Looks Like Auburn will be going home early this evening! WOW Florida in the First Round........that's Harsh!
SEC Tournament
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Thats ok Blue, at least it looks like THE team from Alabama will be cutting down the nets and looking for a #1 seed in the Big Dance!
Lets hope so I got 50.00 on em that says they win the whole Tourney! I might be an Auburn fan but I aint Stupid!
...i'll be keeping my eye on Ole Miss, but it's going to be really hard for any of these teams (without the byes) to win 4 in a row in this conference.... if I had to pick 2 teams from the 1st round, i'd have to take both of the #3 seeds....
F Auburn........ man Monk I was just starting to like you!
You call that a Tourney? You know that I know that you know that I know the SEC is where it is at
No Joke that is one tough lookin bracket!
Oh well Auburn Roundball is a bit anemic this season but we're building! Watch out for the Pigskin!
You call that a Tourney? You know that I know that you know that I know the SEC is where it is at
No Joke that is one tough lookin bracket! Oh well Auburn Roundball is a bit anemic this season but we're building! Watch out for the Pigskin!
I know its silly but I have my fingers crossed:shrug:
Auburn Basketball
Daniels not giving up hope
Auburn's Marquis Daniels would like to pick up the pieces of a shattered season in SEC Tournament
03/07/02
By NEAL McCREADY
Sports Reporter
ATLANTA -- Marquis Daniels remembers leaving West Lafayette, Ind., last March.
It was the site of Auburn's second-round National Invitation Tournament loss to Purdue but Daniels was optimistic about his junior year and the Tigers' future.
Most everyone was returning, Mack McGadney would be back from a knee injury and a solid recruiting class was due in.
Had someone told Daniels then that the 2001-02 Tigers would enter today's first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament with a 12-15 record, including a league-worst 4-12 SEC slate, he would have flashed a smile, rolled his head back and let out a gregarious laugh.
"I would've said, 'No way,'" Daniels said.
Barring an unforeseen turn of events in the next few days, Daniels and his Auburn mates won't get the last laugh.
Auburn and No. 11 Florida (21-7 overall, 10-6 in the SEC) square off tonight at 6:30 in the Georgia Dome in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The winner draws Mississippi State in the quarterfinals Friday at 6:30 p.m. The two teams played just 15 days ago in Gainesville, Fla., and the Gators blew out the Tigers in the first half and yawned their way to an 89-61 win.
Daniels started that game, which came just four days after an embarrassing 36-point loss at Mississippi State, a setback fueled by Auburn's starting lineup of four freshmen and junior college transfer Derrick Bird. Daniels played sparingly that day in Starkville, one of just several downers in a roller-coaster season.
"This season has been very disappointing," Daniels said. "Coming in, I had high expectations for this team. We had a good recruiting class and veteran players coming back. Things just didn't go the way we wanted."
First, Jamison Brewer decided to leave for the NBA. McGadney's injured knee never properly healed. Before Brewer's departure, Auburn's coaching staff decided to take a pass on Kentucky schoolboy Patrick Sparks, who is now Western Kentucky's starting point guard and will play in the NCAA Tournament later this month.
With Brewer gone, Daniels -- a silky smooth 6-foot-6 Orlando native who started his career as a small forward before injuries forced him to the low post as a sophomore -- volunteered for the point. But before the Tigers left for a summer trip to Spain, Daniels broke a bone in his foot and Lincoln Glass picked up the point guard minutes.
Glass, however, never played a major role this season. He was academically ineligible for the first semester and lasted just two months when he finally returned. A missed practice and a spat with coach Cliff Ellis earned him a red-carpet ride out of Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.
Daniels' foot recovered and he stepped into a leadership role. Early-season stumbles against Rutgers and Louisiana Tech rattled the Tigers but thanks to Daniels' play at the point, Auburn seemed to rebound. A narrow loss to Virginia and blowout wins over Marshall and Southern Mississippi renewed hope.
Then SEC play started and hopes of the postseason disappeared.
"I was feeling good," Daniels said. "I was starting to understand the position, how to get everyone involved and how to get myself involved."
Auburn blew double-digit leads in the opening week against Arkansas and Ole Miss. After an upset win over Alabama, the Tigers lost seven straight league games. A late-season rally, including victories over Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina, was not enough to overcome the damage that had already been done.
"I think we put too much pressure on the young guys," Daniels said. "This is a tough conference and it takes a couple of years to learn how to play in it.
"We had guys starting to get down on each other. We really weren't sticking together."
Freshman point guard Lewis Monroe showed signs of promise early in the conference season, enough to force Daniels back to small forward. But Monroe has struggled recently -- he has 36 assists and 34 turnovers -- prompting Ellis to occasionally move Daniels back to the point.
The positional yo-yo would bother many players but Daniels, a guy who has played every position but center at Auburn, is cool with the nomadic approach to his game.
"I was really getting comfortable at the point," Daniels said. "I really like the three (small forward). I think I have a great chance at playing (point guard) at the next level. There aren't too many tall point guards."
Daniels, who is averaging 11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season, will admit frustration but he won't place blame. He said he intends to return for his senior season, whether he's in the frontcourt or the backcourt.
"I never lost faith in the system," Daniels said. "Coach knows what he wants. I'm just here to help us win. I haven't really thought about (the possibility of leaving early). I'm looking forward to next year. I'm just leaving my options open."
For at least one more night, Daniels plans to hold onto the high hopes he had for this season. Until the final buzzer sounds, he's shooting for a miraculous four-game SEC Tournament run. He will likely spend a lot of time at point guard tonight, helping Auburn try to beat Florida's full-court pressure defense.
"It's going to be totally different," Ellis said. "It's going to be press, press, trap, trap, trap, trap. That's how they play. To beat Florida, you have to break their traps."
Daniels won't concede anything.
"It's kind of like my freshman year," Daniels said, referring to the 2000 SEC Tournament when the Tigers beat Florida and South Carolina before losing to Arkansas in the finals. "No one gave us a chance after Chris (Porter) went out. It's up to us. It's on a neutral site. If we come in with a positive attitude and play hard, everyone has a shot."
Auburn Basketball
Daniels not giving up hope
Auburn's Marquis Daniels would like to pick up the pieces of a shattered season in SEC Tournament
03/07/02
By NEAL McCREADY
Sports Reporter
ATLANTA -- Marquis Daniels remembers leaving West Lafayette, Ind., last March.
It was the site of Auburn's second-round National Invitation Tournament loss to Purdue but Daniels was optimistic about his junior year and the Tigers' future.
Most everyone was returning, Mack McGadney would be back from a knee injury and a solid recruiting class was due in.
Had someone told Daniels then that the 2001-02 Tigers would enter today's first round of the Southeastern Conference Tournament with a 12-15 record, including a league-worst 4-12 SEC slate, he would have flashed a smile, rolled his head back and let out a gregarious laugh.
"I would've said, 'No way,'" Daniels said.
Barring an unforeseen turn of events in the next few days, Daniels and his Auburn mates won't get the last laugh.
Auburn and No. 11 Florida (21-7 overall, 10-6 in the SEC) square off tonight at 6:30 in the Georgia Dome in the first round of the SEC Tournament. The winner draws Mississippi State in the quarterfinals Friday at 6:30 p.m. The two teams played just 15 days ago in Gainesville, Fla., and the Gators blew out the Tigers in the first half and yawned their way to an 89-61 win.
Daniels started that game, which came just four days after an embarrassing 36-point loss at Mississippi State, a setback fueled by Auburn's starting lineup of four freshmen and junior college transfer Derrick Bird. Daniels played sparingly that day in Starkville, one of just several downers in a roller-coaster season.
"This season has been very disappointing," Daniels said. "Coming in, I had high expectations for this team. We had a good recruiting class and veteran players coming back. Things just didn't go the way we wanted."
First, Jamison Brewer decided to leave for the NBA. McGadney's injured knee never properly healed. Before Brewer's departure, Auburn's coaching staff decided to take a pass on Kentucky schoolboy Patrick Sparks, who is now Western Kentucky's starting point guard and will play in the NCAA Tournament later this month.
With Brewer gone, Daniels -- a silky smooth 6-foot-6 Orlando native who started his career as a small forward before injuries forced him to the low post as a sophomore -- volunteered for the point. But before the Tigers left for a summer trip to Spain, Daniels broke a bone in his foot and Lincoln Glass picked up the point guard minutes.
Glass, however, never played a major role this season. He was academically ineligible for the first semester and lasted just two months when he finally returned. A missed practice and a spat with coach Cliff Ellis earned him a red-carpet ride out of Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum.
Daniels' foot recovered and he stepped into a leadership role. Early-season stumbles against Rutgers and Louisiana Tech rattled the Tigers but thanks to Daniels' play at the point, Auburn seemed to rebound. A narrow loss to Virginia and blowout wins over Marshall and Southern Mississippi renewed hope.
Then SEC play started and hopes of the postseason disappeared.
"I was feeling good," Daniels said. "I was starting to understand the position, how to get everyone involved and how to get myself involved."
Auburn blew double-digit leads in the opening week against Arkansas and Ole Miss. After an upset win over Alabama, the Tigers lost seven straight league games. A late-season rally, including victories over Georgia, Ole Miss and South Carolina, was not enough to overcome the damage that had already been done.
"I think we put too much pressure on the young guys," Daniels said. "This is a tough conference and it takes a couple of years to learn how to play in it.
"We had guys starting to get down on each other. We really weren't sticking together."
Freshman point guard Lewis Monroe showed signs of promise early in the conference season, enough to force Daniels back to small forward. But Monroe has struggled recently -- he has 36 assists and 34 turnovers -- prompting Ellis to occasionally move Daniels back to the point.
The positional yo-yo would bother many players but Daniels, a guy who has played every position but center at Auburn, is cool with the nomadic approach to his game.
"I was really getting comfortable at the point," Daniels said. "I really like the three (small forward). I think I have a great chance at playing (point guard) at the next level. There aren't too many tall point guards."
Daniels, who is averaging 11.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game this season, will admit frustration but he won't place blame. He said he intends to return for his senior season, whether he's in the frontcourt or the backcourt.
"I never lost faith in the system," Daniels said. "Coach knows what he wants. I'm just here to help us win. I haven't really thought about (the possibility of leaving early). I'm looking forward to next year. I'm just leaving my options open."
For at least one more night, Daniels plans to hold onto the high hopes he had for this season. Until the final buzzer sounds, he's shooting for a miraculous four-game SEC Tournament run. He will likely spend a lot of time at point guard tonight, helping Auburn try to beat Florida's full-court pressure defense.
"It's going to be totally different," Ellis said. "It's going to be press, press, trap, trap, trap, trap. That's how they play. To beat Florida, you have to break their traps."
Daniels won't concede anything.
"It's kind of like my freshman year," Daniels said, referring to the 2000 SEC Tournament when the Tigers beat Florida and South Carolina before losing to Arkansas in the finals. "No one gave us a chance after Chris (Porter) went out. It's up to us. It's on a neutral site. If we come in with a positive attitude and play hard, everyone has a shot."
Hey Blue, did you expect us to read all that crap?
Watching Auburn basketball is about as torturing as watching an hour of 'N Sync videos. Forget it, the Gators are gonna rip you guys a new one.
If you wanna talk football, then get over to the college pigskin forum and show some love for those mighty Longhorns. :kiss:
Watching Auburn basketball is about as torturing as watching an hour of 'N Sync videos. Forget it, the Gators are gonna rip you guys a new one.
If you wanna talk football, then get over to the college pigskin forum and show some love for those mighty Longhorns. :kiss:
Man kind of makes my hope for a Big 12 vs. SEC Showdown........you know Texas vs. Auburn!
WOW That would be ugly, hell our mascot would even kick a little ass that day! Big old Tiger riding that broke Down Heifer ya'll got!
WOW That would be ugly, hell our mascot would even kick a little ass that day! Big old Tiger riding that broke Down Heifer ya'll got!
Shit, Bevo would stick a horn in that pussycat of a mascot you guys have. And then dump on him.
yeah sucka!
yeah sucka!
I love this, bash Auburn. Everyone should do this because it feels so good bashing the cow college over there on the plains. So everyone just give Bluemond hell.
Also, an elephant would kick all of your mascots' asses. There would be no stopping Big Al.
And as Bluemond, Dunclock, and I know, the SEC is the best football, basketball and baseball conference there is. No doubt.
Also, an elephant would kick all of your mascots' asses. There would be no stopping Big Al.
And as Bluemond, Dunclock, and I know, the SEC is the best football, basketball and baseball conference there is. No doubt.
I don't doubt that the SEC is one of the best conferences regarding the Big 3 (football, basketball, and baseball) but I wouldn't consider them second to none.
Typically, arguments could be made for the SEC as well as the Big 12 in who is the better conference. I would say they're both neck and neck, honestly.
In hoops we have been discussed as the "best conference in the land" (which I don't neccesarily agree with) and we have a potential two # 1 seeds.
In baseball, we both have 4 teams currently ranked in the Top 20. Nebraska finished #4 last year ahead of any SEC team.
I would actually make an argument that the Big 12 is better than the SEC in football. Texas, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas State,and OU all have the potential to finish top 5 any season. UT, Neb., and OU all have chances to win the MNC year in and year out. The Big 12 had a slightly better non-conference record last year and also had 4 teams finish in the Top 10 compared to 3 in the SEC (only 2 other conferences have done this in the past 50 years).
The SEC definitely was above the rest in the mid 90's but I would give the Big 12 the nod for the most dominating in the new millenium.
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[/QUOTE]In baseball, we both have 4 teams currently ranked in the Top 20. Nebraska finished #4 last year ahead of any SEC team.
Not trying to start something just stating the facts.According to Collegiate Baseball 2001 Final Poll:
1.Miami
2.Stanford
3.Cal-St Fl
4.Tennessee
5.Southern Cal
6.Tulane
7.Nebraska
8.Georgia
9.Flordia St
10.LSU
This year as of March 4.Big 12 has 7 teams in top 25 and Sec has 6 teams.Anyway its March Madness.It is 10 weeks till the college World Series.There both great conferences but I would say as far as the Big 3 sports.....the SEC is by far the leader from top to bottom!!!!
Not trying to start something just stating the facts.According to Collegiate Baseball 2001 Final Poll:
1.Miami
2.Stanford
3.Cal-St Fl
4.Tennessee
5.Southern Cal
6.Tulane
7.Nebraska
8.Georgia
9.Flordia St
10.LSU
This year as of March 4.Big 12 has 7 teams in top 25 and Sec has 6 teams.Anyway its March Madness.It is 10 weeks till the college World Series.There both great conferences but I would say as far as the Big 3 sports.....the SEC is by far the leader from top to bottom!!!!
Jhpga,
You're using Collegiate Baseball magazine for your source which is fine but I'm using what matters the most: Baseball America and Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches' Polls. Still, that's 2 to 1 having Nebraska ranked higher than Tennessee, which was my original point.
Also, using your same source, we both have 5 teams in the Top 25, so I'm not sure where you got 7 &6 at. Maybe you were counting Houston and Rice. :shrug: If that was the case, how could you make an argument that the SEC is the better conference in the Big 3 when you have trouble reciting your own sources?
Throw out some credible information or facts and maybe then you can make us all believers.
We'll see how far each team from each conference will go in the Big Dance and we can go from there in determining who has the best b-ball conference. Personally, I only see Florida and maybe Kentucky making any kind of noise with Bama and Georgia's tourney inexperience being the big factor of them bowing out early.
We'll see. Good luck.
You're using Collegiate Baseball magazine for your source which is fine but I'm using what matters the most: Baseball America and Baseball Weekly/ESPN Coaches' Polls. Still, that's 2 to 1 having Nebraska ranked higher than Tennessee, which was my original point.
Also, using your same source, we both have 5 teams in the Top 25, so I'm not sure where you got 7 &6 at. Maybe you were counting Houston and Rice. :shrug: If that was the case, how could you make an argument that the SEC is the better conference in the Big 3 when you have trouble reciting your own sources?
Throw out some credible information or facts and maybe then you can make us all believers.
We'll see how far each team from each conference will go in the Big Dance and we can go from there in determining who has the best b-ball conference. Personally, I only see Florida and maybe Kentucky making any kind of noise with Bama and Georgia's tourney inexperience being the big factor of them bowing out early.
We'll see. Good luck.
I knew you were going to attack me cause I have different beliefs then you.Yes I did screw up and crossed Basesball Collegiate final poll and Baseball America newest rankings.I dont come here to argue and tell people that there conference sucks.Cause its not your conference or mine.So dont go attacking me saying I need to be credible.Here's a fact:you think the Big 12 is better and I think the Sec is better.But in the end....what does it really matter?:shrug:
