15 Minutes Thread

[psyclone]

I was able to skip the commercials without a problem. I just skipped past the dots until the time lined up.
I also have an ad blocker, maybe that helped.

Yes, it is worth watching.

Unless you can shortcut the commercials, it isn't worth it.

 

[psyclone]

For those that missed PTI today, they interviewed Coach L about Miami and got around to mentioning the Final Four. It's around the 15 or 16 minute mark of the audio podcast:
http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=14832670

BTW, Jolley hasn't had much to say these days now that Miami is a top 15 team and 2 of the former assistants are now head coaches!

 

[TweederGMU]

Final 4 Write-Up:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/expr...-players-recall-their-magical-final-four-run/

 

[TweederGMU]

http://www.cbssports.com/video/play...0/george-masons-final-four-run-10-years-later

 

[Walter]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/feature/25503108/mason-men

Best article I have read on our FF run.

 

[psyclone]

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/feature/25503108/mason-men

Best article I have read on our FF run.

It is very good--more like a book chapter than an article! I like that he used many sources for it.

 

[MasonCrew]

Great read. Shared it on facebook. Here's to Coach Paulsen bringing us back!

 

[GMU92]

That was a seriously good synopsis of our Final Four year. OCM and his staff were amazing and the guys responded so well. I don't remember the funeral situation with Folarin, not sure how I missed that along the way. (maybe my old timers memory is failing me). I liked the story of OCM not letting guys walk around in headphones, etc. to promote communication and the UConn players acting like they basically hated each other (NBA prima donnas). Wonder where Billy Packer is today? In the old folks home, gumming his oatmeal, crapping in his Depends, perhaps.

 

[psyclone]

The Post has a 10 minute video online on the Final Four:
www.washingtonpost.com/video/sports/george-masons-final-four-magic-carpet-ride-ten-years-later/2016/03/03/85e0f234-e19a-11e5-8c00-8aa03741dced_video.html

 

[Five Two]

Also interesting from the CBS Sports piece is that the team stayed in Crystal City and not downtown. There are so many hotels around Verizon and yet at least one of the 5 NCAA selected hotels (the NCAA pays for the teams travel and lodging) was not near the arena, but across the river. The 5th hotel is for NCAA administrators and I am sure that one was walking distance to the arena that year.

 

[GMU92]

Also interesting from the CBS Sports piece is that the team stayed in Crystal City and not downtown. There are so many hotels around Verizon and yet at least one of the 5 NCAA selected hotels (the NCAA pays for the teams travel and lodging) was not near the arena, but across the river. The 5th hotel is for NCAA administrators and I am sure that one was walking distance to the arena that year.

I think Wichita St. was in Rosslyn VA. I parked there because I had an office on Wilson Blvd. We ended up on Metro with many folks from their Athletic Dept., had a nice talk with Turgeon's secretary.

 

[mkaufman1]

http://www.app.com/story/sports/col...tom-oconnor-ncaa-selection-monmouth/81651872/

TOC weighs in on Monmouth's NCAA chances, with comparison to Mason 06 from my hometown paper

 

[MasonCrew]

Kids making bombs in Jefferson is so March Madness.

 

[MasonFanatic]

Scott Cherry was on ESPN 980 last night to talk about the Final 4
http://stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=65&c=667&f=5345363

 

[gmujim92]

Matt Norlander from CBSSports.com picked 2006 Mason-UConn as the No. 1 Elite 8 game of the past 15 years, and suggested it might be No. 2 all-time behind the classic 1992 Duke-Kentucky game.

I'd post a link, but I'm on my phone and don't know how.

 

[psyclone]

Matt Norlander from CBSSports.com picked 2006 Mason-UConn as the No. 1 Elite 8 game of the past 15 years, and suggested it might be No. 2 all-time behind the classic 1992 Duke-Kentucky game.

I'd post a link, but I'm on my phone and don't know how.

Ask and you shall receive:

http://www.cbssports.com/collegebas...ite-eight-games-since-the-turn-of-the-century

What Mason fan can watch this clip and not get both goosebumps while crying tears of joy! Nothing, NOTHING will ever top this!

 

[Walter]

I remember how awesome it felt to beat Michigan State. I was thinking, Finally a NCAA win! It never occurred to me that we were one win away from the Sweet 16. That first win was good enough.

 

[GMUgemini]

I remember how awesome it felt to beat Michigan State. I was thinking, Finally a NCAA win! It never occurred to me that we were one win away from the Sweet 16. That first win was good enough.

As good as that MSU win felt, that UNC comeback was epic. I will forever remember the look on Tyler Hansbrough's face as Gabe Norwood comes from behind with the monster block.

 

[patriot2000]

PTI about to discuss Mason

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[Five Two]

Happy Anniversary! 10 years ago today we punched our ticket to the Final Four.