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Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
986
Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 09:44 am: |   |
I don't know if any of you follow Basketball, but here in Reno, we are very, very proud of our own NEVADA RENO BB TEAM, for getting into the SWEET 16. THis is the first time in oh, porbably 23 years that the team has been qualified for the Sweet 16. We won over Gonzagga (sp?) the other day (isn't that in Mich, Dennis?), and now will be playing in St. Louis on Fri nite, I think, or maybe Thursday nite against Georgia Tech. Tickets in the amount of 1,200 were sold out in the first 3 hours after they went on sale, so there will be a lot of UNR fans in St. Louis this weekend. I sure would like to see them advance to the next level.
I have had the honor of knowing some of the coaches over the years, and although, I never went to Univ-Nev-Reno I consider them my team. They have struggled really hard to get into this tourney and really deserve to be in there and WIN.
UNR is a small school (college wise), founded in late 1850's and although the first and for a very long time the only college in Nevada, has lately been overrun by UNLV which is much larger and has more funding, etc. So, it does my heart good to see them in the tourney. They have worked really hard for this.
GO WOLFPACK!!!!!
Claudia |
Bill Nelson
Awareness Member
Post Number:
27
Registered: 10-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 02:02 pm: | |
Well, Claudia,
If you want to cheer for those guys, okay, but, now you take my team..,
Those University fo Texas Longhorns, yes, there's a group for you.
What? Of, course I am a proud alumn. Can't you see my hair is dyed Orange?
HOOK 'EM HORNS.
bn |
Sheila Schmidt
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
417
Registered: 05-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 02:10 pm: | |
....sigh....
Alas, Bill, I should have known.
Answers several questions.
GIG 'EM!!!!! |
Todd Hunter
Unity Member
Post Number:
1297
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 07:45 pm: | |
Surprisingly enough, Kansas is still in the hunt...
Surprising because they blew out the team they beat in the first round.
Usually when that happens, some sort of switch goes off in their heads, and they play a close game and lose to the next team.
Although I've been a fan for a long time (not to mention an alum), I still don't foresee a championship for the old Jayhawks...when they're up by 30 points with about 2 minutes to play in the final game, then maybe I'll start getting my hopes up...though the dismal way they shoot free throws, even that may be a stretch...
Too many years of just-too-shorts and dismal failures, sadly...1988 was long long ago.
Although fortunately, Kansas had their first two games in Kansas City (30 minute drive), and the next rounds are in St. Louis (4-5 hours)...so I'd forsee a number of KU faithful in the stands...
Orange hair, Bill?
I prefer my support come in yelling at officials through the TV...no dyed hair, painted chest, or rubber-band beaks for me... :-P |
Dennis Collins
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
732
Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 08:14 pm: | |
The way I figure it...
In order to have any interest at all in basketball, you've either got to be real tall...
Or from Indiana. |
Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
990
Registered: 06-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 09:11 pm: | |
I am just interested because it has been a long stretch for this team. The last time they were anywhere near the big dance was 1986, (I think that they only made it to the first round that time). The guys do work really hard all season to play good games. Like I said in my initial post, the University is a small one and we have some really good players and they do good, and I right am proud of them for getting this far. Usually it is the bigger schools that go this far. UNLV has gone a few times. And this year, there is NO ONE ELSE from the Western div. left in the play-offs. So, that makes it even better.....
No, I'm not real tall...... or from Indiana. Just thought that I would share a bit of the happy with you all. I know all of Reno is jazzed about this. I just thought it was special.
Claudia |
Bill Nelson
Awareness Member
Post Number:
28
Registered: 10-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 23, 2004 - 09:41 pm: | |
Sheila,
And we were doing so well...LIfe is just not fair sometime!
But, I won't hold it against you, many people don't have a college education!
BN |
Sheila Schmidt
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
418
Registered: 05-2002
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 08:07 am: | |
hahahahaha! |
Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1014
Registered: 06-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:52 pm: | |
GO NEVADA WOLFPACK, GO!!! GO!!!! GO!!!!
UNR and Reno is very proud of its team.... SWEET 16 here we are!!!
Tip off tonight at 8:40 Central Time, and 6:40 PST. Go SILVER & BLUE
}Claudia |
Nancy Mehl
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
1586
Registered: 08-2001
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 03:38 pm: | |
GO KU!!!! |
Harry Simenon
Hunger Member
Post Number:
82
Registered: 10-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 04:39 pm: | |
Don't know anything about sport and european but...
Go PSV! GO GO GO GO AWAY so I can see another program on tv anything but sports as I'm a lazy guy and even watching sports wears me out! |
Todd Hunter
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
3160
Registered: 02-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 05:27 am: | |
I think this bears repeating...
GO KU!!!
Mindsight Moderator
Check out the musings over at Aston's new blog
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Claudia Turner VanLydegraf
Mindsight Moderator
Post Number:
2564
Registered: 06-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 10:08 am: | |
AGAIN, my NEVADA WOLFPACK team will probably in the BIG DANCE..... here's wishing and hoping that they finally win one this year or at least place up to the last four.
Claudia
MINDSIGHT MODERATOR
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Tom Elkins
Hsympothai Member
Post Number:
377
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 01:15 pm: | |
I went to high school and college in Indiana - even played in the semi-finals of the state tournament about a hundred years ago. But for the last nine years my favorite has been Gonzaga, which nobody ever heard of until then. Last night they overcame a 15-point deficit to win by one point. Whadda game!
Tom Elkins
NORTH of TEXAS
www.authorsden.com/tomelkins |
Pacwriter
Unity Member
Post Number:
2268
Registered: 04-2002
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, March 07, 2006 - 02:22 pm: | |
When all are gone but one
DUKE
http://www.perrycomer.com
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