10 8 November 2002 The Tulane Hullabaloo www.theHullabaloo.com Basement: Hornets Lucky BCS Hornets sting opposition other division of college football. continued from page 12 The XFL had playoffs. Hell, even the CFL has playoffs, and they Zach Schwartz appearance in the Crescent City teams are finished. How far the play in Canada. contributing writer since the Jazz era. "Pistol" Pete 'Noles have fallen. Why don't the top eight teams, Maravich' s had his jersey retired, or even the top four teams, have an Even with these four teams out With all the pre-season contro- honoring the five years he spent elimination tournament for the of the picture, there is still plenty versy surrounding the Hornets' on the New Orleans Jazz. The championship? The bowl games can of controversy around the formula relocation from Charlotte, com- Hornets topped off the night with still be used; they could just have of the BCS, which factors the bined with the Baron Davis con- a big win, defeating the Jazz 100- some of the games that people Coaches' Poll, the ESPN/USA tract negotiations, many doubted 75. actually want to watch (no offense Today poll, losses, quality points if New Orleans could adjust fast In a matchup last Saturday, to The Humanitarian Bowl or the and the number of hot dogs sold at enough for regular-season play. Jamal Mashburn had the hot hand, Houston Bowl) one or two weeks alternate home games in even Three of the five starters were leading the Hornets in a come- earlier. Why isn't the champion months when the temperature is dealing with nagging injuries and from-behind victory over the determined on the field, like it is in over 65 degrees, among other preseason play showed some Miami Heat. The Hornets offense every other imaginable sport? things which nobody really under- notable weaknesses, but three laid dormant the entire game, but Why is a computer picking who stands anyway. games mto the season, the 'Monster Mash' responded with gets to play for the championship? Miami, the undefeated and Hornets (3-1) find themselves 35 points. The next higher scorer Why is the formula that is used to defending champs, who have won amongst the top of the Central was P.J. Brown with 10 points. pick the two top teams so compli- 30 straight games, aren't number Division standings. They con- Still, the Hornets found a way to cated it takes a NASA mathemati- one in BCS. That spot is currently vincingly beat the Utah Jazz, win, topping the Heat 100-95. cian to decipher it? It's clear the being held by Oklahoma, the 2001 Miami Heat and Seattle Mashburn and company then champs, who are being helped by a BCS doesn't put the right team in Supersonics, but fell to the Bulls hosted Seattle on Wednesday in a huge win over Texas and the over- the championship game. in Chicago, 84-79. close 86-84 Hornets' victory. Remember when Oklahoma shut all strength of the Big 12 schedule The New Orleans Hornets With five seconds left in the down Aorida State two years ago? that it plays. Miami is not even faced Utah on Oct. 30, as basket- affair, P.J. Brown put down two Well, FSU was picked by the BCS number two. Ohio State, who ball made its first regular season free throws that sealed the victo- crushed Minnesota at home, is over Miami, who crushed FSU earli- number two. Miami is number er that season, to play against the three in the BCS, meaning that if Sooners. How does that make sense? the season ended today, the 'Canes Last year, Nebraska, who didn't would not being playing in the even play in its conference champi- Nacho Bowl for the championship onship game, played Miami for the trophy. Granted, the Hurricanes number one spot. The shellacking did not look dominant in their they received should have been game against Rutgers, needing 28 enough to show that the BCS is not fourth-quarter points to pull one the way to run college football. out, but they are the defending I just hope that Miami, champs. They have won 30 straight. Oklahoma and Ohio State are all They whipped Aorida They beat undefeated (who really cares about Aorida State. undefeated and number 22 While these teams aren't up to Bowling Green, anyway?) at the their usual standards, they still are end of the season. That way, one powerful teams by anyone else's of these big, big, big-name powers standards and are capable of ending are left out in the cold. any team's dreams. Just ask Georgia. Hopefully, this will end the BCS The BCS, which got lucky, plain and and leave the fans with a real simple, needs to be replaced. It does- champion, not a computer-gener- n't make sense that NCAA Division ated one. ry. The win was the Sonics first Even with the . uccess of I football is the only kind of foot- los of the season. Mashburn. Head Coach Paul Sila ball without a playoff system. The Vik Vij is a Tulane College jun- Jamal ｾ Ｑ ｡ ｳ ｨ ｢ ｵ ｲ ｮ is on fire so far knows that the Hornet's future NFL has playoffs. High school ior. Any questions or comments this season. as he is averaging 24 success is riding on the left knee football has playoffs. Division 1- can be directed to vvij@ points. seven rebounds, and 3.7 of center Elden Campbell. AA. has playoffs, as does every tulane.edu. a sists a ballgame. while playing Campbell is recovering from off- 39 minutes a game. His 2002 sea- season urgery, but hopes to SED DISll.\fA.'\,1'110TOGRAHP\ EDITOR son wa plagued by injury. but return to the lineup . oon. The Sonics guard Gary Payton chases the bal\ to no avail. Mash looks rejuvenated and back Hornet's bench is one oflhe deep- to all-star form. est in ｢ ｾ ketball. but the team can't help but mi-s Elden' Club Soccer seven-foot frame dO\\ n in the paint. In the Central Division there is not one single big man. excluding Ben Wallace, of course. who can dominate the gla s. Chicago's Eddy Curry is too young. Toronto' Davi i hurt and Brad .Miller buckle under pressure.• 'ew Orleans' Jamaal Magloire and P.J. Brown have done well thus far, but the team needs Elden to have a fight- ing chance. As the Laker have shown the pa t three years v.ith Shaq. size wins champion.. lup ring:o.. The Hornet will continue play tonight. when the Golden State Warriors make their fir t vi it to the , ·ew Orleans Arena. The Warriors have been bottom- dwellers of the We tern Conference for the past everal years. but look to improve this sea on with the addition of ome young players. All- tar forward Antawn Jamison alway., po es a threat to defen emen, armed with a killer shot and some seriou above-the-rim game. The team will then ho t Minne ota on NED DISHMANIPHOTOGRAHPY EDITOR Wedne day in the Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tulane finished the fall season at 4-3-1 with a huge win against With a record of 3 - 1 Head coach Paul Silas and the Homeb are hot. LSU, 3-0. The women's team is geared up for next season, as it is preparing for the Mardi Gras Tournament during February, hosted by the Green Wave. Junior Marissa Roslyn was very excited about the team's perform- ance and the potential it has for the future. "We hope for another great season next semester," Roslyn said. Women's golf takes second Green Wave Sports tournament title to end season this week Men's team continues to struggle in Fall Beach Classic Bruce Willis Intercollegiate. The team shot a award after earnmg top honors at the team with a four-under-par sports edilor tournament-low, six-under-par the USP/Beacon Woods 212, which gave him eighth 282 in the second round of play to Invitational held during the week place. Sophomore Bill Roach. Jr. The men's and women· s golf finish at 872, eight over par. of Oct. 12th. She set the course v.;as second for the men's team. teams ended their fall season with Freshman Liliana Alvarez led the record in the tournament in the as he placed 19th in the tourna- strong showings, as the women women with an even-par 216, third round of play, which helped ment with a one-under-par 215. continued their dominance in the putting her at fourth place. Junior the women win the tournament Sophomore Mark Sullivan and Edwin Watts Palmetto Carolin Landmann was just a and place them at , 'o. 10 in the Seniors Mike Rodrigue and Phil Intercollegiate and the men place away, fifth, with her one- country. Krauss rounded out the Wave showed some promise for the over-par performance. The men traveled to Gulf wllh 34th, 64th and 67th stand- spring in the USA Fall Beach Sophomore Lindsay Hulwick Shores on Monday and Tuesday ings. respectively. The overall Classic. rounded out the top 10 with a sev- to play in the USA Fall beach performance by Tulane placed Tu lane had three top-10 enth place finish. Classic. Tulane shot a one-over- the Green Wave at 10th in the women finishers on Monday and Landmann' s excellent per- par 289 with no team member field of 13 teams.