QUIET NOW!
Dale
03-22-2009, 10:09 PM
Up by 14! Two minutes to go!

M. Dale
:ISU:
Bball Girl
03-22-2009, 10:09 PM
Attention all the anti-womens basketball haters -- AN UPSET HAS HAPPENED...YOU CAN BE QUIET NOW!

Don't jinx it! :D
Dale8R
03-22-2009, 10:13 PM
Danielle Gratton is one of the transfers from Illinois during the well documented exodus after the coaching change. Looks like she found a good place to land. Lori Bjork, her roommate at U of I will be eligible at Maryland next season.

I watched the end of their conference tournament and was impressed. I don't know what you'd call it now.
Dale
03-22-2009, 10:13 PM
69-53, one minute left. Congrats to Ball State!

M. Dale
:ISU:
ChipperF1
03-22-2009, 10:14 PM
Ball State -- Its not just known for David Letterman and Jason Whitlock anymore :)

That is too cool! :)
40ishHorn
03-22-2009, 10:15 PM
OK, it's time to switch to BU's struggle in Lubbock. wow!
Jennifer
03-22-2009, 10:15 PM
Wow.
Just wow.
Dale
03-22-2009, 10:16 PM
Final: 71-55.

M. Dale
:ISU:
Dale8R
03-22-2009, 10:18 PM
Oh gosh and he says congratulations on a great season! Talk about not having anything to say.
Jimi
03-22-2009, 10:19 PM
Oh for goodness sakes!!!! there will be plenty of time to disect this game. Lets see BAYLOR!!!!!
Bball Girl
03-22-2009, 10:25 PM
Oh gosh and he says congratulations on a great season! Talk about not having anything to say.

That was absurd...Pat looked like she was about to cry :( I'm glad Ball St won, but it's still sad for Pat. It's a wonder she didn't whack him up side of the head like she did the raccoon - he deserved it.


Thank you finally Baylor - come on Bears.
ChipperF1
03-22-2009, 10:28 PM
I just got done listening to Kelly Packard...The woman's coaching philosophy is a carbon copy of Bill Fennelly.

"It's all about relationships. We teach building relationship among our team both on the floor and off, and when you build those healthy relationships, you can do so much more as a team."

"I told my kids, its okay to be respectful of Tennessee, and its okay to be in awe of them. You can't talk about womens basketball without talking about Tennessee. But, when we get on that court its about us and we are a little bit gifted, too."

Well Struck, Ball State.
I hope all the doubters and women's basketball ridiculers are watching tonight, and watch Tuesday when those two teams are on the floor. Of course, they won't and its cool! Their opinion isn't worth it..
Bball Girl
03-22-2009, 10:30 PM
I'm ready to go suit up for Kelly Packard - her team played a lovely game !!!
ChipperF1
03-22-2009, 10:34 PM
Porchia Green is one of better defensive players you'll see, but tonight she was attacking on offense.
They beat Tennessee they way you beat them. You make them shoot the ball, and Ball State forced Tennessee to execute and those kids don't have the basketball knowledge. They are athletes, but the fine tuning isn't there right now.

I am looking forward to the Portia Green-Heather Ezell matchup...Aces Wild, BABY!
Dale8R
03-22-2009, 10:36 PM
You know, I couldn't help but think about Tracy Roller tonight.
dem
03-22-2009, 10:37 PM
... If you think Ball St. is a gimme for ISU you are sadly mistaken.

Well, safe to say that after humiliating Tennessee they're not going to be quaking in their boots about playing Iowa State. They have nothing to lose and they'll have all the confidence in the world. They will be very dangerous.
Marquette Fan
03-22-2009, 10:39 PM
You know, I couldn't help but think about Tracy Roller tonight.

Did you see the article about how she was at the senior day game for Ball State?
dem
03-22-2009, 10:39 PM
You know, I couldn't help but think about Tracy Roller tonight.

Going back even further you can trace Ball State's ascendance to Brenda Frese, who absolutely turned that program around on a dime nine years ago. Roller was one of her assistant coaches.
spooky
03-22-2009, 10:52 PM
Baylor's probably gonna open next season in Knoxville. That's gonna be one determined and motivated team in orange looking for revenge.

Congrats Ball State!!
BearLady
03-22-2009, 10:56 PM
Wow! I'm speechless.
BeBe
03-22-2009, 10:58 PM
Of all the games I've watched Tenn play, I have to say I enjoyed watching Ball State play this one the most.
Dale8R
03-22-2009, 10:58 PM
About the article, no I didn't. I'll have to look it up. Thanks.

You know there was talk that Lori Bjork would end up at Ball State as well, but that's what it amounted to, talk.
TTU79
03-22-2009, 11:01 PM
I think it must be getting cooler in Hades.:eek:
Dale8R
03-22-2009, 11:05 PM
Packard says Roller deserves credit http://media.www.bsudailynews.com/media/storage/paper849/news/2009/03/16/Sports/Womens.Basketball.Packard.Tracy.Roller.Deserves.Cr edit-3672406.shtml

Roller attends Senior night. http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20090305/SPORTS2002/903050372

This has to be a good but bittersweet moment for her, too. Not to downplay the contributions of Frese, but this was entirely different.
dem
03-22-2009, 11:12 PM
When Brenda left, I really wondered how well the Ball State program would be able to continue and advance. I was extremely impressed by the job Roller did.
Row6Seat10
03-23-2009, 12:09 AM
That was absurd...Pat looked like she was about to cry :( I'm glad Ball St won, but it's still sad for Pat. It's a wonder she didn't whack him up side of the head like she did the raccoon - he deserved it.


Thank you finally Baylor - come on Bears.Just who were the announcers for this game anyway?
Row6Seat10
03-23-2009, 12:35 AM
Oh, the way it looked, Coach Summit must have asked Coach Budke for wardrobe advice! :eek:
LadyBuff
03-23-2009, 08:04 AM
Ball State http://bestsmileys.com/clapping/4.gif

However, now I am a Cyclone fan.

Enjoyed this game immensely.
swok34
03-23-2009, 10:27 AM
http://hoopscoop.net/forums/showthread.php?t=13957

We discussed Tracy Roller when she decided to leave the program.
Dale8R
03-23-2009, 10:40 AM
I posted this originally in the WNIT second and third round thread, but figured it needed wider coverage.

Oh, Bowling Green should carry a special place in people's thoughts or at least an asterisk. This is the team that was favored to win the Mid-American, but was upset 55-51 by Ball State. I think we do know what happened next.

Mechelle wraps the whole story up in one neat little package. That's a surprise isn't it? http://sports.espn.go.com/ncw/ncaatourney09/columns/story?columnist=voepel_mechelle&id=4007369 She starts out by calling the Ball State win the most historic upset in NCAA tournament history. I'll post this link in the Ball State-Tennessee thread as well. It deserves to be read.

To continue on, she manages to cover Bowling Green, Ball State, Tennessee, plus Bowling Green coach Curt Miller, Kelly Packard, Pat Summitt, Tracy Roller, Kristin Folkl, Vanessa Nygaard, Allison Feaster and a supporting cast of thousands and still manages to wrap it all up in that before mentioned neat package. Well, maybe not thousands. :)
mred
03-23-2009, 10:41 AM
Just who were the announcers for this game anyway?

(assuming you mean Tenn/BSU)

Clay Matvick and Sandy Sharp.

Matvick is apparently a generic ESPNU pbp guy (I don't mean "generic" as an insult - I just mean he does a lot of different sports including football and hockey.)

Sandy Sharp is a former Missouri WBB player. Google is failing me on her. The only "Sandy" who has ever won a letter at Missouri is Sandy Williams (91-94) so it might be her with a married name.

EDIT: This pdf (http://www.freewebs.com/abwasc/Newsletters/September%202007%20Newsletter.pdf) confirms that Sandy Williams (from Missouri WBB) has experience in sports broadcasting, so it was probably her.

EDIT 2: The fourth page of this pdf (http://www.nba.com/media/mediacentral/0203MG_DEN_06.pdf) also.