Movie Quote Countdown 60-51

60. Akron Zips

““I’m the manager here, and theres no problem at all”

“You gonna give me a problem”

“no sir im not”

“You gonna give me a fucking problem?”

“I am not a hero, im just a coffee shop manager.”

- Pulp Fiction

To Akron. They may be manager, i.e. champions of the MAC conference, but in reality, they pose absolutely no threat to ND, just as the manager posed no threat to Honey Bunny in Pulp Fiction. That being said, someone may pose a threat to ND soon, just as Jules did. My feeling is that ND will be riding high, collecting everyone’s lunch money, when eventually they're gonna tell the wrong person to "put it in the bag," and next thing they know they're head is going to be on the lunch table with a gun to it. Who will that Jules be? Stay tuned.

59. Long Island Blackbirds

“Is it possible that the two yoots”
“What, what was that word. Two yoots?”

“Yeah, two yoots.”

“What is a yoot.”

“Sorry you’re honor, two yooouths.”

- My Cousin Vinny

The age-old comedy theme of culture clash is on display in My Cousin Vinny, as Vinny, from Brooklyn, and Marisa Tomei, from Long Island, appear in Alabama to defend Vinny’s nephew. The Long Island Blackbirds may feel just as out of place as they travel to Charlotte to take on North Carolina. Don’t be entirely surprised if the Blackbirds pull a Joe Pesci, and win. They play the fastest game out of any tournament participants. They should be able to put points on the board vs UNC, but will most likely not be able to stop UNC enough.

58. St. Peter’s Peacocks

“Christ. Seven years of college down the drain. Might as well joing the fucking peace corps.”

- Animal House

St. Peters is not the oldest team in the tournament. But, they are the 14^th oldest in the tournament, and are expected to do the less than all the teams ahead of them. Winning the MAAC is an accomplishment. If they want to give the rest of the fraternities and Dean Wormer their comeuppance, they can beat Purdue.

57. Indiana State Sycamores

“Forget about the crowds. The size of the school. Their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here. Focus on the fundamentals that weve gone over Time and time again. And most importantly, don’t get caught up in thinking about winning or losing this game. If you put your effort and concentration into playing to your potential, to being the best that you can be, I don’t care what the scoreboard says at the end of the game, in my book, were gonna be winners. Okay???

- Hoosiers

More of a homer pick, picking “Hoosiers” to represent the Indiana State Sycamores. Originally, I thought that Larry Bird’s alma mater had no chance, no matter who they played. Now, I think they may have a small chance. It will be tough for them to beat Syracuse, but if they focus on the fundamentals, avoid getting caught up in thinking about winning and losing, and……oh, you know the rest.

56. Morehead State

“If he dies, he dies,” and “Look at the size of this Russian!”

- Rocky IV

To Kenneth Faried, the all time leading career rebounder. Faried is going to impress this tournament, possibly shocking Stu Nahan with his size and agility. He isn’t overly big, but he tracks the ball well (very similar to Dennis Rodman). When its all said and done, if Morehead springs the upset, (and they are capable of doing so), expect Faried to be saying “if he dies, he dies), as Terrence Jennings and Preston Knowles are carted off.

55. Bucknell Bison

“Murdoch….I’m coming for you.”

- Rambo First Blood Part II

Bucknell has a history of pulling upsets. In 2006, they beat #3 Kansas in the first round of the tournament. This year, they face #3 Connecticut, who is coming off 5 games in 5 days, and now has to play Thursday. Will the Huskies be sleepwalking? Bucknell wont be. Bucknell allows an inordinate amount of rebounds, so UConn should be okay. Just for the hell of it, I'm going to include this, which is probably the best ending to any movie ever. And since I don't have a Karate Kid reference, I still managed to include a Martin Kove sighting as the guy who gets Rambo's gun in his gut.

54. Memphis Tigers

“Spend the money quickly, Mr. Bond.”

- Octopussy

You're all lucky, because for years I couldn't find this clip on youtube.

My thoughts on Memphis, who somehow, someway, found themselves the C-USA champions and in the big dance. The Tigers finished 13-1 in games decided by 5 points or less. Think of this is as the equivalent of stealing a real faberge egg, sitting down on someone else’s backgammon game, using player’s privelege to take the bad guy’s dice, and then rolling a double six to win the 200,000 rupels. On one hand, that’s impressive. On the other, if they were .500, their record would be much less impressive and they would not even be sniffing the tournament, much less in it. I think their luck averages out soon. They actually got another lucky draw in facing Arizona, but if they somehow, someway, squeak by the Wildcats, there is no way they make the sweet sixteen. Great chance that Texas ends up playing the Indian guy who crushes the dice in their face.

53. Princeton Tigers

“What are you looking at nerd? Huh?”

- Revenge of the Nerds

To be fair, I was going to use a “Revenge of the Nerds” quote for which ever team made it out of the Ivy League. I had it narrowed down to three, depending on which team made it, and who they faced. I chose this one, because Princeton is the worse of the two Ivy League teams, and they will not beat Kentucky. Kentucky is Jefferson D’Arcy in this scene.

In the interest of full disclosure; I had “Times are changing Betty, these nerds are a threat to our way of life” had the match-up been favorable to the Ivy League team, and “Nerrrrrrds, Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds! Nerds!” if I were unsure of the matchup.

52. Virginia Commonwealth Rams

“I don’t give a fuck about your moral conundrum you meatheaded shit sack”

- Gangs of New York

This could apply in two ways to VCU. I’m pretty sure they don’t care what many people are saying about them not belonging in the NCAA tournament. I’m also fairly certain that they don’t care what USC is going through, either through sanctions, coaching difficulties, etc. They’re there to play ball.

51. Wofford Terriers

“I got a feeling fatman, I can’t miss.”

- The Hustler

Wofford is Paul Newman in this scenario, which is probably the best compliement anyone can ever receive. More specifically though, Wofford is 5^th in the nation in 3 point percentage, 2^nd of teams in the tournament behind Ohio State. If they’re hitting, they can beat anyone. They gave Wisconsin a run for their money last year. They got a terrible draw this year; they shouldn’t have been a 14 seed, and BYU is a dangerous 3 seed. Id love to see a game in the 80s between these two, and Wofford is more than capable of beating the mormons.