I would agree with booting Vandy . However, how does UCLA get over looked when their only lost is to Maryland would think they deserve at the lest #25 …. keep up the good work ..
Gooooooooooooo Vols’
Whats it going to take for K-State to get some more love. They finished the Non Con undefeated and go into Big XII play as the defending Big XII Champions. Seems that few are taking notice of what could be a much better team then the 07/08 squad.
I am a diehard Stanford fan and blogger, yet cannot understand how Stanford women got ranked number 2 in the country at the end of the regular season. Any thoughts?
Mechelle – I always enjoy reading your written works on women’s basketball.
Quick question on home court advantage for lower seeds vs top seeds — Michigan vs DUKE.
A year or two ago: Didn’t Rutgers have to play Michigan State on Michigan’s home court — when in fact RU was seeded higher?
Note from MV: Yes, that’s exactly right. No. 4 Rutgers had to play at No. 5 Michigan State in the 2007 second round because East Lansing was one of the eight subregional sites that year. I didn’t like that, either. But the question is: Are fans fine with this? One year a program gets the short end of this system, a few years later it has the chance to benefit from it? Do people like upsets that can be aided because teams now buy home-court advantage through bids, rather than earn it through seeding?
I read your article on Diana T. Today, it was informative, opinionated and very well written. As a fan of woman’s basketball and an opinionated person myself, I was wondering if you or anyone else had done the research of any male NBA players that had committed at least allegedly Rape (At least one high profile guy does and he just won another ring), DUI, murder or any other criminal offenses. You see my take is that she is a very talented young lady who really does give back to the community and she made a mistake. You see it not that she fell that counts it is that she gets up after she fell that really counts. There is a very mis-guided view from the public and sports writers about these Lady’s that they are perfect and don’t make mistakes. Guess what they truly are human and they will make mistakes that is why it is called life. I will agree there is no excuse however treat the lady equally. I looked and could not find any articles from you on the Kobe Bryant rape case, that truly is a shame since you are a vary talented writer with many followers. If you are going to cover WBB then cover it as if it were MBB as it seems woman are held to a different unequal standard. I will keep reading your articles because I truly believe they are well thought out and cover the point. However please do not cover “alledeged” information you do not have first hand info and become opinionated. The reason is because the article becomes as much a grocery store rag mag article and people might think they’re horoscope will pop un next.
Kindest regards and please do onot take any offense to the words it is more food for though tthan anything
Nice first post, pal.
Mechelle, I’m delighted that you’ve started a blog.
Great that you have a website, and we will keep following you. A fan and KSU grad from Dallas.
Love to see your writing regularly – no more inky hands for Voepel fans, huh? I’m going to see this has a half-full thing.
I would agree with booting Vandy . However, how does UCLA get over looked when their only lost is to Maryland would think they deserve at the lest #25 …. keep up the good work ..
Gooooooooooooo Vols’
time for a feature on Danielle Wilson of Baylor – breakout season – or the coaching duo of Mulkey Barmore
Michelle,
Whats it going to take for K-State to get some more love. They finished the Non Con undefeated and go into Big XII play as the defending Big XII Champions. Seems that few are taking notice of what could be a much better team then the 07/08 squad.
Always enjoyed your work Mechelle. Please blog more often.
WHATTTT!!? A “Mechelle Voepel” blog and I’m just NOW discovering it?? Shame on me.
Mechelle, this is my Big Discovery of ‘09….I’m glad to have found this place.
Howard
the comic strip is Steve Canyon. I came across a copy of one of them online.
I am a diehard Stanford fan and blogger, yet cannot understand how Stanford women got ranked number 2 in the country at the end of the regular season. Any thoughts?
Mechelle,
I enjoy your articles/blogs. Keep up the good work.
Just wanted to share this website w/ you. Thought you
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Mechelle – I always enjoy reading your written works on women’s basketball.
Quick question on home court advantage for lower seeds vs top seeds — Michigan vs DUKE.
A year or two ago: Didn’t Rutgers have to play Michigan State on Michigan’s home court — when in fact RU was seeded higher?
Note from MV: Yes, that’s exactly right. No. 4 Rutgers had to play at No. 5 Michigan State in the 2007 second round because East Lansing was one of the eight subregional sites that year. I didn’t like that, either. But the question is: Are fans fine with this? One year a program gets the short end of this system, a few years later it has the chance to benefit from it? Do people like upsets that can be aided because teams now buy home-court advantage through bids, rather than earn it through seeding?
Michele
I read your article on Diana T. Today, it was informative, opinionated and very well written. As a fan of woman’s basketball and an opinionated person myself, I was wondering if you or anyone else had done the research of any male NBA players that had committed at least allegedly Rape (At least one high profile guy does and he just won another ring), DUI, murder or any other criminal offenses. You see my take is that she is a very talented young lady who really does give back to the community and she made a mistake. You see it not that she fell that counts it is that she gets up after she fell that really counts. There is a very mis-guided view from the public and sports writers about these Lady’s that they are perfect and don’t make mistakes. Guess what they truly are human and they will make mistakes that is why it is called life. I will agree there is no excuse however treat the lady equally. I looked and could not find any articles from you on the Kobe Bryant rape case, that truly is a shame since you are a vary talented writer with many followers. If you are going to cover WBB then cover it as if it were MBB as it seems woman are held to a different unequal standard. I will keep reading your articles because I truly believe they are well thought out and cover the point. However please do not cover “alledeged” information you do not have first hand info and become opinionated. The reason is because the article becomes as much a grocery store rag mag article and people might think they’re horoscope will pop un next.
Kindest regards and please do onot take any offense to the words it is more food for though tthan anything
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Joe C.
I just read your WNBA article and the spending issues… maybe all the high paid NBA players could afford to share!