HOT BIG 12 BUBBLE ACTION!

For those of you who watched a bunch of people playing in the snow last night, a pair of key Big 12 Conference games took place that likely determined which teams in the league would be dancing. With Colorado and Iowa State in a fight to the death to see who will become the fourth Big 12 team to make the field and grab one of those highly coveted 12-seeds, both teams played games last night and both needed wins. To put it lightly, if you are a Colorado fan, aside from Jeremy Bloom, you are sitting pretty after last night.

COLORADO 84, OKLAHOMA 75
In short, the Sooner Schooner did what it usually does when it travels north to face a Big 12 school: it lost the trail, ran out of food and eventually died of dysentery. The Sooners loss is the Buffaloes gain; however, as Colorado likely needed one big win to put themselves in position to gain an invitation and now the committee would be sending one their way if the selection process took place to day.

Enough about the game; however, because the most disturbing thing that occurred last night was the fact the Colorado fans felt the need to rush the court. Now, I know this is a blog about who might make the tournament; but, this is clearly an issue that needs to be investigated and addressed immediately. As far as this blog is concerned, there are only three instances where fans of a power conference school are allowed to rush the court.

1. J.J. Reddick is standing at mid-court, all by himself and with nowhere to go. In this instance, not only is rushing the court endorsed, it’s also highly encouraged. Of course, once you are there, feel free to administer a beat down.

2. Free burritos.

3. Teammate kills other teammate. Coach lies. Coach gets caught in lie. NCAA investigation ensues. Coach quits. Entire team transfers. Former team members thrive in new environments. Team left with as many scholarships as local YMCA team. Team hires new coach. Realizing it is bad, real bad, team levels heavy sanction onto itself. NCAA concludes investigation. NCAA levels more sanctions: including the often used, often duplicated, “cancel half the season to make the life of coaches, players and fans who had nothing to do with the whole sordid episode even worse” technique. Player who killed other player pleads guilty. New team, two seasons removed, opens play in January. Team, now 381 days removed from last victory, gets last-second, overtime victory.

So there it is, written out for the world to see: the three scenarios where the fans of a power conference school can rush the court. Granted, No. 3 isn’t very likely to happen (Sic ‘Em), so fans might just want to stick to rules one and two when determining whether or not a court-storming is necessary.

NEBRASKA 73, IOWA STATE 63
If I had a fork and a bubble with an Iowa State logo, I would have popped it violently at the end of that horrendous performance. That was one pathetic display out there last night by the Cyclones as the “Hilton Magic” continues for road teams. To be honest, I’m pretty sure the Cyclones could have rolled five trained, circus monkeys out there and had a better shot of winning last night’s game. At the very least, the stuff (aka No. 2) the monkeys would have tossed around out there would not have stunk up the joint as much as the performance Curtis Stinson and company put on last night.

Well, Cyclone fans, at least you have wrestling. Oh, and Ames. Have fun.