Show 5.4: Georgetown may never lose again! CasualHoya drops in with some thoughts

We had some minor technical difficulties so we're missing the first 5 minutes of our phone call with CasualHoya, but that still leaves 25 minutes of awesome Hoyas basketball talk! To listen to the show, CLICK HERE and click on Part 1 for the first 10 minutes. Part 2 has the remainder of the show!


On today's show:

STATE OF THE HOYA
 

·         Hoyas keep the streak going

o   Win ugly at Rutgers, beat Marquette nearly wire to wire at home

o   Hoyas prevail despite horrendous refereeing on Saturday

o   Buzz Williams’ technical helps Georgetown to reverse momentum on Monday

·         Georgetown cracks Top 15

o   Is this about where they belong?

·         Preview at Cincinnati, home against DePaul on Wednesday

o   Cincy has been kryptonite for the Hoyas, winning the last 4

o   Can Georgetown shut down Sean Kilpatrick, take advantage of no Yancy Gates?

o   DePaul playing good teams (Marquette, ND) close lately

·         Big East Talk

o   Player of the year candidates: Porter, MCW, Sean Kilpatrick, Peyton Siva, Jack Cooley

o   Chaos in the standings. Top 9 teams separated by 1.5 games

o   Who do you think will end up with the double byes?

o   How many tourney teams does this conference have?

NCAAB

·         Kansas drops 3^rd straight on Saturday, then destroys Kansas State

·         Indiana stays at #1 even after bad loss to Illinois. Agree?

·         Duke squeaks by UNC and Boston College, Miami stays undefeated in ACC

·         Is it good for college basketball that there is so much parity?

·         Nerlens Noel done for the year after ACL tear

o   Will he be the same player after recovery?

MLB

·         Thoughts on Miami report

o   Whatever’s left of ARod’s legacy now completely tarnished?

o   What does this mean for Gio Gonzalez after his career year in 2012?

Show 5.3: Super Bowl Aftermath and the Hoyas are Rolling!

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On today's show:

STATE OF THE HOYA

·         Georgetown romps for the second time against St. John’s

o   Nate Lubick leads in scoring, records a double-double

o   Mikael actually doesn’t look like crap

o   Aaron Bowen with amazing dunk

·         Team now 6-1 without Whittington

o   Are we just better without him?

·         Tough stretch coming up, will the high level of play continue?

o   Rutgers Saturday, Marquette Monday

·         Hoyas just 1 game back of 1^st place in Big East

o   Is a double bye attainable?

SUPER BOWL XLVII RECAP

·         Ravens win 34-31, Ray Lewis rides into the sunset

·         Joe Flacco named game MVP, do you agree?

o   Who else could have won it?

·         Ravens elect to take safety with 10 seconds remaining rather than punt from their own endzone

o   Genius or dumb?

·         Power outage

o   Thanks Obama!

o   Conspiracy by NFL to prevent Super Bowl blowout?

·         Favorite commercial

·         49ers accrue first Super Bowl loss.

·         Any chance of a rematch/repeat for Baltimore?

NCAAB

·         Top 25 teams going down!

o   Indiana, Florida, Kansas, OSU, Creighton,  Cinicinnati, Minnesota, Mich, Wichita State

o   TCU upends Kansas for first Big XII basketball win

§  First time Kansas loses consecutive games since 2005

§  How high does this rank on the list of recent upsets?

·         Indiana falls to Illinois in stunner

o   Revolving door at #1 spot

o   Is there even a “best team” right now?

Show 5.2: A Very CASUAL Afternoon

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Thanks again to CasualHoya for the interview!

STATE OF THE HOYA WITH CASUALHOYA

·         What do you think of the wild rollercoaster that has been the last 2 weeks?

·         Thoughts on Greg Whittington

o   Can we win without him?

·         Thoughts on Mikael Hopkins

o   Have we given him enough chances?

·         How long did it take to get Casual Jr. to stop crying after the horrendous jump ball call on Saturday?

·         10 games left in conference play

o   How many wins do we NEED to get into the tourney?

o   How many wins do you THINK we will get?

·         Thoughts on St. John’s

o   Are they as good as their Big East record indicates?

o   Will Saturday come as easy as the first matchup in NYC?

·         Thoughts on the St. John’s/Syracuse series to start next year

o   Would Georgetown ever agree to a series only to be played in the Garden?

SUPER BOWL XLVII

·         Scampernick vs. Flacco

o   Two very different styles of quarterback. Which has advantage in the dome?

·         Each side features potent defense and running attacks.

o   Would you rather have Frank Gore or Ray Rice?

·         Ray Lewis’ last game ever

o   What do you expect from the future hall of famer?

·         Compare defenses

·         How significant is this attempt at a 6^th championship for San Francisco?

·         What will be the X-Factor for each team in this game?

·         Beyonce: Will she or will she not lip-sync this after inauguration controversy?

·         Who ya got?

 

Show 5.1: We're down 2 men, but The Lounge is still open!

Apologies in advance, internet troubles caused our recording to end up very butchered.

To listen to what parts of the show WERE recorded, CLICK HERE to get to all 4 parts of the show.

Today's topic's of discussion:

STATE OF THE HOYA 
Georgetown starts Big East 0-2, bounces back with wins in 3 of last 4.

Close losses to Marquette, USF on the road. Worst loss since 1971 against Pitt at home

 Lopsided wins against St. Johns, Providence, Notre Dame

Opinions so far?

      #5 Louisville on Saturday

Louisville enters on 2-game losing streak. Is this a must-win for Georgetown?

·    Mikael Hopkins remains ineffective

Time for Moses to start at center?

NCAA BB

Revolving door at the top of the rankings

Duke, Michigan, Kansas, Syracuse, Arizona. Which is the top team?

·     Kentucky a middling team right now at best. KARMA.

Winless against Top 25.

Will they make the tournament?

·     Rushing the court

Maryland rushes against NC State

Butler rushes against lower-ranked Gonzaga

Miami and NC State rush against Duke 
Is it getting to be just too much?

Show 4.13: Hoyas rise to 5-1, Kentucky drops out of the rankings, and the ND-Bama showdown is set...

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On the docket...

STATE OF THE HOYA

Recap Tennesee game

Ugliest game in the history of ever?

Preview Texas, Towson

No Myck Kabongo for Texas

Benimonster!!!

Men’s soccer defeats San Diego 3-1, advances to Final Four

Faces rival Maryland on Friday

NCAA BB

Kentucky drops from #8 to unranked in the AP Poll, biggest ever drop in the AP

How awesome is this?

Do you agree with the latest rankings?

NCAA FB

Alabama wins SEC title game in close match with Georgia

To face ND for national title

NIU receives BCS bid

Georgia and OU snubbed, is it right?

UNDER REVIEW

Who is the worst commissioner in the Big 4 sports?

Show 4.12: It's our 50th recorded show, the Golden Anniversary of our program! We've got some more basketball and football talk; Now if only we had some champagne...

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On the docket...

STATE OF THE HOYA

Hoyas take #1 Indiana to overtime, defeat Mount St. Mary’s on Saturday

Likes/dislikes?

Things to improve on

Was Georgetown playing above itself in this game?

What did we learn?

Rumors that Georgetown/Florida game might be replayed

Good for us?

Replay the entire game or just play the 2^nd half?

NCAA FB

Notre Dame completes perfect season with win at USC. National Championship game next.

BCS Title picture becomes very clear: Winner of SEC Title goes to National Championship

What if the 4-team playoff started this year?

Who gets the 4 spots?

HEISMAN WATCH: Manziel or Te’o?

Ohio State finishes 12-0, but no Big 10 title game or bowl due to violations.

Would you rather see OSU play ND or SEC winner?

NFL

Eagles in absolute free fall

Andy Reid fired before end of season?

Giants stomp Green Bay on SNF.

Attribute more to subpar Packer play or dominating Giants?

Texans win in OT against bad team in second consecutive week.

Sign for concern?

Which presents a bigger obstacle to their team winning the division?

Chicago O-Line or Green Bay O-Line?

UNDER REVIEW

In all of sports, what is the worst team to be a fan of year after year?

Show 4.11: Hoyas beat UCLA, preview of Indiana showdown, Irish at #1, and a crazy weekend in football...

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On the docket...

STATE OF THE HOYA

            Review of game vs. UCLA

                        Standout performances, bench play, etc.

            Preview of game vs. Indiana

                        What are you looking for?

                        How do we match up? How good is Indiana?

            Maryland and Rutgers moving to Big 10…Big East weaker? Should Hoyas try the ACC?

NCAA FOOTBALL

            Absolute chaos!

            Bigger disappointment: Oregon losing or Kansas State losing?

            Discuss BCS – potential matchups, etc.

NFL

            Horrible, close narrow wins by Houston and Atlanta

                        Concern for Matt Ryan?

                        Concern for Houston defense?

            McGahee and Gronk both injured for several weeks – which has bigger impact on teams?

            Dallas of New Orleans: which has better chance of making playoffs?

UNDER REVIEW/TOSS UP

            Biggest surprise: Philadelphia Eagles or Notre Dame?