Part 1 of My 5 Part MMJ Residency at T5 Video Extrav-O-Ganza: Ba-Ba-Bananas, Organic or Not, Srsly the Tastiest Week Anyone as Ever Really Had, Really

The Tennessee Fire Edition

I will begin with a preface. From October 18 to October 23, two-aught-ten, rock-n-roll outfit My Morning Jacket chronologically performed each of their five studio albums cover to cover commencing with The Tennessee Fire on the 18th and concluding with Evil Urges on the 23rd at Terminal 5 in the Biggest of Apples. While the albums were performed in the first set of each night, the second set was dedicated to b-sides, rarities and covers, which ranged from artists as diverse as Erykah Badu and George Michael to Danzig and Black Sabbath. It was an unbelievable experience, to say the least, to attend all of these shows. No matter how trite frontman Jim James may have sounded each time (he did it a lot) he mentioned how special and surreal the experience was for the band, you could tell he was incredibly sincere, and truly felt blessed that he could share the moment with 3000 of his closest friends each night. And that is exactly how I felt. Hopefully these videos give you as much joy as they give me as I re-live one of the best weeks of my life.

So, anyways, I mashed a bunch o' youtube clips together to create a concert film of the first night. There were two original tunes that had never been played before, "If All Else Fails" and "I Just Wanted to Say." In three previous shows, I had only seen two ("Evelyn" and "War Begun") of these songs performed live, so this night was extra special for me.

I wasn't able to find audio/video of all the songs. All songs marked with * are not featured in the video. Link below.

Setlist

1. Heartbreakin Man*

2. They Ran*
3. The Bear
4. Nashville To Kentucky (with Carl on sax!!)
5. Old September Blues
6. If All Else Fails
7. It’s About Twilight Now*
8. Evelyn Is Not Real
9. War Begun (missing ending)
10. Picture Of You*
11. I Will Be There When You Die
12. The Dark
13. By My Car
14. Butch Cassidy
15. I Think I’m Going To Hell
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16. I Just Wanted To Say*
17. Rocket Man (Elton John)
18. Weeks Go By Like Days*
19. Tyrone (Erykah Badu)
20. White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
21. Hot Legs (Rod Stewart) (partial)
22. Lil Billy

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Special thanks to superfans inside2112, eekakaliz, kraleigh80, hoya2002, fluffhood, snashy21, slipperyvideos, carsoni4, and bitchisyoucrazy for recording and sharing your videos!

Dirty Projectors/Owen Pallett 9:30 Club 9/7/10

If you are a fan of experimental indie rock and live in the DC area there is a fine chance you were in attendance for the Dirty Projectors/Owen Pallett bill at the 9:30 Club Tuesday night. The Domino Records label mates were incredibly sharp in the opening night of their four show trek together on the east coast, but the performances were not without a couple minor flubs, which merely reassured the audience that the performers were indeed human.

The Canadian/loop man/violinist/keyboardist/birthday boy Owen Pallett, formerly known as Final Fantasy, layered all of his tunes mainly with just his violin and loop pedal. If you have never seen or heard of Pallett, think a more interesting, less poppy Andrew Bird. It was truly inspiring to watch Pallett add layer after layer to each song. It was as if he was spreading oil on a canvas, creating a new masterpiece in front of your eyes every four minutes or so. Every one of Pallet’s sounds came from his violin or his pipes with the exception of some sparingly, yet effectively used keys. He performed with more urgency than in his recordings; it was like the fate of the world rested on every word Owen spewed into his mic and sometimes into his violin (in order to texturally add haunting harmonies to the loop). A couple songs into the set, Pallett was joined by guitarist/percussionist/vocalist Thomas Gill. Gill supplied a little more colour to Pallet’s compositions, while adding heavy, driving drum beats with his kick drum and floor tom. Pallett’s magnificent set made me want to explore his catalog beyond his latest offering Heartland.

Led by chief songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Dave Longstreth, the Dirty Projectors, comprised of Amber Coffman (bass/guitar/vocals), Angel Deradoorian (keyboard/vocals), Haily Dekle (percussion/vocals), Brian Mcomber (drums), and Nat Baldwin (bass), emerged from backstage to a raucous sellout crowd. The Brooklyn-based sextet opened with the first track on their critically acclaimed 2009 effort, Bitte Orca, “Cannibal Resource.” After which, Longstreth remarked that they had just filmed a video for the single a few days prior. The Dirty P’s set list, which included all nine gems from the aforementioned Bitte Orca, spanned three albums and two ep’s, including the digital only release Mount Wittenburg Orca which features Bjork. Additionally, the Projectors busted out the high energy two-plus minute key-driven “Knotty Pine” from the Dark Was the Night compilation and closed their set with a beautiful rendition of Bob Dylan’s “As I Went Out One Morning.”

Longstreth’s sporadic twangy finger-picking upside-down-right-handed lead guitar dominated most songs, while the three lovely ladies provided some breathtaking rhythm and bluesy-ish harmonies. The tempo was slowed down close to midway through the first set for a gorgeous rendition of “Two Doves,” which featured just Longstreth on an acoustic guitar and Deradoorian on vocals, while the rest of the band vacated the stage. There seemed to be little variation from the studio versions of the tracks aside from some of Longstreth’s off the wall guitar fills.

Amber Coffman took over the lead vocals on the poppy Bitte Orca single “Stillness is the Move” only to have some trouble “coffing” (wamp, wamp) throughout the song. At one point, it appeared as if she motioned across the stage to Deradoorian to finish the song. This did not stop the rest of the band from jamming out while she regained her composure. Coffman eventually got through the song, sounding as good as ever. She later apologized to the more than sympathetic crowd for coughing into the mic.

All in all, this was easily one of, if not, the best show I’ve attended this year. The erratic drumming and guitar work coupled with the gorgeous harmonies of the three ladies with Longstreth, and the infectious bass lines from Baldwin make the Dirty Projectors one of the most fun and exciting acts playing today.

Dirty Projectors Set List:
Cannibal Resource (YouTube clip)
I Will Truck
No Intention
Knotty Pine
Imagine It
No Embrace
Beautiful Mother
The Bride
Two Doves
Fucked for Life
Temecula Sunrise
Rise Above
Remade Horizon
Stillness is the Move
Useful Chamber
Encore Break
Fluorescent Half Dome
As I Went Out One Morning

Final Seeds + Bracket

Last Four In: Utah State, Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Mississippi State

Last Four Out: Illinois, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Florida

Next Four Out: Rhode Island, South Florida, Mississippi, Wichita State

1's: Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, West Virginia

2's: Duke, Ohio State, Kansas State, Pittsburgh

3's: Purdue, Georgetown, Temple, New Mexico

4's: Baylor, Michigan State, Villanova, Tennessee

5's: Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Richmond, Maryland

6's: Butler, Texas A&M, BYU, Xavier

7's: Gonzaga, Marquette, Texas, Northern Iowa

8's: Oklahoma State, San Diego State, Notre Dame, Louisville

9's: Clemson, St. Mary's, Old Dominion, Washingon

10's: UNLV, California, Wake Forest, Florida State

11's: Missouri, UTEP, Cornell, Utah State

12's: Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Siena, Mississippi State

13's: New Mexico State, Murray State, Oakland, Wofford

14's: Sam Houston State, Ohio, Santa Barbar, Houston

15's: Morgan State, Montana, North Texas, Vermont

16's: Robert Morris, East Tennessee State, Lehigh, Winthrop, Ark-Pine Bluff

Bracket

Quick Hitter Before Today's Contests

Last Four In: Utah State, Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State

Last Four Out: Illinois, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall, Florida

Next Four Out: Rhode Island, South Florida, Mississippi, Wichita State

1's: Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, West Virginia

2's: Duke, Ohio State, Kansas State, Purdue

3's: Pittsburgh, Georgetown, New Mexico, Temple

4's: Baylor, Michigan State, Villanova, Tennessee

5's: Wisconsin, Richmond, Vanderbilt, Maryland

6's: Butler, Texas A&M, BYU, Xavier

7's: Gonzaga, Marquette, Texas, Northern Iowa

8's: Oklahoma State, San Diego State, Notre Dame, Louisville

9's: Clemson, St. Mary's, Old Dominion, Washingon

10's: UNLV, California, Wake Forest, Florida State

11's: Missouri, UTEP, Cornell, Utah State

12's: Minnesota, Georgia Tech, Siena, Mississippi State

13's: New Mexico State, Murray State, Oakland, Wofford

14's: Sam Houston State, Ohio, Santa Barbar, Houston

15's: Morgan State, Montana, North Texas, Vermont

16's: Robert Morris, East Tennessee State, Lehigh, Winthrop, Ark-Pine Bluff

Bracket

Dub-Curve

Field

Last Four In: Washington, Florida, Memphis, Mississippi

Last Four Out: Georgia Tech, Illinois, Seton Hall, Minnesota

Next Four Out: Arizona State, UAB, Mississippi State, Rhode Island

1's: Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke

2's: Ohio State, West Virginia, Purdue, Villanova

3's: Kansas State, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Temple

4's: Michigan State, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Baylor

5's: Maryland, Vanderbilt, Butler, Georgetown

6's: Texas A&M, BYU, Xavier, Richmond

7's: Gonzaga, Texas, Oklahoma State, Northern Iowa

8's: UTEP, UNLV, Louisville, Clemson

9's: Notre Dame, Florida State, Wake Forest, Missouri

10's: Marquette, Utah State, Old Dominion, St. Mary's

11's: California, Virginia Tech, Cornell, San Diego State

12's: Siena, South Florida, Washington, Florida

13's: Memphis, Mississippi, Kent State, Murray State

14's: Oakland, Sam Houston, Wofford, Weber State

15's: Santa Barbara, Morgan State, Troy, Vermont

16's: Quinnipiac, ETSU, Winthrop, Lehigh, Jackson State

Field

Last Four In: San Diego State, Memphis, South Florida, Mississippi

Last Four Out: Washington, Georgia Tech, Seton Hall, Minnesota

Next Four Out: Arizona State, UAB, Mississippi State, Rhode Island

1's: Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Duke

2's: Ohio State, West Virginia, Purdue, Villanova

3's: Kansas State, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Temple

4's: Michigan State, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Baylor

5's: Maryland, Vanderbilt, Butler, Georgetown

6's: Texas A&M, BYU, Gonzaga, Xavier

7's: Richmond, Clemson, Texas, Oklahoma State

8's: UTEP, UNLV, Louisville, Northern Iowa

9's: Notre Dame, Florida State, Missouri, Marquette

10's: Wake Forest, Utah State, Old Dominion, California

11's: Illinois, Virginia Tech, Cornell, Florida

12's: Saint Mary's, San Diego State, Siena, Memphis

13's: South Florida, Mississippi, Kent State, Murray State

14's: Oakland, Sam Houston, Wofford, Weber State

15's: Santa Barbara, Morgan State, Troy, Stony Brook

16's: Quinnipiac, ETSU, Winthrop, Lehigh, Jackson State

Sixty

Field

Last Four In: Saint Mary's, San Diego State, Virginia Tech, Memphis

Last Four Out: UAB, Connecticut, Dayton, Mississippi State

Next Four Out: Mississippi, South Florida, Washington, Seton Hall

One's: Syracuse, Kansas, Kentucky, Duke

Two's: Kansas State, Villanova, Ohio State, Purdue

Three's: West Virginia, New Mexico, Pittsburgh, Temple

Four's: Vanderbilt, Michigan State, Tennessee, Wisconsin

Five's: Maryland, Butler, Baylor, Georgetown

Six's: Texas A&M, BYU, Gonzaga, Xavier

Seven's: Texas, Richmond, Clemson, Missouri

Eight's: Oklahoma State, Marquette, UTEP, UNLV

Nine's: Northern Iowa, Florida State, Wake Forest, Utah State

Ten's: Old Dominion, California, Illinois, Cornell

Eleven's: Florida, Louisville, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech

Twelve's: Rhode Island, Saint Mary's, San Diego State, Virginia Tech

Thirteen's: Siena, Memphis, Kent State, Murray State

Fourteen's: Oakland, Sam Houston, Wofford, Weber State

Fifteen's: Santa Barbara, Coastal Carolina, Morgan State, Troy

Sixteen's: Stony Brook, Quinnipiac, Jacksonville, Lehigh, Jackson State

Bubble Update

Last Four In: Rhode Island, Saint Mary's, San Diego State, Virginia Tech

Last Four Out: Memphis, UAB, Connecticut, Dayton

Next Four Out: Mississippi State, Mississippi, South Florida, Charlotte

The Field, Brah's

Last Four In: Minnesota, Notre Dame, Mississippi State, Charlotte

First Four Out: Virginia Tech, Saint Mary's, Mississippi, Dayton

Next Four Out: San Diego State, Rhode Island, Arizona State, South Florida

One's: Syracuse, Kansas, Kentucky, Kansas State

Two's: Duke, Villanova, Ohio State, Purdue

Three's: New Mexico, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Temple

Four's: Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Butler

Five's: Wisconsin, Georgetown, Baylor, Texas A&M

Six's: BYU, Gonzaga, Xavier, Maryland

Seven's: Oklahoma State, Texas, Richmond, Missouri

Eight's: Clemson, Marquette, UTEP, Louisville

Nine's: UNLV, Wake Forest, Florida, Illinois

Ten's: Florida State, Georgia Tech, Northern Iowa, Old Dominion

Eleven's: UAB, Utah State, Cornell, California

Twelve's: Connecticut, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Mississippi State

Thirteen's: Charlotte, Siena, Kent State, Murray State

Fourteen's: Oakland, Charleston, Sam Houston, Weber State

Fifteen's: Santa Barbara, Coastal Carolina, Morgan State, Stony Brook

Sixteen's: Robert Morris, Jacksonville, Troy, Lehigh, Jackson State

Sixty

Seedlings

Last Four In
UConn, Rhode Island, Mississippi State, Charlotte

First Four Out
Saint Mary's, Cincinnati, Mississippi, Arizona State

Next Four Out
Minnesota, San Diego State, Notre Dame, Dayton


One's
Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Purdue

Two's
Kansas State, Villanova, Duke, Ohio State

Three's
West Virginia, Georgetown, New Mexico, Michigan State

Four's
Pittsburgh, Temple, Butler, Vanderbilt

Five's
Wisconsin, BYU, Baylor, Texas

Six's
Tennessee, Gonzaga, Richmond, Maryland

Seven's
Texas A&M, Missouri, Wake Forest, Xavier

Eight's
Florida, Illinois, UTEP, Florida State

Nine's
Marquette, Oklahoma State, Clemson, Louisville

Ten's
Virginia Tech, UNLV, Old Dominion, Georgia Tech

Eleven's
UAB, Utah State, Northern Iowa, UConn

Twelve's
California, Rhode Island, Cornell, Mississippi State

Thirteen's
Charlotte, Siena, Kent State, Murray State

Fourteen's
Oakland, Charleston, Sam Houston, Weber State

Fifteen's
UCSB, Coastal Carolina, Morgan State, Stony Brook

Sixteen's
Robert Morris, Jacksonville, Arkansas State, Lehigh, Jackson State

Top 60

The 65

Top 60

One's
Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Purdue

Two's
Kansas State, Villanova, Duke, Pittsburgh

Three's
Ohio State, West Virginia, Georgetown, New Mexico

Four's
Michigan State, Butler, Vanderbilt, Temple

Five's
Wisconsin, Tennessee, BYU, Baylor

Six's
Gonzaga, Missouri, Texas, Richmond

Seven's
Texas A&M, Maryland, Wake Forest, Xavier

Eight's
Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Illinois

Nine's
UTEP, Louisville, Marquette, Florida State

Ten's
Florida, Northern Iowa, UNLV, Georgia Tech

Eleven's
Old Dominion, UAB, Utah State, California

Twelve's
Rhode Island, Cornell, Mississippi State, San Diego State

Thirteen's
Saint Mary's, Siena, Charleston, Kent State

Fourteen's
Murray State, Oakland, Sam Houston, UCSB

Fifteen's
Coastal Carolina, Weber State, Arkansas State, Robert Morris

Sixteen's
Stony Brook, Morgan State, Lafayette, Jackson State, Jacksonville

Last Four In
Rhode Island, Mississippi State, San Diego State, Saint Mary's

Last Four Out
Cincinnati, Dayton, Charlotte, Mississippi

Next Four Out
Connecticut, Arizona State, South Florida, Memphis

Key Games 2/21

Villanova at Pittsburgh, 12pm

Ohio State at Michigan State, 12pm

Dayton at Duquesne, 1pm

Marquette at Cincinnati, 2pm

St. Louis at UMass, 4pm

Arizona State at Arizona, 5:30pm

Virginia Tech at Duke, 7:45pm

Bubble Update

Last Four In
Cincinnati, Rhode Island, Dayton, Mississppi State

Last Four Out
Charlotte, San Diego State, Saint Mary's, Mississippi

Next Four Out
Connecticut, South Florida, Memphis, Arizona State

Top 60

The Sixty-Fiver

Top 60.

One's
Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Purdue

Two's
Villanova, Duke, Kansas State, West Virginia

Three's
Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Michigan State, Georgetown

Four's
Vanderbilt, Butler, New Mexico, Temple

Five's
Wisconsin, Tennessee, Baylor, Wake Forest

Six's
BYU, Gonzaga, Texas A&M, Missouri

Seven's
Texas, Richmond, Xavier, Maryland

Eight's
Illinois, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Florida State

Nine's
Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Florida

Ten's
UTEP, Louisville, Marquette, UNLV

Eleven's
Charlotte, UAB, Northern Iowa, Mississippi State

Twelve's
South Florida, Cincinnati, California, Cornell

Thirteen's
Utah State, Siena, Kent State, Charleston

Fourteen's
Murray State, Oakland, Sam Houston State, UCSB

Fifteen's
Coastal Carolina, Weber State, Arkansas State, Robert Morris

Sixteen's
Stony Brook, Morgan State, Lehigh, Jackson State, Jacksonville


Last Four In
UAB, Mississippi State, South Florida, Cincinnati

Last Four Out
Mississippi, Rhode Island, Dayton, San Diego State

Next Four Out
Saint Mary's, Connecticut, Memphis, Arizona State

65 / Bubbly

One's
Kansas, Kentucky, Syracuse, Purdue

Two's
Villanova, Duke, Kansas State, West Virginia

Three's
Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Ohio State, Wisconsin

Four's
Gonzaga, Michigan State, Butler, Vanderbilt

Five's
New Mexico, Temple, Tennessee, Baylor

Six's
Wake Forest, BYU, Texas A&M, Missouri

Seven's
Texas, Richmond, Xavier, Maryland

Eight's
Illinois, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Florida State

Nine's
Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Old Dominion, Florida

Ten's
Marquette, UTEP, California, Louisville

Eleven's
UNLV, Charlotte, UAB, Northern Iowa

Twelve's
Mississippi State, Mississippi, South Florida, Cornell

Thirteen's
Utah State, Siena, Kent State, Charleston

Fourteen's
Murray State, Oakland, Sam Houston State, UCSB

Fifteen's
Coastal Carolina, Weber State, Arkansas State, Morgan State

Sixteen's
Robert Morris, Stony Brook, Lehigh, Jackson State, Jacksonville

Last Four In
UAB, Mississippi State, Mississippi, South Florida

Last Four Out
Cincinnati, Rhode Island, Dayton, San Diego State

Next Four Out
Saint Mary's, Connecticut, Memphis, Arizona State

The 65 / The Bubble / The 60

One's
Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, Syracuse

Two's
Purdue, Kansas State, Duke, Ohio State

Three's
West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Wisconsin

Four's
Gonzaga, Michigan State, Butler, Vanderbilt

Five's
New Mexico, Temple, Tennessee, Texas

Six's
Wake Forest, Baylor, BYU, Texas A&M

Seven's
Richmond, Missouri, UNLV, Xavier

Eight's
Illinois, Maryland, Clemson, Georgia Tech

Nine's
Oklahoma State, Florida State, Charlotte, Old Dominion

Ten's
Florida, Rhode Island, Marquette, UTEP

Eleven's
UAB, Northern Iowa, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State

Twelve's
Mississippi, California, Louisville, Cornell

Thirteen's
Utah State, Siena, Kent State, Charleston

Fourteen's
Murray State, Oakland, Sam Houston State, UC Santa Barbara

Fifteen's
Coastal Carolina, Weber State, Arkansas State, Robert Morris

Sixteen's
Stony Brook, Morgan State, Lehigh, Jackson State, Jacksonville


Last Four In
Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Mississippi, Louisville

Last Four Out
Cincinnati, South Florida, Northwestern, Dayton

Next Four Out
San Diego State, Saint Mary's, Virginia, Memphis


Top 60

Last Night

Rarely is a Friday Night of college basketball during the regular season this interesting. Quick rundown:

-Pitt wins an incredible three-overtime thriller against bitter rival West Virginia at the "Oakland Zoo." Pitt jumps up to the middle of the 3 line, while the Mountaineers remain atop the 3 line. There's really no reason to knock them down below Ohio State after that game.

-Cornell drops a head-scratcher at Penn 79-64, who were just 3-15 entering the contest. They drop from the 11 line to the bottom of the 12 line behind Cal.

-Siena's 15-game win streak, which was the longest current win streak in the country, was snapped at Niagara, a team they pounded by 18 points at home earlier in the season. The Saints fall from the bottom of the 12 line to the 13 line behind projected WAC Champion Utah State.

Games to keep on eye on Saturday:

Tennessee at Kentucky, 9pm ESPN

Maryland at Duke, 1pm CBS

Northern Iowa at Bradley, 2pm

New Mexico at Utah, 9pm

Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, 8pm

Rhode Island at Temple, 4pm

Cornell at Princeton, 6pm

UNLV at San Diego State, 4pm

Miami at Clemson, 12pm

Cincinnati at Connecticut, 12pm

Missouri at Baylor, 1:45pm

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State, 2pm ESPN

South Carolina at Georgia, 4pm

George Mason at Old Dominion, 4pm

Washington State at California, 4pm

Texas A&M at Texas Tech, 5pm ESPN2

Xavier at Florida, 6pm ESPN

Memphis at Tulsa, 7pm ESPN2

Auburn at Mississippi State, 7pm

Northeastern at William & Mary, 7pm

Marshall at UAB, 8pm

Virginia at Virginia Tech, 8pm

South Florida at Marquette, 8:30 pm

St. Mary's at Portland, 9pm ESPN2

Bubble Update

Last Four In
Mississippi, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Mississippi St

Last Four Out
Virginia, UTEP, St. Mary's, Northwestern

Next Four Out
Cincinnati, South Carolina, Texas Tech, Northeastern


Cal moves up to a 12 seed with their blowout victory over Washington. They are now poised to snag an at-large bid if they don't slip up the rest of the way and lose in the conference tournament final (maybe even semifinal). Yay Pa(theti)c-10!!

The 65

Top 60

One's
Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky, Villanova

Two's
Purdue, Kansas State, Georgetown, Duke

Three's
West Virginia, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Michigan State

Four's
Gonzaga, Pittsburgh, Butler, Vanderbilt

Five's
New Mexico, Tennessee, Temple, Texas

Six's
Baylor, Wake Forest, BYU, Missouri

Seven's
UNLV, Texas A&M, Maryland, Georgia Tech

Eight's
Richmond, Florida, Florida State, Illinois

Nine's
Mississippi, Northern Iowa, Clemson, Rhode Island

Ten's
Oklahoma State, UAB, Xavier, Dayton

Eleven's
Charlotte, Old Dominion, St. Mary's, Cornell

Twelve's
Marquette, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Siena

Thirteen's
California, Utah State, Kent State, Charleston

Fourteen's
Murray State, Oakland, Coastal Carolina, Pacific

Fifteen's
Weber State, Arkansas State, Stony Brook, Sam Houston State

Sixteen's
Morgan State, Navy, Jackson State, Robert Morris, Jacksonville


Last Four In
St. Mary's, Marquette, South Florida, Virginia Tech

Last Four Out
Virginia, UTEP, Northwestern, Minnesota

Next Four Out
Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, South Carolina

Last Night

Illinois was the biggest winner of the night with their huge win at Wisconsin. They jump up two seed lines from the bottom of the 11 line to the top of the 9 line. They are officially off the bubble. The Illini still have a pretty brutal remaining schedule (home and home with OSU, @ Purdue, 'Sconsin), but they'll be in good shape as long as they win at least one of those games and beat Minnesota at home and Michigan on the road. That would put them at 12-6 in conference play, which would be more than enough to get in the field. Wisconsin remains on the 3 line.

Purdue leapfrogs K-State as the next 1-seed in waiting with their convincing victory at Sparty. The Boilermakers continue to be the favorite to win the Big Ten with the win. Michigan State drops to the bottom of the 3 line.

With the Wisconsin and Michigan State losses, Ohio State moves up from the top of the 4 line to the 3 line ahead of both Big Ten adversaries.

Vandy moves up two seed lines from a 6 to a 4 with their blowout victory over rival Tennessee in Nashville. The Vols fall to the top of the 5 line.

Wichita State's hopes of an at-large bid are no more with their inexplicable loss to Evansville. It was Evansville's first conference win this year.

Likewise, VCU's bubble officially popped on Tuesday with their overtime loss at George Mason.

Texas Tech sneaks into the final Last Eight Out spot with their win at Oklahoma.

Fiiiield!

Linkers.

One's
Kansas, Syracuse, Kentucky, Villanova

Two's
Kansas State, Purdue, Georgetown, West Virginia

Three's
Wisconsin, Duke, Michigan State, Tennessee

Four's
Ohio State, Gonzaga, Texas, Pittsburgh

Five's
Butler, Temple, New Mexico, UNLV

Six's
Baylor, Wake Forest, Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech

Seven's
BYU, Florida, Missouri, Rhode Island

Eight's
Texas A&M, Mississippi, Maryland, Florida State

Nine's
Northern Iowa, Charlotte, Oklahoma State, UAB

Ten's
Clemson, Xavier, Richmond, Northwestern

Eleven's
Old Dominion, Saint Mary's, Cornell, Illinois

Twelve's
Marquette, Dayton, Virginia Tech, Siena

Thirteen's
California, Utah State, Kent State, Western Carolina

Fourteen's
Murray State, Oakland, Coastal Carolina, Pacific

Fifteen's
Weber State, Arkansas State, Stony Brook, Sam Houston State

Sixteen's
Morgan State, Lehigh, Jackson State, Robert Morris, Jacksonville


Last Four In
Illinois, Marquette, Dayton, Virginia Tech

Last Four Out
South Florida, Virginia, UTEP, Wichita State

Next Four Out
Minnesota, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati


Word.

Spreadsheet.......

Linkety-link.

One's
Kansas, Syracuse, Villanova, Kentucky

Two's
Kansas State, Texas, Michigan State, Purdue

Three's
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Georgetown, Duke

Four's
Baylor, Tennessee, Temple, Ohio State

Five's
Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Pittsburgh, Butler

Six's
New Mexico, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, UNLV

Seven's
Florida State, Oklahoma State, BYU, Missouri

Eight's
Florida, Mississippi, Xavier, Rhode Island

Nine's
Northern Iowa, Charlotte, Clemson, Old Dominion

Ten's
Texas A&M, UAB, Northwestern, Cincinnati

Eleven's
St. Mary's, Maryland, Virginia, Cornell

Twelve's
Marquette, South Florida, Richmond, California

Thirteen's
Siena, Utah State, Western Carolina, Murray State

Fourteen's
Oakland, Kent State, Coastal Carolina, Pacific

Fifteen's
Weber State, Arkansas State, Stony Brook, Sam Houston State

Sixteen's
Morgan State, Lehigh, Jackson State, Robert Morris, Jacksonville


Last Four In
Virginia, Marquette, South Florida, Richmond

Last Four Out
Dayton, Mississippie State, UTEP, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out
Wichita State, North Carolina, Minnesota, Seton Hall

Field

Spreadsheet!

One's
Kansas, Syracuse, Villanova, Texas

Two's
Kentucky, Michigan State, Kansas State, Gonzaga

Three's
West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Duke

Four's
Georgetown, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Tennessee

Five's
Temple, Ohio State, Mississippi, New Mexico

Six's
Georgia Tech, Butler, UAB, Wake Forest

Seven's
Missouri, UNLV, Baylor, Florida

Eight's
Oklahoma State, Florida State, BYU, Xavier

Nine's
Northern Iowa, Rhode Island, Old Dominion, Northwestern

Ten's
Connecticut, Cincinnati, Charlotte, Maryland

Eleven's
Texas A&M, Clemson, St. Mary's, North Carolina

Twelve's
Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, California, Cornell

Thirteen's
Siena, Charleston, Louisiana Tech, Oakland

Fourteen's
Kent State, Coastal Carolina, Pacific, Murray State

Fifteen's
Northern Colorado, Arkansas State, Maine, Sam Houston State

Sixteen's
Morgan State, Lafayette, Texas Southern, Robert Morris, ETSU


Last Four In
St. Mary's, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State

Last Four Out
Virginia, Dayton, Wichita State, Minnesota

Next Four Out
William & Mary, Richmond, Notre Dame, Tulsa


Field by Conference

America East (1) - Maine

Atlantic 10 (4) - Temple, Xavier, Rhode Island, Charlotte

Atlantic Coast (8) - Duke, Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Florida State, Maryland, Clemson, North Carolina, Virginia Tech

Atlantic Sun (1) - East Tennessee State

Big XII (7) - Kansas, Texas, Kansas State, Baylor, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M

Big East (7) - Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, UConn, Cincinnati

Big Sky (1) - Northern Colorado

Big South (1) - Coastal Carolina

Big Ten (5) - Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Northwestern

Big West (1) - Pacific

Colonia Athletic Association (1) - Old Dominion

Conference USA (1) - UAB

Horizon League (1) - Butler

Ivy League (1) - Cornell

Metro Atlantic Athletic (1) - Siena

Mid-American (1) - Kent State

Mid-Eastern Athletic (1) - Morgan State

Missouri Valley (1) - Northern Iowa

Moutnain West (3) - New Mexico, UNLV, BYU

Northeast (1) - Robert Morris

Ohio Vallley (1) - Murray State

Pacific 10 (1) - California

Patriot League (1) - Lafayette

Southeastern (6) - Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida, Mississippi State

Southern (1) - Charleston

Southland (1) - Sam Houston State

Southwestern Athletic (1) - Texas Southern

Summit League (1) - Oakland

Sun Belt (1) - Arkansas State

West Coast (2) - Gonzaga, St. Mary's

Western Athletic (1) - Louisiana Tech

Top 60 / Projected Conference Weiners / Seeds

Tuh-dah.

Conference Breakdown

America East (1) - Vermont

Atlantic 10 (4) - Temple, Xavier, Dayton, Rhode Island

Atlantic Coast (8) - Duke, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Maryland

Atlantic Sun (1) - Campbell

Big XII (7) - Kansas, Texas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas A&M, Missouri, Oklahoma State

Big East (7) - Syracuse, Villanova, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Georgetown, Connecticut, Cincinnati

Big Sky (1) - Weber State

Big South (1) - Coastal Carolina

Big Ten (5) - Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Purdue, Northwestern

Big West (1) - Pacific

Colonial Athletic Association (1) - Old Dominion

Conference USA (1) - Alabama-Birmingham

Horizon League (1) - Butler

Ivy League (1) - Cornell

Metro Atlantic Athletic (1) - Siena

Mid-American (1) - Kent State

Mid-Eastern Athletic (1) - Morgan State

Missouri Valley (1) - Northern Iowa

Mountain West (3) - New Mexico, Brigham Young, Nevada-Las Vegas

Northeast (1) - Robert Morris

Ohio Valley (1) - Murray State

Pacific 10 (1) - California

Patriot League (1) - Lafayette

Southeastern (6) - Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Florida, Mississippi State

Southern (1) - Charleston

Southland (1) - Sam Houston State

Southwestern Athletic (1) - Prairie View A&M

Summit League (1) - Oakland

Sunbelt (1) - Arkansas State

West Coast (2) - Gonzaga, St. Mary's

Western Athletic (1) - Louisiana Tech

Top 60 + Seeds

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One's
Kentucky, Kansas, Syracuse, Villanova

Two's
Texas, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, Kansas State

Three's
Gonzaga, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Tennessee

Four's
Georgetown, Duke, Temple, Ohio State

Five's
Purdue, Mississippi, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech

Six's
Florida State, New Mexico, Baylor, Connecticut

Seven's
Texas A&M, UAB, Butler, BYU

Eight's
UNLV, Vanderbilt, Missouri, Clemson

Nine's
Florida, Xavier, Northwestern, Mississippi State

Ten's
Northern Iowa, Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Dayton

Eleven's
Virginia Tech, St. Mary's, Virginia, Maryland

Twelve's
Old Dominion, Rhode Island, Cornell, California

Thirteen's
Siena, Charleston, Louisiana Tech, Oakland

Fourteen's
Arkansas State, Kent State, Coastal Carolina, Pacific

Fifteen's
Vermont, Sam Houstion State, Lafayette, Weber State

Sixteen's
Morgan State, Murray State, Prairie View A&M, Robert Morris, Campbell

Last Four In
St. Mary's, Virginia, Maryland, Rhode Island

Last Four Out
William & Mary, Wichita State, North Carolina, Minnesota

Next Four Out
Notre Dame, Charlotte, Richmond, Miami

Quick & Dirty Top 60 / Seedlings

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One's
Kentucky, Kansas, Texas, Syracuse

Two's
Villanova, Kansas State, Michigan State, Tennessee

Three's
Pittsburgh, Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Ohio State

Four's
Georgetown, Duke, Purdue, West Virginia

Five's
Temple, Mississippi, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech

Six's
Florida State, New Mexico, Baylor, Texas A&M

Seven's
Clemson, Dayton, UAB, Butler

Eight's
BYU, UNLV, Vandy, Mizzou

Nine's
Mississippi State, Forida, Xavier, William & Mary

Ten's
Northern Iowa, Northwestern, Minnesota, Cincinnati

Eleven's
Wichita State, Virginia, Connecticut, Virginia Tech

Twelve's
Rhode Island, St. Mary's, Arizona State, Cornell

Thirteen's
Siena, Louisiana Tech, Western Carolina, Western Kentucky

Fourteen's
Oakland, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, Pacific

Fifteen's
Vermont, UTSA, Lafayette, Weber State

Sixteen's
Morgan State, Murray State, Prairie View A&M, Robert Morris, Campbell

Last Four In
Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Rhode Island, St. Mary's

Last Four Out
North Carolina, Notre Dame, Charlotte, Richmond

Next Four Out
Maryland, Old Dominion, Miami, Washington

Top 60 + The Field

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1 Seeds:
Texas, Kentucky, Kansas, Syracuse

2 Seeds:
Villanova, Michigan State, Duke, Tennessee

3 Seeds:
Gonzaga, Wisconsin, Purdue, West Virginia

4 Seeds:
Pittsburgh, Kansas State, Ohio State, Mississippi

5 Seeds:
Georgetown, Temple, Clemson, Georgia Tech

6 Seeds:
Wake Forest, Florida State, New Mexico, Baylor

7 Seeds:
Texas A&M, Dayton, UAB, North Carolina

8 Seeds:
Butler, Brigham Young, UNLV, Willam & Mary

9 Seeds:
Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Florida, Miami

10 Seeds:
Northern Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Washington

11 Seeds:
Northwestern, Xavier, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati

12 Seeds:
Connecticut, Notre Dame, Marquette, Cornell

13 Seeds:
Siena, Western Kentucky, Western Carolina, Louisiana Tech

14 Seeds:
Oakland, Buffalo, Coastal Carolina, Pacific

15 Seeds:
Vermont, UTSA, Lafayette, Weber State

16 Seeds:
Morgan State, Murray State, Prairie View A&M, Robert Morris, Campbell


Last Four In:
Cincinnati, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Marquette

Last Four Out:
St. Mary's, Richmond, Rhode Island, Maryland

Next Four Out:
Wichita State, Virginia, Oklahoma State, Illinois

Saturday's Action

Lots of shuffling in the seeding yesterday. Here's a quick rundown:

• Purdue drops to a 3-seed with there loss at Northwestern, while the Wildcats will return the field as an 11-seed.
• Ohio State picks up another big time win against Wisconsin. They move to the top of the 5-seed line. Wisconsin remains a 3-seed.
• UNC drops to the bottom of the 7-seed line with their loss at home to Georgia Tech, despite a magnificent performance by Will Graves. Tech jumps up to the top of the 6-seed line.
• Miami drops down a couple seed lines to a 10. UVA cracks the top 60 for the first time this season.
• West Virginia falls to the bottome of the 3 line with their loss to 'Cuse at home. The Orange(men) remain at the bottom of the 1-seed line.
• Pitt stays at the top of the 4 line. Louisville is a big win away from making the field, and they are certainly capable of beating a top Big East team; they seem to play everyone tough. Too bad they always start off so slow.
• Notre Dame is hanging on to the field by a thread after their loss to Cincy. There only quality win is West Virginia, so they'll certainly need to pick up some more solid wins to make the final field.
• Tennessee vaults up to the bottome of the 2 line with their win in OT at home against Mississippi. Ole Miss drops to a 5-seed.
• UNLV is no longer the favorite to win the MWC after losing to Utah. They drop to the bottom of the 8 line below BYU. New Mexico is now the favorite to win the conference.
• Dayton drops to the 7 line, while Xavier makes the field again as the third A-10 team. Temple is now the favorite to win the conference.
• Missouri falls to the 10-seed line; Oklahoma makes the top 60.
• Texas Tech gets knocked out the bracket with their embarassing loss to Kansas. They are not even in the Last Eight Out.
• Wichita State's loss to Creighton will keep them out of the next bracket. Marquette is now the last team in.

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Last Night's Happenin's

St. Mary's put up a tough fight in the second half, but fell short of a come back against fourteenth ranked (in the coaches' poll) Gonzaga. The Zags jumped out to a twelve point first half lead and was able to hold off a late surge by the Gaels in the second half. With the victory, the Bulldogs should remain a three seed in the next bracket. This is a pretty crushing blow to the Gaels at-large bid hopes. They may have to win out in conference play to have a chance. With a pair of games against the third best WCC team, Portland, and a game at Gonzaga, this could be a tall order. To have a chance, along with winning the rest of their WCC games, they must, at the very least, split with Portland and win at Gonzaga or maybe just sweep Portland and play the Zags tough in Spokane. That said, they will stay in the last eight out in the next bracket.

In the miserable Pac-10, Arizona State romped Oregon in Eugene, 76-57. This knocks the Ducks out of the top 60, while vaulting the Sun Devils up to the 60 spot. This makes them the second best Pac-10 team. AZ State still has a lot of work to do in conference play just to make the last eight out.

Cal picked up a solid road win at Washington State to go to 11-5 and 3-1 in conference play. They would probably be the front runner to win the conference tournament if it weren't for the inexplicable loss in overtime AT HOME(!) to UCLA (gross!), who has been just dreadful this season. Their other four losses: Syracuse (neutral), at New Mexico, at Kansas, and Ohio State aren't that bad, so they could very easily still make the field if they can get on a run in conference play. They have a showdown in Washington on Saturday; the winner of this game will make the next bracket as the favorite to win the conference.

Speaking of the Huskies, they beat up on Stanford last night to improve to just 2-3 in conference play. They remain the favorites to win the conference because they are ranked the highest (47) in the top 60, mainly because of their win at home against Texas A&M (#30), which is, sadly, the best non-conference win of any Pac-10 team (at least of teams that are eligible for postseason play; USC actually has a pretty solid OOC resume with wins against Tennessee and UNLV (neutral floor)).

There were no changes to the top 60 as a result of last night's games, except for Oregon falling out of the ranks and Arizona State jumping up to 60.

Top 60 Through 1/13

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Analysis of the Field

First off, the field is definitely top-heavy, with almost all of the at-large bids coming from the six power conferences. Of the 34 at-large bids, just three (Temple, New Mexico, and BYU) are from mid-major conferences. (To put this in perspective, there were four in the tournament last year, which was the lowest ever.) This is usually the case in the early stages of conference play, before the teams in deeper conferences beat up on one another. That said, I don't see the Big East getting nine teams, nor do I see the ACC getting eight. The Big XII getting seven is a little dicey too, as far as I'm concerned.

As conference play continues, I predict that Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Baylor, Miami, Virginia Tech, and Marquette will all struggle to maintain their positions in the field. None of these teams have strong non-conference resumes and they all will finish around the middle of the pack of their respective conferences. This should open the door for mid-majors like St. Mary's, Wichita State, Richmond, Rhode Island, and Xavier to sneak into the tournament. St. Mary's will most definitely get into the field with a victory tonight against Gonzaga, and they should stay in the field barring disaster in the WCC.

In theory, there should be a fair amount of mid-majors snatching at-large bids this year because of how turrible [sic] the Pac-10 has been so far. As it stands now, they would most likely only get one bid, which is unheard of for a major conference. Thus, the usual five or so slots normally allotted for Pac-10 schools should go to mid-majors, based on the fact that a lot of middle-of-the-pack teams from the Big East, Big XII, and ACC (mentioned above) will likely fall onto the wrong side of the bubble as conference play progresses.

Field by Conference

America East (1) - Vermont

Atlantic 10 (2) - Dayton, Temple

Atlantic Coast (8) - Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Florida State, Miami, Virginia Tech

Atlantic Sun (1) - Belmont

Big XII (7) - Texas, Kansas, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas A&M, Missouri, Texas Tech

Big East (9) - Syracuse, Villanova, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Georgetown, Connecticut, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Marquette

Big Sky (1) - Montana State

Big South (1) - Coastal Carolina

Big Ten (5) - Michigan State, Wisconsin, Purdue, Ohio State, Minnesota

Big West (1) - Pacific

Colonial Athletic Association (1) - William & Mary

Conference USA (1) - Alabama-Birmingham

Horizon League (1) - Butler

Ivy League (1) - Cornell

Metro Atlantic Athletic (1) - Siena

Mid-American (1) - Akron

Mid-Eastern Athletic (1) - Morgan State

Missouri Valley (1) - Northern Iowa

Mountain West (3) - Nevada-Las Vegas, New Mexico, Brigham Young

Northeast (1) - Robert Morris

Ohio Valley (1) - Murray State

Pacific 10 (1) - Washington

Patriot League (1) - Army

Southeastern (6) - Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, Florida

Southern (1) - Western Carolina

Southland (1) - Texas-San Antonio

Southwestern Athletic (1) - Prairie View A&M

Summit League (1) - Oakland

Sunbelt (1) - South Alabama

West Coast (1) - Gonzaga

Western Athletic (1) - Louisiana State

Tournament Field Through 1/13/10

1 Seeds
Texas
Kentucky
Syracuse
Kansas

2 Seeds
Villanova
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Dook

3 Seeds
Purdue
Tennessee
Gonzaga
West Virginia

4 Seeds
Pittsburgh
Georgetown
Wake Forest
Mississippi

5 Seeds
Kansas State
Ohio State
Dayton
Temple

6 Seeds
Clemson
North Carolina
Nevada-Las Vegas
Georgia Tech

7 Seeds
Florida State
New Mexico
Alabama-Birmingham
Baylor

8 Seeds
Miami
Texas A&M
Minnesota
Butler

9 Seeds
Brigham Young
William & Mary
Vanderbilt
Mississippi St

10 Seeds
Florida
Missouri
Northern Iowa
Virginia Tech

11 Seeds
Texas Tech
Connecticut
Wichita State
Notre Dame

12 Seeds
Cincinnati
Marquette
Washington
Cornell

13 Seeds
Siena
South Alabama
Western Carolina
Louisiana Tech

14 Seeds
Oakland
Akron
Vermont
Pacific

15 Seeds
Coastal Carolina
Texas-San Antonio
Army
Murray State

16 Seeds
Morgan State
Montana State
Prairie View A&M
Robert Morris
Belmont

Last Four In:
Wichita St
Notre Dame
Cincinnati
Marquette

Last Four Out:
St. Mary's
Richmond
Rhode Island
Oklahoma St

Next Four Out:
Northwestern
Alabama
Xavier
Illinois

Post Numero Uno

This, my friends, is my first ever post on my first ever blog. I am a HUGE college basketball and Major League Baseball fan, and I would like to use this public forum to share my thoughts and opinions on both. I have followed such blogs as Bracketology 101, TheFightins, and March Madness All Season over the past couple of months; these have all inspired me to start my own such blog.

BEISketbol's first couple of months will largely be devoted to the ongoing college basketball season. I have kept an oft-updated (usually daily) top 60 rankings throughout the season. I plan on posting my rankings every couple of days, along with write-ups of the most exciting games from the night before and previews of upcoming games. In addition, I will post my field of 65, complete with seeds.

Last year, I compiled my predicted field for the NCAA Basketball Tournament before Selection Sunday. I correctly predicted 64 of 65 teams (G.D. Arizona!). I cannot recall how many I seeded correctly, but if memory serves correct, I was comparable to other college basketball blogs out on thems there interweb.

I also plan on analyzing some of the MLB Hot Stove action, along with providing some statistical insight into the season. I am a student of Sabermetrics, so I would like to use this blog as a way to improve my analyses skills, while adding personal opinion on burning issues.

Thanks for reading! I hope you'ins all visit this here blog again!