March Madness

[ZebraRampage]

We should all fill out the NCAA Tournament Brackets. Does anyone know which site is the best if you want to do it as a group? Earl was talking about Yahoo, and I think there's an official NCAA Tournament website.

[BreakABone]

I set up a group on Yahoo

http://y.ahoo.it/w9EsfCOm

For the time being, unless someone else has a better source.

[Carnage17]

I'm in! heeeeere we go! I will say that I felt a lot more confident about my bracket last year, which was pretty good. I seem to have somehow followed college basketball even LESS this year.

[The Germanator]

I'll definitely get in on this. For about the 5th consecutive year I'll miss the entire first and second rounds. Usually it's SXSW and this year it's Spain, but I can't really complain about getting to go to Spain...

Anyway, I'm super surprised Villanova pulled out a 2 seed. I actually like where they sit in the bracket a lot. I feel like they are a shoe-in for the Sweet 16. Temple was kind of robbed. They definitely should have at least been a 4 seed, and maybe a 3.

[Bond]

Cool, I'll just transfer the bracket I made to this group. West Virginia all the way.

[ZebraRampage]

Cool, I'll just transfer the bracket I made to this group. West Virginia all the way.

WVU sucks!

[Bond]

WVU sucks!
We can no longer be friends. How can you hate on WVU?

[ZebraRampage]

We can no longer be friends. How can you hate on WVU?

Because I went to Pitt.

[The Germanator]

Cool, I'll just transfer the bracket I made to this group. West Virginia all the way.

Shouldn't you be rooting for Wisconsin/Marquette?

[Bond]

Shouldn't you be rooting for Wisconsin/Marquette?
I am, but I also know we and Marquette have no chance of winning. WVU on the other hand... I could see it happen.

[Vampyr]

University of Kentucky. SEC champions.

I'm glad we were awesome at least one year before I graduate.

[Acebot44]

In

[TheSlyMoogle]

Uhm I do believe that Duke lucked out again in the brackets and I don't think they deserved a number 1 seed.

And also UK BABY!

We're going all the way.

Actually I feel like we're probably going to go out being so young and all, but the OT win for the SEC tournament yesterday renewed my faith that they can do it.

At the very least I would like to see them crush texas because I want to rub it into my friend ken's face and also would like to see them play Duke so badly and win. There's only 1 way that's possible though... Final 4 baby!

[ryu823]

U...C...L...A...Fight fight fight! Oh wait damn, thats right, we sucked this year. Lets see if Wall can ball. Ktown!

[Acebot44]

Some food for thought in the form of an easily digestible Infographic (http://trophysportsbook.com/march-madness-sports-facts-stats-betting/)

[BreakABone]

I finished my bracket and in NO way did I just pull names out of a hat for winners.

[The Germanator]

Check out Barack-etology.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5002940&categoryid=2459792

[TheSlyMoogle]

Well hey Notre Dame just lost. There goes my bracket. Villanova almost lost too lol.

[Bond]

Vanderbilt AND Notre Dame lost? Wow, I am done for.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Haha you and me Both.

None of this matters though, as UK is running a train on ETSU.

This is rape. Apparently TN just loves to get raped by KY.

[TheSlyMoogle]

OMG Georgetown is getting wrecked right now.

I'm just going to throw my bracket away. This is so bad.

[ZebraRampage]

OMG Georgetown is getting wrecked right now.

I'm just going to throw my bracket away. This is so bad.

Yeah, I lost big on that one too. I had Georgetown in the Elite 8. I also lost big with Marquette and Notre Dame, since I had them both getting to the Sweet 16.

[Vampyr]

I could be wrong but I feel like there have been more upsets than usual.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Yeah, I lost big on that one too. I had Georgetown in the Elite 8. I also lost big with Marquette and Notre Dame, since I had them both getting to the Sweet 16.

I actually thought Washington had a really good chance at taking down Marquette. This was like the only upset I was right about.

How about Kansas having a close first half with lehigh? WTF?

Also how about Texas getting beat in Transition by wake right now? You know the 1 thing texas is good at?

[jeepnut]

So far I'm at 6 of 12 correct. Good for bottom of the pack. Luckily, all the picks I got wrong so far I had losing in the second round so the damage shouldn't be too permanent.

However, if Kansas loses...

(Kansas is my pick for champ.)

[ZebraRampage]

Texas and Wake Forest are now in OT, and it looks like Texas is taking over which is good :).

My whole family filled out brackets as well, and my mom just looked at it and picked randomly, since she didn't know who to pick for, and she's winning. We have a points system for when you get underdog picks, too, so it's a little different than Yahoo's point system, or the normal point system rather.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Texas just lost, and I just threw away my bracket. All that matters is UK makes it to the Final 4 as well as duke and then we proceed to crush Duke. I can't believe duke made off like bandits again with the easiest bracket. I thought Kansas was the overall #1 seed?

[TheSlyMoogle]

I think we will refer to yesterday as the day of upsets.

Everything pretty much played out the way it was supposed to today, with the exception of Cornell over Temple.

[TheSlyMoogle]

St. Mary's is crushing villanova right now.

What the hell?

EDIT:

I've never seen such a well played game. I know the announcers keep saying it, but St. Mary's is playing the most fundamental basketball game I've ever seen. Making plays and openings, while playing some very nice defense on the other side of the court.

Go St. Mary's.

[ZebraRampage]

All right guys, I'm done. Nova just lost, and I picked them to go to the final game. :p

[TheSlyMoogle]

Jesus Christ, Kansas is down by 8 at the half.

[Vampyr]

Man, I can't believe what just happened.

[ZebraRampage]

This is a GREAT tournament! There have been so many unexpected upsets. Kansas, Villanova, Georgtown, Notre Dame, Marquette, and Temple are out, which I would have never expected.

[TheSlyMoogle]

This is a GREAT tournament! There have been so many unexpected upsets. Kansas, Villanova, Georgtown, Notre Dame, Marquette, and Temple are out, which I would have never expected.

Well I'm only surprised by Kansas and nova. The other teams we sorta blech. Even nova had a lot of problems at the end of the season.

[magus113]

My brother was so pissed about the Kansas game, that was his team.

[TheSlyMoogle]

March Madness is back tonight. We Have 4 games in store for you starting around 7:00 PM EST.

7:07 - #1 Seed Syracuse vs. #5 Seed Butler
7:27 - #2 Seed West Virginia vs. #11 Washington
9:37 - #6 Seed Xavier vs. #2 Seed Kansas State
9:57 - #1 Seed Kentucky vs. #12 Seed Cornell

Got some good games in store for tonight, and also the whole weekend, as tomorrow is no different. Games games games!

[The Germanator]

I have to root for all the low seeds, it's the only thing that makes sense once my Philly pride was shot to hell with 'Nova + Temple.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I have to root for all the low seeds, it's the only thing that makes sense once my Philly pride was shot to hell with 'Nova + Temple.

Well I honestly thought Butler had bagged Syracuse, but it's not a very close game. Washington is having a great game against WVU right now as well.

[The Germanator]

I think Butler's got it now! My friend Jon in the band will be pissed as a Syracuse graduate.

[Vampyr]

Another 1 seed falls.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Another 1 seed falls.

1 Seed is bad luck in this tournament. :S

Please don't lose UK

[Bond]

WVU all the way baby.

[TheSlyMoogle]

WVU all the way baby.

Whatever. UK has this.

[Vampyr]

I wish we could hit a jump shot.

I also don't care about this Xavier Kansas St. game.

[The Germanator]

How can you not care about a 2 OT classic? Even if you have no team for rooting interesting, you can always root for 6 overtimes.

[Vampyr]

Booya!

I care now that the UK game is over.

Also I had too much beer during that game.

[TheSlyMoogle]

How can you not care about a 2 OT classic? Even if you have no team for rooting interesting, you can always root for 6 overtimes.

Agreed, this game is great. You have to love games like this. I was of course watching both games.

Well Bond looks like my team vs. your team is happening saturday.

Sorry but UK must advance to take out Duke. So sorry.

EDIT:

THIS IS A FUCKING GAME!

[The Germanator]

Congrats to the Butler Bulldogs. My bracket was effed a long time ago, so now I'm just rooting for Butler. Nice.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Congrats to the Butler Bulldogs. My bracket was effed a long time ago, so now I'm just rooting for Butler. Nice.

Yeah in the event UK loses tonight so cheering for them.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Yeah so, it was a good run KY. You've got a little more than 4 minutes left in the half, with most of our players in foul trouble, and down by 12.

I cannot believe WVU came out and basically shot about 70% from the 3 point line. Completely unexpected.

Sigh...

[Bond]

Really touching Yahoo Sports column on WVU, specifically this part:

West Virginia is in it to win it. And here, in perhaps the craziest NCAA tournament of all time, why not West Virginia, why not these Mountaineers?

You come from a place like West Virginia and you’re always being told what you can’t do. It’s too rural, too poor, too, well, too just West Virginian. If you’re going to succeed you have to leave, go off to somewhere bigger and fancier. It’s how it’s worked for generations. The possibilities are limited at home, limitless away. So off they go – many of the best and brightest seeking success elsewhere even as they carry their home state pride with them forever.

It’s not coal that is West Virginia’s greatest export. It’s people.

So now comes Huggins, son of West Virginians, born in West Virginia, a graduate of West Virginia and he’s puffing out his chest and saying the exact opposite.

There isn’t anything West Virginia can’t do, he says. And we’re going to do it from right here at home.

[Acebot44]

Even though my bracket got gutted, this final four will be a blast to watch. I'm cheering for every team but Duke :)

[The Germanator]

Yeah, I was really hoping Baylor would sneak in there. Hoping for Butler to win and if not them West Virginia. I'll be bummed if it's Michigan State or Duke.

[ZebraRampage]

I don't really care for this Final Four. West Virginia was my school's rival, so I'm not rooting for them. I'm sick of Duke always winning, even though it's been a while since they've been to a Final Four, so I'm not rooting for them either. I guess I'll go for Butler since they're the biggest underdog.

[Bond]

Everyone please root for WVU over Duke.

http://www.campofchamps.com/ebookv2/images/products/WV%20logo.jpg

[TheSlyMoogle]

Hoping for a WVU vs. Butler Final. 2 teams that have never won, I think so.

[The Germanator]

Damn, a great game. The way this tournament went, I was more stunned that the final shot didn't go in. Wow, what a bummer. Butler really should have done it too. Too many missed shots. Crazy.

[BreakABone]

And not that it matters but Carnage 17 won by a country mile. :(

Let's hope he doesn't see this.

[Carnage17]

hahaha i did see! i was about to gloat myself. excuse my while i do a victory dance

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ps- so what do i win? lol

[Vampyr]

An epic last game...too bad it ended horribly. >:|