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Haters Gonna Hate: Compilation of National Media's Hot Takes on Georgetown v. Eastern Washington

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

We figured it would be a good idea to compile some of the tweets and hot takes from the national media's reactions to 4th seeded Georgetown's opening round game against 13th seeded Eastern Washington. Special thanks to JGD for keeping track.

The Big Lead:
(Worth noting that this guy @JasonMcIntyre thinks that by the time this game tips that Eastern Washington will be favored. The Line is currently Hoyas -8 per VegasInsider.)

Eastern Washington (13) vs. Georgetown (4) in the South

The Hoyas are grossly over-seeded. In their last four trips to the tournament, they've lost in the first round three times, each time against double-digit seeds (Ohio in 2010, VCU in 2011 and Florida Gulf Coast in 2013). Eastern Washington has the nation's leading scorer in Tyler Harvey, and won at Indiana in November.

But then...there's this!

Courtesy of Eamonn Brennan, ESPN. Full blurb:

Georgetown Hoyas (21): The Hoyas’ reputation for NCAA tournament letdowns precedes them, but there’s no denying this: All the pieces are here. Former UCLAproblem child Josh Smith has become a dominant post force; D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera can do everything a lead guard must; Mikael Hopkins is the heart of the Hoyas’ punishing defense; Isaac Copeland is a versatile 6-foot-8 freshman with an NBA future; and Jabril Trawick is the scariest dude in college hoops. The Hoyas went unnoticed for most of 2014-15, but there’s plenty here to like.

Have you come across any others? Feel free to post in comments.