Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI

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Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« on: March 18, 2009, 01:09:17 PM »
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney09/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3991859

"This is it," Obama said pointing to the bracket. "This is it. You know, you don't want to start … letting it be like the NBA. People who are sub-.500 get into the playoffs. There's something wrong with that."
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Re: Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2009, 02:04:39 PM »
screw him...i voted for mccain

Re: Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2009, 02:09:45 PM »
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/ncaatourney09/columns/story?columnist=katz_andy&id=3991859

"This is it," Obama said pointing to the bracket. "This is it. You know, you don't want to start … letting it be like the NBA. People who are sub-.500 get into the playoffs. There's something wrong with that."

Isnt his brother in laws sub-500 team in one of these tournys?

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Re: Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2009, 02:16:08 PM »
He's talking about the NCAA Tournament and any expansion to said tournament, nothing about St. John's, Oregon State, or even the NI fricking T.

Re: Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2009, 02:58:57 PM »
his brother in law coaches oregon state.

Re: Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2009, 03:03:27 PM »
I think it was more a shot at the NBA than the NCAA
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Re: Barack Obama Doesn't Like St. John's Playing in the CBI
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2009, 03:14:44 PM »
What post season credit do we deserve having gone 7-16 against high major programs?

How on earth is anyone wrong for feeling that a sub .500 team shouldn't be in this?

Who have we beaten that warrants giving us any respect?