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[Nerevar]

And rag all you want about how Louisville lost first round last year. It won't happen again this year. I really don't have that much of an issue with UK, I'm just sick and tired of UK fans, and SEC supporters in general...fuck it the entire general public, disrespecting our conference like it's not a competetive conference. A lot of teams from these so-called power conferences would be mighty surprised if they played our schedule. It's not as easy as it looks partna!

Give me a break - the SEC is a joke this year. Look at how they've fared so far in the tournament:

LSU - #2 in the SEC west - throttled by UAB
Alabama - #1 in the SEC west - throttled by UW-Milwaukee.
Kentucky - #1 in the SEC east (#1 in the SEC overall) - had trouble dealing with EKU.

Let me know when someone from Conference USA defeats a team from a real power conference - the ACC or the Big East or even the Big 12, not some power conference that's having a shit year (Big Ten, SEC). Hell, at this point in time I'd take a victory over a Pac-10 team as a better indicator than a win over an SEC team.

 

[Boomer]

After 1 day I'm winning the gob bluth (or whatever its called) Yahoo league.

Damn you Alabama and UTEP.

P.S. if Louisville makes it past Georgia Tech, I'll wear a Louisville avatar until next season. But only if JeffDowns promises to sport a UK avatar after they beat Cincy.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

After 1 day I'm winning the gob bluth (or whatever its called) Yahoo league.

Damn you Alabama and UTEP.

P.S. if Louisville makes it past Georgia Tech, I'll wear a Louisville avatar until next season. But only if JeffDowns promises to sport a UK avatar after they beat Cincy.

I dunno if I could do that until next season... maybe a month....shit even that'll be hard. But a month and you gotta deal.

 

[Tamanon]

And the gators seem to be running away with this game No first round exit this year! Now to get past that pesky second round. I really like the team this year, Walsh, Lee, Roberson, good times.

 

[pxleyes]

amen to that

 

[PotatoeMasher]

And the gators seem to be running away with this game No first round exit this year! Now to get past that pesky second round. I really like the team this year, Walsh, Lee, Roberson, good times.

Florida may still win... but

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Silkworm]

Praise be! Gators win... *SIGH* :-\ I know it looked really bad but they won and they get to move on to the next round. Maybe Villinova wins in a romp in their first game and they'll be the heavy favorite in their next game against UF. But they all still have to play the game regardless of the previous games' outcomes so it's back to square one IMHO. Just win UF, just win!

 

[pxleyes]

Great learning experience for our freshman. Ohio probably did us a favor. I dont see the Gators letting up in any of the other games they will play in.

 

[Brian Fellows]

After 1 day I'm winning the gob bluth (or whatever its called) Yahoo league.

Damn you Alabama and UTEP.

P.S. if Louisville makes it past Georgia Tech, I'll wear a Louisville avatar until next season. But only if JeffDowns promises to sport a UK avatar after they beat Cincy.

Georg Oscar Bluth is a god and you will bow to him!

Oh and go Salukis! Its the only school in the tourney I've partied at. So they are my boys.

 

[Boomer]

I dunno if I could do that until next season... maybe a month....shit even that'll be hard. But a month and you gotta deal.

OK buddy, its on.

 

[Brian Fellows]

How far Kentucky must have fallen if beating Cincy in the second round has become some kind of feat.

 

[Pimpwerx]

Yeah, good job Gators. I haven't seen them all season, but they looked in control today. A little flub at the end, but no big deal. I think they've kicked the curse of last season, and now they can play loose. I have them winning it all. It's blind luck, of course, but I'm a Gator fan. PEACE.

 

[Bowser]

Oakland coach: "We will hold Carolina to 50 points."

Oakland - 33
Carolina - 59 (75% from the field, 8-11 3PT)
End of 1st half

 

[Eminem]

How far Kentucky must have fallen if beating Cincy in the second round has become some kind of feat.

:lol :lol :lol


these games on now are all over already.

 

[Bowser]

2:21 – I'm naming my first son BillsOn Simmons.

:lol

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

St.Mary's! what's the deal?! and I'm 16-4 now (Damn LSU...). Atleast this day I can relax a little more. Aside from St.Mary's, everybody else has a comfortable lead.

 

[Seth C]

Watching three games at once is fantastic.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

Watching three games at once is fantastic.

Hardcore. I envy you.

 

[Bowser]

So far Carolina's the only 1 seed that has easily disposed of it's first round opponent (to be fair, they were the worst team in the tournament, but still! Farleigh Dickinson and Montana aren't that great either). Here's to Dook being the first 1 seed to lose to a 16! Hey, I can dream!

 

[UtadaBarkley]

I'm 7 for 8 so far today. My only loss is with St. Marys. I knew i shoulda picked the lukies :lol

 

[Bowser]

The scores right now: UNC 59, Illinois 33 ... UConn 53, UCF 39 ... Villanova 34, UNM 11 ... So. Illinois 35, St. Mary's 26. Looks like you're getting more "Weird Science."

Hmm...Freudian slip by Mr. Simmons?

 

[Boomer]

New Mexico had only 11 points at halftime??!! Dammit! They were in my sweet sixteen. They kicked ass in the second half, but it wasn't enough, still lost by 8.

 

[theo]

Watching three games at once is fantastic.

you are my hero

 

[Tamanon]

So I left my house when Florida was up by 20, then got back into work 15 minutes later and the lead was 5. Man was I sweating but our lads held out and kept it together. I'm proud of them! Bring on the Nova.

 

[shoplifter]

What's horrible is that we should have won the game, but our free throw % was pathetic compared to florida's. had we just made FTs we'd have won the game.

 

[pxleyes]

What's horrible is that we should have won the game, but our free throw % was pathetic compared to florida's. had we just made FTs we'd have won the game.

watch the word choice. you SHOULDN'T have won that game, but theoretically you COULD have.

 

[shoplifter]

watch the word choice. you SHOULDN'T have won that game, but theoretically you COULD have.

Should is the appropriate term. We SHOULD have made those free throws, thus we SHOULD have won the game.

 

[pxleyes]

Should is the appropriate term. We SHOULD have made those free throws, thus we SHOULD have won the game.

I'm sorry, but you wont find any analysist saying Ohio SHOULD have won that game. Your shot percentage was so low, that you CANT say you "should" have made those shots.

 

[Seth C]

Should is the appropriate term. We SHOULD have made those free throws, thus we SHOULD have won the game.

You SHOULD have never been so close so the FT shouting SHOULD not have even mattered.

 

[shoplifter]

^^^ doesn't matter, if Florida played poorly enough that they let us within that range.

Your shot percentage was so low, that you CANT say you "should" have made those shots.

Free throws are the easiest shots you could possibly ever take, anyone at the college level should be making 9/10, at worst 8/10. What so called 'expert analysts' say is all out the window once the game starts.

Given those two facts, within the context of the game itself, we SHOULD have won. Did we screw ourselves with poor free throws? Yes, we also gave up too many turnovers.

However, did we out rebound Florida? Yes.

Did we shoot better from the floor? Yes, though just barely when talking about 2pt shots, but much better when including 3 pointers.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

In other news, GO CARDS! Game starts in T minus 12 minutes!!

 

[Outdoor Miner]

WTF Syracuse!! And you're one of my Final Four!?!

OMG, Louisville (another of my Final Four) losing too.

ARGGGHHH.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

I'm a little nervous now, LAL is hangin with us...
Hopefully Rick will tell our guys to start going INSIDE. dammit. That 7 footer is decent at best...we can work around him. Stop with all the reckless 3pt attempts.

Looks like they're listening, and taking it to the HOLE. 2 consecutive dunks.

 

[brooklyngooner]

If they win, the entire campus of Vermont can celebrate by smoking trees and passing out at 10 o'clock.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

What is the deal with these teams?! Seriously, North Carolina was the only real blowout! Pretty much every other team is keeping it WAAAAYYY too close. You name it, a team that was guranteed to cruise through a few games is narrowly winning in the final minutes. It's like they're trying to cover every single spread or something...

 

[Bowser]

Fuck, I had Syracuse in the Final Four.

FUCK

 

[Outdoor Miner]

MOTHER FUCKER MOTHER FUCKER!!! F U SYRACUSE!!

I've never lost a FInal Four team opening week.

And F U CBS for showing Wisconsin game when it was over! Horrible horrible decision there. Wisconsin is up by 5 with 3 seconds left, and we're gonna see a fucking TIMEOUT over the ending of the SYR game.

 

[UtadaBarkley]

LOL @ Vermont beating Cuse. Serves all those analysts picking Cuse for the final four RIGHT. I had Cuse in the Sweet 16.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

LOL @ Vermont beating Cuse. Serves all those analysts picking Cuse for the final four RIGHT. I had Cuse in the Sweet 16.

Ditto. GOD DAMNIT! atleast louisville decided to play good.

 

[Aruarian Reflection]

Vermont is my new 2nd favorite team!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Makes the path for Duke easier

 

[UtadaBarkley]

Ditto. GOD DAMNIT! atleast louisville decided to play good.

Yes, we pulled it out.. I wouldn't call that performance good, but it was enough for the W. PHEW. Next up, Georgia tech I'm guessing.

 

[Bowser]

UNC fans chant "overrated" as Duke's 57-46 win winds down.

:lol :lol

 

[Duck of Death]

HOLY SHIT AT VERMONT!!! That was one of those picks where you say to yourself "I think they can do it, but do I have the guts to pick them? Nope." :lol

The syracuse lost doesn't kill my bracket, thankfully.

 

[theo]

fucking right bitches!!!!!

germain mopa ngila had the game of his life.

BYE BYE SYRACUSE!!!!!!!!

 

[Nerevar]

:lol :lol

at least we can beat Ga Tech. It must hurt to see Duke dominating the ACC tournament for damn near a decade.

Another ACC tournament loss for you. UNC fans am cry :_(

 

[theo]

yes, this is the greatest day in vermont sports history.

 

[SpeedingUptoStop]

Michigan State....what's the deal with the turnovers?!.....

 

[Shadax]

Cmon Gdub!

 

[Cubsfan23]

This was the toughest game Louisville will face, they will breeze through the rest of the region

and fuck you Syracuse, first time in six years ive lost a final four team on the first game

 

[UtadaBarkley]

Holy shit. I was up to around 20-2, then Syracuse implodes and kills my bracket. Fuck. One of my Final Four already gone. Plus, Louisville survived, which sucks.

Why does that suck? You picked LAL over UofL?