NCAA Tournament Day 1: All Games Except for Georgetown - Open Thread
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 11:01 AM EDT
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Come'on. You know you want to.
TV: CBS
Online: NCAA® March Madness on Demand®
Time: All f'in day
Why: Cause your work sucks anway
www.CasualHoya.com: Proudly Destroying Office Productivity Since 2009.
Scheduled Games:
- 12:20 PM (10) Florida vs. (7) Brigham Young
- 12:25 PM (11) Old Dominion vs. (6) Notre Dame
- 12:30 PM (15) Robert Morris vs. (2) Villanova
- 2:30 PM (13) Murray State vs. (4) Vanderbilt
- 2:40 PM (15) North Texas vs. (2) Kansas State
- 2:45 PM (14) Sam Houston State vs. (3) Baylor
- 2:50 PM (10) Saint Mary's vs. (7) Richmond
- 4:45 PM (12) UTEP vs. (5) Butler
- 7:10 PM (9) Northern Iowa vs. (8) UNLV
- 7:15 PM (16) East Tennessee State vs. (1) Kentucky
- 7:20 PM (11) Washington vs. (6) Marquette
- 7:25 PM (14) Ohio vs. (3) Georgetown
- 9:30 PM (16) Lehigh vs. (1) Kansas
- 9:35 PM (9) Wake Forest vs. (8) Texas
- 9:40 PM (14) Montana vs. (3) New Mexico
- 9:45 PM (11) San Diego State vs. (6) Tennessee
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best day of the year
really glad to be kicking off the Dance this year with a taste of macklin
Casually.
I'm not sure why either.
But if they do, I have BYU getting crushed by K State, so it won’t cost me too much.
I’m really concerned about that happening with every first road game though…
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions
ive never been big on Brigham Young
they never ever win games in the tourney, b/c they are a bunch of whiteys who play no one tough all year round, and have an amazing home court advantage that vanishes when they play in the tourney.
That said I couldnt pick the upset in this bracket, Florida just doesnt seem like a very strong team. But I think peeps who have BYU beating KSU are drinking the crazy sauce.
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
here
http://www.wusa9.com/sports/story.aspx?amp;catid=25&storyid=79440
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
What's the excepted protocol
For rooting for Big East teams in the early rounds? Would we rather see the BE go far again like last year or see Lehigh and Robert Morris celebrating at center court today?
cheer for all BE except cuse
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions
does anyone else have a bad feeling about the BE?
Nova, Marquette, Louisville, ND, even Syracuse with the injury to AO, seems like they could be upset early.
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm feeling this too.
I don’t have Marquette or ND coming out of this weekend. And my Louisville beating Duke is only because I think you have to truly believe in something if you want it to come true.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
BE...
I too have a bad feeling about the BE in the tourney. Then we get to hear about how overrated the conference is.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
But hey, let's be positive.
Marquette COULD light up New Mexico.
Notre Dame COULD keep their weird new game rolling through Baylor.
Louisville COULD beat Duke (I especially think this because I think Samuels can give their bigs trouble like Greg did, just not as well)
And if those three things happen, bam, eight BE teams in the Sweet Sixteen. At which point, they’d have to go down to a) each other or b) another Sweet Sixteen team, which makes the overrated argument much harder to make.
Not impossible…they’d still make it…but it would sound dumb.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions
I think the conference will have...
at least 5 in the sweet 16. Either way, this is the best weekend of the year.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
No problem...
Casual. Did your open thread yesterday put that one behind you?
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions
it was a cathartic exercise
never realized how close the hoyas came to winning that game.
down 4 with 2:30 left, that killer jeff green charge shifted momentum back to OSU and that was it.
stunning no-shows by green and summers in that game. too bad, really, since ohio state didn’t exactly bring its A game either.
frustrating loss, but onward and upward.
Casually.
Cheer for Cuse
i dont often think that, but wouldn’t we rather face Cuse in the Semi-Finals? I really enjoyed the Revenge Tour, but would love to add INSULT to INJURY by beating them later!!!
... straight for a touchdown... I mean Rebound
by glackensghost on Mar 18, 2010 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions
GMT
One of the benefits of living in London is being 4 hours (usually 5) ahead of EST…..therefore, instead of MMOD, it is far easier to find my way to the Sports cafe or Bodean’s for the madness. Regional CBS feed in lodnon is
4.00pm #15 Robert Morris vs #2 Villanova – 1st Round (Flex-feed from Providence) – College Basketball
The Northeast Conference Champions and 15th-seeded Colonials of Robert Morris open up March Madness with South Region action when they take on Scottie Reynolds and No. 2 seed Villanova, who come into the tournament having lost five of their last seven games.
6.30pm #10 St. Mary’s vs #7 Richmond – 1st Round (Flex-feed from Providence) – College Basketball
The 65 best college basketball teams fight for the right to be crowned the 2009 NCAA Champions.
9.00pm #12 UTEP vs #5 Butler – 1st Round (Flex-feed from San Jose) – College Basketball
The 65 best college basketball teams fight for the right to be crowned the 2009 NCAA Champions.
11.00pm #16 East Tenn. St. vs #1 Kentucky – 1st Round (Flex-feed from New Orleans) – College Basketball
The 65 best college basketball teams fight for the right to be crowned the 2009 NCAA Champions.
1.30am #9 Wake Forest vs #8 Texas – 1st Round (Flex-feed from New Orleans) – College Basketball
The 65 best college basketball teams fight for the right to be crowned the 2009 NCAA Champions.
not necessarily
as you know full well, in every town there is always somewhere open
by bearcat saxa on Mar 18, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Down Goes Cuse?
As someone with a fair number of Hoya friends and a lot of time to read this blog, I’ve been exposed to 4 days of complaining about Georgetown’s draw in the tournament. I feel for you, but take a moment to consider the huge shaft that my beloved Vermont Catamounts received this year by the selection "committee."
Vermont is being sent to the gulag of New York State to face Syracuse in their backyard. I’d like to sit here and pretend the NCAA intended this as a grudge match for the beat down Vermont put on Syracuse in the opening round of the 2004/2005 tournament (also known as the greatest day in the history of the state of Vermont…not yet a state holiday, however). Or maybe CBS paid them off so they could spend the entire pregame overhyping the Jo Bros match up – Maurice Joseph (VT) and Kris Joseph (SYR). Whatever the reason, it’s complete crap.
We’ve never seen a 16 seed beat a 1 seed. Eventually it will happen. And ESPN will spend the next decade analyzing it and showing the game on ESPN Classic. But it’s probably not going to happen this year, or could it…
Here’s why it could happen:
Vermont is pissed. I don’t mean just the team. The entire state is upset. I haven’t seen this many angry white people since Ben & Jerry’s was sold to the multi-national corporate conglomerate Unilever. That was a sad day, but I digress. Their 16 seed is insulting. Yes, they play in a weak division, but they’ve been to the NCAA tourney 3 times since the 2002/2003 season, been to the NIT once, and been within 1 and 2 wins of an NCAA bid twice. This isn’t some upstart mid-major who got lucky. They have a decent program and should have been rewarded for it. And you better believe they’re unhappy about this.
Vermont shot 57% from outside the arc in the America East title game — almost double their season average. If guards Nick Vier and Garvey Young can stay hot, that just might make it interesting.
Syracuse lost 3 of their last 7 games. They haven’t played since they got handled by the Hoyas in their first game of the BET. They might be cold and Onuaku may not play. That would free up 261 pounds in the middle for Marcus Blakely to have the game of his life. Vermont is coming in relatively lukewarm, with only one loss in their last 12. Granted they play in the America East Conference (I promise it exists, Google it), but they’ve taken care of business by winning their conference tourney.
Here’s why it probably will not happen:
It’s Vermont. They lost to New Hampshire. By 19 points.
If it does happen, remember you heard it here first.
by HonoraryHoya on Mar 18, 2010 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
From your keyboard to God's ears
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions
It could happen
Losing to Vermont in the postseason would be a perfect bookend to a season that began with a preseason loss to Div. II LeMoyne.
I would buy a Vermont Sweatshirt.
Same offer stands to Arkansas Pine Bluff, East Tennessee State and Lehigh.
Vermont or UAPB, though, I think I’d have to donate a paycheck or something.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions
...to makes matters worse....
they lost to Binghamton this year too. Thanks for the opening HH.
look, yes UVM pulled off the great upset a few years back, but as an America Beast follower, this is not your Tom Brennan Catamounts….that team was stacked with faux wanna-be NBA talent not good enough for the NBDL. this team while good does not have 3 pro potebtial players like that UVM squad.
by bearcat saxa on Mar 18, 2010 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions
wtf...
my bracket picks REQUIRE that those boys have the best damn games of their lives over the coming days. jayyyyy…
by eatthatbox09 on Mar 18, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
A "minor teaching lesson"?
What does that mean? What did they do?
My guess
Spilling ranch dipping sauce on one of those fine suits.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I can think of three things....
One would include some ice cubes and a nine iron. Two would include a buffalo, live or stuffed, preferably stuffed for safety’s sake, and three brings back the ice cubes but brings it down to a pitching wedge.
by Harbin2-2005 on Mar 18, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
That's alright
Its Scotty Reynolds 13th NCAA tournament as a Wildcat, he’ll adjust
Is Simmons confused
as to why these players seem to care about what’s happening before the last 2 minutes of the game?
Is he frustrated that the quarters are 20 minutes long and 2 of them are missing?
by The Tao of Kenny Brunner on Mar 18, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Has he made
Two dozen Karate Kid and/or Teen Wolf references?
I ate the blue ones ... they taste like burning.
hahaha just looked at Lord Nick's bracket
Wake Forest over Georgia Tech lol
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 12:29 PM EDT reply actions
also JGD has AR Pine Bluff going to the Final Four lol
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone have the time to count
which teams are in the brackets as champions and by how many people?
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Nope
I already know some folks who have offended my sensibilities by picking John Calipari and his team of academic all-americans.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
either way
it should be an instant disqualification from the yahoo group
they might turn out to be right, but who would accept such blood money
if you click on standings you can see who everyone picked..
interestingly, Jim Boeheim did not pick Syracuse to win it all
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
god bless
cbs showing the games online
by iheartgregmonroe on Mar 18, 2010 12:33 PM EDT reply actions
Macklin has his second foul
Now thats the Vernon Macklin I remember
Jay Wright:
“Jesus Christ! Alright, boys, you’ve learned enough! Get out there!”
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Robert Morris
with the 2 pt lead over ’nova
by iheartgregmonroe on Mar 18, 2010 12:45 PM EDT reply actions
1-2 here...
I have ND taking whoever they’re playing
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Old Dominion
ND is handling them better than we did
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Last Play: 12:46 Offensive Foul turnover on Scottie Reynolds (NOVA)
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 12:49 PM EDT reply actions
why would you be watching on ESPN when you can stream it live?
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
You know it's bad when...
Mouph is leading the team with 4pts/3rebs
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 1:04 PM EDT up reply actions
if you're a nova fan, how mad are you at Jay Wright right now for benching Reynolds?
..Billy Raf calling the game too, which means we’ll get him tonight for the Ohio game
by Takin' the Points on Mar 18, 2010 1:04 PM EDT reply actions
i'm mad at the whole team
they need to lose to us in the final.
ugh, step it up guys
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
the only upside
from nova losing this (while there would be some satisfaction from seeing our nemesis suffer, this would not reflect well on the conference and would decimate many brackets) is that it would suck media oxygen away from our own humiliation this evening.
KBE
eatthatbox09 was right
Who knew the hapless, fouling Taylor King would be missed so much?
Why so Syracuse?
He's playing...
Don’t know why he’s not in the game
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
too bad i listened to a certain someone
and filled my bracket with nova anyway
by eatthatbox09 on Mar 18, 2010 1:12 PM EDT up reply actions
So happy..
I switched to Baylor in the Final Four last minute
i swtiched
last minute to nova…. funny thing is, i wouldnt mind if they lost, because next year our chant during the game would be a nice “Rob-ert Mor-ris!”
by TheDoctorIsIn on Mar 18, 2010 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Robert Morris
Arguably doing better than their Best Case Scenario:
“Best Case: The vertically challenged Colonials feel comfortable playing the fellow shorties from Villanova. With Nova playing well below its early-season level, Robert Morris gains confidence as the game progresses and wins it on two Karon Abraham free throws in the final seconds. The nation has 48 more hours to figure out who Robert Morris was and where his namesake university is located. "
Why so Syracuse?
relax
wan’t it Nova who was getting drilled last year by American and won by double digits?
Casually.
It's foul trouble that will end this game for Rob Morris
Double bonus already…. and we thought Nova was bad with the hacking
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 1:17 PM EDT reply actions
Someone watching...
want to tell me if these fouls are due to Nova jumping into defenders?
I wish, I wish, with all of my heart…that at some point in this tournament, Scottie jumps toward a defender and the defender moves aside for a primetime Scottie faceplant.
Why so Syracuse?
Actually
Yes. There was an “offensive foul” that Scotty drew that was a ridiculous flop, and there were some other questionable calls, too.
Good news for Robert Morris: No player has more than 2 fouls.
Bad news for Robert Morris: five of ten players to see the floor have 2 fouls.
by Vee Sanford's Next-door Neighbor on Mar 18, 2010 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions
if nova
could make their damn free throws
by TheDoctorIsIn on Mar 18, 2010 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions
or any NCAA court.
My owner (Jason Clark) gets confused when the NBA line is painted on and tends to shoot way further back then he needs to. So we’re all set and the Hoyas will win the whole damn thing.
by Jason's Laptop on Mar 18, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
scottie reynolds
is still scottie reynolds. no way he loses an opening round tournament game his senior year.
this is kind of absurd though
i just realized it’s almost halftime…
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
which is why it won't last
scottie is too irritating to have another half where he goes 0-5 from the floor. we know him too well.
by SportySpiceK on Mar 18, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Nova losing at halftime
Please let this happen.
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 1:37 PM EDT reply actions
Just got back from...
lunch. Dear god does my ’Nova team look awful. The way this team plays baffles me.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 1:37 PM EDT reply actions
I feel for you...
In the sense that I feel very good about this.
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I wish..
I had a witty rejoinder. I do not.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe Nova will use halftime
to recruit the Ivan Brothers…
by Unfiltered Hoya on Mar 18, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Maybe...
I can’t watch at work. I have to check the scoreboard on espn or something every two minutes. This is not going to be a fun afternoon. Plus you guys will not show mercy.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
yea,
I said to myself, no way he makes this FT. Damnit macklin
by TheDoctorIsIn on Mar 18, 2010 1:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Harangody is 0-4 does anyone think this guy will be a good pro?
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 1:46 PM EDT reply actions
he plays with Roy
I wonder if he still cries every time he sees him
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
Notre Dame is so much better without him
So much better. During the WVA ND Big East Semi I was begging Brey to bench him. He’s a plodding, no defense, useless human. They are so much better when they get out in transition and let Hansbrough and Abromitis run the show
It's not you, it's me.
0-6 now, including a 3 point shot
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Florida is not a good team
even though BYU is completely overrated. I’ve seen so called experts predicting them to go to the Final Four
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 1:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Jimmer Fredette is apparently scandalously good...
another 1 man wonder team
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
they couldnt even beat cuse!
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
then we could play them at McDonough every year
joy
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
NO WAY
need football school too
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
whats up guys..
not paying attention yet.. I actually need to do some work.. any upsets brewing?
nova down by 2
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
never underestimate the power of
not consuming caffeine or… um… whatever else the Mormons do
by Unfiltered Hoya on Mar 18, 2010 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Notre Dame is so boring to watch...
here’s hoping they get knocked out soon
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 1:58 PM EDT reply actions
no, but I have gotten ten emails that tickets are available for the game
note to Ticket office: this would have been good info to get two days ago
by RepublicansWearNikes2 on Mar 18, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
agree RepublicansWearNikes2..
I just got an email from the ticket office about tonight’s pregame party at the Trinity Brewhouse up in Providence.. effing work always gets in the way of fun..
I have tickets for Saturday
that I hope i don’t have to sell
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
wonder if Harangody has money on ODU in this game
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:04 PM EDT reply actions
shut out???
how is that even possible
by RepublicansWearNikes2 on Mar 18, 2010 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions
i hate when players try to distract FT shooters
that’s your fans’ job.
I can have oodles of charm when I want to.
what chance
two members of the All-BE 1st team flame out today with craptastic performances? Let’s hope that particular piece of rot stops this afternoon.
KBE
i think I was alone a week or two ago
in saying DeSean Butler should have been BE POY
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I really wish CBS
would show the Robert Morris-Nova game over the ODU-ND one. Norfolk isn’t really any closer than Philly.
the "Boss Button"
on cbs sportsline is just fantastic technology…
are ND and Nova
taking cash from the committee in order to make Duke’s path EVEN MORE LUDICROUSLY EASY THANK IT ALREADY WAS??
KBE
Picture it
After a great relationship in the early season, Georgetown and the 2 seed broke up. To be fair, it was Georgetown’s fault. A 2 seed like that has high expectations and Georgetown just didn’t realize what it had. Both parties made some mistakes. The 2 seed began spending time with that asshole Duke while Georgetown rebounded lower and lower, eventually waking up next to the bottom of the polls.
But then, Georgetown shaped up. It remembered how great things with the 2-seed were and it wanted them back. So it did what it could, made a grand gesture in the Big East Tournament and for a few days, Georgetown and the 2-seed began flirting again. Little glances from across the room. It was a long shot: 2-seed still remembered being hurt. But Georgetown looked different; 2-seed thought things might have actually changed.
At the last minute, though, 2-seed got cold feet and went with someone else, someone that probably wasn’t good enough by a long shot. Georgetown knew it from the very beginning and spent long days looking across the quad while “Is She Really Going Out With Him?” played on his iPod in an endless loop. And Georgetown knows it now, as he watches Villanova fail to treat the 2-seed like she should be treated.
Why so Syracuse?
by HoyaJoker07 on Mar 18, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
with 12 seconds left
Gody decides to hit a basket
by Unfiltered Hoya on Mar 18, 2010 2:16 PM EDT reply actions
What would you prefer?
A good bracket or Nova losing?
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions
no love for nova
but apart from cuse, I gotta back BE as much as possible. We all get tarred.
I also won’t be able to gloat too much until we take care of business ourselves today.
KBE
actually maybe he bet the other way
laughing all the way to the bank
(not that I followed his picks)
yes but you also have AR Pinebluff
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:19 PM EDT up reply actions
wow.. why would you take the tip in when you are down by 3??
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:20 PM EDT reply actions
Nice work, Gody
Way to hit that 2 with the clock running out when you’re down by 3. Give that man an NBA contract
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 2:21 PM EDT reply actions
guy is a complete moron.
and a bigtime advertisement for abortion.
High fives only on three pointers.
by TheYellofAllYells on Mar 18, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Big East..
not performing very well in the NCAA or the NIT… get ready for those “the Big East is overrated” conversations..
ND should never have been a 6 seed, and Nova should never have been a 2…
my mom told me that
angels cry tears of cufflinks
by Unfiltered Hoya on Mar 18, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
A Dilemma
Would I rather see Scottie Reynolds cry on national TV or have my brackets remain intact?
by Missing Wallace on Mar 18, 2010 2:24 PM EDT reply actions
its like the stock market
as long as everyone is down 20% you can say you are even
Scottie 1-12
Harangody 2-9
WHY ISN’T AUSTIN FREEMAN ON THE FIRST TEAM BIG EAST
It's not you, it's me.
It's one bad shooting game for Reynolds...
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't that the margin of victory for Villanova?
I’m not being a dick. Scottie rarely has those games, so it rarely matters.
Why so Syracuse?
most nights yes..
This just horrible. Looks like Wright lost this team. Too much of sense of entilement. No work ethic on the defensive end and woeful offense down the stretch. This is a major setback.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is it he got decent after he left?
He used to botch dunks with regularity.
by Missing Wallace on Mar 18, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Scottie Reynolds = Choke City
1-13 seriously? think J.Wright is still glad he benched his two best guys?
you got your wish
oh wait no you got your nightmare
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
just think of all the money he's out
buying a tourney’s worth of suits
by eatthatbox09 on Mar 18, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
The referees have decided to not let Nova lose.
It’s what, 3 fouls in the last minute on Robert Morris?
by Missing Wallace on Mar 18, 2010 2:39 PM EDT reply actions
flashbacks to esherick and riley
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Scottie has been to the line on every single one of the last 4 possessions
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't apologize....
I understand.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
esteban d'amur
must have died/be dying of a heart attack right now…
best wishes for our fav blog fanboy in this moment of difficulty
why thank you.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
mine did too
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions
i can watch BYU but when i try to shift to nova
screen goes blank
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
et tu Casual? et tu?
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Mouphtao Yarou will be good
Mark my words
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 2:46 PM EDT reply actions
He was supposed to be good.
He was ranked 10 on Rivals.com and 18 on DraftExpress.com.
He’ll improve his college stats, sure, but he’s hardly a diamond in the rough.
Why so Syracuse?
i know this has been said already but this game just demonstrates how BS it was
to give Nova a #2 seed
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:48 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
agree.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
All of Philadelphia is going to have a heart attack.
by Missing Wallace on Mar 18, 2010 2:49 PM EDT reply actions
No..
Philly hates us.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions
We are the rich kid school..
they are blue collar.
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Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
US by far...
Penn is well liked. It also has to do with us going to the BE.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Block counts?
OT will be awful for RM with fouls
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
fuck me
I forget how little i actually work i get done this time of the month
you seem to really like vandy
WHY?
Casually.
by CasualHoya on Mar 18, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
If you need a reason, JGD
I like people who go to Vandy for undergrad and then graduation school are called a Double ’Dores
Why so Syracuse?
GRADUATE School is where you get advanced degrees
Graduation school is where you go to be able to play college hoops
Why so Syracuse?
I'm in a lecture
Nova ot?
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by David St. Martin on Mar 18, 2010 2:55 PM EDT reply actions
oddly enough
the one upset I avoided picking was purdue v siena… feel like that was the one people were too focused on
also the rationale was
sineea did it last year… no mention of thier current year team seemed like suspect reasoning
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Jimmer Fredette with 37 points...
not too shabby
Barry melrose endorsed him on sportscenter
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by David St. Martin on Mar 18, 2010 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I picked ODU
But nova could end it all
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by David St. Martin on Mar 18, 2010 2:59 PM EDT reply actions
Is Robert Morris to Pittsburgh...
what Ben Franklin is to Philly?
Are there Robert Morris impersonators walking around?
Why so Syracuse?
he always come through in the clutch
if you ignore all those time he hasnt
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:05 PM EDT reply actions
when hasn't he...
Never mistake effort for achievement.
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by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
umm... gee
how about the last in regulation
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
all the good ones...
miss one (except for Jordan).
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
not desean
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
The Butler does deliver...
but I’m sure he has missed some.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
It wouldn't have counted...
if why watch the replays. So once in his career he misses one?
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
that's fine
but your question was “when hasn’t he…”
and they named one.
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
awful call there
that looked like a jump ball
WOW
this is so much more exciting than my work
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:08 PM EDT reply actions
i guess you dont foul here right?
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:09 PM EDT reply actions
Catch it while you can
Front page of si NCAA basketball
“No 2 seed Villanova on the rops late”
Why so Syracuse?
I feel like a blind guy on the Titanic asking "what's going on?"
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by David St. Martin on Mar 18, 2010 3:12 PM EDT reply actions
Use taylor kings forehead as a life boat
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by David St. Martin on Mar 18, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
i am never getting any work done again
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by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:14 PM EDT reply actions
I hate to keep harping on this...
but what was the commitee’s justification for giving Nova a 2 seed in the easiest region?
Didn't have enough time
He almost made it though.
by Vee Sanford's Next-door Neighbor on Mar 18, 2010 3:16 PM EDT up reply actions
That last shot brings back memories
of DaJuan, Braswell, etc…
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 3:15 PM EDT reply actions
that was an esherick like final possession...
except for the fact that they actually got a shot off…
I am frustrated right now
The way villanova played, only the bottom 5 teams in the tournament would have lost.
scottie...
2-15 from the field, 15-16 from the line… some game.. why do refs ALWAYS bail him out??
Hey hey give him some credit...
it’ll be Estonia.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:21 PM EDT up reply actions
He's good at "selling"...
the foul.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Didn't you guys only beat Princeton...
50-49 one year as a one seed? These things happen, but Nova is not a two seed. Does not bode well for Saturday.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:23 PM EDT reply actions
I was 3 when that happened, so no recollection
But the problem I have with Nova is their big men are garbage. They’ve been garbage, and they will be garbage. Cunningham graduating has killed them. Yet no one talks about it.
It's not you, it's me.
They talk about it
on the nova boards, which I have been known to peek at.
You are correct...
but Yarou is good. Losing DC has killed them.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
agree JGD...
the loss of Cunningham has really hurt them..
that was my freshman year...
yes, I am an old man…
that game was frightening.. they set up a game watch in McDonough, and needless to say it was very tense…
Lordnick has correctly picked all 3 games thus far
THE APOCALYPSE IS UPON US
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
If he ends up second place
does he have to pour the beer over his own head?
by Missing Wallace on Mar 18, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions
The Mean Green
A day late, and likely a few dollars short…
If only they played K State yesterday
by ghostofjoeybrown on Mar 18, 2010 3:30 PM EDT reply actions
Good Luck tonight..
gentlemen.
Never mistake effort for achievement.
Ah, beer, my one weakness. My Achille's heel, if you will. - HJS
by Esteban d' Amur on Mar 18, 2010 3:32 PM EDT reply actions
One of my final four teams is looking very poor right now
And i am nervous
by SkinsCapsHoyasCocks on Mar 18, 2010 3:36 PM EDT reply actions
all teams suck
this tourney sucks
NIT much more exciting
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions
if baylor is a 3
And nova is a 2, we’d have to be about a minus 6 if we were in the south.
How did we lose to baylor last year? Oh wait..that was last year. They are terrible
by sleepyhoya on Mar 18, 2010 3:44 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
North Texas
Apparently not in the Midwest. Note to self next time I write a preview.
It's not you, it's me.
Teddy retired
Not before quoting the “Do you know how easy this is for me?” Good Will Hunting speech verbatim.
Very impressive canine.
It's not you, it's me.
Sorry I missed that speech.. Teddy was a brilliant prognosticator...
he’s like the Barry Sanders of sports gambling.. he retired way too young.
thats the spirit!
the economy is booming, jobs are opening up every where. youll land on your feet
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
was this mistakenly posted here
instead of at yesterday’s Gtown-OSU 2007 game thread????
by MerlinWilson'sSister on Mar 18, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Bill Raftery
There, I said it.
"It was almost like if Harry didn't call it, it wasn't real." - Jayson Stark
SB Nation
by Chris Haines on Mar 18, 2010 4:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
God that South region is attrocious
by More like Awesome Freeman on Mar 18, 2010 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
IT MAKES ME SO MAD
I would have rather been in Pine Bluff’s shoes than Georgetown’s current spot
It's not you, it's me.
if we were pine bluff
We would beat duke and then rest the starters until the final 4
by sleepyhoya on Mar 18, 2010 4:10 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
we could give
Nikita significant playing time
by sleepyhoya on Mar 18, 2010 4:11 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
murray state seems to be a pretty good team
or is it just that Vandy sucks?
This is pretty harsh....
But I did laugh. Shoot me.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/363996-march-matchness-15-ncaa-tourney-look-alikes#page/10
the cousins one is hilarious
Good talk.
by Hire Esherick on Mar 18, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
BOOM
thought the play was way too complicated but huge shot
by RepublicansWearNikes2 on Mar 18, 2010 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions
are you upset that Vandy lost?
Casually.
by CasualHoya on Mar 18, 2010 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
when UTEP beats Butler..
we will have a 12 vs. 13 second round game.
I hope this happens
MURRAY STATE!
Well, that didn’t take long… first signature March Madness buzzer beater, all of four-plus hours into the Madness. And I don’t care that Vandy is the 2nd of my Sweet 16 teams to go down (ND). Bravo, Racers.
4 great games so far, 2 more in progress, and one stinker (K State, my sleeper pick to win it all cuz I didn’t want to jinx the Hoyas, up by 18). Gotta love it.
4/4 BITCHES
Let’s hope my other upsets predicted pan out: especially Tenn dropping it to S.D.
and Baylor is struggling....
can the South region be any more pathetic?
awesome
1st four games decided by 12 points and beers are flowing….does it get any better than this?
by bearcat saxa on Mar 18, 2010 4:48 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
yes.
1st four games decided by 12 points and beers are flowing….at ‘good guys’ when the ladies are using casual headbands as garters.
Casually.
yeah but
I’d do the same but still haven’t seen my headband in the mail. Somehow I think this is lordnick’s fault
by bearcat saxa on Mar 18, 2010 5:03 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
WHOA WHAT
You can get them mailed?
by SkinsCapsHoyasCocks on Mar 18, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
It won't mean much
I’ve been to Denton, TX. I’m surprised they could find five guys to suit up who weren’t meth-heads.
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Great
More ammo for the NCAA to move to 96 teams…
by ghostofjoeybrown on Mar 18, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions
What place am I in?
69, dude.
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 4:50 PM EDT reply actions
I am having a mild heart attack
watch this Baylor game. They are one of my final four teams.
by SkinsCapsHoyasCocks on Mar 18, 2010 4:50 PM EDT reply actions
baylors overrated
and having stood in humiliation in in waco last year, im gonna dance on that grave when it happens
with ODU and murray state winning their games....
isn’t it about time for lordnick’s optimism for tonight???
by MerlinWilson'sSister on Mar 18, 2010 4:51 PM EDT reply actions
why is Sam Houston State fouling so early?
other than the fact that they suck
It's not me, It's you
by SomebodyBuyAustinaSteak on Mar 18, 2010 4:52 PM EDT reply actions
later fellas..
my work productivity this afternoon has been non-existent…… it’s time to jump on a train and get home for the Hoya game… it’s been fun.. I’ll catch up with you tonight.
Go Hoyas!
I'm pretty sure
There’s a guy on St. Mary’s with grey socks on…
and he’s not my grandfather
by ghostofjoeybrown on Mar 18, 2010 4:59 PM EDT reply actions
Yep
looks like he is rocking the grey
by SkinsCapsHoyasCocks on Mar 18, 2010 5:01 PM EDT reply actions
i totally want
whatever mirror confirmed his initial inclination towards the grey
by ghostofjoeybrown on Mar 18, 2010 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Just when I thought the grey socks were the story
the St. Mary’s big man in low tops has completely snatched the spotlight..
by ghostofjoeybrown on Mar 18, 2010 5:19 PM EDT reply actions
scott howard
- on st marys, the dude with the funky mouthpiece is a dead ringer for michael j fox in Teen Wolf. He’s even made the same shot from diff camera angles over and over again
by bearcat saxa on Mar 18, 2010 5:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
That mouthpiece
Looks like half of a black+white cookie got stuck in his teeth
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Terrible call against Richmond
I hope that ref isn’t working our game later.
by who will sex dikembe tonight on Mar 18, 2010 5:32 PM EDT reply actions
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