Giants? Patriots? Any Casual Super Bowl snacks? Early yet always perfectly justifiable Syracuse hate?

Super Bowl 46 just got a lot more casual.

Bring it.

Georgetown's poor performance against Pitt brought out a lot of negativity from the cynical yet delusional Hoya fanbase, a fanbase which has seemingly been spoiled by the team's strong start and nationally ranked powerhouse status. A lot of the vitriol has been aimed at sophomore forward Nate Lubick, whose poor play of late has been a lightning rod for those who believe that replacing him in the starting lineup with freshman sensation Otto Porter gives the Hoyas a better chance to win. Since I know for a fact that JT3 listens to the suggestions put forward by THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON and its Casualties, before we get to UConn tomorrow let's take today to ponder the question further.

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It's a Tuesday and Georgetown doesn't play until Saturday, so you know what that means! That's right! A Casual Open Thread!

The floor is yours to discuss whatever you'd like, whether it be general musings about your Hoyas, thoughts on this morning's Oscar nominations, who you think will win the Super Bowl, and as an added bonus for even getting this far, after The Jump we're bringing back an oldie but goodie involving what appears to be mascot porn!

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For those of you coming to see the Georgetown Hoyas play St. John's on Sunday, the good folks at Tribeca Tap House are hosting us tomorrow night right after the Casual THUNDERTRAIN rolls into New York. The evening starts at 6:00pm Saturday night and will go until I get so drunk I start crying and talking about emotions.

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Where: Tribeca Tap House (363 Greenwich at Franklin)
What: $15 Bud Light Pitchers; $20 Craft & Specialty Beer Pitchers; Half Price Wings, Nachos and Dip
When: 6:00pm SATURDAY NIGHT, specials run all night
How: Show up, drink, watch some playoff football, get some Casual swag
Why: Celebrate the night before, because no one knows how Sunday will play out

www.CasualHoya.com - Proudly Promoting Drinking Since 2009.

The wizards over at Hoya Prospectus decided to compare the '11-12 Hoyas to the '07-08 Hoyas using magic numbers and fancy mathematical terms like goofiness and onions. The verdict - too similar for comfort. Especially this early in the season.

It's actually somewhat amazing how similar some of the players are in many ways. It's not surprising from one point of view; the offense and defenses are similar, the coaching staff is the same. On the other hand, the roster matches up very well in skills, ability level and role through almost every player. It's close across the board.

But Hibbert's clearly the X-Factor here. If I had to pick one clear reason why that team why I think 2007-08 will end up being a bit better in conference play it's him. But if Markel can continue to shoot like this; if Jason Clark gets hot; if Sims holds up better in conference play than I expect; if Lubick recovers or Hopkins steps up, the story at then end of the year might be different.

DELUSION!

Big East basketball is back tonight! For those of you who have enjoyed the Casual Gamewatches in DC, we're now bringing you a New York Gamewatch courtesy of the Tribeca Tap House.

Rules of gravity do not apply to me

Where: Tribeca Tap House (363 Greenwich at Franklin)
What: $15 Bud Light Pitchers; $20 Craft & Specialty Beer Pitchers; Half Price Wings, Nachos and Dip
When: Game starts at 7:00pm, specials run all night
How: Show up, drink, watch JahidiLikesPie down four pitchers by himself
Why: Yelling at the TV in a group is more fun than doing it alone

Not sure what else is going on in different cities, but post your Gamewatch details in the comments.

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Casual Wiseman sleepyhoya delivers his weekly opus, this time while heroically recovering from surgery:

Once again laid up by a bad hip, I've spent a lot of time watching college basketball over the past ten days. College basketball is without a doubt the best sport to watch both on TV and in person. The idea of having all that, and a bunch of painkillers, is almost too good to be true.

I've seen Kentucky play three times over the past two weeks. Maybe it's the painkillers, but in two of three of those games, it's hard to see how Georgetown could even keep it close. Kentucky starts five guys who will be stars in the NBA. Anthony Davis is a beast. Terrence Jones was a beast last year until everyone saw him play next to Davis. Kidd-Gilchrist, Lamb...the list goes on...could all be making big time contributions in the NBA -- right now. It's just hard to see how a normal college team, doesn't cheat, can stand a chance. Matched up against the Hoyas, even a resurgent Henry Sims is no match for Davis and the same goes all down the line. Yet, they lost. Indiana beat them last weekend with a team that has less talent, in my opinion, than the Hoyas. So why do teams with vastly superior talent lose to inferior teams?

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The Georgetown Hoyas are a Nationally Ranked Powerhouse, this much we know and is certain. This week the Hoyas held steady in the AP poll at 16th in the country and rose up one spot in the Coaches Poll from 17th to 16th.

The out of conference schedule is almost over and Georgetown is getting set to dive into the meat of the schedule. The next two games, a rematch with Memphis and a date at #4 Louisville are arguably Georgetown's toughest two game stretch of the season (although I'd put it second to at #15 Pittsburgh followed by hosting #8/9 Connecticut). However, before we move on to examining our upcoming games, let's take our weekly breakdown of how the voters view the Hoyas and the rest of the college basketball landscape.

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