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Last night's loss to George Mason was a cliff-hanging heartbreaker for the VCU Rams.

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...ams-ar-1689628/

And you better believe I watched it, too.... I had came back from a V-day dinner with my wife, and decided that I was going to watch. When that GMU player put down that three at the last 4 seconds, my jaw dropped and literally stayed like that for 5 five straight minutes.... and as I watched the Patriot Center fly into chaotic celebration, I had realized VCU had just been knocked off 1st place in the CAA :cry:

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In a BracketBuster game, VCU goes up against Northern Iowa tonight (Friday, Feb. 17th) at The Siegel Center at 7PM

I suspect it is sold out. You can watch it on ESPN2

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...rpi-ar-1695529/

Burt, your assumption gladly prove to be true. :thumbsup:

The Rams have sold out for the 17th time straight. They are still 1 of only 5 teams to have done that still. :shades:

http://vcuathletics.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/releases/20120216varx0d

This is quite a crucial game for the Rams, after their last-second (literally) heartbreaker loss to George Mason on Valentine's Day, a loss that sent them out of the number 1 seed of the CAA, keeping in GMU and Drexel. Even though the loss was very important and heartbreaking to Ram Nation, the fact that we are still committed and selling out routinely at the Stu shows how fantastic we are. :fun:

Also, the article from VCUAthletics above is pretty interesting. Both have connections to the Kansas Jayhawks, because in the two consecutive NCAA tourneys, 2010 and 2011, both UNI and VCU have sent KU home early, and both won ESPYs for? You guessed it: Best Upset. :rofl:

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The U of R Spiders defeated Charlotte by one point last night at the sold-out Robins Center. The final score was 53-52.

Now this is an embarrassing question and reveals how little I know about basketball. Who is Charlotte? In John O'Connor's coverage the full name of the school is never mentioned -- not even once. Is there a Univeristy of Charlotte? Could it be one of the several Universities of North Carolina at (city name) or some other school in The Queen City? Maybe The Bobcats were in for a little off-schedule sport?

It seems a bit disrespectful to omit the team's full identity. :shades:

From today's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...-ur-ar-1700069/

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The U of R Spiders defeated Charlotte by one point last night at the sold-out Robins Center. The final score was 53-52.

Now this is an embarrassing question and reveals how little I know about basketball. Who is Charlotte?

It's University of North Carolina at Charlotte. They made the final four in '77 and have made the NCAA tournament about every other year from 1988-2005. The 49ers were in Conference USA before joining the A-10 in 2005.

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^To add to that, UNCC (as it's referred to down here) is a part of the UNC university system much like UNC-Greensboro and several other universities in the state. There has been talk about changing the name permanently to University of Charlotte (which many civic and university boosters would prefer), however I think there's some legal issues there because the school is technically part of the UNC system. They are commonly referred to as the Charlotte 49ers for athletics purposes only. This was changed in the last decade or so when they were routinely in the NCAA tournament (I guess UNCC tied too many tongues? Or maybe they didn't want to confuse them with that other school in Chapel Hill--god forbid). I don't follow the 49ers very closely, but usually pay attention when they play the Spiders. They usually have some solid basketball games when they play each other. I'm sure they'll play each other in football after the 49ers program starts in 2013. Most people that follow college basketball in the A-10 know who Charlotte is Burt, so I don't think the writer was being disrespectful :)

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Tonight's 6PM game between VCU and George Mason is THE big one for both teams who are tied for 2nd place in the CAA.

It will be the 18th consecutive sell-out at VCU's Siegel Center.

ESPN2 will air the game, so if you can't be there in person watch it at 6PM tonight.

http://www2.timesdis...ule-ar-1714703/

You bet I'm going to watch it! :thumbsup:

Being a HUGE supporter of the Rams, I am SO happy for their successes following their famous Final Four run. The fact that they are STILL selling out is a MAJOR win for ticket sellers, and it shows a sense of pride that the region has for it's collegiate athletics. Also, I think this is the second national TV broadcast on ESPN2 after the BracketBusters game against Northern Iowa (which we won of course :)). This really keeps alive the nation's love (or plain viewing) of the Rams, since they stole their hearts last March. One can only hope that some year they will reignite that spark and do it all again....

Here's to a great and successful VCU Rams season. :alc:

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And the Rams win it all, 77-89. Bradford Burgess tops it all off with a career high amount of points, and the Rams get the most season wins in school history. Plus, after this, the Rams have locked up the 2nd seed of the CAA. It will face either 7th seeded Northeastern or 10th seed Williams & Mary on Saturday, March 3rd at 6:00 PM with a first round bye.

NOW, here's to a great and succesful VCU Rams season. :alc:

And directly after the good Rams' win, now the nation watches Xavier go at it with the Richmond Spiders at Xavier's home court. The nation's college b-ball fans' eyes are on RVA tonight, folks. :)

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SportsQuest is a sham. I feel bad for all the people who signed up and paid for "memberships" that will not get their money back.

It is certainly an unfortunate situation, but looking at it another way, Chesterfield has benefited from the availability of soccer facilities which currently are attracting hundreds of teams from across the country spending lots of dollars on hotels, meals, etc in the county.

From yesterday's RTD:

http://www2.timesdis...tea-ar-1718237/

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There are a lot of things you don't see while watching college basketball on TV.

For instance, I'd like to see half-time entertainment.

VCU said that 18 consecutive games sold out at the Siegel Center. That would total at least 137,000 people -- more, if standees were counted.

The CAA Tournament begins Friday, March 2nd at The Richmond Coliseum. Here's hoping its 13,000 seats are filled for at least some of the games.

Here's a bunch of pix by Fionnula Bradley from today's RVANews of the Rams/Patriots game last week.

http://rvanews.com/s...ushes-gmu/57131

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SportsQuest is a sham. I feel bad for all the people who signed up and paid for "memberships" that will not get their money back.

A friend of mine who still lives there actually posted something about this on facebook today (he's out of the money he paid for a membership as well). I don't know all the details like some of you may, but it's obvious this Steve guy is a con. Hopefully a good lawyer can come out and get some jail time for him and/or restitution for those that were duped. It's a shame there are so many shady people like this in our world.

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The CAA 2012 Basketball Tournament starts this Friday, March 2nd at The Richmond Coliseum.

http://www.caasports...TCLID=204843910

If game-goers want to indulge in other activities while in town for the tournament, there are several options:

THE LION KING at The Landmark Theatre and a Lollipops Concert aimed at youngsters in The Carpenter Theatre. See "Events" at:

http://www.richmondcenterstage.com for details

Colt Ford will be at The National Saturday evening at 8PM:

http://www.thenationalva.com

Nearby restaurants and bars are: Gibson's Grill in The National; T Miller's in The Marriott; the bar and restaurant in The Hilton Garden Inn; Mansion Five 26 and Ettamae's on 2nd between Clay and Leigh Streets; Cafe Rustica on Main between 4th and 5th Streets; Capital Ale House on Main between 6th and 7th Streets, and Pasture on Grace between 4th and 5th Streets.

And for late night entertainment and dancing there are many clubs in Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom as well as dozens of bars.

PS: March 2nd is First Friday, so the streets should be busy and the restaurants in the Gallery District (about 7 blocks west of The Coliseum) should be packed.

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