Florida Gulf Coast – An Appreciation

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Like most Wolfpack types, I needed something to smile about tonight (and Villanova was unable and/or unwilling). Florida Gulf Coast proceeded to put on an athletic show at the expense of the most “successful” Princeton O program. The Hoyas were surly, unsportsmanlike (kicked a guy in the head, drawing a foul…on FGCU for pushing him out of the way), whiny…and out on the first weekend. Again.

So it could always be worse. We could be stuck in that level of hell.

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1995 NC State graduate, sufferer of Les and MOC during my entire student tenure. An equal-opportunity objective critic and analyst of Wolfpack sports.

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28 Responses to Florida Gulf Coast – An Appreciation

  1. wufpup76 03/22/2013 at 10:00 PM #

    I’m just glad to have a thread that isn’t about our own misery.

    Here’s to enjoying the rest of the tournament. Go FGCU … Go Canes. Go Hilltoppers and lots of other likable underdogs still left.

  2. BJD95 03/22/2013 at 10:06 PM #

    The only silver lining to losing early is having tons of non-partisan games to drown one’s sorrows in. Still great viewing.

    FGCU could easily make the Sweet Sixteen. And we will read about some 7-year old kid who picked them in his bracket. Good times.

  3. burnbarn 03/22/2013 at 10:11 PM #

    That Miami loss doesn’t look so bad now and ironically cost them a #1 seed. Miami played like a 1 today.
    I was also impressed how VCU bitch slapped the Zips.

  4. BJD95 03/22/2013 at 10:16 PM #

    Pretty wild. Until the December Miami loss (wow, are the Canes ever gonna suck, I confidently predicted), I had never even heard of Florida Gulf Coast. Now, they’ve played every 2 seed in the tourney, except for Ohio State (2-1 record).

    The cameraman also lovingly focused on the new “Stephon Curry’s mom” – FGCU Coach Andy Enfield’s wife.

  5. MrPlywood 03/22/2013 at 10:26 PM #

    How about an appreciation thread for Amanda Marcum, the aforementioned coaches’ wife? 🙂

    Watched the end of the FGC game, enjoyed it. Also noted that #4 KState and #5 Wisc bit the dust along with #2 G’Town. Fire all those coaches.

  6. redcanine 03/22/2013 at 10:49 PM #

    Well come on with it then, Hilltoppers. Ruin my hopes of Kansas putting an ass whipping on UNX.

  7. BJD95 03/22/2013 at 11:14 PM #

    It’s very weird not being able to wholeheartedly cheer for a 16 against a 1.

  8. JeremyH 03/22/2013 at 11:38 PM #

    GW has been tourney fragile for the last few years, does this loss make our sweet sixteen triumph look weaker?

  9. JeremyH 03/22/2013 at 11:39 PM #

    GW has been tourney fragile for the last few years, does this loss make our sweet 16 triumph look weaker?

  10. JeremyH 03/22/2013 at 11:41 PM #

    I meant GT not GW, and iphone safari doesn’t like to edit.

  11. JeremyH 03/22/2013 at 11:44 PM #

    The mid majors are eating the mid to lower half “power” conferences lunch. Bobby Cremins and Dave Odom just threw up in their mouths a little.

  12. BJD95 03/22/2013 at 11:44 PM #

    A Sweet Sixteen speaks for itself. Don’t sweat it!

    Our regional buddies from last year (San Diego State) looking pretty solid. Notre Dame looks worse than their uniforms. A dud from UCLA.

    Time to sleep once KS gets some separation.

  13. JeremyH 03/22/2013 at 11:47 PM #

    Can I say that Hairston is the real deal?

  14. JeremyH 03/22/2013 at 11:54 PM #

    Actually we just got a taste of what UNC experienced last season; a “loaded” team that couldn’t pull it together for the expected deep run. Defense, depth, determination–damn you Dacich.

  15. Wufpacker 03/23/2013 at 12:08 AM #

    I’m sorry but I have no clue what you guys are talking about or what tournament it is that you are referencing.

    There’s a tournament going on this weekend?

  16. BJD95 03/23/2013 at 12:19 AM #

    Two, in fact. The Fighten’ Sendeks went down in Waco tonight.

    Wait, that sounded vaguely dirty.

  17. FunPack 03/23/2013 at 12:25 AM #

    “The Hoyas were surly, unsportsmanlike…”

    I’m glad you noticed that. I was talking to a buddy earlier and told him how GT kept trying to thug it up and beat on them physically, but FGCU pretty much just laughed, got up off the floor, and then kept dunking on GT. I was loving it. And I enjoyed seeing how happy they were in the locker room after the game. Fun stuff.

    Watching #6 UCLA get drilled right now by #11 Minnesota. Don’t really care about either team but I like watching the upset.

  18. Wufpacker 03/23/2013 at 12:26 AM #

    ^^ 😀

    Maybe there’s a glitch in the matrix and we’re all experiencing the same dream.

    Gonna snap my fingers and it will be August 30th again, and all will be right with the world.

  19. FunPack 03/23/2013 at 12:27 AM #

    Careful Wuf. TOB would still be our fb coach back then. 😉

  20. Wufpacker 03/23/2013 at 12:27 AM #

    Kansas survives the Hilltoppers…dammit.

  21. Wufpacker 03/23/2013 at 12:29 AM #

    ^^ Well yeah, there is that.

    *sigh*

  22. MrPlywood 03/23/2013 at 12:44 AM #

    UCLA lost their second leading scorer to injury during the game in their PAC12 semifinal. So Minn winning wasn’t really an upset IMO.

  23. bluelena69 03/23/2013 at 12:50 AM #

    FGCU persevered through some of the worst home cooking imaginable. They put on a clinic in overcoming shitty, biased officiating.

  24. JeremyH 03/23/2013 at 1:11 AM #

    I have to say our game today was bizarre and our guys have a way if panicking on offense. The hell.

  25. MrPlywood 03/23/2013 at 3:29 AM #

    Speaking of the tourney and upsets, I checked out the brackets for the 4 entries that are leading the ESPN Tourney Challenge game since they are tied with 300 points, meaning that they only missed 2 picks each. One guy, Lake Hornet 1, picked all the upsets except for Harvard and… Temple. And to top it off, he has State winning the whole thing. Must have been his “crazy” bracket….

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