I do like Denver. Like the way they play. But, nope, the Dawgs will take the title in Vegas!Originally Posted by Dawg06
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I do like Denver. Like the way they play. But, nope, the Dawgs will take the title in Vegas!
Are the WAC tournament games going to be available to view online? Would that be through the WAC or through Tech All-Access? I know that the final will be on ESPN, but I would also like to see Tech's first two games of the tourney. Anyone know the answer to this one?
You will be able to stream through WAC site. I have done this for several years and it usually has been
A pretty good feed
New Mexico State sold out of its WAC Tournament ticket allotment and has requested more tickets to sell.
Ways to get to Las Vegas - Planes, Trains, and Automobiles or take the Greyhound
– Leave Ruston 11:15 p.m. Tuesday – Arrive Las Vegas 6:45 a.m. Thursday - $159.
– Leave Las Vegas 6:45 a.m. Sunday - Arrive Ruston 8:25 a.m. Tuesday- $173
Airfares from Dallas to Vegas with a Thursday departure and Monday return are still available for under $400.
THINKING AHEAD - Should we win the WAC tournament or get an at-large bid, here's what is next in the NCAA tournament. (Mileage is from TECH)
Thursday & Saturday games
Palace at Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, MI 1076 miles- fly into Detroit
Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY 708 miles
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT 1496 miles
HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA 1944 miles
Friday & Sunday games
University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OH 818 miles
Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX 377 miles
Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO 590 miles
Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 1264 miles
If the DAWGS have a game Thursday in Salt Lake City or San Jose, I will fly directly from Vegas to the game without returning home. Any other date/location, I will catch my scheduled flight to Shreveport on Monday, March 18th before making the trip to the NCAA tournament game.
All locations other than San Jose or Salt Lake City can be reached by car or a cheaper flight than from Las Vegas.
Thursday, March 14 - Men’s Quarterfinals (times converted to Central Time Zone)
2:00 p.m. - #3 NMSU vs. #6 Idaho
4:30 p.m. - #2 Denver vs. Winner of #7 and #10 (played Tuesday)
8:00 p.m. - #1 Louisiana TECH vs. Winner of #8 vs. #9 (played Tuesday)
10:30 p.m. - #4 UTSA vs. #5 Utah State
If we win Thursday night, we will play the second game (10:30 p.m. CT) on Friday night vs. the winner of the UTSA vs. Utah State game.
The championship game Saturday night tips off at 10 p.m. CT.
Last edited by HoDo-Tech70; 03-10-2013 at 11:33 AM. Reason: changed Friday night start time
The Thursday night San Jose State-UTSA rainout left both teams at 3-14 with Seattle at 3-15. Texas State is #7 seed with a 5-13 record. I could have done some looking into the results for San Jose, UTSA, and Seattle to determine more about the impact of the rainout, but my guess is that our DAWGS will play the winner of the Tuesday UTSA vs. San Jose State game in our first tournament action on Thursday night. A makeup game for the rainout before Tuesday night would be a waste. I think all will agree just to settle it on the court Tuesday night.
It hasn't been officially announced yet, but Tech will be the #1 seed based on RPI numbers through yesterday's games. Tech is 47 (tie for 46 with Iowa State but dropped based on lower SOS), while Denver is 58 and NMSU is 59.
There are no makeup games in basketball. The way the standings finished up was the best possible scenario for the WAC oiffice since they should be able to pair UTSA and SJSU against each other anyway.
It's official *8 SJSU plays #9 UTSA Tuesday night and the winner advances to play #1 seed Louisiana TECH on Thursday night. In the other first round game, #7 seed Texas State plays #10 seed Seattle Tuesday and the winner advances to play #2 Denver Thursday.
Win 3 games in 3 night and earn the automatic berth. That's the plan.
Maybe we will have our full starting 11 back by Thursday. I like our depth in this type play.
Updated probabilities of winning the WAC auto bid
50.27% - Denver
21.72% - La Tech
14.45% - NM State
9.97% - Utah State
2.39% - UT-Arlington
0.75% - Idaho
0.31% - Seattle
0.12% - UTSA
0.02% - TSU-San Marcos
0.00% - San Jose State
They don't get to play at a mile high on top of an ice rink this week. I think this tourney will belong to the Bulldogs.
Good old Memorial Gym
Are the games on ESPN3?
UTA is a lower seed that could make some noise in this tournament.
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