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IF Kansas wins then I think it will be Kansas vs. UNC for the championship. I would be surprised if UNC won the title, but if Kansas isn't eliminated on Sunday then I call them to win it all.
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The 2011 NCAA MBB Tournament - GAF Bracket Challenge
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So a buddy of mine's boss owns a Limo/town car service here in Phoenix and is a UofA alumn. He just offered to fly about 5 of us out to Anaheim for the game tomorrow free of charge and back the same night on his private jet. (We just have to buy our tickets to the game)
Sounds awesome, but it's a small private jet (I asked if it was a Cesna and he said no, its a "jet jet" which he uses to fly around executives), and I'm a bit afraid to fly one something like that with a pilot who may or may not be good at flying and what if he decides to have a few drinks before/after the game? I'm going to be pissed if I miss this opportunity, but I'll be more pissed if I die. Ahh, what to do
Sounds awesome, but it's a small private jet (I asked if it was a Cesna and he said no, its a "jet jet" which he uses to fly around executives), and I'm a bit afraid to fly one something like that with a pilot who may or may not be good at flying and what if he decides to have a few drinks before/after the game? I'm going to be pissed if I miss this opportunity, but I'll be more pissed if I die. Ahh, what to do
yellowjacket25
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Well, you have moved on to name calling so I will wrap it up. I personally felt from all the games I watched this season that Ohio St and Kansas were at a higher level then anybody else in the tournament and I am surprised that Ohio St lost tonight. I will leave it at that.Seth C said:The non-useless rankings have Kentucky as a top 10 team. If you really were convinced there was THAT much of a difference among the top 10 it certainly doesn't anger me. It just means you're a moron.Especially given Ohio State already had proven they could lose to teams WORSE than Kentucky. Purdue and Wisconsin are ranked lower than Kentucky in every poll you can look to. Useless or otherwise.
goldenticket
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Tapiozona said:
you gotta go dude
bucknuticus
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pxleyes said:
I expected this, he said a few months ago he would. And if Bufford thinks he can go pro after this game he's fooling himself.
yellowjacket25 said:
Awww. Don't get your feelings hurt. IF you say things that sound moronic I'm not above calling you on it. It's nothing personal.
Ohio State and Kansas are both beatable, as they have proven. Kentucky is better than any of the teams to have previously beaten Kansas or Ohio State. Kentucky should not have been a 4 seed. No one is unbeatable. Period, the end. Even the 96 Kentucky team lost two games, though to be fair they were both Final Four teams.Seth C said:We lost by 2 at Chapel Hill. We clearly don't have a chance in this game. Sad that our season is over. Again.
Come on man, no one is saying you don't have a chance. Shit, on this post game show on TBS both Steven Smith and Tom freakin' Izzo picked you guys over us.
Dreams-Visions said:
It always comes down to matchups and we were fortunate enough to play teams that never forced Duke to play a style they were not comfortable with. Baylor was closest I guess but we hung with their athleticism and they weren't a quick team. None of the games were especially easy, just good match ups for the team we had.
KU is playing who's in front of them, thats all they can do, they no control over anything else. It would be very interesting if they were to lose this weekend. THis shit would be more wide open then it is. Too bad Hayward had to go pro and waste his time getting splinters on the bench. I'd definitely like Butler here. They still might do it.
pxleyes said:
Now this I'm jealous of, if he sticks with it. I just wish we could get one full season out of Irving. For putting up with Lawson and Felton for 3 years each, we deserve that much. We won't get it though. If he leaves, then he leaves, it will be hard to replace his cheerleading on the bench.
PotatoeMasher
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Dirty little secret is that UK will actually be favored if you trust Ken Pomeroy's rankings.
bucknuticus
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Via Twitter:
@BBaptistHoops Bob Baptist
Just back from postgame interviews. Sullinger, Buford and Thomas all said they will be back for #Buckeyes next season.
This is good, with our top 5 recruiting class next year hopefully we can make another run, we got some more bigs coming in.
@BBaptistHoops Bob Baptist
Just back from postgame interviews. Sullinger, Buford and Thomas all said they will be back for #Buckeyes next season.
This is good, with our top 5 recruiting class next year hopefully we can make another run, we got some more bigs coming in.
bucknuticus
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@PDBuckeyes Jared Sullinger promised to return next year. Said he won't change his mind. "I'm a man of my word"
LegendofJoe
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bucknuticus said:
Damn, respect.
PotatoeMasher
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Sure, but it's pretty sweet to come in with the underdog label without that necessarily being the case. Should be a good game.Bowser said:
OMG THAT WAS CRAZY!
So I watched the VCU game with my fellow Rams at our student commons and the atmosphere was intense. Let me tell you... we all almost had a heart attack at the end there and we pulled through in the last few seconds. First time in school history in the Sweet 16 and now we're on to the Elite 8!!! Afterwards, I went outside and there were massive crowds of people. After a few minutes, they all ran into the streets and we basically started a massive riot in the streets. People were flipping shit, jumping on cars, throwing stuff, it was crazy. It felt like EVERYONE was out in the streets. After almost an hour of running around in the streets, I went back to my apartment cause I was tired. So yea, that was crazy. So awesome that we won!
Elite 8 game is on Sunday... I'm going to be honest and say that our chances of winning that one are slim. Having said that, I will not give up on my Rams and I will cheer them on every second of the game. I've been supporting them all season, even when they had their rough times, so I'm in this all the way. They have been known to do much better when faced with an opponent who people say they can't beat, so they could surprise us. GO RAMS!
So I watched the VCU game with my fellow Rams at our student commons and the atmosphere was intense. Let me tell you... we all almost had a heart attack at the end there and we pulled through in the last few seconds. First time in school history in the Sweet 16 and now we're on to the Elite 8!!! Afterwards, I went outside and there were massive crowds of people. After a few minutes, they all ran into the streets and we basically started a massive riot in the streets. People were flipping shit, jumping on cars, throwing stuff, it was crazy. It felt like EVERYONE was out in the streets. After almost an hour of running around in the streets, I went back to my apartment cause I was tired. So yea, that was crazy. So awesome that we won!
Elite 8 game is on Sunday... I'm going to be honest and say that our chances of winning that one are slim. Having said that, I will not give up on my Rams and I will cheer them on every second of the game. I've been supporting them all season, even when they had their rough times, so I'm in this all the way. They have been known to do much better when faced with an opponent who people say they can't beat, so they could surprise us. GO RAMS!
Kill The Bat
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Haven't been in this thread in a little while, so I'll just summarize my thoughts of these past few games: HOLY FUCK.
I had Ohio State taking it all. I was really impressed with how they played Florida early in the season, and I still think they're a better team than Kentucky, at least on paper.
I don't know if I should be going for SEC pride or whatever, but I'm still bitter about Kentucky beating Florida in the SEC tournament, so go UNC. Although Kentucky beating OSU does make me feel better about losing to them.
Also, good job Florida State. Way to fuck that last possession up. But go VCU - hell of a run.
I had Ohio State taking it all. I was really impressed with how they played Florida early in the season, and I still think they're a better team than Kentucky, at least on paper.
I don't know if I should be going for SEC pride or whatever, but I'm still bitter about Kentucky beating Florida in the SEC tournament, so go UNC. Although Kentucky beating OSU does make me feel better about losing to them.
Also, good job Florida State. Way to fuck that last possession up. But go VCU - hell of a run.
perfectchaos007
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So the two best conferences this year were the Big East and Big 10, but UConn was the only team from one of these 2 conferences to make the elite 8. wow.
And the SEC is bringing more teams to the Elite 8 then the Big East and Big 10 combined!
And the SEC is bringing more teams to the Elite 8 then the Big East and Big 10 combined!
spin spin spin!
scoobs said:
It's less about matchups and more about style of play I think.
The kind of super physical play those conferences have doesn't work in the tournament when you run into a team that can match the physicality as well as beat you on an athletic/finesse level.
This is more true WRT to the big east than the big 10 though.
Kill The Bat
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Seth C said:
While that would be cool, I'd rather wait and see if Florida can top Butler/Kansas/VCU before I start drooling about such a matchup.
GodfatherX
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as usual my fb blew up post game about UK fans bing their classy selves..I leave you this classy example, for reference nobody called out UK or Cal for cheating, the UK fan just went there
BertramCooper
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What a fucking awful game. I wasted so much money going to see that shit.
What's most disappointing is this was easily the most talented OSU basketball team in my lifetime. And we totally fucked it up. Forty minutes of pure garbage.
Ugh.
What's most disappointing is this was easily the most talented OSU basketball team in my lifetime. And we totally fucked it up. Forty minutes of pure garbage.
Ugh.
bucknuticus
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giga said:
?, saying UK is going to beat you with their joke is laughable. He can say they'll win, thats not the problem I had. But saying you dont like OSU because we play 7 guys then go on a talk about how UK will beat you with their depth is not accurate at all.
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