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2011-2012 Men's Buckeye Basketball (Final Four Season)

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Jake;2123180; said:
I still think we had a better overall team last year, but despite being - supposedly - the number 1 overall seed we got the draw from hell.

I'd gladly be a 2 seed with a more favorable draw this year. As Bob Knight said earlier tonight, whether you are a 1 or a 2 really doesn't matter, it is more important that you get match ups that work for you.
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It ended up playing out that way. Kentucky last year or Cincinnati this year? Which team was better? I think we all know the answer.

On to the Elite Eight! :)
 
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Ohio State is now the second favorite to win the whole enchilada behind Kentucky.

Odds to Win 2012 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament from New Orleans, Louisiana (4/2/12) Team (Seed) Odds
Kentucky (1) 11/5
Ohio State (2) 11/2
Michigan State (1) 13/2
North Carolina (1) 7/1
Kansas (2) 8/1
Syracuse (1) 10/1
Baylor (3) 16/1
Marquette (3) 20/1
Florida (7) 22/1
Louisville (4) 30/1
Wisconsin (4) 30/1
Indiana (4) 35/1
Cincinnati (6) 50/1
North Carolina State (11) 60/1
Xavier (10) 75/1
Ohio (13) 150/1

These were at tip of the first game tonight so I'm sure the odds will look different in the morning. Regardless, I like it!
 
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DZ83CK;2130447; said:
Hey, with the UC win, that makes 30 wins this year for the Buckeyes. Back-to-back 30+ win seasons - the stuff elite programs are made of.
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This right here. 30 wins is a big deal. One more thing - only one of those seven losses was to a non-tournament team (Illinois). The other five teams all made the tournament and all, except one, made the sweet 16. Pretty impressive in my book.
 
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Bestbuck36;2130449; said:
Ohio State is now the second favorite to win the whole enchilada behind Kentucky.

Odds to Win 2012 Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament from New Orleans, Louisiana (4/2/12) Team (Seed) Odds Kentucky (1) 11/5 Ohio State (2) 11/2 Michigan State (1) 13/2 North Carolina (1) 7/1 Kansas (2) 8/1 Syracuse (1) 10/1 Baylor (3) 16/1 Marquette (3) 20/1 Florida (7) 22/1 Louisville (4) 30/1 Wisconsin (4) 30/1 Indiana (4) 35/1 Cincinnati (6) 50/1 North Carolina State (11) 60/1 Xavier (10) 75/1 Ohio (13) 150/1
These were at tip of the first game tonight so I'm sure the odds will look different in the morning. Regardless, I like it!
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I was not aware that Mich. St. still had that good of odds...

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But Sullinger meant it and his commitment never wavered, not from that moment and all through the NBA draft and not from the start of this season through the low times in February.

"With the tools we had, I knew we had a chance," he said. "I never thought twice about it. Never."

No one would have blamed him if he'd at least waffled in January when the Buckeyes lost to Illinois, or in February when they swapped wins with losses for two consecutive weeks.

Sullinger called his team 'spoiled brats' after it lost to Michigan State and uncharacteristically moaned publicly about how officials were or, more accurately, weren't calling games.

The nadir hit after a humbling home loss to Wisconsin. At the next practice, Matta tossed them all out of the gym.

Satch Sullinger knew what was going on. A lifelong coach, he can spy trouble inside a locker room from his sofa and he knew that his son's team needed a come-to-Jesus moment.

But he also taught his son that troubles need to stay in house.

"I'm not part of that circle anymore and he shouldn't have come to me," Satch said. "He's had a pretty easy go this year. It's the first year he's really had to deal with controversy, media questioning him and his numbers. He had no choice but to grow up or back up. He grew up."

Sullinger, as well as his teammates, chose wisely.

Following the Wisconsin loss, Aaron Craft brought the Buckeyes together for a player meeting, reminding them that despite their record all of their goals -- a Big Ten regular-season title, a Big Ten tournament title, a Final Four berth, a national championship -- were still reachable.

"We had to do some soul searching," Craft said. "We definitely went through a rough patch there where we lost three of five. I don't think any of us had really dealt with that before playing basketball."

The Buckeyes have lost exactly one game since that moment, the epic battle with Michigan State in the Big Ten tournament title game. They roll to New Orleans easily playing their best basketball of the season.

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http://espn.go.com/mens-college-bas...ament-ohio-state-buckeyes-move-ladder-success
 
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