Drake was 6-3 before the tournament expanded to 64. That’s what I took from it anyway.
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5-3. They had one play in game later.
Those all came in 1969-1971 under Maury John. The tournament had 16 teams back then and they went to a final four and two elite 8s.
Iowa State then hired him, but he was diagnosed with cancer right before his third season here and he died not long after.
After that Drake didn't appear in another NCAA tournament at all until 2008
Drake was 4-1 in 1969. Lost to UCLA and Lew Alcindor/John Wooden in the semifinals.
The refs missed a time out call before a jump ball like the play before and really the refs were bad allll game long. It was a horribly officiated game and way too many reviews.
The game took close to three hours I think.
3-1. 25 team tournament. Had a bye then beat Texas A&M and Colorado State before losing to UCLA in the national semifinal. Beat North Carolina in the 3rd place game.
CW is nearly as big of a fan of Iowa, UNI, and Drake as he is of the Clones anymore.
IE has made him that way IMO.
My son's "pick orange" strategy will work out well for him then
Drake gave UCLA their biggest challenge, and almost beat them in the 1969 Final Four, 85-82.
At least half the fouls around the rim are "expected fouls" more than "actual fouls". I can't blame the refs because they get bad angles, especially down low, but they call far more calls based on what they expect will be a foul than actually waiting for the foul and seeing it.
@utahrangerone
Please beat the hell out of Iowa on Sunday. Do you think the Huntsman Center will be full?
Please beat the hell out of Iowa on Sunday. Do you think the Huntsman Center will be full?
He's trying to be somewhat impartial* to build his business. I certainly wouldn't call him a fan of any of those teams, especially Iowa.
*he doesn't hide being a Cyclone Fan(atic) at all. He simply doesn't do the blind hatred/vitriol in public/IE that many of us other fanatics love to practice.
Never doubt a Rick Barnes coached team's ability to flop in March.
Furthest West site location on Saturday and they get the 1st games. Doesn't make a lot of sense.
This is why I think it’s funny when fans get so mad at “late whistles”. A late whistle tells me the ref was watching the play, then processing what actually happened, then blowing the whistle.
A single game has little statistical significance, but if one conference has three of the Elite 8 or half the final 4, most people would take that as an indication that that conference is strong, at least at the top. Likewise if 7 of our 8 teams lost in the first round, people could justifiably claim the Big XII was over-rated. The final test of a conference's strength is how they do against teams from other conferences, esp. on neutral courts.
