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[Alpe73]

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Nobody getting into March Madness this year? Filling out your brackets?

I'm totally okay with that, but I still have Virginia taking the whole cake. (Doesn't mean I like them, but I would still like for them to beat Duke in the final.)

Nice thought ... but I don’t think so. V will be hoping to get past that pesky number 16 seed.

Auburn looks strong to me and I have them to win it.

Reality is that Zion and Duke are going to be tough to roll.

Enjoy, TR!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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Nobody getting into March Madness this year? Filling out your brackets?

I'm totally okay with that, but I still have Virginia taking the whole cake. (Doesn't mean I like them, but I would still like for them to beat Duke in the final.)

Nice thought ... but I don’t think so. V will be hoping to get past that pesky number 16 seed.

Auburn looks strong to me and I have them to win it.

Reality is that Zion and Duke are going to be tough to roll.

Enjoy, TR!

Auburn... are you serious?

That's almost like saying Gonzaga (my fave west-coast team, even though they are not Pac-12). has even half a chance of winning against all of these big gladiator teams.

Ah well, enjoy as well, Alpe.

 

[jmdirt]

This is the only time of year that I watch NCAA BB anymore. I quit filling out brackets several years ago and just enjoy the beer drinking, er I mean basketball.

 

[Koronin]

I filled out 2. Have Gonzaga/Kentucky in one and Duke/Carolina in the other one. I'd love to see Gonzaga win it and I do think they are one of the 7 teams with a realistic change. However my other picks are more likely to actually happen.

Also really happy this is a light work week and my meeting Thursday is a conference call so I get to fully enjoy the full opening two rounds of the Tournament.

 

[Alpe73]

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Nobody getting into March Madness this year? Filling out your brackets?

I'm totally okay with that, but I still have Virginia taking the whole cake. (Doesn't mean I like them, but I would still like for them to beat Duke in the final.)

Nice thought ... but I don’t think so. V will be hoping to get past that pesky number 16 seed.

Auburn looks strong to me and I have them to win it.

Reality is that Zion and Duke are going to be tough to roll.

Enjoy, TR!

Auburn... are you serious?

That's almost like saying Gonzaga (my fave west-coast team, even though they are not Pac-12). has even half a chance of winning against all of these big gladiator teams.

Ah well, enjoy as well, Alpe.

Serious? Hell no. If I were ... I'd have Duke vs NC with Duke winning it all.


I'm a Kentucky fan. Yeah ... you never know what you're going to get. To see them lose the back wheel in the last 3:00 against Tennessee ... then see Auburn and BPearl roll his old Rocky Top boys by 20! ... thought'd be fun to jump behind them.


Such a fun event to watch.

 

[Alpe73]

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I filled out 2. Have Gonzaga/Kentucky in one and Duke/Carolina in the other one. I'd love to see Gonzaga win it and I do think they are one of the 7 teams with a realistic change. However my other picks are more likely to actually happen.

Also really happy this is a light work week and my meeting Thursday is a conference call so I get to fully enjoy the full opening two rounds of the Tournament.

Bless you. Maybe if I take my focus off them ... they'll get it done. :razz:

 

[Koronin]

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I filled out 2. Have Gonzaga/Kentucky in one and Duke/Carolina in the other one. I'd love to see Gonzaga win it and I do think they are one of the 7 teams with a realistic change. However my other picks are more likely to actually happen.

Also really happy this is a light work week and my meeting Thursday is a conference call so I get to fully enjoy the full opening two rounds of the Tournament.

Bless you. Maybe if I take my focus off them ... they'll get it done. :razz:

:lol: :lol: Hope you got a bracket filled out.

 

[Alpe73]

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I filled out 2. Have Gonzaga/Kentucky in one and Duke/Carolina in the other one. I'd love to see Gonzaga win it and I do think they are one of the 7 teams with a realistic change. However my other picks are more likely to actually happen.

Also really happy this is a light work week and my meeting Thursday is a conference call so I get to fully enjoy the full opening two rounds of the Tournament.

Bless you. Maybe if I take my focus off them ... they'll get it done. :razz:

:lol: :lol: Hope you got a bracket filled out.

Of course ... but more interested in the first weekend than the last. Little gigs rather than The NC. Belmont? Murray State? Stuff like that.


Bit bigger gig ... would like to see Florida State go deep.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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Such a fun event to watch.

That it is...

I've got Kentucky going all the way into the Elite Eight, but sadly, and after that, they will be knocked off by the Tar Heels according to my bracket.

I had my dad fill out a bracket as well, he thinks the Badgers will somehow win the whole thing. While the Badgers may beat Oregon tomorrow I just don't see them making it any further than the round of 32, so my dad is in for some heartache as well.

PS - I'm a WA Husky, but don't seen them getting past Utah in the first round. So, yeah.

PPS - We're just shooting the breeze here, none of us actually know for sure who will win the whole tourney. (Not even the experts, I dare say.) Which is what makes this so much fun - who will be this year's Cinderella team?

 

[Alpe73]

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Such a fun event to watch.

That it is...

I've got Kentucky going all the way into the Elite Eight, but sadly, and after that, they will be knocked off by the Tar Heels according to my bracket.

I had my dad fill out a bracket as well, he thinks the Badgers will somehow win the whole thing. While the Badgers may beat Oregon tomorrow I just don't see them making it any further than the round of 32, so my dad is in for some heartache as well.

PS - I'm a WA Husky, but don't seen them getting past Utah in the first round. So, yeah.

PPS - We're just shooting the breeze here, none of us actually know for sure who will win the whole tourney. (Not even the experts, I dare say.) Which is what makes this so much fun - who will be this year's Cinderella team?

When Kentucky took a perfect season into the Final Four a few years back ... went to bed early ‘knowing’ they’d be in the NC game ...

Feckin Badgers!

Of course ... we’re all bull shitters saying we know who will win. All those dudes pumpin their chests out with their bracket ... eating Zantac like candy! :lol:

Cinderella? The way that Murray State just rolled Marquette ... they really got the eye of the tiger. Had them and have Florida State to beat them ... but I’m calling it now. Murray State will take out my Florida State team on Saturday.

What a blast, TR! :razz:

 

[Koronin]

Well at least you both have your own schools to cheer for. I went to a small (old Division I-AA football) school that rarely even has a chance to get into their conference basketball championship game let alone a chance to make the Tournament. However, when I was there we won several football titles. The first weekend of the Tournament is always the most fun. Since they put all the games on so we can choose which game to watch we aren't stuck watching blowouts anymore.

 

[jmdirt]

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Well at least you both have your own schools to cheer for. I went to a small (old Division I-AA football) school that rarely even has a chance to get into their conference basketball championship game let alone a chance to make the Tournament. However, when I was there we won several football titles. The first weekend of the Tournament is always the most fun. Since they put all the games on so we can choose which game to watch we aren't stuck watching blowouts anymore.

I went to an NAIA college that didn't even have football. We've won 19 baseball titles though! One year we called our mens Basketball team the Kanuks because the three best players were from BC. The men have made it to the second round so far this season.

Who watched the Terriers win last night? They're a pretty solid team with some throw-back tendencies.

 

[Koronin]

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Well at least you both have your own schools to cheer for. I went to a small (old Division I-AA football) school that rarely even has a chance to get into their conference basketball championship game let alone a chance to make the Tournament. However, when I was there we won several football titles. The first weekend of the Tournament is always the most fun. Since they put all the games on so we can choose which game to watch we aren't stuck watching blowouts anymore.

I went to an NAIA college that didn't even have football. We've won 19 baseball titles though! One year we called our mens Basketball team the Kanuks because the three best players were from BC. The men have made it to the second round so far this season.

Who watched the Terriers win last night? They're a pretty solid team with some throw-back tendencies.

I can see why you would have called them Kanuks while those players where. 19 titles is impressive.

 

[jmdirt]

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[Koronin]

Well the first 4 seed has gone down. And Virginia is trailing at halftime.

 

[BullsFan22]

So LeBron and the Lakers are officially out of the playoff picture. Sixth straight season that LA has missed the playoffs. LeBron misses the playoffs for what, only the second time in his career. Wonder what he’ll do. How long will he stick around in LA?

 

[Alpe73]

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Such a fun event to watch.

That it is...

I've got Kentucky going all the way into the Elite Eight, but sadly, and after that, they will be knocked off by the Tar Heels according to my bracket.

I had my dad fill out a bracket as well, he thinks the Badgers will somehow win the whole thing. While the Badgers may beat Oregon tomorrow I just don't see them making it any further than the round of 32, so my dad is in for some heartache as well.

PS - I'm a WA Husky, but don't seen them getting past Utah in the first round. So, yeah.

PPS - We're just shooting the breeze here, none of us actually know for sure who will win the whole tourney. (Not even the experts, I dare say.) Which is what makes this so much fun - who will be this year's Cinderella team?

Yikes! You obviously know your Dad ... and his picks ... better than me. And ... roll on Washington. :razz:

 

[Alpe73]

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Well at least you both have your own schools to cheer for. I went to a small (old Division I-AA football) school that rarely even has a chance to get into their conference basketball championship game let alone a chance to make the Tournament. However, when I was there we won several football titles. The first weekend of the Tournament is always the most fun. Since they put all the games on so we can choose which game to watch we aren't stuck watching blowouts anymore.

I went to an NAIA college that didn't even have football. We've won 19 baseball titles though! One year we called our mens Basketball team the Kanuks because the three best players were from BC. The men have made it to the second round so far this season.

Who watched the Terriers win last night? They're a pretty solid team with some throw-back tendencies.

Love the Terriers. Penchant for the threes. Roll on Wofford! :razz:

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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Yikes! You obviously know your Dad ... and his picks ... better than me. And ... roll on Washington. :razz:

Even with that boneheaded Badgers pick (dad doesn't follow b-ball at all, much like I don't until March Madness), he's still doing better than me so far. (At the magnificent prediction success rate of 12% and ranked 12.5 millionth at ESPN I'm really stinking up the joint.) This is the worst bracket I've ever had... what is going on this March?

Well, here comes round 2, and hopefully more surprises!

Btw., Koronin, I agree the first weekend is always the most fun, just because there are so many games to choose from. And it's also usually where the most insanity happens, which is also a lot of fun. (Unless you gamble and put a lot of money on the tourney, of course. Which I never do.)

 

[Alpe73]

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Yikes! You obviously know your Dad ... and his picks ... better than me. And ... roll on Washington. :razz:

Even with that boneheaded Badgers pick (dad doesn't follow b-ball at all, much like I don't until March Madness), he's still doing better than me so far. (At the magnificent prediction success rate of 12% and ranked 12.5 millionth at ESPN I'm really stinking up the joint.) This is the worst bracket I've ever had... what is going on this March?

Well, here comes round 2, and hopefully more surprises!

Btw., Koronin, I agree the first weekend is always the most fun, just because there are so many games to choose from. And it's also usually where the most insanity happens, which is also a lot of fun. (Unless you gamble and put a lot of money on the tourney, of course. Which I never do.)

Major fail at prognosticating ... thought Murray State would beat FLState. Wrong! But I do have FS in my bracket. :geek:

 

[Koronin]

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Yikes! You obviously know your Dad ... and his picks ... better than me. And ... roll on Washington. :razz:

Even with that boneheaded Badgers pick (dad doesn't follow b-ball at all, much like I don't until March Madness), he's still doing better than me so far. (At the magnificent prediction success rate of 12% and ranked 12.5 millionth at ESPN I'm really stinking up the joint.) This is the worst bracket I've ever had... what is going on this March?

Well, here comes round 2, and hopefully more surprises!

Btw., Koronin, I agree the first weekend is always the most fun, just because there are so many games to choose from. And it's also usually where the most insanity happens, which is also a lot of fun. (Unless you gamble and put a lot of money on the tourney, of course. Which I never do.)

Yep and that is what I love so much about the opening weekend. Fill out brackets, but no money. At least this year my brackets aren't yet in complete taters like last year. Of course I have lost 2 elite 8 teams, along with a couple of sweet 16 teams. My Final 4 teams in 3 of 4 brackets I did are still intact. On a side note I have Virginia losing next weekend because I don't trust them. However, funny enough the South bracket (Virgina's) is by far my worst bracket. :lol: Go figure.

 

[Koronin]

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Yikes! You obviously know your Dad ... and his picks ... better than me. And ... roll on Washington. :razz:

Even with that boneheaded Badgers pick (dad doesn't follow b-ball at all, much like I don't until March Madness), he's still doing better than me so far. (At the magnificent prediction success rate of 12% and ranked 12.5 millionth at ESPN I'm really stinking up the joint.) This is the worst bracket I've ever had... what is going on this March?

Well, here comes round 2, and hopefully more surprises!

Btw., Koronin, I agree the first weekend is always the most fun, just because there are so many games to choose from. And it's also usually where the most insanity happens, which is also a lot of fun. (Unless you gamble and put a lot of money on the tourney, of course. Which I never do.)

Major fail at prognosticating ... thought Murray State would beat FLState. Wrong! But I do have FS in my bracket. :geek:

That's alright, I had Marquett beating Florida State. Opps!

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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Yep and that is what I love so much about the opening weekend. Fill out brackets, but no money. At least this year my brackets aren't yet in complete taters like last year. Of course I have lost 2 elite 8 teams, along with a couple of sweet 16 teams. My Final 4 teams in 3 of 4 brackets I did are still intact. On a side note I have Virginia losing next weekend because I don't trust them. However, funny enough the South bracket (Virgina's) is by far my worst bracket. :lol: Go figure.

Speaking of the South bracket... UC Irvine, aren't they a community college or something? How did they manage to beat Kansas State? Don't think they'll beat the Ducks tomorrow, though. Also, and needless to say, Washington doesn't stand a chance against NC tomorrow either.

Well, after today my current ranking is 7.5 millionth (I'm playing that ESPN tournament challenge thingy, like every year), so that's almost respectable. :lol:

 

[Koronin]

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Yep and that is what I love so much about the opening weekend. Fill out brackets, but no money. At least this year my brackets aren't yet in complete taters like last year. Of course I have lost 2 elite 8 teams, along with a couple of sweet 16 teams. My Final 4 teams in 3 of 4 brackets I did are still intact. On a side note I have Virginia losing next weekend because I don't trust them. However, funny enough the South bracket (Virgina's) is by far my worst bracket. :lol: Go figure.

Speaking of the South bracket... UC Irvine, aren't they a community college or something? How did they manage to beat Kansas State? Don't think they'll beat the Ducks tomorrow, though. Also, and needless to say, Washington doesn't stand a chance against NC tomorrow either.

Well, after today my current ranking is 7.5 millionth (I'm playing that ESPN tournament challenge thingy, like every year), so that's almost respectable. :lol:

UC Irvine is a 4 year university that's part of the University of California system like UCLA is. There's a bunch of universities that are part of that system. They're like about half the field being a mid-major. It's similar to the North Carolina University system that include North Carolina (Chapel Hill, ACC school) along with UNC-Wilmington, UNC-Ashboro, and 3-4 other schools.
LOL, yep I play that one as well. Also have bracket at CBS and a semi-local TV/radio station's site.

 

[Tricycle Rider]

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UC Irvine is a 4 year university that's part of the University of California system like UCLA is. There's a bunch of universities that are part of that system. They're like about half the field being a mid-major. It's similar to the North Carolina University system that include North Carolina (Chapel Hill, ACC school) along with UNC-Wilmington, UNC-Ashboro, and 3-4 other schools.
LOL, yep I play that one as well. Also have bracket at CBS and a semi-local TV/radio station's site.

Oh I knew about Irvine, I was just poking fun at them being a community college (not that there's anything wrong with CCs, I went to one myself before I transferred to the big uni), I'm just used to hearing about UCLA or UC Berkeley, or even UC Santa Barbara. So Irvine sounds new to me. Ah well, good luck to them nonetheless, I do think Oregon will beat them later today, though.

Speaking of winning...

Here's somebody I expected to win today - Kansas. They weren't supposed to lose till the next round according to me, so again, what the heck is going on this March?