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by **ViperOverLord** on Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:09 am

agentcom wrote:Hey VOL,

Why in that second video you posted does it look like someone was watching TV in a mirror? The most obvious thing is Dwight's sweatshirt, but the characters are also writing from right to left instead of left to right. It looks like the image was flipped for some reason.

People flip the images so that when the corps run their programs looking for so called copyright infringement then the videos don't get detected and consequently yanked.

by **RobbieDub** on Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:15 am

The Hump was ringing with cowbells as the Mississippi State Bulldogs ended the regular season on a high note by defeating #4 Arkansas at home. Although not enough to take the team to the top of the division and add to the team's record SEC titles Coach Dub was all smiles. Dub was feeling pretty down on his team mid season with the only good note seeming to be the team's win over their traditional rivals Ole Miss The Coach was also surprised to see the team make it into the top 25 after what seemed like a series of upsets. The team never lost faith though and moving into the post-season Coach Dub is looking to keep building the energy.

by **flexmaster33** on Fri Mar 02, 2012 3:00 am

I never really got into The Office for whatever reason, but I'm going to have to give it a look on my Netflix...that was cracking me up VOL. thanks for a hearty :lol:

by **flexmaster33** on Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:58 pm

hit a busy season at my work this week...but will be working on a major standings update and getting conference tourneys started here this weekend.

by **flexmaster33** on Sat Mar 03, 2012 12:59 pm

Along with that...any unjoined maps I come across this weekend will be dropped and counted as forfeits, so that we can get fully underway with the postseason tourneys in a timely fashion...so if you have open games, join them now

by **musicalmaven** on Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:13 pm

this is to inform that i won game # 10673297, ions vs. unc-wilmington (djeris).

by **musicalmaven** on Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:20 pm

this is to inform you that i won game # 10673300, iona vs. unc-wilmington (djeris). that's 2 of the 3 games.

by **ViperOverLord** on Sun Mar 04, 2012 2:28 am

Butler clinches a share of the Missouri Valley Conference Title

Associated Press

OMAHA -- The Madness is already beginning for the Butler Bulldogs. It took an incredible comeback for them to be playing for a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title in their final game. It took an even more incredible comeback for the Butler Bulldogs to win their final game.

Down by 25 early to the Creighton Bluejays (one cc game a guaranteed fast loss and other two cc games featured second turns), the Butler Bulldogs chances of winning a conference title seemed dashed. "I thought it was over. I was on the verge of depression," the seldom used freshman, Elliott Kampen remarked.

But Emerson's fears were never realized. The Butler Bulldogs came back and then some, handily winning their seventh game in a row by the score of 79-68. "I'm flabbergasted. I thought we had lost it," Coach VOL told reporters. "I thought we were going to have to root for a Witchita State loss for us to get a share of the title. And then we just went on a run and everything turned around so fast."

The win secured at least a share of the Missouri Valley Conference title for the Bulldogs. "I just can't believe we did it," Butler center, Andrew Smith rejoiced. "We were two, three games back. Witchita State was ranked nationally in the top five and it didn't seem like they'd ever lose."

With six games remaining in the season, the Witchita State Shockers were 12-0 in conference. The 9-3 Bulldogs trailed them by three games. But the Bulldogs won all of their remaining games including a pivotal 76-68 victory at home against the suddenly shocked Shockers in the second to last game of the season, handing them their third loss in five games.

Wichita State must win their final game at home versus Eastern Illinois just to secure a share of the conference title. "We'll be watching that game in the clubhouse," sophomore forward, Khyle Marshall stated. "Call us selfish but we don't want to share that banner."

Coach VOL's Historical Feat

Winning the Missouri Valley title marked a historical feat for Coach VOL. He became the first and only known coach to win three conference championships in three different conferences in three straight years. He led the Gonzaga Bulldogs to a West Coast Conference title during the 2009-2010 season. Last year, he led the Butler Bulldogs to the 2010-2011 Atlantic 10 title (and then the national title). And this year marked Butler's first year in the Missouri Valley Conference and they won the conference title.

"I'm excited and humbled by the feat," Coach VOL explained. "Maybe someone else will accomplish the feat some day. But I know how hard this was and I didn't know if I'd ever get a chance to do it again."

Interestingly, if Coach VOL leaves Butler after this year, he could become the only coach to ever win four different conference titles in four different conferences in four different years. His contract expires at the end of the season but the coach refused any requests to discuss his future beyond this season.

"We just don't know what he'll do," Butler radio play by play man Brandon Gaudin explained. "We know he loves Butler, but we also know that a part of him is bothered when people challenge whether he could continue his winning ways in another conference."

Some have speculated that Coach VOL would leave and join the Ivy League, the winningest conference in each of the two last seasons. His buddy, first year-Coach Robespierre__ coaches the second ranked Princeton Tigers. "He (Coach VOL) likes a challenge, but I think he yearns to show people that he can win a traditional power conference; so if he were to leave then probably not the Ivy League," Gaudin speculated.

"I'll look at the options after the season and decide what is best for me, my family and the institution," Coach VOL clarified. "Right now, our mission has not changed." That mission is for Butler to win a back to back national championship title.

by **musicalmaven** on Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:21 pm

this is to inform you that i completed the sweep against djeris (iona vs. unc-wilmingtom0

by **agentcom** on Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:26 am

flexmaster33 wrote:I never really got into The Office for whatever reason, but I'm going to have to give it a look on my Netflix...that was cracking me up VOL. thanks for a hearty

I suggest starting from Season 1 and working through rather than just watching an episode here and there. I did not think that I liked the show when it would come up while I was channel surfing or when other people were watching it in the same room. Only started to like it when I started with first episode and realized that there is actually somewhat of a plot to the general silliness.

by **flexmaster33** on Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:02 am

thanks for your patience...check out the major update...
Still a decent load of games to complete in the final sets of the regular season, but available conference tournament games have been sent out.

Additional games will go out as standings become complete and the brackets can be fully seeded.

You can view each of the conference tournament brackets by clicking the links at the bottom of each league's standings. Also, the graphic at the top of the main thread with showcase the conference tournament winners, as they lock up automatic bids for the big dance.

The rest of us will have to sweat it out during the live Selection Show with a time to be announced (once the conference tourneys are complete).

by **flexmaster33** on Mon Mar 05, 2012 6:17 am

Also in the interest of keeping these tournament games moving quickly and getting to the final NCAA and NIT tournaments, players will have 48 hours to join their pm'd links or they will forfeit those maps.

(Of course, concessions can be made if you are out of town for the weekend or something, but you need to drop me a line alerting me that you're away).

thanks, flex

by **agentcom** on Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:45 am

Toledo continues to struggle on the road, especially against conference opponents dropping yet another road conference game. This one, an 81-65 loss to Ohio put the Rockets three games back from the conference title with two games remaining in the season. This allowed Bowling Green to clinch the conference title regardless of result of the two teams' highly anticipated meeting in the final game of the season. While the Rockets have posted an impressive 23 and 6 record going in to the last week of the season, they are only 8-4 in conference play. With the exception of their loss to Georgia several weeks ago, the Rockets have been perfect at home. But they have struggled on the road (including neutral sites) posting a 10-5 record in those games. "Sometimes it's like a different team gets off that bus than got on in Toledo," coach Agentcom said after the most recent Toledo loss.

But other-than-usual factors may have contributed to this loss. "Going to Ohio can feel like you're playing in a pick-up game on an old playground," the coach said of Ohio's often-criticized home court (Doodle Court). "Sometimes you don't even know which way the ball's gonna bounce when you dribble or pass."

Before the loss at Ohio, the Rockets had picked up a pair of nonconference wins against Vermont and Boston College programs. Despite being out of contention for the top spot in the MAC, the Rockets have a lot to play for in their final two games against Kent State and #13 Bowling Green.

[Warning: heavy analysis of possible MAC playoff scenarios follows. Proceed at your own risk.]

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I find this kind of stuff interesting, but thought I'd hide it in the spoiler so my post doesn't take over the whole page.

by **agentcom** on Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:04 am

flexmaster33 wrote:thanks for your patience...check out the major update...
Still a decent load of games to complete in the final sets of the regular season, but available conference tournament games have been sent out.

Additional games will go out as standings become complete and the brackets can be fully seeded.

You can view each of the conference tournament brackets by clicking the links at the bottom of each league's standings. Also, the graphic at the top of the main thread with showcase the conference tournament winners, as they lock up automatic bids for the big dance.

The rest of us will have to sweat it out during the live Selection Show with a time to be announced (once the conference tourneys are complete).

Hey flex, I just looked at the MAC tourney ... and it looks nothing like the MAC tourney. I can send you the links with how they set that up if you need them.

Edit: If you're having trouble putting that format into whatever bracket program that you're using, you can just create more byes. Basically, you would set up a 16 team bracket. But the only actual games that happen in Round 1 would be 5 v 8 and 7 v 6. Then bye everyone else forward that round. Take the winners of those 2 games, put them against 3 and 4, bye everyone else. Winners of those go on to play 1 v 2. Winners of that play in championship.

by **dustin800** on Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:40 am

And despite clinching the second best conference and never losing to a team with a losing record UNC falls out of the TOP 25 (where second place Clemson loses 3 of their last 5 and fall from #6 to #11)

dustin800 wrote:North Carolina has finished the regular season and clinched the ACC regular season (the 4th straight year they have won either the ACC regular season or ACC tourney). Hopefully winning the second strongest conference (According to nonconference winning percentage) will result in a bump in the rankings.

(I agree that flex runs the best tournies on CC. The RPI does need to be tweaked so loses against top 25 teams dont hurt so much, I have close to the same amount of total wins as Clemson, have the same amount of Top 25 wins, beat them head to head and won our conference, yet they are a Top 10 team and I am barely in the Top 25. It wouldn't be a big deal except that Top 10 teams receive an extra bonus in the big dance. Having more loses to Top 25 teams only means that they had more loses to non top 25 teams (plus one of my loses was in a game that wasnt on my schedule but still counts against me in the RPI)

Thanks to flex for taking the time to make this a great tourney