Hold That Tiger! Clemson/Nova Live Blogging

So far today, the Tampa pod has seen upset wins by Western Kentucky (best game of the tourney so far), San Diego (guttiest performance of the tourney so far, winning after 2 best players fouled out in OT), and Siena (surprising rout of Vandy). We’ll see if the court has enough mojo to lift the Wildcats past the Tigers…but I don’t think it does. I feel confident that this will be the rarest of rarities around here – a happy liveblog.

10:01 – I like what I see so far. Great defensive intensity and an early 9-2 lead. Clemson playing with such passion you might think Nova slapped their mothers or something.

10:08 – 12-7 at the first media break. Nova has withstood the Tigers’ opening fury. We’ll see how effectively Clemson punches back. Personally, think Booker needs more looks in the low post.

10:17 – So far, a good case study of why the Big East wanted out of the ACC/BE Challenge. 22-12, Clemson. Refs just missed a blatant Nova travel, too – should still be 22-9.

10:25 – Tigers up 13 now. It could easily be 20. Nova looks absolutely shell shocked.

10:31 – All the CBS feeds cut to Louisville/Boise. WTF?

10:34 – Fucking CBS and their Wal-Mart level of technical sophistication. The ticker has Clemson up 18.

10:36 – This must feel like a conference game for Memphis. But who cares – we want Clemson carnage!

10:44 – Nova has cut the lead to 10. Not sure whether a feed of the Clemson game is going to be available to keep live blogging, though. Very irritating.

11:08 – Pretty clear no CBS feed (at least any of the 4 I have access to) will be going back to Clemson/Nova. I guess I will be able to blog the last 7 or 8 minutes once the dull Indiana/Arkansas game ends. Damn it.

11:15 – Tiger lead down to 5, Arkansas extends its lead to 9. Still, CBS won’t switch back on any feed. Assholes.

11:19 – Think WRAL finally switching back.

11:23 – Wow, this is a vintage NC State-like collapse.

11:30 – Nova travels constantly, and it’s never whistled.

11:34 – Nova takes the lead. Not looking good at all. Sorry if we jinxed you, Tiger fans.

11:48 – Yep, we jinxed ’em. And have to listen to the moronic ramblings of Tim Brando while Clemson can’t buy a basket. Oh well, at least we have “team playing Duke” and “team playing UNC” left to cheer for.

11:51 – I care about David Beckham even less than The Masters.

11:57 – Forget Midas, we have the Wolfpack Touch – everything we touch turns to shit. I’m checking out of this disastrous live blog.

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66 Responses to Hold That Tiger! Clemson/Nova Live Blogging

  1. 4thepack 03/21/2008 at 10:53 PM #

    Suprise suprise, another mystery call

  2. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 10:53 PM #

    Jeez. Nova by 8. Everything going Nova’s way this half.

  3. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 10:54 PM #

    Disappointing…this is supposed to be the legaue’s second best team. Villanova was awful this year.

  4. turfpack 03/21/2008 at 10:56 PM #

    SORRY CLEMSON- WER’E PULLING FOR YOU-I KNOW WE ARE CAUSING TO LOSE.

  5. wolfpack2002 03/21/2008 at 10:58 PM #

    nova is getting away with a lot of push offs and lower your shoulder type moves. not to mention the 4 steps and no dribbles the guy for nova took earlier when he banked in that 3. Clemson is getting raped by the refs this half and can’t make a dang free throw to boot.

  6. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 11:01 PM #

    No. Villanova has made damn near everything and Clemson is ice cold.

    Dammit!!! This fucks up my bracket…not to mention, this was the team we were all getting behind. And they lose to a chump like Nova. Hell, even WE beat Nova!!!!

  7. turfpack 03/21/2008 at 11:04 PM #

    Free throws -probley need to make one sometime clemson-screw it! everyone I pull for frickin loses-think I will go wall paper my toliet.

  8. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:06 PM #

    Ohh my!

    T on Jay Wright!!!!

    There may be hope yet!

  9. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 11:07 PM #

    Smooth move Jay Wright…he may have coached Clemson back in the game. Tigers still can’t hit shit.

  10. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:09 PM #

    Wow …

    If Clemson took a sh*t sitting on the toilet right now it still would rim out and not hit the water

    Sh*t … Mays gets a touch foul call

  11. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:10 PM #

    C’mon Stitt, hit these free throws!

  12. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:12 PM #

    Holy cow … Mays fouls out on a play away from the ball

    They just showed it and it was routine banging down low that probably hasn’t been called all night … grrrrrrr

  13. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:14 PM #

    What a bail out call against Sykes

  14. turfpack 03/21/2008 at 11:14 PM #

    A friend of mine had a great idea for a new business-Selling Lee Foulup toliets to statefans-If Lee doesn’t give a s*%# then leave him one.SORRY I’M PISS!

  15. BJD95 03/21/2008 at 11:15 PM #

    Complete prison rape by the striped shirts. Nova gets every call. Wright got his money’s worth with the T.

  16. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 11:17 PM #

    Clemson getting Wolfpacked in this one.

    Rivers couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.

  17. turfpack 03/21/2008 at 11:18 PM #

    CLEMSON CANNOT MAKE A SHOT!!!!!! DAMNIT!!!!!

  18. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:18 PM #

    This blows

  19. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 11:19 PM #

    Oglesby (sp) has shot Clemson right out of this game.

  20. ncsumatman 03/21/2008 at 11:20 PM #

    Just in case anyone was wondering, I just got back to the hotel from the Birmingham games, and Louisville’s cheerleading squad had 8 guys and only 4 guys. Their captain looked just like the star pupil at evil dojo Cobra Kai, it was hilarious.

  21. wolfpack2002 03/21/2008 at 11:20 PM #

    agreed CStanley

  22. CStanley 03/21/2008 at 11:23 PM #

    Damn Clemson.

    So who we gonna pull for now???

  23. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:23 PM #

    Brando throws out the “stregth and power of the Big East” line … great … didn’t know you were such a Big East fan, Tim Brando – seeing as how you call SEC and ACC games every season

  24. wufpup76 03/21/2008 at 11:26 PM #

    Why Clemson, why? To Villanova?

    Now we have to hear all this “Big East dominant” bull sh*t … Please God, anybody but Memphis or a Big East team winning the title … ohh, and please no Chapel Hill or Duke, either

    um, um, um … Go Hurricanes?

    I’m going to Walmart to buy my WKU Hilltoppers shirt tomorrow … no, wait – Siena Saints … no … ALL I CAN FIND AT WALMART ARE STUPID CHAPEL HOLE SHIRTS! … Dammit!

  25. Trip 03/21/2008 at 11:26 PM #

    I swear, we need to do a liveblog on Villanova or something, we’re just freaking bad luck. I would say we should pull for Tennessee but then we’d just get them knocked out in the next round.

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