2024-2025 NCAA College Basketball Thread - Huskers take the Crown! Also Florida did something. (2 Viewers)

[JAA]

Side tracking the men’s conversation for one women’s tourney blip. On the heels of Caitlyn Clark bringing the sort of popularity she did to women’s college basketball last year, everyone on the selection committee should be immediately relieved of duties for putting Juju Watkins and Paige Bueckers in the same region this year. How GD short-sighted and oblivious do you have to be to put the two biggest female stars against each other in the Elite Eight? Hilariously bad business for a sport that needs to consider these things.

Oh - did someone say "womens bracket"?

WVU was ranked 12 in the NET and earned a 6 seed. UNC women were ranked 20 in the NET and received a 3 seed and will play their games in their home arena.....the corruption has tainted sports for far too long.

 

[JAA]

PS - half the BIG XII Teams in the tourney are in the same bracket. I know it is all just randomly based on the teams and their resume's but that doesn't help the conference build any momentum either. Everything seems to be stacked against the B12.

 

[pollardsvision]

Side tracking the men’s conversation for one women’s tourney blip. On the heels of Caitlyn Clark bringing the sort of popularity she did to women’s college basketball last year, everyone on the selection committee should be immediately relieved of duties for putting Juju Watkins and Paige Bueckers in the same region this year. How GD short-sighted and oblivious do you have to be to put the two biggest female stars against each other in the Elite Eight? Hilariously bad business for a sport that needs to consider these things.

Oh - did someone say "womens bracket"?

WVU was ranked 12 in the NET and earned a 6 seed. UNC women were ranked 20 in the NET and received a 3 seed and will play their games in their home arena.....the corruption has tainted sports for far too long.

I can't argue against any of this.
I love my Lady Heels, but they are pretty flawed. I only watched a few WVU games, but the minute I saw them I knew JJ Quinnerly could knock us out by herself (if we make it past Oregon State, who is a very live 14 seed). JJ is a stud.

Not about to defend either committee. On the women's side, the quality of the 3-8 seeds are all incredibly similar. Vandy could very well be playing South Carolina in the Elite 8. Maybe even @SFBayDuck 's Ducks at the 10 seed. There's clearly a bias against the B12. B12 and ACC are far more similar than the committee seems to think. Look no further than the TCU and Utah wins over ND who was supposed to run away with the ACC.

Anyway, I get it. Something is messed up.

Hope it'll be a good game if we get there, and hopefully JJ takes it easy on us.

 

[TLEF316]

Rough couple of days for West Virginia.

 

[JAA]

Rough couple of days for West Virginia.

YUP!

Just lost our coach, thanks to Bubba the Goldfish.

Unbelievable

 

[ChicoCat]

Already several instances of Madness!!!!!!

 

[Chadstroma]

St Francis v Alabama St
Fun ending. Tied with a couple of seconds left and Alabama St basically throw baseball pass hail Mary down the other side of the court and get the bounce and put it up to go up and win.

 

[Capella]

West Virginia coach leaving like 14 minutes after his team got snubbed is wild.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

First St. John’s game I have seen all year. They got another gear.

Pitino has to be one of the best coaches of all time. Guy is ridiculous.

It doesn’t hurt that they have a billionaire donor that gives millions.

 

[lsutigers]

I almost always fade the SEC but somehow ended up with 7/14 in the Sweet Sixteen. Go big or go home!

 

[pollardsvision]

I know ain't nobody want to hear it right now, but damn the Heels looked good last night. RJ Davis is finally healthy and led this team to the title game 4 years ago.

Not much chance of a run because the SEC schools are all now a bunch of 6'10" beefcakes that drain 3's.

Ole Miss probably going to crush us, but we got some dudes.

 

[pollardsvision]

I almost always fade the SEC but somehow ended up with 7/14 in the Sweet Sixteen. Go big or go home!

8 SEC teams in the Sweet 16 seems like a realistic possibility. You're not crazy for picking 7.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

I almost always fade the SEC but somehow ended up with 7/14 in the Sweet Sixteen. Go big or go home!

8 SEC teams in the Sweet 16 seems like a realistic possibility. You're not crazy for picking 7.

I feel like whenever a conference is seen as dominant they end up underperforming in March Madness. I am fading the SEC pretty hard, with zero in the final 4.

Plus their whole stigma about being so dominant is based on their out of conference play. That that was back in December which may as well have been last season. These teams change so much throughout the year, they're often nothing like they were in December.

ETA: Plus a lot of their great OOC wins that made them look so good ended up not being that good (Kansas, UNC, Gonzaga, etc). Not that those are bad teams but at the time people thought the SEC was running through a bunch of top 5 teams which wasn't really the case.

 

[pollardsvision]

I almost always fade the SEC but somehow ended up with 7/14 in the Sweet Sixteen. Go big or go home!

8 SEC teams in the Sweet 16 seems like a realistic possibility. You're not crazy for picking 7.

I feel like whenever a conference is seen as dominant they end up underperforming in March Madness. I am fading the SEC pretty hard, with zero in the final 4.

Plus their whole stigma about being so dominant is based on their out of conference play. That that was back in December which may as well have been last season. These teams change so much throughout the year, they're often nothing like they were in December.

ETA: Plus a lot of their great OOC wins that made them look so good ended up not being that good (Kansas, UNC, Gonzaga, etc). Not that those are bad teams but at the time people thought the SEC was running through a bunch of top 5 teams which wasn't really the case.

From your mouth to God's ears, brotha. I hope you're right.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Hey, Duke. You better scout this game. It won't matter, though, because the DMV is coming for you. All of Gary Williams' hate and vitriol (and there's a lot of it) is gonna thunder down on you. The Mount has a guy named Xavier Lipscomb; all of Duke's players are named after middle-school soccer players (even the black dudes). American is coached by Duke-killer Duane Simpkins.

(Narrator: Duke will beat either of them by 50.

Me: I know)

 

[ChiefD]

This poor Rogers kid has a torn ACL. They need to keep him out of the game.

This same thing happened when I tore mine, Running front and back was fine. As soon as I would cut it would give out like that.

 

[Chadstroma]

This poor Rogers kid has a torn ACL. They need to keep him out of the game.

This same thing happened when I tore mine, Running front and back was fine. As soon as I would cut it would give out like that.

Poor kid. That just sucks. Warrior to try to fight back and play but probably not the smartest decision.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

I almost always fade the SEC but somehow ended up with 7/14 in the Sweet Sixteen. Go big or go home!

8 SEC teams in the Sweet 16 seems like a realistic possibility. You're not crazy for picking 7.

I feel like whenever a conference is seen as dominant they end up underperforming in March Madness. I am fading the SEC pretty hard, with zero in the final 4.

Plus their whole stigma about being so dominant is based on their out of conference play. That that was back in December which may as well have been last season. These teams change so much throughout the year, they're often nothing like they were in December.

ETA: Plus a lot of their great OOC wins that made them look so good ended up not being that good (Kansas, UNC, Gonzaga, etc). Not that those are bad teams but at the time people thought the SEC was running through a bunch of top 5 teams which wasn't really the case.

I heard collectively they were only .500 in conference play…

 

[Chadstroma]

Another fun end with Xavier and Texas. Gawd I love this stuff.

 

[zed2283]

Is anyone having trouble getting into the FBG contest? I scan the QR code and all it does is take me to Sleeper and when I tell it to go I end up in the general game unable to locate the FBG group.

 

[Payne]

I almost always fade the SEC but somehow ended up with 7/14 in the Sweet Sixteen. Go big or go home!

8 SEC teams in the Sweet 16 seems like a realistic possibility. You're not crazy for picking 7.

I feel like whenever a conference is seen as dominant they end up underperforming in March Madness. I am fading the SEC pretty hard, with zero in the final 4.

Plus their whole stigma about being so dominant is based on their out of conference play. That that was back in December which may as well have been last season. These teams change so much throughout the year, they're often nothing like they were in December.

ETA: Plus a lot of their great OOC wins that made them look so good ended up not being that good (Kansas, UNC, Gonzaga, etc). Not that those are bad teams but at the time people thought the SEC was running through a bunch of top 5 teams which wasn't really the case.

While I have Florida and Tenn in my Final Four, I believe the SEC is overrated as a whole.

 

[Deamon]

Damn, Louisville getting stomped on home soil

 

[Dennis Castro]

Also, go vols.

 

[Capella]

High Point just standing around while Purdue tips every miss back in is hilarious.

 

[Chadstroma]

Damn, Louisville getting stomped on home soil

Ya, was not expecting that

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Has anyone posted "this tournament sucks" yet? It usually happens by 2 p.m. the first Thursday.

 

[General Malaise]

Has anyone posted "this tournament sucks" yet? It usually happens by 2 p.m. the first Thursday.

Three point game Purdue/High Point!!!

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Damn, Louisville getting stomped on home soil

Ya, was not expecting that

Creighton +135

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Has anyone posted "this tournament sucks" yet? It usually happens by 2 p.m. the first Thursday.

Three point game Purdue/High Point!!!

Way to Gunz it

 

[Chadstroma]

High Point just standing around while Purdue tips every miss back in is hilarious.

I only caught some of the game and I had not seen Purdue otherwise this season but from what I saw, seriously unimpressed with that 4 seed.

 

[GregR]

I'm liking Houston's chances in this game...

 

[urbanhack]

High Point just standing around while Purdue tips every miss back in is hilarious.

I only caught some of the game and I had not seen Purdue otherwise this season but from what I saw, seriously unimpressed with that 4 seed.

They didn’t play great today.

They were only favored by 8.5 and won by 12.

 

[Desert_Power]

I need to stick to gambling on the NFL.

 

[SWC]

alabama state is not going quietly take that to the bank brohans

 

[urbanhack]

Clemson looks way off.

 

[SWC]

buzz williams texas tech bruce pearl auburn shaka smart marquette nate oats alabama greg gard wisconsin steve alford nevada and until this year tony bennet at virginia all have wisconsin roots man we do something right up here raising coaches take that to the bank bromigos

 

[SWC]

alabama states fans looks like they are having a great time hanging around with auburn and i am totally here for it go on with your bad selfs take that to the bank brochachos

 

[SWC]

auburn looks awful and mcneese looks like believe 15 point game right now take that to the bankshot brohans

 

[AAABatteries]

ACC minus Duke is awful

 

[General Malaise]

Will Wade redemption era is upon us....

 

[irish eyes]

Clemson 13 points in the 1st half. I think we could get a group together on this forum and score that in a half

 

[scoobus]

Clemson legit looks like they don't belong in the NIT, like nobody wants to be there. How embarrassing.

 

[boilerdave]

buzz williams texas tech bruce pearl auburn shaka smart marquette nate oats alabama greg gard wisconsin steve alford nevada and until this year tony bennet at virginia all have wisconsin roots man we do something right up here raising coaches take that to the bank bromigos

You’ve got me stumped Bromigo ….what are Steve Alford’s Wisconsin roots?

 

[Yo Mama]

Did we really need to bring back the annoying Geico squealing pig commercial?

 

[Capella]

Georgia doesn’t even look like they play the same sport as Gonzaga.

 

[AAABatteries]

Go Zags!

THWG!

 

[Scoresman]

Georgia doesn’t even look like they play the same sport as Gonzaga.

I'm not counting any chickens. Gonzaga's main trait this year was blowing leads late in games.

 

[McBokonon]

Louisville is good again? Weren’t they like the worst program in cbb a year ago?

Well, they are 16-2 in the ACC, so essentially they're the skinniest kid at fat camp.

Wait the acc sucks now?

BIG TIME

 

[SWC]

buzz williams texas tech bruce pearl auburn shaka smart marquette nate oats alabama greg gard wisconsin steve alford nevada and until this year tony bennet at virginia all have wisconsin roots man we do something right up here raising coaches take that to the bank bromigos

You’ve got me stumped Bromigo ….what are Steve Alford’s Wisconsin roots?

he lost to bo ryan in the d3 finals in the only ever matchup of undefeated teams in the finals which is sort of a wisconsin tie but mostly i just messed up so i will add donte jackson the coach at gramling and lamont paris the coach at south carolina in place of steve the loser alford take that to the bank brochacho

 

[Capella]

Louisville is good again? Weren’t they like the worst program in cbb a year ago?

Well, they are 16-2 in the ACC, so essentially they're the skinniest kid at fat camp.

Wait the acc sucks now?

BIG TIME

this information helped me, ty