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[Talon]

Dawkins won't be at Stanford much longer. Maybe thats why Collins is taking the NW job. Next years team will be talented enough that even Wojo can't screw it up, so I expecte Nate James to receive another temp promotion before Johnny is back on the bench. I imagine Capel will have another job soon too.

Guffaw. Notre Dame isn't an elite academic institution anymore. Fallen off hard in the last decade.

 

[Talon]

So these Harvard players supposedly would be accepted into the university if they weren't athletes? If so, then that makes their success even more impressive

This isn't true. I know swimmers and football players that got into the school mainly for sports. They were at the tail end of the top 10% at school, more in the Brown-Cornell-Emory range.

 

[BertramCooper]

Guffaw. Notre Dame isn't an elite academic institution anymore. Fallen off hard in the last decade.

I think Manti Te'o alone set them back about 25 spots in USNWR rankings.

 

[Jamie OD]

13 out of 16 correct so far. Not too shabby. Never expected Harvard to beat New Mexico.

 

[Bishman]

11 out of 16 correct so far. My final four is still intact.

Illinois vs Colorado is going to bust a lot of brackets. Illinois overall is terrible.

I picked Colorado for the upset due to them only allowing 95.32 points per 100 possessions, #68 defense will be the key for the upset.

 

[BolognaSoup]

Oregon VCU and Butler are my bracket's hope at this point.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Sweet 16 would have been intact if New Mexico wouldn't have derped it up against Harvard. Elite 8 and Final 4 are still good for now, though.

 

[Kave_Man]

Just saw some highlights...why was the Pitt guard crying at the press conference?

 

[Bishman]

Noticed a lot of GAF picked Louisville , Miami, and Indiana as the final winner. YES!

 

[Alligatorjandro]

Go Gators

 

[Squirrel Killer]

NW St. is a 14 seed again. Can they pull off the upset like they did against Iowa in 2006?

Keep that upset in mind before anyone picks New Mexico to go too far.

Called it.

 

[KingGondo]

A guy in my office pool got 15 out of 16 games correct. Only miss was Harvard.

He had Marquette in the Elite Eight too. Sooooo close to disaster. Ugh.

 

[Bishman]

A guy in my office pool got 15 out of 16 games correct. Only miss was Harvard.

He had Marquette in the Elite Eight too. Sooooo close to disaster. Ugh.

Who is his final four?

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Go Gata

.

 

[KingGondo]

Who is his final four?

Louisville, Gonzaga, Florida, Syracuse, with Syracuse winning.

Pretty poor picks IMO (especially the Zags and Cuse), but you never know.

 

[Bishman]

Louisville, Gonzaga, Florida, Syracuse, with Syracuse winning.

Pretty poor picks IMO (especially the Zags and Cuse), but you never know.

Don't see Syracuse beating Indiana. Even Vegas has Indiana has the most stable bet to make the final four. That is a risky pick. The rest of his picks are good though.

 

[t-ramp]

Well, my bracket is off to a bad start.

 

[AkuMifune]

Well, my bracket is off to a bad start.

Well at least you aren't last in the GAF pool. My scrubs bracket is living up to its name.

 

[truly101]

Alright, got a frosty mug of bleach and some extra sharp razor blades if this goes badly

 

[Bowser]

Alright, got a frosty mug of bleach and some extra sharp razor blades if this goes badly

lololol

 

[zyxwvu4321]

In the bracket group I created for friends and family on ESPN, I did a Coin Flip entry, wherein I flipped a quarter, and heads meant the better seeded team won, tails the worse seed. That entry went 9/16 yesterday, but lost it's national champion (Southern).

 

[thefro]

lol, CBS, TNT, and TBS want no part of the Badger Boreball

CBS: Duke v.s. a Jabroni team
Da Mothaship TBS: NC State v.s. Temple, which should be a good game
TNT home of Monday Nitro: Miami v.s. a bunch of jobbers
Tru TV: Boreball Wisconsin v.s. Marshall Henderson's Ole Miss

 

[truly101]

The last non UNC team to beat us and not rush the court was Wisconsin in 2010, and their fans were pretty respectful and didn't talk a lot of shit. Bo Ryan seems alright and for those reasons, I have no problem at all with the badgers.

Despite that, there is a part of me that wants Ole Miss to win and that Marshall Henderson is a complete obnoxious ass. I hope they go a couple of rounds, just for the fact that there needs to be a new villain for a change. Outside of Seth Curry, I don't think the average fan even knows anyone on our team. The Plumlee name might ring a bell.

 

[GoldenEye 007]

In the bracket group I created for friends and family on ESPN, I did a Coin Flip entry, wherein I flipped a quarter, and heads meant the better seeded team won, tails the worse seed. That entry went 9/16 yesterday, but lost it's national champion (Southern).

:jnc

Edit: This Duke game is going to be ugly for Albany...

 

[Grover Cleveland]

Okay Duke, no pressure. It's not like you'll be looked at as a colossal failure and laughed at nationwide if you lose.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

The last non UNC team to beat us and not rush the court was Wisconsin in 2010, and their fans were pretty respectful and didn't talk a lot of shit. Bo Ryan seems alright and for those reasons, I have no problem at all with the badgers.

Wisconsin not used to losing at home... ever.

To anyone.

 

[truly101]

That should should put any Jefferson transfer rumors to rest. If he was gone, K wouldn't let him on the floor unless the game was just about over.

 

[truly101]

Solid start but I'd like to see us more assertive on defense. I think thats our big weakness. granted we balled on Lehigh at the start until McCollum went into Fuck This Bullshit mode.

 

[TheNatural]

Albany is no Lehigh.

 

[W1SSY]

Is there a shot that Henderson from Ole Miss won't put up?

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Albany is no Lehigh.

I miss their cheerleaders.

 

[Crisco]

Albany is trying their damndest but the talent disparity is obvious. Curry is clowning them.

 

[TheNatural]

Albany is trying their damndest but the talent disparity is obvious. Curry is clowning them.

They need better effort. A couple times on the offensive end they've had some balls on the floor or Duke losing the handle and no one is there fighting for it. Looks like they're just going through the motions and already accepted their fate.

 

[truly101]

I can't tell who's trolling this team more, Len Elmore, or the freakouts on TDD. I would think we're down 12 if I didn't know better.

Defense has to improve, no doubt, but offensively we seem to be doing well.

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Defense needs to pick it up.

Can't remember the last time a K-coached team isn't willing to outwork the other team on D. Ridiculous.

 

[TheNatural]

LOL @ that juke move juking himself out and out for three.

 

[TheNatural]

Down to 5, wow.

 

[Grover Cleveland]

This team... smh

 

[JB1981]

Come on, Albany!

 

[truly101]

Defense is shitty though.

 

[Crisco]

Ah yes, the only sport where falling over when a guy half your size runs into you is considered a "good play".

 

[Hasphat'sAnts]

Watching this team play defense is making me violently ill.

 

[TheNatural]

Game getting too close for comfort, refs gotta take over.

 

[Elfforkusu]

Ah yes, the only sport where falling over when a guy half your size runs into you is considered a "good play".

Soccer feels extremely slighted right now.

 

[truly101]

Game getting too close for comfort, refs gotta take over.

Yes like missing an obvious double dribble, or letting Albany get away with the same pushoff they whistled Thornton for. Duke really benefitted from those calls. Tell me more about your biased ref theory.

 

[Crisco]

I don't blame Duke for exploiting the rules to their advantage, it's why K is the best coach in the world. I blame the rules for rewarding playing defense like middle school girls.

 

[rinse82]

Cmon Wisconsin you fucks

 

[BertramCooper]

My ex-boss was a UAlbany grad, and also a colossal fucking idiot.

Go Duke.

 

[GremlinFool]

Seth Curry playing for a spot on a roster in the NBA.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

Come on Ole Miss.